ESOL Level 3 & 4 students may select from the general summer reading list or choose two books from the list of readings for Level 2 students.
Level 2 students may select from the general reading list or from the Level 2 list.
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Twenty And Ten by Claire Bishop. JFIC BIS
During the German occupation of France, twenty French
children were brought to a refuge in the mountains.
One day a young man came to their school with a request:
Could they take in, and hide, ten Jewish refugee
children? The school has decides how to accomplish
what seemed to be an impossible task. |
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Colibri by Ann Cameron. YFIC CAM
Kidnapped when she was very young by a shady man
who has forced her to lie and beg to get money, a
twelve-year-old Mayan girl endures an abusive life,
always wishing she could return to the parents she
can hardly remember. |
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Mieko And The Fifth Treasure by Eleanor Coerr. JFIC COE
Staying with her grandparents after the atomic
bomb has been dropped on Nagasaki, ten-year-old
Mieko feels that the happiness in her heart
has departed forever and she will no longer
be able to produce a beautiful drawing for
the contest at school. |
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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Judith Conaway. (A Random House Stepping Stone Book). JFIC CON
A nineteenth-century science fiction tale of an
electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and
undersea world, which anticipated many of the scientific
achievements of the twentieth century. |
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Black Beauty by Cathy Dubowski. (A Stepping Stone Book) JFIC DUB
Anna Sewell's autobiography of a horse, whose gentle
beginnings don't prepare him for the hard life
ahead. |
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Anne Of Green Gables by Deborah Felder. (A Stepping Stone Book) FIC FEL
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake
to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and
sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds
to make an indelible impression on everyone around
her. |
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Lowji Discovers America by Candace Fleming. JFIC FLE
A boy from Bombay moves to a small town in Illinois
at the beginning of summer vacation and is faced
with no friends and nothing to do. Before long,
though, he persuades his grouchy landlady to adopt
a succession of animals (first a cat, then a dog,
and finally a goat), rescues a pet pig that belongs
to a very sweet tough guy, and wistfully watches
a mysterious girl on a blue bicycle pass by his
apartment. Interspersed throughout are letters
to the boy's best friend in India, which show his
gradual transition into his new world. |
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Among The Hidden by Margaret Haddix. JFIC HAD
Luke has never been to school or gone to a friend's
house. Luke has never had a friend.
Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child
forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived
his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new
housing development replacing the woods next to
his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed
to go outside. Finally, he's met a shadow child
like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything
to come out of the shadows — does Luke dare
to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he
afford not to? |
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When Zachary Beaver Came To Town by Kimberly Holt. JFIC HOL
Toby Wilson is having the toughest summer of his
life. It's the summer his mother leaves for good;
the summer his best friend's brother returns from
Vietnam in a coffin. And the summer that Zachary
Beaver, the fattest boy in the world, arrives in
their sleepy Texas town. While it's a summer filled
with heartache of every kind, it's also a summer
of new friendships gained and old friendships renewed.
And it's Zachary Beaver who turns the town of Antler
upside down and leaves everyone, especially Toby,
changed forever. |
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The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer by Monica Kulling. (A Random House Stepping Stone Book). JFIC KUL
The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy
growing up in a nineteenth-century Mississippi
River town as he plays hookey on an island, witnesses
a crime, hunts for the pirates' treasure, and becomes
lost in a cave. |
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Little Women by Monica Kulling. (A Random House Stepping Stone Book). JFIC KUL
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March
sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century
New England. |
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Last Of The Mohicans by Les Martin. (A Random House Book For Young Readers). JFIC MAR
Uncas and Chingachook are the last survivors of
the once mighty tribe of Mohicans. Their friend,
a white scout named Hawkeye, needs their help in
the British fight against the French. The odds
they face are overwhelming. Magua, an evil Huron,
is determined to see them fail. |
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Surviving Brick Johnson by Laurie Myers. JFIC MYE
Afraid of getting maimed for making fun of Brick,
the husky new kid in his fifth-grade class, Nick
decides that even his baseball collection will
not protect him so he signs up for karate class,
despite his little brother's reassurances that
Brick is not a bully. |
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Shiloh by Phyllis Naylor. JFIC NAY
An eleven year old boy tries to save a dog from its cruel owner. |
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Flip-Flop Girl by Katherine Paterson. JFIC PAT
A young girl comes to terms with death and shattered
dreams after her father’s illness. |
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Bug Muldoon: The Garden Of Fear by Paul Shipton. JFIC SHI
Something strange is going on in the garden and
Bug Muldoon, beetle private investigator, tries
to figure out how the ants and the wasps are involved. |
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Loser by Jerry Spinelli JFIC SPI
Even though his classmates from first grade on
have considered him strange and a loser, Daniel
Zinkoff's optimism and exuberance and the support
of his loving family do not allow him to feel that
way about himself. |
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| Nonfiction |
The Land I Lost by Quang Nhuong Huynh J959.7 H
A collection of personal reminiscences of the author's
youth in a hamlet on the central highlands of Vietnam. |
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On The Court With Yao Ming by Matt Christopher JB MING
Yao Ming, one of the biggest stars in basketball
today, towers over all but the tallest players.
