Valley Central School District

Suggested Summer Reading List

Pre-K—Grade 5 June 2014

June 2014

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Reading is a fundamental life skill that opens the door to knowledge at all levels. Learning

to read is essential to achieving success in the educational process. Reading to learn is

essential for the gathering of appropriate information and gaining understanding. The more

we read the more necessary knowledge we gain for further reading and learning.

Our Elementary Summer Reading List provides a variety of selections. We believe that the

suggestions provided on this list support our reading program and appropriate skill

development.

We encourage parents to provide opportunities for your children to access quality reading

materials throughout the summer months. Any support that you can offer to your

child’s emerging literacy skills is very important. Reading with your child without regard

to his/her age is an excellent strategy to encourage a strong literacy foundation.

Please do not hesitate to call your child’s teacher or principal if you have any questions

about selections that are not on our list.

Have a great summer!

Sincerely,

Richard M. Hooley

Superintendent

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Summer Reading list

Kindergarten

How to Make a Mudpie Rozanne Lanczak Williams

I Can Read Rozanne Lanczak Williams

I Can Write Rozanne Lanczak Williams

I See Colors Rozanne Lanczak Williams

I See Patterns Linda Benton

I See Shapes Marcia Fries

Late K / Early Grade 1

Where Do Monsters Live? Rozanne Lanczak Williams

Where’s Your Tooth? Rozanne Lanczak Williams

City Mouse and Country Mouse Rozanne Lanczak Williams

Scaredy Cat Rozanne Lanczak Williams

Joshua James Likes Trucks Catherine Petrie

Looking for Halloween Kathleen Urmston

Grade 1 (1st quarter)

Just Like Dad Monica Hiris

Just Like Mom Monica Hiris

Sammy Kathleen Urmston

Dressed Up Sammy Kathleen Urmston

The Chick and the Duckling Mira Ginsburg

The Good Bad Cat Nancy Antle

Ice is…Whee! Carol Greene

Hot Rod Harry Catherine Petrie

It Looked Like Spilt Milk Charles Green Shaw

Just Like Me Barbara Neasi

The Little Brother Ben Karen Cogan

My Tiger Cat Marilyn Frankford

The Strongest Animal Janice Boland

All by Myself Mercer Mayer

Animal Babies Bobbie Hamsa

The Foot Book Dr. Seuss

Get Lost, Becka! Shirley Simon

Grade 1 (2nd quarter)

Cookie’s Week Cindy Ward

Just Like Daddy Frank Asch

More Spaghetti, I Say Rita Golden Gehman

I'm a Caterpillar Jean Marzollo

At the Apple Farm Rachel Albanese / Laura Smith

Plane Rides Pamela Walker

Dear Zoo Rod Campbell

Rosie’s Walk Pat Hutchins

A Dark, Dark Tale Ruth Brown

Fun at the Amusement Park Marilyn Frankford

Katie Couldn’t Becky Bring McDaniel

Carla’s Ribbons Leslie Harper

Just for You Mercer Mayer

Skating on Thin Ice Louise Everett

Wait, Skates! Mildred Johnson

Jason’s Bus Ride Harriet Ziefert

A New House for Mole and Mouse Harriet Ziefert

Little Panda Sherry Bowen

Peanut Butter and Jelly Nadine Westcott

Shopping at the Mall Kathleen Urmston

Grade 1 (3rd quarter)

