Reading Classic Reading List 2011-2012
Division I - 3rd and 4th Grades
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek Hopkinson, Deborah CAL
Aesop's Fables Sneed, Brad CHR
Anna's Blizzard Hart, Alison CHR
Badger's Fancy Meal Kasza, Keiko CHR
Bag in the Wind Kooser, Ted CHR
Because of Winn-Dixie DiCamillo, Kate GSW
Bedhead Palatini, Margie GSW
Beloved Dearly, The Cooney, Doug CHR
Bubba the Cowboy Prince Ketteman, Helen GSW
Bunnicula Howe, Deborah GSW
Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet Salisbury, Grahm CHR
Circus Ship, The Van Dusen, Chris GSN
Clever Jack Takes the Cake Fleming, Candace CHR
Coming on Home Soon Woodson, Jacqueline CAL
Couple of Boys have the Best Week Ever, A Frazee, Marla CAL
Creaky Old House Ashman, Linda GSN
Crow Call Lowry, Lois CHR
Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library Myron, Vicki GSN
Dog Called Kitty, A Wallace, Bill GSW
DogKu Clements, Andrew CHR
Dog Who Belonged to No One, The Hest, Amy CHR
Duck Soup Urbanovic, Jackie CHR
Escapade Johnson and the Phantom of the Science Fair Urbanovic, Jackie CHR
Escaping the Giant Wave Kehret, Peg GSW
Extra Credit Clements, Andrew CHR
Grand Escape, The Naylor, Phyllis Reynold GSW
Grannyman, The Schachner, Judith Byron GSW
Great Fuzz Frenzy, The Stevens, Janet GSW
Great Texas Hamster Drive Kimmel, Eric GSN
Hello, Goodbye Window Juster, Norton CAL
Help Me, Mr. Mutt Answers for Dogs with People Prob Stevens, Janet GASN
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from...Railroad Levine, Ellen CAL
Here Comes the Garbage Barge Winter, Jonah CHR
Huck Runs Amuck Taylor, Sean CHR
Ida B.: and Her Plans to Maximize Fun. . .World Hannigan, Katherine CHR
If I Built a Car Van Duisen, Chris GSW
I need My Monster Noll, Amanda GSN
Invention of Hugo Cabret, The Selznick, Brian CAL
Library Lion Knudsen, Michelle CHR
Listen to the Wind Mortensen, Greg CHR
Man Who Walked Between the Towers, The Gerstein, Mordici CAL
Mark Twain and the Queens of the Mississippi Harness, Cheryl CHR
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach Deedy, Carmen GSN
Martin’s Big Words:
the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rappaport,Doreen CAL
Marvelous Mattie McCully, Emily CHR
Masterpiece Broach, Elise GSN
Mudball Tavares, Matt CHR
Mudshark Paulsen, Gary CHR
Moses: when Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Weatherford, Carole Boston CAL
Ms.McCaw Learn to Draw Zemach, Kaethe GSN
Mudball Tavares, Matt CHR
Mudshark Paulsen, Gary CHR
My Lucky Day Kasza, Keiko GSW
Noah's Ark Pinkney, Jerry CHR
Nubs:a True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, and a Miracle Dennis, Brian CHR
One Thousand Tracings, Healing Wounds of WWII Judge, Lita CHR
Orange Shoes, The Noble, Trinka Hakes CHR
Otis Long, Loren GSN
Pinduli Cannon, Janell CHR
Riptide Weller, Frances Ward GSW
Roxie and the Hooligans Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds CHR
Rough Faced Girl, The Martin, Rafe GSW
Rugby and Rosie Rossiter, Nan Parson GSW
Runt Bauer, Marion Dane CHR
Salt in His Shoes Jordan, Deloris GSW
Savvy Law, Ingrid CHR
Secret Science Project that Almost Ate the School Sierra, Judy GSW
Show Way Woodson, Jacqueline CHR
Sick Day for Amos McGee Stead, Philip CAL
SOS Files Byars, Betsy, B.Duffey, L. Myers CHR
Spider and the Fly, The Howitt, Mary CAL
Spot the Plot: a Riddle Book of Book Riddles Lewis, Patrick GSN
Substitute Teacher Plans Johnson, Doug GSW
Summer of Riley Bunting, Eve CHR
Testing the Ice: a True Story about Jackie Robinson Robinson, Sharon GSN
Titanicat Crisp, Marty GSW
Togo Blake, Robert J. GSW
Toll-Bridge Troll Wolff, Patrician Rae GSW
Too Many Toys Shannon, David CHR
Toughest Cowboy:
or How the Wild West was Tamed Frank, John CHR
Trouble According to Humphrey Birney, Betty CHR
We the Children, Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School Clements,A CHR
When Marian Sang:the true recital of Marian Anderson Ryan, Pam Munoz CHR
Willoughby and the Lion Foley, Greg GSN
Woolbur Helakoski, Leslie GSN
