BOOKS
FOR RELUCTANT READERS
K-3
THE
QUIGLEYS by Simon Mason
UG:
BOY GENIUS OF THE STONE AGE by Raymond Briggs
4-5
A
MOTHER TO EMBARRASS ME by Carol Lynch Williams
CALL
ME FRANCIS TUCKET by Gary Paulsen
CHEWING
THE CUD by Dick King-Smith
CHOCOLATE
FEVER by Robert Kimmel Smith
CRASH
by Jerry Spinelli
EARTHBORN
by Sylvia Waugh
FOOTPRINTS
ON THE ROOF by Marilyn Singer
JACKSON
JONES AND THE PUDDLE OF THORNS by Mary Quattlebaum
JUSTIN
AND THE BEST BISCUITS IN THE WORLD by Mildred Pitts Walter
MELANIE
MARTIN GOES DUTCH by Carol Weston
MR.
TUCKET by Gary Paulsen
PURE
DEAD WICKED by Debi Gliori
RATS!
by Richard Conniff
REMOTE
MAN by Elizabeth Honey
SPACE
DOGS by Justin Ball and Evan Croker
SAMMY
KEYES AND THE HOTEL THIEF by Wendelin Van Draanen
SAMMY
KEYES AND THE SEARCH FOR SNAKE EYES by Wendelin Van Draanen
SEARCH
FOR THE SHADOWMAN by Joan Lowery Nixon
SETH
AND SAMONA by Joanne Hyppolite
SOUP
by Robert Newton Peck
THE
GIRLS TAKE OVER by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
THE
IRON GIANT by Ted Hughes
THE
MAKING OF A WRITER by Joan Lowry Nixon
THE
QUIGLEYS by Simon Mason
THE
SIGN OF THE BEAVER by Elizabeth George Speare
THE
TRAP by Joan Lowery Nixon
THE
TRUE PRINCE by J. B. Cheaney
THE
WAR WITH GRANDPA by Robert Kimmel Smith
THE
WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
THERE'S
A BOY IN THE GIRL'S BATHROOM by Louis Sachar
TROUT
AND ME by Susan Shreve
TUCKET'S
GOLD by Gary Paulsen
TUCKET'S
HOME by Gary Paulsen
TUCKET'S
RIDE by Gary Paulsen
TYLER
ON PRIME TIME by Steve Atinsky
UG:
BOY GENIUS OF THE STONE AGE by Raymond Briggs
WILLAWAW!
by Tom Bodett
6-8
A
DANGEROUS PROMISE by Joan Lowery Nixon
A
FAMILY APART by Joan Lowery Nixon
BEYOND
THE DEEPWOODS: The Edge Chronicles, Book 1 by Paul Stewart
and Chris Riddell
BRIAN'S
WINTER by Gary Paulsen
BRINGING
UP THE BONES by Lara M. Zeises
CAUGHT
IN THE ACT by Joan Lowery Nixon
CHEWING
THE CUD by Dick King-Smith
THE
CURSE OF THE GLOAMGLOZER: The Edge Chronicles, Book 4 by Paul
Stewart and Chris Riddell
DRIVER'S
ED by Caroline B. Cooney
FOOTPRINTS
ON THE ROOF by Marilyn Singer
FREEGLADER:
The Edge Chronicles, Book 7 by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
GIRL
COMING IN FOR A LANDING by April Halprin Wayland
GIRLS
IN LOVE by Jacqueline Wilson
GIRLS
OUT LATE by Jacqueline Wilson
GIRLS
UNDER PRESSURE by Jacqueline Wilson
IN
THE FACE OF DANGER by Joan Lowery Nixon
IRONMAN
by Chris Crutcher
ISLAND
BOYZ by Graham Salisbury
JACKSON
JONES AND THE PUDDLE OF THORNS by Mary Quattlebaum
JOURNEY
by Patricia MacLachlan
THE
LAST OF THE SKY PIRATES: The Edge Chronicles, Book 5 by Paul
Stewart and Chris Riddell
MELANIE
MARTIN GOES DUTCH by Carol Weston
MIDNIGHT
OVER SANCTAPHRAX: The Edge Chronicles, Book 3 by Paul Stewart
and Chris Riddell
MIDNIGHT
PREDATOR by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
PARTY
GIRL by Lynn Ewing
QUIVER
by Stephanie Spinner
RATS!
