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Reading Lists

Virginia Readers Choice 2007-2008
Summer Reading Lists
Kindergarten    1st     2nd      3rd    4th      5th

Virginia Readers Choice

K - 3

Terrific  by J. Agee

Bubba and Beau Meet the Relatives by K. Appelt

Duck and Goose by J. Agee

Dog Who Cried Wolf by K. Kasza

Once Upon A Time, The End by G. Kloske

Love and Roast Chicken by B. Knutson

Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth by A. McGhee

Russell and the Lost Treasure by R. Scotton

He Came with the Couch by D. Slonim

Three Pebbles and a Song by E. Spinelli

3 - 5

Whales on Stilts by M. Anderson

Penderwicks by J. Birdsall

Big House by C. Coman

Star of Kazan by E. Ibbotson

Ruby Lu, Brave and True by L. Look

Project Mulberry by L. Park

Scarecrow and His Servant by P. Pullman

John, Paul, George & Ben by L. Smith

Three Good Deeds by V. Vande Velde

Freedom on the Menu by C. Weatherford

Summer Reading Lists

Kindergarten

Title Author Publisher Pub. Date Annotation
A My name is Alice Bayer  Dial 1984  A well known jump rope ditty which is built on letters of the alphabet is illustrated with animals from all over the world.
A,B,See! Hoban Greenwillow  1982  A collection of photographs of objects which begin with a particular letter of the alphabet.
Alphabatics Mac Donalds  Bradbury 1986  The letters of the alphabet are transformed and incorporated into twenty-six illustrations, so that the hole in "b" becomes a balloon and "y" turns into the head of a yak. 
Anno's Alphabet Mitsumosa Crowell 1975 Each letter of the alphabet accompanies a full-page picture puzzle of an object whose name begins with that letter: anvil, bicycle, etc.
Any Title by Eric Carle Carle Varies Varies Colorful and cleverly illustrated stories with few words.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear,What Do You Hear? Martin H. Holt 1991 Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom  Martin  Simon Schuster 1989  An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree. 
Cleversticks Ashley Watts 1992 Wishing he had something to be clever at like each of the other children in his class, Ling Sung unexpectedly and happily discovers the others admire his prowess with chopsticks.
Count and See Hoban Macmillian 1972 Photographs of common objects and events illustrate the numbers one through one hundred.
Dots, Spots, Speckles, and Stripes Hoban  Greenwillow 1987  Photographs show dots, spots, speckles, and stripes as found on clothing, flowers, faces, animals, and other places.
Growing Colors McMillian  Lothrop 1988  Photographs of green peas, yellow corn, red potatoes, purple beans, and other fruits and vegetables illustrate the many colors of nature.
Have You Seen My Duckling? Tafuri Greenwillow 1984 A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.
Hop On Pop Seuss Random House 1963 Pairs of rhyming words are introduced and used in simple sentences.
Machines at Work  Barton Thomas Y. Crowell 1987 During a busy day at the construction site, the workers use a variety of machines to knock down a building and begin constructing a new one.
Mouse Count Walsh Harcourt Brace 1991 Ten mice outsmart a hungry snake.
Mouse Paint Walsh Harcourt Brace   1989 Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color. 
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Martin H.Holt 1991 Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper.
Read Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young Prelutsky Knopf 1986 A collection of more than 200 short poems by both known and anonymous American and English authors.
The Cat in the Hat Seuss Random House 1957 A fantastic cat entertains two children in a  most unusual way.
The Itsy Bitsy Spider Trapani Whispering Coyote 1993 The itsy-bitsy spider encounters a fan, a mouse, a cat, and a rocking chair as she makes her way to the top of a tree to spin her web.
The Little Engine that Could Piper Platt & Munk 1990 A blue engine comes to the rescue of a train that is loaded with toy dolls, and good things to eat, but cannot get over the mountains to deliver the cargo to waiting children.
The Real Mother Goose Wright - illustrator Checkerboard Press 1991 A comprehensive collection of over three-hundred traditional nursery rhymes.
Tommie dePaola's Mother Goose DePaola Putnam 1985 An illustrated  collection of 204 Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including well-known ones such as "Little Boy Blue" and less familiar ones such as "Charlie Warlie and his cow."
Truck  Crews  Greenwillow  1980 Follows the journey of a truck from loading to unloading.
Whiskers and Rhymes Lobel Greenwillow 1985 A collection of short humorous poems in the nursery rhyme tradition.
Yellow Ball Bang Morrow Junior 1991 A ball travels from the beach back home.  One word/phrase  concept book.

