CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Children in grades 4-6 vote on these titles in April each year. Children must have read or heard at least three of the books from this list in order to be eligible to vote.
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2008-2009 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Auch, Mary Jane. ONE-HANDED CATCH.
Brockmeier, Kevin. GROOVES: A KIND OF MYSTERY.
Clements, Andrew. ROOM ONE: A MYSTERY OR TWO.
DiCamillo, Kate. THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE.
Giff, Patricia Reilly. WATER STREET.
Holm, Jennifer L. PENNY FROM HEAVEN.
Holt, Kimberly Willis. PART OF ME: STORIES OF A LOUISIANNA FAMILY.
Hostetter, Joyce Moyer. BLUE.
Kadohata, Cynthia. WEEDFLOWER.
Lord, Cynthia. RULES.
McClafferty, Carla Killough. SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING: MARIE CURIE AND RADIUM.
Peck, Richard. HERE LIES THE LIBRARIAN.
Winthrop, Elizabeth. COUNTING ON GRACE.
2007-2008 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Auch, Mary Jane. WING NUT.
Avi. POPPY’S RETURN.
Cheng, Andrea. THE LACE DOWRY.
Clark, Clara Gillow. HATTIE ON HER WAY.
Clements, Andrew. LUNCH MONEY.
Giff, Patricia Reilly. WILLOW RUN.
Graff, Nancy Price. TAKING WING.
Greene, Stephanie. QUEEN SOPHIE HARTLEY.
Martin, Ann M. A DOG’S LIFE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A STRAY.
Park, Linda Sue. PROJECT MULBERRY.
Whelan, Gloria. LISTENING FOR LIONS.
White, Ruth. THE SEARCH FOR BELLE PRATER.
2006-2007 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Choldenko, Gennifer. AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS.
Clements, Andrew. THE LAST HOLIDAY CONCERT.
Clements, Andrew. THE REPORT CARD.
Creech, Sharon. HEARTBEAT.
Freedman, Russell. THE VOICE THAT CHALLENGED A NATION: MARION ANDERSON AND THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUAL RIGHTS.
Hannigan, Katherine. IDA B… AND HER PLANS TO MAXIMIZE FUN, AVOID DISASTER, AND (POSSIBLY) SAVE THE WORLD.
LaFaye, A. WORTH. Simon & Schuster, 2004.
Lowry, Lois. MESSENGER. Walter Lorraine/Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
MacLachlan, Patricia. MORE PERFECT THAN THE MOON.
Peck, Richard. THE TEACHER’S FUNERAL: A COMEDY IN THREE PARTS.
Ryan, Pam Munoz. BECOMING NAOMI LEON.
White, Ruth. BUTTERMILK HILL.
2005-2006 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. FOR FREEDOM: THE STORY OF A FRENCH SPY.
Codell, Esme Raji. SAHARA SPECIAL.
Creech, Sharon. GRANNY TORRELLI MAKES SOUP.\
Cushman, Karen. RODZINA.
DiCamillo, Kate. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX.
DuPrau, Jeanne. THE CITY OF EMBER.
Henkes, Kevin. OLIVE’S OCEAN.
Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie. GIFTS FROM THE SEA.
Lowry, Lois. THE SILENT BOY.
Woodruff, Elvira. THE RAVENMASTER’S SECRET.
2004-2005 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Byars, Betsy. KEEPER OF THE DOVES.
Clements, Andrew. A WEEK IN THE WOODS.
Creech, Sharon. RUBY HOLLER.
Giff, Patricia Reilly. PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS.
Martin, Ann. A CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE.
Park, Linda Sue. WHEN MY NAME WAS KEOKO.
Paterson, Katherine. THE SAME STUFF AS STARS.
Siebold, Jan. DOING TIME ONLINE.
Spinelli, Jerry. LOSER
Tolan, Stephanie. SURVIVING THE APPLEWHITES.
Testa, Maria. BECOMING JOE DIMAGGIO.
2003-2004 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Avi. DON’T YOU KNOW THERE’S A WAR ON?
Bruchac, Joseph. SKELETON MAN.
Clements, Andrew. JAKE DRAKE, KNOW-IT-ALL.
DiCamillo, Kate. THE TIGER RISING.
Freedman, Russell. IN THE DAYS OF THE VAQUEROS: AMERICA’S FIRST TRUE COWBOYS.
Holt, Kimberly Willis. DANCING IN CADILLAC LIGHT.
Park, Linda Sue. A SINGLE SHARD.
Peck, Richard. FAIR WEATHER.
Taylor, Mildred D. THE LAND.
Wait, Lea. STOPPING TO HOME.
CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST2002-2003
Avi. ERETH’S BIRTHDAY
Bowdish, Lynea. BROOKLYN, BUGSY, AND ME.
