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11/20/16. Chapter Book. Target Audience: Grades 3 and up. Dahl presents yet another story with his sense of dark humor. This one is about a young girl who happens to end up in the land of these creatures and she has to work together with one of them to help with filtering good and bad dreams. Teaching point: write a few sentences about good and bad dreams you had over the years and how they impacted you

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by: J.K Rowling

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by: J.K Rowling

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09/22/10.  Chapter Book.  Target Audience: Grades 6 and up. Story about a young wizard named Harry Potter who is on a new quest to find the sorcerer's stone. This is a follow up from the first book and a great read for students with vivid imaginations. Teaching point: have a magic themed read aloud where students take turns reading lines.

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10/2/16.  Chapter Book.  Target Audience: Grades 5 and up.  1st book in the series installment. Involves many cliffhangers at the end of the book which may make it difficult to put this book down for a while. Can be a pretty grim book, but causes the imagination to soar. Teaching point: role play characters in the book while focusing on their personality traits.

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The Worst Class Trip Ever by: Dave Barry

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The Worst Class Trip Ever by: Dave Barry

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10/25/16.  Chapter Book.  Target Audience: Grades 8 and up.  A field trip to Washington D.C where students are placed in some interesting scenarios. Is a funny book that should engage most reluctant readers into the story. Teaching Point: discuss what would the classroom or school be like with chaos going on? Why do we need to follow rules given to us?

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11/13/16.  Chapter Book.  Target Audience: grade 6 and up. Author Raina talks about her real life experience of getting her teeth knocked out and the many trips to the dentist which followed. A great look into self-acceptance. Teaching point: discussion about how students feel self-esteem about themselves.

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09/17/16.  Chapter Book.  Target Audience: Grades 2-7. Friendship between a girl named Fern, a spider named Charlotte and a pig named Wilbur. Involves friendship, life, love and death. Classic story many kid's love after hearing it. Teaching point: create a web type literature map with words to compare the friends in the book.

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09/21/16.  Chapter Book.  Target Audience: grade 4 - 8.  Marty Preston meets a beagle close to his home one day and cares deeply for the pet. Marty meets a character named Judd who drinks a lot and has to prove he can take care of the dog. Can he do it? Teaching point: Summarizing important detail in text.

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Our House is Round by: Yolonda Kondonassis

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Our House is Round by: Yolonda Kondonassis

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10/23/16. Nonfiction Picture Book. Target Audience: Grades 2-6. Book displays various methods towards promoting a more economically friendly environment on the Earth. Shows good use of recyclable methods. Teaching target: have students write a paragraph including ways how they can promote a healthier Earth.

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09/15/16. Nonfiction Picture Book. Target Audience: 2nd and 3rd grade. Book about the adorable penguin. Includes many fun facts and details about this flightless bird in it's cold climate. Teaching point: students can sit on the mat with clip boards and jot down important facts about the animal

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09/18/16.  Nonfiction Picture Book.  Target Audience: Grades 6-8. Book has many maps and information to gain the readers interest. Readers will really get an idea of some of the events a person has to go through as they go through their adult life. Teaching point: timeline of events in the story.

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11/1/16.  Nonfiction Picture Book.  Target Audience: Grades 2-6. A look into the baseball legends rise to fame. Readers will look into the events up to him signing with the Dodgers. A good diversity book. Teaching point: observe some conflicts the character endured.

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by: William Kamkwamba

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by: William Kamkwamba

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11/18/16.  Nonfiction picture book.  Target Audience: grades 4-8.  William was born in Africa, in a land of drought and hunger where hope was low. After he read a book on using energy he had a great idea which could change his life. Teaching point: Ask what are some dreams of yours using open ended questions.

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10/1/16. Nonfiction Picture Book. Target audience: grades 2-7. Thoroughly explains the dangerous volcano among Yellowstone's national park. Includes many facts about what occurs when a volcano is about to erupt. Teaching point: create a science lesson where the class works together to make a display volcano foam.

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The True Story of Balto by: Natalie Standiford

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The True Story of Balto by: Natalie Standiford

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09/21/16.  Nonfiction picture book.  Target Audience: Grades 2-6.  Balto is a heroic dog who delivers medicine to individuals who need it. About courage hope and adventure. A classic which also has a movie. Teaching Point: list what you liked best and worst about the story overall.

