Third Grade
Student Edition
2016-2017
September 1, 2016
Dear Imagine Parents/Guardians and Students,
We invite you to participate in the Ninth Annual Imagine Schools National Advanced Reading Challenge (ARC). This
initiative is designed to challenge students to choose high quality literature, to read as much and as often as they are able,
and to share their love for reading with peers and adults on their Imagine Schools Campus. The ARC fosters students
“acquiring and owning” their education by “developing academic and character habits to increase learning
opportunities” and “becoming independent, self-directed learners.” (pp. 20-21, Imagine Schools Academic Excellence
Framework).
Many students are capable of moving ahead academically with only limited direction and attention from teachers. What
they need is encouragement to take risks, to develop perseverance, and to venture out into the world of ideas and
knowledge. We also believe that one of the best ways to become a life-long learner is to develop a love of reading. Each
year we survey students about the challenge and this is what a few of them said:
The ARC got me used to reading and I also enjoy reading because I get to know more things for school.
We get to talk about what we read and how we feel about the book.
The Advanced Reading Challenge is open to Imagine Schools’ students in grades 3-12 who are at or above grade level in
reading, and who can assume responsibility for independent work beyond their class and homework assignments. The
ARC book list is comprised of high quality, classic and award winning books at or above grade level. The 25 books must
come from the grade level lists, however, there are two ways provided for students to personalize their selection.
Students can select up to three books that are not on the lists to read towards the challenge or students may read from
lists higher than their grade level, but not below their grade level. Books selected by students must have coordinator
approval.
Grade-level book lists have been updated to provide more choices to students. This year, we encourage students to select
books in a purposeful way, either through an author study, series completion or genre study. As was the case in past
years, by accepting this challenge students pledge to read each book and complete a reflection about their book in order to
certify their accomplishment. Imagine Schools will give a $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card to each student who reads and
reports on the designated number of books (25 for grades 3-8 and 15 for grades 9-12) during the school year. These
students will be recognized nationally by Imagine Schools. Last year, close to 2,000 Imagine students participated in the
ARC, and 318 were given awards for completing the challenge.
We hope that by taking on this challenge, students will stretch themselves to accomplish more than they might have in an
ordinary year, enjoy some great new books, and model achievement and excellence for their friends and peers.
Sincerely,
Dr. Nancy Hall
Dr. Nancy Hall
Chief Academic Officer
Imagine Schools
Imagine Schools 2016-17
Advanced Reading Challenge
Grades 3-8
Congratulations on your decision to challenge yourself through reading! We hope that by taking on
this CHALLENGE, you will stretch yourself to accomplish more than you might have in an ordinary
year, enjoy some great new books, and model achievement and excellence for your friends and peers.
Your Role as a Student:
1. Sign the commitment form to read the designated number of books (25 for grades 3-8) not
previously read. These books must come from the Advanced Reading Challenge grade level list.
1. However, you may choose books from a list on a higher grade level. So, you may read
“up” on the lists but not down (you cannot choose books from a lower grade level list).
2. Also, you can choose two or three books you select on your own to count towards the
challenge. These books must be appropriate, challenging and approved by your
Advanced Reading Challenge Coordinator or classroom teacher.
3. In addition, you can listen to 2-3 books towards the challenge on tape or CD. Your local
library should have some of your ARC books in an audio version.
2. Prepare a reading portfolio in which a table of contents with a list of books read and all
corresponding projects are stored/showcased (*see attached table of contents)
3. Participate in school initiated activities (e.g., after school book club to present projects, etc.) as
designated by your school of attendance.
4. Submit all materials upon completion to your school’s Advanced Reading Coordinator.
Helpful Adults:
Advanced Reading Challenge Coordinator: This person will receive guidelines from the Imagine
Schools office and will help you with the expectations and materials needed to complete the reading
challenge. He/she may hold meetings to share information with you and your parents, answer
questions that you might have along the way, and will find ways to help you complete this
challenge.
