READING LISTS
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MY LIST of recommended children's books, in no particular order. Most students in our class should be able to handle, and enjoy, every book on the list. Numbers after the book: AR Book Level, AR points.
1. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, 5.7, 7 pts
2. Indian in the Cupboard by Lynn Reid Banks, 4.6, 7 pts
3. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, 5.0, 4 pts
4. Verdi by Jannell Cannon, 5.2, .5 pt
5. Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls, 4.8, 13 pts
6. The Twits by Roald Dahl, 4.4, 1 pt
7. Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss, 3.3, .5 pt
8. Jennifer Murdley's Toad by Bruce Coville, 4.6, 4 pts
9. Sideways Stories From Wayside School by Louis Sachar, 3.3, 3 pts
10. The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman, 3.9, 2 pts
11. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Sylverstein, No AR Quiz
12. Charlie and the Chocalate Factory by Roald Dahl, 4.8, 5 pts
13. Stellaluna by Jannell Cannon, 3.5, .5 pt
14. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, 4.4, 5 pts
15. Holes by Louis Sachar, 4.6, 7 pts
16. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, 4.9, 11 pts
17. Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan, 3.4, 1 pt
18. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka, 3.4, .5 pt
19. Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 4.4, 4 pts
20. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, 6.7, 7 pts
21. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien, 5.1, 8 pts
22. Esperanza Rising by Pam Moody Ryan, 5.3, 6 pts
23. Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan, 3.2, 1 pt
24. Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner, 4.0, 1 pt
25. Crickwing by Janell Cannon, 4.2, .5 pt
26. Bunnicula by James Howe, 4.2, 2 pts
27. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, 4.5, 4 pts
28. By the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman, 5.1, 6 pts
29. Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl, 4.1, 1 pt
30. Squids Will Be Squids by Jon Scieszka, 3.8, .5 pt
31. The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson by Ann McGovern, 4.1, 1 pt
32. And Then What Happened Paul Revere by Jean Fritz, 5.3, 1 pt
33. The Wingdingdilly by Bill Peet, 4.9, 1 pt
34. Loser by Jerry Spinelli, 4.3, 5 pts
35. Capyboppy by Bill Peet, 5.8, 1 pt
36. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, 5.1, 4 pts
37. Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry, 6.2, 3 pts
38. The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis, 5.0, 8 pts
39. Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, 3.9, 3 pts
40. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell, 5.4, 6 pts
41. Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry, 5.2, 13 pts
42. On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer, 4.7, 2 pts
43. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor, 5.7, 10 pts
44. The Cay by Theodore Taylor, 5.3, 4 pts
45. Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis, 5.4, 12 pts.
46. Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper, 4.3, 8 pts.