| Realistic Fiction |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo |
 |
Easy Reading |
Do the Funky Pickle
by Jerry Spinelli |
|
Easy Reading |
Eleven Birthdays
by Wendy Mass |
|
Average |
Esperanza Rising
by Pam Munoz Ryan |
|
Challenging |
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen |
|
Challenging |
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen |
|
Average |
Hurt, Go Happy
by Ginny Rorby |
|
Average |
Landry News
by Andrew Clements |
|
Average |
Lost and Found
by Andrew Clements |
|
Average |
Lunch Money
by Andrew Clements |
|
Average |
Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli |
|
Average |
No More Dead Dogs
by Gordon Korman |
|
Average |
Schooled
by Gordon Korman |
|
Average |
Small Steps
by Louis Sachar |
|
Average |
Swindle
by Gordon Korman |
|
Easy Reading |
The Library Card
by Jerry Spinelli |
|
Average |
The Magician's Elephant
by Kate DiCamillo |
|
Average |
The Penderwicks
by Jeanne Birdsall |
|
Average |
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
by Avi |
|
Average |
The View from Saturday
by E.L. Konigsburg |
|
Challenging |
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame |
|
Challenging |
| The Zack Files |
|
Easy Reading |
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
by Louis Sachar |
|
Average |
| |
| Back to School |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Amber Brown is Not a Crayon
by Paula Danzinger |
|
Easy Reading |
Frindle
by Andrew Clements |
|
Average |
My Teacher is An Alien
by Bruce Coville |
|
|
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
by Louis Sachar |
|
Average |
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
by Judy Blume |
|
Easy Reading |
The Report Card
by Andrew Clements |
|
Average |
Tripping Over the Lunch Lady
by Nancy Mercado |
|
Average |
| |
| Fabulous Picture Books |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
A Bad Case of Stripes
by David Shannon |
|
|
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue
by Julia Cook |
|
Average |
A Weekend with Wendell
by Kevin Henkes |
|
Average |
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst |
|
Average |
Chester's Way
by Kevin Henkes |
|
Average |
Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Henkes |
|
Challenging |
First Day Jitters
by Julie Davidson |
|
Average |
First Day Jitters
by Julie Davidson |
|
Average |
Harold and the Purple Crayon
by Crocket Johnson |
|
|
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
by Dr. Seuss, Jack Prelutsky, and Lane Smith |
|
Challenging |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
by Dr. Seuss |
|
Average |
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
by Laura Numeroff |
|
Average |
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
by Laura Numeroff |
|
Average |
Julius, the Baby of the World
by Kevin Henkes |
|
Average |
Just a Dream
by Chris Van Allsburg |
|
Challenging |
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
by Kevin Henkes |
|
Average |
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
by Kevin Henkes |
|
Average |
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
by Trinka Haber Nobles |
|
Average |
Miss Nelson Has A Field Day
by Harry G. Allard |
|
Average |
Miss Nelson is Missing!
by Harry G. Allard |
|
Average |
Miss Nelson is Missing!
