Summer Recommended Reading  


2009 Rebecca Caudill Books

bulletAlabama Moon by Watt Key
bulletBlack Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle
bulletBlack Storm Comin' by Diane Lee Wilson
bulletBlood on the River: James Town 1607 by Elisa Carbone
bulletCornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters by Lesley M.M. Blume
bulletA Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama by Laura Amy Schlitz
bulletGossamer by Lois Lowry
bulletThe Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages
bulletHattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
bulletHeat by Mike Lupica
bulletThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
bulletLetters From Wolfie by Patti Sherlock
bulletLife as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
bulletThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
bulletOh, Rats!: The Story of Rats and People by Albert Marrin
bulletPenny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm
bulletProject Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
bulletRules by Cynthia Lord
bulletshug by Jenny Han
bulletWolf Brother by Michelle Paver
 

Realistic Fiction

bulletThe Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron (2007 Newbery Winner)
bulletChicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell
bulletCriss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins  (2006 Newbery Winner)
bullet Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick 
bulletKira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata (2005 Newbery Winner)
bulletHeartbeat by Sharon Creech  
bullet  Ida B: And Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly)
Save the World by Katherine Hannigan  
bulletRed Kayak by Priscilla Cummings    
bulletSo B. It by Sarah Weeks  
bulletBecoming Naomi Leon by Pam Muñoz Ryan  
bulletEach Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles  
bulletHoot by Carl Haaisen
bulletStatic:  Flight 29 Down (Book #1)  by J.J. MacHale and Stan Rogow
bulletHope was Here  by Joan Bauer
bulletRuby Holler by Sharon Creech  
bulletJackie’s Wild Seattle   by Will Hobbs 
bulletThe Boy Who Saved Baseball  by John H. Ritter
bulletLoser            by Jerry Spinelli 
bulletAbsolutely Normal Chaos  by Sharon Creech
bulletBecause of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
bulletDovey Coe  by France O’Roark Dowell  
bulletLove That Dog  bySharon Creech
bulletOverboard  by Elizabeth Fama 
bulletThe Outsiders   by SE Hinton 
bulletRegarding the Fountain  A Tale, In Letters of Liars and Leaks by Kate Klise 
bulletThe Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Knoigsburg
bulletKira-Kira  by Cynthia Kadohata  
bulletFreak the Mighty  (#1)  and Max the Mighty  (#2)  by Rodman Philbrick 
bulletThe Great Gilly Hopkins  by Katherine Peterson
bulletManiac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
bulletCrash by Jerry Spinelli 
bulletHomecoming Cynthia Voight  1st book in the Tillerman saga
bulletRegular Guy (book #1) Sarah Weeks
bulletPetey  Ben Mikaelsen
bulletWhen Zachary Beaver Came to Town  by Kimberly Willis Holt
bulletSmall Steps  (sequel to Holes) by Louis Sachar

 

Historical Fiction

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Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson  

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The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer 

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 Shackleton's Stowaway by Victoria McKernan

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Beyond the Western Sea I and Beyond the Western Sea II  by Avi 

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  Storm Warriors  by Elisa Carbone

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 Matilda Bone            Karen Cushman

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The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods  by Ann Cameron

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 The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963  by Christopher Paul Curtis

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Riding the Flume  by Patricia Curtis Pfitsch

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The Thief  by Megan Whalen Turner 

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 Out of the Dust  by Karen Heese

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 Crispin: The Cross of Lead  by Avi 

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Pirates     by Celia Rees

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Shadows on the Sea  by Joan Hiatt Harlow

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 Steal Away Home  (#1)  and Soon Be Free (#2) by Lois Ruby 

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Nory Ryan’s Song (#1) and Maggie’s Door (#2) by Patricia Reilly Giff

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A Boy at War by Harry Mazer

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Belle Teal  by Ann M. Martin

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True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle  by Avi 

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The Legend of Lady Ilena  by Patricia Malone 

