INTRODUCTION - Port Allegany High School

INTRODUCTION

The texts which are listed in this bibliography were primarily chosen from the Common Core State Standards forEnglish and Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects, Appendix B:Exemplars. In addition to this resource, quality books, which were personal favorites of the educators listed below,were added to the list. Many of the selections also are on the Newbury Book list, Caldecott Book list or are featured onReading Rainbow or Storyline Online. Many also have additional information and teaching references available online.

The spreadsheet was developed in a way to help users easily find selections by author. There is also additionalinformation given to aid the user in locating some of the extended opportunites for using the text, as well as letting theuser know of accolades associated with many of the selections. In most instances, the contributors name is listed forthe text.

The following list names persons in the Port Allegany School District who either made contributions by way of addingselections or researching and editing. Most High School contributors wished to remain anonymous.

Thrisa Borro Debra Estes Paula Moses Pamela SwitzerKaren Bricker Beth Freer Nancy Osani Doug TriplettSharon Daniels Keith Koehler Cheryl Nasto Nichole WhiteTabatha Dart Mary Lashway Mary Stavisky Georgia WilesMary DeGolier

revised April 24, 2014

Note:

When I first volunteered, as a part of a group of people who wanted to provide a list of quality books for all stakeholdersin the success of our students, I imagined the opportunity for collaboration to be much different. That being said, it wasa wonderful, enlightening opportunity for many educators to discuss the wide variety of texts available to our studentstoday. Our wish is that this tool will be a valuable resource for students, parents, teachers and community members.

I wish to offer a very heartfelt thank-you to all of my collegues who have supported this effort.

Mary DeGolier

K-1 Book(text) Title

Author lastname

Author firstname genre Brief Summary (1-2 sentences) additional information contributor

Orangutan Tongscontains "TwoTree Toads" Agee Jon Poetry

Tongue twisters and whimsical poemsfor the young student.

Appendix B exemplartext

Dart, DeGolier,Estes, Osani

Corn is Maize: TheGift of the Indians Aliki Informational

Popcorn, corn on the cob, cornbread,tacos, tamales, and tortillas—all ofthese and many other good thingscome from one amazing plant. Alikitells the story of how Native Americanfarmers thousands of years ago foundand nourished a wild grass plant andmade corn an important part of theirlives. Koehler

A Weed is aFlower: The Life ofGeorgeWashingtonCarver Aliki Information

Brief text and pictures present the lifeof the man, born a slave, who becamea scientist and devoted his entire lifeto helping the South improve itsagriculture.

Appendix B exemplartext many onlinesupports available*Available at PAES


My Five Senses Aliki Informational

Covering all five senses, thisinformational text speaks of thedifferent senses and how they areused (touch with my fingers). It alsolightly covers how they are used.

*Available at PAESAppendix B exemplartext


"As I was Going toSt. Ives" Anonymous Poetry

"As I was Going to St Ives" is atraditional English-language nurseryrhyme in the form of a riddle.

Appendix B exemplartext read online atpoemhunter.com


The Fox's Foray Anonymous Poetry

A story of a theiving fox in rhyme. Ithas a rhythm similar to theHighwayman.



Knots on aCounting Rope Archambault

John, TedRand and BillMartin, Jr. Fiction

In a poignant tale of intergenerationallove and respect, the counting ropebecomes a metaphor for the passageof time and for a boy's emergingconfidence in facing his greatestchallenge: blindness.

READ ALOUD read onStoryline Online aReading Rainbowselection many otheronline aids


Hi! Fly Guy Arnold Tedd Fiction

Boy and fly meet and so begins a veryfunny friendship. Using hyperbole,puns, slapstick, and silly drawings,Tedd Arnold creates an easy readerthat is full of fun.

Appendix B exemplartext Online supportsand videos are availablefor this bookwhich is partof a series. *Available atPAES *Available at S.W. Smith Library.


*Available at S.W.Smith Library

Mr. Popper'sPenguins Atwater

Richard andFlorence Fiction

A classic of American humor, theadventures of a house painter and hisbrood of high-stepping penguins havedelighted children for generations."Here is a book to read aloud ingroups of all ages. There is not anextra or misplaced word in the wholestory."--The Horn Book. NewberyHonor Book.

READ ALOUD AppendixB exemplar text chosenas a common coreexemplar text NewberyHonor Book *Availableat PAES


The Paper Crane Bang Molly Fiction

A story of hardship, kindness, faithand a magical paper crane made froma napkin.

READ ALOUD AppendixB exemplar text AReading Rainbowselection


Wizard of Oz Baum Frank L. Fiction

Dorothy Gale is swept away to amagical land in a tornado andembarks on a quest to see the Wizardwho can help her return home.

READ ALOUD chosenas a common coreexeplar text Appendix Bexemplar text*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


Journey Becker Aaron Fiction

A little girl with a magic red crayongoes on a great adventure to find herheart's desire.

A lovely wordless bookthat is about anadventurous journey tofind a friend. A wonderfulbook for discussion andlanguage development*Available at PAES Wiles

A Tree is a Plant Bulla Clyde Robert Informational

Informational text detailing the lifecycle of trees as well as depictingseveral kinds of trees.



The Wall BuntingEve, andRonald Himler Fiction

A young boy and his father visit theVietnam Veterans Memorial to find thename of the grandfather he neverknew. They share sadness and pride.Told from the young boy's point ofview.

A Reading Rainbowselection An ALANotable Book


Stellaluna Cannon Janell FictionA moving tale of a lost little bat wholearns a big lesson about friendship.

read on Storyline Onlineadditional informationand video online AReading Rainbowselection *Available atPAES *Available at S.W.Smith Library


Guji, Guji Chen Chih-Yuan Fiction

When a strange egg ends up inMother Duck's nest, she raises the bigstrange creature as one of her own.In the end, when Guji Guji is madeaware of being different by somemean crocodiles, he saves the dayand his duck family, too. read on Storyline Online


Bigmama's Crews Donald Fiction

When the train arrived in Cottondale,the summer at Bigmama's house inFlorida began. *Available at PAES


Shortcut Crews DDonald Fiction

The train tracks ran right byBigmama's house in Cottondale, andthe children were warned to stay offthe tracks. But one night they werelate, and the tracks were a shortcut. *Available at PAES


Truck Crews Donald

Informational/Languagedevelpment A largely wordless book about trucks.



Pancakes forBreakfast DePaola Tomie

Fiction/ Languagedevelopment

This wordless picture book follows thetrials of a little old lady who attemptsto make pancakes for her breakfast.“The optimistic determination of thewoman and the gentle humor of theillustrations make this an appealingbook for the very young.”--SchoolLibrary Journal

chosen as a commoncore exemplar textAppendix B exemplartext *Available at PAES


Follow the Waterfrom Brook toOcean Dorros Arthur Informational

This book tracks the journey of waterfrom its source to the ocean,answering questions such as watersource and water pooling. Waterplants and animals are alsodiscussed.

READ ALOUDAppendix B exemplartext


Are You MyMother? Eastman P.D. Fiction

When the egg that Mother Bird ishatching jumps, she decides that shemust go to get food before the babybird arrives. The egg hatches whileshe is gone and he starts out to findhis mother.

Appendix B exemplartext *Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


Olivia and theFairy Princesses Falconer Ian Fiction

Olivia is having an identity crisis!There are too many ruffly, sparklyprincesses around these days, andOlivia has had quite enough. Sheneeds to stand out and be special.

*Won PA YoungReader's Choice Award*Available at PAES andS.W. Smith

Turtle Splash Falwelll Cathryn InformationalOne by one, ten turtles splash! intothe pond. A countdown book.


The Little Red Hen ForestHeather,retold by Fiction Classic story of the Little Red Hen


Fire! Fire! Gibbons Gail Informational

Fire in an apartment house is thestage for the series of events from thebeginning of the fire to putting it out.

READ ALOUDAppendix B exemplartext *Available at PAES


The 20th CenturyChildren'sTreasury contains"Covers" Giovonni

Nikki(selected byJackPrelutsky) Poetry

Lots of variety, many thoughtprovoking for young students.

Appendix B exemplartext *Available at S.W.Smith Library


A Story, A Story Haley Gail E. Fiction

The story of how Ananse the SpiderMan got the Sky God to give up all ofthe stories in the world.



The Ox-Cart Man Hall

Donald andBarbaraCooney Fiction

A lyrical journey through the seasonsand passing years of one NewEnglander's family evokes the feelingof historical (18th century) America.

A Reading Rainbowselection 1980 Caldecottwinner *Available atPAES *Available at S.W.Smith Library


From Caterpillar toButterfly Helligman Deborah Informational

This is a perfect beginner's guide tothe mystery of metamorphosis. READ ALOUD


Kitten's First FullMoon Henkes Kevin Fiction

What a night when kitten sees the fullmoon and feels all sorts of feelings.



Penny and HerDoll Henkes Kevin Fiction

Penny instantly loves the doll hergrandmother sends her but finding theperfect name for her is a challenge.

*Won PA YoungReader's Choice Award*Available at PAES

I Read Signs Hoban Tana InformationalA largely wordless book depictingsigns in public places.



How PeopleLearned to Fly Hodgkins

Fran, andTrue Kelley Informational

This book describes the creative,fascinating, and wacky experimentsthat people tried before the airplanewas invented.

READ ALOUD AppendixB exemplar text


"April Rain Song"found online,poemhunter.com Hughes Langston Poetry A sensory rich poem about rain.

READ ALOUD AppendixB exemplar text


"Poem" Hughes Langston Poetry



Starfish Hurd Edith Informational

Starfish have arms, but no legs. Theyhave feet, but no toes. Starfish aren'tfish, but they are living animals. Kidslearn these facts and more! Part ofthe Let's-Read-and-Find-Out series.

Appendix B exemplartext online supports andvideos for this book.*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


What Do You DoWith a Tail LikeThis? Jenkins

Steve, andRobin Page Informational

A very high interest book informingthe reader of the strange things thatanimals can do with their body.

READ ALOUD*Available at PAESchosen as a commoncore exeplar textAppendix B exemplartext


Whistle for Willie Keats Ezra Jack Fiction

Willie's sweetness and perserveranceto learn to whistle is simply charming.Young children will relate to the 'lackof an ability to whistle'. *Available at PAES


This is Not My Hat Klassen Jon Fiction

Visual humor swims to the forefront asthe tiny fish, thinking that he will neverbe discovered, steals a hat from anenormous fish.

A moral at the end, thisis a lighthearted 2013Caldecott Winner.*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Wiles

Over in theMeadow Langstaff John Poetry

A clever poem that has a differentmother and baby in each stanza,beginning with a statement of settingappropriate for the species that isfeatured in that stanza.

READ ALOUD*Available at PAESchosen as a commoncore exeplar textAppendix B exemplartext *Available at S.W.Smith Library


The Owl and thePussycat Lear Edward Poetry

Whimsical verse about an owl and acat setting sail on an adventure forlove.

READ ALOUD*Available at PAES


Earthworms Llewellyn Claire InformationalFilled with colorful photographs, thisbook teaches all about earthworms.

READ ALOUDAppendix B exemplartext


Frog and ToadTogether Lobel Arnold Fiction

Frog and Toad are the best of friends.Through multiple life adventures, theywork together and solve problemswhile developing their friendship.

Appendix B exemplartext *Available at PAES.*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


Owl at Home Lobel Arnold Fiction

A lovely beginning chapter book thatfocuses on Owl's interactions withelements of Nature. Sweet.

Appendix B exemplartext chosen as acommon core exemplartext. *Available at S.W.Smith Library


Put Me In the Zoo Lopshire Robert Fiction

They say a leopard can’t change hisspots–young children will love pointingout the colors of his changing spots inthis rhyming adaptation of Lopshire’sclassic Bright and Early Book.



A Boy, a Dog, anda Frog Mayer Mercer Fiction

a wonderfully illustrated wordlessbook- great for creative storytellling


When We WereVery Youngcontains "HalfwayDown" Milne A.A. Milne Fiction

A collection of gentle poems by theauthor of Winnie the Pooh. Be sure toread "Halfway Down".

READ ALOUD AppendixB exemplar text*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


Little Bear Minarik Else Fiction

Little Bear thinks that Mother Bear hasforgotten his birthday so to celebrate,he makes birthday soup and inviteshis friends. Mother Bear has notforgotten and comes in with abeautiful birthday cake for him.



Tikki Tikki Tembo Mosel Arlene Fiction

Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent's classicre-creation of an ancient Chinesefolktale has hooked legions ofchildren, teachers, and parents, whoreturn, generation after generation, tolearn about the danger of having suchan honorable name as Tikki tikkitembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo. *Available at PAES Koehler

Zin! Zin! Violin Moss Lloyd Poetry

Adding one instrument to another untilthe orchestra is built, the author usesirresistible rhyme and energy tointroduce musical instruments.

Appendix B exemplartext A Reading Rainbowselection *Available atPAES


50 Below Munsch Robert Fiction

A fun-loving book about a boysattempt to keep his sleepwalkingfather under control. Pure Munschstyle.


Enemy Pie Munson

Derek andTara CalahanKing Fiction

Dad had a surefire way to get rid ofenemies: Enemy Pie. But part of thesecret recipe is spending an entireday playing with the enemy!

READ ALOUD read onStoryline Online AReading Rainbowselection many onlineactivities and links


"Garden Helpers"

NationalGeographicYoungExplorers Informational

Creepy crawly critters that help yourgarden grow are introduced to thereader.

Appendix B exemplartext article is onlinealong with manyresourses for teachers orparents


Chrysanthemum Henkes Kevin Fiction

Chrysanthemum loved her name. Andthen she started school. "I'm namedafter my grandmother," said Victoria."You're named after a flower." Then ateacher saves the day. Anything byKevin Henkes *Available at PAES Koehler

"Wind Power"

NationalGeographicYoungExplorers Informational

Appendix B exemplartext article is onlinealong with manyresourses for teachers orparents


One Otoshi Katheryn Fiction

A book about bullying for the youngestof children and up. The colors andillustrations support the text very well.

A great conversation-starter (and read-aloud)about bullying andstanding up for yourselfand others. It wouldwork for pre-schoolers allthe way up to biggerkids. Heck, I'm an adult,and I loved it, too.


From Seed toPumpkin Pfeffer Wendy Informational

The life cycle of a pumpkin is clearlydepicted. Time periods for each stageare identified.

READ ALOUD AppendixB exemplar text chosenas a common coreexemplar text

Dart, DeGolier,Estes, Osani,Koehler

The Art Book forChildren

PhaidonEditors

The first in a groundbreaking series ofbooks that have been designed toencourage children to look at andenjoy art READ ALOUD

Dart, DeGolier,Estes, Osaniand specialthanks to Mr.Triplett

The Year at MapleHill Farm Provensen

Alice andMartin Informational

Through humorous text and charmingillustrations the authors tell of a yearon their farm. Animals are born andseasons change to complete thefeeling of a year passing.

READ ALOUD AppendixB exemplar text*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


Water, WaterEverywhere Rauzon

Mark andCynthiaOverbeck Bix Informational

Celebrating Earth's most preciousresource, this handsome volumeintroduces not only the many formsand almost-magical properties ofwater, but also the vital role that waterplays in the life of our planet

READ ALOUDAppendix B exemplartext Caldecott HonorBook


Curious George ReyMargaret andH.A. Fiction

A curious brown monkey namedGeorge is brought from his home inAfrica by "The Man with The YellowHat" to live with him in a big city.

There are many differenttitles that are aboutCurious George.*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


Curious GeorgeGoes to School Rey M. H. Fiction

The Curious George series is great toread.

*Available at PAES 2.1reading level *Availableat S.W. Smith Library Koehler

"Mix a Pancake" Rossetti Christina PoetryRich with action words, this poem tellsof the fun in making a pancake.



Where the WildThings Are Sendak Maurice Fiction

The story focuses on a young boynamed Max, who, after dressing in hiswolf costume, wreaks havoc throughhis household. Max's bedroomundergoes a mysterioustransformation into a jungleenvironment, and he winds up sailingto an island inhabited by maliciousbeasts known as the "Wild Things."Max tames them... Anything byMaurice Sendak

Winner of the 1964Caldecott Medal for theMost DistinguishedPicture Book of the Year*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Koehler

Green Eggs andHam Seuss Dr. Fiction

This classic Dr. Seuss work is a storyin rhyme.



Amazing Whales Thompson Sarah Informational

An informational text telling of manydifferent kinds of whales as well assome characteristics.

*Available at PAESchosen as a commoncore exemplar text*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary

Dart, DeGolier,Estes, Osani,Koehler

Mouse Shapes Walsh Ellen Stoll Fiction

What can you make with one oval,two circles, and eight triangles? Justask three clever mice--who even finda funny way to trick a sneaky cat.


Little House in theBig Woods Wilder Laura Ingalls Fiction

The many stories in this book arefilled with love, friendship and familyvalues as well as strong charactertraits. A wonderful way to talk about astrong family life in the heart ofAmerica during settlement.

GOOD READ ALOUDAppendix B exemplartext *Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


Don't Let thePigeon Ride theBus Willems Mo Fiction

When a bus driver takes a break fromhis route, a very unlikely volunteersprings up to take his place-a pigeon!Read anything by Mo Willems,Pigeon series, Elephant series

*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Koehler

"Laughing Boy" Wright Richard Poetry (haiku style poem) 5-8-5



Lon Po Po Young Ed FictionThe Chinese equivalent of Little RedRiding Hood

READ ALOUDAppendix B exemplartext *Available at PAES1990 Caldecott winner.*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


7 Blind Mice Young Ed Fiction

One by one, the seven blind miceinvestigate the strange Something bythe pond. They come back with adifferent theory until the seventhmouse goes out-and explores thewhole Something-that the mice seethe whole truth.


How Do DinosaursGo to School Yolen

Jane andMark Teague Fiction

Everyone's favorite dinosaurs areback--and this time they are going toschool. More fun dinosaur anticsawait.

*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


Owl Moon Yolen Jane Fiction

A young girl and her father take anighttime stroll near the farm wherethey live to look for owls. The authorinfuses descriptive text with warmfeeling to describe the night.

*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


Harry the DirtyDog Zion Gene Fiction

A delightful story of a little dog thatgets so dirty on a walking adventurewhen he wants to avoid taking a bath,that his own family does not recognizehim. Harry learns that getting a bathis not so bad.

read on Storyline Online*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


2-3 Book(text)Title

Author, lastname

Author, firstname genre Brief Summary (1-2 sentences) additional information contributor

Cam Jansenseries Adler David Fiction

Series of books about a girl who hasa photographic memory. Koehler

A Midieval Feast Aliki Fiction

The king is coming to visit! The lordand lady of Camdenton Manor mustwork quickly to prepare for his arrival.It will take weeks to ready rooms, setup tents, and prepare the feast itself.Everyone is busy hunting andhawking, brewing and churning. Thiswill be a feast to remember!

A Reading Rainbowselection.

Borro, DeGolier,Freer, Stavisky

Ah, Music Aliki Informational

Ah, music! is about composers andinstruments. It's about artists andperformers. It's about history -- fromthe earliest music through classical,modern, jazz, and popular times. It'sabout diversity and pleasure.Beloved author and illustrator Alikishares her keen insight andunderstanding of music and all itsthemes and variations.



