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Summer reading for all grade levels
Summer Reading Assignments

Kent County Public Schools has posted the summer reading assignments for all grade levels. 

Downloadable reading assignments by grade level can be found at the bottom of the page, including information on the Kent County Public Library's "Oceans of Possibilities" summer reading program.

Here is a brief synopsis for each grade level:

Galena, H.H. Garnet and Rock Hall Elementary Schools

Kindergarten through second grade: 8 hours, 4 or more books, or 25 minutes/5 days a week

Suggested reading: 
Frog and Toad
Henry and Mudge
Magic Tree House
Junie B. Jones
The Jungle Book 
Charlotte's Web 
The Wind in the Willows 
The Incredible Journey
Make Way for Ducklings
Millions of Cats


Third through fifth grades: 8 hours, 4 or more books, or 25 minutes/5 days a week

Suggested reading: 
Frog and Toad
Henry and Mudge
Magic Tree House
Junie B. Jones
The Jungle Book 
Charlotte's Web 
The Wind in the Willows 
The Incredible Journey
Make Way for Ducklings
Millions of Cats


Kent County Middle School

Students are required to choose at least one selection to read over the summer break and select an assignment from the choice board.
 
Entering sixth grade:

The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate

Wonder
by R.J. Palacio

Peter and the Starcatcher
by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

The Alchemyst:
The Secrets of the Immortal
by Nicholas Flamel

Keeper of the Lost Cities
by Shannon Messenger

Other Words for Home
by Jasmine Warga
Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woods

Found
by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Refugee
by Alan Gratz

Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery


Entering seventh grade:

Crash
by Jerry Spinelli

Crispin: The Cross of Lead
by Avi

Fever 1793
by Laurie Halse-Anderson

Heart to Heart
by Lurlene McDaniel

Rifle
by Gary Paulsen

Savvy
by Ingrid Law

Titanic, Voices from Disaster
by Deborah Hopkinson

Flush
by Carl Hiaasen

Maze Runner (any in the series)
by James Dashner


Entering eighth grade:

Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline

Monster
by Walter Dean Myers

Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card

The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green

The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak

Divergent (any in the trilogy)
by Veronica Roth

Handbook for Boys: A Novel
by Walter Dean Myers

The Wednesday Wars
by Gary D. Schmidt


Kent County High School

This year, we would like you to read at least one book of your choice. 

If you aren’t sure which books you would like, do some research! Get suggestions from your peers, parents or guardians or look up authors you’ve loved in the past for some ideas. 

The only requirement is that you cannot choose books you’ve already read or that are in the curriculum from Kent County Public Schools.

What gets turned in?

After you’ve chosen a book and loved reading it, you will have one assignment to complete. On the downloadable assignment sheet, you will find a Choice Board. You must complete one choice from the board before returning to school in August.

Kent County Public Library Summer Reading Program

Oceans of Possibilities is the summer reading program at the Kent County Public Library

The Kent County Public Library has launched the 2022 "Oceans of Possibilities" summer reading experience.
 
The program includes reading challenges for all ages. The library also will be offering special contests events throughout the summer.
 
Students are encouraged to register for the "Oceans of Possibilities" program and help the library reach its community goal of 750,000 cumulative reading minutes.

Program details are included in the downloadable reading assignments posted below.

Attachments Available To Download:
Grades K-2 2022 Summer Reading.pdf
Grades K-2 2022 Summer Reading (Spanish).pdf
Grades 3-5 2022 Summer Reading.pdf
Grades 3-5 2022 Summer Reading (Spanish).pdf
Middle School 2022 Summer Reading.pdf
Middle School 2022 Summer Reading (Spanish).pdf
High School 2022 Summer Reading.pdf
High School 2022 Summer Reading (Spanish).pdf