CAL-Caldecott/ GSN-Golden Sower Nominee/ GSW-Golden Sower Winner
CHR-Chairperson's Choice
Division II (grades 5-6) Reading Classic booklist 2011-12
Al Capone Does My Shirts Choldenko, Gennifer NEW
Archer's Quest Park, Linda Sue CHR
Bartleby of the Big, Bad Bayou Shalant, Phyllis CHR
Because of Winn-Dixie DiCamillo, Kate GSW
Belle Prator’s Boy White, Ruth NEW
Castle in the Attic Wintrop, Elizabeth CHR
Closed for the Season Hahn, Mary Downing GSN
Crandall's Castle Wright, Betty Ren CHR
Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story Hahn, Mary Downing GSW
Diamond of Darkhold DuPrau, Jeanne CHR
Dying to Meet You Klise, Kate GSN
Escaping the Giant Wave Kehret, Peg GSW
Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, The Kelly, Jacqueline GSN
Feathers Woodson, Jacqueline NEW
Ghost of Fossil Glen, The DeFelice, Cynthia GSW
Ghost of Lizard Light, The Woodruff, Elvira GSW
Gregor the Overlander Collins, Suzanne CHR
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. CHR
Hatchet Paulsen, Gary NEW
Higher Power of Lucky, The Patron, Susan NEW
Holes Sachar, Louis NEW
Horse and His Boy Lewis, C.S. CHR
How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found Nickerson, Sara CHR
I Know Who Likes You Cooney, Doug CHR
In Care of Cassie Tucker Ruckman, Ivy
Jaguar Smith, Roland GSW
Lemonade War, The Davies, Jacqueline GSN
Lightning Thief, The Riordan, Rick CHR
Lily’s Crossing Giff, Patricia Reilly NEW
Long Way from Chicago, A Peck, Richard NEW
Loser Spinelli, Jerry GSW
Maniac Magee Spinelli, Jerry NEW
Masterpiece Broach, Elise GSN
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane DiCamillo, Kate CHR
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH O’Brien, Robert CHR
My Brother Made Me Do It Kehret, Peg CHR
Mysterious Benedict Society, The Stewart, Trenton Lee CHR
Mysterious Matter I.M. Fine Stanley, Ivy CHR
Night of the Spadefoot Toads Harley, Bill GSN
No Dogs Allowed Wallace, Bill CHR
Number the Stars Lowery, Lois NEW
Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story Hahn, Mary Downing GSW
Our Only May Amelia Holm, Jennifer L. NEW
Poppy Avi CHR
Rules Lord, Cynthia NEW
Runaway Twin Kehret, Peg CHR
Satch and Me Gutman, Dan GSW
Savvy Law, Ingrid NEW
Shiloh Season Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds GSW
Shooting the Moon Dowell, Frances GSN
Skeleton Man Bruchac, Joseph GSW
SOS Files, The Byars, Betsy, B. Duffey CHR
Stepping on the Cracks Hahn, Mary Downing GSW
Stolen Children Kehert, Peg GSW
Stupendous Dodgeball Fiasco, The Repka, Janice CHR
Summer of Riley Bunting, Eve CHR
Surviving the Applewhites Tolan, Stephanie S. NEW
Swindle Korman, Gordon CHR
Tale of Desperaux:Being the Story of a Mouse. . . DiCamillo, Kate NEW
Tales from the Hood (Sisters Grimm #6) Buckley, Michael CHR
Titanic Crossing Williams, Barbara GSW
Turtle in Paradise Holm, Jennifer L. NEW
Underneath, The Appelt, Kathi NEW
Victory Cooper, Susan CHR
Waggit's Tale Howe, Peter CHR
Warriors in the Wild Hunter, Erin CHR
Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 Curtis, Christopher Paul NEW
When You Reach Me Stead, Rebecca NEW
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Lin, Grace NEW
Where the Red Fern Grows: Story of Two Dogs and a Boy Rawls,Wilson CHR
Whole Nother Story, A Soup, Dr. Cuthbert CHR
Witch of Blackbird Pond, The Speare, Elizabeth George NEW
Winter of the Red Snow: the Revolutionary War.. Gregory, Kristiana CHR
World According to Humphrey, The Birney, Betty GSW
Wringer Spinelli, Jerry NEW
Zach's Lie Smith, Roland CHR
NEW-Newbery/GSN-Golden Sower Nominee/GSW-Golden Sower Winner/
CHR-Chairperson's Choice
Division III (grades 7-8-9) Reading Classic booklist 2011-12
Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Twain, Mark CHR
Anne Frank:the diary of a young girl(Doubleday edit.)Frank, Anne CHR
Anne of Green Gables Monotogmery, L. M. CHR
Anything but Typical Baskin, Nora Roleigh GSN
Artichoke's Heart Supplee, Suzanne CHR
Ashes of Roses Auch, Mary Jane CHR
