Mr. Meyer's Recommended Books:
INTERMEDIATE GRADES 3-5
New titles are denoted with an asterisk ( * ).
Classic Books:
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
The Watson’s Go to Burmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
Bunnicula by James Howe
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Holes by Louis Sachar
Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Newer Fiction Books:
Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
The No. 1 Car Spotter by Antinuke
*The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The Moon over Star by Dianna Hutts Aston
The Plot Chickens by Mary Jane and Herm Auch
City of Orphans by Avi
Zoola Palooza: A Book of Homographs by Gene Baretta
*Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
Max Goes to Jupiter: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog by Jeffrey Bennett, Nick
Schneider, and Erica Ellingson
*Nightsong by Ari Berk
Just for Elephants by Carol Berkley
*The Lonely Book by Kate Bernheimer
Painter and Ugly by Robert Blake
Tickety Tock by Jason Robert Brown
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
*The Water Castle by Megan Blakemore
*One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo
Spunky Tells All by Ann Cameron
Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York! by Edie Colon
*About Average by Andrew Clements
*Unspoken by Henry Cole
*Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzig and Holly Black
The Star Shard by Frederic Durbin
*Chickadee by Louise Erdrich
The Big Splash by Jack D. Ferraiolo
*Locomotive by Brian Floca
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
* Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graf
Night of the Spadefoot Toads by Bill Harley
Summer Jackson Grown Up by Teresa Harris
George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking
Me and Jack by Danette Haworth
When Anju Loved Being an Elephant by Wendy Hendricks
Junonia by Kevin Henkes
Peaceful Pieces by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Jack and the Beanstalk: A Graphic Novel by Blake Hoena
Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea by Tony Johnston
Monsters Eat Whiny Children by Bruce Kaplan
Night of the Moon: A Muslim Story by Hena Khan
Vincent Shadow: The Top Secret Toys by Tim Kehoe
Melonhead by Katy Kelly
*The Spotted Dog Last Seen by Jessica Kerrin
* Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked by Jarrett Krosoczka
* The Adventures of a South Pole Pig by Chris Kurtz
Itch by Michelle Kwasney
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Big Night for Salamanders by Sarah Lamstein
Savvy by Ingrid Law
Also Known as Harper by Ann Haywood Leal
E-mergency by Tom Lichtenheld
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Punished! by David Lubar
*The Truth of Me by Patricia MacLachlan
*Because of Shoe and Other Dog Stories edited by Ann Martin
Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell
*Take Me Out to the Yakyu by Aaron Meshon
*Capture the Flag by Kate Messner
Looking Like Me by Walter Dean Myers
*The People of Twelve Thousand Winters by Trinka Hakes Noble
Plunked by Michael Northrop
*On the Road to Mr. Mineo’s by Barbara O’Connor
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
*I Funny by James Patterson
Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck
Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker
* Bluffton (Graphic Novel) by Matt Phelan
The Town that Fooled the British: A War of 1812 Story by Lisa Popp
Blackout by John Rocco
The Dreamer by Pam Muńoz Ryan
Guys Read: Thriller edited by Jon Scieszka
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Fortune’s Magic Farm by Suzanne Selfors
Grandpa Green by Lane Smith
*Who Could That Be at This Hour? by Lemony Snickett
*Third Grade Angels by Jerry Spinelli
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
*Hound Dog True by Linda Urban
*Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
Chronicles of Harris Burdick: 14 Amazing Authors Tell the Tales compiled by Chris
VanAllsburg
*So B. It by Sarah Weeks
The Listeners by Gloria Whelan
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach by Brenda Woods
The Can Man by Laura Williams
Bobby versus Girls (Accidentally) by Lisa Yee
Minnow and Rose: An Oregon Trail Story by Judy Young
Newer Informational Books:
A Picture Book of Harry Houdini by Davis Adler
A Butterfly is Patient by Dianna Aston
The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob & Joe Switzer’s … by Chris Barton
Bubble Homes and Fish Farts by Fiona Bayrock
The Raucous Royals by Carlyn Beccia
*On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne
Diego: Bigger Than Life by Carmen Bernier-Grand
Nic Bishop Marsupials by Nic Bishop
The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook by David Borgenicht
*A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant
Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic by Robert Burleigh
* Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard by Annette LeBlanc Cate
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis by Matt de la Pena
Titanic Sinks!: Experience the Titanic’s Doomed Voyage in this Unique Presentation of
Fact and Fiction by Barry Denenberg
50 American Heroes Every Child Should Meet by Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine
Roscoe
One Million Things: A Visual Encyclopedia by DK Publishing
Face to Face With Sharks by Davis Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes
*Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing Our Urban World by Ann Downer
Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming
*Locomotive by Brian Floca
The Buffalo are Back by Jean Craighead George
The Human Body Factory: The Nuts and Bolts of Your Insides by Dan Green
Extreme Pets by Jane Harrington
*The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos by Deborah Heiligman
*The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson
**Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time by Steve Jenkins
Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and the True Story of an American
Feud by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain
Animals in the House: A History of Pets and People by Sheila Keenan
My Senator and Me: A Dog’s Eye View of Washington, D.C. by Edward Kennedy*
Miracle Mud: Lena Blackburne and the Secret Mud that Changed Baseball by David Kelly
The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy) by Barbara Kerley
*Queen of the Track by Heather Lang
*The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery by Sandra Markle
*Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy
Every Minute on Earth: Fun Facts that Happen Every 60 Seconds by Steve and Matthew Murrie
*Frogs! Strange and wonderful by Laurence Pringle
*To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt by Doreen Rappaport
*Volcano Rising by Elizabeth Rusch
Drawing from Memory by Allen Say
Buried Alive! How 33 Miners Survived 69 Days Deep Under the Chilean Desert by Elaine Scott
Autism and Me: Sibling Stories by Ouisie Shapiro
T is for Titanic: A Titanic Alphabet by Debbie and Michael Shoulders
Fire, Bubbles, and Exploding Toothpaste: More Unforgettable Experiments that Make Science Fun by Steve Spangler
Explorer: A Daring Guide for Young Adventurers by Dugald Steer
Show Off: How to Do Absolutely Everything. One Step at a Time by Sarah Hines Stephens
Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles Into Comics by James Sturm,
Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of the Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet
Farmer George Plants a Nation by Peggy Thomas
*The Poppy Lady by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh
Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the Peace Prize by Kathy-Jo Wargin
I, Matthew Henson: Polar Explorer by Carole Weatherford
Lincoln and His Boys by Rosemary Wells
*Pluto’s Secret: An Icy World’s Tale of Discovery by Margaret Weitekamp
You Never Heard of Sandy Kaufax? By Jonah Winter
*Voices from the Oregon Trail by Kay Winters
Series Books:
American Girls
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron
Sports by Matt Christopher
Ramona by Beverly Cleary
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
The Bailey School Kids by Debbie Dadley
Amber Brown by Paula Danziger
Dear America
The Hardy Boys by Franklin Dixon
The Polk Street Kids by Patricia Reilly Giff
My Weird School by Dan Gutman
Russell Sprouts by Johanna Hurwitz
Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
Giver Quartet by Louis Lowry
*The Babysitters Club Graphic Novels by Ann M. Martin and Raina Telgemeier
The Tapestry series by Henry H. Neff
Clementine by Sarah Pennypacker
Dork Diaries by Rachel Russell
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Goosebumps by R. L. Stine
*I Survived… by Lauren Tarshis
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Educational Apps:
Book Creator- create, publish, and share books that you make
Chicktionary – create as many possible words from 7 seven letters
Jumbline – word games
Mad Libs- like the paper-pencil version, create stories using various parts of speech
News-O-Matic- interactive, subscription based newspaper app
Popplet Lite- visual organizers to organize thoughts, pictures, etc.
That’s Baloney- quiz-like game for all content areas
Magazines:
American Girl
Ask
Boy’s Life
Boy’s Quest
Calliope
Child Life
Cobblestone: The History Magazine for Young People
Crinkles
Highlights for Children
Jack and Jill
Kids Discover
National Geographic Kids
Nickelodeon
Odyssey
Owl: The Discovery Magazine for Children
Ranger Rick
Spider: The Magazine for Young Children
Stone Soup: The Magazine by Young Writers and Artists
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Zoobooks
MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES 6-8
New titles are denoted with an asterisk ( * ).
