Suggested Reading lists

Grades K-2

SUGGESTED AUTHORS  Bunting, Eve. Hamilton, Virginia. McCauley, David. McKissack, Patricia. Peet, Bill. Pinkney, Brian.   Pinkney, Jerry. Polaco, Patricia. Ringgold, Faith. Sans Souci, Robert. Say, Allen. Scieszka, Jon.   Steig, William. Van Allsburg, Chris. Williams, Vera. Wisniewski, Daivd. Zelinsky, Paul.  SUGGESTED TITLES  Madeline / Ludwig Bemelmans The Mitten / Jan Brett The Snowman / Raymond Briggs Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel / Virginia Burton Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse / Kevin Henkes The Snowy Day / Ezra Keats Make Way for Ducklings / Robert McCloskey George and Martha / series by James Marshall Chicka Chicka Boom Boom / Bill Martin & Lois Ehlert If You Give a Mouse a Cookie / Laura Numeroff The Tale of Peter Rabbit / Beatrix Potter Curious George / series by H.A. Rey Henry and Mudge / series by Cynthia Rylant Where the Wild Things Are / Maurice Sendak The Cat in the Hat / Dr. Seuss The Napping House /Audrey Wood Owl Moon / Jane Yolen

LEVELS  Adler, David Cam Jansen Series  Mystery   Intermediate     Atwater, Richard  Mr. Popper’s Penguins   Fantasy  Intermediate   Brown, Mark  Arthur Chapter Books   Fantasy  Easier   Bunting, Eve  Sunflower House   Realistic Fiction  Easier   Cameron, Ann  Julian, Huey series   Realistic Fiction  Intermediate   Cherry, Lynn  The River Ran Wild   Realistic Fiction  Intermediate   Christopher, Matt  Top Wing   Realistic Fiction  Intermediate   Cleary, Beverly  Ramona the Brave   Realistic Fiction Intermediate   Conford, Ellen  Jenny Archer series  Realistic Fiction   Intermediate   Dadey, Debbie  Baily School Kids   Realistic Fiction  Easier   Danziger, Paula  Amber Brown series   Realistic Fiction Intermediate    Delton, Judy  Pee Wee Scouts series   Realistic  Intermediate   Dorros, Arthur  Animal Tracks   Informational     Duffey, Betsy  Hey, Kid!   Realistic Fiction Intermediate   Giff, Patricia Reilly  Polk Street School   Realistic Fiction Intermediate   Haywood, Carolyn  Betsy and Eddie series   Realistic Fiction  Intermediate   Hest, Amy  The Purple Coat   Picture Book Intermediate   Howe, James  Pinky and Rex series   Fantasy Easier   Hughes, Dean  Angel Park Sports   Realistic Fiction Intermediate   Kellogg, Steven  Best Friends   Picture Book  Easier   King-Smith, Dick  Sophie series  Realistic Fiction   Intermediate   Kline, Suzy  Herbie Jones, Mary Marony, etc.   Realistic Fiction Intermediate   Leverich, Kathleen  Best Enemies   Realistic Fiction Intermediate   Lovelace, Maud Hart  Betsy and Tacy Series   Realistic Fiction Intermediate   MacDonald, Betty  Mrs. Piggle Wiggle   Fantasy Advanced   Mahy, Margaret  The Good Fortunes Gang   Realistic Fiction Intermediate   McKissack, Patricia  Mirandy and Brother Wind   Picture Book Easier    Osborne, Mary Pope  Magic Tree House Series   Fantasy Intermediate   Parish, Peggy  Amelia Bedelia series   Humorous Easier   Park, Barbara  Junie B. Jones series   Realistic Fiction Intermediate   Peet, Bill  The Whingdingdilly   Picture Book  Easier   Petersen, John  The Littles   Fantasy Intermediate  Polacco, Patricia  The Keeping Quilt   Picture Book  Intermediate  Polacco, Patricia  Thank you, Mr. Falker   Picture Book Intermediate  Rylant, Cynthia  Mr. Putter and Tabby series   Beginning Reader Easier   Seuss, Dr.  The Cat in the Hat   Beginning Reader  Easier   Smith, Janice Lee  Adam Joshua series   Realistic Fiction Intermediate   Steig, William  Doctor DeSoto   Picture Book Intermediate   Van Allsburg, Chris  The Polar Express  Picture Book  Intermediate   Warner, Gertrude Chandler  Boxcar Children   Realistic Fiction Intermediate   Williams, Margery  The Velveteen Rabbit   Picture Book Intermediate   Williams, Vera  A Chair for My Mother   Picture Book Easier    Once Upon America  

EMERGING READERS For Beginning Readers:  Adler, David.   the Cam Jansen series.    Berenstain, S.   the Berenstain Bears series.    Baker, Barbara.   Digby and Kate.    Brown, Marc.   the Arthur series.    Byars, Betsy.  My Brother Ant. Ant Plays Bear. The Golly Sisters Ride Again.    Cazet, Denys.   the Minnie and Moo series.    Cole, Joanna.   Gator Girls, others.    deBrunhoff, Jean-Laurent.   the Babar series.    Hoban, Russell.   the Frances series.    Hoff, Syd.   Danny and the Dinosaur, many others    Karlin, Nurit.   The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat.    Komaiko, Leah.   Annie Bananie series.    Lobel, Arnold.   Frog and Toad series, others.    Marshall, Edward.   Fox series.    Marhsall, James.   George and Martha series.    Miller, Sarah S.   Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog Three Stories You Can Read to Your Cat.    Minarik, Else H.   Little Bear series.    Parish, Peggy.   Amelia Bedelia series.    Rey, H. A.   Curious George.    Rylant, Cynthia.   Henry and Mudge series. Mr. Putter and Tabby series.    Sharmat, Marjorie.   Nate the Great series.    Van Leeuwen, Jean.   Oliver Pig and Amanda Pig series.    Wiseman, Bernard.   Morris and Boris series.    EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS FOR MORE PROFICIENT READERS:  Belton, Sandra.   Ernestine and Amanda series    Calmenson, Stephanie and Joanna Cole.   Rockin' Reptiles    Cameron, Ann.   The Stories Julian Tells series    Christopher, Matt.   hundreds of titles about sports    Conford, Ellen.   A Case for Jenny Archer    Dixon, Franklin.   Frank and Joe Hardy -- The Clues Brothers series    Erikson, Russell.   A Toad for Tuesday.    Estes, Eleanor.   The Hundred Dresses.    Gannett, Ruth Stiles.   My Father's Dragon trilogy    Giff, Patricia Reilly.   Kids of Polk Street School series    Haddad, Charles.   Meet Calliope Day.    Howe, James.   Pinky and Rexseries    Keene, Carolyn M.   Nancy Drew Notebooks series    Kline, Suzy.   Horrible Harry series    Krensky, Stephen.   Marc Brown Arthur series (chapter books)    Krensky, Stephen.   Lionel and Louise, Louise Takes Charge    Landon, Lucinda.   Meg MacIntosh mystery series    LeGuin, Ursula K.   Catwings series    MacDonald, Betty.   Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series    Osborne, Mary P.   Magic Tree House series    Parks, Barbara.   Junie B. Jones series.    Peterson, John.   The Littles.    Pilkey, Dav.   Captain Underpants series.    Pinkwater, Daniel.   Fat Men From Space Wallpaper from Space Mush, A Dog from Space    Scieszka, John.   The Time Warp Trio series    Spinelli, Jerry.   Tooter Pepperday    Warren, Gertrude C.   The Boxcar Children series 

           GREAT BOOKS FOR SECOND GRADERS  Adventure  Anderson, C. W.  Blaze and the Mountain Lion.  Baxter, Nicola  Castle Under Attack.  Bunting, Eve  Gleam and Glow.   Coerr, Eleanor  Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express.  Fleischman, Paul  Lost! A Story in String.   Hooks, William  Lo-Jack and the Pirates.  Kipling, Rudyard  Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.   Platt, Richard  Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter.   Ransom, Candice F.  Danger at Sand Cave.  Stevens, Carla  Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm.   Teague, Mark  The Secret Shortcut.  Usborne  Agent Arthur’s Desert Challenge.   Animals  Ahlberg, Allan The Pet Shop.  Amato, Carol  Chessie, the Meandering Manatee.  Bauer, Marion Dane  Alison’s Puppy.  Brenner, Barbara Beavers Beware!  Bulla, Clyde Singing Sam.  Byars, Betsy  Little Horse.   Cowley, Joy  Agapanthus Hum and Major Bark.   Cox, Judy  Cool Cat, School Cat.   Cresswell, Helen The Weather Cat.  Demas, Corinne  The Perfect Pony.  Denslow, Sharon  Georgie Lee.   Elste, Joan  True Blue.  Fowler, Susi  Albertina, the Animals, and Me.   Freeman, Martha  The Trouble with Cats.   Gackenbach, Dick The Dog and the Deep Dark Woods.  Griffith, Helen  Alex and the Cat.  Haas, Jessie  Runaway Radish.   Hall, Lynn Barry, the Bravest Saint Bernard.  Hanel, Wolfram Mia the Beach Cat.  Himmelman, John  The Animal Rescue Club.  King-Smith, Dick  Sophie’s Tom.   Kline, Suzy  Horrible Harry in Room 2B.   Kroll, Steven  Andrew Wants a Dog.   Lauber, Patricia Clarence and the Cat.  Livingstone, Star  Harley.  Lundell, Margo  Lad, a Dog: Lad to the Rescue.  McKissack, Patricia Monkey-Monkey's Trick.  McKissack, Patricia  Tippy Lemmey.  Miller, Sara Swan  Three Stories You Can Read to Your Cat.  Moore, Lilian  Little Raccoon.   Pomerantz, Charlotte The Outside Dog.  Rayner, Mary Rug.  Ryder, Joanne Chipmunk Song.  Rylant, Cynthia Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat.  Scheidl, Gerda  Andy’s Wild Animal Adventure.  Siracusa, Catherine The Parrot Problem.  Smith, Mavis A Snake Mistake.  Stanley, George  Snake Camp.  Tregebov, Rhea The Big Storm.  Waas, Uli Where's Molly?  Winters, Kay  Where are the Bears?  Ziefert, Harriet Bob and Shirley: A Tale of Two Lobsters.   Biographies  Adler, David A Picture Book of Anne Frank.  Aliki The King's Day: Louis XIV of France.  Birnbaum, Bette Jane Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees.  Blos, Joan The Heroine of the Titanic.  Brighton, Catherine Mozart: Scenes from the Childhood of the Great Composer.  Coerr, Eleanor Sadako.  Demarest, Chris Lindbergh.  