Reading Lists

Elementary

Books approved for classroom instrucion in Northside ISD Elementary Schools
Updated May 2010

Author	Title
Rick Riordan	39 Clues, The
Uchida, Yoshiko	A Jar of Dreams
Adler, David A.	A Picture Book of Rosa Parks
Steig, William	Abel's Island
Lawlor, Laurie	Addie Across the Prairie
Aesop	Aesop's Fables
Taylor Lisle, Janet	Afternoon of the Elves
Hicks, Clifford	Alvin's Swap Shop
Various Authors	American Girl Collection
Yates, Elizabeth	Amos Fortune
Lowry, Lois	Anastasia Has the Answer
Lowry, Lois	Anastasia Krupnik
Pearson, Anne	Ancient Greece
Fritz, Jean	And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?
Fritz, Jean	Around the World in 100 Years
MacLachlan, Patricia	Arthur, for the Very First Time
Winthrop, Elizabeth	Battle for the Castle
Cuyler, Margery	Battlefield Ghost
Manes, Stephen	Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
DiCamillo, Kate	Because of Winn Dixie
Lawson, Robert	Ben and Me
Uchida, Yoshiko	Best Bad Thing, The
Dahl, Roald	BFG, The
Coman, Carolyn	Big House, The
Leitner, Isabella	Big Lie, The: A True Story
Buck, Pearl S.	Big Wave, The
Sewell, Anna	Black Beauty
Byars, Betsy Cromer	Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady
Gates, Doris	Blue Willow
Norton, Mary & Stanley, Diana	Borrowers, The
Van, Leeuwen, Jean	Bound for Oregon
Warner, Gertrude Chandler	Boxcar Children, The
Paulsen, Gary	Brian's Winter
Fleischman, Paul	Bull Run
Howe, Deborah	Bunnicula
Fritz, Jean	Cabin Faced West
Brink, Carol Ryrie	Caddie Woodlawn
Sperry, Armstrong	Call it Courage
Fritz, Jean	Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?
Singer, Marilyn	Case of the Sabotaged School Play, The
Winthrop, Elizabeth	Castle in the Attic, The
Coatsworth, Elizabeth	Cat Who Went to Heaven, The
LeGuin, Ursula K.	Catwings
LaBotz, Dan	Cesar Chavez and La Causa
Dahl, Roald	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Beatty, Patricia	Charlie Skedaddle
White, E.B.	Charlotte's Web
Balliett, Blue	Chasing Vermeer
Kimmel, Robert	Chocolate Fever
Catling, Patrick Skene	Chocolate Touch
Dickens, Charles	Christmas Carol, A
Sachar, Louis	Class President
Freedman, Russell	Cowboys of the Wild West
Selden, George	Cricket in Times Square, The
Zeplin, Zeno	Cross-Eyed Ghost, The
Love, D. Anne	Dakota Spring
Sorenson, Margo	Danger Canyon
Garland, Sherry	Dear America: Line in the Sand, The Alamo Diary
Cleary, Beverly	Dear Mr. Henshaw
Howe, James	Dew Drop Dead
Wallace, Bill	Dog Called Kitty, A
Martin, Ann M.	Doll People, The
Wright, Betty Ren	Dollhouse Murders, The
Reed, Don C.	Dolphins and Me, The
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley	Egypt Game, The
Byars, Betsy	Eighteenth Emergency, The
Butterworth, Oliver	Enormous Egg, The
Dahl, Roald	Esio Trot
Ryan, Pam Munoz	Esperanza Rising
Ryan, Pam Munoz	Esperanza Rising
Danzinger, Paula	Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes
Nixon, Joan Lowery	Family Apart, A
Carlson, Natalie Savage	Family Under The Bridge, The
Dahl, Roald	Fantastic Mr. Fox
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds	Fear Place, The
Abbott, Tony	Firegirl
Brown, Jeff	Flat Stanley
Langton, Jane	Fledgling, The
Garfield, James B.	Follow My Leader
Key, Alexander	Forgotten Door, The
Clark, Margaret Goff	Freedom Crossing
Coleman, Evelyn	Freedom Train
Clements, Andrew	Frindle
Little, Jean	From Anna
Konigsburg, E.L.	From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Blos, Joan W.	Gathering of Days, A
Woodruff, Elvira	George Washington Socks
Detorie, Rick	Ghost in the Closet
Wright, Betty Ren	Ghost in the House, A
Estes, Eleanor	Ginger Pye
Yolen, Jane	Girl Who Loved the Wind, The
Nelson, O.T.	Girl Who Owned a City, The
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds	Grand Escape, The
