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Recommended Books for
Literature Circles Gr. K - 4

Rylant, C. (2001). The high-rise private eyes and the case of the missing possum. NY: Scholastic.

Series books:
Adler, D. Young Cam Jansen
Brown, M. Arthur Chapter Books
Rylant, C. Mr. Putter and Tabby

Byars, B. (1996). Tornado. NY: HarperCollins.
Duffy, B. (1991). A boy in the doghouse. NY: Trumpet.
Koller, J. (2000). Mole and Shrew are two. NY: Scholastic.
Rodowsky, C. (1999). Not my dog. NY: Scholastic.

Series books:
Osborne, M. Magic Tree House

Cameron, A. (1995). The stories Huey tells. NY: Scholastic.
Cameron, A. (2000). Gloria’s way. NY: Scholastic.
Clements, A. (2001). Jake Drake bully buster. NY: Simon&Schuster.
Conford, E. (1989). Jenny Archer, author. Boston: Little, Brown.
Greenburg, D. (1996). Zap! I’m a mind reader. NY: Grosset & Dunlap.
Jones, M. (2002). Ghostville Elementary. NY: Scholastic.
Koller, J. (1993). A dragon in the family. NY: Pocket Books.
Mc Donald, M. (2002). Judy Moody saves the world. NY: Scholastic.
Roy, R. (1997). The absent author. NY: Random House.

Series books:
Dale, J. Puppy Patrol
Little House Chapter Books

Borden, L. (2001). Flying high! The true story of Bessie Coleman. NY: Scholastic.
George, J. (1999). Incredible animal adventures. NY: HarperCollins.
Hurwitz, J. (2000). One small dog. NY: Scholastic.
Korman, G. (1999). Nose picker from outer space. NY: Hyperion.
Nixon, J. (1999). Orphan Train children: Lucy’s wish. NY: Random House.
Scieszka, J. (1996). The time warp trio: Tut Tut. NY: Scholastic.

Series books:
The American Girl Series
Snicket, L. A Series of Unfortunate Events

Recommended Books
for Literature Circles Gr. 4 - 12

De Young, C. (1999). A letter to Mrs. Roosevelt. NY: Random House.
DiCamillo, K. (2000). Because of Winn-Dixie. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.
DiCamillo, K. (2001). Tiger rising. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.
Duey, K. (1997). American diaries: Willow Chase. NY: Simon & Schuster.
Duey, K. (1996). American diaries: Sarah Anne Hartford--Massachusetts, 1651. NY: Aladdin.
Gromley, B. (1994). Travelers through time: Back to the Titanic. NY: Scholastic.
Haddix, M. (1995). Running out of time. NY: Simon & Schuster.
Holm, J. (1999). Our own May Amelia. NY: Scholastic.
Korman, G. (2001). Book one: Shipwreck Island. NY: Scholastic.
Lowry, L. (1997). Stray. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Mazer, H. (2001). A boy at war. NY: Simon & Schuster.
Myers, W. (2001). The greatest Muhammad Ali. NY: Scholastic.
Ryan, P. (1998). Riding Freedom. NY: Scholastic.
Spinelli, J. (1996). Crash. NY: Knopf.
Woodruff, E. (1998). Dear Austin. NY: Knopf.

Avi, (1996). Beyond the western sea - Book one: The escape from home. NY: Orchard.
Avi, (2001). The secret school. NY: Harcourt.
Bauer, J. (1998). Rules of the road. NY: Scholastic.
Bodett, T. (1999). Williwaw! NY: Random House.
Bunting, E. (1999). Blackwater. NY: HarperCollins.
Campbell, E. (1996). Papa Tembo. NY: Harcourt Brace.
Curtis, C. (1999). Bud, not Buddy. NY: Delacorte.
De Felice, C. (1999). Nowhere to call home. NY: Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
Holt, K. (1998). My Louisiana sky. NY: Holt.
Levine, G. (1999). Dave at night. NY: Harper Collins.
Lisle, J.T. (2000). The art of keeping cool. NY: Scholastic.
Lowry, L. (2000). Gathering blue. NY: Random House.
Mikaelsen, B. (2001). Touching spirit bear. NY: HarperCollins.
Ryan, P. (2000). Esperanza rising. NY: Scholastic.
Sachar, L. (1998). Holes. NY: Farrar, Straus, Giroux.

Gause, D. (1999). The war journal of Major Damon "Rocky" Gause. NY: Hyperion. Lawrence, I. (1998). The wreckers. NY: Delacorte. Peck, R. (1998). A long way from Chicago. NY: Dial. Philbrick, N. (2000). In the heart of the sea. NY: Penguin Putman. Pullman, P. (1996). The golden compass. NY: Knopf. Pullman, P. (1997). The subtle knife. NY: Knopf. Rylant, C. (1993). I had seen castles. NY: Harcourt Brace. Simon, A. (1998). North to the night. NY: McGraw Hill.