By Richard Conniff
RUMBLE
FISH by S.E. Hinton
SAMMY
KEYES AND THE HOTEL THIEF by Wendelin Van Draanen
SAMMY
KEYES AND THE SEARCH FOR SNAKE EYES by Wendelin Van Draanen
SOUP
by Robert Newton Peck
STORMCHASER:
The Edge Chronicles, Book 2 by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
TAMING
THE STAR RUNNER by S.E. Hinton
TEX
by S.E. Hinton
THE
GIRLS TAKE OVER by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
THE
GUY BOOK by Mavis Jukes
THE
MAKING OF A WRITER by Joan Lowery Nixon
THE
QUIGLEYS by Simon Mason
THE
RIVER by Gary Paulsen
THE
SIGN OF THE BEAVER by Elizabeth George Speare
33
THINGS EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WOMEN'S HISTORY edited
by Tonya Bolden
THE
VOICE ON THE RADIO by Caroline B. Cooney
THERE'S
A BOY IN THE GIRLS' BATHROOM by Louis Sachar
TROUT
AND ME by Susan Shreve
TUCKET'S
GOLD by Gary Paulsen
TUCKET'S
HOME by Gary Paulsen
TUCKET'S
RIDE by Gary Paulsen
WILLAWAW!
by Tom Bodett
WRESTLING
STURBRIDGE by Rich Wallace
SHOTS
ON GOAL by Rich Wallace
VOX:
The Edge Chronicles, Book 6 by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
9-12
KING
DORK by Frank Portman
BOOKS
FROM THE BIG APPLE
K-3
THE
BRAVEST DOG EVER: THE TRUE STORY OF BALTO by Natalie Standiford
NEXT
STOP, NEW YORK CITY by Patricia Reilly Giff
ONLY
PASSING THROUGH: THE STORY OF SOJOURNER TRUTH by Anne Rockwell
SECRET AT POLK STREET
SCHOOL by Patricia Reilly Giff
TAR
BEACH by Faith Ringgold
WRITE UP A STORM WITH
THE POLK STREET KIDS by Patricia Reilly Giff
4-5
ALL
THE WAY HOME by Patricia Reilly Giff
ANNE
FRANK IN THE WORLD by The Anne Frank House
A
PIECE OF HEAVEN by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
MEATBALL FINKELSTEIN by Ross Venokur
THE
CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE by George Selden
FOURTH
GRADE CELEBRITY by Patricia Reilly Giff
FOURTH GRADE CELEBRITY
AND THE GIRL WHO KNEW IT ALL by Patricia Reilly Giff
FROZEN
SUMMER by Mary Jane Auch
HARRIET
THE SPY by Louise Fitzhugh
HOW
TIA LOLA CAME TO (VISIT) STAY by Julia Alvarez
JOURNEY
TO NOWHERE by Mary Jane Auch
THE
LONG SECRET by Louise Fitzhugh
LOVE, FROM THE FIFTH
GRADE CELEBRITY by Patricia Reilly Giff
THE
MIDNIGHT TRAIN HOME by Erika Tamar
NOTHING
WRONG WITH A THREE-LEGGED DOG by Graham McNamee
ONCE
ON THIS RIVER by Sharon Wyeth
ONLY
PASSING THROUGH: THE STORY OF SOJOURNER TRUTH by Anne Rockwell
THE
ROAD HOME by Mary Jane Auch
SPORT
by Louise Fitzhugh
TAR
BEACH by Faith Ringgold
6-8
145TH
STREET by Walter Dean Myers
ALL
THE WAY HOME by Patricia Reilly Giff
ANNE
FRANK IN THE WORLD by The Anne Frank House
CROOKED
by Laura & Tom McNeal
HARRIET
THE SPY by Louise Fitzhugh
HOW
