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5 Star Book Recommendations

You DO NOT need to pick a book from this list. We just thought you might

like to know what other students in your grade thought were good books.

Hey! Look into books on the lists close to your grade… you may like some of

those suggestions, too!!! Good books are usually good at any age!

All families have different rules for what is appropriate for you to read at

your age, so please check with your parent/guardian regarding any books you

choose from this list.

Kindergarten

These books have been given 5 stars by other students.

You do not need to pick a book from this list.

Title Author

A Dazzling Day Devin Wooster

Arthur Meets the President Marc Brown

Arthur’s Tooth Marc Brown

Ballerina Princess: Step Into Reading:

Level 2

Melissa Lagonegro

Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the

Rainbow

Judy Katschke

Bear Hugs Alyssa Capucilli

Berenstain Bears: Safe and Sound! Jan and Mike Berenstain

Bionicle Greg Farshtey

Biscuit Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Biscuit Goes to School Alyssa Satin Capucilli

But Excuse Me, That is My Book Lauren Child

Calling All Cars! Sonia Sander

Cinderella Heather Amery

Detective Dog and Lost Rabbit Leslie McGuire

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Jeff Kinney

Do Princesses Scrape their Knees? Carmela LaVigna Coyle

Dora Saves Mermaid Kingdom! Michael Teitelbaum

Elephant’s Cannot Dance Mo Willems

Fancy Nancy Jane O’Connor

Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy Jane O’Connor


February Friend Ron Roy

Good Morning Groundhog Abby Klein

Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss

Halloween Party Linda Shute

Hidden World of Fairies Tennant Redbank and A. Picksey

Hunwick’s Egg Mem Fox

It Could Always Be Worse Margot Zemach

Lego City: 3,2,1 Liftoff! Sonia Sander

Little Mermaid: Ready to Read: Level 1 Katie Saunders

Little Mouse Meets the Easter Bunny Harriet Ziefert

Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before

Dark

Mary Pope Osborne

Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise Kate DiCamillo

Miss Rumphius Barbara Cooney

New Bear at School Carrie Weston

Peanut Linas Alsenas

Pinkalicious and Pink Drink Victoria Kann

Pink Refrigerator Tim Egan

Puppy Mudge Wants to Play Cynthia Rylant

Puppy Place: Buddy Ellen Miles

Slightly Invisible Lauren Child

Swimmy Leo Lionni

The Chimpanzees of Happytown Giles Andreae

Theodore and the Talking Mushroom Leo Lionni

Tree-Frog Tangles Steve Parish

Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle

Wheedle on the Needle Stephen Cosgrove

Who Wants to be a Poodle? Lauren Child

Young Jackie Robinson Edward Farrell

First Grade

These books have been given 5 stars by other students. You do not need to pick a

book from this list.

Title Author

Amazing Armadillos: Step into

Reading: Level 3

Jennifer McKerley


American Girl Mysteries: Clues in the

Shadows: A Molly Mystery

Kathleen Ernst

American Girls Collection: Felicity

Saves the Day: A Summer Story

Valerie Tripp

American Girls Collection: Happy

Birthday Molly!

Valerie Tripp

Barbie and the Diamond Castle Mary Man-Kong

Cam Jansen #15: The Triceratops Pops

Mystery

David A. Adler

Captain Cat: I Can Read: Level 1 Syd Hoff

Champ Gallant Collie Patricia Lauber

Cinderella Lisa Ann Marsoli

Curious George Goes to an Ice Cream

Shop

Margaret and H.A. Rey

Dangerous Animals: Level 1 Rebecca Gilpin

Evangeline Mudd and the Golden-

Haired Apes of the Ikkinasti Jungle

David Elliott

Fancy Nancy Jane O’Connor

Fancy Nancy and the Fabulous Fashion

Boutique

Jane O’Connor

Flat Stanley Jeff Brown

Forest: I Can Read: Level 2 Laura Godwin

Geronimo Stilton Geronimo Stilton

Geronimo Stilton #2: The Curse of the

Cheese Pyramid

Geronimo Stilton

Goosebumps: The Blob that Ate

Everyone

R.L. Stine

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

(Book 1)

