Thursday, June 23, 2016

Reading Suggestions by Miss Casey and Miss Lisa

Reading Suggestions for Grades 5 and Up
FICTION
The Berlin Boxing Club. Sharenow, Robert. HarperTeen, 2011. Historical Fiction. (8+)
Booked. Alexander, Kwame. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2016. Realistic Fiction. (5+)
Calamity (The Reckoners: Book 3).  Sanderson, Brian. Delacorte Press, 2016. Fantasy. Series. (7+)
The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle. Fox, Janet. Viking Books for Young Readers, 2016. Historical Fiction/Horror. (6+)
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses: Book 2). Maas, Sarah J. Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2016. Fantasy. Series. (9+)
Dumplin’. Murphy, Julie. Balzer + Bray, 2015. Realistic Fiction. (9+)
The Fate of Ten. Lore, Pittacus. Harpercollins, 2015. Fantasy/Science Fiction. Series. (7+)
Free Verse. Dooley, Sarah. G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2016. Realistic Fiction. (5+)
The Ghostfaces: The Brotherband Chronicles. Flanagan, John A. Philomel Books, 2016. Historic Fiction. Series. (5+)
Library of Souls: The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Riggs, Ransom. Quirk Books, 2015. Historical Fiction/Fantasy. Series. (7+)
The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, Book 4). Stiefvater, Lauren. Scholastic Press, 2016. Fantasy/Science Fiction. Series. (8+)
Raymie Nightingale. DiCamillo, Kate. Candlewick, 2016. Realistic Fiction. (5+)
Salt to the Sea. Sepetys, Ruta. Philomel Books, 2016. Historical Fiction. (7+)
Six of Crows. Bardugo, Leigh. Henry Holt and Co., 2015. Fantasy. Sequel coming out Fall 2016. (7+)
Skink-No Surrender. Hiaasen, Carl. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2014. Realistic Fiction/Humor. (7+)
Tangerine. Bloor, Edward. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2006. Realistic Fiction. (5+)
Theodore Boone: The Scandal. Grisham, John. Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2016. Realistic Fiction. Series. (5+)
The Trials of Apollo, Book One: The Hidden Oracle. Riordan, Rick. Disney-Hyperion, 2016. Fantasy. (5+)
Winter. Meyer, Marissa. Feiwel & Friends, 2015. Fantasy/Science Fiction. Series. (7+)
Woods Runner. Paulson, Gary. Wendy Lamb Books, 2011. Realistic Fiction. (6+)

NON-FICTION
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club. Hoose, Philip. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015. (7+)
Eruption!: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives (Scientists in the Field Series). Rusch, Elizabeth  and Tom Uhlman. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2013. (5+)
Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods: 20 Chilling Tales from the Wilderness. Johnson, Hal and Tom Mead. Workman Publishing Company, 2015. Horror. (5+)
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery. Sheinkin, Steve. Flashpoint, 2010. (7+)
Titanic: Voices From the Disaster. Hopkinson, Deborah. Scholastic Press, 2012. (6+)
Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive. Hillenbrand, Laura. Delacorte Press, 2014. (6+)

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Anne Frank : The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography. Jacobson, Sidney. Hill and Wang. 2010. Biography. (7+)
The Arrival. Tan, Shaun. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007. Realistic Fiction. (6+)
Awkward. Chmakova, Svetlana. Yen Press, 2015. Realistic Fiction. (5+)
Battling Boy. Pope, Paul. First Second, 2013. Fantasy. (5+)
Calamity Jack. Hale, Shannon, Dean Hale and Nathan Hale. Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2010. Fantasy. (7+)
Cardboard. TenNapel, Doug. GRAPHIX, 2012. Fantasy. (7+)
The Graveyard Book. Gaiman, Neil, P. Craig Russell  and Kevin Nowlan.  HarperCollins, 2015. Fantasy. (5+)
Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware The Kitten Holy. Stevenson, Noelle, Shannon Watters  and Brooke A. Allen. BOOM! Box, 2015. Fantasy. (5+)
The Nameless City. Hicks, Faith Erin and Jordie Bellaire. First Second, 2016. Fantasy. (5+)
Nimona. Stevenson, Noelle. HarperTeen, 2015. Fantasy. (7+)
Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong. Shen, Prudence. First Second, 2013. Realistic Fiction. (8+)
Shackleton : Antarctic Odyssey. Bertozzi, Nick. First Second, 2014. Nonfiction. (6+)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power. North, Ryan and Erica Henderson. Marvel Now!, 2015. Fantasy. (6+)

RHODE ISLAND TEEN BOOK AWARD NOMINEES

All American Boys by Reynolds, Jason and Brendan Kiely. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 2015. Realistic Fiction. (8+)

All the Bright Places. Niven, Jennifer. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2015. Realistic Fiction. (9+)

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Kuklin, Susan. Candlewick, 2014. Nonfiction. (9+)

Bone Gap. Ruby, Laura. Balzer + Bray, 2015. Fantasy. (10+)

The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club. Hoose, Phillip. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015. Nonfiction. (7+)

The Crossover.  Alexander, Kwame. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2014. Realistic Fiction. (5+)

An Ember in the Ashes. Tahir, Sabaa.  Razorbill, 2015. Fantasy. (8+)

Everything, Everything. Yoon, Nicola. Delacorte Press, 2015. Realistic Fiction. (7+)

Finding Audrey. Kinsella, Sophie. Delacorte Press, 2015. Realistic Fiction/Humor. (7+)

Gabi, A Girl in Pieces. Quintero, Isabel. Cinco Puntos Press, 2014. Realistic Fiction. (9+)

House Arrest.  Holt, K.A. Chronicle Books, 2015. Realistic Fiction. (6+)

I Am Princess X. Priest, Cheri. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2015. Fantasy. (7+)

Illuminae. Kaufman, Amie.  Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2015. Science Fiction/Fantasy. (8+)

A Night Divided . Nielsen,  Jennifer A. Scholastic Press, 2015. Realistic Fiction. (5+)

Nimona. Stevenson, Noelle. HarperTeen, 2015. Fantasy/Humor/Graphic Novel. (7+)

Noggin. Whaley, John Corey. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2014. Science Fiction/Humor.  (9+)

Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights. Sheinkin, Steve. Roaring Brook Press, 2014. Nonfiction. (7+)

The Rest of Us Just Live Here. Ness, Patrick. HarperTeen, 2015. Realistic Fiction/Humor. (9+)

The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly. Oakes, Stephanie. Dial Books, 2015. Realistic Fiction. (9+)

The Thing About Jellyfish. Benjamin, Ali. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015. Realistic Fiction. (5+)

Through the Woods. Carroll, Emily. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2014. Horror/Graphic Novel. (7+)


What We Saw. Hartzler, Aaron. HarperTeen, 2015. Realistic Fiction. (9+)

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