Hans Brinker andthe Silver Skates Anderson

HansChristian Fiction

Set in 1860s Holland along the famedZeider Zee-young Hans Brinker findshimself responsible for supporting hisfamily after his father becomesinjured in an accident.

READ ALOUDOpportunities for teachingmaterials on teachingbooks.net. *Available at S.W.Smith Library


Parts Arnold Ted Fiction

A five-year-old boy thinks his body isfalling apart, until he learns new teethgrow and hair and skin replacethemselves.

health *Available at S.W.Smith Library


More Parts Arnold Ted FictionTedd Arnold brings to visual life someof our very silliest figures of speech



Wild Tracks: AGuide to NaturesFootprints Arnosky Jim Informational

When children learn to recognize andread animal tracks they’re actuallymastering an ancient language ofshapes and patterns—and gainingknowledge of the natural world.Acclaimed artist and naturalist JimArnosky has created a breathtakingand informative reference on thesubject.

many links to this bookonline


The Search forDelicious Babbitt Natalie Fiction

Gaylen, a skinny boy of twelve andthe Prime Minister's SpecialAssistant, is sent off to poll thekingdom. Traveling from town tofarmstead to town on his horse,Marrow Gaylen finds more than heexpected. It seems that the searchfor "delicious" had better succeed ifcivil war is to be avoided.

READ ALOUDOpportunities for teachingmaterials on teachingbooks.net. *Available at S.W.Smith Library


The SkeletonInside You Balestrino Phillip Informational

An introduction to the human skeletalsystem, explaining how the 206bones of the skeleton join together,how they grow, how they help makeblood, what happens when theybreak, and how they mend. health


Pickles ToPittsburgh Barrett Judy Fiction

In the amusing sequel to Cloudy WithA Chance Of Meatballs, the residentsof Chewandswallow become involvedin a project with a food company thattransports goods around the world.

Read Aloud *Available atPAES *Available at S.W.Smith Library


Journey Becker Aaron Fiction

A little girl with a magic red crayongoes on a great adventure to find herheart's desire.

A lovely wordless book thatis about an adventurousjourney to find a friend.Wonderful book fordiscussion and languaedevelopment. *Available atPAES Wiles

Throw Your Toothon the Roof: ToothTraditions Aroundthe World Beeler Selby Informational

Travel around the world and discoverthe surprising things children dowhen they lose a tooth. Selby B.Beeler spent years collectingtraditions from every corner of theglobe for this whimsical book.

chosen as a common coreexemplar text


Madeline Bemelmans Ludwig Fiction

Set in Paris and follows the tale ofbrave young Madeline's trip to thehospital after she comes down withappendicitis.

Read AloudCaldecott Honor *Availableat PAES *Available at S.W. Smith Library


The BerenstainBears' Sick Days Berenstain Jan & Mike Fiction

When Sister Bear becomes sick,Mama Bear decides to take care ofboth Honey and Sister Bear for theday, but the task turns into a biggerjob than Mama Bear bargained for. health


Germs Make MeSick! Berger Melvin Informational

Explains how bacteria and virusesaffect the human body and how thebody fights them. health


Why I Sneeze,Shiver, Hiccup AndYawn Berger Melvin Informational

An introduction to reflex acts thatexplains why we sneeze, shiver,hiccup, and yawn. health


The Journey thatSaved CuriousGeorge Borden Louise Informational

Everybody loves Curious George, themischievous monkey, but few knowthe harrowing story behind hiscreators' narrow escape from Parisjust hours before the Nazis seizedcontrol of the city. Koehler

Allen Jay And TheUndergroundRailroad Brill Marlene Targ Fiction

Recounts how Allen Jay, a youngQuaker boy living in Ohio during the1840s, helps a fleeing slave escapehis master and make it to freedomthrough the Underground Railroad. African Am.


Voices In The Park Browne Anthony Fiction

Explore the concepts of perspectiveand point of view when two childrenand their respective guardians eachdescribe their experience at the parkwhere the children and their dogsinteract.

Perspective/Point of View


The Pied Piper ofHamlin Browning Robert Fiction Appendix B exemplar text


The Trail Of Tears Bruchac Joseph Informational

Recounts how the Cherokee, afterfighting to keep their land in the 19th-century, were forced to leave andtravel 1200 miles to a new settlementin Oklahoma, a terrible journeyknown as the Trail Of Tears.

Historic as well as dealingwith the idea of targeting anethnic group. *Available atPAES A similar book of thesame title by Gloria Jahoda,is available atS.W. SmithLibrary.


The EnormousEgg Butterworth Fiction

Nate went to fetch his hen one dayand noticed that she had laid anenormous egg. Six weeks later theTwitchell family realizes that the egghatched into a triceratops. Humorous!

READ ALOUD *Availableat PAES *Available at S.W. Smith Library


Island: A Story ofthe Galapagos Chin Jason Informational

This picture-book history of aGalápagos island describes how theisland was formed and the animalsthat came to inhabit it.

*Won PA Young Reader'sChoice Award *Available atPAES

The Mud Pony Cohen Caron Lee Fiction

This traditional Skidi Pawnee tale isretold with such an opportunity forstudents to inject their own feelingsinto the text. The author tells thestory without stated emotion. Theillustrations are faded watercolorwhich adds to the openess of thetext. *Available at PAES


The Magic SchoolBus Explores TheSenses Cole Joanna Fiction

Ms. Frizzle and her class explore thesenses by traveling on the MagicSchool Bus in and out of an eye, ear,mouth, nose, and other parts of bothhuman and animal bodies. health *Available at PAES


White Socks Only Coleman Evelyn Fiction

Bravery, defiance and a touch ofmagic help beat prejudice. A greatstory for discussion of values.

available on StorylineOnline


The Story of RubyBridges Coles Robert Informational

The true story of six-year-old RubyBridges, a young African Americawho, in 1960, entered a whites-onlyschool in New Orleans. Even thoughshe had to pass through crowds ofangry protesters, Ruby bravelywalked into the school. Every day formonths, Ruby persevered.

READ ALOUD Freeteaching resourcesavailable online fromScholastic.


Braley's ChristmasAdventure Connolly Brian Fiction

This book is specific to Port Allegany.The setting takes place in town andon the surrounding hills. Koehler

Bud, Not Buddy CurtisChristopherPaul Fiction

10 year old Buddy Caldwell is anorphan during the Great Depression.After the death of his mother andbeing placed in a foster home, Buddydecides to go West with his friend.There is a great deal of opportunityfor indepth discussions during thisbook.

Read Aloud---NewberyMedal 2000 and the CorettaScott King Award for AfricanAmerican authors in 2000chosen as a common coreexemplar text. *Available atPAES *Available at S.W.Smith Library


What the WorldEats D'Aluisio Faith Informational

A photographic collection exploreswhat the world eats through portraitsof families from different countriessurrounded by a week's worth offood, along with recipes and grocerylists with prices.

This is a great book tocontrast and compare foodsfrom different cultures.


Louis Braille Davidson

Margaret, &JanetCompere Informational

A poignant story of the man whodeveloped the Braille system ofprinting for the blind.

Lesson plans and additionalsupports available online.*Available at PAES Koehler

Bat Loves theNight Davis Nicola Informational

A charming and informative storyabout a pipistrelle bat. . . . Offersvivid descriptions of the animal'sflight, its navigational skills, andthe hunt for food. — SCHOOLLIBRARY JOURNAL


14 Cows forAmerica Deedy Carmen Informational

A mere nine months have passedsince the September 11 attacks, andhearts are raw. Tears flow freely fromAmerican and Maasai as theselegendary warriors offer their gift to agrieving people half a world away.

READ ALOUD Appendix Bexemplar text message-Nonation too big to bewounded, nor too small tooffer help is the premise ofthe discussion thread.Thisbook has its own websiteand offers many extensionsfor learning as well asfollow-up information as tothe branding and keeping ofthe cows.


Crittercam Einspruch Andrew Informational

Literacy focus: vocabulary,descriptive words, compound words,comparing and contrasting, usingphotographs and diagrams tounderstand text. Social studies focus:shows how scientists attachvideocameras to animals toexperience their world.


Old Possum'sBook of PracticalCats contains"The Song of theJellicles" Eliot T.S. Poetry

An engaging collection of humorouspoems. These verses, originallycomposed to amuse Eliot’s intimatefriends, have proven irresistible to catlovers, lovers of nonsense, andadmirers of Eliot.

chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text *Available atS.W. Smith Library


Branches Greencontains"Something Toldthe Wild Geese" Field Rachel Poetry

Most of these poems are set outsidewith almost the smell of nature. Eventhe city poems have a special flavor. Appendix B exemplar text


Burro's Tortillas Fields Terri Fiction

In a Southwestern retelling of "TheLittle Red Hen," Burro finds it difficultto get any help from his friends as hediligently works to turn corn intotortillas, in a text that includes aSpanish/English glossary and asimple recipe for making tortillas.


Gator Gumbo: ASpicy-HotSouthern Tale Fleming Candace Fiction

Monsieur Gator, a hungry alligatorslow with age, hopes to catch somegood meat to add to his spicy gumbo,in a Cajun version of "The Little RedHen."


Moonshot: TheFlight of Apollo 11 Floca Brian Informational

Here is the flight of Apollo 11, for anew generation of readers andexplorers are the steady astronauts,clicking themselves into gloves andhelmets, strapping themselves intosideways seats. Here are their greatmachines in all their detail andmonumentality, the ROAR of rockets,and the silence of the Moon. Here isa story of adventure. ebook


In One Tidepool:Crabs, Snails,And Salty Tails Fredericks Anthony D. Informational

A child discovers a tide pool andobserves all of the varied creaturesthat make their home there. Alsoincludes "field notes" which providemore facts about tide pool animals. Read Aloud


Lincoln: APhotobiography Freedman Russell Informational

Abraham Lincoln stood out in acrowd as much for his wit androllicking humor as for his height.This Newbery Medal-winningbiography of our Civil War presidentis warm, appealing, and illustratedwith dozens of carefully chosenphotographs and prints.

READ ALOUD NewberyMedal winner chosen asa common core exemplartext


GeorgeWashington'sBreakfast Fritz Jean Fiction

George Washington Allen, a boy whonever gives up until he finds out whathe wants to know, is determined tolearn all there is to know about hisnamesake including what the firstpresident ate for breakfast! *Available at PAES Koehler

The Little Red Hen Galdone Paul Fiction

Unaided by her three lazy animalcompanions, an industrious hentends to all the chores on their NewEngland farm. *Available at PAES


My Father'sDragon Gannett Ruth Stiles Fiction

When Elmer Elevator decides to runaway to Wild Island to rescue a babydragon, fantastic things begin tohappen.

1949 Newbery winner alsochosen for Appendix Bexemplar text and as acommon core exemplar text


Lincoln AndDouglas: AnAmericanFriendship Giovonni Nikki Informational

Provides an account of the friendshipbetween Abraham Lincoln andFrederick Douglass in one of themost tumultuous periods in UnitedStates history through anexamination of the ideals they sharedand the work they did towardeliminating slavery. READ ALOUD


The Girl WhoLoved Wild Horses Goble Paul Fiction

Paul Goble tells how a young NativeAmerican girl eventually becomesone of the horses she loves so muchto forever run free.

1979 Caldecott Winner*Available at PAES


Hank Aaron, BraveIn Every Way Goldenbock Peter Informational

On April 8, 1974, America watchedas Hank Aaron stepped up to theplate. The pitch was low and downthe middle. Hank swung and hitcareer home run number 715!

African Am.Goes with 2ndGrade Journeys


Ten Rules YouAbsolutely MustNot Break if YouWant to Survivethe School Bus Grandits John Fiction

Before Kyle rides a school bus for thefirst time, his older brother gives hima list of rules he must follow. Afterbreaking every single one the firstday, Kyle discovers the rule hisbrother left out.

*Won PA Young Reader'sChoice Award *Availableat S.W. Smith

That's What aFriend Is Hallinan P. K. Poetry

A celebration of the joys of childhoodfriendships told in lighthearted verse Koehler

Chester's Way Henkes Kevin Fiction

Chester and Wilson were two of akind, and that’s the way it was – untilindomitable Lilly, who had her ownway of doing things, moved into theneighborhood. A story of buildingfriendships.

available on Storylin Online-an activity guide is alsoavailable. *Available atPAES


Paddle to the Sea Holling Holling C. Fiction

A young Indian boy carves a littlecanoe with a figure inside and nameshim Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle'sjourney, in text and pictures, throughthe Great Lakes to the Atlantic Oceanprovides an excellent geographic andhistorical picture of the region.

READ ALOUD CaldecottHonor Book *Available atPAES


Under The Quilt OfNight Hopkinson Deborah Fiction

A young girl flees from the farmwhere she has worked as a slaveand uses the Underground Railroadto escape to freedom in the North. African Am.

Possum's HarvestMoon Hunter Ann Fiction

Possum awakes one autumn eveningand decides to invite his animalfriends to a party to celebrate thebeautiful harvest moon one last timebefore the long winter. *Available at PAES


Hero Dogs:CourageousCanines in Action Jackson Donna M. Informational

An in-depth look at extraordinarycanines and the role they play in thedaily lives of humans. Featuring realstories from the September 11thattacks on the World Trade Centerand the Pentagon, along withhistorical and scientific facts anddramatic photographs, this bookexplores some incredibly heroic andheartwarming moments.

READ ALOUD. *Availableat PAES Koehler

What Do You DoWith a Tail LikeThis? Jenkins

Steve, andRobin Page Informational

A very high interest book informingthe reader of the strange things thatanimals can do with their body.

READ ALOUD *Availableat PAES chosen as acommon core exemplar textAppendix B exemplar text(recommended as a readaloud for K-1) A CaldecottHonor Book


Homes AroundThe World Kalmin Bobbie Informational

Looks at various kinds of dwellings,including arctic homes, homes onstilts, homes on boats, and deserthomes.


Just So Stories Kipling Rudyard Fiction

Tales written to explain such thingsas how the camel got his hump andwhy the leopard has spots, etc.These stories are embelished fromtraditional tales.

READ ALOUD. *Availableat PAES.


Boy Were WeWrong AboutDinosaurs Kudlinski Kathleen Informational

Ancient Chinese thought thedinosaurs were magic and some laterscientists thought they could float onwater since they were so big. Eventoday, we are discovering more factsthat show our ideas about dinosaurswere wrong.

chosen as a common coreexemplar text *Available atPAES


Yeh-Shen: ACinderella StoryFrom China Louie Ai-Ling Fiction

This version of the Cinderella story isfrom China


All The Water InThe World Lyon George Ella Informational

Introduces young children to thewater cycle with simple text andillustrations.

Read AloudScience


Sarah Plain andTall MacLachlan Patricia Fiction

Set in the late 19th century, this is astory of how a young womanbecomes the mail order bride of aman who lives on the prairie. It istold through the eyes of the man'sdaughter.

1986 Newbery Awardwinner, it is also listed in theScholastic book files.*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


Caleb's Story MacLachlan Patricia Fiction

Sarah, Jacob, Anna, Caleb, and theirnew little sister, Cassie, have alreadyformed a family, and Caleb fearsthere will be nothing left to writeabout. That is, before Cassiediscovers a mysterious old man inthe barn, and everything changes.


RookieBiographies Mara Wi Informational

Series of books about famouspeople

There are many differenttitles in this series availableat PAES.

Koehler,Stavisky

The MusuemBook: A Guide toStrangeandWonderulCollections Mark Jan Informational

Find out where the word "museum"comes from and what unusual items(unicorn horns? mermaids?) someearly museums placed on view. JanMark’s humorous and conversationalinsights take readers throughmuseums’ multifaceted history, whileRichard Holland’s eye-catchingmixed-media illustrations lend theirown quirky flair.


Your HealthyPlate: Fruits Marsico Katie Informational

Explains what fruits are and thehealth benefits of eating them. health


Judy Moody, M.D.:The Doctor Is In McDonald Megan Fiction

Judy is excited about becoming adoctor, especially when Class 3Tstarts a new unit on the human body,but she learns about being a patientwhen she catches tonsillitis from herlittle brother, Stink.

This is a fun way to talkabout health. *Available atS.W. Smith Library


The Three LittleAliens and the BigBad Robot McNamara Margaret Fiction

Three aliens set off to find a newplanet for themselves but soon Borkand Gork have forgotten all of theirmother's good advice and onlyNklxwcyz builds a home safe enoughto withstand the Big Bad Robot in thisstory reminiscent of "The Three LittlePigs."

*Won PA Young Reader'sChoice Award *Availableat S.W. Smith

"Weather" foundon Poemhunter.com Merriman Eve Poetry Appendix B exemplar text


Winnie the Pooh Milne A.A. Fiction

Pooh is naive and slow-witted, but heis also friendly, thoughtful, andsteadfast. Although he and hisfriends agree that he "has no Brain,"Pooh is occasionally acknowledgedto have a clever idea, usually drivenby common sense.



Bats:Creatures ofthe Night Milton Joyce Informational

Did you know that bats are not blind?That the smallest bat is the size of abee? That bats won't really fly intoyour hair? Kids will learn all this andmore in this exciting book about oneof nature's most misunderstoodcreatures. videos available


Sacajawea Milton Joyce Informational

When President Jefferson sent Lewisand Clark to find an overland route tothe Pacific Ocean, it was Sacajawea,with a baby on her back, who taughtthem how to survive in thewilderness. History


Enemy Pie Munson Derek Fiction

The main character makes a pie withhis father and discovers aninteresting way to turn his worstenemy into his best friend.

2003 Peace EducationFund Children's BookAward winner, 2003Children's Choice BookAward nominee; a ReadingRainbow Selection;available on StorylineOnline- many teachingideas and lesson plansavailable through enemypie.com and pintrest


Young Martin'sPromise Myers Walter Dean Informational

Relates events in Martin Luther King,Jr.'s childhood, which sowed theseeds for his activism for equal rightsfor people, regardless of their color. African Am.


Sam, Bangs andMoonshine Ness Evaline Fiction

When Samantha's tall stories bringdisaster to her friend Thomas and hercat Bangs, Sam learns to distinguishbetween moonshine and reality.

1967 Caldecott Winner*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


Bend And Stretch:Learning AboutYour Bones AndMuscles Nettleton Pamela Informational

An introduction to the differentmuscles and bones in the humanbody and how they function health


Jackie RobinsonAnd The Story OfAll-Black Baseball O'Connor Jim Informational

Presents a biography of the firstblack baseball player to play in themajor leagues when he joined theBrooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Alsotraces the history of all-black baseballteams.

African Am.Goes with 2ndGrade Journeys *Availableat PAES


Island of the BlueDolphins O'Dell Scott Fiction

This is the story of Karana, the Indiangirl who lived alone for years on theIsland of the Blue Dolphins. Yearafter year, she watched one seasonpass into another and waited for aship to take her away.

READ ALOUD The LosAngeles Times ( October29th 2012) has an articleabout the possible finding ofthe cave where the womanwho inspired this book lived.1961 Newbery MedalWinner *Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Koehler

The One-EyedGiant Osborne Mary Pope Fiction

The story of Polyphemus andOdysseus from the Odessey.This isbook one of a series.



