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Sylvan Learning Releases Summer Reading List
Incorporate these books into your child’s summer fun(Baltimore, MD, April 14, 2008) – Summer is a time for fun and relaxation. However, it’s also a key time for children to continue learning. Sylvan Learning has released a suggested reading list for grades K-12 to help parents find the right book for their child’s summer reading fun.
Sylvan Learning’s Summer Reading List:
Elementary School
| Kindergarten: | The Hundred Pound Problem by Jennifer Dussling A Play's the Thing by Aliki |
| Grade 1: | Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish |
| Grade 2: | Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott Ponies from the Past by Jeanne Betancourt |
| Grade 3: | The Adventures of Stuart Little by Daphne Skinner The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner |
| Grade 4: | In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Betsy Bao Lord The Hardy Boys series by Franklin Dixon |
| Grade 5: | The American Girls series Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles |
Middle School
| Grade 6: | The Apollo 13 Mission by Donald Lemke You Be the Jury by Marvin Miller |
| Grade 7: | The Giver by Lois Lowry Anastasia Has the Answers by Lois Lowry |
| Grade 8: | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne Briar Rose by Jane Yolen |
High School
| Grade 9: | White Fang by Jack London Watership Down by Richard Adams |
| Grade 10: | Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas |
| Grade 11: | Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale |
| Grade 12: | The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton |
Sylvan Learning offers a free reading incentive program for children in grades K-8 at www.bookadventure.com. At Book Adventure children can create personalized book lists from more than 7,000 recommended titles, take quizzes on the books they’ve read at school or at home, and earn prizes for comprehension of the books they’ve read.
For additional educational resources for children in grades K-12, please visit http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com/parent_learning_resources.cfm or call 1-800-31-SUCCESS.
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Sylvan Learning, Inc.
Phone: 410-843-8928
Fax: 410-843-8057
jennifer.gaegler@sylvanlearning.com
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