George Shrinks William Joyce

Katie Did It Becky Bring McDaniel

Mama Cut My Hair Lisa Wilkinson

Pancakes for Breakfast Wendi Silvano

Gifts for Dad Karen Evans

Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown

You’ll Soon Grow into Them, Titch Pat Hutchins

Are You My Mother? Philip Eastman

Big Dog…Little Dog Philip Eastman

Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss

Hop on Pop Dr. Seuss

I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! Dr. Seuss

Hattie and the Fox Mem Fox

Just a Mess Mercer Mayer

Just Grandma and Me Mercer Mayer

Just Me and My Dad Mercer Mayer

Just Me and My Puppy Mercer Mayer

There’s a Nightmare in My Closet Mercer Mayer

Messy Bessey Fred McKissack

Happy Birthday, Sam Pat Hutchins

Henny Penny Paul Galdone

A Kiss for Little Bear Else Holmelund Minarik

Spot’s Birthday Party Eric Hill

Late Grade 1/ Early Grade 2

Fox and His Friends (series) E & J Marshall

Henry and Mudge (series) Cynthia Rylant

Mr. Putter and Tabby (series) Cynthia Rylant

Poppleton (series) Cynthia Rylant

Clifford (series) Norman Bridwell

Little Bear (series) E.H. Minarik

Young Cam Jansen (series) David Adler

The Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss

Harold and the Purple Crayon Crockett Johnson

The Doorbell Rang Pat Hutchins

Little Gorilla Ruth Bornstein

Mouse Tales Arnold Lobel

Mouse Soup Arnold Lobel

Bats Lily Wood

Big Cats Lynette Evans

Fantastic Frogs! Fay Robinson

Dig Dig Digging Margaret Mayo

Insects Carolyn MacLulich

And I Mean It, Stanley Crosby Bonsall

The Doorbell Rang Pat Hutchins

Harold and the Purple Crayon Crockett Johnson

Mouse Soup Arnold Lobel

Mouse Tales Arnold Lobel

Spot’s First Christmas Eric Hill

The Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss

City Mouse-Country Mouse John Wallner

Clifford, the Big Red Dog Norman Bridwell

Clifford, the Small Red Puppy Norman Bridwell

Little Bear Else Holmelund Minarik

Owl at Home Arnold Lobel

Grade 2 (1st quarter)

Frog & Toad (series) Arnold Lobel

Nate the Great (series) M Weinman Sharmat

Gerald and Piggie (series) Mo Willems

Franklin (series) Paulette Bourgeois

Happy Birthday, Moon Frank Asch

Bedtime for Frances (series) Russell Hoban

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Laura Joffe Numeroff

The Art Lesson Tomie dePaola

Strega Nona Tomie dePaola

The Teacher from the Black Lagoon Mike Thaler

All About Things People Do Melanie & Chris Rice

Endangered Animals Faith McNulty

A House Spider's Life John Himmelman

The Apple Pie Tree Zoe Hall

Corduroy Don Freeman

Caps for Sale Esphyr Slobodkina

The Gingerbread Boy Paul Galdone

Miss Nelson is Missing! Harry Allard

Grade 2 (2nd quarter)

Amelia Bedelia (series) Peggy Parish

Cam Jansen (series) David Adler

Pee Wee Scouts (series) Judy Delton

Triplet Trouble (series) D. Dadey & M. Jones

Milo and Jazz (series) Lewis B. Montgomery

Pinky and Rex (series) James Howe

Horrible Harry (series) Suzy Kline

Song Lee (series) Suzy Kline

Judy Moody (series) Megan Mcdonald

Stink (series)-(J.Moody’s Brother) Megan Mcdonald

Amanda Pig (series) Jean V Leeuwen

Pinky and Rex (series) James Howe

George and Martha (series) James Marshall

The Dog Who Pitched a No Hitter (series) Matthew Christopher

Great Ghosts Daniel Cohen

Snap! Melvin Berger

Chomp Melvin Berger

Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones Ruth Heller

Grade 2 (3rd quarter)

