recently put out a supplemental summer reading list for kids to enjoy during the long recess.
Please note: The number and the "L" indicate the Lexile Level of the title. A Lexile measures text difficulty only. It does not address the subject matter or quality of the text, age-appropriateness of the content, or the reader's interests. Parents are encouraged to preview all reading materials.
Grade
Lexile Range:
- Up to 300L
- 140L-500L
- 330L-700L
- 445L-810L
- 565L-910L
- 665L-1000L
- 735L-1065L
K-1
- The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss
- Fly Guy (series), Tedd Arnold (280L)
- Lois Ehlert books
- Miss Nelson series, Harry Allard
- Elephant and Piggie books, Mo Willems
- Hop on Pop, Dr. Seuss
- Tomie DePaola books
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Laura Numeroff
- Denise Flemming books
Second Grade
- Nate the Great series, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (360L)
- A to Z Mysteries series, Ron Roy (520L)
- Jigsaw Jones series, James Preller (410-450L)
- Ready Freddy series, Abby Klein (500L)
- Anansi books (500L)
- Henry and Mudge series, Cynthia Rylant (400-500L)
- The Borrowers, Mary Norton (780L)
- Time Warp Trio series, Jon Scieszka (530-700L)
- Patricia Polacco books (540-920L)
- The Lighthouse Family series, Cynthia Rylant (630-720L)
- The Littles series, John Peterson (370L)
Third Grade
- Shredderman Series, Wendelin Van Draanen's (580L)
- Patricia Polacco books (540-920L)
- The Littles series, John Peterson (370L)
- The Lighthouse Family series, Cynthia Rylant (630-720L)
- The Family Under the Bridge, Garth Williams (680L)
- Ramona series, Beverly Cleary (810-850L)
- Clementine series, Sara Pennypacker (630L)
- The Chocolate Touch, Patrick Skene Catling (770L)
- Freaky Friday, Mary Rodgers (730L)
- Joanna Hurwitz books (750L)
- Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Richard Atwater (910L)
Fourth Grade
- Charlotte’s Web, E.B. White (680L)
- The Cricket in Times Square, George Selden (780L)
- Little House on the Prairie (series), Laura Ingalls Wilder (760L) Dan Gutman books (600L)
- Gordon Korman (700-900L)
- Nancy Drew series (710)
- Enoloa Holmes series, Nancy Springer (1080-1120L)
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick (820L)
- Super fudge, Judy Blume (560L)
- Fudge A Mania, Judy Blume (560L)
- Double Fudge, Judy Blume (560L)
Fifth Grade
- Tim Green books
- Maniac McGee, Jerry Spinelli (820L)
- Gordon Korman books (700-900L)
- Dragon Series, Lawrence Yep (890L)
- Rick Riordan books (740L)
- Alex Rider series (780L)
- Pictures of Hollis Woods, Patricia Reilly Giff (650L)
- Zilpha Keatly Snyder books (1010L)
- Poppy, Avi (670L)
- Hatchet, Gary Paulsen (1020L)
- From the Mixed Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler, E.L. Koningsburg (700L)
- Little Women, Louisa May Alcott (1210L)
- A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle (740L)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain (950L)
- Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt (770L)
These lists were obtained via the East Meadow School District website. For more news, check out their website here.
