District Novels, Trade Books and Units of Study Books

Kindergarten

Kindergarten Approved Reading List

Kindergarten Approved Reading List
Grade	Quarter	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	Text Type	Board Approval Date
K	-	ALPHABET BOOKS			Pre 2006
K	-	ARE YOU MY MOTHER?			Pre 2006
K	-	BOY WHO CRIED WOLF, THE			Pre 2006
K	-	BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR			Pre 2006
K	-	CAT’S COLORS PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	CHICA CHICKA BOOM BOOM			Pre 2006
K	-	COLORS			Pre 2006
K	-	DINOSAURS			Pre 2006
K	-	DO YOU WANT TO BE MY FRIEND?			Pre 2006
K	-	ENORMOUS WATERMELON, THE			Pre 2006
K	-	FIESTA! PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	FIRST DISCOVERY BOOKS			Pre 2006
K	-	FIVE LITTLE DUCKS PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	FLOWER GARDEN PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	FROM HEAD TO TOE PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	HOLIDAYS			Pre 2006
K	-	HONK! HONK! A STORY OF MIGRATION PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	I NEED A LUNCHBOX PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE			Pre 2006
K	-	IT LOOKED LIKE SPILT MILK			Pre 2006
K	-	JAN BRETT			Pre 2006
K	-	LOOKING FOR CRABS PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	MACHINES AT WORK PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	MERCER MAYER BOOKS			Pre 2006
K	-	MICE SQUEAK, WE SPEAK PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	MISS BINDERGARTEN STORIES			Pre 2006
K	-	MITTEN, THE			Pre 2006
K	-	MOUSE MESS PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	MRS. MCNOSH HANGS UP HER WASH PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	NO, NO, TITUS! PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	NURSERY RHYMES: ONCE UPON A TIME CLASSICS			Pre 2006
K	-	OCEAN			Pre 2006
K	-	POLAR BEAR, POLAR BEAR			Pre 2006
K	-	SEASONS			Pre 2006
K	-	SEVEN DIVING DUCKS			Pre 2006
K	-	SWIMMY			Pre 2006
K	-	THREE LITTLE KITTENS PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	TIME TO SLEEP PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, THE			Pre 2006
K	-	WHERE’S THE FLY? PKG.			Pre 2006
K	-	WHO SAID RED?			Pre 2006
K	-	WHY FLIES BUZZ			Pre 2006
K	-	ZOOM! ZOOM! ZOOM! I’M OFF TO THE MOON! PKG.			Pre 2006
UNITS OF STUDY BOOKS
Grade	Quarter	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	Text Type	Board Approval Date
K	3	A Stone Sat Still	Wenzel, Brendan	Literary	6/24/25
K	3	Acorn was a Little Wild	Arena, Jen	Literary	6/24/25
K	3	Grow Flower Grow	Bruce, Lisa	Literary	6/24/25
K	3	Sprout Branches Out	Von Innerebner, Jessica	Literary	6/24/25
K	3	The Bug Collector	Griffith, Alex	Literary	6/24/25
K	3	The Salamander Room	Mazer, Anne	Literary	6/24/25
K	3	Living Things are Everywhere	Smith, Jayne	Informational	6/24/25
K	3	What Do Living Things Need?	Austin, Elizabeth	Informational	6/24/25
K	3	Plants - Chapter 2	Williams, Kathryn	Informational	6/24/25
K	3	Are Trees Alive?	Miller, Debbie	Informational	6/24/25
K	3	A Tree Can Be	Mayer, Judy	Informational	6/24/25
K	3	Mama Built a Little Nest	Ward, Jennifer	Informational	6/24/25
K	3	Animal Homes	Evans, Shira	Informational	6/24/25
K	3	What Do Animals Eat?	Gorelik, Katerina	Informational	6/24/25
K	3	Jumper	Lanan, Jessica	Informational	6/24/25
K	2	An Orange in January	Aston, Dianna Hutts	Informational	10/28/25
K	2	Look Inside the Farm	Katie Daynes	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Questions and Answers About Food	Katie Daynes	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Giggle Giggle Quack	Doreen Cronin	Literary	9/23/25
K	2	Farm Animals	Joanne Mattern	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Farm Animals Scholastic	Scholastic	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Amara’s Farm	JaNay Brown-Wood	Literary	9/23/25
K	2	The Day the Farmers Quit	Autumn Pequignot	Literary	9/23/25
K	2	Big Red Barn	Margaret Wise Brown	Literary	9/23/25
K	2	Little Red Hen	Jerry Pinkney	Literary	9/23/25
K	2	PB and J Hooray	Janet Nolan	Literary	9/23/25
K	2	From Peanut to Peanut Butter	Robin Nelson	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Pancakes, Pancakes	Eric Carle	Literary	9/23/25
K	2	Tales of the Dairy Godmother: Chuck's Ice Cream Wish	Viola Butler	Literary	9/23/25
K	2	Before We Eat from Farm to Table	Pat Brisson	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Right This Very Minute	Lisl H. Detlefsen	Literary	9/23/25
K	2	The Earth Gives More	Sue Fliess	Literary	9/23/25
K	2	Rain	Marion Dane Bauer	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Bruce’s Big Storm	Ryan T Higgins	Literary	9/23/25
K	2	Snowy Weather	Sally Lee	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Little Snowflake	Suanne Fossey	Literary	9/23/25
K	2	The Snowy Day	Ezra Jack Keats	Literary	9/23/25
K	2	When a Cloud Became a Cloud	Rod Hodgson	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Rainy Weather	Sally Lee	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Sunny Weather	Sally Lee	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Windy Weather	Sally Lee	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Snow	Marion Dane Bauer	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Clouds	Marion Dane Bauer	Informational	9/23/25
K	2	Worm Weather	Jane Taft	Informational	9/23/25
K	1	A Letter From Your Teacher	Olsen, Shannon	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	You're Finally Here - Melanie Watt	Melanie Watt	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	This is A School	John Schu	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	Community Helpers at School	Mari Schuh	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	Schools Have Rules	Thomas Kingsley Troupe	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	David Goes to School	David Shannon	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	We Don't Eat Our Classmates	Ryan T. Higgins	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	Lacey Walker Nonstop Talker	Christianne Jones	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	Pencils on Strike	Jennifer Jones	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	Crayons on Strike	Jennifer Jones	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	Scissors on Strike	Jennifer Jones	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	Glues on Strike	Jennifer Jones	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	The Crayon Box that Talked	Shane Derolf and Michael Letzig	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	The Important Book	Margaret Wise Brown	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	Shades of People	Shelly Rotner	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	I Can Be a Good Friend	Meredith Rusu	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	The Not So Friendly Friend	Christina Furnival	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	Strictly No Elephants	Lisa Mantchev	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	I'm Not Scared, You're Scared	Seth Meyers	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	Howard B Wigglebottom Learns to Listen	Howard Binkow	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	Waiting is not Easy	Mo Willems	Literary	7/22/25
K	1	The Way I Feel	Janan Cain	Literary	7/22/25

