DCPS Library Programs
Summer Reading Guide

Parents: Use this link to see our recommendations to support summer reading!

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Prekindergarten - Grade 1

Big by Vashti Harrison	*Thank A Farmer* by Maria Gianferrari; il. by Monica Mikai	*Place Hand Here* by Katie Yamasaki	*All Because of the Tail* by Maria Luisa Di Gravio
Grade 2 - Grade 3

An American Story by Kwame Alexander; il. By Dare Coulter	*Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake* by Andrea Beaty; il. by David Roberts	*Rica Baptista: Llamas, Iguanas,* *and My Very Best Friend* by Janet Costa Bates; il. by Gladys Jose	*Breaking News* by Christine A. Platt; il. By Alea Marley
Grade 4 - Grade 5

*The Eyes and the Impossible* by Dave Eggers	*The Braid Girls* by Sherri Winston	*Aru Shah and the End of Time* by Roshani Chokshi	*The Desert Prince* by Alisha Sevigny
Grade 6 - Grade 8

*Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir* by Pedro Martin	*Grounded: A Novel* by Aisha Saeed	*No Place Like Home* by James Bird	*The First State of Being* by Erin Entrada Kelly
Grade 9 - Grade 12

*Nigeria Jones* by Ibi Zoboi	*The Collectors: Stories* Edited by A.S. King	*For Lamb* by Lesa Cline-Ransome	*Ballad & Dagger* by Daniel José Older

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