READING RECOMMENDATIONS BY GRADE LEVEL

4 Year-Old Kindergarten

Recommendations

“The Most Important Time of Your Day”

“Every day, make a quiet, restful place.  Put your child in your lap and read a book aloud.  Reading to your little one is just like putting gold coins in the bank.  It will pay you back tenfold.  Your daughter will learn, and imagine, and be strong in herself.  Your son will thrive, and give your love back forever.”

* Raymond Briggs – The Snowman

* Lucy Cousins - Maisy Books and others

* Doreen Cronin – Thump, Quack, Moo! Bounce!, Click Clack Quackity Quack, Click Clack Moo,

* Alexandra Day – Carl’s Christmas, other Carl books

* Mary Englebreit -  Mother Goose

* Greg Foley – Don’t Worry Bear, Thank You Bear

* Wanda Gag – The ABC Bunny, Millions of Cats

* Eugene Field – Wynken, Blynken and Nod

* David Gordon – The Three Little Rigs

* Emily Gravett – Monkey & Me, Orange, Pear, Apple Bear

* John Grogan – A Very Marley Christmas!, Bad Dog, Marley!

* Kevin Henkes – A Good Day, Old Bear

* Barbara Lehman – Train Stop, The Red Book, etc.

* Tao Nyeu – Wonder Bear

* Richard Scarry - What Do People Do All Day? Cars & Trucks & Things That Go, etc.

* Laura Vaccaro Seeger – First the Egg, Dog and Bear, Dog and Bear: Two’s Company

* Joseph Slate - Miss Bindergarten series

* Daska Slater – The Sea Serpent and Me

* David Ezra Stein - Leaves

* Rosemary Wells – Yoko Writes Her Name, Voyage to the Bunny Planet series, Max and Ruby series, etc.

* Wilson, Karma – Bear Feels Scared, Bear Stays Up, Bear Feels Sick, etc.

* Jeanette Winter - Mama

Kindergarten Recommended Authors

* Bemelmans, Ludwig (Madeline Stories)

* Brett, Jan (Gingerbread Friends, The Three Snow Bears, Honey… Honey… Lion, The   Mitten, etc.)

* Bloom, Suzanne (A Splended Friend Indeed, Treasure, No Place for A Pig, others)

* Bridwell, Norman (Clifford stories)

* Brown, Margaret Wise (The Runaway Bunny, Goodnight Moon, etc.)

* Carle, Eric (Ten Little Rubber Ducks, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, etc.)

* Ehlert, Lois (Wag A Tail, Leaf Man, Snowballs, etc.)

* Graham, Bob (Dimity Dumpty, others)

* Grey, Mini (Traction Man Meets Turbo Dog, Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon, Traction Man Is Here, etc)

* Holabird, Katharine (Angelina series)

* James, Simon (Baby Brains, Baby Brains & Robomom, etc.)

* Kann, Elizabeth Purplicious, Pinkalicious

* Keats, Ezra Jack (The Snowy Day, Dreams, etc.)

* Martin Jr., Bill (Big Book of Poetry, Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What do You See? Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, etc.)

* Marzollo/Wick – (I Spy series)

* McCloskey, Robert (Make Way for Ducklings, Blueberries for Sal, etc.)

* Numeroff, Laura (If You Give a Cat A Cupcake, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, others)

* Portis, Antoinette (Not A Box, Not a Stick)

* Rylant, Cynthia (Snow, In November)

* Scotton, Rob (Love, Splat, Splat the Cat)

* Shannon, David (Too Many Toys, No David! others)

* Seuss, Dr. (Ten Apples Up On Top, Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, etc.)

* Sciezka, Jon (Trucktown series)

* Taylor, Sean (When a Monster is Born)

* Willems, Mo (Knuffle Bunny, Leonardo and the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur, etc.)

First Grade Recommended Reading

Arnold, Tedd Fly Guy series

Berenstain, Stan and Jan Berenstain Bears series

Bourgeois, Paulette Franklin series

Brown, Charlotte – The Day the Dinosaurs Died, etc.

Brown, Marc Arthur series

Cazet, Denys Minnie and Moo series

Chaconas, Dori Cork and Fuzz series

D’Amico Carmela and Steven Ella the Elephant series

DiCamillo, Kate Mercy Watson series

Funke, Cornelia Wildest Brother, Pirate Girl, etc

George, Jean Craighead Goose and Duck

Henkes, Kevin Owen, Chrysanthemum, Lily series

Hoberman Mary Ann You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You series

Jenkins, Steve Brothers and Sisters, Actual Size, Living Color, Dogs and Cats, Move!