1st Grade

Grade 1 Approved Reading List

Grade 1 Approved Reading List
Grade	Quarter	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	Text Type	Board Approval Date
1	-	A HOUSE IS A HOUSE FOR ME			Pre 2006
1	-	BEARS			Pre 2006
1	-	BIG BLOCK OF CHOCOLATE, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR			Pre 2006
1	-	CAPS FOR SALE			Pre 2006
1	-	CARROT SEED, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	CATERPILLAR AND THE POLLIWOG, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY			Pre 2006
1	-	CHARLIE BROWN’S THANKSGIVING			Pre 2006
1	-	CHICK AND THE DUCKLING, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	CHOCOLATE CHIPPO HIPPO			Pre 2006
1	-	CHRYSANTHEMUM			Pre 2006
1	-	CORDUROY			Pre 2006
1	-	CREEPY CARROTS			Pre 2006
1	-	DEEP IN THE FOREST			Pre 2006
1	-	DOORBELL RANG, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM			Pre 2006
1	-	FAIRY TALES (ASSORTED)			Pre 2006
1	-	FIVE LITTLE MONSTERS			Pre 2006
1	-	FRANKLIN IN THE DARK			Pre 2006
1	-	FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS			Pre 2006
1	-	GINGERBREAD MAN			Pre 2006
1	-	GOOD AS NEW			Pre 2006
1	-	GROUCHY LADYBUG, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOON			Pre 2006
1	-	HAPPY EASTER LITTLE CRITTER			Pre 2006
1	-	HENRY AND THE DRAGON			Pre 2006
1	-	HOME FOR CHRISTMAS			Pre 2006
1	-	I LIKE BOOKS			Pre 2006
1	-	I WENT WALKING			Pre 2006
1	-	IF I HAD A SHEEP			Pre 2006
1	-	IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE			Pre 2006
1	-	INDIAN PAINTBRUSH, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	IRA SLEEPS OVER			Pre 2006
1	-	IT LOOKED LIKE SPILT MILK			Pre 2006
1	-	JAMAICA’S FIND			Pre 2006
1	-	JOEY			Pre 2006
1	-	JOHNNY APPLESEED			Pre 2006
1	-	JUMP FROG, JUMP			Pre 2006
1	-	JUST GOING TO THE DENTIST			Pre 2006
1	-	KING’S PUDDING, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	LA BEFANA			Pre 2006
1	-	LAST CHRISTMAS TREE, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	LEGEND OF SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	LEGEND OF THE INDIAN PAINTBRUSH			Pre 2006
1	-	LEGEND OF THE POINSETTIA, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	LEO THE LATE BLOOMER			Pre 2006
1	-	LITTLE HOUSE, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	LITTLE RABBIT’S LOOSE TOOTH			Pre 2006
1	-	LITTLE RED HEN			Pre 2006
1	-	LOVE FROM UNCLE CLYDE			Pre 2006
1	-	MADELINE (SERIES)			Pre 2006
1	-	MARY WORE A RED DRESS			Pre 2006
1	-	MAY I BRING A FRIEND			Pre 2006
1	-	MERRY CHRISTMAS MOM AND DAD			Pre 2006
1	-	MITTEN, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	MOONCAKE			Pre 2006
1	-	MORE SPAGHETTI I SAY			Pre 2006
1	-	MOUSEKINS GOLDEN HOUSE			Pre 2006
1	-	MR. GRUMPY’S OUTING			Pre 2006
1	-	MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS			Pre 2006
1	-	OWL MOON			Pre 2006
1	-	PETER AND MR. BRANDON			Pre 2006
1	-	POLAR EXPRESS			Pre 2006
1	-	PUMPKIN, PUMPKIN			Pre 2006
1	-	PURPLE, GREEN AND YELLOW			Pre 2006
1	-	RAINBOW FISH, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	ROSIE’S WALK			Pre 2006
1	-	SARA MORTON’S DAY			Pre 2006
1	-	SEE YOU IN SECOND GRADE			Pre 2006
1	-	SEVEN LITTLE MONSTERS			Pre 2006
1	-	SHAPE OF ME AND OTHER STUFF, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	SIMON AND THE BEAR			Pre 2006
1	-	SING A SONG OF PEOPLE			Pre 2006
1	-	SMARTY PANTS			Pre 2006
1	-	SNOW KEPT ON FALLING, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	SNOWY DAY, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	SO MANY CATS			Pre 2006
1	-	SOMETHING SPECIAL			Pre 2006
1	-	STONE SOUP			Pre 2006
1	-	SWIMMY			Pre 2006
1	-	TEN IN A BED			Pre 2006
1	-	THAT’S NOT SANTA			Pre 2006
1	-	THERE’S A NIGHTMARE IN MY CLOSET			Pre 2006
1	-	THINGS I LIKE			Pre 2006
1	-	THIS IS THE BEAR			Pre 2006
1	-	THOMAS’ SNOWSUIT			Pre 2006
1	-	THREE WISHES, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO			Pre 2006
1	-	TOOTH BOOK, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	TOWN MOUSE/COUNTRY MOUSE			Pre 2006
1	-	TWAS NOCHEBUENA			Pre 2006
1	-	TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS			Pre 2006
1	-	TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	TWO BEAR CUBS			Pre 2006
1	-	VERY WORST MONSTER, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	WHEN I GET BIGGER			Pre 2006
