Fourth Grade
HONORS READERS LIST 2016 - 2017
[HR Book Lists can be found at http://www.slcsaustin.org/academics/]
**Please note important changes on pages 3 and 5**
The purpose of the Honors Readers Program at St. Louis School is
to encourage students to develop a love for Reading.
We invite you to reach the reading goal three times a year!
(though all books can be read in the summer)
Have Fun Reading!
Here are a few ways to encourage reading!
For young children and new readers
One of the MOST IMPORTANT ways to help your child to read is to simply build his/her confidence and enthusiasm
with lots of positive encouragement and praise. Keep your focus on your child’s attitude towards reading, rather than
worrying about mistakes he/she makes during reading.
Resist the urge to quiz or question your child too much during a reading session. Stop before your child gets too
frustrated, or offer to read the “hard” words for your child.
When you read to your child, occasionally “sound out” words slowly. Show them that “sounding out” words is one of
the “tricks” in reading that everyone uses. As we get older, we just do this silently.
Struggle with a simple word and let your child help you. “Silly mom, I know that word!”
Read funny books. Use silly voices and add sound effects. Make it fun.
Encourage kids to read signs, cereal boxes, maps, labels, billboards, etc. Show them that reading is not just for
school, but it makes life easier everywhere we go.
Turn OFF the TV. When the TV is on, use closed captioning if you have it.
If your child likes to make up stories, write them down and make it into a small book. Don’t worry about making it look
fancy. Let them read it to a younger sibling.
Keep a cumulative list of spelling words and post it for your child to see. Remind them just how many words they can
read and spell. Praise their efforts every chance you get.
When your child makes a mistake while reading, do not correct him/her immediately. Ignore small mistakes that do
not change meaning in the story. Ask your child if he/she thinks that the sentence makes sense. Give them a chance
to correct the mistake first. Keep silent, be patient, and allow enough time for your child to figure it out.
Post your Honors Readers form in a place where you won’t forget about it. For younger children, you must keep track
and help your child to reach the Honors Readers goal. Avoid trying to read all the books during the last 2 weeks
before the lists are due.
For the older kids
As your child gets older, let them be more responsible for reaching the HR goal.
Don’t always associate reading with homework. The joy of reading should be extended beyond what is “required” for
school.
Read the same book your child is reading. You’ll love reading some of the novels that you read when you were
young. You can talk about the book with your child. It is your own mini book club!
Take your child on a “date” to a neat bookstore one evening instead of the video store to rent a movie.
For everyone
Read yourself. Children learn how important and enjoyable reading can be from you. Show your child that you enjoy
reading too.
Read to your child. Just because your child is already reading, don’t stop reading to them. Pick longer or harder
books and read a chapter at a time. Ask your child to read just a sentence or paragraph per page. Build their
confidence.
Follow your child’s interests. If they like airplanes, find books about planes and pilots.
Visit the library or local bookstores. Listen to books on tape in the car or at home. There are many classic children’s
stories and appropriate novels that are available.
Put reading time into the family schedule. Establish reading time while dinner is being prepared, or just before
bedtime.
Remember the big picture. The Honors Readers program is designed to encourage students to read quality books
and to read often. If your child doesn’t make the goal this time, don’t sweat it. Honors Readers parties happen 3 times
a year. What’s important is that your child learns to value reading.
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2016-2017 Changes to Honors Readers:
1. Students may read up one grade level (or two), depending
on their reading abilities. For example, a Second grader
may read from the Third Grade Honors Reader’s list
Appropriate lists can be found at:
http://www.slcsaustin.org/academics/
(Students may read down one grade level, with permission of
the teacher.)
2. Student Choice Books: Half of the books a student reads
MUST come from an Honors Readers list. The other half of
the student’s reading can be books of their choice (as long as
the choice is approved by their teacher). Please put the Listvs. Non-list books in the appropriate places on each
Participation Form.
3. Up through Grade 3, chapter books count extra (see HR
Requirements on page 5 of this handout).
4. The Honors Readers and Reading at St. Louis programs
(RASL) are now combined; parties for HR will take place on
RASL days.
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Important information about the
HONORS READERS PROGRAM at St. Louis
Honors Readers Program 2016-2017
Enclosed is the reading list for your child so that he/she may participate in our Honors Readers (HR) Program for this next
school year. The reading list corresponds to the grade your child will enter next Fall. The list is categorized by subject
area to make it easier for your child to select books he/she wants to read. The basis of the Honors Readers program is
that good readers are a product of frequent reading. Therefore, vacation periods provide a perfect opportunity to enhance
reading skills and literature appreciation.
