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Older readers/Read together
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Matt Berman
In this story, a young boy and his family move to Alcatraz Island where his dad works in the famous Alcatraz prison. He must stand up to bullies and trust the inmates, especially Al Capone.
Mrs. Hunnicutt
Bravelands: Code of Honor
by Erin Hunter
The second book in an action-packed animal fantasy series. Bravelands is set in the African savannah, told from three different animals’ points of view.
Mrs. Lamb
Wishtree
by Katherine Applegate
Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories.. Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. The neighborhood "wishtree"―people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches.
Ms. Zink
50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet by Dennis Denenberg
A title that speaks for itself! This is a cool and interesting nonfiction selection.
Ms. Zink
Pax by Sara Pennypacker
This is the best juvenile fiction book that I've read in a very long time! It is definitely a tear jerker, best for Grades 4-5-6. Pax is about a boy separated from his fox during wartime. He runs away from home looking for his pet who his father forced him to release in the woods. He wants nothing more than to be reunited with him.
Ms. Zink
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Out of My Mind is about a girl named Melody who is disabled but also is extremely intelligent. It is her struggle both physically and mentally to fit in with her classmates at a public school.
Mrs. Hunnicutt
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