2018 Summer Reading Lists for Elementary Students

Summertime Reading Listing 2018

Looking for something for your kids to read this summer? Here is The Horn Volume's 2022 Summertime Reading List.

Picture Books

Suggested grade level: PS–2

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes; illus. by Gordon C. James (Millner/Bolden/Agate)
2018 Newbery Honor, Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King Author and Illustrator Honors, Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor
The unnamed protagonist tells of his barbershop haircut from start to cease. Colour-saturated illustrations capture the boy's bravado, swagger, and even his humility, which he needs in accepting a mail service-cutting buss from his admiring mother. A nothoped-for-missed portrayal of the beauty of black boyhood. 32 pages.

How Are Yous? / Cómo estás ? past Angela Dominguez (Holt)
The two giraffes from How Do You Say? / Cómo se die? star in this high-energy bilingual book about identifying emotions and making friends. Digitally colorized mixed-media illustrations place the emphasis on the giraffes' comic expressions and goofy antics. 32 pages.

A Round of Robins by Katie Hesterman; illus. by Sergio Ruzzier (Paulsen/Penguin)
Xvi brief, informative, and highly entertaining poems follow a pair of robin parents as they raise not one merely two sets of baby robins. Personality-filled pen-and-ink and watercolor pictures characteristic right bird anatomy but add together torso linguistic communication comically reminiscent of humans. 40 pages.

Pie Is for Sharing by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard; illus. by Jason Chin (Porter/Roaring Brook) This idyllic, joyously inclusive flick volume takes an ordinary concept—sharing—and makes it extraordinary over the course of a daylong Fourth of July celebration. At the spectacular fireworks display, all the customs members—a truthful variety of races and genders and ages—share the aforementioned rapt expression. 32 pages.

Julián Is a Mermaid past Jessica Love (Candlewick) Mermaid-loving Julián creates a makeshift costume and puts on lipstick. How will his abuela react? Happily, information technology'south all good, and the 2 walk proudly toward a parade (à la Coney Isle's Mermaid Parade). Vibrant illustrations create scenes that splash and swirl to life. 40 pages.

The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's (the Hard Way) by Patrick McDonnell (Little, Brown) A little red cat meets upwardly with an alligator, an encounter that sets this wordless—relieve for letterforms—alphabet book into action. Skilful lines move the center across each spread and on to the next. Touches of wit and plenty of nil recommend this for lap-sit sharing. 48 pages.

Cricket in the Thicket: Poems Well-nigh Bugs by Carol Murray; illus. by Melissa Sweetness (Ottaviano/Holt)
Twenty-ix common insects and arachnids are on brandish throughout Murray's lively poems and Sweet's inviting mixed-media illustrations. The poems utilize a diversity of forms and rhythmic structures, and skillfully use line breaks and meter to bring the subjects to life. 40 pages.

Windows by Julia Denos; illus. by East. B. Goodale (Candlewick) 2022 Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Laurels
Equally evening falls, a brown-skinned child walks the domestic dog through their urban neighborhood, musing on the activities glimpsed through windows. The contemplative tone is balanced by considerable action in the mixed-media illustrations and a sense of vibrant life throughout. 32 pages.

The Field by Baptiste Paul; illus. past Jacqueline Alcántara (NorthSouth)
The identify: a verdant Caribbean islandscape. The twenty-four hours's activity: a children'southward pickup game of futbol (soccer). This universal story featuring the world'south almost popular sport is made particular by the specificity of its setting and language. 32 pages.

Stiff as Sandow: How Eugen Sandow Became the Strongest Man on Earth by Don Tate (Charlesbridge)
This chronological narrative tells the story of Victorian-era bodybuilding superstar Eugen Sandow—from "feeble" boy to acrobat, strongman, fettle guru, and creator of the get-go organized bodybuilding competition—with drama and flair. Digital illustrations in a warm color palette are entertaining and outgoing. twoscore pages.

