Summer Reading List ALSC 2021 (Gr. 3-5)

Created on May 19, 2021, 3:28 pm

Last Updated October 15, 2021, 12:32 pm

Titles on the 2021 Summer Reading Lists were compiled and annotated by members of ALSC's Quicklists Consulting Committee. ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children), a division of ALA (American Library Association), reading lists are created as a resource for children's librarians to share with patrons. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to explore these titles to find resources that may match or spark their child's interest. https://www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/book-lists/2021-summer-reading-list

1) Any day with you

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During the summer before seventh grade, Kaia, who enjoys living in Southern California, visiting the beach with her family, and creating movie make-up effects, makes a film with her friends to win a contest and hopefullly prevent her beloved great-grandtather from moving back to the Philippines.

2) Bear

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eComic, Graphic Novels & Manga

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Bear is a guide dog for the blind, and he would do anything for his best friend and owner, Patrick. But when Bear suddenly loses his own vision, he worries that he has lost his purpose! Determined to protect Patrick at all costs, Bear sets out on a quest to regain his eyesight. Along the way Bear will learn to tap into his other senses and begin to see the world from a new perspective that is at times more rich and colorful than the world he's always...

3) Eva Evergreen, semi-magical witch

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Series

Eva Evergreen volume 1

Description

Eva must travel to a seaside town to complete her training and earn the rank of Novice Witch before her thirteenth birthday, or be banned from using magic forever. Annotation rev. per pub. request

4) The how and wow of the human body: from your tongue to your toes and all the guts in between

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Series

Wow in the world

Description

"Based on their #1 kids podcast, Wow in the World, hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz take readers on a hilarious, fact-filled, and highly illustrated journey through the human body--covering everything from our toes to our tongues to our brains and our lungs!"--

5) The infinite adventures of Supernova: 1,Pepper Page saves the universe!

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Walker, Landry Q

Series

Infinite adventures of Supernova volume 1

Description

"The year is 2421. Awkward and shy, Pepper buries herself in the universe of the classic fictional superhero Supernova to avoid dealing with the perils of the 9th grade. But then fate intervenes when Pepper encounters a strange cat named Mister McKittens and stumbles into a volatile science experiment run by a sinister substitute teacher named Doctor Killian"--Publisher marketing.

6) Isaiah Dunn is my hero

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Baptist, Kelly J

Series

Isaiah Dunn volume 1

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"Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Good thing Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who always has a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories...

7) The last bear

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"There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that's what April's father tells her when his scientific research takes them to a faraway Arctic outpost. But one night, April catches a glimpse of something distinctly bear shaped loping across the horizon. A polar bear who shouldn't be there--who is hungry, lonely and a long way from home"--Provided by publisher.

8) Shaking up the house

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Méndez, Yamile Saied

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"Ingrid and Winnie López have lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for eight years, but their friends Skylar and Zora Williams--the new first daughters--are about to move into the White House with their mom, the president-elect. What the Williamses don't know is that incoming presidents' families are often pranked by the folks they're replacing, and Ingrid and Winnie take that tradition very seriously. But when the four girls get wrapped up in an ever-escalating...

9) Simon and Chester: super detectives!

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Series

Simon and Chester volume 1

Description

Simon and Chester are bored...until they pretend to be detectives.

10) Skunk and Badger

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Timberlake, Amy

Series

Skunk and Badger volume 1

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The last thing Badger wants is a roommate, and certainly not Skunk, but since the house does not belong to him he does not have a choice; and soon everything in Badger's quiet and ordered life studying rocks is turned upside down (and where on earth did all the chickens come from)--but after he drives Skunk and his chickens away, Badger starts to miss his roommate and sets out to find him and make amends.

11) A sporting chance: how Paralympics founder Ludwig Guttmann saved lives with sports

Author

Alexander, Lori

Description

"Telling the inspiring human story behind the creation of the Paralympics, this chapter book biography artfully combines archival photos, full-color illustrations, and a riveting narrative to honor the life of Ludwig Guttmann, whose work profoundly changed so many lives"--

12) Stella Díaz dreams big

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Dominguez, Angela

Series

Stella Diaz volume 3

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"Stella is happy as a clam in fourth grade. She's the president of the Sea Musketeers conservation club, she starts taking swim lessons, and she joins a new art club at school. But as her schedule fills up, school gets harder, too. Suddenly the tides have turned, and she is way too busy!"--Provided by publisher.

13) Three keys: a front desk novel

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Front desk volume 2

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Playaway

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"Mia Tang thinks she's going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners of the Calivista Motel, Mia gets to run the front desk with her best friend, Lupe, and she's finally getting somewhere with her writing! But as it turns out, sixth grade is no picnic."--Publisher

14) The total eclipse of Nestor Lopez

Author

Cuevas, Adrianna

Description

"A Cuban American boy must use his secret ability to communicate with animals to save the inhabitants of his town when they are threatened by a tule vieja, a witch that transforms into animals."--

15) Truman the dog

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Florence, Debbi Michiko

Series

My furry foster family

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"T is for Truman, tricks, and TROUBLE! Truman the black lab might be an older rescue dog, but he's still got enough mischief beneath his collar to keep eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her animal-fostering family on their toes from morning till night."--Provided by publisher.

16) We are still here!: Native American truths everyone should know

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Live Oak Media eReadalong

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

"A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary time periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: We are still here!"--

17) We got game!: 35 female athletes who changed the world

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Weintraub, Aileen

Description

Meet thirty-five female athletes who played hard, broke records, and inspired girls around the world. You'll read about the first woman horse jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby, the number one tennis player in the world, a surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack, and a snow boarder who landed a death-defying jump, along with many others. Includes: Simone Biles * Gretchen Bleiler * Hannah Cockroft * Misty Copeland * Diane Crump * Sasha DiGiulian...

18) When you trap a tiger

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Talking Book

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When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni.

19) The year I flew away

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Book, eBook, Kindle, Playaway

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After moving from her home in Haiti to her uncle's home in Brooklyn, ten-year-old Gabrielle, feeling bullied and out of place, makes a misguided deal with a witch.