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I could use this book to teach problem solving as Beatrice has a knack for changing things for the better. It is also a good starting point to discuss social issues that this age comes across such as trying to fit in. This is a great transition book to move young readers from short chapter books into children novels as it is longer than most.

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Guided Reading Level: S

Grades: 3-7. Ages: 8-12

This book is primarily for girls but this book was just released September 19 so not sure where the story will go. This story was very humorous so boys might also be interested in reading this. Basically, if this is an example of this series, those students who like Junie B. Jones will find this a welcomed new series for older students.

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I love this book because it is about a grown-up version of a Junie B. Jones type character that is learning the lessons that growing up gives. After winning an award for best upside down thinker at the end of second grade, Beatrice Zinker and her best friend Lenny promise to meet back the first day of third grade wearing their all black spy outfits to sneak around and discover the truth about the other students. (At the end of the story we learn that this is to award certificates to other deserving students.) At the beginning of third grade, however, Lenny shows up with sparkles, ruffles, a skirt and a new friend named Chloe. Beatrice has to change her mindset that things can’t be the same between her and Lenny,  but that their bond can grow deeper, even with the addition of more friends to their circle. In the end  she offers Lenny the first certificate for “seeing the best in everyone” and offers Chloe the reward of a shared ice cream between the three new friends.

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Chapter books targeted for upper-elementary, middle school or high school, Fiction, Children > Middle Grades

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9/24/2017

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Guided Reading Level: P

Grades 1-2, 3-5. Ages 7-9

Boys and Girls who like learning about science in a fun way.

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This book would be wonderful to use in order to teach the Solar Systems/ Space or just to have inside your classroom's library.

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I love how this book is so much fun to read that the reader doesn’t realize that they are learning facts and vocabulary about our solar system. This adventure is told from Carlos’, one of Ms. Fizzle’s students, point of view as his class starts out to see if Mars is indeed red as he says in his report; however, due to the school bus getting side tracked a couple of times due to losing Carlos’ remote control robot, Rocco, and the school bus malfunctioning, the class ends up coming in contact with the sun, Neptune, and everything in between.

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9/11/2017

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Chapter books targeted for upper-elementary, middle school or high school, Fiction, Informational Text, Science, Children > Chapter books

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I would keep this books from this series in my classroom library to encourage my students to read. They would get in trouble for yelling Ka-Bloosh so they could write for their surprise!

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Guided Reading Level: Q

Grades: 1-5. Ages: 5-10

Both boys and girls will love this funny series.

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I love how this book is fun to read and includes comic book strips, flip-o-ramas, and fun notes to the reader to help keep their attention, though with the fun story, I do not think they are needed but they do add to the charm of this series. One especially fun thing is that the reader is asked to yell “Ka-Blooosh!” (they are assured that they won’t get in trouble) when the vinegar and baking soda react; in the back of the book the reader is given an address that he/she can send a self-addressed envelope to Scholastic and receive something fun if they got in trouble for doing this. In this edition, George and Harold must, with the help of Captain Underpants (Principal Krupp in hypnosis) fight aliens disguised as lunchroom ladies trying to take over the earth by turning the school kids and teachers into zombie nerds. (The old lunchroom ladies had quit because George and Harold tricked them into making a big mess by cooking cupcakes with baking soda and vinegar) Of course our three heroes save the day but the alien’s Extra Strength Super Powers potion that they gave Captain Underpants has lasting effects.

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Chapter books targeted for upper elementary, middle school, or high school, Fiction

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8/26/2017

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Guided Reading Level: Q

Grades: 3-5. Ages 8-10.

Children who love the history of the 1900s, stories with friendship, happy endings (though this book does not have a happy ending, the series does) or even love dolls would love this book series.

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9/23/2017

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Chapter books targeted for upper-elementary, middle school or high school, Fiction, Chapter Book

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Samantha was my favorite of all of the American Girls in the series because it gives the readers a glimpse of the early 1900 through the eyes of a compassionate, nine-year-old orphan girl who lives with her wealthy grandmother. Meet Samantha is the first book in her series that introduces her and tells a story about how she meets her friend and future adopted sister, Nellie, who is a poor maid working next door coming there after becoming ill from working in a factory in New York City. When the household’s kind seamstress, Jessie, suddenly resigns, the two friends go on an adventure to find her. After almost getting lost, they find Jessie with a new baby boy. Upon returning home, Nellie gets ill and ends up having to leave because of an illness. Samantha gives her friend her precious new porcelain doll as a farewell present.

