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                     Upper Level Chapter Books

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                     Upper Level Chapter Books

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by Gayle Forman
Review: This is an emotional novel about a young girl who is involved in a car accident that kills her entire family and leaves her in a coma fighting for her life. Throughout the book she watches herself and the ones she loves which motivates her to hold on and not give up. At the end of the book she wakes up from her coma and is preparing to start her very different life.
Audience: This would be a good book for high school and adult readers that enjoy reading romance book.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach student about inferring.

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by Suzanne Collins
Review: This is a well-know fiction book about a girl named Katniss and a boy named Peta who defy the odds. During the Hunger Games, those chosen to play are destined for death and only one person services. However, Katniss and Peta both team together and their compassion for life and one another helps the both of them survive.
Audience: This is a great book for high school students who like to read about action and/or romance.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach creative writing and monitor comprehension.

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by RJ Palacio
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Review: This story is about a young boy who has crainiofacial abnormalities and goes to school for the first time in the 6th grade. The story is told from different view points so you are able to see the different perspectives of the characters.
Audience: This book is a great book for readers of all ages, especially middle school students.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach student about reading different narratives and about "not judging a book by its cover."

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by Erin Downing
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Review: Lucia Frank discovers that she can become the girl she’s always wanted to be with the help of a little “moon magic.” As she struggles with her parent's divorce and losing her best friend she struggles with the person she is. The night of her thirteenth birthday, Lucia's shadow comes to life and her shadow is much different; daring and adventurous. This novel teaches about family, friendship, and finding yourself.
Audience: This book is a great choice for middle school students.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach students about the importance of being true to yourself.

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by Dashawn Morris
Review: This is a very eye opening book that isn't for the faint hearted. This book chronicles the life of DaShaun Morris. His story starts when he is 9 years old and moving to Phoenix and live with his aunt. Shortly after beginning school he feels as if he has no choice but to join a gang because of the war between the gangs on the streets. It explains how he is initiated into a gang, the feeling the gang represents to him, the feeling of belonging and family, how he gets caught up in gang activities from gunning down anyone in affiliation with a rival gang, and the friends he loses.
Audience: This story is suitable for high school students and adults.
Teaching Point: Depending on the environment I am teaching, I would use this book to teach my students the truth about street violence and the sad history behind it.

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by Markus Zusak
Review: This story is set during WWII during the Holocaust.The young girl Liesel, who is a foster child, loves to read books. She steal a book and she shares it with the Jewish man her family is hiding in their basement during the war.
Audience: This is a large book that would be good for high school students who like to read about history, wars, and the holocaust.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach students about the history of WWII and the Holocaust and it gives a different and much more personal representation of this time period.

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by Scott Westerfield
Review: This is a great fiction story that I couldn't put down, even my third time reading through it. This book is about a girl named Tally who is just about to turn sixteen. In her world, when you turn sixteen you undergo an operation to turn you into someone beautiful and you live amongst the pretties where you're only job is to have fun. Tally's best friend decides that she doesn't want to become a pretty and she runs away. After this, Tally sees the ugly truth behind being a pretty when they tell her that she has to find her friends and turn her in or she will remain and ugly for the rest of her life.
Audience: This would be a good book for high school students who like to read action packed books that have a little bit of romance.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to monitor comprehension and discuss the theme of a society that view normal people as less than pretty.

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by Jodi Picoult
Review: This book is about Ellie Hathaway, a lawyer from Pennsylvania who comes to an Amish community to defend Katie, an eighteen year old accused of murdering her own newborn child. Ellie becomes the person that must stay with Katie always so she can stay at her farm home. While Ellie stays with Katie, she learns the ways of the Amish community and their practices, their ways of life, and their obvious truth. And everything gets more complicated when a man from Ellie's past decides to reenter her life to assist in Katie's trial. Ellie builds a strong bond with Katie while trying to figure out what really happened on the night of the alleged murder, and also searches deep inside of herself to figure out what she really wants the most in her life.
Audience: This book would be good for high school students who like to read suspenseful books.
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by James Patterson
Review: This book is about six teenagers who don't have a home, but they are part of a cross-breading experiment with human and avian DNA. They can fly and have beautiful wings that they are able to hide. The six teens are being hunted down by scientist and werewolf like soldiers. The book is fast paced, exciting and thrilling.
Audience: This book would be good for middle school readers who like to read science-fiction books and suspenseful books.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to monitor comprehension.