1	-	WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE			Pre 2006
1	-	WHISTLE FOR WILLY			Pre 2006
1	-	WHO SAID RED?			Pre 2006
1	-	WHOSE MOUSE ARE YOU?			Pre 2006
1	-	WILL I HAVE A FRIEND?			Pre 2006
1	-	WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND?			Pre 2006
1	-	WOLF’S CHICKEN STEW, THE			Pre 2006
1	-	WOMBAT DIVINE			Pre 2006
UNITS OF STUDY BOOKS
Grade	Quarter	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	Text Type	Board Approval Date
1	3	I am One	Verde, Susan	Literary	6/24/25
1	3	Maddi's Fridge	Brandt, Lous & Vogel, Vin	Literary	6/24/25
1	3	Martin Luther King Jr. National Geographic for Kids	National Geographic Kids	Informational	6/24/25
1	3	Ruby Bridges Goes to School	Ruby Bridges	Informational	6/24/25
1	3	Rosa's Bus	Kittenger, Jo S.	Informational	6/24/25
1	3	Flying Free: How Bessie Coleman's Dream Took Flight	Parsons, Karyn	Informational	6/24/25
1	3	Walt Disney - National Geographic for Kids	Kramer, Barbara	Informational	6/24/25
1	3	The Crayon Man	Biebow, N & Salerno, S	Informational	6/24/25
1	3	Shark Lady	Keating, J & Miguens, M	Informational	6/24/25
1	3	Mae Among the Stars	Ahmed, R & Burrington, S	Informational	6/24/25
1	3	Me on the Map	Sweeney, Joan	Informational	6/24/25
1	3	Day and Night	Duvoisin, Roger	Literary	6/24/25
1	3	Sun! One in a Billion!	McAnulty, Stacy	Informational	6/24/25
1	3	Summer Sun Risin	Nikola-Lisa, W.	Literary	6/24/25
1	3	Moon! Earth's Best Friend	McAnulty, Stacy	Informational	6/24/25
1	3	Papa, Please Get the Moon	Carle, Eric	Literary	6/24/25
1	3	A Stroll Through the Seasons	Barnham, Kay	Informational	6/24/25
1	3	Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree	Gibbons, Gail	Literary	6/24/25
1	3	At the Same Moment Around the World	Perrin, Clotilde	Literary	6/24/25
1	2	The Mitten	Brett, Jan		10/28/25
1	2	The Mitten	Aylesworth, Jim		10/28/25
1	2	Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato	dePaola, Tomie		10/28/25
1	2	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale	Aardema, Verna		10/28/25
1	2	The Empty Pot	Demi		10/28/25
1	2	I Live in Tokyo	Takabayashi, Mari		10/28/25
1	2	This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World	Lamothe, Matt		10/28/25
1	2	If You Lived Here: Houses of the World	Giles Laroche		9/23/25
1	2	Mirror	Jeannie Baker		9/23/25
1	2	One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference	Katie Smith Milway		9/23/25
1	2	Egyptian Lullaby	Zeena M Pilska		9/23/25
1	2	Our Nipa Hut - A story in the Philippines	Rachell Abalos		9/23/25
1	2	A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration	Cynthia Harmony		9/23/25
1	2	Ferdinand	Munro Leaf		9/23/25
1	2	Martina The Beautiful Cockroach	Carmen Agra Deedy		9/23/25
1	2	Priya Dreams of Marigolds and Masala	Meenal Patel		9/23/25
1	2	My Father’s Shop	Salomi Ichikawa		9/23/25
1	2	The Farmer's Wife	Idries Shah		9/23/25
1	2	Recess at 20 Below	Cindy Lou Aillaud		9/23/25
1	2	Finn MacCool and the Giant’s Causeway: An Irish Folktale	Charlotte Guilain		9/23/25
1	2	The Water Princess	Susan Verde		9/23/25
1	1	I Am We: A Book of Community	Susan Verde		7/22/25
1	1	Our School is a Family	Shannon Olsen		7/22/25
1	1	Collaboration Station	Shannon Olsen		7/22/25
1	1	The Name Jar	Yangsook Choi		7/22/25
1	1	Helpers in Your Neighborhood - Possible Shared Read	National Geographic Kids		7/22/25
1	1	The Last Stop on Market Street	Matt de la Pena		7/22/25
1	1	Whose Hands Are These?	Miranda Paul		7/22/25
1	1	Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do- Supplemental	Deborah Hembrook		7/22/25
1	1	Me and My Family Tree	Joan Sweeney		7/22/25
1	1	Harlem Grown	Tony Hillery		7/22/25
1	1	Living in Urban Communities	Kristin Sterling		7/22/25
1	1	Living in Rural Communities	Kristin Sterling		7/22/25
1	1	Living in Suburban Communities	Kristin Sterling		7/22/25
1	1	Look Where We Live	Scott Richie		7/22/25
1	1	Being a Good Citizen: A Kid's Guide to Community Involvement	Rachelle Kreisman		7/22/25
1	1	Maybe Something Beautiful	Isabel Campoy		7/22/25
1	1	The Crayon Box that Tal1ed	Shane Derolf and Michael Letzig		7/22/25
1	1	The Important Boo1	Margaret Wise Brown		7/22/25
1	1	Chrysanthemum	Kevin Henkes		7/22/25
1	1	Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon	Patty Lovell		7/22/25

