Reading Lists Staging

By Grade (updated May 2013)

Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade

By Subject

Black History Month, Fiction
Black History Month, Nonfiction
Chapter Book Read-Alouds (for younger kids)
Chapter Book Read-Alouds (for older kids)
Historical Fiction
Like Harry Potter
Like The Lightning Thief (Mythology)
Native American Stories
Non-Traditional Gender Roles
Raise a Reader: Great Books for 2s & 3s
Scary Stories
Science Fiction
Growing Up Is Hard To Do: Books About Difficult Feelings
Your Librarians' Favorite Picture Books

Reading Olympics

Reading Olympics is a battle of the books sponsored by School Districts 90 and 97, Oak Park Public Library, and River Forest Public Library, as well as several private schools. All 5th grade students are invited to participate in Reading Olympics. Students read the books on a list and compete with each other answering questions about the books. For more information, please contact your school media specialist.

Fall 2012

Children of the Fire by Harriet Robinet
Heat by Michael Lupica
Honus and Me by Dan Gutman
Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel
The Skull of Truth by Bruce Coville
Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
Time for Andrew by Mary Downing Hahn

Spring 2013

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea
Born to Fly by Michael Ferrari
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Swindle by Gordon Korman
The Thing about Georgie by Lisa Graff
Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura E. Williams
The View from Saturday E. L.  Konigsburg
When the Tripods Came by John Christopher

Award Winners