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Picture Books
Briggs Martin, Jacqueline. Snowflake Bentley
Buehner, Caralyn. Superdog: the Heart of a Hero.
Bunting, Eve. Smoky Night
Donaldson, Julia. The Gruffalo.
Gerstein, Mordicai The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
McMullan, Kate. I Stink!
Monsell, Mary Elise. Underwear!
Pilkey, Dav. Kat Kong.
Pilkey, Dav. Dogzilla.
Pilkey, Dav. Dog Breath: The Horrible Trouble With Hally Tosis.
Scieszka, Jon. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales.
Scieszka, Jon. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.
Shannon, David. No, David!
Slangerup, Erik John. Dirt Boy.
Steptoe, John. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
VanAllsburg, Chris. The Polar Express
Wiesner, David. Sector 7.
Wiesner, David. The Three Pigs.
Wiesner, David. Tuesday.
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Difficulty: 1st Grade
Early First Grade
Eastman, P.D. Are You My Mother?
Eastman, P.D. Go Dog. Go!
Shaw, Charles G. It Looked Like Spilt Milk
Shaw, Nancy. Sheep in a Jeep
Middle First Grade
Henkes, Kevin. Bailey Goes Camping
Brown, Margaret Wise. Big Red Barn
dePaola, Tomie. Charlie Needs A Cloak
Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad are Friends
Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Together
Kitamura, Satoshi. Goldfish Hide-and-Seek
Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight, Moon
Lindbergh, Reeve. Grandfather's Lovesong
Ehlert, Lois. Planting a Rainbow
Ehlert, Lois. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
Shaw, Nancy. Sheep in a Shop
Fox, Mem. Time For Bed
Fleming, Denise. Time To Sleep
LeSieg, Theo. Wacky Wednesday
Fleming, Denise. Where Once There Was A Wood
Late First Grade
Hoban, Russell. A Bargain For Frances
Hoban, Lillian. Arthur's Loose Tooth
Bunting, Eve. Flower Garden
Seuss, Dr. Fox in Socks
Sadler, Marilyn. It's Not Easy Being A Bunny
Gordon, Jeffie Ross. Six Sleepy Sheep
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Difficulty: 2nd Grade
Early Second Grade
Lyon, George Ella. Dreamplace
Joosse, Barbara M. Mama, Do You Love Me?
McDermott, Gerald. Raven
Joosse, Barbara M. Snow Day!
Scieszka, Jon. The True Story of The 3 Little Pigs!
Weil, Kelly. Zink the Zebra
Middle Second Grade
Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower
Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping
Dunphy, Madeleine. Here Is The Tropical Rain Forest
Numeroff, Laura. If You Give A Moose A Muffin
Numeroff, Laura. If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Numeroff, Laura. If You Give A Pig A Pancake
dePaola, Tomie. The Legend Of The Bluebonnet
dePaola, Tomie. The Legend Of The Indian Paintbrush
Late Second Grade
Polacco, Patricia. Chicken Sunday
Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type
Hoose, Phillip and Hannah. Hey Little Ant
SatoI, Saturo. Wish I Had A Big, Big Tree
Steptoe, John. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
Bunting, Eve. Smoky Night
Friedman, Aileen. The King's Commissioners
Triviza, Eugene. The Three Littel Wolves and the Big Bad Pigs
Polacco, Patricia. Thunder Cake
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Difficulty: 3rd Grade
Wagner, Karen. A Friend Like Ed
Cherry, Lynne. A River Ran Wild
Yolen, Jane. Greyling
Cameron, Anne. How The Loon Lost Her Voice
Joosse, Barbara M. I Love You The Purplest
Cosby, Bill. Shipwreck Saturday
Greenfield, Karen. Sister Yessa's Story
Cannon, Janell. Stellaluna
Cosby, Bill. The Best Way To Play
Joosse, Barbara M. The Morning Chair
Cowan, Catherine. The Nose
Mazer, Anne. The Salamander Room
Cosby, Bill. The Treasure Hunt
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Difficulty: 3rd-4th grade
Abbott, Tony. “The Secrets of Droon” (Series)
David, Lawrence. “Horace Splattly: The Cupcaked Crusader” (Series)
Gould, Robert, and Kathleen Duey. "Time Soldiers" (Series)
Kraft, Erik P. “Lenny and Mel” (Series)
Pilkey, Dav. “Captain Underpants” (Series)
Clements, Andrew. A Week in the Woods.
Winkler, Henry. Hank Zipzer (Series)
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Difficulty: 4th grade
Herriot, James. Bonny's Big Day
Jeffers, Susan. Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
Mayo, Gretchen Will. North American Indian Stories Earthmaker's Tales
Herriot, James. Only One Woof
Herriot, James. Smudge, the Little Lost Lamb
Pogorelsky, Antony. The Black Hen
Biddle, Steve and Megumi. The Crane's Gift
SanSouci, Robert D. The Enchanted Tapestry
Cherry, Lynn. The Great Kapok Tree
Heyer, Marilee. The Weaving of A Dream
Cannon, Janell. Verdi |
Difficulty: 5th-6th grade
Avi. City of Light, City of Dark
Avi. What do Fish Have to do with Anything?