Calendar Club Mysteries (series) Nancy Star

Flat Stanley (series) Jeff Brown

Jenny Archer (series) Ellen Conford

Junie B. Jones (series) Barbara Parks

The Littles (series) John Peterson

Marvin Redpost (series) Louis Sachar

Arthur Chapter Books Marc Brown

Bailey School Kid Series Debbie Dadey and Marcia Jones

Magic Tree House Series Mary Pope Osborne

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs Judy Barrett

Double Play At Short Matt Christopher

Skateboard Tough Matt Christopher

Wingman On Ice Matt Christopher

From Seed To Plant Gail Gibbons

American Heroes Jo Albee and Wiley Blevins

The Great Dinosaur Hunt Irene Schultz

Fish Face Patricia Reilly Giff

The Lucky Baseball Bat Matt Christopher

The Mad Scientist Irene Schultz

Molly’s Pilgrim Barbara Cohen

In Aunt Lucy’s Kitchen Cynthia Rylant

My Pops Is Tops! Nancy Krulik

No Biz like Showbiz Nancy Krulik

No Bones About It Nancy Krulik

How a House is Built Gail Gibbons

Late Grade 2/ Early Grade 3

Julian Stories (series) Ann Cameron

Horrid Henry (series) Francesca Simon

Adam Joshua Capers (series) Janice Lee Smith

Herbie Jones (series) Suzy Kline

A-Z Mysteries (Series) Ron Roy

Amber Brown (series) Paula Danziger

Chalk Box Kid, The Clyde R. Bulla

Cloud Book Tomie DePaola

Jigsaw Jones (series) James Preller

Leftovers, The (sports series) Tristan Howard

Max Malone (series) Charlotte Herman

Rookie Biographies (series) Wil Mara

Say Hola, Sarah Patricia Reilly Giff

School’s Out Johanna Hurwitz

Dancing with Manatees Faith McNulty

The Grapes of Math Greg Tang

Grade 3 (2nd quarter)

Ramona (series) Beverly Cleary

Ralph S. Mouse (series) Beverly Cleary

Box Car Children (series) Gertrude Chandler Warner

Chet Gecko Mysteries (series) Bruce Hale

Aldo (series) Johanna Hurwitz

Ali Baba Bernstein (series) Johanna Hurwitz

Animals (NF series) Kevin J. Holmes

Good Grief…Third Grade Colleen McKenna

Look Out, Washington D.C.! Patricia Reilly Giff

Meg Mackintosh Mysteries (series) Lucinda Landon

Pony Pals (series) Jeanne Betancourt

Rent A Third Grader B.B. Hiller

Story of Jackie Robinson, Bravest Margaret Davidson

Man in Baseball

Grade 3 (3rd quarter)

Wayside School (series) Louis Sachar

Encyclopedia Brown (series) Donald J. Sobol

David Mortimore Baxter (series) Karen Tayleur

All About Sam Lois Lowry

Best Enemies (series) Kathleen Leverich

George’s Marvelous Medicine Roald Dahl

Twits, The Roald Dahl

Ghost Fox, The Laurence Yep

Hundred Penny Box, The Sharon B. Mathis

Last Look Clyde Bulla

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Growing Up Patricia Reilly Giff

in the Little House

Thank You, Jackie Robinson Barbara Cohen

Time Warp (series) Jon Scieszka

Yang Stories (series) Lensey Namioka

Animals in the Dark Seymour Simon

A Dinosaur Named Sue Fay Robinson

The Journey of a Butterfly Carolyn Scarce

Late Grade 3/ Early Grade 4

Fudge (series) Judy Blume

James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl

Bunnicula James Howe

Anastasia (series) Lois Lowry

Joshua T. Bates (series) Susan Shreve

Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective David Biedrzycki

Aliens Ate My Homework Bruce Coville

Amazing But True Sports Stories Phyllis & Zander Hollander

Baseball Turnaround Matt Christopher

The Goalkeeper in Charge Matt Christopher

Cloud Tea Monkeys Mal Peet

Dial M for Mongoose: A Chet Gecko Mystery Bruce Hale

Jim Ugly Sid Fleischman

The Ghost on Saturday Night Sid Fleischman

Good-bye, Chicken Little Betsy Byars

Homer Price Robert McClosky

How to Talk to Your Cat Jean Craighead George

The Kite Fighters Linda Sue Park

Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House in the Big Woods Laura Ingalls Wilder

Farmer Boy Laura Ingalls Wilder

Morgan’s Zoo James Howe

Spaceheads Jon Scieszka

There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom Louis Sachar

Addy Learns a Lesson Connie Porter

Attila the Hun Sean Price

The Cold & Hot Winter Johanna Hurwitz

Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of Lesley Blume

the Somerset Sisters

The Disappearance Elizabeth Lenhard

Finding Meridian Elizabeth Lenhard

The Fire of Friendship Elizabeth Lenhard

Help! I’m a Prisoner in the Library Eth Clifford

Hide and Seek Peter Lerangis

How to Rule the School Kathryn Lay

Just Juice Karen Hesse

Legend of the Pharaoh’s Tomb Allan Jones

The New Girl Jillian Brooks

The Power of Five Elizabeth Lenhard

Santa Paws Nicholas Edwards

Totally Crushed! Kiki Thorpe

Chato’s Kitchen Gary Soto

You Be the Detective Marvin Miller

From Head to Toe: The Amazing Human Body Barbara Seuling

and How it Works

Caving: Exploring Limestone Caves Larry Dane Brimner

Celebrating Ramadan Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith

Predators Sandra Markle

Grade 4 (2nd quarter)

