Incoming fourth grade students are required to read a total of THREE books this summer. Students will choose ONE book from each of the following categories: one fantasy fiction novel and one non-fiction book. All books are available for purchase on Amazon and/or Audible.
Additionally, all fourth grade students will read the same classic literature selection. Grace School will purchase and mail this selection to student’s homes on July 1st. Students will be expected to discuss and quiz over all three books by the first day of school.
Required Reading
(Pick one book from each category listed below)
Fantasy Fiction
A Nest for Celeste
by Henry Cole
Chicken Feathers
by Joy Cowley
Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
Nonfiction
She Touched the World
by Sally Hobart Alexander
Secrets of Animal Flight
by Nic Bishop
A Drop of Water
by Walter Wick
Classic Literature Selection
Required Reading
(Grace School will purchase and mail
this selection to student’s homes on July 1)
A Nest For Celeste cover from Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2012
Chicken Feathers cover from Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2008
Tale of Despereaux cover from Candlewick Press, 2015
She Touched the World cover from Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Miflin Harcourt (HMH) Publishing, 2008
Secrets of Animal Flight cover from Amazon.com (Scholastic Press, Inc.), 1998
A Drop of Water cover from Scholastic Press, Inc., 1998