[mkramer]

I was thinking of having fantasy as my student's next independent reading genre. Any suggestions for appropriate titles for low readers (2nd/3rd grade level), average readers (high 3rd/4th), and high readers (high 4th/low 5th)?

Thanks!

[1956BD]

are by Bruce Coville. They are titled The Monster's Ring and Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. These come from his Magic Shop series, so there are more to choose from, but I am not familiar with them.

[1956BD]

books are all about magic and fantasy. My favorites are George's Marvelous Medicine and Matilda.

[1956BD]

Tuck Everlasting or The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?

[BigwigRabbit]

The Olympians Trilogy is a bit on the edge, but I have very few parents that object. If they do, I just tell them that they can have their child read an equal book of their choice and complete the same types of assignments that I have for the rest of the students.

I'll second Roald Dahl, and add that The BFG is a great read aloud book.

[finny]

low readers (2nd/3rd grade level)
- Secrets of Droon series
- Maximum Boy series
- Flat Stanley
- Catwings
- Magic Treehouse
- Keyholders series - This Side of Magic and The Other Side of Magic (New - only book one and two are out - same author as Bailey School Kids)

average readers (high 3rd/4th)
- Time Warp Trio series
- Charlotte's Web/ Stuart Little
- Help I'm Trapped series

high readers (high 4th/low 5th)?
- Aquamarine
- Indigo
- Septimus Heap
- Sisters Grimm series
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians
- Baseball Card Adventures (Dan Gutman)

[mkramer]

Thank you for all of the book titles...I have added them to my reference list!

My students are all really into their books this month!!! I gave each student a chart that had the book broken down by number of pages to read each week...and most kids MET thier goals for the past two weeks! Three students even finished thier book and have started reading a second, where last month they barely finished their books!

Makes my heart warm and fuzzy!