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Darlington County Summer Reading Lists

(We will add lists as we receive information from the schools.)

ALL Darlington County Elementary & Middle Schools
Hartsville High School
Emmanuel Christian School
Mayo High School
Thomas Hart Academy

ALL Darlington County Elementary & Middle Schools (PRINTABLE - CLICK HERE)

Rising 1st Graders - (Read AT LEAST 4 books from the following list)
- Jo MacDonald Had a Garden by Mary Quattlebaum
  Any titles in the following series
- Dora the Explorer Ready to Read Series Level 1 by various authors
- Jon Scieszka's Ready to Read Trucktown Level 1 by Jon Scieszka
- My First I Can Read Mittens Level 1 by Lola Schaefer
- My First I Can Read Series Level 1 by various authors
- Olivia Ready to Read Series Level 1 by various authors
- Robin Hill School Ready to Read Series Level 1 by Margaret McNamara

Rising 2nd Graders - (Read AT LEAST 4 books from the following list)
- Cool Cars and Trucks by Sean Kenney
- Racecar Alphabet by Brian Floca
  Any titles in the following series
- Mercy Watson Series by Kate Dicamillo
- National Geographic Kids Series Level 1 by various authors
- Pinkalicious I Can Read Series Level by Victoria Kann
- Rotten Ralph series by Jack Gantos

Rising 3rd Graders - (Read AT LEAST 4 books from the following list)
- Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures Series by various authors
- Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne
- National Geographic Kids Series Level 2 by various authors
- Ricky Ricotta's Might Robot Series by Dav Pilkey
- Skippyjon Jones series by Judith Schachner
- Spaceheadz series by Jon Scieszka

Rising 4th Graders - (Read AT LEAST 4 books from the following list)
- Geronimo Stilton Series by Geronimo Stilton
- Innerstar University Series by various authors
- Katie Kazoo Switcheroo Series by Nancy Krulik
- Kitty Corner Series by Ellen Miles
- My Weird School Series by Dan Gutman
- Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew Series by Carolyn Keene
- Puppy Place Series by Ellen Miles
- Super Diaper Baby Series by Dav Pilkey
- Vet Volunteers Series by Laurie Anderson

Rising 5th Graders - (Read AT LEAST 4 books from the following list)
- Dog Whisperer Storm Warning by Nicholas Edwards
- Mr. Chickee's Funny Money by Christopher Curtis
  Any titles in the following series
- American Girl Mystery Series by various authors
- Captain Underpants Series by Dav Pilkey
- Horse Diaries Series by various authors
- I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis
- Lunch Lady Series by Jarrett Krosoczka

Rising 6th Graders - (Read AT LEAST 4 books from the following list)
- Invasion of the Dognappers by Patrick Jennings
- Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli
- Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton
- Star in the Forest by Laura Resau
- Treasure of Amelia Island by M. C. Finotti
- Zora and Me by Victoria Bond
  Any titles in the following series
- Cupcake Diaries Series by Coco Simon
- Guys Read Series by various authors
- Jack Henry Adventures Series by Jack Gantos
- Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch
- Shark Wars Series by Ernie Altbacker
- Time Travel Adventures Series by Elvira Woodruff & Margo Sorenson
- Weenies Series by David Lubar

Rising 7th Graders - (Read AT LEAST 4 books from the following list)
- Bystander by James Preller
- Falling In by Frances Dowell
- Famous For Thirty Seconds by P.G. Cain
- Just Another Day in My Insanely Real Life by Barbara Dee
- Lucky Cap by Patrick Jennings
- River by Gary Paulsen
- Seeing Cinderella by Jenny Lundquist
- Trauma Queen by Barbara Dee
  Any titles in the following series
- Baseball Card Adventures Series by Dan Gutman
- Club CSI Series by David Lewman
- Warrior Sheep Series by Chris Russell

