BOOK CLUBTITLE AUTHOR LEXILE UNIT THEME Game Changers Lupica, Mike 870L Community & Relationships Making ConnectionsZen and the Art of Faking It Sonnenblick, Jordan 840L Community & Relationships Making ConnectionsThree Times Lucky Turnage, Sheila 560L Community & Relationships Making ConnectionsOne Crazy Summer Williams-Garcia,Rita 750L Community & Relationships Making ConnectionsThe Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #3) Riordan, Rick 630L Folklore & Literary Traditions Greek MythsPandora Gets Jealous Hennesy, Carolyn 840L Folklore & Literary Traditions Greek MythsThe Adventures of Ulysses Evslin, Bernard 860L Folklore & Literary Traditions Greek MythsThe Golden Fleece Colum, Padriac 1070L Folklore & Literary Traditions Greek MythsThe Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins Kerley, Barbara AD550L Living Things Big ThinkingBaby Mammoth Mummy: Frozen in Time! Sloan, Christopher NC1120L Living Things Big ThinkingMutants & Monsters (Mysteries Unwrapped) Ho, Oliver 1210L Living Things Big ThinkingMammoth Bones and Broken Stones Harrison, David L. 1040L Living Things Big ThinkingSavvy Law, Ingrid 1070L A Sense of Self I Am Somebody!Cosmic Cottrell Boyce, Frank 670L A Sense of Self I Am Somebody!Ungifted Korman, Gordon 730L A Sense of Self I Am Somebody!Hold Fast Balliett, Blue 780L A Sense of Self I Am Somebody!Helen Keller: Her Life in Pictures Sullivan, George 770L Inspired by True Stories Making HistoryIsaac Newton (Giants of Science) Krull, Kathleen 1000L Inspired by True Stories Making HistoryThe Adventures of Marco Polo Freedman, Russell 1270L Inspired by True Stories Making HistoryThe Greatest: Muhammad Ali Myers, Walter Dean 1030L Inspired by True Stories Making HistoryBrian’s Winter Paulsen, Gary 1140L Genre Study Survival StoriesIsland of the Blue Dolphins O’Dell, Scott 1000L Genre Study Survival StoriesNorth Napoli, Donna Jo 600L Genre Study Survival StoriesEscaping the Giant Wave Kerhert, Peg 750L Genre Study Survival Stories

READ ALOUDTITLE AUTHOR LEXILE UNIT THEME An Angel for Solomon Singer Rylant, Cynthia 1120L Community & Relationships Making ConnectionsIf the World Were a Village (Second Edition) Smith, David J. 840L Community & Relationships Making ConnectionsTripping Over the Lunch Lady and Other School Stories Edited by Nancy E. Mercado 790L Community & Relationships Making ConnectionsButterfly Boy Kroll, Virginia 570L Community & Relationships Making ConnectionsRules Lord, Cynthia 780L Community & Relationships Making ConnectionsYoung Zeus Karas, G. Brian AD570L Folklore & Literary Traditions Greek MythsD’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths D’Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar Parin 1070L Folklore & Literary Traditions Greek MythsHeroes & Monsters of Greek Myth Evslin, Bernard & Dorothy, and Hoopes, Ned 870L Folklore & Literary Traditions Greek MythsPegasus Mayer, Marianna 960L Folklore & Literary Traditions Greek MythsThe Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2) Riordan, Rick 740L Folklore & Literary Traditions Greek MythsHow Big Is It? Hillman, Ben 1000L Living Things Big ThinkingBarnum’s Bones Fern, Tracey 1010L Living Things Big ThinkingMonster Hunt Arnosky, Jim NC1090L Living Things Big ThinkingAfrican Acrostics Harley, Avis N/A Living Things Big ThinkingI Dreamed of Flying Like a Bird Haas, Robert B. N/A Living Things Big ThinkingWings Myers, Christopher AD400L A Sense of Self I Am Somebody!Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride Ryan, Pam Muñoz AD600L A Sense of Self I Am Somebody!Nelson Mandela Nelson, Kadir 700L A Sense of Self I Am Somebody!Guys Read: Funny Business Edited by Jon Scieszka 840L A Sense of Self I Am Somebody!Becoming Naomi León Ryan, Pam Muñoz 830L A Sense of Self I Am Somebody!The Librarian Who Measured the Earth Lasky, Katherine AD840L Inspired by True Stories Making HistoryPocahontas: Princess of the New World Krull, Kathleen N/A Inspired by True Stories Making HistoryGandhi: A March to the Sea McGinty, Alice B. N/A Inspired by True Stories Making HistoryMoonshot Floca, Brian AD990L Inspired by True Stories Making HistoryThrough My Eyes: Ruby Bridges Bridges, Ruby 860L Inspired by True Stories Making HistoryRogue Wave Taylor, Theodore 820L Genre Study Survival StoriesI, Matthew Henson Weatherford, Carole Boston 1070L Genre Study Survival StoriesWeslandia Fleischman, Paul AD820L Genre Study Survival StoriesGuts Paulsen, Gary 1230L Genre Study Survival StoriesHatchet Paulsen, Gary 1020L Genre Study Survival Stories