DePaola, Tomie  26 Fairmount Avenue.   Fischetto, Laura Michael the Angel.  Fisher, Leonard Galileo.  Giblin, James George Washington.  Golenbock, Peter Teammates.  Jordan, Roslyn  Salt in His Shoes.   Keller, Jack Tom Edison's Bright Idea  McCully, Emily The Pirate Queen.  Miller, Robert Buffalo Soldiers.  San Souci, Robert Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend.  Spinner, Stephanie Little Sure Shot: The Story of Annie Oakley.  Stanley, Diane The True Adventure of Daniel Hall.  Stanley, Fay The Last Princess.   Fantasy  Adams, Georgie  The Three Little Witches Storybook.   Buckley, James, Jr.  Spider-Man’s Amazing Powers.  Buller, Jon  20,000 Baseball Cards Under the Sea.  Christian, Mary Blount  Go West, Swamp Monsters.  Cole, Joanna  The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth.   Coombs, Patricia  The Magician and McTree.   Corbett, Scott  Dr. Merlin’s Magic Shop.  Cresswell, Helen  Almost Good-Bye.  Duey, Kathleen  The Silver Thread.  Farber, Erica  Purple Pickle Juice.  Gerstein, Mordicai  Fox Eyes.   Gould, Robert  Rex.   Greenburg, J.C.  On the Dog.  Griffith, Helen  Emily and the Enchanted Frog.   Grindley, Sally  The Giant Postman.  Hautzig, Deborah  Little Witch Goes to School.  Hoban, Russell  Monsters.   Howe, James  It Came from Beneath the Bed!   King-Smith, Dick  Jenius: The Amazing Guinea Pig.   Korschunow, Irina  Adam Draws Himself a Dragon.   Kurt, Kemal  Mixed-Up Journey to Magic Mountain.   Lindgren, Astrid  Pippi’s Extraordinary Ordinary Day.   Low, Alice  Zena and the Witch Circus.  Madsen, Ross  Perrywinkle and the Book of Magic Spells.  Meddaugh, Susan  Lulu’s Hat.   Osborne, Mary Pope  Dinosaurs Before Dark.   Pennypacker, Sara  Stuart’s Cape.   Pinkwater, Daniel  The Werewolf Club Meets Dorkula.   Pinkwater, Daniel  Second Grade Ape.  Robert, Adrian  My Grandma, the Witch.  Sanvoisin, Eric  The Ink Drinker.   Stanley, Diane  The Good-Luck Pencil.  Whybrow, Ian  Little Wolf’s Haunted Hall for Small Horrors.    Folk & Fairytales  Aardema, Verna Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears.  Dickinson, Susan Brer Rabbit and the Peanut Patch.  Dixon, Ann How Raven Brought Light to People.  Hautzig, Deborah Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid.  Kellogg, Steven Paul Bunyan, a Tall Tale.  Kimmel, Eric  Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock.   Kimmel, Eric  Baba Yaga: A Russian Folktale.  Lester, Julius  John Henry.   Lewis, Paul  Storm Boy.   Marshall, James Hansel and Gretel.  Orgel, Doris  Next Time I Will.   Paye, Won-Ldy  Head, Body, Legs.   Schecter, Ellen  The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.  Storr, Catherine The Sword in the Stone.  Tarcov, Edith The Frog Prince.  Young, Ed Lon Po Po.   Ghost & Scary Stories  Ahlberg, Allan  The Ghost Train.  Asch, Frank  The Ghost of P.S. 42.   Charles, Veronika  Don’t Open the Door!  De Felice, Cynthia The Dancing Skeleton.  Galdone, Joanna The Tailypo: a Ghost Story.  Galdone, Paul The Monster and the Tailor: A Ghost Story.  Greer, Gery  Billy the Ghost and Me.  Impy, Rose The Flat Man.  Levy, Elizabeth  Night of the Living Gerbil.   Martin, Bill The Ghost-Eye Tree.  Mosel, Arlene The Funny Little Woman.  Parish, Peggy Zed and the Monsters.  Schwartz, Alvin In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories.  Stamper, Judith  Five Creepy Creatures.  Thompson, Jill  Scary Godmother.   Utton, Peter The Witch's Hand.  Wagener, Gerda  The Ghost in the Classroom.   Woolley, Catherine  Gus was a Gorgeous Ghost.  Wright, Betty Ren  The Ghost Witch.    Historical Fiction  Avi  Abigail Takes the Wheel.  Boegehold, Betty A Horse Called Starfire.  Bolognese, Don Little Hawk's New Name.  Bunting, Eve Cheyenne Again.  Byars, Betsy The Golly Sisters Go West.  Coerr, Eleanor Chang's Paper Pony.  Cohen, Barbara Molly's Pilgrim.  Glass, Julie  The Fly on the Ceiling.  Grifalconi, Ann  The Village That Vanished.   Howard, Ellen  The Cellar.   Jenner, Caryn  Survivors: The Night the Titanic Sank.  Johnson, Dolores Now Let Me Fly.  McCully, Emily  The Battle for St. Michaels.  Mochizuki, Ken Baseball Saved Us.  Monjo, F.N. The Drinking Gourd.  Nichol, Barbara Beethoven Lives Upstairs.  Ransom, Candice  Danger at Sand Cave.  Ross, Alice  The Copper Lady.  Sandin, Joan The Long Way Westward.  Shefelman, Janice  Young Wolf and Spirit Horse.  Shub, Elizabeth The White Stallion.  Standiford, Natalie The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto.  Welch, Catherine Clouds of Terror.  Wells, Rosemary  Wingwalker.    Humor  Brenner, Barbara  Too Many Mice.  Busser, Marianne  King Bobble.   Dahl, Roald  The Enormous Crocodile.  Hooks, William  Mr. Baseball.  Levine, Caroline  Riddles to Tell Your Cat.   Manes, Stephen  Life is No Fair!  Milne, A. A.  Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees.  Munsch, Robert  Makeup Mess.   Parish, Peggy  Amelia Bedelia.  Pilkey, Dav  Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot.   Proimos, James  The Many Adventures of Johnny Mutton.   Quackenbush, Robert  Henry’s Awful Mistake.  Sathre, Vivian  Leroy Potts Meets the McCrooks.  Seuss, Dr.  Oh Say Can You Say?  Stevenson, James  National Worm Day.   Thaler, Mike  The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon.    Mystery  Adler, David  Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House.   Adler, David  Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie.  Base, Graeme  The Eleventh Hour.   Clifford, Eth  Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Missing Schoolhouse.   Farber, Erica  The Lost Wish.   Goldsmith, Howard  The Twiddle Twins’ Music Box Mystery.  Grambling, Lois  Miss Hildy’s Missing Cape Caper.  Hayes, Geoffrey The Treasure of the Lost Lagoon.  Hearne, Betsy  Who’s in the Hall?   Joosse, Barbara M.  Alien Brain Fryout.   Krensky, Stephen Binky Rules.  Landon, Lucinda Meg Mackintosh and the Case of the Missing Babe Ruth  Baseball.  Levy, Elizabeth  A Hare-Raising Tale.   Levy, Elizabeth The Schoolyard Mystery.  Nixon, Joan The Valentine Mystery.  Obrist, Jürg  Max and Molly and the Mystery of the Missing Honey.  Pearson, Susan  Eagle-Eye Ernie Comes to Town.   Rocklin, Joanne  The Case of the Backyard Treasure.  Ross, Pat  M & M and the Mummy Mess.  Rylant, Cynthia  The Case of the Missing Monkey.  Sharmat, Marjorie  Nate the Great and the Big Sniff.  Supraner, Robyn  Sam Sunday and the Mystery at the Ocean Beach Hotel.   Torrey, Michele  The Case of the Graveyard Ghost, and Other Super Scientific  Cases.   Yolen, Jane Piggins.   School, Friends & Family  Ahlberg, Allan  The Woman Who Won Things.  Altman, Suzanne My Top Secret Worst Days Diary.  Brown, Marc Arthur's Teacher Trouble.  Byars, Betsy My Brother, Ant.  Cassedy, Sylvia The Best Cat Suit of All.  Champion, Joyce  Emily and Alice Baby-Sit Burton.  Choi, Sook Nyul  The Best Older Sister.  Cleary, Beverly  Muggie Maggie.   Cole, Joanna Bully Trouble.  Cosby, Bill  The Meanest Thing to Say.  Danziger, Paula  What a Trip, Amber Brown.  Delton, Judy Cookies and Crutches.  Duffey, Betsy  How to Be Cool in Third Grade.   Finchler, Judy  You’re a Good Sport, Miss Malarkey.   Fletcher, Ralph  Tommy Trouble and the Magic Marble.   Galbraith, Kathryn  Roommates.   Gantos, Jack  Rotten Ralph Helps Out.  Giff, Patricia Reilly  Starring Rosie.   Giff, Patricia Watch Out, Ronald Morgan!  Gilson, Jamie  Bug in a Rug.   Graves, Bonnie B.  The Best Worst Day.   Guest, Elissa  Iris and Walter.  Haddix, Margaret  The Girl with 500 Middle Names.   Herman, Charlotte  Max Malone and the Great Cereal Rip-Off.   Herold, Ann  The Butterfly Birthday.   Hest, Amy  Party on Ice.   Holub, Joan  Pen Pals.  Hooks, William Mr. Monster.  Howe, James Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee.  Hurwitz, Johanna  Russell and Elisa.   Jacobson, Jennifer  Winnie (Dancing) on Her Own.   Jennings, Patrick  The Tornado Watches: An Ike and Mem Story.   Johnston, Tony  Sparky and Eddie: Wild, Wild Rodeo!  Karas, G. Brian  Bebe’s Bad Dream.   Krensky, Stephen Lionel and Louise.  Kroll, Steven  Annabelle’s Un-Birthday.   Leverich, Kathleen  Best Enemies.   Manes, Stephen  Chocolate-Covered Ants.   McDonald, Megan  Beezy.  McDonough, Yona  A Doll Named Dora Anne.  McKenna, Colleen  Third Grade Ghouls.   McMorrow, Catherine The Jellybean Principal.  Myers, Laurie  Earthquake in the Third Grade.   O'Connor, Jane Molly the Brave and Me.  Park, Barbara  Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus.   Patron, Susan  Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe.   Petersen, P. J.  I Hate Company.   Penner, Lucille  Clean Sweep Campers.  Porte, Barbara Harry in Trouble.  Prager, Annabelle The Baseball Birthday Party.  Rocklin, Joanne  Jake and the Copycats.  Sachar, Louis  Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth?   Seuling, Barbara  Oh No, It’s Robert.   Stern, Maggie  George.  Warner, Sally  Accidental Lily.   Williams, Suzanne  Emily at School.  Willner-Pardo, Gina  Spider Storch’s Carpool Catastrophe.   Wojciechowski, Susan  Don’t Call Me Beanhead!   Space & Science Fiction  Buller, Jon  Baseball Camp on the Planet of the Eyeballs.  