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Read: 1/19/17-1/20/17
Author: Megan Mcdonald
Genre: Fiction Series
Review: After learning about how to save the environment in her 3rd grade class, Judy starts trying to convince her friends and family to make better choice for the environment.
Audience: Grades 3-5 Level M
Teaching Points: I would recommend this book for any student interested in conjunction with a 3rd grade unit on pollution.

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Author: Mo Willems
Genre: F Picture Book
Review: These are my favorite books by my favorite author. This is an another story about a pigeon who refuses to go to bed and will say or do anything not to.
Audience
Teaching Points: I would use this book to teach fluency. How to use punctuation when reading with expression.

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Read: 2/5/17
Author: Terry Border
Genre: F Picture Book
Review: A cute story with lifelike pictures of a piece of peanut butter toast looking for a friend. He asks around and finally he make a connection with a cupcake. Soon everyone joins the fun.
Audience: Grades K- 2 Level K
Teaching Points: I would use this book to create a fun activity on diversity. Students picking a partner will create a picture on how they are different but make a great team.

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Early Chapter Books/Series Books (2nd-3rd grade levels J-N)

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Early Chapter Books/Series Books (2nd-3rd grade levels J-N)

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Upper-Elementary, Middle School or High School Chapter Books

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Upper-Elementary, Middle School or High School Chapter Books

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Read: 1/23/17-1/25/17
Author: Kate Dicamillo and Alison McGhee
Genre: Fiction
Review: Two friends travel the word on their roller skates.
Audience: Grades K-2
Teaching Points: I would use this book for a writing prompt.  If you could travel the world in any way imaginary like skates or by plane where would you go?

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Read: 2/17/17-2/28/17
Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Genre: Fiction
Review: This is about a character named Otto who meets a mysterious pair of sisters and finds him self on a quest.
Audience: Grades 3-5,6-8, 9-12 Level Y

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Read: 2/27/17-3/2/17
Author: Shelley Pearsall
Genre: Fiction
Review: This is book about Arthur T. Owens and his anger. After throwing a brick at another person he was sent to juvie forever. He is given a community service position with a trash man. Through out this experience he sees the important things in live with a list of the 7 most important thing.
Audience: Grades 4-5, 6-8 Level Y

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Read: 2/15/17-2/21/17
Author: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Genre: Fiction
Review: This is a story about a girl who lived in an abusive home. When WWI breaks out she goes to do her part in the war which takes in to a place where she is her happiest.
Audience: Grades 3-5, 6-8 Level Z+
Teaching Points: I would use this book when teaching the world wars in 5th grade to offer another perspective.

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Read: 2/6/17-2/11/17
Author: R.J. Palacio
Genre: Fiction
Review: This is a story about August Pullnan who was born with a facial deformity that is never reveled in the story. He just wants to treated like a normal kid and be included with the other kids. The book starts from his point of view and then switch to the class's point of view.
Audience: Grades 3-5,6-8 Level V
Teaching Points: This is a good classroom read when talking about perspectives. How actions make others feel from different perspectives.

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Read: 4/1/17-4/7/17
Author: Wendy Mass
Genre: Fiction
Review: This is a book about the different perspectives people have about a total eclipse.
Audience: Grades 6-8  Level U
Teaching Points: I would use this book when teaching moon phases.

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Read: 3/25/17-3/28/17
Author: Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Genre: Fiction
Review: This is a story about Ally who hides the fact that she can read. When she moves to a new school her new teacher sees right through her disguise and brings her to her full potential.
Audience: Grades 4-5, 6-8

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Read: 2/22/17-2/24/17
Author: Jeff Kinney
Genre: Graphic Novel
Review: This is a story about a boy who keeps a diary named Greg Heffley. He is a middle school student who is tall, skinny and awkward. He records his adventures with his friend Rowley.
Audience: Grades 3-5, 6-8 Level T

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Read: 3/2/17-3/5/17
Author: R.L. Stine
Genre: Graphic Novel
Review: This is about a character named Billy Deep and his sister, Sheena who are afraid of deep dark lagoons.
Audience: 3-5, 6-8 Reading Level O

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Read: 3/10/17-3/11/17
Author: Siena Cherson Siegel
Genre: Graphic Novel
Review: This is a book about Siena and her dream of becoming a dancer. She debuts in New York.
Audience: Grades 1-2, 3-5 Level R
Teaching Points: I would use this book as a mentor text to discuss what each student likes to do for fun.

