FIRST GRADE READING LIST FOR 2008-2009

Most of these books will need to be shared with children by being read aloud or listened to on tape.

The following are authors for early readers.  Any books by:

Molly Bang
Norman Bridwell
Eric Carle
Donald Crews
Donald Freeman
Lois Ehlert
Denise Fleming
Mem Fox
Pat Hutchins
Steven Kellogg
David Kirk
Laura Joffe Numeroff
Dav Pilkney
H.A. Rey
David Shannon
William Steig
Dr. Seuss

The following are popular series books for early readers:

Moonbear
Madeline
Franklin
Clifford
Arthur
Strega Nona
Little Critter

The following are magazines for children:

Ranger Rick 
Boy’s Life
Nickelodeon
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Your Big Backyard
3-2-1 Contact      

Helpful Websites

http://www.kidsread.com
http://www.carolhurst.com

SECOND GRADE READING LIST FOR 2008-2009

The following authors are highly recommended:

Brett, Jan              
Brown, Marc (Arthur Series)
Benchley, Nathaniel
Bulla, Clyde Robert
Coerr, Eleanor
Erickson, Russell
Lobel, Arnold
Minarik, Else Holmelund
Parrish, Peggy
Rylant, Cynthia
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman
Thaler, Mike
Van Leeuwen, Jean

Freckle Juice
Ghost Town Treasure
My Father’s Dragon
The House that Moved
The Twits
The Wump World
Buttons For General Washington
A Toad For Tuesday

THIRD GRADE READING LIST FOR 2008-2009

Any books from the following authors:

Abbott, Tony (Secrets of Droon series)
Adler, David (Cam Jansen series)
American Girls Collection
Bulla, Clyde Robert
Cleary, Beverly
Delton, Judy (Pee Wee Scouts series)
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Kline, Suzy (Horrible Harry series)
MacDonald (Mrs. PiggleWiggle series)
Osborne, Mary Pope (Magic Tree House series)
Parks, Barbara (Junie B. Jones series)
Peterson, Jon (The Littles series)
Pilkey, Dave (Captain Underpants series)
Sharmat, Marjorie (Nate the Great series)
Sobol, Donald (Encyclopedia Brown series)
Stilton, Geronimo (Geronimo Stilton series)
Warner, Gertrude (Boxcar Children series)

The following books may be read during the school year.  Please do not read them during the summer.

Poppy by Avi
Perloo the Bold by Avi
The Chocolate Touch by Caitling, Patrick Skene
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
Because of Winn Dixie by Dicamillo, Kate
The Hundred Dresses by Estes, Eleanor
The Whipping Boy by Fleischman, Sid
Elmer and the Dragon by Gannett, Ruth
My Father’s Dragon by Gannett, Ruth
The Mousewife by Godden, Rumer
Class Clown by Hurwitz, Johanna
Be a Perfect Person in Three Days! by Manes, Stephen
The Prince of the Pond by Napoli, Donna Jo
Skinnybones by Park, Barbara
How to Eat Fried Worms by Rockwell, Thomas
The Corn Grows Ripe by Rhoads, Dorothy
Basil of Baker Street by Titus, Eve
Charlotte’s Web by White, E.B.
Silver by Whelan, Gloria

Any books by the following authors:

Avi
Blume, Judy
Bunting, Eve
Byars, Betsy
Creech, Sharon
Christopher, Matt
Clements, Andrew
Colfer, Eoin
Dahl, Roald
Fleischman, Sid
Fritz, Jean
Ibbotson, Eva
Konigsburg, E. L.
L’Engle, Madeleine
Levine, Gail Carson
Lewis, C. S.
MacLachlan, Patricia
O’Dell, Scott
Speare, Elizabeth George
White, E.B.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Winthrop, Elizabeth
also, the Dear America series

FIFTH GRADE READING LIST FOR 2008-2009

Always check books for appropriate reading material and reading level before selecting. Here are a few authors who write some age appropriate books:

Blume, Judy
Brink, Carol Ryrie
Bulla, Clyde Robert
Card, Orson Scott
Creech, Sharon
Cushman, Karen
Dahl, Roald
DeAngeli, Marguerite
Fitzhugh, Louise
Fox, Paula
Fritz, Jean
Funke, Cornelia
George, Jean Craighead
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Grahame, Kenneth
Greene, Constance C.
Jacques, Brian
Konigsburg, E. L.
Lewis, C. S.
Lowry, Lois
McGraw, Eloise
Nhuong (Quang Nhuong Huynh)
Paolini, Christopher
Paterson, Katherine
Paulson, Gary
Rowling, J.K.
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman
Snicket, Lemony
Sperry, Armstrong
Spinelli, Jerry
Tamar, Erika
Viorst, Judith
Woodruff, Elvira

The following books may be read during the school year. They should not be read during the summer.

Midwife’s Apprentice - Cushman
The Door in the Wall  - de Angeli 
The Egypt Game - Snyder              
The Phantom Tollbooth - Juster
City of Ember - DuPrau
Tuck Everlasting - Babbitt
The Ravenmaster’s Secret - Woodruff
Once Upon a Marigold - Ferris

this page last updated: 07-May-2008