Easy Readers and Primary

Suggested form level for all entries: 1–3

It's Shoe Time! [Elephant & Piggie Similar Reading!] by Bryan Collier with boosted illustrations by Mo Willems (Hyperion) While a brownish-skinned lilliputian daughter is choosing which shoes to wear for a day out with her male parent, a varied cast of googly-eyed footwear vies for her attending: "PICK US!" Collier's beginning early on reader features witty wordplay, snappy dialogue, and rich watercolor and collage illustrations (non to mention appearances by Gerald and Piggie). 64 pages.

The Truth About Bears ; The Truth Well-nigh Dolphins ; and The Truth About Hippos by Maxwell Eaton 3 (Porter/Roaring Brook) Eaton has hit upon an effective combination of silly and informative in this new nonfiction picture book series. The main texts dispense bones facts while the animals' speech bubbling alternate between supplementing information and advancing goofy subplots, such equally a hippo'due south failed attempts at cycle riding. 32 pages.

A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars by Seth Fishman; illus. by Isabel Greenberg (Greenwillow)
This pic book engagingly highlights the wondrousness of numbers, stars, and merely about everything else in the universe. Fishman'due south text employs a confiding tone, while Greenberg's illustrations present kids who hoist the planet, fly around the world, and otherwise defy the laws of physics in order to demonstrate the ideas. 40 pages.

I'm But No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups by Chris Harris; illus. by Lane Smith (Little, Chocolate-brown)
The volume's over one hundred poems, riddles, visual jokes, and nonsense will keep readers engaged and on their toes. Smith'south stylishly empty-headed mixed-media illustrations raise the blasphemy to sublime levels. Occasional bickering between poet and illustrator adds another layer of applesauce. 228 pages.

Where's Halmoni? by Julie Kim (Little Bigfoot/Sasquatch)
This gentle and humorous graphic novel for younger readers is told exclusively through dialogue, audio effects, and visual narrative. Siblings Noona and Joon follow clues in search of their missing grandmother and are transported to a magical earth featuring Korean-speaking characters and imagery from Korean folklore. 96 pages.

Barkus past Patricia MacLachlan; illus. by Marc Boutavant (Chronicle)
Uncle Everton departs on a voyage, leaving "smartest canis familiaris in the world" Barkus with Nicky and her family unit. In v brief capacity, with bold-hued accompanying illustrations, Barkus and Nicky change her classroom dynamics, host a canine birthday party, detect a kitten, and camp out in the lawn. 56 pages.

A Different Pond by Bao Phi; illus. by Thi Bui (Capstone)
2018 Caldecott Accolade, Ezra Jack Keats New Author and New Illustrator Honors
This powerfully understated picture book begins earlier sunrise with a Vietnamese émigré father and his son going fishing for that night's repast. With evocative detail and a keen ear for metaphor, Phi hints at the immigrant family unit'southward joys and struggles. Bui's illustrations set a wistful mood with expressive brushwork. 32 pages.

How to Exist an Elephant: Growing Upwardly in the African Wild by Katherine Roy (Macaulay/Roaring Brook)
Roy explains how a baby African elephant learns the skills necessary to survive in the wild. Bold strokes in the dynamic illustrations provide definition to the elephants' wrinkled skin and skillfully convey movement, while diagrams and sketches illustrate interior and exterior organs. 48 pages.

Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick and David Serlin; illus. by Brian Selznick (Scholastic)
Selznick and Serlin masterfully present an almost-two-hundred-page easy reader/film-noir homage. In five chapters, diminutive gumshoe Baby Monkey solves a series of cases ("Chapter One: The Case of the Missing Jewels!" "Chapter 2: The Case of the Missing Pizza!"). Each follows a predictable—and hilarious—pattern, with occasional modest variation. 192 pages.