Rising 8th Graders - (Read AT LEAST 4 books from the following list)
- As Easy As Falling Off the Face of the Earth by Lynne Rae Perkins
- Bird in a Box by Andrea Pinkney
- Flat Broke by Gary Paulsen
- Forge by Laurie Anderson
- I Am a Seal Team Six Warrior by Howard Wasdin
- Liar Liar by Gary Paulsen
- Locked in Time by Lois Duncan
- Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
- Summer of May by Cecilia Galante
- Time Travelers by Linda Buckley-Archer
- Toby Wheeler 8th Grade Benchwarmer by Thatcher Heldring
- What Momma Left Me by Renee Watson
  Any titles in the following series
- Daniel X Series by James Patterson
- Go for Gold Gymnastics Series by Dominique Moceanu
- Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson
- Secret of the Immortal Nicholas Flame Series by Michael Scott
- Skeleton Creek Series by Patrick Carman
- Theodore Boone Series by John Grisham

Hartsville High School (PRINTABLE - CLICK HERE)

Schoolwide - (Choose one title)
- ALL students must complete double journal
- Dirty Little Secrets by C. J. Omololu
- Kick by Walter Dean Myers
- Matched by Ally Condie
- Maze Runner by James Dashner

English II Honors
- Choose one from Schoolwide AND
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

English III Honors
- Choose one from Schoolwide AND
- The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

English IV Honors
- Choose one from Schoolwide AND
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

English V Honors
- Choose one from Schoolwide AND 1 from below:
- Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
- The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

IB HL1 Juniors
- Choose one from Schoolwide AND
- The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien AND 1 from below:
- A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
- All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

IB HL2 Seniors
- Choose one from Schoolwide AND BOTH below:
- A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
- One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Emmanuel Christian School (PRINTABLE - CLICK HERE)

Grades 6 through 12

In an effort to encourage continuing education throughout the summer, while still giving students a break from school, this summer's reading project has been simplified in order to expand the student's choices of books to read and to open up an avenue of new authors that they may not be waare of. The following steps will help the student complete the summer project which will be due Monday, August 20 (first day of classes).

STEP ONE: Choose an author from one of the Christian authors below. Christian non-fiction may also be read, as some of thes authors write non-fiction as well.

Aiken, Ginny
Alcorn, Randy
Alexander, Hannah
Baer, Judy
Bedford, Deborah
Bell, James Scott
Blackwell, Lawana
Andy Braner
Bright, Bill
Bunyan, John
Burkett, Larry
Caldwell, Taylor
Carlson, Melody
Chan, Francis
Clairmont, Patsy
Colson, Chuck
Colson, Constance
Copeland, Lori
Coyle, Neva
Jim Cymbala
Davis, Bryan

Dekker, Ted
Hayley Dimarco
Dobson, James
Ryan Dobson
Jonathan Edwards
Evans, Richard Paul
Fischer, John
Ken Freeman
Gray, Maurice M
Hamner, Earl
Harris, Alex & Brett
Harris, Joshua
Healy, Erin
Henderson, Dee
Higgs, Liz Curtis
Hill, Grace Livingston
Hill, Ruth Livingston
Huggins, James Byron
Hunt, Angela Elwell
Illinik, C J
Ingermanson, Randall

Jenkins, Jerry
Jeremiah, David
Kennedy, D. James
Kingsbury, Karen
LaHaye, Tim
Lawrence, Bro.
Lewis, Beverly
Lewis, C S
Lucado, Max
Ludy, Eric & Leslie
Marshall, Catherine
Marzulli, L A
McDowell, Josh
Meier, Paul
Miller, Judith
Morris, Gilbert
Myers, Bill
Oke, Janette
Palmer, Catherine
Pella, Judith
Peretti, Frank

Peterson, Tracie
Piper, John
Platt, David
Raney, Deborah
Rivers, Francine
Scanlon, Bethany
Schaap, James
Sheldon, Charles
Spurgeeon,Charles
Stanley, Andy
Stanley, Charles
Swindol, Chuck
Thomas, Jacquelin
Tolkien, J R R
Vaughn, Ellen
Wick, Lori
Windsor, Linda
Wise, Robert
Young, William P

