I have compiled a list of books that I currently have on my reading list for my classroom library as well as professional development. I have also included a list of books I have read and will include in my classroom library as well as some professional texts that have informed my teaching practice. All the books are linked so that you can read more about them!
Current Reading List:
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Series by Ann Brashares
That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton
In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier
End of Days by Eric Walters
Regenesis by Eric Walters
Walking Home by Eric Walters
The Rule of 3 by Eric Walters
Fight for Power by Eric Walters
Will to Survive by Eric Walters
Forth Dimension by Eric Walters
Rebound by Kwame Alexander
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
The Crash by Paul Kropp
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
The Warden’s Daughter by Jerry Spinelli
Paper Towns by John Green
Pax by Sara Pennypacker
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
Children of the Broken Treaty by Charlie Angus
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanan
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Braced by Alyson Gerber
Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Release by Patrick Ness
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
The 15:17 to Paris by Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone, & Jeffery E. Stern
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
The Death of Jayson Porter by Jamie Adoff
Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg
The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg
Classroom Library:
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Auggie & Me by R.J. Palacio
365 Days of Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
The Shadow Children Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Stolen Children by Peg Kehret
Abduction by Peg Kehret
Shaken by Eric Walters
Fly Boy by Eric Walters
Just Deserts by Eric Walters
We All Fall Down by Eric Walters
United We Stand by Eric Walters
Safe As Houses by Eric Walters
Power Play by Eric Walters
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen
Brian’s Hunt by Gary Paulsen
Brian’s Return by Gary Paulsen
The River by Gary Paulsen
Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Woodsong by Gary Paulsen
Tracker by Gary Paulsen
The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
Tunnels of Time by Mary Harelkin Bishop
Tunnels of Terror by Mary Harelkin Bishop
Tunnels of Treachery by Mary Harelkin Bishop
Tunnels of Tyranny by Mary Harelkin Bishop
The Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn
Adrift by Steven Callahan
A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Progeny of Light/Vanished in Darkness by Eva Brewster
Night by Elie Wiesel
A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr
Hold Still by Nina LaCour
The List by Siobhan Vivian
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Looking for Alaska by John Green
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Room by Emma Donoghue
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Every Day by David Levithan
Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
George by Alex Gino
Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
Another Day by David Levithan
Where She Went by Gayle Forman
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Midnight Sun by Trish Cook
Honestly Ben by Bill Konigsberg
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
Marley and Me by John Grogan
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
The Martian by Andy Weir
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Invisible Emmie by Terri Libenson
Positively Izzy by Terri Libenson
Just Jaime by Terri Libenson
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children Series by Ransom Riggs
Lion by Saroo Brierley
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
Stronger by Jeff Bauman
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Lush by Natasha Friend
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes
You Go First by Erin Entrada Kelly
Restart by Gordon Korman
The Babysitter’s Club Graphic Novels by Raina Telgemeier
Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man Unleashed by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man A Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man Brawl of the Wild by Dav Pilkey
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
The 1000 Year Old Boy by Ross Welford
Goodbye Days by Jeffery Zentner
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Patina by Jason Reynolds
Sunny by Jason Reynolds
Lu by Jason Reynolds
Refugee by Alan Gratz
You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino
What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
Solo by Kwame Alexander
Swing by Kwame Alexander
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Booked by Kwame Alexander
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Broken Things by Lauren Oliver
The Breadwinner Graphic Novel by Nora Twomey
Anne of Green Gables Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden
Sheets by Brenna Thummler
Amulet Series by Kazu Kibuishi
Someday by David Levithan
The War Below by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
All Summer Long by Hope Larson
Making Friends by Kristen Gudsnuk
Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
Dawn and the Impossible Three by Gale Galligan
Kristy’s Big Day by Gale Galligan
Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, & Justin Paul
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
Harbor Me by Jaqueline Woodson
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz
Project You by Aubre Andrus
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
Brave by Svetlana Chmakova
Crush by Svetlana Chmakova
Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
Courageous by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Ugly by Robert Hoge
Posted by John David Anderson
Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson
Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau
The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
The Hidden Witch by Molly Knox Ostertag
The I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis
Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Click by Kayla Miller
Camp by Kayla Miller
Dry by Neal Shusterman & Jarrod Shusterman
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
Paper Hearts by Meg Wiviott
Drumroll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart
Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky
Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
Odd One Out by Nic Stone
Daniel’s Story by Carol Matas
Children’s Books:
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai
She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton
We’re All Wonders by R. J. Palacio
The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Ish by Peter H. Reynolds
Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds
Playing from the Heart by Peter H. Reynolds
I Am Human by Susan Verde
Stolen Words by Melanie Florence
Meet Chris Hadfield by Elizabeth Macleod
Meet Viola Desmond by Elizabeth Macleod
A Family is a Family by Sara O’Leary
How Full is Your Bucket by Tom Rath & Mary Reckmeyer
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures by Julia Finley Mosca
The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield
Young, Gifted and Black by Jamia Wilson
Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
I Am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis
The Good Egg by Jory John and Pete Oswald
Professional Texts:
Is Everyone Really Equal? by Ozlem Sensoy & Robin DiAngelo
Mathematical Mindsets by Jo Boaler
What’s Math Got to Do with It? by Jo Boaler
Making Math Meaningful by Marian Small
Softening the Edges by Katie White
Making Classroom Assessment Work by Anne Davies
Counseling Skills for Teachers by Jeffery A. Kottler & Ellen Kottler
Indigenous Writes by Chelsea Vowel
Writing Strategies by Jennifer Serravallo
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