My Booklist

  • The book list provided below is a good resource for you when looking for a good book for you as either a student or parent. The books are organized by groups for easy reference. Simply click on the book title link to view additional information.

Suggested Good Reads Picture Books

  • Chickens to the rescue

    by John Himmelmann Year Published: Easy Reading
    Six days a week the chickens help the Greenstalk family and their animals recover from mishaps that occur on the farm, but they need one day to rest.

     

     

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  • Everyone knows what a dragon looks like

    by Jay Williams Year Published: Easy Reading
    Because of the road sweeper's belief in him, a dragon saves the city of Wu from the Wild Horsemen of the north.

     

     

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  • Oh were they ever happy

    by Peter Spier Year Published: Easy Reading
    One Saturday morning while their parents are away, the three Noonan children decide to paint the house.

     

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  • The Keeping Quilt

    by Patricia Polacco Year Published: Easy Reading
    A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.

     

     

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  • The Scrambled States of America

    by Laurie Keller Year Published: Easy Reading
    The states get tired of being stuck in the same place and decide to trade places.

     

     

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  • Three Cheers for Tacky

    by Helen Lester Year Published: Easy Reading
    Tacky the penguin adds his own unique touch to his team's routine at the Penguin Cheering Contest, with surprising results.

     

     

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Suggested Good Reads Chapter Books

  • Magyk

    Magyk

    by Angie Sage Year Published: Challenging
    After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home and carried toward safety by the Extraordinary Wizard, those she always believed were her father and brother, and a young guard known only as Boy 412--pursued by agents of those who killed her mother ten years earlier.

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  • Niagara falls or does it?

    by Harry Winkler Year Published: Average
    Fourth-graders Hank, Ashley, and Frankie are excitedly preparing for a magic show at the Rock 'N Bowl when Hank's creative alternative to an English essay lands him in detention and grounded the week of the show.

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  • Rules

    Rules

    by Cynthia Lord Year Published: Challenging
    Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic.

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  • Secret Identity

    by Wendelin Van Draaen Year Published: Average
    . Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, tired of being called names by the class bully, has a secret identity--Shredderman!

     

     

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  • Stone Fox

    by John Gardiner Year Published: Average
    Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.

     

     

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Good Family Read-alouds

  • Best Christmas pageant Ever

    by Barbara Robinson Year Published: Average
    The six mean Herdman kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant.

     

     

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  • Book of Three

    by Lloyd Alexander Year Published: Challenging
    The tale of Taran, assistant pig keeper, is set in the mythical land of Prydain (which bears a more than passing resemblance to Wales). Taran grumbles with frustration at home in the hamlet Caer Dallben; he yearns to go into battle like his hero, Prince Gwydion. Before the story is over, he has met his hero and fought the evil leader who threatens the peace of Prydain: the Horned King.

     

     

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  • Enormous Egg

    by Oliver Butterworth Year Published: Average
    Nate lives in Freedom, New Hampshire. Mostly he looks after the chickens though once in a while he gets to go fishing. When one of his chickens lays a very big egg, he has to help her turn it every few hours. What hatches out of the egg is a very big surprise!

     

     

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  • Finches' Fabulous Furnace

    by Roger Drury Year Published: Average
    When the Finch family moves into the only available house in Ashfield, they find it has a very strange heating system.

     

     

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  • Rabbit Hill

    by Robert Lawson Year Published: Challenging
    New folks are coming to live in the Big House. The animals of Rabbit Hill wonder if they will plant a garden and thus be good providers.

     

     

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