Welcome to The Episcopal School of Dallas Lower School Summer Reading Lists! Below is the reading list for rising 5th graders.
Required Reading
All students entering the fifth grade must read one book in preparation for their English class, and one book in preparation for their history class. For English, all students are required to read Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. Each student must have a copy of the book on the first day of school. For history, all students are required to read The Pharaoh’s Secret by Marissa Moss (unavailable through Interabang).
ENRICHMENT READING
All students need to read at least ONE work from the following list for enrichment. In addition to their required texts for English and History, fifth graders must read a minimum of one book from the following list. Students should be prepared to write about their enrichment text during the first week of school.
Note: Some Enrichment titles from the 5th grade ESD list are not listed as they are unavailable through Interabang.