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The One And Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Applegate, Katherine. (2011). The One And Only Ivan. New York, New York. HaperCollins Publishers. This books is appropriate for students in grades 3-5 and is written in upper 3rd grade level. Ivan has been in captivity in a mall for almost 30 years without being around other gorillas. He promises Stella the aging elephant that he will protect Ruby, the newcomer baby elephant.. He hatches a plan to help free them from their domains in the mall. -
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Grabenstein, Chris. (2013). Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library. New York, New York. Random House Children's Books. This book is appropriate for students in grades 4-8. It is written in upper 4th grade level. 12 students have been chosen to spend a night in the brand new library and participate in a game where the winner is the one who uses clues to figure out how to get out of the library first and become a spokesperson for Mr. Lemoncello's games. -
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
DiCamillo, Kate. (2013). Flora And Ulysses. Somerville, Massachusetts. Candlewick Press. This book is appropriate for students in grades 3-6 and is written on a 4th grade level. Ulysses is a squirrel that has developed certain super powers after being sucked up into a vacuum. He has super strength, can understand humans and write poetry. Flora is struggling with the divorce of her parents and wants to keep Ulysses despite the opposition from her mother. -
The Eye of Minds by James Dashner
Dasnher, James. (2013), The Eye of Minds. New York. Ember This book is appropriate for grades 9-12. The main character, Michael is a gamer and must now find the ultimate hacker that is holding members hostage in a virtual world. -
Disaster Strikes Earthquake Shock by Marlane Kennedy
Kennedy, Marlene. (2014). Disaster Strikes Earthquake Shock. New York, New York. Scholastic, Inc. This book is approrpirate for students in grades 2-4. It is written on a 4th grade reading level according to Scholastic. It follows 4 main characters as they experience an earthquake as they are heading home from skateboarding one day. -
Eerie Elementary The School is Alive! by Jack Chabert
Chabert. Jack. (2014). Eerie Elementary The School is Alive!. New York, New York. Scholastic, Inc. This book is part of the Branches series published by Scholastic. This book is appropriate for grades 1st - 3rd and is written on a 2nd grade level. Sam Graves discovers that his school is really alive and must learn to defeat it with the help of the school janitor to save his friends and the school play. -
The Princess in Black by Shannon and Dean Hale
Hale, Dean. Hale, Shannon. (2014). The Princess in Black. Somerville, Massachusetts. Candlewick Press. This book is appropriate for students in first through 3rd grade. It is written on a 2nd-3rd grade reading level. A very proper princess changes to the princess in black-her secret identity-to save goats from being eaten by monsters. -
Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
Antony, Steve. (2014). Please, Mr. Panda. New York, New York. Scholastic Press. This book will appeal to students in K-1 and possibly 2nd graders as well. It has short simple sentences. Panda has a box of doughnuts that he asks his various friends if they would like one. However, his friends do not use polite manners and he tells them they cannot have a doughnut. Until one friend finally uses the word "please" and is awarded the whole box! -
The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg
Konigsberg, Bill. (2015). The Porcupine of Truth. New York, New York. Arthur A. Levine Books. This book is appropriate for students in grades 9-12 as it covers more mature subjects such as being a lesbian and alcoholism. Carson and Aisha become friends and try to figure out what happened to Carson's grandfather. They learn about friendship and help each other come to terms with their own family problems along the way. -
Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff
Graff. Lisa. (2015). Lost In The Sun. New York, New York. Philomel Books. This book is appropriate for students in grades 4-8 and is written on a 5th grade level. Trent was playing hockey when an unfortunate accident resulted in the death of a friend. Trent is very angry and struggles to deal with his feelings. He befriends Fallon-the girl with the scar-and the two help each other to cope with life in general. Middle schoolers will enjoy this story of friendship.
