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soupoftomato · 2012-03-21 19:21:52

These are obviously books Wickimen has enjoyed and saw fit for the list.

I think suggesting has a slight bit of pointlessness to it.

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Wickimen · 2012-03-21 19:35:20

I could add Fablehaven and Warriors, since I've read them

Luke121 · 2012-03-21 19:37:29

Who said anything about "The Invisible Man"?!

I meant "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison!
lol

Wickimen · 2012-03-21 19:41:19

Oh lolol
Never read that one but me and my brother were saying in the bookstore "what a ripoff!"
We never did check to see which was written first.

Luke121 · 2012-03-21 19:44:54

Wickimen wrote:
Oh lolol
Never read that one but me and my brother were saying in the bookstore "what a ripoff!"
We never did check to see which was written first.

he must pay
invisible man > the invisible man
be sure to smack him for me wink
but in all seriousness, the two are completely different

oh, and invisible man came out over fifty years after the invisible man

ImagineIt · 2012-03-22 19:36:57

Percy Jackson is 3+.

777w · 2012-03-22 19:44:30

where is watership down?
you cant have a decent booklist without watership down

Wickimen · 2012-03-22 20:02:30

@ImagineIt: I'd say 4+
@777w: I haven't read it, so, no

Wickimen · 2012-03-22 20:40:35

This belongs in RaP? Oh. I thought it was MaC, since I made the booklist

PlutoIsHades · 2012-03-22 20:42:47

You could add Incarceron to the 7th grade. And the Redwall series to 3/4+.

Wickimen · 2012-03-22 20:45:20

Well, as I said before, I don't add books I haven't read (I've tried both and couldn't get into either), but thanks anyway smile

Wickimen · 2012-03-22 21:11:35

More books added yikes

Three very much recommended books for each grade level
Grade 2
The Puppy Sister by S.E. Hinton. Goodness. I read it like five times and still like it. It's such a weird book, but it's so good. Written by the author of The Outsiders.
Wayside School trilogy by Louis Sachar. These are hilarious. If you haven't read them already, do so now.
George Speaks by Dick-King Smith. I haven't read it for like five years now, but I remember it was really amusing and a good read for someone-my-age-in-first-or-second-grade.

Grade 3
Runt by Marion Dane Bauer. Enough imagery and good writing to satisfy a third grader without getting too graphic for someone who's eight or nine. My second grade teacher read it to the class, but it kind of disturbed me some of the slightly violent parts, so I bumped it up to third grade.
Matilda by Roald Dahl. This author manages to be really funny and tell a really good story all at the same time kind of like Lemony Snicket. Great plot that I loved in third grade and think is fun now.
It was so hard to choose a third because there's a lot of great books on this list (The Doll Shop Downstairs; The Friskative Dog; The Trouble With Tuck; Charlotte's Web...) but I went with Starting With Alice. Quite humorous and a good representation of my third-grade thought process. Loved it and still do. By some fail, my copy is "Advanced Reader's Copy, Not For Sale."

Grade 4
The Magic Half by Annie Barrows. Oh my yes. Excellent. Love the main character. Love everything about it really. Great. Awesome. I approve. For those of you that like slight fantasy stories in a regular world, but not a ton of fantasy creatures and worlds and norms splattered everywhere.
Okay Penderwicks is really good too, but I'll feature Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce next because it's so good and less well-known than Penderwicks. It's really funny with a bizarrely epic plot (I described it to some kid looking at it rather lamely as, "Oh it's awesome. It's about this kid who uh, looks like an adult, and tries to go to space and uh...." The kid went away.) Don't rely on my awful synopsis, just try it for yourself. This author is hilarious.
It was really hard to choose between Gone-Away Lake and Every Soul a Star--just read those both. Both are realistic fiction, funny at parts, good writing style, good characters, et cetera et cetera. Gone-Away Lake if you appreciate old-fashioned stories more, Every Soul a Star if you like your realistic fiction a tad more modern.

