Classroom Chapter Books
Whether outwitting bullies, acing tests, or trying to fit in, these characters and their stories stimulate imaginations and build the confidence needed to face academic and social challenges.
The Adventures of Captain Underpants Series by Dav Pilkey
Giggle and groan along with these delightfully disgusting stories starring a pair of cartoonists-in-training.
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Shoot for the stars with a girl who proves to her classmates that talent is more than skin deep. Learn more.
Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon by Paula Danziger
How will Amber handle 3rd grade if her best friend moves away? Learn more.
Blubber by Judy Blume
This time-tested tale still speaks volumes about what it's like to be both a bully and a target.
The Boy Trap by Nancy Matson
See the battle of the sexes explode when a 5th grader conducts a science experiment to prove that girls are "better" than boys.
Cowboy Boy by James Proimos
Short chapters chronicle the new-boy-in-town's quirky maneuvers to avoid the school bully. Learn more.
Dear Dumb Diary Series by Jim Benton
Take a peek at Jamie Kelly's cynical journal entries, as hilarious as they are accurate.
Frindle by Andrew Clements
When a grade-schooler decides to turn his teacher's dictionary obsession around on her, he creates classroom chaos. Learn more.
The Harry Potter Books by J. K. Rowling
Because the next best thing to attending Hogwarts is reading about it!
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
This Newbery Award-winning story of a poor Polish girl and the girls who mock her one shabby dress demonstrates powerful lessons about the feelings of the teased and the teasers. Learn more.
Ida B: . . . And Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan
Transition from homeschooling to public school with a girl whose life is changed when her mother gets sick.
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
Spend some time in the shoes of a boy with attention-deficit disorder in this funny, touching, and insightful National Book Award finalist. Learn more.
Loser by Jerry Spinelli
Delight in the trials and triumphs of a kid who's just like — yet so different from — his peers. Learn more.
Matilda by Roald Dahl
No one can resist this simple chapter book starring a precocious grade-schooler who gives her terrorizing principal her comeuppance. Learn more.
Max's Logbook by Marissa Moss
Part scientific observation, part comic book, part journal, this book is a multifaceted look into the life of a sometimes sad, sometimes happy, but always imaginative boy. Learn more.
My Teacher Is an Alien by Bruce Coville
See how two 6th graders get rid of an extraterrestrial substitute in this humorous novel. Learn more.
Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes
Enter into a fresh and thoughtful Newbery Honor-winning story about a girl who finds an illuminating connection between her and a classmate she never got to know. Learn more.
Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary
Now a 4th grader, the incomparable Ramona Quimby sets out to charm her teacher, sister, and the next generation of chapter book readers. Learn more.
Sahara Special by Esme Raji Codell
Learn to bounce back from setbacks with this distinctive book about a girl who, with the help of a kooky teacher, learns the healing power of writing. Learn more.
Sideways Stories From Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Weird happenings abound in these humorous stories set in a school where 30 classrooms sit on top of one another. Don't miss the rest in the Wayside School Series.
The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts by Richard Peck
Travel to a 1904 Indiana one-room schoolhouse where the students come alive with crackling wit.
Tripping Over the Lunch Lady and Other School Stories edited by Nancy E. Mercado
Ten authors, including Avi, Angela Johnson, and Jim Proimos, write about universal trials and tribulations — and nasty cafeteria food.
The View From Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg
Explore the interwoven stories of five kids who form a formidable academic bowl team in this Newbery Award winner. Learn more.
11/28/06