Classics:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert O’Brien
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth Speare
Newer Fiction Books:
*The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
*The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Peeled by Joan Bauer
*Strike Three, You’re Dead by Josh Berk
*Doll Bones by Holly Black
*Serafina’s Promise by Ann Burg
A Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg
Yes, I Know the Monkey Man by Dori Hillstad Butler
Dragon’s Keep by Janet Lee Carey
Wild Things by Clay Carmichael
*Will in Scarlet by Matthew Cody
The Steps by Rachel Cohn
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine
Replay by Sharon Creech
Mexican White Boy by Matt de la Pena
Kyle’s Island by Sally Derby
Trading Faces by Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Where I’d Like to Be by Frances O’Roark Dowell
The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau
*Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman
*Africa Is My Home by Monica Edinger
Everything Is Fine by Anne Dee Ellis
The Mystery of the Fool and the Vanisher by David and Ruth Ellwand
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
*Better Nate Than Never by Tim Ferdele
Bang! by Sharon Flake
*A Diamond in the Desert by Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Washington at Valley Forge by Russell Freedman
Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War by Helen Frost
The Brooklyn Nine by Alan Gratz
The Fault is in Our Stars by John Green
Bronte’s Book Club by Kristiana Gregory
Babe & Me by Dan Gutman
Stepping on the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn
Dark Water Rising by Marion Hale
*A Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell
Dream of Night by Heather Henson
The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse
Time to Smell the Roses by Michael Hoeye
Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf: A Year Told through Stuff by Jennifer Holm
My One Hundred Adventures by Polly Horvath
*One of the Murphy’s by Lynda Mullally Hunt
*How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine Jinks
Pigling: A Cinderella Story by Dan Jolley
*Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones
Stolen Children by Pat Kehret
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
The Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes by Marlane Kennedy
Dirt Road Home by Watt Key
Amulet, Book One: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi
The Boy Project: Notes and Observations of Kara McAllister by Kami Kinard
Schooled by Gordon Korman
The Cheat by Amy Goodman Koss
Weeping Under This Same Moon by Jana Laiz
Scumble by Ingrid Law
The Wish by Gail Carson Levine
*The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
*Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel by Diana López
The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
The Big Field by Mike Lupica
*Eye of the Storm by Kate Messner
Thirteen by Lauren Myracle
*The False Prince by Jennifer Nielson
We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson
The Freedom Business by Marilyn Nelson
Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa
*Wonder by R. J. Palacio
*Written in Stone by Rosanne Parry
Marching for Freedom by Elizabeth Partridge
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Paton
The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Lawn Boy by Gary Paulson
A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck
The Cat Master by Bonnie Pemberton
Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci
The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan
Nation by Terry Pratchett
The Book of Time by Guillaume Prevost
*The Dogs of Winter by Bobbie Pryon
*A Girl Called Problem by Katie Quirk
Red Glass by Resau
Jimmy’s Stars by Mary Ann Rodman
*The Other Side of Free by Krista Russell
The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) by Michael Scott
I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It by Adam Selzer
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Keeping Corner by Kashmira Sheth
Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
Alien Feast (Chronicles of the First Invasion) by Michael Simmons
When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
*Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Baseball in April and Other Stories by Gary Soto
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
*Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead
Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf by Paul Stewart
*The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone
*Lookwood & Co.: The Screaming Stair Case by Jonathan Stroud
Flight to Freedom by Ana Veciana-Suarez
*Dear Blue Sky by Mary Sullivan
Drama by Raina Telgemeir
Smile by Raina Telgemeir
Cardboard by Doug TenNapel
The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley by Colin Thompsom and Amy Lissiat
*Dark Lord: The Early Years by Jamie Thompson
*One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
*Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban
*The Real Boy by Anne Ursu
*Paperboy by Vince Vawter
It’s Only Temporary by Sally Warner
Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin
Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston
Dandelion Fire by N. D. Wilson
Dump Trucks & Dog Sleds by Henry Winkler
Minn and Jake’s Almost Terrible Summer by Janet Wong
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Newer Informational Books:
Extraordinary Explorers and Adventures by Judy Alter
The Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist, a Boy and Google Earth Opened a New Window
on Human Origins by Marc Aronson and Lee Berger
Denied, Detained, Deported: The Dark Side of American Immigration by Ann Bausum
Great Peacemakers: True Stories from Around the World by Ken Beller and Heather
Chase
Swords: An Artist’s Devotion by Ben Boos
100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet: What to Do If It Happens to You by Anna
Claybourne
What the World Eats by Faith D’Aluisio
*Master George’s People: George Washington, His Slaves, and His Revolutionary
Transformation by Marfe Delano
Shadow Life: A Portrait of Anne Frank and Her Family by Barry Denenberg
My Last Skirt: The Story of Jenny Hodgers, Union Soldier by Lynda Durrant
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary by Candace Fleming
Duel! Burr and Hamilton’s Deadly War of Words by Dennis Brindell Fradin
The Spalulatta Cookbook by Isabel & Oliver Gerasole
On My Journey Now: Looking at African American History through Spirituals by Nikki
Giovanni
Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero by James Giblin
The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming by Laurie & Cambria Gordon
Disasters: Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes through the Centuries by Brenda Z.