DiCamillo, Kate. BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE.
Giff, Patricia Reilly. NORY RYAN’S SONG.
Harlow, Joan Hiatt. STAR IN THE STORM.
Hill, Kirkpatrick. THE YEAR OF MISS AGNES.
Lowry, Lois. GATHERING BLUE.
Paulsen, Gary. TUCKET’S HOME.
Peck, Richard. A YEAR DOWN YONDER.
Ryan, Pam Munoz. ESPERANZA RISING.
Yep, Laurence. DREAM SOUL.
2001-2002 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Avi. MIDNIGHT MAGIC.
Cleary, Beverly. RAMONA’S WORLD.
Clements, Andrew. THE LANDRY NEWS.
George, Jean Craighead. FRIGHTFUL’S MOUNTAIN.
Holt, Kimberly Willis. WHEN ZACHARY BEAVER CAME TO TOWN.
Lisle, Janet Taylor. THE LOST FLOWER CHILDREN.
Lowry, Lois. ZOOMAN SAM.
Paterson, Katherine. THE PREACHER’S BOY.
Paulsen, Gary. BRIAN’S RETURN.
Rocklin, Joanne. STRUDEL STORIES.
2000-2001 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Bruchac, Joseph. THE HEART OF A CHIEF.
Calvert, Patricia. SOONER.
Fleischman, Sid. BANDIT’S MOON.
Fletcher, Ralph. FLYING SOLO.
Hest, Amy. THE GREAT GREEN NOTEBOOK OF KATIE ROBERTS: WHO JUST TURNED 12 ON MONDAY.
Horvath, Betty. SIR GALAHAD, MR. LONGFELLOW, & ME.
Karr, Kathleen. THE GREAT TURKEY WALK.
Mead, Alice. JUNEBUG AND THE REVEREND.
Rodowsky, Colby F. THE TURNABOUT SHOP.
Ryan, Pam Munoz. RIDING FREEDOM.
Rylant, Cynthia. THE ISLANDER.
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. GIB RIDES HOME.
Williams, Carol Lynch. IF I FORGET, YOU REMEMBER.
Yep, Laurence. THE COOK’S FAMILY.
1999-2000 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Cooper, Susan. THE BOGGART AND THE MONSTER.
Coville, Bruce. THE SKULL OF TRUTH.
Danziger, Paula. AMBER BROWN SEES RED.
Fletcher, Ralph. SPIDER BOY.
George, Jean Craighead. JULIE’S WOLF PACK.
Giff, Patricia. LILY’S CROSSING.
Henkes, Kevin. SUN AND SPOON.
Hesse, Karen. OUT OF THE DUST.
Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie. AS LONG AS THERE ARE MOUNTAINS.
Levine, Gail. ELLA ENCHANTED.
McKissack, Patricia. RUN AWAY HOME.
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. SAVING SHILOH.
Rocklin, Joanne. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY!
Shreve, Susan. JOSHUA T. BATES IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
Spinelli, Jerry. WRINGER.
Woodruff, Elvira. THE ORPHAN OF ELLIS ISLAND: A TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURE.
1998-1999 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Bunting, Eve TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE
Byars, Betsy C. TORNADO
Clements, Andrew FRINDLE
Cushman, Karen THE BALLAD OF LUCY WHIPPLE
Danziger, Paula AMBER BROWN WANTS EXTRA CREDIT
George, Jean Craighead THE TARANTULA IN MY PURSE
George, Twig A DOLPHIN NAMED BOB
Hesse, Karen THE MUSIC OF DOLPHINS
Konigsburg, E. L. THE VIEW FROM SATURDAY
Levin, Betty GIFT HORSE
Lowry, Lois SEE YOU AROUND, SAM!
Naylor, Phyllis R. SHILOH SEASON
Nixon, Joan L. SEARCH FOR THE SHADOWMAN
Paterson, Katherine JIP: HIS STORY
Paulsen, Gary BRIAN’S WINTER
Siegelson, Kim L. THE TERRIBLE, WONDERFUL TELLIN' AT HOG HAMMOCK
White, Ruth BELLE PRATER’S BOY
1997-1998 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Alexander, Lloyd THE ARKADIANS
Cohn, Janice THE CHRISTMAS MENORAHS: HOW A TOWN FOUGHT HATE
Curtis, Christopher P. THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM - 1963
Fenner, Carol YOLANDA’S GENIUS
Fleischman, Sid THE 13TH FLOOR: A GHOST STORY
Forrester, Sandra SOUND THE JUBILEE
Hest, Amy THE PRIVATE NOTEBOOK OF KATIE ROBERTS, AGE 11
Hurwitz, Johanna OZZIE ON HIS OWN
Love, D. Anne BESS’S LOG CABIN QUILT
Muchmore, Jo Ann JOHNNY RIDES AGAIN
Namioka, Lensey YANG THE THIRD & HER IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY
Pinkney, Andrea D. HOLD FAST TO DREAMS
Taylor, Mildred D. THE WELL: DAVID’S STORY
Yep, Laurence LATER, GATOR
1996-1997 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Adler, C.S. WILLIE, THE FROG PRINCE
Barnes, Joyce A. THE BABY GRAND, THE MOON IN JULY, & ME
Bauer, Marion D. A QUESTION OF TRUST
Bunting, Eve THE IN-BETWEEN DAYS
Calvert, Patricia BIGGER
Gaeddert, LouAnn BREAKING FREE
Hahn, Mary D. TIME FOR ANDREW: A GHOST STORY
Hesse, Karen SABLE
Hirsch, Karen ELLEN ANDERS ON HER OWN
Hurwitz, Johanna A LLAMA IN THE FAMILY
Kehret, Peg THE RICHEST KIDS IN TOWN
Levin, Betty AWAY TO ME, MOSS
MacLachlan, Patricia SKYLARK
Paterson, Katherine FLIP-FLOP GIRL
Robinson, Barbara THE BEST SCHOOL YEAR EVER
Ryden, Hope BACKYARD RESCUE
Smith, Susan M. THE BOOFORD SUMMER
1995-1996 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Barre, Shelley A. CHIVE
Cooper, Susan THE BOGGART
Drucker, Malka & Michael Halperin JACOB'S RESCUE: A HOLOCAUST STORY
Freedman, Russell ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: A LIFE OF DISCOVERY
George, Jean Craighead THE FIRE BUG CONNECTION: AN ECOLOGICAL MYSTERY
Heisel, Sharon E. WRAPPED IN A RIDDLE
Hermes, Patricia SOMEONE TO COUNT ON
Levinson, Nancy Smiler SWEET NOTES, SOUR NOTES
Lowry, Lois THE GIVER
Mitchell, Margaree King UNCLE JED'S BARBERSHOP
Say, Allen GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY
Strauch, Eileen Walsh HEY YOU, SISTER ROSE
Woodruff, Elvira THE SECRET FUNERAL OF SLIM JIM THE SNAKE
Young, Ronder Thomas LEARNING BY HEART
1994-1995 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Avi BLUE HERON
Clifford, Eth. WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE MARRY MY SISTER?
Davis, Ossie JUST LIKE MARTIN
Fleischman, Sid JIM UGLY
George, Jean Craighead THE MISSING GATOR OF GUMBO LIMBO
Hesse, Karen LETTERS FROM RIFKA
Hoobler, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler THE TRAIL ON WHICH THEY WEPT: THE STORY OF A CHEROKEE GIRL
Irwin, Hadley THE ORIGINAL FREDDIE ACKERMAN
Koller, Jackie F. THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE MISTY DAY
Levy, Elizabeth KEEP MS. SUGARMAN IN THE FOURTH GRADE
Lowry, Lois ATTABOY, SAM!
Namioka, Lensey YANG THE YOUNGEST & HIS TERRIBLE EAR
Pryor, Bonnie HORSES IN THE GARAGE
Rylant, Cynthia MISSING MAY
Sharpe, Susan CHICKEN BUCKS
1993-1994 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Avi WINDCATCHER
Bunting, Eve SHARING SUSAN
Cleary, Beverly STRIDER
Clifford, Eth THE SUMMER OF THE DANCING HORSE
Conrad, Pam PRAIRIE VISIONS: THE LIFE AND TIME OF SOLOMON BUTCHER
Fenner, Carol RANDALL’S WALL
Hermes, Patricia MAMA, LET’S DANCE
Herzig, Alison C. THE BONNSVILLE BOMBERS
Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie THE NIGHT THE BELLS RANG
Littke, Lael BLUE SKYE
Lowry, Lois ANASTASIA AT THIS ADDRESS
Mills, Claudia HANNAH ON HER WAY
Naylor, Phyllis SHILOH
Paterson, Katherine LYDDIE
Paulsen, Gary THE COOKCAMP
Pevsner, Stella THE NIGHT THE WHOLE CLASS SLEPT OVER
Slote, Alfred FINDING BUCK MCHENRY
1992-1993 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Anderson, Margaret J. THE GHOST INSIDE THE MONITOR
Beatty, Patricia EBEN TYNE, POWDERMONKEY
Brooks, Bruce EVERYWHERE
Carris, Joan THE GREATEST IDEA EVER
Ferguson, Alane CRICKET AND THE CRACKERBOX KID
Hill, Kirkpatrick TOUGHBOY AND SISTER
Holland, Isabelle THE JOURNEY HOME
Lowry, Lois YOUR MOVE, J.P.
