2014 Summer Reading Web Sites for Elementary and Middle School Students

From the Office of Advanced Academics...

Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Awards
http://maslmd.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=70Online-

Newberry Medal and Honor Books, 1922 – Present
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.cfm

Caldecott Medal and Honor Books, 1938 - Present
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/cald_hon.html

Peggy Sharp’s Picks (Broken down by grade levels)
http://www.peggysharp.com/peggyspicks/picks.htm

Screen Actors Guild members reading children’s books aloud (accompanying activities)
http://www.storylineonline.net/

Coretta Scott King Book Awards
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/cskbookawards/index.cfm
The award is given annually to an African American author and an African American illustrator

The World of Brian P. Cleary Excellent site for parts of speech, poetry, math, word games, etc.
http://www.brianpcleary.com/ (copy link directly into your browser)

Multicultural Children’s Literature
http://multiculturalchildrenslit.com/

The Reading Corner
http://thereadingcorner.org/ An annotated list of “good books to read” for readers in grades 2-8

Teachervision.com: Summer Reading Lists
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/ List of book titles and story descriptions, including printable reading activities

International Reading Association
http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices.html “Choice” lists of books for children

Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature
http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html
Click on “All Reviewed Children’s Books” -- children’s books arranged by title, author and grade level

Reading is Fundamental/Reading Planet for Kids
http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/

Scholastic: http://www.scholastic.com/summerreading

Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading Children earn a free book after reading eight!

Reading Rockets: www.readingrockets.org

Public Service TV: www.pbskids.org

Stories-It: www.storyit.com

FCPS The Magic Wall
Students in 5th and 8th grade will “age up” to the MS and HS Wall around July 1st 2013
Elementary Magic Wall: http://fcpses.axis360.baker-taylor.com/
Middle Magic Wall: http://fcpsms.axis360.baker-taylor.com/
High Magic Wall: http://fcpshs.axis360.baker-taylor.com/
Instructions for downloading to The Magic Wall: http://education.fcps.org/librarymedia/

Frederick County Public Libraries:
http://www.fcpl.org/index.php

Carroll County Public Library
https://library.carr.org/

NoveList K-8: login to public library site with with your card # and look up favorite books and find lots of "read alikes" or other similar series. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,cpid&custid=s9108278&profile=novpk8