Cole, Joanna The Magic School Bus, Lost in the Solar System.  Greenburg, Dan Hang a Left at Venus.  Greer, Gery  Let Me Off This Spaceship!   Kirk, David  Nova’s Ark.   Passen, Lisa  Attack of the 50-Foot Teacher.   Pinkney, J. Brian  Cosmo and the Robot.   Scieszka, Jon  Baloney (Henry P.).  Star Wars  Star Wars, Episode I: Queen in Disguise.  Van Allsburg, Chris  Zathura.   Weinberger, Kimberly  Space Jam.  Willis, Jeanne The Long Blue Blazer.  Yaccarino, Dan  First Day on a Strange New Planet.  Yolen, Jane  Commander Toad in Space.  Yorinks, Arthur  Company’s Going.   Sports  Allard, Harry  Miss Nelson Has a Field Day.   Auch, Mary Jane  Angel and Me and the Bayside Bombers.   Bang-Campbell, Monika  Little Rat Sets Sail.  Bildner, Phil  Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy.   Christopher, Matt  The Captain Contest.   Giff, Patricia Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat.  Herman, Gail  Just Like Mike.   Hopkinson, Deborah  Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings.   Jay, Betsy  Swimming Lessons.   Kline, Suzy  Molly Gets Mad.   Krensky, Stephen  Louise, Soccer Star?   Krulik, Nancy  Soccer Sensation.  Marzollo, Jean  Football Friends.  Mills, Claudia  Gus and Grandpa at Basketball.  Myers, Bernice Sidney Rella and the Glass Sneaker.  Petersen, P.J. The Fireplug is First Base.  Pinkney, J. Brian  Jojo’s Flying Side Kick.   Prager, Annabelle  The Baseball Birthday Party.  Torrey, Richard  Beans Baker, Number Five.  PICTURE BOOKS, CHAPTER BOOKS, POETRY AND FOLKLORE FEATURING AFRICAN-AMERICANS  Picture Books  Ackerman, Karen. By the Dawn's Early Light Appelbaum, Diana Karter. Cocoa Ice Barrett, Mary Brigid. Sing To the Stars Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn. The Music in Derrick's Heart Bradby, Marie. More than Anything Else Bunting, Eve. Smoky Night Caines, Jeanette Franklin. Just Us Women Coleman, Evelyn. White Socks Only Coleman, Evelyn. To Be a Drum Crews, Nina. You Are Here Crews, Donald. Bigmama's Curtis, Gavin. The Bat Boy and His Violin Daly, Niki. Papa Lucky's Shadow Edwards, Pamela. Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad English, Karen. Neeny Coming, Neeny Going Flournoy, Valerie. The Patchwork Quilt Freeman, Don. Corduroy Gillerlain, Gayle. The Reverend Thomas's False Teeth Gray, Libba Moore. Dear Willie Rudd Greenfield, Eloise. Honey, I Love; William and the Good Old Days Hesse, Karen. Come on, Rain! Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace; Boundless Grace Hopkinson, Deborah. A Band of Angels Howard, Elizabeth. Virgie Goes To School With Us Boys Johnson, Angela. The Girl Who Wore Snakes Johnson, Dolores. Your Dad Was Just Like You Johnson, Angela. When I Am Old With You Johnson, Dolores. Now Let Me Fly Jonas, Ann. The Quilt Kroll, Virginia L. Africa Brothers and Sisters Littlesugar, Amy. Tree of Hope Lotz, Karen E. Can't Sit Still McKissack, Patricia Ma Dear's Aprons; Flossie and the Fox; Mirandy and  Brother Wind; McKissack, Patricia. Goin' Someplace Special Mitchell, Margaret. Uncle Jed's Barbershop Mitchell, Rhonda. The Talking Cloth Mollel, Tololwa My Rows and Piles of Coins Myers, Christopher. Black Cat Nolen, Jerdine. In My Momma's Kitchen Patrick, Denise Lewis. Red Dancing Shoes Car Washing Street Pinkney, J. Brian. The Adventures of Sparrowboy Polacco, Patricia. Pink and Say Ringgold, Faith. Tar Beach Ringgold, Faith. Bonjour Lonnie Ringgold, Faith. The Invisible Princess Siegelson, Kim. In the Time of the Drums Stroud, Bettye. Down Home at Miss Dessa's Teague, Mark. Baby Tamer Thomas, Joyce Carol. I Have Heard of a Land Walker, Alice. Finding the Green Stone Wilkins, Verna. Dave and the Tooth Fairy Williams, Sherley. Working Cotton Wiles, Debbie. Freedom Summer Woodson, Jacqueline. The Other Side  Chapter Book Fiction featuring African-Americans  Cameron, Ann. The Stories Julian Tells Cameron, Ann.More Stories Julian Tells Cameron, Ann.The Stories Huey Tells Cameron, Ann.More Stories Huey Tells Cameron, Ann.Gloria's Way I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Paty, a Freed Girl Lyons, Mary. Letters from a Slave Girl McKissack, Patricia. The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural McKissack, Patricia.Let My People Go Miller, William. Richard Wright and the Library Card Siegelson, Kim. Escape South. Siegelson, Kim. The Wonderful, Horrible Tellin' at Hog Hammock.  Folk Tales featuring African-Americans(there are also many others from Africa  and the Carribean)  Hamilton, Virginia. Her Stories Hamilton, Virginia. The People Could Fly Hamilton, Virginia. A Ring of Tricksters Lester, Julius. The Tales of Uncle Remus Lester, Julius. More Tales of Uncle Remus Lester, Julius. John Henry San Souci, Robert. The Faithful Friend San Souci, Robert. The Hired Hand San Souci, Robert. Sukey and the Mermaid  Poetry featuring African-Americans  Adoff, Arnold. Street Music. Burleigh, Robert. Hoops. Dunbar, Paul Laurence. Jump Back, Honey. Feelings, Tom. Soul Looks Back in Wonder. Giovanni, Nikki. Spin a Soft Black Song. Giovanni, Nikki.The Genie in the Jar. Grimes, Nikki. Hopscotch Love. Grimes, Nikki. My Man Blue. Grimes, Nikki. Pocketful of Poems Hughes, Langston. The Dream-Keeper and other Poems.  I Am the Darker Brother. Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalke Ends. Silverstein, Shel.A Light in the Attic. Falling Up. In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall. Adoff, Arnold. My Black Me. Hughes, Langston. The Sweet and Sour Animal Book. Greenfield, Eloise. Night on Neighborhood Street. Greenfield, Eloise. For the Love of the Game.  FOLKTALES TOO GOOD TO MISS  Aardema, Verna.  Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears.  One of many African  folklore animal tales by this author.  Anderson, Hans Christian.  Fairy Tales.  Worth it just for the mesmerizing  story “The Tinderbox.”  Arnold, Katya.  Baba Yaga: A Russian Folktale.   The witch Baba Yaga uses a  trick to capture a young man, but he cleverly avoids being eaten.   Bodkin, Odds.  The Crane Wife.  Japanese tale about a poor sail maker who  gains a beautiful, mysterious wife skilled at weaving magical sails.   Brown, Marcia.  Stone Soup.  When three hungry soldiers come to a town where  all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones,  and all the town enjoys a feast.   Bruchac, Joseph.  The Boy Who Lived with the Bears and Other Stories.  A  collection of traditional Iroquois tales in which animals learn about the  importance of caring and responsibility and the dangers of selfishness.  Callahan, Sheila MacGill.  The Seal Prince.  When it comes time for the  beautiful Grainne to marry, she rejects the island suitors to be with  Deodatus, a seal-man she once rescued from death.   Carle, Eric.  Eric Carle’s Treasury of Classic Stories for Children.   An  illustrated retelling of twenty-two folktales, fairy tales, and fables.   Climo, Shirley.  The Egyptian Cinderella.   The Korean Cinderella.   The Persian Cinderella.   Colorfully illustrated variants of the  world’s most well-known story, lending themselves to intriguing comparisons.  Cullen, Lynne.  The Mightiest Heart.  Prince Llywelyn banishes his loyal dog  Gelert, mistakenly believing that the dog has attacked his son.    de Paola, Tomie.  Fin M’Coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill.  Fin M'Coul's  wife, Oonagh, helps him outwit his arch rival, Cucullin.   Demi.  One Grain of Rice.   The Empty Pot.   The Greatest Treasure.   Traditional fables from Asia with stunning  illustrations.  Diakité, Baba Wagua.  The Hunterman and the Crocodile.   The Hatseller and the Monkeys.  Beautifully illustrated tales  from West Africa.    Doherty, Berlie.  Fairy Tales.    A retelling of twelve classic and best- loved fairy stories of all time in accessible language.    Grauer, Rita.  Vasilisa and Her Magic Doll.   Russian tale in which  Vasalisa  uses her doll to escape from the clutches of the witch Baba Yaga.   Hamilton, Virginia.  The Girl Who Spun Gold.   A West Indian version of  Rumpelstiltskin, with exquisite illustrations.  Hodges, Margaret.  St. George and the Dragon.  George slays the dreadful  dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years.  Isaacs, Ann.  Swamp Angel.  Along with other amazing feats, Angelica  Longrider wrestles a huge bear, known as Thundering Tarnation, to save the  winter supplies of the settlers in a popular, comic tall tale.  Kimmel, Eric.  The Adventures of Hershel of Ostropol.  Ten superbly retold  tales of the irrepressible Jewish folk hero.   Kimmel, Eric.  Anansi and the Magic Stick.  Anansi and the Moss-Covered  Rock.  Just two of many tales of the trickster spider who gets his come- uppance -- eternally popular with children.  Langton, Jane.  The Queen’s Necklace: A Swedish Folktale.  A generous queen  defies her greedy king by distributing the pearls of her necklace to the poor.  Lester, Julius.  The Tales of Uncle Remus.  A wonderfully accessible  retelling of the humorous tales.  Lester, Julius.  John Henry.  The legend of the African American railroad man  who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.   Lunge-Larsen, Lise.  The Troll With No Heart in His Body and Other Troll  Tales from Norway.  