Skinnybones Park Barbara Fiction

For the smallest kid on the baseballteam, Alex “Skinnybones”Frankovitch has a major-league bigmouth! But when he brags his wayinto a pitching contest, this might beone mess that not even Alex can talkhis way out of.


I Am Rosa Parks

ParksHaskins

RosaJim Informational

The African American woman whoseacts of civil disobedience led to the1956 Supreme Court order todesegregate buses in Montgomery,Alabama, explains what she did andwhy.

History *Available at S.W.Smith Library



PhaidonEditors Informational

The first in a groundbreaking seriesof books that have been designed toencourage children to look at andenjoy art. READ ALOUD

Dart, DeGolier,Estes, Osaniand specialthanks to Mr.Triplett

Boycott Blues:How Rosa ParksInspired A Nation Pinkney Andrea Davis Informational

Tribute to the men and women of theMontgomery bus boycott, whorefused to give up until they gotjustice.

Read AloudHistory


Thank-You Mr.Falker Polacco Paticia Fiction

This is the touching story of how theauthor struggled to learn to read andthe compassion Mr. Falker had forher. It is infused with the family lovethat is so typical of this author's work.

Available on StorylineOnline *Available at PAES


Creepy Carrots! Reynolds Aaron Fiction

The carrots that grow inCrackenhopper Field are the fattestand crispiest around. Jasper Rabbitcannot resist pulling some to eateach time he passes by until hebegins hearing and seeing creepycarrots wherever he goes.

*Won PA Young Reader'sChoice Award *Availableat PAES *Available at S.W. Smith Koehler

Founding Mothers:Remembering TheLadies Roberts Cokie Informational

Roberts reveals the surprising talesof fascinating women such as AbigailAdams, Mercy Otis Warren, DeborahRead Franklin, Eliza Lucas Pinckney,Catharine Littlefield Green, EstherDeBerdt Reed, and MarthaWashington. The extraordinarytriumphs of these women created ashared bond that urged the foundingfathers to "Remember the Ladies."


A Dinosaur NamedSue Robinson Fay Informational

Follows the amazing story of Sue, thelargest and most complete T-Rexfossil ever found, from her discoveryin the Badlands of South Dakota in1990 to the exciting restoration workleading up to her Spring 2000 publicdebut.

Possible text reference foryour science class.*Available at PAES


Keep the LightsBurning Abbie Roop

Peter andConnie Roop Fiction

Based on an event in the life of AbbieBurgess. When Abbie's father getslost in a storm at sea, it's up to her tokeep the lighthouse lit and care forher two sisters and sick mother.

A Reading Rainbowselection, this book hasmultiple online resources aswell as several other piecesof literature recounting theheroic deeds of youngAbbie Burgess.


Sing a Song ofPopcorn: EveryChild's Book ofPoems Rossetti Christina Poetry

A collection of poems by a variety offamous authors with illustrations bynine Caldecott winners.

9 Caldecott winnersillustrate much of this book.*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


A-Z MysteriesSeries Roy Ron Fiction

Series of books about Young/Modernchildren who solves mysteries.Similar to Nancy Drew & Hardy Boysexcept modern and for youngerchildren.

Complete series *Availableat PAES some titles*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Koehler

Martin Luther Kingand the March onWashington Ruffin Francis E. Informational

On August 28, 1963, more than250,000 people came to the nation'scapital to speak out againstsegregation and to demand equalrights for everyone. This bookcaptures the spirit of this landmarkday in American history and bringsDr. King's "I Have a Dream" speechto vivid life for young children. Appendix B exemplar text


Henry and Mudge:The First Book ofTheir Adventures Rylant Cynthia Fiction

When Henry's parents let him get apuppy, Henry really got a friend. Thisis the first book in a series ofwonderful stories about a boy and hisfaithful, loving dog.

multiple sequels *Availableat PAES *Available at S.W. Smith Library


Poppleton inWinter Rylant Cynthia Fiction

A charming story of friendship andkindness. Poppleton, the pig, leadsthe reader on many quirkyadventures throughout the book.

chosen as a common coreexemplar text multiplesequels *Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


Lighthouse Family Rylant Cynthia Fiction

Pandora lives in a lighthouse andSeabold on a boat.One day the seabrought them together and gavethem the ingredients for an adventurecalled family. Appendix B exemplar text


Henry And MudgeGet The ColdShivers Rylant Cynthia Fiction

When Mudge gets sick unexpectedly,Henry does all he can to make himfeel better.



Cendrillon: ACaribbeanCinderella San Souci Robert D. Fiction

Told from the point of view ofCendrillon's godmother, or nannin',this is a fresh take on a classic storythat is every bit as enchanting as theoriginal. Includes a glossary of Creoleterms used in the story.


The Sign Painter Say Allen Fiction

Neither the boy nor the sign painterhas a name; what carries theirconnection and the story is theirmutual love of painting.The purposeof the painters' enigmatic missioncomes together like pieces of apuzzle through snippets of anoverheard conversation. Themessage may not be fully understoodby children but the boy's desire tobecome a painter will.

Read Aloud---common coreexemplar text


Oh The PlacesYou'll Go Seuss

Dr. Seuss ofcourseanything bySeuss)Geisel,Lesieg Fiction

A perennial favorite, Dr. Seuss’swonderfully wise graduation speechis the perfect send-off for childrenstarting out in the world, be theynursery school, high school, orcollege grads!


A Bad Case ofStripes Shannon David Fiction

Follows the plight of Camilla Cream,who dreams of being popular but whobreaks out in "stripes" and is teasedby the other kids, until an odd womanfeeds her lima beans to cure hermalady.

read on storylineonline.com*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


The Cricket inTimes Square Sheldon George Fiction

The story is about a cricket namedChester who gets caught on acommuter train heading for NewYork. Chester ends up in TimesSquare. Mario Bellini, who helps hisparents run a financially strugglingnewsstand, finds Chester and takeshim to the newsstand, as he wants tokeep the cricket as a pet and forgood luck. Adventures ensue.

READ ALOUD 1961Newbery Honor Book*Available at PAES


Wilma Rudolph Sherrow Victoria Informational

In 1946, six-year-old Wilma Rudolphdreamed of walking and playing likeother children after polio damagedher left leg. Her determination andperseverance were rewarded in the1956 and 1960 Olympics where shegained fame as a champion runner. African Am.


The Treasure Shulvitz Uri Fiction

Isaac hears a voice 3 times in hisdreams. It tells him to make a longjourney to find a treasure. Isaac isinnocent enough to have faith in hisdream and wise enough tounderstand what the real treasure is.

Cadelcott Medal winner*Available at PAES


Cowgirl Kate andCocoa Silverman Erica Fiction

This easy to read chapter book tellsof a cowgirl and her horse movingthrough the adventures of ranch life.Lovely illustrations make for acharming combo of text and pictures.

Available to hear online-chosen as a common coreexemplar text *Available atS.W. Smith Library


Rutherford B.,Who Was He?Poems About OurPresidents Singer Marilyn Poetry

Forty-three men with forty-threepassions, but with one thing incommon: a presidential place inAmerica's history. Marilyn Singerbrings the presidents of the UnitedStates to life-from Washington toObama-and contextualizes them intheir time.

biographical information isincluded


If the World Werea Village: A BookAbout the World'sPeople Smith David Informational

This book is a part ofCitizenKid, a series ofbooks to heighten globalawareness in order to makechildren better globalcitizens.


Canto Familiar -contains "EatingWhile Reading" Soto

Gary(selected byJackPrelutsky)

Informational/Poetry

Touching, vibrant, and humorous,this lively collection of poemsaccompanied by beautiful illustrationscelebrates childhood and theMexican American experience.“Invoking ordinary domestic andcommunity incidents, it’s a fineintroduction not only to poetry but toChicano culture.

chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text


The 20th CenturyChildren's PoetryTreasury Soto

Gary(selected byJackPrelutsky) Poetry

From sibling rivalry, school,monsters, food, and just plainsilliness, to such ageless themes asthe seasons these 211 poems are fortodays child.

*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary


So You Want to BePresident? St.George Judith Informational

Hilariously illustrated by Small, thiscelebration by St. George shows usthe foibles, quirks and humanity offorty-two men who have risen to oneof the most powerful positions in theworld.

2001 Caldecott winnervideo and lesson plansavailable. *Available atPAES *Available at S.W.Smith Library


Amos and Boris Steig William Fiction

Amos the mouse and Boris thewhale: a devoted pair of friends withnothing at all in common, exceptgood hearts and a willingness to helptheir fellow mammal

lesson plans availableonline chosen as acommon core exemplar text*Available at PAES


Tops and Bottoms StevensJanetStevens Fiction

This is a story about a lazy bear anda clever hare. The hare never lies tothe bear but through some trickerymanages to get all of the bearswealth. Great for discussions.

chosen as a common coreexemplar text *Available atPAES


The ThirteenClocks Thurber James Fiction

The Thirteen Clocks is a fantasy talewritten by James Thurber in 1950. Itis written in a unique cadenced style,in which a mysterious prince mustcomplete a seemingly impossibletask to free a maiden from theclutches of an evil duke. READ ALOUD


Where Do PolarBears Live? Tompson Sarah Informational

The Arctic might be a bit too chilly forhumans to live there, but it is theperfect home for polar bears. But theearth is getting warmer and the ice ismelting. Where will the polar bearslive? How can we help protect theirhome?

This book explores morechallenging concepts forchildren in the primarygrades. Let's-Read-And-Find-Out is the winner ofthe American Associationfor the Advancement ofScience/Subaru ScienceBooks & Films Prize forOutstanding ScienceSeries. Supports theCommon Core LearningStandards and NextGeneration ScienceStandards. Chosen as acommon core exemplartext.


Lyle Lyle Crocodile Waber Bernard Fiction Anything by Bernard Waber *Available at PAES Koehler

Exploring SpaceTravel Waxman

LauraHamilton Informational

How long does it take to get intoouter space? About nine minutes!Astronauts train for years before theygo on missions. In this book, you'lllearn about what it's like to be anastronaut in space!

This book is part of theSearchlight Books: What'sAmazing about Space?


Mammoths On theMove Wheeler Lisa Informational

Follows the amazing story of Sue, thelargest and most complete T-Rexfossil ever found, from her discoveryin the Badlands of South Dakota in1990 to the exciting restoration workleading up to her Spring 2000 publicdebut. READ ALOUD Science


Charlotte's Web White E.B. Fiction

The novel tells the story of a pignamed Wilbur and his friendship witha barn spider named Charlotte. WhenWilbur is in danger of beingslaughtered by the farmer, Charlottewrites messages praising Wilbur(such as "Some Pig") in her web inorder to persuade the farmer to lethim live.

READ ALOUDMassachusetts Children'sBook Award (1984)-Newbery Honor Book1953-Laura Ingalls Wilder Award1970----great book to readto and discuss withstudents. *Available atPAES *Available at S.W.Smith Library


A Drop of Water: ABook of Scienceand Wonder Wick Walter Informational

The most spectacular photographsever created on the subject of waterappear in this unique science bookby Walter Wick. The camera stopsthe action and magnifies it so that allthe amazing states of water can beobserved - water as ice, rainbow,stream, frost, dew READ ALOUD


Freedom Summer Wiles Deborah Fiction

A white boy recounts his firstexperience of racial prejudice--andhis friendship with an AfricanAmerican boy that defies it.

Ezra Jack Keats BookAward


The Librarian OfBasra:A True Story FromIraq Winter Jeanette Informational

The story of a librarian in Basra, Iraq,named Alia Muhammad Baker, whotook it upon herself to save the30,000 new and ancient books in herlibrary before the war came anddestroyed everything.

READ ALOUD *Availableat PAES


Each Kindness Woodson Jacqueline Fiction

When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson onkindness, Chloe realizes she and herfriends have been wrong by makingfun of new student Maya and refusingto play with her.

*Won PA Young Reader'sChoice Award *Availableat PAES Koehler

GeorgeWashington/AbeLincoln

Severalauthors havewritten aboutthesepresidents. Informational

Multiple books on thesepresidents available atPAES and S.W. SmithLibraries. Koehler

4-5 Book(text) TitleAuthor last

nameAuthor first

name genre Brief Summary (1-2 sentences) additional information contributor

Sounder Armstrong William H. Fiction

An African-American boy and his poorfamily rarely have enough to eat. Eachnight, the boy's father takes their dog,Sounder, out to look for food. One daythere is food on the table but the sherriffcomes.

1970 Newbery Winner*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Poppy Avi Fiction

The owl's name was Mr. Ocax, and helooked like death himself. With his piercinggaze, he surveyed the lands he called hisown, watching for the creatures heconsidered his subjects. Not one of themever dared to cross his path, until theterrible night when two little mice wentdancing in the moonlight Koehler

Tuck Everlasting Babbitt Natalie Fiction

Tuck Everlasting is a fantasy children'snovel by Natalie Babbitt. It was publishedin 1975. The book explores the concept ofimmortality and the reasons why it mightnot be as desirable as it appears to be.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text *Available atS.W. Smith Library DeGolier

England the Land Banting Erinn Informational

England's landscape is rich in beauty anddotted with history. From the breathtakingLake District to the southern downs, take ajourney across England with the help offull-colour photos that depict the country'scities, industry, and wildlife. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Discovering Mars: TheAmazing Story of theRed Planet Berger Melvin Informational

A nonfiction account of the history andfuture of the study of Mars. Scientists havebeen watching Mars for hundreds ofyears.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text DeGolier

Songs of Innocencecontains "The EchoingGreen" Blake William Poetry

An illustrated collection of poems byWilliam Blake Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Flight to Freedom: TheStory of theUnderground Railroad Buckmaster Henrietta Informational

A story of the Underground Railroad toldthrough the lives of courageous men andwomen who took part in the movement. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The Secret Garden BurnettFrancesHodgson Fiction

This timeless classic is a poignant tale ofMary, a lonely orphaned girl sent to aYorkshire mansion at the edge of a vastlonely moor. At first, she is frightened bythis gloomy place until she meets a localboy, Dickon, who's earned the trust of themoor's wild animals, the invalid Colin, anunhappy boy terrified of life, and amysterious, abandoned garden.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text *Available atPAES *Available at S.W.Smith Library DeGolier

Let's InvestigateMarvelouslyMeaningful Maps Carlisle Madelyn Informational

Introduces all kinds of maps includingweather, topographic, road, and undersea;and explains such terms as scale,projections, symbols, latitude, andlongitude. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Alice's Adventures inWonderland Carroll Lewis Fiction

After a tumble down the rabbit hole, Alicefinds herself far away from home in theabsurd world of Wonderland. As mind-bending as it is delightful, Lewis Carroll’s1865 novel is pure magic for young andold alike.

Appendix B exemplar text*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Al Capone Does MyShirts Choldenko Gennifer Fiction

You get to Alcatraz by being the worst ofthe worst. Unless you're me. I came herebecause my mother said I had to.

2005 Newbery Honor Book*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Sports series Christopher Matt Fiction

This series of books is written for boys orgirls who like sports. He writes aboutfootball, basketball, soccer, etc..... Thebooks are filled with lots of action bybelievable characters.

Numerous titles from this highinterest series are availableat PAES. Seversal titlesavailable at S.W. SmithLibrary Koehler

Bud, Not Buddy CurtisChristopherPaul Fiction

10 year old Buddy Caldwell is an orphanduring the Great Depression. After thedeath of his mother and being placed in afoster home, Buddy decides to go Westwith his friend. There is a great deal ofopportunity for indepth discussions duringthis book.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text listed as a readaloud in 2-3 *Available atPAES 2000 Newbery Winner DeGolier

"Kenya's Long DrySeason" from Time forKids September 25,2009 go to timeforkids.com Cutler

NellieGonzalez Informational

The East African nation of Kenya isexperiencing a severe drought. Crops arefailing. People are struggling to feed theirfamilies. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Roald Dahl's RevoltingRhymes contains"Little Red RidingHood and the Wolf" Dahl Roald Poetry

Master storyteller Roald Dahl adds hisown darkly comic twists to six favoritetales, complete with rambunctious rhymesand hilarious surprise endings. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

BFG Dahl Roald Fiction

When Sophie hears that the giants areflush-bunking off to England to swollomp afew nice little chiddlers, she decides shemust stop them once and for all. And theBFG is going to help her!

Anything by Roald Dahl isgreat for elementarystudents. This title isavailable at PAES Koehler

The Little PrinceDeSaint-Exupery Antoine Fiction

The Little Prince is a poetic tale, withwatercolour illustrations by the author, inwhich a pilot stranded in the desert meetsa young prince fallen to Earth from a tinyasteroid. The story is philosophical andincludes social criticism, remarking on thestrangeness of the adult world.


The Compete Poemsof Emily Dickinsoncontains "A Bird CameDown the Walk" Dickinson Emily Poetry

Comprising 597 poems of the Belle ofAmherst, whose life of the Imaginationformed the transcendental bridge tomodern American poetry. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Jacob's RescueDrucker,Halperin

Malka,Michael Fiction

Jacob's Rescue is a 1994 children's bookby Malka Drucker and Michael Halperinbased on a true story that takes place inWarsaw, Poland during the holocaust. Koehler

The Birchbark House Erdrich Louise Fiction

"[In this] story of a young Ojibwa girl,Omakayas, living on an island in LakeSuperior around 1847, Louise Erdrich isreversing the narrative perspective used inmost children's stories about nineteenth-century Native Americans. Erdrich,drawing on her family's history, wants totell about 'us', from the inside. TheBirchbark House establishes its ownground, in the vicinity of Laura IngallsWilder's 'Little House' books." --The NewYork Times Book Review"

Appendix B exemplar text*Available at PAES DeGolier

The Black Stallion Farley Walter Fiction

From Alec Ramsay and the Black's firstmeeting on an ill-fated ship to theiradventures on a desert island and theireventual rescue, this beloved story willhold the rapt attention of readers new andold.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text *Available atPAES *Available at S.W.Smith Library DeGolier

Diary of Anne FrankFrank,Roosevelt

Anne,Eleanor Fiction

The diary of Anne Frank with anintroduction by Eleanor Roosevelt.

may be preferred choice dueto the introduction Koehler

Eleanor Roosevelt: ALife of Discovery Freedman Russell Informational

The intriguing story of Eleanor Roosevelttraces the life of the former First Lady fromher early childhood through thetumultuous years in the White House toher active role in the founding of theUnited Nations after World War II.

Newbery Honor Book 1994*Available at PAES DeGolier

The Poetry of RobertFrost: The CollectedPoems contains "Dustof Snow" Frost Robert Poetry

"Dust of Snow" is a very short poem tellingof how the author's mood was changed bythe accidental action of a crow. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Stone Fox Gardiner John R. Fiction

Based on a Rocky Mountain legend,Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy,who tries to save his grandfather's farmafter Grandfather has fallen ill. Anotherman is also in great need of winning therace. ...gripping for young readers!

Great read aloud even for thisage of student...100 BestBooks for Children New YorkTimes Notable Book of theYear 1980 *Available atPAES Koehler

A History of the U.S. Hakim Joy Informational

An 10 volume set. No matter which bookthey read, young people will never think ofAmerican history as boring again.

