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Assumption Catholic School - Book List

 

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FOR 6TH and 7th GRADE: Select ONE of the books listed and feel free to read more for FUN! 

FOR 8TH GRADE: Students will read BOTH titles listed below.

 

Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes: A Back to School Book for Kids By Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illustrator), Kimberly Dean Cover Image
By Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illustrator), Kimberly Dean
$19.99
ISBN: 9780061910241
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Published: HarperCollins - July 26th, 2011

Kindergarten

Pete discovers the library, the lunchroom, the playground, and lots of other cool places at school. And no matter where he goes, Pete never stops moving and grooving and singing his song--because it's all good.


Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! By Mo Willems Cover Image
$19.99
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ISBN: 9781368090230
Published: Hyperion Books for Children - April 4th, 2023

First Grade

In this hilarious picture book debut, the popular cartoonist perfectly captures a preschooler's temper tantrum in the guise of a pigeon who pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the story.


Poppleton Every Day: An Acorn Book (Poppleton #3) By Cynthia Rylant, Mark Teague (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Cynthia Rylant, Mark Teague (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9781338566710
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Published: Scholastic Inc. - December 26th, 2019

2nd Grade

The three easy-to-read tales in this charming new addition to the series feature Poppleton as he goes stargazing, buys a bed, and sails.


Freckle Juice By Judy Blume, Debbie Ridpath Ohi (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Judy Blume, Debbie Ridpath Ohi (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9781481411028
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - May 27th, 2014

3rd Grade

Believing freckles will change his prospects for the better, young Andrew pays fifty cents to an obnoxious classmate for her secret recipe only to endure a tummy-churning disaster.


Wishtree By Katherine Applegate Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781250233899
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Published: Square Fish - March 28th, 2023

4th Grade

Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . .

Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood wishtree--people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with a crow named Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this wishtree watches over the neighborhood.

You might say Red has seen it all.

Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experience as a wishtree is more important than ever.


The Friendship War By Andrew Clements Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780399557620
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Published: Yearling - January 7th, 2020

5th Grade

This is war. Okay--that's too dramatic.
But no matter what this is called, so far I'm winning.
And it feels wonderful.

Grace and Ellie have been best friends since second grade. Ellie's always right in the center of everything--and Grace is usually happy to be Ellie's sidekick. But what happens when everything changes? This time it's Grace who suddenly has everyone's attention when she accidentally starts a new fad at school. A fad that has first her class, then her grade, and then the entire school collecting and trading and even fighting over . . . buttons?! A fad that might get her in major trouble and could even be the end of Grace and Ellie's friendship. Because Ellie's not used to being one-upped by anybody. There's only one thing for Grace to do. With the help of Hank, the biggest button collector in the 6th grade, she'll have to figure out a way to end the fad once and for all. But once a fad starts, can it be stopped?


Northwind By Gary Paulsen Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780374314200
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - January 11th, 2022

6th Grade - Option #1

This stunning New York Times Bestseller from the survival story master, set along a rugged coastline centuries ago, does for the ocean what Hatchet does for the woods, as it relates the story of a young person's battle to stay alive against the odds, where the high seas meet a coastal wilderness.

When a deadly plague reaches the small fish camp where he lives, an orphan named Leif is forced to take to the water in a cedar canoe. He flees northward, following a wild, fjord-riven shore, navigating from one danger to the next, unsure of his destination. Yet the deeper into his journey he paddles, the closer he comes to his truest self as he connects to "the heartbeat of the ocean . . . the pulse of the sea.


Clarice the Brave By Lisa McMann Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780593323380
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - February 7th, 2023

6th Grade - Option #2

When they are separated at sea, mouse siblings Clarice and Charles Sebastian, who were taught to be careful, must now need to be bold if they are to survive--and keep their promise to find one another again.


The Beatryce Prophecy By Kate DiCamillo, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kate DiCamillo, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781536226454
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Published: Candlewick - March 28th, 2023

6th Grade, Option #3

We shall all, in the end, be led to where we belong. We shall all, in the end, find our way home.

In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girl, Beatryce, curled in a stall, wracked with fever, coated in dirt and blood, and holding fast to the ear of Answelica the goat. As the monk nurses Beatryce to health, he uncovers her dangerous secret, one that imperils them all--for the king of the land seeks just such a girl, and Brother Edik, who penned the prophecy himself, knows why.

And so it is that a girl with a head full of stories--powerful tales-within-the-tale of queens and kings, mermaids and wolves--ventures into a dark wood in search of the castle of one who wishes her dead. But Beatryce knows that, should she lose her way, those who love her--a wild-eyed monk, a man who had once been king, a boy with a terrible sword, and a goat with a head as hard as stone--will never give up searching for her, and to know this is to know everything. With its timeless themes, unforgettable cast, and magical medieval setting, Kate DiCamillo's lyrical tale, paired with resonant black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall, is a true collaboration between masters.


Unplugged By Gordon Korman Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780062798909
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Published: Balzer + Bray - January 11th, 2022

6th Grade, Option #4

As the son of the world's most famous tech billionaire, spoiled Jett Baranov has always gotten what he wanted. So when his father's private jet drops him in the middle of the Arkansas wilderness, at a place called the Oasis, Jett can't believe it. He's forced to hand over his cell phone, eat grainy veggie patties, and participate in wholesome activities with the other kids, who he has absolutely no interest in hanging out with.

As the weeks go on, Jett starts to get used to the unplugged life and even bonds with the other kids over their discovery of a baby-lizard-turned-pet, Needles. But he can't help noticing that the adults at the Oasis are acting really strange.

Jett is determined to get to the bottom of things, but can he convince everybody that he is no longer just a spoiled brat who is making trouble?


Snap Decision (Game Face) By Nathan Whitaker Cover Image
$8.99
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ISBN: 9780310737032
Published: Zonderkidz - June 16th, 2015

6th Grade, Option #5

In Snap Decision, seventh grader Chase Clark has the opportunity to play on the varsity football team. But when his best friend is injured, telling the truth about what happened costs him their friendship. Then Chase is accused of cheating and suspended from the team himself. How can he find the faith to do what's right when everything goes wrong?


The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Scholastic Gold) By Avi Cover Image
By Avi
$9.99
ISBN: 9780545477116
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Published: Scholastic Paperbacks - September 1st, 2012

7th Grade, Option #1

Thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle is excited to return home from her school in England to her family in Rhode Island in the summer of 1832. But she finds herself the lone passenger on a long sea voyage with a cruel captain and a mutinous crew.


Walk Two Moons: A Newbery Award Winner By Sharon Creech Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780060560133
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Published: HarperTeen - December 23rd, 2003

7th Grade, Option #2

On her journey by car from Ohio to Idaho with her grandparents, 13-year-old Salamanca Hiddle tells the story of her friend Phoebe, who receives a message from a "lunatic" and who must cope with the disappearance of her mother. 


The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics) By Ellen Raskin Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780142401200
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Published: Puffin Books - April 12th, 2004

7th Grade, Option #3

A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger--and a possible murderer--to inherit his vast fortune, on things for sure: Sam Westing may be dead...but that won't stop him from playing one last game!


Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World By Admiral William H. McRaven Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9781455570249
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - April 4th, 2017

8th Grade, Book #1

On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan, -What starts here changes the world,- he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life; and he explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves-and the world-for the better.


The Ultimate Gift By Jim Stovall Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9780800737269
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Published: Fleming H. Revell Company - September 1st, 2007

8th Grade, Book #2

What would you do to inherit a billion dollars? Jason Stevens is about to find out when his Uncle Red dies and the members of his family receive their millions. A different fate awaits young Jason.