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Read: 3/14-3/15
Author: Jeff Smith
Genre: Graphic Novel
Review: Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone all get separated when out in the desert. This book covers the adventure they make through the wilderness alone and how they meet back up together.
Audience: Grades 6-8 Level W
Teaching Points: This book is a good mentor text to use with a narrative writing lesson.

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The Adventures of ook and Gluck Kung-Fu Cavemen From the Future

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The Adventures of ook and Gluck Kung-Fu Cavemen From the Future

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Read: 3/13/17-3/14/17
Author: Dav Pilkey
Genre: Graphic Novel
Review: George and Harold wrote a book together about two cave men living a idyllic life millions of years ago in Caveland, Ohio. They are disrupted when and evil business from the future pull Ook and Cluck into the future. They see that the future is not anything like what they are used to in 5000,001 B.C.
Audience: Grades: 1-2, 3-5
Teaching Points: I would use this book to show how different people have opposing views on certain subjects. If we were discussing the future, I would have the students write about what they believe the future looks like after reading this book.

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Read: 2/7/17-2/10/17
Author: Barbara Park
Genre: Fiction.
Review: Junie B is the captain for the day for her field day in Kindergarten. Another class is winning all the races and Junie B comes up with a plan for her class.
Audience: Grades 1-2. Level M
Teaching Points: I would use this book as a lesson on leadership qualities for collaborative work.

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Read: 2/2/17-2/5/17
Author: Annie Barrows
Genre: Fiction.
Review: This is a book about two best friends and the kind of relationship they have together. When one picks on another's sister they friends start to not like each other.
Audience: Grades 3-5 Level M

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Read: 4/19/17-4/22/17
Author: Kelly Barnhill
Genre: Fiction.
Review: This was a great book about the town of Protectorate who leave a baby as an offering for the forest witch. The witch is actually a good witch who rescues the children and gives them to families on the other side of the forest.
Audience: Level X

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Read: 3/15/17-3/22/17
Author: Lauren Wolk
Genre: Fiction.
Review: This is a book about a girl named Annabelle during the time period between both world wars. It follows her struggles with a new student named Betty bullying her.
Audience:  Grade 4-5.
Teaching points: This is a good book to discuss bullying with students as a class.

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Read: 1/21/17-1/26/17
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Genre: Fiction. Series
Review: Jack and Annie's new adventure take them to deserted island where they meet pirates. In this story the characters find out who the mysterious "M" is.
Audience: Grades 3-5 Level M.
Teaching Points: I would use Magic Tree House as a way to inspire writing details.

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Read: 1/18/17-2/10/17
Author: Gary Paulsen
Genre: Fiction
Review: A boy dealing with his parents separation gets on a small plane to visit is mother. After the pilot has a heart attack he is left to crash the plane in the wilderness. He has to survive alone in the woods till he can be rescued. This book was very Intense!
Audience: Grades 6-12 Level R
Teaching Points: This book could be read as a class for discussion. Cause and effect, sequence of events and topic details.

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Read: 1/30/17-2/2/17
Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Genre: Fiction
Review: This is an emotional book about a little girl who went from a comfortable life in Mexico to a poor immigrant in America. After her father is murdered her uncle pressured her mother to marry him. When she refused their plantation was burned. They set out in the night to escape to America with no money to their name.
Audience: Grade 6-8 Level V
Teaching points: I would recommend this book for a class room that has multiple cultures.

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Author: Jen Bryan
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: This is the story of Louis Braille who was determined to discover a way to live like everyone else. He created his own system of reading that could be read by raised bumps which is still used today.
Audience: Grades 2-5
Teaching Points: I would use this book to discuss the types of exceptionalities classmates may have and how they can function in society like everyone else.

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Author: Susan Goodman
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: Sarah Roberts in 1847 was told she could not return to her school because it was now an all white school. Her parents fought for a change which made history in the Roberts Vs. City of Boston which was the first case of challenging the segregation of schools.
Audience: Grades 4-5
Teaching Points: This book would be a great mentor text when teaching segregation and black oppression.

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Author: Tanya Lee Stone
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: This is a story about Elizabeth Blackwell and her choice to become something other than what society makes women to be in the 1830's. Facing a lot of opposition she worked hard and graduated medical school to become the first female doctor.
Audience: Grades K-2
Teaching points: I would use this book as a mentor text when discussing gender stereotypes of boys and girls.

