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Friend or Fiend? By Judy Blume
Summary: The pain (Jake) and the Great one (Abigail) are two siblings who have friends in school, but are determining whether or not these people are truly their friends. Through the story they are explaining different things that happened to both the pain and the great one. Even some times they even referred to them a fiends (opposite of friends).
Interest Level: Grade 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.3
Summary: The pain (Jake) and the Great one (Abigail) are two siblings who have friends in school, but are determining whether or not these people are truly their friends. Through the story they are explaining different things that happened to both the pain and the great one. Even some times they even referred to them a fiends (opposite of friends).
Interest Level: Grade 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.3
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Going, Going, Gone! By Judy Blume
Summary: The pain (Jake) and The Great one (Abigail) was on a road trip to the beach. Their grandmother had rented a beach house. The pain talks about how he gets car sick and the Great one doesn’t really understand. Then they finally arrived at the beach and the pain and the great one tells different experiences of their trip to the beach. And at the end of the story they were celebrating their grandfather’s birthday.
Interest Level: Grade 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.3
Summary: The pain (Jake) and The Great one (Abigail) was on a road trip to the beach. Their grandmother had rented a beach house. The pain talks about how he gets car sick and the Great one doesn’t really understand. Then they finally arrived at the beach and the pain and the great one tells different experiences of their trip to the beach. And at the end of the story they were celebrating their grandfather’s birthday.
Interest Level: Grade 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.3
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Hello, Red Fox by Eric Carle
Summary: In this story Hello, Red Fox is based on the idea of the color wheel, while the readers are still engaging and an exciting story about little frog’s birthday. Throughout the story the mama frog wasn’t seeing the colors of the animals until she gave it a closer look. And at the end the mama frog gave a gift that was a red flower and a green stem but little frog took a second looked and realize that it was the correct color.
Interest Level: K-2
Grade level Equivalent: 2.2
Summary: In this story Hello, Red Fox is based on the idea of the color wheel, while the readers are still engaging and an exciting story about little frog’s birthday. Throughout the story the mama frog wasn’t seeing the colors of the animals until she gave it a closer look. And at the end the mama frog gave a gift that was a red flower and a green stem but little frog took a second looked and realize that it was the correct color.
Interest Level: K-2
Grade level Equivalent: 2.2
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Summary: In the story very hungry caterpillar tells a story about a very tiny but extremely hungry caterpillar that eats more and more as they day goes by until he is big and fat. He created a cocoon and once she blooms out he is a butterfly. This story is good to use in the classroom when you are discussing life of a butterfly and also math concepts such as numbers and operations.
Interest level: K-2
Grade level Equivalent: 2.6
Summary: In the story very hungry caterpillar tells a story about a very tiny but extremely hungry caterpillar that eats more and more as they day goes by until he is big and fat. He created a cocoon and once she blooms out he is a butterfly. This story is good to use in the classroom when you are discussing life of a butterfly and also math concepts such as numbers and operations.
Interest level: K-2
Grade level Equivalent: 2.6
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Ramona the Pest By Beverly Cleary
Summary: Ramona is just starting kindergarten and she is trying so hard not to be a pest. When she finally gets to school, Ramona begins to build so much curiosity that leave her in trouble. Ramona thinks the teacher hate her because of how much of a pest she is so she decides that she don’t want to go to school until her teacher rights her a letter. Then Ramona excited again about going to kindergarten.
Interest Level: Grades 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1
Summary: Ramona is just starting kindergarten and she is trying so hard not to be a pest. When she finally gets to school, Ramona begins to build so much curiosity that leave her in trouble. Ramona thinks the teacher hate her because of how much of a pest she is so she decides that she don’t want to go to school until her teacher rights her a letter. Then Ramona excited again about going to kindergarten.
Interest Level: Grades 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle By Beverly Cleary
Summary: This is a story about a family of mice who lived in a hotel. Also there was a boy and his family who was living in the hotel. The mice were watching everything that was going on in Room 215. A little while later Ralph the Mouse and the boy met because the boy dug his hand in the mouse hole. Later, the mouse and the boy developed a friendship and the boy allowed the mouse to use his motorcycle. The mouse was admiring and at the end of the story the motorcycle belonged to the mouse forever.