Grade 6

BOOK CLUBTITLE AUTHOR LEXILE UNIT THEME Crush Paulsen, Gary 780L Community & Relationships Love & LoyaltyAl Capone Does My Shirts Choldenko, Gennifer 600L Community & Relationships Love & LoyaltyAccidental Love Soto, Gary 780L Community & Relationships Love & LoyaltyDrums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie Sonnenblick, Jordan 940L Community & Relationships Love & LoyaltyThe Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles #1) Riordan, Rick 650L Folklore & Literary Traditions Heroes & MonstersThe Savage Fortress Chadda, Sarwat 660L Folklore & Literary Traditions Heroes & MonstersIcefall Kirby, Matthew J. 670L Folklore & Literary Traditions Heroes & MonstersThe Lost Kingdom Kirby, Matthew J. 620L Folklore & Literary Traditions Heroes & Monsters Moonbird Hoose, Phillip 1150L Living Things Saving the PlanetThe Cod’s Tale Kurlansky, Mark 980L Living Things Saving the PlanetThe Chimpanzees I Love Goodall, Jane 990L Living Things Saving the PlanetBlizzard of Glass Walker, Sally M. 1100L Living Things Saving the PlanetPopular Clone (The Clone Chronicles #1) Castle, M. E. 860L A Sense of Self Appearances & IdentityThe Mighty Miss Malone Curtis, Christopher Paul 750L A Sense of Self Appearances & Identity Heat Lupica, Mike 940L A Sense of Self Appearances & IdentityThe False Prince (Ascendance #1) Nielsen, Jennifer A. 710L A Sense of Self Appearances & Identity Titanic: Voices From the Disaster Hopkinson, Deborah 1040L Inspired by True Stories Facing DisasterThe Great Fire Murphy, Jim 1130L Inspired by True Stories Facing DisasterInto the Volcano O’Meara, Donna 960L Inspired by True Stories Facing DisasterBlizzard! Murphy, Jim 1080L Inspired by True Stories Facing DisasterCatching Fire (The Hunger Games #2) Collins, Suzanne 820L Genre Study Science FictionGregor the Overlander (The Underland Chronicles #1) Collins, Suzanne 630L Genre Study Science FictionFever Crumb Reeve, Philip 1000L Genre Study Science FictionThe House of the Scorpion Farmer, Nancy 660L Genre Study Science Fiction