A collection of Norwegian folktales all featuring trolls.   Martin, Rafe.  The Rough-Face Girl.  In this Algonquin version of the  Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless  sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being.   McDermott, Gerald.  Musicians of the Sun.   Arrow to the Sun. Zomo the Rabbit.  Wildly exuberant  version of an enduring Nigerian  trickster tale full of slapstick and mischief.    Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa.   A collection of twelve  folktales from different parts of Africa.   Morgan, Sally.  The Flying Emu and Other Australian Stories.   A collection  of twenty traditional tales explaining how the world began.  Mosel, Arlene.  Tikki Tikki Tembo.  A little boy with a long name nearly  drowns in a well, leading the Chinese to give children short names.   Phelps, Ethel.  The Maid of the North: Feminist Folktales from Around the  World.  Old tales of enchantment and adventure.  Ray, Jane.  The Twelve Dancing Princesses.   The king's twelve daughters wear  out their shoes every night while supposedly sleeping in their locked bedroom  in this mysterious, beautifully illustrated tale.   Rosales, Melodye.  Leola and the Honeybears.   An African American version of  Goldilocks and the three bears.   San Souci, Robert D.  The Faithful Friend.   Sootface.   The Samurai’s Daughter.   The Firebird.   The Hired Hand.   The Twins and the Bird of Darkness.   The Talking Eggs.   A prolific folklorist retells tales from  many cultures; all illustrated.  Shepard, Aaron.  The Enchanted Storks: a Tale of Baghdad.   The Calif of  Baghdad is turned into a stork by an evil sorcerer, the only one who knows  the magic word that will restore the Calif to his human form.   Sierra, Judy.  The Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story.   In this  Indonesian version of the Cinderella story, Damura escapes her cruel  stepmother for a happy marriage, helped by Grandmother Crocodile.   Steptoe, John.  Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale. Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go  before the king, who is choosing a wife.   Stevens, Janet.  Tops & Bottoms.    Hare turns his bad luck around by  striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.    Tchana, Katrin. The Serpent Slayer and Other Stories of Strong Women.  (Not  just for girls!) A collection of 20 traditional tales from all over the  world, each of whose main character is a strong and resourceful woman.   Yolen, Jane.  Mightier Than the Sword:  World Folktales for Strong Boys.   (Not just for boys!)   A collection of folktales from around the world which  demonstrate the triumph of brains over brawn.   Young, Ed.  Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China.  Three sisters  staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their  grandmother.  SUGGESTED TITLES FOR DIVORCE  For Young Children  Brown, Laurene Krasny. Dinosaurs Divorce. Dinosaur characters introduce aspects of divorce such as its causes and  effects, living with a single parent, spending holidays in two separate  households, and adjusting to a stepparent.  Gardner, Richard A. The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce.  Discusses and suggests solutions for problems often encountered by children  whose parents are divorced.  Lansky, Vicki. It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear : a Read-Together  Book for Parents & Young Children During Divorce. Koko Bear learns what  divorce means, how to deal with changes, how to recognize and deal with  feelings.   Jenness, Aylette. Families : A Celebration of Diversity,  Commitment, and Love. Photographs and text depict 17 families from around the  country, some with step relationships, divorce, gay parents, foster siblings,  and other diverse components.  Powell, Jillian. Family Breakup. Explains the emotional and  practical problems that arise when family members separate, discussing what  happens to the children, how life will change, and how it will be the same.  Rogers, Fred. Let' Talk About It: Divorce. Reassuring text that acknowledges children' complex feelings about divorce. P ABE Abercrombie, Barbara. Charlie Anderson. A cat steals the hearts of two  sisters until one day Charlie doesn't come home and they learn a surprising  secret about him.  Bullard, Lisa. Trick-or-Treat on Milton Street. Charley is sure that  the first Halloween in his new house will be awful, until his stepfather  takes him out trick-or-treating.  Girard, Linda Walvoord. At Daddy' On Saturdays. Although her parents' divorce causes her to feel anger, concern, and sadness,  Katie discovers that she can keep a loving relationship with her father even  though he lives apart from her.  Grindley, Sally. A New Room for William. When William and his mother  move, he is unhappy about having a new room, but he changes his mind after he  makes a new friend.  Hoffman, Mary. Boundless Grace. Grace is invited for a visit with her  father and his new family in Africa.  Two Homes. A young boy named Alex enjoys the homes of both of his  parents who live apart but love Alex very much.  Ransom, Jeanie Franz. I Don't Want To Talk About It. A young girl discovers that, even though her parents' divorce brings big  changes, their love for her will remain the same.  Schindel, John. Dear Daddy. Jesse' father lives across the country from  them and letters help bring them closer.  Wyeth, Sharon Dennis. Always My Dad. Although she does not get to see  her father very often, a girl enjoys the time she and her brothers spend with  him one summer while they are visiting their grandparents' farm.  SUGGESTED READING - GRIEF AND LOSS  Aliki. The Two of Them. Describes the relationship of a grandfather and  his granddaughter from her birth to his death.  Bahr, Mary. If Nathan Were Here. A boy grieves for his best friend and  wonders how things would be if he were still alive.  Barron, T.A. Where Is Grandpa? As his family reminisces after his  beloved grandfather’s death, a boy realizes that his grandfather is still  with him in all the special places they shared.  Bunting, Eve. I Have An Olive Tree. After her grandfather's death, 8- year-old Sophia fulfills his last request and travels to Greece with her  mother to see the land where her roots are.  Durant, Alan.  Always and Forever. A family of forest animals learns to  cope with the death of a loved one.  Carson, Jo. You Hold Me and I’ll Hold You. When a great-aunt dies, a  young child finds comfort in being held and in holding, too.  Clifton, Lucille. Everett Anderson’s Goodbye. Everett has a difficult  time coming to terms with his grief after his father dies.   Cosby, Bill, The Day I Saw My Father Cry. Although Little Bill is sad  when a friend of the family dies, he remembers the friend's lesson of  saying "Merry Christmas" to get people to stop fighting.  Coville, Bruce. My Grandfather’s House. When the child feels the cool,  smooth fingers of his dead grandfather, he finally understands that Grandpa  no longer lives in the house which was his body.   De Paola, Tomie. Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs. A small boy enjoys  his relationship with his grandmother and his great-grandmother, but he  learns to face their inevitable death.   Fraustino, Lisa Rowe. The Hickory Chair. A blind boy tells of his warm  relationship with his grandmother and the gift she left for him after her  death.   Hesse, Karen. Poppy’s Chair. On her first summer visit to her  grandmother since her grandfather's death, Leah is saddened by his absence,  but Gramm helps her learn how to remember Poppy with joy.   Howe, James. Kaddish For Grandpa in Jesus’ Name, Amen. Five-year-old  Emily tries to understand her grandfather's death by exploring the Christian  and Jewish rituals that her family practices during and after his funeral.  Kooharian, David. Sammy’s Story. In this story told in comic book  format, a dying boy realizes that he has the courage to face his greatest  challenge.   Madenski, Melissa.  Some of the Pieces. A year after the death of their  father, two children and their mother come to terms with their loss.   Mills, Joyce C. Gentle Willow: A Story For Children About Dying. Amanda  is upset that she is going to lose her friend Gentle Willow, but learns that  her memories are gifts from her friend and that there are special ways of  saying goodbye.   Prestine, Joan Singleton. Someone Special Died. A young girl describes  the anger and sadness she feels after someone she loved dies, and makes a  scrapbook to remember the things they did together.  Shriver, Maria. What’s Heaven? After her great-grandmother’s death, a  young girl learns about heaven by asking her mother all kinds of questions.  Thomas, Jane Resh. Saying Goodbye to Grandma. Seven-year-old Suzie is  curious and fearful about what Grandma's funeral will be like.  Varley, Susan. Badger’s Parting Gifts. Badger's friends are sad when he  dies, but they treasure the legacies he left them.  Weigelt, Udo. Bear’s Last Journey. All the animals in the forest must  deal with the death of their old friend, the bear.

