Title: Baseball in April and Other Stories Author: Gary Soto Publication Year: 1990 Website: www.garysoto.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 100 Best Books for Children The Read-Aloud Handbook Valerie and Walter's Best Books for ...
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: Island of the Blue Dolphins Author: Scott O'Dell Publication Year: 1960 Website: www.scottodell.com Age Group:Late Elementary Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: I remember LOVING this book when the teacher read it out loud to my class in 4th grade. I recently listened to it in ...
The Giver
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: The Giver Author: Lois Lowry Publication Year: 1993 Website: www.loislowry.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children Valerie and Walter's Best ...
Number the Stars
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: Number the Stars Author: Lois Lowry Publication Year: 1989 Website: www.loislowry.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I was a little reluctant to read this book to my 8 and 10 year olds thinking that the subject matter might be too ...
The Call of the Wild
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: The Call of the Wild Author: Jack London Publication Year: 1903 Website: www.jacklondon.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children The Read-Aloud ...
A Wrinkle in Time
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: A Wrinkle in Time Author: Madeleine L'Engle Publication Year: 1962 Website: www.madeleinelengle.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: I never read this book as a child, but I LOVED it as an adult. We read it when the 2018 movie came ...
Out of the Dust
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: Out of the Dust Author: Karen Hesse Publication Year: 1997 Website: karenhesseblog.wordpress.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children Valerie and ...
My Side of the Mountain
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!I still remember my 5th grade teacher reading aloud My Side of the Mountain while the class colored mandala pages. I recently read it to my own family (ages 4 to 10) and it has definitely held up over time. While the book feels like a nonfiction account of a capable kid who lives off the woods, it ...
Julie of the Wolves
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: Julie of the Wolves Author: Jean Craighead George Publication Year: 1972 Website: www.jeancraigheadgeorge.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children ...
Bud, Not Buddy
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!I am so glad that I read this book aloud to my family. Not only did my kids learn about the Great Depression, but they learned to relate to people with vastly different life circumstances. The story of the courageous, upbeat, hilarious Buddy and his search to find his father is simultaneously ...