Summer vacation means finally having time to enjoy reading as a pleasant and relaxed activity. We encourage your family to visit the library frequently. The following list contains favorite books and authors from which to choose. Extra copies are available at the Smith and Atwater Libraries.

General Summer Reading Guidelines

1. Read at least 10 books or other books by the same author from this booklist. Write the title and author of the book on the reading log on the back cover of this pamphlet. A parent's signature is required when the 10 books are read.

2. Books written on the TVES Summer Reading Log may also count for the summer reading program at the Smith and Atwater Libraries, and for the Governor's Summer Reading Challenge. To participate in the public library summer reading program, you should sign up at the Smith or Atwater Library, beginning June 12.

3. In September, present your completed reading log to your classroom teacher. A reading certificate will be awarded to students who have completed the requirements.

PICTURE BOOKS

Ackerman, Karen -- Song and Dance Man
Cherry, Lynne -- The Great Kapok Tree
Goble, Paul -- The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
Hoffman, Mary -- Amazing Grace
Hopkinson, Deborah -- Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Jeffers, Susan -- Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
Kellogg, Steven -- Paul Bunyan
McKissack, Patricia C. -- Mirandy and the Brother Wind
Moss, Marissa -- Amelia's Notebook (series)
Munsch, Robert -- The Paper Bag Princess
Peet, Bill -- Cowardly Clyde
Polacco, Patricia -- Mrs. Katz and Tush
Provensen, Alice and Martin -- The Glorious Flight Across the Channel
Rappaport, Doreen -- The New King
Sanderson, Ruth -- Papa Gatto
San Souci, Robert -- Sukey and the Mermaid
Van Allsburg, Chris -- The Stranger
Van Leeuwen, Jean -- Amanda Pig
Waber, Bernard -- The House on East 88th Street
Zelinsky, Paul O. -- Rapunzel

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FICTION BOOKS

Adler, David -- Cam Jansen (series)
American Girl History Mysteries
American Girl Series
Auch, Mary Jane -- The Latchkey Dog
Avi -- Poppy
Avi -- The Good Dog
Brown, Marc - Arthur (Chapter books)
Bryant, Bonnie -- Pony Tails (series)
Bunting, Eve -- Nasty Stinky Sneakers
Christopher, Matt -- The Kid Who Only Hit Homers (and other sports books by the author)
Cleary, Beverly -- any title
Clements, Andrew -- Jake Drake Bully Buster
Clements, Andrew -- Landry News
Coville, Bruce -- My Teacher is an Alien
Dadey, Debbie -- The Bailey School Kids (Chapter books)
Dahl, Roald -- Danny the Champion of the World
Danziger, Paula -- Amber Brown (series)
DeFelice, Cynthia -- Ghost of Fossil Glen
Delaney, M. -- Deep Doo-Doo
Doyle, Roddy -- Rover Saves Christmas
Fitzgerald, John -- The Great Brain
Flournoy, Valerie -- Tanya's Reunion
Gaeddert, LouAnn -- Breaking Free
Giff, Patricia R. -- The Kids of Polk Street School (series)
Gutman, Dan -- Million Dollar Shot
Haddix, Margaret Peterson -- Running Out of Time
Hesse, Karen -- Music of Dolphins
Hest, Amy -- Private Notebook of Katie Roberts
Howe, James -- Howliday Inn
Hurwitz, Johanna -- Class Clown
King-Smith, Dick -- Harriet's Hare
Kline, Suzy -- Orp
Levine, Gail C. -- Ella Enchanted
Lisle, Janet Taylor -- Gold Dust Letters
MacKintosh, Meg -- The Mystery at Camp Creepy
Magic Attic Club (series)
Mead, Alice -- Junebug
Miles, Miska -- Annie and the Old One
Naimioka, Lensey -- Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear
Napoli, Donna Jo -- Soccer Shock
Nixon, Joan Lowery -- Search for the Shadowman
Park, Barbara -- Junie B. Jones (series)
Peterson, John -- Littles (series)
Pryor, Bonnie -- Poison Ivy and Eyebrow Wigs
Rylant, Cynthia -- Gooseberry Park
Sachar, Louis -- Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Scieszka, Jon -- Knights of the Kitchen Table
Smith, Janice Lee -- The Kid Next Door and Other Headaches
Sobol, Donald -- Encyclopedia Brown (series)
Van Leeuwen, Jean -- Pioneer Daughter (series)
Warner, Gertrude Chandler -- Boxcar Children (series)
White, E. B. -- Charlotte's Web
Woodruff, Elvira -- Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail

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POETRY

Driver, Raymond -- Animalimericks
Eliot, T. S. -- Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Fleischman, Paul -- Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
Hopkins, Lee Bennett -- Munching: Poems about Eating
Livingston, Myra -- Good Selections
Lowe, Mifflin A. -- Beasts by the Bunches
Merriam, Eve -- Many Books
Moss, Jeff -- The Butterfly Jar
Native American Poetry
Prelutsky, Jack -- The New Kid on the Block
Schnenk de Regniers, Beatrice and others -- Sing a Song of Popcorn
Silverstein, Shel -- Where the Sidewalk Ends
Viorst, Judith -- If I Were In Charge of the World

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BIOGRAPHIES / NON-FICTION

Adler, David -- Biographies
Beasant, Pam -- 1000 Facts about Space
Cole, Joanna -- The Magic School Bus (series)
The Fascinating World of . . . (series)
Gibbons, Gail -- Weather
Harris, Richard -- The Sun and Other Stars (I Can Read About . . . series)
Kudlinski, Kathleen -- Juliette Gordon Low, America's First Girl Scout
McNulty, Faith -- Listening to Whales Sing
Naden, C. J. -- I Can Read About Sharks
Nature Club Series (Troll Associates)
Patterson, Francine -- Koko's Kitten
Parsons, Alexandra -- Amazing Poisonous Animals (Eyewitness Juniors Series)
Schecter, Darrow -- I Can Read about Planets
Wallner, Alexandra -- Biography Series
Wexo, John Bonett -- Endangered Animals

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THESE ARE JUST A FEW SUGGESTIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THE ABOVE SECTIONS AT YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR MORE TITLES

2002 Connecticut Nutmeg Children's Award

Titles will be listed soon!

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