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Recommended Reading for Students (K-12)
Reading is not only a skill to be taught in the classroom and reinforced by a reading tutor. Reading isa pleasurable experience that should be part of our lives as life long learners. To enhance reading skills and encourage recreational reading as a habit, My Tutor and Me has compiled this suggested reading list. Check back frequently for new suggestions from our reading tutors.
Kindergarten & Grade 1
Author
Title
Adler, David
Bones and the Big Yellow Mystery , and other titles in this series
Agee, Jon
Milo's Hat Trick , Terrific and Z Goes Home
Bishop, Beverly
My Friend with Autism : Coloring Book for Peers and Siblings
Bloom, Suzanne
A Splendid Friend, Indeed , No Place for a Pig
Clements, Andrew
Slippers At School is the second book in a new series by this award-winning author.
Cowley, Joy
Chameleon Chameleon and Red-eyed Tree Frog
Cox, Judy
One is a Feast for A Mouse: A Thanksgiving Tale
Curtis, Jamie Lee
Is There Really a Human Race?
Johnson, Crockett
Harold
and the Purple Crayon
Kasza, Keiko
The Dog Who Cried Wolf and others
Lies, Brian
Bats at the Beach
Markes, Julia
Thanks for Thanksgiving
Martin, Bill
Brown
Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Meister, Cari
My Pony Jack and sequel
Melling, David
The Kiss That Missed
Monroe, Colleen
A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree
Moore, Clement C.
A Creature Was Stirring
Moorman, Margaret
Light the Lights! A Story About Celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas
Munson, Derek
Enemy Pie
Osofsky, Audrey
My Buddy
Pfister, Marcus
Rainbow Fish Finds His Way
Rey, Margaret
Curious George in the Snow
Rylant, Cynthia
If You'll Be My Valentine , Poppleton And Friends , Mr. Putter and Tabby and Henry and Mudge series
Willems, Mo
Knuffle Bunny , Leonardo, the Terrible Monster and the The Pigeon Finds a Hotdog!
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Grades 2 & 3
Author
Title
Abbott, Tony
Secrets of Droon Series
Armstrong, Jennifer
The American Story: 100 True Tales from American
Bildner & Long
Game
1 (Barnstormers Series #1)
Catling, Patrick
The Chocolate Touch
DiCamillo, Kate
Mercy Watson to the Rescue and Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
Funke, Cornelia
Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost
Green, Rod
Santa Claus
Hatkoff, Isabella & Craig
Owen
and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship , Owen & Mzee:
The Language of Friendship
Hawkins, Jimmy
It's a Wonderful Life for Kids, Too
Howe, James
Pinky And Rex Series
Kline, Suzy
Horrible Harry and the Locked Closet and Song Lee in Room 2B
Lauber, Patricia
True-or-False Book of Horses and others in this series
Lears, Laurie
Ian's Walk : A Story About Autism
Moore, Eva
Buddy : The First Seeing Eye Dog
Norton, Mary
The
Borrowers
Osborne, Mary Pope
Thanksgiving on Thursday
Osborne, Mary Pope
Blizzard of the Blue Moon
Polacco, Patricia
Thunder Cake and When Lightning Comes in a Jar
Roy, Ron
A to Z Mysteries and Capital mystery series
Scieszka, Jon
The Time Warp Trio Series and Science Verse
Snicket, Lemony
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming and The Lump of Coal
Thomas, Joyce
The Six Fools
Wallace, Bill
The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa
Yolen, Jane
Roanoke, The Lost Colony: An Unsolved Mystery from History
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Grades 4 & 5
Author
Title
Birney, Betty G.
Friendship According to Humphrey
Birdsall, Jeanne
The Penderwicks
Bleach, Fiona
Everybody Is Different : A Book for Young People Who Have Brothers or Sisters With Autism
Blume, Judy
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing , Superfudge and others
Buckley, James
Scholastic Book Of Lists
Clements, Andrew
Frindle , The Report Card , Lunch Money and Room One: A Mystery or Two
Evans, Douglas
Classroom At The End Of The Hall , The Elevator Family and MVP
Funke, Cornelia
When Santa Fell To Earth
Grace, Catherine O’Neill
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving
Gutman, Dan
Baseball Card Adventures and The Million Dollar series , My Weird School
Krensky, Stephen
Hanukkah at Valley Forge
Paterson, Katherine
Bread and Roses, Too
Rodda, Emily
Rowan of Rin series
Reynolds Naylor, Phyllis
Shiloh
Ryan, Pam Munoz
Riding Freedom and Esperanza Rising
Schanzer, Rosalyn
George vs. George : The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides and other historical nonfiction selections
Smith, Lane
John, Paul, George & Ben (A “pun” introduction to American History)
Stadther, Michael
Secrets of the Alchemist Dar
Torres, Laura
Friendship Bracelets
Walker, Sally
Secrets Of A Civil War Submarine : Solving the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley
Wallace, Barbara
Peppermints
in the Parlor
Webster, Christine
How to Draw Thanksgiving Symbols
White, E.B.
The
Trumpet of the Swan
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Grades 6 - 8
Author
Title
Avi
Crispin: At the Edge of the World
Benderly, Beryl L.
Jason's Miracle: A Hanukkah Story
Blackwood, Gary
Shakespeare's Spy , The Shakespeare Stealer and Shakespeare's Scribe
Christopher, Matt
Secret Weapon, Spike It! , and Run For It
Clements, Andrew
A Week in the Woods , Things Not Seen and Things Hoped For
Funke, Cornelia
Inkspell , The Thief Lord , Dragon Rider and Inkheart
Grippo, Robert
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Haddix, Margaret
Turnabout , and The Shadow Children series
Hoopmann, Kathy
Blue Bottle Mystery : An Asperger's Adventure
Lowry, Lois
The Giver , Gathering Blue , Messenger , Number the Stars , and The Silent Boy
Lupica, Mike
Heat , Miracle on 49th Street
Martin, Ann M.
A Corner Of The Universe
McCaughrean, Geraldine
Peter Pan in Scarlet
O’Dell, Scott
The Serpent Never Sleeps
Paolini, Christopher
Eragon and Eldest
Paterson, Katherine
Bridge to Terabithia
Paulsen, Gary
The
River
Peck, Richard
A
Long Way from Chicago
Schnurr, Rosina
Asperger's Huh? A Child's Perspective
Taylor, Mildred
Roll
of Thunder, Hear My Cry , Let
the Circle Be Unbroken , The
Land
Whitney, Tim
Thanksgiving at the Inn
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Grades 9 - 12
Author
Title
Avi
Nothing But The Truth
Bissinger, H.G.
Friday Night Lights
Bradbury, Ray
Fahrenheit 451
Chiaverini, Jennifer
A Quilter’s Holiday: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel
Christie, Agatha
Murder on the Orient Express
Clark, Mary Higgins
All
Around the Town and Silent
Night
Ellison, H. et al
NPR's Hanukkah Lights: Stories of the Season
Greive, Bradley Trevor
Friends to the End
Haddon, Mark
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Killilea, Marie
Karen , With Love from Karen
Klein, Lisa
Ophelia
Knowles, John
A Separate Peace
Schlosser, Eric
Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food
Silko, Leslie M.
Ceremony
Smith, Betty
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Spinelli, Jerry
Stargirl
Twain, Mark
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
White, Bailey
Nothing with Strings: NPR’s Beloved Holiday Stories
Yann, Martel
Life of Pi : A Novel
Zevin, Gabrielle
Elsewhere
Zusak, Markus
The
Book Thief
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College Bound
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