Appendix B exemplar text.The complete set of books isavailable at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

"Seeing Eye to Eye"from NationalGeographic ExplorerSeptember 2009 Hall Leslie Informational

Eyes help many animals make sense ofthe world around them - and survive. Eyescan guide the falcon to dinner or help themouse see the perfect place to hide.

Appendix B exemplar textfree online to read ordownload DeGolier

M.C. Higgins the Great Hamilton Virginia Fiction

Newbery Medal1975, theNational Book Award, and theBoston Globe/Horn BookAward *Available at PAES DeGolier

"Ancient MoundBuilders" fromCobblestone October2003 Kavash E. Barrie

Informational/magazinearticle

Tells of the mound builders of thesoutheastern tribes.

Appendix B exemplar textsearch online for article andlinks...free throughebscohost.com and IU9 DeGolier

About Time: A FirstLook at Time andClocks Koscienlniak Bruce Informational

Bruce Koscielniak, in this Common Coretext exemplar, tells the intriguing story ofthe many years spent tinkering andinventing to perfect the art of telling time.When time itself was undefined, no oneknew the difference between a minute, anhour, and a day. Then people startedcreating tools to measure time.


Hurricanes: Earth'sMightiest Storms Lauber Patricia Informational

Hurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest Storms is anexcellent children's nonfiction book abouthurricanes that will appeal to nine- tofourteen-year-olds. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Where the MountainMeets the Moon Lin Grace Fiction

In the valley of Fruitless Mountain, ayoung girl named Minli lives in aramshackle hut with her parents. In theevenings, her father regales her with oldfolktales of the Jade Dragon and the OldMan on the Moon, who knows theanswers to all of life's questions.

Appendix B exemplar textNewbery Honor Book DeGolier

Number the Stars Lowery Lois Fiction

Through the eyes of ten-year-oldAnnemarie, we watch as the DanishResistance smuggles almost the entireJewish population of Denmark, nearlyseven thousand people, across the sea toSweden. The heroism of an entire nationreminds us that there was pride andhuman decency in the world even during atime of terror and war.

1990 Newbery Medal Winner*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Sarah Plain and Tall MacLachlan Patricia Fiction

Set in the late nineteenth century and toldfrom young Anna's point of view, Sarah,Plain and Tall tells the story of how SarahElisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine tothe prairie to answer Papa'sadvertisement for a wife and mother.

1986 Newbery Winner*Available at PAES DeGolier

Snow Treasure McSwigan Marie Fiction

A daring adventure based on a true storyabout a group of Norwegian children whosmuggled nine million dollars in gold pastNazi sentries during World War II. "A storyof courage and wits and grimdetermination."--The New York Times.

Based on a true story.*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Koehler

The Quest for the TreeKangaroo: AnExpedition to the CloudForest of New Guinea Montgomery Sy Informational

Meet the amazing Matschie’s treekangaroo, who makes its home in theancient trees of Papua New Guinea’scloud forest. And meet the amazingscientists who track these elusive animals.


Confetti:Poems forChildren contains"Words Free AsConfetti Mora Pat Poetry

In this joyful and spirited collectioncelebrates the vivid landscape of theSouthwest and the delightful rapport thatchildren share with the natural world. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The Boy Who SpokeDog Morgan Clay Fiction

Clay Morgan writes interesting fiction thatis great for oral reading. Koehler

The Boy WhoReturned From theSea Morgan Clay Fiction

Jack, who has been reunited with his dog,Moxie, is not the only human on theisland: The mysterious and dangerousBlackburn Jukes is there, too, searchingfor the valuable amber hidden in the bogsof the island.

Sequel to The Boy WhoSpoke Dog *Available atPAES Koehler

We Are the Ship: TheStory of the NegroLeague Baseball Nelson Kadir Informational

The story of Negro League baseball is thestory of athletes, owners and racialdiscrimination and internationalsportsmanship; of triumphs and defeats onand off the field. It is a perfect mirror forthe social and political history of BlackAmerica in the first half of the twentiethcentury.


Come On into MyTropical Gardencontains "They WereMy People" Nichols Grace Poetry

This is her first collection of poems forchildren, evoking her native country ingraceful cadences and usuallycomprehensible dialect that willoccasionally be best understood aloud(""Me mudder pound plantain mek fufu/Memudder catch crab reek calaloo stew"") Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Life in the Ocean: TheStory ofOceanographer SylviaEarle Nivola Claire A.

Sylvia Earle discovered the wonders of theocean as a girl. Ever since, she hasdedicated her life to learning about andprotecting the "blue heart of the planet."

*Won PA Young Reader'sChoice Award *Available atPAES Koehler

Emma's Poemcontains "Colossus" Nivola Claire A. Poetry

"The New Colossus" is a sonnet byAmerican poet Emma Lazarus (1849–87),written in 1883.[2] In 1903, the poem wasengraved on a bronze plaque andmounted inside the lower level of thepedestal of the Statue of Liberty.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text DeGolier

The Kid's Guide toMoney: Earning It,Saving It, Spensding It,Growing It, Sharing It Otfinoski Steve Informational

Explains where money came from, why itis used today, and presents guidelines formanaging, donating, saving, and spendingit.

Appendix B exemplar text*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Mysterious Traveler Peet

Mal andElspethGraham Fiction

A beautiful and touching tale, illustratingthe bond between a child and the manwho brought her up like a daughter. Bothdeliciously exotic and yet portrayingwarmly familiar and universal truths

Many facts are imbeded intothis tale set in the desert; alsorich figurative language.*Available at PAES Wiles



The first in a groundbreaking series ofbooks that have been designed toencourage children to look at and enjoyart.

Dart, DeGolier,Estes, Osani andspecial thanks toMr. Triplett

"Telescopes" from theNew Book ofKnowledge 2010 Ronan Colin Informational

You can see planets, stars, and otherobjects in space just by looking up on aclear night. But to really see them and thecountless other wonders in our sky, youmust use a telescope. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

My Librarian Is aCamel: How Books AreBrought to ChildrenAround the World Ruurs Margariet Informational

In many countries, books are delivered inunusual ways: by bus, boat, elephant,donkey, train, even by wheelbarrow. Whywould librarians go to the trouble?

Appendix B exemplar text*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Missing May Rylant Cynthia Fiction

This story of grief and grieving followsSummer, her elderly Uncle Ob, and hernew quasi-friend Cletus as they each try toprocess grief (in Cletus's case, for awoman -- summer's elderly Aunt May -- henever met).

1993 Newbery Medal Winner*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Harvest Poemscontains "Fog" Sandburg Carl Poetry selected works of Sanburg


Chicago Poemscontains "Fog" Sandburg Carl Poetry selected works of Sandburg


"Good Pet, Bad Pet"from Ranger Rick June2002 Schleichert Elizabeth

Informational/magazinearticle

Here are some things to do before makinga decision to obtain a pet. This articleincludes information covering a variety ofpotential problems to consider beforegetting a pet.

Appendix B exemplar textsearch online for article andlinks...free throughebscohost.com and IU9 BestHow-To feature in aperiodical 2002. DeGolier

Out and About series

Shea,Attebury,Kemper,Mayr,Murphy

Kitty, NancyG., Bitsy,Diane, Andy Informational

This series of books takes the reader tothe library, supermarket, newspaper andother places.

Multiple titles are available atPAES. Koehler

Horses Simon Seymour Informational

In Horses, Seymour Simon introduceselementary-school readers to horsesthrough engaging descriptions andstunning full-color photographs. Heteaches readers all about horses throughpictures, diagrams, and maps

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text lesson plansavailable online DeGolier

Volcanoes Simon Seymour Informational

Simon introduces elementary-schoolreaders to the inner workings of volcanoesthrough engaging descriptions andstunning full-color photographs. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Mirror, Mirror: A Bookof Reversable Poems Singer Marilyn Poetry

In this unique book of poems with colorfulillustrations, traditional fairy tales areturned upside down as each poem can beread forward or backwards.

*Won PA Young Reader'sChoice Award Awards: AnALA Notable, winner of theCybil Award in Poetry and theLand of Enchantment PictureBook Award. Horn BookFanfare list, New York PublicLibrary's 2010 Best 100Children's Books, 2010Chicago Public Library Bestof the Best Books, BetsyBird's 100 MagnificentChildren's Books of 2010,Publishers Weekly's BestChildren's Books of 2010,Booklist's Editors' Choice listand Washington Post's Top15 Children's Books of 2010. Koehler

Zlateh the Goat SingerIsaacBashevis

A 1966 book of short stories written byPolish-American author Isaac BashevisSinger. The stories were translated fromYiddish, which was Singer's language ofchoice for writing a 1966 book of shortstories written by Polish-American authorIsaac Bashevis Singer. The stories weretranslated from Yiddish, which wasSinger's language of choice for writing.

Appendix B exemplar text. ANewbery Honor Book in 1967 DeGolier

When You Reach Me Stead Rebecca

3 separate story lines, the possibility oftime travel, belief in ones self,independence, friendship and redemption,the story takes place in the upper westside of NYC in 1978-79. plot has twistsand turns .

2010 Newbery Medal Winnerwon several best book of theyear awards NY Times, LATimes and US Today bestseller lists. *Available atPAES *Available at S.W.Smith Library DeGolier

Roll of Thunder HearMy Cry Taylor Mildred Fiction

Great Book to develop empathy. Thestory of one African American familyfighting to stay together and strong in theface of brutal racist attacks, illness,poverty, and betrayal in the Deep South ofthe 1930s.

e-book available 1977Newbery Winner *Availableat PAES *Available at S.W.Smith Library Koehler

The Well Taylor Mildred Fiction

The story of one African American familyfighting to stay together and strong in theface of brutal racist attacks, illness,poverty, and betrayal in the Deep South ofthe 1930s.

A spinoff from Roll ofThunder *Available at PAES Koehler

Mississippi Bridge Taylor Mildred Fiction

Jeremy Simms, a ten-year-old white boyand would-be friend of the Logan children,is dismayed to see a bus driver orderblack passengers off the bus, to makeroom for more white passengers...but thenthere is a terrible accident.

A spinoff from Roll ofThunder *Available at PAES Koehler

Casey at the Bat ThayerErnestLawrence Poetry

A baseball team from the fictional town ofMudville is losing by two runs with twoouts in their last inning. Both the team andits fans believe they can win if MightyCasey, Mudville's star player, gets up tobat.


Hound Dog True Urban Linda Fiction

As her uncle's apprentice, Mattie will haveimportant work to do during lunch andrecess, work that will keep her safely awayfrom other fifth-graders. But when Mattie’splans come crashing down, she ends upwith a friend who is hound dog true.


Belle Prater's Boy White Ruth Fiction

When Woodrow finally reveals that he'sbeen keeping a secret about his mother,Gypsy begins to understand that there aredifferent ways of finding the strength toface the truth, no matter how painful it is. Newbery Honor Book DeGolier

Toys!: Amazing StoriesBehind Some GreatInventions Wulfson Don Informational

Play-Doh didn't start out as a toy. It startedout as a product for cleaning wallpaper.Have you ever wondered who inventedLego, Mr. Potato Head, or toy trains? Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

6-8 Book(text)Title

Author lastname

Author firstname genre Brief Summary (1-2 sentences) additional information contributor

Adams on Adamscontains "Letter onThomas Jefferson" Adams John Informational

The close friendship between ThomasJefferson and John Adams began whenthey met at the 1775 Continental Congressin Philadelphia. Although different in manyways down to their appearance, the twodeveloped a strong respect and liking forone another. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Little Women Alcott Louisa May Fiction

The four March sisters--Meg, Amy, Beth,and feisty Jo--share the joys and sorrows ofgrowing up while their father is away at war.The family is poor in worldly goods, but richin love and character.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Aexemplar text *Available atPAES *Available at PAHS*Available at S.W.SmithLibrary DeGolier

Chains AndersonLaurieHalse

HistoricalFiction

As the Revolutionary War begins, enslavedthirteen-year-old Isabel wages her ownfight...for freedom.

2008 National Book AwardFinalist 2009 Scott O’DellAward for Historical FictionAudiobook available.*Available at PAHS DeGolier

Fever 1793 AndersonLaurieHalse

HistoricalFiction

It's late summer 1793, and the streets ofPhiladelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes andrumors of fever. *Available at PAHS DeGolier

Forge (The Seedsof America Trilogy) Anderson

Laurie,Halse

HistoricalFiction

In this compelling sequel to Chains, author,Laurie Halse Anderson, shifts theperspective from Isabel to Curzon andbrings to the page the tale of what it takesfor runaway slaves to forge their own pathsin a world of obstacles—and in the midst ofthe American Revolution. In addition to thehardships of soldiering, he lives with the fearof discovery, for he is an escaped slavepassing for free. Daniels

Growing UpChicanaO Anthology Poetry

A collection of stories by twenty Americansof Mexican descent--including Gary Soto,Sandra Cisneros, and Rudolpho Anaya--deal with the issues of growing up Chicano

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text. *Available atPAHS DeGolier

101 GreatAmerican Poems,contains "OCaptain!, MyCaptain!" and "I,Too, SingAmerica" Anthology Poetry


The One and OnlyIvan Applegate Katherine Fiction

When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for yearsin a down-and-out circus-themed mall,meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has beenadded to the mall, he decides that he mustfind her a better life.

*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Thirteen ReasonsWhy Asher Jay Fiction

When high school student Clay Jenkinsreceives a box in the mail containingthirteen cassette tapes recorded by hisclassmate Hannah, who committed suicide,he spends a heartbreaking night listening toher recount the events leading up to herdeath.


Saving Zasha Barrow Randi Fiction

In 1945 Russia, those who own Germanshepherds are considered traitors, butthirteen-year-old Mikhail and his family aredetermined to keep the dog a dying manbrought them, while Mikhail's classmateKatia strives to learn his secret.

*Available at PAHS Library*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Real Hoops Bowen Fred Fiction

When Ben and Logan go to a recreationcenter to practice basketball with moreexperienced players in hopes of getting onthe freshman team, they meet Hud, whocould be the perfect point guard if he iswilling to listen to the coach. *Available at PAHS Library

Invasive PlantInventory

CaliforniaInvasive PlantCouncil

http://www.cal-ipc.org/ip/inventory/index.php.2006-2010Informational

Pertinent information concerning non-nativespecies that are invasive to wildlands bothpublic and private. Specific definitions aregiven. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Jabberwocky Carroll Lewis Poetry

"Jabberwocky" is a nonsense poem writtenby Lewis Carroll in his 1871 novel Throughthe Looking-Glass, and What Alice FoundThere, a sequel to Alice's Adventures inWonderland.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text *Available atPAES DeGolier

Lend Me YourEars contains"Blood, Toil, Tearsand Sweat:Address toParliment on May13th, 1940" Churchill Winston Informational

Churchill made this brief statement, whichhas become one of the finest call-to-armsyet uttered. It came at the beginning ofWorld War II when the armies of Adolf Hitlerwere roaring across Europe, seeminglyunstoppable, conquering country aftercountry for Nazi Germany, and when thesurvival of Great Britain itself appearedrather uncertain.


Women HolleringCreek and OtherStories contains"Eleven" Cisneros Sandra Fiction

Being eleven isn't much different than beingten. It is just today, you are eleven. Thecollection reflects Cisneros's experience ofbeing surrounded by American influenceswhile still being familially bound to herMexican heritage as she grew-up north ofthe Mexico-US border.

An anthology of short stories.Appendix B expemlar text DeGolier

Sadako: AThousand PaperCranes Coerr Eleanor Autobiographical

A true story of a girl who experienced thebombing of Hiroshima. She dreams ofbecoming a runner and when she finds outthat she has cancer she hears that if youcollect 1000 paper cranes the gods wouldheal you. A story that shows children apiece of history and to learn empathy.

*Available at PAES*Available at PAHS*Available at S>W> SmithLibrary DeGolier

The Dark is Rising Cooper Susan Fiction

The novel The Dark is Rising features WillStanton, age 11,[b] who learns on thatbirthday that he is an "Old One" and thusdestined to wield the powers of The Light inthe ancient struggle with The Dark.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text NewberyHonor Book *Available atPAES *Available at PAHS*Available at S>W> SmithLibrary DeGolier

The CompletePoems of EmilyDickinson Dickinson Emily Poetry Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Narrative of theLife of FrederickDouglass anAmerican Slave Douglass Frederick Informational

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglassis a memoir and treatise on abolition. It isgenerally held to be the most famous of anumber of narratives written by formerslaves during the same period. In factualdetail, the text describes the events of hislife and is considered to be one of the mostinfluential pieces of literature to fuel theabolitionist movement of the early 19thcentury in the United States.


Astronomy &Space: From theBig Bang to theBig Crunchcontains "SpaceProbe" Engelbert

Phillis,editor Informational

A space probe is an unpiloted spacecraftthat leaves Earth’s orbit to explore theMoon, planets, asteroids, comets or otherobjects in outer space as directed byonboard computers and/or instructions fromEarth. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The Number Devil:A MathmematicalAdventure Enzenberger

HansMangus Informational

The book follows a young boy namedRobert, who is taught mathematics by a sly"number devil" called Teplotaxl over thecourse of twelve dreams.

Appendix B exemplar textFREE ebook downloadseveral online links.*Available at PAHS DeGolier

Harriet the Spy Fitzhugh Louise Fiction

Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook,she writes down everything she knowsabout everyone, even her classmates andher best friends. Then Harriet loses track ofher notebook, and it ends up in the wronghands. Before she can stop them, herfriends have read the always truthful,sometimes awful things she's written abouteach of them *Available at PAES Koehler

Sorry WrongNumber Fletcher Louise Fiction

While on the telephone, an invalid womanoverhears what she thinks is a plot tomurder her.


Anne Frank: TheDiary of a YoungGirl Frank Anne Informational

The Diary of Anne Frank is a book of thediary kept by Anne Frank while she was inhiding for two years with her family duringthe Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Thefamily was apprehended in 1944 and AnneFrank died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsenconcentration camp.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text. *Available atPAES *Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Freedom Walkers:The Story of theMontgomery BusBoycott Freedman Russell Informational

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refusedto move to the back of the bus and give upher seat to a white man. This simple actsparked a nationwide movement forequality. Award-winning author RussellFreedman puts readers in the midst of avolatile and uplifting time.


Hidden Frost Helen Fiction

Years after Darra Monson's father stole aminivan with Wren Abbott hiding in the back,the girls come face to face at summer camp,and together they try to work through whathappened to them and the impact it had ontheir lives.

A novel written in poetry form.*Available at PAHS Library

Poetry of RobertFrost contains"The Road NotTaken" Frost Robert Poetry

Two roads; the author tells of taking the oneless traveled.


Dead End inNorvelt Gantos Jack Fiction

In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania,twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends thesummer of 1962 grounded for variousoffenses until he is assigned to help anelderly neighbor with a most unusual chore.

2012 Newbery Medal Winner*Available at PAHS and S.W.Smith Libraries DeGolier

Acolytes contains"A Poem for MyLibrarian, Mrs.Long" Giovanni Nikki Poetry Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The Diary of AnneFrank: A Play Goodrich

Francesand AlbertHackett Drama

A play based on the book, The Diary ofAnneFrank. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Vincent Van Gogh:Portrait of an Artist Greenberg

Jan andSandraJordan Informational

A biography of the nineteenth-century Dutchpainter known for pioneering newtechniques and styles in masterpieces suchas Starry Night and Vase with Sunflowers.The book cites detailed primary sources andincludes a glossary of artists and terms, abiographical time line, notes, a bibliography,and locations of museums that display VanGogh’s work.

