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Library Lotto has been an incredibly successful reading incentive program. Students in grades 1-5 fill out a “ticket” for each book that they read. If their ticket is pulled, they have the chance to pick a great present-- including tickets provided by the Cleveland Crunch or great Jewish music C.D.'s.

For details of how it works, click here. For an extra ticket, click here.

Below is a selected list of books that students have read and recommend. Comments about why students liked the books are in parentheses.

We are very proud that our community of caring is also a community of readers!!!

1st grade

FIRST GRADE

Allard, Harry. MISS NELSON IS BACK.

Baker, Keith. THE MAGIC FAN.

Berenstain, Stan. TOO MUCH TV.

Brown, Marc. D.W. ALL WET.

Brown, Marc. THE TRUE FRANCINE. (There were friends)

Clark, Emma C. I LOVE YOU, BLUE KANGAROO! (Because it’s funny)

Ganz, Yaffa. MIMMY AND SIMMY.

Harper, Anita. IT’S NOT FAIR. (It was funny)

Hayward, Linda. THE BIGGEST COOKIE IN THE WORLD.

Hoban, Lillian. ARTHUR'S FUNNY MONEY.

Kramer, Robin. WILL YOU COME BACK FOR ME? (Because the mom came back.)

Hazen, Barbara Shook. THE KNIGHT WHO WAS AFRAID TO FIGHT.

Hutchins, Pat. THREE STAR BILLY. (It was fun.)

Kandoian, Ellen. MAYBE SHE FORGOT.

Kimmel, Eric. THE GINGERBREAD MAN. (Because he was running away.)

Kirschner, David. FIEVEL’S BIG SHOWDOWN. (They thought he was a scaredy mouse but he wasn’t).

LeSieg, Thomas. THE EYE BOOK.

Lopshire, Robert. PUT ME IN THE ZOO.

Murphy, Stuart J. THE BEST BUG PARADE. (Because I like bugs.)

Nodset, Joan L. GO AWAY DOG. (First they weren’t friends and then they came to be friends.)

Oppenheim, Joanne. DO YOU LIKE CATS? (Because I like kitties.)

Sendak, Maurice. CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE. (I liked when the boy was ice skating and drinking soup.)

Steig, William. DR. DESOTO. (It was fun)

Stewart, Mary. THE MONEY TREE. (It was fun.)

Thomas, Frances. WHAT IF? (Because there were monsters.)

Wickstrom, Sylvia. MOTHERS CAN’T GET SICK.

Wood, Audrey. KING BIGGOOD’S IN THE BATHTUB. (It’s funny.)

Wood, Audrey. OH MY, BABY BEAR.

SECOND GRADE

Alexander, Martha. MY OUTRAGEOUS FRIEND CHARLIE

Banner, Angela. ANT AND BEE TIME. (Because it has animal races.)

Berger, Melvin. WHY I SNEEZE, SHIVER, HICCUP AND YAWN. (It's interesting.)

Chandiet, Bernice. MARTIN AND THE TOOTH FAIRY

Cole, Joanna. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS IN THE HUMAN BODY (You can be in a human’s body)

Cooper, Susan. MATTHEW'S DRAGON. (It's cool when the dragon comes out of his book.)

Dewey, Ariane. THE NARROW ESCAPE OF DAVY CROCKETT. (Davy was strong and it was cool.)

Freedman, Florence B. BROTHERS. (Because it showed where and why the Beit HaMikdash was built.)

Gibbons, Gail. THE SEASONS OF ARNOLD’S APPLE TREE (The apples grew)

Gutelle, Andrew. BASEBALL’S BEST TRUE STORIES. (It slammed to first base)

Hazen, Barbara. THE NIGHT WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK. (First the knight is scared, then loses his fear.)

Horowitz, Ruth. BREAKOUT AT THE BUG LAB. (Max gets out of his box.)

Kessler, Leonard. HERE COMES THE STRIKEOUT.   (It teaches you to practise baseball if you want to get good at it.)

Levine, Ellen. I HATE ENGLISH. (I love English).

MAGIC SCHOOL BUS BLOWS ITS TOP OFF. (It shows you a volcano.)

Marshall, James. FOX OUTFOXED.

MEET SAMANTHA. (They did a mitzvah)

Munsch, Robert. GET OUT OF BED. (It was funny).