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 The Art of Keeping Cool   by Janet Taylor Lisle

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The Wreckers  (#1) The Smugglers  (#2) and The Buccaneers (#3)  by Iain Lawrence 

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 The Gadget by Paul Zindel

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 Fever 1793  by Laurie Hales Anderson

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 The Ransom of Mercy Carter by Caroline B. Cooney 

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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry 

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Assassin by Anna Myers

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Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm

Mystery/Thriller

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 Last Shot by John Feinstein  

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The Convict by Iain Lawrence

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  Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett

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 Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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  Three Days by Donna Jo Napoli

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The Face on the Milk Carton (#1) Series by Caroline B. Cooney 

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Silent to the Bone  by E.L. Knoigsburg 

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The House on the Gulf  by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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Escape from Memory by Margaret Peterson Haddix 

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Among the Hidden Series by  Margaret Peterson Haddix 

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 Storm Breaker (Alex Rider Series)  Anthony Horowitz 

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 Raven’s Gate Book #1 Series by Anthony Horowitz 

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Vampire Plagues Series by Sebastian Rook

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Series of Unfortunate Events  Series by Lemony Snickett 

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Midnighters:  The Secret Hour (#1) Series by Scott Westerfeld

 

  Fantasy/Science Fiction

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Gregor the Overlander Series by Suzanne Collins

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Pendragon Series by D.J .MacHale (1-8)

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Airborn by Kenneth Oppel  

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Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris  

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House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer 

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The Ear,The Eye and the Arm by Nancy Famer

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Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde 

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Inkheart (#1) and Inkspell (#2) by Cornelia Funke

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Memory Boy by Will Weaver 

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 Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements 

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Sang Spell by Phylolis Reynolds Naylor

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Warriors Series  by Erin Hunt  (1-6)

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Warriors New Prophecy Series by Erin Hunt (1-6)

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Warriors Power of Two Series  by Erin Hunt (#1-3)

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 Touching Sprirt Bear  by Ben Mikaelsen

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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment  Series (1-3) by James Patterson 

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Children of the Lamp the Akhenaten Adventure  Book  #1 Series  by P. B. Kerr

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Lion Boy (#1-3) Series by Zizou Corder

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Deltora Quest series by Emily Rodda

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The Book Without Words by Avi

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Artemis Fowl Series (#1-6) 

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The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke 

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Toad Rage (#1) and Toad Heaven (#2)  by Gleitzman

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Castaway of the Flying Dutchman (#1) and The Angel’s Command (#2) by Brian Jacques

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The Divide Series by  McKay (1-3)

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The Giver (#1), Gathering Blue (#2) and The Messenger by Lois Lowry 

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Chronicles of Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis

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The Ranger's Apprentice Series:  Book #1 The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan

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 Eragon (#1) and Eldest (#2)  by Christopher Paolini 

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Magyk (#1)  Flyte(#2) and Physic (#3)  by Angie Sage 

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Guardians of Ga’Hoole (#1 - #9) Series by Kathryn Lasky

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Midnight for Charlie Bone  Series by Jenny Nimmo (1-6)

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The Gold Compass (#1-3) Series by Philip Pullman 

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The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen

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No Child’s Game:  Reality TV 2083 by Andrea White 

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The Orphan of Ellis Island  by Elvira Woodruff

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Harry Potter series  by J.K. Rowling 

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City of Ember (#1), People of Sparks (#2) and Prophet of Yonwood (#3) by Jean DuPrau 

Biography/Autobiography

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 Surviving Hitler  A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps by Andrea Warren 

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Boy by Gary Paulsen

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Bad Boy:  a memoir  by Walter Dean Myers

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Small Steps:  The Year I Got Polio  by Peg Kehret 

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Soul Surfer  by Bethany Hamilton

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How Angel Peterson Got His Name  by Gary Paulsen

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Night  By Elie Wiesel

  Poetry

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Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein 

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A Light in the Attic  by Shel Silverstein 

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Falling Up by Shel Silverstein