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First Grade

Title Author Publisher Pub. Date Annotation
1,2,3, to the Zoo Carle Philomel 1982 Each car on the train has one more zoo animal than the one before, from the first car with an elephant to the last with ten birds.
Any book from the Clifford Series Bridwell  Varies Varies Relates funny experiences Emily Elizabeth has with Clifford, her pet dog who is bigger than a two story house.
Any title by Mercer Mayer Mayer Varies Varies With lots of good humor, these books reassure children that all youngsters experience the same routines and problems in growing up.
Are You My Mother?  Eastman  Random House 1988  A little bird asks animals, planes and boats, "Are you my mother?" until he finds his own mother.
Ask Mr. Bear Flack Macmillan 1986 **More Challenging.   Danny does not know what to give to his mother for her birthday, so he asks many animals for their help.
Big Bird's Copycat Day  Lerner  Random House  1984  Big Bird enjoys spending the day doing whatever he sees anyone else doing, whether wagging his tail like a dog or being  Grouchy like oscar.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Martin Simon & Schuster 1989 **More Challenging.   An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree. 
City Seen from A to Z Isodora Mulberry 1992 Twenty-six black and white drawings of scenes of city life suggest words beginning with each letter of the alphabet.
Five Little Ducks Raffi Crown 1988 **More Challenging.   When her five little ducks disappear one by one, Mother Duck sets out to find them.   Includes musical notations.
Freight Train  Crews Wm. Morrow  1978  **More Challenging.   Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.
Goodnight Moon Brown Harper Row 1975 Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.
Growing Colors McMillan Lothrop 1988 Photographs of green peas, yellow corn, red potatoes, purple beans, and other fruits and vegetables illustrate the many colors of nature.
Have You Seen My Duckling? Tafuri Greenwillow 1984 A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.
Leo the Late Bloomer  Kraus Windmill 1971 **More Challenging.   Leo, a young tiger, finally blooms under the anxious eyes of his parents.
Little Cloud Carle Philomel 1996 A little cloud becomes all sorts of things- sheep, an airplane, trees, a hat- before joining other clouds and raining.
More Spaghetti, I Say ! Gelman Scholastic 1978 Minnie monkey is too busy eating spaghetti - all day, in all ways - to play with her friend Freddie.
Old Black Fly  Aylesworth  Holt  1991  **More Challenging.   Rhyming text and illustrations follow a mischievous old black fly through the alphabet as he has a very busy bad day landing where he should not be.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Seuss Random House 1960 Nonsense rhymes for beginning readers.
Pancakes for Breakfast  de Paola Harcourt Brace  1978  A little old lady's attempts to have pancakes for breakfast are hindered by scarcity of supplies and the participation of her pets.
Rain Kalan Macmillan/ McGraw-Hill 1995 Color pictures show the development of rain and the after effects with a rainbow.
The Icky Bug Alphabet Book Pallotta Charlesbridge 1986 **More Challenging.   Introduces the characteristics and activities of insects and other crawly creatures from A to Z, beginning with the ant and concluding with the zebra butterfly. 
The Snowman  Briggs Random House  1978  When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside.
The Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book Pallotta Charlesbridge 1989 **More Challenging.   An alphabet book depicting various reptiles.
Three Little Pigs  Galdone Clarion  1970  **More Challenging.   Retells   the fatal episode in the lives of two foolish pigs and how the third pig managed to avoid the same.
Wake Up Sun ! Harrison  Random House  1986  When Dog wakes up early, in the middle of the night, he launches all the other farm animals in a worried search for the missing sun.

