Reading Classic Reading List 2009-2010
Division I - 3rd and 4th Grades
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek Hopkinson, Deborah CHR
Aesop's Fables Sneed, Brad CHR
Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock Kimmel, Eric CHR
Anna's Blizzard Hart, Alison CHR
Bad Dog, Marley Grogan, John CHR
Badger's Fancy Meal Kasza, Keiko GSN
Bear that Heard Crying, The Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie CHR
Beauty and the Beast, The Brett, Jan CHR
Because of Winn-Dixie DiCamillo, Kate GSW
Bedhead Palatini, Margie GSW
Beloved Dearly, The Cooney, Doug CHR
Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The Robinson, Barbara CHR
Box Car Children: The Hockey Mystery Warner,Chertrude Chandler CHR
Bubba the Cowboy Prince Ketteman, Helen GSW
Bunnicula Howe, Deborah GSW
Coming on Home Soon Woodson, Jacqueline CAL
Couple of Boys have the Best Week Ever, A Frazee, Marla CAL
Diary of a Fly Cronin, Doreen CHR
Dog Called Kitty, A Wallace, Bill GSW
DogKu Clements, Andrew GSN
Enemy Pie Munson, Derek CHR
Escaping the Giant Wave Kehret, Peg GSW
Fancy Nancy O'Connor, Jane CHR
Franklin and Eleanor Harness, Cheryl CHR
Franny B. Kranny There’s a Bird in Your Hair! Lerner, Harriet CHR
Goin' Someplace Special Mckissack, Patricia C.CHR
Gold Cadillac Taylor, Mildred CHR
Grand Escape, The Naylor, Phyllis Reynold GSW
Grannyman, The Schachner, Judith Byron GSW
Great Texas Hamster Drive Kimmel, Eric GSN
Hank the Cowdog and Monkey Business Erickson, John R. CHR
Hello, Goodbye Window Juster, Norton CAL
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from...Railroad Levine, Ellen GSN
House in the Night, The Krommers, Beth CAL
Ida B.: and Her Plans to Maximize Fun. . .World Hannigan, Katherine CHR
Invention of Hugo Cabret, The Selznick, Brian CAL
If I Built a Car Van Duisen, Chris GSW
John Henry Lester, Julius CAL
Just A Dream Van Allsburg, Chris CHR
Knucklehead: Tall Tales. . .Growing Up Scieszka, Jon CHR
LaRue, for Mayor: Letters from the Campaign Trail Teague, Mark CHR
Latkes, Latkes, Good to Eat Howland, Naomi CHR
Library Lion Knudsen, Michelle CHR
Little House in the Big Woods Wilder, Laura Ingalls CHR
Madeline and the Bad Hat Bemelmans, Ludwig CHR
Magic Schoolbus and the Science Fair Expedition Cole, Joanna CHR
Mama, I'll Give You the World Schotter, Roni GSN
Man Who Walked Between the Towers, The Gerstein, Mordici CAL
Martha Speaks Meddaugh, Susan GSW
Martin’s Big Woods:
the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rappaport,Doreen CAL
Marvelous Mattie McCully, Emily CHR
Mermaid Queen, The Corey, Shana CHR
Micawber Lithgow, John CHR
Mirette on the High Wire McCully, Emily CAL
Miss Alaineus Frasier, Debra CHR
Moses: when Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Weatherford, Carole Boston CAL
My Lucky Day Kasza, Keiko GSW
Mystic Horse Goble, Paul CHR
Noah's Ark Pinkney, Jerry CHR
No Dogs Allowed Wallace, Bill CHR
No Talking Clements, Andrew CHR
Nutik, the Wolf Pup George, Jean Craighead CHR
On Meadowview Street Cole, Henry GSN
Orange Shoes, The Noble, Trinka Hakes GSN
Perfect Nest, The Friend, Catherine GSN
Pied Piper's Magic, The Kellogg, Steven CHR
Pinduli Cannon, Janell CHR
Polar Express Van Allsburg, Chris CHR
Ramona's World Cleary, Beverly CHR
Rapunzel Zelinsky, Paul CAL
