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Middle School Summer Reading List 2008
Most of these titles were suggested by the children. The categories were determined after much discussion, and with the recognition that many of the titles could be put into more than one category. The children also suggested the ages at which the books listed might best be heard or read and enjoyed. An asterisk indicates that the book is particularly good for reading aloud to children younger than the age suggested. Most of the authors listed have written several other books, and most of these titles are available in the Bank Street Library. It was not possible to list all of the wonderful suggestions the children made. Titles in Bold are new to the list this year.
--Lisa Von Drasek, Children's Librarian, Bank Street College
List #1 Picture Books (for all ages)
AUTHOR
TITLE
Appelt, Kathi Bubba and Beau, Best Friends Allard, Harry Miss Nelson is Missing Agee, Jon Milo's Hat Trick; Terrific Arnold, Ted No Jumping on the Bed Barasch, Lynne Radio Rescue Blake, Robert Akiak: Tale of the Iditarod
Barrett, Judith Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Berenstain, Stan & Jan Berenstain Bears books
Berenzy, Alix Sammy the Classroom Guinea Pig
Bridwell, Norman Clifford, the Big Red Dog (series)
Brown, Marc Arthur's Chicken Pox (and others) Casanova, Mary Some Dog! Creech, Sharon A Fine, Fine School
Cronin, Doreen Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type
Coy, John Two Old Potatoes And Me
Cooney, Barbara Hattie and the Wild Waves
Daly, Niki Jamela's Dress (and other titles)
DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne A Dog Like Jack
De Paola, Tomi Strega Nona (series)
Egan, Tim Roasted Peanuts
English, Karen Hot Day on Abbott Avenue
Ernst, Lisa Campbell Ginger Jumps
Everett, Gwen Li'l Sis and Uncle Willie
Finchler, Judy Miss Malarkey Doesn't Live in Room 10
Fleishman , Paul Weslandia
Frame, Jeron Ashford Yesterday I Had the Blues
Graham, Bob Max, "Let's Get A Pup," Said Kate ( and other titles)
Grossman, Bill My Little Sister Ate One Hare
Hall, Bruce Edward Henry and the Kite Dragon
Hawkes, Kevin Wicked Big Toddlah Hazen, Barbara S. The Knight Who Was Afraid of the Dark
Henkes, Kevin Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse; Lily's Big Day (and other titles)
Hicks, Barbara Jean Jitterbug Jam: A Monster Tale
Hoban, Russell Bread and Jam for Frances (and others)
Hoberman, Mary Ann You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together
Hopkinson, Deborah Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples,
Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains
Johnson, Crockett Harold and the Purple Crayon
Joyce, William Bently & Egg
Khan, Rukskana >Ruler of the Courtyard
Kimmel, Eric A. Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock (and other titles)
Knudson, Michelle Library Lion
LaMarche, Jim The Raft
Lee, Chinlun Good Dog Paw
Lionni, Leo Tillie and the Wall
Long, Melinda How I Became a Pirate
MacLachlan, Patricia Once I Ate A Pie
McCully, Emily Arnold Mirette on the High Wire
McMullan, Kate I Stink! (and other titles)
McKissack, Pat Precious and the Boo Hag
Miller, William Frederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery
Minters, Frances Cinder-Elly
Mitchell, Margaree King Uncle Jed's Barbershop
Mora, Pat Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman
Muth, Jon J Zen Shorts
Myers, Tim Basho and the Fox
