If you liked Coraline...

If you liked Coraline then go to Neil Gaiman's website and watch him read "The Graveyard Book" chapter by chapter
http://www.mousecircus.com/videotour.aspx?VideoID=1

Summer reading lists

This is just a draft... work is in progress

SFUSD TEACHER LIBRARIANS' SUMMER READING LIST 2012

LEGEND: @ = @ SFPL

KINDERGARTEN:

Bark Park by Karen Gray Ruelle

Cat the Cat, Who is That? by Mo Willems @

The Complete Adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog by Dav Pilkey

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (Pigeon Series) by Mo Willems @

Dragon's Fat Cat by Dav Pilkey @

Elephant & Piggie Series by Mo Willems@

Fly Guy Series by Tedd Arnold @

Follow Me by Trisha Tusa @

Guji Guji by Chih-Yuan Chen @

How Do You Wokka-Wokka? by Elizabeth Bluemle @

Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes @

Knufflebunny  (series) by Mo Willems @

Let's Do Nothing by Tony Fucille @

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin @

Pete the Cat: Rocking in my School Shoes by Eric Litwin @

There is a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems (Elephant & Piggie series) @

You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together by Mary Ann Hoberman @

A Visitor for Bear by Bonnie Becker @

1st GRADE:

The Baby BeeBee Bird by Diane Redfield Massie @

Bedtime at the Swamp by Kristyn Crow @

Big Wolf and Little Wolf by Nadine Brun-Cosme @

The Birthday Pet by Ellen Javernick @

Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown @

Dog in Boots by Greg Gormley @

Except If by Jim Averbeck

George Flies South by Simon James @

Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold (Fly Guy #1) @

The Honest-to-Goodness Truth by Patricia McKissack @

Johnny Boo: the Best Little Ghost in the World! by James Kochalka @

Junior Buddy - A Jaguar's Tale by Juliana Hatkoff 

Lola and Tiva - an Unlikely Friendship by Juliana Hatkoff

My Granny Went to Market by Stella Blackstone @

My Light by Molly Bang

Nate the Great by Marjorie Sharmat (Nate the Great #1) @

Once Upon a Royal Superbaby by Kevin O'Malley @

The Pencil / Allan Ahlberg@

Press Here by Herve Tullet @

Same, Same, but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw @

Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin @

Tortuga in Trouble by Ann Whitford Paul 

2nd GRADE:

10,000 dresses / story by Marcus Ewert ; illustrations by Rex Ray @

The Amazing Adventures of Bumblebee Boy by David Soman and Jacky Davis @

Argus by Michelle Knudsen @

Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair by Patricia Polacco @

Bats at the Ball Game by Brian Lies @

Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan @

Billy Twitters and his Blue Whale Problem by Mac Barnett @

Chester by Melanie Watt

The Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County by  Janice N. Harrington @

The Chicken of the Family by Mary Amato 

Dream Carver by Diana Cohn @

The Honest-to-Goodness Truth by Patricia C. McKissack @

In Our Mothers' House / Patricia Polacco @

It's a Book / Lane Smith @

Looking Like Me by Walter Dean Myers @

Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo (Mercy Watson, #1) @

Moses Goes to School by Isaac Millman @

My Father's Dragon (first of the trilogy)  by Ruth Stiles Gannett @

Otis and Rae and the Grumbling Splunk by Laura Espinosa

The Princess Knight by Cornelia Funk @

The Rain Stomper by Addie Boswell @

Ruby Lu, Brave and True by Leonore Look @

The Sissy Duckling / by Harvey Fierstein ; illustrated by Henry Cole @

Stone Rabbit 1: BC Mambo by Erik Craddock @

Thing-Thing by Cary Fagan 

Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding by Lenore Look @

Yesterday I Had the Blues by John Ashford Frame @

3rd GRADE:

Ackakus: Julius Lester's Sumptuously Silly Fantastically Funny Fables / illustrated by Emilie Chollat@ marac

Alvin Ho, Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look (Alvin Ho Series #1) @

The Art of Miss Chew / Patricia Polacco @

The Battle Begins by Tony Abbott  (Underworlds #1)

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White@

Clementine by Sarah Pennypacker (series) @

The Crazy Case of Missing Thunder by Tony Abbott (Goofballs #1) @

Face to Face With Sharks by David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes @

Farewell, My Lunchbag by Bruce Hale (Chet Gecko series) @

The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker (series) @

The Gift by Carol Anne Duffy

How Many Spots Does a Leopard Have? and Other Tales / by Julius Lester ; illustrated by David Shannon@

Ivy + Bean by Annie Barrows (Ivy + Bean, #1) @

Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World by Mildred Pitts Walter @

The Kids' Multicultural Cookbook - Food and Fun Around the World by Deanna Cook

Knights of the Kitchen Table by John Scieszka (Time Warp Trio series) @

The Lemonade Club / Patricia Polacco @

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki Grimes (Dyamonde Daniel #1) @