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                               Graphic Novels

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                               Graphic Novels

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by Agnes Rosenstiehl
Review: This book is about a little girl, Lilly, who enjoys the pleasures of each season, peering inside shells in the summer and tasting different kinds of apples in the fall. The book is fun to read and has many pictures with minimal text.
Audience: This is a good book for young emergent readers.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach about the different seasons and about different colors.

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by Eric Shanower and L. Frank Baum
Review: This graphic novel has a fun spin on the classic story The Wizard of Oz. The story is told through dialogue with lots of vivid illustrations.
Audience: This book is great for upper-elementary schools students who like to read books with dialogue and pictures.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach students about telling a story and creative writing.

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Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs 

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Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs 

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by Marcia Williams
Review: This is a graphic novel about the history of the different Gods and Pharos. It has very minimal text and lots of vivid illustrations.
Audience: This book is suitable for beginning readers in elementary school who like to learn about history and read non-fiction books.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach about history and monitoring new learning.

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by Susan Cooper
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by Megan McDonald
Review: This book is a very engaging and meaningful story about a boy and his feelings of inadequacy because of his height. She showed the importance of human relationships as this boy went on a journey to find confidence within himself.
Audience: I think this would be a good book for upper-elementary school students, particularly boys.
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                            Early Chapter Books

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                            Early Chapter Books

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by Annie Barrows (Newbery Award)
Review: This is a fun book about two young girls that are very different from one another. Despite their differences the two girls became friends.
Audience: This book is suitable for students who enjoy fiction stories
Teaching Point: I could use this book to teach and assess comprehension.

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by Katherine Paterson
(Newbery Award)
Review: This book is about a young boy named Jess who wants to be the fastest boy in his class, but when a new girl shows up to town she beats all of the boys including Jess. The two become friends and create a magical kingdom in the woods where the two are king and queen. Their imaginations run wild in the book as they adventure together. Their friendship hugely impacts Jess's life and helps him through the tough times he faces at the end of the book.
Audience: This book is great for readers of all ages. When rereading the book as an adult i realized the book was much sadder than I thought it was when I was younger.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach students creative writing.

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by Kate DiCamillo
(Newbery Award)
Review: This is a classic early chapter book about a young girl named Opal who rescues a dog from Winn-Dixie. After getting the dog, Opals father shares information about her mother which causes Opal to grow. As the summer goes on Opal and her curious dog, Winn-Dixie, makes many great friends. Because of Winn-Dixie, Opal learns love, friendship, and forgiveness.
Audience: This is a classic novel that is great for readers of all ages.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach students about inferring character's feelings.

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by E. B. White (Newbery Award)
Review: This is a classic book about a spider names Charlotte and a pig named Wilbur. Wilbur was the runt of his liter and he was saved by a young girl named Fern. Charlotte writes her feelings for Wilbur and fern in her web. This book teaches about love, life, and death. The newer additions of the book have colorful illustrations to help tell the story.
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by Dianna Bates
Review: This book is about a young boy who wants to be a magician just like his magician uncle. He is preparing for a talent show where he plans a special magic trick that he isn't sure he will be able to pull off. While in school he brags to his classmates about the trick he is going to perform, but later regrets bragging when he realizes he isn't ready to pull off the trick.
Audience: This is a good chapter book for students who still enjoy reading books with some pictures. It is also good for students who like to read fiction books.
Teaching Point: I would use this book when teaching and assessing student's comprehension and fluency.

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                       Non-Fiction Picture Books

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                       Non-Fiction Picture Books

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by Hester Bass
Review: This book offers a different perspective of the Civil Rights Movement that is a lesser-known chapter of American History. This story is about a small town in Alabama that ended segregation in a non-violent way.
Audience: This would be great for students who like to read books about history.
Teaching Point: I would use this book when teaching about the civil rights movement.

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by Angela Farris Watkins
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Review: This book was written my Martin Luther King's niece. This book talks about his six beliefs and breaks them down in detail and discusses how MLK lived his life. This is a great book to read to gain a different perspective of MLK and the civil rights movement.
Audience: This book would be great for older elementary school students who enjoy reading about history.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach students about the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King Jr.

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by Lawrence F. Lowery
Review: This book offers insight into two special aspects of hungry animals: how their teeth and beaks offer clues about what they eat and how the food chain helps make sure there's enough for all.
Audience: Students who like to read books all about animals will find this book fascinating.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to monitor comprehension.

