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FALL 2010 LEVELED READING LIST ASHAR Compiled by Dr. Rachel Schnur 8/31/2010

GRADES 1-8

BOOK REVIEWS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED. STUDENTS MUST

RECORD TITLE, AUTHOR, AND NUMBER OF PAGES OF EVERY BOOK

THEY READ OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR. GIVE YOUR ELA TEACHER

THE LOG IN JANUARY FOR THE FIRST 10 BOOKS READ (DO NOT

INCLUDE SUMMER READING), AND THE LOG OF THE NEXT 10 BOOKS

IN EARLY JUNE. THE REQUIRED READING GOAL IS FOR 20 BOOKS.

Level A Alexander, F. We are Painting

Aruego, J. Look What I Can Do

Bang, M. Yellow Ball

Blevins, W. We Play Together

Canizares, S. & Chanko, P. Monkeys

Canizares, S. & Chanko, P. What do Insects do?

Carle, E. Do You Want to be My Friend?

Cherrington, J. What Bears Like

Handwerker, S. A New Nest

Handwerker, S. A Rainbow Bird

Haskins, L. Too Many Dogs

Robinson, E. My Cats

Sloan, P. & Sloan, S. The Circus Train

Sloan, P. & Sloan, S. When the Circus comes to Town

Williams, R.L. How to Make a Mudpie

Williams, R.L. I Can Read

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Williams, R.L. I Can Write

Level B

Benton, L. I See Patterns

Blaxland, W. & Brimage, C. Lunch at the Zoo

Canizares, S. & Moreton, D. Who Lives in a Tree?

Carle, E. Have You Seen My Cat?

Charlesworth, L. Hats Around the World

Curry, D. I See Fish

Eggleton, J. The Hat

Eggleton, J. Look Out, Fox

Ehlert, L. Growing Vegetable Soup

Kloes, C. At the Zoo

Krueger, C. Little Helpers

Meyers, A. Bunny Opposites

Meyers, A. Playground Opposites

Ostrow, J.S. My Garden

Sloan, P. & Sloan, S. I can Make Music

Sloan, P. & Sloan, S. Over the Bridge

Tafuri, N. Have you Seen my Duckling?

Williams, R. L. How’s the Weather?

Windsor, J. Animals can Change

Windsor, J. My Cheese

Windsor, J. Under the Ground

Level C Campbell, J.G. Is it Time?

Coxe, M. Cat Traps

Crews, D. Flying

Eggleton, J. Elephant & Mouse

Geist, E. At Work

Gibson, B. Big Animals, Little Animals

Graves, K. Is it Alive?

Gregorich, B. The Fox on the Box

Gregorich, B. I Want a Pet

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Hall, K. I See a Bug

Keo, E. We Like the Sun

Kolan, R. Blue Sea

Leonard, M. My Camp-Out

Martin, B. Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Paternac, S. In the City

Peek, M. Roll Over! A Counting Song

Rustad, M. All about Pets: Horses

SchoolZone. Up Went the Goat

Sloan, P. & Sloan, S. At the Playground

Sloan, P. & Sloan, S. What I Like at School

Tarlow, E. We Like to Play

Thompson, G. Every Monday

Wells, R. Max & Ruby Play School

Wilhelm, H. I Love Colors!

Williams, R. L. All Through the Week with Dog and Cat

Windsor, J. Animals in the Mountains

Windsor, J. Eyes

Windsor, J. Go Away!

Windsor, J. Nesting Places

Level D Blackledge, A. I Want to be a Ballerina

Blevins, W. How Will I Get to Grandma’s House?

Bowers, T. A New Home

Brimner, L.D. Nana’s Hog

Browne, A. Things I Like

Costain, M. Clouds

Crews, D. Cloudy Day. Sunny Day

Crews, D. School Bus

Geddes, D. Family Soccer

Graves, K. I Can’t Sleep

Graves, K. Mom can Fix Anything

Hall, K. The Tooth Fairy

Hoenecke, K. At the Park

MacDonald, S. Just Clowning Around

Moran, A. Popcorn

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Packard, M. My Messy Room

Peek, M. Mary Wore her Red Dress

Price, C. Bats at Bat

Trimble, P. What Day is it?

Trimble, P. Lost!

Wildsmith, B. & R. Wake Up! Wake Up!

Williams, R. Bugs in Your Backyard

Windsor, J. Fish for Dinner

Ziefert, H. Sleepy Dog

Level E Armstrong, J. Sunshine, Moonshine

Butler, K.T. Rip’s Secret Spot

Campbell, R. Henry’s Busy Day

Carlson, N. I Like Me!

Christelow, E. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Christensen, N. Who Am I?

Coughlan, C. Grasshopper

Edwards, R. Five Silly Fisherman

Eggleton, J. Duck and Rooster

Eggleton, J. Where is the Giant?

Gave, M. Monkey See, Monkey Do

Gibson, B. Trains

Gibson, B. Trucks

Harrison, D.S. Wake up, Sun!

Hill, E. Where’s Spot?

Maccarone, G. The Gym Day Winner

Marzollo, J. G. Ten Cats have Hats

Mayer, M. All by Myself

Moffatt, J. Bugs

Price, C. Sam’s Seasons

Packard, D. The Ball Game

Packard, M. I Know Karate

Packard, M. I’m a Fire Fighter

Packard, M. The Pet that I Want

Rockwell, A. Sweet Potato Pie

Roffey, M. Home Sweet Home

Schaefer, L. A Cold Day

Shaw, C.G. It Looked Like Spilt Milk

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Sloan, P. & Sloan, S. What Animals Eat

Thompson, G. Bear Facts

Wilhelm, H. It’s Too Windy!