GREAT BOOKS FOR THIRD GRADERS  Adventure & Survival  American Girls Collection Kit Saves the Day! A Summer Story, 1934.  Baillie, Allan Adrift.  Ball, Duncan Emily Eyefinger and the Lost Treasure.  Bledsoe, Lucy Tracks in the Snow.  Blumberg, Rhoda Shipwrecked! The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy  Casanova, Mary Moose Tracks.  Clifford, Eth Just Tell Me When We're Dead!  Fleischman, Sid The Whipping Boy.  Hill, S. Kirkpatrick Toughboy and Sister.  Mayhar, Ardath Medicine Walk.  Norby, Lisa Treasure Island.  Osborne, Mary Pope Tigers at Twilight.   Animal Stories  Banks, Kate The Bunnysitters.  Broome, Errol Tangles.  Byers, Betsy My Dog. My Hero.  Charbonnet, Gabrielle Snakes are Nothing to Sneeze At.  Clifford, Eth Harvey's Horrible Snake Disaster.  Cooper, Ilene Absolutely Lucy.  Davis, Deborah The Secret of the Seal.  DiCamillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie.  Duffey, Betsy Lucky on the Loose.  George, Jean Craighead There's an Owl in the Shower.  Goodall, Jane My Life with the Chimpanzees.  Granger, Michele The Summer House Cat.  Grover, Wayne Dolphin Freedom.  Haas, Jesse Runaway Radish.  Hesse, Karen Sable.  Hiser, Constance Dog on Third Base.  Hurwitz, Johanna A Llama in the Family.  Hutchins, Pat Rats!  Kenah, Katherine Eggs Over Easy  King-Smith, Dick Animal Stories.  Knight, Dawn Mischief, Mad Mary and Me  Miles, Miska Pony in the Schoolhouse.  Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Shiloh.  Orgel, Doris Whiskers, Once and Always.  Porte, Barbara Ann Ruthann and Her Pig.  Rodowsky, Colby F. Not My Dog.  Schlein, Miriam The Year of the Panda.  Smith, Susan The Booford Summer.  Stowe, Cynthia Not-So-Normal Norman.  Thiele, Colin Rotten Egg Paterson to the Rescue.  Waggoner, Karen Partners.  Wallace, Bill Watchdog and the Coyotes.   Biographies  Ada, Alma Flor Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba.  Brill, Marlene Targ Margaret Knight: Girl Inventor  Cheng, Chen-Sun A Young Painter: The Life and Paintings of Wang Yani-China's  Extraordinary Young Artist.  Fritz, Jean What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?  Gish, Lillian An Actor's Life for Me.  Golenbock, Peter Teammates.  Henry, Joanne Log Cabin in the Woods.  Krull, Kathleen Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest  Woman.  Kulling, Monica Vanished! The Mysterious Disappearance of Amelia Earhart.  Moss, Marissa Brave Harriet: The First Woman to Fly the English Channel.  Polacco, Patricia Betty Doll.  Quackenbush, Robert Don't You Dare Shoot That Bear! A Story of Theodore  Roosevelt.  Rumford, James Seeker of Knowledge: The Man who Deciphered Egyptian  Hieroglyphs.  Stanley, Fay Last Princess: The Story of Princess Kaiulani.   Fantasy  Auch, Mary Jane I was a Third Grade Science Project.  Bauer, Marion Dane Touch the Moon.  Bond, Michael Paddington at Large.  Bulla, Clyde My Friend the Monster.  Catling, Patrick The Chocolate Touch.  Chetwin, Grace Friends in Time.  Coombs, Patricia The Magician and McTree.  Coville, Bruce The Monster's Ring.  Cuyler, Margery Weird Wolf.  Dadey, Debbie Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots.  Dicks, Terrance Enter T.R.  Dillon, Barbara The Teddy Bear Tree.  Erickson, Russell A Toad for Tuesday.  Evans, Douglas Apple Island or, The Truth About Teachers.  Gannett, Ruth My Father's Dragon.  Griffith, Helen V. Caitlin's Holiday  Gutman, Dave Virtually Perfect  Hinton, S. E. The Puppy Sister.  Hiser, Constance Night of the Werepoodle.  Hoban, Russell Monsters.  Jocelyn, Marthe The Invisible Harry.  Lawson, Robert Ben and Me.  Le Guin, Ursula Catwings.  Levine, Gail Carson The Princess Test.  Maguire, Gregory Seven Spiders Spinning.  Martin, Ann M. The Doll People.  Mayne, William Hob and the Goblins.  Murphy, Jill The Worst Witch.  Nabb, Magdalen The Enchanted Horse.  Paterson, Kathrine The King's Equal.  Quindlen, Anna Happily Ever After.  Rossbach, Jean Bernie, the Beagle who Liked German Cooking.  Scieszka, Jon Summer Reading is Killing Me!  Seidler, Tor Mean Margaret.  Snicket, Lemony The Bad Beginning.  Venokur, Ross The Amazing Frecktacle.  Whybrow, Ian Little Wolf's Book of Badness  Yolen, Jane Wizard's Hall.   Funny Books  Adler, David Parachuting Hamsters and Andy Russell.  Carris, Joan Just a Little Ham.  Dickinson, Peter Chuck and Danielle  Doyle, Roddy The Giggler Treatment.  Duffey, Betsy The Gadget War.  Ferguson, Alane The Practical Joke War.  Griffith, Helen Emily and the Enchanted Frog.  Heide, Florence Parry Tales for the Perfect Child.  Hornick, Laurie Miller The Secrets of Ms. Snickle's Class.  Horvath, Polly The Trolls.  Howe, Deborah Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery  Korman, Gordan Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?  Napoli, Donna Jo The Prince of the Pond: Otherwise Known as De Fawg Pin.  Peet, Bill Capyboppy.  Pilkey, Dav Captain Underapants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman.  Pinkwater, Daniel Fat Camp Commandos.  Proimos, James The Many Adventures of Johnny Mutton: Stories and Pictures.  Quigley, James Johnny Germ Head.  Roberts, Ken The Thumb in the Box.  Spinelli, Eileen Lizzie Logan Gets Married.   Ghost & Scary Stories  Carlson, Natalie The Ghost in the Lagoon.  Carusone, Al Don't Open the Door After the Sun Goes Down.  Creech, Sharon Pleasing the Ghost.  Del Negro, Janice Lucy Dove.  Goode, Diane Diane Goode's Book of Scary Stories and Songs.  Gorog, Judith In a Messy, Messy Room.  Hague, Michael Kate Culhane: A Ghost Story.  Hahn, Mary Downing The Doll in the Garden: A Ghost Story  Hoffman, Mary The Four-Legged Ghosts.  Johnston, Tony The Ghost of Nicholas Greebe.  Lindgren, Astrid The Ghost of Skinny Jack.  Mahy, Margaret The Horribly Haunted School.  McKissack, Patricia The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural.  Morgan, Helen The Witch Doll.  Patschke, Steve The Spooky Book.  Pinkwater, Daniel The Phantom of the Lunch Wagon.  Schwartz, Alvin Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.  Selznick, Brian The Boy of a Thousand Faces.  Sommer-Bodenburg, Angela If You Want to Scare Yourself.  Spinner, Stephanie Dracula.    Spooky Stories for a Dark and Stormy Night.  Whitcher, Susan Real Mummies Don't Bleed: Friendly Tales for October Nights.  Wright, Betty Ren Christina's Ghost   Historical Fiction  Bishop, Claire Twenty and Ten.  Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker One-of-a-Kind Mallie.  Brady, Esther Toliver's Secret.  Buchanan, Jane Gratefully Yours  Cohen, Barbara Molly's Pilgrim.  Dalgliesh, Alice The Courage of Sarah Noble.  Dorris, Michael Morning Girl.  Fleishman, Paul Lost! A Story in String.  Hazen, Barbara Amelia's Flying Machine.  Howard, Ellen The Chickenhouse House.  Isaacs, Anne Treehouse Tales.  Lasker, Joe A Tournament of Knights.  Lawlor, Laurie Addie Across the Prairie.  Levinson, Riki Dinnie Abbie Sister-r-r!  Love, D. Anne Dakota Spring.  MacBride, Roger New Dawn on Rocky Ridge.  MacLachlan, Patricia Sarah, Plain and Tall.  Mayerson, Evelyn The Cat Who Escaped from Steerage.  Mochizuki, Ken Baseball Saved Us.  Park, Linda Sue Seesaw Girl.  Pevsner, Stella Sing for Your Father, Su Phan.  Ransom, Candice F. Ladies and Jellybeans.  Rubalcaba, Jill A Place in the Sun.  Ryan, Pam Muñoz Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride.  Schaeffer, Edith Mei Fuh: Memories from China.  Stanley, Diane Elena.  Stover, Marjorie Patrick and the Great Molasses Explosion.  Turner, Ann Nettie's Trip South.  Vos, Ida Hide and Seek.  Waddell, Martin Little Obie and the Flood.  Whelan, Gloria Night of the Full Moon.   Mystery  Adler, David Cam Jansen and the School Play Mystery.  Bailey, Linda How Come the Best Clues Are Always in the Garbage?  Bunting, Eve The Skate Patrol.  Clifford, Eth  Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Bashful Beaver.  Giff, Patricia Reilly Kidnap at the Catfish Café  Hale, Bruce The Mystery of Mr. Nice  Hiser, Constance Scoop Snoops.  Landon, Lucinda Meg Mackintosh and the Mystery in the Locked Library.  Levine, Caroline Anne The Detective Stars and the Case of the Super Soccer  Team.  Levy, Elizabeth A Mammoth Mix-Up: A Brian and Pea Brain Mystery.  Levy, Elizabeth Something Queer in the Cafeteria.  Monsell, Mary Elise The Mysterious Cases of Mr. Pin.  Osborne, Mary Pope Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-Apple  Parish, Peggy Key to the Treasure.  Quackenbush, Robert Evil Under the Sea: A Miss Mallard Mystery.  Roy, Ron The Lucky Lottery.  Simon, Seymour The On-Line Spaceman and Other Cases.  Smith, Dona Footprints in the Fog.  Sobol, Donald Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective.  Stanley, George E. The Clue of the Left-Handed Envelope.  Warner, Gertrude Mystery Ranch.  Yolen, Jane Piggins.   School, Friends and Family  Baker, Barbara Third Grade is Terrible.  Bunting, Eve Summer Wheels.  Cameron, Ann The Stories Julian Tells.  Carlson, Natalie Savage The Family Under the Bridge.  Caudill, Rebecca Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley?  Chaikin, Miriam Aviva's Piano.  Cleary, Beverly Ramona's World.  Cox, Judy Butterfly Buddies.  Creech, Sharon Love that Dog.  Cutler, Jane Spaceman.  Danziger, Paula Amber Brown is Not a Crayon.  Delton, Judy Angel's Mother's Boyfriend.  Dragonwagon, Crescent Margaret Ziegler is Horse Crazy.  Duffey, Betsy Hey, New Kid!  Fowler, Susi Albertina the Practically Perfect.  Freeman, Martha Fourth Grade Weirdo.  Gilson, Jamie Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub.  Greenwald, Sheila Give Us a Great Big Smile, Rosy Cole.  Hall, Lynn In Trouble Again, Zelda Hammersmith?  Havill, Juanita It Always Happens to Leona.  Herman, Charlotte Millie Cooper, 3B.  Hill, Kirkpatrick The Year of Miss Agnes.  Honeycutt, Natalie Granville Jones: Commando.  Hurwitz, Johanna The Just Desserts Club.  Joosse, Barbara Anna, the One and Only.  Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie In the Language of Loons.  Klein, Robin Enemies.  McDonald, Megan Judy Moody.  McKenna, Colleen Too Many Murphys.  Mead, Alice Junebug.  Moss, Marissa Amelia's Notebook.  Myers, Laurie Earthquake in the Third Grade.  Namioka, Lensey Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear.  Napoli, Donna Jo When the Water Closes Over My Head.  Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds The Boys Start the War.  Petersen, P.J. The Sub.  Porte, Barbara Ann If You Ever Get Lost: The Adventures of Julia and Evan.  Sachar, Louis Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth?  Sachs, Marilyn JoJo & Winnie: Sister Stories.  Schnur, Steven The Koufax Dilemma.  Scribner, Virginia Gopher Draws Conclusions.  Smith, Janice Lee The Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer and Other Stories  About Adam Joshua.  Soto, Gary The Skirt.  Spinelli, Jerry Fourth Grade Rats.  Spurr, Elizabeth Mamá's Birthday Surprise  Stowe, Cynthia Not-So-Normal Norman.  Strasser, Todd Kidnap Kids.  Warner, Sally Dog Years.  Willner-Pardo, Gina Jumping Into Nothing.  Wilson, Jacqueline The Suitcase Kid.  Zach, Cheryl Benny and the No-Good Teacher.   Science Fiction  Asimov, Isaac The Heavenly Host.  Brennan, Herbie The Mystery Machine.   Bunting, Eve Wanna Buy an Alien?  Coville, Bruce My Teacher is an Alien.  Elliott, David The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle.  Etra, Jonathan Aliens for Breakfast.  Greer, Gery Jason and the Aliens Down the Street.  Hooks, William The Girl Who Could Fly.  Manes, Stephen That Game from Outer Space.  Pinkwater, Daniel Ned Feldman, Space Pirate.  Sadler, Marilyn Bobo Crazy.  Service, Pamela Stinker from Space.  Slote, Alfred My Robot Buddy.  Spinner, Stephanie Be First in the Universe.  Star Wars The Glove of Darth Vader.  Sterman, Betsy Too Much Magic.  Wells, H. G. The Time Machine.  Yaccarino, Dan First Day on a Strange New Planet.   Sports  Duffey, Betsy Lucky in Left Field.  Gutman, Dan The Million Dollar Shot.  Hall, Donald When Willard Met Babe Ruth.  Herman, Gail Just Like Mike.  Herzig, Alison The Boonsville Bombers.  Hiser, Constance Dog on Third Base.  Joosse, Barbara The Losers Fight Back: A Wild Willie Mystery.  Kline, Suzy Molly Gets Mad.  Lord, Beman The Perfect Pitch.  Marzollo, Jean The Pizza Pie Slugger.  Napoli, Donna On Guard.  Slote, Alfred Make-Believe Ball Player.  Stout, Glenn On the Halfpipe with ... Tony Hawk  Tamar, Erika Soccer Mania!  Van Leeuwen, Jean Benjy the Football Hero.   