Save this book list, and check off the books that your child reads or that you read to him/her. When you complete a
book, use the HR Participation Form which is attached at the end of this packet to record the following information:
 author,
 title,
 date completed,
 child’s name, grade, and room number,
 your phone number,
 and, YOUR initials or signature at the bottom of the form.
BE SURE TO SIGN THE LIST! Turn these forms in to the school office. DO NOT turn in your book list because you will
need it next time. Replacement lists are available in the school office for $1.00. Now, you can also find the lists on-line at
http://www.slcsaustin.org/academics/. Save this site to your “favorites” folder for easy access throughout the year.
Most of the books on the list are available in the St. Louis School Library, and many can be found at the branch public
libraries. The web sites listed above show the availability of book titles in the area libraries. Now it’s even easier to find
some great books on the Honors Readers list.
You may substitute other books by a listed author, but be sure to screen these supplemental titles for suitability. Some
authors write for a wide variety of reading and interest levels. Just because a third-grader can read a fifth-grade book
doesn’t mean that the content is going to be meaningful or appropriate for him/her. Each grade’s list is designed to
accommodate a wide range of reading abilities. Therefore, there is duplication from one list to the next.
After each major vacation (summer, Christmas, spring break), we will ask you to certify the books completed according to
the guidelines. Students who meet the criteria listed on the next page will receive a certificate, a party, and public
recognition. We want to make the St. Louis Honors Readers famous!
Students who choose not to participate or who do not meet the goals of the first session may still participate in the next
two sessions. Deadlines will be published after school starts. However, a child should begin reading for the next deadline
promptly after each list is due.
HAPPY VACATION READING!
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HONORS READERS
REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFICATION*
*Note: Students can read books from one higher
grade level with their teacher’s permission
Grade for the
2016-2017 School Year:
CRITERIA:
Kindergarten
20 books read by parent to child (at least half from HR list, half
can be student’s choice). Every 25 pages of a chapter book counts
as 1 line/book.
Grade 1
20 books read by parent to child or read by the child
(at least half from HR list, half can be student’s choice)
Every 25 pages of a chapter book counts as 1 line/book. Gallery Award books
also apply.
Grade 2
15 books read by the child (at least 7 from HR list)
Every 25 pages of a chapter book counts as 1 line/book. Gallery Award books
also apply.
Grade 3
15 books read by the child (at least 7 from HR list)
Bluebonnet and Gallery Books also qualify.
Every 50 pages of a chapter book counts as 1 line/book.
Grade 4
10 books read by the child (at least 5 from HR list)
Bluebonnet and Crown Books also qualify.
Grade 5
10 books read by the child (at least 5 from HR list)
Bluebonnet, Crown, and specified titles assigned in
class also qualify.
Grade 6
10 books read by the child (at least 5 from HR list)
Bluebonnet, Lamplighter Books, and
specified titles assigned in class also qualify.
Grades 7 & 8
10 books read by the child (at least 5 from HR list)
Lamplighter Books, and specified titles
assigned in class also qualify.
Books by authors not listed on the Honors Readers List will be counted toward the requirement IF they are approved by
the student’s teacher. Make sure that the teacher’s initials are on the list BEFORE submitting it for review each session.
Remember parents can check out up to 5 books in their name for their children to read from the
school library.
You may start to read your honors readers books and tabulate them anytime during the Honor
reader period which starts in June 2016, not just after each party. For example, a child could
read all of his/her honors readers books over the summer- just keep track of the forms and
hand them in during the appropriate honor time.
FOR QUESTIONS OR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL OUR HONORS READERS COMMITTEE CONTACT:
Kelley Hosek 512-687-4094 ; e-mail: [email protected]
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Honors Readers Participation Form
Grade: Fourth Grade
Due: September 2, 2016
Goal for Grade Level:
At least 5 books from the suggested reading list; the other 5 may be
student’s choice (with teacher approval). Bluebonnet and Crown books also qualify. Other book titles
by authors from the list are acceptable.
Books from suggested reading list; half may be student choice:
Author
Book Title
Date
Parent
Initials
Teacher
Initials (student
choice only)
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Student Name: ___________
Room # ____________
Parent Signature : _______________________
Date : ______________
Additional copies of the suggested reading list are available in the school office.