Interest Level: Grades 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1
Summary: This is a story about a family of mice who lived in a hotel. Also there was a boy and his family who was living in the hotel. The mice were watching everything that was going on in Room 215. A little while later Ralph the Mouse and the boy met because the boy dug his hand in the mouse hole. Later, the mouse and the boy developed a friendship and the boy allowed the mouse to use his motorcycle. The mouse was admiring and at the end of the story the motorcycle belonged to the mouse forever.
Interest Level: Grades 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1
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Jake Drake the Class Clown by Andrew Clements
Summary: Jake Drake is ten-year-old boy who made school his full time job. He even mentioned that his teacher were his bosses. Jake came across one teacher named Miss Bruce a student year and he thought that she wasn’t very nice. Jake continued to become the class clown and Miss Bruce broke down in tears. Jake had to apologize to Miss Bruce and she told him that he will always remember him.
Interest Level: Grades 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.9
Summary: Jake Drake is ten-year-old boy who made school his full time job. He even mentioned that his teacher were his bosses. Jake came across one teacher named Miss Bruce a student year and he thought that she wasn’t very nice. Jake continued to become the class clown and Miss Bruce broke down in tears. Jake had to apologize to Miss Bruce and she told him that he will always remember him.
Interest Level: Grades 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.9
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The Jacket by Andrew Clements
Summary: Phil is a six grader who was determined not to be late for school. Meanwhile his little brother was already at school because he had gotten a ride. So when he is racing down the hallway he comes across a boy that had a jacket like his younger brother and it wasn’t it was a black kid name Daniel. Phil assumed that he had stolen the jacket and come to find out the jacket actually belonged to Daniel.
Interest Level: Grades 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1
Summary: Phil is a six grader who was determined not to be late for school. Meanwhile his little brother was already at school because he had gotten a ride. So when he is racing down the hallway he comes across a boy that had a jacket like his younger brother and it wasn’t it was a black kid name Daniel. Phil assumed that he had stolen the jacket and come to find out the jacket actually belonged to Daniel.
Interest Level: Grades 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1
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Back to School Rotten Ralph by Jack Gantos
Summary: It was Sarah’s first day of school, but Ralph, Sarah’s cat didn’t want her to meet any new friends so began to be rotten. Ralph messed up all of Sarah things she needed to go to school. Sarah still went to school but every time she tried to meet a new friend something bad happened. At the end Sarah classmate was excited to get to know her and Ralph. She was happy to had made good friends.
Interest Level: Grade k-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8
Summary: It was Sarah’s first day of school, but Ralph, Sarah’s cat didn’t want her to meet any new friends so began to be rotten. Ralph messed up all of Sarah things she needed to go to school. Sarah still went to school but every time she tried to meet a new friend something bad happened. At the end Sarah classmate was excited to get to know her and Ralph. She was happy to had made good friends.
Interest Level: Grade k-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8
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Happy Birthday Rotten Ralph by Jack Gantos
Summary: Ralph is Sarah’s cat and it was his birthday. Through the day Ralph was being bad and Sarah had to keep reminding him that this is not the way to act on your birthday. But Ralph continued to misbehave. When ralph thought that Sarah had canceled his party and got sad and suddenly “Surprise Ralph got the party he wanted.
Interest Level: Grades k-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.5
Summary: Ralph is Sarah’s cat and it was his birthday. Through the day Ralph was being bad and Sarah had to keep reminding him that this is not the way to act on your birthday. But Ralph continued to misbehave. When ralph thought that Sarah had canceled his party and got sad and suddenly “Surprise Ralph got the party he wanted.
Interest Level: Grades k-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.5
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Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Summary: This story is about a girl name Chrysanthemum. Her parents thought that it was a perfect name for her and so did she until she got to school. The girls and her classroom would tease her about her name and she would go home sad every day and when he went to sleep and dreamed good things about her name and the girls would continue to bring her down. Until Miss Tinkle came along, the girls all wanted their name to be long.
Interest Level: Grade k-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.4
Summary: This story is about a girl name Chrysanthemum. Her parents thought that it was a perfect name for her and so did she until she got to school. The girls and her classroom would tease her about her name and she would go home sad every day and when he went to sleep and dreamed good things about her name and the girls would continue to bring her down. Until Miss Tinkle came along, the girls all wanted their name to be long.
Interest Level: Grade k-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.4
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Lilly Big Day by Kevin Henkes
Summary: This story is about Lilly’s big day she was really excited to be a flower girl for her teacher’s wedding. She went to her room and practice and practiced so she would be perfect. Then her teacher told her that his niece was going to the flower girl she was upset until he told her she could be Ginger’s assistant. At the end Lilly became a good help to Ginger and they became great friends.
Interest Level: Grade k-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.6
Summary: This story is about Lilly’s big day she was really excited to be a flower girl for her teacher’s wedding. She went to her room and practice and practiced so she would be perfect. Then her teacher told her that his niece was going to the flower girl she was upset until he told her she could be Ginger’s assistant. At the end Lilly became a good help to Ginger and they became great friends.
Interest Level: Grade k-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.6
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Cornelius
a fable By Leo Lionni
Summary: Cornelius was different from all the other crocodiles; he could stand up wright and walk while the other crocodiles had to crawl. They were mean to Cornelius so he decided to turn to the monkey, and the monkey taught him too tricks and when he goes to tell the other crocodiles they still didn’t care and when he turn around they were trying to do his tricks.
Interest Level: K-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.2
Summary: Cornelius was different from all the other crocodiles; he could stand up wright and walk while the other crocodiles had to crawl. They were mean to Cornelius so he decided to turn to the monkey, and the monkey taught him too tricks and when he goes to tell the other crocodiles they still didn’t care and when he turn around they were trying to do his tricks.
Interest Level: K-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.2
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Fish
is Fish by Leo Lionni
Summary: This is a story about two friends a minnow and a tadpole. Until one day the tadpole discovered that he was a frog. The minnow found it hard to believe because the tadpole was just a little fish just like him. Soon after the tadpole jumped out of the pond, and hopped on land, and the tadpole seen many different things he goes back to see the fish and tell him all about his adventure on the land. At the end the fish decided to jump out of the pond and the frog had to save the fish and the fish said “A fish is a fish”.
Interest Level: K-3
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.3
Summary: This is a story about two friends a minnow and a tadpole. Until one day the tadpole discovered that he was a frog. The minnow found it hard to believe because the tadpole was just a little fish just like him. Soon after the tadpole jumped out of the pond, and hopped on land, and the tadpole seen many different things he goes back to see the fish and tell him all about his adventure on the land. At the end the fish decided to jump out of the pond and the frog had to save the fish and the fish said “A fish is a fish”.
Interest Level: K-3
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.3
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If
You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff
Summary: This story is about a girl giving a pig a pancake and the story explains all of the other things the pig will want and how the pig will feel when certain things happened. And in the end the pig is going to end up wanting another pancake.
Interest Level: K-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8
Summary: This story is about a girl giving a pig a pancake and the story explains all of the other things the pig will want and how the pig will feel when certain things happened. And in the end the pig is going to end up wanting another pancake.
Interest Level: K-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8
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The
Jellybeans and the big book bonanza by Laura Numeroff
Summary: This story is about Anna and her three friends who called themselves the jelly beans because that was all of their favorite candies. Anna also loved to read she would read plenty of books throughout her day. But when Anna and the rest of the class had to present their book reports in front of the class Anna was very nervous but the Jellybeans stood beside her the whole time and cheered Anna on; and she did great.
Interest Level: Prek-3
Summary: This story is about Anna and her three friends who called themselves the jelly beans because that was all of their favorite candies. Anna also loved to read she would read plenty of books throughout her day. But when Anna and the rest of the class had to present their book reports in front of the class Anna was very nervous but the Jellybeans stood beside her the whole time and cheered Anna on; and she did great.
Interest Level: Prek-3
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Good
Sports by Jack Prelutsky
Summary: This Poetry book explains what happens while the main character is playing all of the sports such as baseball, Basketball, football, swimming and etc. But at the end of the poem is says that karate is the sport for him.
Interest Level: 1-4
Summary: This Poetry book explains what happens while the main character is playing all of the sports such as baseball, Basketball, football, swimming and etc. But at the end of the poem is says that karate is the sport for him.
Interest Level: 1-4
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Me
I AM! By Jack Prelutsky
Summary: Me I Am is a great poetry that gives the message that no ne can be who you are and that everyone in the world is different. This is a great way for students to understand individuality and be proud of it.
Interest Level: Grades k-2
Summary: Me I Am is a great poetry that gives the message that no ne can be who you are and that everyone in the world is different. This is a great way for students to understand individuality and be proud of it.
Interest Level: Grades k-2
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Henry
and Mudge and the Happy Cat By Cynthia Rylant
Summary: One day Henry, Henry’s father and their dog was sitting and watching television. Mudge the dog ran to the door and barked. When the father opened the door it was a shabby cat. They took the cat in and Mudge feel in love with the cat and the cat loved him. At the end the police man came to get the cat and Henry and Mudge was very upset.
Interest Level: K-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 1.5
Summary: One day Henry, Henry’s father and their dog was sitting and watching television. Mudge the dog ran to the door and barked. When the father opened the door it was a shabby cat. They took the cat in and Mudge feel in love with the cat and the cat loved him. At the end the police man came to get the cat and Henry and Mudge was very upset.
Interest Level: K-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 1.5
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Mr.
Putter & Tabby Run the Race by Cynthia Rylant
Summary: Mr. Putter and Mrs. Teaberry were neighbors and they both decided that they were going to run in the senior marathon. Once Mrs. Teaberry told Mr. Putter what they prizes were we wanted to win the second prize, the train set. At the end he won first.
Interest Level: Grade k-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.9
Summary: Mr. Putter and Mrs. Teaberry were neighbors and they both decided that they were going to run in the senior marathon. Once Mrs. Teaberry told Mr. Putter what they prizes were we wanted to win the second prize, the train set. At the end he won first.
Interest Level: Grade k-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.9
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Outside
Over There by Maurice Sendak
Summary: Ida was watching her sister and the goblins took her sister and replaced her with an ice baby who eventually melted. So Ida went outside with the horn she plays to put her sister to sleep to find her. She eventually find her baby sister and at the end the father ordered her to watch over her sister and that what she continued to do.
Interest Level: Grades 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.3
Summary: Ida was watching her sister and the goblins took her sister and replaced her with an ice baby who eventually melted. So Ida went outside with the horn she plays to put her sister to sleep to find her. She eventually find her baby sister and at the end the father ordered her to watch over her sister and that what she continued to do.
Interest Level: Grades 3-5
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.3
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Where
the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Summary: One night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief. His mother sent him to bed with out his supper. His room turned into a forest and there he met the wild things. The wild things even turned him into a king. But after a while he wanted to go back to do they thing that was good. The wild things were upset for him to leave.
Interest Level: Grade k-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.4
Summary: One night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief. His mother sent him to bed with out his supper. His room turned into a forest and there he met the wild things. The wild things even turned him into a king. But after a while he wanted to go back to do they thing that was good. The wild things were upset for him to leave.
Interest Level: Grade k-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.4
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A
Bad Case of Stripes By David Shannon
Summary: This story is about Camilla who had a bad case of strips it appeared after she was trying desperately to find something to wear to fit in on the first day of school. She even wanted to pretend that she didn’t like lima beans. After her break out, lima beans cured her.
Interest Level: Prek-3
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.7
Summary: This story is about Camilla who had a bad case of strips it appeared after she was trying desperately to find something to wear to fit in on the first day of school. She even wanted to pretend that she didn’t like lima beans. After her break out, lima beans cured her.
Interest Level: Prek-3
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.7
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Too
Many Toys By David Shannon
Summary: This story is about Spencer who had too many toys. Even everybody in his house was tripping over the toys and Spencer mother tried to get him to put some of them into a box. That was a big fight. At the end, Spencer mother saw that all of the toys were out of the box and Spencer said “this toy is the best toy ever”.
Interest Level: Prek-3
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.4
Summary: This story is about Spencer who had too many toys. Even everybody in his house was tripping over the toys and Spencer mother tried to get him to put some of them into a box. That was a big fight. At the end, Spencer mother saw that all of the toys were out of the box and Spencer said “this toy is the best toy ever”.
Interest Level: Prek-3
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.4
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Jumanji
By Chris Van Allsburg
Summary: This story is a both two siblings Judy and Peter who parent ha left and ordered them to keep the house clean. But Judy and peter got bored and decided to take a walk and outside they found a game “Jumanji” and Judy decided she wanted to play. During the game the house was becoming a mess and the only way it would come back to normal is if the finished the game.
Interest Level: Prek-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.4
Summary: This story is a both two siblings Judy and Peter who parent ha left and ordered them to keep the house clean. But Judy and peter got bored and decided to take a walk and outside they found a game “Jumanji” and Judy decided she wanted to play. During the game the house was becoming a mess and the only way it would come back to normal is if the finished the game.
Interest Level: Prek-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.4
The
Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg
Summary: This story is about a mystery of Harris Burdick, who he was and what happened to Chris Van Allsburg. He saw these photos when he visited Mr. Wenders a children’s book publisher he seen them. These photos were to him like a mystery unsolvable. Interest Level: Grade 4-7 Grade Level Equivalent: 3.3 |
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Alexander
and the Terrible, horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Summary: From the moment that Alexander woke up he knew that it was going to be a no good, very bad day. Things were going so good even in school. His friends weren’t even helping. He thought it would have been better to live in Australia but his mother told him there are bad days in Australia too.
Interest Level: Grade K-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.9
Summary: From the moment that Alexander woke up he knew that it was going to be a no good, very bad day. Things were going so good even in school. His friends weren’t even helping. He thought it would have been better to live in Australia but his mother told him there are bad days in Australia too.
Interest Level: Grade K-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.9
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Ill
Fix Anthony by Judith Viorst
Summary: This is about a little brother plotting on the revenge on his big brother. She says when I turn six he will do everything to Anthony to make him feel the way that he does, and he thinks that he will fix Anthony.
Interest Level: K-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.7
Summary: This is about a little brother plotting on the revenge on his big brother. She says when I turn six he will do everything to Anthony to make him feel the way that he does, and he thinks that he will fix Anthony.
Interest Level: K-2
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.7
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The
Deep Blue Sea by Audrey Wood
Summary: “The Deep Blue Sea” is a color book that describes what is seen in a deep blue sea. The colors were repeated in the story over and over in a continuous pattern. Then it added more colors when they talked about the tree getting rained on.
Interest Level: Prek- k
Grade level Equivalent:1.4
Summary: “The Deep Blue Sea” is a color book that describes what is seen in a deep blue sea. The colors were repeated in the story over and over in a continuous pattern. Then it added more colors when they talked about the tree getting rained on.
Interest Level: Prek- k
Grade level Equivalent:1.4
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The
Red Racer by Audrey Wood
Summary: Nona loved to ride her bike until the 3 bullies teased her about how ol her bike was. She then admired the red racer and tried her best to get rid of her old one so her parents could buy her the red racer. She tried to destroyed her bike but when she went home her parents surprised her with all these materials to make her bike look better and she rushed back to hope that her bike was still there. At the end Nona was riding around with a pretty bike.
Interest Level: Prek-3
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8
Summary: Nona loved to ride her bike until the 3 bullies teased her about how ol her bike was. She then admired the red racer and tried her best to get rid of her old one so her parents could buy her the red racer. She tried to destroyed her bike but when she went home her parents surprised her with all these materials to make her bike look better and she rushed back to hope that her bike was still there. At the end Nona was riding around with a pretty bike.
Interest Level: Prek-3
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8