Riptide Weller, Frances Ward GSW
Room One: A Mystery or Two Clements, Andrew CHR
Rough Faced Girl, The Martin, Rafe GSW
Rugby and Rosie Rossiter, Nan Parson GSW
Runt Bauer, Marion Dane CHR
Salt in His Shoes Jordan, Deloris GSW
Secret Science Project that Almost Ate the School Sierra, Judy GSN
Show Way Woodson, Jacqueline CHR
Snowflake Bentley Martin, Jacqualine CAL
SOS Files Byars, Betsy, B.Duffey, L. Myers GSN
Souper Chicken Jane, Mary & Herm Auch CHR
Spider and the Fly, The Howitt, Mary CAL
Stone Fox Gardiner, John Reynolds CHR
Substitute Teacher Plans Johnson, Doug GSW
Summer of Riley Bunting, Eve CHR
Superfudge Blume, Judy CHR
Togo Blake, Robert J. GSW
Toll-Bridge Troll Wolff, Patrician Rae GSW
Too Many Toys Shannon, David CHR
Toughest Cowboy:
or How the Wild West was Tamed Frank, John CHR
Trouble According to Humphrey Birney, Betty CHR
Trouble with Tuck Taylor, Theodore CHR
When Marian Sang:the true recital of Marian Anderson Ryan, Pam Munoz CHR
Woolbur Helakoski, Leslie GSN
CAL-Caldecott/ GSN-Golden Sower Nominee/ GSW-Golden Sower Winner
CHR-Chairperson's Choice
Division II (grades 5-6) Reading Classic booklist 2009-10
Al Capone Does My Shirts Choldenko, Gennifer NEW
Archer's Quest Park, Linda Sue CHR
Aurora County All Stars, The Wiles, Deborah GSN
Barn Burner, The Willis, Patricia GSW
Bartleby of the Big, Bad Bayou Shalant, Phyllis CHR
Because of Winn-Dixie DiCamillo, Kate GSW
Belle Prator’s Boy White, Ruth NEW
Bridge to Terabithia Paterson, Katherine CHR
Can of Worms Moekal, Kathy CHR
Castle in the Attic Wintrop, Elizabeth CHR
Crandall's Castle Wright, Betty Ren CHR
Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story Hahn, Mary Downing GSN
Diamond of Darkhold DuPrau, Jeanne CHR
Dollhouse Murders, The Wright, Betty Ren CHR
Eleven Giff, Patricia Reilly GSN
Ella Enchanted Levine, Gail Carson NEW
Escaping the Giant Wave Kehret, Peg GSW
Fair Weather Peck, Richard CHR
Fairy-Tale Detectives, The Buckley, Michael CHR
Feathers Woodson, Jacqueline NEW
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Konigsburg, E. L. CHR
Ghost of Fossil Glen, The DeFelice, Cynthia GSW
Ghost of Lizard Light, The Woodruff, Elvira GSW
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
Voices from a Medieval Village Schlitz, Laura Amy NEW
Graveyard Book, The Gaiman, Neil NEW
Gregor the Overlander Collins, Suzanne CHR
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. CHR
Higher Power of Lucky, The Patron, Susan NEW
Holes Sachar, Louis NEW
Homework Machine, The Gutman, Dan GSN
How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found Nickerson, Sara CHR
How to Steal a Dog O'Connor, Barbara GSN
I Know Who Likes You Cooney, Doug CHR
In Care of Cassie Tucker Ruckman, Ivy CHR
Island of the Blue Dolphins O’Dell, Scott CHR
Jaguar Smith, Roland GSW
Jeremy Thatcher the Dragon Hatcher Covill, Bruce CHR
Lemonade War, The Davies, Jacqueline GSN
Lily’s Crossing Giff, Patricia Reilly NEW
Long Way from Chicago, A Peck, Richard NEW
Loser Spinelli, Jerry GSW
Maniac Magee Spinelli, Jerry NEW
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane DiCamillo, Kate CHR
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH O’Brien, Robert CHR
My Brother Made Me Do It Kehret, Peg CHR
My Side of the Mountain George, Jean Craighead NEW
