Reading Lists

Illinois and Local Reading Lists

• Highcrest 5th Grade Reading Challenge 2010–2011
• Highcrest 6th Grade Reading Challenge 2010–2011
• Monarch Award Nominees 2011
• Reading Rally List 2010–2011 (District 39 Fourth Grade)
• Rebecca Caudill Award Nominees 2011

Award Lists

• Caldecott Medal
• Coretta Scott King Award
• Newbery Award
• Michael L. Printz Award
• Pura Belpré Award

Kids’ Favorites

• Dinosaur Fiction (Picture Books)
• Dragons (PreS–Gr. 8)
• Fairy Books (PreS–Gr. 5)
• Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and Fables (PreS–Gr. 2)
• Fractured Fairy Tales (PreS–Gr. 2)
• Horse Stories (PreS–Gr. 8)
• King Arthur (PreS–Gr. 8)
• Pirates! (PreS–Gr. 2)
• Princesses (PreS–Gr. 5)
• Sports Picture Books & Easy Readers (PreS–Gr. 2)
• Superheroes (PreS–Gr. 5)
• Trucks, Trains & Things That Go (Picture Books)

Culture & History

• African-Americans: Historical Fiction (PreS–Gr. 8)
• Asian Cultures: Fiction and Folklore (PreS–Gr. 8)
• Celebrate Diversity (PreS–Gr. 8)
• History in Picture Books (PreS–Gr. 3)
• Holocaust Stories (Gr. 1–8)
• Native American Tales
• Women and Girls in History (PreS–Gr. 8)
• World War I (PreS–Gr. 8)

Miscellaneous

• Art & Artists (PreS–Gr. 8)
• Classics Made for the Movies
• Gingerbread Boy Stories
• Legends
• Scary Books (PreS–Gr. 5)
• Story Poems (PreS–Gr. 8)
• Tall Tales (Folklore)

Sensitive Issues

• Adoption (PreS–Gr. 5)
• Alzheimer's Disease (PreS–Gr. 8)
• Babies (Picture Books)
• Bullying (PreS–Gr. 8)
• Death and Dying (PreS–Gr. 8)
• Gay and Lesbian (PreS–Gr. 8)
• Getting Along With Others (Picture Books)
• Getting Along With Others (Gr. 3–5)
• Going to the Hospital (PreS–Gr. 5)
• Manners (PreS–Gr. 8)
• Moving Day (PreS–Gr. 5)
• Potty Training (Picture Books, Videos)
• Special Needs (PreS–Gr.5)
• Starting School (PreS–Gr. 5)
• Substance Abuse (Fiction, Gr. 1–8)

Seasons & Holidays

• Earth Day, Every Day (Picture Books, Poetry, Folklore)
• Fall Books (PreS–Gr. 2)
• Fathers & Father's Day (PreS–Gr. 5)
• Mothers & Mother's Day (PreS–Gr. 5)
• Spring Books (PreS–Gr. 2)
• Summer Books (PreS–Gr. 2)
• Winter Books (PreS–Gr. 2)

Emerging Literacy

• Easy Readers (PreS–Gr. 2)
• Extra-Easy Readers (PreS–Gr. 2)
• First Chapter Books (Gr. 2–3)
• Phonics and Learning to Read (Parents and Children)
• Spanish-English Bilingual Materials - Fiction
• Spanish-English Bilingual Materials - Nonfiction

Juvenile Literature (Gr. 3–5)

• Adventure
• Animal Fiction
• Autobiographies (Gr. 3–8)
• Challenging Reads (Gr. 4–5)
• Classics (Gr. 3–8)
• Fantasy
• Favorite Novels (Gr. 4–5)
• Historical Fiction
• Mystery & Suspense
• Novels in Verse (Grades 2–8)
• Realistic Fiction
• Scary Books
• Science Fiction
• Sports Fiction (Gr. 3–8)

Picture Books & Read-Alouds

• Classic Picture Books
• Classroom Read-Alouds (K–Gr.2)
• Classroom Read-Alouds (Gr.3–5)
• Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and Fables (PreS–Gr. 2)
• Picture Books: Ages 1 and 2
• Picture Books: Ages 3 and 4
• Picture Books: Ages 5 and 6

Youth Literature (Gr. 6–8)

• Adventure
• Animal Fiction
• Autobiographies (Gr. 3–8)
• Biographies
• Chillers
• Classics (Gr. 3–8)
• Fantasy
• Historical Fiction
• Humorous Fiction
• Mystery & Suspense
• Nonfiction
• Novels in Verse (Grades 2–8)
• Page Turners
• Realistic Fiction
• Science Fiction
• Sports Fiction (Gr. 3–8)