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2nd Grade

Title Author Publisher Pub. Date Annotation
A Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song Spier Dell 1993 An old folk song describing the activities of a fox on a chilly night.  Includes music and lyrics.
All By Myself* Mayer Golden Book 1983 The story of what you can learn to do without help as you grow.
Arthur books (any title) Brown, Marc Varies Varies Arthur….the young aardwark experiences daily life of a "boy" with outragious good humor.
Baby Animals Podendorf Children's press 1981 Highlights the characteristics and behavior of a variety of animal young and distinguishes between those that are hatched and those that are born.
Cam Jansen Series (any title)** Adler Puffin 1991 A fifth-grader with a photographic momory and her friend Eric help solve mysteries.
Cape for Sale Slobodkina Harper Trophy 1968 A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.
Clifford books (any title)* Bridwell Varies Varies Relates funny experiences Emily Elizabeth has with Clifford, her pet dog who is begger than a two story house.
Curious George books (any title) Rey Varies Varies The curiousity of a newly-captured monkey gets him into continual trouble.
Doctor De Soto Steig Farrar 1990 Dr. DeSoto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain.
Encyclopedia Brown Series (any title) Sobol Varies Varies Firth-grader "encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same.
Goodnight Moon Brown, Margaret Harper Row  1975 Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room:  goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.
May I Bring a Friend? De Regniers Atheneum 1964 A well mannered little boy has permission to bring his animal friends to visit the kind and queen.
Moses the Kitten** Herriot St. Martin's  1984 A bedraggle orphaned kitten is nursed back to health on a yorkshire farm and when he recovers turns out to have a very unusual idea about the identity of his mother.
Mountain Top Mystery ** Warner Whitman 1964 The Alden children solve a mystery and find long-lost treasure which belongs to an old Indian woman.
Ramona the Pest** Cleary Morrow 1968 Sequel to: "Beezus and Ramona"  Ramona is thrilled to be in kindergarten, so why is she in trouble?
Red Fox and His Canoe** Benchley Harper Row  1964 A young Indian boy receives a larger canoe, along with some unforseen complications.
Snaggle Doodles** Giff Dell 1985 Ms. Rooner tells the class they are to work together in groups to make inventions:  but Linda Lorca, the bossy leader of Emily Arrow's group, can't get anyone to cooperate.  Will the group learn to work together in time?
Superstar Team Hughes Knopf/Random House 1991 Follows the members of the Angel Park Dodgers Little League team through their second season as they discuss batting averages, RBIs, and Jonathan Swingle, the new superstar and super braggart.
Teeny Timy Woman O'Connor Random House 1986 A brief account of circus life as the circus moves from town to town and all prepare for the next show.
The Circus* Harmer Children's press 1981 A tale of what it was like in a child's backyard when the dinosaurs lived there.
The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard Hennessey Ruffin 1988 Jenny and her mouse friends, in search of a peaceful place to live, come to the island of the Skog, who seems a mor terrible threat than city cats and dogs.
The Island of the Skog** Kellogg Dial 1983 Using scraps cut from the family's old clothing, Tanya helps her grandmother and mother make a beautiful quilt that tells the story of her family's life.
The Patchwork Quilt** Flournoy Dial 1985 A little duck finds adventrue on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening.
The Story About Ping** Wise Puffin 1984 A teeny tiny woman, who puts a teeny tiny bone she finds in a churchyard away in a cupboard before she goes to sleep, is awakened by a voice demanding the return of the bone.
Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies Turner Harper Row  1990 A boy who came from far away to be adopted by a couple in this country remembers how unfamiliar and frightening some of the things were in his new home, before he accepted the love to be found there.
Wake Up Sun! Harrison Random House 1986 When Dog wakes up early, in the middle of the night, he launches all the other farm animals in a worried search for the missing sun.
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3rd Grade