Guiberson
We Were There Too! Young People in U. S. History by Phillip Hoose
*Ick! Yuck! Eew! Our Gross American History by Lois Miner Huey
Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science by Susan Hughes
*Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible …on Schindler’s List by
Leon Leyson
Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 by Charles Mann
The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara & Susan McClelland
Hottest NASCAR Machines by K. C. Kelley
Snow Falling in Spring by Moying Li
The Fairy Ring by Mary Losure
Dance: No Matter What Kind of Dance You Like to Do, This Is the Book for You by Apryl Lundsten
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out by National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
After Ghandi: One Hundred Years of Nonviolent Resistance by Anne Sibley O’Brien and Perry Edmond
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Survivor by Irene Gut Opdyke
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Children’s Night Sky Atlas: The Universe Mapped, Explored, and Revealed by Robin Scagell
Kid’s Almanac of Geography by Alice Siegal & Margo McLoone
*Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickels by Tanya Lee Stone
*Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays edited by Rebecca Stern and Brad Wolfe
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanta Lee Stone
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women by Catherine Thimmesh
Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H. L. Hunley by Sally Walker
Under Siege! Three Children at the Civil War Battle of Vicksburg by Andrea Warren
Poetry:
I Feel a Little Jumpy Around You: Paired Poems by Men & Women by Aladdin
Paperbacks
Talking Drums: A Selection of Poems from Africa South of the Sahara by Bloomsbury
Poetry from A to Z: A Guide for Young Writers by Bradbury Press
A Foot in the Mouth: Poems to Speak, Sing, and Shout by Candlewick Press
My Letter to the World and Other Poems by Emily Dickenson
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle
Side by Side: New Poems Inspired by Art from Around the World edited by Jan
Greenberg
More than Friends: Poems from Him and Her by Sara Holbrook
Black Stars in a White Night Sky by JonArno Lawson
*When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Laders by J. Patrick Lewis
Honeybee: Poems & Short Prose by Naomi Shihab Nye
Boris by Cynthia Rylant
Well Defined: Vocabulary in Rhyme by Michael Salinger
*What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms and Blessings by Joyce Sidman
Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing by Gary Soto
Behind the Wheel: Poems about Driving by Janet S. Wong
Series:
*Oragami Yoda Series by Angelberger
*Skeleton Creek Series by Patrick Carman
*Ruby Redfort by Lauren Child
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Matched Series by Ally Conie
The Second World War series by Morris Gleitzman
The Shadow Children by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Horse Diaries by Catherine Hapka and Ruth Sanderson
Mates, Dates by Cathy Hopkins
The Warriors by E. Hunter
The Narnia Chronicles by C. S. Lewis
Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart
Vietnam Series by Chris Lynch
*Legend by Marie Lu
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Middle School Series by James Patterson
Among the Hidden Series by Margret Haddix Peterson
Found, Lost, Missing Series by Margret Haddix Peterson
Heroes of Olympus Series by Rick Riordan
The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
*Divergent by Veronica Roth
Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
Pretty Little Liars Series by Scott Westerfield
Uglies by Scott Westerfield
Educational Apps
Book Creator- create, publish, and share books that you make
Jumbline – word games
Middle School Confidential Book 1- graphic novel app for reflections and peer
perspectives
Show Me- create voice over white-board tutorials and share them online
Sparkle Fish- (Apple) audio story completion game similar to Mad Libs
Magazines:
Boy’s Life
Boy’s Quest
Calliope
Cobblestone: The History Magazine for Young People
Kids Discover
National Geographic Kids
Nickelodeon
Odyssey
Owl: The Discovery Magazine for Children
Ranger Rick
Stone Soup: The Magazine by Young Writers and Artists
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Zoobooks
REFERENCES FOR ADULTS:
Raising Readers: Helping Your Child to Literacy
Reading Begins at Home by Dorothy Butler and Marie Clay
Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent’s Guide by Lucy Calkins
How to Get Your Child to Love Reading by Esme Raji Cordell
Let’s Read About It: Finding Books They’ll Love by Bernice Cullinan
You and Your Child Reading Games by Ray Gibson
Growing Up Reading: Learning to Read through Creative Play by Jill Frankel Houser
Games for Reading: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Read by Peggy Kaye
Raising a Reader: Make Your Child a Reader for Life by Paul Kropp
Reading with Young Children: A Parent’s Guide by John Olmsted
Help America Read by Gay Su Pinnell and Irene Fountas
Families Writing by Peter Stillman
The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
WEBSITES FOR CHILDREN:
www.abcya.com
www.abcmouse.com
www.bookadventure.com
www.funbrain.com
www.funschool.com
www.gamequarium.com
www.iknowthat.com
www.noggin.com
www.pbskids.org
www.primarygames.com
www.rainforestmaths.com
www.starfall.com
www.storylineonline.net
www.timeforkids.com
www.turtlediary.com
PARENT & TEACHER WEBSITES:
www.abcteach.com
www.babycenter.com
www.eduhound.com
www.eduplace.com/parents
www.familyeducation.com
www.funbrain.com
www.kaboose.com
www.ksrapa.org
www.parents.com
www.pbs.org/parents
www.education.state.pa.us
www.scholastic.com
New titles are denoted with an asterisk ( * ).