Wiseman, B. Morris the Moose

Level F Ada, A.F. Daniel’s Pet

Anderson, I. I Like Being Me

Asch, F. Just Like Daddy

Calmenson. My Dog’s the Best

Capucilli, A. S. Biscuit series

Eggleton, J. Bully Cat’s Mistake

Eggleton, J. Duck and Rooster Go Out

Eggleton, J. Duck and Rooster Go to School

French, V. Iggy Pig’s Snowball Fight!

Hoff, S. Who will be My Friend?

Hutchins, P. Rosie’s Walk

Jane, L. Hector’s Sandwich

Maccarone, G. Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox

Maccarone, G. The Lunchbox Surprise

Maccarone, G. Mr. Rover Takes Over

Maccarone, G. Pizza Party

Maccarone, G. Soccer Game!

Maccarone, G. What is That?Said the Cat

McNamara, M. Dad Goes to School

McNamara, M. Happy Thanksgiving (Robin Hill School)

Medearis, A.S. We Play on a Rainy Day

Meyers, A. Who Lives in the Woods?

Moriarty, J. What can I Buy?

Morris, A. Bread, Bread, Bread

O’Connor, J. The Teeny Tiny Woman

Price, C. Great White Shark

Stadler, J. Hooray for Snail!

Wheeler, C. Marmalade’s Nap

Wheeler, C. Marmalade’s Snowy Day

Wilhelm, H. I Hate My Bow!

Wilhelm, H. I Lost My Tooth

Ziefert, H. Harry Takes a Bath

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Level G Burns, M. How Many Feet? How Many Tails?

Costain, M. My Dad’s Fire Truck

Dorros, A. Alligator Shoes

Eggleton, J. Lazy Sailor Sam

Eggleton, J. Staying with Big Bill

Graham, P. Mandi & Her Dad go Shopping

Herman, R.A. Pal the Pony

Holub, J. Pajama Party

Holub, J. Scat Cats!

Karlin, N. The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat

Keller, E. Dinosaur Show & Tell

Kottke. From Seed to Pumpkin

Krauss, R. The Carrot Seed

Lewin, B. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa

Lewison, W.C. Bzzzz, Said the Bee

Long, E. Gone Fishing

Maccarone, G. The Class Trip

Maccarone, G. The Classroom Pet

Maccarone, G. Monster Math School Time

Maccarone, G. Recess Mess

McNamara, M. Eloise Has a Lesson

McNamara, M. Eloise Throws a Party!

McNamara, M. Eloise & the Big Parade

Nick, J. Dora series

Odgers, S. Getting Around

Price, C. The Amazing Fish

Ross, K. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Bug

Sadler, M..P.J. Funny Bunny Camps Out

Shaw, N. Sheep in a Jeep

Sloan, P. & Sloan, S. Washing the Dog

Sperring, H. Watching the Game

Westcott, N.B. Peanut Butter and Jelly

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Level H Aliki. We Are Best Friends

Bang, M. Ten, Nine, Eight

Barton, B. Building a House

Barton, B. Buzz, Buzz, Buzz

Blaxland, W. Dumpsideary Jelly

Borden. Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens

Calder, L. What’s My Job?

Costain, M. Moving Day

Eggleton, J. No Dinner for Black Cat

Eggleton, J. Mickey Malone

Galdone, P. Henny Penny

Gelman. More Spaghetti, I Say!

Hoff, S. Sammy the Seal

Joosse, B. Mama, Do You Love Me?

Kraus. Whose Mouse are You?

Mayer, M. Just Me & My Babysitter

Mayer, M. Just Me and My Dad

Minarik. A Kiss for Little Bear

Pick & Maccarone. The 100th

Day

Price, P. The Man in the Moon

Robart, R. The Cake that Mack Ate

Spohn, K. Turtle & Snake’s Day at the Beach

Tunkin, D. The Winter Wind

Wignell, E. We Wrote to Grandma

Ziefert, H. Henny Penny

Level I Barry, M. My Home is Just Right for Me

Bernard. Look Alike Animals

Black, S.W. Follow the Polar Bears

Black, S.W. Hanging out with Mom

Bloksberg, R. The Hole in Harry’s Pocket

Brewster. Too Many Puppies

DePaola, T. Boss for a Day

DePaola, T. Hide-and-Seek all Week

DeePaola, T. Kit and Kat

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Dubowski, C. &. M. Cowboy Roy

Eastman, P.D. Are You My Mother?

Fox, M. Hattie & the Fox

Ghigna, C. One Hundred Shoes

Grindley, S. & Ellis, A. Elephant Small Goes to a Party

Hall, Z. The Surprise Garden

Hennessy, B.G. The Dinosaur who Lived in My Backyard

Hoff, S. Mrs. Brice’s Mice

Kottke. A Day with the Mail Carrier

Kottke. A Day with Firefighters

Kraus, R. Leo the Late Bloomer

Krensky, C. We Just Moved!

