Here are the library materials that were available at Back to School Night (scroll down) and some new ones as well! :)
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/22JPBADGBZ57R?ref_=wl_share
Grades 3-5 Book Recommendations
Fantasy / Science Fiction-
Eagle Drums by Nasugraq Rainey Hopson
The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
The Land of Stories (series) by Chris Colfer
The Wild Robot (series) by Peter Brown
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
Historical Fiction-
Front Desk (series) by Kelly Yang
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
Fever by Laurie Halse Anderson
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Mysteries-
The Book Scavenger (series) by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Serafina and the Black Cloak (series) by Robert Beatty
Insignificant Events in the Life of A Cactus by Dusti Bowling
The Light Jar by Lisa Thompson
Realistic Fiction-
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
Save Me A Seat by Gita Varadarajan and Sarah Weeks
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Scary Stories-
Undead Pets (series) by Sam Hay
Doll Bones and others by Holly Black
The Graveyard Book and others by Neil Gaiman
The Nest by Kenneth Opel
The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
Check out the Newbery Award winners (best story) too
Grades K-2 Book Recommendations
Picture Books-
Fry Bread by Kevin Noble-Maillard
Gracias Thanks by Pat Mora
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
Penguin Problems by Jory John
Mother Bruce by Ryan Higgins
A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
Sam and Dave Dig A Hole by Mac Barnett
You Matter by Christian Robinson
Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats
It’s Only Stanley by John Agee
Emergent Readers-
Fox Has Problems (Fox series) by Corey R. Tabor
Meet Yasmin (series) by Saadia Faruqi
Princess in Black (series) by Dean and Shannon Hale
Elephant and Piggie (series) by Mo Williams
Robot and Rico (series) by Anastasia Suen
Independent Readers-
Jada Jones (Series) by Kelly Starling Lyons
Planet Omar (series) by Zanib Mian
Jasmine Green (series) by Helen Peters
Mindy Kim (series) by Lyla Lee
Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol by Andres Miedoso
Check out award winning books like the Caldecott Medal (best pictures)!
Recommended Spanish Authors & Books in Spanish and/or English!
· John Parra
· Meg Medina
· Juana Martinez-Neal
· Raul The Third
· Yuyi Morales
· Duncan Tonatiuh
· Margarita Engle
· Rafael Lopez
· Pam Munoz Ryan
· Donna Barbara Higuera
· Pedro Martin
· Juana Medina
· Angela Dominguez
· Monica Brown
· Flavia Drago
· Jorge Tetl Argueta
· Susan Middleton Elya
Lower-Level Book Series-
· Juana & Luca
· Pedro
· Sofia Martinez
· Stella Diaz
· Lola Levine
· Liniers
· Felix y Calcita
· Cici: A Fairy’s Tale
Upper-Level Books & Series-
· The First Rule of Punk Book by Celia C. Pérez
· The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
· Mexikid by Pedro Martin
· Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne Mendez
· Sarai and the Meaning of Awesome by Jasminne Mendez
· Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
· Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
· The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
CP Library Digital Resources
(All resources are located on the library canvas page)
To learn-
Britannica Encyclopedia (grades 3-5) school.eb.com
Username: ppss
Password: learn
EbscoHost Explora Encyclopedia (grades 3-5)
PebbleGo Encyclopedia (grades PreK-2, includes Spanish)
To Read-
Sora (SSO login) eBooks & Audiobooks in English & Spanish
Comics Plus (grades 3-5, login info on canvas) eComics in Spanish & English
Capstone eBooks & Audiobooks in English & Spanish
Free Reading Resources-
International Children’s Digital Library- Over 4,000 eBooks in 61 languages!
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
TumbleBooks- Enjoy reading free eBooks via Princeton Public Library’s website: http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/Home.aspx?categoryID=13
GetEpic- Digital library for elementary students-also includes Spanish (teacher sign in).
Unite for Literacy- Free digital resources for elementary students, also includes a variety of languages.
Don’t Forget All The Free Resources From The Princeton Public Library too!
https://princetonlibrary.org/?sfid=5631&post_types=databases&_sft_age=kids
Every PPS student can get a free library card & access to these wonderful resources!
PPL’s Digital Resources-
Reading- Libby, Hoopla, Libby Magazines, TumbleBooks, Comics Plus, and Kanapy (English and Spanish)
Learning-
Muzzy & World Book Spanish are also great resources to support Spanish learning!
WorldBook, Ebsco, and InfoBase are helpful resources in English.