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| Eleanor Estes | A Hundred Dresses | |
| Frances Hodgson Burnett | A Little Princess | I love this movie, but the book is WAY different. It's a great read, though. I enjoyed this book very much! |
| Paula Danziger | Amber Brown series | |
| L.M. Montgomery | Anne of Green Gables series | I've read the entire series, and they are a wonderful (and beautiful) read! I was very outdoorsy when I was younger, so these books hit home. They are middle school level, so definitely for the advanced reader. Such a heartwarming series. |
| Madeleine L'Engle | A Wrinkle in Time | I remember reading this book during grade school, and I couldn't put it down. I even brought it in the car with me to read because I could not part with it. |
| Richard Peck | A Year Down Yonger | |
| Anna Sewell | Black Beauty | |
| Dav Pilkey | Captain Underpants series | |
| Roald Dahl | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | |
| Roald Dahl | Charlie and the Great Class Elevator | |
| E.B. White | Charlotte's Web | |
| Various Authors | Dear America series | I'm a huge fan of historical fiction books, and I read many of these when I was younger. They are for an advanced reader, but they are excellent reads. |
| Beverly Cleary | Dear Mr. Henshaw | |
| Gail Carson Levine | Ella Enchanted | This story is a twist on the classic Cinderella tale. I read this book in middle school, so it's for an advanced reader. I loved this book so much! It was beautiful. |
| J.K. Rowling | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | |
| E.L. Konigsburg | From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweller | |
| Eleanor Estes | Ginger Pye | |
| R.L. Stine | Goosebumps series | I LOVED these books when I was in 3rd grade. They are a great read; boys and girls alike will enjoy these books. |
| Louise Fitzhugh | Harriet the Spy | |
| J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter Series | These are probably my all-time favorite books. I've read the entire series twice. I'm a Harry Potter nut. |
| Louis Sachar | Holes | |
| Lynne Reid Banks | Indian in the Cupboard | |
| Scott O'Dell | Island of the Blue Dolphins | I don't remember too much about this book except that I really enjoyed it. |
| Roald Dahl | James and the Giant Peach | |
| Barbara Park | Junie B. Jones series | I read these books aloud to the third grade class I was with for the first half of my student teaching. They loved these books, and after reading one aloud, I understand why. They are hilarious!! |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder | Little House on the Prarie | |
| Louisa May Alcott | Little Women | I never read this book when I was younger; recently, my friend gave it to me as a gift, and I read it while in Ireland student teaching. I REALLY enjoyed this book, though. With it being a classic, it's definitely for an advanced reader. It's a great story taking place during the Civil War, so the history aspect of it appealed to me, too. |
| Norma Kassirer | Magic Elizabeth | This was my all time FAVORITE book when I was in 2nd grade! It's just a beautiful, magical story with a bit of mystery. A must read for all girls! |
| Lois Gladys Leppard | Mandie series | My best friend got me hooked on this series. They are a cute mystery series, and it felt like I was betraying Nancy Drew. Even still, I fell in love with these books because they took you to places abroad (like the catacombs), and there was history entwined within the stories. |
| P.L. Travers | Mary Poppins | |
| Roald Dahl | Matilda | |
| Avi | Midnight Magic | |
| Robert C. O'Brien | Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH | I really enjoyed this book when I was younger. It was another book that I COULD NOT put down. |
| Various Authors | My America series | This series is very similar to the 'Dear America' series, but I believe these books focus strictly on American history, whereas the 'Dear America' series can focus on other historical events outside of America. |
| Jean Craighead George | My Side of the Mountain | |
| Carolyn Keene | Nancy Drew Mysteries | I really enjoyed these books growing up. I could read them in a few hours because I could not put them down at all!! I love mysteries, and Nancy Drew was fantastic. I highly recommend these books! |
| J.M. Barrie | Peter Pan | |
| Astrid Lindgren | Pippi Longstocking | |
| J.K. Rowling | Quidditch Through the Ages | |
| Beverly Cleary | Ramona Quimby, Age 8 | I remember my 3rd grade teacher reading this book aloud to the class. I will read this book again one day because from what I can remember, I enjoyed listening to this book. |
| Beverly Cleary | Ramona the Pest | |
| Mildred D. Taylor | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | |
| Louis Sachar | Sideways Stories from Wayside School | |
| Mark Twain | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | |
| Walter Farley | The Black Stallion | |
| Gertrude Chandler Warner | The Boxcar Children series | |
| C.S. Lewis | The Chronicles of Narnia | |
| Dan Gutman | The Kid Who Became President | |
| Mary Pope Osborne | The Magic Tree House series | I love these books because they are historical fictions! I use these books as read-alouds quite a bit, but that shouldn't stop the students from reading some on their own. I like to tie these book in with the content being studied in class. |
| Beverly Cleary | The Mouse and the Motorcycle | I enjoy this book every time I read it; it's so enjoyable. |
| Michael Ende | The Neverending Story | |
| Norton Juster | The Phantom Tollbooth | I remember, back in grade school, when I picked up this book, I wasn't too sure about it. When I began reading it, I couldn't put it down. It was a great book! |
| Fances Hodgson Burnett | The Secret Garden | I love the movie, so I finally read the book, and it is just as beautiful. Love it! |
| J.K. Rowling | The Tales of Beedle the Bard | This book is a cute read after reading the Harry Potter series. Some of the wizard legends mentioned throughout the series are in this book. It's really cool. |
| Jon Scieszka | The Time Warp Trio | |
| E.B. White | The Trumpet of the Swan | |
| E.L. Konigsburg | The View from Saturday | |
| Ellen Raskin | The Westing Game | This was a very fun and interesting read! I couldn't put it down, and as I read it, I was trying to figure out the mystery! The end takes a surprising twist, and when I finished it, I wanted to read it again. |
| Robert Louis Stevenson | Treasure Island | |
| Natalie Babbitt | Tuck Everlasting | |
| Eva Ibbotson | Which Witch? | |
