Resources
Books of Interest for Parents
The Myth of Laziness by Mel Levine
A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine
The Organized Student by Donna Goldberg and Jennifer Zwiebel
How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD by Sandra F. M.A. Rief
Book Ideas for early elementary
Gorilla Walk by Lewin
Berenstein Bears by Berenstein
The Invisible Princess by Ringgold
Woodrow the White House Mouse by Barnes
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Book Ideas for grades 3-4
The Secret Garden F. Burnett
The Black Stallion by W. Farley
Lily's Crossing by P. Giff
Aliens for Breakfast by J. Etra
Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Chocolate Fever by R.Smith
The BFG by Roahld Dahl
Lucky Stars D. Adler
Ramona's World B. Cleary
All About Sam by Loise Lowry
Book Ideas for grades 5-6
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Holes by Louis Sachar
White Water by P. Petersen
Buddy by W. Joyce
Tuck Everlasting by N. Babbitt
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Where the Red Fern Grows by W. Rawls
Stuart Little by E. White
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Dragonsong by McCaffrey
Fourth Grade Rats by J. Spinelli
Loser by Jerry Spinelli
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Clooney
The Westing Game by E. Raskin
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by J. Gantos
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
The View from Saturday by E.L. Koningsburg
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Book Ideas for grades 7-8
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
The River by Gary Paulsen
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
White Fang by Jack London
Ann of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Running Out of Time by M. Haddix
The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
Book Ideas for grades 9-10
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
Alive by Piers Paul Read
Anthem by Ayn Rand
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Book Ideas for grades 11-12
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neil Hurston
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Younger
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Dracula by Bram Stoker
**All books are simply suggested titles. Parents should review selections to check for appropriateness in theme and reading level for each individual reader.
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