| Fiction: Level 1
Students |
A
Horse Called Starfire by Betty Boegehold. JR
BOE
Wolf Cub befriends a lone horse and changes the
ways of the Native American tribe. |
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The Poppy Seeds by Clyde Robert Bulla. JFIC BUL
In a Mexican village young Pablo finds a way to
reach the bitter old man who controls the only
water supply. |
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White Bird by Clyde Robert Bulla. JFIC BUL
A lonely boy is found and reared by a hermit in
the wilderness of the Tennessee mountains in the
1880s. A Stepping Stone book. |
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The Best Older Sister by Sook Nyul Choi. JFIC CHO
A sequel to Halmoni and the Picnic in which Sunhi
must adjust to sharing her grandmother’s
attention with a new sibling. |
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Halmoni And The Picnic by Sook Nyul Choi. JFIC CHO
A story of a Korean grandmother and granddaughter
and their adjustment to life and customs in America. |
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The Josefina Story Quilt by Eleanor Coerr. JR COE
While traveling west with her family in 1850, a
young girl makes a patchwork quilt which reflect
the experiences of the trip. An I-Can-Read book. |
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Sami And The Time Of Troubles by Florence Parry Heide. JFIC HEI
A poetic story of a family’s survival and
a boy’s optimism in war-torn Lebanon. |
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Peach Boy by William Hooks. JR HOO
A favorite folktale of Japanese children in which
magic, ogres, and animals help a young hero triumph
and save his poor family. |
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The
Sea Lion: A Story Of The Sea Cliff People by
Ken Kesey. JFIC KES
A magical tale of life among the Pacific Northwest
Indians as a crippled boy proves his worth. |
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Clara And The Bookwagon by Nancy Smiler Levinson. JR LEV
Clara’s dream of enriching her rough life
on the family’s farm is fulfilled when a
horse-drawn book wagon visits with the country’s
first traveling library. An I-Can-Read book. |
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Death Valley: A Day In The Desert by Nancy Smiler Levinson. JR LEV
Learn lots of facts about one of the hottest places
on earth, Death Valley. |
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Dakota Spring by Anne Love. JFIC LOV
After their mother dies and their father has a
serious accident, Caroline and Jess must adjust
to life with their stern grandmother running the
household. |
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The Battle For St. Michaels by Emily Arnold Mccully. JR MCC
In the War of 1812 the small ship-building town
in Maryland is threatened by the British Fleet.
A young girl plays a role in protecting her home
by carrying messages for the soldiers. |
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Beautiful Warrior: The Legend Of The Nun's Kung Fu by Emily Arnold Mccully. JFIC MCC
A story of two legendary female warriors. |
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Annie And The Old One by Miska Miles. JFIC MIL
Annie comes to accept the impending death of her grandmother when she understands
the cycle of life. A Newbery Honor Book. |
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The Magic Shell by Nicholasa Mohr. JFIC MOH
A young Hispanic boy who struggles to live in two
cultures: his home in the Dominican Republic and
his new home in New York City. |
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From Far Away by Robert Munsch. JFIC MUN
The story of a little girl who enters a new country
and a new school when her family flees from war-torn
Lebanon. |
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Romulus And Remus by Anne Rockwell. JR ROC
This story tells about twin brothers who lived
in Rome long ago and became builders. Read to find
out what they built. |
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The Secret To Freedom by Marcia Vaughan. JFIC VAU
After their parents are sold to another plantation, Lucy’s older brother
begins helping slaves escape until he is discovered and must also flee. Will
Lucy ever see him again? |
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Up The Learning Tree by Marcia Vaughan. JFIC VAU
A young slave boy overhears a teacher reading to
her students and makes up his mind that he will
learn to read even though it is forbidden. |
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| Nonfiction |
Spooky
America: Four Real Ghost Stories by
Lori Haskins. J133.1 H
Recounts four fact-based tales of haunting, including
a ghost horse on the coast of Massachusetts, a
haunted painting at a Virginia plantation, a skeleton
in Colorado, and a ghostly sea captain of California. |
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Astrid & Veronika by
Linda Olsson. FIC OLS
Recounts four fact-based tales of haunting, including a ghost horse on the coast of Massachusetts, a haunted painting at a Virginia plantation, a skeleton in Colorado, and a ghostly sea captain of California. |
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One Small Place by The Sea by Barbara Brenner. J577.699 B
Visit a high tide basin to see what lives there.
Much more than first meets the eye! |
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Snakes Are Hunters by Patricia Lauber. J597.96 L
Describes physical characteristics of different types of snakes and tells how they hunt, catch and eat their prey. A Let's-Read-and-Find-Out book. |
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Hachiko: The True Story Of A Loyal Dog by Pamela S. Turner. J636.7 T
This is the legend of a famous dog who waited faithfully for ten years outside a Tokyo train station for his owner to return. |
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An Elephant In The Backyard by Richard Sobol. J636.967 S
The story of an Elephant who lives in a village in Thailand. Read to learn what this unique elephant loves to play. |
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The Trojan Horse: How The Greeks Won The War by Emily Little. J939 L
Tells how the Greeks used a wooden horse to win the Trojan War. A Step-into-Reading - Step 4 book. |
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A Wall Of Names: The Story Of The Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Judy Donnelly. J975.3 D
Tells the history of the Vietnam War and the building of the Vietnam Memorial. A Step-into-Reading - Step 4 book. |
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Eskimo Boy: Life In An Inupiaq Eskimo Village by Russ Kendall. J979.8 K
Life in an Eskimo village as seen through the eyes of a village boy. |
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All For The Better: A Story Of El Barrio by Nicholasa Mohr. JB ANTONETTY
During the dark days of the Great Depression, 11 year old Evelina Lopez leaves Puerto Rico to live with an aunt in New York City. Part of the Stories-in-America Series. |
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El
Salvador Is My Home by Eileen Foran
This is the story of twelve-year-old Andres Navarro Aquino who lives in San Salvador.
