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MR. CURRANS

READING LIST

Summer 2011

THE BEST OF THE BEST!!!

Balliett, BlueCHASING VERMEERWhen seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears,eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.

Balliett, Blue THE WRIGHT 3In the midst of a series of unexplained accidents and mysterious coincidences, sixth-graders Calder, Petra,and Tommy lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Robie House frombeing demolished.

Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin MISS HICKORYMiss Hickory is very worried. Her owner has moved to Boston, and she is just a doll whose body is an apple

-wood twig and whose head is a hickory nut, and whose house is made of corncobs.

Banks, Lynn Reid THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARDA young boy discovers a cupboard that magically brings miniature toys to life.

Flake, SharonTHE SKIN IM INMaleekas teacher shows her that its whats on the inside that counts.

Funke, CorneliaTHE THIEF LORDEscaping the aunt who wants to adopt only one of them, two orphaned brothers run away from Hamburg toVenice, finding shelter with a gang of street children and their leader, the thirteen-year-old "Thief Lord," whilealso eluding the detective hired to return them to Germany.

Gantos, Jack JOEY PIGZA SWALLOWED THE KEY Joey Pigza cant sit still. He cant pay attention, hecant follow the rules, and he cant help itespecially when his medications arent working. He knows hes areally good kid, but no matter how hard he tries to do the right thing, something always seems to go wrong.

Lin, Grace THE YEAR OF THE DOGA wonderful realistic fiction book about the coming of age of a young girls adventures during the Chineseyear of the dog. A combination of humor and emotion make this a GREAT book. Also check out the sequel,The Year of the Rat.

Peck, Richard A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois withhis sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.

Pinkwater, Daniel THE NEDDIADOne boys journey on a train involves a trip to Hollywood, a meteorite, and saving civilization.

Raskin, EllenTHE WESTING GAME

The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who mustuncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.

Selznick, Brian THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRETOne part mystery, one part adventure, this award winning book is hard to put down once you start reading.

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THE BEST OF THE REST!!!

Banks, Lynne Reid ANGELA AND DIABOLA

A story about two girls; one is perfectly good and the other is perfectly evil.

Boyce, Frank COSMICLiam isnt like his 11 year old friends. Hes taller, looks older, and has facial hair. Should Liam be allowed totravel into outer space?

Choldenko, Gennifer AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS.A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housedthere, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.

Choldenko, Gennifer NO PASSENGERS BEYOND THIS POINTA regular plane trip takes a turn for the strange in this new time-bending adventure novel.

Cleary, Beverly DEAR MR. HENSHAWA touching story of a boy who writes letters to his favorite author. If you read any book this summer, read

this one.

Colfer, Eoin THE SUPERNATURALISTIn futuristic Satellite City, fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill escapes from his abusive orphanage and teams upwith three other people who share his unusual ability to see supernatural creatures.

DuPrau, Jeanne THE CITY OF EMBERIn the year 2041, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a messenger to run to newplaces in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse unknown regions.

Fleishman, JohnPHINEAS GAGEPhineas Gage was truly a man with a hole in his head. Phineas, a railroad construction foreman, wasblasting rock in 1848 when a thirteen-pound iron rod was shot through his brain. Miraculously, he survived tolive another eleven years.

Funke, Cornelia INKHEARTWhat would you do if an evil literary figure jumped out of a book and into your living room?

Giff, Patricia Reilly PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODSA troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the onlyother time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her

Gutman, Dan THE HOMEWORK MACHINEWhen a group of kids invents a machine that does their homework for them, things get a little out of hand!

Hannigan, Katherine. IDA B: AND HER PLANS TO MAXIMIZE FUN, AVOID DISASTER, AND(POSSIBLY) SAVE THE WORLD In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer andher parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.

Macaulay, David UNDERGROUNDThe intricate support systems that lie beneath the street levels of our cities are examined. Also try othertitles in this excellent series: Castle, Cathedral, Pyramid, Unbuilding, and Mill.

Nelson, Juster THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTHA journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for hisboredom.

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O'Brien, Robert MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMHMrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse, discovers to her astonishment that the rats under the rosebush are notordinary rodents but highly intelligent creatures that escaped from a laboratory after being taught to read.

OConnor, Barbara HOW TO STEAL A DOGGeorgina has a problem. She and her family are homeless. When she sees a sign advertising a $500reward for a missing dog, she thinks she can help solve the problem. All she has to do if find the right dog to

steal.

Pascoe, Elaine FOOLED: FAKES & HOAXES THROUGH THE YEARSA lot of pranks have been played on people over the years. Many of them became famous. Read about 11stories of fakes and hoaxes that include mermaids, Bigfoot, fairies, and a squirrel that looks like AbrahamLincoln. (I made that last one up!)

Peck, Richard A YEAR DOWN YONDER During the recession of 1937, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice is sentis live with her feisty, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois. Youll laugh out loud.

Ritter, John H. THE BOY WHO SAVED BASEBALL The fate of a small California town rests on theoutcome of one baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to lead his team to victory with the secrets of thenow disgraced player, Dante Del Gato.

Robinson, SharonSAFE AT HOME

Can Jumper build a new life andhold on to the past?

Sachar, Louis HOLES As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on adistant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds hisfirst real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.

Shannon, GeorgeSTORIES TO SOLVEBrief folktales in which there is a mystery or problem that the reader is invited to solve.

Sonnenblick, JordanDRUMS, GIRLS, & DANGEROUS PIE13-year-old Stevens life is turned upside down when he learns his kid brother has leukemia.

Yee, LisaMILLICENT MIN, GIRL GENIUSHow can you be normal when youre an 11-year-old genius?

GREAT SERIES TO DISCOVERArtemis Fowl by Eion ColferKeepers of the School by Andrew ClementsThings Not Seen by Andrew ClementsDear Dumb Diary by Jim BentonDeltora by Emily RoddaHarry Potterby J.K. RowlingSisters Grimm by Michael BuckleySpy X by Peter LerangisSammie Keyes Mysteries by Wendelen Van Draanen