Back to school reading suggestions

[Sara Noel]

Back-to-School Reading List

Preschool
Rockwell, Harlow.My Nursery School

Primary Grades 1-3

Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson is Back
Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson is Missing. Houghton Mifflin, 1977.
The kind and sensitive Miss Nelson is absent from class one day and is repleced by the mean and cruel Miss Viola Swamp, with disastrous results to the students!


Arnold, Tedd. Green Wilma
Ashley, Bernard. Cleversticks
Baer, Edith. This is the Way We Go to School: A Book About Children Around the World
Barkin, Carol and James, Elizabeth. Sometimes I Hate School
Bunting, Eve. The Wednesday Surprise
Casey, Judith. Harry and Willy and Carrothead
Cohen, Miriam. Will I Have a Friend?
Dakos, Kalli. If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand Poems

About School

Hallinan, P.K. Just Open a Book
Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum
Henkes, Kevin. Jessica. Puffin, 1989.
Hennessey, B.G. School Days
Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace
Hopkins, Lee Bennett. Good Books, Good Times
Houston, Gloria. My Great-Aunt Arizona
Lester, Helen. Hooway for Wodney Wat. Houghton Mifflin.
Lezau, Joan. The Homework Caper
Martin, Linda. When Dinosaurs Go to School. Chronicle Books.
Shannon, David. David Goes to School. Scholastic/The Blue Sky Press.
Surat, Michele Maria. Angel Child, Dragon Child.
Viorst, Judith. Alexander and the Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Middle School-High School/High School

A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Beyond the Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Killing Mr. Griffith
Nothing But the Truth by Avi

Source: http://www.jeannepasero.com

[KKCondrey]

Man, the only one of those I've even heard of is "The Chocolate War"