[LM_NET] Hit: elementary book recommendations

[Betsy Ruffin <Betsy.Ruffin@CLEBURNE.K12.TX.US>]

Original Request:
Seeking your recommendations for: 
1.Boys favorite books 2nd grade 5th grade.
2. Chapter books for beginners other than "Junie B", "Magic Tree house" and
"Henry and Mudge" (Rylant). 
What are the faves in your place, gang?
 
Responses:
 
Greetings! (1) My boys seem to enjoy the graphic novel format nonfiction
books -- history and biographies. (2) Judy Moody is a new favorite
beginner chapter book series at my school
 
Our favorites are:
Wiley & Grampa's creature features by Kirk Scroggs
A to Z mysteries by Ron Roy
Jigsaw Jones by James Preller
Scooby-Doo Mysteries & beginning to read by various authors
Dragon Slayer's academy by Kate McMullan
Ghostville Elementary by Marcia Thornton Jones
Zack Files and Weird Planet by Dan Greenburg
Hank the Cowdog by John Erikson
Matt Christopher by various authors
Bailey School Kids (popular again this year) Debbie Dadey
Fly Guy (2nd grade) by Ted Arnold
Franny K. Stein by Jim Benton
Secrets of Droon by Tony Abbott
Harry Potter (4th & 5th) Rowling
Mike Lupa books (4-5th)
Anything with cars and military non-fiction for the 4th-5th
 
Huge requests for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Captain Underpants, the Brian
books.
 
We have a "High Interest Boys" link on our home page at www.mackin.com. 
I would also suggest checking readkiddoread.com and Jon Scieszka's  
guysread.com site.
 
The new 39 Clues Series (each book has a different author): both boys and girls are 
enjoying it in my buildings.
 
Chapter Books would be Ghostville Elementary, Zack Files and Horrible Harry
Older kids (3rd grade) love the Geronimo Stilton Books, Judy Moody and Stink books, 
and anything by Jim Benton.
 
Ready Freddy books by Kline
Horrible Harry books by Kline
Cam Jansen by Adler
The Bailey School Kids by Dadey
Nate the Great by Sharmat
 

Ready Freddy books 
Black Lagoon Adventures
Zack Files
Horrible Harry
 

Poppleton (Rylant), Fox (Marshall), Frog and Toad (Lobel), Ready Freddie (Klein), 
Ivy and Bean, Owen Foote, Houndsley and Catina, Pinky and Rex, Cam Jansen, HighRise 
Private Eyes, 
 

1. Boys - Boys at my school are reading:
Percy Jackson series
Warrior series
Mike Lupica books
Rich Wallace sports books
Five Ancestors series
Harry Potter
younger boys like Ready Freddy (this is also an answer to #2)
Anything by Gutman or Clement or Kehret or Haddix
2. Ready Freddy
Clementine
My Weird School series by Gutman
Ivy + Bean
Cam Jansen
 
My boys (and girls too) love:
 
Time Warp Trio
Joey Pigsa
Bailey School Kids
My Weird School
Hank the Cow Dog
 
*Goosebumps-R.L. Stine
Hardy Boys Series-Dixon
Matthew Christopher has a series of fiction books that tie in with various sports
Gary Paulsen books-Hatchet series
*David Adler-Cam Jansen Series
Shiloh-P. Naylor
*Judy Moody Series
Captain Underpants Series (can't keep these on the shelves)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
Just a few off the top of my head.  * indicates good books for beginners. Hope this 
helps!
 
I loved the Droon series by Tony Abbott.  I'd say it was about a 3rd or 4th grade 
level, but I wasn't reading it for research.  It has about 20 books last I checked, 
plus 4 or 5 books at a slightly higher reading level.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Betsy Ruffin
librarian-technologist
Cleburne (TX) ISD  
betsy.ruffin@cleburne.k12.tx.us
 
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