Sunshine State Young

Readers Award Jr. Books

2017-2018

GRADES K-2

Douglas, You Need Glasses by Ged Adamson Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Woodpecker Wants a Waffle by Ste-ve There’s a Bear on my Chair by Ross Collins The Rooster Who Would not be Qui-et by Carmen Deedy Storybook Knight by Helen Docherty We Forgot Brock by Carter Goodrich Let Me Finish by Minh Le Ferocious Fluffity by Erica Perl The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton March of the Mini Beasts by Ada Hopper My Pet Human by Yasmin Surovec My Life in Pictures by Deborah Zemke

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each book.

2017-2018 Grades 3-5

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Previous SSYRA Jr Book Lists:

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Ocean Palms Media Center

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Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books

2017-2018

GRADES 3-5

Allie, First at Last by Angela Cervantes Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon A Dragon’s Guide to the Care and Feed-ing of Humans by Laurence Yep and Joanna Ryder Framed! by James Ponti The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson Maxi’s Secrets: Or What You Can Learn From A Dog by Lynn Plourde My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons Night of the Living Worms by Dave Cov-erly Pugs of the Frozen North by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan Teddy Mars: Almost a World Record Breaker by Molly Burnham The Vanishing Coin by Kate Egan with Mike Lane A Whole New Ballgame by Phil Bildner The Wild Robot by Peter Brown Willy Maykit in Space by Greg Trine

K-2 Summer Resource Guide

(Including Graduating 2nd Grade Students.)

Junie B First Grader at last by: Barbara

Park Meet the worlds funniest First

Grader Junie B Jones. Hooray, hooray

for a brand new school year. Being in

First Grade means having to get use to a

whole new classroom and a whole new

teacher.

The Night Before First Grade by:

Natasha Wing It’s the night before the

Big Day-first grade. Penny is excited to

start the new year with her best friend

right beside her in the same classroom.

If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson. A

rabbit and his mouse pal are excited to

harvest a few crops, but when the birds

come to share in the spoils, rabbit and

mouse have to make a decision. Will

they plant seeds of selfishness or seeds

of kindness? The importance of choosing

kindness is clear but what really makes

this book shine is Nelson’s fantastic illus-

trations, and in particular one delightful-

ly amusing spread of the birds on the

lookout for seeds. This is an utterly

charming picture book to teach about

kindness.

The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Class

by Justin Roberts, illustrated by Christian

Robinson. Sally may be small but she is

the most observant kid in the class. She

notices everything, especially when

someone else is being bullied or teased.

Sally decides the right thing to do is to

stand up for others, and teach her peers

about kindness. I liked this book a lot

and how it emphasized that you can be

kind no matter what your stature—

physically or socially

The Night Before Summer Vacation

By; Natasha Wing A little girl and her

family are getting ready to go on vaca-

tion or at least their trying to. In the

effort to pack everything needed there’s

bound to be something overlooked.

That is what provides a funny ending.

See You in Second Grade By Miriam

Cohen. Wishing goodbye to each other

at the end-of-the-year first grade beach

picnic, Jim, Paul, Danny, George, and

Anna Maria talk about their first grade

experiences and realize they will miss

their teacher.

Owen Foote, Second Grade Strong-

man by Stephanie Greene. Owen, a

second grader who is being teased for

his small size, discovers that his friend

Joseph is just as concerned about being

overweight, and they share their fear of

being humiliated by the school nurse on

the annual weigh-in day.

Second Grade Star by Nancy Alberts

Dreaming of becoming a star at the

forthcoming Spring concert, Kelly copes

with disappointment and jealousy when

her friends land important parts and

she is assigned to folding programs,

until she learns how to shine brightly on

her own.

Frog and Toad Series by Arnold Label

Frog and Toad are best friends and al-ways there for each other! From sled-ding in winter to eating ice cream on hot summer days, these two friends have fun together the whole year round!

Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant. The story revolves around a young boy, Henry, and his canine companion, Mudge, an English Mastiff. Throughout the series, Henry learns many lessons, usually with the help of the 182-pound Mudge, about life, loyalty and love. He has a cousin named Annie who often features as well.

Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osbourne. Adventures with Jack and Annie are perfect for readers who are just starting to read chapter books. Jack and Annie, a brother and sister who discover a magical tree house filled with books and go on many adventures to-gether.

Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon by Paula

Danziger Amber is a spunky third

grader, who has lots of opinions. Unfor-

tunately her best friend Justin is moving

away.

Arthur's Teacher Trouble by Marc

Brown Third-grade Arthur is amazed

when he is chosen to be in the school

spellathon.

The Classroom at the End of the Hall by

Douglas Evans Nine stories about the

strange and peculiar happenings at

W.T. Melon Elementary.

Clementine is a Not-so-common Third

Grader! by Sara Pennypacker Clemen-

tine is not having a good week and she

has been sent to the principal’s office

again.

How to Be Cool in the Third Grade by

Betsy Duffey Robbie York wants to

be "cool." He doesn't have a chance

because his mother takes his picture at

the bus stop, he's not wearing jeans

and falls accidentally on the class bully.