Mills, Claudia DYNAMITE DINAH
Radin, Ruth CARVER
Roberts, Willo Davis TO GRANDMOTHER’S HOUSE WE GO
Seabrooke, Brenda JERRY ON THE LINE
Spinelli, Jerry MANIAC MAGEE
Talbert, Marc DOUBLE OR NOTHING
Whitmore, Arvella THE BREAD WINNER
1991-1992 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Blakeslee, Ann R. AFTER THE FORTUNE COOKIES
Conrad, Pam MY DANIEL
Goble, Paul BEYOND THE RIDGE
Hamilton, Virginia THE BELLS OF CHRISTMAS
Hughes, Dean FAMILY POSE
Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie THE CANADA GEESE QUILT
Lowry, Lois NUMBER THE STARS
Paulsen, Gary THE WINTER ROOM
Reeder, Carolyn SHADES OF GRAY
Ruckman, Ivy WHO INVITED THE UNDERTAKER?
Schroeder, Alan RAGTIME TUMPIE
Schwartz, David M. IF YOU MADE A MILLION
Siebert, Diane HEARTLAND
Slepian, Jan THE BROCCOLI TAPES
Wisniewski, David THE WARRIOR AND THE WISE MAN
Wright, Betty Ren ROSIE AND THE DANCE OF THE DINOSAURS
1990-1991 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Amoss, Berthe THE MOCKINGBIRD SONG
Arnosky, Jim GRAY BOY
Beatty, Patricia BE EVER HOPEFUL, HANNALEE
Cameron, Ann THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN THE WORLD
Carris, Joan HEDGEHOGS IN THE CLOSET
Fox, Paula THE VILLAGE BY THE SEA
Howard, Ellen HER OWN SONG
Hurmence, Belinda THE NIGHTWALKER
Jacobs, Paul S. BORN IN THE NIGHT
Lowry, Lois ALL ABOUT SAM
Macaulay, David THE WAY THINGS WORK
McKissack, Patricia MIRANDY AND BROTHER WIND
Moore, Lillian I’LL MEET YOU AT THE CUCUMBERS
Robert, Willo Davis MEGAN’S ISLAND
Rocklin, Joanne DEAR BABY
Zirpoli, Jane ROOTS IN THE OUTFIELD
1989 - 1990 Charlie May Simon Reading List
Beatty, Patricia CHARLEY SKEDDADLE
Bloomberg, Rhoda THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF LEWIS & CLARK
Byars, Betsy THE BLOSSOMS AND THE GREEN PHANTOM
Delton, Judy ANGEL'S MOTHER'S WEDDING
Freeman, Russell LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY
Gilson, Jamie HOBIE HANSON YOU'RE FIRED
Graeber, Charlotte Towner FUDGE
Hahn, Mary Downing TALLAHASSEE HIGGINS
Hamilton, Virginia THE MYSTERY OF DREAR HOUSE
Kherdian, David BRIDGER: THE STORY OF A MOUNTAIN MAN
Lauber, Patricia DINOSAURS WALKED HERE
Park, Barbara THE KID IN THE RED JACKET
Sachar, Louis THERE'S A BOY IN THE GIRL'S BATHROOM
Steptoe, John MURARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: AN AFRICAN TALE
Taylor, Mildred THE FRIENDSHIP
1988-1989 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Byars, Betsy THE NOT-JUST-ANYBODY-FAMILY
Conly, Jane Leslie RACSO AND THE RATS OF NIMH
Fleischman, Sid THE WHIPPING BOY
Fritz, Jean MAKE WAY FOR SAM HOUSTON
George, Jean Craighead ONE DAY IN THE PRAIRIE
Hansen, Joyce YELLOW BIRD & ME
Lauber, Patricia VOLCANO: THE ERUPTION AND HEALING OF MOUNT ST. HELENS
Lawlor, Laurie ADDIE ACROSS THE PRAIRIE
Nelson, Theresa THE 25-CENT MIRACLE
O’Dell, Scott STREAMS TO THE RIVER, RIVER TO THE SEA: A NOVEL OF SACAGAWEA
1987-1988 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Blumberg, Rhoda COMMODORE PERRY IN THE LAND OF THE SHOGUN
Callen, Larry WHO KIDNAPPED THE SHERIFF? OR, TALES FROM TICKFAW
Clifford, Eth THE REMEMBERING BOX
Conrad, Pamela PRAIRIE SONGS
Everden, Margery THE DREAM KEEPER
