St. Francis de Sales School
Library
Librarian:
Sr.
Charlotte Foppe, RSM
Reading List Coordinator:
Kim Brock
March is Women's History Month
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
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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
Comments/Questions, Contact the Web Master at sfdschool@yahoo.com
Edited and Updated
by Kim Brock