Noble, Trinka The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Nolen, Jerdine Raising Dragons
Palatini, Margie Zak's Lunch (and other titles)
Pattison, Darcy Journey of Oliver K. Woodman
Polacco, Patricia Thunder Cake;
Pink and Say (and other titles)
Potter, Beatrix The Tale of Peter Rabbit (and other titles)
Rathman, Peggy Officer Buckle and Gloria
Reynolds, Peter The Dot
Rodman, Mary Ann My Best Friend
Roth, R.G. Tanuki's Gift
Rumford, James Calabash Cat
Russo, Marisabina Trade-In Mother (and other titles)
Salley, Coleen Epossumondas
San Souci, Robert The Talking Eggs
Say, Allen Kamishibai Man
Scieszka, Jon Math Curse;
The Stinky Cheese Man;
True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf
Sierra , Judy Thelonius Monster's Sky-high Fly Pie; Wild About Books; Tasty Baby Belly Buttons
Siebold, J. Otto Mr. Lunch (series)
Steig, William Amos and Boris (and other titles)
Stevens, Janet and Stevens Crummel, Susan And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon
Talbott, Hudson O'Sullivan Stew
Stevenson, James Could Be Worse! (and other titles)
Tusa, Tricia Camilla's New Hairdo
Van Allsburg, Chris Jumanji;
The Sweetest Fig (and other titles)
Viorst, Judith I'll Fix Anthony (and other titles)
Wiesner, David Flotsam;The Three Pigs
Williams, Vera B. Cherries and Cherry Pits (and other titles)
Willems, Mo Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Tale; Leonardo the Terrible Monster
Wisniewski, David Rain Player
Woodson, Jacqueline The Other Side
Yorinks, Arthur Company's Coming
List #2 Adventure (Including Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Survival
Stories)
AUTHOR TITLE AND AGE
Adams, Richard Watership Down 11 up
Aiken, Joan The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (series) 10 up
Alexander, Lloyd The Arkadians 9 up;
Ilyrian Adventure (and other Holly Vesper adventures) 9-12;
The Book of Three (the Prydain series) 9 up;
Time Cat (and other titles) 8 up
Avi The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle 10 up
Babbitt, Natalie Devil's Storybook 9 up;
Search for Delicious 9 up;
Tuck Everlasting 9 up
Banks, Lynne Reid The Indian in the Cupboard (series) 8-10
Barrie, James M. * Peter Pan 7 up
Baum, L. Frank * The Wizard of Oz (series) 7 up
Bellairs, John House With a Clock in Its Walls (and many other titles) 8-11
Brittain, Bill Dr. Dredd's Wagon of Wonders 9-12;
Wings 9-12
Butterworth, Oliver The Enormous Egg 7-10
Cameron, Eleanor Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (series) 7-10
Carroll, Lewis * Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 8-12;
* Through the Looking Glass 8-12
Chew, Ruth Magic Coin 6-9;
The Wednesday Witch (and many other titles) 6-9
Christian, Peggy The Bookstore Mouse 9-12
Christopher, John The White Mountains (series) 9 up
Cleary, Beverly * The Mouse and the Motorcycle (series) 6-9
Cole, Brock The Goats 11-14
Collins, Suzanne Gregor the Overlander
Cooper, Susan The Dark is Rising (series) 10 up
Coville, Bruce Into the Land of the Unicorns 7-10;
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher 8-11;
The Monster's Ring 8-10;
Space Brat (and other titles) 7-10
Dahl, Roald The BFG 7 up;
(see also Humor) George's Marvelous Medicine 7 up;
James and the Giant Peach 7 up;
The Witches 8 up
DiCamillo, Kate The Tale of Despereaux 8+ ; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 9+
De Jong, Meindert House of Sixty Fathers 7-10;
The Wheel on the School 7-10