Charlie & Mouse (2018 Geisel Award) and Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy by Laurel Snyder; illus. by Emily Hughes (Chronicle)
In these beginning chapter books total of familial sense of humour and heart, brothers Charlie and Mouse spend a twenty-four hours together (Charlie & Mouse) and have a special visit with a grandfather-effigy (Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy). Soft, muted illustrations match the narratives' residual of cozy and playful. 48 pages.

Intermediate

Suggested grade level for all entries: 4–6

Hello, Universe by Erin Campaign Kelly (Greenwillow) 2022 Newbery Medal When keen Chet drops Virgil's haversack into an abased well, the painfully shy boy gets stuck trying to retrieve it (and his guinea hog, hidden inside). Virgil'due south classmates Valencia, who is deafened, and Kaori, a self-proclaimed psychic, investigate Virgil'due south whereabouts, and a memorable friendship group is born. Campaign Kelly is a professor of children'south literature at Rosemont College in Bryn Mawr, PA. 314 pages.

Rise of the Jumbies past Tracey Baptiste (Algonquin)
When several children become missing, Corinne (The Jumbies) and friends set out across (and nether) the ocean to secure the help of powerful water jumbie Mama D'Leau. Baptiste's rich seascape of Caribbean myth expands to the coast of Republic of ghana, where she sensitively integrates the lasting trauma of the transatlantic slave trade. 266 pages.

Tumble & Blue by Cassie Beasley (Dial)
Way back when, horse thief Walcott Montgomery and murderer Almira LaFayette ready a plot in motion in the Okefenokee Swamp. Their descendants are doomed to play out their tale of curses, trickery, and family feuds; centre graders Blueish and Tumble join forces to neutralize the curse. 392 pages.

The Penderwicks at Last by Jeanne Birdsall (Knopf)
Youngest Penderwick half-sister Lydia takes center phase in this Penderwick series finale. The story takes place at Arundel, where preparations are underway for Rosalind's hymeneals to Tommy. Although they'll be sad to say cheerio, series fans will be content to come across the Penderwicks go "prancing, leaping, gamboling into the hereafter." 294 pages.

Exist Prepared past Vera Brosgol; colour past Alec Longstreth (First Second/Roaring Brook)
Brosgol's fictionalized graphic memoir captures the ups and downs (mostly downs) of Russian Orthodox summer camp. The tone is accessible, vulnerable, and hilariously kid-centric (there are plenty of potty references). A cliffhanger ending leaves the door open up for a sequel. 256 pages.

Older than Dirt: A Wild but True History of World past Don Brown and Mike Perfit; illus. past Don Brownish (Houghton) An extended conversation between a science-savvy groundhog and a new-to-World'south-history worm covers the geological past of our planet. The graphic format, lite tone, and amusing repartee continue up the pace over the grade of an impressive number of geology topics. 104 pages.

Writing Radar: Using Your Journal to Snoop Out and Craft Bang-up Stories by Jack Gantos (Farrar)
Gantos advises budding writers to keep journals, as he has washed since his youth. Using frequently hilarious anecdotes from his ain life, he provides examples of what writing things down has immune him to later shape into stories. The issue is a writing guide both practical and entertaining. 203 pages.

Mighty Jack and the Goblin Male monarch by Ben Hatke; color past Alex Campbell and Hilary Sycamore (First Second/Roaring Brook) In pursuit of the ogre who kidnapped his sis Maddy, Jack (Mighty Jack) and his sword-wielding neighbor Lilly travel to a bizarre fantasy world. Dynamic panel layouts and e'er-nowadays audio effects ("CH-Chunk!" "SPLORT!" "FOOM") convey the nonstop action in this graphic novel. 208 pages.

The Starting time Rule of Punk past Celia C. Pérez (Viking) 2022 Pura Belpré Author Honour10
The offset dominion of punk is to be yourself, just it's hard for Malú, the bicultural daughter of divorced parents. Starting a band becomes a gamble to explore her heritage as well equally her musical interests. 8-page zines featuring spunky Malú's collages punctuate the text. 324 pages.

