Summer Reading 2019
for rising 4th graders
Dear Dalton Parents
Though Dalton itself will be closed for the summer, you can still access books from our library's digital collection by using Sora! Third grade students can access the First Program collection using their c-names and passwords. Interested families can also register for an account by completing this simple form, giving them access to both the First Program and the Middle School/High School digital libraries. Once your account has been created, you may use this step-by-step guide to help you get started. Sora can be used anywhere and anytime, so you'll be up and reading in no time!
Have a wonderful summer of reading!
All the best,
Christine Nassar & Maria Alegre
First Program Librarians
Fiction Chapter Books
- Alexander, Kwame- The Crossover, Booked
- Angelberger, Tom- The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Series)
- Applegate, Katherine- The One and Only Ivan, Crenshaw, Wishtree
- Baptiste, Tracey- The Jumbies, The Jumbies Return
- Barnhill, Kelly- The Girl Who Drank the Moon
- Bell, Cece- El Deafo
- Bemelmans, John Marciano and Blackall, Sophie- The Witches of Benevento, The 9 Lives of Alexander Baddenfield
- Birdsall, Jeanne – The Penderwicks (Series)
- Blume, Judy – Fudge-A-Mania … and others
- Brallier, Max- The Last Kids on Earth
- Bowe, Julie- Big & little questions (according to Wren Jo Byrd)
- Brown, Peter- The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot Escapes
- Buckley, Michael- The Sisters Grimm (Series)
- Cheng, Jack- See you in the cosmos
- Clarke, Cat- The Pants Project
- Cleary, Beverly – The Mouse And The Motorcycle (Series) … and others
- Clements, Andrew – No Talking, Frindle ... and others
- Colfer, Chris – The Land of Stories (Series)
- Crowder, Melanie- Three Pennies
- Davies, Jacquline – Lemonade War (Series)
- DiCamillo, Kate – Because Of Winn Dixie, The Tale of Despearaux, Flora & Ulysses: The illuminated adventures, Raymie Nightingale, Louisiana's Way Home ... and others
- Dominguez, Angela- Stella Diaz has something to say
- DuPrau, Jeanne- Book of Ember (Series)
- Ephron, Amy- The Castle in the Mist
- Frederick, Heather Vogel- The Mother-Daughter Book Club (Series)
- Funke, Cornelia- Inkheart (Series)
- Gibbs, Stuart- Spy School (Series), Fun Jungle (Series), Moon Base Alpha (Series)
- Gidwitz, Adam- A Tale Dark and Grimm (Series), The Inquisitor's Tale, The Unicorn Rescue Society
- Giovanni, Nikki – Spin A Soft Black Song, Vacation Time and Others
- Grabenstein, Chris- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
- Greenfield, Eloise – Honey I Love And Other Love Poems and Others
- Gutman, Dan – My Weird School (Series), The Ball Park Mysteries (Series) ... and others
- Hatke, Ben- Mighty Jack (Series), Zita the Spacegirl (Series)
- Hunt, Lynda Mullaly- Fish in a Tree
- Hunter, Erin – Warriors (Series), Hunters (Series), Seekers (Series)
- Janowitz, Jessie- The Doughnut Fix
- Kelly, Erin Entrada- Hello, Universe, You Go First, Land of Forgotten Girls
- Konigsburg, E.L.- From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
- Krull, Kathleen- Women who Broke the Rules (Series)
- Levine, Gail Carson – Ella Enchanted, The Wish... and others
- Lin, Grace- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
- Martin, Ann M. – The Doll People (series), Reign Rain
- Medina, Meg- Merci Suarez Changes Gears
- Meloy, Colin- Wildwood Chronicles (Series)
- Montgomery, L.M. – Anne Of Green Gables (Series)
- Morgan, Alex- The Kicks (Series)
- Mull, Brandon – Spirit Animals (Series)
- Mlynowski, Sarah- Whatever After (Series)
- Norton, Mary – The Borrowers (Series)
- O'Connor, George- The Olympians (Series)
- Oh, Ellen- Flying Lessons (short stories by various authors)
- Palacio, R.J.- Wonder, Auggie & Me
- Parish, Peggy – Liza, Bill & Jed Mysteries
- Pennypacker, Sara- Pax
- Pilkey, Dav- Dog Man (Series)
- Riley, Andy- King Flashypants and the evil emperor
- Riordan, Rick – Percy Jackson And The Olympians (Series), The Lost Hero (Series) ... and others
- Sachar, Louis – Wayside School Is Falling Down, Holes … and others
- Sanvoisin, Eric – The City Of Ink Drinkers (Series)
- Scieszka, Jon –Time Warp (Series), Guys Read: Funny Business ... and others
- Selden, George – The Cricket In Times Square … and others
- Sell, Chad- Cardboard Kingdom
- Selznick, Brian- Wonderstruck, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, The Marvels
- Smith, Ronald- Black Panther: A young prince
- Snicket, Lemony – A Series Of Unfortunate Events
- Stilton- Geronimo Stilton (Series)
- Stewart, Trenton Lee- Mysterious Benedict Society (Series)
- Sutherland, Tui T.- Wings of Fire (series)
- Teagan, Erin- Luciana (American Girl series)
- Telgemeier, Raina- The Babysitter's Club (Series), Smile, Sisters
- Warner, Gertrude – The Boxcar Children (Series)
- Weinstein, Jacob Sager- Hyacinth and the secrets beneath
- White, E.B. – Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan... and others
- Yang, Kelly- Front Desk
Non-Fiction & Biography
- Alexander, Kwame, Colderly, Chris and Wentworth, Marjory- Out of Wonder
- Arnold, Ted- Why, Fly Guy? : a big question & answer book
- Barton, Chris- Dazzle ships : World War I and the art of confusion
- Chin, Jason- Grand Canyon
- Gagne, Tammy- The dog encyclopedia for kids
- Gillespie, Lisa Jane- 100 steps for science : why it works and how it happened
- Hale, Nathan- Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales (series)
- Harbo, Christopher- Easy origami decorations
- Harris, Chris- I'm just no good at rhyming: and other nonsense for mischievous kids and immature grown-ups
- Harrison, Vashti- Little leaders : bold women in black history
- Krull, Kathleen- A kids' guide to America's first ladies
- Lamothe, Matt- This is how we do it : one day in the lives of seven kids from around the world
- Mercer, Bobby- Junk drawer engineering : 25 construction challenges that don't cost a thing
- Messner, Kate- Over and Under the Pond, Over and Under the Snow
- National geographic kids almanac 2018
- Pessin-Whedbee, Brook- Who are you? : the kid's guide to gender identity
- Roy, Katherine- How to be an elephant : growing up in the African wild
- Sanders, Rob- Pride : the story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag
- Shetterly, Margot Lee- Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race
- Smibert, Angie- Mind-blowing physical science activities, Exciting engineering activities
- Ventura, Marne- My first guide to duct tape projects
- Westing, Jemma- Out of the box : 25 cardboard engineering projects for makers
- Who Was...? (Biography Series, Various Authors)
- Woodcock, Jon- Coding Games in Scratch, Star Wars coding projects
- Yousafzai, Malala- Malala's Magic Pencil
- You Wouldn’t Want to Be... (Nonfiction History Series, Various Authors)
Additional Resources
- New York Public Library (serving Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island)
- Brooklyn Public Library
- Queens Library
We also recommend the following online resources that provide additional reading lists from which to choose books:
Have a wonderful summer of reading!
The Dalton School Libraries
Email: fplibrary@dalton.org
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