More Summer Reading Suggestions: K-12

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Grades K-2

Sports    

• Brothers at Bat, by Audrey Vernick
• Clorinda Plays Baseball, by Robert Kinerk
• Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball, by David A. Adler

Adventure

• The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle, by Alison Inches
• Transformers Dark of the Moon: Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes, by Kirsten Mayer
• Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak

Education

• My Book about Me, by Dr.Seuss, Roy McKie
• Book Fiesta!: A Children’s Day/Book Day Celebration - A Bilingual Picture Book, by Pat Mora
• Marco Goes to School, by Roz Chast

Innovators         

• Goodnight iPad: A Parody for the Next Generation, by Ann Droyd
• My First Human Body Book, by Patricia J. Wynne
• Disney Pixar Story Book Collections, by Annie Auebach
• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition, by William Kamkwamba
• Planting a Rainbow, by Lois Ehlert

Arts                    

• My First 100 Words (Sign Language), by Michivo Nelson
• Where on Earth, by Doring Kindersley
• Here's a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry, by Jane Yolen
• Press Here, by Herve Tullet
• Opuestos: Mexican Folk Art Opposites in English and Spanish, by Cynthia Weill
• Mousterpiece, by Jane Breskin Zalben

History               

• Looking at Lincoln, by Maira Kalman
• Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin, by Robert Byrd
• Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller, by Doreen Rappaport

Movies               

• The Man in the Moon (Guardians of Childhood), by William Joyce
• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, by Judi Barrett
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: The Junior Novel, by J.E. Bright

Grade 3-5

Sports                

• Sports Illustrated Kids 1st and 10: Top 10 Lists of Everything in Football, Sports Illustrated
• The Everything Kids' Soccer Book: Rules, Techniques, and More About Your Favorite Sport!, by Deborah W. Crisfield
• Extreme Sports, by John Crossingham, Bobbie Kalman
• Combat Sports, by Clive Gifford
• A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, by Matt De la Pena
• Hothead, by Cal Ripken Jr.

Adventure          

• Camp Out!: The Untimate Kids Guide, by Lynn Brunelle
• Adventures, by Jane Bingham
• How to be a Spy Kid, by Kate Egan
• The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, by Rodman Philbrick
• How to be a Detective, by Dan Waddell

Education          

• Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas, by Molly Bang, Penny Chisholm
• The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice, Float Water, Measure Gravity-Challenge the World Around You! (Everything Kids Series), by Tom Robinson

Innovators         

• Profile #3 Tech Titans, by Carla Killough McClafferty
• Kid Who Invented the Popsicle and Other Surprising Stories About Inventions, by Don L. Wulffson
• Robotics: Discover the Science and Technology of the Future with 20 Projects, by Kathy Ceceri
• Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight Became an Inventor, by Emily Arnold McCully

Arts                    

• 13 Artists Children Should Know, by Angela Wenzel
• The Art of Healthy Eating-Kids, by Maria Emmerich
• An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers, by Natasha Wing
• Uh-oh, Leonardo!: The Adventures of Providence Traveler, by Robert Sabuda

History               

• Car Science, by Richard Hammond
• Election!: A Kid's Guide to Picking Our President (2012 Edition), by Dan Gutman
• The Boy Who Invented TV, by Kathleen Krull
• The Boston Tea Party, by Russell Freedman
• If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution, by Kay Moore

Movies               

• How to Train Your Dragon, by Cressida Cowell
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney
• Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard Atwater
• Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis
• Harry Potter Literary Series, by J.K. Rowling

Grade 6-8

Sports                

• Lebron James: The Rise of a Star, by David Lee Morgan Jr.
• How Did I Get Here: The Accent of an Unlikely CEO, by Tony Hawk
• History of Rugby, by Paul Morgan
• Sports Illustrated Kids 3D Sports Blast, by David E. Klutho
• The Batboy, by Mike Lupica
• The Go-for-Gold Gymnasts: Balancing Act, by Dominique Moceanu, Alicia Thompson
• Mystery at the Olympics: Rush for the Gold, by John Feinstein
• Tangerine, by Edward Bloor