2nd Grade

Grade 2 Approved Reading List

Grade 2 Approved Reading List
Grade	Module	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	Publisher	ISBN	Text Type	Lexile	Pub Date	Board Approval Date
2	-	AESOP’S FABLES							Pre 2006
2	-	ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE…DAY							Pre 2006
2	-	AMELIA BEDELIA							Pre 2006
2	-	ANTEATER NAMED ARTHUR, AN							Pre 2006
2	-	BEARS ON HEMLOCK MOUNTAIN							Pre 2006
2	-	BEDTIME FOR FRANCES							Pre 2006
2	-	BEST FRIENDS FOR FRANCES							Pre 2006
2	-	BIGGEST DAY, THE							Pre 2006
2	-	BIGGEST, TALLEST, FASTEST, SMALLEST							Pre 2006
2	-	BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL							Pre 2006
2	-	BOOK ABOUT PLANETS AND STARS, A							Pre 2006
2	-	BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCES							Pre 2006
2	-	CHERRIES AND CHERRY PITS							Pre 2006
2	-	CHOCOLATE TOUCH, THE							Pre 2006
2	-	CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS							Pre 2006
2	-	DAY IN SPACE, A							Pre 2006
2	-	DAY UNDER WATER, A							Pre 2006
2	-	DRINKING GOURD, THE							Pre 2006
2	-	DROP OF BLOOD, A							Pre 2006
2	-	EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES, THE							Pre 2006
2	-	ENORMOUS CROCODILE, THE							Pre 2006
2	-	FABLES, by Arnold Lobel							Pre 2006
2	-	FRECKLE JUICE							Pre 2006
2	-	FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS							Pre 2006
2	-	From Seed to Plant							Pre 2006
2	-	GERMS MAKE ME SICK							Pre 2006
2	-	GREGORY, THE TERRIBLE EATER							Pre 2006
2	-	HENRY AND MUDGE (1st BOOK)							Pre 2006
2	-	HIPPO ATE THE TEACHER, A							Pre 2006
2	-	IBIS: A TRUE WHOLE STORY							Pre 2006
2	-	IRA SLEEPS OVER							Pre 2006
2	-	JUST SO STORIES							Pre 2006
2	-	KEEP THE LIGHTS BURNING, ABBY							Pre 2006
2	-	MAGIC SCHOOL BUS AT THE WATERWORKS, THE							Pre 2006
2	-	MISS NELSON IS MISSING							Pre 2006
2	-	MOLLY AND THE SLOW TEETH							Pre 2006
2	-	MONKEY MONKEY’S TRICK							Pre 2006
2	-	MOON SEEMS TO CHANGE, THE							Pre 2006
2	-	MOUSE SOUP							Pre 2006
2	-	MR POPPER’S PENGUINS							Pre 2006
2	-	MUCH BIGGER THAN MARTIN							Pre 2006
2	-	MY VISIT TO THE DINOSAURS							Pre 2006
2	-	NATE, THE GREAT							Pre 2006
2	-	ONCE IN A WOOD							Pre 2006
2	-	ONE FINE DAY							Pre 2006
2	-	ONE IN THE MIDDLE IS THE GREEN KANGAROO, THE							Pre 2006
2	-	PAIN AND THE GREAT ONE, THE							Pre 2006
2	-	PAUL BUNYAN							Pre 2006
2	-	PICTURE BOOK OF HELEN KELLER, A							Pre 2006
2	-	PICTURE BOOK OF JOHN F. KENNEDY, A							Pre 2006
2	-	QUICKSAND BOOK, THE							Pre 2006
2	-	RAMONA QUIMBY, AGE 8							Pre 2006
2	-	RUMPELSTILTSKIN							Pre 2006
2	-	SAM, THE MINUTEMAN							Pre 2006
2	-	SKELETON INSIDE YOU, THE							Pre 2006
2	-	SLEEPING BEAUTY							Pre 2006
2	-	SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE							Pre 2006
2	-	TALE OF ANTARTICA, A							Pre 2006
2	-	TEACH US, AMELIA BEDELIA							Pre 2006
2	-	THUNDERCAKE							Pre 2006
2	-	UGLY DUCKLING							Pre 2006
2	-	VOLCANOES							Pre 2006
2	-	WHAT HAPPENS TO A HAMBURGER							Pre 2006
2	-	WHAT MAKES DAY AND NIGHT							Pre 2006
2	-	WHINGDINGDILLY, THE							Pre 2006
2	-	WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE’S EARS							Pre 2006
2	-	YOUNG ROSA PARKS							Pre 2006
TRADE BOOKS
Grade	Module	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	Publisher	ISBN	Text Type	Lexile	Pub Date	Board Approval Date
2	1	The Dot	Reynolds, Peter H.	Candlewick	9781536218091	Literary	AD500	2003	6/24/25
2	1	The Invisible Boy	Ludwig, Trudy	Random House Children’s	9781582464503	Literary	AD680	2013	6/24/25
2	1	Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools Around the World	Hughes, Susan	Owlkids Books	9781926818863	Informational	950	2011	6/24/25
2	1	The Important Book	Brown, Margaret Wise	HarperCollins	9780064432276	Poetry	AD580L	1949	6/24/25
2	2	Stone Girl, Bone Girl	Anholt, Laurence	Frances Lincoln Children’s	9781845077006	Literary	520L	2006	6/24/25
2	2	The Dog That Dug the Dinosaurs	Redmond, Shirley Rae	Simon & Schuster	9780689857089	Literary	620	2004	6/24/25
2	2	Curious about Fossils	Waters, Kate	Penguin Young Readers	9780448490199	Informational	NC780L	2016	6/24/25
2	2	Fossils Tell of Long Ago	Brandenberg, Aliki	HarperCollins	9780062382078	Informational	480L	1972	6/24/25
2	2	Fossils	Squire, Ann O.	Scholastic	9780531262504	Informational	1010L	2002	6/24/25
2	2	Paleontology: The Study of Prehistoric Life	Gray, Susan, Heinrichs	Scholastic	9780531282748	Informational	860	2012	6/24/25
2	3	Plant Secrets	Goodman, Emily	Charlesbridge	9781580892056	Informational	AD720	2009	6/24/25
2	3	Seed to Plant	Rattini, Kristin Baird	National Geographic	9781426314704	Informational	400	2014	6/24/25
2	3	From Seed to Plant	Gibbons, Gail	Holiday House	9780823410255	Informational	660	1991	6/24/25
2	3	What is Pollination?
2	4	A Place for Bats
2	4	A Place for Butterflies	Stewart, Melissa	Stewart, Melissa	9781561457847	Informational	980	2011	6/24/25
2	4	Hey, Little Ant	Hoose, Philip & Hannah	Random House Children’s	9781883672546	Literary	NP	1998	6/24/25
2	4	The Little Hummingbird	Yahgulanaas, Michael	Greystone	9781553655336	Literary	AD550	2010	6/24/25
2	4	The Lizard and the Sun	Ada, Alma Flor	Random House Children’s	9780440415312	Literary	AD580	1999	6/24/25
2	4	The Ant and the Grasshopper	Marwood, Diane	Crabtree	9780778779018	Literary	560	2012	6/24/25