READ ALOUDTITLE AUTHOR LEXILE UNIT THEME Todd’s TV Proimos, James AD480L Community & Relationships Love & LoyaltySeedfolks Fleischman, Paul 710L Community & Relationships Love & LoyaltyThe Rose That Grew From Concrete (Selected Poems From) Shakur, Tupac N/A Community & Relationships Love & LoyaltyYear of the Jungle Collins, Suzanne AD450L Community & Relationships Love & LoyaltySomewhere in the Darkness Myers, Walter Dean 640L Community & Relationships Love & LoyaltyGuys Read: Other Worlds Edited by Jon Scieszka 740L Folklore & Literary Traditions Heroes & MonstersJabberwocky Carroll, Lewis N/A Folklore & Literary Traditions Heroes & MonstersMerlin and the Dragons Yolen, Jane 640L Folklore & Literary Traditions Heroes & MonstersJack Plank Tells Tales Babbitt, Natalie 860L Folklore & Literary Traditions Heroes & MonstersFreak the Mighty Philbrick, Rodman 1000L Folklore & Literary Traditions Heroes & MonstersThe Camping Trip That Changed America Rosenstock, Barb 740L Living Things Saving the PlanetBoys Who Rocked the World Roehm McCann, Michelle 1090L Living Things Saving the PlanetA Warmer World Arnold, Caroline NC1110L Living Things Saving the PlanetHeroes of the Environment Rohmer, Harriet 1070L Living Things Saving the PlanetYears of Dust Marrin, Albert 1040L Living Things Saving the PlanetBill the Boy Wonder Nobleman, Marc Tyler GN970L A Sense of Self Appearances & IdentityPatience Wright Shea, Pegi Deitz AD1010L A Sense of Self Appearances & IdentityWilliam Shakespeare (Poetry for Young People) Edited by David Scott Kastan and Marina Kastan N/A A Sense of Self Appearances & IdentityTalkin’ About Bessie Grimes, Nikki 970L A Sense of Self Appearances & IdentityAsk Me No Questions Budhos, Marina 790L A Sense of Self Appearances & IdentityThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Kamkwamba, William and Mealer, Bryan 960L Inspired by True Stories Facing DisasterTornado! Fradin, Judith & Dennis B. 1120L Inspired by True Stories Facing DisasterTitanic: Young Survivors (Ten True Tales) Zullo, Allan 980L Inspired by True Stories Facing DisasterSurvival (Usborne True Stories) Dowswell, Paul 1080L Inspired by True Stories Facing DisasterWoodsong Paulsen, Gary 1090L Inspired by True Stories Facing DisasterOh, No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) Barnett, Mac N/A Genre Study Science FictionTales From Outer Suburbia Tan, Shaun 1100L Genre Study Science FictionFive Sci-Fi Thrillers Bradbury, Ray N/A Genre Study Science FictionSteampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories Edited by Grant, Gavin J. and Link, Kelly 940L Genre Study Science FictionThe Hunger Games Collins, Suzanne 810L Genre Study Science Fiction

Grade 7

BOOK CLUBTITLE AUTHOR LEXILE UNIT THEME The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano Manzano, Sonia 720L Community & Relationships AlliancesLegend Lu, Marie HL710L Community & Relationships AlliancesThe Notorious Benedict Arnold Sheinkin, Steve 990L Community & Relationships AlliancesPinned Flake, Sharon HL460L Community & Relationships AlliancesBeastly Flinn, Alex 580L Folklore & Literary Traditions TransformationsThe Apothecary Meloy, Maile 740L Folklore & Literary Traditions TransformationsThe Scorpio Races Stiefvater, Maggie 840L Folklore & Literary Traditions TransformationsShiver (Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) Stiefvater, Maggie 740L Folklore & Literary Traditions Transformations An American Plague Murphy, Jim 1130L Living Things Weird ScienceThere’s a Fungus Among Us! DiConsiglio, John 710L Living Things Weird Science24/7 Science Behind the Scenes: Medical Files)Monster Plants Rice, Barry IG880L Living Things Weird ScienceHow They Croaked Bragg, Georgia 950L Living Things Weird ScienceCurveball: The Year I Lost My Grip Sonnenblick, Jordan 800L A Sense of Self Becoming ResilientHandbook for Boys Myers, Walter Dean 740L A Sense of Self Becoming ResilientMarcelo in the Real World Stork, Francisco X. HL700L A Sense of Self Becoming ResilientMockingjay (The Hunger Games #3) Collins, Suzanne 800L A Sense of Self Becoming ResilientThe Crossing Murphy, Jim NC1080L Inspired by True Stories Fighting for FreedomWe’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March Levinson, Cynthia Y. 1020L Inspired by True Stories Fighting for FreedomUnraveling Freedom Bausum, Ann NC1250L Inspired by True Stories Fighting for FreedomCourage Has No Color Stone, Tanya Lee 1090L Inspired by True Stories Fighting for FreedomPoint Blank (Alex Rider) Horowitz, Anthony 610L Genre Study Mystery & SuspenseMonster Myers, Walter Dean 670L Genre Study Mystery & SuspenseTrash Mulligan, Andy 850L Genre Study Mystery & SuspenseGirl, Stolen Henry, April HL700L Genre Study Mystery & Suspense

