St. Francis de Sales School
Library

Librarian: Sr. Charlotte Foppe, RSM
Reading List Coordinator: Kim Brock

 

Reading Lists for Students

Note to Parents: Every month a book list will be posted here for you and your child to review.
These are not required readings and have NO effect on your child’s grade.

If your child/children likes to read or you want to reinforce and/or strengthen your child's/children's reading skills, below is a list of recommended books
(Each Month has a Theme, except June, July and August)

You can find these books at your local library, Barnes and Noble, Joseph-Beth Booksellers , Amazon.com, Half-Price Books and Borders

 

March

(Theme: Women/Girls)

Grades K - 2

Elena's Serenade by Campbell Geeslin

Tap Dance Fever by Pat Brisson

Super Cilantro Girl by Juan Felipe Herrera

Jazzy Miz Mozetta by Brenda C. Roberts

The Legend of Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaola

The Color of Us by Karen Katz

The Magic Wings by Diane Wolkstein

Ruby Sings the Blues by Niki Daly

 

Grades 3-5

Girl Wonder by Deborah Hopkinson

Just Us Women by Jeanette Caines

Girls A to Z by Eve Bunting

Alphabet City Ballet by Erika Tamar

The English Roses by Madonna

Lily B. on the Brink of Being Cool by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Winnie (Dancing) on Her Own by Jennifer Jacobson

The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street by Sharon Flake

Nikki and Deja by Karen English

 

 

Grades 6-8 

Gutsy Girls by Tina Schwager and Michele Schuerger

Please, Please, Please by Rachel Vail

The Secret Language of Girls by Frances O'Roark Dowell

Are You There God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume

16 Isn't Always Sweet by Cassandra Carter

The Ballad of the Pirate Queens by Jane Yolen

The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake

When the Black Girl Sings by Bil Wright

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

A Tree Grows in Broolyn by Betty Smith

 

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Edited and Updated by Kim Brock