by Harry G. Allard |
|
Average |
My Teacher For President
by Kay Winters |
|
Average |
Owen
by Kevin Henkes |
|
Average |
Sheila Rae, the Brave
by Kevin Henkes |
|
Average |
Stellaluna
by Janell Cannon |
|
Average |
Stellaluna
by Janell Cannon |
|
Average |
The Big Orange Splot
by D. Manus Pinkwater |
|
Average |
The Class From The Black Lagoon
by Mike Thaler |
|
Average |
The Grouchy Lady Bug
by Eric Carle |
|
Easy Reading |
The Substitute Teacher From The Black Lagoon
by Mike Thaler |
|
Average |
The Teacher from the Black Lagoon
by Mike Thaler |
|
Average |
The Teacher from the Black Lagoon
by Mike Thaler |
|
Average |
The Thingumajig Book of Manners
by Irene and Dick Keller |
|
Average |
Two Bad Ants
by Chris Van Allsburg |
|
Challenging |
Wemberly Worried
by Kevin Henkes |
|
Average |
| |
| Favorite 4th Grade Reads |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
7 X 9 = Trouble
by Mills, Claudia |
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A Long Way From Chicago
by Peck, Richard |
|
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A Single Shard
by Park, Linda Sue |
|
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Anna Casey's Place in the World
by Fogelin, Adrian |
|
|
Artemis Fowl (series)
by Colfer, Eoin |
|
|
Baseball Saved Us
by Mochizuki, Ken |
|
|
Because of Winn-Dixie
by DiCamillo, Kate |
|
|
Ben and Me
by Lawson, Robert |
|
|
Bud, Not Buddy
by Curtis, Christopher |
|
|
Bunnicula
by Howe, Deborah |
|
|
Chronicles of Narnia (series)
by Lewis, C.S. |
|
|
Dear Mr. Henshaw
by Cleary, Beverly |
|
|
Escaping the Giant Wave
by Kehret, Peg |
|
|
Esperanza Rising
by Ryan, Pam |
|
|
Flying Solo
by Fletcher, Ralph |
|
|
Gregor the Overlander
by Collins, Suzanne |
|
|
Holes
by Sachar, Lois |
|
|
Hoot
by Hiassen, Carl |
|
|
How to Eat Fried Worms
by Rockwell, Thomas |
|
|
Janitor's Boy
by Clements, Andrew |
|
|
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
by Gantos, Jack |
|
|
Lewis and Clark and Me
by Myers, Laurie |
|
|
Love, Ruby Lavendar
by Wiles, Deborah |
|
|
Number the Stars
by Lowry, Lois |
|
|
Pictures of Hollis Woods
by Reilly Giff, Patricia |
|
|
Pippi Longstocking (series)
by Lindgren, Astrid |
|
|
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Taylor, Mildred |
|
|
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
by Coerr, Eleanor |
|
|
Saving Lily
by Kehret, Peg |
|
|
Superfudge
by Blume, Judy |
|
|
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
by Robinson, Barbara |
|
|
The Borrowers (series)
by Norton, Mary |
|
|
The City of Ember
by DuPrau, Jeanne |
|
|
The Indian in the Cupboard
by Reid Banks, Lynn |
|
|
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by DiCamillo, Kate |
|
|
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Juster, Norton |
|
|
The School Story
by Clements, Andrew |
|
|
The Summer of the Swans
by Byars, Betsy |
|
|
The Volcano Disaster
by Kehret, Peg |
|
|
The Word Eater
by Amato, Mary |
|
|
The Year of Miss Agnes
by Hill, Kirkpatrick |
|
|
Through My Eyes
by Bridges, Ruby |
|
|
Wayside School is Falling Down
by Sachar, Lois |
|
|
| |
| Great Read Alouds |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Beezus and Ramona
by Beverly Cleary |
|
Challenging |
Chocolate Fever
by Robert Kimmel Smith |
|
Challenging |
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
by Lynne Jonell |
|
Challenging |
Frindle
by Andrew Clements |
|
Challenging |
Fudge-a-mania
by Judy Blume |
|
Challenging |
No Talking!
by Andrew Clement |
|
Challenging |
Ralph S. Mouse
by Beverly Cleary |
|
Challenging |
Ramona and Her Father
by Beverly Cleary |
|
Challenging |
Ramona Quimby, age 8
by Beverly Cleary |
|
Average |
Ramona The Pest
by Beverly Cleary |
|
Challenging |
Roxie and the Hooligans
by Phyllis Naylor |
|
Challenging |
Runaway Ralph
by Beverly Cleary |
|
Challenging |
Superfudge
by Judy Blume |
|
Challenging |
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
by Judy Blume |
|
Challenging |
The Best School Year Ever!