Teachers: Your teachers should be able to help you get started, share information with your
parent/guardian, remind you of deadlines, and help you make contact with the Advanced Reading
Challenge coordinator throughout the school year.
Parent/Guardian: Your parent or guardian should talk with you about the expectations of the
Advanced Reading Challenge and support you by signing the reading contract, helping you find
books (at the public library if needed), and asking you about the books you are reading and
responses you are completing. Your parent/guardian may participate as an audience for your book
summaries, discussions, and project presentations at school or home.
Librarian/Media Specialist: Your school librarian or media specialist can help you find books in
your school library or identify books on the reading lists that are in the public library collection.
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Imagine Schools 2016-17
Advanced Reading Challenge
Important Dates
Start
End
Your school will start whenever your
coordinator is ready. All students
participating in the challenge should return
their contract to the ARC Coordinator by the
first week of October at the latest. Begin
reading your first book!
Monday, May 1st: All student portfolios must be
turned in to your Advanced Reading Challenge
Coordinator by Monday, May 1st, 2017.
Suggested Pacing Guide
2016 - 2017
CongratulationsontakingtheAdvancedReadingChallenge!
Usethisscheduleasaguidelinetopaceyourreading&projectcompletion.Trytokeeponoraheadofschedule.
ALLtwenty-fivebooksandprojectsareduebeforeMay1,2017.Goodluck!
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parentsandguardiansintheeducationoftheirchildrenbyprovidinghighqualityschoolsthatpreparestudentsforlivesof leadership,
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Imagine Schools 2015-16
Advanced Reading Challenge
Creative Responses to Literature (Grades 3-8)
After reading each book from the Imagine Schools Advance Reading Challenge list,
create a new entry in your Reading Portfolio Table of Contents (*see attached). Then
choose a way to present your understanding of the book you just read. Use the table
below and pages that follow for ideas. Include each finished product in your portfolio to
share with your class and school. If your finished product is not written, be sure to get a
picture or include notes from an oral presentation so that there is record of what you
have done for each book. Keep all finished products organized neatly in your portfolio.
Remember, the goal of this challenge is to enjoy some great new books and help your
friends to enjoy them too!
Oral
Kinesthetic
Written
Visual
Graphic
Technological
One-Person
Show
PuzzleStory
It’sAllinthe
Mail
Posting
Postcards
The“What”
Chart3-W’s
Glog
Tell–Along
Boards
TradingCards
Quotable
Quotations
Quilt
Mappingthe
Way
Prezior
PowerPoint
Presentation
ThePress
Conference
Cana
Character
ToMarket, To
Market
Artistic
Timelines
Recipefora
GoodBook
BookBlogEntry
BookClub
CultureKits
FastFactCards
Crayon
Conversations
ThePlotChart
Cartoon
Pointof
Decision
Rollingthe
Dice
Catchthe
News
StoryTree
Top TenList
ShortVideoclip
Summary
NowHearThis
TangramTales
Signed,Sealed
andDelivered
Caricature
Double
Bubble
BookCharacter
Avatar
Kinesthetic
Oral
Creative Responses to Literature Descriptions
1.
One-Person Show: Perform a monologue, pretending you are the main
character (or another significant character) in your book.
2.
Tell-Along Boards: Use puppets and art to create a Tell-Along Board to
later use during storytelling—to retell the most important parts of the
story or book you read.
3.
The Press Conference: Pretend you are the main character in your book
and hold a press conference to answer your classmates’ prepared
questions.
4.
Book Club: Participate in a book club discussion with other students
and/or teachers in your school who are reading the same book.
5.
Point of Decision: List important decisions made by book characters and
explain what happens in the story as a result of those decisions.
6.
Now Hear This: Write a 2 to 3-minute radio advertisement persuading
the public that they should buy and read this book.
1. PuzzleStory:Discussthestoryandthencreateapuzzleboard,includingpictures
andadiscussionofthestory.Thenpassontootherswhoreadthestory.
