2024 Scholar Recommended Booklist

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site 
by Sherri Duskey Rinker
Year Published: 2011

Nominated by:
Isaac S. (Pre-K, Sunnycrest Elementary)

Isaac shares:
“It is about construction trucks.The crane truck has a teddy bear and the mixer truck has a blankie!”

José el Chévere a bailar y contar en la fiesta 
by Eric Litwin
Year Published: 2017

Nominated by:
Gaspar H. (Kindergarten, Mirror Lake Elementary)

Gaspar shares:
“Se trata de los integrantes que se suman al grupo musical.” (It’s about band members that join a music band) "A mi me gusta cuando cantan y cuentan." (I like it when they sing and count numbers)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
Year Published 1969

Nominated by:
Loretta S. (Kindergarten, Olympic View K-8)

Loretta shares:
"It teaches to recognize important words."

Olivia Helps with Christmas
by Ian Falconer
Year Published: 2007

Nominated by:
Gurnoor S. (1st Grade, Sunnycrest Elementary)

Gurnoor shares:
“Because it's so funny!” 

Mars National Geographic Kids
by Elizabeth Carney
Year Published: 2014

Nominated by:
Amaru E. (1st Grade, Star Lake Elementary)

Amaru shares:
"I love to learn about space and planets."

Press Start! Series
by Thomas Flintham
Year Published: 2016 - 

Nominated by:
Rayyan Z. (1st Grade, Meredith Hill Elementary)

Rayyan shares:
“It’s about press start character who is very helpful. I found it interesting to read the series.”

Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party
by James Dean, Kimberly Dean
Year Published: 2019

Nominated by:
Sehaj N. (2nd Grade, Meredith Hill Elementary)

Sehaj shares:
"Pete the Cat shared the pizza with all of his friends. Most importantly, he put all his friends favorite toppings on the pizza which makes the Perfect Pizza Party."

Maddi's Fridge
by Lois Brandt
Year Published: 2018

Nominated by:
Coco T. (2nd Grade, Silver Lake Elementary)

Coco shares:
"It's about a friend helping another friend."

Eerie Elementary (Books 1-10)
by Jack Chabert
Year Published: 2019

Nominated by:
Ethan W. (2nd Grade, Lakeland Elementary)

Ethan shares:
“This book series is fun and it gets me excited about reading!”

Mysteries According to Humphrey

Nominated by:
Faaiz Z. (3rd Grade, Meredith Hill Elementary)

Faaiz shares:
“Is about adventures and different mysteries, and I like solving mysteries.”

The Tooth Larry - The Escape from Lippy
by Beau, Elizabeth, Lucille, and Penelope Chevassus
Year Published: 2022

Nominated by:
Penelope C. (3rd Grade, Internet Academy)

London shares:
“The tooth fairy is busy so Larry helps by delivering a tooth to a girl." "I like this book because My family wrote it and my cat is in it.”

Wings of Fire – (The Dragonet Prophecy)
by Tui T. Sutherland
Year Published: 2013

Nominated by:
David C. (3rd Grade, Nautilus K-8)

David shares:
"I love dragons."

Stick Dog
by Tom Watson
Year Published: 2013

Nominated by:
Michael G. (3rd Grade, Lakeland Elementary)

Michael shares:
“A dog, named Stick Dog, and his four friends. They go on adventures to find food because they don't have homes or owners to feed them, so they help each other find all kinds of good food like spaghetti and ice cream. I like this book because it's funny and it's not too hard to read for me and my mom.”

Cat on the Run
by Aaron Blabey
Year Published: 2023

Nominated by:
Ana-Lynn R. (3rd Grade, Valhalla Elementary)

Ana-Lynn shares:
"A cat trying to escape people who are hunting her down. I like mystery stories and that book felt like a mystery story to me."

The Adventures of Sophie Mouse (Book Series)
by Poppy Green
Year Published: 1990

Nominated by:
Maya L. (4th Grade, Woodmont K-8)

Maya shares:
"This book is about a little mouse and her forest friends. Sophie Mouse goes on many adventures with these friends and has so much fun. There are some upside downs in these books but they always figure it out and make it work.

One thing I loved about this book is that it is a series. The book reminds me of my friends and the types of adventures we go on. Even with all the things that happen, everything works out in the end."

The Tea Dragon Society
by K. O'Neill
Year Published: 2017

Nominated by:
Emilia P. (5th Grade, Valhalla Elementary)

Emilia shares:
"Taking care of tea dragons and going on adventures."  "It's a comic and it's about dragons and I like both of those!"

Percy Jackson & the Olympians (Series)
by Rick Riordan
Year Published: 2006

Nominated by:
Varun T. (6th Grade, Federal Way Public Academy)

Varun shares:
"This book is about a menace of a boy who finds out that he is the son of Poseidon and that multiple obstacles await for his demise. It was really interesting and it was not boring."

Harry Potter (Series)
by J.K. Rowling
Year Published: 1997

Nominated by:
Sophie S. (6th Grade, TAF@Saghalie)

Sophie shares:
"It takes me to a different place."

The Hunger Games Trilogy
by Suzanne Collins
Year Published: 2007

Nominated by:
Roshnai R. (6th Grade, Lakota Middle School)

Sophie shares:
"I's about a dystopian world in the future where kids from each city besides the capitol are forced to compete with each other in an arena in a fight to the death. It's really deep, beautiful, and well written. I love the entire series​​​​​​."​

Marked
by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Year Published: 2008

Nominated by:
JJ R. (6th Grade, Woodmont K-8)

JJ shares:
"It's about a 16-year-old girl who gets turned into a vampire. I like the book because I can relate to the main person."​

Dog Man (Series)
by Dav Pilkey
Year Published: 2016

Nominated by:
Alex (7th Grade, Lakota Middle School)

Alex shares:
"It's about a dog who is a hero. I like it because it’s cool and funny and interesting."

When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
Year Published: 2020

Nominated by:
Ann S. (8th Grade, Internet Academy)

Ann shares:
"This book is about a boy named Omar and his little brother Hassan who has special needs. It’s about their life at a camp, in a search for their mom, and trying to go abroad. The story is very heart-touching and captivating."

Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
Year Published: 2012

Nominated by:
Ann S. (8th Grade, Internet Academy)

Ann shares:
"It's about a boy named Auggie who has a facial deformity and his struggles with self-esteem, in school and at home. I like its captivating storyline."

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
by Alvin Schwartz
Year Published: 1981

Nominated by:
Dailon A. (8th Grade, Woodmont K-8)

Dailon shares:
"I really like books that have scary elements, and this book ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ does this element just right. Especially with how they add good suspense and work their way up to final acts of most of what these stories tell."

The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Year Published: 2003

Nominated by:
Zef W. (8th Grade, Woodmont K-8)

Zef shares:
"It’s really, really good. It was super entertaining."

The Outsiders
by S.E. Hinton
Year Published: 1967

Nominated by:
Tafly N. (12th Grade, Career Academy at Truman Campus)

Tafly shares:
"The thrill of it all. It’s very hard to put the book down once you get deeper and deeper into the story. It’s just like watching a movie. A lot of tears of joy and sadness. I have yet to recover."