Lionni, Leo Frederick, Swimmy, others

Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad series

Long, Melinda How I Became A Pirate, others

Mayer, Mercer Little Critter, others

Meadows, Daisy Fairy series

Miller, Sara Swan Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog and others

Minarek, Else Holmlund Little Bear series

O’Connor, Jane Fancy Nancy series

Rey, Margaret and HA – Curious George series

Rylant, Cynthia Annie and Snowball, Henry and Mudge Series, Mr. Putter and Tabby Series, others

Schulman, Janet The 20th Century Children’s Book  Treasury

Seuss, Dr. Your Favorite Suess: A Baker’s Dozen By The One and Only Dr. Seuss, others

Schachner, Judy Skippyjon Jones books

Silverman, Erica and Betsy Lewin Cowgirl Kate series

Steig, William Shrek, Sylvester & the Magic Pebble

Van Leeuwen, Jean Amanda Pig series

Willems, Mo Pigeon series, Elephant and Piggie series

Second Grade Recommended Reading

Adler, David Cam Jansen series

Barretta, Gene Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin

Brown, Jeff Flat Stanley series

Bruel, Nick Poor Puppy, Bad Kitty, Bad Kitty Gets a Bath

Carman, Patrick Elliot’s Park series

Delacre, Lulu Rafi and Rosi series

DePaola, Tomie Strega Nona, Fairmont Avenue, etc.

Disney Fairies series

DK Readers Transformers, Star Wars, others

French, Vivian Tiara Club series

Gelsey, James Scooby Doo series

Guest, Elissa Haden Iris and Walter series

Harper, Jessica Uh, Oh Cleo

Hest, Amy The Dog Who Belonged to No One

Howe, James Houndsley and Catina, Pinky and Rex series, Bunnicula  Ready to Read series

Kerrin, Jessica Martin Bridge series

Klein, Abby Ready Freddy series

Kvasnosky, Laura McGee Zelda and Ivy

LaRochelle, David The End

Lobel, Arnold Fables, others

Meadows, Daisy Fairy series

O’Malley, Kevin Captain Raptor & the Space Pirates

Osborne, Mary Pope Magic Tree House series

Parish, Peggy Amelia Bedelia series

Peet, Bill How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head

Polacco, Patricia Ginger and Petunia, others

Rohmann, Eric A Kitten Tale, others

Sciezka, Jon Cowboy & Octopus, Squids will be Squids

Sharmat, Majorie Nate the Great series

Silverstein, Shel The Giving Tree

Thomas, Shelley Moore Good Knight series

Thompson, Lauren Ballerina Dreams

Yolen, Jane Commander Toad series

Third Grade Recommended Reading

Third Grade Series Club Options

* Arthur Chapter books by Marc Brown

* Legend of Spud Murphy series by Eoin Colfer

* Amber Brown Series by Paula Danziger

* Blast to the Past series by Stacia Deutsch

* The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Great Joy  by Kate DiCamillo

* Time Soldiers series by Kathleen Duey

* Hank the Cowdog Series by John Erickson

* Maximum Boy series by Dan Greenburg

* Dear Max and Bravo Max by Sally Grindley

* Just Grace, others by Charise Mericle Harper

*Toy Dance Party, Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins

* Ruby Lu, Alvin Ho by Lenore Look

*Three Cousins Detective Club by Elspeth Murphy

* Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne

* Clementine by Sara Pennypacker and Marla Frazee

* The Littles series by John Peterson

* Time Spies series by Candice Ransom

* Capital Mysteries and A-Z Mysteries by Ron Roy

* Wayside School books by Louis Sachar

* Time Warp Trio by Jon Scieszka

Fourth Grade Genres

Biography

* Time for Kids Biography series

* Who Was…? Biography series

* History Maker Bios Biography series

Fantasy

* Spiderwick series by Holly Black

* James and the Giant Peach, others by Roald Dahl

* Bunnicula series  by James Howe

* Charlotte’s Web and others by E. B. White

* Narnia series by C.S. Lewis

Forklore

* American Tall Tales retold by Mary Pope Osborne

* The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble

Historical Fiction

* Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder

* A Little Princess and The Secret Garden by Frances H. Burnett

* Barnstormers series by Loren Long

Non-Fiction

*Daring book for Girls by Andrea Buchanan

*The Dangerous Book for Boys  by Conn. Iggulden

Poetry

* My Dog May Be A Genius by Jack Prelutsky

* Where The Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up,  by Shel Silverstein

Mysteries

* Clue Mystery series by A.E. Parker

* American Girl Mysteries

* A to Z and Capitol Mysteries by Ron Roy

* Boxcar Children Mysteries by Gertrude Chandler Warner

*The Ghost, the White House and Me by Judith St. George

Animal Stories

* Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

* Backward Bird Dog and others books by Bill Wallace

Realistic Fiction

* The Year of the Dog, Year of the Rat by Grace Lin

* No Talking, others by Andrew Clements

* Fudge series by Judy Blume

*Phineus E. MacGuire series by Frances O’Roark

*Kick Off and Go Long by Tiki and Ronde Barber

*Super Emma, others by Sally Warner

* Swindle by Gordon Korman

* Choose Your Own Adventure series

Humor

* Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

*Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Fifth Grade Battle of the Books