Bunting, Eve. Blackwater.
Coville, Bruce. “Bruce Coville's Alien Adventures” (Series)
Creech, Sharon. Love That Dog
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy.
Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Watsons Go To Birmingham – 1963.
DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie.
Elliott, David. The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle.
Fleischman, John. Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story About Brain Science.
Gantos, Jack. "Joey Pigza" (Series)
Hale, Bruce. “From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko, Private Eye” (Series)
Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust.
Korman, Gordon. The Chicken Doesn't Skate.
Korman, Gordon. "Everest" (Series)
Korman, Gordon. No More Dead Dogs.
Myers, Walter Dean. Patrol: an American Soldier in Vietnam.
Paulson, Gary. Hatchet.
Patterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia.
Peck, Richard. A Long Way From Chicago.
Roberts, Ken. The Thumb in the Box.
Rodda, Emily. “Deltora Quest” (Series)
Scieszka, Jon. “The Time Warp Trio” (Series)
Smallcomb, Pam. The Last Burp of Mac McGerp.
Spinelli, Jerry. Knots in My Yo-yo String.
Spinelli, Jerry. Loser.
Spinelli, Jerry. The Library Card.
Tod Strasser, “Help! I’m Trapped” (Series)
Talbott, Hudson. Safari Journal: The Adventures in Africa of Carey Monroe.
Van Draanen, Wendelin. Swear to Howdy.
Vande Velde, Vivian. Wizard at Work.
Woodson, Jacqueline. Locomotion.
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Difficulty: 6th-7th grade
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793.
Avi. Crispin: Cross of Lead.
Avi. Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel.
Bauer, Joan. Hope Was Here
Brashares, Ann. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Colfer, Eoin. “Artemis Fowl” (Series)
DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux
Downer, Ann. Hatching Magic.
Drake, Emily. “The Magickers” (Series)
DuPrau, Jeanne. The City of Ember.
Giff, Patricia Reilly. Pictures of Hollis Woods
Gilbreth, Frank. Cheaper by the Dozen.
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Hidden. (Shadow Children Series)
Henkes, Kevin Olive's Ocean
Hiaasen, Carl. Hoot.
Horowitz, Anthony. “Alex Rider Adventures” (Series)
Korman, Gordon. Son of the Mob.
Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars
Lowry, Lois. Gathering Blue
Lynch, Chris. Gold Dust.
Martin, Ann M. A Corner of the Universe.
Mikaelsen, Ben. Touching Spirit Bear.
Osa, Nancy Cuba 15.
Park, Linda Sue. A Single Shard.
Paterson, Katherine. The Same Stuff as Stars.
Paulsen, Gary. The Car.
Paulsen, Gary. The Rifle.
Philbrick, Rodman. The Last Book in the Universe.
Philbrick, Rodman. The Young Man and the Sea.
Pullman, Philip. “His Dark Materials” (Series)
Ritter, John H. The Boy Who Saved Baseball.
Rowling, J.K. “Harry Potter” (Series)
Sachar, Louis. Holes.
Shan, Darren. “Cirque Du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan” (Series)
Silverstein, Ken. The Radioactive Boy Scout: The True Story of a Boy and His
Backyard Nuclear Reactor.
Snicket, Lemony. “A Series of Unfortunate Events” (Series)
Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee.
Strickland, Brad. The Whistle, The Grave, and the Ghost.
Stroud, Jonathan. “The Bartimaeus Trilogy” (Series)
Tolon, Stephanie S. Surviving the Applewhites
Wolff, Virginia Euwer. Bat 6.
Zindel, Paul. Loch.
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Difficulty: 7th grade and up
Bryson, Bill. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail.
Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts.
Caletti, Deb. Honey, Baby, Sweetheart.
Farmer, Nancy. The House of the Scorpion.
Flake, Sharon. The Skin I’m In.
Frost, Helen. Keesha’s House
Grimes, Nikki. Bronx Masquerade
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Johnson, Angela The First Part Last
Krakauer, Jon. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster.
Lowry, Lois. Messenger.
Lowry, Lois. The Giver
Murphy, Jim. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster.
Na, An. A Step From Heaven.
Piven, Joshua, and David Borgenicht. The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook.
Ripken, Cal, Jr., and Mike Bryan. The Only Way I Know.
Sebold, Alice. The Lovely Bones
Schmidt, Gary D. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminister Boy.
Spinelli, Jerry. Milkweed
Taylor, Mildred. The Land.
This Book Really Sucks!: the Science Behind Gravity, Flight, Leeches, Black Holes, Tornadoes,
Our Friend the Vacuum Cleaner, and Most Everything Else That Sucks,
Tolkien, J.R.R. “The Lord of the Rings” (Series)
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit.
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