GREAT BOOKS FOR FOURTH GRADERS  Adventure & Survival  Baillie, Allan Adrift.  Bledsoe, Lucy Tracks in the Snow.  Blumberg, Rhoda Shipwrecked! The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy.  Brady, Esther Toliver's Secret.  Christopher, Matt Stranded.  Fleischman, Sid Jim Ugly.  George, Jean My Side of the Mountain.  Hughes, Carol Jack Black and the Ship of Thieves.  Kehret, Peg Earthquake Terror.  Mazer, Harry The Wild Kid.  Myers, Edward  Hostage.  Patneaude, David The Last Man's Reward.  Petersen, P.J. White Water.  Snicket, Lemony The Bad Beginning.   Animals  Auch, Mary Jane The Latchkey Dog.  Byars, Betsy Wanted ... Mud Blossom.  Carnell, Suzanne  A Treasury of Pet Stories.  Carris, Joan Just a Little Ham.  Clifford, Eth Harvey's Horrible Snake Disaster.  Dickinson, Peter Chuck and Danielle.  Duffey, Betsy  Lucky on the Loose.  Feldman, Eve B. That Cat!  George, Jean C.  There's an Owl in the Shower.  Grover, Wayne  Dolphin Freedom.  Haas, Jessie  Runaway Radish.  Hearne, Betsy Eliza's Dog.  Hesse, Karen Sable.  Howe, James Morgan's Zoo.  Johansen, Hanna  A Tomcat's Tale.  Kenah, Katharine  Eggs Over Easy.  King-Smith, Dick Ace, the Very Important Pig.  King-Smith, Dick  Animal Stories.  King-Smith, Dick  Lady Lollipop.  Knight, Dawn  Mischief, Mad Mary, and Me.  Manes, Stephen The Great Gerbil Roundup.  McKay, Hilary Dog Friday.  Naylor, Phyllis Shiloh.  Pollock, Penny Stall Buddies.  Rodowsky, Colby F. Not My Dog.  Shura, Mary Mister Wolf and Me.  Thomas, Jane The Comeback Dog.  Wallace, Bill Watchdog and the Coyotes.   Biography  Armstrong, Jennifer  Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: Shackleton's  Amazing Voyage.  Byars, Betsy  The Moon and I.  Cheng, Chen-Sun A Young Painter: The Life and Paintings of Wang Yani--China's  Extraordinary Young Artist.  Coerr, Eleanor  Sadako and theThousand Paper Cranes.  Dolan, Ellen  Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail.  Emmerich, Elsbeth My Childhood in Nazi Germany.  Fleischman, Sid The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life.  George, Jean C. A Tarantula in My Purse: And 172 Other Wild Pets.  Kehret, Peg Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio.  Mitchell, Barbara CLICK! A Story About George Eastman.  Paulsen, Gary My Life in Dog Years.  Peet, Bill Bill Peet: An Autobiography.  Polacco, Patricia Betty Doll.  Spinelli, Jerry Knots in My Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a Kid.  Stanley, Diane Leonardo da Vinci.  Tillage, Leon Leon's Story.  Uchida, Yoshiko The Invisible Thread.   Fantasy  Avi Poppy.  Banks, Lynn Reid The Fairy Rebel.  Brock, Betty No Flying in the House.  Coatsworth, Elizabeth Pure Magic.  Cooper, Susan The Boggart.  Coville, Bruce Into the Land of the Unicorns.  Dillon, Barbara A Mom by Magic.  Evans, Douglas  Apple Island, or, the Truth About Teachers.  Fine, Anne  Bad Dreams.  Gray, Luli Falcon's Egg.  Hesse, Karen The Music of Dolphins.  Jocelyn, Marthe  The Invisible Harry.  King-Smith, Dick The School Mouse.  Levine, Gail Carson  The Princess Test.  Lindgren, Astrid Pippi Longstocking.  MacDonald, Betty Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.  Maguire, Gregory Seven Spiders Spinning.  Martin, Ann M.  The Doll People.  Mayne, William Hob and the Goblins.  McGraw, Eloise The Moorchild.  Meddaugh, Susan  Lulu's Hat.  Morgan, Helen The Witch Doll.  Napoli, Donna Jo Soccer Shock.  Norton, Mary The Borrowers.  Paterson, Katherine  The King's Equal.  Pierce, Tamora  First Test.  Pullman, Philip  I was a Rat!  Seabrooke, Brenda  The Vampire in My Bathtub.  Seidler, Tor The Wainscott Weasel.  Sommer-Bodenburg, Angela My Friend the Vampire.  Venokur, Ross  The Cookie Company.  Waugh, Sylvia The Mennyms.  Wells, Rosemary Through the Hidden Door.  Whybrow, Ian  Little Wolf's Book of Badness.  Yolen, Jane The Dragon's Boy.   Funny Books  Blume, Judy Superfudge.  Doyle, Roddy  The Giggler Treatment.  Erickson, John  The Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog.  Korman, Gordon  Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?  Manes, Stephen  Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days.  Manes, Stephen  Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday!  Pilkey, Dav  The Adventures of Captain Underpants.  Pinkwater, Daniel  Fat Camp Commandos.  Roberts, Ken  The Thumb in the Box.  Rockwell, Thomas  How to Eat Fried Worms.  Sachar, Louis  Sideways Stories from Wayside School.  Venokur, Ross  The Amazing Frecktacle.   Ghosts & Scary Stories  Carusone, Al Don't Open the Door After the Sun Goes Down.  Coville, Bruce The Ghost in the Third Row.  Dahl, Roald The Witches.  Gorog, Judith In a Messy, Messy Room.  Hague, Michael Kate Culhane: A Ghost Story.  Hahn, Mary Downing Time for Andrew.  Jacques, Brian Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales.  Jennings, Paul Uncanny: Even More Surprising Stories.  Lehr, Norma The Shimmering Ghost of Riversend.  Mahy, Margaret The Horribly Haunted School.  Martin, Ann Ma and Pa Dracula.  Naylor, Phyllis Bernie and the Bessledorf Ghost.  Pinkwater, Daniel Attila the Pun.  Wright, Betty Haunted Summer.   Historical Fiction  Anderson, Joan Joshua's Westward Journal.  Baylis-White, Mary Sheltering Rebecca.  Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker  One-of-a-Kind Mallie.  Bruchac, Joseph Children of the Longhouse.  Craig, Ruth Malu's Wolf.  Cross, Gillian The Great American Elephant Chase.  Dorris, Michael Sees Behind Trees.  Erdrich, Louise  The Birchbark House.  Fleischman, Paul Bull Run.  Giff, Patricia Reilly  Lily's Crossing.  Harris, Carol Flynn  A Place for Joey.  Lawlor, Laurie Addie Across the Prairie.  Lord, Bette In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.  Love, D. Anne  Dakota Spring.  Love, D. Anne  A Year Without Rain.  MacBride, Roger Lea Little House on Rocky Ridge.  Naylor, Phyllis Maudie in the Middle.  Nelson, Vaunda Mayfield Crossing.  Orlev, Uri Lydia, Queen of Palestine.  Propp, Vera When the Soldiers Were Gone.  Ransom, Candice F. Ladies and Jellybeans.  Stanley, Diane Elena.  Wallace, Barbara Brooks The Twin in the Tavern.   In Other Lands  Ada, Alma Flor Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba.  Ellis, Deborah The Breadwinner.  Huynh, Quang Nhuong The Land I Lost.  Lee, Marie G. Night of the Chupacabras.  Lester, Alison Quicksand Pony.  Morgenstern, Susie Secret Letters from 0 to 10.  Pullman, Philip The Firework-Maker's Daughter.  Schaeffer, Edith Mei Fuh: Memories from China.   Mystery  Avi Who Stole the Wizard of OZ.  Clifford, Eth Harvey's Marvelous Monkey Mystery.  Corbett, Scott The Trouble with Diamonds.  Giff, Patricia Reilly  Kidnap at the Catfish Café.  Gilson, Jamie Soccer Circus.  Hall, Lynn The Mystery of the Caramel Cat.  Hughes, Dean Nutty and the Case of the Ski-Slope Spy.  Naylor, Phyllis The Bodies in the Bessledorf Hotel.  Osborne, Mary Pope Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-Apple.  Pfeffer, Susan Beth The Pizza Puzzle.  Sobol, Donald Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt.  Stevenson, Drew Terror on Cemetery Hill.  Vigor, John Danger, Dolphins, and Ginger Beer.  Woodruff, Elvira  The Ghost of Lizard Light.   School, Friends, & Family  Bulla, Clyde Shoeshine Girl.  Cleary, Beverly Dear Mr. Henshaw.  Clements, Andrew  The School Story.  Clifford, Eth The Remembering Box.  Creech, Sharon  Love That Dog.  DeClements, Barthe The Fourth Grade Wizards.  DiCamillo, Kate  Because of Winn-Dixie.  Feiffer, Jules The Man in the Ceiling.  Fenner, Carol Randall's Wall.  Ferguson, Alane Cricket and the Crackerbox Kid.  Fine, Anne Step by Wicked Step.  Freeman, Martha  Fourth Grade Weirdo.  Gantos, Jack  Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.  Gardiner, John General Butterfingers.  Giff, Patricia Fourth-Grade Celebrity.  Gilson, Jamie Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub.  Graves, Bonnie B.  Taking Care of Trouble.  Hill, Kirkpatrick  The Year of Miss Agnes.  Hines, Anna Cassie Bowen Takes Witch Lessons.  Honeycutt, Natalie The Best-Laid Plans of Jonah Twist.  