2. TradingCards: Createtradingcardsoffavoritefiguresinyourstory.Youmightuse
apatternfromapopularsportsteam.
3. CharacterCanorCase:Takeagalloncoffeecanorsmallsuitcaseanddecorateitto
representacharacterinyourbook.Insertstripsofevents,problems,orchallenges
charactersfacedand/orovercamethroughoutthestory.
4. CultureKits: Createakitcontainingitemsrepresentativeofotherculture
describedinthebookyouread.
5. RollingtheDice: Createscenesfromthebookonthesidesofoversizeddice.One
dicedepictsthebeginningofthebookandtheotherfocusesonthescenesatthe
endofthebook.
6. TangramTales:TangramsareancientChinesepuzzles.Storytellersusethepuzzle
pieces,calledtans,whentheytellstories.YoucancreateaTangramTaleinmany
ways:a)Useyourtanstocreateapuzzlethatlookslikeorrepresentsyour
character.b)useyourtangramstomakeapuzzlethatlooksliketheeventorplace
wherethemajorityofactiontakesplace.c)Useyourtanstomakeapuzzlethat
lookslikesomethingfromtheendingofyourbook.*Askyourteacheroranart
teacherforanexampleofatangramifyouneedhelp.
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Written
Creative Responses to Literature Descriptions
1. It’sAllintheMail:Writeandaddresstwofriendlyletterstocharactersinyour
book.
2. QuotableQuotations: Identifyimportantquotationsmadebydifferentbook
characters,andexplainwhyeachquotationisimportantinthestory.
3. ToMarket,ToMarket:Asaliteraryagent,writealettertothepublishingcompany
designedtopersuadethemtopublishthisbook.
4. FastFactCards: ShareinformationfromnonfictionbooksbycreatingsetsofFast
FactCards.Createaminimumof10cards.
5. CatchtheNews: Createanewsreportthathighlightsyourstory’smaincharacters
andevents.
Visual
6. Signed,SealedandDelivered:Writealettertotheauthoraskingquestionsabout
thebookand/orwhatitisliketobeanauthor.
1. PostingPostcards: Pretendyouareacharacterfromyourbookandcreate
postcardstosendtotheirclassmates.
2. Quilt: Createpicturesofdifferentscenesandstitchthemtogethertomakeaquilt.
3. ArtisticTimelines: Studentsvisuallysequenceeventsandcreatetimelines.
4. CrayonConversations: Drawhighlightsfromyourbookasyouretellthestory.
5. StoryTree: Createastorytreelikeafamilytreehighlightingmainideasinthe
branchesandsupportingdetailsintheleaves.
6. Caricature: Createacaricaturethatemphasizesthemaincharacters’personality
withanappropriatebacckground.
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parentsandguardiansintheeducationoftheirchildrenbyprovidinghighqualityschoolsthatpreparestudentsforlivesof leadership,
accomplishment,andexemplarycharacter.
Graphic
Creative Responses to Literature Descriptions
1. The“What”Chart(3W’s):Listinformationaboutatopicyou’reinterestedinunder
threeheadings.“WhatIknowalready.”“WhatIwanttoknow”and“WhatI’ve
learnedfromreading.”
2. MappingtheWay:Createmapsorplotroutesintheformofamap.Createakey
toclearlyshowthesymbolism.
3. RecipeforaGoodBook: Followarecipeformattoputthemainidea(dish)andthe
supportingideas(ingredients)onanindexcardanddecoratewiththetastydelight.
4. ThePlotChart(SWBS): IdentifyplotelementsandwritethemonaPlotChart.
5. TopTenList: CreateaTopTenListofthethingsyoulearnedfromthisbook.
Technological
6. DoubleBubble:CreateaThinkingMappingcomparingthebooktoanotherbook
youhaveread.
1. Glog:Createyourowninteractiveblogor“glog”atwww.glogster.com.Find
creativewaystoshareyourglog withothers.