DuPrau, Jeanne The City of Ember
Eager, Edward Half Magic (series) 7-10
Etra, Jonathan Aliens for Breakfast (series) 6-9
Farmer, Nancy The House of the Scorpion (and other titles) 11+
Fisher, Catherine The Oracle Betrayed 10+
Funke, Cornelia Inkheart; The Thief Lord 9+
Gannett, Ruth Styles My Father's Dragon (series) 6-9
George, Jean Craighead Julies of the Wolves 10 up;
My Side of the Mountain 9-12
Goodwin, Marie D. Where the Towers Pierce the Sky 9-12
Grahame, Kenneth * Wind in the Willows 9-11
Griffin, Peni Hobkin (and other titles) 10-12
Hooks, William Mean Jake and the Devils 8-10
Hunter, Evan Warriors (series) 8-12
Ibbotson, Eve * Secret of Platform 13 (other titles) 8+
Jacques, Brian Redwall (series) 8 up
Jannson, Tove Finn Family Moomintroll (series) 9-11
Jones, Dianna Wynne Dark Lord of Derkholm 9+; Lives of Christopher Chant (series) 10-13;
Tale of Time City (and other titles) 9-11 The Merlin Conspiracy 9-11
Juster, Norman The Phantom Tollbooth 9-13
Kisling, Lee The Fool's War 9-12
Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 9-11
LeGuin, Ursula The Wizard of Earthsea (series) 10 up;
Catwings (series) 6-10
L'Engle, Madeleine A Wrinkle in Time (series) 9 up
Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Narnia (series) 9 up
Lindgrin, Astrid * Pippi Longstocking stories 8-10
Lowry, Lois The Giver ( other titles) 10 up
McCaffrey, Anne Dragonsong (series) 10 up
McKinley, Robin Hero and the Crown 11 up;
The Blue Sword 11 up
MacHale, D.J. Pendragon(series) 10 up
Martin, Rafe Birdwing 12+
Nesbit, E. Five Children and It 9-12;
Story of the Amulet 9-12;
* The Phoenix and the Carpet 8-11
Norton, Mary The Borrowers (series) 9 up
O'Brien, Robert C. * Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (other titles in the series are listed under Conly, Jane in the catalog) 9 up
O'Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins 10 up;
Sing Down the Moon 10 up
Osborne, Mary Pope Dinosaurs Before Dark (and other Magic Treehouse books) 7-10
Parish, Peggy Key to the Treasure (and other titles) 7-10
Paulsen, Gary Hatchet ( other titles) 9-12
Pearce, Philippa Tom's Midnight Garden 9 up Peterson, John The Littles (series) 6-9 Rex, Adam True Meaning of Smek Day Richler, Mordecai Jacob Two - Two and the Dinosaur 7-9
Riordan, Rick The Lightning Thief (and others) 9+
Rowling, J. K. * Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 8 up
Rylant, Cynthia * Gooseberry Park 8-11
Sage, Angie Magyk (series) 8-12
Scieszka, John The Time Warp Trio (series) 8-11
Seidler, Tor * The Wainscott Weasel 9 up;
* A Rat's Tale 9 up
Selden, George * The Cricket in Times Square (series) 8-10
Slote, Alfred My Robot Buddy (series) 7-10
Stevenson, Robert Louis * Treasure Island 10 up
Thiele, Colin Shadow Shark 9-12
Thomas, Shelley Moore Good Night, Good Knight ( and others) 6+
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit (Lord of the Rings series) 10 up
Verne, Jules Around the World in Eighty Days 11 up;
Journey to the Center of the Earth 11 up
Voigt, Cynthia Jackaroo (series) 11 up
Wallace, Bill Shadow on the Snow 10-12
Wells, H. G. Invisible Man 10 up;
Time Machine 10 up
Winthrop, Elizabeth The Castle in the Attic 8-11
Wrede, Patricia Dealing With Dragons (series) 9 up
Wyss, Johann * Swiss Family Robinson 10-12
Yolen, Jane Dragon's Blood (series) 11 up
List #3 Realistic Fiction, Family or School Stories
AUTHOR TITLE AND AGE
Bauer, Joan Stand Tall 10 +
Birdsall, Jeanne Penderwicks: A Summer Tale 9+