Yao's basketball career began in his native land
of China, where he played for the country's national
team as well as for the Shanghai Sharks. It wasn't
until 2002 that the government of China and the
NBA reached an agreement that allowed Yao to be
drafted onto the Houston Rockets. Yao has emerged
as an international superstar. His fame and popularity
have re-energized the game and made him a hero
in China. This exciting biography traces the life
of one of basketball's newest stars. |
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Walking The Road To Freedom: A Story About Sojourner Truth by
Jeri Ferris JB TRUTH
Traces the life of the Black woman orator (Sojurner
Truth) who spoke out against slavery throughout
New England and the Midwest. |
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Fiction
Readings for Level 1 Students
Level 1 Students may select from the general reading list or from the Level 2 list. |
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The Blind Men And The Elephant by Karen Backstein. JR BAC
A classic folk tale about six men who don’t
agree on what an elephant is like. |
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Dolphins! by Sharon Bokoske. (Step Into Reading). JR BOK
About dolphins and their talents. |
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Buffalo Bill And The Pony Express by Eleanor Coerr. JR COE
This story tells about young Bill Cody’s adventures
as he delivers mail for the Pony Express in the 1860’s. |
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Clipper Ship by Thomas Lewis. JR LEW
This is the story of how Captain Murdock’s
wife and children help pilot the ship Rainbird
on its dangerous journey from New York to California
during the 1850’s Gold Rush. |
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Four On The Shore by Edward Marshall. JR MAR
Three kids try to scare away Willie by telling him scary stories. |
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Three By The Sea by Edward Marshall. JR MAR
Three friends at a picnic tell their best stories to each other. |
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Gorillas, Gentle Giants Of The Forest by Joyce Milton. (Step Into Reading) JR MIL
Learn amazing facts about gorillas. |
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The One Bad Thing About Father by F. N. Monjo. (I Can Read) JFIC MON
Archie and Quentin tell about life with their famous father, President Theodore
Roosevelt. |
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A Long Way To Go by Zibby O'neal. JFIC ONE
A young girl deals with the women’s suffrage movement during World War
I. |
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The Smallest Cow In The World by Katherine Paterson. (I Can Read) JR PAT
Rosie is the meanest cow on the farm, but Marvin still loves her. |
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The Statue Of Liberty by Lucille Penner. (Step Into Reading) JR PEN
This is the story of immigration to the United States and the creation of the Statue of Liberty as a gift from France to the United States. |
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The Outside Dog by Charlotte Pomerantz. (I Can Read) JR POM
In this story, which includes a few Spanish words, Marisol and her grandfather come to a good agreement on how to have a dog for a pet. |
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Questions by Lee Hopkins. (Step Into Reading) JR QUE
This is a collection of poems by American poets. Each asks a question. |
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Pioneer Bear: Based On A True Story by Joan Sandin. (Step Into Reading) JR SAN
A pioneer boy finds a bear cub and keeps him for a pet. |
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Kate Shelley And The Midnight Express by Margaret Wetterer.
(I Can Read) JR WET
This is the true story of a girl in the 1860's who raced through a storm to warn the station master of a coming train. |
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Nonfiction |
Witch Hunt: It Happened In Salem Village by Stephen Krensky. (Step Into Reading) J133.4 K
Story of the witch hunts in Salem. |
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Wild Weather. Hurricanes! by Lorri Hopping. (Hello Reader) J551.55 H
Tells about this violent kind of storm and its effects on land and people. |
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Wild Weather. Tornadoes! by Lorraine Hopping. (Hello Reader) J551.553 H
Explains about "twisters" and their effects on communities. |
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Dinosaur Hunters by Kate McMullan. (Step Into Reading). J567.9 M
How scientists learned about dinosaurs. |
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Hungry, Hungry Sharks by Joanna Cole. (Step Into Reading) J597.31 C
Interesting facts about sharks. |
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Wild, Wild Wolves by Judy Donnelly. (Step Into Reading) J629.454
Tells about the history of wolves and what kind of animals they really are. |
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Moonwalk: The First Trip To The Moon by Sydelle Kramer. (Step Into Reading) J629.454 D
Story of the first trip to the moon. |
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To The Top! :Climbing The World's Highest Mountain by Sydelle Kramer. (Step Into Reading) J796.52 K
Tells about how Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people ever to reach the top of Mt. Everest. |
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Blast Off! Poems About Space by Lee Hopkins. (I Can Read Book) J808.81 B
Some simple and silly poems tell about the moon, stars, planets and astronauts. |
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True-Life Treasure Hunts by Judy Donnelly. (Step Into Reading) J910.45 D
A diver risks everything to find treasure and lost cities. |
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Five Brave Explorers by Wade Hudson. (Step Into Reading) J910.92 H
Tells about the lives and adventures of Jean DuSable, Matthew Henson, Mae Jemison, James Beckwourth and Esteban. |
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Five Notable Inventors by Wade Hudson. (Step Into Reading) J926 H
Tells about the lives of C. J. Walker, Elijah McCoy,
Garrett Morgan, Granville Woods and Jan Matzeliger
and their inventions. |
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The Trojan Horse: How The Greeks Won The War by Emily Little. (Step Into Reading) J939 L
The story of the Greeks battle to win the Trojan War. |
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Trail Of Tears by Joseph Bruchac. (Step Into Reading) J970.5 B
Story of the Cherokee people leaving the land
they love. |
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Helen Keller: Courage In The Dark by Johanna Hurwitz. (Step Into Reading) JB KELLER
Story of how Annie changed Helen Keller's life. |
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Jackie Robinson And The Story Of All-Black Baseball by Jim O'Connor. (Step Into Reading) JB ROBINSON
This gives the history of black baseball in the United States and tells the story of the first African-American baseball player to play in the major leagues. |
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Escape North! :The Story Of Harriet Tubman by Monica Kulling. (Step Into Reading) JB TUBMAN
Tells the story of Harriet Tubman's journey and life helping slaves. |
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George Washington And The General's Dog by Frank Murphy. JB WASHINGTON (Step Into Reading)
J970.5 B
True story of George Washington and one of his pets. |
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Dinosaur Days by Joyce Milton.
This title is not available through FCPL. (Step Into Reading) Interesting facts about dinosaurs. |
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