J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

(Book 2)

J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of

Azkaban (Book 3)

J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

(Book 4)

J.K. Rowling

Honey Bunny Funnybunny Marilyn Sadler

Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly

Joliday

Megan McDonald

Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Megan McDonald


Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt

Judy Moody Goes to College (Book #8) Megan McDonald

Judy Moody Saves the World (Book #3) Megan McDonald

Judy Moody was in a Mood (Book #1) Megan McDonald

Junie B. , First Grader “Jingle Bells

Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May)

Barbara Park

Junie B. Jones #11: Is a Beauty Shop

Guy

Barbara Park

Junie B. Jones #4: Junie B. Jones and

Some Sneaky Peeky Spying

Barbara Park

Keep the Lights Burning Abbie Peter and Connie Roop

Kids of the Polk Street School: The

Valentine Star

Patricia Reilly Giff

Library Lion Michelle Knudsen

Limu: The Blue Turtle Kimo Armitage

Magic Tree House #5: Night of the

Ninjas

Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #21: Civil War on

Sunday

Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #27: Thanksgiving

on Thursday

Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #36: Blizzard of the

Blue Moon

Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #36: Blizzard of the

Blue Moon

Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the

Red Dawn

Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #39: Dark Day in

the Deep Sea

Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Tree House #40: Eve of the

Emperor Penguin

Mary Pope Osborne

More Pies! Robert Munsch

Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea Cynthia Rylant

My Father’s Dragon Ruth Stiles Gannett

Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #7:

The Circus Scare

Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #27: The

Secret of the Wooden Lady

Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew Notebooks #23: Alien in Carolyn Keene


the Classroom

Nancy Drew Notebooks #58: The

Dollhouse Mystery

Carolyn Keene

Olivia and the Missing Toy Ian Falconer

Penderwicks Jeanne Birdsall

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The

Lightning Thief (Book 1)

Rick Riordan

Pinkalicious Victoria Kann

Pinkerton Behave Steven Kellogg

Polly Pocket: Polly and the Makeover

Mess

Pamela Jane

Princesses are not Perfect Kate Lum

Rainbow Magic: The Rainbow Fairies

#3: Sunny: The Yellow Fairy

Daisy Meadows

Ribbon Rescue Robert Munsch

Scooby Doo and the Big Bad Blizzard:

Scooby-Doo Reader: Level 2

Gail Herman

Scooby-doo Mysteries #11: Scooby-

Doo and the Fairground Phantom

James Gelsey

Scooby-Doo Mysteries: Scooby-Doo

and the Phony Fortune-Teller

James Gelsey

SpongeBob Squarepants #7:

SpongeBob’s Easter Parade

Steven Banks

Stablemates: Penny Jane E. Gerver

Stanley: I Can Read: Level 1 Syd Hoff

That’s Not How You Play Soccer,

Daddy!

Sherry Shahan

The Boxcar Children Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Witch Who was Afraid of Witches:

I Can Read: Level 4

Alice Low

Twelve Dancing Princesses Brigette Barrager

Under the Sea Fiona Patchett

Ups and Downs of Simpson Snail:

Easy-to-Read: Level 2

John Himmelman

What a Trip, Amber Brown Paula Danziger


Second Grade



Title Author

A Light in the Attic Shel Silverstein

Adventures of Captain Underpants: The

First Epic Novel

Dav Pilkey

Allie Finkles Rules for Girls #3: Best

Friends and Drama Queens

Meg Cabot

Amos: The Story of an Old Dog and

His Couch

Susan Seligson

Amy Hodgepodge #1: All Mixed Up! Kim Wayans

Archie Comics Various Authors

Bad Kitty versus Uncle Murry Nick Bruel

Bailey School Kids #23: Angels Don’t

Know Karate!

