My Children's Literature Portfolio (grades 2-6) by Cora Land https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo Made with ♥ en-us 2022-01-22 18:46:14 UTC 2022-04-19 14:06:49 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Danneberg, Julie. (2000). First Day Jitters. Sarah Hartwell does not want to go to her new school on the first day. Mr. Hartwell, her father, has to force her to go to school because she claims that she hates it even though she has never been. At the end of the book, it is revealed that Sarah Jane Hartwell is actually the teacher. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006597094 2022-01-22 18:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006597094 Book Talk- I Am One: A Book of Action land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006601342 2022-01-22 18:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006601342 1. Antony, Steve. (2018). Good Night, Mr. Panda. Mr. Panda is trying to get ready for bed but all of the other animals in the house keep disturbing him to tell him good night. He reminds each of them of something that they have forgotten to do before going to bed (like brushing their teeth). Only one of the animals, the lemur, has completed their bedtime routine and is waiting for a good night from Mr. Panda. Mr. Panda almost forgets to tell Lemur good night, before falling asleep in the Lemur's bed. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006608467 2022-01-22 19:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006608467 2. A.K. Rosenthal & P. Rosenthal. (2017). Dear Girl, A Celebration of wonderful, smart, beautiful you. This book is a letter to all girls to explain to them that being different is okay. It shares that it is okay to feel sparkly one day, and play in the mud the next. It encourages girls to be themselves no matter how they are feeling in that moment. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006613784 2022-01-22 19:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006613784 3. Albert, Richard. (1994). Alejandro's Gift. Alejandro lives alone in the desert and planted a garden to avoid feeling lonely. One day, a squirrel came to visit him and get a drink of water from his garden. The squirrel brought more animals along and this helped Alejandro stop feeling so lonely. When he realized that they were coming for water, he decided to dig a water hole for all of his animal friends and that was the gift that kept him from being lonely. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006618340 2022-01-22 19:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006618340 1. Bruchac, Joseph. (2000). Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving. Squanto is from the Patuxet tribe and he was taken from his homeland to Spain in 1614. Thomas Hunt invited the Indians to a feast on his ship, but he ended up taking twenty of them captive and sold them as slaves. Squanto learned English and was able to befriend the English well enough to get back home, but by the time he arrived, pilgrims had already taken over. The Indians taught the pilgrims how to grow crops and they were able to harvest a feast grand enough to feed both them and the English. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006622575 2022-01-22 19:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006622575 1. Dean, James. (2014). Pete the Cat and the Bad Banana. Pete the Cat loves to eat bananas so much that he puts them in his cereal every morning. One day, he eats a rotten banana, and he refuses to eat bananas ever again. His mom makes all of his favorites with bananas to try to get him to eat one, but he still won't eat it. He tries many other fruits and foods to try and replace bananas and it does not work so he ends up having to eat one on the day of his big race. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006627582 2022-01-22 19:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2006627582 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dARAzRLy7-uWs7_--BGHgc8fgRJK6iz_B7JLVI3RuuI/edit?usp=sharing land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2019173671 2022-01-29 14:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2019173671 2. Yolen, Jane. (1999). The Mary Celeste. An abandoned ship is found with nothing broken aboard or missing. The captain of the Mary Celeste had brought his whole family except for one of his children, so it was clear that he intended to return. The crew was never found and there are many conspiracy theories about what could have happened. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2030127406 2022-02-04 20:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2030127406 3. Moss, Marissa. (2002). Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen. Jackie's father saw her potential in baseball and motivated her to play. She had the chance for 4,000 to watch her play against Babe Ruth and she was able to strike him out. She also pitched against Lou Gehrig and made history by striking him out too. They never let her play in the major leagues again. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2030172280 2022-02-04 21:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2030172280 4. Scieszka, Jon. (1995). Math Curse. The student realizes that everything in life can be a math problem. From how many shirts are in his closet to how many frosted flakes are in his cereal bowl, he cannot stop thinking about math. He eventually breaks his math curse, but then his science teacher tells him that everything can be seen as a science experiment. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2030175092 2022-02-04 21:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2030175092 6. Schachner, Judith. (2009). Skippy Jon Jones: Lost in Spice. Skippyjon jumps into a red spice to try teleport into space. He put on his space suit and went into his closet where he leaped into the universe. Skippyjon meets Poquito Tito who tells him that he does not need a space suit; he needs a spice suit! He gets lost in space and finds a martian. The martians try to take his sock monkey and he pulls it back so hard that he flies back through his closet where his mom is there waiting for him. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2038629155 2022-02-09 18:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2038629155 7. Lester, Helen. (1998). Tacky The Penguin. All of the other penguins have positive names like Angel, Goodly, and Perfect. Tacky is an odd penguin who does everything differently than the other penguins. He marches differently, sang funny, and even dove into the water in an odd way. One day hunters come and find the penguins. Tacky is able to behave so oddly that he scares the hunters away. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2038632223 2022-02-09 18:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2038632223 8. Lowrey, Janette. (1969). The Poky Little Puppy. The five puppies go on a walk and count themselves at the top of the hill. They realize that the poky little puppy was not with them and he was running at the bottom of the hill sniffing for rice pudding. They went under the fence but their mother was mad that they dug the hole to get under the fence. The poky little puppy continues to separate from the rest of the group to sneak and get food after mama tells them they cannot have any. It does not work the last time and the other four puppies all got a plate of shortcake. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2047013670 2022-02-14 19:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2047013670 2. Mayer, Mercer. (2009). The Fall Festival. The critter and his family go to the fall festival. They do many fun activities while they are there like pumpkin picking and a hayride. The book ends with the critter going home after eating too many apples at the festival. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051558611 2022-02-16 18:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051558611 4. Colandro, Lucille. (2014). There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Desk. The old lady started off by simply swallowing a desk but then she had to swallow everything that went with it. She swallowed a chair, a book bag, paper, pencils, and more. At the end, she shouted and everything flew out and the room became ready. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051570611 2022-02-16 18:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051570611 3. Mayer, Mercer. (2008). Going to the Firehouse. The critters went on a fieldtrip to the firehouse where they met Fireman Joe and his dog Sparky. He shows them how to check the fire truck, ladder, and hose. He also teaches them to stop, drop, and roll. The fireman gives all of them a helmet and the end before the alarm dings and he has to go put out a fire. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051586341 2022-02-16 18:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051586341 1. Silverstein, Shel. (1964). The Giving Tree. There is a tree that loves a little boy who comes and eats apples and swings on her branches. As the boy gets older, he begins to visit the tree less and less. On the occasions he visits, he takes something from the tree for himself such as the branches to build a house. He does this until there is nothing left to take from the tree. When he is very old, he comes back to visit the tree which is now just a stump to have a place to sit and rest and they are both happy. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051598021 2022-02-16 18:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051598021 1. Kramer, Stephen. (1992). Lightning. This book teaches students about how lightning is created. It also talks about the types of clouds that produce lightning and the different types of lightning that there are. It informs students on where lightning happens frequently as well. There are also fun facts about lightning in the back of the book. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051628782 2022-02-16 18:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051628782 5. McDonnell, Patrick. (2007). Hug Time. Jules the kitten decides that he wants to hug the whole world. He travels to many places including Africa and India and hugs different animals such as whales and giraffes. When he arrives at the North Pole, he cannot find anyone to hug, but eventually a polar bear hugs him. The book ends by encouraging readers to hug someone. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051646642 2022-02-16 19:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051646642 1. Coles, Robert. (1995). The Story of Ruby Bridges. Ruby was born in Mississippi and later moved to New Orleans. She was the first black student to attend an all white school. On her first day, many people showed up and wanted to hurt Ruby Bridges. She prayed each day for those people before and after school and she changed history. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051669077 2022-02-16 19:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051669077 2. Polacco, Patricia. (1998). Thank you, Mr. Falker. This autobiography tells the story of Patricia learning how to read. She struggled to read until she started the fifth grade. Mr. Falker was very encouraging of all of the students and defended Trisha when the other students made fun of her for struggling to read. He recognized that she read letters differently than other kids and spent time teaching her after school each day. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051684791 2022-02-16 19:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051684791 6. Goodrich, Carter. (2019). Nobody Hugs a Cactus. Hank the cactus enjoys his quiet spot in the desert and he becomes angry whenever anyone comes near him. One day, a cowboy comes by and accuses him of needing a hug. This causes Hank to become lonely and really want a hug. At the end, a cup flies onto Hank's face and Rosie the tumbleweed comes by and removes it. They end up stuck in a hug. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051955854 2022-02-16 22:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051955854 7. Vamos, Samantha. (2011). The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred. This book introduces a new word in Spanish in each sentence of the story. All of the animals on the farm help the maiden cook by contributing an ingredient. For example, the duck brought the sugar, the goat churned the butter, and the donkey brought the lime. They all made arroz con leche together. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051975384 2022-02-16 22:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051975384 8. Yamada, Kobi. (2016). What Do You Do With a Problem? The little boy in the book is struggling with a problem that he really did not want to have. He goes through all of the stages of worrying about his problem. His problem became so big that he could not avoid it anymore and he had to face it. He realized that his problem gave him the opportunity to learn and grow. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051987338 2022-02-16 22:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2051987338 1. Jackson, R. & Tillotson, K. (2020). The Three Billy Goats Gruff: The Full Story. The three brothers have already eaten all of the grass on their side of the bridge so they need to cross it to find more. The troll tells them that if they cross he is going to eat them. All three goats are able to pass through and the last one knocks the troll into the air with his horns. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052003104 2022-02-16 22:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052003104 1. De La Pena, Matt. (2015). Last Stop on Market Street. CJ questions his grandma about all of the things that they have to do and she always gives him an amazing answer. He asks her about why it is so dirty where they live and she tells him that when you are surrounded by dirt, you can easily spot beauty. At the end of the story, CJ and his grandma visit the soup kitchen and they are both extremely happy. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052009698 2022-02-16 23:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052009698 1. Van Dusen, Chris. (2017). Hattie goes on an adventure to the lake. She begins to sing and she attracts a monster from the lake. Other people see the monster, who Hattie calls Hudson, and they are scared and begin to judge him. While everyone sees him as dangerous, Hattie sees Hudson as her kind best friend. They come up with a plan to have Hudson save her life in front of everyone so that they will see how great he is and it works. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052014855 2022-02-16 23:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052014855 5. Mattick, Lindsay. (2015). Finding Winnie. During WWI, Captain Colebourn rescues a bear cub that he names Winnie. The two travel by train and boat to many different places. Winnie ends up at the London zoo where he meets Christopher Robin. The book features real photos of Winnie and the captain. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052022835 2022-02-16 23:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052022835 2. Joyce, William. (2012). The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Mr. Morris Lessmore loved books and writing so he would write in a book about his life every morning. A storm comes and blows away his house and all of his books. He wanders until he sees a flying lady who sends him her favorite book that leads him to a building filled with books. He spends his days reading and taking care of the books until he becomes old and has to move on. The books are sad to see him go until one day a little girl appears at the door and the cycle starts again. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052028810 2022-02-16 23:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052028810 9. Zommer, Yuval. (2014). The Big Blue Thing On the Hill. The animals are hanging out in the forest when a blue bus arrives. They think that it is an alien or a dinosaur but they cannot figure out what it is. The bus plays music and the animals want to get rid of it so they work together to scare it away. It gives the animals' perspective of humans entering their space. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052032520 2022-02-16 23:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052032520 10. Elliot, David. (2017). Baabwaa & Wooliam. Baabwaa loves to read and Wooliam loves to knit. The two sheep are best friends and they decide to go on an adventure together. They run into a "third sheep" that is secretly a wolf. The wolf tries to eat them but he stops when he hears Wooliam say he has read about wolves before. It interests the wolf because he cannot read so the sheep teach him how and he becomes their friend. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052037996 2022-02-16 23:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052037996 2. Deedy, Carmen. (2007). Martina the Beautiful Cockroach. Martina is 21 days old so she is ready for marriage. Her abuela taught her a trick to see the temper of the men that want to be her husband. She told her to spill coffee on their shoes to see how they will treat her when they are mad. This test helps her determine that three men are not her match, but the fourth one knew about the test and also had a Cuban grandmother. Martina realizes that he is her match. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052050775 2022-02-16 23:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2052050775 3. Biedryzcki, David. (2021). Invasion of the Unicorns. A unicorn is sent to a claw machine to take over the human world. At first, he does not like the little girl that he goes home with or her dog that tries to bury him in the backyard. At the end, he discovers how much he loves peanut butter cookies and birthdays so he wants to bring all the unicorns to Earth for a unicorn vacation. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2056886616 2022-02-19 23:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2056886616 4. Kibblesmith, Daniel. (2021). Princess Dinosaur. The princess dinosaur has both a sweet and ferocious side. She likes to do things that show off her dinosaur side like cut things with her razor sharp claws and steal her mother's jewelry to wear. At the end of the book, she realizes that she is more than both a princess and a dinosaur, she can be anything she wants to be! land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2056889101 2022-02-20 00:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2056889101 11. Klassen, Jon. (2012). This is not my hat. A little fish steals a tiny hat from a big fish while he was sleeping. The big fish looked for him and he found a crab that told him where he went. The little fish was hiding in some tall plants and the big fish went in and came back out with his hat. There is no sign of the little fish at the end of the book. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2056892917 2022-02-20 00:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2056892917 12. Yamada, Kobi. (2019). Maybe. The little girl in the story talks about how special each person is and all of the things that we are able to do. She goes through all of the "maybes' that life may have in store for us. She also explains what it is like to fail and have to get back up and do big things. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2056896880 2022-02-20 00:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2056896880 12. Hudson, Katy. (2021). Mindful Mr. Sloth. Sasha loves to do everything extremely fast and she feels that life is more fun that way. One day, a sloth falls onto her treehouse and they become friends. Mr. Sloth does everything incredibly slow and while they are in a race, he teaches Sasha the beauty of stopping and enjoying the calmness every once and awhile. Sasha learns that life is fun when you are doing things both fast and slow. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2056898837 2022-02-20 00:35:49 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2056898837 14. Small, Steve. (2021). The Duck Who Did Not Like Water. Duck does not like swimming or rain or any type of water. One day, it begins to rain and there is a large hole in Duck's roof. He goes outside to get a bucket and finds Frog who becomes his new friend. They search for Frog's home the next day and when Frog goes home, Duck misses him and he goes to pick him up. The two live happily and Duck gets the roof fixed. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2056901109 2022-02-20 00:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2056901109 5. Bently, Peter. (2011). King Jack and the Dragon. Jack, Caspar and Zak build a fort outside for King Jack. The three of them spent the whole day fighting dragons and beasts from their fort. One by one, the children's parents come to pick them up until only Jack is left. He is out there in the dark when he hears a four legged beast. It turns out that it is just his parents coming to pick them up. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059196036 2022-02-21 18:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059196036 5. Lovell, Patty. (2001). Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon. Molly's grandmother inspires her by giving her advice like "Stand up tall and be yourself." She has to move away from her grandmother and friends and switch schools. Ronald Durkin begins to bully her but the advice her grandma gave her inspired her to be confident in herself. She writes her grandma a letter at the end to thank her. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059203147 2022-02-21 18:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059203147 15. Wilson, Karma. (2003). Frog in the Bog. The frog is sitting on a log in the middle of a bog eating many different things. He eats ticks, fleas, slugs, snails, and more. He begins to grow bigger and bigger until a gator comes out and he screams. All of the things that he has eaten run out of his mouth, leaving the frog extra small. The gator does not eat him because he is too little. