1. Whelan, Listening for lions Left an orphan after the influenza epidemic in British East Africa in 1918, thirteen-year-old Rachel is tricked into assuming a deceased neighbor's identity to travel to England, where her only dream is to return to Africa and rebuild her parents' mission hospital. 194pgs* (Historical fiction) Hahn, Deep and dark and dangerous When thirteen-year-old Ali spends the summer with her aunt and cousin at the family's vacation home, she stumbles upon a secret that her mother and aunt have been hiding for over thirty years. 187pgs* (Fantasy— ghost story) Swanson, Chasing Lincoln’s killer …a fast-paced thriller about the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth: a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia. 194 pgs. (biography) Smith, Peak A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest. 246pgs. (realistic survival fiction) Sheinken, Bomb: The race to steal the world’s most dangerous weapon Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos. 266pgs* (narrative nonfiction) Ryan, Esperanza rising Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California on the eve of the Great Depression. 260pgs* (historical fiction) Nobleman, Boys of steel : the creators of Superman Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, two misfit teens in Cleveland, escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine tales. In 1934, they created the superhero; but it was four years before they convinced a publisher to take a chance on their Man of Steel in a new format--the comic book. (biography) Nelson, We are the ship: the Story of Negro League Baseball Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. 88pgs. (narrative nonfiction) Lord, Rules Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic. 200pgs* (realistic fiction) L’Engle, Wrinkle in time Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government. 245pgs* and graphic novel (science fiction)

2. Suggested Titles for Summer Reading Riverside Intermediate School 2016 *indicates audio version available at public libraries Haddix, Among the hidden (or any title in the Shadow Children series In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong. 153pgs.(Futuristic science fiction) Kipling, The jungle book With the release of this year’s movie, the adventures of Mowgli, the boy reared by a pack of wolves in an Indian jungle, would be a great family read. (Fantasy adventure) Multiple versions available. Hunt, Fish in a tree Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions. However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself, that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of; also, there’s a lot more to her—and to everyone—than a label, and that great minds don’t always think alike. 275pgs* (realistic fiction) Grisham, any title in the Theodore Boone series Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone has always dreamed of being a great trial lawyer someday, but a sensational murder trial forces him into the arena sooner than expected, and he is determined to see that justice prevails. 250+pgs* (Mystery and detective fiction) Ferrari, Born to fly In 1942, an eleven-year-old girl who longs to be a pilot and her family try to manage their lives in Rhode Island when the father goes to fight in World War II. 210pgs (historical fiction) Dowell, The secret language of girls Marylin and Kate have been friends since nursery school, but when Marylin becomes a middle school cheerleader and Kate begins to develop other interests, their relationship is put to the test. 245pgs (realistic fiction) Dionne, Total tragedy of a girl named Hamlet Hamlet's attempts to be a "normal" eighth grader become increasingly difficult when her genius seven- year-old sister and her eccentric Shakespeare scholar parents both begin to attend her school. 290pgs (realistic fiction) DiCamillo, Tiger rising In a rural Florida community a spunky but angry Sistine plans to free a caged tiger. 116pgs (realistic fiction) DiCamillo, The Magician’s elephant When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her. 200pgs*