The 3 Apples Book Award is an award that
New York State
students ages 8-12 or grades 3-6 and
ages 13+ or grades
7-12
will decide the winner.
Students read the books, then
vote next January for their favorite book.
These will make excellent summer reading for our students.
Students are encouraged to read for enjoyment over the summer.
The
3 Apples Book Award
A New York State Children’s Choice Award
http://www.3applesbookaward.org.
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Children
ages 8-12 Finalists to be voted in January 2008:
Title Author
Because of Winn-Dixie DiCamillo, Kate
The BFG Dahl, Roald
Bridge to Terabithia
Paterson, Katherine
The Cat in the Hat
Seuss, Dr.
Eldest Paolini, Christopher
Eragon Paolini, Christopher
Green Eggs and
Ham Seuss, Dr.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Rowling, J. K.
Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix Rowling, J. K.
Hatchet Paulsen, Gary
Holes Sachar, Louis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Lewis,
C. S.
Matilda
Dahl, Roald
The Tale of Despereaux DiCamillo, Kate
Teens ages 13 and up
Bridge to Terabithia
Paterson, Katherine
A Child Called "It"
Pelzer, David
The Clique
Harrison, Lisi
Eldest
Paolini, Christopher
Green Eggs and Ham
Seuss, Dr.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Rowling, J. K.
Hatchet
Paulsen, Gary
Heat
Lupica, Mike
Holes
Sachar, Louis
My Brother Sam is Dead
Collier, James
The Outsiders
Hinton, S. E.
Son of the Mob
Korman, Gordon
Speak
Anderson,Laurie Halse
The Thief Lord
Funke, Cornelia
Twilight
Meyer, Stephenie
Read or listen to at least three of these
titles, and vote for your favorite book in January, 2008!
www.3applesbookaward.org.
The following lists are suggestions for summer reading not
required reading.
Students are encouraged to read for enjoyment this summer.
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Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
& 8
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Grade 2
Any Junie B. Jones
series by Barbara Park
Any Judy Moody
series by Megan McDonald
Any Magic Tree House
series
Grade 5
Brother Eagle,
Sister Sky by
Susan Jeffers
Shiloh by
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
Old Turtle and
Broken Truth by Douglas Wood
The Indian in the Cupboard by
Lynn Reed Banks
The Snow Queen by
Hans Christian Andersen
Strider by
Beverly Cleary
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Students will be able to gain extra credit
by reading additional books and taking the Accelerated Reader test on the
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Grade
3
Arthur's First
Sleepover by Marc Brown
Arthur's Family
Vacation by Marc Brown
Calling Doctor Amelia
Bedelia by Herman Parish
Coming Through the
Blizzard by Eileen Spinelli
Freckle Juice by
Judy Blume
Imogene's Antlers
by David Small
Judy Moody Predicts
the Future by Megan McDonald
Miss Nelson is Missing
by Harry Allard
What a Trip, Amber
Brown by Paula Danziger
Strega Nona's Magic
Lessons by Tomie DePaola
Grade 6
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
by Kimberly Willis Holt
A Wrinkle in Time by
Madeline L'Engle
The Thief Lord by
Cornelia Funke
Redwall by
Brian Jacques
Secret Garden by
Francis Burnett
The Hobbit by
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Landry News by
Andrew Clements
Angel on the Square by
Gloria Whelan
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Grade 4
Charlotte's Web by
E.B. White
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
Just a Dream by
Chris Van Allsburg
The Wreck of the Zephyr by
Chris Van Allsburg
Pink and Say by
Patricia Polacco
The Bookshop Dog by Cynthia Rylant
George Washington's Breakfast by
John Fritz
Little House in the Big Woods by
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Students will be able to gain extra credit
by reading additional books and taking the Accelerated Reader test on the
book. Students must score at least an 80% on the test.
Grade 7 & 8
The suggested reading for grades 7 & 8
come from the Accelerated Reader Practice Quiz list covering book levels
from 6.0 to 9.2. The school office has a copy of the list or
click
here to view the suggested reading list.
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This page was last updated on
06/01/2007
