Picture Books
O: The Night Gardner by Terry Fan & Eric Fan, 2016. Everyone enjoys the trees and shrubs clipped into animal masterpieces after dark but a lonely boy, spots the artist, and helps with his work. RL: 3.2
L: Betsy Red Hoodie by Gail Carson Levine, 2010. Little Red Riding Hood, her wolf friend, and sheep go to Grandmas, will Grandma be in trouble? RL: 2.0
M: Quest by Aaron Becker, 2014. On a rainy day in a city park, a girl and the boy take refuge by a doorway under a bridge. A king emerges from the door and passes them two a map before soldiers apprehend him. Returning to the magical Pallonezia, they find the city in flames, under siege. RL: K-3
W: I’m New Here by Anne Sibley O’Brien, 2015. Three children from other countries (Somalia, Guatemala, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States. RL: 1.5
W: If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t by Elise Parsley, 2015. A child provides insights, based on personal experience, into everything that can go wrong if one brings an alligator to school for show-and-tell. RL: 3.7
Chapter Books:
R: Listen, Slowly by Lai Thanhha, 2015. Mai is sick of being perfect and her straight A's and attitude have gotten her an unwanted trip to Vietnam where after a rough start she grows close to her family and begins to understand her culture. RL: 5.3
O: The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall, 2015. Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at him and the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. RL: 5.1
M: The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, 2015. A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother. RL: 4.1
L: Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan, 2015. Three characters become interwoven as the same harmonica becomes a part of the their lives. Starting with a puzzling quest from three mysterious sisters and a harmonica to decades later this quest unfolds before the reader. RL: 4.9
Non-fiction:
M: The Inventors of LEGO® Toys” (Awesome Minds) by Erin Hagar, 2016. The story of how a Danish carpenter and his family turned a desperate situation into the most popular toy in history. RL: grades 3-6
R: Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Susan Roth, 2013. A combined history of the Puerto Rican parrot and the island of Puerto Rico, highlighting current efforts to save the Puerto Rican parrot by protecting and managing this endangered species. RL 5.7
L: I, Fly The Buzz about Flies and how Awesome they Are by Bridget Heos, 2015. Everything you would want to know about flies and maybe more. RL: 3.2
O: How They Croaked : the Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg, 2012. Shares the sometimes gruesome details of the deaths of nineteen famous historical figures, including King Tut, Pocahontas, George Washington, Edgar Allan Poe, and Marie Curie. RL: grade 5-8.
W: Hippos are Huge by Johnathon London, 2015. Introduces hippopotamuses, exploring their physical characteristics, noises, behaviors, and habitat. RL: 4.5
O: The Night Gardner by Terry Fan & Eric Fan, 2016. Everyone enjoys the trees and shrubs clipped into animal masterpieces after dark but a lonely boy, spots the artist, and helps with his work. RL: 3.2
L: Betsy Red Hoodie by Gail Carson Levine, 2010. Little Red Riding Hood, her wolf friend, and sheep go to Grandmas, will Grandma be in trouble? RL: 2.0
M: Quest by Aaron Becker, 2014. On a rainy day in a city park, a girl and the boy take refuge by a doorway under a bridge. A king emerges from the door and passes them two a map before soldiers apprehend him. Returning to the magical Pallonezia, they find the city in flames, under siege. RL: K-3
W: I’m New Here by Anne Sibley O’Brien, 2015. Three children from other countries (Somalia, Guatemala, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States. RL: 1.5
W: If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t by Elise Parsley, 2015. A child provides insights, based on personal experience, into everything that can go wrong if one brings an alligator to school for show-and-tell. RL: 3.7
Chapter Books:
R: Listen, Slowly by Lai Thanhha, 2015. Mai is sick of being perfect and her straight A's and attitude have gotten her an unwanted trip to Vietnam where after a rough start she grows close to her family and begins to understand her culture. RL: 5.3
O: The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall, 2015. Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at him and the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. RL: 5.1
M: The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, 2015. A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother. RL: 4.1
L: Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan, 2015. Three characters become interwoven as the same harmonica becomes a part of the their lives. Starting with a puzzling quest from three mysterious sisters and a harmonica to decades later this quest unfolds before the reader. RL: 4.9
Non-fiction:
M: The Inventors of LEGO® Toys” (Awesome Minds) by Erin Hagar, 2016. The story of how a Danish carpenter and his family turned a desperate situation into the most popular toy in history. RL: grades 3-6
R: Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Susan Roth, 2013. A combined history of the Puerto Rican parrot and the island of Puerto Rico, highlighting current efforts to save the Puerto Rican parrot by protecting and managing this endangered species. RL 5.7
L: I, Fly The Buzz about Flies and how Awesome they Are by Bridget Heos, 2015. Everything you would want to know about flies and maybe more. RL: 3.2
O: How They Croaked : the Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg, 2012. Shares the sometimes gruesome details of the deaths of nineteen famous historical figures, including King Tut, Pocahontas, George Washington, Edgar Allan Poe, and Marie Curie. RL: grade 5-8.
W: Hippos are Huge by Johnathon London, 2015. Introduces hippopotamuses, exploring their physical characteristics, noises, behaviors, and habitat. RL: 4.5