Jamestown Summer Reading List 2014
FICTION
Absolutely Almost. Graff, Lisa. Philomel, 2014. (3-6)
All the Truth That’s In Me. Berry, Julie. Viking Juvenile, 2013.
(7+) RITBA
Athlete vs. Mathlete.
Mack, W.C. Bloomsbury USA Children’s, 2013. ( 4+) RICBA
Belle Époque. Ross,
Elizabeth. Delacorte
Books for Young Readers, 2013. (7+) RITBA
The Blessing Cup. Polacco, Patricia. Simon
& Schuster, 2013. (3+) RICBA
Building Our House. Bean, Jonathan. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013. (PreS-2)
Charlie Bumpers vs. the Really Nice Gnome. Harley, Bill. Peachtree
Publishers, 2014. (2-4)
Charlie Bumpers vs. the Teacher of
the Year. Harley, Bill. Peachtree Publishers, 2013.
(3+) RICBA
Counting By 7s. Sloan, Holly Goldberg. Dial, 2013. (5+) RITBA
Doll Bones.
Black, Holly. Margaret
K. McElderry Books, 2013. (5+) RICBA
Eleanor & Park. Rowell, Rainbow. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2013. (8+) RITBA
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's
Library. Grabenstein, Chris. Random House Books for
Young Readers, 2013. (4+) RICBA
Flora & Ulysses. DiCamillo, Kate. Candlewick, 2013. (3-6)
Fortunately, the Milk. Gaiman, Neil. HarperCollins, 2013. (3-7)
The Fourteen Fibs of Gregory K.
Pincus, Greg. Arthur
A. Levine Books, 2013. (4+) RICBA
Gaby, Lost and Found. Cervantes, Angela.
Scholastic, 2013. (3+) RICBA
Gaston. DiPucchio, Kelly. Simon & Schuster, 2014. (PreS-2)
The Girls of No Return. Saldin, Erin. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2012. (7+) RITBA
Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse.
Wissinger, Tamera Will. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2013.
(3+) RICBA
Heavy
Hitters. Lupica, Mike. Scholastic, Inc., 2014. (3-7)
Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace.
Marino, Nan. Square Fish, 2013. (4+) RICBA
If You Find Me. Murdoch,
Emily. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2013. (7+) RITBA
Insignia. Kincaid, S.J. Katherine Tegen Books, 2012. (8+) RITBA
Island: A Story of the Galapagos.
Chin, Jason. Roaring Brook Press, 2013. (3+) RICBA
Kelsey Green, Reading Queen. Mills, Claudia. Square Fish,
2014. (3+) RICBA
Legend of the Ghost Dog.
Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. Scholastic, 2012. (4+) RICBA
The Life and Times of Benny
Alvarez. Johnson, Peter.
HarperCollins, 2014. (6-8)
Life in Outer Space. Keil, Melissa. Peachtree Publishers, 2013.
(8+) RITBA
Little Green Peas: A Big Book of Colors. Baker, Keith. Beach Lane
Books, 2014. (PreS-2)
Little Owl’s Orange Scarf. Feeney, Tatyana. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2013. (PreK-2)
Locomotive. Floca, Brian. Atheneum/Richard Jackson
Books, 2013. (PreS-5)
Lord and Lady Bunny-Almost Royalty! Horvath, Polly. Schwartz &
Wade Books, 2014. (3-6)
The Mark of the Dragonfly. Johnson, Jaleigh. Delacorte Books for Young
Readers, 2014. (5-8)
The Mighty Miss Malone.
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Yearling, 2013. (5+) RICBA
Mogie: The Heart of the House. Appel, Kathy. Atheneum
Books for Young Readers, 2014. (PreS-3)
Moon at Nine. Ellis,
Deborah. Pajama Press, 2014. (7-10)
Mountain Dog.
Engle, Margarita. Henry Holt & Co., 2013. (4+) RICBA
Mr. Wuffles. Wiesner, David. Clarion Books, 2013. (PreK-3)
Navigating Early.
Vanderpool, Clare. Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2013. (5+) RICBA
Ninja. Chung, Arree. Henry Holt and Co., 2014. (K-2)
Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong. Shen, Prudence. First Second, 2013.
(7+) RITBA
Odessa Again.
Reinhardt, Dana. Wendy Lamb Books, 2013. (3+) RICBA
Out
of Nowhere. Padian, Maria. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2013. (7+) RITBA
Out of the Easy. Sepetys, Ruta. Philomel, 2013. (8+) RITBA
Raven Boys. Stiefvater, Maggie. Scholastic, 2012. (7+) RITBA
Rules of Summer. Tan, Shaun. Scholastic, 2014. (1-4)
Rump: The True Story of
Rumpelstiltskin. Shurtliff, Liesl. Knopf Books for Young
Readers, 2013. (5+) RICBA
Second Chance Summer. Matson, Morgan. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2012.
(7+) RITBA
The Secret Hum of a Daisy. Holczer, Tracy. Putnam Juvenile, 2014.
