2025 Summer Reading

Entering Kindergarten: (These books are suggested reading only)
Chicka Chicka Boom Book by Archambault
Corduroy by Freeman
Clifford the Big Red Dog by Bridwell
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Higgins
Goodnight Already! by John
Little Red Riding Hood (Golden Books)
Chicken Little (Golden Books)
Hansel and Gretel (Golden Books)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Golden Books)

Entering Grade 1: (These books are suggested reading only)
Biscuit books by Capucilli
Elephant and Piggie books by Willems
Magic Tree House books by Osborne
Miss Nelson is Missing by Marshall
Hooray For Fly Guy (any book) by Arnold
Amelia Bedelia books by Parrish
Fine, Fine School by Creech

Entering Grade 2: (These books are suggested reading only)
Owl Diaries by Elliott
Press Start series
Who Would Win series
Dory Fantasmagory by Hanlon
Nate the Great by Sharmat
The Questioneers series by Beaty
Henry and Mudge series by Rylant
Heidi Heckelback series by Wanda Coven

Entering Grade 3: (You must choose one book for your summer reading assignment*).
Third Grade Angels by Spinelli
Freckle Juice by Blume
Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker by Johannes

Entering Grade 4: (You must choose one book for your summer reading assignment*).
Fish in a Tree by Hunt
BFG by Dahl
Walk Two Moons by Creech

Entering Grade 5: (You must choose one book for your summer reading assignment*).
Wish by O’Conner
The Lightning Thief by Riordan
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Two Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Birdsall

Entering Grade 6: (You must choose one book for your summer reading assignment*).
Freak the Mighty by Philbrick
Echo by Ryan
The Invention of Hugo Cabaret by Selznick

Entering Grade 7 (You must choose one book for your summer reading assignment*).
The Evolution of Calpurnia by Tate Kelly
And Then There Were None by Chrisite
I Will Always Write Back by Welch

Entering Grade 8: (You must read the book and complete the workbook).
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (book) by Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (workbook) by Covey

*Summer reading assignments will be provided in the summer packets available June 14th. All books are available at Carmichael’s Bookstore. Mention “Holy Spirit” and the school will receive 20% back on each purchase!