No Talking Andrew Clements

The Landry News Andrew Clements

The Last Holiday Concert Andrew Clements

Lost and Found Andrew Clements

The Jacket Andrew Clements

The School Story Andrew Clements

And Then What Happened Paul Revere? Jean Fritz

The Big Nap: A Chet Gecko Mystery Bruce Hale

Trouble is My Beeswax: A Chet Gecko Mystery Bruce Hale

Body Check Matt Christopher

The Boy of a Thousand Faces Brian Selznick

The Boy Who Lost his Face Louis Sachar

Nighty-Nightmare James Howe

Chance and the Grand Rascal Sid Fleischman

Mr. Mysterious & Company Sid Fleischman

Charlie and the Glass Elevator Roald Dahl

Circle of Gold Betsy Byars

The 18th Emergency Betsy Byars

The Midnight Fox Betsy Byars

The Computer Nut William Steig

Flashcards of my Life Charise Mencle Harper

How Tia Lola Saved the Summer Julia Alvarez

It Came From Ohio!: My Life as a Writer R. L. Stine

Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher Bruce Coville

The Monster's Ring Bruce Coville

The Library Card Jerry Spinelli

The Night Fairy Laura Amy Schlitz

Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade Barthe DeClements

Pigs Might Fly Dick King-Smith

Snow Treasure Marie McSwigan

The Trumpet of the Swan E.B. White

Eye of Eternity Chris Archer

A Friendship for Today Patricia McKissack

Albert Einstein Joanne Mattern

Caleb’s Story Patricia MacLachlan

Crackback John Coy

Crispin: At the Edge of the World Avi

Dead Man’s Chest Chris Archer

The Family Under the Bridge Natalie Carlson

Freaky Friday Mary Rodgers

Freedom Crossing Margaret Clark

The Great Googlestein Museum Mystery Jean Van Leeuwen

Honus & Me Dan Gutman

Satch & Me Dan Gutman

They Came from Center Field Dan Gutman

Inkheart Cornelia Funke

Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, E. Konigsburg

and Me, Elizabeth

The Last of the Sky Pirates Paul Stewart

Lawn Boy Gary Paulsen

Magic or Not? Edward Eager

Marie Curie Keith Brandt

The Maze of Bones Rick Riordan

Misty of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry

The Mystery of the Cupboard Lynee Banks

Once Upon a Crime Michael Buckley

The Unusual Suspects Michael Buckley

Stuart Little E. White

The Wanigan Gloria Whelan

The Winner’s Walk Nancy Patterson

How to Eat Fried Worms Thomas Rockwell

Story of Thomas Alva Edison Margaret Davidson

George Washington: A Picture Book James Cross Giblin

Biography

Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Grade 4 (3rd quarter)