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Read: 4/20/17
Author: Aliki
Genre: F Picture Book
Review: This is a sweet story of a little girl named Marianthe. She begins her life in a school where she doesn't speak the language and studies those people around her to better understand what is going on. She uses her paintings to express her emotions and feelings. Eventually she begins to understand her classmates and teachers.
Audience: Grades K-2. Level N
Teaching points: I would use this book as a culturally responsive tool as a prompt to get to know students from different backgrounds. It would serve as a purpose to understand that everyone interprets things differently.

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Read: 1/30/2017
Author: Barb Rosenstock
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: After Jefferson began to read he started collecting books. The book talks about how his collection was so large he was able to start the Library of Congress. The book is really interesting with artistic pictures of the part of Jefferson that not many people know of.
Audience: Grades 2-5
Teaching points: I would use this book when studying the life of Thomas Jefferson in 2nd grade to focus on the aspects that are not widely known of him.

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Author: Paul Fleischman
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: This book is about a little girl who visits her great-great grandmother. She finds a matchbox that contains objects that evoke memories. Memories of the trials of her great-great-grandfathers journey from Italy.
Audience: Grades 1-2, 3-5 Level N
Teaching Points: I would use this book as a writing prompt to write about what you would put in your own memory box for your great-great- grandchildren. I would talk bout how life would be different.

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Author: Brian Floca
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: This book is filled with experiences the characters are having when traveling by train when the train boom began in the 1800's.
Audience: Grades 3-5, 6-8 Level O
Teaching points: I would use this book as a mentor text to find out the major changes to the way of American life when trains were built.

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Author: Patricia Polacco
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: I love Patricia Polacco books!!! This book follows Clara Barton and her struggle with a lisp. Her brother always stood up for her when people made fun of her and reminded her how much good she will bring to the world one day. She grew up to found the American Red Cross.
Audience: Grade K-3 Level Q
Teaching Points: When teaching woman's suffrage, I would use this book along with other books with strong female stories to highlight the importance females have on our history.

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Author: Audrey Vernick
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: This book was very inspiring to me. It follows the life of Edith Hougton when she tried out for the professional baseball team at 10.
Audience: Grade 3-5
Teaching Points: I would use this book as a mentor text when teaching about Woman's Suffrage.

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Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

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Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

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Author: Melissa Sweet
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: This is a colorful book about the history of how Tony Sarg went from building marionette dolls to large floating balloons. This is the story of how the Macys day parade every Thanksgiving got started.
Audience: Grades K-3
Teaching Points: I would use this book as a classroom read before Thanksgiving break to discuss the h
istory behind the Macys day parade.

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Author: Mara Rockliff
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: This is a story about Nell Richardson and Alice Burke and their ride around the country in a yellow car. They were advocating the woman's right to vote during the 1916 election.
Audience: Grades 4th and 5th
Teaching Points: I would recommend this book when teaching about American Government and woman's rights.

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Author: Robin Page
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: This book is a cute picture book on how different animals catch flies.
Audience: K-5

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Author: Nancy Winslow Parker
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: This was a really cute book on the different types of bugs you can find on earth.
Audience: K, 1-2,3-5 Level O
Teaching Points: I would use this book when studying eco systems in 4th grade science.

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Author: Ellen Lawrence
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: This informational book discusses the different types of weather seen in Earth.
Audience: Grades 3-5
Teaching Points: I would recommend this book as a resource when teaching 4th grade science on weather.

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What the World is Made of? All about solids, Liquids, and gases.

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What the World is Made of? All about solids, Liquids, and gases.

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Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: A book about the 3 stages of matter you see on our earth.
Audience: Grades 2-3 Level K
Teaching Points: I would use this book to teach the three stages of matter.

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Author: Maria Kalman
Genre: Non Fiction
Review: This is a book  about a little girl finding out information on our 16th president.
Audience: Grades K, 1-2,3-5 Level T
Teaching Points: I would use this as a recommended text when learning about the life and character attributes of Abraham Lincoln.

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Author: Patricia Polacco
Genre: RF Fiction
Review: This is a story about Patricia who looked forward to beginning school to learn how to read. She gets started but realizes that learning to read is a lot harder for her than the other kids. She moves schools and her peers make fun of her. He was passed through in noticed until her teacher Mr. Falker worked with her and realized she was dealing with dyslexia.
Audience: Grades 1-5 Level M
Teaching Points: I would recommend this book for students who I notice are struggling with their academics. I would hope this book would help give confidence to those who need it.

