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Book Reports List

DATE DUE | TITLE | AUTHOR

GRADE 1ST
1ST QUARTER
  • October 1, 2012 | Emily’s First 100 Days of School | Wells, Rosemary
  • November 5, 2012 | When I Grow Up I Want To Be Me | Magsame, Sandra
2ND QUARTER
  • December 3, 2012 | Stella, Queen of the Snow | Gay, Marie Louise
  • January 7, 2013 | Reading Makes You Feel Good | Parr, Todd
3RD QUARTER
  • February 4, 2013 | Today I Feel Silly | Curtis, Jamie Lee
  • March 4, 2013 | Diary of a Worm | Cronin, Doreen
4TH QUARTER
  • April 8, 2013 | How the Elephant Got It’s Trunk | Richards, Jean
  • May 6, 2013 | I Knew You Could | Dorfman, Craig
  • May 20, 2013 | Over The Moon | Vail, Rachel

GRADE 2ND
1ST QUARTER
  • October 1, 2012 | David Goes to School | Shannon, David
  • November 5, 2012 | How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? | McNamara, Margaret
2ND QUARTER
  • December 3, 2012 | The First Day of Winter | Fleming, Denise
  • January 7, 2013 | Freedom Summer | Wiles, Debbie
3RD QUARTER
  • February 4, 2013 | The Other Side | Woodson, Jacqueline
  • March 4, 2013 | Harvesting Hope | Krull, Kathleen
4TH QUARTER
  • April 8, 2013 | The Grouchy Ladybug | Carle, Eric
  • May 6, 2013 | If You Decide to go to the Moon | McBratney, Sam
  • May 20, 2013 | The Cat in the Hat | Dr. Seuss

GRADE 3RD
1ST QUARTER
  • October 1, 2012 | The Emperor’s New Clothes | Anderson, Hans Christian
  • November 5, 2012 | Fire on the Mountain | Kurtz, Jane
2ND QUARTER
  • December 3, 2012 | The Polar Express | Allsburg, Chris Van
  • January 7, 2013 | Ramona & Her Father | Clearly, Beverly
3RD QUARTER
  • February 4, 2013 | Martin Luther King | The Peaceful Warrior | Clayton, E.
  • March 4, 2013 | Young Frederick Douglas | Fight for Freedom | Santrey, L.
4TH QUARTER
  • April 8, 2013 | Freckle Juice | Blume, Judy
  • May 6, 2013 | Black Beauty | Sewell, Anna
  • May 20, 2013 | Nasreen’s Secret School | Winter, Jeanette

GRADE 4TH
1ST QUARTER
  • September 24, 2012 | Dear Mr. Henshaw | Clearly, Beverly
  • October 22, 2012 | Then Again, Maybe I Won’t | Blume, Judy
2ND QUARTER
  • November 19, 2012 | Indian in the Cupboard | Banks, L.R.
  • December 17, 2012 | My Brother Sam is Dead | Collier, Chris
3RD QUARTER
  • January 21, 2013 | Stuart Little | White, E.B.
  • February 25, 2013 | Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing | Blume, Judy
  • March 25, 2013 | Superfudge | Blume, Judy
4TH QUARTER
  • April 15, 2013 | I Heard the Owl Call My Name | Craven, Margaret
  • May 6, 2013 | Whipping Boy | Fleischman, Sid
  • May 20, 2013 | Call it Courage | Sperry, Armstrong

GRADE 5TH
1ST QUARTER
  • September 24, 2012 | Harriet the Spy | Fitzhugh, L.
  • October 22, 2012 | Hatchet | Paulsen. G.
2ND QUARTER
  • November 19, 2012 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Dahi, R.
  • December 17, 2012 | My Side of the Mountain | George, J.C.
3RD QUARTER
  • January 21, 2013 | The Story of Harriet Tubman | Sterling, Dorothy
  • February 25, 2013 | Let the Circle Be Unbroken | Taylor, Mildred
  • March 25, 2013 | The House of Dies Drear | Hamilton, Virginia
4TH QUARTER
  • April 15, 2013 | Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh | O’Brien, R.
  • May 6, 2013 | Bridge to Terabithia | Paterson, K.
  • May 20, 2013 | Charlotte’s Web | White, E.B.

GRADE 6th
1ST QUARTER
  • September 24, 2012 | Sounder | Armstrong, W.
  • October 22, 2012 | The Witch of Blackbird Pond | Speare, E. |
2ND QUARTER
  • November 19, 2012 | Treasure Island | Stevenon, R.
  • December 17, 2012 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Twain, Mark
3RD QUARTER
  • January 21, 2013 | Which Way to Freedom | Hansen, J.
  • February 25, 2013 | The Miracle Worker | Gibson, William
  • March 25, 2013 | North | Napoli, Donna
4TH QUARTER
  • April 15, 2013 | The Old Man & the Sea | Hemingway, E.
  • May 6, 2013 | Prince and the Pauper | Twain, Mark
  • May 20, 2013 | Are you There God? It’s Me Margaret | Blume, Judy

GRADE 7th
1ST QUARTER
  • September 24, 2012 | Jacob Have I Loved | Patterson, Katherine
  • October 22, 2012 | Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry | Taylor, Mildred
2ND QUARTER
  • November 19, 2012 | A Farewell to Arms | Hemingway, E.
  • December 17, 2012 | Man Child in the Promised Land | Brown, Claude
3RD QUARTER
  • January 21, 2013 | The Learning Tree | Parks, Gordon
  • February 25, 2013 | Anne Frank-Diary of a Young Girl | Frank, Anne
  • March 25, 2013 | To Be Young, Gifted and Black | Hansberry, Lorraine
4TH QUARTER
  • April 15, 2013 | Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Gaines, Ernest
  • May 6, 2013 | A Day No Pigs Would Die | Peck, Robert
  • May 20, 2013 | A Raisin in the Sun | Hansberry, Lorraine

GRADE 8th
1ST QUARTER
  • September 24, 2012 | The Native Son | Wright, Richard
  • October 22, 2012 | Black Boy | Wright, Richard
2ND QUARTER
  • November 19, 2012 | Autobiography of Malcolm X As told to Alex | Haley by M.X.
  • December 17, 2012 | Lord of the Flies | Golding, W.
3RD QUARTER
  • January 21, 2013 | Go Tell It on the Mountain | Baldwin, James
  • February 25, 2013 | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Angelou, Maya
  • March 25, 2013 | To Kill a Mocking Bird | Lee, Harper
4TH QUARTER
  • April 15, 2013 | The Color of Water | McBride, J.
  • May 6, 2013 | Romeo & Juliet | Shakespeare, W.
  • May 20, 2013 | Cry, The Beloved Country | Paton, Alan
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