The Million Dollar Putt Dan Gutman

Granny Torrelli Makes Soup Sharon Creech

Strange Happenings Avi

Matilda Roald Dahl

The Janitor’s Boy Andrew Clements

Tales from the Five Kingdom (series) Vivian French

The Contest: Everest #1 Gordon Korman

The Cry of the Crow Jean Craighead George

The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo Jean Craighead George

The Cybil War Betsy Byars

Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen

Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures Nicola Davies

on Earth

Horse Hooves and Chicken Feet: Neil Philip

Mexican Folktales

The Houdini Box Brian Selznick

Monster of the Year Bruce Coville

A Night Without Stars James Howe

Sahara Special Esme Codell

Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside Louis Sachar

The Star Fisher Lawrence Yep

Sounder William Armstrong

Taking Sides Gary Soto

Late Grade 4 / Early Grade 5

Babe & Me (series) Dan Gutman

The Kid Who Ran for President Dan Gutman

Abner & Me Dan Gutman

Mickey & Me Dan Gutman

Shoeless Joe & Me Dan Gutman

Jackie & Me Dan Gutman

Sammy Keyes (series) Wendelin Van Draanen

The Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis

The Horse and His Boy C. S. Lewis

The Last Battle C. S. Lewis

Danny the Champion of the World Roald Dahl

Boy Roald Dahl

Harriet the Spy Louise Fitzhugh

Joey Pigza (trilogy) Jack Gantos

The Tiger Rising Kate DiCamillo

About the B’nai Bagels E. Konigsburg

The Akhenaten Adventure Philip Kerr

The Blue Djinn of Babylon Philip Kerr

Birdwing Rafe Martin

Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson

Preacher’s Boy Katherine Paterson

The Children of the Green Knowe L. Boston

An Enemy at Green Knowe L. Boston

Chu Ju’s House Gloria Whelan

Daniel’s Walk Michael Spooner

Fire Star Chris Lacey

Inkspell Cornelia Funke; Anthea Bell

Marisol and Magdalena Veronica Chambers

The Problem Child Michael Buckley; Peter Ferguson

Regarding the Sink Kate Klise

Regarding the Trees Kate Klise

Sam I Am Ilene Cooper

Saving Shiloh Phyllis Naylor

The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins Walter Myers

Stolen by the Sea Anna Myers

Terrier Tamora Pierce

Tracker Gary Paulsen

Woodsong Gary Paulsen

Baby Patricia MacLachlan

Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution Jean Fritz

Grade 5

Knots in My Yo-yo String Jerry Spinelli

Wringer Jerry Spinelli

Loser Jerry Spinelli

The BFG Roald Dahl

The Egypt Game Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Ginger Pye Eleanor Estes

