Somers Intermediate School

Recommended Books, Grades 3-5 *

Grade Four:
Series:
The Indian In The Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley Fudge-A-Mania by Judy Blume Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony Diterlizzi Judy Moody by Megan McDonald A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

Summer 2011

Grade Three:
Series:
39 Clues Ramona by Beverly Cleary Adventures of the Bailey School Kids by Debbie Dadey The Three Tales of My Fathers Dragon by Ruth Stiles
Gannett

Grade Five:
Series:
The Indian In The Cupboard by Lynn Reid Banks Nerds by Michael Buckley Joey Pigza Books by Jack Gantos Redwall by Brian Jacques Midnight For Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

My Weird School by Dan Gutman Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osbourne A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Fiction and Picture Books (PB):

Poppy by Avi Dear Mr. Henshaw** by Beverly Cleary My Teacher Is An Alien by Bruce Coville Love That Dog by Sharon Creech BFG by Roald Dahl The Tale Of Despereaux** by Kate DiCamillo On The Far Side Of The Mountain by Jean Craighead
George

Fiction:
The Landry News by Andrew Clements The Wanderer** by Sharon Creech Bud, Not Buddy** by Christopher Paul Curtis The Ballad Of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushman Nothings Fair In Fifth Grade by Barthe DeClementes Hatching Magic by Ann Downer The Whipping Boy** by Sid Fleischman Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff Ida B by Katherine Hannigan Olives Ocean** by Kevin Henkes Everything On A Waffle** by Polly Horvath The Haunting Of Granite Falls by Eva Ibbotson Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai Passage To Freedom: The Sugihara Story by Ken
Mochizucki

Fiction and Picture Books (PB):

Mr. Poppers Penguins by Richard Atwater I Was A Third Grade Science Project by Mary Jane Auch High As A Hawk: A Brave Girls Historic by T.A. Barron Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume Trouble With Trolls Picture Book by Jan Brett Stanley, Flat Again! By Jeff Brown James And The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl The Man Who Walked Between The Tow ers** (PB) by
Mordicai Gerstein

Sophie Simon Solves Them All by Lisa Graff Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren Black And White** (PB) by David Macaulay Judy Moody by Megan McDonald Mrs. Katz And Tush (PB) by Patricia Polacco The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson Grandfathers Journey by Allen Say: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales*
(PB) by Jon Scieszka

The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff Our Only Amelia May by Jennifer Holm The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass Lewis And Clark And Me: A Dogs Tale by Laurie Myers Jacob Two-Two Meets The Hooded Gan by Mordecai
Richler

Sideways Stories From Wayside School by Louis Sachar Any Which Wall by Laurel Snyder Abels island by William Steig Grasshopper Summer by Ann Warren Turner

Cricket In Time Square by George Selden Birdwatch: A Book Of Poetry by Jane Yolen Stuart Little by E.B. White

Non-Fiction:
Laugheteria 100 humorous poems by Doug Florian So You Want to Be An Inventor by Judith St. George When Marian Sang: The True Recital Of Maria Anderson (PB Biography) by Pam Munoz Ryan How Ben Franklin Stole The Lightning by Rosal Schanzer

Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of NIMH** by Robert C. OBrien Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt Maniac Magee** by Jerry Spinelli When You Reach Me** by Rebecca Stead The Thief by Meghan Whalen Turner Moon Over Manifest** by Clare Vanderpool Christopher Mouse: The Tale Of A Small Traveler by
William Wise

Non-Fiction:
Go Free Or Die, A Story About Harriet Tubman by Jeri
Ferris

Non-Fiction:
Rushmore Picture Book by Lynn Curlee Joyful Noise: Poems For Two Voices** by Paul Fleischman The People Could Fly: The Picture Book by Virginia Hamilton Top Secret: A Handbook Of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing by Paul B. Janeczko Remember: The Journey To School Integration by Toni
Morrison Fire by Jim Murphy

Walking The Road To Freedom Bio by Jeri Ferris Hudson River: An Adventure from the Mountains to the Sea by Peter Lourie
* The grade level designations are meant to be general guides, given differences in students readiness levels and interests. ** Caldecott or Newbery Winner