Classic Books:
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
The Watson’s Go to Burmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
Bunnicula by James Howe
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Holes by Louis Sachar
Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Newer Fiction Books:
Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
The No. 1 Car Spotter by Antinuke
*The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The Moon over Star by Dianna Hutts Aston
The Plot Chickens by Mary Jane and Herm Auch
City of Orphans by Avi
Zoola Palooza: A Book of Homographs by Gene Baretta
*Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
Max Goes to Jupiter: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog by Jeffrey Bennett, Nick
Schneider, and Erica Ellingson
*Nightsong by Ari Berk
Just for Elephants by Carol Berkley
*The Lonely Book by Kate Bernheimer
Painter and Ugly by Robert Blake
Tickety Tock by Jason Robert Brown
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
*The Water Castle by Megan Blakemore
*One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo
Spunky Tells All by Ann Cameron
Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York! by Edie Colon
*About Average by Andrew Clements
*Unspoken by Henry Cole
*Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzig and Holly Black
The Star Shard by Frederic Durbin
*Chickadee by Louise Erdrich
The Big Splash by Jack D. Ferraiolo
*Locomotive by Brian Floca
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
* Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graf
Night of the Spadefoot Toads by Bill Harley
Summer Jackson Grown Up by Teresa Harris
George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking
Me and Jack by Danette Haworth
When Anju Loved Being an Elephant by Wendy Hendricks
Junonia by Kevin Henkes
Peaceful Pieces by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Jack and the Beanstalk: A Graphic Novel by Blake Hoena
Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea by Tony Johnston
Monsters Eat Whiny Children by Bruce Kaplan
Night of the Moon: A Muslim Story by Hena Khan
Vincent Shadow: The Top Secret Toys by Tim Kehoe
Melonhead by Katy Kelly
*The Spotted Dog Last Seen by Jessica Kerrin
* Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked by Jarrett Krosoczka
* The Adventures of a South Pole Pig by Chris Kurtz
Itch by Michelle Kwasney
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Big Night for Salamanders by Sarah Lamstein
Savvy by Ingrid Law
Also Known as Harper by Ann Haywood Leal
E-mergency by Tom Lichtenheld
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Punished! by David Lubar
*The Truth of Me by Patricia MacLachlan
*Because of Shoe and Other Dog Stories edited by Ann Martin
Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell
*Take Me Out to the Yakyu by Aaron Meshon
*Capture the Flag by Kate Messner
Looking Like Me by Walter Dean Myers
*The People of Twelve Thousand Winters by Trinka Hakes Noble
Plunked by Michael Northrop
*On the Road to Mr. Mineo’s by Barbara O’Connor
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
*I Funny by James Patterson
Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck
Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker
* Bluffton (Graphic Novel) by Matt Phelan
The Town that Fooled the British: A War of 1812 Story by Lisa Popp
Blackout by John Rocco
The Dreamer by Pam Muńoz Ryan
Guys Read: Thriller edited by Jon Scieszka
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Fortune’s Magic Farm by Suzanne Selfors
Grandpa Green by Lane Smith
*Who Could That Be at This Hour? by Lemony Snickett
*Third Grade Angels by Jerry Spinelli
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
*Hound Dog True by Linda Urban
*Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
Chronicles of Harris Burdick: 14 Amazing Authors Tell the Tales compiled by Chris
VanAllsburg
*So B. It by Sarah Weeks
The Listeners by Gloria Whelan
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach by Brenda Woods
The Can Man by Laura Williams
Bobby versus Girls (Accidentally) by Lisa Yee
Minnow and Rose: An Oregon Trail Story by Judy Young
Newer Informational Books:
A Picture Book of Harry Houdini by Davis Adler
A Butterfly is Patient by Dianna Aston
The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob & Joe Switzer’s … by Chris Barton
Bubble Homes and Fish Farts by Fiona Bayrock
The Raucous Royals by Carlyn Beccia
*On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne
Diego: Bigger Than Life by Carmen Bernier-Grand
Nic Bishop Marsupials by Nic Bishop
The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook by David Borgenicht
*A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant
Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic by Robert Burleigh
* Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard by Annette LeBlanc Cate
