Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Chapter Book Read Alouds
Gertie's Leap to Greatness
Beasley, Kate.
Also available in Overdrive. "Gertie is a girl on a mission to be the best fifth grader ever in... More
Because of Mr. Terupt
Buyea, Rob.
Also available in Overdrive. Seven fifth-graders at Snow Hill School in Connecticut relate how their... More
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Cleary, Beverly.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy ... More
No Talking
Clements, Andrew.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School chal... More
Mr. Chickee's Funny Money
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Also available in Overdrive. Flint Future Detective Club members Steven Carter, his friend Russell, ... More
The BFG
Dahl, Roald.
Also available in Overdrive. Kidsnatched from her orphange by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends... More
The Lemonade War
Davies, Jacqueline.
Also available in Overdrive. Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news ... More
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
DiCamillo, Kate.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves on... More
Bunnicula : a Rabbit-tale of Mystery
Howe, Deborah.
Also available in Overdrive. In 1979 Atheneum first published Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery to... More
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
Jones, Kelly.
Also available in Overdrive. Through a series of letters, Sophie Brown, age twelve, tells of her fam... More
The Phantom Tollbooth
Juster, Norton.
Also available in Overdrive. A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and ... More
The Adventures of a South Pole Pig : a Novel of Snow and Courage
Kurtz, Christopher.
Also available in Overdrive. "Flora the pig ditches the sedentary life on the farm for an adven... More
Audacity Jones to the Rescue
Larson, Kirby.
Also available in Hoopla. In 1910, Audacity Jones is an eleven-year-old orphan living a monotonous l... More
Savvy
Law, Ingrid.
Also available in Overdrive. Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has... More
Nooks & Crannies
Lawson, Jessica.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Eleven-year-old Tabitha Crum, whose parents were just about ... More
Alvin Ho : Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
Look, Lenore.
Also available in Overdrive. A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes ... More
A Snicker of Magic
Lloyd, Natalie.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. The Pickles are new to Midnight Gulch, Tennessee, a town whi... More
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
MacDonald, Betty Bard.
Also available in Overdrive. From her upside-down house, the eccentric Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle issues to ... More
Project Mulberry : a Novel
Park, Linda Sue.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, ... More
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Pinkwater, Daniel Manus.
Arthur goes to pick up the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner but comes back with a 266-pound chicken. ... More
Nuts to You
Perkins, Lynne Rae.
Also available in Overdrive, Hoopla, and RB Digital. After surviving being carried off by a hawk, a ... More
How to Eat Fried Worms
Rockwell, Thomas.
Also available in Overdrive. Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal. ... More
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Sachar, Louis.
Also available in Hoopla. Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside Sch... More
My Haunted House
Sage, Angie.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Araminta enlists the help of several ghosts in an attempt to... More
Appleblossom the Possum
Sloan, Holly Goldberg.
Also available in Overdrive. A young possum strikes out on her own and winds up trapped in a human h... More
Another Day as Emily
Spinelli, Eileen.
"Susie is jealous when her brother is deemed a town hero, so she finds solace in the poetry and... More
Three Times Lucky
Turnage, Sheila.
Also available in Overdrive. Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBe... More
Oggie Cooder
Weeks, Sarah.
Quirky fourth-grader Oggie Cooder goes from being shunned to everyone's best friend when his un... More