Turner, Ann	Grasshopper Summer
Fitzgerald, John D.	Great Brain, The
Collins, Suzanne	Gregor the Overlander
Erickson, John R.	Hank the Cowdog #1, #2
Fitzhugh, Louise	Harriet the Spy
Mara, Wil	Harriet Tubman
Paulsen, Gary	Hatchet
Sullivan, George E	Helen Keller
Gilson, Jamie	Hello, My Name Is Scrambled Eggs
Clifford, Eth	Help! I'm Prisoner in the Library
Sorenson, Margo	Hidden Dagger
McClosky, Robert	Homer Price
Fritz, Jean	Homesick: My Own Story
Hiassen, Carl	Hoot
Nixon, Joan Lowery	House on Hackman's Hill, The
Rockwell, Thomas	How to Eat Fried Worms
Howe, James	Howliday Inn
Estes, Eleanor	Hundred Dresses, The
Mathis, Sharon	Hundred Penny Box, The
Johnson, Annabel	I Am Leaper
Sandler, Martin W.	Immigrants, The
Lord, Betty Bao	In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Bunting, Eve	In-between Days, The
Bunford, Sheila Every	Incredible Journey, The
Banks, Lynne Reid	Indian in the Cupboard, The
Rohmer, Harriet	Invisible Hunters/Los Cazadores
Morrison, Grant	Invisibles
O'Dell, Scott	Island of the Blue Dolphins
Andrew Clements	Jacket, The
Drucker, Malka	Jacob's Rescue
Coville, Bruce	Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
MacLachlan, Patricia	Journey
Walter, Mildred Pitts	Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
Parrish, Peggy	Key to the Treasure
Henry, Marguerite	King of the Wind
Scieszka, Jon	Knights of the Kitchen Table
Jcobs, William Jay	Lincoln
Bulla, Clyde Robert	Lion to Guard Us, A
Lewis, CS	Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe, The
Wilder, Laura Ingalls	Little House in the Big Woods
Wilder, Laura Ingalls	Little House on the Prairie
Young, Ed	Lon Po Po
Dahl, Roald	Magic Finger, The
Dahl, Roald	Matilda
Byars, Betsy Cromer	Midnight Fox
George, Jean Craidhead	Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo
Rylant, Cynthia	Missing May
Henry, Marguerite	Misty of Chincoteague
Dorris, Michael	Morning Girl
Weatherford, Carole Boston	Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Cleary, Beverly	Mouse and the Motorcycle, The
Atwater, Richard & Florence	Mr. Popper's Penguins
Paulsen, Gary	Mr. Tucket
O'Brien, Robert C.	Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
MacDonald, Betty Bard	Mrs. Piggle Wiggle's Magic
Cleary, Beverly	Muggie Maggie
George, Jean Craidhead	My Side of the Mountain
Stanley, Diane	Mysterious Matter of I'm Fine
Ruckman, Ivy	Night of the Twisters
Keller, Beverly	No Beasts! No Children
Stolz, Mary	Noonday Friends, The
DeClements, Barthe	Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade
Lowry, Lois	Number the Stars
Gipson, Fred	Old Yeller
Fox, Paula	One-eyed Cat
Shura, Mary Francis	Our Teacher Is Missing
Freedman, Russell	Out of Darkness:The Story of Louis Braille
Shefelman, Janice	Paradise Called Texas, A
Conrad, Pam	Pedro's Journal
Birdsall, Jeanne	Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and…
Giff, Patricia Reilly	Pictures of Hollis Woods
King-Smith, Dick	Pigs Might Fly
Creech, Sharon	Pleasing the Ghost
Conly, Jane Leslie	Racso and the Rats of Nimh
Banks, Lynne Reid	Return of the Indian
Ryan, Pam Munoz	Riding Freedom
Lee, Susan & John	Road to Lexington and Concord, The
McGovern, Ann	Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest
Martin, Rafe	Rough-Faced Girl, The
Cleary, Beverly	Run Away Ralph
Haas, Jessie	Runaway Radish
Stewart, Linda	Sam the Cat
O'Dell, Scott	Sarah Bishop
MacLachlan, Patricia	Sarah, Plain and Tall
Moeri, Louise	Save Queen of Sheba
Smith Roland	Sea Otter Rescue: The Aftermath of an Oil Spill
Resnik, Jane Parker	Secret Garden
Miles, Betty	Secret Life of the Underwear Champ, The
Banks, Lynne Reid	Secret of the Indian
Fritz, Jean	Shh! We're Writing the Constitution!