Garrique, Sheila THE ETERNAL SPRING OF MR. ITO
Gibbons, Faye MIGHTY CLOSE TO HEAVEN
Hyde, Dayton O. THE MAJOR, THE POACHER AND THE WONDERFUL ONE-TROUT RIVER
Jukes, Mavis BLACKBERRIES IN THE DARK
MacLachlan, Patricia SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL
Marko, Katherine M. AWAY TO FUNDY BAY
Uchida, Yoshiko THE HAPPIEST ENDING
1986-1987 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Alexander, Lloyd THE BEGGAR QUEEN
Avi THE FIGHTING GROUND
Beatty, Patricia TURN HOMEWARD HANNALEE
Byars, Betsy THE COMPUTER NUT
Climo, Shirley GOPHER, TANKER, AND THE ADMIRAL
Evernden, Margery KITE SONG
Fox, Paula ONE-EYED CAT
Hurwitz, Johanna THE HOT AND COLD SUMMER
Johnson, Emily R. SPRING AND THE SHOW MAN
Lord, Bette B. IN THE YEAR OF THE BOAR & JACKIE ROBINSON
Ruchman, Ivy NIGHT OF THE TWISTERS
Voight, Cynthia BUILDING BLOCKS
1985-1986 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Cleaver, Vera and Bill HAZEL RYE
Clymer, Eleanor THE HORSE IN THE ATTIC
Conford, Ellen LENNY KANDELL, SMART ALECK
Dunn, Marylois THE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT HORSE
Fife, Dale SESAME SEED SNATCHERS
George, Jean Craighead THE TALKING EARTH
Holl, Kristi JUST LIKE A REAL FAMILY
Holland, Isabelle GOD, MRS. MUSKRAT AND AUNT DOT
Howe, James A NIGHT WITHOUT STARS
Kirby, Susan E. IKE AND PORTER
Roberts, Willo Davis THE PET-SETTING PERIL
Rogers, Jean GOODBYE, MY ISLAND
Roos, Stephen MY HORRIBLE SECRET
Speare, Elizabeth George THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER
Stolz, Mary CAT WALK
1984-1985 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Beatty, Patricia JOHNATHAN DOWN UNDER
Billington, Elizabeth T. GETTING TO KNOW ME
Clymer, Eleanor MY MOTHER IS THE SMARTEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD
Dygard, Thomas J. QUARTERBACK WALK-ON
Flory, Jane THE GREATEST BAMBOOZLEMENT
Haas, E.A. INCOGNITO, PRIVATE INSECTIVE
Hays, Sheila SPEAKING OF SNAPDRAGONS
Hurmence, Belinda A GIRL CALLED BOY
McGinnis, Lila Sprague THE GHOST UPSTAIRS
McHargue, Georgess THE TURQUOISE TOAD MYSTERY
McInerney, Judith Whitelock JUDGE BENJAMIN: SUPERDOG
Manes, Stephen BE A PERFECT PERSON IN JUST THREE DAYS
Skurzynski, Gloria LOST IN THE DEVIL’S DESERT
Van Leeuwen, Jean THE GREAT RESCUE OPERATION
Wilkes, Marilyn A. C. L. U. T. Z.
Yep, Laurence DRAGON OF THE LOST SEA
1983-1984 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Alexander, Lloyd WESTMARK
Brittain, Bill DEVIL’S DONKEY
Cleary, Beverly RAMONA QUIMBY, AGE 8
Cunningham, Julia THE SILENT VOICE
Hall, Lynn DANZA!
Houston, James A. LONG CLAWS: AN ARCTIC ADVENTURE
Hurwitz, Johanna BASEBALL FEVER
McGraw, Eloise THE MONEY ROOM
Moeri, Louise SAVE QUEEN OF SHEBA
Rounds, Glen MR. YOWDER AND THE TRAIN ROBBERS
Silverstein, Shel A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
Smith, Alison HELP! THERE’S A CAT WASHING IN HERE
1982-1983 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Anderson, Margaret J. THE JOURNEY OF THE SHADOW BAIRNS
Beatty, Patricia THAT’S ONE ORNERY ORPHAN
Burch, Robert IDA EARLY COMES OVER THE MOUNTAIN
Elmore, Patricia SUSANNAH AND THE BLUE HOUSE MYSTERY
Gardiner, John Reynolds STONE FOX
Gilson, Jamie DO BANANAS CHEW GUM?