Mysterious Benedict Society, The Stewart, Trenton Lee GSN
Mysterious Matter I.M. Fine Stanley, Ivy CHR
No Dogs Allowed Wallace, Bill CHR
No Way Out Ruckman, Ivy CHR
Number the Stars Lowery, Lois NEW
Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story Hahn, Mary Downing GSW
On Wings of Heroes Noble, Trinka Hakes GSN
Orange Shoes, The Holm, Jennifer L. GSN
Our Only May Amelia Holm, Jennifer L. NEW
Out of Order Hicks, Betty CHR
Perloo the Bold Avi CHR
Pictures of Hollis Woods Giff, Patricia Riley CHR
Poppy Avi CHR
Prince Caspian: the Return to Narnia Lewis, C.S. CHR
Road to Paris, The Grimes, Nikki GSN
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Taylor, Mildred D. NEW
Room One: A Mystery or Two Clements, Andrew CHR
Ruby Holler Creech, Sharon CHR
Rules Lord, Cynthia NEW
Runt Bauer, Marion Dane CHR
Satch and Me Gutman, Dan GSW
Savvy Law, Ingrid NEW
Sheep Hobbs, Valerie GSN
Shiloh Season Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds GSW
Sign of the Beaver, The Speare, Elizabeth George NEW
Single Shard, A Park, Sue NEW
Skeleton Man Bruchac, Joseph GSW
Sliding into Home Butler, Dori Hillestad CHR
SOS Files, The Byars, Betsy, B. Duffey CHR
Stepping on the Cracks Hahn, Mary Downing GSW
Stupendous Dodgeball Fiasco, The Repka, Janice CHR
Summer of Riley Bunting, Eve CHR
Summer of the Swans Byars, Betsy CHR
Surviving the Applewhites Tolan, Stephanie S. NEW
Tale of Desperaux:Being the Story of a Mouse. . . DiCamillo, Kate NEW
Titanic Crossing Williams, Barbara GSN
Tuck Everlasting Babbit, Natalie CHR
Underneath, The Appelt, Kathi NEW
Victory Cooper, Susan CHR
Waggit's Tale Howe, Peter CHR
Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 Curtis, Christopher Paul NEW
Where the Red Fern Grows: Story of Two Dogs and a Boy Rawls,Wilson CHR
Witch of Blackbird Pond, The Speare, Elizabeth George NEW
World According to Humphrey, The Birney, Betty GSW
Wringer Spinelli, Jerry NEW
Zach's Lie Smith, Roland CHR
NEW-Newbery/GSN-Golden Sower Nominee/GSW-Golden Sower Winner/
CHR-Chairperson's Choice
Division III (grades 7-8-9) Reading Classic booklist 2009-10
Across Five Aprils Hunt, Irene NEW
Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Twain, Mark CHR
Anne Frank:the diary of a young girl(Doubleday edit.)Frank, Anne CHR
Anne of Green Gables Monotogmery, L. M. CHR
Artemis Fowl the Opal Deception Colfer, Eoin CHR
Ashes of Roses Auch, Mary Jane CHR
Belle Prater’s Boy White, Ruth NEW
Black Storm Comin' Wilson, Diane Lee CHR
Blue Sword, The McKinley, Robin NEW
Boggart, The Cooper, Susan CHR
Both Sides of Time Cooney, Carolyn CHR
Bud, Not Buddy Curtis, Christopher Paul NEW
Cast Two Shadows Rinaldi, Ann CHR
Catherine Called Birdy Cushman, Karen NEW
Code Talker: Novel about Navjo Marines WWII Bruchac, Joseph CHR
Cracker!: the Best dog in Vietnam Kadohata, Cynthia GSN
Crispin: The Cross of Lead Avi NEW
Criss Cross Perkins, Lynne Rae NEW
Crossing the Wire Hobbs, Will CHR
Danger Zone Klass, David GSW
Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story Hahn, Mary Downing GSN
Diamonds in the Shadow Cooney, Caroline B. GSN
Don’t Look Behind You Duncan, Lois CHR
Double Identity Haddix, Margaret Peterson CHR
East Pattou, Edith CHR
Elijah of Buxton Curtis, Christopher Paul NEW