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Honors Readers Participation Form
Grade: Fourth Grade
Due: January 6, 2017
Goal for Grade Level:
At least 5 books from the suggested reading list; the other 5 may be
student’s choice (with teacher approval). Bluebonnet and Crown books also qualify. Other book titles
by authors from the list are acceptable.
Books from suggested reading list; half may be student choice:
Author
Book Title
Date
Parent
Initials
Teacher
Initials (student
choice only)
1
XXXXX
2
XXXXX
3
XXXXX
4
XXXXX
5
XXXXX
6
7
8
9
10
Student Name: ___________
Room # ____________
Parent Signature : _______________________
Date : ______________
Additional copies of the suggested reading list are available in the school office.
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Honors Readers Participation Form
Grade: Fourth Grade
Due: April 7, 2017
Goal for Grade Level:
At least 5 books from the suggested reading list; the other 5 may be
student’s choice (with teacher approval). Bluebonnet and Crown books also qualify. Other book titles
by authors from the list are acceptable.
Books from suggested reading list; half may be student choice:
Author
Book Title
Date
Parent
Initials
Teacher
Initials (student
choice only)
1
XXXXX
2
XXXXX
3
XXXXX
4
XXXXX
5
XXXXX
6
7
8
9
10
Student Name: ___________
Room # ____________
Parent Signature : _______________________
Date : ______________
Additional copies of the suggested reading list are available in the school office.
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HONORS READERS LIST 2016-2017
Fourth Grade
Most titles can be found at the St. Louis School Library. Many are also owned by the Austin Public Library. You
can also access a copy of the list on-line and see the availability of these titles at our area public libraries.
Just go to http://www.slcsaustin.org/academics/
Bluebonnet and Crown Award books are at the end of this list and may also be counted towards the requirement.
Biography
Borden, Louise
Bredeson, Carmen
Cohen, Daniel
Ditchfield, Christin
Duggleby, John
Durbin, William C.
Foster, Genevieve
Freedman, Russell
Fritz, Jean
Gaines, Ann Graham
Gherman, Beverly
Gourse, Leslie
Greenberg, Jan
Gutman, Bill
Harrington, Denis J.
Jakes, John
Jerome, Kate Boehm
Kebrett, Peg.
Krensky, Stephen
Krull, Kathleen
Lasky, Kathryn
Lyons, Mary E.
Macnow, Glen
McKissack, Patricia
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Sea Clock: The Story of Longitude
Gus Grissom
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn: Space Pioneer
George W. Bush : the Family Business
Top 10 American Women’s Olympic Gold Medalists
Artist in Overalls: the Life of Grant Wood
Tiger Woods
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
The Double Life of Pocahontas
What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?
Why Don’t You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?
Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George?
Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?
Where do You Thnk You’re Going Christopher Columbus?
Traitor: the Case of Benedict Arnold
Why not, Lafayette?
Jim Bowie, Hero of the Alamo
Norman Rockwell: Storyteller With a Brush
Jim Henson: Young Puppeteer
Chuck Close, Up Close
Emmit Smith: NFL Super Runner
Frank Thomas:Power Hitter
Grant Hill: Basketball’s High Flyer
Hakeem Olajuwon: Superstar Center
Michael Jordan: Basketball to Baseball and Back
Steve Young:NFL Passing Wizard
Troy Aikman: Super Quarterback
Sports Great Jim Kelly
Susanna of the Alamo
Who Was Amelia Earhart?
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
Shooting for the Moon: The Amazing Life and Times of Annie Oakley
Harvesting Hope: The True Story of Caesar Chavez
Vision of Beauty: the Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker
Starting Home- The Story of Horace Pippin, Painter
Troy Aikman
Cal Ripkin, Jr.
Mary Mcleod Bethune: A Great Teacher
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Medearis, Angela
Myers, Walter Dean
Nicholson, Lois P.
Peck, Ira
Sanford, William R.
Savage, Jeff
Schuman, Michael A.
