Teacher-Selected Books for This Month's Reading Clubs

Last updated Wednesday, October 21, 2026

November: "Journeys & Adventures"

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 Yoga Adventure, by Jamaica Stevens Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  A yoga singalong! Roll like a chinchilla and stretch like a grey wolf as you explore yoga poses on every continent... and in the oceans, ...   (read more)
	1st Grade Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains, by Anita Yasuda Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Junko Tabei dreamed of a life climbing mountains. But men refused to climb with her. Sponsors told her to stay home, and gloves were not made to fit ...   (read more)
	2nd Grade The Great Pet Escape, by Victoria Jamieson Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  The class pets at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School want OUT . . . and GW (short for George Washington), the deceptively cute hamster in the ...   (read more)
	3rd Grade Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1), by Mac Barnett Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Before Mac Barnett was an author, he was a kid. And while he was a kid, he was a spy. Not just any spy, but a spy... for the Queen of England. The ...   (read more)
	4th Grade Busted, by Dan Gemeinhart Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Oscar Aberdeen is a bit of an oddball. He's an ace at playing bridge, loves Frank Sinatra, and attends a whole lot of funerals. He's also the ...   (read more)
	5th Grade The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, by Dan Gemeinhart Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Five years. That's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus, criss-crossing the nation. It's also how long ago ...   (read more)