Brush Public Schools Class Literature List
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Taught Novels
The novels in this section are novels that meet most or all of the following criteria:
Curriculum related and/or cross curricular
Content and age appropriate
Readability level based on the lexile for average student in grade
Are taught to 80% of students in a grade level
May be tied to grade level text
These novels may not be used in literature circles at other grade levels, but can be used as a read aloud.
6th Grade
Hatchet
Holes
Tuck Everlasting
7th Grade
Bud, Not Buddy
Esparanza Rising
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Sounder
A Christmas Carol
Out of the Dust
8th Grade
Plays
Diary of Anne Frank
Novels
Watsons Go to Birmingham
The Giver
To Kill a Mockingbird
9th Grade
Night
The Outsiders
The Miracle Worker
Romeo and Juliet
10th Grade
Fallen Angels
Julius Ceaser
11th Grade
Of Mice and Men
The Crucible
A Raisin in the Sun
Academic Literacy
Call of the Wild
Grade 3
Novel List for Literature Circles
2nd Grade Rules, Amber Brown Danzinger
3rd Grade Detectives: The Case of the Sweaty Bank Robber Stanley
4th Grade Rats Spinelli
A Dog Named Kitty Wallace
Alexander & the Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Voirst
Amber Brown Goes Fourth Danzinger
Babe & Me Gutman
Bats, Creatures of the Night Milton
Beany, Not Bean Wojiechowski
Beauty & The Beast Brett
Blizzard of the Blue Moon : Magic Tree House Osborne
Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt Fritz
Caleb's Story MacLachlan
Carnival at Candlelight : Magic Tree House Osborne
Case of the Sneaky Snowman : Nancy Drew Mystery Keene
Charlotte's Web White
Chocolate Fever Smith
Clementine Pennypacker
Dog to the Rescue Samderson
Ellen Tibbets Cleary
Fossil Fever Zoehfeld
Fourth Grade is a Jinx McKenna
Freckle Juice Blume
Frederick Douglas Fights for Freedom Davidson
Frights! Camera! Action! Ghostville Elementary Jones
Frog & Toads are Friends Lobel
Half Magic Eager
Harry & The Terrible Whatzit Gackenback
Helen Keller Davidson
Henry & Mudge in Puddle Trouble Rylant
Henry Huggins Cleary
Here Lies the Librarian Peck
Horrible Harry in Room 2B Kline
Horrible Harry & The Ant Invasion Kline
Horrible Harry & The Dragon War Kline
Horrible Harry & The Mud Gremlins Kline
Horrible Harry's Secret Kline
Ivy & Bean & The Ghost That Had to Go Barrows
James & The Giant Peach Dahl
Judy B. Moody McDonald
Judy Moody Gets Famous McDonald
Judy Moody, M. D. : The Doctor's In McDonald
Junie B. Jones is a Graduation Girl Park
Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy Park
Justin & The Best Biscuits in the World Walter
Listen Tolan
Lucky Charms & Birthday Wishes McDonnell
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile Waber
M. C. Higgins, The Great Hamilton
Marvin Redpost: A Magic Crystal Sachar
More Magic Tricks You Can Do Conaway
Mr.Popper's Penguins Little
Mummies in the Morning : Magic Tree House Osborne
Old Yeller Gipson
Owen Foote, Money Man Greene
Ralph S. Mouse Cleary
Ramona Quimby Age 8 Cleary
Ramona the Brave Cleary
Ramona's World Cleary
Robert Goes to Camp Seuling
Runaway Ralph Cleary
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Schwartz
Second Grade Friends Cohen
Second Grade Pig Pals Larson
Second Grade--Friends Again Cohen
Series of Unfortunate Events -- Books 1 to 12 Snicket
Shipwreck on the Pirate Islands Stilton
Socks Cleary
Song Lee & The Leechman Kline
Stanley Flat Again Brown
Stink, the Incredible Shrinking Kid McDonald
Stone Fox Gardiner
Stuart Little White
Sunken Treasure Gibbons
Super Fudge Blue
Swindle Korman
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Blume
Teacher's Pet Hurwitz
The BFG Dahl
The Case of the Runaway Dog -- Jigsaw Jones Preller
The Egypt Game Snyder
The Elevator Family Evans
The Field Day From the Black Lagoon Thaler
The Good Dog Avi
The Grand Escape Naylor
The Gypsy Game Snyder
The Lemonade Trick Corbett
The Littles Peterson
The Littles & Their Amazing New Friend Peterson
The Littles Go to School Peterson
The Return of the 3rd Grade Ghost Hunters Maccarone
The School Mouse King-Smith
The Secret School Avi
The Sign of the Beaver Speare
The Talented Clementine Pennypacker
The Trumpet of the Swan White
The Twits Dahl
The Wednesday Surprise Bunting
The Weeping Werewolf Coville
The Witches Dahl
Third Grade Stars Ransom
Troll Country Marshall
Upchuck & The Rotten Willy Wallace
Where the Red Fern Grows Rawls
Grade 4
Novel List for Literature Circles
Dear Mr. Henshaw Cleary
Charlotte's Web White
Caddy Woodlawn Brink
Island of the Blue Dolphins O'Dell
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Blume
Shiloh Naylor
The Mouse and the Motorcycle Cleary
Frindle Clements
James and the Giant Peach Dahl
Number the Stars Lowry
Because of Winn Dixie DiCamillo
Whipping Boy Fleischman