Stanley, Diane
Stewart, Mark
Ungs, Tim
Venezia, Mike
Warren, Andrea
Wright, David
Dare to Dream: Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights Movement
Malcolm X
Oprah Winfrey
Elizabeth Blackwell: the First Woman Doctor
Calamity Jane: Frontier Original
Deion Sanders
Emmitt Smith: Star Running Back
Jeff Gordon: Racing’s Superstar
Cal Ripkin, Jr.: Star Shortstop
Bill Cosby: Actor and Comedian
Leonardo Da Vinci
Peyton Manning: Rising Son
Sweet Victory: Lance Armstrong’s Incredible Journey
Shaquille O'Neal
Norman Rockwell
Orphan Train Rider: One Boy’s True Story
Arthur Ashe
Christian Books
Beckett, Sr. Wendy
Bennett, William
Bowie, Walter Russell
Buller, Laura
Byrd, Robert
Carlson, Melody
Foreman, Michael
Jones, Jessie Mae
Karon, Jan
Kinsey, Warmock, Natalie
Levene, Nancy Simpson
Lucado, Max
Mayer, Marianna
Peretti, Frank
Sproul, R.C.
Stanley, Diane
Tada, Joni Eareckson
Walkstein, Diane
Wangerin, Walter
A Child’s Book of Prayer in Art
the Children’s Book of Faith
Story of Jesus for Young People
A Faith Like Mine
Saint Francis and the Christmas Donkey
The Greatest Gift
Cat in the Manger
Small Rain: Verses from the Bible
This Is The Way: Prayers and Precepts from the World Religions
Jeremy : The tale of an Honest Bunny
Sweet Memories Still
Grapefruit Basket Upset
Hot Chocolate Friendship
The Salty Scarecrow Solution
You Are Special
The Twelve Apostles: Their Lives and Acts
The Door in the Dragon’s Throat (Book 1)
Escape from the Island of Aquarius (Book 2)
The Tombs of Anak (Book 3)
Trapped at the Bottom of the Sea (Book 4)
The Secret of the Desert Stone (Book 5)
The Deadly Curse of Toco-Rex (Book 6)
Legend of Annie Murphy (Book 7)
King Without a Shadow
Joan of Arc
I'll Be With You Always
Esther's Story
Devotions for Kids #3
Mary's First Christmas
The Gift
Fiction
Adler, David A
Alcott, Louisa May
Atwater, Richard Tupper
Auch, Mary Jane
Avi
Babbitt, Natalie
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Parachuting Hamsters and Andy Russell
Little Women
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
I Was a Third Grade Science Project
The Christmas Rat
Tuck Everlasting
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Grade HR List
Banks, Lynne Reid
Baum, L. Frank
Blos, Joan W.
Blume, Judy
Bond, Michael
Bowen, Fred
Brink, Carol Ryrie
Bulla, Clyde Robert
Bunting, Eve
Burnford, Sheila
Butterworth, Oliver
Byars, Betsy
Calvert, Patricia
Cameron, Eleanor
Carroll, Lewis
Caseley, Judith
Catling, Patrick Skene
Christopher, Matt
Cleary, Beverly
Clements, Andrew
Corbett, Scott
Crew, Linda
Dahl, Roald
Deedy, Carmen Agra
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Harry the Poisonous Centipede
The Indian in the Cupboard
The Adventures of King Midas
The Key to the Indian
The Wizard of Oz
Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme
Superfudge
Iggie’s House
Fudge-a-mania
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
A Bear Called Paddington
Paddington on Top
Thursday Ahoy!
The Kid Coach
Caddie Woodlawn (Newbery 1936)
Magical Melons
The Pink Motel
The Chalk Box Kid
Song of Saint Francis
Wanna Buy an Alien
The Incredible Journey: a Tale of Three Animals
Enormous Egg
The Trouble with Jenny’s Ear
th
18 Emergency
The Computer Nut
The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady
The Midnight Fox
The Moon and I
Summer of the Swans
Tornado
Bigger
Court of the Stone Children
To the Green Mountains
Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet
Alice in Wonderland
Through the Looking-Glass
Harry & Arney
The Chocolate Touch
The Dog That Stole Football Plays
The Great Quarterback Switch
The Year Mom Won the Pennant
Wheel Wizards
Skateboard Renegade
Dear Mr. Henshaw (Newbery 1984 )
Ramona the Pest
Ribsy
Henry Huggins
Strider
The Janitor’s Boy
The Lemonade Trick
The Mailbox Trick
Nekomah Creek
The BFG
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Danny, the Champion of the World
James and the Giant Peach
The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark
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Denenberg, Barry
DiCamillo, Kate
Duffey, Betsy
Dumas, Alexandre
Erlbach, Arlene
Erickson, John R.
Farley, Steven
Farley, Walter
Fitzgerald, John D.
