By: Deborah and James Howe
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL Q; AR pts: 2.0
When the Monroe family brings home a small black-and-white bunny they find in the movie theater after seeing Dracula, Chester the cat and Harold the dog are instantly suspicious. After all the vegetables in the Monroe kitchen start turning white, Chester and Harold are certain that Bunnicula is a vegetarian vampire. Continue reading
by Jeff Brown
Grades 2-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
A bulletin board fell on top of Stanley Lambchop and he's become only a half inch thick. Now that Stanley's flat he can do all sorts of things, like be rolled up, being flown like a kite and is able to be mailed to California to see his cousin. He gets an extra fun adventure when he helps the museum director catch two dangerous art thieves. Continue reading
By: Graham Salisbury
Grades 1-4; Genre - Fiction; Lexile 460L; AR pts: 2.0
Hawaii boy Calvin Coconut has come up with the best idea ever for his sister Darci's birthday party. But a huge tropical storm hits the islands and threatens everything! The river next to Calvin's house rises high, and when Calvin's friend Willy falls into the raging water, Calvin grabs his skiff to save him. As Willy is swept into the bay, Calvin struggles in the wild waves. What happens next shows Calvin what heroes are made of! Continue reading
adapted by Lisa Mullarkey
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL P; AR pts: 2.0
Howard Pyle's classic tale of magic, bravery, and honor tells of the adventures of King Arthur. From the time young Arthur pulled the fabled sword from the stone, he was a just king. As the head of the Round Table, King Arthur led the most gallant men and brought peace to the land. King Arthur's most dramatic struggles are retold in the Calico Illustrated Classics adaptation of Pyle's King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Continue reading
By: Graham Salisbury
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL 410L; AR pts: 2.0
Nine-year-old Calvin catches the attention of the school bully on the day before he starts fourth grade, while at home, the unfriendly fifteen-year-old daughter of his mother's best friend has taken over his room. Continue reading
by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL R; AR pts: 4.0
Hank Zipzer is in the fourth grade and has just had parent teacher conferences and is getting terrible grades. He is faced with the fear that maybe he won't pass the fourth grade and will be stuck in the fourth grade while all of his classmates move on to fifth grade. Continue reading
By Norton Juster
Grades 5-8; Genre - Fantasy; GRL W; AR pts: 7.0
Milo is a boy who seems unhappy in everything he's doing. He gets a special delivery which turns out to be a magical tollbooth. He gets in his little car and decides to try out the phantom tollbooth. He ends up in a strange land with many strange creatures and ends up trying to help them by saving two princesses that have been banished. Continue reading
By C. S. Lewis
Grades 3-7; Genre – Fantasy; GRL T; AR pts: 8.0
Shasta and Bree set out for an adventure trying to escape their homeland, in hopes of reaching Narnia. They run into another set of travelers on their way and join together with them. The travelers learn of an evil plan to conquer Narnia as well as kidnap Queen Susan and know they are the only ones to prevent it from happening. Together they rush to Narnia in hopes of saving the free land they are escaping to. Continue reading
By Joe Scieszka
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL P; AR pts: 1.0
In this adventure, three boys are whisked away to the time of King Arthur and are asked to face a giant and a dragon in hopes of saving King Arthur's kingdom. Using their creative ways, the boys come up with clever fighting tactics that defeat the giant and dragon and save everyone in the kingdom. Continue reading
Retold from the Mark Twain original
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; AR pts: 3.0
This is a classic story adapted from the full account of Tom Sawyer written by Mark Twain. In this simplified version children are swept away to the 1800's and the adventures of a young boy about 12 years old. Even though he's always causing trouble for his aunt and finding some mischief to get into, he ends up being a hero to all. Continue reading