Laabatt, M. Sam Goes to School

Mayer, M. Just Forgot

Mayer, M. Just Grandma & Me

Mayer, M. Just a Mess

Mayer, M. Just Shopping with Mom

Mayer, M. The New Baby

McPhail, D. Fix-It

McQueen, L. The Little Red Hen

Medearis, A.S. We Eat Dinner in the Bathtub

Minarik, E.H. Little Bear series

Moore, E. The Day of the Bad Haircut

O’Connor, J. Kate Skates

O’Connor, J. Nina the Ballerina series

Parker, D. A Day With My Family

Penn, A. A Pocket Full of Kisses

Penn, A. The Kissing Hand

Piper, W. The Little Engine that Could

Preller, J. Hiccups for Elephat

Shapiro, K. Butterflies

Slater, T. N-o Spells No!

Sloan, P.& S. A Road Goes By

Trapani, I. The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Waddell, M. Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear?

Wells, R. Noisy Nora

Wood, D. & A. The Napping House

Zimmerman. Henny Penny

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Level J Adler, D. Young Cam Jansen series

Aesop. City Mouse-Country Mouse

Asch. Bear’s Bargain

Barry, M. Rain, Rain, and More Rain

Bourgeois, P. Franklin series

Brown, M. Arthur series( for younger readers)

Bunting, E. The Wednesday Surprise

Byars, B. My Brother, Ant

Cole, J. The Missing Tooth

Cooper, I. Absolutely Lucy

Cooper, I. Lucy on the Loose

Fowler. Inside an Ant Colony

Hoff, S. Danny & the Dinosaur series

Hutchins, P. The Doorbell Rang

Jeram, A. The Most Obedient Dog in the World

Keats, E.J. Peter’s Chair

Kessler, L. Kick, Pass, and Run

Kimmel, E. A Horn for Louis

Krensky, S. Fraidy Cats

Lionni. L. Inch by Inch

Lobel, A. Mouse Soup

Maestro, M. & G. What do You Hear when Cows sing?

Maloney,P. & Zekauskes, F. Late for the Library!

Marshall, J. Fox be Nimble

Marzollo, C. Keny & the Little Kickers

Mayer, M. There’s Something in My Attic

McGeorge, C.W. Boomer’s Big Surprise

Rodowski, J. Not My Dog

Rylant, C. Henry & Mudge series

Rylant, C. Mr. Putter & Tabby series

Rylant, C. Poppleton & Friends series

Rey, M. & H. Curious George series

Schultz. Jack Plays the Violin

Selsam. How Kittens Grow

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Seuss, Dr. Green Eggs & Ham

Slater, T. Just a Minute!

Slater, T. The Wrong-Way Rabbit

Viorst, J. Alexander series

Wallner, J. City Mouse, Country Mouse

Winters, K. My Teacher for President

Zion, G. Harry the Dirty Dog

Level K Backstein, K. The Blind Men and the Elephant

Bang, M. When Sophie gets Angry

Barnard, N. So Many Birthdays

Bridwell, N. Clifford series

Chardiet, B. & Maccarone, G. The Best Teacher in the World

Coerr, E. The Big Balloon Race

Cristaldi, K. Baseball Ballerina

Cronin, D. Diary of a Worm

DiCamillo, K. Mercy Watson series

Fox, M. A Bedtime Story

Fox, M. Harriet, You’ll Drive me Wild!

Freeman, D. A Pocket for Corduroy

Gross, R.B. The Bremen-Town Musicians

Henkes, K. Chester’s Way

Henkes, K. Julius, the Baby of the World

Henkes, K. Sheila Ray, the Brave

Hoban, L. Arthur series

Hoban, R. & L. Frances series

Hoberman, M.A. A House is a House for Me

Hutchins, P. The Surprise Party

Jackson, G. George Washington

Johnson, C. Harold and the Purple Crayon

Keenan, S. What Time is it?

Kessler, L. Here Comes the Strikeout

Lobel, A. Frog & Toad series

Lobel, A. Mouse Tales

Lobel, A. Owl at Home

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Lobel, A. Uncle Elephant

Losi. The 512 Ants on Sullivan Street

Lundell. A Girl Named Helen Keller

Mann. The Blue Mittens.

McCully, E.A. The Grandma Mix-Up

McKee, D. Elmer

Miller, S.S. Three Stories You can Read to your Cat

Mozelle, S. Zack’s Alligator

Numeroff, L.J. If you Give a Mouse….series

Odgers, S. The Lonely Dragon

Paterson, K. The Smallest Cow in the World

Rathman, P. Ruby the Copycat

Ross, P. M&M series

Sharmat, M.W. Nate the Great series

Slobodkina, E. Caps for Sale

Speck, K. Maybelle in the Soup

Twain, M. (adaptation)The Birthday Boy (Tom Sawyer)

Williams, S. Mommy Doesn’t Know my Name

Yolen, J. Commander Toad series

Level L Adler, D. Cam Jansen Mysteries series

Allard, H. Miss Nelson series

Auch, M. Souper Chicken

Baumgart, K. Laura’s Sign

Barton. Katy & the Big Snow

Byars, B. Beans on the Roof

Cosby, B. Little Bill: The Best Way to Play

Craig, H. A Welcome for Annie

Delton, J. Pee Wee Scouts series

DiSavo-Ryan, D. City Green

Giff, P. Fancy Feet

Henkes, K. Chrysanthemum

Howe, J. Bunnicula & Friends (younger readers)

Howe, J. Pinky & Rex series

Isadora, R. Ben’s Trumpet

Johnson, A. Tell Me a Story, Mama

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Katz, B. Germs! Germs! Germs!