Fleischman, Sid
Fleming, Ian
Fritz, Jean
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
Gantos, Jack
Gardiner, John Reynolds
George, Jean C.
Gilson, Jamie
Gipson, Fred
Gleitzman, Morris
Gregory, Kristiana
Grahame, Kenneth
Gutman, Dan
Haas, Jessie
Hansen, Joyce
Haywood, Carolyn
Henkes, Kevin
Henry, Marguerite
Hermann, Spring
Herzig, Alison Cragin
Hesse, Karen
Hest, Amy
Heymsfeld, Carla
Hoffman, Mary
Howe, James
Hunt, Irene
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An Irish Mill Girl
One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: The Diary Of Julie Weiss
So Far from Home- the Diary of Mary Driscoll,
When Will This Cruel War be Over? The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson
The Tale of Despereaux
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
A Boy in the Doghouse
How to be Cool in the Third Grade
The Three Musketeers
Happy New Year, Everywhere
Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
Hank the Cowdog: Moonlight Madness
Hank the Cowdog: The Case of the Raging Rottweiler
Hank the Cowdog: The Case of the Car-Barkoholic Dog
Hank the Cowdog: The Case of the Midnight Rustler
A Horse Called Raven
Black Stallion’s Steeplechaser
The Promise
Black Stallion
The Island Stallion
The Great Brain
Jim Ugly
Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car
The Cabin Faced West
George Washington’s Breakfast
Homesick, my own Story
My Father’s Dragon
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Stone Fox
My Side of the Mountain
Hello, My Name is Scrambled Eggs
Old Yeller
Toad Rage
Toad Heaven
Across the Wide & Lonesome Prairie-The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell
The Winter of Red Snow-the Revolutionary War Diary of
Abigail Jane Stewart
The Wind in the Willows
Honus and Me
Uncle Daney’s Way
I Thought My Soul Would Rise & Fly- The Diary of Patsy A Freed Girl
“B” Is for Betsy
Sun and Spoon
Words of Stone
Album of Horses
Black Gold
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley
White Stallion of Lipizza
Seeing Lessons : the Story of Abigail Carter and America’s First School for Blind People
The Wimp of the World
Just Juice
When Jessie Came Across the Sea
Coaching Ms. Parker
Starring Grace
Morgan’s Zoo
Across Five Aprils
Up a Road Slowly (Newbery 1967)
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Hurwitz, Johanna
Kehret, Peg
Keith, Harold
King-Smith, Dick
Kipling, Rudyard
Kline, Suzy
Konigsburg, E. L.
Lasky, Kathryn
Lawson, Robert
Lenski, Lois
Levy, Elizabeth
Lewis, Clive Staples
Lindgren, Astrid
Love, D. Anne
Lowry, Lois
MacDonald, Betty
MacGregor, Ellen
MacLachlan, Patricia
Manes, Stephen
McKissack, Patricia C.
Miles, Betty
Milne, A. A.
Moore, Lilian
Moore, Lorrie
Morey, Walt
Morpurgo, Michael
Namioka, Lensey
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Birthday Surprises: Ten Great Stories to Unwrap
Class Clown
Llama in the Family
One Small Dog
Saving Lilly
Rifles for Watie (Newbery 1958)
Mr. Ape
Jungle Books
Just So Stories
Rikki-tikki-tavi
The Jungle Book
Herbie Jones & Hamburger Head
Herbie Jones and the Class Gift
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Newbery 1968)
(George)
A Journey to the New World-Diary of
Remember Patience Whipple
Ben and Me
Captain Kidd’s Cat
Mr. Revere and I
Rabbit Hill (Newbery 1945)
Judy’s Journey
Strawberry Girl (Newbery 1946)
Cotton in My Sack
My Life as a Fifth-grade Comedian
The Horse and His Boy
The Last Battle
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Goes on Board
Rasmus and the Vagabond
Bess’s Log Cabin Quilt
Anastasia Krupnik
Attaboy, Sam!
Us and Uncle Fraud
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic
Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Farm
Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars
Miss Pickerell Goes Undersea
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Newbery 1986)
Skylark
An Almost Perfect Game
A Picture of Freedom: the Diary of Clotee, A Slave Girl
The Secret Life of the Underwear Champ
Once on a Time
Winnie-the-Pooh
I’ll Meet You at the Cucumbers
The Forgotten Helper: A Christmas Story
Gentle Ben
Canyon Winter
Runaway Stallion
Scrub Dog of Alaska
The Wreck of the Zanzibar
Yang the Third and Her Impossible Family
Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear
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Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Nixon, Joan Lowery
Norris, Leslie
Norton, Mary
O’Brien, Robert C.