3rd Grade

Grade 3 Approved Reading List

Grade 3 Approved Reading List
Grade	Module	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	Publisher	ISBN	Text Type	Lexile	Pub Date	Board Approval Date
3	-	18TH EMERGENCY, THE							Pre 2006
3	-	AMBER BROWN							Pre 2006
3	-	BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, THE							Pre 2006
3	-	BEST SCHOOL YEAR EVER, THE							Pre 2006
3	-	BIG FRIENDLY GIANT							Pre 2006
3	-	BUNNICULA							Pre 2006
3	-	CHARLOTTE’S WEB							Pre 2006
3	-	CHOCOLATE TOUCH, THE							Pre 2006
3	-	GEORGE’S MARVELOUS MEDICINE							Pre 2006
3	-	GIRL WHO LOVED WILD HORSES, THE							Pre 2006
3	-	GOOD GRIEF THIRD GRADE							Pre 2006
3	-	GREAT GILLY HOPKINS, THE							Pre 2006
3	-	HARRY POTTER BOOKS							Pre 2006
3	-	HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS							Pre 2006
3	-	HUNDRED DRESSES, THE							Pre 2006
3	-	JUDY MOODY PREDICTS THE FUTURE							Pre 2006
3	-	JUDY MOODY SAVES THE WORLD,							Pre 2006
3	-	JUDY MOODY, JUDY MOODY GETS FAMOUS							Pre 2006
3	-	LEPRECHAUNS NEVER LIE							Pre 2006
3	-	MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS							Pre 2006
3	-	MUGGIE MAGGIE							Pre 2006
3	-	NASTY STINKY SNEAKERS							Pre 2006
3	-	NIGHT OF THE TWISTERS							Pre 2006
3	-	ONE MORNING IN MAINE							Pre 2006
3	-	PIPPI LONGSTOCKING							Pre 2006
3	-	RAMONA FOREVER							Pre 2006
3	-	RAMONA QUIMBY							Pre 2006
3	-	RUNAWAY RALPH							Pre 2006
3	-	SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL							Pre 2006
3	-	SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK							Pre 2006
3	-	SHILOH							Pre 2006
3	-	STUART LITTLE							Pre 2006
3	-	SUPERFUDGE, TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING							Pre 2006
3	-	TASTE OF BLACKBERRIES, A							Pre 2006
3	-	TRUMPET OF THE SWAN, THE							Pre 2006
3	-	TUCK EVERLASTING							Pre 2006
3	-	VELVETEEN RABBIT, THE							Pre 2006
3	-	WAR WITH GRANDPA, THE							Pre 2006
3	-	WAYSIDE STORIES							Pre 2006
3	-	WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS							Pre 2006
3	-	WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS							Pre 2006
3	-	WHINGDINGDILLY, THE							Pre 2006
3	-	WHIPPING BOY, THE							Pre 2006
3	-	WITCHES, THE							Pre 2006
TRADE BOOKS
Grade	Module	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	Publisher	ISBN	Text Type	Lexile	Pub Date	Board Approval Date
3	1	Waiting for the Biblioburro	Brown, Monica	Random House Children’s	9781582463537	Literary	AD880	2011	6/24/25
3	1	Rain School	Rumford, James	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	9780547243078	Literary	AD420	2010	6/24/25
3	1	Nasreen’s Secret School	Winter, Jeanette	Beach Lane Books	9781416994374	Literary	AD630	2009	6/24/25
3	1	My Librarian Is a Camel	Ruurs, Margriet	Highlights Press	9781590780930	Informational	980	2005	6/24/25
3	1	More Than Anything Else	Bradby, Marie	Scholastic	9780531094648	Literary	660	1995	6/24/25
3	1	Thank You, Mr. Falker	Polacco, Patricia	Penguin Young Readers	9780399257629	Literary	AD650	2012	6/24/25
3	2	Bullfrog at Magnolia Circle	Dennard, Deborah	Soundprints	9781607270690	Literary		2002	6/24/25
3	2	Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs	Florian, Douglas	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	9780152052485	Poetry	NP	2005	6/24/25
3	2	Everything You Need to Know About Frogs and Other Slippery Creatures	DK Publishing	DK Publishing	9780756682323	Informational		2011	6/24/25
3	3	Peter Pan (Classic Starts)	Barrie, J.M.	Sterling	9781454948018	Literary	IG1040	2009	6/24/25
3	4	One Well: The Story of Water on Earth	Strauss, Rochelle	Kids Can Press	9781553379546	Informational	IG960	2007	6/24/25
3	4	The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind	Kamkwamba, W & Mealer, B	Penguin Young Readers	9780803735118	Literary	910	2012	6/24/25
3	4	Water Dance	Locker, Thomas	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	9780152163969	Literary	310	1997	6/24/25

4th Grade

Grade 4 Approved Reading List

Grade 4 Approved Reading List
Grade	Module	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	Publisher	ISBN	Text Type	Lexile	Pub Date	Board Approval Date
4	-	BATTLE FOR THE CASTLE							Pre 2006
4	-	BEST SCHOOL YEAR EVER, THE							Pre 2006
4	-	BFG, THE							Pre 2006
4	-	BROTHER EAGLE, SISTER SKY							Pre 2006
4	-	CASTLE IN THE ATTIC, THE							Pre 2006
4	-	CHRISTMAS SPURS, THE							Pre 2006
4	-	CHRONICLES OF NARNIA							Pre 2006
4	-	COLLECTION OF CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (NOVELS)							Pre 2006
4	-	COLLECTION OF ROALD DAHL (NOVELS)							Pre 2006
4	-	ELEVENTH HOUR, THE (SET)							Pre 2006
4	-	ENORMOUS EGG, THE							Pre 2006
4	-	HELP, I’M TRAPPED IN THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL							Pre 2006
4	-	IF I HAD ONE WISH							Pre 2006
4	-	INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD, THE							Pre 2006
4	-	JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH							Pre 2006
4	-	JEREMY THATCHER, DRAGON HATCHER							Pre 2006
4	-	JUMANJI							Pre 2006
4	-	LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE, THE							Pre 2006
4	-	LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRARIE							Pre 2006
4	-	MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM EDDIE							Pre 2006
4	-	MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN							Pre 2006
4	-	MYSTERY OF THE CUPBOARD							Pre 2006
4	-	NIGHT OF THE TWISTERS							Pre 2006
4	-	ON MY HONOR							Pre 2006
4	-	RETURN OF THE INDIAN							Pre 2006
4	-	RIVER RAN WILD, A							Pre 2006
4	-	SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL							Pre 2006
4	-	SNOW TREASURE							Pre 2006
4	-	SOUNDER							Pre 2006
4	-	SPIDER BOY							Pre 2006
4	-	STRANGE THING THAT HAPPENED TO ALLEN BREWSTER, THE							Pre 2006
4	-	SUPERFUDGE, TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING, FUDGEMANIA							Pre 2006
4	-	TALE OF DESPEREAUX, THE							Pre 2006
4	-	TIME FOR ANDREW							Pre 2006
4	-	WAYSIDE SCHOOL IS FALLING DOWN							Pre 2006
4	-	WISHGIVER, THE							Pre 2006
4	-	YOU BE THE JURY							Pre 2006
TRADE BOOKS
Grade	Module	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	Publisher	ISBN	Text Type	Lexile	Pub Date	Board Approval Date
4	1	A River of Words	Bryant, Jen	Eerdmans	9780802853028	Literary	AD820	2008	6/24/25
4	1	Love that Dog	Creech, Sharon	HarperCollins	9780064409599	Literary	1010	2003	6/24/25
4	2	Can You Survive the Wilderness	Doeden, Matt	Capstone	9781429679961	Literary	680	2012	6/24/25
4	2	Animal Behavior: Animal Defenses	Wilsdon, Christina	Chelsea House	9780816085125	Informational		2009	6/24/25
4	2	Venom	Singer, Marilyn	Lerner	9781467749091	Informational	NC1110L	2014	6/24/25
4	3	Divided Loyalties: The Barton Family During the American Revolution	Thompson, Gare	Cengage Learning	9780792258674	Literary	NP	2007	6/24/25
4	3	Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak	Winters, Kay	Penguin Young Readers	9780147511621	Literary	640	2008	6/24/25
4	4	The Hope Chest	Schwabach, Caroline	Random House Children’s	9780375840968	Literary	800	2008	6/24/25

