Kindergarten
REQUIRED READING: I Like Me! by Nancy L. Carlson
Suggested Reading:(nightly reading including)
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
No, David by David Shannon
1st
REQUIRED READING: Biscuit Finds a Friend by Allysa Satin Capuccili
Suggested Reading: (nightly reading including)
Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
Any Jack Prelutsky book
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
2nd
REQUIRED READING: Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride by Kate DiCamillo
Suggested Reading: (nightly reading including)
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
Julius the Baby of the World Kevin Henkes
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky or any Jack Prelutsky book
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
3rd
REQUIRED READING: Judy Moody Saves the World by Megan McDonald
Suggested Reading: (nightly reading including)
The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo by Judy Blume
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Something Big Has Been Here by Jack Prelutsky or any Jack Prelutsky book
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
Project - Test done in class
4th
REQUIRED READING: Crenshaw by Catherine Applegate
Suggested Reading: (nightly reading including)
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Whoosh! by Chris Barton
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstien
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
Book Project - done in class
5th
REQUIRED READING: Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Recommended Reading:
Jerry Spinelli: Crash, Stargirl, Knots in My YoYo String, Wringer
Gary Paulsen: Lawn Boy, Woodsong, The Winter Room
Classics: Julie of the Wolves, Sounder, A Year Down Yonder, Rascal
Newer Classics: Surviving the Applewhites, Shooting the Moon, Pictures of Hollis Woods
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
Test
6th
REQUIRED READING: Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Recommended Reading:
Homeless Bird, Tuck Everlasting, Mockingbird, The Shakespeare Stealer
Esperanza Rising, Tangerine, Crispin:Cross of Lead
Authors: Avi, Katherine Peterson, Sharon Creech
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
Test
7th
REQUIRED READING: Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Recommended:
Choose two or more books from the HAISLN 7-8 2021 list
As stidemts read, they need to make notes of Ally's secret (challenge) and how each character either contributes to her struggle or helps her accept her challenge and overcome it.
Bring book the first day of school and be prepared for discussions the first week leading to a final writing project.
8th
REQUIRED READING: Uglies by Scott Westerfield
Recommended:
Choose two or more books from the HAISLN 7-8 2021 list
Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.
Test
