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Our teachers at Haworth Public
School love to read and are great sources for recommendations.
| Teacher/
Grade |
Suggested books and/or authors |
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Grade 1
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Grade 2 |
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Grade 3 |
| Mrs. Jackson |
Stone Fox by Philip Reynold Naylor
The Twits by Roald Dahl
The Hundred Dresses by Elenoir Estes
The Year of the Panda by Miriam Schlein |
| Mrs. Carboneri |
Captain Underpants
Series by Dav Pilkey
Bailey School Kids Series by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton
Jones
The Time Warp Trio Series by Jon Scieszka
Amber Brown Series by Paula Danziger
Pee Wee and Plush by Johanna Hurwitz
Sideway Stories From Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Ali Baba Bernstein by Johanna Hurwitz
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Judy Moody Series by Megan McDonald
Owen Foote series by Stephanie Green |
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Grade 4 |
| Mrs. Fishbein |
Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo
Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo
Love That Dog, by Sharon Creech
Series of Unfortunate Events, by Lemony Snicket
Harry Potter Series, by J.K. Rowling |
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Middle School |
| Mrs. Cabourg,
Language Arts, grades 6 & 7 |
Because of
Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo
Holes , by Louis Sachar
A Secret Shard, by Linda Sue Park
Godless, by Pete Hautman
Shadow Children series, by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Olive's Ocean, by Kevin Henkes
Crispin: the Cross of Lead, by Avi
Bud not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis
Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls
Liy's Crossing, by Patricia Reilly Giff
Willow Run, by Patricia Reilly Giff |
| Mrs. Hickland,
Science |
A Short History
of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
{Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
Whirligig by Paul Fleischman
If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan |
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Special Subjects |
| Mrs. Bergamini,
Spanish |
For K-4:
Abuela,
Isla both by A. Dorros
Family Pictures by Carmen L. Garza
Say Hola to Spanish, by Susan Elya
Say Hola to Spanish, Otra Vez(Again!), by Susan Elya
Golden Tales, Myths, Legends, and Folktales from Latin America,
by Lulu Delacre
For the Student Who Likes Art:
Getting to Know the World's Artists Series, by M. Venezia...Picasso,Kahlo,
Dali, El Greco
For Middle School, including 5th Grade:
My Land Sings, Stories from
the Río Grande, By Rudolf
Anaya(5-8 Grades)
Esperanza Rising (Pam Munoz Ryan)(5-6 Grades)
Before We were Free, by Julia Alvarez(8th Grade)
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| Mrs. Hall, Technology |
Lemony Snicket,
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Dear America series
Recommended Authors:
Avi
Judy Blume (most titles)
Sharon Creech
Andrew Clements
Louis Sachar |
| Mrs. Kahn |
Listed in the
library pages |
| Dr. Price, Technology |
I,Robot -
Isaac Asimov
The Puppet Masters - Robert H. Heinlein
The Legacy of Heriot - Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
Rabble in Arms - Kenneth Roberts
Magic Kingdom for Sale - Terry Brooks
These books make you think in ways that
are different from what most of our students are reading today.
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| Mrs. Rothstein |
The Gift, by Kristine Franklin
The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg
How to take your Grandmother to the Museum, by Lois Wyse
and Molly Rose Goldman
Moog-Moog, Space Barber, by Mark Teague |
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