5th Grade

Grade 5 Approved Reading List

Grade 5 Approved Reading List
Grade	Module	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	Publisher	ISBN	Text Type	Lexile	Pub Date	Board Approval Date
5	-	…IF YOU LIVED IN COLONIAL TIMES							Pre 2006
5	-	ABEL’S ISLAND							Pre 2006
5	-	ADDIE ACROSS THE PRAIRIE							Pre 2006
5	-	AMERICAN TALL TALES							Pre 2006
5	-	ANDY BEAR							Pre 2006
5	-	AVIS SERIES - Ereth's Birthday, Poppy, Poppy & Rye, Ragweed							Pre 2006
5	-	BACK TO PAUL REVERE							Pre 2006
5	-	BEN & ME							Pre 2006
5	-	BEST SCHOOL YEAR EVER, THE							Pre 2006
5	-	BRIAN’S WINTER							Pre 2006
5	-	BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA							Pre 2006
5	-	BY THE SHORES OF SILVER LAKE							Pre 2006
5	-	CADDIE WOODLAWN							Pre 2006
5	-	CASEY AT THE BAT							Pre 2006
5	-	CAY, THE							Pre 2006
5	-	CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE							Pre 2006
5	-	DEAR MR. HENSHAW							Pre 2006
5	-	EATING THE PLATES							Pre 2006
5	-	ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY							Pre 2006
5	-	FAIR WEATHER							Pre 2006
5	-	FISH IN A TREE							Pre 2006
5	-	FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS BASIL E. FRANKWEILER							Pre 2006
5	-	GRANNY TORRELLI MAKES SOUP							Pre 2006
5	-	HATCHET							Pre 2006
5	-	HOMER PRICE							Pre 2006
5	-	HOOT							Pre 2006
5	-	IN SEARCH OF THE SHADOWMAN							Pre 2006
5	-	ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS							Pre 2006
5	-	JEAN FRITZ SET OF HISTORICAL FICTION							Pre 2006
5	-	KIRSTEN’S SURPRISE							Pre 2006
5	-	KONRAD							Pre 2006
5	-	LET’S GET INVISIBLE							Pre 2006
5	-	LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS							Pre 2006
5	-	LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO, A							Pre 2006
5	-	LOVE, RUBY LAVENDER							Pre 2006
5	-	MANIAC MAGEE							Pre 2006
5	-	MISSING MAY							Pre 2006
5	-	MRS. FRISBY & THE RATHS OF NIMH							Pre 2006
5	-	NOTHING’S FAIR IN FIFTH GRADE							Pre 2006
5	-	NUMBER THE STARS							Pre 2006
5	-	ONE DAY IN THE DESERT							Pre 2006
5	-	ORPHAN TRAIN RIDER							Pre 2006
5	-	OUT OF MY MIND							Pre 2006
5	-	PEREGRINE FALCON, THE							Pre 2006
5	-	RASCO AND THE RATS OF NIMH							Pre 2006
5	-	RAVENMASTER’S SECRET, THE							Pre 2006
5	-	RESTART							Pre 2006
5	-	RUBY HOLLER							Pre 2006
5	-	RUNT							Pre 2006
5	-	SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES							Pre 2006
5	-	SEARCH FOR THE SHADOWMAN							Pre 2006
5	-	SHADOW OF A BULL							Pre 2006
5	-	SHILOH							Pre 2006
5	-	SIGN OF THE BEAVER							Pre 2006
5	-	SPIES ON THE DEVIL’S BELT							Pre 2006
5	-	TOP SECRET							Pre 2006
5	-	UNTEACHABLES							Pre 2006
5	-	WEEK IN THE WOODS, A							Pre 2006
5	-	WISHTREE							Pre 2006
5	-	WONDER							Pre 2006
TRADE BOOKS
Grade	Module	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	Publisher	ISBN	Text Type	Lexile	Pub Date	Board Approval Date
5	1	Esperanza Rising	Ryan, Pam Muñoz	Scholastic	9780439120425	Literary	750	2002	6/24/25
5	1	A Life Like Mine: How Children Live Around the World	DK Publishing	DK Publishing	9780756618032	Informational		2006	6/24/25
5	2	The Most Beautiful Roof in the World	Lasky, Kathryn	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	9780152008970	Literary	1160	1997	6/24/25
5	2	The Great Kapok Tree	Cherry, Lynne	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	9780152026141	Literary	670	2000	6/24/25
5	2	Seeds of Change	Johnson, Jen Cullerton	Lee & Low	9781600603679/td>	Literary	820	2010	6/24/25
5	3	Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America	Robinson, Sharon	Scholastic	9780439425926	Informational	1030	2004	6/24/25
5	4	Eight Days: A Story of Haiti	Danticat, Edwidge	Scholastic	9780545278492	Literary	AD820	2010	6/24/25