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by Jeff Harris
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Review: This is a sweet, engaging book about different life lessons. Charlie is a hungry elephant that wants to live the life of a cozy animal. He is adopted by a young boy whose family builds Charlie a house of his own. When Charlie becomes board, he wanders off to find some missing cookies.
Audience: This is a great book for children who are just learning how to read because the book has a simple, easy to read text.
Teaching Point: This would be a good book to have a discussion with students about appreciating what you have.

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by Speedy Publishing
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Review: This book is an extremely informative scientific book about hurricanes and tornadoes and how they are formed. This book is well illustrated with photos of hurricanes and tornadoes being formed.
Audience: This book is great for students who like to read about science, weather, or outer space.
Teaching Point: I would use this book when teaching students about storms and weather. I would also use this book to teach student about connecting their background knowledge to their new learning.

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by Shel Silverstein
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by Nicola Davies
Review: This is a competitive book about a variety of the toughest animals all over the world. The book counts down from the weakest to the toughest of the extreme animals on the planet and it discusses how the different animals survive the many extreme conditions from all over the planet.
Audience: This book would be great for students who like to read books about animals.
Teaching Point: I would use this book when teaching students about the different continents on the globe and the different climates.

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By Jerry Pallota
Review: This book is about the many different ways that trees are planted. It is a kid friendly book that explains how seeds travel; from being carried on the fur of a bear to an army of ants carrying a seed across a forest.
Audience: This book would be good for students who like to read about animals, nature, and/or picture books.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach students about the different ways trees are planted and how they grow.

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by Mara Rockliff
Review: This is a cheerful book about Christopher Ludwick, a German-born American Patriot who was a baker during the revolutionary war. He supplied George Washington and his troops with Gingerbread during the war. The story of Christopher Ludwick is told in a fun, kid-friendly way with creative paper-cut illustrations.
Audience: This book is great for any student who enjoys to read books with vivid illustrations.
Teaching Point:I would use this book when teaching students about the revolutionary war and the different jobs people had during the war.

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by Gianna Marino
Review: This is an adorable and funny book about many different animals that come out at night. Throughout the story, the animals talk to one another and there is a lot of dialogue between them.
Audience: This book is a wonderful choice for students who enjoy to read funny books and/or books about animals.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach students reading with expression.

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by Melissa Sweet
Review: This is a great book that teaches students about the Thanksgiving Day parade. It is a fun book with lots of colorful illustrations and it gives a kid-friendly description of the parade and the history behind the parade.
Audience: This book is good for students who like books with pictures, parades, and Thanksgiving.
Teaching Point: I would use this book around thanksgiving to teach students about using background knowledge

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by Rick Burke
Review: This is an informative text about the history of Benjamin Franklin. It discusses his inventions, his contributions, and his history as a founding father.
Audience: This book is suitable for beginning readers in the 1st or 2nd grade who enjoy reading about history or famous individuals.
Teaching Point: I would used this book to teach my students about Benjamin Franklin and/or learning to find new knowledge.

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by Mrs. Smith’s Class
Review: This is a fun book about different aspects of weather. Each letter in the alphabet is represented by a component of weather. The most interesting part of the book is that it was written and illustrated by students in Mrs. Smith's classroom.
Audience: This is a great book for younger students who are beginning readers because there are pictures on every page and a simple text that was written by elementary students.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach students about the different components of weather

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by Gail Gibbons
Review: This book is about the different characteristics of weather. It has large illustrations and only a few words per page that give descriptions about the different aspects of weather.
Audience: This book is suitable for younger students entering the beginning reading stage because the book doesn't have many words
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach students about the different characteristics of weather.

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By Mo Willems
Review: This is a cute and funny book that shows readers how to be a problem solver and be kind and fair to everyone.
Audience: This is a great book for students who like picture books and simple text.
Teaching Point: This book is a good book to use as a mentor text for teaching phonics to young readers.

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By Carol McCloud
Review: This is a wonderful book with vivid illustrations that encourages positive behavior and happiness. The book shows how rewarding it is to be kind, appreciative, and loving.
Audience: This book is suitable for readers of all ages.
Teaching Point: I would used this book at the beginning of the year to start a discussion about being kind and caring to others.