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis by Matt de la Pena
Titanic Sinks!: Experience the Titanic’s Doomed Voyage in this Unique Presentation of
Fact and Fiction by Barry Denenberg
50 American Heroes Every Child Should Meet by Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine
Roscoe
One Million Things: A Visual Encyclopedia by DK Publishing
Face to Face With Sharks by Davis Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes
*Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing Our Urban World by Ann Downer
Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming
*Locomotive by Brian Floca
The Buffalo are Back by Jean Craighead George
The Human Body Factory: The Nuts and Bolts of Your Insides by Dan Green
Extreme Pets by Jane Harrington
*The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos by Deborah Heiligman
*The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson
**Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time by Steve Jenkins
Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and the True Story of an American
Feud by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain
Animals in the House: A History of Pets and People by Sheila Keenan
My Senator and Me: A Dog’s Eye View of Washington, D.C. by Edward Kennedy*
Miracle Mud: Lena Blackburne and the Secret Mud that Changed Baseball by David Kelly
The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy) by Barbara Kerley
*Queen of the Track by Heather Lang
*The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery by Sandra Markle
*Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy
Every Minute on Earth: Fun Facts that Happen Every 60 Seconds by Steve and Matthew Murrie
*Frogs! Strange and wonderful by Laurence Pringle
*To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt by Doreen Rappaport
*Volcano Rising by Elizabeth Rusch
Drawing from Memory by Allen Say
Buried Alive! How 33 Miners Survived 69 Days Deep Under the Chilean Desert by Elaine Scott
Autism and Me: Sibling Stories by Ouisie Shapiro
T is for Titanic: A Titanic Alphabet by Debbie and Michael Shoulders
Fire, Bubbles, and Exploding Toothpaste: More Unforgettable Experiments that Make Science Fun by Steve Spangler
Explorer: A Daring Guide for Young Adventurers by Dugald Steer
Show Off: How to Do Absolutely Everything. One Step at a Time by Sarah Hines Stephens
Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles Into Comics by James Sturm,
Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of the Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet
Farmer George Plants a Nation by Peggy Thomas
*The Poppy Lady by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh
Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the Peace Prize by Kathy-Jo Wargin
I, Matthew Henson: Polar Explorer by Carole Weatherford
Lincoln and His Boys by Rosemary Wells
*Pluto’s Secret: An Icy World’s Tale of Discovery by Margaret Weitekamp
You Never Heard of Sandy Kaufax? By Jonah Winter
*Voices from the Oregon Trail by Kay Winters
Series Books:
American Girls
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron
Sports by Matt Christopher
Ramona by Beverly Cleary
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
The Bailey School Kids by Debbie Dadley
Amber Brown by Paula Danziger
Dear America
The Hardy Boys by Franklin Dixon
The Polk Street Kids by Patricia Reilly Giff
My Weird School by Dan Gutman
Russell Sprouts by Johanna Hurwitz
Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
Giver Quartet by Louis Lowry
*The Babysitters Club Graphic Novels by Ann M. Martin and Raina Telgemeier
The Tapestry series by Henry H. Neff
Clementine by Sarah Pennypacker
Dork Diaries by Rachel Russell
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Goosebumps by R. L. Stine
*I Survived… by Lauren Tarshis
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Educational Apps:
Book Creator- create, publish, and share books that you make
Chicktionary – create as many possible words from 7 seven letters
Jumbline – word games
Mad Libs- like the paper-pencil version, create stories using various parts of speech
News-O-Matic- interactive, subscription based newspaper app
Popplet Lite- visual organizers to organize thoughts, pictures, etc.
That’s Baloney- quiz-like game for all content areas
Magazines:
American Girl
Ask
Boy’s Life
Boy’s Quest
Calliope
Child Life
Cobblestone: The History Magazine for Young People
Crinkles
Highlights for Children
Jack and Jill
Kids Discover
National Geographic Kids
Nickelodeon
Odyssey
Owl: The Discovery Magazine for Children
Ranger Rick
Spider: The Magazine for Young Children
Stone Soup: The Magazine by Young Writers and Artists
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Zoobooks
MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES 6-8
New titles are denoted with an asterisk ( * ).