Debbie Dadey and Marcia T. Jones

Bailey School Kids #26: Mermaids

Don’t Run Track

Debbie Dadey and Marcia T. Jones

Bats at the Library Brian Lies

Bedtime at the Swamp Kristyn Crow

Berenstain Bears: Moving Day Meg Cabot

Cam Jansen: Cam Jansen and the

Mystery of the Television Dog

David A. Adler

Captain Underpants and the Big Bad

Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy

Dav Pilkey

Captain Underpants and the Wrath of

the Wicked Wedgie Woman

Dav Pilkey

Capital Mysteries #3: The Skeleton in

the Smithsonian

Ron Roy

Case of the Elevator Duck Polly Berrien Berends

Chowder Peter Brown

Cinderella’s Rat Susan Meddaugh

Deltora Quest: The Complete Series

Bindup

Emily Rodda

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4: Dog Days Jeff Kinney

Dinosaur Cove #1: Attack of the

Tyrannosaurus

Rex Stone


Dragon Ball, Vol. 1 Akira Toriyama

Ella Sets the Stage Carmela and Steve D’amico

Flight of the Dodo Peter Brown

Garfield’s Feline Fantasies Jim Davis

Geronimo Stilton #1: Lost Treasure of

the Emerald Eye

Geronimo Stilton

Gods and Goddesses of Olympus Aliki

Harry and the Lady Next Door Gene Zion

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J.K. Rowling

Horrible Harry in Room 2B Suzy Kline

Horrible Harry and the Dungeon Suzy Kline

Horrible Harry and the Kickball

Wedding

Suzy Kline

Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion Suzy Kline

Horrible Harry Bugs the Three Bears Suzy Kline

Hubert the Pudge: A Vegetarian Tale Henrik Drescher

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly

Bus

Barbara Park

Katie Kazoo Switcheroo: A Whirlwind

Vacation

Nancy Krulik

Library Mouse Daniel Kirk

Limu : The Blue Turtle Kimo Armitage

Magic Tree House #30: Haunted Castle

on Hallows Eve

Mary Pope Osborne

My Weird School #20: Mr. Louie is

Screwy

Dan Gutman

Olivia Ian Falconer

Orangutans in Danger Helen Orme


Battle of the Labyrinth (Book 4)

Rick Riordan

Pinkalicious Victoria Kann

Pokemon #6: Get Well Pikachu Tracey West

Polar Bears Gail Gibbons

Princess Tales: The Fairy’s Return Gail Carson Levine

Puppy Place: Pugsley Ellen Miles

Rainbow Magic: Dance Fairies: Jade

the Disco Fairy

Daisy Meadows

Rainbow Magic: Dance Fairies: Jessica

the Jazz Fairy

Daisy Meadows


Rainbow Magic: Gabriella the Snow

Kingdom Fairy

Daisy Meadows

Rainbow Magic: Music Fairies: Sadie

the Saxophone Fairy

Daisy Meadows

Ribsy Beverly Cleary

Scaredy Squirrel Melanie Watt

Sister Magic #2: Violet Makes a Splash Anne Mazer

SpongeBob Squarepants: Atlantis

Squarepants

Erica Pass

Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jedi

Adventures

Simon Beecroft

Strega Nona’s Harvest Tomie dePaola

Tale of Emily Windsnap Liz Kessler

The Lorax Dr. Seuss

Too Many Toys David Shannon

Twits Roald Dahl

What Really Happened to Little Red

Riding Hood: The Wolf’s Story

Toby Forward

Witches Roald Dahl

Yellow Star Jennifer Rozines Roy

Third Grade



Title Author

Alice in Bibleland: Story of the Loaves

and Fishes

Alice Joyce Davidson

Amelia’s Notebook Marissa Moss

Anansi’s Fishing Expedition Harold Courlander and George Herzog

Animorphs the Hidden K.A. Applegate

Badger’s Parting Gifts Susan Varley

Bear Named Trouble Marion Dane Bauer

Big Nate Strikes Again Lincoln Pierce

Black Belt Club #1: Seven Wheels of

Power

Dawn Barnes

Caddie Woodlawn’s Family Carol Ryrie Brink


Captain Underpants and the Perilous

Plot of Professor Poopypants

Dav Pilkey

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl

Charlotte’s Web E.B. White

Clementine Sara Pennypacker

Clementine’s Letter Sara Pennypacker

Clover Twig and the Magical Cottage Kaye Umansky

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4: Dog Days Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw Jeff Kinney