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I could use this book to teach about the hardships that pioneer families faced while working a claim in the 1880s. This book also gives a look at the social aspect of a new growing town of around 1881/1882 on a young girl. This could be explored by looking at the differences in the social life of a fourteen year old now vs. 1881.

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This book would be wonderful to read after learning about the Industrial Period in America. Nellie often talked about the harshness and experiences of working in a factory at a very young age. This book would also be wonderful in the classroom’s library, along with my doll of her, so that children can get the whole experience I did when I read it as a child.

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Guided Reading Level: Q

Grades: 3-5. Ages: 8-12

This book is primarily for older girls but may be of interest to boys who like history. Either way it is a great series to have in my classroom for the older girls transitioning to novels.

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9/16/2017

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After a harsh winter held up in town, the Ingalls family move out to their claim where they plant crops, a garden, and build an addition to their shanty, all while fighting gophers and blackbirds for their corn. Laura shows herself to be hard-working and unselfish by taking a summer job helping to make shirts so her earnings could help send her blind sister Mary to college. Laura works hard at her studies so that she can earn her teaching certificate at sixteen to help further Mary’s education. At the conclusion Laura earns her teaching certificate at 15 and is given a job at a school that is located twelve long miles from home.

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Chapter books targeted for upper-elementary, middle school or high school, Autobiographical children’s novel

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Fira and the Full Moon is a perfect addition to the classroom library to help spark interest for reading during independent reading time.

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Grade Level: 3rd- 5th Grade
This book is geared toward girls.
Children who love fantasy, fairies, Disney, and/ or Disney Fairies.

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I love this book series because of the the continuation of the book, Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Levine by following all of our favorite fairies in their own chapter books. This chapter book follows a Light- Talent fairy named Fira, who is busy being in charge of the Full Moon Festival but has more duties than she can handle. She not only is in charge of the whole festival, but she also has to train new, trouble- making, triplet Light- Talent Neverfairies, and still be able to continue her everyday Light- Talent fairy duties on top of it. she eventually conquers all of these tasks but also learns a lesson about letting go and allow others to help out by putting her trust in them.

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Fiction, Fantasy, Chapter Book

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10/1/2017

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The Harry Potter series is a perfect addition to any classroom library that could be used to have a little fun on Halloween by reading it to the class and having the students sort themselves into a house and write about what personality or qualities they possess that would sort them into that house and why.

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Guided Reading Level: Y

Grades: 3-8. Ages 9 and up

Children who love books about magic, mystical creatures, friendship, and adventure will never want to put this enchanting book down!

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I deeply love the whole Harry Potter series because the reader is transported with the magic, wonderful story that sparks the imagination, and the different sorting houses that everyone can find out where they belong based on how they imagine themselves in the story. (Yay, Team Ravenclaw) The Sorcerer’s Stone is the first book in the Harry Potter series and introduces an orphan, Harry Potter, who lives in the closet beneath the stairs in his Aunt and Uncle Dursley’s home and whose life is changed completely when he finds out he’s a wizard and to begin school at Hogwarts School of Wizardry. The reader learns with Harry as he begins to discover more about his family and discover the wizarding world. We meet Ron Weasley and Hermione Grainger who become Harry’s closest friends as Gryffindor housemates and co-conspirators in their endeavors as they protect their new home against dark wizards and dark magic.

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Chapter books targeted for upper-elementary, middle school or high school, Fiction, Chapter book, Fantasy

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9/24-26/2017

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Guided Reading Level: S

Grades 3-7. Ages 8-12

Primarily Boys but also girls who like mysteries.