O’Dell, Scott
Osborne, Mary Pope
Park, Barbara
Paulsen, Gary
Peck, Robert Newton
Philbrick, Rodman
Porter, Connie
Quattlebaum, Mary
Rawls, Wilson
Robertson, Bruce
Robertson, Keith
Robinson, Barbara
Rockwell, Thomas
Rodgers, Mary
Rounds, Glen Harold
Rowling, J. K.
Rylant, Cynthia
Sachar, Louis
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Peril in the Bessledorf Parachute Factory
Shiloh (Newbery 1992)
Shiloh Season
The Boys Return
A Family Apart
A Place to Belong
Aggie’s Home
Caught in the Act
David's Search
In the Face of Danger
Lucy’s Wish
Albert and the Angels
The Borrowers
The Borrowers Afield
The Borrowers Afloat
Bed-knob and Broomstick
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Newbery 1972)
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Newbery 1961)
Revolutionary War on Wednesday
Polar Bears Past Bedtime
Junie B. Jones Is Almost a Flower Girl
Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth
Maxie, Rosie and Earl – Partners in Grime
Skinnybones
Mick Harte Was Here
Brian’s Return
Mr. Tucket
My Life in Dog Years
Tucket’s Home
Tucket’s Ride
Tracker
Soup
Soup for President
Soup on Ice
The Fire Pony
Meet Addy
Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns
Where the Red Fern Grows
Marguerite Makes a Book
Henry Reed, Inc.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Best School Year Ever
How to Eat Fried Worms
Freaky Friday
A Billion for Boris
Summer Switch
Blind Colt
Blind Outlaw
Ol’ Paul, the Mighty Logger
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan: the Nineteenth Book of Their Adventures
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
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Scieszko, Jon
Seidler, Tor
Selden, George
Sharp, Margery
Smith, Cynthia Leitich
Smith, Janice Lee
Smith, Robert Kimmel
Speare, Elizabeth George
Sperry, Armstrong
Stevens, Carla
Taylor, Theodore
Tripp, Valerie
Turner, Ann
Twain, Mark
Whelan, Gloria
White, E. B.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Wilson, Nancy Hope
Wright, Betty Ren
Yep, Laurence
Yolen, Jane
Marvin Redpost, A Magic Crystal?
Summer Reading Is Killing Me
The Wainscott Weasel
The Cricket in Times Square
The Old Meadow
Rescuers
Indian Shoes
The Kid next Door and Other Headaches: Stories about Adam Joshua
The Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer
Chocolate Fever
The Bronze Bow (Newbery 1962)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Newbery 1959)
Call It Courage (Newbery 1941)
Lily & Miss Liberty
The Cay
The Trouble with Tuck
Changes for Samantha
Kit Learns a Lesson: A School Story
Meet Kit: An American Girl
Finding Walter
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Indian School
Charlotte’s Web
Stuart Little
The Trumpet of the Swan
Farmer Boy
Little House in the Big Woods
Little House on the Prairie
Old People, Frogs, and Albert
The Wish Master
Later, Gator
Merlin and the Dragons
Folktales
Aesop
Allan, Tony
Bowman, James Cloyd
Goble, Paul
Goulden, Shirley
Leach, Maria
Martin, Rafe
Mayer, Marianna
Medearis, Angela S.
Osborne, Mary Pope
Pinkney, Jerry
Sansouci, Robert
Steig, Jeanne
Aesop’s Fables
Tales of Robin Hood
Pecos Bill, the Greatest Cowboy of All Time
Mystic Horse
A Thousand and One Nights
Rainbow Book of American Folk Tales and Legends
The Rough-face Girl
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
The Freedom Riddle
The Singing Man
Favorite Medieval Tales
Aesop’s Fables
A Terrifying Taste of Short and Shivery Thirty Creepy Tales
A Handful of Beans: Six Fairy Tales
Mystery Books
Bonners, Susan
Byars, Betsy
Heisel, Sharon E.
Howe, James
Jacobs, Flora Gill
Revised 6/9/16
The Silver Balloon
Disappearing Acts
Wrapped in a Riddle
Bunnicula
Bunnicula Strikes Again
Nighty-Nightmare
The Doll House Mystery
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Orton, Helen Fuller
Sobol, Donald J.