Blume, Judy Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret 10 up;
Blubber 10 up;
Just As Long As We're Together 11 up;
Starring Sally J Friedman As Herself 10 up
Bunting Eve Nasty Stinky Sneakers 7+
Byars, Betsy The Burning Questions of Bingo Brown (series) 9-12;
Cracker Jackson 11-13
Carris, Joan Aunt Morbelia and the Screaming Skulls 9-11
Cleary, Beverly Dear Mr. Henshaw 9-12;
* Ramona the Pest (and other titles) 7-10
Cohen, Barbara The Christmas Revolution 10-12
Conford, Ellen Jenny Archer (series) 7-9;
The Luck of Pokey Bloom 9-11
Creech, Sharon Walk Two Moons, 10 up;
* Love That Dog 8+
Crutcher, Chris Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes 12 up
Edwards, Julie Mandy 8-10
Enright, Elizabeth The Saturdays 9-11
Estes, Eleanor The Hundred Dresses 8-11
Fitzhugh, Louise Harriet the Spy 9-12
Fine, Anne Up On Cloud Nine 10+
Gauthier, Gail The Hero of Ticonderoga ( and other titles) 9+
Giff, Patricia Reilly Pictures of Hollis Woods ( and other titles) 10+
Greenfield, Eloise Koya Delaney and the Good Girl Blues 8-10
Hahn, Mary Downing Daphne's Book 9-12;
December Stillness 10-13;
The Jellyfish Season 10-13
Hansen, Joyce The Gift Giver 10 up;
Yellow Bird and Me 10-12
Haywood, Carolyn B is for Betsy 7-9;
Kevin Corbett Eats Flies (and other titles) 10-12
Henkes, Kevin Olive's Ocean
Hiaasen, Carl Hoot 10+
Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders (and other titles) 12 up
Holmes, Barbara W. Charlotte the Starlet (series) 7-11
Hurwitz, Johanna * Ali Baba Bernstein (series) 7-10;
Hot and Cold Summer (series) 8-11;
Tough Luck Karen (and other titles) 9-11
Konigsburg, E. L. About the B'nai Bagels; The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place(and other titles) 10-12
Levy, Elizabeth The Gymnasts (series) 8-10
Lowry, Lois The One Hundredth Thing About Caroline 9-11;
A Summer to Die 10-12
McDonnell, Christine Toad Food and Measle Soup (and other titles) 8-10
McKaty, Hilary Dog Friday 8-12;
Saffy's Angel 8+
MacLachlan, Patricia Baby (and other titles) 9-12
Martin, Ann M. Baby-Sitters Club (series) 8-11;
Baby-Sitters Little Sister (series) 6-9
Mathis, Sharon Bell The Hundred Penny Box 9-12
Myers, Walter Dean The Mouse Rap 8-11;
Scorpions (and other titles) 12 up
Namioka, Lensey Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear 9-11
Naylor, Phyllis R. All But Alice (and other Alice stories) 9-11;
Last of the Third Grade Thonkers 9-11;
Shiloh 9-12;
Shiloh Season 9-12
Neville, Emily It's Like This Cat 10-13
North, Sterling Rascal 10-13
Orgel, Doris Ariadne, Awake! 9-11;
My War with Mrs. Galloway (and other titles) 9-11
Park, Barbara Don't Make Me Smile 9-12
(see also Humor); The Kid in the Red Jacket (and other titles) 9-12
Paterson, Katherine Bridge to Terabithia (and many other titles) 10 up
Pennypacker, Sara Clementine 6-10
Rylant, Cynthia Henry and Mudge stories 6-8
Slote, Alfred Moving In 10-12;
A Friend Like That 10-12
Smith, Robert Kimmel The War With Grandpa 9-12
Snyder, Zilpha K. The Egypt Game (and other titles) 11-13
Spinelli, Jerry Fourth Grade Rats 9-11;
Maniac Magee 11-14;
Wringer 10 up
Stolz, Mary Stealing Home 9-11
Tolan, Stephanie S. Surviving the Applewhites 9+
Taylor, Mildred The Gold Cadillac 10-12
Taylor, Theodore The Hostage 10-12
Walter, Mildred Pitts Mariah Loves Rock 8-10
Wiles, Deborah Each Little Bird That Sings 10+
Williams, Vera B. * Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart 8+