Vincent Van Gogh wasnamed an ALA Notable Bookand an ALA Best Book forYoung Adults Appendix BText Exemplar (Grades 6–8,Historical/Social Studies) DeGolier

The People CouldFly Hamilton Virginia Fiction

"The well-known author retells 24 blackAmerican folk tales in sure storytelling voice:animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful andcautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom.All are beautifully readable.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text *Available atPAES *Available at PAHS DeGolier

King of the Wind Henry Margurite Fiction

This is the classic story of Sham and hisfriend, the stable boy Agba. Theiradventures take them from the sands of theSahara. to the royal courts of France, andfinally to the green pastures and statelyhomes of England.

1949 Newbery Winner*Available at PAES*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Chomp Hiaasan Carl Fiction

When the star of the reality TV showEXPEDITION SURVIVAL disappears whilefilming in the Everglades with the assistanceof Wahoo Crane's wildlife wrangler father,Wahoo and Tuna Gordon set out to find himwhile avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.

*Available at PAES*Available at PAHS and S.W.Smith Libraries

Titanic: Voice fromthe Disaster Hopkinson Deborah Informational

This book draws on stories from survivorsand archival photographs to describe thehistory of the "Titanic." *Available at PAHS Library

Collected Poemsof LangstonHughes contains"I, Too, SingAmerica" Hughes Langston Poetry

In this short poem, the speaker begins byclaiming that he, too, "sing[s] America". Hegoes on to note that he is "the darkerbrother", and then makes reference to thefact that he is sent "to eat in the kitchen /when company comes", as if he were ablack slave in a white household. Theoppression, however, doesn't stop him fromlaughing and growing strong. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

A Short Walkthrough thePyramids andthrough the Worldof Art Isaacson Phillip Informational

Illus. with full-color photos. Isaacsonintroduces art in all its forms: painting,sculpture, folk art, crafts--even cities. Hediscusses the differences between realismand abstraction, links between tribal art andmodern sculpture, use of color by diverseartists, and why everyday objects can beworks of art. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Phantom Tollbooth Juster Norton Fiction

A fantasy story that takes students on ajourney of literary devices and play onwords. The theme of the story is be alifelong learner, don't settle for just ordinaryand there are interesting nuances in allparts of learning.

*Available at PAES*Available at PAHS

Geeks: How TwoLost Boys Rodethe Internet Out ofIdaho Katz John Informational

Jon Katz, is a roving journalist whosuggested that, in the age of geekimpresario Bill Gates, Jesse and Eric hadmarketable skills that could get them out ofIdaho and pave the way to a better life. Sothey bravely set out to conquer Chicago—geek style. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

A Wrinkle in Time L'Engle Madeleine Fiction

The story revolves around a young girlwhose father, a government scientist, hasgone missing after working on a mysteriousproject called a tesseract.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text 1963 NewberyMedal, Sequoyah BookAward, and Lewis CarrollShelf Award, and was runner-up for the Hans ChristianAndersen Award *Availableat PAES *Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Inside Out & BackAgain Lai Thanhha Fiction

Through a series of poems, a young girlchronicles the life-changing year of 1975,when she, her mother, and her brothersleave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.

Based on a true story. NewYork Times Best-SellerNewbery Honr Book Winnerof the National Book Award*Available at PAHS LibrarySupports the Common Core*Availablke at PAHS DeGolier

Ben and Me Lawson Robert Fiction

Once you've met Amos, the mouse, andread his account, you'll never think of BenFranklin-or American history-quite the sameway.

*Available at PAES*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Koehler

The Lions of LittleRock Levine Kristin Fiction

In 1958 Little Rock, Arkansas, painfully shytwelve-year-old Marlee sees her city andfamily divided over school integration, buther friendship with Liz, a new student, helpsher find her voice and fight against racism. *Available at PAHS Library

Paul Revere's Ride LongfellowHenryWadsworth Poetry

Based on an historical event, the poem tellsof the "sounding of the alarm" to warn thatthe British were invading.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Accurateinformation can be found atwww.paulreverehouse,org/ride *Available at PAES DeGolier

Children's OwnLongfellow Longfellow

HenryWadsworth Poetry

This volume contains eight of the mostpopular of Longfellow's poems, including"The Wreck of the Hesperus," "The VillageBlacksmith," "Paul Revere's Ride," andexcerpts from "The Song of Hiawatha."

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Available as afree ebook. *Available atPAES *Available at S.W.Smith Library DeGolier

A Night toRemember Lord Walter Informational

A Night to Remember is a 1955 non-fictionbook by Walter Lord about the sinking of theRMS Titanic on 15 April 1912. The book isconsidered a definitive resource about theTitanic. Lord interviewed many survivors ofthe disaster as well as drawing on books,memoirs and articles that they had written.

Appendix B exemplar text*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Catherdral: TheStory of ItsConstruction Macaulay David Informational

Although the people are fictional, theinformation is not. Journey back to centurieslong ago and visit the fictional people oftwelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth-centuryEurope whose dreams, like Cathedral, standthe test of time.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text Cathedral'snumerous awards include aprestigious Caldecott Honorand a New York Times BestIllustrated Book of the Year DeGolier

The Building ofManhattan MacKay Donald Informational

Meticulously accurate line drawings andfascinating text trace Manhattan's growthfrom a tiny Dutch outpost to the commercial,financial, and cultural heart of the world.This book explains construction above andbelow ground, including the excavation ofsubway lines and the building of bridges andskyscrapers - See more at: http://store.doverpublications.com/0486473171.html#sthash.EGYZdgpd.dpuf Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The Unwanteds McMann Lisa Fiction

In a society that purges thirteen-year-oldswho are creative, identical twins Aaron andAlex are separated, one to attend Universitywhile the other, supposedly Eliminated,finds himself in a wondrous place whereyouths learn magic. Book #1

Part of a series *Available atPAHS Library

Capture the Flag Messner Kate Fiction

When the original Star Spangled Banner isstolen, seventh-graders Anne, José, andHenry, all descendants of the Silver JaguarSociety, pursue suspects on airport cartsand through baggage handling tunnels whilestranded at a Washington, D.C., airport.

*Available at PAHS and S.W.Smith Libraries

Words We Live By:Your AnnotatedGuide to theConstitution Monk Linda R. Informational

An entertaining and informative look atAmerica's most important historicaldocument, from an award-winning journalist. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The Great Fire Murphy Jim Informational

"Vivid firsthand descriptions by persons wholived through the 1871 Chicago fire arewoven into a gripping account... Absorbingand riveting reading." The Horn Book,starred review

Appendix B exemplarNewbery Honor Book*Available at PAES DeGolier

"Geology" Nagel Rob, editor Informational

U*X*L Encyclopedia of Science What isgeology and the areas of study within?Good resource for sound information. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The MountainChant: A NavajoCeremony contains "TwelfthSong of Thunder"

Navajotraditions Poetry

The song below is part of a Navajo chant forthunder, which brings rain. The Navajo sangthe song during the Mountain ChantCeremony. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The Book ofQuestions Neruda

Pablotranslatedby WilliamO'Daly Poetry

Composed of 316 unanswerable questions,these poems integrate the wonder of a childwith the experiences of an adult. Neruda'squestions lead the reader beyond reasoninto realms of intuition and pure imagination. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

"ElementaryParticles"

New Book ofPopularScience Informational

Small as the atom is, it is not the smallestcomponent of matter. Particle physics is thestudy of the smallest, most elementalbuilding blocks and the basic forces ofnature.

Appendix B exemplar textThis article can bedownloaded from the internetfor free. DeGolier

The False Prince Nielson Jennifer Fiction

In the country of Carthya, a deviousnobleman engages four orphans in a brutalcompetition to be selected to impersonatethe king's long-missing son in an effort toavoid a civil war. Book #1

Part of a series *Available atPAHS Library

Island of the BlueDolphins O'Dell Scott Fiction

This is the story of Karana, the Indian girlwho lived alone for years on the Island ofthe Blue Dolphins. Year after year, shewatched one season pass into another andwaited for a ship to take her away.

The Los Angeles Times(October 29th 2012) has anarticle about the possiblefinding of the cave where thewoman who inspired thisbook lived. 1961 NewberyMedal Winner *Available atPAES DeGolier

This Land WasMade for You andMe: The Life andSongs of WoodyGuthrie Partridge Elizabeth Informational

"This Land Was Made For You & Me" is thefirst full biography on Woody Guthrie intwenty years, and it is the first time abiography has been written using theresources contained in the Archives. PeteSeeger calls it, "The best book about Woodyever written," and the critics could not agreemore. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The Tale of theMandarin Ducks Paterson Katherine Fiction

A pair of mandarin ducks, separated by acruel lord who wishes to possess the drakefor his colorful beauty, reward acompassionate couple who risk their lives toreunite the ducks.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text *Available atPAES DeGolier

Brian's Winter Paulsen Gary Fiction

In Hatchet, 13-year-old Brian Robesonlearned to survive alone in the Canadianwilderness, armed only with his hatchet. Hewas rescued at the end of the summer.Brian's Winterbegins where Hatchet mighthave ended: Brian is not rescued, but mustbuild on his survival skills to face hisdeadliest enemy--a northern winter. ANYTHIING by Gary Paulson Koehler

Math Trek:Adventures in theMath Zone Peterson

Ivars andNancyHenderson Informational

There's a new amusement park in town.Come on in and find out all the excitingways you can have fun with math ineveryday life. Wander through the fractalforest, take a ride on the M?obius-strip rollercoaster, and get dizzy learning about howmath makes the Tilt-A-Whirl possible Appendix B expemlar text DeGolier

The Evolution ofthe Grocery Bag Petroski Henry Informational

An article from American Scholar 72.4(Autumn 2003) The article speaks of notonly the grocery bag but also of bar codesand scanners and the concept ofcomparative improvement being embeddedin the paradigm for invention. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Harriet Tubman:Conductor on theUndergroundRailroad Petry Ann Informational

The Horn Book called this classic biographyof Harriet Tubman an "unusually well-writtenand moving life of the 'Moses of herpeople.'" An accessible portrait of thewoman who guided more than 300 slaves tofreedom as a conductor on the UndergroundRailroad

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The first in a groundbreaking series ofbooks that have been designed toencourage children to look at and enjoy art.

Read aloud, a greatdiscussion book

Dart, DeGolier,Estes, Osani andspecial thanks toMr. Tripplett

Chicago Poems Sandburg Carl Poetry


Buried Alive Scott Elaine Informational

The experiences of 33 Chilean miners whowere trapped 2,000 feet below the surfaceof the earth in August 2010 are related inthis book. *Available at PAHS Library

Nerd Girls: TheRise ofDorkasaurus Sitomer

AlanLawrence Fiction

Three misfit middle-school students team upto try to beat out the catty and mean"ThreePees" (pretty, popular, and perfectgirls) at the school talent show. Book #1 *Available at PAHS Library

Zen and the Art ofFaking it Sonnenblick Jordan Fiction

When San starts at a new school in themiddle of eighth grade, he decides to fit inby standing out. Koehler

A Fire in My Handscontains "Oranges" Soto Gary Poetry

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text *Available atPAES *Available at PAHS DeGolier

How to Eat aPoem contains"Oranges" Soto Gary Poetry An anthology of the works of different poets.


Black Hair Soto Gary Poetry

Soto’s poetry and prose focus on everydayexperiences while evoking the harsh forcesthat often shape life for Chicanos, includingracism, poverty, and crime. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Travels withCharley: In Searchof America Steinbeck John Informational

With Charley, his French poodle, Steinbeckdrives the interstates and the country roads,dines with truckers, encounters bears atYellowstone and old friends in SanFrancisco. He reflects on the Americancharacter, racial hostility, on a particularform of American loneliness he finds almosteverywhere, and on the unexpectedkindness of strangers that is also a very realpart of our national identity.


Black Ships BeforeTroy: The Story ofthe Iliad Sutcliff Rosemary Fiction

The Illiad, is one of the greatest adventurestories of all time. In it, the abduction of thelegendary beauty, Helen of Troy, leads to aconflict in which even the gods andgoddesses take sides and intervene.


Roll of Thunder,Hear My Cry Taylor Mildred Fiction

This popular novel explores life in southernAmerica, "The South", during theDepression - when racism was still commonand many were persecuted for the color oftheir skin. The 'Berry Burnings' mentioned inthe first chapter and Mr. Tatum who wastarred and feathered in the fourth chapter,are prime examples of racist white peopletaking the law into their own hands, at theexpense of the black population.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text 1977 NewberyMedal Winner *Available atPAES *Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Cardboard TenNapel Doug Fiction

When cardboard creatures come magicallyto life, a boy must save his town fromdisaster. *Available at PAHS Library

The Adventures ofTom Sawyer Twain Mark Fiction

Ths childhood classic relates a small-townboy's pranks and escapades with timelesshumor and wisdom. In addition to hiseveryday stunts, Tom experiences adramatic turn of events when he witnessesa murder, runs away, and returns to attendhis own funeral and testify in court.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text A selection ofthe Common Core StateStandards Initiative.*Available at PAES*Available at PAHSAvailable at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Preamble and theFirst Amendmentto the UnitedStates Consittution United States Informational

Appendix B exemplar textCopies of these documentsare available in differentforms at the library. DeGolier

Stuart Little White E. B. Fiction

Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to afamily of humans, he lives in New York Citywith his parents, his older brother George,and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy andthoughtful, he's also a true lover ofadventure. Stuart's greatest adventurecomes when his best friend, a beautiful littlebird named Margalo, disappears from hernest. Koehler

W.B.Yeatsselected Poetrycontains "TheSong of theWanderingAengus" Yeats W.B. Poetry


*Available atPAHS

Dragonwings Yep Laurence Fiction

The protagonist Moon Shadow Lee, grew upin China, having never seen his father, whohad traveled to "The Golden Mountain" inAmerica and worked hard in a familylaundry which served the "demons"(Americans). Moon Shadow is reunited withhis father from whom he receives a beautifulkite. Kite making is his father's specialty.[2] Part of the story is based on an actualevent that took place in 1909 involving ayoung Chinese flier.

Chosen as a common coreexemplar text Appendix Bexemplar text a runner-up(Honor Book) for both theAmerican Library AssociationNewbery Medal, and theBoston Globe–Horn BookAward for children's fiction,International ReadingAssociation Children's BookAward and it made SchoolLibrary Journal and The NewYork Times annual booklists.*Available at PAES*Available at PAHS DeGolier

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Things Fall Apart Achebe Chinua Fiction

Perfectly harmonized twin dramas areinformed by an awareness capable ofencompassing at once the life of nature,human history, and the mysteriouscompulsions of the soul.

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Grade 10 (All) TheKing's Shadow Adler Elizabeth Fiction

Medieval era, Battle of Hastings, Normanleader, William the Conqueror, defeatsBritish King Harold

*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Daniels

In the Time ofButterflies Alverez Julie Fiction

the voices of all four sisters—Minerva,Patria, María Teresa, and the survivor,Dedé—speak across the decades to telltheir own stories, from hair ribbons andsecret crushes to gunrunning and prisontorture, and to describe the everyday horrorsof life under Trujillo’s rule.


I Know Why theCaged Bird Sings Angelou Maya Informational

The first in a seven-volume series, it is acoming-of-age story that illustrates howstrength of character and a love of literaturecan help overcome racism and trauma


100 Best-LovedPoems contains"Sonnet 73" ByShakespeare and"Musee des BeauxArts" by WystanHugh Auden Anthology Poetry

Auden's free verse poem is divided into twoparts, the first of which describes scenes of"suffering" and "dreadful martyrdom". Thesecond half of the poem refers, through thepoetic device of ekphrasis, to the paintingLandscape with the Fall of Icarus (ca.1560s)

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African AmericanWriters contains"Lift Every Voiceand Sing" byJames WeldonJohnson Anthology multiple genre

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" a poem, put tomusic, is considered by many to be the"Negro National Hymn" or the "BlackNational Anthem".


A Book of Playscontains "TheGlass Menagerie"by TennesseeWilliams Anthology Fiction

The play has strong autobiographicalelements, featuring characters based onWilliams himself, his histrionic mother, andhis mentally fragile sister Laura


Great ShortPoems contains"Lovliest of Trees"by A.E.Housman,"Ozymandias" byPercy ByssheShelley Anthology Poetry


The Overcoat andOther Storiescontains "TheNose" by NikolaiGoGol Gogol Nikolai Fiction

A satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol,written between 1835 and 1836, tells of a St.Petersburg official whose nose leaves hisface and develops a life of its own.

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Selected Poemscontains "Song" byJohn Donne Anthology Poetry


The CollectedPoetry of W.H.Auden "Musee desBeaux Arts" Auden Wystan Hugh Poetry

Auden's free verse poem is divided into twoparts, the first of which describes scenes of"suffering" and "dreadful martyrdom". Thesecond half of the poem refers, through thepoetic device of ekphrasis, to the paintingLandscape with the Fall of Icarus (ca.1560s) Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Pride andPrejudice Austen Jane Fiction

The classic tale of love andmisunderstanding unfolds in class-consciousEngland near the close of the 18th century.The five Bennet sisters have been raisedwell aware of their mother's fixation onfinding them husbands and securing setfutures.

Common core exemplartext Apendix B exemplartext recommended for 11-CCR *Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Immigrants In OurOwn Land andSelected EarlyPoems contains "IAm Offering ThisPoem to You" Baca

JimmySantiago Poetry Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Shadow and Bone Bardugo Leigh Fiction

Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alinabecomes the protégée of the mysteriousDarkling, who trains her to believe that sheis the Sun Summoner, who can destroy themonsters of the Fold.

*Won PA Young Reader'sChoice Award *Availableat PAHS DeGolier

The Adventures ofAugie March Bellow Saul Fiction

The Adventures of Augie March blendsstreet language with literary elegance to tellthe story of a poor Chicago boy growing upduring the Great Depression.


The Raft Bodeen S.A. Fiction

Robie takes a cargo plane from Honolulu toMidway Atoll after a visit with her aunt, andstruggles to survive with the copilot, Max,after the plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean.

*Won PA Young Reader'sChoice Award *Availableat PAHS

Collected Fictionscontains "TheGarden of ForkingPaths" by JorgeLuis Borges Borges Jorge Luis Fiction

The short story takes the form of a signedstatement by a Chinese professor of Englishnamed Doctor Yu Tsun who is living in theUnited Kingdom during WWI. Tsun is a spyfor the German Empire who has realizedthat an MI5 agent is pursuing him and hasentered the apartment of his handler.


*Available at S.W.Smith Library

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray Fiction

Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it wasto start fires... The system was simple.Everyone understood it. Books were forburning…along with the houses in whichthey were hidden. A novel of censorship anddefiance.

Common core exemplartext Apendix B exemplartext *Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Jane Eyre Bronte Charlotte Fiction

A masterful story of a woman's quest forfreedom and love. Jane Eyre is partlyautobiographical, and Charlotte Brontë filledit with social criticism and sinister Gothicelements

Common core exemplartext *Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Bury My Heart atWounded Knee:An Indian Historyof the AmericanWest Brown Dee Informational

The book is a history of Native Americans inthe American West in the 1860s and 1870s,focusing upon the transition from traditionalways of living to living on reservations andtheir treatment during that period.