The Girl Who Drew Collywobbles: How Maria Merian's Art Inverse Science by Joyce Sidman (Houghton)
Seventeenth-century High german naturalist Maria Merian's life story is told in twelve chapters (including excerpts from her journals) titled with stages in a butterfly's life cycle. Illustrated with fantabulous reproductions of her gorgeous botanical prints and with photographs (past Sidman) demonstrating butterfly stages. 156 pages.

Center School

Suggested grade level for all entries: six–eight

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya (Viking) 2022 Pura Belpré Author Award
When a scheming real-estate developer threatens their eatery, Arturo Zamora's large, extended Cuban American family mobilizes to save it. Arturo narrates his story with liberal doses of Spanish, adding a welcome and authentic texture to this debut novel. 248 pages.

Votes for Women!: American Suffragists and the Boxing for the Election by Winifred Conkling (Algonquin)
Conkling's fascinating account of the bumpy road to women'southward suffrage begins with the Women'southward Rights Convention in 1848 and culminates with the Nineteenth Amendment. Over half the book focuses on Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony; coverage of the motion's "second wave of suffragists" is no less compelling. 310 pages.

Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender (Scholastic) With "the darkest skin and the thickest hair in the whole Catholic school," Caroline is bullied by classmates and teachers alike. Things change for the ameliorate when new student Kalinda arrives in St. Thomas from Barbados. Callender'southward debut masterfully deploys the rich mural of Caribbean life. 215 pages.

The Journey of Piffling Charlie past Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic) In 1858, Charlie is forced to travel North to help capture "thieves"—or so he thinks. White, ignorant Charlie is a product of his circumstances, only finds his conscience. Curtis seamlessly intertwines humor and tragedy in this companion to Elijah of Buxton and The Madman of Piney Woods. 247 pages.

The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson (Levine/Scholastic) Johnson's Westing Game–inspired tale is a tangled historical mystery, satisfying multigenerational family story, and exploration of race and racism. Chapters alternate between present and past, when a underground, integrated high school lawn tennis lucifer led to violence. Johnson's narrative revels in its puzzle-story elements. 344 pages.

The Magician and the Spirits: Harry Houdini and the Curious Pastime of Communicating with the Dead by Deborah Noyes (Viking) Noyes uses Houdini's attempts to ignominy the tardily-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Spiritualist move as her entry point into the intriguing phenomenon. She provides historical context and relates incidents from Houdini'south life, including his friendship with staunch believer Arthur Conan Doyle and the magician's attempts to unmask "flimflammers." 152 pages.

Miles Morales: Spider-Homo by Jason Reynolds (Curiosity/Disney) In this series starter, based on a 2011 Marvel comic, sixteen-year-erstwhile Miles Morales, who is black and Puerto Rican, is also Spider-Human. The novel has its fair share of action-adventure (surrounding a white supremacist organisation led past a centuries-old villain), and is also a well-spun tale of identity. 263 pages.

Ascension by Roland Smith (Houghton) In this third installment, teenage backwoodsman Peak Marcello (Tiptop; The Edge) is preparing to climb Hkakabo Razi in Myanmar. Sure plenty, disaster strikes. Smith knows how to develop suspense, and this tale has two parts—a perilous journey through the rainforest and the ascent of Hkakabo Razi itself. 231 pages.

Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson (Bloomsbury) 2022 Coretta Scott King Writer Accolade, Newbery Accolade
At her mother's relentless prodding, African American teen Jade takes every opportunity offered to her, including joining a mentoring grouping with a clueless, careless mentor. This involving, thought-provoking novel is a multifaceted and articulate-eyed exploration of race, course, and gender. 264 pages.

