Recommended for Independent
Reading
EASY
Aiken, Joan Wolves of Willoughby Chase (The)
Almond, David Skellig
Anderson, Laurie H. Fever, 1793
Avi Barn (The)
Brittain, Bill Wish Giver; Three Tales of
Coven Tree
Byars, Betsy Blossom’s Promise
Byars, Betsy Night Swimmers (The)
Byars, Betsy Pinballs
Byars, Betsy Toro Says Beware
Campbell, Joanna Wonder’s Promise
Clements, Andrew Jacket (The)
Clements, Andrew Jake Drake (series)
Colfer, Eoin Wish List (The)
Creech, Sharon Love That Dog
Creech, Sharon Ruby Holler
DiCamillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie
Fenner, Carol Yolanda’s Genius
Fleischman, Sid Bandit’s Moon
Fleischman, Sid Whipping Boy
Gannett, Ruth Stiles My Father’s Dragon and
othersº
Giff, Patricia Reilly Lily’s Crossing
Gilson, Jamie Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub
Gilson, Jamie Wagon Train 911
Gutman, Dan Babe & Me
Gutman, Dan Honus & Me
Gutman, Dan Jackie & Me
Gutman, Dan Million Dollar Shot
Hermes, Patricia Kevin Corbett Eats Flies
Horvath, Peggy Trolls
Houston, Gloria Littlejim
Howe, Deborah Bunnicula (and others)
Klise, Kate Regarding the Fountain
Lawrence, Iain Wreckers (The)
Levine, Gail Carson Dave at Night
Levine, Gail Carson Ella Enchanted
McGovern, Ann If You Lived in Colonial Times
McMullan, Kate Great Ideas of Lila Fenwick
(The)
Nature Company Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Nature Company Weather
Naylor, Phyllis R. Shiloh
Peck, Robert Newton Soup & Me
Penner, Lucille Recht Eating the Plates; a
Pilgrim...
Sharmat, Marjorie Chasing After Annie
Smith, Robert Kimmel Chocolate Fever
Spinelli, Jerry Crash
Stolz, Mary Cat Walk
Yep, Laurence Lator, Gator
INTERMEDIATE
Andrews, Julie E. Mandy
Alphin, Elaine Marie Ghost Soldier
Avi Wolf Rider: A Tale of Terror
Barron, T.A. Merlin Effect (The) series
Bauer, Joan Sticks
Bauer, Marion Dane On My Honor (1)
Beatty, Patricia Charley Skedaddle
Bellairs, John House with a Clock in its
Walls (The)
Blair, Walter Tall Tale America
Blos, Joan Gathering of Days: A New... (A)
Brittain, Bill Dr. Dredd’s Wagon of Wonders
DCarbone, Elisa Storm Warriors
Collodi, Carlo Adventures of Pinocchio (The)
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl (series)
Coville, Bruce Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon
Hatcher
Creech, Sharon Absolutely Normal Chaos
Cresswell, Helen Ordinary Jack (Bagthrope
Series)
Curtis, Christopher P. Watsons Go to
Birmingham (The)
Dahl, Roald Twits
Danzinger, Paula P.S. Longer Letter Later
Danzinger, Paula Snail Mail No More
DeJong, Meindert House of Sixty Fathers
Dorris, Michael Morning Girl
Estes, Eleanor Ginger Pye
Fitzgerald, John Great Brain (The) (series)
Greene, Constance Beat the Drums
Haddix, Margaret Among the Barons
Haddix, Margaret Among the Betryaed
Haddix, Margaret Among the Hidden
Haddix, Margaret Among the Imposters
Haddix, Margaret Escape From Memory
Haddix, Margaret Just Ella
Hamilton, Virginia M.C. Higgins the Great
Hesse, Karen Letters From Rifka
Hiaasen, Carl Hoot
Hobbs, Will Down the Yukon
Hobbs, Will Far North
Holm, Jennifer L. Our Only May Amelia
Holt, Kimberly Willis Dancing in Cadillac
Light
Holt, Kimberly Willis My Louisianna Sky
Horowitz, Anthony Point Blank
Horowitz, Anthony Stormbreaker
Horowitz, Anthony Skeleton Key
Houston, James White Archer: An Eskimo Legend
(The)
Hughes, Monica Invitation to the Game
Hunter, Mollie Stranger Came Ashore (A)
Hurwitz, Johanna Llama in the Family (A)
Konigsburg, E.L. View From Saturday
Krumgold, Joseph Onion John
Lawlor, Laurie Addie Across the Prairie
Lenski, Lois Strawberry Girl
Lisle,
Janet Taylor Afternoon of the Elves
Lowry,
Lois Anastasia (series)
Lowry,
Lois Gathering Blue
Mills,
Claudia Losers, Inc.
