Official Title List for 2005/06 Name That Book 3-6

1. Anderson, Janet S. c2003. The Last Treasure.  After receiving a mysterious summons from a distant cousin, Ellsworth Smith returns to his father’s family home and quickly becomes embroiled in a quest to find a treasure. AR 4.1
2. Armstrong, William Howard, c1969 – Sounder. Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding with the help of the devoted dog Sounder. AR: 5.3, Lexile: 900
3. Balliett, Blue. c2004. Chasing Vermeer. Coincidences and puzzles abound in this fast-paced mystery as two eleven-year-olds, Petra and Calder, search for clues to a missing Vermeer. AR 5.4, Lexile 770
4. Borden, Louise. c2004. Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude. Spare prose and delicate pen and ink watercolors (reminiscent of the eighteenth century setting), capture John Harrison’s persistent and dedicated forty-year quest to make an instrument that determines longitude on a moving ship. AR 5.5, Lexile
5. Brown, Don. c2003. Mack Made Movies. The story of silent movies and Mack Sennett, “the King of Comedy” who began his slapstick career as a horse and later became the owner of his own studio, unfolds in this illustrated biography.  AR 5.4
6. Cleary, Beverly. c 1950. – Henry Huggins. When Henry adopts Ribsy, a dog of no particular breed, humorous adventures follow. AR: 4.7, Lexile: 670
7. Collins, Suzanne. c2003. Gregor the Overlander. When Gregor’s sister tumbles through a portal in their New York City apartment complex, he follows her to a parallel world called Underland. There, Gregor discovers that the inhabitants believe him to be their prophesized hero, the “Overland warrior,” sent to save their civilization.  AR 4.8 Lexile 630
8. Creech, Sharon. c1994 - Walk two moons. After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left. AR: 4.9, Lexile: 770
9. Curtis, Christopher Paul. c1995 - The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963 : a novel The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African-American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963. AR: 5.0, Lexile: 1000
10. Dahl, Roald. c1988 - Matilda. Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security. AR: 5.0, Lexile: 840
11. Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee.  c2003. The Conch Bearer. India provides the backdrop for this adventure fantasy wherein a young boy, his street urchin cohort, and the mysterious Abhaydatta set off on a quest to return a magical conch shell to its rightful place. AR 4.5, Lexile 790
12. Fleischman, Sid, c1986 - The whipping boy. A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws. AR: 3.9, Lexile: 570
13. Frasier, Debra. c2000. Miss Alaineus : a vocabulary disaster. When Sage's spelling and definition of a word reveal her misunderstanding of it to her classmates, she is at first embarrassed but then uses her mistake as inspiration for the vocabulary parade. AR: 5.3, Lexile: 690
14. George, Kristine O’Connell. c2004. Hummingbird Nest: A Journal of Poems. This kinetic and keen journal of poems traces one family’s experiences with a hummingbird and her young throughout their seasonal activities of nest building, egg hatching, and flying lessons. AR 3.7, Lexile
15. Hannigan, Katherine. c2004. Ida B . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World. Ida B details her struggles as her insular, home-schooled world on an idyllic Wisconsin farm with her loving and devoted parents is replaced by public schooling, the sale of part of their land, and her Mother’s battle with cancer. AR 5.3, Lexile 970
16. Henkes, Kevin. c2003. Olive’s Ocean. Over the course of one memorable summer, Martha experiences a myriad of events and emotions as she embarks on an affirming rite of passage from childhood innocence to adolescent awareness of her world. AR 4.7, Lexile 950
17. Hopkinson, Deborah. c2004. Sailing for Gold: The Klondike Kid, Book 1. Amidst the chaos in Seattle at the beginning of the Klondike gold rush, orphaned Davey overcomes a multitude of obstacles as he searches for his only living relative, an uncle who lives somewhere in the newly discovered gold fields. AR 3.7 Lexile 630
18. Konigsburg, E. L. c1967 - From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Two suburban children run away from their Connecticut home and go to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, where their ingenuity enables them to live in luxury. AR: 4.7, Lexile: 700
19. Krull, Kathleen. c2004. The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss. Biographer Krull introduces readers to the first twenty-two years in Ted Geisel’s life; spot art reproductions of familiar characters from Dr.  Seuss’s many works remind children of these favored books and tie into detailed backmatter concerning Dr. Seuss’s later life and work.  AR 5.7, Lexile
20. Lauber, Patricia. c1999 - What you never knew about fingers, forks, & chopsticks Describes changes in eating customs throughout the centuries and the origins of table manners. AR: 4.4, Lexile: 580
21. L'Engle, Madeleine. c1962 - A wrinkle in time. Three extraterrestrial beings take Meg and her friends to another world. AR: 4.7, Lexile: 740
22. Levine, Gail Carson. c1997 - Ella enchanted. In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. AR: 4.6, Lexile: 670
23. Lowry, Lois. c2002. Gooney Bird Greene  .       A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name. AR 3.9, Lexile 590
24. Loy, Jessica. c2003. Follow the Trail: A Young Person’s Guide to the Great Outdoors. Filled with numerous ideas, safety rules, and games, as well as ways to identify animal tracks, wildflowers, and constellations, this outdoor guide provides a roadmap for camping fun and excitement. AR , Lexile 910
25. Mann, Elizabeth. c2003. Empire State Building. From inception to completion, Mann tracks the wonders of architecture, engineering, and construction that went into the creation of the Empire State Building. Social and political profiles of both millionaires and laborers capture the essence of the individuals who dreamed of and built this landmark. AR 6.8, Lexile
26. Marsden, Carolyn. c2004. Silk Umbrellas. At eleven, Noi, like her grandmother, paints delicate designs on silk umbrellas that she sells in the local Thai market. But, when this income fails to sustain the family, she must struggle to reconcile her own dreams with her mother’s plan for her to work in a factory. AR 5.4, Lexile 870
27. McDonald, Megan. c2000. Judy Moody. Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an assignment to create a collage all about herself and begins creating her masterpiece, the Me collage. AR: 3.5, Lexile: 530
28. Montgomery, Sy. c2004. The Tarantula Scientist. Follow scientist Samuel Marshall at work in the field in French Guiana, as well as in the Hiram College lab in Ohio, while he studies all kinds of tarantulas, including the Goliath birdeater, native to French Guiana and as big as a dinner plate. AR 5.8, Lexile
29. Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. c1997 - Saving Shiloh. Sixth-grader Marty and his family try to help their rough neighbor, Judd Travers, change his mean ways, even though their West Virginia community continues to expect the worst of him. AR: 4.9, Lexile: 1020
30. Raven, Margot Theis. c2004. Circle Unbroken: The Story of a Basket and Its People. Through her grandmother’s tales, a young girl learns the story of her African-American heritage as well as the art of making traditional Gullah sweetgrass baskets. AR 4.5, Lexile 1050
31. Sachar, Louis, c1978 - Sideways stories from Wayside School. Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
    AR: 3.3, Lexile: 460
32. Sandin, Joan. c2003. Coyote School News. Monchi Ramirez guides readers through the 1938 school year in a small school in rural Arizona. Students celebrate La Fiesta de los Vanqueros and strive to win baseball games as well as a Perfect Attendance Award in this illustrated historical fiction. AR 4.5, Lexile 730
33. Wheeler, Lisa. c2004. Seadogs: An Epic Ocean Operetta. Staged as an operetta, the final voyage (including a pirate attack and a search for buried treasure) of a small but courageous canine crew plays out in lively verse and comic book like illustrations. AR 2.9, Lexile
34. Wise, William. c2004. Christopher Mouse: The Tale of a Small Traveler. In this firstmouse narrative, young Christopher relates episodes of his life in short, fast-paced chapters as he deals with a dangerous cat, a scheming boy, and a young taxidermist. AR 5.3, Lexile
35. Youme. c2004. Sélavi, That Is Life: A Haitian Story of Hope. Through a moving text and the beauty of batik, collage, and photographs, Youme presents the circumstances of a group of street children in Haiti and shows how together they build a home in the midst of civil unrest. AR 3.5, Lexile 660