Keats, E.J. Whistle for Willie

Kenah, K. The Best Seat in Second Grade

Levine, E. I Hate English!

Levy. The Schoolyard Mystery

Lionni, L. Alexander & the Windup Mouse

Lionni, L. Swimmy

London, J. Puddles

Loves, J. Boiled Fish & Banana Pudding

Machlachlan, P. Through Grandpa’s Eyes

Marshall, J. George & Marsha series

Marshall, J. Goldilocks & the Three Bears

Marshall, J. Miss Nelson series

McCloskey. Make Way for Ducklings

McDermott, G. Anansi the Spider

McKissack, P. Loved Best

Moon, M. Mister Nobody

Mora, P. A Birthday Basket for Tia

Munsch, R. The Paper-Bag Princess

Parish, P. Amelia Bedelia series

Penner, L.R. The Statue of Liberty

Pennypacker, S. Clementine series

Pinkwater, M. The Big Orange Splot

Potter, B. The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Sandin, J. The Long Way to a New Land

Shannon, D. The Rain Came Down

Spinelli, J. Tooter Pepperday series

Teague, M. Dear Mrs. LaRue

Udry, J.M. What Mary Jo Shared

Viorst, J. Alexander series

Level M

Barrett, J. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Barrows, A. Ivy & Bean series

Beeler, S. Throw Your Tooth on the Roof

Benjamin, A.H. A Duck So Small

Berenstain, S. & J. The Berenstain Bears series

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Blume, J. Freckle Juice

Blume, J. The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo

Brett, J. The Mitten

Brown, J. Flat Stanley series

Bulla, C.R. The Paint Brush Kid

Christopher, M. Sports series

Clements, A. Jake Drake series

Cohen, B. Molly’s Pilgrim

Cooney, B. Miss Rumphius

Cox, J. That Crazy Eddie & the Science Project of Doom

Dadey, D. & Jones, M.T. The Bailey School Kids series

Dalgliesh, A. The Bears on Hemlock Mountain

Davidson, M. Five True Dog Stories

DePaola. The Art Lesson

DePaola. The Popcorn Book

Diakite, P. I Lost My Tooth in Africa

Fox, M. Tough Boris

Fritz, J. George Washington’s Mother

Gannett, R.S. Elmer and the Dragon

Giff, P.R. The Polk Street School Kids series (Fancy Feet is “L”)

Haddix, M.P. The Girl with the 500 Middle Names

Hanna. What Zoo Keepers Do

Henkes, K. Chrysanthemum

Henkes, K. Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse

Howard, E. Aunt Flossie’s Hats

Kasza, K. My Lucky Day

Marzollo, J. Soccer Sam

McCloskey, R. Bluberries for Sal

Miles, E. The Puppy Place series

Odgers, T. & S. Friends

Osbourne, M.P. The Magic Treehouse series

Park, B. Junie B. Jones series

Peterson, J. The Littles series

Rylant, C. In Aunt Lucy’s Kitchen series

Sachar, L. Marvin Redpost series

Sendak, M. Chicken Soup with Rice

Teague, M. Pigsty

Thompson, M. Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up

Williams, V. A Chair for my Mother

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Level N Ada, A.F. My Name is Maria Isabel

Bulla, C.R. The Chalkbox Kid

Bulla, C.R. Shoeshine Girl

Burton, V. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Cameron, A. The Julian series

Catling, P.S. The Chocolate Touch

Dahl, R. The Enormous Crocodile

Dahl, R. The Magic Finger

Danziger, P. Amber Brown series

DePaola, T. The Cloud Book

Duffey, B. How to be Cool in the Third Grade

Gannett, R. My Father’s Dragon

Goldish. The Garden on Green Street

Greenburg, D. The Zack Files series

Houston, G. My Great-Aunt Arizona

Hurwitz, J. Busybody Nora

Hurwitz, J. Elissa series

Hurwitz, J. Ozzie on his Own

Hurwitz, J. Russell series

Hautzig, E. A Gift for Mama

Keene, C. Nancy Drew & the clue Crew: Scream for Ice Cream

King-Smith, D. Jenius the Amazing Guinea Pig

Klein, A. Homework Hassles (Ready, Freddy)

Klein, A. Thanksgiving Turkey Trouble (Ready, Freddy)