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
Wright, Betty Ren
The Toy Shop Mystery
Mystery at the Little Red Schoolhouse
Mystery in the Old Cave
Angie’s First Case
Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake!
Encyclopedia Brown’s Book of Wacky Crimes
The Boxcar Children:
Bus Station Mystery
Mountain Top Mystery
Mystery Ranch
Mystery in the Sand
Mountain Top Mystery
Blue Bay Mystery
The Mystery in the Computer Games
Mystery Behnd the Wall
Christina’s Ghost
A Ghost in the House
Haunted Summer
Non-Fiction
Adams, Simon
Aliki
Ballard, Robert
Becklake, Sue
Bennett, William
Beyer, Julie
Bial, Raymond
Black, Michael A.
World War !!
The Gods & Goddesses of Olympus
Ghost Liners
All About Space
The Children's Book of Virtues
Jet Fighter: the Harrier AV8B
The Underground Railroad
Tank: the M1A1 Abrams
Bowen, Gary
Bredeson, Carmen
Burns, Marilyn
Calder, Kate
Castle, Kate
Chapman, Gillian
Clay, Rebecca
Stranded at Plimoth Plantation 1626
NASA Planetary Spacecraft: Galileo, Magellan, Pathfinder, and Voyager
The Book of Think: or, How to Solve a Problem Twice Your Size
Horseback riding in Action
Ballet
Exploring Time
Space Travel and Exploration
Stars and Galaxies
The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body
The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor
The Magic Schoolbus and the Electric Field Trip
Rosie the Riveter
Matter
Secrets in Stone: All About Maya Hieroglyphs
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Seven Wonders of the Historic World
Ingri D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths
Wildlife Rescue
Zeppelin: the Age of the Airship
Around the World in a Hundred Years
Secret Spy Satellites: America’s Eyes in Space
World War II
Civil War
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Spanish- American War
Michael Hague’s Family Christmas Treasury
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Cole, Joanna
Coleman, Penny
Cooper, Christopher
Coulter, Laurie
Cox, Reg
D’Aulaire, Ingri
Dewey, Jennifer
Donkin, Andrew
Fritz, Jean
Gaffney, Timothy R.
Gay, Kathlyn
Hague, Michael
Revised 6/9/16
Harness, Cheryl
Harper, Charise Mericle
Heide, Florence Parry
Hoffman, Mary
Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane
Jackson, Donna M.
Johnson, Sylvia A.
Jones, Charlotte Foltz
Keller, Charles
Kindersley, Barnabas
King, Martin Luther
Krull, Kathleen
Lankford, Mary D.
Lasky, Kathryn
Levigne, Heather
Love, Ann
Macaulay, David
Maestro, Betsy
Mason, Antony
McKissack, Patricia
McMillan, Bruce
Medearis, Angela S.
Miller, Millie
Mitchell, David
Montgomery, Sy
Munro, Roxie
Nagda, Ann Whitehead
Neuschwander, Cindy
North, Sterling
Parker, Steve
Patent, Dorothy H.
Prelutsky, Jack
Rappaport, Doreen
Reavis, Tracey
Ride, Sally
Rissinger, Matt
Rockwell, Anne
Sachs, Marilyn
Sandles, Martin W.
Scott, Elaine
Sherrow, Victoria
Silverstein, Shel
Simon, Seymour
Silverstein, Shel
Smith, Roland
Spedden, Daisy
Revised 6/9/16
The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal
Imaginative Inventions
Oh, Grow Up! (Poetry)
Earth, Fire, Water, Air
Pueblo Storyteller
The Bone Detectives
Raptor Rescue: an Eagle Flies Free
Accidents May Happen
Mistakes That Worked
Eat Your Words: A Fascinating Look at the Language of Food
Goofy Jokes and Giggles
Kid’s Funniest Knock-Knocks
Children Just Like Me
I Have A Dream
Lives of the Presidents
Christmas Around the World
The Most Beautiful Roof in the World
Martial Arts in Action
Kids Guide to the Millennium
Building
Struggle for a Continent: The French and Indian Wars, 1689-1763
The Voice of the People: American Democracy in Action
The Story of Clocks and Calendars
In the Time of Michelangelo
Mary McLeod Bethune: A great Teacher
Summer Ice: Life Among the Antarctic Peninsula
Come This Far to Freedom: History of African Americans
The United States of America: A State By State Guide
The Young Martial Arts Enthusiast
The Tarantula Scientist
Inside Outside Book of Libraries
Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table: A Math Adventure
Little Rascal
Rascal
Deserts & Drylands
Electricity
Mountains & Valleys
Gray Wolf, Red Wolf
The New Kid on the Block (Poetry)
The Dragons are Singing Tonight (Poetry)
Freedom River
Stealth Jet Fighter: the F-117A
The Third Planet: Exploring the Earth From Space
Totally Terrific Jokes
The Robber Baby: Stories From the Greek Myths
Call Me Ruth
Inventors
Adventure in Space: The Flight to Fix the Hubble
Funny Papers: Behind the Scenes of the Comics
The Exxon Valdez
Runny Babbit
Sharks
Falling Up (Poetry)
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Poetry)
The Giving Tree (Poetry)
In the Forest with the Elephants
Polar, The Titanic Bear
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St George, Judith
Stack, Peggy Fletcher
Steele, Philip
Waldman, Neil
Walker, Richard
Wick, Walter
Williams, Marcia
Wood, Linda C.