Everything on a Waffle Horvath, Polly NEW
Far North Hobbs, Will CHR
Fever 1793 Anderson, Laurie Halse CHR
Flight #116 is Down Cooney, Caroline B. GSW
Freak the Mighty Philbrick, W.R. GSW
Gathering Blue Lowry, Lois CHR
Ghost of Spirit Bear Michaelson, Ben CHR
Giver, The Lowry, Lois GSW
Graveyard Book, The Gaimen, Neil NEW
Hatchet Paulsen, Gary NEW
Hattie Big Sky Larson, Kirby NEW
Haunting, The Nixon, Joan Lowery GSW
Heart of a Champion Deuker, Carl GSW
Heat Lupica, Mike GSN
Hero and the Crown, The McKinley, Robin NEW
High Heat Deuker, Carl GSW
High King, The Alexander, Lloyd NEW
Hobbit, The Tolkien, J. R. R. CHR
Hoot Hiaasen, Carl NEW
Jackaroo Voigt, Cynthia CHR
Jackie's Wild Seattle Hobbs, Will CHR
Julie of the Wolves George, Jean Craighead CHR
Kira-Kira Kadohata, Cynthia NEW
Lantern in Her Hand, A Aldrich, Beth StreeterCHR
Letters from Rifka Hesse, Karen CHR
Life as We Knew It Pfeffer, Susan Beth GSN
Lightning Thief, The Riordan, Rick GSW
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Schmidt, Gary D. NEW
Man Who Loved Clowns, The Wood, June Ray CHR
Max the Mighty Philbrink, Rodman CHR
Midnighters: the Secret Hour Westerfeld, Scott CHR
Mississippi Trial, 1955 Crowe, Chris GSW
Night of the Howling Dogs Salisbury, Graham GSN
Out of the Dust Hesse, Karen NEW
Outsiders, The Hinton, S.E. CHR
Peak Smith, Roland GSN
Peeled Bauer, Joan CHR
Penny from Heaven Holm, Jennifer NEW
Perfect Friend, Natasha NEW
Perfect Shot, The Alphin, Elaine Marie NEW
Pigman, The Zindel, Paul CHR
Princess Academy Hale, Shannon NEW
Red Glass Resau, Laura GSN
Red Moon at Sharpsburg Well, Rosemary GSN
River, The Paulsen, Gary CHR
River Tomorrow, The Gray, Dianne E. CHR
Road to Memphis, The Taylor, Mildred CHR
Rules of Survival, The Werlin, Nancy GSN
Running Out of Time Haddix, Margaret Peterson CHR
Shadow Thieves, The Ursu, Anne GSN
Sharkgirl Bingham, Kelly GSN
Smiles to Go Spinelli, Jerry CHR
So B. It Weeks, Sarah GSN
Stone Words Conrad, Pam CHR
Tangerine Blood, Edward CHR
Things Not Seen Clements, Andrew CHR
Transall Saga, The Paulsen, Gary GSW
True Colors of Caitlynne Jackson Williams, Carol Lynne GSW
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Avi NEW
Twilight Meyer, Stephanie GSW
Walk Two Moons Creech, Sharon NEW
Wednesday Wars, The Schmidt, Gary D. NEW
Whispers from the Dead Nixon, Joan Lowry GSW
Witch of Blackbird Pond, The Speare, Elizabeth CHR
Wrinkle in Time, A L’Engle, Madeleine CHR
Year Down Yonder, A Peck, Richard NEW
NEW-Newbery/GSN-Golden Sower Nominee/GSW-Golden Sower Winners/
CHR-Chairperson's Choice
Current Event Reading from Newspapers and Magazines
Current Events questions will be asked of the 5th-6th-7th-8th-9th
graders in every round in both the county and state competition.
Coaches are free to choose the reading material for their teams.
Reading Classic organizers will strive to make the questions broad
enough and regarding general issues that reading any state newspaper
will give the students the background necessary to answer the questions.
The time period covered by the current events questions will be
October 1, 2009 through February 1, 2010.
CURRENT EVENT FORM
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Circle: Division II(5-6) Division III(7-9)
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