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Accelerated Reader
Search for Accelerated Reader books by author, title or book level.


Book Adventure
Book Adventure is a web site sponsored by Sylvan that is similar to the Accelerated Reader program. It is free to register with the site and members have access to comprehension quizzes on books found in site's directory. Members can also search for book titles by reading level.

Lexile
Get information about Lexile, find the Lexile of a specific book, or search for book titles in a specific Lexile range.

Reading Counts
Search for books by author, title or Guided Reading level at Reading Counts by Scholastic Books.






Recommended Children's Titles
Preschool
Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Freight Train by Donald Crews
Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert
Lunch by Denise Fleming
Fire fighter Piggywiggy by Christyan Fox
Dinosaur Train by John Steven Gurney
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Dinosaur Vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea


Kindergarten
Bark George by Jules Feiffer
It's a Tiger by David LaRochelle
I Stink by Kate McMullan
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Mouse Paint by Ellen Walsh
Firebears: The Rescue Team by Rhonda Green
Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor
Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming
Hey Pancakes by Tamson Weston
Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum by Lisa Wheeler


First Grade
Water Hole by Graeme Base
Farm Dogs by Kathryn Carr
Click Clack Moo: cows that type by Doreen Cronin
Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman
Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend
Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parrish
Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood


Second Grade
Umbrella by Jan Brett
Dex: The Heart of a Hero by Caralyn Buehner
Burger Boy by Alan Durant
Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French
Wallace's Lists by Gerald Kruglik
How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
Castle: How It Works by David Macaulay
Monkey With a Tool Belt by Chris Monroe
Dewey: There s a Cat In the Library by Vicki Myron
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems


Third Grade
How Did That Get in My Lunchbox: The Story of Food by Chris Butterworth
Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin
Little Sister is not My Name by Sharon Draper
World's Greatest Lion by Ralph Helfer
Library Mouse by David Kirk
Haunted Hamburger and Other Ghostly Stories by David LaRochelle
Just a Minute: A Trickster Counting Tale by Yuyi Morales
H.O.R.S.E. by Christopher Myers
Dog Den Mystery by Darrel and Sally Odgers
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'Malley
Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka
Wild About Books by Judy Sierra
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe

Fourth Grade
The Door to Time by Pierdomenico Baccalario
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
The Name of this Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
Henry and the Cannons by Don Brown
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo
Ingo by Helen Dunmore
Sheep by Valerie Hobbs
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart - Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
The Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson Levine
Peter and the Starcatchers by Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry
Fat Men from Space by Daniel Pinkwater
Spaceheadz by Jon Scieszka
The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Brian Selznick
Can You Survive Storm Chasing by Elizabeth Raum

Fifth Grade
You Are the First Kid on Mars by Patrick O'Brien
Red Blazer Girls: The Ring of Rocamadour by Michael Beil
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
Riley Mack and Other Known Troublemakers by Chris Grabenstein
The Call (Magnificent 12) by Michael Grant
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui Sutherland
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
Titanic Sinks by Denenberg, Barry


Novelist K-8
Available through GALILEO, this site provides book and reading recommendations. A great place to look for that next book to read! GALILEO password available by contacting the library at (770) 382-4203.

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