Title Author Publisher Pub. Date Annotation
Alexander and the Terrible Horrible, No good, Very Bad Day** Viorst Aladdin/ Macmillan 1987 On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too. 
Any title by Patricia Polacco Polacco varies varies  
Baseball Fever** Hurwitz Morrow 1981 Ten-year-old Ezra tries to convince his scholarly father that his baseball fever is not wasting his mind.
Bicycle Mystery** Warner  Whitman  1970  While on a bicycle trip to their aunt's farm, the four Aldens help solve a mystery.
Blue Bay Mystery  Warner   Whitman 1961  The children find an unusual mystery when they spend a vacation on a supposedly deserted South Seas Island.
Chester* Hoff Harper & Row 1965 A wild horse tries to get captured so he can lie in a warm stable.
Clue at the Zoo* Giff Dell 1990 Dawn is faced with the mystery of a possibly poisonous notebook that she found at the zoo.
Endangered Animals** Stone Children's Press 1984 Discusses various endangered animal species in the world, why and how they become endangered, and what can be done to save them.
Henry and Mudge Series (one title)* Rylant Varies Varies The story of Henry and his dog Mudge brought forth, as several brief episodes. .
Hungry, Hungry Sharks* Cole Random House 1986 A simple discussion of the kinds of sharks and their behavior.
Julius, the Baby of the World Henkes Greenwillow 1990 Lilly is convinced that the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that has happened in their house, until Cousin Garland comes to visit.
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse Henkes William Morrow 1988 Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.
Magic School Bus Inside the Earth Cole Scholastic 1987 Ms. Frizzles's class learns all about different kinds of rocks and the formation of the earth.
Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System** Cole Scholastic 1990 On a special field trip in the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle's class goes into outer space and visits each planet in the solar system.
Magic Treehouse Series (any title) Osbourne Random House varies 8-year-old Jack and his 7-year-old sister, Annie, are transported by the Magic Tree House to discover different places. 
Mirandy and Brother Wind McKissack Knopf 1988 To win first prize in the Junior Cakewalk, Mirandy tries to capture the wind for her partner.
Mrs. Katz & Tush Polacco Bantam 1992 A long-lasting friendship develops between Larnel, a young African-American, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely, Jewish widow, when Larnel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail.
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters** Steptoe Lothrop Lee & Shepard 1987 Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife.
Mystery Ranch  Warner Whitman  1986 Eccentric Aunt Jane needs help on her ranch so the Aldens, affectionately known as the boxcar children, get help from a private detective.
Nate the Great Series (one title)* Sharmat varies varies Nate, the boy detective who "likes to work alone," solves the mystery and tracks down the culprits. 
Nutrition LeMaster  Children's Press 1985 A simple explanation of our bodies' nutritional needs, specifically discussing  vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and water , as well as the diseases caused by a lack of these nutrients.
Rocks and Minerals  Podendorf Children's Press 1982  An introduction to the formation and identification of a variety of rocks and minerals.
Sheila Rae, the Brave Henkes Greenwillow 1987 This interactive living book gives children a sense of the imaginative experience available in reading.
Snowbound Mystery Warner Whitman  1968 The Alden family, snowbound in a vacation cabin, discovers adventure in surrounding wild life, three children they find in the snow, and a search for a lost recipe.
Surprise Island** Warner Whitman 1977 Sequel to: The Boxcar Family.  Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny share a mysterious island for the summer with their grandfather.
Thank You Mr. Falker Polacco Philomel Books 1998 At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.
The Case of the Cat's Meow Bonsall Harper & Row 1965 Four private eyes, Wizard, Tubby, Skinny and Snitch investigate a puzzling case.
The Chippewa** Osinski Children's Press 1987 Presents a brief history of the Chippewa Indians describing their customs and traditions and how they are maintained in the modern world.
The Giving Tree  Silverstein  Harper Row  1964  A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.
The Old Woman Who Named Things Rylant Harcourt Brace 1996 An old woman who has outlived all her friends is reluctant to become too attached to the stray dog that visits her each day.
The Relatives Came Rylant Bradbury 1985 The relatives come to visit from Virginia and everyone has a wonderful time.
Time Warp Trio Series (any title)* Scieszka Viking varies Joe receives a magic book for his birthday and, along with his friends Joe and Sam, they are transported to different places and times in history.
Total Soccer** Hughes Knopf/Random House 1992 The Angel Park Pride must learn to play not as a group of talented individuals, but as a single unit, if they are to win the championship.
Whales and Other Sea Mammals Posell Children's Press 1982 Briefly covers the characteristics, types, young, and relatives of whales and discusses the hunting and protection of these giants of the sea.
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale** Aardema Dial 1975 Reveals the meaning of the mosquito's buzz.
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4th Grade