Adventure          

• My Life as a Stuntboy, by Janet Tashjian, Jake Tashijan
• How to Take the Ggrrr out of Anger, by Elizabeth Verdict
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
• The Jungle Books, by Rudyard Kipling
• My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George
• The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure, by Martin W. Sandler

Education          

• A Smart Girl's Guide to Starting Middle School, by Julie Williams Montalbano
• Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly, by Gail Carson Levine
• See You Later, Procrastinator! by Pamela Espland
• Confucius: The Golden Rule, by Russell Freedman            

Innovators         

• Schooled, by Gordon Korman
• Where's My Stuff, by Samantha Moss
• New Junior Cookbook for Kids, by Better Homes and Gardens
• Battlefield of the Mind for Teens, by Joyce Meyers
• Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure, by Jim Murphy, Alison Blank
• Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream, by Tanya Lee Stone
• Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook, by Anne Mazer

Arts                    

• Independence Day Origami, by Ruth Owen
• Acting for Young Actors: The Ultimate Teen Guide, by Mary Lou Beli/Dianh Lenny
• Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes, by David Roessel
• Chuck Close: Face Book, by Françoise Mouly
• Talking with Artists: Volume Two, by Pat Cummings
• The Secret Life of Logos, by Leslie Cabarga
• Wideness & Wonder: The Life and Art of Georgia O’Keeffe, by Susan Goldman Rubin

History               

• Who Is Bill Gates? by Tim Tomkinson
• The History of Moviemaking: Animation and Live-Action, from Silent to Sound, Black-And-White to Color (Voyages of Discovery), by Sheilia Keenan
• The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, by Michael H. Hart
• Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship, by Russell Freedman
• Iceberg, Right Ahead!: The Tragedy of the Titanic, by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson

Movies               

• Eragon, by Christopher Paolini
• War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo
• The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Holes, by Louis Sachar
• Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
• A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle

Grades 9-12

Sports                

• The Football Coaching Bible, by American Football Coaches Association
• Sports in American History: From Colonization to Globalization, by Gerald Gems and Linda Borish
• Curveball: This Year I Lost My Grip, by Jordan Sonnenblick
• Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, by Thomas Hauser
• The Final Four, by Paul Volponi
• Boy21, by Matthew Quick
• Throw Like a Girl: How to Dream Big and Believe in Yourself, by Jennie Finch
• Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer, by Lynne Cox

Adventure          

• Looking for Alaska, by John Green
• The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien
• Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster, by Jon Krakauer
• Peak, by Roland Smith

Education          

• The Secrets of College Success, by Lynn F. Jacobs/Jeremy S. Hyman
• Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Do You! 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success, by Russell Simmons
• Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us, by Micheal Moss
• A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson
• How to Succeed in High School and Prep for College, by Phyllis Zimbler Miller
• Hippocrates: Father of Medicine, by Herbert Goldberg

Innovators         

• The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
• Perfect, by Ellen Hopkins
• Never Fall Down, by Patricia Mccormick
• The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers, by Tom Standage
• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, by William Kamkwamba
• The Book of Styling: An Insider’s Guide to Creating Your Own Look, by Somer Flaherty
• Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different, by Karen Blumenthal

Arts                    

• The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
• Broadway Musicals Show by Show, by Stanley Green and Cary Ginell
• How to Write a Movie in 21 Days, by Viki King
• Plot and Structure, by James Scott Bell
• Art Explained, by Robert Cumming
• Jane Austen: A Life Revealed, by Catherine Reef
• Raggin', Jazzin', Rockin': A History of American Musical Instrument Makers, by Susan VanHecke

History               

• A Short History of the World, by H. G. Wells
• America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great, by Ben Carson
• The Wave, by Todd Strasser
• The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
• The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II, by Gregory A. Freeman
• Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission, by Hampton Sides

Movies               

• The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd
• Where the Heart Is, by Billie Letts
• Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
• The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, by Michael Lewis
• Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins

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