Murphy, Stuart. TOO MANY KANGAROOS. (It was funny because he jumped)

Osborne, Mary Pope. DINGOES AT DINNER TIME. (It was funny).   Also other Magic Tree House Books.

Parish, Peggy. THANK YOU, AMELIA BEDELIA.   (Amelia Bedelia messes up. Then the parents get angry....then everyone gets happy.)

Rocklin, Joanne. HOW MUCH IS THAT GUINEA PIG IN THE WINDOW. (It had to do with math).

Ryan, Dyanne. UNCLE WILLY AND THE SOUP KITCHEN. (Because the boy learns to care for homeless people.)

Seuss, Dr. THERE'S A WOCKET IN MY POCKET. (There's strange things.)

Snir, Mirik. KETANEI KETANIM. (It was good).

Vickers, Kath. A WIZARD COMES TO VISIT. (It's very good because it rhymes.)

Yolen, Jane. COMMANDER TOAD.

THIRD GRADE

Adler, David. THE BABE AND I.

Brown, Marc. ARTHUR AND THE CRUNCH CEREAL CONTEST. (It is a gooooooood book)

Christopher, Matt. FOOTBALL JOKES AND RIDDLES. (It is very funny)

Cleary, Beverly. MOUSE AND THE MOTORCYCLE. (Because it is a fun book.) Also other books by the author, particularly the Ramona series.

Cole, Joanna. THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS MAKES A RAINBOW. (It is cool and interesting).

Coville, Bruce. SPACE BRAT. (It is fun.)

Dahl, Roald. FANTASTIC MR. FOX. (It's funny.)

Kessler, Leonard. OLD TURTLE’S RIDDLE AND JOKE BOOK. (It’s funny)

Lawlor, Laurie. SECOND GRADE DOG. (It is cool.)

Lepthien, Emilie U. WOLVES.

Kessler, Leonard. OLD TURTLE’S RIDDLE AND JOKE BOOK. (It’s funny)

Pilkey, Dave. CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS. (It was funny.)

Kessler, Leonard. OLD TURTLE’S RIDDLE AND JOKE BOOK. (It’s funny)

Quackenbush, Robert. HENRY BABY SITS. (It's silly.)

Sobol, Donald J. ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN AND THE CASE OF THE DISGUSTING SNEAKERS. (It’s a mystery book).

Webster, Vera R. SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS. (It teaches you a lot.)

Wyse, Lois. HOW TO TAKE YOUR GRANDMA TO THE MUSEUM. (It could happen.)

FOURTH GRADE

Aaseng, Nate. BASEBALL: YOU ARE THE MANAGER. (You can match wits with MLB's top managers.)

Avi. S.O.R. LOSERS. (It seems so real)

Byars, Betsy. THE DARK STAIRS. (It was a mystery)

Cleary, Beverly. RIBSY GOES TO SCHOOL. (Very funny story about a dog)

Dahl, Roald. BFG. (It’s really magical).

Danziger, Paula. I, AMBER BROWN. (It is a funny book). Also other Amber Brown titles.

Eisenberg, Lisa. BASEBALL BLOOPERS.

Fradin, Dennis Brindell. BOUND FOR THE NORTH STAR. (In the story, slaves risked their lives for freedom)

Ganz, Yaffa. SAVTA SIMCHA AND THE INCREDIBLE SHABBOS BAG. (Because it’s funny)

Ganz, Yaffa. SAVTA SIMCHA AND THE SEVEN SPLENDID GIFTS.

Howe, James. RETURN TO HOLIDAY INN.

Jones, Charlotte Foltz. MISTAKES THAT WORKED. (It talks about everyday things that were invented by accident.)

Juster, Norton. THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH (Everything is so magical)

Kennedy, Trish. BASEBALL CARD CRAZY. (It had a good ending.)

Lewis, C.S. THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. (It was a mystery)

Merril, Jean. THE PUSHCART WAR. (Surprises just keep coming up)

Park, Barbara. JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT A CROOK.

Rowling, J.K. HARRY POTTER, BOOK 2. (It has scary and fun things in it)

Rowling, J.K. HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE. (It is filled with magical adventure and can really brighten up your day)

Sachar, Louis. WAYSIDE SCHOOL GETS A LITTLE STRANGER. (It’s very funny and a man’s nose got sneezed off.)