A special reference section presents facts about many aspects of the country.
(Adapted from EL SALVADOR, Children of the World series). |
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Fiction: Level 2 Students |
The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck. JFIC BUC
A Japanese boy learns the joys of living after surviving a tragic tidal wave that destroys his family and village. |
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Pocahontas And The Strangers by Robert Clyde Bulla. JFIC BUL
Story of the American Indian princess who helped the early English settlers survive in Jamestown. A Scholastic biography. |
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Trouble River by Betsy Byars. JFIC BYA
A thrilling historical adventure about young Dewey and his grandmother fighting for their lives on a river raft. An ALA Notable Book. |
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Mountain Valor by Gloria Houston. JFIC HOU
Valor is left to defend her home against renegade soldiers when all the men leave to fight in the Civil War. |
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Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay. JFIC MCK
After learning that she was adopted, 13-year-old Saffron's relationship with
her eccentric, artistic family changes, until they help her go back to Italy
where she was born to find a special memento of her past. |
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The Voyage Of The Frog by Gary Paulsen. JFIC PAU
14 year old David inherits a sailboat and while voyaging to Ventura, CA must endure a storm with little food, no radio and the threat of sharks. |
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The Sunita Experiment by Mitali Perkins. YFIC PER
The moving story of a teenage girl from an Indian family growing up in the United States and the conflicts that she feels between the two cultures and generations. |
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White Water by P.J. Petersen. JFIC PET
Half-brothers. Greg and James, must work together to save their father after he's bitten by a rattlesnake on a rafting expedition. |
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The Corn Grows Ripe by Dorothy Rhoads. JFIC RHO
A young Mayan boy struggles to support his family. A Newbery Honor Book. |
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Children
Of The Fire by Harriette Gillem Robinet. JFIC
ROB
The story of a young girl born into slavery in Mississippi who moves with her family to Chicago in the 1870s. |
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Sarah, Also Known As Hannah by Lillian Hammer Ross. JFIC ROS
The story of a Jewish teenager's journey from Eastern Europe to America in 1910. |
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El Güero by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino. JFIC TRE
El Guero and his family were sent into exile with very few possessions. They traveled from Acapulco to Baja, CA experiencing many adventures. An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. |
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Anna Is Still Here by Ida Vos. JFIC VOS
Anna comes to terms with her experiences in World War II, which she spent hiding out from the Nazis in Holland. |
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Listening For Lions by Gloria Whelan. JFIC WHE
A young girl is orphaned in East Africa when her missionary parents die. She lives through an incredible adventure as she works to claim a life for herself that reflects who she really is. |
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| Nonfiction |
Where
The River Runs: A Portrait Of A Refugee Family by
Nancy Price Graff. J305.8959 G
A photo essay about a Cambodian family in the United States. |
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Feathers, Flaps & Flops: Fabulous Early Fliers by Bo Zaunders. J629.13 Z
This is a look at the wonderful world of flight and people like Jimmy Doolittle, Beryl Markham and "Wrong Way" Corrigan whose colorful exploits helped advance the airplane flight. |
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Only The Names Remain: The Cherokees And The Trail Of Tears by Alex W. Bealer. J970.3 CHEROKEE B.
This is an account of the forced march of the Cherokee from their homelands in Georgia to exile in Arkansas from 1837 to 1838. |
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Where The Flame Trees Bloom by Alma Flor Ada. JB ADA
A collection of powerful stories from the author's childhood in Cuba that show the importance of family and human values. |
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Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus? by Jean Fritz. JB COLUMBUS
A humorous telling of the life and explorations of the great explorer. |
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What's The Big Idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz. JB FRANKLIN
A brief biography of the famous inventor and statesman. |
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The Dinosaurs Of Waterhouse Hawkins: A True Dinosaur Story In Three Ages by Barbara Kerley. JB HAWKINS
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about what these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like. |
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How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports by Gary Paulsen. JB PAULSEN
Author Gary Paulsen relates tales from his youth in a small town in northwestern Minnesota in the late 1940s and early 1950s, such as skiing behind a souped-up car and imitating daredevil Evel Knievel. |
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A Place To Hide by Jayne Pettit. J940.5318 P
True stories of courageous people who helped victims of the Holocaust. |
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El Salvador by Ronnie Cummins.
From the Children of the World series. The story of Andres Navarro Aquino, a
young artist from San Salvador. A reference section at the end gives factual
information about the country. |
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| Level 3/4 students should follow the recommended reading selections from the general high school 9th and 10th grades. |
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