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds	Shiloh
Mathis, Sharon	Sidewalk Story
Speare, Elizabeth George	Sign of the Beaver
O'Dell, Scott	Sing Down the Moon
MacLachlan, Patricia	Skylark
James, Will	Smoky the Cowhorse
Giff, Patricia Reilly	Snaggle Doodles
McSwigan, Marie	Snow Treasure
Byars, Betsy and Duffey and Myers	SOS File, The
Armstrong, William H.	Sounder
Peck, Robert Newton	Soup
Haskins, Jim	Space Challenger: The Story of Guion Bluford
Yep, Lawrence	Star Fisher, The
Conrad, Pam	Staying Nine
Gardiner, John Reynolds	Stone Fox
Cleary, Beverly	Strider
White, E.B.	Stuart Little
Rawls, Wilson	Summer of the Monkeys, The
Byars, Betsy Cromer	Summer of the Swans, The
Blume, Judy	Super Fudge
Jakes, John	Susanna of the Alamo
Bulla, Clyde Robert	Sword in the Tree
DiCamillo, Kate	Tale of Despereaux, The
Lauber, Patricia	Tales Mummies Tell
Blume, Judy	Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Byton, Enid	Tales of Ancient Greece
Smith, Doris Buchanan	Taste of Blackberries
Tate, Eleanora E.	Thank You, Dr. King
Gutman, Dan	They Came From Center Field
Adair, Gene	Thomas Alva Edison
Houston, James A.	Tikta 'liktak: An Inuit Eskimo Legend
Alexander, Lloyd	Time Cat
Hahn, Mary Downing	Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story
Bone, Ian	Time Trap
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds	To Walk the Sky Path
Byars, Betsy Cromer	Trouble River
White, E.B.	Trumpet of Swan
Beatty, Patricia	Turn Homeward, Hannalee
DuBois, William Pene	Twenty-one Balloons
Williams, Margery	Velveteen Rabbit
Creech, Sharon	Wanderer, The
Smith, Robert Kimmel	War With Grandpa, The
George, Jean Craidhead	Water Sky
Sachar, Louis	Wayside School Is Falling Down
Hafner, Katie	Well, The: A Story of Love, Death & Real Life
Gibbons, Gail	Whales
Fritz, Jean	What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
Kerr, Judith	When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Fritz, Jean	Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?
Fleischman, Sid	Whipping Boy, The
Avi	Who Stole the Wizard of Oz
Fritz, Jean	Why Don't You Get A Horse, Sam Adams?
Hill, Elizabeth Starr	Wildfire!
Fritz, Jean	Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?
Sabin, Louis	Willie Mays, Young Superstar
Shefelman, Janice	Willow Creek Home
Grahame, Kenneth	Wind in the Willows, The
Brittain, Bill	Wish Giver, The
Baum, L. Frank	Wizard of Oz, The
Cameron, Eleanor	Wonderful Fight to the Mushroom Planet