[PW] Compiled list of discussion books for grades 4-6

[Sharon Custer]

First, thank you to everyone who sent suggestions. The Children's Librarian
is almost overwhelmed with choices, and has decided to use these suggestions
to extend the book discussion throughout the summer instead of ending the
program when the school year ends. Her biggest problem now is choosing which
one first. The kids read one book each month.

Oh, by the way, she did not choose the first books the kids read. She
primarily does programs for younger children, and when she wanted to expand
the age group wasn't sure what to choose so asked the librarian at the local
school to pick for her. The result is why she asked me to check my sources
for books that the kids would enjoy reading.

Starred books were recommended more than once.

Atwater, Richard & Florence - Mr. Popper's penguins
Blume, Judy - Tales of a fourth grade nothing
Chabon, Michael - Summerland
Cleary, Beverly - Dear Mr. Henshaw
Codell, Esme - Vive le Paris
Corbett, Scott - The Limerick Trick
Corbett, Scott - The Big joke game
Coren, Alan - Arthur the Detective series
Curtis, Chrisopher Paul - The Watson's Go To Birmingham
Cushman, Karen - The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
*DiCamillo, Kate - The Tale of Despereaux
Dahl, Roald - Charlie and the chocolate factory
Enright, Elizabeth - The Saturdays
Erickson, John - Hang the Cowdog series
Fitzgerald, John - The Great Brain
Garner, Alan - The Wierdstone of Brisingamen, any others by this author
George, Jean Craighead - My side of the mountain
Grunwell, Jean Marie - Mind Games
Hiaasen, Carl - Hoot
Jennings, Paul - Anything by this author
Jones, Diana Wynne - Chrestomanci series
*Juster, Norman - The Phantom Tollbooth
Kiesel, Daniel - The War between the pitiful teachers and the splendid kids
Kinney, Jeff - Diary of a wimpy kid
Klise, Kate - Deliver Us From Normal
*Konigsburg, E. L. - From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Konigsburg, E. L. - My Father's daughter
Konigsburg, E. L. - T-Backs, T-Shirt, Coat and Suit
Korman, Gordon - No More Dead Dogs
L'Engle, Madeline - A Wrinkle in Time
Lord, Cynthia - Rules
McCloskey, Robert - Homer Price books
Patron, Susan - The Higher power of lucky
Paulsen, Gary - Lawn Boy
Paulsen, Gary - Harris and Me
Pinkwater, Daniel - Alan Mendelsohn: The Boy from Mars
Pinkwater, Daniel - The Worms of Kukumlima
Pinkwater, Daniel - Yobgorgle
Pinkwater, Daniel - The Neddiad
Rankin, Ellen - The Westing Game
Rawls, Wilson - Where the Red Fern Grows
Robinson, Barbara - The Best School Year Ever
Robinson, Barbara - The Best Halloween Ever
Rowling, J. K. - Harry Potter series 
Sachs, Marilyn - Veronica Ganz
Sachs, Marilyn - Peter and Veronica
Sanderson, Brandon - Alcatraz vs the evil librarians
Schmidt, Gary D. - Wednesday Wars
*Scieszka, Jon - Knights of the Kitchen Table
*Scieszka, Jon - The Stinky Cheese man and other fairly stupid tales
*Wrede, Patricia - Dealing with dragons
Yancy, Richard - The extraordinary adventures of Richard Kropp

In addition, these sites were recommended:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailLists.asp?idBookListCat=3
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/childrensnotable/notablecbook
list/currentnotable.cfm

and two compiled lists were sent. One from Mantor Library, and one from
Virginia Beach library. 


Sharon Custer
Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library
673 Main Street
PO Box 359
Rimersburg, PA  16248
(814) 473-3800
FAX: (814) 473-8200
Sharon.Custer at eccles-lesher.org

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