Don’t know where to get summer reading ideas? Check out this list by About.com’s Elizabeth Kennedy. (And while you’re at it, sign up for her e-newsletter. She’ll keep you up to date on the latest in children’s books.)

Get a Clue @ Your Library Reading List – The American Library Association’s 2007 summer reading program theme is “Get a Clue @ Your Library.” This is the theme my local library is using this summer.

HAISLN 2007 Recommended Reading Lists – Eight booklists are available in pdf format: Preschool through Kindergarten, Grades 1 & 2, Grades 3 & 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7 & 8, Grades 9 & 10, Grades 11 & 12.

National Endowment for the Humanities: Summer Favorites – The booklist represents NEH’s effort to highlight classic literature for young people from kindergarten through high school.

2007 Notable Children’s Books – This annotated 2007 booklist from the American Library Association includes the current Newbery, Caldecott, Sibert, Geisel, and Batchelder Award and Honor books.

2007 Summer Reading List from the Dana Hall School – This 21-page summer reading list includes required and recommended reading lists from the school’s English, science, and social studies departments.

2007 Summer Reading Suggestions for the Packer Collegiate Institute – Eleven annotated grade level booklists of children’s books and young adult books. The booklists for the elementary level also include books to read together.

Manhattan Beach Unified School District Summer Reading Lists: 2007 – The Manhattan Beach Unified School District in California provides annotated summer reading lists by grade level for 2007 (K-12)

Suggested Reading List for Rising Sixth Graders – If your child will be starting sixth grade in the fall, this is an excellent list for you to use (compiled by the Instuctional Services division of the Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia).

RIF’s 2007 Summer Booklist – This booklist from Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) includes books for ages 6-8, 9-12, and 13+. The list is divided into four categories: Adventure, Fantasy, Humor, and Mystery.

Summer Reading List for Kids and Teens from The Horn Book – This booklist from includes six categories of recently published books, suggested grade levels and the number of pages in each book.

You may want to check out Scholastic.com’s site for suggestions, as well. Keep in mind they’ll only recommend books that they sell.

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