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Books Are We Reading in 2025–2026

The titles for 2025-2026 will be released by Friday, August 29th . Please note, the two first books for fourth and fifth graders are Battle of the Books titles, thus making preparation for Reading Tigers and Battle of the Books easier for students.

Second Grade: Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth (Book 1) by Judd Winick; Mac B, Kid Spy (Book 1) by Mac Barnett, Batpig: When Pigs Fly (Book 1) by Rob by Harrell

Third Grade: Who Was Steve Irwin? (the 100th book in the Who Was? series) by Dina Anastasio; The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman; The Lemonade Crime by Jacqueline Davies

Fourth Grade: Slugfest by Gordon Korman; The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Fifth Grade: Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper; Island of Whispers by Frances Hardinge, Heat by Mike Lupica

Save the Dates!

Meetings will be held on the dates below, during lunch from 12:00-12:40pm at assigned outdoor locations. If weather is an issue, an indoor backup location will be available.

2nd & 3rd Grade Meetings:

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Wednesday, January 28

Wednesday, April 15

4th & 5th Grade Meetings:

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Thursday, January 29

Thursday, April 16

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