Neat, New Picks Online Resources for Kids 2019 SUMMER BOOK LIST What If… ...... Samantha Berger Michigan eLibrary for Kids Detroit Public TV Kids Club INDERGARTEN RADE Who Will I Be? ...... Abby Huntsman https://mel.org/kids http://www.dptv.org/kids/ K - G 5 Mary Poppins ...... P.L. Travers Discovery Kids Michigan Kids Made by Maxine ...... Ruth Spiro http://discoverykids.com http://www.michigan.gov/kids/ Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses ...... Susan & James Patterson Detroit Tigers Kids Site Horse Meets Dog ...... Elliott Kalan & Tim Miller http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/det/fan_forum/kids_index.jsp I Lost My Tooth! ...... Mo Willems The War I Finally Won (Sequel) ...... Scholastic Story Starters ...... Kimberly Brubaker Bradley http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/ PBS Kids The summer months are a wonderful time Unbelievably, Unique Stories http://pbskids.org/writerscontest/create-stories for you to help your children develop a love The Skydiving Beavers: A True Tale ...... Susan Wood Scholastic Poetry for books and reading - and the staff at the A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm Macomb Intermediate School District hopes The Story of E.B. White ...... Barbara Herkert you will enjoy the adventures awaiting you Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea ...... Robert Burleigh Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s in our 2019 Summer Book List. Super Soaking Stream of Inventions ...... Chris Barton So, you want to be an author too? Vincent Can’t Sleep ...... Barb Rosenstock This list will help assure that your children are reading high quality literature. All the Author Quest Camps- Open to young authors ages 10 - 13, Intriguing Informational Books Author Quest is 4 days/3 nights of writing courses, books on the list are available at your instruction, and classes at Wolverine Camps in Wolverine, neighborhood library or book store. Your Grand Canyon ...... Jason Chin Michigan. For more information visit americanchillers.com local librarian or book store sales person How To Be An Elephant ...... Katherine Roy can suggest additional titles, too. Michigan ...... Jordan Mills Oakland University Youth Writing Camps and What’s the Big Deal About Elections, Vote! ...... The Macomb Intermediate School District is ...... Ruby Shamir Workshops- The Meadow Brook Writing Project hosts Little People Big Dreams Series ...... Various Authors summer writing camps in “America’s Castle,” the Meadow working hard to help every student in every Who Is… ?, What Is…? Series ...... Various Authors Brook mansion. Discover secret staircases, amazing Macomb County school achieve at high playhouses, and writer's workshops at one of America’s grandest architectural structures. For more information visit: levels and literacy is a top priority. We Happy, Heartwarming Reads https://www.oakland.edu/mbwp/youthwritingcamps/ need your support in ensuring that your children meet these expectations. Your Be Kind ...... Pat Zietlow Miller example and encouragement will go a long Love ...... Matt de la Pena way toward reaching the goal of every The Day You Begin ...... student becoming an excellent reader. Words and Your Heart ...... Kate Jane Neal I’ll Love You Till the Cows Come Home ...... Happy reading! ...... Kathryn Cristaldi The Littlest Things Give the Loveliest Hugs ...... Mark Sperring Wishtree ...... Katherine Applegate

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John A. Bozymowski, President MACOMB INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT Theresa J. Genest, Vice President Edward V. Farley, Treasurer Department of Consultant Services Donald R. Hubler, Secretary Brian White, Treasurer 44001 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038-1100 Michael R. DeVault, Superintendent 586/228-3300 - www.misd.net Great Lakes Great Books Great Lakes Great Books 2019 Award Winning Books as Award Winners 2018 Award Nominees 2019 announced by the A merican Library Association Kindergarten and First Grade Get a jump start on reading the Michigan Reading Association’s nominees for the 2019 Great Lakes Great John Big Cat, Little Cat ...... Elisha Cooper Book Awards. Nominated titles include: John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding After the Fall ...... Dan Santat contribution to children’s literature. That’s My Book and Other Stories ...... Salina Yoon Kindergarten and First Grade Merci Suárez Changes Gears ...... Meg Medina Second and Third Grade Hello Lighthouse ...... Sophi Blackhall Stretch to the Sun: From a Tiny Spout The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors ...... Drew Daywalt John Newbery Honor Books to the Tallest Tree on Earth ...... Carrie Pearson The Night Diary ...... Veera Hiranandan The Youngest Marcher ...... Cynthia Levinson We Don’t Eat Our Classmates ...... Ryan T. Higgins If Sharks Disappeared ...... Lily Williams The Book of Boy ...... Catherine Gilbert Murdock I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About

a Simple Act of Kindness ...... Kerascoet Randolph Fourth and Fifth Grade The Secrets of Ninja School ...... Deb Pilutti Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished Real Friends ...... Shannon Hale Hidden Life of a Toad ...... Doug Wechsler American picture book for children. Orphan Island ...... Laurel Synder The Day the War Came ...... Nicola Davies Save Me a Seat ...... Gita Varadarajan & Sarah Weeks Baby Monkey, Hello Lighthouse ...... illustrated/written by Sophie Blackall Private Eye ...... Brian Selznick & David Serlin Randolph Caldecott Honor Books Second and Third Grade Visit Your Local Library Today Alma and How She Got Her Name ...... Zoey and Sassafras: Unicorns and Germs ...... Asia Citro ...... illustrated/written by Juana Martinez-Neal Love ...... Matt de La Pena A Big Mooncake for Little Star ...... Do your family members have their own library cards? Little Leaders: ...... illustrated/written by Grace Lin One way to establish a love of reading is to frequently Bold Women in Black History ...... Vashti Harrison The Rough Patch ...... illustrated/written by Brian Lies visit your local library. Libraries have wonderful Ghost Patrol: Major Mess ...... Andres Miedoso Thank you, Omu! ...... illustrated/written by Oge Mora collections of books, audio, and other media resources for Thirty Minutes over Oregon ...... Marc Tyler Nobleman you to borrow. Libraries also host summer reading Vivid: Poems and Notes about Color ...... Julie Paschkis Coretta Scott (Author) Award initiatives and special events for kids. Visit your local Julian is a Mermaid ...... Jessica Love Award recognizing an African American author and library and bring this summer reading list with you for Islandborn ...... Junot Diaz illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults. book recommendations. Fourth and Fifth Grade A Few Red Drops ...... Claire Hartfield Pashmina ...... Nidhi Chanani Coretta Scott King (Author) Honor Books I’m Just No Good at Rhyming ...... Chris Harris Bob ...... Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead The Parker Inheritance ...... Varian Johnson Knights vs. Dinosaurs ...... Matt Phelan The Season of Styx Malone ...... Kekla Magoon Ghost Boys ...... Jewell Parker Rhodes Harbor Me ...... Jacqueline Woodson Finding Langston ...... Lesa Cline-Ransome Little Free Library Can I Touch Your Hair? ...... Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Award ...... Irene Latham & Charles Waters The Stuff of Stars ...... Ekua Holmes Join the Little Free Library initiative and find a little Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales Lafayette! ...... library near you! You may just be inspired to build a ...... Nathan Hale Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Honor Books lending library for your community! To find out more about Great Lakes Great Books and to vote for your favorite, please visit michiganreading.org and click on Hidden Figures ...... Margot Lee Shetterly http://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/ Student Involvement...... illustrated by Laura Freeman Let the Children ...... Monica Clark-Robins ...... illustrated by Frank Morrison Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop ...... written by Alice Faye Duncan ...... illustrated by R. Gregory Christie