Realistic Fiction

The Landry News by Andrew Clements

There’s A Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom by Louis Sachar

Niagara Falls or Does It?  By Henry Winkler

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Edwards

 Guardians of Ga’Hoole, the Capture by Kathryn Lasky

Among the Hidden by Lois Lowry

Measle and the Wrathmonk by Ian Oglivy

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

Mystery

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Ballett

Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach

Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Kongisburg

Historical Fiction

My Brother Sam is Dead  by James Collier

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Honus and Me by Dan Gutman

Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan

Adventure

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Solomon Snow and the Silver Spoon by Kaye Umansky

Poetry

Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

6th Grade Book Battle of the Books

Seventh Grade Book Recommendations

Abrahams, Peter Behind the Curtain: An Echo Falls Mystery

Allison, Jennifer Gilda Joyce mystery series

Anderson, Laurie Halse Fever 1793

Barry, Dave Peter and the Starcatchers, others

Bell, Tedd Nick of Time

Berlin, Eric The Puzzling World of Winston Breen

Broach, Elise Masterpiece

Carman, Patrick Atherton series

Clements, Andrew Things Not Seen, Things Hoped For

Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl series, The Wish List

Delaney, Joseph The Last Apprentice series

Draper, Sharon Fire from the Rock

Farmer, Nancy The Ear, the Eye and The Arm, Sea of Trolls

Flanagan, John Ranger’s Apprentice series

Feinstein, John Last Shot, Cover Up, Vanishing Act

Funke, Cornelia The Thief Lord, Inkheart, Dragon Rider

Henkes, Kevin Olive’s Ocean

Holm, Anne I Am David

Horowitz, Anthony Alex Rider series

Ibbotson, Eva The Star of Kazan, The Dragonfly Pool, others

Jacques, Brian Redwall Series

Kadohota, Cynthia Kira Kira, Weedflower

Kerr, P.B. Children of the Lamp series

Lafevers, R.L. Theodosia and the Serpants of Chaos

MacHale, D.J. Pendragon series

Mull, Brandon Fablehaven series

Nix, Garth Keys to the Kingdom series

O’Dell Kathleen Agnes Parker.. Keeping Cool in Middle School

Peck, Richard A Long Way From Chicago, others

Pearson, Ridley Kingdom Keepers series, Steel Trapp

Reeve, Phillip Larklight, Starcross

Riordan, Rick 39 Clues – Maze of Bones

Ryan, Pamela M. Esperanza Rising, Becoming Naomi Leon

Sage, Angie Septimus Heap fantasy series

Schmidt, Gary Trouble, Wednesday Wars, First Boy, others

Skye, Obert Leven Thumps seriesSmith, Roland Elephant Run, Jack’s Run, Peak, others

Spinelli, Jerry Smiles to Go

Stanley, Diane Bella at Midnight

Thompson, Kate The New Policeman, Last of the High Kings

Springer, Nancy Enola Holmes mystery seriesStead, Rebecca First Light

Van Draanen, Wendelin Sammy Keyes mystery series

Werlin, Nancy Double Helix

8th Grade Recommended Reading

Anderson, Laurie Halse Chains, Speak, Fever 1793

Bartoletti, Susan The Boy Who Dared

Bell, Hilari Fall of the Kingdom (Farsala Trilogy), Shield of Stars

Bloor, Edward Taken, Tangerine

Canfield, Jack Chicken Soup series

Card, Orson Scott Enders Game, others

Carroll, Michael Quantum Prophecy: The Awakening

Collins, Suzanne Hunger Games

Cooney, Caroline Enter Three Witches, Diamonds in the Shadow

Delaney, Joseph The Last Apprentice

Hardinge, Frances Well-Witched, Fly by Night

Higgins, F.E. The Black Book of Secrets, The Bone Magician

Hill, Stuart The Icemark Chronicles series

Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders

Hostetter, Joyce Blue

Hulme, John The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep

Klages, Ellen The Green Glass Sea

Law, Ingrid Savvy

Mass, Wendy Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

Nix, Garth Lirael, Keys to the Kingdom series

Padian, Maria Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress

Paterson, Katherine Bread and Roses, Too

Patterson, James Maximum Ride series

Resau, Laura Red Glass

Rinaldi, Ann The Red-Headed Princess, other historical fiction

Sheth, Kashmira Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet

Shusterman, Neil Everlost

Sonnenblick, Jordan Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie, others

Taylor, Laini Blackbringer

Tolkien, J.R.R. Lord of the Rings series

Turner, Megan Whalen The Thief, others

White, Ruth Way Down Deep

Wells, Rosemary Red Moon at Sharpsburg

Zevin, Gabrielle  Elsewhere.