Grades 3-5 Short 12 Book List
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Babbitt, Natalie | Tuck Everlasting |
| Gutman, Dan | The Million Dollar Shot |
| Jenkins, Steve | How to Clean a Hippopotamus |
| Johnson, Lois Walfrid | Raiders from the Sea |
| Leppard, Lois Gladys | Mandie and the Secret Tunnel #1 |
| Lucado, Max | You Are Special |
| Mackall, Dandi Daley | Horse Dreams |
| O’Dell, Scott | Island of the Blue Dolphins |
| Robinson, Barbara | The Best School Year Ever |
| Skead, Robert | Patriots, Redcoats & Spies |
| Watson, Renee | Ways to Make Sunshine |
| Wilder, Laura Ingalls | Little House in the Big Woods |
Grades 6-8 Short 12 Book List
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Avi | The Good Dog |
| Frank, Anne | Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl |
| Freedman, Russell | Lincoln: A Photobiography |
| Giff, Patricia R. | Nory Ryan’s Song |
| Haggerty, Glenn | Escape |
| Larson, Kirby | Duke |
| Peretti, Frank | Tilly |
| Peterson, Andrew | On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness |
| Rue, Nancy | So Not Okay |
| Schmidt, Gary D. | Wednesday Wars |
| Toney, Cynthia T. | Other Side of Freedom |
| Whitener, Rusty | A Season of Mysteries |
Grades 3-5 Medium 20 Book List
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Babbitt, Natalie | Tuck Everlasting |
| Gannett, Ruth Stiles | My Father’s Dragon |
| Gutman, Dan | The Million Dollar Shot |
| Jackson, Dave and Neta | Hostage on the Nighthawk |
| Jenkins, Steve | How to Clean a Hippopotamus |
| Johnson, Lois Walfrid | Raiders from the Sea |
| Leppard, Lois Gladys | Mandie and the Secret Tunnel #1 |
| Levine, Ellen | Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the… |
| Look, Lenore | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other |
| Lucado, Max | You Are Special |
| Mackall, Dandi Daley | Horse Dreams |
| MacLachlan, Patricia | Sarah, Plain and Tall |
| O’Dell, Scott | Island of the Blue Dolphins |
| Rappaport, Doreen | Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller |
| Robinson, Barbara | The Best School Year Ever |
| Ruckman, Ivy | Night of the Twisters |
| Skead, Robert | Patriots, Redcoats & Spies |
| Speare, Elizabeth S. | The Sign of the Beaver |
| Watson, Renee | Ways to Make Sunshine |
| Wilder, Laura Ingalls | Little House in the Big Woods |
Grades 6-8 Medium 20 Book List
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Avi | The Good Dog |
| Abbott, Tony | Firegirl |
| Benge, Janet | Gladys Aylward |
| DuPrau, Jeanne | City of Ember: the First Book of Ember |
| Frank, Anne | Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl |
| Freedman, Russell | Lincoln: A Photobiography |
| Giff, Patricia R. | Nory Ryan’s Song |
| Haggerty, Glenn | Escape |
| Hamilton, Mary | Hear No Evil |
| Kessler, Liz | The Tail of Emily Windsnap |
| Larson, Kirby | Duke |
| Larson, Kirby | Hattie Big Sky |
| Peretti, Frank | Tilly |
| Peterson, Andrew | On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness |
| Rue, Nancy | So Not Okay |
| Schmidt, Gary D. | Wednesday Wars |
| Shoemaker, Tim | Below the Surface |
| Toney, Cynthia T. | Other Side of Freedom |
| Whitener, Rusty | A Season of Mysteries |
| Yolen, Jane | Devil’s Arithmetic |
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