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11/10/16. Nonfiction Picture Book. Target Audiences: Grades 2 and 3. Innovative book all about the planets with fun facts and trivia thanks to the National Geographic team. Teaching point: create your own version of the solar system using construction paper and clay.

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Nonfiction Picture Book. Target Audience 2-4 grade. Beautiful color birds of the rainbow who work in harmony as they each see the beauty in each others colors. Towards the end they embrace what they like about one another. Teacher Lesson: A look into culture with focus on different ethnicity.

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11/1/16. Nonfiction Picture Book. Target Audience: Grades 2-5. Book all about the interesting fun facts of Dogs. Good easy starter book although some parts of text are a bit long. Teaching point: interesting vs. cool facts.

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11/1/16. Nonfiction Picture Book. Target Audience: Grades 2-6. Impoverished student's who dream of getting transportation to school. If children have a better opportunity in their education they will go far. Teaching point: awareness of student's needs.

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10/09/16. Nonfiction Picture Book. Target Audiences: Grades 2-6. Olafur is a polar bear who travels throughout the Arctic. Informative about the cold continent. Teaching point: Map of the world with focus on animals living there.

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10/06/16. Nonfiction Picture Book. Target Audience: 2-6. All about the Big Red Kangaroo and his home in Australia. Many facts included about the Kangaroo and their eating habits. Teaching focus: importance to detail.

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Galapagos George by: Jean Craighead George

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Galapagos George by: Jean Craighead George

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09/24/16. Nonfiction Picture Book. Target Audience: Grades 2-6. Story of a famous lonesome turtle the oldest of his kind. Great look into these types of turtles in this land. Teaching point: talk about nearly extinct animals.

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Jasper's Story Saving Moon Bears by: Jill Robinson

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Jasper's Story Saving Moon Bears by: Jill Robinson

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11/15/16. Nonfiction Picture Book. Target Audience: Grades 2-6. Involves animals being imprisoned for bile and medicine. He is a rescued Bear who was sent to China. Teaching point: look into the feelings of animals. Putting yourself in their shoes.

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For reluctant readers

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09/20/16. Graphic novel. Target Audience: grade 6 and up. A middle school kid named Greg has a lot of events go wrong for him both in school and at home. He deals with feeling inferior to his brothers at home. Teaching point: book review summary from students.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Double Down by: Jeff Kinney

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Double Down by: Jeff Kinney

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10/1/16. Graphic Novel. Target Audience: Grades 6 and up. Greg and Rowley display their funny relationship as Greg goes through more troubling times. Greg at times in the story dreams of ideas to make it big in life. Teaching point: What is a dream of yours make a list and share with elbow partner.

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10/20/16. Graphic Novel. Target Audience: Grades 3 and up. A silly series based book which is great for reluctant readers who may find it hard to get into a book. The positions of important figures like the principal aren't the most pleasant, yet with proper enforcement to students they can prove to be mature. Teaching point: group read aloud to students.

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Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Re-turn of Tippy TinkleTrousers by: Dav Pikey

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Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Re-turn of Tippy TinkleTrousers by: Dav Pikey

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11/03/16. Graphic Novel. Target Audiences: Grades 3 and up. Ninth novel where captain underpants faces off against Kipper Krupp a bully. Children will find is funny as Captain finds a way to beat his nemesis. Teaching point: class discussion on the impact of bullying in schools.

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Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot by: Dav Pilkey.

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Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot by: Dav Pilkey.

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11/17/16. Graphic Novel. Target Audience: Grades 3 and up. Still a silly series, however this series mentions homosexuality, GOP, ADHD references which is meant for mature children. Definitely a more diverse book which could bridge the gap between members involved. Teaching Lesson: embracingdifferences among my students.

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Martin Luther King Jr. And the March on Washington

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Martin Luther King Jr. And the March on Washington

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10/15/16. Graphic Novel.  Target audience 6th-8th grade. A look into some pivotal times of the civil rights movement through the eyes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For a cool lesson I would get students to role-play some characters lines in groups and make a mini play from a few pages of readings.

