Reading+Genres

I've started a list of books for each of the genres we will read over the course of the school year. Students are required to read at least 1 of each genre and record the title, author, and date completed in his/her Reader's Notebook. Please feel free to add additional titles as you discover them. You can also visit this link of recommended children's literature: [|Resources]

** Personal Narratives: [|Book Lists]** Peak by Gary Paulsen Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing by Judy Blume Hank Zipzer novels by Henry Winkler (Yes, the Fonz writes children's books!!) Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney

**Historical Fiction: [|Book Lists]** Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder (pioneer life) The Misadventures of Maude March by Audrey Couloumbus (the old west) The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (colonization)

**Realistic Fiction: [|Book Lists]** All books listed under Personal Narratives The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes Ramona the Pest, Henry Huggins, Ribsy, etc. and many others by Beverly Cleary Heidi by Johanna Spyri Judy Moody Series Many books by :
 * Jerry Spinnelli - Crash, Maniac Magee
 * Carl Hiaassen - Hoot, Scat, Flush
 * Mike Lupica - Heat, Summer Ball

**__Myths/Legends: [|Website link]__** Cultural legends such as Native Americans, Hispanic, Asian, African, Indian Asian, etc. Greek and Roman Myths King Arthur... Robin Hood...best read aloud //Andersen's Fairy Tales// Hans Christian Andersen //Gilgamesh// by Bernarda Bryson. (ancient Mesopotamia) //Jack Tales// by Richard Chase. (Appalachian) //The Cow-Tale Switch// by Harold Courlander (West African) //Greek Myths, Norse Myths// by Ingri and Parin D'Aulaire //Indian Tales// by Jaime De Angulo (California, hard to find) //Tales of Uncle Remus// (4 vol) by Julius Lester/Pinkney //The King of the Golden River// by John Ruskin Many good books by Tim Tingle (author who visited Laurel Mountain last spring)

__Biography/Memoirs__ [|Book Lists] Also, visit the Resources link from above. It is extensive!

Autobiography/Memoirs: [|**Book Lists**]