Wolf Mark Bruchac Joseph Fiction

When Lucas's covert-ops father iskidnapped and his best friend is put indanger, Luke's only chance to save them, askin that will let him walk as a wolf, is hiddenaway in an abandoned mansion guarded bymonsters.

*Won PA Young Reader'sChoice Award *Availableat PAHS

Call the Shots Calame Don Fiction

Sean is desperate for cash, but when heagrees to write a script about the attack ofzombie-vampire humanzees, he has no ideajust how powerful a chick magnet this moviewill be.

*Won PA Young Reader'sChoice Award*Available at PAHS Library

Don Quixote Cervantes Miguel de Fiction

It follows the adventures of Alonso Quixano,an hidalgo who reads so many chivalricnovels that he decides to set out to revivechivalry, under the name Don Quixote.


The CanterburyTales Chaucer Geoffrey Fiction

A collection of over 20 stories written inMiddle English, and mostly in verse, byGeoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14thcentury, during the time of the HundredYears' War.


Grade 10 (All) ThePower of One Courtenay Bryce Fiction

In 1939, hatred took root in South Africa,where the seeds of apartheid were newlysown. Young, English-speaking, Peekayvows to survive, become welterweightchampion of the world and make a positivedifference in his country. *Available at PAHS Daniels

Norton Anthologyof AfricanAmericanLiterature contains"Yet I Do Marvel Cullen Countee Poetry

The groundbreaking and best-sellinganthology, including eleven complete majorworks and fully representing the vernaculartradition with forms including blues, gospel,folk tales, and sermons. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Candidate, Or TheOptimist DeVoltaire F.A.M. Fiction

Candide is characterised by its sarcastictone, as well as by its erratic, fantastical andfast-moving plot. A picaresque novel with astory similar to that of a more seriousbildungsroman, it parodies many adventureand romance clichés, Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The CompletePoems of EmilyDickensoncontains "We GrowAccustomed to theDark" Dickenson Emily Poetry Appendix B exemplar text DeGolierThe CompletePoetry of JohnDonne contains"Song" Donne John Poetry Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Crime andPunishment Dostoyevsky Fyodor Fiction

Believing that he is above the law, andconvinced that humanitarian ends justify vilemeans, an impoverished student brutallymurders an old woman — a pawnbrokerwhom he regards as worthless.

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As I Lay Dying Faulkner William Fiction

The book is the story of the death of AddieBundren and her family's quest andmotivations – noble or selfish – to honor herwish to be buried in the town of Jefferson.


The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald F. Scott Fiction

The story primarily concerns the young andmysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and hisquixotic passion for the beautiful DaisyBuchanan.


"Master Harold"...and the boys Fugard Athol Fiction

The play takes place in South Africa duringapartheid era, and depicts howinstitutionalized racism, bigotry or hatred canbecome absorbed by those who live under it.


Diary of a Madmanand Other Storiescontains "TheNose" Gogol

Nikolaitranslated byRonald Wilks Fiction

The tale centers on the life of a minor civilservant during the repressive era of NicholasI. Following the format of a diary, the storyshows the descent of the protagonist,Poprishchin, into insanity. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The Overcoat andOther Storiescontains "TheNose" by NikolaiGoGol Gogol Nikolai Fiction

A satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol,written between 1835 and 1836, tells of a St.Petersburg official whose nose leaves hisface and develops a life of its own.

chosen as a common coreexemplar text DeGolier

"I Am an AmericanDay Address"1944 Hand Learned Informational

The "Spirit of Liberty" Speech JudgeLearned Hand Presented in 1944 during "IAM an American Day" Appendix B exemplar text

The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne Nathaniel Fiction

When Hester Prynne bears an illegitimatechild she is introduced to the ugliness,complexity, and ultimately the strength of thehuman spirit.


A Farwell to Arms Hemingway Ernest Fiction

A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable storyof an American ambulance driver on theItalian front and his passion for a beautifulEnglish nurse.


Stories by O.Henry contains"Gift of the Maji" Henry O. Fiction

a sentimental story with a moral lessonabout gift-giving


"Speech to theSecond VirginiaConvention" Henry Patrick Informational

This speech ended, "Give me liberty or giveme death". Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The Odyssey Homer

translation byRobertFitzgerald Fiction

The poem mainly centers on the Greek heroOdysseus and his journey home after the fallof Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years toreach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War.In his absence, it is assumed he has died,and his wife Penelope and son Telemachusmust deal with a group of unruly suitors.


A Shropshire Ladcontains "Lovelistof Trees" Houseman A.E. Poetry Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Grade 9CPAcross Five Aprils Hunt Irene Historical Fiction

Jethro Creighton, the protagonist, is youngand idealistic when the Civil War begins. Atfirst he thinks the war will be neat, full ofmarching soldiers and demonstrativepatriotism. He learns the realities of warsoon enough as he watches his threebrothers, his cousin, and his teacher go offto fight.

*Available at PAES*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Daniels

*Available atPAHS

Their Eyes WereWatching God Hurston Zora Neale Fiction

“A deeply soulful novel that comprehendslove and cruelty, and separates the bigpeople from the small of heart, without everlosing sympathy for those unfortunates whodon’t know how to live properly.” —ZadieSmith

Common core exemplartext *Available at PAHS DeGolier

A Doll's House Ibsen Henrik Fiction

The play is significant for its critical attitudetoward 19th century marriage norms. Itaroused great controversy at the time, as itconcludes with the protagonist, Nora,leaving her husband and children becauseshe wants to discover herself.

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Rhinoceros Ionesco Eugene Fiction

Over the course of three acts, theinhabitants of a small, provincial Frenchtown turn into rhinoceroses; ultimately theonly human who does not succumb to thismass metamorphosis is the centralcharacter, Bérenger, a flustered everymanfigure who is criticized throughout the playfor his drinking and tardiness. a statementon blind conformity


Lift Every Voiceand Sing contains"Lift Every Voiceand Sing" Johnson

JamesWeldon Poetry

This song is often refered to as the BlackNational Anthem. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

TheMetamorphoses Kafka Franz Fiction

The story begins with a traveling salesman,Gregor Samsa, waking to find himselftransformed (metamorphosed) into a large,monstrous insect-like creature. The secondpart of the story deals with Gregor trying todeal with the burden he and his family nowbear.


"I Have a Dream"delivered at theMarch onWashington, D.C. King

Martin LutherJr Informational

Dr.King's passionate speech intended toinspire all who favored equal rights tocontinue working towards freedom for allpeople. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Why We Can'tWait contains"Letter fromBirmingham Jail" King

Martin LutherJr Informational Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Personal Effects Kokie E.M. Fiction

Matt can't shake the feeling that if only hecould get his hands on T.J.'s stuff from Iraq,he'd be able to make sense of his death. Hewasn't expecting T.J.'s personal effects toraise even more questions about his life. *Available at PAHS

Grade 9CPTo Kill aMockingbird Lee Harper Fiction

The story's narrator is 6 year old Scout, whois living in the south during the DepressionEra with her father, Atticus, and olderbrother Jem. Social inequality, innocence,knowledge, prejudice, patience and courageare interwoven throughout the story.


"GettysburgAddress" Lincoln Abraham Informational

Senator Charles Sumner (referring to theGettysburg Address, at Lincoln's funeral)said Lincoln was mistaken that "the worldwill little note, nor long remember what wesay here." Rather, the Bostonian remarked,"The world noted at once what he said, andwill never cease to remember it. The battleitself was less important than the speech." Appendix B Exemplar text DeGolier

"Second InauguralAddress" Lincoln Abraham Informational

Just 701 words long, Lincoln’s SecondInaugural Address took only six or sevenminutes to deliver, yet contains many of themost memorable phrases in Americanpolitical oratory. The speech containedneither gloating nor rejoicing. Rather, itoffered Lincoln’s most profound reflectionson the causes and meaning of the war. (CivilWar)

Appendix B Exemplar textThis speech still stands asone of the most powerfulpolitical speeches of alltime. DeGolier

TheMetamorphoses ofOvid Mandelbaum

Allen(translator) Fiction

gloriously entertaining achievement ofliterature-classical myths filtered through theworldly and far from reverent sensibility ofthe Roman poet Ovid-is revealed anew


Grade 10 The Lifeof Pi Martel Yann Fiction

The story of a boy and his journey throughlife, especially after a shipwreck leaves himstranded in the ocean with zoo animals.

*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Daniels

Billy Budd andOther Talescontains BillyBudd, Sailor Melville Herman Fiction

The plot follows Billy Budd, a seamanimpressed into service aboard HMSBellipotent in the year 1797, He is falselyaccused of starting a mutiny andaccidentally kills an officer of the ship.


Grade 10 HonorsAngela's Ashes McCourt Frank Memoir

Frank McCourt was born in Depression-eraBrooklyn to recent Irish immigrants and thenraised in the slums of Limerick, Ireland.Frank’s mother has no money to feed thechildren since Frank’s father, Malachy, rarelyworks, and when he does he drinks hiswages. Frank lives to tell his tale witheloquence, exuberance, and remarkableforgiveness.

Appendix B exemplar text*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Daniels

Grade 10NCP WarHorse Morpugo Michael Fiction

In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with adistinctive cross on his nose, is sold to thearmy and thrust into the midst of the war onthe Western Front. With his officer, hecharges toward the enemy, witnessing thehorror of the battles in France. But even inthe desolation of the trenches, Joey'scourage touches the soldiers around himand he is able to find warmth and hope. *Available at PAHS Daniels

The Bluest Eye Morrisson Toni Fiction

It tells the tragic story of Pecola Breedlove, ayoung black girl growing up in Morrison'shometown of Lorain, Ohio, after the GreatDepression. Due to its unflinching portrayalof incest, prostitution, domestic violence,child molestation, and racism, there havebeen numerous attempts to ban the bookfrom libraries and schools across the UnitedStates.


Tell Me a Riddlecontains "I StandHere Ironing" Olsen Tillie Fiction Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Metamorphoses Ovid Fiction

a Latin narrative poem by the Roman poetOvid, considered his magnum opus.Comprising fifteen books and over 250myths, the poem chronicles the history of theworld from its creation to the deification ofJulius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework.




The first in a groundbreaking series of booksthat have been designed to encouragechildren to look at and enjoy art. Great fordiscussion

The first in agroundbreaking series ofbooks that have beendesigned to encouragechildren to look at andenjoy art. Great fordiscussion

DeGolierspecialthanks to Mr.Tripplett

Complete Storiesand Poems ofEdgar Allen Poecontains "TheRaven" Poe Edgar Poetry Appendix B exemplar text DeGolierTell-Tale Heartand Other Writingscontains "TheCask OfAmontillado" Poe Edgar Fiction

Like several of Poe's stories, and in keepingwith the 19th-century fascination with thesubject, the narrative revolves around aperson being buried alive—in this case, byimmurement.


Loud and Clearcontains "A Quilt ofa Country" Quindlin Anna

In Anna Quindlen's essay " A Quilt of aCountry: Out of Many, One" she wirtes abouthow a country with so many people ofdifferent cultures, ethnicities ,religions, skincolors and sexual preferences can unite asone after a devastating event such as 9/11.


The AmericanReader: WordsThat Moved aNation 2nd editioncontains "Addressto Students atMoscow StateUniversity Reagan

Ronald editedby DianeRavich Informational Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Grade10CP&Honors AllQuiet on theWestern Front Remarque Maria

WWI from a young German soldier'sperspective

*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary

"State of the UnionAddress" 1941 Roosevelt

FranklinDelano Infromatoinal Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Grade 10JuliusCaesar Shakespeare William

The story of Julius Caesar and his fall frompower in ancient Rome. Daniels

Macbeth Shakespeare William

Set in Scotland, the play dramatizes thecorrosive psychological and political effectsproduced when evil is chosen as a way tofulfil the ambition for power.

Common core exemplartext Apendix B exemplartext *Available at PAHS DeGolier

"Sonnet 73" Shakespeare William Poetry A sonnet regarding aging. Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Grade 9 Romeoand Juliet Shakespeare William

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written abouttwo young star-crossed lovers whose deathsultimately reconcile their feuding families.

*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Daniels

The Killer Angels Shaara Michael

The book tells the story of the four days ofthe Battle of Gettysburg in the AmericanCivil War: June 30, 1863, as the troops ofboth the Union and the Confederacy moveinto battle around the town of Gettysburg,Pennsylvania, and July 1, July 2, and July 3,when the battle was fought. character driven


The CompletePoems of PercyBysshe Shelleycontains"Ozymandias" Shelley Percy Bysse Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier"Remarks to theSenate in Supportof a Declaration ofConscience" Smith

MargaretChase Informational Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The CompletePlays of Sophoclescontains "OedipusRex" Sophocles Fiction


Sophocles: TheOedipus Cycle Sophocles Fiction


The Theban Plays(also known as theOedipus Trilogy) Sophocles Fiction Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck John Fiction

Set during the Great Depression, the novelfocuses on the Joads, a poor family oftenant farmers driven from their Oklahomahome by drought, economic hardship,agricultural industry changes and bankforeclosures forcing tenant farmers out ofwork.

Common core exemplartext Apendix B exemplartext won the NationalBook Award and thePulitzer Prize for fiction*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

The Joy Luck Club Tan Amy Fiction

In 1949 four Chinese women, recentimmigrants to San Francisco, begin meetingto eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk.United in shared unspeakable loss andhope, they call themselves the Joy LuckClub


Fathers and Sons Turgenev Ivan Fiction

Arkady Kirsanov has just graduated from theUniversity of Petersburg and returns with afriend, Bazarov, to his father's modest estatein an outlying province of Russia. Having hiscollege son home with new ideas soonproves to be a problem.


Her Blue BodyEverything WeKnow contains"Women" Walker Alice Poetry


RevolutionaryPetunias andOther Poemscontains "Women" Walker Alice Poetry"Farewell to Arms" Washington George Appendix B exemplar text DeGolierNobel Lectures inPeace 1981-1990:Hope, Despair andMemory Wiesel Elie Informational

" For me, hope without memory is likememory without hope." Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The GlassMenagerie Williams Tenessee Fiction

The play has strong autobiographicalelements, featuring characters based onWilliams himself, his histrionic mother, andhis mentally fragile sister Laura

Appendix B exemplar text*Available at PAHS DeGolier

The Book Thief Zusak Mark Fiction

Told from the perspective of Death in NaziGermany, he/she follows around a foster girlnamed Liesel Meminger who finds a newhome after a horrific start to life. Throughoutchildhood she becomes fascinated withbooks and begins "stealing" them from a richwoman in her nieghborhood who willinglyleaves the library window unlatched.


Grade 10 (All)Night Wiesel Elie Memoir

In Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, a scholarly,pious teenager is wracked with guilt athaving survived the horror of the Holocaustand the genocidal campaign that consumedhis family. His memories of the nightmareworld of the death camps present him withan intolerable question: how can the God heonce so fervently believed in have allowedthese monstrous events to occur? It marksthe crucial first step in Wiesel's lifelongproject to bear witness for those who died.


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Author lastname

Author firstname genre Brief Summary (1-2 sentences) Additional Information Contributor

Flatland Abbott Edwin Fiction

Social satire disguised as geometry, or is itgeometry disguised as social satire? Followa square through a world where men arepolygons but women are simple linesegments. *Available at PAHS

The Hitchhiker'sGuide to theGalaxy Adams Douglas Fiction

Seconds before Earth is demolished to makeroom for a galactic freeway, an earthman issaved by his friend. Together they journeythrough the galaxy. DeGolier

A Book of PlaysContains "OurTown" by ThorntonWilder Anthology Drama

Set in the fictional American small town ofGrover's Corners, it tells the story of anaverage town's citizens in the early twentiethcentury as depicted through their everydaylives. Scenes from the town's historybetween the years of 1901 and 1913 areperformed. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

100 Best-LovedPoems Anthology Poetry Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolierAfrican-AmericanPoetry: AnAnthology, 1773-1927 Contains "OnBeing Broughtfrom Africa toAmerica" by PhyllisWheatley Anthology Poetry

Wheatley isn't really concerned withnarrative poetry. Action isn't her thing; ideasare. She wants to praise things and talkabout ideas, like Christianity, salvation,history. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

Songs of KabirContains "SongVII" byRabindranathTagore Anthology Poetry

"Song VII" has been translated from Bengaliinto English by the author himself in 1912.Devoted to forgetting oneself to connect withthe Divine. Tagore believes art is a conduitto Divine truth for humankind. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

101 GreatAmerican PoemsContains "MendingWall by RobertFrost, "The LoveSong of J. AlfredPrufrock" by T.S.Eliot, "The RiverMerchant'sWife: A Letter" byExra Pound Anthology Poetry

"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" istotally a modernist poem by T.S. Eliot. AnAmerican who moved to Britain in 1914, Eliotwrote most of "Prufrock" when he was 22years old. The poem is set in a big, dirty city,and its speaker is a very unhappy man whois afraid of living and therefore bored all thetime. War, cities, boredom, and fear: theseare all classic modernist themes. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

RiskingEverything: 110Poems of Loveand RevelationContains "Ode toMy Suit" Anthology Poetry

Neruda's "Ode to My Suit" is astraightforward but elegant poeticcelebration of a pair of woolen socks is oneof many odes he wrote to pay homage to theordinary material objects of daily existence. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

Sailing AloneAround the Room: Newand SelectedPoems Contains"Man Listening toDisc" by BillyCollins Anthology Poetry Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolierThe Declaration ofIndependence andOther GreatDocuments ofAmerican History1775-1865 Anthology Informational Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolierThe World'sGreatestSpeeches: 4th Ed.Contains UnitedStates, The Bill ofRights Anthology Informational Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

African AmericanWriters Contains"Black Boy" byRichard Wright Anthology

Poetry/ ShortStories

Black Boy is an autobiographical work byRichard Wright.The book begins with amischievous four-year-old Wright setting fireto his grandmother's house and continues inthat vein. Wright is a curious child living in ahousehold of strict, religious women andviolent, irresponsible men. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

The AmericanPoliticalTradition: And theMen Who Made ItContains"Abraham LIncolnand the Self-MadeMyth" by RichardHofstadter Anthology Informational

While many accounts have made politicalconflict central,the author proposes that acommon ideology of "self-help, freeenterprise, competition, and beneficentcupidity" has guided the Republic since itsinception. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

The AmericanReader: WordsThat Moved aNation Anthology Informational

Gathered here are the writings thatilluminate—with wit, eloquence, andsometimes sharp words—significant aspectsof national conciousness. They reflect thepart that all Americans—black and white,native born and immigrant, Hispanic, Asian,and Native American, poor and wealthy—have played in creating the nation'scharacter. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

Pride andPrejudice Austen Jane Fiction

The classic tale of love andmisunderstanding unfolds in class-consciousEngland near the close of the 18th century.The five Bennet sisters have been raisedwell aware of their mother's fixation onfinding them husbands and securing setfutures.