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Early Chapter Books / Book Series (2nd & 3rd Grade)   RL: J-N (5)

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Early Chapter Books / Book Series (2nd & 3rd Grade)   RL: J-N (5)

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11/26/16.  Chapter Book.  Target Audience: grades 6 and up. A 17 year old Mia endures a long 24 hours at a hospital. A novel about people, relationships and life. This book will leave the reader in suspense until the very end. Teaching point: analyze the changes in plot throughout the story.

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The Gigantic Giant Goff Up by: Sarah Courtauld

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The Gigantic Giant Goff Up by: Sarah Courtauld

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11/23/16. Chapter book series. Target Audience: 2nd grade and up. Fairytale story involving princes, giants and many more magical stories. Eliza and Lavender join forces to try and escape trouble. Teaching point: sequence of events.

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11/24/15. Target Audience: 5-9 grade. Chapter book about two mystery detectives Sean and Melissa Hunter are trying to crack a tough case. They are assisted by a housekeeping robot as they tackle this mystery. Teaching point: While preparing for a quiz students' can locate hidden hints to upcoming questions throughout the classroom as a 5 min scavenger hunt.

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10/3/16.  Chapter Book.  Target Audience: Middle School.  A young boy Niya-Moto is a one legged samurai who trains under his martial arts teacher.   He is on a quest to be a samurai warrior.  Great for teaching human values and respecting culture to students.  Teaching point: open discussion asking all classmates how much they value themselves.

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Chapter book. Target Audience upper elementary. Eugene fights crime in his school while daydreaming away. He needs a cool sidekick to assist him in his battles. Teaching point: Understanding the author and why he chose some sentences.

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10/16/16.  Picture Book.  Target Audience: grades 2-4. Why should we practice good hygiene? Silly story with interesting views of imagery not everyone would enjoy. Good way to help student become aware of germ spreading Teaching point: good to read for cold / flu season.

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Zombie in Love 2 + 1 by: Kelly DiPucchio

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Zombie in Love 2 + 1 by: Kelly DiPucchio

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10/24/16.  Picture Book.  Target Audience: grades 4-8. Second installment in the zombie series. Includes illustrations that can come off dark or just plain funny. The two zombies have a child in this novel. Teaching point: possible good read aloud around Halloween time.

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11/19/16.  Picture Book.  Target Audience: grades 3-6. All about proper manners. A panda hands out donuts to some rude animals. He later takes them back forgetting his manners, and gives them to polite animal. Teacher point: math lesson on

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11/08/16.  Picture Book.  Target Audience: grades 3-6.  Includes twisted looking drawings which may actually engage children. Playful illustrations which catch the eye. All about what the children are doing each hour of the day. Teaching point: ask how does visualization impact the readers understanding of main idea.

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11/27/16.  Picture Book.  Target Audience: Grades 4-8. A wordless picture book which is quite different. Focuses on visual storytelling. Two swimmers who like each other swim in a pool where they connect as friends. Teaching point: what kind of images did you think of as you were reading. How did they make you feel.

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11/22/16.  Picture Book.  Target Audience: grades 3-6. Wonderful art style displayed. Magical adventure through the clouds. Students will observe many neat visuals as the turn the pages. Celeste searches the skies for a special gift for her mom. Teaching point: following context clues in a reading.

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Sarah, Plain and Tall by: Patricia MacLachan

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Sarah, Plain and Tall by: Patricia MacLachan

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10/19/16.  Newberry Awarded Picture Book.  Target Audience: grades 4-8.  Story about a widowed man named Jacob as he takes care of his children and Sarah a woman that takes Jacob's a as his wife. Most of the focus is on the farm. What will be Sarah's decision in staying or leaving? Teaching point: write a letter to the author based on or the parts of the book you enjoyed most / least.

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10/17/16.  Caldecott Awarded Picture Book.  Target Audience: 2-6. Displays the troubles young children have while they are trying to express themselves. The dad doesn't understand his child's bunny is missing and she becomes a bit upset. Teaching point: sequence of events in the story

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Leonardo the Terrible Monster by: Mo Willems.

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Leonardo the Terrible Monster by: Mo Willems.

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10/04/16.  Picture Book.  Target Audience: Grades 2-5.  Leonardo decides to pick on Sam, however once his feelings are upset he wants to make it up to his friend.
Teacher point: how does the characters mood change. Describe a time where you experienced these moods.

