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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Social Studies Vocabulary
Please know the spelling and meaning of all the following words:
n artifact, Neanderthal, homo-sapien, innovation, nomad, Stone Age (Paleolithic), hunter-gatherer
nfossil, protection, modify, adapt, layer, material, intelligent, symbol, expose, ancestor
narcheologist, migration, populate, environment, complex,
nprehistory
nAfrica, Asia, Antarctica, Europe, North America, South America
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Ultimate Library List, Made by Kids for Kids
Realistic Fiction
Nothing But The Truth by Avi
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Frindle by Andrew Clements
School Story by Andrew Clements
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
The Clique by Lisi Harrison
The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg
Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg
The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman
Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass
Tripping Over the Lunch Lady by Nancy Mercado
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John Ritter
The Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman
Peak by Roland Smith
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Loser by Jerry Spinelli
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie Tolan
Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles
Fantasy
The Word Eater by Mary Amato
The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Children of the Lamp by P.B. Kerr
Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Capture by Kathryn Lasky
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
The Lion, the Witch, and the wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Midnighters by Scott Westerfeld
The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey
Historical Fiction
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Catherine, Called Birder by Karen Cushman
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
A Boy at War by Harry Mazer
Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpugo
Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury
The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
The Ravenmaster's Secret by Elvria Woodruff
Hiroshima by Laurence Yep
The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Science Fiction
Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements
The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer
The Last Dog on Earth by Daniel Ehrenhaft
The House of the Scorpions by Nancy Farmer
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Beasties by William Sleator
Cryptid Hunter by Roland Smith
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Mystery
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet
Half-Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
On the Run: Chasing the Falconers by Gordon Korman
How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found by Sarah Nickerson
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Theif by Wendelin Van Draanen
Traditional Literature
D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths by Ingri D'Aulaire
D'Aulaire's Book of Norse Myths by Ingri D'Aulaire
Myths and Legends by Anthony Horowitz
The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin
The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley
Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
Bound by Donna Jo Napoli
Favorite Greek Myths by Mary Pope Osborne
The Once and Future King by T.H. White
Greyling by Jane Yolen
Here There Be Dragons by Jane Yolen
Poetry
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand by Kalli Dakos
Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman
Toasting Marshmallows by Kristine O'Connell George
I Never Said I Wasn't Difficult by Sara Holbrook
Dirty Laundry Pile: Poems in Different Voices by Paul Janeczko
The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight by Jack Prelutsky
For Laughing Out Loud by Jack Prelutsky
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
Biographies, Autobiographies, and Memoirs
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Helen Keller: A Photographic Story of a Life by Leslie Garrett
The Tarantula in My Purse by Jean Craighead George
Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam by Quang Nhuong Huynh and Jean & Mou-sien Tseng
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret
Tree Shaker: The Story of Nelson Mandela by Bill Keller
How Angel Peterson Got His Name by Gary Paulsen
My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen
Guts by Gary Paulsen
Informational
Hitler Youth by Susan Bartoletti
World War II by DK Eyewitness Books
The Way Things Work by David Macaulay
Castle by David Macaulay
Oh Rats! The Story of Rats and People by Albert Marrin and C.B. Mordan
You Wouldn't want to Be an Egyptian Mummy! by David Stewart, David Salariya, and David Antram
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