Sachs, Marilyn. AMY MOVES IN. (It brightens up my day).

Scieszka, Jon. SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR. (It’s a good adventure book)

Ward, Geoffrey C. SHADOW BALL: THE NEGRO LEAGUE. (It gave a history of the Negro Leagues.)

Waugh, Sylvia. MENNYMS UNDER SIEGE. (It’s funny.)

Wilder, Laura Ingalls. LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRARIE (I could imagine it in my head.)

Wright, Betty Ren. A GHOST IN THE HOUSE. (It’s surprising.)

Wright, Betty Ren. THE PIKE RIVER PHANTOM.

FIFTH GRADE

Aaseng, Nate. YOU ARE THE MANAGER. (You get to make a decision and it tells you what the manager did and the result.)

Anderson, Laura Halse. FEVER 1793. (It’s very good. It shows you how life was around the time of the Revolutionary War.)

Asimov, Isaac. MARS. (It has neat facts.) also other planet books by Asimov.

Avi. PERLOO THE BOLD. (Perloo makes friends out of enemies)

Avi. WHAT DO FISH HAVE TO DO WITH IT? (It's weird.)

Blume, Judy. FUDGE-A-MANIA. (It’s funny and strange at the same time.)

Blume, Judy. SUPERFUDGE. (Full of surprises!!)

Churchill, Richard. AIRPLANE. (It has good facts.)

Cooper, Susan. THE BOGGART. (It is very interesting)

Coville, Bruce. JENNIFER MURDLEY'S TOAD. (It's fun.)

Cushman, Karen. CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY. (It is a book that is funny and it shows a girl in medieval time's feelings.

Dahl, Roald. BOY. (It is really funny and full of Roald Dahl’s history and stories.)

Danziger, Paula. P.S. LONGER LETTER LATER. (It is a good book.)

DeFelice, Cynthia. LOSTMAN’S RIVER. (I like this because one of the characters was honest, and I admire honesty.)

Fletcher, Susan. SHADOW SPINNER. (It is a very interesting book and also the kind of book you can never put down.)

Jaffe, Nina. TALES FOR THE SEVENTH DAY. (It is about Shabbat).

Jane, Marcy C. MYSTERY AT SHADOW POND.

Keene, Carolyn. THE SECRET OF THE OLD ATTIC. (It’s interesting and has good adventures.) Also, other Nancy Drew books.

Konigsburg, E.L. FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER. (Part is true and part is not.)

Lapman, Maurice. ROBINHOOD. (It has some very cool and exciting adventures.)

Lavies, Bianca. GARTER SNAKES. (It tells you a lot of information on snakes and how they make a living.)

Lazewnik, Libby. BAKER’S DOZEN: ON OUR OWN. (You can read it over and over again because it’s so fun to read.)

Lewis, C.S. THE SILVER CHAIR. (I like books where kids go on adventures.)

Lowry, Lois. ANASTASIA KRUPNIK. (It’s about a girl our age.)

McGovern, Ann. IF YOU LIVED 100 YEARS AGO. (It has a lot of interesting things in it.

Murphy, Jim. BASEBALL’S ALL-TIME-ALL-STARS. (The book told you who most of the great players were.)

O’Dell, Scott. ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS. (It teaches you how this girl stayed by herself, and you can learn from it.)

Rodda, Emily. DREAD MOUNTAINS. (It has exciting parts.)

Rodgers, Mary. FREAKY FRIDAY. (It gets all mixed up.)

Rowling, J.K. HARRY POTTER, 3. (It’s an awesome book to read.)

Rybolt, Robert. AIR AND OTHER GASES. (It has a lot of great facts.)

Sachar, Louis. DOGS DON’T TELL JOKES. (It is very funny.)

Sachs, Marilyn. LAURA’S LUCK. (It is one of the best books I have read.)

Scieszka, Jon. SQUIDS WILL BE SQUIDS. (It is very funny.)

Sherman, Josepha. RACHEL THE CLEVER AND OTHER JEWISH FOLKTALES. (It has stories from all around the world.)

Simon, Seymour. OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. (It has neat pictures and a lot of interesting facts.)

Sleator, William. THE BOXES. (It has exciting adventures.)

White, E.B. THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN. (People who like swans would like it.)

Wright, Betty Ren. OUT OF THE DARK. (Because it is scary.)

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