Classics:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert O’Brien
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth Speare
Newer Fiction Books:
*The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
*The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Peeled by Joan Bauer
*Strike Three, You’re Dead by Josh Berk
*Doll Bones by Holly Black
*Serafina’s Promise by Ann Burg
A Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg
Yes, I Know the Monkey Man by Dori Hillstad Butler
Dragon’s Keep by Janet Lee Carey
Wild Things by Clay Carmichael
*Will in Scarlet by Matthew Cody
The Steps by Rachel Cohn
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine
Replay by Sharon Creech
Mexican White Boy by Matt de la Pena
Kyle’s Island by Sally Derby
Trading Faces by Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Where I’d Like to Be by Frances O’Roark Dowell
The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau
*Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman
*Africa Is My Home by Monica Edinger
Everything Is Fine by Anne Dee Ellis
The Mystery of the Fool and the Vanisher by David and Ruth Ellwand
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
*Better Nate Than Never by Tim Ferdele
Bang! by Sharon Flake
*A Diamond in the Desert by Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Washington at Valley Forge by Russell Freedman
Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War by Helen Frost
The Brooklyn Nine by Alan Gratz
The Fault is in Our Stars by John Green
Bronte’s Book Club by Kristiana Gregory
Babe & Me by Dan Gutman
Stepping on the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn
Dark Water Rising by Marion Hale
*A Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell
Dream of Night by Heather Henson
The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse
Time to Smell the Roses by Michael Hoeye
Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf: A Year Told through Stuff by Jennifer Holm
My One Hundred Adventures by Polly Horvath
*One of the Murphy’s by Lynda Mullally Hunt
*How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine Jinks
Pigling: A Cinderella Story by Dan Jolley
*Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones
Stolen Children by Pat Kehret
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
The Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes by Marlane Kennedy
Dirt Road Home by Watt Key
Amulet, Book One: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi
The Boy Project: Notes and Observations of Kara McAllister by Kami Kinard
Schooled by Gordon Korman
The Cheat by Amy Goodman Koss
Weeping Under This Same Moon by Jana Laiz
Scumble by Ingrid Law
The Wish by Gail Carson Levine
*The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
*Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel by Diana López
The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
The Big Field by Mike Lupica
*Eye of the Storm by Kate Messner
Thirteen by Lauren Myracle
*The False Prince by Jennifer Nielson
We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson
The Freedom Business by Marilyn Nelson
Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa
*Wonder by R. J. Palacio
*Written in Stone by Rosanne Parry
Marching for Freedom by Elizabeth Partridge
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Paton
The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Lawn Boy by Gary Paulson
A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck
The Cat Master by Bonnie Pemberton
Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci
The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan
Nation by Terry Pratchett
The Book of Time by Guillaume Prevost
*The Dogs of Winter by Bobbie Pryon
*A Girl Called Problem by Katie Quirk
Red Glass by Resau
Jimmy’s Stars by Mary Ann Rodman
*The Other Side of Free by Krista Russell
The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) by Michael Scott
I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It by Adam Selzer
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Keeping Corner by Kashmira Sheth
Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
Alien Feast (Chronicles of the First Invasion) by Michael Simmons
When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
*Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Baseball in April and Other Stories by Gary Soto
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
*Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead
Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf by Paul Stewart
*The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone
*Lookwood & Co.: The Screaming Stair Case by Jonathan Stroud
Flight to Freedom by Ana Veciana-Suarez
*Dear Blue Sky by Mary Sullivan
Drama by Raina Telgemeir
Smile by Raina Telgemeir
Cardboard by Doug TenNapel
The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley by Colin Thompsom and Amy Lissiat
*Dark Lord: The Early Years by Jamie Thompson
*One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
*Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban
*The Real Boy by Anne Ursu
*Paperboy by Vince Vawter
It’s Only Temporary by Sally Warner
Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin
Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston
Dandelion Fire by N. D. Wilson
Dump Trucks & Dog Sleds by Henry Winkler
Minn and Jake’s Almost Terrible Summer by Janet Wong
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Newer Informational Books:
Extraordinary Explorers and Adventures by Judy Alter
The Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist, a Boy and Google Earth Opened a New Window
on Human Origins by Marc Aronson and Lee Berger
Denied, Detained, Deported: The Dark Side of American Immigration by Ann Bausum
Great Peacemakers: True Stories from Around the World by Ken Beller and Heather
Chase
Swords: An Artist’s Devotion by Ben Boos
100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet: What to Do If It Happens to You by Anna
Claybourne
What the World Eats by Faith D’Aluisio
*Master George’s People: George Washington, His Slaves, and His Revolutionary
Transformation by Marfe Delano
Shadow Life: A Portrait of Anne Frank and Her Family by Barry Denenberg
My Last Skirt: The Story of Jenny Hodgers, Union Soldier by Lynda Durrant
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary by Candace Fleming
Duel! Burr and Hamilton’s Deadly War of Words by Dennis Brindell Fradin
The Spalulatta Cookbook by Isabel & Oliver Gerasole
On My Journey Now: Looking at African American History through Spirituals by Nikki
Giovanni
Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero by James Giblin
The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming by Laurie & Cambria Gordon
Disasters: Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes through the Centuries by Brenda Z.