Title Author Publisher Pub. Date Annotation
Aldo Applesauce** Hurwitz   Morrow 1989  When he and his  family move to the suburbs, Aldo has difficulty finding new friends.
American Girl Series (one title) Adler Pleasant 1986   
Annie & The Old One* Miles Little, Brown 1971 A Navajo girl unravels a day's weaving on a rug whose completion she believes, will mean the death of her grandmother.
Baseball Flyhawk Christopher Little, Brown and Co. 1995 Chico Romez is the Royals left fielder, but cutting remarks from another player leave him feeling like he's playing "left out."
Bunnicula* Howe Avon 1987 Chester is sure that Bunnicula is a vampire. He got this idea from a book he was reading.  He tries to convince his friend Harold of this, but Harold is not buying it.  Perhaps what they both need is to do a little more research.
Cam Jansen Series (one title)*  Adler Varies Varies Fifth grader Cam Jansen uses her pheonomenal photographic memory to solve mysteries.
Chocolate Fever** Smith Dell 1972 From eating too much chocolate, Henry breaks out in brown bumps that help him foil some hijackers and teach him a valuable lesson about self-indulgence.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs*  Barrett Atheneum 1978 Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers.
Dear America Series (one title) Varies Scholastic Varies Fictional journals of boys and girls during various times in history
Did You Carry the Flag Today Charlie?** Caudill Dell 1988 Four-year-old Charley earns the honor of carrying the flag at his school in the Appalachian Mountains.
Encyclopedia Brown Series (one title)*  Sobol Lodstar  1963  Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves  mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same. 
Howliday Inn** Howe Atheneum 1982 While their family is away, Harold and Chester, a dog and a cat, are boarded at Chateau Bow-Wow where Chester becomes increasingly alarmed by the strange behavior of his fellow guests and the sudden disappearance of one of them. 
Lon Po Po*   Young Philomel  1983  Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.
Muggie Maggie** Cleary Morrow 1990 Maggie resists learning cursive writing in the third grade, until she discovers that knowing how to read and write cursive promises to open up an entirely new world of knowledge for her.
Ralph S. Mouse** Cleary Avon 1982 Presents the further adventures of a motorcycle-riding mouse who goes to school and becomes the instigator of an investigation of rodents and the peacemaker for two lonely boys. 
Ramona Series (one title)** Cleary Morrow 1977    
Series of Unfortunate Events (one title) Snicket Harper Collins 1999 The three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune. 
Skinnybones Park Knopf 1982 Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic world. 
Spiders*   Podendorf Children's Press  1982  Introduces spiders and their habits: where they live, what they eat,  how they move and protect themselves, how  they  help and harm us, why they are called engineers.
Stay Out of the Basement** Stine Scholastic 1992 Margaret and Casey become worried about their father when they meet some of the plants he is growing down in the basement.  Is this just another harmless experiment or is the basement becoming another little shop of horrors?
The Celery Stalks at Midnight** Howe Avon 1983 Chester the cat is more than ever convinced that Bunnicula is a vampire when there is a harvest of white vegetables on the morning after the night that Bunnicula was probably wandering through the neighborhood.
The Hundred Penny Box*   Mathis Viking  1975  Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother who wants to toss out all her old things.
The Plant that Ate Dirty Socks** McArthur Avon 1988 Norman is always fighting to keep his half of the bedroom spotless and free from the mess on Michael's half.  Then the appearance of two giant plants that eat litter solves the problem for a short while.
The Sideways Stories from Wayside School** Sachar Avon 1985 Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
The Velveteen Rabbit Bianco Knopf 1985 By the time velveteen rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever fining the magic called Real.
There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom** Sachar Knopf 1987 An unmanageable, but lovable, eleven-year-old misfit learns to believe in himself when he gets to know the new school counselor, who is a sort of misfit too.
Two Bad Ants  Van Allsburg  Houghton Mifflin  1988  When two bad ants desert from their colony, they experience a dangerous adventure that convinces them to return to their former safety.
Wayside School is Falling Down Sachar Avon 1989 More humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom Surprise, and study a hobo during Show and Tell.  Sequel to "Sideways Stories from Wayside School."
Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears* Aardema Dial 1975 A story to reveal the meaning of the mosquitoes buzz.
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5th Grade

