Book Love by Penny KittleWrite Like This by Kelly GallagherDisrupting Thinking by G. Kylene Beers180 Days by Penny KittleA Novel Approach by Kate  Roberts
Literacy Must Reads - Secondary
11 books — 1 voter
The Crossover by Kwame AlexanderBooked by Kwame AlexanderRebound by Kwame AlexanderKids of Appetite by David  ArnoldThe Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
MS Must Reads
71 books — 1 voter

Puppy Mudge Takes a Bath by Cynthia RylantPete the Cat by Kimberly  DeanPete the Cat and the Surprise Teacher by Kimberly  DeanSee Santa Nap by David MilgrimRide Otto Ride! by David Milgrim
Must Read Books for Emerging Readers
101 books — 7 voters
The Book Whisperer by Donalyn MillerNotice and Note by G. Kylene BeersReading Nonfiction by G. Kylene BeersWhen Kids Can't Read by Kylene BeersTeaching with Intention by Debbie Miller
Literacy Must Reads
20 books — 1 voter

Rockets and Spaceships by Karen WallaceMrs. Brice's Mice by Syd HoffCommander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy by Jane YolenSophie the Awesome by Lara BergenSunshine Makes the Seasons by Franklyn Mansfield Branley
AISJ Grade 2 Multiple Copies III
26 books — 1 voter
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor EstesCorn Is Maize by AlikiWhat Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You? by Steve JenkinsCherries and Cherry Pits by Vera B. WilliamsA Carp for Kimiko by Virginia L. Kroll
AISJ Grade 2 Multiple Copies II
100 books — 2 voters

The Cay by Theodore TaylorRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorOld Ramon by Jack SchaeferA Boy No More by Harry MazerNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
AISJ Grade 5 Multiple Copies III
20 books — 1 voter
SilverFin by Charlie HigsonFlush by Carl HiaasenJackie's Nine by Sharon RobinsonGet on Board by James HaskinsJacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
AISJ Grade 5 Multiple Copies II
98 books — 2 voters

Chickens Aren't the Only Ones by Ruth HellerThe Blue Mittens,  Guide Reading Program, Level K by Rachel MannThe Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes NobleHelp! I'm Trapped in the First Day of Summer Camp by Todd StrasserFavorite Medieval Tales by Mary Pope Osborne
AISJ Grade 3 Multiple Copies II
23 books — 1 voter
26 Fairmount Avenue by Tomie dePaolaThe Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly ClearyPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenPirates Past Noon by Mary Pope OsborneGhost Town at Sundown by Mary Pope Osborne
AISJ Grade 2 Multiple Copies
100 books — 1 voter

Shark Lady by Ann McGovernThe Mysterious Island by Tony  AbbottThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerYou Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown by Paula DanzigerRamona Forever by Beverly Cleary
AISJ Grade 5 Multiple Copies
100 books — 4 voters
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienHelp! My cat's too fat by Tony De SaullesThanksgiving on Thursday by Mary Pope OsborneThe Secret School by AviSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
AISJ Grade 4 Multiple Copies
25 books — 2 voters

Class President by Johanna HurwitzThe Flying Flea, Callie, and Me by Carol WilliamsFinding the Titanic by Robert D. BallardClementine by Sara PennypackerFrindle by Andrew Clements
AISJ Grade 3 Multiple Copies
100 books — 1 voter
Empire of Deception by Dean Jobb
Chicago Crime (nonfiction)
90 books — 40 voters

P.S. Longer Letter Later by Paula DanzigerLock and Key by Sarah DessenDeadline by Chris CrutcherRed Kayak by Priscilla CummingsLawn Boy by Gary Paulsen
AISJ Classroom Library - Battjes
513 books — 19 voters
David Smells! A Diaper David Book by David ShannonGo, Dog. Go! by P.D. EastmanDinosaurs Dance by Larry Dane BrimnerKipper's A to Z by Mick InkpenPete the Cat by Kimberly  Dean
Parent Children Read Alouds
29 books — 5 voters

David Goes to School by David ShannonDavid Gets in Trouble by David ShannonA Big Guy Took My Ball! by Mo WillemsThere Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo WillemsKitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Must Reads for Early Readers
66 books — 7 voters
The Stray Dog by Marc SimontBuzz Boy And Fly Guy by Tedd ArnoldDuck on a Bike by David ShannonFly Guy and the Frankenfly by Tedd ArnoldWild About Books by Judy Sierra
Must Reads for Growing Readers
63 books — 6 voters

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy FarmerLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. SchmidtA Girl Named Disaster by Nancy FarmerFeathers by Jacqueline WoodsonBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Must Read Books for Grades 6-8
63 books — 6 voters
Tangerine by Edward BloorSavvy by Ingrid LawScumble by Ingrid LawSwitch by Ingrid LawA Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Up for a Reading Challenge?
62 books — 3 voters

Arthur, For the Very First Time by Patricia MacLachlanBabe by Dick King-SmithBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloHatchet by Gary PaulsenBrian's Winter by Gary Paulsen
Must Read Books for Grades 4 & 5
60 books — 2 voters
El Deafo by Cece BellSwamp Angel by Anne IsaacsThe Notebook of Doom Pack Set of 4 Books, The Notebook of Doo... by Troy CummingsIn a Blink by Kiki ThorpeRunaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary
Must Read Bookos
55 books — 2 voters

The Adventures of Amelia Bedelia by Parish PeggyB-E-S-T Friends by Patricia Reilly GiffBravest Dog Ever by Natalie StandifordCam Jansen Series 12 Book Mystery Set by David A. AdlerCreatures of Earth, Sea, and Sky by Georgia Heard
Great Books for Growing Readers
55 books — 1 voter
The Perfect Shot by Elaine Marie AlphinThe Power of One by Bryce CourtenayFront Lines by Michael  GrantThe Enemy by Charlie HigsonFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
AISJ T/S Book Clubs 2016
14 books — 3 voters

The Sidekicks by Will KostakisNot If I See You First by Eric LindstromThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,666 books — 12,168 voters
Comprehension and Collaboration, Revised Edition by Harvey Smokey DanielsOpening Minds by Peter H. JohnstonChoice Words by Peter JohnstonA Mindset for Learning by Kristine MrazComprehension Going Forward by Ellin Oliver Keene
AISJ Literacy Book List
40 books — 5 voters

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
We Need Diverse Books
310 books — 79 voters
Another Day by David LevithanThe Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia HandRed Queen by Victoria AveyardMy Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine WargaI Was Here by Gayle Forman
YA Novels of 2015
1,430 books — 8,309 voters

Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. SwansonCan I See Your I.D.? by Chris  BartonShakespeare by Bill Bryson
Best YA Nonfiction
61 books — 77 voters


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