(6-8)
Shadow and Bone. Bardugo, Lee. Square Fish, 2013. (7+) RITBA
Sophie Sleeps Over. Russo, Marisabina. Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
(K-2)
Sophie’s Squash. Miller, Pat Zieltow. Schwartz & Wade, 2013. (PreK-2)
Sparky! Offill, Jenny. Schwartz & Wade, 2014. (PreS-3)
Steelheart. Sanderson, Brandon. Delacorte Press, 2013. (7+) RITBA
Stink and the Shark Sleepover. McDonald, Megan. Candlewick Press,
2014. (1-4)
The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door. Finneyfrock, Karen. Viking
Juvenile, 2013. (7+) RITBA
Swim That Rock. Rocco, John and Jay Primiano. Candlewick, 2014.
(6-8)
This Is the Rope: A Story From
the Great Migration. Woodson,
Jacqueline. Nancy
Paulsen Books, 2013. (K-3)
This Song Will Save Your Life. Sales, Leila. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013. (7+) RITBA
Tiger Lily. Anderson, Jodi Lynn. HarperTeen, 2012. (8+) RITBA
The Time of the Fireflies. Little, Kimberly Griffiths. Scholastic,
2014. (4-6)
Wednesdays in the Tower. George, Jessica Day. Bloomsbury USA
Children’s, 2014. (3-6)
Weight of Water. Crossan, Sarah. Bloomsbury USA Children’s, 2013.
(5+) RITBA
Wild Born (Spirit Animals Book 1).
Mull, Brandon. Scholastic, 2013. (3+) RICBA
Wonder
Show. Barnaby, Hannah. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2013. (7+) RITBA
Year of the Jungle. Collins, Suzanne. Scholastic, 2013. PreS-3)
NON-FICTION
Bats: Biggest! Littlest!
Markle, Sandra. Boyd’s Mill Press, 2013. (3+) RICBA
Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon.
Sheinkin, Steve. Flashpoint, 2012. (5+) RITBA
Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to
Save Africa's Fastest Cat. Montgomery,
Sy. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2014. (5-9)
Courage Has No Color, The True
Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers. Stone, Tanya Lee. Candlewick, 2013. (5-8)
Eye to Eye: How Animals See the
World. Jenkins, Steve. HMH Books for Young
Readers, 2014. (1-4)
Freedom Summer: The 1964
Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi. Rubin, Susan. Holiday
House, 2014. (7+)
Gravity. Chin, Jason. Roaring Brook Press, 2014. (K-3)
Hidden Like Anne Frank: 14 True
Stories of Survival. Prins, Marcel. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2014. (7+)
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of
Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi. Bascomb, Neal. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2013. (7+)
Nelson Mandela.
Nelson, Kadir. Katherine Tegen Books, 2013. (3+) RICBA
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny and the Fight for Civil Rights.
Sheinkin, Steve. Roaring Brook Press, 2014. (5-9)
Sea Turtle Scientist. Swinburne, Stephen. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2014. (5-9)
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster. Hopkinson, Deborah. Scholastic,
2012. (6+) RITBA
The Unofficial Hunger Games
Cookbook: From Lamb Stew to Groosling. Baines, Emily
Ansara. Adams Media, 2011. (6+)
What's New? The Zoo!: A Zippy
History of Zoos. Krull, Kathleen. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2014. (2-5)
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool
Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop. Hill,
Laban Carrick. Roaring Brook Press, 2013. (1-5)
SERIES
Ascendance Trilogy. Nielsen, Jennifer A. Scholastic Press. (5-9)
Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School. Clements, Andrew. Atheneum Books for Young
Readers. (3-6)
Brownie & Pearl. Rylant, Cynthia. Beach Lane Books. (K-1)
Dear Dumb Diary. Benton, Jim.
Scholastic. (5+)
Falling Kingdoms. Rhodes, Morgan. Razorbill. (7+)
Flying Beaver Brothers. Eaton, Maxwell. Knopf. (K+)
Guardians of Ga’hoole. Lasky, Katherine. Scholastic, Inc. (4+)
Jenna Fox Trilogy. Pearson, Mary. Square Fish. (7+)
Lunch Lady. Krosoczka, Jarrett. Alfred A. Knopf. (2+)
Magic Thief. Prineas, Sarah.
HarperCollins. (3-6)
Mysterious Benedict Society. Stewart, Trenton Lee. Little, Brown.
(5+)
On The Run. Korman, Gordon. Marshall Cavendish. (4+)
Pendragon Series. MacHale, D.J. Simon & Schuster. (5+)
School of Fear. Daneshvari, Gitty. Little, Brown. (4+)
Scientists in the Field. Various Authors. HMH Books for Young Readers. (5-9)
Septimus Heap. Sage, Angie. Harper Trophy. (5+)
Survivors. Hunter, Erin. Harper.
(4+)
Timmy Failure. Pastis, Stephen. Candlewick. (3+)
Unwind Dystology. Neal Shusterman. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
(7+)