Morris, Gerald Squire’s Tale
Neville, Emily Cheney It’s Like This, Cat
Nixon, Joan Lowry Caught in the Act
Oppel. Kenneth Silverwing
Oppel. Kenneth Sunwing
Paterson, Katherine Jacob Have I Loved
Paterson, Katherine Same Stuff as Stars
Paulsen, Gary Cookcamp (The)
Robertson, Keith Henry Reed, Inc.
Rocklin, Joanne For Your Eyes Only
Rockwell, Thomas How to Eat Fried Worms
Ruckerman, Ivy Night of the Twisters
Seldon, George Genie of Sutton Place (The)
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley Witches of Worm (The)
Stolz, Mary Noonday Friends (The)
Taylor, Mildred Let the Circle Be Unbroken
Taylor, Sydney All-of-a-Kind Family
Terhune, Albert Lad: A Dog
Whelan, Gloris Once on this Island
Wright, Betty Dollhouse Murders (The)
CHALLENGING
Alexander, Lloyd Book of Three (The)
Armer, Laura Adams Waterless Mountain
Avi Nothing But the Truth
Boston, L.M. Stranger at Green Knowe (A) (series)
Bodett, Tom Williwaw
Card, Orson Scott Ender’s Game (series)
Clements, Andrew Landry News
Cooper, Susan Dark is Rising (The) (series)
Cooper, Susan Boggart
Creech, Sharon Walk Two Moons
Cushman, Karen Midwife’s Apprentice
DuBois, William Twenty-One Balloons (The)
Estes, Eleanor Moffats (The)
Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain
Hautzig, Esther Endless Steppe (The)
Hesse, Karen Out of the Dust
Hesse, Karen Stowaway
Hobbs, Will Beardance
Horwath, Polly Everything on a Waffle
Ibbotson, Eva Great Ghost Rescue
Ibbotson, Eva Island of the Aunts
Ibbotson, Eva Secret of Platform 13
Ibbotson, Eva Which Witch
Jacques, Brian Redwall (series)
Juster, Norton Phantom Tollbooth (the)
Knight, Eric Lassie Come Home
Meigs, Cornelia Invincible Louisa
Mikaelsen, Ben Touching Spirit Bear
Naylor, Phyllis R. Bessledorf (series)
Nesbit, Edith Railway Children
Paterson, Katherine Bridge to Terabithia
Pearce, Philippa Tom’s Midnight Garden
Pierce, Tamora Magic Steps (series)
Rylant, Cynthia Missing May
Sachar, Louis Holes
Seldon, George Cricket in Time Square (The)
Sewell, Anna Black Beauty
Speare, Elizabeth G. Bronze Bow
Sutcliff, Rosemary Warrior Scarlet#
Wojciechowska, Maia Shadow of a Bull
POETRY
Blake, William Songs of Innocence
Dunning, Stephen Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon...
Hughes, Langston Dream Keeper and Other Poems (The)
Larrick, Nancy, ed. Piping Down the Valley Wild