by Barbara Robinson |
|
Challenging |
The BFG
by Roald Dahl |
|
Challenging |
The Magic Finger
by Roald Dahl |
|
Challenging |
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
by Beverly Cleary |
|
Challenging |
| |
| Historical Fiction |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Catherine, Called Birdy
by Karen Cushman |
|
Challenging |
Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson |
|
Average |
Fair Weather
by Richard Peck |
|
Average |
Our Only May Amelia
by Jennifer L. Holm |
|
Challenging |
Penny from Heaven
by Jennifer L. Holm |
|
Challenging |
Rudy Rides the Rails
by Dandi Daley Mackall |
|
Average |
The Courage of Sarah Noble
by Alice Dalgliesh |
|
Easy Reading |
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick |
|
Easy Reading |
The Playmaker
by J.B. Cheaney |
|
Average |
The Shakespeare Stealer
by Gary Blackwood |
|
Challenging |
The Sign of the Beaver
by Elizabeth George Speare |
|
Average |
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare |
|
Average |
Trouble Don't Last
by Shelley Pearsall |
|
Average |
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
by Judith Kerr |
|
Average |
Witness
by Karen Hesse |
|
Challenging |
| |
| Other Great Reads |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Emmaline and the Bunny
by Katherine Hannigan |
|
Easy Reading |
| |
| Poetry |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Chicken Soup with Rice
by Maurice Sendak |
|
Average |
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More
by David Catrow |
|
Easy Reading |
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein |
|
|
Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Shel Silverstein |
|
Challenging |
| |
| Great Mysteries |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
4 1/2 Friends and the Secret Cave
by Friedrich, Joachim |
|
|
A Case for Jenny Archer
by Conford, Ellen |
|
|
A Weekend at the Grand Hotel
by Labatt, Mary |
|
|
Case of the Fidgety Fox
by Rylant, Cynthia |
|
|
Chasing Vermeer
by Balliett, Blue |
|
|
Dawn Undercover
by Dale, Anna |
|
|
Deadly Waters
by Skurzynski, Gloria |
|
|
Disappearing Act: A Herculeah Jones Mystery
by Byars, Betsy Cromer |
|
|
Down the Rabbit Hole
by Abrahams, Peter |
|
|
Encyclopedia Brown (series)
by Sobol, D. |
|
|
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by Konigsburg, E.L. |
|
|
How Can A Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark?
by Bailey, Linda |
|
|
Mission: Hollywood
by Abela, Deborah |
|
|
Nancy Drew (series)
by Keene, C. |
|
|
Penalty Shot
by Christopher, Matt |
|
|
Room One: A Mystery or Two
by Clements, Andrew |
|
|
Sammy Keyes (series)
by VanDraanen, Wendelin |
|
|
Secrets of Vesuvius
by Lawrence, Caroline |
|
|
Shakespeare's Secret
by Broach, Elise |
|
|
Terror at the Zoo
by Joosee, Barbara |
|
|
The Big Nap
by Hale, Bruce |
|
|
The Boxcar Children (series)
by Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
|
|
The Case of the Barfy Birthday and Other Super-Scientific Cases
by Torrey, Michele |
|
|
The Case of the Gasping Garbage
by Torrey, Michele |
|
|
The Dark Stairs
by Byars, Betsy Cromer |
|
|
The Egypt Game
by Snyder, Z |
|
|
The Face in the Bessledorf Funeral Parlor
by Naylor, Phyllis Reyolds |
|
|
The Falcon's Mateser
by Horowitz, Anthony |
|
|
The Fire Bug Connections
by George, Jean Craighead |
|
|
The Ghost of Captain Briggs
by Labatt, Mary |
|
|
The Hamster of the Baskervilles
by Hale, Bruce |
|
|
The Hardy Boys (series)
by Dixon, F. |
|
|
The Haunted Clock Tower Mystery
by Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
|
|
The Last Treasure
by Anderson, Janet |
|
|
The Light on Hogback Hill
by De Felice, Cynthia |
|
|
The Man Who Was Poe
by Avi |
|
|
The Mansion in the Mist
by Bellairs, John |
|
|
The Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo
by George, Jean Craighead |
|
|
The Mystery of Mr. Nice
by Hale, Bruce |
|
|
