Grade 1 (incoming Grade 2)
- Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson
- Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
- Amelia Bedelia Series by Peggy Parish
- The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
- Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown by Paula Danziger
- Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Krauss
- Ivy + Bean by Annie Barrows
- Clementine by Sara Penny Packer
- Baseball Ballerina by Kathryn Cristaldi
- Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurice Halse Anderson
Grade 2 (incoming Grade 3)
- Helen Keller’s Teacher by Margaret Davidson
- The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
- Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
- The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Fluornoy
- Bedtime for Frances by Russel and Lilian Hoban
- Franklin Says Sorry by Paulette Bourgeois
- Second-Grade Friends by Miriam Cohen
- Frog and Toad Series by Arnold Lobel
- Curious George Takes a Job by H.A. Rey
- Alligator Baby by Robert Munsch
Grade 3 (incoming Grade 4)
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- Charlotte’s Web by E.B. Weiss
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
- Tropical Rainforest by April Pulley Sayre
- Are Mountains Growing Taller? By Melvin and Gilda Berger
- Math Rashes and Other Classroom Tales by Douglas Evans
- Endangered Animals by Lynn Stone
- Beyond the Sunrise by Ben Baglio
Grade 4 (incoming Grade 5)
- The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- Frindle by Andrew Clements
- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery
- The Fast and the Furriest by Andy Behrens
- Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz
- Help! I’m a Prisoner in the Library by Eth Clifford
- Marie Curie by Keith Brandt
- Can It Rain Cats and Dogs? By Melvin Berger
- Do Stars Have Points? By Melvin Berger
Grade 5 (incoming Grade 6)
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- Holes by Louise Sachar
- Treasure Island by R.L. Stevenson
- Rules by Cynthia Lord
- Samir and Yonatan by Daniella Carmi
- The Orphan of Ellis Island by Elvira Woodruff
- The Fledgling by Jane Langton
- The Jacket by Andrew Clements
- The Story of Amelia Earhart by Patricia Lauber
- What Do Sharks Eat for Dinner? By Melvina nd Gilda Berger
Grade 6 (incoming Grade 7)
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- Anne of Avonlea by Lucy Montgomery
- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
- Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
- The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
- Little Women by Louise May Alcott
- Anne Frank Beyond the Diary by Ruud van der Rol
- Amazing But True Sports Stories by Phyllis Hollander
- Planet Earth by Kenneth Davis
- Antarctica by Walter Dean Myers
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