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9/12/2017

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Chapter books targeted for upper-elementary, middle school or high school, Fiction, mystery & suspense, young adult

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I could use this book to teach students about riddles or a game with hidden clues that unlock the next clues until an end is reached. These could be given on an individual, group, or classroom level with possible treats for completion. These books are good to have in my library to make sure that boys have a book series that interests them and encourages them to read.

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I love a good mystery and this book didn’t disappoint me. This action packed mystery revolved around the disappearance of Steven Royal, the programmer of the Chaos series of computer games, whose riddles took the Hardy brothers through adventures that mirrored the Chaos game’s challenges including: cable spider web complete with mechanical spider, a wolf/dog, cave with a rolling boulder that blocked their exit, a giant “ape” that used its fists as weapons, and a mansion with arrows flying out of a clock as it struck 13, trap doors, and stairs that turned into ramps. The Hardy boys had to keep on their toes but eventually nabbed the bad gal and saved the day.

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I could use this book to teach how to look for clues. Stories with hidden mysteries would be a fun activity to see who could solve the crime. It is also a good book to have in my library to get older or more advanced readers interested in reading the Nancy Drew Series and advance their love of reading.

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Guided Reading Level: S

Grades 6-8. Ages 8-14

Primarily girls.

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I love Nancy Drew Mysteries Series because she makes solving mysteries seem so easy while battling for the good and putting some bad guys or girls behind bars for good measure. In this story Nancy is led to look for a newer will of wealthy Josiah Crowley to fulfill his promise to deserving friends and family members that Nancy befriends along the way. In the end she does locate the will with clues (safety deposit key and notepad in the old clock) which denies selfish family members (including a couple of girls who were mean to Nancy in high school) but not without danger including being locked in a closet and abandoned by the bad guys.  The reader feels that they travel with Nancy as she uncovers the clues.

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Chapter books targeted for upper-elementary, middle school or high school, Fiction, Mystery & Suspense, Young Adult

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9/14-15/2017

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I would use this book to teach about the right and responsibility of freedom of the press, give the students the opportunity to write an editorial, and discuss ways to bully and prevent bullying. I would also like to have more of these sports books in my library to get the sports loving students a series to peak their love of reading.

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Chapter books targeted for upper-elementary, middle school or high school, & Sports fiction

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I love this book because it is not only action packed for the soccer player/fan but particularly because it also teaches a lesson. Someone is drawing uncomplimentary editorial cartoons about Soccer goalie Mac Williams. After suspecting his best friends and teammates, Mac sets up a trap to find out who the guilty party is. Mac learned a lesson about how his own comments are hurtful to others and in the end the bonds of friendship are made stronger as the characters discuss their feelings and work things out together.

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Chapter books targeted for upper-elementary, middle school or high school

Sports fiction

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9/13/2017

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Johannes, Shelley. Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker. Vol. 1, Disney Press, 2017.

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Moore, Eva, et al. The Magic School Bus Space Explorers. Scholastic, 2000.

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Pilkey, Dav. Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies From Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds): Scholastic, 2015.

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Alder, Susan S. Meet Samantha 1904. Vol. 1, Pleasant Company Publications, 1986.

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Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little Town on the Prairie. First Harper Trophy Book Printing, 1971.

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Rowling, J. K., and Jim Kay. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Scholastics Press, Arthur A. Levine Books, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc., 1997.

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Herman, Gail. Fira and the Full Moon. Random House, 2006.

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Dixon, Franklin W. A Game Called Chaos. Scholastic, 2004.

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Keene, Caroline. The Secret of the Old Clock. Grosset & Dunlap, 1959.

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Christopher, Matt. Soccer Scoop. Norwood House Press, 2008.

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A "Hot" New Book
By: Shelley Johannes

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( Magic School Bus)
By: Eva Moore

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Captain  Underpants: Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assualt of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds)

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Captain  Underpants: Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assualt of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds)

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By: Dav Pilkey

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( American Girl Series)
By: Susan Adler

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Newberry Award Winner
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder

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( Disney Fairies)
By: Gail Herman

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By: JK Rowling

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( Hardy Boys)
By: Franklin Dixon

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(Nancy Drew Series)
By: Carolyn Keene

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( Matt Christopher Sports)
By: Matt Christopher

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Upper Elementary/ Lower Middle School