Kline. Horrible Harry

Kline, S. Song Lee series

Lohans, L. The Lunchbox Mystery

Lowry, L. Gooney Bird Greene series

Manes, S. Be a Perfect Person in Just 3 Days

Mathis, S.B. Sidewalk Story

Miles, E. The Puppy Place series

Mills, E. Harry & the Big Hill

Montgomery, L.B. The Milo & Jazz Mysteries: The Case of the Stinky

Socks

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Polacco, P. Chicken Sunday

Roy, R. A to Z Mysteries series

Roy, R. Capital Mysteries

Seuling. Robert series

Soto, G. The Skirt

Stevens, C. Lily and Miss Liberty

Whelan, G. Hannah

Level O Adler, D. School Trouble for Andy Russell

Auch, M.J. I Was a Third-Grade Spy

Betancourt, J. Pony Pals

Cameron, A. The Most Beautiful Place in the World

Cleary, B. Henry series

Cleary, B. Muggie Maggie

Cleary, B. Ramona series

Cohen, B. The Carp in the Bathtub

Cohen, B. Make a Wish, Molly

Coles, C. The Story of Ruby Bridges

Cooney, B. Miss Rumphius

Dalgliesh, A. The Courage of Sarah Noble

Estes, E. The Hundred Dresses

Hurwitz, J. The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein

Hurwitz, J. Aldo series

Hurwitz, J. Class Clown

Hurwitz, J. Class President

Hurwitz, J. DeDe Takes Charge

Hurwitz, J. The Hot & Cold Summer

Hurwitz, J. Hurricane Elaine

Hurwitz, J. Teacher’s Pet

Hurwitz, J. Tough-Luck Karen

King-Smith, D. A Mouse Called Wolf

Lindgren, A. Pippi Longstocking series

MacDonald, B. Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series

MacLachlan, P. Seven Kisses in a Row

Marsden. The Gold-Threaded Dress

McGinley, P. The Most Wonderful Doll in the World

Mills, E. Magic Boots

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Smith, R. Chocolate Fever

Teague, M. Detective LaRue

Warner, G.C. The Boxcar Children series

Level P Blume, J. Going, Going, Gone! With the Pain & the Great One

Blume, J. Soupy Saturdays with the Pain & the Great One

Cleary, B. Ellen Tebbits

Cleary, B. Emily’s Runaway Imagination

Clymer. Llama Pajamas

Cole, J. The Magic School Bus series

Dahl, R. Fantastic Mr. Fox

DePaola. T. 26 Fairmont Avenue

Gardiner, J.R. Stone Fox

Goble, P. The Girl who Loved Horses

Grover, W. Dolphin Adventure

Harper. Just Grace series

Kinsey-Warnock, N. The Canada Geese Quilt

Levy, E. If You were There Then…series

LIttleday, F. (adaptation) Rip Van Winkle (Washington Irving)

Mathis, S.B. The Hundred Penny Box

Medearis, A.S. The Spray-Paint Mystery

Mohr, N. Felita

Namioka, L. Yang the Youngest series

Naylor. Simply Sarah series

Pinkwater, D.M. The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

Ransom, C.F. Third Grade Stars

Ringgold, F. Tar Beach

Ryan, P.M. Riding Freedom

Sachar, L. Wayside School series

Scieszka, J. Time Warp series

Shannon, D. A Bad Case of Stripes

Sobol, D. J. Encyclopedia Brown series

Stegman-Bourgeois, K. Trollerella

Level Q Alvarez, J. How Tia Lola came to Stay

Armstrong, J. Black-Eyed Susan

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Atwater, R. Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Baglio, B.M. Mare in the Middle (Animal Ark books)

Blos, J.W. Brooklyn doesn’t Rhyme

Blume, J. Fudge series

Blume, J. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Citra, B. Jeremy and the Fantastic Flying Machine

Cleary, B. Dear Mr. Henshaw

Clifford, E. The Remembering Box

Dahl, R. James & the Giant Peach

DeClements, B. The Fourth Grade Wizards

DeClements, B. Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade

DiCamillo, K. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Duffey, B. Cody Unplugged

Durand, H. Dessert First

Evans, D. The Elevator Family

Giff, P.R. Fourth Grade Celebrity

Gifford. Moxy Maxwell does not Love Stuart Little

Hesse, K. Just Juice

Hill, K. The Year of Miss Agnes

Howe, J. Bunnicula series

Hurwitz, J. The Rabbi’s Girls

King-Smith, D. Harry’s Mad

Lee, I. Maybe Later

Lovelace, M.H. Betsy-Tacy series

McCloskey, R. Homer Price

Mills, C. 7x9=Trouble

Mills, E. Double-Take Jake

Naylor, P.R. Roxie and the Hooligans

Scieszka, J. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Stilton, G. Geronimo Stilton series

Strasser. Help! I’m Trapped( in the First Day of Summer Camp) series

Taylor, S. All of a Kind Family series

Wayans & Knotts. Amy Hodgepodge All Mixed Up

Wilder, L.I. Little House on the Prairie series

Williams, M. The Velveteen Rabbit

Level R Amato, M. The Word Eater

Auch, Mary Jane. Glass Slippers Give You Blisters

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Bauer, M.D. A Bear Named Trouble

Banks, L.R. The Indian in the Cupboard series

Blume, J. Iggie’s House

Blume, J. Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

Boyd, C. Circle of Gold

Brink, C.R. Caddie Woodlawn

Butterworth, O. The Enormous Egg

Cameron, A. The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods

Clements, A. Frindle

Clements, A. The Landry News

Clements, A. Lunch Money

Clements, A. The Report Card

Clements, A. Room One

Clements, A. School Story

Coerr, E. Sadako & the Thousand Paper Cranes

Curtis, G. The Bat Boy & the Violin

Dahl, R. Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

Dahl, R. Charlie & the Glass Elevator

Dahl, R. The Witches

DeKay, J.T. Meet Martin Luther King, Jr.

DiCamillo, K. Because of Winn Dixie

Dowell, F.O. Phineas L. MacGuire Erupts!

