Books for Kindergarten - Grade 2
Junie B Jones
Written by: Barbara Parks
Illustrated by: Denise Brunkus
Publisher: Random House
Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Interest Level: K-3
Description: In her own words, a young girl describes her feelings about daily events.
Llama Llama
Number of books: 4Written and illustrated by: Anna Dewdney
Publisher: Viking
Picturebook
Interest Level: K-3
Description: Follow little Llama Llama through daily activities, where he reacts very much like a toddler would.
The Weather Fairies
Written by: Daisy Meadows
Illustrated by: George Ripper
Publisher: Scholastic Inc
Fiction/Fantasy
Interest Level: K-3
Description: Weather fairies series in which the weather fairies must recover their magical feathers in order to restore normal weather to Wetherbury Village.
Number of Books: 3
Written by: Rachel Renee Russell
Publisher: Aladdin
Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Interest Level: 3-6
Description: Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes and sketches in her diary about her daily struggles.
Hank Zipzer
Written by: Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Interest Level: 3-6
Description: Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences.
The Magic Tree House
Number of Books: 45 (more to be published soon)
Publisher: Random House
Fiction/Fantasy
Interest Level: 3-6
Description: A magic tree house takes Jack and Annie on many adventures through time to different places. Jack and Annie use research books, riddles, codes, and courage to solve problems, complete missions, and help those in need.
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
Written by: Heather Vogel Frederick
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Interest Level: 3-6
Description: The mothers of four very different girls pressure them into forming a book club, and find, as they read the novels, that they have more in common than they thought
Books for Grade 6 - Grade 9
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Number of books: 5+
Written by: Jeff Kinney
Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Interest Level: 5-8
Description: Greg Heffley (The Wimpy Kid) recounts his daily experiences in his diary.
Harry Potter
Number of books: 7
Written by: J.K. Rowling
Publisher: A.A. Levine Books
Fiction/Fantasy
Interest Level: 5-8
Description: A young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Number of books: 5
Written by: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Fiction/Fantasy
Interest Level: 5-8
Description: Percy finds out that he has special talents. This series follows him through a series of adventures and battles.
Number of books: 5+
Written by: Jeff Kinney
Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Interest Level: 5-8
Description: Greg Heffley (The Wimpy Kid) recounts his daily experiences in his diary.
Harry Potter
Written by: J.K. Rowling
Publisher: A.A. Levine Books
Fiction/Fantasy
Interest Level: 5-8
Description: A young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Written by: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Fiction/Fantasy
Interest Level: 5-8
Description: Percy finds out that he has special talents. This series follows him through a series of adventures and battles.
Ranger's Apprentice
Written by: John Flanagan
Publisher: Philomel Books
Fiction/Fantasy
Interest Level: 5-8
Description: Follow a young man on his journeys with rangers helping to protect others.