Milton, Hilary BLIND FLIGHT
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds EDDIE INCORPORATED
Potter, Marion BLATHERSKITO
Robertson, Mary Elsie TARANTULA AND THE RED CHIGGER
Rounds, Glen BLIND OUTLAW
Saint George, Judith THE AMAZING VOYAGE OF THE NEW ORLEANS
Sargent, Sarah WEIRD HENRY BERG
Shura, Mary Francis CHESTER
Stone, Nancy DUNE SHADOW
Wallace, Barbara Brooks PEPPERMINTS IN THE PARLOR
Wallace, Bill A DOG CALLED KITTY
1981-1982 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Anderson, Margaret Jean IN THE CIRCLE OF TIME
Anderson, Mary F*T*C AND COMPANY
Avi NIGHT JOURNEYS
Brittain, Bill ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
Brown, Irene Bennett WILLOW WHIP
Chambers, John W. FRITZI’S WINTER
Clark, Margaret Goff BARNEY AND THE UFO
Clifton, Lucille THE LUCKY STONE
Cooney, Caroline B. SAFE AS THE GRAVE
Erickson, Russell E. WARTON AND THE TRADERS
Kibbe, Pat THE HOCUS-POCUS DILEMMA
Lee, Beverly Haskell THE SECRET OF VAN RINK’S CELLAR
McGraw, Eloise Jarvis JOEL AND THE GREAT MERLINI
Pinkwater, Daniel Manus YOBGORGLE: MYSTERY MONSTER OF LAKE ONTARIO
Seidler, Tor THE DULCIMER BOY
Shura, Mary Francis MISTER WOLF AND ME
Strete, Craig Kee WHEN GRANDFATHER JOURNEYS INTO WINTER
1980-1981 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Anderson, Margaret J. SEARCHING FOR SHJONA
Avi EMILY UPSHAM’S REVENGE
Brady, Esther THE TOAD ON CAPITOL HILL
Collier, James & Christopher THE WINTER HERO
Fleming, Susan TRAPPED ON THE GOLDEN FLYER
George, Jean Craighead THE WOUNDED WOLF
Gordon, Sheila A MONSTER IN THE MAILBOX
Griese, Arnold A. THE WIND IS NOT A RIVER
Haas, Dorothy THE BEARS UPSTAIRS
Heide, Florence Parry BANANA TWIST
Jacob, Helen Pierce THE DIARY OF STRAWBRIDGE PLACE
Murphy, Shirley Rousseau THE FLIGHT OF THE FOX
Renner, Beverly Hollett THE HIDEAWAY SUMMER
Uchida, Yoshiko JOURNEY HOME
1979-1980 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Babbit, Natalie EYES OF AMARYLLIS
Byars, Betsy THE PINBALLS
Clifford, Eth THE CURSE OF THE MOONRAKER: A TALE OF SURVIVAL
Coerr, Eleanor SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES
Erickson, Russell E. WARTON’S CHRISTMAS EVE ADVENTURE
Greenwald, Sheila THE MARIAH DELANY LENDING LIBRARY DISASTER
Hayes, Geoffrey THE ALLIGATOR AND HIS UNCLE TOOTH: A NOVEL OF THE SEA
Hill, Elizabeth Starr EVER-AFTER ISLAND
Houston, James FROZEN FIRE: A TALE OF COURAGE
Hutchins, Patsy FOLLOW THAT BUS
Moeri, Louise A HORSE FOR X, Y, Z
Pinkwater, D. Manus THE HOBOKEN CHICKEN EMERGENCY
Robertson, Mary Elsie JERIMALE
Rumsey, Marian CAROLINA HURRICANE
Supree, Burton, with Ross, Ann BEAR’S HEART
Talbot, Charlene Joy THE GREAT RAT ISLAND ADVENTURE
Wallace, Barbara Brooks HAWKINS
1978-1979 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Beatty, Patricia SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT
Brady, Esther Wood TOLIVER’S SECRET
Burch, Robert TWO THAT WERE TOUGH
Chew, Ruth THE TROUBLE WITH MAGIC
Clark, Ann Nolan ALL THIS WILD LAND
Drury, Roger THE CHAMPION OF MERRIMACK COUNTY
Fleischman, Albert Sidney MCBROOM TELLS A LIE
Garrigue, Sheila ALL THE CHILDREN WERE SENT AWAY
Hicks, Clifford ALVIN’S SWAP SHOP
Lampman, Evelyn S. THE POTLATCH FAMILY
Milton, Hilary NOVEMBER’S WHEEL
Morey, Walt YEAR OF THE BLACK PONY
Reit, Seymour RACE AGAINST DEATH: A TRUE STORY OF THE FAR NORTH
Steig, William ABEL’S ISLAND
Thurman, Judith FLASHLIGHT AND OTHER POEMS
Wallace, Barbara Brooks PALMER PATCH
1977-1978 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Babbit, Natalie TUCK EVERLASTING
Baylor, Byrd THE DESERT IS THEIRS
Bulla, Robert Clyde SHOESHINE GIRL
Chandler, Edna Walker INDIAN PAINTBRUSH
Conford, Ellen THE LUCK OF POKEY BLOOM
De Angeli, Marguerite THE LION IN THE BOX
Farley, Carol THE GARDEN IS DOING FINE
Fife, Dale WHO GOES THERE, LINCOLN?