Erickson, J.R. Hank the Cowdog: It’s a Dog’s Life

Evans, D. The Elevator Family

Fleischman, S. The Whipping Boy

Fletcher, R. Fig Pudding

Frasier, D. Miss Alaineus

Fritz, J. The Cabin Faced West

Giff, P.R. Water Street

Henry, M. Misty of Chincoteague

Hest. Remembering Mrs. Rossi

King-Smith, R. Babe the Gallant Pig

MacLachlan, P. Arthur for the Very First Time

MacLachlan, P. More Perfect than the Moon

MacLachlan, P. Sarah, Plain and Tall

MacLachlan, P. Skylark

Naylor, P.R. Shiloh

Orr, W. Nim’s Island

Paulsen, G. Brian’s Winter (sequel to Hatchet)

Paulsen, G. Hatchet

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Pryor, B. Poison Ivy and Eyebrow Wigs

Rylant, C. Every Living Thing

Rylant, C. When I was Young in the Mountains

Sorensen, V. Miracle on Maple Hill

Uchida, U. A Jar of Dreams

White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web

White, E.B. Stuart Little

White, E.B. Trumpet of the Swans

Wilder, L.I. Farmer Boy

Wilder, L.I. The First Four Years

Winthrop, E. The Castle in the Attic

Level S

Adler, C.S. Always and Forever Friends

Birney, B.G. Trouble According to Humphrey series

Bouani, J. Tyler & his Solve-a-Matic Machine

Codell, E. Sahara Special

Dahl, R. George’s Marvelous Medicine

Dahl, R. Matilda

Dahl, R. The Twits

Dale, J. Abandoned

Declements, B. Sixth Grade can Really Kill You

Dixon, F.W. Hardy Boys Mysteries series

Enright, E. The Four-Story Mistake, The Saturdays series

Giff, P. All the Way Home

Giff, P. Lily’s Crossing

Henry. Misty of Chincoteague

Keene, C. Nancy Drew Mysteries series

Klise, K. Regarding the Fountain

Konigsburg, E.L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.

Frankweiler

Lawson. Ben and Me

Lisle, J. Afternoon of the Elves

Little, J. Hey World, Here I Am!

Lord, B.B. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

Machlachlan, P. Journey

20

Norton, M. The Borrowers series

Paulsen, G. My Life in Dog Years

Paterson, K. Flip-Flop Girl

Paterson, K. The Great Gilly Hopkins

Perkins, L.R. All Alone in the Universe

Potter, E. Olivia Kidney series

Rylant, C. The Van Gogh Café

Schwartz, E. Yossi’s Goal

Smith, R. The War with Grandpa

Level T Armstrong. Sounder

Bader, B. East Side Story

Blume, J. Blubber

Brittain, B. The Wish Giver

Bunting, E. The Summer of Riley

Clements, A. Extra Credit

Clements, A. The Jacket

Clements, A. Lost and Found

Clements, A. A Week in the Woods

Creech, S. Love that Dog

Curtis, E.P. Bud, not Buddy

Dahl, R. Danny, Champion of the World

DiCamillo, K. The Tiger Rising

DiTerlizzi, T. & Black, H. The Spiderwick Chronicles

Doder, J. A Dog called Grk

Erdrich, L. The Birchbark House

Erison, H. Harriet Spies Again

Estes, E. The Moffats series(Ginger Pye, etc.)

Farley, W. The Black Stallion

Filipovic. Zlata’s Diary

Fitzgerald, J.D. The Great Brain series

Fitzhugh, L. Harriet the Spy

Gold, M. Harriet the Spy Double Agent

Gutman, D. Babe & Me

Gutman, D. The Kid who Ran for President

Holt, K.W. My Louisiana Sky

Ibbotson, E. The Beasts of Clawstone Castle

21

Ibbotson, E. Island of the Aunts

Ibbotson, E. Which Witch?

Johnston, T. Any Small Goodness

Kadohata, C. Cracker: The Best Dog in Vietnam

Kehret, P. Escaping the Giant Wave

Lauber. Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Levy, E. My Life as a Fifth-Grade Comedian

Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Narnia

MachLachlan, P. Baby

Martin, A. M. & Godwin, L. The Doll People

Martin, A. M. & Godwin, L. The Meanest Doll in the World

Martin, A.M. & Godwin, L. The Runaway Dolls

Paterson, K. Bridge to Terabithia

Reit, S. Behind Rebel Lines

Rylant, C. An Angel for Solomon Singer

Selden, G. A Cricket in Times Square

Steig, W. Abel’s Island

Steptoe. Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters

Winkler, H. Hank Zipper series

Woodruff, E. George Washington’s Socks

Level U Avi. Nothing But the Truth

Babbitt, N. The Search for Delicious

Baum, L.F. The Wizard of Oz

Birdsall, J. Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters….

Birdsall, J. The Penderwicks of Gardam Street

Burnett, F. A Little Princess

Burnett, F. The Secret Garden

Byars, B. Summer of the Swans

Collier, J.& C. War Comes to Willy Freeman

Curtis. The Watsons go to Birmingham 1963

Dahl, R. The BFG

Dahl, R. The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar& Other Stories

DiCamillo, K. The Tale of Despereaux

DuPrau, J. The City of Ember

George, J.C. Julie of the Wolves

George, J.C. Shark Beneath the Reef

Grahame, K. The Wind in the Willows

22

Gutman, D. The Get Rich Quick Club

Gutman, D. The Homework Machine

Haddix, M.P. The House on the Gulf (mystery)

Keller, H. The Story of My Life

Kipling, R. The Jungle Book

Levine. Ella Enchanted

Lowry, L. Number the Stars (Holocaust)