6th Grade

Grade 6 Approved Reading List

Grade 6 Approved Reading List
Grade	Quarter	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	ISBN	Text Type	Lexile	Publisher & Date	Board Approval Date
6	-	AND NOW, MIGUEL						Pre 2006
6	-	AVALANCHE						Pre 2006
6	-	BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE						Pre 2006
6	-	COURAGE AT INDIAN DEEP						Pre 2006
6	-	COW TAIL SWITCH						Pre 2006
6	-	CURSE OF THE EGYPTIAN MUMMY, THE						Pre 2006
6	-	DICEY’S SONG						Pre 2006
6	-	DISCOVERING ANCIENT EGYPT: BOOK 5						Pre 2006
6	-	EGYPT GAME, THE						Pre 2006
6	-	ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY						Pre 2006
6	-	FAVORITE GREEK MYTHS						Pre 2006
6	-	FISH IN A TREE						Pre 2006
6	-	FRINDLE						Pre 2006
6	-	GREAT BARRIER REEF						Pre 2006
6	-	HOLES						Pre 2006
6	-	HOUSE OF WINGS						Pre 2006
6	-	IN THE YEAR OF THE BOAR AND JACKIE ROBINSON						Pre 2006
6	-	LILY AND THE LOST BOY						Pre 2006
6	-	LISTEN TO THE RAIN						Pre 2006
6	-	LOSER						Pre 2006
6	-	MUMMIES, TOMBS & TREASURE						Pre 2006
6	-	NIGHT JOURNEYS						Pre 2006
6	-	NIGHT SWIMMERS						Pre 2006
6	-	NUMBER THE STARS						Pre 2006
6	-	OLD BEN						Pre 2006
6	-	RESTART						Pre 2006
6	-	RETOLD CLASSIC MYTHS						Pre 2006
6	-	RIKKI-TIKKI-TAVI						Pre 2006
6	-	SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES						Pre 2006
6	-	SECRETS OF VESUVIUS						Pre 2006
6	-	SHADOW OF THE FOX						Pre 2006
6	-	SHILOH						Pre 2006
6	-	SPHINX AT DAWN, THE						Pre 2006
6	-	SPIRIT OF SURVIVAL, THE: BOOK 1						Pre 2006
6	-	SUMMER OF THE SWANS						Pre 2006
6	-	TUCK EVERLASTING						Pre 2006
6	-	WESTING GAME, THE						Pre 2006
6	-	WHERE THE LILIES BLOOM						Pre 2006
6	-	WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS						Pre 2006
6	-	WISHTREE						Pre 2006
6	-	WONDER						Pre 2006
6	-	ZEELY						Pre 2006
6	4	The Hobbit	Tolkien, J.R.R.	9780007458424	Fantasy	1000	HarperCollins (2012)	6/24/25
6	4	The Miracle Worker	Gibson, William	9781416590842	Drama	NPOL (GRADES 6-12)	Scribner (2008)	6/24/25
6	4	The Lightening Thief	Riordan, Rick	9780786838653	Fiction	680L -740L	Disney‑Hyperion (2006)	6/24/25
6	4	Wrinkle in Time	L'Engle, Madeleine	9780312367541	Fiction	740L	Square Fish (2007)	6/24/25
6	Classroom	Hatchet	Paulsen, Gary	9780689808821	Fiction	1020L	Aladdin (1996)	6/24/25
6	Classroom	Walk Two Moons	Creech, Sharon	9780060560133	Fiction	770L	HarperCollins (2003)	6/24/25
6	Classroom	Freedom Walkers	Freedman, Russell	9780823421954	Informational Text	1110L	Candlewick Press (2009)	6/24/25
6	Classroom	The Story of My Life	Keller, Helen	9781416500322	Nonfiction / Biography / Memoir	1090L	Simon & Schuster (2005)	6/24/25
6	Classroom	Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery	Freedman, Russell	9780395845202	Nonfiction / Biography	1100L	HarperCollins (1997)	6/24/25
6	Classroom	Touching Spirit Bear	Mikaelsen, Ben	9780380805600	Fiction	730L	HarperCollins (2002)	6/24/25
6	Classroom	Hoot	Hiaasen, Carl	9780375829161	Fiction	760L	Random House Children's Books (2004)	6/24/25

*Bolded titles will be read within the units of Study Sync. The other titles will be added to the classroom library.

7th Grade

Grade 7 Approved Reading List

Grade 7 Approved Reading List
Grade	Quarter	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	ISBN	Text Type	Lexile	Publisher & Date	Board Approval Date
7	-	A CHRISTMAS CAROL						Pre 2006
7	-	BLACK PEARL, THE						Pre 2006
7	-	CANYONS						Pre 2006
7	-	CAY, THE						Pre 2006
7	-	CONTENDER, THE						Pre 2006
7	-	DECEMBER STILLNESS						Pre 2006
7	-	DEVIL’S ARITHMETIC, THE						Pre 2006
7	-	KRIS’S WAR						Pre 2006
7	-	LAST LEATURE, THE						Pre 2006
7	-	MOUSETRAP, THE						Pre 2006
7	-	NOTES FROM THE MIDNIGHT DRIVER						Pre 2006
7	-	PEARL, THE						Pre 2006
7	-	RED PONY, THE						Pre 2006
7	-	*SLAVE DANCER						Pre 2006
7	-	THANK YOU, JACKIE ROBINSON						Pre 2006
7	-	TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE						Pre 2006
7	-	WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND, THE						Pre 2006
7	-	Z FOR ZACHARIAH						Pre 2006
7	2	Holes	Sachar, Louis	9780440414803	Fiction	660L	Yearling (2000)	6/24/25
7	2	Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie	Sonnenblick, Jordan	9780545722865	Fiction (realistic young adult)	940L	Scholastic (2005)	6/24/25
7	2	Flesh and Blood So Cheap	Marrin, Albert	9780375868894	Non-fiction (historical narrative)	1000L	Knopf (2011)	6/24/25
7	2	The Giver	Lowry, Lois	9780547345901	Fiction (dystopian young adult)	760L	Clarion Books (2014)	6/24/25
7	2	And Then There Were None	Christie, Agatha	9780425129586	Fiction (mystery/thriller classic)	570L	Berkley (1991)	6/24/25
7	4	Midsummer Night's Dream	Shakespeare, William	9781586638481	Drama (comedy)	590L	Sparknotes (2003)	6/24/25
7	4	Taming of the Shrew	Shakespeare, William	9781580495219	Drama (comedy)	1340L	Prestwick House (2005)	6/24/25
7	4	The Outsiders	Hinton, S.E.	9780140385724	Fiction	750L	Puffin/Viking (2006)	6/24/25
7	Classroom	An American Plague	Murphy, Jim	9780395776087	Non-fiction (historical narrative)	1130L	Clarion Books (2003)	6/24/25
7	Classroom	Barrio Boy	Valdés, Ernesto G.	9780140384468	Non-fiction (memoir/autobiography)	Approx. 920L	Penguin Young Reader (1994)	6/24/25
7	Classroom	The Other Side of the Sky	Ahmedi, Farah & Leaf, Tamim	9780385736664	Non-fiction (memoir/autobiography)	950L	Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers (2003)	6/24/25
7	Classroom	Hidden Figures	Shetterly, M; adapted by Conkling,W		Non-fiction (historical biography)	1030L	HarperCollins Publishers (2017)	6/24/25
7	Classroom	Stargirl	Spinelli, Jerry	9780312611545	Fiction (young adult, realistic)	870L	Little, Brown and Company (2000)	6/24/25
7	Classroom	Refugee	Gratz, Alan	9780545880831	Fiction	1080L	Scholastic Press (2017)	6/24/25
7	Classroom	The Diary of Anne Frank	Frank, Anne	9780553296983	Non-fiction (autobiographical diary)	1020L	Bantam (paperback, 1993)	6/24/25
7	Classroom	The Hunger Games	Collins, Suzanne	9780439023528	Fiction	810L	Scholastic Press (2008)	6/24/25

