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Teacher-Selected Books for This Month's Reading Clubs



Last updated Monday, July 15, 2024

August: "Back to School Fun"

Click on each book title for synopsis, discussion topics, and activity ideas.
Please note: We will provide you with hardcover copies of these titles to read to the children.
After the reading clubs, these books will be donated immediately to each school's library.

Kindergarten
We Don't Eat our Classmates! : A Penelope Rex Book, by Ryan T. Higgins
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Summary:  It's the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can't wait to meet her classmates. But it's hard to make human friends when they're so darn ...   (read more)
1st Grade
How Do you Do?, by Larissa Theule
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Summary:  Water Buffalo and Crane's field is dry, empty, and hot - so hot that they can barely think of anything else. Every day is the same . . ...   (read more)
2nd Grade
Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners, by Laurie Keller
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Summary:  Mr. Rabbit's new neighbors are Otters. OTTERS! But he doesn't know anything about Otters. Will they get along? Will they be friends? "Just treat ...   (read more)
3rd Grade
Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record (Book 3), by Annie Barrows
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Summary:  World record fever grips the second grade, and soon Ivy and Bean are trying to set their own record by becoming the youngest people to have ever ...   (read more)
4th Grade
Ralph S. Mouse, by Beverly Cleary
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Summary:  With his rowdy cousins constantly wearing out his motorcycle and the Mountain View Inn manager threatening to take care of the mouse infestation once ...   (read more)
5th Grade
Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom, by Booki Vivat
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Summary:  Meet Abbie Wu. Abbie is in crisis - and not just because she's starting middle school or because she's stuck in a family that doesn't quite get her ...   (read more)