Fairfax
County Public Library
Grade
3-6 Summer Reading List for 2005
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Fiction
Airborn
by Kenneth Oppel. JFIC OPP
Matt is a cabin boy on the airship Aurora. As the Aurora
is shipwrecked by the pirates’ attack, will Matt
and his friend Kate find the mysterious flying animals
and save the passengers?
Becoming
Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan. JFIC RYA
When Naomi’s absent mother returns to claim her,
Naomi runs away to Mexico with her great-grandmother
and younger brother in search of her father.
The
Cats in Krasinski Square by Karen Hesse. JFIC
HES
Sisters plan to smuggle food to her imprisoned friends,
turning to the cats for help.
Chasing
Vermeer by Blue Balliett. JMYS BAL
Can a pair of young investigators decipher a code and
solve a crime which even has the FBI stumped?
Exiled:
Memoirs of a Camel by Kathleen Karr. JFIC
KAR
Shipped from his native Egypt in 1856, Ali has been
drafted into the short lived United States Camel Corps.
One adventure leads to another in the deserts of the
Old West, but will he survive the perils of this new
land?
Gregor
the Overlander by Suzanne Collins. JFIC COL
When Gregor and his two year-old sister fall into a
strange world beneath their apartment building, they
become involved in a war between the strange humans
who live there and giant rats.
How
to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell. JFIC
COW
Hiccup has caught a baby dragon—but can he train
it before he is burned by its fire?
House
on the Gulf by Margaret Peterson Haddix. JFIC
HAD
House sitting in Florida for the summer seems like the
perfect job. But Brett is beginning to think this perfect
situation is just too good to be true.
I,
Jack by Patricia Finney. JFIC FIN
Jack, a Labrador Retriever, tells about his daily life
of food, walks, and the “apedogs” (people)
and “funny-looking dogs” (cats) in his pack,
as well as how everything changes when a pretty girl
dog moves into the neighborhood.
Ida
B:…and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster,
and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan.
JFIC HAN
Ida B. believes there’s never enough time for
fun. Now she has to face her mother’s illness
and going back to public school. But she has a plan
to get back to the fun.
Millicent
Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee. JFIC YEE
In a series of journal entries, eleven-year-old child
prodigy Millicent Min records her struggles to fit in.
Monkey
Business by Wallace Edwards. JP EDW
Ever see a “real can of worms” or felt “as
snug as a bug in a rug?” Tons of idioms are brought
to life with great art and lots of laughs.
Never
Mind!: A Twin Novel by Avi. JFIC AVI
Twins Meg and Edward have nothing in common, so they are
just as shocked as everyone when their mischievous schemes
collide.
The
Pepins and Their Problems by Polly Horvath.
JFIC HOR
What would you do if your cow gave lemonade instead
of milk? Meet the Pepin family and find out!
The
School at Crooked Creek by Laurie Lawlor. JFIC
LAW
Following Beansie to school at Crooked Creek will not
be difficult, but getting home again is another story!
Science
Verse by Jon Scieszka. JFIC SCI
This may be the funniest book you read all summer. Many
of these short poems can be sung to popular tunes. Give
it a try and you'll laugh till you cry.
The
SOS File by Betsy Cromer Byars. JFIC BYA
When Mr. Magro asks his class to write about their biggest
emergencies he receives 12 stories and all but one receives
the extra credit he offered.
Toad
Rage by Morris Gleitzman. JFIC GLE
Australians will go out of their way to run over a cane
toad – they’re everywhere.
Limpy, a young toad, does his best to show the toads’
more positive features in this hilarious tale.
The
Unseen by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. JFIC SNY
Imagine finding a key to an unseen world where getting
in is difficult and getting out alive is nearly impossible.
The
World According to Humphrey by Betty G Birney.
JFIC BIR
You can learn a lot about yourself by taking care of
someone else, but what if that someone else is a pet
hamster?
Albino
Animals by Kelly Milner Halls. J 572.59 H
Why are some animals all-white? Does white fur make
them special?
Buildings
in Disguise: Architecture that Looks Like Animals, Food,
and Other Things by Joan Marie Arbogast. J 720
A
Seeing is believing in this fascinating look at American
architecture.
Diamond
Life: Baseball Sights, Sounds and Swings by
Charles R Smith. J 811 S
Energetic, playful language; bright colors and bold
print—come celebrate baseball, America’s
favorite pastime.
The
Tarantula Scientist by Sy Montgomery. J 595.44
M
Until Sam Marshall started studying the rainforest’s
spiders, nobody knew about the largest tarantulas in
the world.
Wackiest
White House Pets by Gibbs Davis. J 923 D
White House pets have come in every size, shape, and
species. From alligators to grizzly bears, find out
what animals have belonged to the world’s most
powerful leaders and their families!
Wonderful
Words: Poems about Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
by Lee Bennett Hopkins. J 808.81 W
This brightly illustrated collection of 15 poems, celebrates
the beauty of words.