Wheeler and Hamilton Lower School Summer Reading & Math List 2019

When a pig named Mercy arrives at the Watsons' front door, she brings love and chaos to their lives.

An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story.

Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper.

"When he is paired with a girl who has lost her legs, Rescue worries that he isn't up to the task of being her service dog"--OCLC

Otsaliheliga is a Cherokee word that is used to express gratitude. Journey through the year with a Cherokee family and their tribal nation as they express thanks for celebrations big and small. A look at modern Native American life as told by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

Barkus is a large and very smart dog who comes to live with seven-year-old Nicky when Nicky's Uncle Everton goes traveling, and soon he is a family and school favorite.

Buzz is filming a movie about aliens from Outer Space, who capture Fly Guy and Buzz Boy--and our two heroes must outsmart the aliens, with some help from Dragon Dude and Fly Girl.

When a mysterious letter written in code arrives at King's house for his human, Kayla, he follows the trail of the person who left it.

". . . A group of neighborhood children create[s] costumes from cardboard and use their imagination in adventures with knights, robots, and monsters"--OCLC.

A graphic novel adaptation of "The Lost Hero" in which Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself.

"Sanity and Tallulah live in a space station at the end of the galaxy. When Sanity's illegally created three-headed kitten escapes, the girls have to turn their home upside down to find her in this graphic novel"--Provided by publisher.

"From multiple perspectives, tells of a time capsule project and the middle-schoolers who contribute, including future journalist Nora Tucker and newcomer Elidee Jones, whose brother is in the local prison"--Provided by publisher.

Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school.

"Stella Díaz loves marine animals, especially her betta fish, Pancho. But Stella Díaz is not a betta fish. Betta fish like to be alone, while Stella loves spending time with her mom and brother and her best friend Jenny. Trouble is, Jenny is in another class this year, and Stella feels very lonely. When a new boy arrives in Stella's class, she really wants to be his friend, but sometimes Stella accidentally speaks Spanish instead of English and pronounces words wrong, which makes her turn roja. Plus, she has to speak in front of her whole class for a big presentation at school! But she better get over her fears soon, because Stella Díaz has something to say!"--Amazon.com.

"Unhappy about being sent to the same summer camp after their fathers start dating, Bett and Avery, two girls, age eleven, eventually begin scheming to get the couple back together after a break-up. Told entirely through letters, emails and text messages."

"Lopside, Champion, Bug, and Daisy have been taken on a voyage into deep space aboard the spaceship Laika to help their humans set up an outpost on a distant planet. They are called the Barkonauts. But when Lopside and the other dogs wake up in their hibernation chambers, ready to complete their mission, they realize the humans are gone and the Laika is failing. Survival seems impossible but Lopside and his friends are Barkonauts. And Barkonauts always complete their mission"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces seventeen adorable critters, and shows the cuteness--in any species--is more than skin deep.

"An introduction to an assortment of the world's frog species, discussing their colors, shapes, and sizes; many different habitats; their lifecycle; and how they find food, escape danger, and attract a mate"--OCLC.

Explains the science behind a variety of objects, such as erasers, hoverbikes, microwaves, and more.

Shares the story of Georgia Gilmore who worked together with a group of women called the Club from Nowhere to supply food for civil rights workers, and to raise money for gas and cars during the bus boycotts in Montgomery, Alabama.

Explores the formation of the universe.