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Don't Let the Pidgeon Stay Up Late! by: Mo Willems

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Don't Let the Pidgeon Stay Up Late! by: Mo Willems

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09/21/16.  Picture Book.  Target Audience: Grades 2-5.  A bird just does not want to go to sleep and will do anything to stay up late. It's time for his bed but he just does not want to sleep just yet. Teaching point: discuss how students feel when they can't stay up late because their parents tell them to.

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11/24/16. Fiction Picture Book. Target Audience: Grades 6 and up. Involves fantasy and magic. Felicity is a word hunter in a world of fascination. Can she break the towns curse?? Teaching point: reflection on imaginary friends or loved items.

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10/12/16. Early Chapter Book. Target Audiences 2nd and 3rd grade. Matilda is a intelligent four year old girl who teaches herself to read. As she is enrolled in school she has to confront the mean Mrs. Trunchbull as she continues to learn life skills. Teaching lesson: Attention to characterization

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09/28/16. Early Chapter Book. Target Audiences:2nd and 3rd grade. Focuses on friendship and manners. This book is great for family values and a good laugh. Teaching point: summarizing details in the story.

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10/9/16. Caldecott Awarded Early Chapter Book. Target Audiences 2nd and 3rd grade. Frog and Toad are close friends who share a valuable friendship. Toad shares a detailed story to his friend, however he finds him fast asleep towards the end. Teaching point: write two sentences or draw a picture about how you would feel if someone feel asleep before you finished speaking.

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09/27/16. Early Chapter Book. Target Audiences: Grades 3 and up Clementine is an imaginative young girl who could be considered to have ADHD. Includes stunniing visuals like Clementine with a nearly bald head, talk about crazy! Teaching point: attention to conflict in a story.

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10/6/16. Picture book. Target Audience 5-9. Young Jimmy does not like to wait. Pretty good overview of what may happen if right decisions are made throughout the day. Teaches the reader to take time out for things in your life. Teaching point: class survey of effective time management techniques.

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Where the Wild Things Are by: Maurice Sendak

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Where the Wild Things Are by: Maurice Sendak

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10/2/16. Caldecott Awarded Picture book.  A little boy named Max is sent to bed after his mother forgets to send him his dinner.  He later has vivid imaginations about a jungle that suddenly appears in his room with a group of monsters living there.

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The Moon Over Star by: Dianna Hutts Aston

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The Moon Over Star by: Dianna Hutts Aston

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11/1/16.  Coretta Scott King Awarded Picture book.  All about the 1st man who walked on the moon.  Seen through the eyes of the children.  What will children be when they grow up?  Teaching point: Read, Review, React to the theme of the story.

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11/15/16. Caldecott Awarded Picture book.  A little boy goes on a series of journeys through certain periods from pyramids to Rome and even times with dinosaurs.  Journey through the imagination of the mind.  Teaching point: Time chart of the time periods involved.

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A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead

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A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead

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10/02/16. 2010 Caldecott Awarded Picture Book. Amos goes through his daily routine at the city zoo when one day he catches a cold. He realizes he is has many friends once they take care of him as he is sick. Teaching point: Observing and discussing the power of visualization in books.

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Last Stop on Market Street by: Matt de la Pena

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Last Stop on Market Street by: Matt de la Pena

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11/20/2016. Target Audience: 4-7. 2016 Caldecott Awarded Picture book. Book about an African American boy named "CJ" who lives in San Francisco with his family. Great example of the power of giving back throughout the book. Teaching point: Ask students what they learned vs. what they wonder about certain aspects of the reading.

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11/06/16.  Newberry Awarded Fairytale / Adventure book.  Target Audiences grades 3-6.  Good story about a mouse who is different from the other mice and outcast in his group.  He may be small but he has a bunch of grit to show!  Teaching tactic used is cause and effect in a story causing students to think outside the box.

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Rainbow Fish: Finders Keepers by: Marcus Pfister

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Rainbow Fish: Finders Keepers by: Marcus Pfister

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10/8/15. Picture book focusing on the value of friendship.  This book is great for kindergarten through 3rd grade.  Two fish fight over a shiny piece of glass on the sea floor.  Teacher lesson: using an anchor chart displaying the various emotions a person may go through while they are enduring a tough situation.