Children's Literature Educ
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Spring 2009 -- Reading List
Everybody in the class will read:
22+ Picture books:
- 2 international
picturebook
- 1 picturebook related to environmental
stewardship
- 3 picturebooks connected to a
theme
- 3 picture books illustrated by the same
artist
- 3 picture book variants of a folktale
- 2 picture books connected to the "culturally rich" action
research
project
- 1 picture book animated version (see Livetext
website)
2 Nonfiction tradebooks for children:
- 1 life story
(biography/autobiography/memoir)
1 Poetry anthology
In the category of
Transitional
Chapter Books choose 2
of the following:
(1-Blog
2. Literary response/Style)
1. and
2.
- Alvin
Ho by Lenore Look
- Cam
Jansen and the Green School Mystery by David Adler
- Clementine by Sara
Pennypacker
- Diary
of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff
Kinny
- Frankie
Pickle and the Closet of Doom by
Eric Wight
- Kenny
and the Dragon by Tony Diterlizzi
- Kick-Off
by Tiki and Ronde Barber
- Moxy
Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little by Peggy Gifford
- Spiderwick
Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony Diterlizzi
In the category
of
Historical
Fiction -- choose
two
novels, with
one
from each list:
(3. Literary
response/Characters 4. Teaching Idea)
3.
Historical Fiction
- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Elijah
of Buxton by Christopher
Paul
Curtis
- Lizzie
Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt
- The
Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon
- Shakespeare
Stealer by Gary Blackwood
4. WWII Era novels: and Horror
- A Boy at War by Henry Mazer
- Elephant
Run by Roland Smith
- Milkweed
by Jerry Spinelli
- When
My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park
In the category of Speculative
Fiction -- two novels, one from each choice
list:
(5. Literary
response/setting 6. Creative Writing )
5. Fantasy and Horror
- The
Alchemyst by Michael Scott
- Bearwalker by Joseph Bruchac (horror)
- Lightning
Thief by Rick Riordan
- The
Graveyard Book by Neal Gaiman (horror)
- Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke
- The
Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
- Revenge
of the Witch by Delany (horror)
- The
Underneath by Kathi Appelt
6. Science Fiction
- Found
by Margaret Haddix
- George's
Secret Key to the Universe by Stephen Hawking
- Spy
Force: In Search of
the Space and Time Machine
by Deborah Abela
- Tom
Swift: Young Inventor by Victor Appleton
In the category of Contemporary
Realistic Fiction -- chose four
with at least one
from each of the following lists:
(7.
Literary response/Themes
8. Blog
9. Literary Response/Voice
10. Literary response/Plot)
7. The World We Live In
- The
Breadwinner Deborah Ellis
- Chanda's
Wars by Allan Stratton
- I
Am Jack by Suzanne Gervay
- The
Killing Sea by Richard Lewis
8. Life, Death, Problems, and
Adventures
- Dork
Diaries by Rachel Russell
- Each
Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
- Extra
Credit by Andrew Clements
- The
Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
- Soldier
Mom by Alice Mead
- Peak
by Roland Smith
- Sassy
by Sharon
Draper
- Saturday
Night Dirt by Will Weaver
or Super
Stock Rookie by Will Weaver
9. Verse Novels
- Min and Jake by Janet Wong
- Beanball
by Gene Fehler
- Bronx
Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
- Chess
Rumble by G. Neri
10. Choose an additional novel
from 7, 8, or 9
11. In the Category of Media
chose one
from the following list:
- Holes by
Louis Sacher -- compare to the movie
version
- Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz
Rising -- compare
audio version to print version
- Acting
Out -- discuss how script effects you
differently as a reader/viewer and how you might use these short plays
in the classroom
12. In the Category of
Graphic Novels
chose one from the following
list
- The
Arrival by Shaun Tan
- Artemis
Fowl: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer
- Babymouse
Queen of the World by
Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm
- The
Baby Sitters Club
by Raina Telgemeier (based on the novel by Ann Martin)
- Into
the Volcano by Don Wood
- Out from
Boneville
by Jeff Smith
- Days
Like These by J. Torres and Scott Chantler
- Herobear
and the Kid by Mike Kunkel
- Hikaru
No Go (#7) by Yumi Hotta
- Redwall:
The Graphic Novel by Brian Jacques
- To
dance: A ballerina's graphic novel by Siena Siegel and Mark
Siegel
- Usagi
Yojimbo by Stan Sakai