RECOMMENDED READS
YF FICTION: REALISTIC FICTION RECOMMENDEDREADS YFFICTION:REALISTICFICTION
YFKIM, C
CarolKim JinaJeong: ProjectPets
Jina's parents insist that she is too young to have a pet, but when a mother cat with kittens show up at her cousin's house, Jina is determined to find a home for all five cats, with some help from her grandmother.
YFFARQ, S
MaryaKhan andthe Awesome AdventurePark
SaadiaFarqui
Excited for spring break, third-graders
Marya, Hanna, and Alexa plan their visit to Skye Adventure Park, determined to experience all the park has to offer, but when Marya becomes determined to beat Alexa on the park's obstacle course she loses sight of everything else the park has to offer.
YFMIAN, Z
PlanetOmar: Ultimate RocketBlast
ZahibMian
All of his family's Science Sundays prepared Omar to lead his friends on their quest to build the best rocket in their school, sending them to the nationals. But when their rocket is sabotaged, Omar and his friends have to use their expertise in science and mysteries to find the culprit.
YFSTEW, C
BecomingAri: ThePageTurner Project
ChristopherStewart
When the school librarian gives Ari a selection of books featuring children like him, he discovers that it is actually fun to read--and decides that the Secret Kindness Society's next mission will be helping their classmates find books they will love.
YFHEUE, L
LourdesHeuer TroopEsme
Esme always has a plan. A funny and sweet early illustrated chapter book about a problem-solving girl who decides to start her own badgeearning troop... and makes a new friend along the way.
YFCARR, J
Buddy&Bea: NotReally Buddies
JanCarr
It is the first day of second grade and already Buddy is disappointed because his class has a new teacher, not the one he wanted, and there is a new student, Bea, who is boisterous and much too pushy for the reserved Buddy-and who insists that they are friends.
YFSUBR, S
SumaSubramaniam GreatestHost ofAllTime
V. Malar can’t wait to celebrate the harvest festival Pongal with her cousins from Seattle. But will they have enough in common to make it enjoyable?
In order to earn enough money to buy a birthday gift for his mother Sadiq, his siblings, and his friends start a cookie delivery business, but baking and delivering cookies proves to be more complicated (and messy) than they expected.
YFSAFA, S
AminaBanana andtheFormula forFriendship
ShifaSaltagiSafadi
After moving from Syria to Indiana, thirdgrade science enthusiast Amina tries to find the perfect formula to make friends at her new school.
DawnQuigley RuleSchool
Jo Jo and her classmates are excited that the Elders' Tribal Center has changed the rules for the talent show to invite the whole tribe to perform. But the rules have also changed in Jo Jo's classroom, where instead of their teacher, they have a substitute.
