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Teacher-Selected Books for This Month's Reading Clubs



Last updated Wednesday, May 28, 2025

June: "Friendship & Fun"

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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
El Perro con Sombrero: A Bilingual Doggy Tale, by Derek Taylor Kent
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Summary:  From School Library Journal:

Pepe is a lonely street dog without a home or a loving family. When a strong wind blows a sombrero onto his ...   (read more)
1st Grade
Jabari Jumps, by Gaia Cornwall
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Summary:  Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so ...   (read more)
2nd Grade
The Year of the Book (An Anna Wang novel, 1), by Andrea Cheng
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Summary:  In Chinese, peng you means friend. But in any language, all Anna knows for certain is that friendship is complicated.

When Anna ...   (read more)
3rd Grade
Big Nate on a Roll (Big Nate, 3), by Lincoln Peirce
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Summary:  Nate's a big deal in his scout troop... until Artur - aka Mr. Perfect - joins. Now Nate's stuck in second place. And Artur means business. Will Nate ...   (read more)
4th Grade
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet, by Zanib Mian
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Summary:  Welcome to the imaginative brain of Omar!

Omar and his family have just moved, and he is NOT excited about starting at a new school. What ...   (read more)
5th Grade
The Book That No One Wanted to Read, by Richard Ayoade
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Summary:  The life of a book isn't easy, especially when people judge you by your cover (not every book can be adorned with sparkly unicorns!). And this ...   (read more)