Dolphins and Sharks Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope

Boyce

Family Under the Bridge Natalie Savage Carlson

Fashion Disaster That Changed My Life Lauren Myracle

Guardians of Ga’hoole: The Burning Kathryn Lasky


(Book 2)

J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

(Book 4)

J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of

Azkaban (Book 3)

J.K. Rowling


(Book 1)

J.K. Rowling

Holes Louis Sachar

Hoot Carl Hiaasen

How to Break a Dragon’s Heart Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III

Hunger Games Suzanne Collins

Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles Julie Edwards

Magic Finger Roald Dahl

Matilda Roald Dahl

Michael Jackson: Ultimate Music

Legend

Katherine Krohn

Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate DiCamillo

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C. O’Brien

My Teacher is an Alien Bruce Coville

Mystery Machine Herbie Brennan

Nancy Drew: The Sign of the Twisted

Candles

Carolyn Keene

NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue,

and Defense Society (Book 1)

Michael Buckley


Number the Stars Lois Lowry

Password to Larkspur Lane Carolyn Keene

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea

of Monsters (Book 2)

Rick Riordan


Last Olympian (Book 5)

Rick Riordan



Rick Riordan


Titans Curse (Book 3)

Rick Riordan

Pet Trouble: Mud-Puddle Poodle Tui T. Sutherland

Peter and the Starcatchers Dave Barry

Say What? Margaret Peterson Haddix

Scat Carl Hiaasen

Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid Megan McDonald

Stranger Next Door Peg Kehret

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Judy Blume

The Chronicles of Narnia: the

Magician’s Nephew

C.S. Lewis

The Secret of Red Gate Farm Carolyn Keene

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader C.S. Lewis

The Whispering Statue Carolyn Keene

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum

Trapped Peg Kehret

Warriors #6: The Darkest Hour Erin Hunter

Warriors: Omen of the Stars #1: The

Fourth Apprentice

Erin Hunter

Warriors: Omen of the Stars #2:

Fading Echoes

Erin Hunter

Warriors: Power of Three #1: The

Sight

Erin Hunter

Warriors: Omen of the Stars #3: Night

Whispers

Erin Hunter

Witches Roald Dahl


Fourth Grade



Title Author

A Friendship for Today Patricia C. McKissack

A Thief in the Theater Sarah Masters Buckey

Akiko on the Planet Smoo Mark Crilley

Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo

Blubber Judy Blume

Boxcar Children Mysteries #22: The

Animal Shelter Mystery

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Candy Apple: Miss Popularity Francesco Sedita

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl

Deep and Dark and Dangerous Mary Downing Hahn

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever Jeff Kinney

Don’t Kiss the Frog!: Princess Stories

with Attitude

Fiona Waters

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-

Fabulous Life

Rachel Renee Russell

Dying to Meet You Kate and M. Sarah Klise

Eager Helen Fox

Escaping the Giant Wave Peg Kehret

Esperanza Rising Pam Munoz Ryan

Goliwhopper Games Jody Feldman

Goosebumps HorrorLand #5: Dr.

