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First Grade ------------------------------------------

Carle, Eric
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle
A clumsy young click beetle learns to land on its feet with encouragement from various animals and a wise old beetle.

Second Grade -------------------------------------

Dahl, Roald
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.

Teacher Website for Mr. Hong and Ms. Jones

Third Grade -----------------------------------------

Retold by Nancy Luenn
The Miser on the Mounatin: A Nisqually Legend of Mount Rainier
Retells the traditional Pacific Northwest Native American story of the man who climbs Mount Rainier to collect a valuable shell and discovers what is important in life.

Fourth Grade ---------------------------------------

Clements, Andrew
Frindle
When he decides to turn his fifth-grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.

Teacher Website for Mr. Pelander

Teacher Website for Mr. Zosel-Johnson

Fifth Grade ------------------------------------------

DiCamillo, Kate
Because of Winn-Dixie
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.

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