2. PreziPresentation:CreateaPowerPointorPreziPresentationatprezi.com.with
informationaboutyourfavoritepartsofthebook,asummaryofthebook,and
otherinterestinginformation. BesuretopresentyournewcreationtoyourARC
cluborclassmates,familyorfriends!
3. BookBlogEntry:Createabookblogandcompleteanentryaboutabookyou’ve
readtowardstheARC.Includeasummaryofthebookandyourpersonalreaction
tothebookinyourentry.Youcancreateafreeblogatwww.blogger.com.Share
yourblogwithfriends,yourARCclub,oryourclass!
4. Cartoon:UsingatoollikeCreaza www.creaza.com orPiki Kidswww.pikikids.com
createacartoonversionofthebook.
5. ShortVideoClipSummary: UsingatoollikePowtoons atwww.powtoons.com or
Animoto atwww.animoto.com
6. BookCharacterAvatar:Createanavatarforabookcharacterusingatoolsuchas
http://avachara.com/avatar/
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Advanced Reading Challenge (ARC) Rubric
4 = Advanced Mastery
3 = Mastery
2 = Nearing Mastery
1 = Emerging
Rating
Portfolio Criteria
Students who receive a rating of 1 or 2 in
a select area will revise their portfolio to
meet the expectations of that area.
Rating
Understanding
Projects display a
variety of creative
approaches. Student
utilizes a specific
project type a maximum
of three times.
Student
demonstrates a clear
knowledge of main
ideas and themes;
evident in all
projects.
Student selects texts
from the prescribed
booklists according to
rules of the ARC (or
receives approval for 23 choice books).
Student
demonstrates a deep
understanding of
themes, events, and
details in the text;
evident in all
projects.
Student interprets
symbols, phrases and
sentences to
understand meaning
of text; evident in all
projects.
Student analyzes text
to express
relationships between
actions, characters,
events or ideas;
evident in all
projects.
Parents, teachers or
ARC leaders may
provide guidance but
reading and project
completion must be
student’s own work.
Student includes a
completed cover page
with each title, type of
creative response, date
completed, and
confirmation signature.
Rating
Presentation
Student work
exemplifies an
effective editing
process. The project
is free from
grammatical or
spelling errors that
would hinder their
message.
Student graphics and
pictures support and
extend their
message.
Student effectively
presents portfolio
projects to peers,
parents, and
teachers.
Student work
depicts the sequence
of events, an
engaging visual
appearance, and
clear and organized
format.
Students explain their
thinking in their own
words – no plagiarized
excerpts from book
reviews or internet
articles.
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Imagine Schools 2016-17
Advanced Reading Challenge
Grades 3-8
Purpose: The goal of the Advanced Reading Challenge is to challenge students to read 25
books over the course of one school year and complete short projects to show what they have
understood from reading.
Student Responsibility: To challenge myself to achieve to the best of my ability, enjoy the
books I read, and encourage my peers to read good literature.
Student Commitment
I, _____________________________________, accept the Advanced Reading Challenge. I
commit to trying to read 25 books from the Advanced Reading Challenge book list. I
understand that these should be books that I have not previously read. I commit to sharing
the story with my teacher, class, parent/guardian, or school group in a creative way and
documenting all books I have read through preparing an ARC Portfolio.
____________________________
Student Signature
________________________
Date
____________________________
School
________________________
Grade
Parent/Guardian Commitment
I, _____________________________________, accept to support my child with the Advanced
Reading Challenge. I am committed to supporting my child in his/her endeavor to read the
determined number of books, complete the portfolio to highlight his/her accomplishments,
and share the books read with his/her class and school community. I will sign to confirm that
my child has read each book.
