Congratulations, Class of 2007 - Guilderland Central School District

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2006-2007 Awards Issue Central School District Summer Reading S ummer is the perfect time for children of any age to sit back and relax with a good book...or two! Following are some recommended summer reading titles, as compiled by our district librarians and teachers, that you can find at your local library or bookstore: KINDERGARTEN–GRADE 2 ❑ My Friend is Sad by Mo Willems ❑ Today I Will Fly by Mo Willems ❑ Flotsam (2007 Caldecott Award Winner) by David Wiesner ❑ Library Lion by Michelle Knudson ❑ Mercy Watson (series) by Kate De Camillo ❑ Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!! by Mo Willems ❑ Wolves by Emily Gravett ❑ Bats on the Beach by Brian Lies ❑ Wag a Tail by Lois Ehlert ❑ Pirates Don’t Change Diapers by Melinda Long and David Shannon ❑ A Good Day by Kevin Henkes ❑ Down the Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy and Polly Dunbar ❑ Lily Brown’s Paintings by Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis ❑ Fly Guy (series) by Tedd Arnold ❑ Rainstorm by Barbara Lehman ❑ Not a Box by Antoinette Portis ❑ Amanda/Oliver Pig (series) by Jean Van Leeuwen ❑ Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt ❑ The Room of Wonders by Sergio Ruzzier ❑ Chowder by Peter Brown ❑ But Excuse Me, That is My Book by Lauren Child ❑ Loretta: Ace Pinky Scout by Keith Graves ❑ Hurry and the Monarch by Antoine O Flatharta ❑ Piggy and Dad Go Fishing by David Martin ❑ Mama, I’ll Give You the World by Roni Schotter ❑ The Show-and-Tell Lion by Barbara Abercrombie ❑ Atlantic by G. Brian Karas ❑ Carmine: A Little More Red by Melissa Sweet ❑ The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney ❑ The Greatest Potatoes by Penelope Stowell GRADES 3–5: FICTION ❑ Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins and Paul O. Zelinsky ❑ Fairest by Gail Carson Levine ❑ Clementine by Sara Pennypacker ❑ Larklight by Philip Reeve ❑ The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick ❑ Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson ❑ Babymouse (series) by Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm ❑ Dear Whiskers by Ann Whitehead Nagda ❑ The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin ❑ A Room with a Zoo by Jules Feiffer ❑ Shredderman (series) by Wendelin Van Draanen ❑ The Treasures of Weatherby by Zilpha Keatley Snyder ❑ Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows ❑ The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman ❑ Percy Jackson and the Olympians (series) by Rick Riordan ❑ Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson GRADES 3–5: NONFICTION ❑ The Story of Salt by Mark Kurlansky ❑ Oh Rats! The Story of Rats and People by Albert Marrin ❑ Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems by Jack Prelutsky ❑ Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex ❑ John, Paul, George & Ben by Lane Smith ❑ Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans ❑ Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People To Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelson ❑ Black? White! Day? Night! by Laura Vaccaro Seeger ❑ Mosquito Bite by Alexandra Siy & Dennis Kunkel ❑ Wise Guy: The Life and Philosophy of Socrates by M.D. Usher ❑ Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, & Dr. Paula Kahumbu ❑ Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, & Dr. Paula Kahumbu ❑ The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History by Jennifer Armstrong GRADES 6–8: FICTION ❑ Alabama Moon by Watt Key ❑ An Innocent Soldier by Josef Holub ❑ Castaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques ❑ Crackback by John Coy ❑ Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick ❑ Eggs by Jerry Spinelli ❑ Fairest by Gail Carson Levine ❑ Free Baseball by Sue Corbett ❑ Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson ❑ Heat by Mike Lupica ❑ How to Be Popular by Meg Cabot ❑ The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick ❑ Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass ❑ Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica ❑ On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck ❑ The Return of Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac ❑ Shug by Jenny Han ❑ The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan ❑ The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart ❑ Penny from Heaven by Jennifer Holm ❑ To Dance: A Ballerina’s Graphic Novel by Siena Cherson Siegel ❑ Uglies by Scott Westerfeld ❑ Vanishing Act by John Feinstein ❑ Victory by Susan Cooper ❑ Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
www.guilderlandschools.org 2006-2007 Awards Issue GRADES 6–8: NONFICTION ❑ Balls! by Michael Rosen ❑ Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex ❑ Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Russell Freedman ❑ Frog Heaven: Ecology of a Vernal Pool by Doug Wechsler ❑ I Wonder Why Zippers have Teeth: And Other Questions about Inventions by Barbara Taylor ❑ Quest for the Tree Kangaroo by Sy Montgomery ❑ Team Moon: How 4,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon by Catherine Thimmesh ❑ What Makes Me Me? by Robert Winston ❑ Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly by Gail Carson Levine ❑ Zzzz… The Most Interesting Book You’ll Ever Read about Sleep by Trudee Romanek GRADES 9–12: FICTION ❑ The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson ❑ American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang ❑ Uglies by Scott Westerfield ❑ Black Swan Green by David Mitchell ❑ Shadow of a Doubt by S.L. Rottman ❑ My Brother’s Keeper by Patricia McCormick ❑ Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher ❑ Samurai Shortstop by Alan Gratz ❑ The Floor of the Sky by Pamela Carter Joern ❑ The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield ❑ Peace Like a River by Leif Enger ❑ Blessings: A Novel by Anna Quindlen ❑ Foreigner by L.J. Cherryh ❑ The March by E.L. Doctorow ❑ The Known World by Edward P. Jones ❑ The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch GRADES 9–12: NONFICTION ❑ Eagle Blue: A Team, A Tribe, and a High School Basketball Season in Arctic Alaska by Michael D’Orso ❑ With a Little Luck: Surprising Stories of Amazing Discoveries by Dennis B. Fradin ❑ A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson ❑ The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis ❑ Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson ❑ Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin ❑ The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson ❑ Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger ❑ Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder ❑ Grayson by Lynne Cox ❑ Electric Universe: The Shocking True Story of Electricity by David Bedanis ❑ What Have You Lost by Naomi Shihab Nye 2007 Guilderland District Retirees ❑ Brenda Beliveau, LES food service worker, 26 years of service ❑ Jacqueline Ciampi, GHS food service worker, 27 years of service ❑ Walter Craft, School bus driver, 23 years of service ❑ Donna Cullam, FMS food service worker, 23 years of service ❑ Denise Field, FMS teaching assistant, 26 years of service ❑ Julia Fitzgerald, GHS social studies supervisor, 14 years of service ❑ Leona Garbellano, FMS teaching assistant, 20 years of service ❑ Patricia Glennon, WES grade 4 teacher, 16 years of service ❑ Janice Lewis, WES teaching assistant, 27 years of service ❑ Rose Marie Ross, FMS teacher aide/monitor, 26 years of service ❑ Carol Rothenberg, GES grade 5 teacher, 18 years of service ❑ Gloria Towle-Hilt, FMS social studies teacher, 36 years of service ❑ Debra Wein, GES physical education teacher, 34 years of service
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