World Almanac Library
Wulffson, Don L.
Zim, Herbert Spencer
John & Abigail Adams
A World of Faith
Knights
A Light in the Attic (Poetry)
The Golden City:Jerusalem’s 3,000 years
The Barefoot Book of Princesses
A Drop of Water
Bravo, Mr. William Shakespeare!
Cheetahs
Exploring the Universe
The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle
Alligators and Crocodiles
Birds
Dinosaurs
Reptiles and Amphibians
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Alexander, Lloyd
Banks, Lynn Reid
Brittain, Bill
Clark, Margaret
Chetwin, Grace
Duffey, Betsy
Eager, Edward
L’Engle, Madeleine
Slobodkin, Louis
Revised 6/9/16
The Book of Three
The Black Cauldron
The Castle of Llyr
The High King
Taran Wanderer
The Adventures of King Midas
Shape-Changer
Barney and the UFO
Collidescope
A Boy in the Doghouse
Half Magic
A Wind in the Door
A Wrinkle in Time (Newbery 1963)
The Space Ship under the Apple Tree
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Lectio Award Nominees for 2016-2017
(and past years’ Crown nominees found in the library.)
1. 28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World. By Charles R. Smith, Jr. Illustrated by Shane
W. Evans.
2. Adventures with Waffles. By Maria Parr. Illustrated by Kate Forrester.
3. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. By William Kamkwamba. Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon.
4. Circus Mirandus. By Cassie Beasley.
5. Crenshaw. By Katherine Applegate.
6. The Crossover. By Kwame Alexander.
7. Dear Pope Francis: The Pope Answers Letters from Children Around the World. By Pope Francis.
8. El Deafo. By Cece Bell.
9. Fish in a Tree. By Lynda Mullaly Hunt.
10. Follow Follow: A Book of Reverso Poems. By Marilyn Singer. Illustrated by Josee Masse.
11. Greenglass House. By Kate Milford. Illustrated by Jaime Zollars.
12. A Handful of Stars. By Cynthia Lord.
13. Hiawatha and the Peacemaker. By Robbie Robertson. Illustrated by David Shannon.
14. Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk. By Liesl Shurtliff.
15. The Key to Extraordinary. By Natalie Lloyd.
16. A Night Divided. By Jennifer A. Nielsen.
17. Pax. By Sara Pennypacker. Illustrated by Jon Klassen.
18. Stella by Starlight. By Sharon M. Draper.
19. Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall. By Anita Silvey.
20. The War that Saved My Life. By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
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Crenshaw by Applegate, Katherine
The Terrible Two by Barnett, Mac and Jory John
The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch by Barton, Chris
Circus Mirandus by Beasley, Cassie
Lowriders in Space by Camper, Cathy
The Chicken Squad by Cronin, Doreen
Space Case by Gibbs, Stuart
Poems in the Attic by Grimes, Nikki
Roller Girl by Jamieson, Victoria
A Fine Dessert by Jenkins, Emily
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Jones, Kelly
Ratscalibur by Lieb, Josh
A Handful of Stars by Lord, Cynthia
Woof by Quinn, Spencer
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker by Robertson, Robbie
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France by Rockliff, Mara
The Fog Diver by Ross, Joel
Echo by Ryan, Pam Muñoz
Nightmares! by Segel, Jason and Miller, Kirsten
Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible by Vernon, Ursula
Revised 6/9/16
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