____________________________
Signature
________________________
Date
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Advanced Reading Challenge
Portfolio Table of Contents Grades 3-8
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GoalSetting
Set monthlygoalsforreading:
September:
October:
November:
December:
January:
February:
March:
April:
Advanced Reading Challenge Book List 3rd Grade
Title
Author
ADVENTURE
The Whipping Boy
Stone Fox
Lassie Come Home
Winnie-the-Pooh
Holes
Trumpet of the Swan
Boxcar Children (Book 1)
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL
A Bookworm Who Hatched
On the Bus with Joanna Cole: A Creative Autobiography
Betty Doll
Firetalking
Drawing from Memory
BIOGRAPHICAL
Sybil Rides for Independence
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horrace Pippin
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
I Have a Dream
Nelson Mandela
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing
Monsieur Marceau: Actor without Words
FANTASY
The Indian in the Cupboard
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
James and the Giant Peach
Matilda
The BFG
The Witches
Tale of Desperaux
Half Magic
Ella Enchanted
Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIMH
Tar Beach
FOLKTALE
Koi and the Kola Nuts: A Tale from Liberia
Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa
Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears
Babushka Baba Yaga
Babushka Mother Goose
GENERAL FICTION
The One and Only Ivan
Fleischman, Sid
Gardiner, John Reynolds
Knight, Eric
Milne, A. A.
Sachar, Louis
White, E. B.
Warner, Gertrude Warner
Aardema, Verna
Cole, Joanna
Polacco, Patricia
Polacco, Patricia
Say, Allen
Brown, Drollene P.
Bryant, Jen
Bryant, Jen
Bryant, Jen
King Jr., Martin Luther & Kadir Nelson
(Illustrator)
Nelson, Kadir
Powell, Patricia Hruby
Rumford, James
Schubert, Leda
Banks, Lynn Reid
Dahl, Roald
Dahl, Roald
Dahl, Roald
Dahl, Roald
Dahl, Roald
DiCamillo, Kate
Eager, Edward
Levin, Gail Carson
O'Brien, Robert C.
Ringgold, Faith
Aardema, Verna
Aardema, Verna
Aardema, Verna
Polacco, Patricia
Polacco, Patricia
Applegate, Katherine
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Advanced Reading Challenge Book List 3rd Grade
Title
Author
Poppy
Peacebound Trains
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits,
and a Very Interesting Boy
Blubber
Double Fudge
Freckle Juice
Fudge-a-Mania
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Thank you, Jackie Robinson
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
The Wheel on the School
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures*
Avi
Balgassi, Haemi
Birdsall, Jeanne
Harriet the Spy
Stumpdown Kid
Nicholas
Nicholas and the Gang
Running Out of Time
The Year of Billy Miller*
Garmann’s Summer
Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
The Cat: Or, How I Lost Eternity
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Let's Go Home: The Wonderful Things About a House
Fitzhugh, Louise
Gorman & Findley
Goscinny, René
Goscinny, René
Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Henkes, Kevin
Hole, Stian Translated by Don Bartlett
Hope, Laura Lee
Kningsburg, E.L.
Richter, Jutta
Robinson, Barbara
Rylant, Cynthia
The Lighthouse Family: The Eagle #3
The Lighthouse Family: The Turtle #4
The Lighthouse Family: The Storm#1
The Lighthouse Family: The Whale #2
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
The Cricket in Times Square
Black Beauty (Unabridged)
The Composition
Keeping the Night Watch
Li Lun: Lad of Courage
Charlotte's Web
Stuart Little
HISTORICAL FICTION
The Family Under the Bridge
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Morning Girl
Willow Run
Rylant, Cynthia
Rylant, Cynthia
Rylant, Cynthia
Rylant, Cynthia
Sachar, Louis
Seldon, George
Sewell, Anna
Skármeta, Antonio
Smith, Hope Anita
Treffinger, Carolyn
White, E. B.
White, E. B.
