Summer Reading Letter for Rising 5th Graders

Dear Fourth-into-Fifth Graders,

Many new academic experiences await you in Dalton’s fifth grade, and the Fifth Grade House Advisors are looking forward to meeting each and every one of you. Because we feel that reading is such an important part of your educational and personal development, your summer assignment is to read at least three books from the Summer Reading List for Rising 5th and 6th Graders and the Recommended Book Series list, prepared by Mrs. Feldman.

We request that you record the titles and authors of all the books you devour. In September, Mrs. Feldman and Mr. Quain will have you share some of your favorite titles.

However, since many of you will have the pleasure of reading the following books with your classmates next year, we ask you to NOT choose the following books as your summer reading books:

Eyes of the Amaryllis, Tuck Everlasting and Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech (and other Creech titles)
The City of Ember by Joanne DuPrau
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Chew On This by Eric Schlosser
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree by Lauren Tarshis
The Cay by Theodore Taylor

Have a wonderful summer,

Sincerely,
House Advisors, Fifth Grade
Librarians, Middle School Library