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Lewis
Worth LaFaye
Farmer Boy Wilder
Misty of Chincoteague Henry
Sarah, Plain and Tall MacLachlan
Where the Red Fern Grows Doty
The Cay Taylor
The Cricket in Time Square Selden
Stuart Little White
Holes Sachar
Trumpet of the Swan White
Pippi Longstocking Lindgren
Sign of the Beaver Speare
Chocolate Touch Catling
Mr. Poppers Penguins Atwater
Little House in the Big Woods Wilder
Grade 5
Novel List for Literature Circles
Steal Away Home Ruby
Tiger Rising DiCamillo
The Well Taylor
Pedro's Journal Conrad
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Taylor
Loser Spinelli
The Art of Keeping Cool Lisle
Chocolate Fever Smith
Code Talker Bruchac
Artemis Fowl Series Colfer
How to Eat Fried Worms Rockwell
Shakespeare's Secret Broach
The Cay Taylor
The Stowaway Hesse
Stargirl Spinelli
Chronicles of Narnia Lewis
Babe and Me Gutman
Grade 6
Novel List
Bearstone Hobbs
Black Star, Bright Dawn O'Dell
Brian's Winter Paulsen
Bridge to Terabithia Paterson
Dogsong Paulsen
Freak the Mighty Philbrick
House With a Clock in the Walls Bellairs
Julie of the Wolves George
Sign of the Beaver George Speare
Stargirl Spinelli
Tangerine Bloor
Thief Lord Funke
Westing Game Raskin
Wolf Brother Paver
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Holt
Adventures of Tom Sawyer Twain
Short Stories
A Glory Over Everything Petry, Ann
All I Really Needed to Learn I Learned in Kindergarten Fulghum, Robert
All Summer in a Day Bradbury, Ray
Bracelet Uchida, Yoshiko
Brother Angelou, Maya
Dog of Pompeii Untermeyer, Louis
Eleven Cisneros, Sandra
Emperor's New Clothes Andersen, Hans Christian
Just Once Dygard, Thomas
Medusa's Head Coolidge, Olivia
Mysterious Mr. Lincoln Freedman, Russell
Storm Paulsen, Gary
Ta-Na-E-Ka Whitebird, Mary
The All American Slurp Namioka, Lensey
Zlateh the Goat Singer, Isaac Bashevis
Plays
Adventure of the Speckled Band Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
Rumplestiltskin Grimm Brothers
Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
Grade 7
Novel List
The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn't Hear Shreve
Summer of the Swans Byars
The Hobbit Tolkein
Where the Lilies Bloom Cleaver
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Avi
Nothing But the Truth Avi
Sing Down the Moon O'Dell
Monkey Island Fox
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Taylor
Solitary Blue Voigt
Walkabout Marshall
The Frontier Various Authors
Life on the Homestead Ball
Local News Soto
Becoming Naomi Leon Ryan
Fair Weather Peck
Hoot Hiaasen
The Cheat Koss
Plays
Brian's Song
Grade 8
Novel List
Baseball in April Soto
Running Out of Time Haddix
Harris and Me Paulsen
My Life in Dog Years Paulsen
Stones in Water Napoli
Treasure Island Stevenson
The Time Machine Wells
The War of the Worlds Wells
Warriors Don't Cry Beals
Secret Life of Bees Kidd
Farewell to Manzanaar Houston
Stones in Water Napoli
Memories of Anne Frank Gold
I Have Lived a Thousand Years Bitton-Jackson
Fredrick
Katarina
The Life of Pi Martel
Peter and the Starcatchers Barry
Sees Behind Trees Dorris
My Life in Dog Years Paulsen
Witches Dahl
That Was Then, This Is Now Stinton
Little Prince de Saint-Exupéry
Shane Schaefer
Tex Stinton
Then There Were None Christie
Chocolate War Cormier
Short Season Klinkowitz
Courage Under Fire Sword
Glory Field Myers
Academic Literacy
Novel List
Call of the Wild London
Freshman Literature
Novel List
Deathwatch White
Barrio Boy Galarza
The Pearl Steinbeck
I Heard the Owl Call My Name Craven
Hiroshima Hersey
Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare
The Miracle Worker Gibson
The Pigman Zindel
Sophomore English
Novel List
Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury
Martian Chronicles Bradbury
After the First Death Cormier
Montana Watson
Ordinary People Guest
Seperate Peace Knowles
If You COuld See What I Hear Sullivan
Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare
Merchant of Venice Shakespeare
American Literature
Novel List
A Stillness at Appomattox Catton
Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck
Black Like Me Griffin
When the Legends Die Borland
High, Wide and Lonesome Borland
Johnny Got His Gun Trumbo
Senior English
Novel List
Jane Eyre Bronte
Huckleberry Finn Twain
The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald
Sackett L'Amour
Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam Edelman, ed.
Letters Home From 'Nam Frey
The Old Man and the Sea Hemingway
Animal Farm Orwell
Lord of the Flies Golding
Frankenstein Shelley
Hamlet Shakespeare
Creative Writing
Board Approved Titles
These titles are available for grade level use, but are not being taught at this time.
Novel List
Cold Sassy Tree Burns
The Stranger Camus
Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Gaines
Death Be Not Proud Gunther
The Contender Lipsyte