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Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Genre: HF Picture Book
Review: This is a story about Rosa and her mother sneaking out In the night to meet other slaves to earn how to read. The class is in a hole in the ground where they quietly work to recognize the shapes and whisper the letters. Rosa is determine despite her impatience to learn how to read to overcome the dangers.
Audiences: Grades 4-5
Teaching Points: I would use this book during a social studies lesson on the Civil War to teach what it was like to be a slave and the dangers that do along with it.

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Author: WIlliam Steig
Genre: F Picture Book
Review: Sylvester finds a rock that grants wishes. He makes a wish that has unforeseen consequences. The book surrounds his efforts to change back to his self and return to his family.
Audience: Grades K-5 Level M
Teaching Points: I would use this book as a tool to teach alternate endings.

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Author: Colin Stimpson
Genre: F Picture Book
Review: Jack and his mom runs a café and business went bad and they had to close down. All they had left was a can of bean which they threw out the window. It grew a bean stalk which Jack met up with a Giant that took all his time counting his fortune. Jack helps him find a new hobby and saves his café in the process.
Audience: Grades 1-5 Level M
Teaching Points: I would use this book as a mentor text to teaching comparing and contrasting. This book and the classic story.

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Read: 1/31/17
Author: Lyn Rossiter Mcfarland
Gene: F Picture Book
Review: A stray dog finds his way into a home with cats. He begins to live like a cat so he could live there. He forgets who he is and becomes comfortable. The owner gets hurt and Widget realizes he can save her with his attribute he has as a dog.
Audience: Grades K-2 Level I
Teaching Points: I would use this book as a writing prompt. "What are some things that make you, you?"

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Read: 2/5/17
Author: Patricia MacLachlan
Genre: RF Picture Book
Review: This book is about a boy named Eli and his memories he has with his family. I loved this book because of the visual paintings it had through out the book.
Audience: Grades K-2 Level M
Teaching Points: I would use this book as a culturally responsive writing prompt to write about your own families.

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Read: 2/5/17
Author: Cynthia Rylant
Genre: F Picture Book
Review: This is a cute book about a dog and her adventure outside. The book is in her point of view and her confusion as to why everyone is following her!
Audience: Grade K-5 Level K
Teaching Points: I would use this book to teach sequence of events.

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Read: 1/31/17
Author: William Steig
Genre: F Picture Book
Review: A mouse dentist climbs into the mouths of his patients to treat them. He treats a fox with a bad tooth ache and comes up with a plan to finish his treatment and not get eaten. A Newbery Honor Book.
Audience: Grades K-2
Teaching Points: I would use this book as a mentor text to practice making text to text connections with Little Red Riding Hood.

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Author: Jane Yolen
Genre: RF Picture Book
Review: I love this book because it is full of descriptive details. A boy and his dad went walking in the snow to go Owl sighting. Through out the walk the boy is describing all he sees and hears.
Audience: Grades 1-2 Level O
Teaching Points: I would use this book as a mentor text during a narrative writing lesson. This would be used as an example to provide more descriptions in their writing.

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Read: 2/28/17
Author: Virginia Lee Burton
Genre: F Picture Book
Review: A Caldecott Medal winner about a house living on a hill in the country. The house over the years sees urban life grown around it and makes the house sad. The great-great-granddaughter of the builder moves the house once again to the country so the house can be happy again.
Audience:Grades K-2 Level L
Teaching Points: I would use this book to teach comparing and contrasting. Examples: Country vs. city. House vs. apartment complex.

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Read: 1/31/17
Author: Janell Cannon
Genre: F Picture Book
Review: A mother bat drops her baby into a birds nest on accident. The baby bat tries to conform to bird like ways but notices how different she is. When Stellaluna returns with the bats the birds come to see her and try to conform to bat like ways and also see the differences.
Audience: Grades K-5 Level N
Teaching Points: I would use this book as a mentor text to discuss the differences students have but how similar we actually are.

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Read: 1/30/2017
Author: Maurice Sendak
Genre: F Picture Book
Review: A Caldecott Medal winner this book is a story about a boy escaping from his problems. The boy is taken to a land with magical creatures that take him in as his king. A place where he fits in.
Audience: K-5. Level J
Teaching Points: I would use this book as a mentor text for a narrative writing prompt. "If you could travel to another world what would it look like?"