Battle of Labyrinth, The Riordan, Rick CHR
Black Storm Comin' Wilson, Diane Lee CHR
Blue Sword, The McKinley, Robin NEW
Both Sides of Time Cooney, Carolyn CHR
Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The Boyne, John CHR
Bud, Not Buddy Curtis, Christopher Paul NEW
Cast Two Shadows Rinaldi, Ann CHR
Catherine Called Birdy Cushman, Karen NEW
Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice Hoose, Phillip NEW
Code Talker: Novel about Navjo Marines WWII Bruchac, Joseph CHR
Cold Hands, Warm Heart Wolfson,Jill GSN
Compound, The Bodeen, Stephanie GSN
Cracker!: the Best dog in Vietnam Kadohata, Cynthia GSW
Crispin: The Cross of Lead Avi NEW
Criss Cross Perkins, Lynne Rae NEW
Danger Zone Klass, David GSW
Don’t Look Behind You Duncan, Lois CHR
Double Identity Haddix, Margaret Peterson CHR
East Pattou, Edith CHR
Elijah of Buxton Curtis, Christopher Paul NEW
Eragon Paolini, Christopher CHR
Fakie Varrato, Tony CHR
Far North Hobbs, Will CHR
Fever 1793 Anderson, Laurie Halse CHR
Flight #116 is Down Cooney, Caroline B. GSW
Freak the Mighty Philbrick, W.R. GSW
Gathering Blue Lowry, Lois CHR
Ghost of Spirit Bear Michaelson, Ben CHR
Giver, The Lowry, Lois GSW
Good Enough Yoo, Paula GSN
Graceling Cashore, Kristin GSN
Graveyard Book, The Gaimen, Neil NEW
Hattie Big Sky Larson, Kirby NEW
Haunting, The Nixon, Joan Lowery GSW
Heart of a Champion Deuker, Carl GSW
Heat Lupica, Mike GSN
Hero and the Crown, The McKinley, Robin NEW
High Heat Deuker, Carl GSW
High King, The Alexander, Lloyd NEW
Hobbit, The Tolkien, J. R. R. CHR
Hoot Hiaasen, Carl NEW
Hunger Games, The Collins, Suzanne GSW
Inkheart Funke, Cornelia CHR
Jackaroo Voigt, Cynthia CHR
Just Listen Dessen, Saraj CHR
Juvie Three, The Kormon, Gordon GSN
Kaleidoscope Eyes Bryant, Jen GSN
Killer Pizza Taylor, Greg GSN
Kira-Kira Kadohata, Cynthia NEW
Lantern in Her Hand, A Aldrich, Beth StreeterCHR
Letters from Rifka Hesse, Karen CHR
Life as We Knew It Pfeffer, Susan Beth GSN
Magic Thief, The Prineas, Sarah GSN
Max the Mighty Philbrink, Rodman CHR
Midnighters: the Secret Hour Westerfeld, Scott CHR
Mississippi Trial, 1955 Crowe, Chris GSW
Moon Over Manifest Vanderpool, Clare NEW
Notes from the Dog Paulsen, Gary GSN
Patron Saint of Butterflies, The Galante, Cecilia GSN
Pay Back Time Deuker, Carl CHR
Peak Smith, Roland CHR
Peeled Bauer, Joan GSN
Penny from Heaven Holm, Jennifer NEW
Perfect Friend, Natasha GSW
Perfect Shot, The Alphin, Elaine Marie CHR
Princess Academy Hale, Shannon NEW
Reg Badge of Courage Crane, Stephen CHR
Road to Memphis, The Taylor, Mildred CHR
Rules of Survival, The Werlin, Nancy GSN
Smiles to Go Spinelli, Jerry CHR
Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Series #1) Horowitz,Anthony CHR
Things Not Seen Clements, Andrew CHR
Tomorrow, the River Gray, Dianne E. CHR
Transall Saga, The Paulsen, Gary GSW
True Colors of Caitlynne Jackson Williams, Carol Lynne GSW
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Avi NEW
Tunnels Gordan, Roderick, Brian Williams CHR
Twilight Meyer, Stephanie GSW
Walk Two Moons Creech, Sharon NEW
Watership Down Adams, Richard CHR
Wednesday Wars, The Schmidt, Gary D. NEW
Whispers from the Dead Nixon, Joan Lowry GSW
Wish Monninger, Joseph CHR
NEW-Newbery/GSN-Golden Sower Nominee/GSW-Golden Sower Winners/
CHR-Chairperson's Choice
Current Event Reading from Newspapers and Magazines
Current Events questions will be asked of the 5th-6th-7th-8th-9th
graders in every round in both the county and state competition.
Coaches are free to choose the reading material for their teams.
Reading Classic organizers will strive to make the questions broad
enough and regarding general issues that reading any state newspaper
will give the students the background necessary to answer the questions.
The time period covered by the current events questions will be
October 1, 2011 through February 1, 2012.
CURRENT EVENT FORM
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Circle: Division II(5-6) Division III(7-9)
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