Sunshine State Booklist

Now that I teach third grade, we will be reading many of these selections in class and I plan to read them as read alouds.

Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award Program Grades 3-5

 Barrett, Tracy The 100-year-old Secret Henry Holt 2008
HB ISBN 978-0-8050-8340-8 PB ISBN 978-0-312-60212-3

Barrows, Annie The Magic Half Bloomsbury Children's Books 2008
HB ISBN 978-1-59990-132-9 PB ISBN 978-1-59990-358-3

Buckley, Michael NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society Amulet Books 2009
HB ISBN 978-0-8109-4324-7 PB ISBN 978-0-8109-8985-6

Clements, Andrew Extra Credit Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2009
HB ISBN 978-1-41694-929-9 PB ISBN 978-1-41694-931-2

Draper, Sharon M. Out of My Mind Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2010
HB ISBN 978-1-41697-170-2

Graff, Lisa Umbrella Summer Laura Geringer Books 2009
HB ISBN 978-0-06-143187-6 PB ISBN 978-0-06-143189-0

Jonell, Lynne The Secret of Zoom Henry Holt & Co. 2009
HB ISBN 978-0-8050-8856-4 PB ISBN 978-0-312-65933-2

Klise, Kate Dying to Meet You Harcourt Children's Books 2009
HB ISBN 978-0-15-205727-5 PB ISBN 978-0-547-39848-8

LaFevers, R.L. Flight of the Phoenix Houghton Mifflin Books for Children 2009
HB ISBN 978-0-547-23865-4 PB ISBN 978-0-547-40845-3

Lin, Grace Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 2009
HB ISBN 978-0-316-11427-1 PB ISBN 978-0-316-03863-8

Look, Lenore Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things Schwartz & Wade 2008
HB ISBN 978-0-375-83914-6 PB ISBN 978-0-375-84930-5 (Sept)

Mills, Claudia How Oliver Olson Changed the World Farrar, Staus & Giroux 2009
HB ISBN 978-0-374-33487-1 PB ISBN 978-0-312-67282-9

Pitchford, Dean Captain Nobody Putnam 2009
HB ISBN 978-0-399-25034-7 PB ISBN 978-0-14-241667-9

Thomson, Sarah L. Dragon's Egg Greenwillow Books 2007
HB ISBN 978-0-06-128848-7

Yee, Lisa Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally) Arthur A. Levine Books 2009
HB ISBN 978-0-545-05592-5 PB ISBN 978-0-545-05593-2

Number the Stars

I had never read this book growing up but just recently read it for my FGCU course, Literature and the Learner.  

This book takes place in 1943 and is an intriguing read about a 10 year old girl, Annemarie and her family when they take in her best friend Ellen and conceal her as part of their family to protect her from German soldiers who are invading Denmark.  This is a touching tale that includes a part of history that will strike your heart forever!  This is a good candidate for the Newbery Award and to teach younger students about the Holocaust through the eyes of a young child like themselves.  It is 137 pages and appropriate for grades 3 and up.

Because of Mr.Terupt

This was one of my summer reads.  It was recommended to me by a friend and colleague of mine.  She teaches 4th grade and she read this book with her class as well as wrote the author a letter and received a letter back from Rob Buyea.  She is also in the works of scheduling a visit from Mr. Buyea to our school this year so I wanted to be prepared and read the book.  The book is about a new 5th grade teacher at Snow Hill School and follows the perspective of 7 students through their trials, tribulations, and triumphs of their home lives and school experiences.  It is very sweet and heartfelt and as a reader you begin to love Mr. Terupts patience, love, and resilient character.  The book is 288 pages and appropriate for intermediate grade students.