Recommended books and authors for students entering Grade 2:
1. Sammy the Seal and Oliver and other books by Sid Hoff
2. Clifford’s Puppy Days and other books by Norman Bridwell
3. Henry and Mudge: The First Book (series) by Cynthia Rylant
4. If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
5. Pickle Puss (and other books by) Patricia Reilly Giff
6. Knots On a Counting Rope and other books by Bill Martin Jr.
7. Football Fright (Scooby Doo series) by Gail Herman
8. Arthur’s Birthday (Arthur series) by Marc Brown
9. Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food (series)  - Berenstain
10. Just My Friend and Me (Little Critter Series) by Mercer Mayer

Recommended books and authors for students entering Grade 3:
1. Doctor DeSoto – William Steig
2. Horrible Harry Moves Up to Third Grade (and others) - Suzy Kline
3. Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (and others) – B. Park
4. Henry and Ribsy (and other books by) Beverly Cleary
5. The Year Mom Won the Pennant (and other books by) M. Christopher
6. Good Morning, Gorillas (Magic Tree House series) – M. P. Osborne
7. Sideways Stories From Wayside School – (and more by) L. Sachar
8. Scooby Doo! And the Haunted Castle (series) – James Gelsey
9. Alexander,… (stories) by Judith Viorst
10. Make Way For Ducklings (and other stories) by Robert McCloskey

Recommended books and authors for students entering Grade 4:
1. Magic School Bus Inside the Earth (and series) – J. Cole
2. The Boxcar Children (series) – G. Warner
3. Dear Mr. Henshaw (and other books by) – Beverly Cleary
4. Howliday Inn or Nighty Nightmare (and other books by) – James Howe
5. Ice Magic (and other books by) – Matt Christopher
6. Meet Molly  (and others in the series An American Girl) - Tripp
7. The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide (Book 1) - T. DiTerlizzi
8. Nory Ryan’s Song  - P. R. Giff
9. Shiloh – P. R. Naylor
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – J.K. Rowling (book #3)

Recommended books and authors for students entering Grade 5:
1. The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events) – L. Snicket
2. The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide (Book 1) - T. DiTerlizzi
3. The Green Dog – S. Staples
4. Hatchet – and other books by Gary Paulsen
5. Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer
6. Maniac Magee – and other books by J. Spinelli
7. Ramona and Her Mother – and other books by Beverly Cleary
8. Joey Pigza Loses Control ( and series) - J. Gantos
9. Inkheart – Cornelia Funke
10. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling (Book #6)

Check out these books! These favorite books are recommended by
students with more than 50 AR points entering grade 6.
1. Taylor recommends The BFG by Roald Dahl  (The Big Friendly Giant)
2. Kristen recommends The Last Holiday Concert  by Andrew Clements
3. Jennifer & Jeremy recommend Wayside School is Falling Down
4. Nakeya recommends Shoebag by Mary James
5. Kyle recommends Two Under Par by Kevin Henkes
6. Nick M. recommends Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
7. Nicole & Michael recommend Granny Torelli Makes Soup  by Sharon Creech
8. Grace recommends Sudako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
9.  Taylor recommends Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
10. Janessa recommends Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
11.  Kelsi recommends Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
12.  Haley recommends Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
13.  Ryan L. recommends Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis