Classroom Library Project Spring Semester Book List CHAPTER BOOKS 1 the Buried Bones Sharon Draper the First Book in the Clubhouse Mysteries
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Classroom Library Project Spring Semester Book List CHAPTER BOOKS 1 The Buried Bones Sharon Draper The first book in the Clubhouse Mysteries. Ziggy and his Mystery (Clubhouse friends Rico, Rashawn, and Jerome call themselves The Black Mysteries) Dinosaurs, and share exciting adventures. In The Buried Bones Mystery, the boys build a clubhouse in Ziggy's backyard, where they uncover a box of bones while digging to bury their secret treasures. But when the boys try to hide their treasures, they're swept up in a mystery more intriguing -- and scary -- than anything they could have imagined. Who could have buried a box of bones behind their clubhouse? Grades 4-7 2 Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul The story of a ten-year-old African American boy named Bud Curtis Caldwell and his quest to find his father during the Great Depression. The novel begins in Flint, Michigan, at “the Home,” where Bud and other orphaned children wait to be placed into foster care. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults; An ALA Notable Children’s Book; An IRA Children’s Book Award winner; Named to 14 state award lists. Grades 5-6 3 Justin and the Best Mildred Pitts Walter Ten-year-old Justin hates that his sisters and his mama are Biscuits in the World (Illustrated by always fussing at him. They make him feel stupid because he Catherine Stock) can't clean his room or cook. But why should he? He'd rather be outside playing. After all, cooking and cleaning is just “women's work.” That's why Justin is glad when his grandfather invites him back to his ranch for the summer. Justin is sure he can get away from all the women and do some actual “men's work,” such as cleaning fish, mending fences, and riding horses. But back at the ranch, Justin learns some unexpected lessons and soon realizes that anyone can do anything once they learn how. Grades 4 and up 4 Bluish Virginia Hamilton Friendship isn't always easy. Natalie is different from the other girls in Dreenie's fifth-grade class. She comes to school in a wheelchair, always wearing a knitted hat. The kids call her "Bluish" because her skin is tinted blue from chemotherapy. Dreenie is fascinated by Bluish -- and a little scared of her, too. She watches Bluish and writes her observations in her journal. Slowly, the two girls become good friends. But Dreenie still struggles with with Bluish's illness. Bluish is weak and frail, but she also wants to be independent and respected. How do you act around a girl like that? Grades 3-7 5 Out of my Mind Sharon Draper Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people. She can’t walk. She can’t talk. She can’t write. All because she has cerebral palsy. But she also has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She’s the smartest kid in her whole school, but NO ONE knows it. Most people—her teachers, her doctors, her classmates—dismiss her as mentally challenged because she can’t tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by her disability. And she’s determined to let everyone know it…somehow. Grades 5-6 Last revised Dec2018 Classroom Library Project Spring Semester Book List 6 Miami Jackson Gets it Patricia & Frederick Miami Jackson can’t wait for school to end. But who ever Straight McKissack thought five days could be so long? His teacher is leaving for Ghana, his arch-enemy, Destinee Tate, is on his case, and now Miami’s keeping secrets from his best friend, String. Summer can’t come soon enough! Grades 1-4 7 Ellray Jakes is a Rock Sally Warner All the boys in EllRay's third-grade class have something they Star can brag about. Corey's on the swim team, Kevin is super tall, Jared's dad has an ATV. But EllRay's dad is a geologist - not much to brag about. After all, rocks are boring. Then EllRay sees the crystals in his dad's office, and they are really cool looking. If EllRay just "borrows" them to show his classmates, he knows they'd be impressed. And his dad will never have to know. It's a perfect plan . until things go awry. Grades 1-3 8 More Stories Julian Tells Ann Cameron Julian is back with more great tales to tell. There's the one (Julian’s World) about the day so hot that even frogs wore shoes. Or the time his best friend, Gloria, made the sun move. Sometimes, though, Julian's way with words can backfire. That's what happens when Julian calls his kid brother, Huey, a name—and their father overhears. How can a few little words get Julian into such big trouble? Grades 1-4 9 President of the Whole Sherri Winston When Brianna Justice's hero, the famous celebrity chef Miss Fifth Grade Delicious, speaks at her school and traces her own success back to being president of her fifth grade class, Brianna determines she must do the same. She just knows that becoming president of her class is the first step toward her own cupcake-baking empire! But when new student Jasmine Moon announces she is also running for president, Brianna learns that she may have more competition than she expected. Will Brianna be able to stick to her plan of working with her friends to win the election fairly? Or will she jump at the opportunity to steal votes from Jasmine by revealing an embarrassing secret? Grades 3-7 10 Sophie Washington: Tonya Duncan Ellis A hurricane's coming and sixth grader Sophie's life of school Hurricane work and friends is about to make a major change. One day she's teasing her little brother, Cole, dodging classmate Nathan Jones' wayward science lab frog and complaining about "braggamuffin" cheerleader Valentina Martinez, and the next, she and her family are fleeing for their lives to avoid dangerous flood waters. In the middle of it all, Sophie learns to be grateful for what she has and that she is stronger than she ever imagined. Grades 4-6 BIOGRAPHIES/AUTOBIOGRAPHIES 11 Brown Girl Dreaming Jacqueline Woodson An autobiographical account, written in verse, of the author’s life from birth to around age ten. Jacqueline is born in Ohio, the youngest child of three, in 1963, during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. A Newberry Honor Book. Grades 5-6 12 I am Rosa Parks Rosa Parks with Jim An easy reading chapter book. When Rosa Parks refused to Haskins (Illustrated give up her seat on a bus to a white man on December 1, by Wil Clay) 1955, she made history. Her brave act sparked the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott and brought the civil rights movement to national attention. In simple, lively Last revised Dec2018 Classroom Library Project Spring Semester Book List language, Rosa Parks describes her life from childhood to the present and recounts the events that shook the nation. Her story is powerful, inspiring and unforgettable. An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. Grades 1-3 13 Barack Obama: United Roberta Edwards On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama made history with his States President (Illustrated by Ken election as the first African-American President of the United Call) States. Now our bestselling reader, Barack Obama: An American Story, has a post-election subtitle and is a third longer, including new information on the campaign and election as well as new photos. It?s the perfect book for primary graders who want to know all about the 44th president. Grades 1-3 14 Wilma Unlimited: How Kathleen Krull Before Wilma Rudolph was five years old, polio had paralyzed Wilma Rudolph Became (Illustrated by David her left leg. Everyone said she would never walk again. But the World’s Fastest Diaz) Wilma refused to believe it. Not only would she walk again, Woman she vowed, she'd run. And she did run--all the way to the Olympics, where she became the first American woman to earn three gold medals in a single olympiad. This dramatic and inspiring true story is illustrated in bold watercolor and acrylic paintings by Caldecott Medal-winning artist David Diaz. Grades 1 and up. 15 Ron’s Big Mission Rose Blue & Corinne Nine-year-old Ron loves going to the Lake City Public Library Naden (Illustrated by to look through all the books on airplanes and flight. Today, Don Tate) Ron is ready to take out books by himself. But in the segregated world of South Carolina in the 1950s, Ron’s obtaining his own library card is not just a small rite of passage, it is a young man’s first courageous mission. Here is an inspiring story, based on Ron McNair’s life, of how a little boy, future scientist, and Challenger astronaut desegregated his library through peaceful resistance. Grades 1-4 16 Salt in His Shoes: Deloris and Roslyn The mere mention of the name conjures up visions of Michael Jordan in Jordan (Illustrated by basketball played at its absolute best. But as a child, Michael Pursuit of a Dream Kadir Nelson) almost gave up on his hoop dreams, all because he feared he'd never grow tall enough to play the game that would one day make him famous. That's when his mother and father stepped in and shared the invaluable lesson of what really goes into the making of a champion -- patience, determination, and hard work.