Mrs Johnson's Reading List
(Just a reminder * means I recommend and ** means do not miss!)
2011-2012
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13. The Revolution of Sabine by Beth Ain
12.Lady Macbeth's Daughter by Lisa Klein
11.Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
10.This Means War! by Ellen Wittlinger
9. The Magic Half by Annie Barrows
8. Battle Dress by Amy Efaw
7. Extra Credit by Andrew Clements
6. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
5. Invisible I by Stella Lennon
4. Storm Runners: The Surge by Roland Smith
3. Storm Runners by Roland Smith
2. Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
1. Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
2010-2011
45. Soldier's Secret by Shelia Klass
44. The Big Burn by Jeanette Ingold
43. The beef princess of practical county by Michelle Houts
42. Bull Rider By Suzanne Williams
41. The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
40. Soulmates by Elizabeth Chandler
39. Power of Love by Elizabeth Chandler
38. Kissed by an Angel by Elizabeth Chandler
37. Brand New Emily by
36. Cracker: The best dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
35. close to famous by Joan Bauer
34. Movie for Dogs by Lois Duncan
33. newsGirl by Liza Ketchum
32. Now is the Time for Running by Michael Williams
31. Rocky Road by Sarah Kent *
30. Leaving Gee's Bend by Irene Latham
29. Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Columbian Jungle by Marc Gonsalves
28. The Gardener by S.A. Bordeen
27. Dear George Clooney:Please Marry my Mom by Susin Nielsen
26. Paper Daughter by Jeanette Ingold
25. Alchemy and Meggy Swan by Karen Kushman
24. Wild Things by Clay Carmichael
23. Is it night or day? by Fern Schumer Chapman *
22. Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson **
21. Killer Pizza by Greg Taylor *
20. Wish Stealers by Tracy Trivas
19. When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
18. Bystander by Jamess Preller **
17. Heart of a Shepherd by Roseanne Parry
16. The Fire Pony by Rodman Philbrick
15. three black swans by Caroline Cooney
14. Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen **
13. It's Raining Cupcakes by Lisa Shroeder *
12. Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson
11. My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison *
10. If the Witness Lied by Caroline Cooney *
9. Go Big Go Home by Kirkpatrick Hill
8. Shooting Kabul by N. H. Senzai **
7. touchblue by Cynthia Lord
6. As Simple as it Seems by Sarah Weeks *
5. Rules to Rock By by Josh Farrar
4. A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi
3. Evil Genuis by Catherine Jinks
2. The Disreputible History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
1. I,Q Book Two: The White House by Roland Smith **
2009-2010
46. Sources of Light by Margaret McMullan
45. deep down popular by Phoebe Stone
44. if i stay by by Gayle Forman *
43. How I Found the Strong by Margaret McMullan
42. Cashay by Margaret McMullan
41. This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer
40. gimmeacall by Sarah Lynowski
39. Willow by Julia Hoban *
38. After by Amy Efaw
37. Society Heist by Ally Carter *
36. The Night Fairy by Laura Schultz
35. out of my mind by Sharon Draper **
34. Flygirl by Sherri Smith
33. Evolution of Capurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
32. Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages
31. Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick
30. White Sands, Red Menace by Ellen Klages *
29. Itch by Michelle Kwasney *
28. Chase by Jessie Haas
27. The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne *
26. Crocodile Tears by Antohony Horowitz **
25. Splendor by Anna Goberson
24. Hiroshima Dreams by Kelly Easton
23. The Winter War by William Durbin
22. Brooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse *
21. Claim to Fame by Margaret Peterson Haddix *
20. A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck **
19. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins *
18. Taken by Bloor **
17. Out of the Blue by S. L. Rottman
16. Dog Gone by Cynthia Chapman Willis
15. Peace, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson *
14. 3 Willows by Ann Brashares **
13. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins *
12. Alfred Kropp's Seal of Solomon by Yancey*
11. Someone Named Eva by Joan Wolf *
10. Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson *
9. Faith, Hope and Ivy June by Phyllis Naylor *
8. Wild Girl by Patricia Giff *
7. Murder at Midnight by Avi
6. The Mailbox by Audrey Shafer **
5. Someone Named Eva by Joan M. Wolf (re-read)
4. Dodger and Me by Jordon Sonnenblick
3. Jolted: Newton Starker's Rules for Survival by Arthur Slade *
2. Toby Wheeler:Eighth-Grade Benchwarmer by Thatcher Heldring *
1. Sparrow by Sherri Smith
Summer Reading 2009
23. Prada and Prejudice by Mandy Hubbard *
22. Come Juneteenth by Ann Rinaldi
21. Alibi Junior High by Greg Logsted*
20. The Last Invisible Boy by Evan Kuhlman
19. Mercy on these Teenage Chimps by Gary Soto *
18. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
17. Boost by Kathryn Mackel
16. Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten*
15. Response by Paul Volponi
14. If the Witness Lied by Caroline Cooney*
13. Cassie was Here by Caroline Hickey
12. My Life in Pink and Green by Lisa Greenwald*
11. A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn
10. Just Another Hero by Sharon M. Draper *
9. along for the ride by Sarah Dessen *
8. Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen
7. Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graf *
6. Also Known as Harper by Ann Haywood Leal
5. Wednesday Wars, The by Gary Schmidt*
4. Luxe, The by Anna Gobersen
3. Envy by Anna Gobersen
2. Rumors by Anna Gobersen
1. First Light by Rebecca Stead
2008-2009 Reading
Airball: my life in briefs by L.D. Harkrader *
Go big or go home by Will Hobbs *
Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen *
Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah *
My Bonny Light Horseman by L.A. Meyer *
Disguised by Rita la Fontaine de Clecq Zubli
You, Maybe by Rachel Vail *
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson *
Side Effects by Amy Koss
Dark Water Rising by Marian Hale
Schooled by Gordon Korman
Gabriel's Horses by Alison Hart
2008 Summer Reading:
March Toward the Thunder by Joseph Bruchac
My Brother's Hero by Adrian Fogelin
Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg *
Kimchi & Calamari by Rose Kent *
Cicada Summer by Andrea Beatty
Lunch Money by Andrew Clements
Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
13 by Jason Brown and Dan Elish
A Beginning, a middle, and an End by Avi *** for teachers!
Seer of Shadows by Avi *
Getting Air by Dan Gutman *
A Horse of her own by Annie Wedekind *(I am not a horsey person but this is a perfect book!)
Emma Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree
Books I read for the 2007-2008 school year. The ones starred I think are fantastic!
Out of Patience by Brian Meehl *
Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach*
Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson
Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey
Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle*
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Tennyson by Lesley Blume
Go big or go home by Will Hobbs*
Shooting the Moon by Frances O'Roark Dowell*
Smiles to go by Jerry Spinelli *
Lucky by Rachel Vail *
Cottonmouth Club by *
Hush by Jacqueline Woodson *
Dark Secrets: Deep end of fear by Elizabeth Chandler *
Snatched by Pete Hautman *
The Missing Girl by Nora Fox Mazer
This Side of Paradise by Steven L. Layne *
The Off Season Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Games: A tale of two bullies by Carol Gorman
The Dead & the Gone by Susan Pfeffer *
Life as We Knew it by Susan Pfeffer*
Georgie's Moon by Chris Woodworth
Road to Paris by Nikki Grimes *
Fame and Glory in Georgia by Barbara O'Connor
November Blues by Sharon Draper*
Give Me Liberty by L. M. Elliott*
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Fire from the Rock by Sharon Drapper *
Ravenmasters Secret by Elvira Woodruff
Uprising by Margaret Haddix
House of the Red Fish by Graham Salisbury
Drums Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonneblick
Portraits by Kathryn Lasky
Gossamer by Lois Lowry
Estrella's Quinceanera by Malin Alegria
The Reavealers by Doug Wilheim
Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan
Boy in the Striped Pajamas by Johns Boyne *
Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander *
Annie Between the States by L.M. Elliott *
Jude Kate Morgenroth *
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