Blume, Judy
Blume, Judy
Blume, Judy
Blume, Judy
Blume, Judy
Blume, Judy
Cohen, Barbara
Creech, Sharon
DeJong, Meindert
DiCamillo, Kate
Carlson, Natalie Savage
Coerr, Eleanor
Dorris, Michael
Giff, Patricia Reilly
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Advanced Reading Challenge Book List 3rd Grade
Title
Author
Phoebe the Spy
The House of Dies Drear
Letters from Rifka
Sarah, Plain & Tall
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
The Skylark
Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln
Pink and Say
Meet Addy
Felicity Saves the Day: A Summer Story
LEGENDS AND MYTHS
Her Stories: African American Folktale, Fairy Tales, and True
The People Who Could Fly: American Black Folktales
Hera: Goddess and Her Glory: Olympians
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
MEMOIR
Inside Out & Back Again
To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel
MYSTERY
Three Times Lucky
NON-FICTION
Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas
Nic Bishop Spiders
Look Up!: Bird Watching in Your own Backyard
I Face the Wind
Field Trip Facts: Notes from Ms. Fizzle's Kids
The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge
The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip
Eight Dolphins of Katrina: A True Tale of Survival
The Story of Ruby Bridges
14 Cows for America
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure
Locomotive
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11
One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of WWII
Aero and Officer Mike
The Journey: Stories of Migration
POETRY
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Bronzeville Boys and Girls
Meet Danitra Brown
REALISTIC FICTION
Stories Julian Tells
The Crossover*
Firebird
Griffin, Judith Berry
Hamliton, Virginia
Hesse, Karen
MacLachlan, Patricia
Marshall III, Joseph
McLachlan, Patricia
Polacco, Patricia
Polacco, Patricia
Porter, Connie
Tripp, Valerie
Hamilton, Virginia
Hamliton, Virginia
O'Connor, George
Steptoe, John
Lai, Thanhha
Siegal, Siena Cherson
Turnage, Sheila
Band, Molly
Bishop, Nic
Cate, Annette LeBlanc
Cobb, Vicki
Cole, Joanna
Cole, Joanna
Cole, Joanna
Coleman, Janet Wyman
Coles, Robert
Deedy, Carmen Agra
Enzensberger, Hans Magnus
Floca, Brian
Floca, Brian
Judge, Ita
Russell, Joan Plummer
Rylant, Cynthia
Aardema, Verna
Brooks, Gwendolyn
Grimes, Nikki
Cameron, Anne
Alexander, Kwame
Copeland, Misty
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Advanced Reading Challenge Book List 3rd Grade
Title
Author
Ruby Holler
Creech, Sharon
Last Stop on Market Street*
De La Pena, Matt
Because of Winn-Dixie
DiCamillo, Kate
Seedfolks
Fleischman, Paul
Pictures of Hollis Woods
Giff, Patricia Reilly
The Road to Paris
Grimes, Nikki
M.C. Higgins, the Great
Hamilton, Virginia
A Fish in a Tree
Hunt, Lynda Mullaly
One for the Murphys
Hunt, Lynda Mullaly
Roller Girl*
Jamieson, Victoria
Kira-Kira
Kadohata, Cynthia
Rules
Lord, Cynthia
The Hundred Penny Box
Mathis, Sharon Bell
Shiloh
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
An A from Miss Keller
Polacco, Patricia
Bully
Polacco, Patricia
Thank you, Mr. Falker
Polacco, Patricia
The Junkyard Wonders
Polacco, Patricia
The Keeping Quilt
Polacco, Patricia
Too Many Tamales
Soto, Gary
Gone Crazy in Alabama
Williams-Garcia, Rita
SCIENCE FICTION
Animorphs: The Attack
Applegate, K. A.
Animorphs: The Beginning
Applegate, K. A.
Animorphs: The Decision
Applegate, K. A.
Animorphs: The Arrival
Applegate, K. A.
AR Readability (ATOS formula): Measures the textual difficulty of a whole book, not just a single passage.
Interest Level: LG=Lower Grades (K-3), MG=Middle Grades (4-8), UG=Upper Grades (9-12):
Maturity level of a book's content, ideas, and themes based on publisher's recommendations about the content.
All classic books should be read in an unabridged form unless otherwise noted.
Books that are highlighted have been added to the ARC list during the 2016 - 2017 School Year.
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