Maniac vs. Robby Schwartz

R.L. Stine

Gypsy from Nowhere Sharon Wagner


(Book 2)

J.K. Rowling


(Book 1)

J.K. Rowling

Holes Louis Sachar

Island of the Aunts Eva Ibbotson

Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O’Dell

Knucklehead Jon Scieszka

Long Shot Mike Lupica

Magic Thief Sarah Prineas


Miles to Go Miley Cyrus

Millicent Minn, Girl Genius Lisa Lee

Molly Moon Stops the World Georgia Byng

My Life in Pink and Green Lisa Greenwald

Nerds Michael Buckley

Nerds 2 Michael Buckley

Notes from a Liar and her Dog Gennifer Choldenko

On the Banks of Plum Creek Laura Ingalls Wilder

Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed



Rick Riordan



Rick Riordan


Last Olympian (Book 5)

Rick Riordan



Rick Riordan



Rick Riordan

Series of Unfortunate Events #1: A Bad

Beginning

Lemony Snicket

Single Shard Linda Sue Park

Skulduggery Pleasant #1: Scepter of the

Ancients

Derek Landy

Stowaway Karen Hesse

Stuart Little E.B. White

The 39 Clues Book 5: The Black Circle Patrick Carman

The Cats of Roxville Station Jean Craighead George

The Doll People Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin

The Dragon in the Sock Drawer Kate Klimo

The Miraculous Journey of Edward

Tulane

Kate DiCamillo

The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan

The Tail of Emily Windsnap Liz Kessler

The Trumpet of the Swan E.B. White

The Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum and Lisbeth Zwerger

Trading Faces Julia DeVillers

Trixie Belden #16: The Missing

Heiress

Kathryn Kenny


True Tales of Animal Heroes Allan Zullo

Twilight Saga: Twilight Stephenie Meyer

Where the Red Fern Grows Wilson Rawls

Wild Girl Patricia Reilly Giff

Wild River P.J. Paterson

Wild Swans Hans Christian Andersen

Fifth Grade



Title Author

Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls: Moving

Day

Meg Cabot

Anne of Green Gables L.M. Montgomery

Bluestar’s Prophecy Erin Hunter

Boy Who Dared: Based on a True Story

about Hitler Youth

Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Breadwinner Deborah Ellis

Candy Shop War Brandon Mull

Cars 2: Junior Novelization Irene Trimble

Devil and His Boy Anthony Horowitz

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw Jeff Kinney

Flight of the Phoenix #1: Nathaniel

Fludd, Beastologist

R.L. LaFevers

Frindle Andrew Clements

Home of the Brave Katherine Applegate

How to be a Girly Girl in Just Ten Days Lisa Papademetriou

iCarly: I Promote Techfoots Arthur Gradstein

iCarly: I got Detention Laurie McElroy

iCarly: I want a World Record! Laurie McElroy

Lavender’s Midsummer Mix-up Kay Woodword

Magyk Angie Sage

Mouse and the Motorcycle Beverly Cleary


Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Robert C. O’Brien

Mr. Popper’s Penguins Richard and Florence Atwater

My Family and Other Animals Gerald Durrell

Mysterious Benedict Society and the

Prisoner’s Dilemma

Trenton Lee Stewart and Diana Sudyka

Of Nightingales that Weep Katherine Paterson



Rick Riordan



Rick Riordan



Rick Riordan

Savvy Ingrid Law

Secret Series: The Name of this Book is

Secret

Pseudonymous Bosch

Semiprecious D. Anne Love

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Sidney Lamb and Diana Sweeney

Shakespeare’s Secret Elise Broach

Skulduggery Pleasant #1: Scepter of the

Ancients

Derek Landy

Stolen Children Peg Kehret

The 39 Clues Book 2: One False Note Gordon Korman

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain

The Babysitting Wars Mimi McCoy

The Giver Lois Lowry

The Missing #1: Found Margaret Paterson Haddix

The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan

Under the Sun Arthur Dorros

Vet Volunteers Flight for Life Laurie Halse Adnerson

Yellow Star Jennifer Rozines Roy

Sixth Grade

Oh no! The elementary schools in Washington where I did Academic

Challenge only went up to 5th

grade. Quick, send me some good book

recommendations!!!! (and check out some of the 5th

grade

recommendations) [email protected]

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