READ ALOUDTITLE AUTHOR LEXILE UNIT THEME Hands Around the Library Roth, Susan L. and Abouraya, Karen Leggett 760L Community & Relationships AlliancesWorst of Friends Jurmain, Suzanne Tripp AD920L Community & Relationships AlliancesMarching to Appomattox Stark, Ken 760L Community & Relationships AlliancesAn Island Like You Ortiz Cofer, Judith 910L Community & Relationships AlliancesChains Anderson, Laurie Halse 780L Community & Relationships AlliancesThe Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Goble, Paul 670L Folklore & Literary Traditions TransformationsMore Bones: Scary Stories From Around The World Olson, Arielle North and Schwartz, Howard 730L Folklore & Literary Traditions TransformationsFavorite Greek Myths Osborne, Mary Pope 870L Folklore & Literary Traditions TransformationsDare to Be Scared: Thirteen Stories to Chill and Thrill San Souci, Robert D. 850L Folklore & Literary Traditions TransformationsBearwalker Bruchac, Joseph 860L Folklore & Literary Traditions TransformationsHow Weird Is It? Hillman, Ben 870L Living Things Weird ScienceSurvival at 120 Above Miller, Debbie S. N/A Living Things Weird ScienceReal Life Zombies Hirschmann, Kris 840L Living Things Weird ScienceKiller Wallpaper (24/7 Science Behind the Scenes: Forensics) Prokos, Anna 670L Living Things Weird ScienceHow Do You Burp in Space? Goodman, Susan E. 830L Living Things Weird ScienceBarbed Wire Baseball Moss, Marissa 800L A Sense of Self Becoming Resilient10 Days: Abraham Lincoln Colbert, David NC1110L A Sense of Self Becoming ResilientJust Write: Here’s How! Myers, Walter Dean 970L A Sense of Self Becoming ResilientLost & Found Tan, Shaun 580L A Sense of Self Becoming ResilientInside Out & Back Again Lai, Thanhha 800L A Sense of Self Becoming Resilient10 Days: Benjamin Franklin Colbert, David 960L Inspired by True Stories Fighting for FreedomCrossing Bok Chitto Tingle, Tim AD800L Inspired by True Stories Fighting for FreedomWhen Marian Sang Ryan, Pam Muñoz 780L Inspired by True Stories Fighting for FreedomImprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II Sandler, Martin W. 1240L Inspired by True Stories Fighting for FreedomTwo Miserable Presidents Sheinkin, Steve 920L Inspired by True Stories Fighting for FreedomThe Raven and Other Poems Poe, Edgar Allan N/A Genre Study Mystery & SuspenseTen Great Mysteries by Edgar Allan Poe Poe, Edgar Allan 1250L Genre Study Mystery & SuspenseGolden Tales Delacre, Lulu 940L Genre Study Mystery & SuspenseWhat Do Fish Have to Do With Anything? Avi 500L Genre Study Mystery & SuspenseEndangered Schrefer, Eliot 900L Genre Study Mystery & Suspense

Grade 8