Will it ever get better?

I Was a Third Grade Science Project by

Mary Jane Auch Teaming up with Brian,

Josh is sure he will win the big prize, yet

when Brian's plan is to hypnotize the

family dog into thinking he is a cat, Josh

is very doubtful . . . until he sees the

final results with his very own eyes

Just Grace by Charise Mericle Harper

A very funny book about Just Grace,

one of four Graces in a third grade

classroom.

Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary

Stubborn Maggie is determined not to

learn to write cursive in third grade, but

will she win out?

Books About 3rd Graders Books About 1st Graders Books About 2nd Graders

Favorite Series

I Survived…

Big Nate

Who Was?

39 Clues

Diary of A Wimpy Kid

Wayside School

A to Z Mysteries

Geronimo Stillton

My Weird School

Frannie K. Stein

Ivy and Bean

Judy Moody

Boxcar Children

Secrets of Droon

Spiderwick Chronicles

The Hero’s Guide to

Saving the Universe

Favorite Authors

Katherine Applegate

Annie Barrows

Chris Barton

Judy Blume (Fudge se-

ries, The Pain and the

Great One, Freckle Juice)

Matt Christopher

Beverly Cleary

Andrew Clements

Cressida Cowell

Roald Dahl

Kate DiCamillo

Cornelia Funke

Dan Gutman

Jeff Kinney

Grace Lin

Lois Lowry

Melissa Moss

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Mary Norton

Ridley Pearson

Sara Pennypacker

Dave Pilkey

Louis Sachar

Jon Scieszka

Rachel Vail

Classic Authors

Aesop

Hans Christian Anderson

A.A. Milne

Bill Peete

Beatrix Potter

William Steig

E.B. White

Suggested Summer Reading

Incentive Programs

Barnes and Noble’s Summer Reading

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/

summer-reading/_/N-rs9

Download a summer reading journal

and complete to win a free book!

Chuck E. Cheese

https://www.chuckecheese.com/deals-

offers/rewards-calendars

Read and complete the calendar to earn

free tokens

St. Johns County Public Library

http://www.sjcpls.org/event-directory/

Please be sure to visit for information

about summer reading programs, edu-

cation performances, and other fun

activities.

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Borrow books for FREE on your Kindle,

Nook, IPad, or other e-readers through

the St. Johns County eLibrary Many

Sunshine State books are available!

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Achieve3000

RazKids

Websites

Achieve 3000

https://portal.achieve3000.com

RAZ Kids

https://www.raz-kids.com/

Xtramath

www.xtramath.org

Maps that Teach

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/

geography.htm

Math Fact Fluency

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-

web/games/mathmagician/

cathymath.html

Links to Summer

Reading Lists

Coretta Scott King Award Books:

http://www.ala.org/emiert/

cskbookawards

International Literacy Book Lists:

https://

www.literacyworldwide.org/get-

resources/reading-lists

Newberry Medal and Honor

Books:

http://www.ala.org/alsc/

awardsgrants/bookmedia/

newberymedal/newberyhonors/

newberymedal

Nonfiction Authors

David Adler Chris Barton Jennifer Berne Nic Bishop-

Tonya Bolden Suzanne Jurmain Patricia Larkin Sandra Markle

Marissa Moss Walter Dean Myers Staton Rabin James Rumford

Judith St. George Jonah Winter

Poetry Selections

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.

Make sure and get the copy illustrated by Christopher Bing!

Peters, Lisa Westberg. Earthshake: Poems for the Ground Up

Twenty-two clever poems about geology with engaging illustrations—sure to inspire

a summer rock hunt in the backyard or local park!

Prelutsky, Jack. If Not for the Cat.

An all time favorite collection of haikus that are thought provoking and fun to

quote—paired with large, colorful illustrations.

Scieszka, Jon. Science Verse. A teacher's comment (" if you listen closely enough,

you can hear the poetry of science in everything") causes a boy to "start hearing

everything as a science poem." Also enjoy Math Curse by the same author. So much

to figure out- these books can be read over and over.

Indoor Activities

Read a good book

Write a letter to an author or

friend

Create an imaginary grocery

store

Design a new toy

Visit the library

Create a treasure map

Research an area of interest

Set up a science experiment

Design a puppet and show

Make a graphic novel or book

Document summer activities

or journal

Volunteer

Follow a recipe

Practice and review key skills

(ex. math facts)

Outdoor Activities

Go to the beach

Learn how to fish

Visit the Jacksonville Zoo

Go to the park

Play hopscotch

Jump rope

Play in the sprinkle

Plant a garden

Play kickball

Go to the waterpark

Hike at State Guana Park

Visit the Alligator Farm

Go to the St. Augustine fort

Learn a new sport

Go to Fort Caroline

Visit Hanna Park

Ride your bike with your family

Websites:

http://fun4firstcoastkids.com/

http://jax4kids.com/

http://

www.visitjacksonville.com/things

-to-do/family-fun/

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/