All'due south Faire in Heart Schoolhouse by Victoria Jamieson (Punch) Ren Faire meets Roller Daughter in Jamieson's read-alike graphic novel. Homeschooled Imogene Vega—squire-in-grooming at the Renaissance Faire where her family works—starts middle school, with hilariously embarrassing results. Energetic, expressive illustrations let plot and characterization smoothen. 248 pages.

High School

Suggested grade level for all entries: 9 and upwards

Condign Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld (Little, Brown) In 1971 20-four-yr-former basketball game great Lewis Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ("noble servant of God"), marking a religious, cultural, and political awakening. His memoir offers a nuanced sports story of growing up in troubled times. A xvi-page insert of black-and-white photos is a nice bonus. 291 pages.

Children of Blood and Bone past Tomi Adeyemi (Holt) Amari, girl of maji-persecuting King Saran, begs for Zélie'due south help. The princess has stolen a magical scroll—which awakens Zélie'southward latent power to command the dead. Joined by Zélie's brother Tzain and pursued by Prince Inan, the young women set out to restore magic to all of Orïsha. 533 pages.

Landscape with Invisible Paw by G. T. Anderson (Candlewick) The aliens who have colonized America are fans of 1950s-fashion teen romance. Adam and Chloe decide to play this to their advantage—but what happens when they can't stand each other anymore? Parable, satire, dystopic sci-fi—Anderson presents a bitingly precise critique of contemporary human being folly. 149 pages.

The Belles past Dhonielle Clayton (Freeform/Disney) In the fantastical courtly society of Orléans, everyone is built-in ugly—except for the Belles, the few beautiful young women with the ability to manipulate others' appearances. Clayton vividly and effectively describes her world's dazzling fashion and lavish galas in the midst of profound racism/colorism, indentured servitude, and distorted body paradigm. 440 pages.

I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman (Viking) A take a chance coming together in Fundamental Park leads to intimate relationships among three struggling nineteen-twelvemonth-olds: Freya, an upwards-and-coming singer; Harun, a closeted-to-his-family gay higher pupil; and Nathaniel, who's hiding his true reason for visiting New York City. A stirring reminder of the bang-up risks of isolation and the immense solace of human connections. 258 pages.

Requite Me Some Truth by Eric Gansworth (Levine/Scholastic) Seventeen-year-onetime Carson and 15-year-sometime Maggi gear up for a high-stakes Battle of the Bands. Their alternating outset-person narratives, set in 1980 on the Tuscarora Indian Nation most Niagara Falls, offer an intimate look at the teens' lives within an Indigenous civilisation both rooted in tradition and embracing modern popular culture. 424 pages.

Turtles All the Way Down by John Greenish (Dutton) Sixteen-year-old Aza Holmes, who suffers from obsessive compulsions and feet, reconnects with childhood friend Davis Pickett while investigating the whereabouts of Davis's missing billionaire male parent. Mystery and tentative romance give the story shape, but its epicenter is a clear-eyed exploration of mental affliction. 290 pages.

The Style Committee by Susan Juby (Viking) This companion to The Truth Committee finds relentlessly optimistic, fashion-obsessed Charlie Dean and acerbic metalworker John Thomas-Smith vying for a scholarship to Green Pastures University. Juby's whip-smart coming-of-historic period one-act offers memorable characters, welcome multifariousness, and lots to say about talent and appetite. 307 pages.

Strangers past David A. Robertson (HighWater) Cole left Wounded Sky Commencement Nation after a fire in which he saved several lives. When urgent messages prompt his return, Cole finds his community caught upwardly in a rash of illnesses and tearing murders—and he is suspected of precipitating them. An engaging blend of thriller, superhero origin story, sci-fi, and coming-of-age tale. 233 pages.

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (First Second/Roaring Brook) Sometimes Prince Sebastian feels comfy identifying equally male. Other times he feels similar a princess—so he hires dressmaker Frances to pattern outfits for his alter ego, Lady Crystallia. Wang'south graphic-novel illustrations balance finery with relatable, endearing protagonists. 282 pages.

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