Sachar, L. Someday Angeline

Schumacher, J. The Book of One Hundred Truths

Spinelli, J. Knots in my Yo-Yo String

Spinelli, J. Loser

Spinelli, J. Report to the Principal’s Office

Sterling. Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman

Level V Avi. True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Babbitt, N. Tuck Everlasting

Blume, L.M.M. Cornelia & the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset

Sisters

Blevins. Eleanor Roosevelt

Bradley, K.B. The President’s Daughter

Buckley, M. The Sisters Grimm series

Burnford, S. The Incredible Journey

Byng, G. Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Byng, G. Molly Moon Stops the World

Clements, A. Things Hoped For

Clements, A. Things Not Seen

Carroll, L. Alice in Wonderland

Creech, S. Absolutely Normal Chaos

Creech, S. Bloomability

Creech, S. Chasing Redbird

Creech, S. Granny Torrelli Makes Soup

Creech, S. Pleasing the Ghost

Creech, S. Replay

Creech, S. Ruby Holler

Creech, S. The Wanderer

23

Downer, A. Hatching Magic

DuBois, W. Twenty-One Balloons

Edwards, J.A. The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles

Enright, E. Gone-Away Lake

Funke. The Thief Lord

Fox, P. Monkey Island-M.S.

Gates, D. Blue Willow

Gipson, F. Old Yeller

Hamilton, V. House of Dries Drear

Helgerson, J. Horns & Wrinkles

Henkes, K. Words of Stone

Hesse, K. Letters from Rifka

Hesse, K. The Music of Dolphins

Horvath, P. Everything on a Waffle

Lofting, H. The Voyages of Doctor DoLittle

McDonough, Y.Z. The Doll with the Yellow Star (Holocaust)

Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables series

Montgomery, L.M. Emily series

O’Brien, T. Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIMH

O’Dell, S. Island of the Blue Dolphins

Park, L.S. Project Mulberry

Peck, R. A Long Way from Chicago

Peck, R. A Year Down Yonder

Raskin, E. The Westing Game

Riordan, R. Percy Jackson series

Ryan, P.M. Esperanza Rising

Ryan, P.M. Becoming Naomi Leon

Sachar, L. Holes

Snickett, L. Series of Unfortunate Events

Smith, A.M. Akimbo and the Lions

Sonnenblick, J. Zen & the Art of Faking it (MS)

Spinelli, J. Crash

Spinelli, J. Stargirl series

Taylor, T. The Cay

Tomecer. What a Great Idea! Inventions that Changed the World

Wallace, B.B. Peppermints in the Parlor

Wardlaw, L. 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents

Watkins, Y.K. My Brother, My Sister, & I

Weissman, E.B. Standing for Socks

Whelan, G. Listening for Lions

24

White, R. Belle Prater’s Boy series (M.S.)

Williams, D. Amalee

Level W Abbott, T. Firegirl

Alexander, L. The Gawgon & The Boy

Alexander, L. Time Cat

Anderson, …Maybird

Anderson,…Whales on Stilts

Balliett, B. Chasing Vermeer

Balliett, B. The Wright 3

Cutler, J. My Wartime Summers (girls)

Bauer, J. Backwater

Bauer, J. Hope was Here

Bauer, J. Rules of the Road

Bauer, J. Stand Tall

Birney, …The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs

Bloor, E. Tangerine(7th

, 8th)

Cisneros, S. The House on Mango Street (MS)

Codell, E. Diary of a Fairy Godmother

Creech, S. Heartbeat

Creech, S. Walk Two Moons (MS)

Crowe, …Groover’s Heart(MS)

Ende, M. The Neverending Story

Ferris, J. Once Upon a Marigold

Ferris, J. Twice Upon a Marigold

Giff, P.R. A House of Tailors

Gold, C. Clair de Lune

Graff, L. Umbrella Summer

Gray. Adam of the Road

Hannigan, K. Ida B

Hunt, I. Up a Road Slowly

Juster, N. The Phantom Tollbooth

Kadohata, C. Kira-Kira

L’Engle, M. A Wrinkle in Time series

Konigsburg, E.L. The View from Saturday

25

Mull, B. Fablehaven series

Nixon, J.L. A Family Apart (Orphan Train series)

Paulsen, G. Popcorn Days & Buttermilk Nights(MS)

Philbrick, R. Freak the Mighty

Resau. What the Moon Saw

Rostkowski, M. After the Dancing Days

Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter series

Rylant, C. Missing May

Schmidt, G.D. Lizzie Bright & the Buckminster Boy

Selznick, B. Invention of Hugo Cabret

Speare, E.G. Witch of Blackbird Pond

Spinelli, J. Maniac Magee

St. John. The White Giraffe

Taylor, M. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Tolan, S. Surviving the Applewhites

Townley, R. The Great Good Thing

Urban, L. A Crooked Kind of Perfect

Level X Abeel, S. My Thirteenth Winter

Armstrong, A. Whittington

Bagnold, E. National Velvet

Barrie, J.M. Peter Pan

Corbett, S. Free Baseball

De Saint-Exupery, A. The Little Prince

Enzensberger, H.M. The Number Devil

Filipovic, Z. Zlata’s Diary

Fritz, J. Homesick, My Own Story

Hamilton, V. M.C. Higgins the Great

Hamilton, V. Zeely

Hesse, K. Out of the Dust

Kehret, P. Earthquake Terror

Larsen, K. Hattie Big Sky

O’Dell. Sarah Bishop

Rawls, W. Summer of the Monkeys

Rawls, W. Where the Red Fern Grows

Snyder, Z.K. The Egypt Game

Snyder, Z.K. The Gypsey Game

26

Sperry, A. Call it Courage

Taylor,S. Ella of All of a Kind Family

Tolan, S. S. Listen!

