Keep your child reading all summer with this selection of reading lists for summer 2008. These reading lists of recommended children's books and young adult books are generally organized by grade level. Many of the elementary children's booklists include children's picture books, fiction and nonfiction. Many of the recommended reading lists for middle schoolers include a mix of children's books and young adult books. You'll find classics and recently published children's books and young adult books on these 2008 summer reading lists for babies to grade 12.
These annotated 2008 reading lists come from the Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network (HAISLN). Eight booklists are available in pdf format: Preschool through Kindergarten, Grades 1 & 2, Grades 3 & 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7 & 8, Grades 9 & 10, Grades 11 & 12. The carefully selected children's books and young adult books on the reading lists include recent fiction and nonfiction.
While this reading list of recommended children’s and young adult books for summer reading is not annotated, it contains the titles of a great many excellent books. The booklist “represents NEH's long-standing effort to highlight classic literature for young people from kindergarten through high school.” The booklist is divided by grade level: Kindergarten to Grade 3, Grades 4 to 6, Grades 7 to 8, and Grades 9 to 12.
The annotated 2008 Notable Children's Books reading list from the American Library Association (
ALA) includes the current Newbery, Caldecott, Sibert, Geisel, and Batchelder Award and Honor books, among other award-winners. The reading list is divided into four categories: Younger Readers, Middle Readers, Older Readers, and All Ages. It includes both children's books and young adult (YA) books.
This 21-page summer reading list is from Dana Hall School in Massachusetts. It includes required and recommended reading lists from the school's English, science, and social studies departments. It includes books for students in grades 6-12. While written for Dana Hall students, it is an excellent list that includes the classics, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, mysteries, science fiction and fantasy, social studies books, and science books, among others.
The Town School for Boys in San Francisco provides annotated reading lists for boys in grades 1-8. The lists of fiction and nonfiction are organized by grade level(s). According to the school, "Some of the books are quick, easy 'beach reads,' while others may offer more of a challenge."
The Collaborative Summer Library Program's 2008 summer reading program themes are Catch the Reading Bug @ Your Library (for children) and Metamorphosis @ Your Library (for teens). Download the thematic 13-page annotated summer reading lists as a pdf file. The lists come from Sally Snyder,
Coordinator of Children and Young Adult Library Services at the Nebraska Library Commission. They include books for young children through older teens.
This annotated reading list for grades 6-8 comes from Woodbridge Middle School in the Prince William County school district in Virginia. It also includes links to the Web sites of many of the major children's book awards.
If your child will be starting ninth grade in the fall, this is an excellent list for you to download as a pdf file. It is annotated and includes both fiction and nonfiction. The reading list was compiled by the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, which is located in Houston, Texas.
This annotated reading list is from the Palo Alto Middle Schools in California. The seven-page list includes recommended books in nine categories: Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy/Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Multicultural, Mystery/Suspense/Horror/Adventure, Nonfiction, and Sports.
This booklist from The Horn Book is annotated and includes six categories of recently published books: Picture Books, Younger Fiction, Intermediate Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Folklore, Poetry, and Nonfiction. Suggested grade levels and the number of pages in each book are included.
