Summer reading can be tricky. As parents we have this idea that our children should arrive home from the last day of school enthusiastic and ready to tackle book after book until they return to the classroom in August/September! As teachers, we hope that our students make some time for some reading to avoid losing their awesome skills. While exhausted students are thinking, “Wait, I have to read? It’s summer!”

To make everyone’s life a bit easier, I wanted to share a few summer reading books that my students have been excited to read this school year, and are even more thrilled to recommend. If you are looking to help your upper elementary reader make some thoughtful book selections that will be read from BEGINNING to END, take a peek at these ideas...