A Girl Called Boy Belinda Hurmence

The Boggart Susan Cooper

The Boggart and the Monster Susan Cooper

The Boy Next Door Laura Dower

The Boy Who Saved Baseball John Ritter

Charlie’s Raven Jean George

The City of Ember Jeanne DuPrau

The People of Sparks Jeanne DuPrau

The Cobra King of Kathmandu Philip Kerr

The Escape K. Applegate

Midnight Magic Avi

No More Dead Dogs Gordon Korman

The Secret Garden Frances Burnett

A Single Shard Linda Park

Skeleton Man Joseph Bruchac

Stealing Freedom Elisa Carbone

Surviving the Applewhites Stephanie Tolan

The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963 Christopher Curtis

The Pirate Princess and Other Fairy Tales Neil Philip

Make Fake Blood and 18 More Amazing Sandra Markle

Special Effects

Materials and Processes Peter D. Riley

The Wizard of Oz Frank L. Baum

Late Grade 5/Early Grade 6

Heat Mike Lupica

Stargirl Jerry Spinelli

Esperanza Rising Pam Munoz Ryan

Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone J. K. Rowling

Old Yeller Fred Gipson

Absolutely Normal Chaos Sharon Creech

Accidents May Happen Charlotte Jones

Achoo! Trudee Romanek

AHA! Trudee Romanek

Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll

An American Plague Jim Murphy

Star Wars Patricia Wrede

Autumn Street Lois Lowry

Bard of Avon Diane Stanley

The Beasts of Clawstone Castle Eva Ibbotson

Bernie Magruder & the Bats in the Belfry Phyllis Naylor

The Biggest Klutz in Fifth Grade Bill Wallace; Patricia MacDonald

Bloomability Sharon Creech

Blue Willow Doris Gates; Paul Lantz

The Boy of the Painted Cave Justin Denzel

Call Me Maria Judith Cofer

The Champ Tonya Bolden; R. Christie

Daughter of the Mountains Louise Rankin; Kurt Wiese

Egyptian Diary Richard Platt; David Parkins

Encyclopedia Prehistorical Dinosaurs Robert Sabuda; Matthew Reinhart

The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas Tracy Mack

The Fighting Ground Avi

Give Me Liberty Laura Elliot

The Good Liar Gregory Maguire

The Green Book Jill Paton Walsh

Having a Great Time (Really!) at Joanna Korba

Camp Resolve

The Higher Power of Lucky Susan Patron; Matt Phelan

The House of Dies Drear Virginia Hamilton

Jip, His Story Katherine Paterson

Journey Home Yoshiko Uchida

Keeping a Journal Trudi Trueit

Kensuke’s Kingdom Michael Morpurgo

The Legend of Blue Jacket Michael Spradlin

Letters from Camp Kate Klise; M. Klise

Locomotion Jacqueline Woodson

The Lousiana Purchase Gail Sakurai

The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty Ahmet Zappa

McFearless

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Robert O’Brien

Mud City Deborah Ellis

The Music of Dolphins Karen Hesse

On the Far Side of the Mountain Jean George

The Ordindary Princess M. Kaye

Pictures of Hollis Woods Patricia Giff

Pleasing the Ghost Sharon Creech

The Rainbow People Laurence Yep

Remember Not to Forget Norman Finkelstein

Saladin Diane Stanley

The Search for Belle Prater Ruth White

Silent Witness Robin Friedman

Sojourner Truth Patricia McKissack

Surviving Aunt Marsha Sofie Laguna

Tadpole Ruth White

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babitt

The Twenty-One Balloons William Pene DuBois

The Vile Village Lemony Snicket

What Do Fish Have to Do With Anything? Avi

A Wind in the Door Madeleine L’Engle

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Joan Aiken; Pat Marriott

Grade 6

Inside Out and Back Again Thanhha Lai

A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle

Crispin: The Cross of Lead Avi

Missing May Cynthia Rylant

The Young Man and the Sea Rodman Philbrick

Shelter Dogs Peg Kehret

Hope Was Here Joan Bauer

Aquamarine Alice Hoffman

Behind the Mountain Edwidge Danticat

Blood on the River Elisa Carbone

The Pack Elisa Carbone

The Case of the Missing Marquees Nancy Springer

Child of the Owl Laurence Yep

Dragonwings Laurence Yep

Sea Glass Laurence Yep

The Serpent’s Children Laurence Yep

City of Masks Mary Hoffman

Crispin: The Cross of Lead Avi

Drift House Dale Peck

The Face of the Shadow Erik L’Homme; Ros Schwartz

The Mystery of Lord Sha Erik L’Homme

Quadehar the Sorcerer Erik L’Homme

A Family Apart Joan Nixon

Flight to Freedom Rodman Philbrick

Miracle on 49th Street Mike Lupica

The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Stewart; Carson Ellis

Raven’s Gate Anthony Horowitz

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred Taylor

Shiloh Season Phyllis Naylor

Silver on the Tree Susan Cooper

Space Station Seventh Grade Jerry Spinelli

Torn Thread Anne Isaacs

True North Kathryn Lasky

Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech

The Wayfinder Darcy Pattison

Grade 6

An Acceptable Time Madeleine L’Engle

The Angel Experiment James Patterson

School’s Out- Forever James Patterson

Blizzard’s Wake Phyllis Naylor

Call It Courage Armstrong Sperry

Catherine, Called Birdy Karen Cushman

The Dark is Rising Susan Cooper

Feathers Jacqueline Woodson

A Girl Named Disaster Nancy Farmer

Greenwitch Susan Cooper

The Grey King Susan Cooper

Homeless Bird Gloria Whelan

The Invisible Man H. Wells

Kira-Kira Cynthia Kadohata

The Looking Glass Wars Frank Beddor

M.C.Higgins, the Great Virginia Hamilton

The Midwife’s Apprentice Karen Cushman

The Opal Deception Eoin Colfer

Peter and the Shadow Thieves Dave Barry

and the Starcatchers

The Revenge of the Shadow King Derek Benz

Stones in Water Donna Jo Napoli

Owen and Mzee: The Language of Friendship Isabella Hatkoff

Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary: Rian Verhoeven

A Photographic Remembrance

Sarah Bishop Scott O’Dell

Grade s 6/7/8

Becoming Naomi Leon Pam Ryam

The Black Canary Jane Curry

Bloody Jack Louis Meyer

City of Flowers Mary Hoffman

A Corner of the Universe Ann Martin

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm Nancy Farmer

Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator Jennifer Allison

How I Live Now Meg Rosoff

In the Belly of the Bloodhound Louis Meyer

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Gary Schmidt

Milkweed Jerry Spinelli

My Brother Sam Is Dead James Collier; Christopher Collier

Our Secret, Siri Aang Cristina Kessler

Genius: A Photobiography of Albert Einstein Marte Ferguson Delano

The Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Shot: James Haskins

A Photohistory of the Civil Rights Movement

Grades 7/8 & Above

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain

Bat 6 Virginia Wolff

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Stevenson

Kidnapped Robert Stevenson

Treasure Island Robert Stevenson

The Forgotten Heroes Clinton Cox

The Pigman and Me Paul Zindel

The Pigman’s Legacy Paul Zindel

Quidditch Through the Ages J. K. Rowling

Summer of My German Soldier Bette Greene

The Day the Women Got the Vote: Nancy Price Graff

A Photo History of the Women’s Right

Movement