Hurwitz, Johanna The Cold and Hot Winter.  Lisle, Janet  The Lost Flower Children.  Lowry, Lois All About Sam.  Martin, Ann Me and Katie (the Pest).  McDonald, Joyce Mail-Order Kid.  McDonald, Megan  Judy Moody.  McHugh, Elisabet Karen's Sister.  Mead, Alice Junebug.  Miles, Betty The Secret Life of the Underwear Champ.  Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Boys Against Girls.  Park, Barbara Mick Harte was Here.  Patron, Susan Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe.  Peck, Robert Soup.  Sachs, Marilyn  The Four Ugly Cats in Apartment 3D.  Shreve, Susan The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates.  Smith, Roberts The War with Grandpa.  Soto, Gary The Skirt.  Spinelli, Eileen Lizzie Logan Wears Purple Sunglasses.  Spinelli, Jerry Fourth Grade Rats.  Spurr, Elizabeth Mamá's Birthday Surprise.  Stowe, Cynthia Not-So-Normal Norman.  Vail, Rachel Daring to be Abigail!  Walter, Mildred Pitts Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World.  Warner, Sally Dog Years.  Williams, Vera Scooter.  Willner-Pardo, Gina  Jumping Into Nothing.   Science Fiction  Asimov, Isaac The Heavenly Host.  Becker, Bonny  My Brother, the Robot.  Byars, Betsy The Computer Nut.  Cameron, Eleanor The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet.  Coville, Bruce My Teacher is an Alien.  Gardiner, John Top Secret.  Gauthier, Gail My Life Among the Aliens.  Greer, Gery Max and Me and the Time Machine.  Hoover, H. M. Only Child.  Mackel, Kathy  Can of Worms.  Manes, Stephen That Game from Outer Space.  Pinkwater, Daniel Slaves of Spiegel.  Service, Pamela Stinker from Space.  Slote, Alfred C.O.L.A.R.: A Tale of Outer Space.   Sports  Bowen, Fred  Winners Take All.  Christopher, Matt The Fox Steals Home.  Giff, Patricia Left-Handed Shortstop.  Glenn, Mel Play-by-Play.  Gutman, Dan The Million Dollar Shot.  Hughes, Dean  Now We're Talking.  Hurwitz, Johanna Baseball Fever.  Jackson, Alison My Brother the Star.  Korman, Gordon The Toilet Paper Tigers.  Park, Barbara Skinnybones.  Schnur, Steven The Koufax Dilemma.  Slote, Alfred The Trading Game.  Stout, Glenn On the Halfpipe with...Tony Hawk.  Van Leeuwen, Jean Benjy the Football Hero.  Wallace, Barbara Brooks Hawkins and the Soccer Solution.   

GREAT BOOKS FOR FIFTH GRADERS  Adventure & Survival  Aiken, Joan  The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.  Blackwood, Gary  Wild Timothy.  Bodett, Tom  Williwaw!  Campbell, Eric  The Place of Lions.  Creech, Sharon  The Wanderer.  Edwards, Julie Andrews  Dragon: Hound of Honor.  Fenner, Carol  The King of Dragons.  Fleischman, Sid  The Giant Rat of Sumatra.  George, Jean C.  My Side of the Mountain.  Haddix, Margaret  Running Out of Time.  Harrison, Michael  It's My Life.  Hesse, Karen  The Music of Dolphins.  Hobbs, Will  The Big Wander.  Hyde, Dayton  Island of the Loons.  Ibbotson, Eva  Journey to the River Sea.  Kehret, Peg  Earthquake Terror.  Konigsburg, E.L.  From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.  Korman, Gordon  Shipwreck.  Lawrence, Iain  The Wreckers.  Matthews, L.S.  Fish.  Mazer, Harry  The Cave Under the City.  Moeri, Louise  Save Queen of Sheba.  Neale, Jonathan  Himalaya.  Paulsen, Gary  Hatchet.  Phleger, Marjorie  Pilot Down, Presumed Dead.  Ruckman, Ivy  Night of the Twisters.  Sachar, Louis  Holes.  Shahan, Sherry  Frozen Stiff.  Smith, Roland  The Cryptid Hunters.  Snicket, Lemony  The Bad Beginning.  Stone, Jeffery S.  Tiger.  Taylor, Theodore  The Cay.  Whitesel, Cheryl  Blue Fingers: A Ninja's Tale.   Animal Stories  Real Animals Adler, C.S.  The No Place Cat.  Bagnold, Enid  National Velvet.  Boston, L.M.  A Stranger at Green Knowe.  Burnford, Sheila  The Incredible Journey.  Casanova, Mary  When Eagles Fall.  Corcoran, Barbara  Wolf at the Door.  Cross, Gillian  The Great American Elephant Chase.  Eckert, Allan  Incident at Hawk’s Hill.  Farley, Walter  The Black Stallion.  Garfield, James  Follow My Leader.  Harlow, Joan Hiatt  Thunder From the Sea.  Henry, Marguerite  Misty of Chincoteague.  Hobbs, Will  Jackie’s Wild Seattle.  Knight, Eric  Lassie Come Home.  Lester, Allison  The Snow Pony.  Mowat, Farley  Owls in the Family.  Rorby, Ginny  Dolphin Sky.  Springer, Nancy  Colt.  Taylor, William  Agnes the Sheep.  Zucker, Naomi Fink  Benno’s Bear.   Talking Animals Baker, E.D.  The Frog Princess.  Bauer, Marion Dane  Runt.  Collins, Suzanne  Gregor the Overlander.  Finney, Patricia  I, Jack.  George, Jean  Frightful’s Mountain.  Gleitzman, Morris  Toad Rage.  Hunter, Erin  Into the Wild.  Jacques, Brian  Redwall.  James, Mary  Shoebag.  Jarvis, Robin  The Dark Portal.  Lasky, Kathryn  The Capture.  Leonard, Elmore  A Coyote’s in the House.  Lowry, Lois  Stay! Keeper’s Story.  Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds  The Grand Escape.  Oppel, Kenneth  Silverwing.   Biographies  Berenstain, Stan  Down a Sunny Dirt Road:  An Autobiography.  Brewster, Hugh  Anastasia's Album.  Bridges, Ruby  Through My Eyes: The Autobiography of Ruby Bridges.  Codell, Esme Raji  Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: Hard-to-Swallow Stories From the  Fifth Grade.  Dahl, Roald  Boy: Tales of Childhood.  Fleischman, Sid  The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life.  Freedman, Russell  Lincoln: A Photobiography.  George, Jean C.  A Tarantula in My Purse: And 172 Other Wild Pets.  Goodall, Jane  My Life with the Chimpanzees.  Hargrove, Jim  Steven Spielberg: Amazing Filmmaker.  Lawlor, Laurie  Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit.  Mah, Adeline Yen  Chinese Cinderella.  Paulsen, Gary  How Angel Peterson Got His Name.  Stine, R.L.  It Came From Ohio: My Life as a Writer.  Szabo, Corrine  Sky Pioneer: A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart.  Warren, Andrea  Escape From Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an  American Boy.   Fantasy  Balliet, Blue  Chasing Vermeer.  Barrie, J.M.  Peter Pan.  Barry, Dave  Peter and the Starcatchers.  Bell, Hilari  The Wizard Test.  Byng, Georgia  Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism.  Colfer, Eoin  Artemis Fowl.  Cooper, Susan  The Dark is Rising.  Crossley-Holland, Kevin  The Seeing Stone.  Curry, Jane  The Black Canary.  Dale, Anna  Whispering to Witches.  Di Terlizzi, Tony  The Field Guide.  Drake, Emily  The Magickers.  Duane, Diane  So You Want to be a Wizard.  Ferris, Jean  Once Upon a Marigold.  Friesner, Esther  Wishing Season.  Funke, Cornelia  Dragon Rider.  Gliori, Debi  Pure Dead Wicked.  Haptie, Charlotte  Otto and the Flying Twins.  Hobbs, Will  Kokopelli's Flute.  Jones, Diana Wynne Witch Week.  Langrish, Katherine  Troll Fell.  Levine, Gail Carson  The Wish.  Morris, Gerald  The Squire's Tale.  Nesbit, E.  Wet Magic.  Nimmo, Jenny  Midnight for Charlie Bone.  Nix, Garth  Mister Monday.  Paul, Donita K  Dragonspell.  Pearce, Philippa  Tom's Midnight Garden.  Pierce, Tamora  Alanna: The First Adventure.  Sage, Angie  Magyk.  Service, Pamela  Being of Two Minds.  Stewart, Paul  Beyond the Deep Woods.  Thompson, Kate  Switchers.  Turner, Megan  The Thief.  Winthrop, Elizabeth  The Castle in the Attic.  Wrede, Patricia  Dealing with Dragons.   Ghost & Horror Stories  Adler, C.S.  Ghost Brother.  Alphin, Elaine  The Ghost Cadet.  Avi  Something Upstairs.  DeFelice, Cynthia  The Ghost of Fossil Glen.  Gaiman, Neil  Coraline.  Hahn, Mary D.  Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story.  Ibbotson, Eva  Dial-a-Ghost.  Naylor, Phyllis  The Witch’s Sister.  Pullman, Phillip  Count Karlstein.    The Random House Book of Ghost Stories.  Schnur, Steven  The Shadow Children.  Snyder, Zilpha  The Trespassers.  Stine, R.L.  Beware! R.L. Stine Picks His Favorite Scary Stories.  Vande Velde, Vivian  There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around.  Wilson, Jacqueline  Vicky Angel.  Zindel, Paul  Raptor!   Historical Fiction  Avi  The Fighting Ground.  Blackwood, Gary  The Shakespeare Stealer.  Cannon, A.E.  Charlotte’s Rose.  Choldenko, Genniger  Al Capone Does My Shirts.  