Gauch, Patricia Lee THUNDER AT GETTYSBURG
Hall, Lynn NEW DAY FOR DRAGON
Lawrence, Mildred TOUCHMARK
Mathis, Sharon THE HUNDRED PENNY BOX
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman MAGGIE MARMELSTEIN FOR PRESIDENT
Shyer, Marlene Fanta BLOOD IN THE SNOW
Slote, Alfred MATT GORGAN’S BOY
Smith, Doris Buchanan KELLY’S CREEK
Tobias, Tobi ARTHUR MITCHELL
Van Leeuwen, Jean THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS KIDNAPPING CAPER
1976-1977 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Beatty, Patricia HOW MANY MILES TO SUNDOWN?
Burch, Robert HUT SCHOOL AND THE WARTIME HOME-FRONT HERO
Byars, Betsy C. AFTER THE GOAT MAN
Cohen, Barbara THANK YOU, JACKIE ROBINSON
Conford, Ellen WE AND THE TERRIBLE TWO
Fleischman, Sid THE GHOST ON SATURDAY NIGHT
Fritz, Jean WHY DON’T YOU GET A HORSE, SAM ADAMS?
Gary, Genevive S. SORE LOSER
Greene, Bette PHILLIP HALL LIKES ME, I RECKON MAYBE
Lampman, Evelyn (Sibley) RATTLESNAKE CAVE
Levitin, Sonia JANSON AND THE HONEY TREE
Merrill, Jean MARIA’S HOUSE
Newton, Suzanne C/O ARNOLD’S CORNER
Robinson, Adjai SINGING TALES OF AFRICA
Seldon, George (Thomas, Geo. Selden) HARRY’S CAT’S PET PUPPY
Shore, June Lewis WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH WAKEFIELD?
Silverstein, Shel WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS
Talbot, Charlene Joy A HOME WITH AUNT FLORRY
1975-1976 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Alexander, Lloyd THE CAT WHO WISHED TO BE A MAN
Berends, Polly Berrien THE CASE OF THE ELEVATOR DUCK
Buchwald, Emilie GILDAEN: THE HEROIC ADVENTURES OF A MOST UNUSUAL RABBIT
Byers, Betsy G. THE WINGED COLT OF CASA MIA
Cavanna, Betty PETEY
Colver, Ann & Graff STEWART, THE WAYFARER’S TREE
Conford, Ellen DREAMS OF VICTORY
Crader, Dorothy SHE: THE ADVENTURESS
Cressell, Helen THE BOONGLEWEED
Dixon, Paige SILVER WOLF
Doty, Jean Slaughter SUMMER PONY
Evarts, Hal George BIGFOOT
Fife, Dale RIDE THE CROOKED WIND
Fritz, Jean AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED, PAUL REVERE?
Monjo, F. N. HE AND WILLIE AND PA: THE STORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND HIS SON TAD
Morey, Walt RUNAWAY STALLION, THE
Robertson, Keith IN SEARCH OF A SANDHILL CRANE
Sachs, Marilyn A POCKET FULL OF SEEDS
Smith, Doris Buchanan A TASTE OF BLACKBERRIES
Wilson, Charles Morrow GERONIMO
1974-1975 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Archer, Marion Fuller SARAH JANE
Baylor, Byrd COYOTE CRY
Bealer, Alex W. ONLY THE NAMES REMAIN: THE CHEROKEES AND THE TRAIL OF TEARS
Beatty, Patricia O: THE RED ROSE TREE
Blume, Judy TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING
Burch, Robert DOODLE AND THE GO-CART
Byars, Betsy HOUSE OF WINGS
Coatsworth, Elizabeth J. THE WANDERERS
Flory, Jane RAMSHACKLE ROOST
Henry, Marguerite SAN DOMINGO, THE MEDICINE HAT STALLION
Keith, Harold THE BLUEJAY BOARDERS
Lampman, Evelyn S. GO UP THE ROAD
Lazarus, Kee Felker THE SHARK IN THE WINDOW
Little, Jean FROM ANNA
Savaldi, Gloria Root TENNESSEE BOY
Steig, William DOMINIC
Stover, Marjorie TRAIL BOSS IN PIGTAILS
Van Stockum, Hilda PENEGRO
Vining, Elizabeth (Gray) THE TAKEN GIRL
White, Dori SARAH AND KATIE
Woolley, Catherine CATHY UNCOVERS A SECRET
Worth, Valerie SMALL POEMS
1973-1974 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Brady, Lillian AISE-CE-BON, A RACCOON
Bulla, Clyde R. POCAHONTAS AND THE STRANGERS
Coatsworth, Elizabeth DANIEL WEBSTER’S HORSES