I'll recommend for grades 5 and 6 and 7 later

samtwheels · 2012-03-22 22:16:21

wiimaster wrote:
Wickimen wrote:
I suppose they're technically high school books but I think they're okay for seventh grade plus
I wouldn't put like, 1984 for instance, for seventh grade, but those are all right for seventh grade IMO
The more books the merrier though
Highschool Booklist (in case you want it):
Animal Farm by George Orwell
1984 by George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Anne Frank’s diary by Anne Frank
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Animal Farm by George Orwell
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Seperate Peace by John Knowles
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Chrysalids by John Wyndham
The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Series) by Doughlas Adams
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (Series) by Sue Townsend
Twilight (Series) by Stephenie Meyer
Maus (Series) by Art Spiegelman

Alos add the Hunger Games to 7+

*gasps*

Wickimen · 2012-04-07 14:43:04

Updated
I was bored and I had a stack of excellent picture books so I put them under a new kindergarten/first-grade category
As well as adding a few books to other sections

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soupoftomato · 2012-04-07 14:45:45

wiimaster wrote:
Wickimen wrote:
I suppose they're technically high school books but I think they're okay for seventh grade plus
I wouldn't put like, 1984 for instance, for seventh grade, but those are all right for seventh grade IMO
The more books the merrier though
Highschool Booklist (in case you want it):
Animal Farm by George Orwell
1984 by George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Anne Frank’s diary by Anne Frank
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Animal Farm by George Orwell
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Seperate Peace by John Knowles
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Chrysalids by John Wyndham
The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Series) by Doughlas Adams
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (Series) by Sue Townsend
Twilight (Series) by Stephenie Meyer
Maus (Series) by Art Spiegelman

Alos add the Hunger Games to 7+

You research Twilight?

It even HAS merit in literary classes?

bananaman114 · 2012-04-07 15:01:43

LOL wiimaster- Doughlas Adams tongue

What about The Outsiders?
uh
A Series of Unfortunate Events?
uh
Lord of the Rings? tongue

soupoftomato · 2012-04-07 15:27:26

bananaman114 wrote:
LOL wiimaster- Doughlas Adams

A Series of Unfortunate Events?

That's on there, condensed the series into one mention.

sonatina · 2012-04-08 02:34:57

oh wow everyone saying they finished [insert famous awesome book here] at grade 3 or something but i haven't read most of those until grades 4 and above.

i'm not much of a bookworm, but when i see a good book i get really into it and start to love reading all of a sudden.
however i'm really shallow and judgmental about books when i first see them which is probably why i'm late on book trends or read them too late sobs

LiFaytheGoblin · 2012-04-08 03:59:13

have you read 20,000 miles under the sea? by jules verne? it is my favourite book...

Alternatives · 2012-04-08 04:58:52

I started the Harry Potter series when I was in grade 1 though

coolscruff · 2012-04-08 06:20:34

Um...ever heard of jacquline Wilson ??? Like she is my cave author and I did not see any of her books up there! Jut something you might want to consider. She has her own mag and her illustrater is nick sharrett. Lots of her books at for girls but there is one or two for. Boys!

Wickimen · 2012-04-08 11:25:53

Alternatives wrote:
I started the Harry Potter series when I was in grade 1 though

So did I
Most people didn't though

Wickimen · 2012-04-08 11:27:24

coolscruff wrote:
Um...ever heard of jacquline Wilson ??? Like she is my cave author and I did not see any of her books up there! Jut something you might want to consider. She has her own mag and her illustrater is nick sharrett. Lots of her books at for girls but there is one or two for. Boys!

Looking at her site
This isn't the kind of book I like
But thanks for the recommendation~

Wickimen · 2012-04-08 11:30:34

LiFaytheGoblin wrote:
have you read 20,000 miles under the sea? by jules verne? it is my favourite book...

I started it a while back and forgot about it. If I get around to finishing, I'll put it up smile

Alternatives · 2012-04-08 11:33:22

Wickimen wrote:
Alternatives wrote:
I started the Harry Potter series when I was in grade 1 though
So did I
Most people didn't though

How'd you get into it? I was bored at a friend of my parent's house and I saw the book and started reading it. They gave it to me when we left and I didn't stop reading :P

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