Common core exemplar textrecommended for grades9-10Apendix B exemplar text*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

The CompletePoems ofElizabeth Bishop,1927-1979Contains "Sestina" Bishop Elizabeth Poetry Appendix B exemplar text DeGolier

The CanterburyTales Chaucer Geoffrey Fiction

The tales (mostly written in verse) arepresented as part of a story-telling contestby a group of pilgrims as they travel togetheron a journey from Southwark to the shrine ofSaint Thomas Becket at CanterburyCathedral. The prize for this contest is a freemeal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on theirreturn.


Don QuixotedeCervantes Miguel Fiction

In Miguel de Cervantes’s seminal novel “DonQuixote,” the titular character sets out on animpassioned quest to prove the importanceof chivalry.


MotherLove: PoemsContains"Demeter's Prayerto Hades" Dove Rita Poetry

Common Core ExemplarAppendix B exemplar text DeGolier

Collected Poems1909-1962Contains "TheLove Song of J.Alfred Prufrock" Eliot T.S. Poetry Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

The CompletePoems and Plays,1909-1950Contains "TheLove Song of J.Alfred Prufrock" Eliot T.S. Poetry/ Drama Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolierSelected PoemsContains "TheLove Song of J.Alfred Prufrock" Eliot T.S. Poetry Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolierThe Waste Landand Other PoemsContains "TheLove Song of J.Alfred Prufrock" Eliot T.S. Poetry Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald F. Scott Fiction

Nick Carraway, a young man fromMinnesota, moves to New York in thesummer of 1922 to learn about the bondbusiness. He rents a house in the West Eggdistrict of Long Island, a wealthy butunfashionable area populated by the newrich, a group who have made their fortunestoo recently to have established socialconnections and who are prone to garishdisplays of wealth.


Dreaming inCuban Garcia Christina Fiction

The novel’s central themes include familyrelationships, exile, the divisiveness ofpolitics, and memory. Cuban history andculture are important in the novel, includingimportant historical events and the elementsof Santería that appear throughout the novel.

Common Core Exemplar Textrunner-up for the NationalBook Award DeGolier

Lord of the Flies Golding William Fiction

A group of English schoolboys are plane-wrecked on a deserted island. At first, thestranded boys cooperate but soon the rulesare being ignored or challenged outright andthe situation on the island deteriorates as thetrappings of civilization continue to fall away.


A Raisin in the Sun Hansberry Lorraine Fiction

The play's setting covers a pivotal timeperiod for race relations in America – afterWWII and before 1959. When Americansfought in World War II, they were fighting touphold equality for all…which exposed thehypocrisy of the very unequal conditions forblacks back home.

Common Core Exemplar Text*Available at PAHS DeGolier

Unbroken Hillenbrand Laura Biography

This biography is the story of Olympic runnerand World War II bombardier, LouisZamperini, who survived in the open oceanafter his plane crashed in the Pacific.

*Available at PAHS and S.W.Smith Libraries *Won PAYoung Reader's ChoiceAward *Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary

Into the Wild Krakauer Jon Biography

The true story of Christopher McCandlesswho hitchhiked to Alaska to find himself andultimately died there.

The Namesake Lahiri Jhumpa Fiction

The novel describes the struggles andhardships of a Bengali couple who immigrateto the United States to form a life outside ofeverything they are accustomed to.

Common Core Exemplar TextNew Yorker Debut of the Yearaward, the PEN/HemingwayAward New York Times BestSeller *Available at PAHS DeGolier

The AmericanLanguage, 4thEdition Menchen H.L. Informational

The book discusses the beginnings of"American" variations from "English", thespread of these variations, American namesand slang over the course of its 374 pages. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

Death of aSalesman Miller Arthur Drama

Willy Loman is not nearly the important manhe sees himself to be. He wants his son tofollow in his footsteps and kills himself togive Biff "starter money". Throughout theplay, Willie has flashbacks and rethinkssome of his choices.

Common Core Exemplar Text*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Tartuffe Moliere Jean Fiction (play)

Tartuffe, a religious hypocrite, tries to gettitle to his friend’s estate by sending him tojail. So effective was Molière’s satire, thatthe word tartuffe has become part of theEnglish language. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

The Latin Deli:Telling the Lives ofBarrio Women.Contains "TheLatin Deli: An ArsPoetica" Ortiz Judith Cofer Poetry

In "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica" (from TheLatin Deli, 1993), the poet reminds us notonly of the specific characteristics of variousLatino groups in America but also of the tiesthat bind them. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

All Art isPropaganda: Critical EssaysContains "Politicsand the EnglishLanguage" Orwell George Political Essays

All Art Is Propaganda follows Orwell as hedemonstrates in piece after piece how intentanalysis of a work or body of work gives riseto trenchant aesthetic and philosophicalcommentary. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

Common Sense Paine Thomas Informational

As a critic, George Orwell cast a wide net.Equally at home discussing Charles Dickensand Charlie Chaplin, he moved back andforth across the porous borders betweenessay and journalism, high art and low. Afrequent commentator on literature,language, film, and drama throughout hiscareer, Orwell turned increasingly to thecritical essay in the 1940s, when his mostimportant experiences were behind him andsome of his most incisive writing lay ahead. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier



Read aloud, a greatdiscussion book Triplett

Hamlet ShakespeareWilliam Drama

All Art Is Propaganda follows Orwell as hedemonstrates in piece after piece how intentanalysis of a work or body of work gives riseto trenchant aesthetic and philosophicalcommentary. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

The Planets Sobel Dava Fiction

Distinctive view of our place in the Universeusing poetry, music, geography, biographythe bible and mythology. 230 pages togetherwith a glossary. Easy to pick a chapter at atime. Author wrote Longitude and Galileo'sdaughter DeGolier

Death and theKing'sHorseman: A Play Soyinka Wole Drama Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

Of Mice and MenNCP11 Steinbeck John Fiction

George is "small and quick and dark of face";Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has themind of a young child. Yet they have formeda "family," clinging together in the face oflonelinss and alienation.

*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary as part of a Steinbeckanthology Daniels

Mother Tongue Tan Amy Informational

In the essay Mother Tongue, Amy Tantalked about her love and fascination oflanguage, and how language can evoke anemotion, a visual image, and how it’s a toolshe uses everyday in writing. She then goesinto how she is aware of the different waysshe uses the English language, and thedifferent 'Englishes' she has learned. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

Walden or Life inthe Woods Thoreau Henry David Informational

The work is part personal declaration ofindependence, social experiment, voyage ofspiritual discovery, satire, and manual forself-reliance.

Common Core Exemplar Text*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

The Hobbit Tolkien J.R.R. Fiction

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys acomfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelingany farther than his pantry or cellar. But hiscontentment is disturbed when the wizardGandalf and a company of dwarves arrive onhis doorstep one day to whisk him away onan adventure.

*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary

Song of Myself Whitman Walt Poetry

"Song of Myself" is a poem by Walt Whitmanthat is included in his work Leaves of Grass.It has been credited as "representing thecore of Whitman’s poetic vision. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

The Importance ofBeing Earnest Wilde Oscar Fiction/Play

This work is a play by Oscar Wilde. Firstperformed on 14 February 1895 at the StJames's Theatre in London, it is a farcicalcomedy in which the protagonists maintainfictitious personæ in order to escapeburdensome social obligations. Common Core Exemplar Text DeGolier

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name Genre Brief Summary (1-2 sentences) Additional Information ContributorFairyland: AMemoir of MyFather Abbott Alysia Memoir

A beautiful, vibrant memoir about growing upmotherless in 1970s and '80s San Franciscowith an openly gay father.

2014 Stonewall Honor Bookfor Nonfiction (transgenderissues) DeGolier

Disgraced

Wolf intheShadows Ayad Drama

The play is centered on sociopolitical themessuch as Islamophobia and the self-identity ofMuslim-American citizens.[3] It focuses on adinner party between four people with verydifferent backgrounds. The play depicts racialand ethnic prejudices that "secretly persist ineven the most progressive cultural circles. Itis also said to depict the challenge forupwardly mobile Muslim Americans in thepost-9/11 America.

2013 Pulitzer Prize forDrama DeGolier

"The Scent ofLilacs" Allyn Doug Fiction

"The Scent of Lilacs" is a beautiful andincredibly tragic story about a time in Missourinear the close of the Civil War.

2011 Edgar Award Winnerfor Best Short Story. Achosen selection in ElloryQueen Mystery Magazine DeGolier

To the End ofJune: The IntimateLife of AmericanFoster Care Beam Chris Informational

When every person and social system you'vetrusted has let you down, can there be happyendings for anyone involved?

2014 ALA(RUSA) AwardWinner for Nonfiction DeGolier

Intervention BlackstockTerri Fiction

The story begins with every parent’snightmare: a drug-addicted teenage daughteris dragged to a rehab facility. When theinterventionist is found dead and the teen ismissing, mother Barbara Covington tries tofind her daughter before police can arrest thegirl for murder.

2010 Christy AwardNominee for Suspense 2010Carol Award Book 1 in aseries *Available at S.W.Smith Library DeGolier

Last Light BlackstockTerri Fiction

In the face of a crisis that sweeps an entirehigh-tech planet back to a time beforeelectricity, the Branning family faces a choice.Will they hoard their possessions in order tosurvive–or trust God to provide as they sharetheir resources with those around them?Yesterday’s world is gone. Family andcommunity are all that remain, and theoutage is bringing out the worst in some.

The 1st book in a series of 4.*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Estes

A Dance at theSlaughterhouse Block LawrenceFiction

A Dance At The Slaughterhouse, in MattScudder's mind, money, power, and positionelevate nobody above morality and the law.Now the ex-cop and unlicensed p.i. has beenhired to prove that socialite Richard Thurmanorchestrated the brutal murder of hisbeautiful, pregnant wife.

1992 Edgar Award Winnerfor Best Novel ...very dark DeGolier

Fat AngieCharlton-Trujillo e.E. Fiction

Angie is broken — by her can’t-be-botheredmother, by her high-school tormenters, andby being the only one who thinks her varsity-athlete-turned-war-hero sister is still alive.Having failed to kill herself, she’s back at highschool just trying to make it through eachday. That is, until the arrival of a girl whonever sees her as Fat Angie, and who knowstoo well that the package doesn’t alwaysmatch what’s inside. A darkly comic anti-romantic romance. 2014 Stonewall Book Award DeGolier

Anthology: KwikKrimes contains"The Terrminal" Coleman

ReedFarrel Fiction (Short Stories)

2014 Edgar Award Nomineefor Best Short Story DeGolier

When EverythingChanged: TheAmazing Journeyof AmericanWomen From1960 to thePresent Collins Gail Informational

When Everything Changed begins in 1960,when most American women had to get theirhusbands' permission to apply for a creditcard. It ends in 2008 with Hillary Clinton'shistoric presidential campaign. This was atime of cataclysmic change. DeGolier

Jonathan Swift:His Life and HisWorld Damrosch Leo Biography

Jonathan Swift is best remembered today asthe author of Gulliver’s Travels. Swift alsowrote many other influential works, was amajor political and religious figure in his time,and became a national hero, beloved for hisfierce protest against English exploitation ofhis native Ireland.

2013 National Book CriticsCircle Awardfor a Biography DeGolier

Raising MyRainbow:Adventures inRaising aFabulous, GenderCreative Son Duron Lori Informational

Raising My Rainbow is the author'sunforgettable story of her wonderful family asthey navigate the often challenging but neverdull privilege of raising a slightly effeminate,possibly gay, totally fabulous son.

2014 Stonewall Award forNonfiction DeGolier

The Last Ride Eidson Tomas Fiction

In 1885 New Mexico, a frontier medicinewoman forms an uneasy alliance with herestranged father when her daughter iskidnapped by an Apache brujo. DeGolier

What We TalkAbout When WeTalk About AnneFrank Englander Nathan Fiction

A diverse yet consistantly masterful collectionof stories that explore Jewish idenity andquestions of modern life in ways that canboth delight and unsettle the reader.

Kindle, audio CD andmultimedia available.2013Pulitzer Finalist for Fiction DeGolier

Toms River: AStory of Scienceand Salvation Fagin Dan Informational

The riveting true story of a small townravaged by industrial pollution, Toms Rivermelds hard-hitting investigative reporting, afascinating scientific detective story, and anunforgettable cast of characters into asweeping narrative.

2014 Pulitzer Prize forNonfiction Available as anaudiobook and also anebook. DeGolier

Backlash: TheUndeclared WarAgainst AmericanWomen Faludi Susan Informational

The media still love stories about stay-at-home moms and the "dangers" of women'scareer ambitions; the glass ceiling is still low;women are still punished for wanting tosucceed; basic reproductive rights are stillhanging by a thread. The Backlash clearlyexists.

1991 National Book CriticsCircle Award for Non-fiction DeGolier

Bossypants Fey Tina Autobiography

Bossypants is an autobiographical comedybook written by American comedian TinaFey. The book topped The New York TimesBest Seller list, and stayed there for fiveweeks upon its release

Topped New York BestSeller List for 5 weeks. DeGolier

Five Days atMemorial: Life andDeath in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital Fink Sheri Informational

If we didn't experience Hurricane Katrinaourselves, we saw it: the ominous redpinwheel on the radar, the wreckedSuperdome, the corpses. And certainly wesaw our shame — America's inequality,negligence and violence were all laid bare bythe storm. The Pulitzer Prize-winning writerexamines what happens when people makelife-and-death decisions in a state of anarchy.

2013 National Book CriticsCircle Award for GeneralNonfiction 2014 ALA(RUSA)Award Winner for Nonfiction DeGolier

Man's Search forMeaning Frankl Viktor

Informational/Psychology

Man's Search for Meaning is a 1946 book byViktor Frankl chronicling his experiences asan Auschwitz concentration camp inmateduring World War II, and describing hispsychotherapeutic method, which involvedidentifying a purpose in life to feel positively

According to a surveyconducted by the Book-of-the-Month Club and theLibrary of Congress, Man'sSearch For Meaning belongsto a list of "the ten mostinfluential books in theUnited States DeGolier

The Missing Gautreaux Tim Fiction

The Missing is the story of Sam Simoneaux,a floorwalker at a New Orleans departmentstore. When a little girl is kidnapped on Sam’swatch, he is haunted by guilt, grief, andghosts from his own troubled past.Determined to find her, Sam sets out on ajourney through a world of music andviolence.

2010 Edgar Award Finalistfor Best Novel *Available atS.W. Smith Library DeGolier

The Black Country Grecian Alex Fiction (Historical)

When members of a prominent familydisappear from a coal-mining village—and ahuman eyeball is discovered in a bird’snest—the local constable sends for help fromScotland Yard’s new Murder Squad. Themore they investigate, the more they realizethey may never be allowed to leave. DeGolier

Snow Falling onCedars Guterson David Fiction

But in 1954 a local fisherman is foundsuspiciously drowned, and a JapaneseAmerican named Kabuo Miyamoto is chargedwith his murder. In the course of the ensuingtrial, it becomes clear that what is at stake ismore than a man's guilt

Pen/Faulkner *Available S.W. Smith Library DeGolier

The Last Child Hart John Fiction

Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had theperfect life: a warm home and loving parents;a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared anirreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss,until the day Alyssa vanished from the side ofa lonely street. Now, a year later, Johnnyfinds himself isolated and alone, failed by thepeople he’d been taught since birth to trust.No one else believes that Alyssa is still alive,but Johnny is certain that she is---confident ina way that he can never fully explain.

2010 Edgar Award Winnerfor Best Novel *Available atS.W. Smith Library DeGolier

4000 Miles Herzog Amy Fiction

A drama that shows acute understanding ofhuman idiosyncrasy as a spiky 91-year-oldlocks horns with her rudderless 21-year-oldgrandson who shows up at her GreenwichVillage apartment after a disastrous cross-country bike trip.

2013 Pulitzer Prize Finalistfor Drama DeGolier

Unbroken: A WorldWar II Story ofSurvival,Resilience, andRedemption HillenbrandLaura Informational

An Olympic runner's physical and inner-strength is tested by the experience andaftermath of a plane crash, 42 days at sea,and Japanese imprisonment; the story ofLouis Zamperini.

2012 ALA(RUSA) AwardWinner for NonfictionWinner of the LA TimesBook Prize for BiographyIndies Choice-AdultNonfiction Book of the Year*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

N0S4A2 Hill Joe Fiction

Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for findingthings. Charles Talent Manx has a way withchildren. He likes to take them for rides in his1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the NOS4A2vanity plate. He can slip right out of theeveryday world, and onto the hidden roadsthat transport them to an astonishing – andterrifying – playground of amusements hecalls “Christmasland.”

2013 Bram Stoker Award forSuperior Achievement in aNovel (horror) DeGolier

The Snow Child Ivey Eowyn Fiction

An enchanting novel about an olderhomesteading couple who long for a childamid the hard wilderness of Alaska and aferal girl who emerges from the woods tobring them hope.

2013 Pulitzer Prize Finalistfor Fiction DeGolier

A Time to Mend John

SallyandGarySmalley Fiction

Max and Claire Beaumont seem to have theperfect marriage. They live in a beautifulhome, have four wonderful children andeverything else that success and money canbuy. Yet beneath this picture-perfect exterior,Claire's life is falling apart. She can no longerhold her peace and keep up appearances.

2008 Christy Award Finalistfor a Contemporary Series*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

The OrphanMaster's Son Johnson Adam Fiction

The Orphan Master’s Son recounts thepicaresque adventures of its title character,Jun Do, a soldier turned kidnapper turnedsurveillance officer, who tries to stay alive ashe stumbles his way through the governmentbureaucracy.

2013 Pulitzer Prize winnerfor Fiction DeGolier

The Liar's Club Karr Mary Memoir

Karr’s comic childhood in an east Texas oiltown brings us characters as darkly hilariousas any of J. D. Salinger’s—a hard-drinkingdaddy, a sister who can talk down the sheriffat twelve, and an oft-married mother whoseaccumulated secrets threaten to destroythem all.

Audio available as well asKindle version. DeGolier

Fever KeaneMaryBeth Fiction (Historical)

At the turn of the 20th century, Typhoid Marywas an iconic figure. In this wonderfultreatment of a life, Mary Mallon, a self-trainedcook, becomes trapped in a snare ofinnuendo when members of the families shehas prepared food for begin to die. DeGolier

The Winter Horses Kerr Philip Fiction (Historical)

It will soon be another cold winter in theUkraine. But it's 1941, and things aredifferent this year. Max, the devotedcaretaker of an animal preserve, must learnto live with the Nazis who have overtaken thisprecious land. He must also learn to keepsecrets—for there is a girl, Kalinka, who ishiding in the park. Available as an ebook. DeGolier

Devil in the Grove:ThurgoodMarshall, theGroveland Boys,and the Dawn of aNew America King Gilbert Informational

This is a book about Thurgood Marshall'sdefense of four young black men in LakeCounty, Florida, who were falsely accused ofraping a white woman in 1949. The PulitzerCommittee described it as "a richly detailedchronicle of racial injustice." ThomasFriedman of the New York Times called Devilin the Grove "must-read, cannot-put-downhistory."