Woodruff, Elvira Dear Napoleon, I Know You're Dead, But… 10-12
Voigt, Cynthia Homecoming (series) 10-14
List #4 Mystery and Detective Stories, Suspense Stories, and Horror Stories
AUTHOR TITLE AND AGE
Adler, David Cam Jansen stories 7-9
Arkin, Anthony Captain Hawaii 12-14
Avi Who's Scared? Not Me! 9-11
Bonsall, Crosby The Case of the Hungry Stranger (and other titles) 6-8
Brooks, Walter * Freddy the Detective series 9-12
Bunting, Eve Coffin on a Case 10-12
Byars, Betsy The Dark Stairs (Herculeah Jones series) 10-12
Christian, Mary Blount Sebastian (Super Sleuth) mysteries 8-10
Dixon, Franklin W. Hardy Boys mysteries 9-12
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Sherlock Holmes mysteries 9 up
George, Jean Craighead Who Really Killed Cock Robin: An Ecological Mystery 9-12
Gaiman, Neil Coraline 9+
Hahn, Mary Downing The Doll in the Garden 10-12;
Wait Till Helen Comes 10-12
Hildick, E. W. The Case of the Fantastic Footprints (McGurk series) 8-11
Hitchcock, Alfred (ed.) The Three Investigators mysteries (various authors) 9-12
Hooks, William Mystery of Liberty Street 8-11
Howe, James The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Bunnicula series) 8-11
Kastner, Erich Emil and the Detectives 10-12
Keene, Carolyn Nancy Drew mysteries 9-12
Levy, Elizabeth Something Queer is Going On 6-9;
Dracula is a Pain in the Neck (and other titles) 8-10
Martin, Les The Vampire (step-up version) 8-11
McKean, Thomas The Secret of the Seven Willows 9-11
Naylor, Phyllis R. The Face in the Bessledorf Funeral Parlor 9-11
Osborne, Mary Pope Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May Apple 9-11
Platt, Kin Big Max 6-9
Pevsner, Sheila Would My Fortune Cookie Lie? 9-13
Raskin, Ellen The Westing Game 10-12
Ross, Pat M & M and the Bad News Babies (and other titles) 5-8
Schwartz, Alvin Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (series) 9-12;
In a Dark, Dark Room 7-9
Selznick, Brian The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharmat, Marjorie W. Nate the Great (series) 6-9
Smith, Dodie * 101 Dalmatians 9-11
Steig, William * The Real Thief 9-11
Stine, R. L. Goosebumps (series) 8-12
Stoker, Bram Dracula (step-up version, adapted by S. Spinner) 8-11
Sobol, Donald Encyclopedia Brown mysteries 8-12
Van Leeuwen, Jean The Great Rescue Operation 9-11
Warner, Gertrude C. The Boxcar Children (series) 8-11
List #5 Humor (Funny Stories)
AUTHOR TITLE AND AGE
Atwater, Richard * Mr. Popper's Penguins 7-10
Blume, Judy Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (series) 7-11
Bunting, Eve Our 6th Grade Sugar Babies (and other titles) 8-12
Brittain, Bill The Fantastic Freshman 10-12
Christian, Mary B. Penrod's Pants (and other titles) 6-8
Cleary, Beverly Ellen Tibbetts 7-10;
* Ramona the Brave (series) 7-10
Conford, Ellen A Royal Pain 9-11
Cuyler, Margaret Weird Wolf 8-11
Dahl, Roald Esio Trot 8-11;
(see also Fantasy) Matilda 8-11
Danziger, Paula Amber Brown is Not a Crayon (and other titles) 8-11
David, Lawrence Horace Splattly: The Cupcaked Crusader (series) 7+
Elish, Dan The Worldwide Dessert Contest 9-11;
The Great Squirrel Uprising 8-11
Ferris, Jean Once Upon a Marigold 9+
Gilson, Jamie Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub (series) 9-11
Greenburg, Dan The Zack Files (series) 8-10 ;Secrets of Dripping Fang (series) 7-10
Greenwald, Sheila Give Us a Great Big Smile, Rosy Cole (series) 9-11
Gutman, Dan My Weird School (series) 7-10
Heide, Florence P. Tales For a Perfect Child 6-9