Guiberson
We Were There Too! Young People in U. S. History by Phillip Hoose
*Ick! Yuck! Eew! Our Gross American History by Lois Miner Huey
Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science by Susan Hughes
*Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible …on Schindler’s List by
Leon Leyson
Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 by Charles Mann
The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara & Susan McClelland
Hottest NASCAR Machines by K. C. Kelley
Snow Falling in Spring by Moying Li
The Fairy Ring by Mary Losure
Dance: No Matter What Kind of Dance You Like to Do, This Is the Book for You by Apryl Lundsten
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out by National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
After Ghandi: One Hundred Years of Nonviolent Resistance by Anne Sibley O’Brien and Perry Edmond
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Survivor by Irene Gut Opdyke
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Children’s Night Sky Atlas: The Universe Mapped, Explored, and Revealed by Robin Scagell
Kid’s Almanac of Geography by Alice Siegal & Margo McLoone
*Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickels by Tanya Lee Stone
*Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays edited by Rebecca Stern and Brad Wolfe
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanta Lee Stone
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women by Catherine Thimmesh
Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H. L. Hunley by Sally Walker
Under Siege! Three Children at the Civil War Battle of Vicksburg by Andrea Warren
Poetry:
I Feel a Little Jumpy Around You: Paired Poems by Men & Women by Aladdin
Paperbacks
Talking Drums: A Selection of Poems from Africa South of the Sahara by Bloomsbury
Poetry from A to Z: A Guide for Young Writers by Bradbury Press
A Foot in the Mouth: Poems to Speak, Sing, and Shout by Candlewick Press
My Letter to the World and Other Poems by Emily Dickenson
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle
Side by Side: New Poems Inspired by Art from Around the World edited by Jan
Greenberg
More than Friends: Poems from Him and Her by Sara Holbrook
Black Stars in a White Night Sky by JonArno Lawson
*When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Laders by J. Patrick Lewis
Honeybee: Poems & Short Prose by Naomi Shihab Nye
Boris by Cynthia Rylant
Well Defined: Vocabulary in Rhyme by Michael Salinger
*What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms and Blessings by Joyce Sidman
Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing by Gary Soto
Behind the Wheel: Poems about Driving by Janet S. Wong
Series:
*Oragami Yoda Series by Angelberger
*Skeleton Creek Series by Patrick Carman
*Ruby Redfort by Lauren Child
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Matched Series by Ally Conie
The Second World War series by Morris Gleitzman
The Shadow Children by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Horse Diaries by Catherine Hapka and Ruth Sanderson
Mates, Dates by Cathy Hopkins
The Warriors by E. Hunter
The Narnia Chronicles by C. S. Lewis
Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart
Vietnam Series by Chris Lynch
*Legend by Marie Lu
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Middle School Series by James Patterson
Among the Hidden Series by Margret Haddix Peterson
Found, Lost, Missing Series by Margret Haddix Peterson
Heroes of Olympus Series by Rick Riordan
The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
*Divergent by Veronica Roth
Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
Pretty Little Liars Series by Scott Westerfield
Uglies by Scott Westerfield
Educational Apps
Book Creator- create, publish, and share books that you make
Jumbline – word games
Middle School Confidential Book 1- graphic novel app for reflections and peer
perspectives
Show Me- create voice over white-board tutorials and share them online
Sparkle Fish- (Apple) audio story completion game similar to Mad Libs
Magazines:
Boy’s Life
Boy’s Quest
Calliope
Cobblestone: The History Magazine for Young People
Kids Discover
National Geographic Kids
Nickelodeon
Odyssey
Owl: The Discovery Magazine for Children
Ranger Rick
Stone Soup: The Magazine by Young Writers and Artists
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Zoobooks
REFERENCES FOR ADULTS:
Raising Readers: Helping Your Child to Literacy
Reading Begins at Home by Dorothy Butler and Marie Clay
Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent’s Guide by Lucy Calkins
How to Get Your Child to Love Reading by Esme Raji Cordell
Let’s Read About It: Finding Books They’ll Love by Bernice Cullinan
You and Your Child Reading Games by Ray Gibson
Growing Up Reading: Learning to Read through Creative Play by Jill Frankel Houser
Games for Reading: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Read by Peggy Kaye
Raising a Reader: Make Your Child a Reader for Life by Paul Kropp
Reading with Young Children: A Parent’s Guide by John Olmsted
Help America Read by Gay Su Pinnell and Irene Fountas
Families Writing by Peter Stillman
The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
WEBSITES FOR CHILDREN:
www.abcya.com
www.abcmouse.com
www.bookadventure.com
www.funbrain.com
www.funschool.com
www.gamequarium.com
www.iknowthat.com
www.noggin.com
www.pbskids.org
www.primarygames.com
www.rainforestmaths.com
www.starfall.com
www.storylineonline.net
www.timeforkids.com
www.turtlediary.com
PARENT & TEACHER WEBSITES:
www.abcteach.com
www.babycenter.com
www.eduhound.com
www.eduplace.com/parents
www.familyeducation.com
www.funbrain.com
www.kaboose.com
www.ksrapa.org
www.parents.com
www.pbs.org/parents
www.education.state.pa.us
www.scholastic.com