Suggested Summer Reading for Students Ages 8 to 10

 

Award Winning Books

Because of Winn Dixie by Kate Di Camillo

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley and Brian Selznick

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

 

Book Series

11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass

The 39 Clues Series

The Animporph Series by K.A. Applegate

The Baby Mouse Series by Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm

The Bad Kitty Series by Nick Bruel

The Baby Sitters Club Series by Ann M. Martin

The Beast Quest Series:  Ferno the Fire Dragon by Adam Blade

The Big Nate Series by Lincoln Peirce

Brixton Brother Series by MacBarnett

The Bunnicula Series by Deborah and James Howe

The Clementine Series by Sara Pennypacker and Marla Frazee

Creature from My Closet Series by Obert Skye

The Creepella von Cacklefur Series by Geronimo Stilton

The Dear America Series

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney 

A Dog and His Girl Mysteries by Jane Mason

Dog Whisperer Series by Nicholas Edwards

The Encyclopedia Brown Series by Donald J. Sobol and Leonard Shortall

The Ellray Jake Series by Sally Warner

The Fudge Series by Judy Blume

Ghost Buddy:  Zero to Hero by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

The Goosebump Series by R.L. Stine

The Henry Huggin Series by Beverly Cleary

Horse Diary Series

The I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis 

The Ivy and Bean Series by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall

The Judy Moody Series by by Megan McDonald

The Katie Woo Series by Fran Manushkin

 

The Lemonade War Series by by Jacqueline Davies

The Loser List Series by H.N. Kowitt

Lucky Stars Series

The Mal and Chad Series by Stephen McCranie 

The Ramona Quimby Series by Beverly Cleary 

The School of Fear Series by Gitty Daneshvari 

The Scream Team Series by Bill Doyle and Jared D. Lee

The Sleepover Squad Series by P. J. Denton

Starring Jules Series by Beth Ain 

The Storm Runners Trilogy by Roland Smith

Stranded Series by Jeff Probst

Twice Upon a Time series by Wendy Mass

The Whatever After Series by Sarah Mlynowski

 

Nonfiction

How Cool Is This?  by D.K. Publishing

Inside Tornadoes by Mary Kay Carson

National Geographic:  Everything Rocks and Minerals by Steve Tomecek

Ocean Sunlight by Mooly Bang and Penny Chisholm

The Secret Life of a Snowflake:  An Up Close Look at the Art and Science of Snowflakes 

     by Kenneth Libbrecht

Sequoyah:  The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing by James Rumford

The Shocking Truth about Energy by Loreen Leedy

The Signers:  The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence by Dennis Brindell Fradin

The Tarantula Scientist by Sy Montgomery and Temple Grandin

A Warmer World:  From Polar Bears to Butterflies, How Climate Affects Wildlife by Caroline 

     Arnold

Wild Tracks! A Guide to Nature's Footprints by Jim Arnosky

Wonder Horse:  The True Story of the World's Smartest Horse by Emily Arnold McCully

You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! by Jonah Winter

 

Books for Struggling Readers

The 39 Clue Series

The Animorph Series by K.A. Applegate

The Baby Mouse Series by Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm

The Bad Kitty Series by Nick Bruel

Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

The Big Nate Series by Lincoln Peirce

The Bunnicula Series by Deborah and James Howe

The Captain Underpants Series by Dav Pilkey

The Creepella von Cacklefur Series by Geronimo Stilton

The Diary Of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney

The Encyclopedia Brown Series by Donald J. Sobol and Leonard Shortall

Frindle by Andrew Clements

The Fudge Series by Judy Blume

Ghost Buddy:  Zero to Hero by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

The Goosebump Series by R.L. Stine

The Houdini Box by Brian Selznick

The I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis

The Mal and Chad Series by Stephen McCranie

The Scream Team Series by Bill Doyle and Jared D. Lee

Sidekicks by Dan Santat

Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner and Marcia Sewall

The Storm Runners Trilogy by Roland Smith

A Topps League Story:  Jinxed! by Kurtis Scaletta