Book Recommendations
Here is a list of some terrific book series for the elementary student:
1st grade through 3rd grade:
My Weird School by Dan Gutman
Andrew Lost by J.C. Greenburg
Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne
Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
Judy Moody & Stink by Megan McDonald
Rainbow Faires by Daisy Meadows
The Secrets of Droon by Tony Abbott
The Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume
Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall
Jack Stalwart series by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
Dragonbreath series & Hamster Princess series by Ursula Vernon
Alvin Ho by Lenore Look
Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke
The Dragon Masters series by Tracey West
Animal Rescue Team by Sue Stauffacher
Stick Dog - Tom Watson
3rd grade through 5th grade:
The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley
The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School by Andrew Clements
The Guardians of Ga'Hoole & The Wolves of the Beyond by Kathryn Lasky
Upside-Down Magic series by Sarah Mlynowski
Geronimo Stilton
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Calvin Coconut by Graham Salisbury
Spy School by Stuart Gibbs
Middle School Worst by James Patterson
Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland
The Menagerie series by Tui T. Sutherland
Lemony Snicket by Lemony Snicket
Here are some great stand alone books:
Out of My Mind & Blended - both by Sharon Draper
Greetings from Witness Protection! - Jake Burt
Song for a Whale - Lynne Kelly
The Mostly True Story of Jack - Kelly Barnhill
Crenshaw - Katherine Applegate
The Season of Styx Malone - Kekla Magoon
The First Rule of Punk - Celia C. Perez
Moo - Sharon Creech
The Crossover - Kawme Alexander
New Kid - Jerry Craft
When You Reach Me - Rebecca Stead
The Parker Inheritance - Varian Johnson
The Lion of Mars - Jennifer L. Holm