Mark Twain Reader Award
Mark Twain Reader Award
Nominees 2017-2018
Nominees 2017-2018
Summer 2017
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2017 Summer Reading List Grades 3-5 Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World By James Sturm Ape and Armadillo learn that achieving world domina on is a lot less fun without your best friend at your side.
Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh Ten authors celebrate diversity through tales of Bigfoot, basketball, girl pirates, and more in a highly readable, relatable short-story The Book Itch: Freedom, collec on. Truth, and Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore Fort By Vaunda Micheaux Nelson By Cynthia DeFelice The story of the Na onal Friends Wya5 and Augie Memorial African spend an unplugged Bookstore, a testament summer in the woods, to the power of words building a fort and and reading and a protec ng a disabled boy celebra on of culture from bullies. during some turbulent years. Freedom over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their A Dragon’s Guide Lives and Dreams to the Care and Feeding Brought to Life By Ashley Bryan of Humans By Laurence Yep and Bryan breathes life into Joanne Ryder eleven slaves (listed as A story about dragons property on a document with a twist: Miss Drake from 1828 that he (the dragon) has a new purchased in an estate human pet! sale) through his exquisite portraits and Fable Comics narra ve poetry. Edited by Chris Duffy Twenty-eight fables Full of Beans from different countries By Jennifer L. Holm are retold with the help In Depression era Key of prominent children’s West, Beans Curry and book illustrators. his barefoot gang of friends try various schemes to make easy money in this laugh-outloud historical novel.
Garvey’s Choice By Nikki Grimes Overweight sci-fi nerd Garvey knows he can never be the athlete his father wants him to be, but maybe, just maybe, he might be able to find his own path when he joins the school chorus.
The Jumbies By Tracey Bap ste Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home. The Last Kids on Earth By Max Brallier Described as Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead, this postapocalyp c graphic novel is sure to delight summer readers as Jack Sullivan holes up in his tree house for as long as he can.
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker By Robbie Robertson A powerful introduc on to the story of Hiawatha, the Mohawk who translated the message of unity from the Peacemaker, unifying the Lola Levine Is Not Mean! five na ons of Iroquois. By Monica Brown Sports-loving Lola Jazz Day: The Making of accidentally injures a a Famous Photograph classmate during a recess soccer game and resolves By Roxane Orgill This collec on of poetry to win back her spot on focuses on the process art the field—and her friends—by designer Art Kane went through in order to demonstra ng what photograph what was to good sportsmanship become the iconic 1958 is all about. photo of American jazz Makoons greats on a stoop in By Louise Erdrich Harlem. Twin brothers Makoons Juana and Lucas and Chickadee travel By Juana Medina across the plains in A li5le girl growing up in search of buffalo with Bogotá is determined to their family in the 1860s. learn English before her trip to the U.S. and her visit to Spaceland.
Moo By Sharon Creech When Reena found out she was moving to Maine, she pictured lighthouses and lobsters, not a neighbor with a zany cow named Zora.
the hopes of geJng the a5en on of her father and becomes friends with her quirky compe tors. Two Naomis By Olugbemisola RhudayPerkovich and Audrey Vernick Two girls who are both named Naomi find themselves at odds when their parents begin to date.
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea By Ben Clanton A narwhal and a jellyfish strike up an unlikely friendship and have adventures under the sea. Unusual Chickens for the Excep4onal Nothing but Trouble Poultry Farmer By Jacqueline Davies By Kelly Jones Maggie, aspiring scien st When she and her family and hacker, and Lena, a move to a farm, Sophie talented ar st, team up to discovers some unique add a li5le mystery and chickens that need more mischief to the last days than just care and feeding. of Odawahaka Middle Wet Cement: A Mix of School. Concrete Poems Oona Finds an Egg By Bob Raczka By Adele Griffin Raczka offers a collec on Follow Oona Oodlethunk of twenty-one concrete on her adventures in poems that are a surefire way to draw the a5en on prehistoric mes as she of young readers and tries to find the perfect pet. First in a series. inspire readers. Pax By Sara Pennypacker Peter leaves home to reunite with his beloved pet fox, Pax. Raymie Nigh4ngale By Kate DiCamillo Raymie prepares for a local beauty pageant in
This yearly Summer Reading Book List is created by the Association for Library Service to Children’s Quicklists Consulting Committee and the School Age Programs and Services Committee. For more booklists visit ala.org/alsc/booklists