Corbett, Scott THE CASE OF THE TICKLISH TOOTH
Drury, Roger W. THE FINCHES’ FABULOUS FURNACE
Edmonds, Walter D. BEAVER VALLEY
Farley, Walter THE BLACK STALLION AND THE GIRL
Fleischman, Sid JINGO DJANGO
Hall, Lynn A HORSE CALLED DR. GON
Keith, Harold THE RUNT OF ROGERS SCHOOL
Lampman, Evelyn Sibley YEAR OF SMALL SHADOW
Miles, Miska ANNIE AND THE OLD ONE
O’Brian, Robert MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH
Rockwell, Ann PAINTBRUSH AND PEACHPIPE: THE STORY OF GEORGE CATLIN
Rolerson, Darrell A. MISTER BIG BRITCHES
Shotwell, Louisa R. MAGDALETA
Uchida, Yoshiko JOURNEY TO TOPAZ: A STORY OF THE JAPANESE AMERICAN EVALUATION
Yates, Elizabeth SARAH WHITCHER’S STORY
1972-1973 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Alexander, Lloyd THE MARVELOUS MISADVENTURES OF SEBASTAIN
Babbitt, Natalie KNEEKNOCK RISE
Bradbury, Bianca THE LONER
Brenner, Barbara THE SNAKE LOVER’S DIARY
Byars, Betsy THE SUMMER OF THE SWANS
Carlson, Ruth Christoffer RIDE A WILD HORSE
Catherall, Arthur ANTLERS OF THE KING MOOSE
Clark, Electa CHEROKEE CHIEF: THE LIFE OF JOHN ROSS
Cleary, Beverly RUNAWAY RALPH
Cohen, Peter Zachary MORENA
Colver, Anne BREAD AND BUTTER JOURNEY
Corbett, Scott STEADY FREDDIE
Corcoran, Barbara THE LONG JOURNEY
Lampman, Evelyn Sibley CAYUSE COURAGE
Levitin, Sonia JOURNEY TO AMERICA
Little, Jean LOOK THROUGH MY WINDOW
McCord, David FOR ME TO SAY: RHYMES OF THE NEVER WAS AND ALWAYS
White, E. B. THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN
1971-1972 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Babbitt, Natalie THE SEARCH FOR DELICIOUS
Balch, Glenn HOUSE OF TWO COLORS
Bouchard, Lois Kale THE BOY WHO WOULDN’T TALK
Bradbury, Bianca ANDY’S MOUNTAIN
Buranelli, Marguerite WITH COLORS FLYING: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Caudill, Rebecca COME ALONG!
Clarke, Mary Stetson THE GLASS PHOENIX
Constant, Albert Wilson THE MOTORING MILLERS
Davidson, Margaret THE STORY OF ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Fleischman, Sid MCBROOM’S EAR
Fritz, Jean GEORGE WASHINGTON’S BREAKFAST
Hamilton, Virginia THE TIME-AGO TALES OF JAHDU
Hildick, Emnund Wallace MANHATTAN IS MISSING
Konigsburg, E.L. ABOUT THE B’NAI BANGLES
Rothberg, Abraham THE BOY AND THE DOLPHIN
Sachs, Marilyn PETER AND VERONICA
Selden, George TUCKER’S COUNTRYSIDE
Snyder, Zilpha Kentley TODAY IS SATURDAY
Taylor, Theodore THE CAY
Walker, David E. BIG BEN
1970-1971 CHARLIE MAY SIMON READING LIST
Beatty, Patricia ME, CALIFORNIA PERKINS
Brenner, Barbara SUMMER OF THE HOUSEBOAT
Brink, Carol (Ryrie) TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE
Burch, Robert RENFROE'S CHRISTMAS
Burleson, Elizabeth MIDDL'UN
Byers, Betsy C. THE MIDNIGHT FOX
D'Amelio, Dan TALLER THAN THE BANDA MOUNTAIN: THE STORY OF HIDEYO MOGURCHI
Eckert, Allan W. THE KING SNAKE
Fife, Dale THE BOY WHO LIVED IN THE RAILROAD DEPOT
Flory, Jane FARAWAY DREAM
Hamilton, Virginia THE HOUSE OF DIES DREAR
Harnden, Ruth P. RUNAWAY RAFT
Houston, James A. AKAVAK: AN ESKIMO JOURNEY
Jones, Adrienne SAIL, CALYPSO
Jones, Wayman B. EDGE OF TWO WORLDS
Jordon, Mildred PROUD TO BE AMISH
Kaula, Edna AFRICAN VILLAGE FOLKTALES
Kingman, Lee THE SECRET JOURNEY OF THE SILVER REINDEER
Lexau, John M. STRIPED ICE CREAM
Miers, Earl Schenck THAT LINCOLN BOY
Russ, Lavinia OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY
Sachs, Marilyn VERONICA SANZ
Shura, Mary Francis PORNADA
Turkle, Brinton THE FIDDLER OF HIGH LONESOME