STEP TWO: Choose a book written by the chosen author. Students in sixth through eighth grades must choose a book with at least 125 pages. Students in ninth through twelfth grades, a book with at least 225 pages. The book must never have been read by the student.
STEP THREE: Read the book. Parents must verify (by signature, see printable form) the student has read the book, and not Cliff's Notes or other literature guide. Signed statement MUST be turned in with the project.
STEP FOUR: Complete a poster about the book that includes the following:
- Book Title
- Pictures of the book or that depict the story
- List of main characters
- Main plot summary
- Author/Publisher/Number of pages/Genre
The posters will be on display during the first weeks of the new school year. BE SURE TO PRINT THE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE PARENT VERIFICATION.

Mayo High School MST (PRINTABLE - CLICK HERE)

College Prep English I-V - (Choose one)
- Ghosts of War: The True Story of a 19 Year Old GI by Ryan Smithson
- Girl in the Arena by Lisa Haines
- Gray Baby: A Novel by Scott Loring Sanders
- Hate List by Jennifer Brown
- Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
- Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
- Shine by Lauren Myracle
- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

English 2 Honors - (Choose one AND one book from the College Prep list)
- A Separate Peace by John Knowles
- Night by Elie Wiesel

English 3 Honors - (Choose one AND one book from the College Prep list)
- Beach Music by Pat Conroy
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
- Our Town by Thornton Wilder AND A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

English 4 Honors - (Choose one AND one book from the College Prep list)
- Hard Times by Charles Dickens
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

English 5 Honors - (Choose one from EACH list)
- A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
- Hard Times by Charles Dickens
- The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
- To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
- Crazy Love by Francis Chan
- The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
- The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

English AP - (Choose one)
- Beloved by Toni Morrison (has adult content)
- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
- The Awakening by Kate Chopin
- The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Foster
- Reading Like a Writer by Prose

Thomas Hart Academy (PRINTABLE - CLICK HERE)

4th Grade - (Choose TWO)
- A Dog On His Own by Mary Jane Auch
- Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
- Beneath My Mother's Feet by Amjed Qamar
- Clara Barton Founder of the America Red Cross by Augusta Stevenson
- Davy Crockett Young Rifleman by Aileen Parks
- No Talking by Andrew Clements
- Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
- Shift by Jennifer Bradbury
- Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinnelli
- The American Flag by Debbie Yanuck
- The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman
- The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas
- The Potato Chip Puzzle by Eric Berlin
  Required to purchase and turn in on the first day of school:
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

5th Grade - (Choose TWO)
- 100 Days and 99 Nights by Alan Madison
- Any book in the Alex Rider Series by Anthony Horowitz
- Any book in the Dear Dumb Diary Series by Jim Benton
- Any book in the Judy Moody Series by Megan McDonald
- Any book in the Seekers Series by Erin Hunter
- Any book in the Shark Wars Series by E. J. Altbacker
- Any book in the Warriors Series by Erin Hunter
- Any book in the 39 Clues Series by various authors
- Davy Crockett by Elaine Alphin
- Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
- Lost and Found by Andrew Clements
- Savvy by Ingrid Law
- Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli
- The Gollywhopper Games by Judy Feldman
- The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas
  Required to purchase and turn in on the first day of school:
- Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
- Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

6th Grade - (Choose AT LEAST ONE)
- Any book from The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
- Anne Frank and Me by Cherie Bennett
- The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
- Also Known as Harper by Ann Haywood Leal
- All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg
- Camp Confidential: Jenna's Dilemma by Melissa J. Morgan
- Camp Confidential: Natalie's Secret by Melissa J. Morgan
- Empress of Elsewhere by Theresa Nelson
- Julie of the Wolves by Joan Craighead George
- The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett
- Any book in the Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene
- The Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry
- Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
- Operation Redwood by Susannah T. French
- Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
- Flush by Carl Hiaasen
- Seat by Carl Hiaasen

7th Grade -
Girls:
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- One book of your choice approved by your teacher by June 1st
Boys:
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

8th Grade -
- Choose 2 books approved by your teacher by June 1st