The Mystery of the Secret Message
by Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
|
|
The Secret of the Missing Grave
by Crossman, David |
|
|
The Secret of the Underground Room
by Bellairs, John |
|
|
The Serial Sneak Thief
by Hildick, E. W. |
|
|
The Vandermark Mummy
by Voigt, Cynthia |
|
|
The Westing Game
by Raskin, Ellen |
|
|
Windcatcher
by Avi |
|
|
Wrapped in a Riddle
by Hamilton, Virginia |
|
|
| |
| Jerry Spinelli Author Study |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Crash
by Jerry Spinelli |
|
Challenging |
Fourth Grade Rats
by Jerry Spinelli |
|
Easy Reading |
Loser
by Jerry Spinelli |
|
Average |
Picklemania
by Jerry Spinelli |
|
Easy Reading |
The Library Card
by Jerry Spinelli |
|
Average |
Tooter Pepperday
by Jerry Spinelli |
|
Easy Reading |
Wringer
by Jerry Spinelli |
|
Challenging |
| |
| Newbery Medal Winners |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Because of Winn Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo |
|
Easy Reading |
Because of Winn Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo |
|
Average |
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson |
|
|
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Patterson |
|
Average |
Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis |
|
Average |
Holes
by Louis Sachar |
|
Challenging |
Holes
by Louis Sachar |
|
Average |
Kira-Kira
by Cynthia Kadohata |
|
Average |
Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli |
|
Average |
My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George |
|
Challenging |
Sarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan |
|
Easy Reading |
Shiloh
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
|
Easy Reading |
The Sign of the Beaver
by Elizabeth George Speare |
|
Average |
The Whipping Boy
by Sid Fleischman |
|
Average |
| |
| Science Fiction |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Among the Betrayed
by Margaret Peterson Haddix |
|
Average |
Among the Hidden
by Margaret Peterson Haddix |
|
Average |
Among the Impostors
by Margaret Peterson Haddix |
|
Average |
Floodland
by Marcus Sedgwick |
|
Average |
Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz |
|
Average |
This Place Has No Atmosphere
by Paula Danziger |
|
Average |
| |
| Fantasy |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl |
|
Easy Reading |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling |
|
Challenging |
Holes
by Louis Sachar |
|
Average |
Horowitz Horro
by Anthony Horowitz |
|
Easy Reading |
Magic Pickle
by Scott Morse |
|
Easy Reading |
Only You Can Save Mankind
by Terry Pratchett |
|
Average |
The Ancestors Book 1: Tiger
by Jeff Stone |
|
Average |
The Borrowers
by Mary Norton |
|
Average |
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis |
|
Average |
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster |
|
Challenging |
The Thief of Always
by Clive Barker |
|
Average |
Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt |
|
Average |
| |
| Roald Dahl Author Study |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl |
|
Challenging |
Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Roald Dahl |
|
Average |
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl |
|
Average |
Matilda
by Roald Dahl |
|
Easy Reading |
The BFG
by Roald Dahl |
|
Challenging |
The Magic Finger
by Roald Dahl |
|
Easy Reading |
The Twits
by Roald Dahl |
|
Average |
| |
| Writing and Grammar Books |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
A Lime, A Mime, A Pool Of Slime
by Brian Cleary |
|
Average |
A Mink, A Fink, A Skating Rink
by Brian Cleary |
|
Average |
Nouns and Verbs Have A Field Day
by Robin Pulver |
|
Average |
Punctuation Takes A Vacation
by Robin Pulver |
|
Average |
Slide and Slurp, Scratch and Burp
by Brian Cleary |
|
Average |
The Important Book
by Margaret Wise Brown |
|
Easy Reading |
To Root, To Toot, To Parachute
by Brian Cleary |