TIA LOLA CAME TO (VISIT) STAY by Julia Alvarez
THE
LONG SECRET by Louise Fitzhugh
LOVE
AND OTHER FOUR LETTER WORDS by Carolyn Mackler
NOTHING
WRONG WITH A THREE-LEGGED DOG by Graham McNamee
SPORT
by Louise Fitzhugh
COPING
K-3
CHILDREN'S
BOOK OF FAITH by William Bennett
I'LL
ALWAYS LOVE YOU by Hans Wilhelm
4-5
CAPTAIN'S
COMMAND by Anna Myers
FIG
PUDDING by Ralph Fletcher
SOLDIER
MOM by Alice Mead
THE
WATSON'S GO TO BIRMINGHAM - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
6-8
ADEM'S CROSS by Alice
Mead
ANGEL
OF HOPE by Lurlene McDaniel
ANGEL
OF MERCY by Lurlene McDaniel
CAPTAIN'S
COMMAND by Anna Myers
CAROLINA AUTUMN by
Carol Lynch Williams
FORBIDDEN
CITY by William Bell
THE
GIRL DEATH LEFT BEHIND by Lurlene McDaniel
ONE
THOUSAND PAPER CRANES by Takayuki Ishii
VOICES OF SILENCE
by Bel Mooney
THE
WATSON'S GO TO BIRMINGHAM - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
WHEN
ZACHARY BEAVER CAMER TO TOWN by Kimberly Willis Holt
SPANISH
TITLES
K-3
ARE
YOU MY MOTHER? by Carlos Rivera
BORREGUITA
AND THE COYOTE by Verna Aardema
COSAS
TIGGEROSAS
DIEGO
by Jonah Winter
EL
LIBRO DE ANIMALES DE MINNIE
EL
LIBRO DE CAMIONES DE MICKEY by Orlando de la Paz
EL
REY LEON
ELMO
Y SUS AVENTURAS CON ANIMAL
ERES
MI MAMA? (ARE YOU MY MOTHER?)
GAUCHADA
by C. Drew Lamm
HAIRS
* PELITOS by Sandra Cisneros
HAY
UNA CIUDAD (THERE IS A TOWN)
HELLO,
DRAGONS! HOLA DRAGONS!
JUNGLE
FRIENDS by John Winskill
LA
BALLENITA PERDIDA
LAS
FLORES FELICES DE MAX Y EM by Desiree Marquez
LAS
HUELLAS SECRETAS by Julia Alvarez
LAS
TRAVESURAS DE TOMAS Y OTROS CUENTOS by Rev. W. Awdry
LILO
& STITCH UN CUENTO CONTADO LOS
COLORES CON POOH
LOS
OSOS BERENSTAIN SOMBORO VIEGO by Stan & Jan Berenstain
LOS
OSOS BERENSTAIN Y DEMASIADA FIESTA by Stan & Jan Berenstain
MONSTERS,
INC UN CUNETO CONTADO
MONSTROUS
EN EL CLOSET - DOOR HANGER BOOK
PAJARITOS,
ABEJITAS, Y LOS OBOS BERENSTEIN by Stan & Jan Berenstain
PARA,
TRENCITO, PARA! (STOP, TRAIN, STOP!)
PERRO
GRANDE . . . PERRO PEQUENO by P.D. Eastman
PIGLET
FEELS SMALL
POOH
VA AL DOCTOR
POOH'S
123
QUE
DULCES SON LOS AMIGOS
RUEDAS(WHEELS)
SECRET
FOOTPRINTS by Julia Alvarez
SIMON
SAYS by Apple Jordan
THE
CAT IN THE HAT by Dr. Seuss
THE
CAT IN THE HAT BEGINNER BOOK DICTIONARY IN SPANISH by Dr.
Seuss
THE
LIZARD AND THE SUN/ LA LAGARIJA Y EL SOL by Alma Flor Ada
TOMAS
Y AMIGOS by Rev. W. Awdry
TOMAS
Y LA SENORA DE LA BIBLIOTECA by Pat Mora
UN
VECINO FABUL-OSO
UNA
VISITA AL HOSPITAL DE SESAME STREET
VE,
PERRO, VE!
ZAK
Y WHEEZIE HACEN LIMPIEZA by Desiree Marquez
4-5
HOW
TIA LOLA CAME TO (VISIT) STAY by Julia Alvarez
I
REMEMBER THE ALAMO by D. Anne Love
6-8
LIVING
UP THE STREET by Gary Soto
A
SUMMER LIFE by Gary Soto