Hoban, Lillian Arthur's Pen Pal (and other Arthur stories) 5-9
Horvath, Polly Everything on a Waffle 8+;
* The Trolls 10+
Howe, James Bunnicula (series) 8-10
Killien, Christi Rusty Fertlinger, Ladies Man 9-12
Korman, Gordon MacDonald Hall series 9-12
Levy, Elizabeth Dracula is a Pain in the Neck 8-10
Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad (series) 5-8;
Owl At Home 5-8
Lowry, Lois Anastasia Krupnik (series) 9-12
McClosky, Robert * Homer Price 9-12
MacDonald, Betty Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (series) 7-11
Manes, Stephen Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days 9-11;
Oscar J. Noodleman (series) 9-11
Marshall, James Fox on the Job (and other titles) 7-9
Morgenstern, Susie A Book of Coupons 8+
Moss, Marissa Amelia's Notebook 7-10
Myers, Walter Dean Me, Mop and the Moondance Kid 9-12
Napoli, Donna Jo * The Prince of the Pond (or De Fawg Pin) 8-11
Park, Barbara Maxie, Rosie and Earl…Partners in Grime 9-12;
Skinnybones (and other stories) 9-11
Paulsen, Gary The Boy Who Owned the School 9-12
Pinkwater, Daniel M. Fat Men From Space 9-11;
Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death 9-11
Rockwell, Thomas How to Eat Fried Worms 9-11
Sachar, Louis Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth? (series) 8-10;
Sideways Stories From Wayside School (and other titles) 8-10
Schwartz, Joel Upchuck Summer 9-11
Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat 5-8;
If I Ran the Zoo (and many other titles) 5-8
Smith, Robert Kimmel Mostly Michael ( and other titles) 9-12
Spinelli, Jerry Fourth Grade Rats 9-11
Stolz, Mary Deputy Shep 7-10
Yep, Laurence Curse of the Squirrel 8-10
List #6 Historical or Period Fiction, Stories that take place in the Past, and Classics
AUTHOR TITLE AND AGE
(Various) The American Girl series 7-11
(Various) Dear America series 8-11
Alcott, Louisa May Little Women 11 up
Avi The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle 10 up;
Crispin: The Cross of Lead ( and other titles) 10+
Brenner, Barbara Wagon Wheels 6-9
Brink, Carol Ryrie Caddie Woodlawn 9-12
Bronte, Charlotte Jane Eyre 12 up
Burnett, Frances H. A Little Princess 10 up;
* The Secret Garden 10 up
Carbone, Elisa Storm Warriors 10+
Choldenko, Gennifer Al Capone Does My Shirts 9-12
Clapp, Patricia Constance 9-12;
The Tamarack Tree 12 up;
The Witch's Children 12 up
Clifford, Eth The Man Who Sang in the Dark 9-12
Collier, James L. Jump Ship to Freedom 10 up;
My Brother Sam is Dead 12 up;
Who is Carrie? 10 up
Collum, Padraic The Children's Homer 10-13
Cooney, Caroline Goddess of Yesterday 10+
Couloumbis, Audrey Misadventures of Maude March 10+
DeJong, Meindert The House of Sixty Fathers 9-12
Dickens, Charles A Christmas Carol 8 up;
Great Expectations 11 up
DuBois, William Pene The Twenty-one Balloons 9-11
Field, Rachel Hitty, Her First Hundred Years 8-11
Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain 10 up
Fox, Paula Slave Dancer 11 up
Gates, Doris Blue Willow 9-12
Giff, Patricia Reilly Nory Ryan's Song 9+
Hahn, Mary Downing Stepping on the Cracks 10-12
Hesse, Karen Out of the Dust (and other titles) 9 up
Kerr, Judith When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit 9-12
Lawson, Robert * Ben and Me 9-12
Lovelace, Maud Betsy - Tacy stories 8-12
Lowry, Lois Number the Stars 9-11
Malory, Sir Thomas The Boy's King Arthur 10 up
Martin, Ann A Corner of the Universe 10+
Matas, Carol Code Name Kris 10-12;
Lisa's War 10-12
