Looking for some great books for your 2nd grader to read? This list of teacher recommended second grade books is a great starting point! We polled second grade teachers and these were the top favorites. I hope your find your new favorite! Second grade is about the time when kids take off...
Paterson drew inspiration for the novel from a real event that occurred in August 1974 when a friend of her son was struck by lightning. It's the story of fifth grader Jesse Aarons, who becomes friends with his new neighbor Leslie Burke after he loses a footrace to her at sch...
17 Terrific Books for First Graders by Dena McMurdie This fall will mark the second time I’ve sent a child off to first grade. Since I’ve done it once before, I know what to expect — but my rising first grader doesn’t. She’s waving goodbye to the coddled days of kindergarten...
Each sixth grader chose an envelope, sealed shut, from one of eight piles. Then, they had to wait ALL WEEK to open it. I caught many of them holding their envelopes up to the light to try and get a peek at what was inside.One mom told me that she was duly chastised for trying ...
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR GIFTS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUNG ADULTS??? Nathan Weinberger, a tenth grader at Brookline High School in Brookline, Massachusetts, recommends the following: 1. Any of the multiple series set in the Forgotten Realms universe by R.A. Salvatore. He has written seven or eight ...
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Looking for books for your third grader? Take a look at these top3rd grade read aloud books, including chapter books, picture books, and mysteries! I had the great fortune to meetThe Nerdy Book Clubfounders at a dinner forAnne Ursuhosted byWalden Pond Pressto celebrate her latest chapter bo...
Baptiste draws on Haitian folklore to tell her tale. Corrine La Mer's aunt Severine is a "jumbie," a mystical creature of the forest. Severine is looking for humans to turn into jumbies and Corrine must find a way to stop her. In the second book, Corrine heads to the sea to get an...
Books my 3rd grader can’t put down! September 5, 2017 / I love that my kids love to read. My oldest will actually read through football games and shopping trips. Sometimes it’s a bit much, even for me! And when I’ve mentioned his habits to other parents – and parents have ...
“Xander Musashi Miyamoto is your average 6th grader – obsessed with video games, could care less about his homework project on climate change. Also the latest in a long line of Momotaros – with a life-or-death quest. As the smallest boy in his class, it’s a good thing his best fr...