WILD(er) About Reading: September 2016

Sunday, September 25, 2016

2nd Graders Discuss a Disastrous Dip in Applesauce

Hello Readers!

This week 2nd graders are discussing Never Swim in Applesauce by Katherine Applegate. This is the fourth book in the Roscoe Riley Rules series, and it is another face-paced, funny read. Roscoe Riley is an "accidental rule breaker," and he keeps the reader wondering what he will do next. Parents will find themselves smiling and nodding in recognition of the fixes Roscoe find himself in. The chapters are short while being both entertaining and thought-provoking.

In this book, Roscoe's class is going on a field trip to the apple orchard! Roscoe wants to be on his best behavior for the class trip, but no matter how hard he tries, he still ends up in a very sticky situation.

To preview discussion questions, link to activities and other books in this series, please visit the Grade 2 page.

Happy reading!

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Book Club Readers Voted and The Results Are In!

Hello Readers!

The 2016-17 WILD(er) About Reading Book Clubs have officially begun. At our first meeting, students met in grade-level groups to rank order their favorite books from a selection of newly published texts with a dash of classic favorites.

What did they choose?

The titles are listed below, in alphabetical order by author's last name. It is going to be a great year of reading and discussing excellent books! Be sure to check back throughout the school year to join us in discussions and to explore links related to the books and authors we read.

Happy reading!

2nd Graders

Never Swim in Applesauce (Roscoe Riley Rules #4) by Katherine Applegate

Lola Levine Is Not Mean by Monica Brown

Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln by Kate DiCamillo

Robots Rule the School (The DATA Set #4) by Ada Hopper

The Reading Race (Ready, Freddy! #27) by Abby Klein

My Pet Human by Yasmine Surovec

The Class Election from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler

3rd Graders

Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary

Fox Investigates: A Whiff of Mystery by Adam Frost

A New Class (Star Wars Jedi Academy #4) by Jarrett K. Krosoczka

The Big Move (Commander in Cheese #1) by Lindsey Leavitt

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look

Danger in Ancient Rome (Ranger in Time #2) by Kate Messner

The Election Day Disaster (Capital Mysteries #10) by Ron Roy

4th Graders

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Who Is Malala Yousafzai? by Dinah Brown

The Imagination Box by Martyn Ford

Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics by Chris Grabenstein

The Kid Who Ran for President by Dan Gutman

Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks

5th Graders

Ms. Bixby's Last Day by John David Anderson

The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin

It Ain't So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Duma