Title Author Publisher Pub. Date Annotation
A Haunting in Williamsburg  Kassem  Avon  1990  Staying in Colonial Williamsburg in a house once owned by her ancestors, Jayne met an old family ghost who was haunted by a terrible wrong she had done over 200 years ago and she begged Jayne to help her set it right.
Aliens for Breakfast Etra Random House 1988 Finding an intergalactic special agent in his cereal box, Richard joins the extraterrestrial in a fight to save Earth from the Dranes, one of whom is masquerading as a student in Richard's class.
Amber Brown Series (one title)* Danziger Varies Varies Humorous chapter books with great illustrations about a girl named Amber Brown and her problems and challenges.
Boxcar Children Series (one title)* Warner Albert Whitman Varies Henry, Jessie, Violet , and Benny have exciting adventures and solve mysteries.
Cam Jansen Series(one title)* Adler Varies Varies Cam Jansen uses her phenomenal photographic memory to solve mysteries.
Chocolate Fever  Smith  Dell  1972  From eating too much chocolate, Henry breaks out in brown bumps that help him foil some hijackers and teach him a valuable lesson about self-indulgence. 
Dear America Series (one title) Varies Scholastic Varies Fictional journals of boys and girls during various times in history
Dominique Moceanu an American Champion Woodward Bantam Doubleday 1996 In her own words, Dominique talks about her passion for gymnastics, her favorite years of intense training, her favorite events, her coach, her teammates, her family and everything else you want to know about her life. 
Encyclopedia Brown Series (one title)* Sobol Varies Varies Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves  mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same. 
Hardy Boys Series (one title)** Dixon Simon & Schuster Varies Joe and Frank Hardy help their detective father solve crimes and mysteries.
Homesick, My Own Story Fritz Putnam 1982 The author's fictionalized version, though all the events are true, of her childhood in China in the 1920's. 
In the Eyes of the Cat: Japanese Poetry for All Seasons    Henry Holt & co. 1992 A collection for all seasons of Japanese nature poems organized according to seasons.
Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball* O'Conner Random House 1989 Biography of the first black baseball player to play in the major leagues.
Julian Series (one title)* Cameron Varies Varies Stories about the real life adventures of Julian, his brother Huey and best friend Gloria.
Meet Felicity*  Tripp  Pleasant  1991  In Williamsburg in 1774 nine-year-old Felicity rescues a beautiful horse who is being beaten and starved by her cruel owner.
Muggie Maggie Cleary Morrow 1990 Maggie resists learning cursive writing until she discovers that knowing how to read and write cursive promises to open up an enrirely new world of knowledge for her.
My Side of the Mountain** George Dutton  1975  Young Sam Gribley leaves New York City and spends a year living by himself in a remote area of the Catskill Mountains.
Nancy Drew Series (one title)** Keene Grosset & Dunlap Varies Nancy Drew, girl detective solves mysteries with thrilling action and cliff-hanging suspense.
Nettie's Trip South  Turner  Macmillan  1987 A ten-year-old northern girl encounters the ugly realities of slavery when she visits Richmond, Virginia, and sees a slave auction.
Rosa Parks: My Story Parks Dial Books 1992 Rosa Park's life story reveals the deliberate choices that earned her the title "Mother to a Movement". 
Series of Unfortunate Events (one title) Snicket Harper Collins 1999 The three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.
Something Big Has Been Here Prelutsky Greenwillow 1990 An illustrated collection of humorous poems on a variety of topics.
Sports Series (one title) Christopher, Matt Varies Varies Fast-paced, action-packed novels about sports.
Take a Walk in Their Shoes Turner Cobblehill Books 1989 Presents biographical sketches of fourteen notable blacks, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and "Satchel " Paige, accompanied by brief skits in which readers can act out imagined scenes from their lives. 
The Egypt Game**  Snyder  Dell  1986  A group of children, entranced with the study of Egypt, play their own Egypt game, are visited by a secret oracle, become involved in a murder, and befriend the Professor before they move on to new interests, such as Gypsies. 
The Indian in the Cupboard Reid Banks Doubleday 1980  A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard, and a little key for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life in the cupboard and befriends him.
The People Could Fly Hamilton Knopf 1985  Retold Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom.
The Secret Garden  Burnett  Dell  1987  A boy who has lived as a spoiled invalid regains his health when he and his orphaned cousin restore a once-lovely garden.
True Book Series (one title)* Varies Childrens Press Varies Presents basic factual information about many subjects.
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