Curtis, Christopher  The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963.  Ellis, Deborah  A Company of Fools.  Erickson, John  Moonshiner’s Gold.  Giff, Patricia Reilly  Nory Ryan’s Song.  Goodman, Joan  The Winter Hare.  Hahn, Mary D.  The Gentleman Outlaw and Me-- Eli: A Story of the Old West.  Hale, Marian  The Truth About Sparrows.  Hesse, Karen  Letters from Rifka.  Hilgartner, Beth  A Murder for Her Majesty.  Ibbotson, Eva  The Star of Kazan.  Lasky, Kathryn  The Night Journey.  Lawrence, Iain  The Wreckers.  Lester, Julius  Pharaoh's Daughter.  Levine, Gail Carson  Dave at Night.  Magorian, Michelle  Good Night, Mr. Tom.  Namioka, Lensey  Ties That Bind, Ties That Break.  Napoli, Donna Jo  Daughter of Venice.  Nixon, Joan Lowery  A Family Apart.  Paulsen, Gary  Mr. Tucket.  Reeder, Carolyn  Shades of Gray.  Salisbury, Graham  Under the Blood-Red Sun.  Speare, Elizabeth  The Sign of the Beaver.  Stolz, Joelle  The Shadows of Ghadames.  Weil, Sylvie  My Guardian Angel.  Whelan, Gloria  Once on This Island.  Wise, William  Nell of Branford Hall.  Woodruff, Elvira  The Ravenmaster’s Secret: Escape from the Tower of London.   Holocaust  Auerbacher, Inge  I am a Star: Child of the Holocaust.  Baylis-White, Mary  Sheltering Rebecca.  Drucker, Malka  Jacob’s Rescue: A Holocaust Story.  Levine, Karen  Hana’s Suitcase.  Lowry, Lois  Number the Stars.  Morpurgo, Michael  Waiting for Anya.  Orlev, Uri  Run, Boy, Run.  Richter, Hans Peter  Friedrich.  Spinelli, Jerry  Milkweed.  Vos, Ida  Anna is Still Here.  Warren, Andrea  Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps.  Williams, Laura  Behind the Bedroom Wall.  Yolen, Jane  The Devil's Arithmetic.   Humor  Avi  Never Mind: A Twin Novel.  Cooney, Doug  Beloved Dearly.  Cresswell, Helen  Ordinary Jack.  Dahl, Roald  The Witches.  Dickinson, Peter  Chuck and Danielle.  Fitzgerald, John  The Great Brain.  Gutman, Dan  Funny Boy Meets the Chitchatting Cheese from Chattanooga.  Hiaasen, Carl  Hoot.  Kennemore, Tim  Circle of Doom.  Klise, Kate  Letters From Camp.  Korman, Gordon  No More Dead Dogs.  Lowry, Lois  The One Hundredth Thing About Caroline.  Maguire, Gregory  Seven Spiders Spinning.  McMullan, Kate  Have a Hot Time Hades!  Naylor, Phyllis  The Boys Start the War.  Paulsen, Gary  Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered.  Peck, Richard  A Year Down Yonder.  Pinkwater, Daniel  Borgel.  Roberts, Dianne  Made You Look.  Selden, George  Harry Cat's Pet Puppy.  Taylor, William  Knitwits.   In Other Lands  Camri, Daniella  Samir and Yonatan.  Carris, Joan  Hedgehogs in the Closet.  Creech, Sharon  Bloomability.  Dhami, Marinder  Bindi Babes.  Ellis, Deborah  The Breadwinner.  Holt, Kimberly Willis  Keeper of the Night.  Honey, Elizabeth  Don’t Pat the Wombat.  Mahy, Margaret  Underrunners.  McKay, Hilary  Dolphin Luck.  Morgenstern, Susie Hoch  Sixth Grade.  Nitz, Kristin  Defending Irene.  Ryan, Pam Munoz  Becoming Naomi Leon.  Sheth, Kashmira  Blue Jasmine.  Stewart, Jennifer  Close Encounters of a Third World Kind.  Yumoto, Kazumi  The Friends.   Misfits & Outcasts  Blume, Judy  Blubber.  Byars, Betsy  The Pinballs.  Cassedy, Sylvia  Behind the Attic Wall.  Choldenko, Gennifer  Notes from a Liar and Her Dog.  Dowell, Frances  Where I’d Like to Be.  Fenner, Carol  Randall’s Wall.  Hahn, Mary D.  Daphne's Book.  Hayden, Torey  The Very Worst Thing.  Holt, Kimberly  When Zachary Beaver Came to Town.  Lisle, Janet  Afternoon of the Elves.  McNamee, Graham  Sparks.  Perkins, Lynne  All Alone in the Universe.  Sachar, Louis  There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom.  Spinelli, Jerry  Loser.  Stolz, Mary  The Bully of Barkham Street.  Wallace, Bill  Never Say Quit.  Wilhelm, Doug  The Revealers.   Mysteries & Thrillers  Anderson, Janet  The Last Treasure.  Bailey, Linda  How Come the Best Clues are Always in the Garbage?  Bellairs, John  The House with a Clock in Its Walls.  Broach, Elise  Shakespeare’s Secret.  Bunting, Eve  Is Anybody There?  Hahn, Mary D.  The Dead Man in Indian Creek.  Hamilton, Virginia  The Mystery of Drear House.  Hart, Alison  Shadow Horse.  Hoeye, Michael  Time Stops for No Mouse.  Howe, James  Eat Your Poison, Dear.  Hoobler, Dorothy  The Ghost in the Tokido Inn.  Horowitz, Anthony  The Falcon’s Malteser:  A Diamond Brothers Mystery.  Lawrence, Caroline  Thieves of Ostia: A Roman Mystery.  Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds  Bernie Magruder and the Bats in the Belfry.  Nickerson, Sara  How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found.  Patneaude, David  Someone was Watching.  Raskin, Ellen  The Westing Game.  Roberts, Willo Davis  What Could Go Wrong?  Skurzynski, Gloria  Wolf Stalker.  Smith, Roland  Zach’s Lie.  Van Draanen, Wendelin  Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief.  Wright, Betty Ren  The Dollhouse Murders.   School, Family & Growing Up  Baskin, Nora Raleigh  What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows.  Brooks, Bruce  Vanishing.  Byalick, Marcia  Quit It.  Carney, Janet  The Double Life of Zoe Flynn.  Cassidy, Cathy  Dizzy.  Clements, Andrew  Frindle.  Cooper, Ilene  Sam I Am.  Danziger, Paula  P.S. Longer Letter Later.  Dowell, Frances  The Secret Language of Girls.  Feiffer, Jules  The Man in the Ceiling.  Fenner, Carol  Yolonda's Genius.  Fine, Anne  Step by Wicked Step.  Fletcher, Ralph  Flying Solo.  Gantos, Jack  Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.  Giff, Patricia  Pictures of Hollis Woods.  Jiménez, Francisco  The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child.  Konigsburg, E. L.  The View from Saturday.  Koss, Amy  The Girls.  Martin, Ann  Here Today.  McKay, Hilary  Indigo’s Star.  Naylor, Phyllis R.  The Agony of Alice.  Park, Barbara  Mick Harte Was Here.  Voigt, Cynthia  Bad Girls.  Warner, Sally  Dog Years.  White, Ruth  Belle Prater's Boy.  Yee, Lisa  Millicent Min: Girl Genius.   Science Fiction  Asimov, Janet  Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot.  Butts, Nancy  The Door in the Lake.  Christopher, John  The White Mountains.  Ciencin, Scott  Dinoverse.  Duprau, Jeanne  The City of Ember.  Fox, Helen  Eager.  Haddix, Margaret  Among the Hidden.  Key, Alexander  Escape to Witch Mountain.  Klause, Annette  Alien Secrets.  L'Engle, Madeleine  A Wrinkle in Time.  Lowry, Lois  The Giver.  Mackel, Kathy  Can of Worms.  Nix, Garth  Shade’s Children.  Peck, Richard  Lost in Cyberspace.  Pfeffer, Susan  Rewind to Yesterday.  Pinkwater, Jill  Mister Fred.  Seidler, Tor  Brainboy and the Deathmaster.  Skurzynski, Gloria  The Virtual War.  Sleator, William  The Night the Heads Came.  Waugh, Sylvia  Space Race.  Williams, Mark  Ancient Fire.   Short Stories  Coville, Bruce  A Glory of Unicorns.  Dahl, Roald  The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, and Six More.  Hearne, Betsy  The Canine Connection: Stories About Dogs and People.  Jacques, Brian  Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales.  Jennings, Paul  Unreal! Eight Surprising Stories.  Kipling, Rudyard  Just So Stories.  Maguire, Gregory  Leaping Beauty and Other Animal Fairy Tales.    Random House Book of Sports Stories.    Tripping Over the Lunch Lady: And Other School Stories.  Wrede, Patricia  Book of Enchantments.  Wynne-Jones, Tim  Some of the Kinder Planets.  Yourgrau, Barry  Nastybook.   Sports Avi  S.O.R. Losers.  Baskin, Nora Raleigh  Basketball (Or Something Like It).  Christopher, Matt  Nothin’ but Net.  Cooper, Ilene  Choosing Sides.  Fitzgerald, Dawn  Getting in the Game.  Fogelin, Adrian  Crossing Jordan.  Gantos, Jack  Joey Pigza Loses Control.  Gutman, Dan  Babe and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure.  Hicks, Betty  Busted!  Korman, Gordon  The Zucchini Warriors.  Mackel, Kathy  MadCat.  Mauser, Pat  A Bundle of Sticks.  Riddell, Ruth  Ice Warrior.  Ritter, John  The Boy Who Saved Baseball.  Slote, Alfred  Finding Buck McHenry.  Telander, Rick  String Music.  Wallace, Rich  The Roar of the Crowd.  Zirpoli, Jane  Roots in the Outfield.