Melvin Beederman, Superhero by Greg Trine (series) @

Miss Child Has Gone Wild by Dan Gutman (My Weird School series) @

Ruby Lu, Brave and True by Lenore Look (Ruby Lu #1) @

Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur  by Elizabeth Singer Hunt (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart #1) @

Snarf Attack, Underfoodle, and the Secret of Life: The Riot Brothers Tell All by Mary Amato (Riot Brothers #1) @

Tales from the Odyssey by Mary Pope Osborne @

Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again by Juliana Hatkoff

 4th GRADE:

The Accidental Adventures of India McAllister by Charlotte Agell @

Amulet, Book One: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi @

Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School: We the Children (book 1) by Andrew Clements@

Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School: Fear Itself (book 2) by Andrew Clements@

Big Nate: In a Class by Himself by Lincoln Peirce (Big Nate #1) @

The Doll People (Series) by Ann M. Martin @

Donavan's Double Trouble by Monalisa DeGross @

Dragonbreath by Ursula Vernon (Dragonbreath, #1) @

Ellie McDoodle: Have Pen, Will Travel by Ruth McNally Barshaw (Ellie McDoodle, #1) @

The Fabled Fifth Graders of Aesop Elementary by Candace Fleming @

The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary by Candace Fleming @

Hamster Magic by Lynne Jonelle @

Houdini the Handcuff King by Jason Lutes

Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without a Clue by Jack Gantos @

January's sparrow / Patricia Polacco.@

Junonia by Kevin Henkes @

Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World by Juliana Hatkoff

The Landry News by Andrew Clements @

Leo the Snow Leopard: The True Story of an Amazing Rescue by Juliana Hatkoff

Looking for Miza: The True Story of the Mountain Gorilla Family Who Rescued One of Their Own by Juliana Hatkoff

Lunch Money by Andrew Clements@

Mister Chickee's Funny Money by Christopher Paul Curtis@

No Talking by Andrew Clements@

One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street by Joanne Rocklin @

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia@

Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by  Chris Riddell (Ottoline #1) @

The Phantom Tollbooth / Norton Juster; illustrated by Jules Feiffer@

Pink and Say / Patricia Polacco@

Raymond and Graham Rule the School by Mike Knudson and Steve Wilkinson (Raymond and Graham, #1) 

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar (Wayside School #1) @

Trouble Maker by Andrew Clements@ 

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin @

Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon @

 5th GRADE:

  

Abby Carnelia's One and Only Magical Power by David Pogue

An Accidental Adventure - We Are Not Eaten by Yaks by C. Alexander London @

The Adventures of Odysseus by Hugh Lupton 

The Arabian Nights by Wafa' Tarnowska

Arthur of Albion by John Matthews

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis@

Cabinet of Wonders by Marie Rutoski @

Chica Confeti by Diana López@

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis@

Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonelle @

From slave ship to freedom road / Julius Lester ; paintings by Rod Brown@

The Genius Files: Mission Unstoppable by Dan Gutman @

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman@

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (The Underland Chronicles, #1) @

The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman @

No Passengers Beyond this Point by Gennifer Choldenko @

Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt @

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia@

Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French @

Savvy by Ingrid Law@

Sisters of the Sword (Trilogy) by Maya Snow @

The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch (Secret Series, #1) @

The Secret of Zoom by Lynne Jonelle @

The Shadows by Jacqueline West (Books of Elsewhere, #1) @

Thank you, Mr. Falker / Patricia Polacco@

Trackers by Patrick Carman

The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis@

A Whole Nother Story by Cuthbert Soup @

Wonder by R.J. Palacio @

Wonderstruck: A Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick @

Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and R.R. Simon @ 

6th GRADE

  

8th Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich @

The Akhenaten Adventure  by P.B. Kerr (Children of the Lamp #1) @ 

The Alchemyst by Michael Scott (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #1) @

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau @

The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan @ (also in Spanish but not at SFPL)

Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator by Jennifer Allison (Gilda Joyce, #1) @

Guys Write for Guys Read, Jon Scieszka, Ed. @

Lionboy by Zizou Corder (Lionboy #1) @

Middleworld by Jon Voelkel (Jaguar Stones #1)

A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park @

Spanish KINDERGARTEN:

Cerditos por Don & Audrey Wood @

Cha-ca-pun por Alfredo Gómez Cerdá @

Clifford por Norman Bridwell (series) @

Cosita Linda por Anthony Browne @

David va al colegio por David Shannon @

Emma hace amigos por Stuart Murphy @

Guji Guji por Chih-Yuan Chen @

La oca boba por Petr Horacek @

Los diez puntos negros por Donald Crews @

Me gusta hacer cosas por Sebastian de la Serna @

Olivia por Ian Falconer

Percy se enoja por Stuart Murphy @

Pinocho no era el mentiroso por Yanitzia Canetti @

Sonrie por Nancy Carlson @

Un diente está flojo por Lisa Trumbauer @

Spanish 1st GRADE:

Crisantemo por Kevin Henkes (all books by Kevin Henkes) @

Daniel quiere ser detective por Marta Jarque (series Primeros lectores #9) @

El camión de papel por Roberto Aliaga @

El conejito Knuffle por Mo Willems @

El gran día de Lily por Kevin Henkes (all books by Kevin Henkes) @

La computadora nueva de Winnie (series) por Valerie Thomas y Korky Paul @

La estación de los bomberos por Robert Munsch (anything written by Munsch) @

La princesa vestida con una bolsa de papel por Robert Munsch @

Los árboles están colgando del cielo  por Jorge Argueta ; ilustraciones, Rafael Yockteng.@

Marisol McDonald no combina (bilingual) por Monica Brown @

Murcielagos en la biblioteca por Brian Lies @

Nancy la elegante por Jane O'Connor (series) @

Pinkalicious por Victoria & Elizabeth Kann @

Querido dragon pasa el día con papá por Margaret Hillert (series) @

Sapo y un día muy especial por Max Velthuijs  (series) @

Sapo enamorado por Max Velthuijs @

Winnie y el dragón de medianoche por Valerie Thomas (series Winnie the Witch) @

Y tu dragón, cómo es? por Jackie Morris @

Yoko por Rosemary Wells @

Spanish 2nd GRADE:

A Walk with Grandpa: Un paseo con el Abuelo por Sharon Solomon @

Arturo y la carrera por la lectura / texto de Stephen Krensky ; traducido por Esther Sarfatti.@

Azafrán, el hada amarilla por Daisy Meadows (series Hadas del arco iris #3) @

Babymouse: eres la mejor! por Jennifer Holm y Matthew Holm (series Babymouse #1) @

Caperucita Roja: la novela grafica por Martin Powell @

Carlota y Miniatura por Pierre Le Gall (series Edelvives #1) @

Cenicienta la novela grafica por Beth Bracken @

Clementina, el amigo de la semana por Sara Pennypacker (series) @

El bol de madera por Ramona Moreno Winner @

Hansel y Gretel: la novela grafica por Donald Lemke @

Junie B. Jones por Barbara Park (series) @

La fiesta de las tortillas por Jorge Argueta @

Lunch Lady por Jarrett Krosoczka (series) @

Los árboles están colgando del cielo / Jorge Argueta ; ilustraciones, Rafael Yockteng.@ 

Rita en apuros por Mikel Valverde (series El mundo de Rita #8) @

Spanish 3rd GRADE:

Así es Josefina una niña americana por Valerie Tripp @

 El regalo de Gracias: la leyenda de la Altagracia por Julia Alvarez @

Geronimo Stilton (series) [por Geronimo Stilton @

Judy Moody (series) por Megan McDonald @ 

La escuela de piratas (series) por Steve Stevenson @

Los cuentos de Beedle el bardo por JK Rowling @

Morris quiero una pesadilla por Gabriela Keselman (series Morris #1) @

Muggie Maggie por Beverly Cleary @

Nate el grande; Unico en su clase por Lincoln Peirce (series) @

Sonia Sotomayor: la juez que creció en el Bronx por Jonah Winter @

Spanish 4th GRADE:

Cuando tia Lola vino de visita a quedarse por Julia Alvarez @

El Cucuy: a Bogeyman cuento por Joe Hayes @

Escuela de cazadragones (series) por K H McMullen @

Esperanza Renace by Pam Munoz Ryan @

Gracias, Sr. Falker / Patricial Polacco ; [traducido por Teresa Mlawer]@

La señora Frisby y las ratas de NIMH por Robert O'Brien @

Mi nombre es María Isabel por Alma Flor Ada @

Pink y Say / Patricia Polacco@

Ramona la chinche por Beverly Cleary @

Stink: el increíble niño menguante por Megan McDonald (series Aventuras de Stink #1) @

Spanish 5th GRADE:

Doble Fudge por Judy Blume @

El ladron del rayo por Rick Riordan (series Percy Jackson y los dioses del Olimpo #1)

Fablehaven por Brandon Mull (series Fablehaven #1) @

Maximillan and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: a Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller by Xavier Garza @

Super Fudge por Judy Blume @

Tomando partido por Gary Soto@

Tuck para siempre por Natalie Babbitt @

Spanish 6th GRADE:

Beisbol en abril y otras historias por Gary Soto @

Cajas de carton por Francisco Jimenez @

Crónicas de una vida muy podo glamurosa por Rachel Renée Russell (series Diario de Nikki #1)@

Devolver al remitente por Julia Alvarez @

La evolución de Calpurnia Tate por Jacqueline Kelly traducción de Isabel Margelei @

Mal de fantasma por Joe Hayes @

Tainos por Michael Dorris @