*Bolded titles will be read within the units of Study Sync. The other titles will be added to the classroom library.

* Books on audio tape:

Holes— Sachar (F) sixth grade reading level
The Pinballs — Byars (RF) fifth grade reading level
Sounder — Armstrong (HF) sixth grade reading level

8th Grade

Grade 8 Approved Reading List

Grade 8 Approved Reading List
Grade	Quarter	Title	Author (Last Name, First Name)	ISBN	Text Type	Lexile	Publisher & Date	Board Approval Date
8	-	1984						Pre 2006
8	-	* TEX						Pre 2006
8	-	* TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE						Pre 2006
8	-	*ACROSS FIVE APRILS						Pre 2006
8	-	*GIVER, THE						Pre 2006
8	-	*JACOB HAVE I LOVED						Pre 2006
8	-	A NIGHT TO REMEMBER						Pre 2006
8	-	ANIMAL FARM						Pre 2006
8	-	CHILDREN OF THE RIVER						Pre 2006
8	-	CRUCIBLE, THE						Pre 2006
8	-	DIARY OF ANN FRANK						Pre 2006
8	-	DRUMS, GIRLS AND DANGEROUS PIE						Pre 2006
8	-	FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON —						Pre 2006
8	-	HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, THE						Pre 2006
8	-	LET THE CIRCLE BE BROKEN						Pre 2006
8	-	LIFE AS WE KNEW IT						Pre 2006
8	-	MOUSETRAP, THE						Pre 2006
8	-	NO PROMISES IN THE WIND						Pre 2006
8	-	NOTES FROM THE MIDNIGHT DRIVER						Pre 2006
8	-	NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH						Pre 2006
8	-	OF MICE AND MEN						Pre 2006
8	-	RED BADGE OF COURAGE, THE						Pre 2006
8	-	ROMEO AND JULIET						Pre 2006
8	-	TANGERINE						Pre 2006
8	-	THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW						Pre 2006
8	-	TIME MACHINE						Pre 2006
8	2	Lord of the Flies	Golding, William	9780399529207	Fiction (Allegorical, Philosophical, Young Adult, Dystopian)	770L	Perigee Books/Penguin Group (1999, orig. 1954)	6/24/25
8	2	Night	Wiesel, Elie	9780374535001	Nonfiction (Memoir, Holocaust Literature)	1010L	Hill and Wang (2006, originally 1958)	6/24/25
8	2	And Then There Were None	Christie, Agatha	9780062073488	Fiction (Mystery, Crime Fiction, Thriller)	920L	William Morrow Paperbacks (2011, orig. 1939)	6/24/25
8	2	A Night to Remember	Lord, Walter	9780805077643	Nonfiction (Historical Account, Maritime History)	1120L	St. Martin's Griffin (2004, originally 1955)	6/24/25
8	4	Much Ado About Nothing	Shakespeare, William	9780743477150	Play (Comedy, Classic Literature)/td>	NP (non-prose)	Simon & Schuster (2004)	6/24/25
8	4	Midsummer Night's Dream	Shakespeare, William	9780743477549	Play (Comedy, Classic Literature)	NP (non-prose)	Simon & Schuster (2004)	6/24/25
8	4	Monster	Myers, Walter Dean	9780064407311	Fiction (Young Adult, Realistic Fiction)	670L	Amistad (1999)	6/24/25
8	Classroom	To Kill a Mockingbird	Lee, Harper	9780446310789	Fiction (Southern Gothic, Historical Fiction)	870L	Grand Central Publishing (1982, orginally 1960)	6/24/25
8	Classroom	The Book Thief	Zusak, Markus	9780375842207	Fiction (Historical Fiction, Young Adult)	730L	Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers (2006)	6/24/25
8	Classroom	Anthem	Rand, Ayn	9780451191138	Fiction (Dystopian, Philosophical Fiction, Novella)	1080L	Signet (1995, originally 1938)	6/24/25
8	Classroom	War of the Worlds	Wells, H.G.	9780486295066	Fiction (Science Fiction, Invasion Literature)	1170L	Dover (1996, originally 1898)	6/24/25
8	Classroom	Children of Blood & Bone	Adeyemi, Tomi	9781250294623	Fiction (fantasy)	HL670L	Square Fish (2023)	6/24/25
8	Classroom	Refugee	Gratz, Alan	9780545880831	Fiction (historical, interwoven narrative)	1080L	Scholastic Press (2017)	6/24/25
8	Classroom	The Hobbit	Tolkien, J.R.R.	9780345339683	Fiction (Fantasy, Adventure, Children's Literature)	1000L	Del Rey (1982, originally 1937)	6/24/25
8	Classroom	Everything, Everything	Yoon, Nicola	9781101934791	Fiction (Young Adult, Contemporary Romance, Realistic)	740L	Delacorte Press (2016)	6/24/25
8	Classroom	Paper Towns	Green, John	9780142414931	Fiction (Young Adult, Mystery, Contemporary Realistic)	1040L	Speak (2010)	6/24/25

*Bolded titles will be read within the units of Study Sync. The other titles will be added to the classroom library.

* Books on audio tape:

Holes— Sachar (F) sixth grade reading level
The Pinballs — Byars (RF) fifth grade reading level
Sounder — Armstrong (HF) sixth grade reading level

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