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by Maurice Sendak
Review: This book is a childhood favorite of mine. It is about a young boy who is sent to bed after misbehaving. That night a forest grows in the young boys room with wild monsters. The young boy tames the wild monsters, crowns himself King, and then he realizes that it is time to go home to his family who loves him the most.
Audience: This is a wonderful book for students who like to read creative stories and enjoy vivid pictures.
Teaching Point: I would use this book to teach students about fiction stories and creative writing.

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by Elaine Epstein
Review: This is a sweet book about sign language. In the book there is a young boy who is deaf and his friend wants to learn sign language for him.
Audience: This books is a great book to read aloud to young students because it has large pictures and a simple text.
Teaching Point: This is a great book to use to discuss deafness with children and what it actually is. It will help students understand what sign language is and what it is used for.

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by Joan Holub
Review: This is an adorable picture book about Spring time. It is about a family of Ants who love spring time and it discusses the season of Spring.
Audience: This book is a good choice for students who enjoy picture books and like to read about science and science fiction.
Teaching Point: This would be a good book to use when teaching students about the different seasons. It discusses Spring time and the importance of the seasons.

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by Anna Milbourne
Review: This is a cute book full of beautiful illustrations. It is about a curious penguin who is determined to find out just how big one million is.
Audience: This book is great for young beginning readers who like to read books about animals.
Teaching Point: This would be a great book to use when teaching students their tens frames.

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by Robert Munsch
Review: This is a sentimental book that I have loved since I was a little kid. Its about the relationship between a mother and her son that evolves as they grow older. It has beautiful illustrations that help to tell the story.
Audience: This is a great book for any beginning reader who loves fiction books with pictures.
Teaching Point: I could use this book to teach students to use pictures to help understand the story.

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by Ellie Bethel
Review: This book is a kid friendly book that discusses the importance of recycling and keeping your community clean. It has lots of vivd pictures that help tell the story along with a simple text
Audience: This book is a good choice for young beginning readers who like to read books about super heroes.
Teaching Point: This would be a great book to teach students about the importance of recycling

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by Eric Carle
Review: This book teaches about the life cycle of a plant and gives an inspiring message about perseverance. The book has vivid pictures to help tell the story.
Audience: This book is suitable for a read aloud to young students when teaching students about plants and how they grow. It is also a good book for students who like read books with large illustrations.
Teaching Point: This book would be a good book to use when teaching students about the stages of plant growth and the parts of a flower.

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by Mario Scavatto
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by Julia Donaldson
Review: This is a cute book that is perfect to read around Halloween. It has many pictures and a simple text to tell a story about a Witch who rescues different animals and makes a special broom from all of them to ride on.
Audience: This is a great book for students who like to read science-fiction and like books with big pages and lots of pictures.
Teaching Point: This would be a good book to use to teach students about using pictures to help them decode words they do not know.

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by Barbara Shook Hazen
Review: This is a sentimental book about a young boy whose family is "tight" on money. Throughout the book the young boy's father explains to him that they don't have the money to eat certain foods or own certain things.
Audience: This book is great for young readers who enjoy simple text with many illustrations.
Teaching Point: This would be a great book to bring up the discussion of appreciating the things you have

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by Teri Sloat
Review: This is a colorful book with simple text. Each page only has a few words and the book is about a young student counting different children until they reached 100.
Audience: This book is suitable for younger students who are in the first stages of being a beginning reader because this book doesn't have many words.
Teaching Point: This would be a good book to students counting.

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                                      Picture Books

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By: Lynne Cherry
Review: This is a fiction picture book about a man who went to the Rainforest to cut down the Kapok tree. As the man falls asleep the different animals in the story explain to him why he shouldn't cut the tree down. There are beautiful illustrations that are very engaging.
Audience: This book would be great for a read aloud with younger children.
Teaching Point: This book would be a great option for teaching children inferring or synthesizing.

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By: Kevin Henkes
Review: This fiction book is about a mouse who is constantly worried about every aspect of her day. Throughout the book, the author describes many different situations that caused Wemberly to worry and ends with her realizing she didn't have much to worry about after all. I really enjoyed this book because the character's feelings are emphasized and there are detailed pictures that correlate with the character's feelings.
Audience: This book would be good for students who are beginning readers because it doesn't have many words and it has a lot of pictures to help the students understand the character's feelings.
Teaching Point: This book would be good to teach students about character traits