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
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| 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
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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
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| 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
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| 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
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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
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.