June Favorites
- Brighter than Before by Courtney Walsh
- Julia at the Drive-In by Rainbow Rowell
July Favorites
- The Baby-sitters Club Fan Edition: Baby-sitter Summer
- Bookmarked for Love by Sarah Monzon
- Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children by Mac Barnett
- The White Mountains by John Christopher
August Favorites
- Sociopath by Patric Gagne
- There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
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June Read-Alouds & Audiobooks
- The Pinballs by Betsy Byars (with M. and C. only)
- Mark Toyman's Inheritance by Christopher Webb (pen name for Leonard Wibberley)
- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (audio in the car)
- William S. and the Great Escape by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (audio in the car)
- Masterpiece by Elise Broach (audio in the car)
July Read-Alouds & Audiobooks
- Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (audio in the car)
- Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
- A Stitch in Time by Penelope Lively
- The Castle of Yew by Lucy M. Boston (audio in the car)
- The White Mountains by John Christopher
August Read-Alouds
- The Trouble Begins at 8 by Sid Fleischman
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Family Reading Lists
M, age 12 (girl)
June
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
- First Term at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
July
- Beneath the Hill by Jane Louise Curry
August
- Burt Breen's Barn by Walter D. Edmonds
C, age 10 (girl)
June
- The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
July
- The Moon by Night by Madeleine L'Engle (read-aloud with me)
- Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith
- The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring by John Bellairs
- Ramona Forever by Beverly Cleary
August
- Beverly Right Here by Kate DiCamillo
- Who Comes with Cannons by Patricia Beatty
- The Disaster Days by Rebecca Behrens
- Hakon of Rogen's Saga by Erik Christian Haugaard
E, age 8 (girl)
June
- The Last Battle by Leonard Wibberley
- Bull Run by Paul Fleischman
July
- The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
- The Borrowers by Mary Norton (read-aloud with Mom)
August
- The Fox Cub Bold by Colin Dann
R, age 6 (boy)
June
- America Travels by Alice Dalgliesh (read-aloud with me and A.)
- In the Grip of Winter by Colin Dann
July
- The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
- Miss Pickerell Goes Undersea by Ellen MacGregor
August
- Fox's Feud by Colin Dann
- Mattimeo by Brian Jacques
- Perfect Gifts by Paul McCusker (read-aloud with me and A.)
- Hidden Treasures by Paul McCusker (read-aloud with me and A.)
- Wings Around South America by Alice Dalgliesh (read-aloud with me and A.)
A, age 6 (girl)
June
- Orange-level stories from SRA
- America Travels by Alice Dalgliesh (read-aloud with me and R.)
July
- Reading for Comprehension Level B- Continental Press
August
- Gold-level stories from SRA
- Perfect Gifts by Paul McCusker (read-aloud with me and R.)
- Hidden Treasures by Paul McCusker (read-aloud with me and R.)
- Wings Around South America by Alice Dalgliesh (read-aloud with me and R.)
Dad
June- Prince Henry the Navigator and the Highways of the Sea by Thomas C. Chubb
- Travellers in Time: Past, Present, and to Come by Eleanor Cameron
- The Pinballs by Betsy Byars
- The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans by Robert Tallant
- Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children by Mac Barnett
August
- Gettysburg by MacKinlay Kantor
- The Visitors by John Rowe Townsend
- Stonewall Jackson by Jonathan Daniels