2013 Pulitzer Prize forGeneral Nonfiction DeGolier

11/22/63: A Novel King Stephen Fiction (SciFi)

Dallas, 11/22/63: Three shots ring out.President John F. Kennedy is dead. Findinghimself in warmhearted Jodie, Texas, Jakebegins a new life. But all turns in the roadlead to a troubled loner named Lee HarveyOswald. The course of history is about to berewritten . . . and become heart-stoppinglysuspenseful. In Stephen King’s “mostambitious and accomplished” (NPR) novel,time travel has never been so believable orso terrifying.

Winner of the 2012 LosAngeles Times Book Prize*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Nasto

Orphan Train KlineChristinaBaker Fiction (Historical)

The narrator, 91-year-old Vivian, recounts herpast. As a sensitive, redheaded Irish child,she loses her immigrant parents in atenement fire and is shipped off to ruralMinnesota. Vivian's trials and triumphs asshe matures are the stuff of quiet, poignantdrama DeGolier

The Ogre's Wife:Poems by RonKoertge Koertge Ron Poetry Odd, eclectic and magical verse

2014 ALA(RUSA) AwardWinner for Poetry DeGolier

Half the Sky:TurningOppression IntoOpportunity forWomen Worldwide Kristof

NickolasandSherylWuDunn Informational

From two of our most fiercely moral voices, apassionate call to arms against our era’smost pervasive human rights violation: theoppression of women and girls in thedeveloping world. Available in audio. DeGolier

Live by Night Lehane Dennis Fiction

An epic, unflinching tale of the making andunmaking of a gangster in the Prohibition Eraof the Roaring Twenties.

2013 Edgar Award Winnerfor Best Novel DeGolier

The Screw TapeLetters Lewis C.S. Religious Satire

An insightful book into moral dilemmas andthe rationalizing of choices. The ScrewtapeLetters is the most engaging account oftemptation—and triumph over it—everwritten. Audio available. Georgia Wiles

Flash Boys Lewis Michael Informational

Michael Lewis argues that post-crisis WallStreet continues to be controlled by largebanks and explains how a small, diversegroup of Wall Street men have bandedtogether to reform the financial markets. Available on ebook DeGolier

Embers of War:The Fall of anEmpire and theMaking ofAmerica's Vietnam Logevall Fredrik Informational

Logevall, a professor of history at CornellUniversity, has drawn from many years ofprevious scholarship as well as his own. Andhe has produced a powerful portrait of theterrible and futile French war from whichAmericans learned little as they movedtoward their own engagement in Vietnam.

2013 Pulitzer Prize forHistory DeGolier

Margaret Fuller: ANew American Life Marshall Megan Biography

Fuller, tired of Boston, accepted an offer tobe the New-York Tribune’s front-pagecolumnist. The move unleashed a crusadingconcern for the urban poor and the plight ofprostitutes, and a late-in-life hunger forpassionate experience. Fuller took a secretlover, wrote dispatches on the brutal 1849Siege of Rome, and she gave birth to a son.

2014 Pulitzer Prize forBiography/ Autobiography DeGolier

Wolf in theShadows Muller Marcia Fiction

Muller's popular heroine, San Franciscosleuth Sharon McCone, faces her greatestchallenge when her boyfriend disappearswhile delivering a $2 million ransom for akidnapped researcher.

1994 Edgar Award Nomineefor Best Novel *Available atS.W. Smith Library DeGolier

"Stag's Leap" Olds Sharon Poetry

An arc of verses which touch the raw nerve ofbetrayal, lost love,forgiveness, healing andfinding peace.

2013 ALA Award Winner forPoetry DeGolier

The Cat's Table Ondaatje Michael Fiction

An adventurous 21-day ocean voyage filledwith a rich assortment of characters andescapades resonates through a boy's life onhis way to a new life.

2012 ALA(RUSA) AwardWinner for Fiction DeGolier

The Bell Jar Plath Sylvia Fiction

Sylvia Plath brilliantly draws the reader intoEsther's breakdown with such intensity thather insanity becomes palpably real, evenrational—as accessible an experience asgoing to the movies.


Letter ComposedDuring a Lull in theFighting Powers Kevin Poetry

"I am home and whole, so to speak," writesKevin Powers in his debut poetry collection."But I can't remember / how to be alive."

A collection of poems from awar vetran. DeGolier

Standing inAnother Man'sGrave Rankin Ian Fiction

For more than ten years, Nina Hazlitt fearedthe worst about her daughter'sdisappearance. The police investigationground to a halt long ago, and her pleas tothe cold case department go unheard. Untilshe meets the newest member of the team:former Detective John Rebus. 2014 Edgar Award Nominee DeGolier

The Black Count:Glory, Revolution,Betrayal, and theReal Count ofMonte Cristo Reiss Tom Autobiography

Hidden behind General Dumas'sswashbuckling adventures was an even moreincredible secret: he was the son of a blackslave—who rose higher in the white worldthan any man of his race would before ourown time.

2013 Pulitzer Prize winnerfor Biography/Autobiography DeGolier

Everything Beginsand Ends at theKentucky Club Saenz

BenjaminAlire Fiction

The Kentucky Club is a touchstone for eachof Sáenz's stories. His characters walk by,they might go in for a drink or to score, orthey might just stay there for a while and lettheir story be told. Sáenz knows that theKentucky Club, like special watering holes inall cities, is the contrary to borders. Itwelcomes Spanish and English, Mexicansand gringos, drug addicts and drunks,laughter and sadness, and even despair. It'sa place of rich history

PEN/Faulkner 2013 Awardfor Fiction DeGolier

Franny and Zooey Salinger J.D. Fiction

Franny and Zooey is a book with short story"Franny" and novella Zooey. Franny (anundergraduate who is becomingdisenchanted with the selfishness andinauthenticity she perceives all around her.)and Zooey (a somewhat emotionallytoughened genius), both in their twenties, arethe two youngest members of the Glassfamily.

This work is often used foranalysis of writing and textstructure, or as a metaphorfor modern society.*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

Redshirts:ANovelwith Three Codas Scalzi John Fiction

Life couldn’t be better…until Andrew beginsto realize that 1) every Away Mission involvesa lethal confrontation with alien forces, 2) theship’s senior officers always survive theseconfrontations, and 3) sadly, at least one low-ranking crew member is invariably killed.

2013 winner of the HugoAward for Sci-Fi Novel DeGolier

Lovely Bones Sebold Alice Fiction

It is the story of a teenage girl who, afterbeing raped and murdered, watches from herpersonal Heaven as her family and friendsstruggle to move on with their lives while shecomes to terms with her own death.

audiobook available*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

The Notebook Sparks Nicholas Fiction

A poor and passionate young man falls inlove with a rich young woman and gives her asense of freedom. They soon are separatedby their social differences.

Eight of his novels havebeen made into films:Message in a Bottle (1999),A Walk to Remember (2002),The Notebook (2004), Nightsin Rodanthe (2008), DearJohn (2010), The Last Song(2010), The Lucky One(2012), and Safe Haven(2013). *Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary Nasto

The Help Stockett Kathryn FictionThree ordinary women are about to take oneextraordinary step.

New York Times bestseller(Fiction, 2009, 2011)Amazon's Best Books of theYear (#19, 2009) IndiesChoice Book Award (AdultDebut, 2010) TownsendPrize for Fiction (2010)*Available at PAHS*Available at S.W. SmithLibrary DeGolier

The Goldfinch Tartt Donna

Theo Decker, miraculously survives anaccident that kills his mother. Abandoned byhis father, Theo is taken in by the family of awealthy friend. Bewildered by hiscircumstance, he is tormented above all byhis longing for his mother, and clings to theone thing that reminds him of her: a small,mysteriously captivating painting thatultimately draws Theo into the underworld ofart.

2014 Pulitzer Prize forFiction DeGolier

Ghost Soldiers Tate James Poetry

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Tatecontinues doing what he does best. Hispoems are evocative, provocative, funny,subtle, eccentric, occasionally disturbing, andwildly outrageous.

2009 ALA(RUSA) AwardWinner for Poetry DeGolier

Last Night IDreamed ofPeace: The Diaryof Dang ThuyTram Tram

DangThuy Autiobiographical

“Remarkable. . . . A gift from a heroine whowas killed at twenty-seven but whose voicehas survived to remind us of the humanityand decency that endure amid—anddespite—the horror and chaos of war.” —Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine DeGolier

The InternalEnemy: Slaveryand War inVirginia, 1772-1832 Taylor Alan Informational

Over many nights, hundreds of slavespaddled out to the warships seekingprotection for their families from the ravagesof slavery. The runaways pressured theBritish admirals into becoming liberators. Asguides, pilots, sailors, and marines, theformer slaves used their intimate knowledgeof the countryside to transform the war.

2014 Pulitzer Prize forHistory DeGolier

Saga, Volume One Vaughn

Brian K.illustratedby FionaStaples Fiction

Winner of the 2013 Hugo award for BestGraphic Story! When two soldiers fromopposite sides of a never-ending galactic warfall in love, they risk everything to bring afragile new life into a dangerous old universe.

2013 winner of the HugoAward for Best Graphic Storyillustrated by Fiona StaplesThe content is for maturereaders. DeGolier

The Blood ofHeaven Wascom Kent Fiction (Historical)

There is much underremembered U.S.history. Who now knows about Aaron Burr'sseditious land grab, or the pair of rebelscalled the Kemp Brothers? Here, thenightmare of West Florida's history.Wascom's propulsive narrative takes us intothe dark soul of the American frontier. DeGolier

Farewell FredVoodoo:A Letterfrom Haiti Wilentz Amy Autibiography

In her relationship with Haiti, Wilentz haswitnessed more than one magicaltransformation. Now, with Farewell, FredVoodoo, she gives us a vivid portrayal of theextraordinary people living in this stark place. DeGolier

The Woman at theWashington Zoo Williams Marjorie Informational

The author's accounts of playing ping-pongwith Richard Darman, of Barbara Bush'sstepmother quaking with fear at the merethought of angering the First Lady, and of BillClinton angrily telling Al Gore why he failed towin the presidency — to name just threetreasures collected here —

This is an interesting lookinside the lives of some veryhigh power peopleassociated with politics.Facts may not be able to besubstantiated. It won thePEN/Martha AlbrandNonfiction Award in 1906. DeGolier

The Beauty Myth:How Images ofBeauty Are UsedAgainst Women Wolf Naomi Informational

The basic premise of The Beauty Myth is thatas women have gained increased socialpower and prominence, expected adherenceto standards of physical beauty has grownstronger for women.

This is a controversial bookthat has been refuted bymany. Discussions andcriticisms availableonline. DeGolier

The Book Thief Zusak Markus Fiction (Historical)

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country isholding its breath. Death has never beenbusier, and will become busier still. LieselMeminger is a foster girl living outside ofMunich, who scratches out a meagerexistence for herself by stealing when sheencounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playingfoster father, she learns to read and sharesher stolen books with her neighbors duringbombing raids as well as with the Jewish manhidden in her basement.

2013 National Book CriticsCircle Award *Available atPAHS *Available at S.W.Smith Library Kim Ball

NAME OF AWARD TYPE OF AWARD WHERE TO LOCATE THE LIST

Bram Stoker Awards

The Bram Stoker Award is a recognitionpresented by the Horror WritersAssociation (HWA) for "superiorachievement" in dark fantasy and horrorwriting.Award categories are: Novel, FirstNovel, Short Fiction, Long Fiction,Young Adult, Fiction Collection, PoetryCollection, Anthology, Screenplay,Graphic Novel and Non-Fiction http://www.stokers2014.org/

Caldecott Awards

The Randolph Caldecott Medal annuallyrecognizes the preceding year's "mostdistinguished American picture book forchildren", beginning with 1937publications. It is awarded to theillustrator. http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal

Coretta Scot King Award

The Coretta Scott King Book Awardsare given annually to outstandingAfrican American authors andillustrators of books for children andyoung adults that demonstrate anappreciation of African American cultureand universal human values http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/coretta-scott-king-book-awards

The Edgars

Each Spring, Mystery Writers ofAmerica present the Edgar® Awards,widely acknowledged to be the mostprestigious awards in the genre. http://awards.omnimystery.com/mystery-awards-edgars.htm

Ezra Jack Keats Award

The EJK New Writer Award wasestablished in 1985 to encourage andcelebrate up-and-coming authors ofpicture books written in the tradition ofKeats-—that is, with original, well-toldstories that reflect the universal qualitiesof childhood and the multicultural natureof our world. http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/

Hugo Awards

The Hugo Awards are a set of awardsgiven annually for the best sciencefiction or fantasy works andachievements of the previous year. www.thehugoawards.org/

Listen List

The Listen List: Outstanding AudiobookNarration seeks to highlight outstandingaudiobook titles that merit specialattention by general adult listeners andthe librarians who work with them. www.ala.org/rusa/awards/listenlist

National Book Critics Circle Award

Each year the National Book CriticsCircle selects awards in six categories:Fiction, General Nonfiction, Biography,Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism. http://bookcritics.org/

Newbery

The Newbery Medal is awardedannually by the American LibraryAssociation for the most distinguishedAmerican children's book published theprevious year.

http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal

Nobel

The Nobel Prize is widely regarded asthe most prestigious award available inthe fields of literature, medicine,physics, chemistry, peace, andeconomics http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/

Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction

The Pen/Faulkner Foundation bringstogether American writers and readersin a wide variety of programs to promotethe love of literature.

http://www.pen/falkner.org/award-for-fiction/past-award-winners-finalists/

Pulitzer Prize for Literature

These numrous awards include thecommon literary genres as well asjournalism, music and special citations. http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/

Reading RainbowSelected children's books that arechosen for their theme. http://www.readingrainbow.com/

RUSA (ALA) Awards

An award given annually to multiplegenres including fiction, nonfiction andpoetry. http://www.ala.org/rusa/awards/notablebooks/lists/

Townsend Prize for Fiction

An award given every other year to theGeorgia writer judged to have producedthe best work of fiction or short stories inthe previous two years. www.georgiscenterforthebook.org/Awards/

Additional List of Literary Awardshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_literary_awards#American_literature

American literature awards Children's literature It is also possible to search by other genre using the above url.See also: Category:American literaryawards Awards by genres

Aga Khan Prize for FictionNewbery Medal and Newbery Honor(USA) – since 1922** Children's literature

Ambassador Book Award Carnegie Medal (UK) – since 1936 Food and drinkAmerican Academy of Arts and LettersGold Medals in Belles Lettres, Criticismand Essays

Caldecott Medal and Caldecott Honor(USA) for illustration – since 1938** History

American Academy of Arts and LettersGold Medal in Drama

Children's Book Council of AustraliaAwards (Australia)- since 1946 Horror fiction

American Academy of Arts and LettersGold Medal for Fiction, Novels, ShortStories

Governor General's Award for Englishlanguage children's literature (Canada)– since 1949 Military fiction and military history

American Academy of Arts and LettersGold Medal in Poetry

Jane Addams Children's Book Award(USA) – since 1953 Mystery: crime fiction and detective fiction

American Book AwardsLaura Ingalls Wilder Medal (USA) –since 1954 Speculative fiction (science fiction and fantasy)

Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardHans Christian Andersen Award(International) – since 1956 Sports

Arab American Book AwardKate Greenaway Medal for illustration(UK) – since 1956 Biography

Arkansas Arabic Translation AwardDorothy Canfield Fisher Children's BookAward (USA) – since 1957

Arthur Rense Prize Guardian Award (UK) – since 1967

Asian American Literary Awards

Coretta Scott King Award for African-American Literature (USA) – since1970**

Asian/Pacific American Awards forLiterature

Tir na n-Og Awards (Wales, UK) – since1976

Autumn House Press Poetry Prize for afull-length book manuscript

Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (UK) –1985–2007

Autumn House Press Fiction Prize for afull-length book manuscript Prix Sorcières (France) – since 1986

Bancroft Prize

Governor General's Award for Frenchlanguage children's literature (Canada)– since 1987

Banipal Prize for Arabic LiteraryTranslation

Bisto Book of the Year Awards (Ireland)– since 1990

The Best American Poetry seriesGelett burgess children's book award(USA) – since 2010

Best Translated Book AwardAnne V. Zarrow Award for YoungReaders' Literature (USA) – since 1991

Bobbitt National Prize for PoetryThe Eilis Dillon Award (Ireland) – since1995

Bollingen Prize Angus Book Award (UK) – since 1996

Center for Fiction First Novel PrizePura Belpré Award for Latino literature(USA) – since 1996

The Dana AwardMarsh Award for Children’s Literature inTranslation (UK) – since 1996

Donna J. Stone National LiteraryAwards Children's Laureate (UK) – since 1999

Edgar Allan Poe Award (Edgars)**Michael L. Printz Award for young adultliterature (USA) – since 2000

Edward Lewis Wallant AwardSibert Medal for informational books(USA) – since 2001

Fabri Literary Prize Mildred L. Batchelder AwardFlannery O'Connor Award for ShortFiction

Super Dash Novel Rookie of the YearAward (Japan) – since 2001

Frost MedalAstrid Lindgren Memorial Award(international) – since 2003

Goldsmith Book PrizeGregory Kolovakos Award

Harold Morton Landon TranslationAwardHelen and Kurt Wolff Translator's PrizeHemingway Foundation/PEN AwardHispanic Heritage Award for LiteratureHopwood AwardHugo Award**James Duval Phelan AwardJames Jones First Novel AwardJames Laughlin AwardJanet Heidinger Kafka PrizeThe John Esten Cooke Fiction AwardJoseph Henry Jackson AwardKate Tufts Discovery AwardKingsley Tufts Poetry AwardLambda Literary AwardLannan Literary AwardsMary Tanenbaum Award for NonfictionMichael Braude Award for Light VerseNational Book AwardNational Book Critics Circle Award**National Hispanic Cultural CenterLiterary AwardNational Jewish Book Award, JewishBook CouncilNational Outdoor Book AwardNational Poetry SeriesNational Translation AwardNative Writers' Circle of the AmericasNautilus Book AwardsNebula Award for Science FictionNewbery Medal**The New Criterion Poetry PrizeO. Henry Awards (for short stories)Outstanding Latino/a Cultural Award inLiterary Arts or PublicationsPeggy V. Helmerich DistinguishedAuthor AwardPEN Award for Poetry in TranslationPEN/Book-of-the-Month ClubTranslation PrizePEN/Faulkner Award for FictionPEN/Malamud Award (for short stories)PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles LiteraryAward (for diversity and multi-culturalwork)

PEN/Open Book Award (formerlyPEN/Beyond Margins, for writers ofcolor)PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal forTranslationPEN Translation Fund GrantsPoets' PrizePremio Aztlán Literary Prize – emergingChicana/o writersPublishing Innovation Award – ebooksand related technologyPulitzer Prize for:HistoryFiction**Poetry**Drama**General Non-Fiction**Pushcart PrizeQuill AwardsRaiziss/de Palchi Translation AwardsRobert Olen Butler PrizeRuth Lilly Poetry PrizeScott Moncrieff PrizeSherwood Anderson Foundation AwardShort Story AwardSpur AwardSt. Francis College Literary PrizeSt. Louis Literary AwardStone Award for Lifetime LiteraryAchievementStonewall Book AwardThe Story PrizeTomás Rivera Mexican AmericanChildren's Book AwardWallace Stevens AwardWalt Whitman AwardWilliam Faulkner - William WisdomCreative Writing CompetitionWhiting Writers' AwardWillis Barnstone Translation Prize