Monjo, F. The Drinking Gourd 6-9
Montgomery, L. M. Anne of Green Gables (series) 10-14
Ryan, Pam Muñoz * Esperanza Rising 10+
Orlev, Uri Island on Bird Street 10-13
Park, Linda Sue When My Name Was Keoko: A Novel of Korea in World War II 10+;
Single Shard 10+;
See Saw Girl 8+
Paterson, Katherine Of Nightingales That Sing 12 up;
Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom 12 up
Paulsen, Gary Nightjohn
Reeder, Carolyn Shades of Gray 11-13
Salisbury, Graham Under the Blood Red Sun 11-14
Sawyer, Ruth Roller Skates 11-13
Sewall, Anna Black Beauty 11-13
Speare, Elizabeth George Calico Captive 11-14;
Sign of the Beaver 9-12;
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 11-14
Steele, William O. The Perilous Road 9-1 1
Stolz, Mary The Cat in the Mirror 10-13
Taylor, Mildred C. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 11 up;
Let the Circle Be Unbroken (and other titles) 11 up
Taylor, Sidney All-of-a-Kind Family (series) 8-12
Travers, P. L. * Mary Poppins (series) 9-11
Twain, Mark * The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 10 up;
Huckleberry Finn 11 up;
The Prince and the Pauper 11 up
Wilder, Laura Ingalls * The Little House on the Prairie (series) 8-11
Winthrop, Elizabeth Counting on Grace 9+
Yolen, Jane The Devil's Arithmetic 10-14
List #7 Miscellaneous Fiction (including Sports Stories and Animal Stories)
AUTHOR TITLE AND AGE
Averill, Esther The Cat Club (and other Jenny Linsky stories) 6-9
Boegehold, Betty Pippa Mouse (series) 6-9
Bond, Michael Paddington Bear (series) 6-9
Brooks, Walter Freddy the Detective series 8-11
Burnford, Sheila The Incredible Journey 9-12
Cameron, Ann Colibri
Christopher, Matt The Kid Who Only Hit Home Runs (and many other titles) 8-12
Cleary, Beverly * Socks 7-10;
Ribsy 7-10
Coatsworth, Elizabeth The Cat Who Went to Heaven 7-10
Farley, Walter The Black Stallion (series) 9-12
Gutman, Dan Million Dollar Shot ( and other titles) 8+
Henry, Marguerite Misty of Chincoteague (series) 8-12
Hoff, Sid Danny and the Dinosaur (and many other titles) 5-8
King-Smith, Dick * Babe, The Gallant Pig 8-11;
* Pigs Might Fly 8-11
Klass, David A Different Season 10-14
London, Jack Call of the Wild 11 up
Milne, A. A. * Winnie the Pooh 6-10
O'Hara, Mary My Friend Flicka (and other stories) 10-14
Rawlings, Marjorie The Yearling 11 up
Rawls, Wilson Where the Red Fern Grows 10-13
Sewell, Anna Black Beauty 10-14
Slote, Alfred Finding Buck McHenry 10-12;
The Trading Game 10-12
Smith, Robert Kimmel Bobby Baseball 10-12
Tunis, John The Kid From Tomkinsville (and other titles) 10-14
White, E. B. * Charlotte's Web 8-11;
* Trumpet of the Swan 8-11
Zirpoli, Jane Roots in the Outfield 10-12
List #8 Biography, Poetry, Folk and Fairy Tales, and Non-Fiction
AUTHOR TITLE AND AGE
(Various) Free to Be…You and Me 7 up
Adoff, Arnold All the Colors of the Race 9 up
Aliki Manners 6-8
Bach, Alice Miriam's Well: Stories About Women in the Bible 9 up
Baker, Betty The Pig War 5-8
Bausum, Ann Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement 10+
Bernier-Grand, Carmen T César: ¡Sí, Se Puede! = Yes, We Can! 7-10
Bruchac, Joseph The Great Ball Game 5-8
Bryan, Ashley Turtle Knows Your Name 5-8
Clapp, Patricia I'm Deborah Sampson 8-11
Cohen, Daniel Phone Call From a Ghost 10 up
Cole, Joanna The Magic School Bus series 6 up
Cooper, Floyd Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes 7 up
Curlee, Lynn Brooklyn Bridge 8+
Dahl, Roald Boy 10 up;
Going Solo 11 up;
Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes 8 up
Delano, Marfe Ferguson Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison 9+
Fleming, Candace Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life 10+
Frank, Anne Diary of a Young Girl 11 up
Hannum, Dotti A Visit to the Police Station (other "Visit" titles) 5-8
Hurst, Carol Otis Rocks in His Head 8+
Florian, Douglas * Mammalabilia (and others) 7+
Giblin, James Cross The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin (and other titles) 9+
Gollub, Matthew. * Cool Melons--Turn to Frogs: The Life and Poems of Issa 8+
Greenberg, Jan and Jordan, Sandra Action Jackson 9+
Chuck Close, Up Close 10+
Goodall, Jane The Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours 8+
Freedman, Russel Eleanor Roosevelt 9 up
Grimes, Nikki * Talkin' about Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman 9+
Hickok, Lorena Helen Keller 9-12
Hopkins, Lee B., ed. Questions: Poems 5-8
Jaffe, Nina Older Brother, Younger Brother 5-8;
While Standing on One Foot 8-12
Janeczko, Paul (editor) * A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems 8+
Kelly, Irene It's a Hummingbird's Life
Kerley, Barbara The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: An Illuminating History of
Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturer; Walt Whitman: Words for America 8+
Kimmel, Eric One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes 6-9;
Anansi and the Talking Melon 5-8
Krementz, Jill A Very Young Dancer (and other titles) 6-10
Krull, Kathleen Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez 7+
Kurlansky, Mark The Cod's Tale 7+
Lawlor, Laurie Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit 9+
Levine, Karen Hana's Suitcase: A True Story 9+
Lyon, George Ella, Mother to the Tigers 6+
Mak, Kam My Chinatown: One Year in Poems 8+
MacLachlan, Patricia Once I Ate A Pie 6+
Marrin, Albert Oh, Rats! The Story of Rats and People 9+
Macaulay, David Mosque 10+
Meigs, Cornelia Louisa May Alcott 9-12
Montgomery, Sy Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea 8+; The Tarantula Scientist 8-11
Myers, Walter Dean Jazz
Nolen, Jerdine Thunder Rose 6+
Peet, Bill The Autobiography of Bill Peet 8-11
Pinkney, Andrea Davis * Alvin Ailey (and other titles) 7 up;
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa 7 up;
Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters 9+
Prelutsky, Jack The Poems of A. Nonny Mouse 8 up;
A Pizza the Size of the Sun (and other titles) 8 up
Rappaport, Doreen Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 7+
Rex, Adam Frankenstein makes a sandwich 6-10
Seuss, Dr. The Cat's Quizzer 6-10
Silverstein, Shel Where the Sidewalk Ends (and other titles) All ages
Spiegelman, Art Maus I and Maus II 11 up
Stanley, Diane Rumplestiltskin's Daughter 6 up;
Joan of Arc 8 up;
Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam 8+
Standiford, Natalie The Bravest Dog Ever: Balto 6-9
Talbott, Hudson King Arthur: The Sword in the Stone 6-9
Thimmesh, Catherine Team Moon 6-9
Trivivas, Eugene The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig 6-9
Uchida, Yoshiko The Invisible Thread 9 up
Waite, Michael Jojofu 6-9
Weatherford, Carole Boston Moses: When Harriett Tubman Led Her People to Freedom 7+
Wheeler, Lisa Mammoths on the Move 5+
White, Ryan My Own Story 10 up
Woodson, Jacqueline Locomotion 10+
Wolkstein, Diane Oom Razoom 6-9
Yep, Laurence The Rainbow People 9 up
Zindel, Paul Pigman and Me 9 up