| Grade Entering 2026 |
Book Title and Author |
Shopping Link |
Link to Directions |
Teacher Emails if You Have Questions |
| 3rd |
Choose from the list |
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Directions |
[email protected] or [email protected] |
| 4th |
Frindle by Andrew Clements and Choice of 1 From List Provided |
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Directions |
[email protected] or [email protected] |
| 5th |
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate |
Shopping Link
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Directions |
[email protected] |
| 5th |
One book choice of 5th Grade Choice Options ( 16 choices ) |
Book selection choice going home with students in summer packet |
Directions |
[email protected] |
| 6th |
The Mighty Miss Malone, by Christopher Paul Curtis, Historical Fiction exploring poverty, systemic racism |
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Directions |
[email protected] |
| 6th |
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen - Realistic Fiction w/elements of humor, environmentalism, |
Shopping Link
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Directions |
[email protected] |
| 7th |
New Kid, by Jerry Craft, Graphic Novel |
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Simply Read |
[email protected] |
| 7th |
Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson, Historical Fiction |
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Students should read Lyddie in mid to late August. They should be prepared to write a response to literature the first full week back to school. The book is available as a PDF online. I also have copies in my classroom to lend. |
[email protected] |
| 8th |
Brown Girl Dreaming |
Classroom copies available. Shopping Link |
This is a verse novel that is often read before To Kill a Mockingbird. This is a memoir. Please just read. |
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| 8th |
The Absolutely True Story of a Part-time Indian, by Sherman Alexie |
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This is a more emotional story and if students struggle with death (especially family), Brown Girl Dreaming might be the more appropriate choice. |
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| 8th |
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass |
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Students should read the autobiography of Douglass in mid to late August. There will be a reflection essay on the book in the first week of school. The book is available as an online PDF. |
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