Voigt, C. Homecoming (MS)

Level Y Adams, R. Watership Down

Almond, D. Kit’s Wilderness

Almond, D. Skellig

Collier, J.& C. My Brother Sam is Dead

Frank, A. Diary of a Young Girl (Holocaust)

Giff, P. House of Tailors

Hale, S. Goose Girl

Haven, P. Two Hot Dogs with Everything

Haywood, L.A. Also Known as Harper

Holm, J. Our Only May Amelia (MS)

Holm, J. Penny from Heaven(MS)

Holt, W. When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

LaFleur, S. Love, Aubrey

Latham, J.L. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Lenski, L. Strawberry Girl

Levitin, S. Journey to America

London, J. Call of the Wild

Merrill, J. The Pushcart War

Richter, C. The Light in the Forest

Ritter, J.H. The Boy who Saved Baseball

Schmidt, G. The Wednesday Wars

Sidney, M. Five Little Peppers & how they Grew

Stewart, T.L. The Mysterious Benedict Society

Stewart, T.L. The Mysterious Benedict Society & the Perilous Journey

Yolen, J. The Devil’s Arithmetic (Holocaust)

Level Z Alcott, L.M. Jo’s Boys

Alcott, L.M. Little Women

27

Alexander, L. The Black Cauldron series

Anderson, L.H. Fever 1793

Austen, J. Pride and Prejudice(MS)

Babbitt, N. Goody Hall (MS)

Baskin. Anything But Typical (7th

or 8th

grades)(autistic child)

Boyne, J. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Holocaust)

Carson Levine, G. Dave at Night (7th

, 8th

)

Caton, T. Miracle Ride (7th

,8th

grades)-cancer

Choi, S.N. The Year of Impossible Goodbyes

Cleary, B. A Girl from Yamhill

Cooney. The Voice on the Radio series

Crane, S. Red Badge of Courage

Cumming, P. Red Kayak

Dear America series (Scholastic Books)

Doyle, Sir A. C. The Hound of the Baskervilles

Duncan, L. A Gift of Magic

Ellis, D. The Breadwinner

Fine, A. Flour Babies(MS)

Fleischman, P. Whirligig

Forbes, E. Johnny Tremain

Franklin, K.L. Dove Song

Funke, C. Inkheart

Gaiman, N. Caroline

Gantos, J. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (MS)

Gantos J. Joey Pigza Loses Control(MS)

Gantos, J. What Would Joey Do?(MS)

Gilbreth, B. & Gilbreth,C. A. Cheaper by the Dozen

Gipson, W. The Miracle Worker

Haddix, M.P. Among the Hidden (MS)

Hale, S. Princess Academy

Hautzig, E. The Endless Steppe (Holocaust)

Hiaasen, C. Hoot (M.S.)

Holm, J. Boston Jane

Hostetter, J.M. Blue (Middle School)

Houston, J. Farewell to Manzanar(8th

grade)

Hunt, I. Across Five Aprils(8th

grade)

Hunt, I. No Promises in the Wind

Hurwitz, J. The Law of Gravity(8th

grade)

Jacques, B. Redwall series

Kehret, P. Small Steps: The Year I got Polio

28

Kerr, J. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit(Holocaust)

Kjelgaard, J. Snow Dog

Laskier, R. Rutka’s Notebook-Holocaust

Lee, H. To Kill a Mockingbird (MS)

Leewen, J.V. Blue Sky, Butterfly(MS)

Lisle. The Art of Keeping Cool (MS)

Little, J. Little by Little

Lowry, L. The Giver-8th

Grade

Mackall, D.D. Larger than Life Lara (M.S.)

Mah, A. Chinese Cinderella (MS)

Mazer, N. After the Rain (MS)

Martin, A.M. A Corner of the Universe (8th

grade)

Mikaelsen, B. Petey

Na, A. A Step from Heaven (MS)

Naylor, P. Faith, Hope, and Ivy June

Paterson, K. Jacob Have I Loved (8th

grade)

Paterson, K. Lyddie (8th

Grade)

Perkins, L.R. All Alone in the Universe (MS)

Perkins, L.R. Criss Cross(MS)

Provost, G. David and Max (Holocaust)

Orwell, G. Animal Farm(MS)

Richter, H.P. Friedrich (Holocaust)

Sewell, A. Black Beauty

Shearer, A. Canned-M.S.

Shusterman, N. The Schwa was Here (7th

, 8th

grades)

Smith, B. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (8th

Grade)

Steinbeck, J. The Pearl

Steinbeck, J. The Red Pony(MS)

Stevenson, R.L. Treasure Island

Strasser, T. The Wave (MS)

Tarshis, L. Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell out of a Tree(MS)

Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbitt

Twain, M. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Twain, M. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Twain, M. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

Vega, D. Click Here (MS)

Verne, J. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Voigt, C. Izzy Willy-Nilly (8th

Grade)

Weeks, S. So B. It (8th

Grade)

Wiesel, E. Night (Holocaust)

29

Wiles, D. Each Little Bird that Sings (MS)

Wolff, V.E. The Mozart Season (MS)

Zindel, P. The Pigman series(8th

Grade)

MS=for middle school students only