|
Average |
Tree of Life: The World of the African Baobab
by Barbara Bash |
|
Challenging |
You Have To Write
by Janet S. Wong |
|
Average |
| |
| Mystery |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Chasing Vermeer
by Blue Balliett |
|
Average |
Hoot
by Carl Hiaasen |
|
Average |
The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart |
|
Challenging |
The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin |
|
Average |
The Wright Three
by Blue Balliett |
|
Average |
| |
| Sharon Creech Author Study |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
| Granny Torellini Makes Soup |
|
|
Love That Dog
by Creech, Sharon |
|
|
Replay
by Sharon Creech |
|
Average |
Ruby Holler
by Creech, Sharon |
|
|
Walk Two Moons
by Creek, Sharon |
|
|
| |
| Classics |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl |
|
Average |
Charlotte's Web
by E.B. White |
|
Easy Reading |
The Whipping Boy
by Sid Fleischman |
|
Average |
| |
| Great Read Alouds |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
A Bad Case of Stripes
by David Shannon |
|
Challenging |
Bootsie Barker Bites
by Barbara Bottner |
|
Challenging |
Charlotte's Web
by E.B. White |
|
|
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi Barrett |
|
Challenging |
Good Night Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown |
|
Average |
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen |
|
Challenging |
Hoot
by Carl Hiaasen |
|
Challenging |
Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss |
|
Average |
Knuffle Bunny
by Mo Willems |
|
Challenging |
Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli |
|
Average |
Oh, The Places You Will Go
by Dr. Suess |
|
Average |
Pictures of Hollis Woods
by Patricia Reilly Giff |
|
Challenging |
Stuart Little
by EB White |
|
Average |
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
by Judy Blume |
|
Easy Reading |
| The Mystery of Mr. Nice |
|
|
The Sign of the Beaver
by Elizabeth George Speare |
|
Average |
| |
| September Books |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
And To Think That We Thought We Would Never Be Friends
by Mary Ann Hoberman |
|
|
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr. |
|
|
Button Box
by Margarette S. Reid |
|
|
Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Henkes |
|
|
Fix-It Duck
by Jez Alborough |
|
|
Froggy Bakes A Cake
by Jonathan London |
|
|
Froggy Goes To Bed
by Jonathan London |
|
|
Froggy Goes To School
by Jonathan London |
|
|
Germs Are Not For Sharing
by Elizabeth Verdick |
|
|
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?
by Jane Yolen |
|
|
Hunter's Best Friend at School
by Laura Malone Elliot |
|
|
If You Take A Mouse To School
by Laura Numeroff |
|
|
Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!
by Nancy Carlson |
|
|
Love Is A Family
by Roma Downey |
|
|
Love Is A Family
by Roma Downey |
|
|
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten
by Joseph Slate |
|
|
Plaidypus Lost
by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel |
|
|
Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear?
by Bill Martin Jr. |
|
|
Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr. |
|
|
The Best Loved Bear
by Diana Noonan |
|
|
The Incredible Shrinking Teacher
by Lisa Passen |
|
|
The Night Before Kindergarten
by Natasha Wing |
|
|
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle |
|
|
Why I Need Exercise
by Diane H. Pappas and Richard D. Covey |
|
|
Why I need Sleep
by Diane H. Pappas and Richard D. Covey |
|
|
| |
| Non-fiction |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank |
|
Challenging |
Revenge of the Whale
by Nathaniel Philbrick |
|
Average |
| |
| Favorite Series |
| Click on the book title for more info |
Rating |
Difficulty |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
by Lemony Snicket |
|
Easy Reading |
The Kane Chronicles
by Rick Riordan |
|
Average |
| |