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059218054 2022-02-21 18:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059218054 2. De la Bedoyere, Camilla. (2019). Narwhals. Narwhals live in the Arctic sea and have a long tooth that is called a tusk which makes them look like a unicorn. They are mammals and are related to dolphins. Narwhals are small whales so they breathe through their blowhole. They use echolocation to find food such as shrimp and squid. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059223969 2022-02-21 18:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059223969 16. DeRolf, Shane. (1996). The Crayon Box That Talked. A little girl walks into a toy store and hears the crayons talking. The crayons were arguing about which colors that they do not like so the girl bought them and took them home. She laid them out and colored with them all. The crayons realized how important each of them are to completing a picture. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059228044 2022-02-21 18:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059228044 17. Border, Terry. (2014). Peanut Butter & Cupcake. Peanut Butter got a ball for his birthday but he had just moved to town and had no friends to play with. He asks many different foods to be his friend but they all have other things to do. For example, Hamburger was busy walking his hotdogs. At the end, Peanut Butter finds Jelly and they play. They attract all of the other kids and they all play together. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059230089 2022-02-21 18:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059230089 18. Donaldson, Julia. (1999). The Gruffalo. Many different animals spot a little mouse and invite it to lunch in hopes of eating him. He tells each of them that he is meeting a Gruffalo for lunch that would want to eat them. He successfully scares off each of them until he actually meets one. They walk together and the mouse shows the Gruffalo how "scary" he can be. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059230515 2022-02-21 18:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059230515 3. Pallotta, Jerry. (2020). Who Would Win? Ultimate Shark Rumble. There are 16 rounds to determine which shark would win in a tournament. It includes many different shark facts such as some sharks bump to try to determine what an object is made of before attacking. The ending states that a tiger shark would win but it is only one possible ending of many. The great white could have won, but in this book, the tiger shark was able to trick it. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059249618 2022-02-21 18:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059249618 4. Meredith, Susan. (2003). Night Animals. There are many different nocturnal animals who hunt at night because they can find food easier or because they feel safer. Many night animals have big eyes to see at night and some shrink during the day to keep the light out. Some night animals can hear and smell exceptionally well to help them in the dark. There are many different adaptations that night animals have to help them survive. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059255819 2022-02-21 19:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059255819 2. Nichols, Lori. (2014). Maple. Maple's parents planted a tree at the same time she was born. The tree grew with her and she became worried when it lost its leaves in winter. The tree was okay and Maple's mother gave birth to another baby, Willow. They added a willow tree right by Maple's tree for the baby to grow up with. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059263424 2022-02-21 19:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059263424 5. St. George, Judith. (2012). So You Want to Be President? The book explains the good and the bad aspects of being the president such as dressing up and having homework. It also includes fun facts such as eight of the presidents were born in a log cabin. It tells about how Theodore Roosevelt's children ran a zoo in the White House with all of their pets. It ends by explaining how to become a good president. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059270683 2022-02-21 19:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059270683 19. Raymundo, Peter. (2019). I Am Not A Fish! Edgar is frustrated because he has been labeled a fish by humans and he knows that jellyfish are nothing like fish. The starfish relate to him because they have arms and an exoskeleton. He explains that he has tried to fit in with many different types of fish, but it never works out so he just enjoys floating alone. He realizes that he should just be himself no matter what others want to call him. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059276811 2022-02-21 19:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059276811 20. Clark, Emma. (2016). Plenty of Love to Go Around. Sam gives Plum a cat as a surprise. The cat follows Plum around everywhere and copies every action. Plum feels jealous and despises the cat, Binky. He learns that there is plenty of love to go around and loves the cat. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059282400 2022-02-21 19:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2059282400 1. Warner, Gertrude. (1942). The Boxcar Children: The Classic Story. Four orphaned children visit a bakery in hopes of finding food and a place to stay for the night, but the baker has plans to keep the three oldest and take the youngest to a children's home. They overhear this plan and decide to run away to live in a boxcar that they stumble upon. The kids make the boxcar a home and the oldest boy gets a job working for a Doctor who discovers who the children are but keeps it a secret. He is forced to tell the children's grandfather when one of the children get sick, but the kids end up really liking him even though they were originally running away from him. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2065447811 2022-02-24 23:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2065447811 21. Llosa, Mario. (2010). Fonchito y la Luna. Fonchito has a crush on a really beautiful girl in his class. One day, he asks her if he can kiss her on the cheek and she tells him that he only can if he brings her the moon and the stars. At first, Fonchito feels miserable because he thinks it is impossible. He comes up with a plan to fill a bucket of water so that it reflects the moon. He wins her over and gets to kiss her on the cheek. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2074204802 2022-03-02 18:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2074204802 3. Jazynka, Kitson. (2012). Martin Luther King, Jr. The book explains who King is and how he stood up to fight for the Civil Rights of African Americans. It includes information about where he grew up and even shows his childhood home. It explains what segregation is and how big of an issue it was during his life. It also includes some interesting facts about what was taking place during the 1930s when he was alive. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2074215802 2022-03-02 18:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2074215802 4. Adler, Michael & David. (2007). A Picture Book of John Hancock. John Hancock is known for signing the Declaration of Independence very large because it was an act of defiance. He was born in 1737 in Massachusetts and his father died when he was 7 years old. He received a great education and became very rich by the age of 24. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2074239050 2022-03-02 19:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2074239050 22. Bottner, Barbara. (2010). Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I don't)! Miss Brooks is passionate about books and does many things to convince students to love books too. She dresses up and reads books for each holiday. The little girl hates books and does not like any of the books or activities that the librarian plans. She eventually finds a book that she likes that is about warts! land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2074247637 2022-03-02 19:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2074247637 9. Van Allsburg, Chris. (1991). The Wretched Stone. The story is written as journal entries from a person on a ship. He writes about his journey on the ship and on an island. While there, he finds a giant stone that he brings onto the ship and everyone is fascinated by it. The crew gets a fever and then they lock themselves in the foreword hold around the stone and leave the author to sail the ship alone. The crew was turned into apes and he teaches them how to be more humanlike until they return to normal. It can be used to teach about idolizing media. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2105865343 2022-03-21 17:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2105865343 2. Warner, Gertrude. (1949). The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island. The children's grandfather surprises the children by letting them live on an island for the summer. The children get to cook their own food, explore the island, and they even create a museum using the items that they find on the island. The children find the skeletal remains of Native Americans buried on the island. They also meet a handyman who lives on the island named Joe who seems too smart to really only be a handyman. They later find out that Joe is their uncle! land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2126513340 2022-04-02 14:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2126513340 3. Wiley, Jesse. (2018). The Oregon Trail: The Race to Chimney Rock. This is a choose your own ending novel with 22 possible endings. The story begins in Independence, Missouri and I am the main character along with my family and dog. It is a 2000 mile journey spread over six months to find free farmland. Some of the decisions that I had to make were when we should leave for the trip, if we should stop and trade our things that are too heavy, and if we should stop and let the oxen rest. I chose to push on instead of resting, and the oxen ended up dying. We have to give up and walk back to Independence, where the story ends. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2126520549 2022-04-02 14:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2126520549 4. Creech, Sharon. (2018). Saving Winslow. Louie's dad brings home a mini baby donkey that has a very sick mother and Louie makes it his mission to save its life. He named him Winslow and convinced his dad to at least buy the smallest amount of supplies to try and save his life. It took Louie two hours to teach Winslow how to drink from a bottle. One day Winslow goes missing but luckily Louie finds him sledding. Eventually, Louie's parents realize that they can no longer keep Winslow since it is a health hazard (an officer tells them) and they have to move Winslow back to the farm he was born at. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2126529865 2022-04-02 14:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2126529865 5. Munoz Ryan, Pam. (2000). Esperanza Rising. Esperanza's father dies on her birthday and her uncle tries to force her mother into marriage by burning her house down. Esperanza, her mother, and their servant's family leave her Abuelita behind and flee to America to get away from her uncle. While there, her mother gets very sick, and Esperanza has to learn how to take care of herself and the bills since she has always lived a wealthy life. In the end, her mother heals and they are reunited with Abuelita at the field that they now live and work in. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2138044680 2022-04-10 14:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2138044680 6. Munoz Ryan, Pam. (2004). Becoming Naomi Leon. Naomi and her brother Owen have lived with their grandmother in her airstream ever since their mother abandoned them at a young age. Her mother unexpectedly comes back into their lives and tries to take only Naomi away to live in Las Vegas to babysit her husband's daughter and collect money from the state. She does not want Owen because he is disabled and she still struggles with alcohol abuse. Their grandmother takes them on a trip to Mexico to find their real father who writes a letter and they are able to convince the courts to give their grandmother custody. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2138145122 2022-04-10 17:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2138145122 2. Hopkinson, Deborah. (2002). Under the Quilt of the Night. The story begins with slaves running fast and far to a river where they get on a boat to escape their master. The main character is a young boy who is scared but has faith that he will make it to freedom. He hides and they look for signs of the Underground Railroad and eventually finds a family to stay with. Although there are close calls along the way, he makes it to freedom where he is free to sing and dance. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141605277 2022-04-12 23:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141605277 23. Guarino, Deborah. (1989). Is Your Mama a Llama? This book is full of rhyming words. The llama asks many different animals if their mama is a llama. The animals all reply with characteristics describing their mama and then the llama guess what animal their mama is. Some of those animals include a bat, a cow, and a seal. Finally, the llama finds another llama at the end of the story who has a llama mama. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141610208 2022-04-12 23:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141610208 3. Hastings, Selina. (1993). The Firebird. The huntsman wants to impress the king so he brings him a firebird feather even though he knows it is bad luck. The king forces him to complete task after task in order to capture a princess for him to marry once he realizes that he is capable of doing so. The huntsman completes each task and then the king orders him to be boiled in hot water. Luckily, his horse casts a spell to save him but the king becomes jealous of him and joins him to impress the princess. He boils to death and the huntsman becomes king and marries the princess. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141619909 2022-04-13 00:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141619909 24. Minor, Wendell & Florence. (2009). This book explains all of the cool things that penguins do. Penguins can swim in warm or cold water. They can live underground or on ice. They can eat fish and squids. Penguins also have interesting names like Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141624110 2022-04-13 00:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141624110 25. Howe, James. (1984). The Day the Teachers Went Bananas. The students get a new teacher who loves to eat bananas, paint, and make things out of clay. They have so much fun with him and they want to imitate everything that he does. One day, the principal comes in with their actual teacher and explains that there was a mix-up. He accidentally sent in a gorilla to be their teacher. The students were so sad that he had to leave that they went to eat bananas for lunch with him at the zoo the next day. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141632672 2022-04-13 00:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141632672 26. Numeroff, Lauren. (1985). If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Giving a mouse a cookie starts a dangerous cycle of him wanting more and more. He will ask for milk, a straw, a napkin, and more. It will remind him of chores that he needs to do and books he wants to read. It will inspire him to draw pictures and get thirsty again. If he drinks a glass of milk, he will want a cookie and the cycle will start over! land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141637160 2022-04-13 00:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141637160 4. Ada, Alma. (1998). Yours Truly, Goldilocks. This incorporates the stories of many different folktales such as Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, the Three Little Pigs, and Peter Rabbit. The Pigs invite all of those character to a party at their farm. It is written as letters back and forth from each character discussing the details of the party. The wolves plan to crash the party and eat everyone there, but Mrs. Bear saves the day and keeps the wolves from doing any harm. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141644641 2022-04-13 00:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141644641 3. Best, Cari. (1999). Three Cheers For Catherine the Great. Catherine the Great traveled to America on a boat with her children. Her granddaughter decided that the best gift that she could give her is to teach her English. Her grandma teaches her many things like how to cook Russian food, how to sing in Russian, and even how to write in Russia. She decides that she will spend everyday practicing how to write her name in Russian and hoping that her and her grandma can teach each other more. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141653645 2022-04-13 00:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2141653645 10. Laferton, Carl. (2016). The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross. The garden was once happy and no one was ever sad. Everyone loved God and lived in his garden until the people decided they did not want to listen to God. He built a temple and did not let anyone in until His son Jesus was born and died on the cross for everyone's sins. God brought Jesus back to life and they invite everyone to live with God forever. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2142755585 2022-04-13 17:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2142755585 7. Tarshis, Lauren. (2014). I Survived: The Nazi Invasion. Max and Zena Rosen were forced to live in the Jewish ghetto after the Nazis took their father. They escaped when a Nazi soldier caught them trying to get berries outside of the fence and tried to shoot Zena, but luckily Max knocked the gun out of his hand and he shot himself with his own bullet. An old farmer helps them hide from Nazi guards in his barn, and they find their Aunt Hannah hiding there too after she destroyed a Nazi train. Max gets shot as they are walking through the forest to go to the safety camp with their Aunt Hannah but he is able to survive and recover. Their papa finds them at the camp and they travel by sea to move to America with their father's cousin Saul. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2144424370 2022-04-14 23:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2144424370 land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147289763 2022-04-18 17:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147289763 2. Milne, A.A. (1924). When We Were Very Young. This book of poems is full of poetry about Christopher Robin and his life when he was younger. One of my favorite poems in the book is called Hoppity. It is about Christopher Robin being annoying and hopping everywhere and it is an adorable poem. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147320872 2022-04-18 17:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147320872 3. Moses, Brian. (2018). Poems By the Sea. My favorite poem in this book is called Are We Nearly There Yet? The kids are in the car on the way to the sea, and the sister keeps asking if they are almost there until she falls asleep. All of the poems in the book involve the sea and their vacation. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147331203 2022-04-18 18:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147331203 4. Moses, Brian. (2018). Poems for the Seasons. There is a poem for every season in this book. It starts off with springtime poems and ends in winter poems. The spring poems are very cheery and have bright illustrations whereas the winter poems have a darker mood. My favorite poem in there is called December which is my birth month and it talks about how it is a month dedicated to one special night (Christmas). land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147336783 2022-04-18 18:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147336783 5. Pfister, Marcus. (1992). The Rainbow Fish. The Rainbow fish is the most beautiful fish that is very lonely. He is not willing to share his scales so that makes the other blue fish not like him at first. He realizes that being beautiful is not important if nobody likes your personality. A wise octopus tells him that he must give away some of his scales to learn how to be happy. He shared them and became happy since every fish was able to have a scale. They all became friends. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147350445 2022-04-18 18:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147350445 5. Parragon Books. (2012). Hansel and Gretel. Hansel and Gretel are hungry and their aunt wants to get rid of them so that she will have enough food to eat. They were left in the woods alone and they were still hungry and scared. They wandered in the woods until they found a house made of sweets and an old woman came out to feed them ham and jam. She trapped Hansel and fed him to fatten him up for her to eat him. Gretel pushes the witch into the oven and the kids escape and find their father. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147491098 2022-04-18 20:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147491098 4. Birtha, Becky. (2010). Lucky Beans. This story takes place during the Great Depression. Marshall Loman complains about having beans for dinner again but his mother tells him that they are lucky to have them. His father lost his job and they are now really poor. One day, he sees a contest to win a sewing machine where you must guess the number of beans. His mom wants to win, but the other children tell Marshall that she cannot win because she is not white, but the store owner assures him that anyone can win. They used what they knew about quarts to do the math and determined the winning number. His dad got a part-time job, his mom won a sewing machine, and Marshall won what felt like a lifetime supply of beans! land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147528486 2022-04-18 20:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147528486 5. Bridges, Shirin. (2002). Ruby's Wish. A Chinese man married many wives who had children that later had more children when he became rich after the Gold Rush in California. One of the children that lived in his house was named Ruby and she loved the color red because of the Chinese red envelope tradition. Her grandfather hired a teacher for all of his grandchildren although it was uncommon for women to learn to read and write. She wrote a poem to express how she felt about having to be married rather than getting to go to university like the boys in her family. Her grandfather gave her the red envelope on New Years with her acceptance letter to university as one of the first female students. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147543632 2022-04-18 20:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147543632 3. Boelts, Maribeth. (2007). Those Shoes. Jeremy really wants a pair of black shoes with two white stripes. All of the boys in his school get those shoes but his grandma tells him that she can only afford to get him the shoes that he needs, winter boots. His tennis shoes fall apart and he is forced to wear some from the guidance counselor so kids make fun of him. His grandma tries to buy them, but she cannot afford them. They find a pair at a thrift store that are too small but he squeezes into them. He notices that his friend Antonio's shoes are taped together, and decides to give him his special shoes. He gets to wear his new winter boots out in the snow. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147554914 2022-04-18 21:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147554914 4. McQuinn, Anna. (2006). Lola Plants a Garden. Lola has a book of garden poems and loves the one called Mary Mary. She gets books about gardening and her mom helps her make a garden. It takes a long time for flowers to grow so she makes her own flower book while she is waiting. She weeds the garden and her flowers grow big. She puts a Mary Mary doll that she made in the garden and shares her story with her friends. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147566537 2022-04-18 21:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147566537 5. Reynolds, Peter. (2016). Playing From the Heart. The piano was ignored in the living room for years until Raj began to play it. He blended the notes of the music like watercolors. His father was impressed by his playing and he hired a music teacher for Raj. He learned how to play recognizable songs but it exhausted him to play those same songs. He quit and moved to the city until his father got sick and he asked him to play a song for his father from his heart. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147571592 2022-04-18 21:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147571592 4. Brown, Margaret. (1947). Goodnight Moon. There is a green room with a picture of a cow jumping over the moon. There were bears sitting on chairs and kittens and a young mouse. There was also a quiet old lady whispering hush. The narrator says goodnight to each object in the room and the moon. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147575103 2022-04-18 21:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147575103 5. Andrea, Giles. (1999). Giraffes Can't Dance. Gerald the Giraffe is very tall but has crooked knees. Whenever he runs, he buckles at his knees. Every year in Africa, there is a dance, which makes Gerald sad because he is a bad dancer. All of the other animals made fun of Gerald before he even tried to dance which made him give up and walk away. He meets a cricket that encourages him to dance to the music of the moon and suddenly he learns that he can dance. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147579656 2022-04-18 21:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147579656 27. Rubin, Adam. (2012). Dragons Love Tacos. A boy's dog tells him that if he wants to become friends with a dragon, he needs to give them tacos because dragons love tacos. He says that they hate spicy tacos as much as they love tacos because it makes them snort fire. He also says that they love parties, especially taco parties which require a boat full of tacos. He throws the taco party but he accidentally gives them spicy jalapenos and they spit fire everywhere. Luckily, they help him rebuild his house after burning it down. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147579992 2022-04-18 21:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147579992 28. Petty, Devorah. (2015). I Don't Want to Be a Frog. The frog wants to be anything but a frog. He tries to be a cat, a rabbit, a pig, or an owl because he does not like being a frog. He does not like being wet, slimy, and eating bugs. He realizes that he likes being a frog when the wolf tells him that frogs are the only animal he does not like to eat. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147580042 2022-04-18 21:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147580042 29. Clanton, Ben. (2016). Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea. Narwhal meets a jellyfish for the first time. They both think that the other one is not real and that they are imagining everything. They decide to be friends and go eat waffles together. Narwhal then makes a pod but does not invite jellyfish to be in it which makes him sad. Everything ends up being okay because Narwhal assumed that he was already a part of the pod and did not need an invite. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147580103 2022-04-18 21:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147580103 30. Munson, Derek. (2000). Enemy Pie. Jeremy moves down the street and becomes the worst enemy of the narrator. He asks his dad what to do and he tells him that they are going to make enemy pie. He tells him that the final ingredient of the foul pie is that he must pretend to like Jeremy for a whole day. He actually ends up liking Jeremy, and does not want him to eat the enemy pie. Luckily, his dad was just tricking him and they all get to eat a delicious cherry pie together. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147580163 2022-04-18 21:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147580163 8. Baptist, Kelly. (2020) Isaiah Dunn is my Hero. Isaiah's father passed away and his mother has been having a very difficult time ever since. They are living in a hotel because they lost their apartment and eating food that Isaiah does not really like. He used to love to write poetry like his father, but he hasn't been able to write poems since he lost his dad. He needs to figure out how to be strong for mama and his sister Charlie and he finds his "superpowers" in his dad's writing. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599473 2022-04-18 22:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599473 9. Vrabel, Beth. (2014). Pack of Dorks. Lucy wants to kiss Tom because she knows that it will make her legendary at school. She is only in fourth grade and it ends up turning her into the lamest girl at school. She loses her best friend and has to join the dork table. This ends up being the best decision that she could make because she makes real friends. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599521 2022-04-18 22:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599521 10. Grimes, Nikki. (2016). Garvey's Choice. Garvey is a nerdy kid that loves science, math, space, and reading. His father cannot accept that because he has expectations of him becoming a popular jock who loves sports. This causes Garvey to start eating constantly and he becomes overweight which makes everyone at school pick on him. He meets a new friend with albinism who helps him find his voice and convinces him to join the chorus. He gets a solo and learns that his father used to be in a band which bonds the two together. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599578 2022-04-18 22:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599578 11. Kinney, Jeff. (2021) Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories. This novel is full of different (not so) scary stories. The first story is about a little boy who thinks that he is turning into a man when he begins to grow body hair, but then he finds out that he is actually a werewolf. One of the other stories is about a zombie invasion that they solve with tofu brains. The zombies learn to live amongst the humans and everything is going perfect until the aliens decide to invade too... land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599649 2022-04-18 22:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599649 12. San Souci, Robert. (1987). Short & Shivery. There are 30 different horror stories in this novel and they are from different countries. There are Japanese stories, French stories, Russian stories and more. One of the scariest that I read was called the Goblin Spider which is a Japanese story. It is a huge white spider that has killed many before including the emperor. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599707 2022-04-18 22:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599707 13. McKissack, Patricia. (1992) The Dark-Thirty Southern Tales of the Supernatural. This novel is full of scary stories from the South. My personal favorite is called the Chicken-Coop Monster. Melissa is terrified to go inside her grandmother's chicken coop because she is convinced that there is a monster inside. She does everything that she can to avoid it until one day her grandfather is able to build up her courage and sends her in to face the monster herself. The monster is really just a big rooster so she is able to overcome her fear by facing it head on. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599768 2022-04-18 22:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599768 14. Rhodes, Jewell. (2016). Towers Falling. Deja lives in a homeless shelter and she has to go to a brand new school. Everyone has heard about 9/11 except Deja when they start their new history unit. Deja’s new friends tell her all about what happened during the terrorist attacks and they visit Ground Zero together. They learn about how something so tragic brought America together. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599813 2022-04-18 22:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599813 15. Birney, Betty. (2005). Friendship According to Humphrey. Humphrey is jealous because there is a new classroom pet in classroom 26. Og is the new frog that all of the students stop paying attention to Humphrey for. Og does not want to be friends with Humphrey, but he does not stop trying. In the end, the two are able to become friends which is best for all of the students. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599884 2022-04-18 22:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599884 16. Blume, Judy. (1972). Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Peter feels like a fourth-grade nothing because his parents care more about his strange little brother Fudge than him. He has to help his parents take care of Fudge because he is so badly behaved. The only thing that makes Peter happy is his turtle and Fudge makes the turtle have to go to the hospital. Peter must learn how to grapple with all of these difficult feelings but the author is still able to capture this story in a hilarious way. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599980 2022-04-18 22:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147599980 17. Burnett, Frances. (1911). The Secret Garden. Mary is spoiled and she grew up in India with a nanny who took care of her more than her own parents. Almost everyone in her house is killed by cholera so Mary has to go live with her uncle. Mary becomes friends with Martha who is a servant and she tells her that she must learn to do things for herself. A robin leads them to a secret garden and Mary meets her cousin Colin who is in a wheelchair and has never been outside because he is afraid to die. They take Colin out to the garden and he learns to walk without his wheelchair. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147600040 2022-04-18 22:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147600040 18. Algorta, Alejandra. (2019). Never Forgotten. Fabio is amazing at riding his bike and he does that every day because it makes him feel like himself. However, one day, he completely forgets how to ride it and it changes everything. His neighbor Mamalicia tells him to just forget that he forgot. This is a beautiful story that incorporates prose and charcoal illustrations. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147600100 2022-04-18 22:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147600100 19. Palacio, R.J. (2012). Wonder. August Pullman has always been homeschooled but his parents have enrolled him in the fifth grade at a prep school. He makes a friend named Jack, but a kid named Julian begins to bully him because he has a facial deformity. He wears a mask on Halloween to hide his face and he hears his friend Jack making fun of him so he cries. Jack and August makeup and Jack ends up punching Julian. Eventually, all of the kids at school begin talking to August and he ends up winning a medal at school for making an impact on the other students. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147600157 2022-04-18 22:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147600157 20. Saeed, Aisha. (2018). Amal Unbound. Amal wants to be a teacher but her dream is crushed when she is forced to work at her family's estate. She is a servant but she becomes the family's favorite which causes jealousy. She realizes that she must find a way to break out of the oppression that she is facing. She takes a risk to escape and find freedom. land1209 https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147600239 2022-04-18 22:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/land1209/9z24gres9ja1cseo/wish/2147600239