My “Books to be Read” List (17 – 18 School Year).

2017-2018 Mark Twain Nominees

(I am splitting the list with our librarian Ms. Harden… the first six are my responsibility. I will probably read some of the others… I am enjoying getting into the Mark Twain Lists again!)

• Took by Mary Downing Hahn  – read when I saw it on the preliminary list.
• Book Scavinger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman   – Read and LOVE LOVE LOVE
• The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry – Started July 4, 2017 – completed July 12, 2017
• The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley – Started July 3, 2017 – completed July 7th. Amazing book… Wonderful characters.
• Beneath by Roland Smith  Finished July 16, 2017
• Only Game by Mike Lupica

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• All the Answers by Kate Messner
• House Arrest by K. A. Holt
• Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan
• Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
• Webster: Tale of an Outlaw by Ellen Emerson White
• The Doublecross (And Other Skills I Learned as a Superspy) by Jackson Pearce

2003 – 2004 Mark Twain Nominees

The first books listed will be books I haven’t read before… the second set will be books I wish to reread to be sure I can give accurate recomendations to my library students.)

• Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles
• Parsifals’s Page by Gerald Morris
• Pearl Harbor Warriors by Dorinda Nicholson
• Good Dog by Avi
• Christmas Barn by C.L. David
• Anna Casey’s Place in the World by Adrian Fogelin
• Long Way Home by Nancy Graff
• Down the Yukon by Will Hobbs
• Dancing in Cadillac Light by Kimberly Holt
• Fair Weather by Richard Peck
• Daniel’s Walk by Michael Spooner
• Mountain Pose by Nancy Wilson
• The Gadget by Paul Zindel

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  Zach’s Lie by Roland Smith

• Don’t You Know There’s a War On? by Avi
• School Story by Andrew Clements
• No More Nasty by Amy MacDonald
• Belle Teal by Ann M. Martin
• Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
• A Single Shard by Linda Park

Books Discovered via Twitter and my Book Blog

• 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up by Bianca Schulz
• Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
• The Snow Angel by Lauren St. John
• Wishtree by Katherine Applegate  (quote from @MrSchuReads “When you put Wishtree in a reader’s hands, you put hope in their hands”)
• Refugee by Alan Gratz
• The 13-Story Tree house by Andy Griffiths (Found via Dogobooks.com)
• Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson (@MrSchuReads)

Books Discovered while exploring Amazon or Book Stores

• One Amazing Elephant by Linda Oatman High
• The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

Suggested to Students by Mrs. Kohl ( my school’s Instructional Coach)

• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate  Read this as part of Sterling’s One Book, One School Read

Recommended / Requested by Students

• The Isle of the Lost  by Melissa De La Cruz
• Diffusion by Stan C. Smith

Sequels

• The Unbreakable Code by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman – Started June 2017
• Spaced Out by Stuart Gibbs  – bought immediately from Amazon for my Kindle after finishing Space Case.
• Fablehaven: Dragonwatch by  Brandon Mull   – love this series….so excited to read newest book.
• The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley – I cannot WAIT for the release of this book… I LOVED the characters in the first book. I can’t wait to see how Ada does knowing she is free of her biggest fear.
• The Shadow Cadets of Pennyroyal Academy by M.A. Larson – Still reading book one… so it might be awhile.
• The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer – finished first book 7/11/17

AR BOOK CHALLENGE

(I am not going to list all the books … most obviously because I have basically challenged myself to read all AR quiz books in order … and that would be a long list. I am going to list the last two I have read, what I am currently reading, and then the next five… and slowly update it. If you want to see the more complete list starting with book #1… read my AR Challenge Post.

• The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare – 5 / 10 pts
  • I ended up borrowing this from the public library… they even had to borrow it from another branch. This book is a Newbery Medal winner. I enjoyed how Daniel met and was part of Jesus’ life. I can think of many kids that would enjoy reading about Jesus… outside of the bible.
•  Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink – 6 / 8 pts
  • Yep… another classic that I didn’t read until I was an adult! I am surprised I didn’t read it sooner I was a huge fan of the Little House series… so one would think I would have read this too… alas… not teacher or librarian thought to recommend it!
•  Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry – 6.2 / 3 pts
  • Looks like I will be picking up my challenge here… as I read the summary for this book I realized I don’t think I really have read it! I think with the popularity of the movie Moana right now many young readers would find this interesting.
  • Started 7/8/17 (audio tape)
• Carry on, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham – 4.1 / 8 pts
• The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth – 5.9 / 2 pts
• Centerburg Tales: More Adventures of Homer Price by Robert McCloskey – 6 / 5pts
• Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White – 4.4 / 5 pts
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl – 4.8 / 5 pts