:: Elite 36 Book List 4-6 Grades 2025-26 ::

Author Title
Alexander, K & Patterson J. Becoming Muhammad Ali
Bar-El, Dan The Very, Very Far North
Babbitt, Natalie Tuck Everlasting
Barrnett, Mac Terrible Two
Barton, Chris Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super Soaking Stream of Inventions
Bell, Cece El Deafo
Birney, Betty G. The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
Chambliss Bertman, Jennifer Book Scavenger
Chapman-Willis, Cynthia Dog Gone
Collins, Suzanne Gregor the Overlander
Cordova, Zoraida The Way to Rio Luna
Creech, Sharon Ruby Holler
Curtis, Paul Bud, Not Buddy
Draper, Sharon M. Out of My Mind
Elliot, Zetta Dragons in a Bag
Grabenstein, Chris Dog Squad
Gutman, Dan The Million Dollar Shot
Haddix, Margaret P. Found
Hale, Nathan One Dead Spy
Hannigan, Kate Detective’s Assistant
Holm, Jennifer Full of Beans
Klise K. & Klise, M. Sarah Regarding the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters…
Korman, Gordon Restart
LaFaye, A. Worth
Lai, Remi Pie in the Sky
Law, Ingrid Savvy
Lin, Grace Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Martin, Laura Glitch
McSwigan, Marie Snow Treasure
Palacoi, R.J. Wonder
Robinson, Barbara The Best School Year Ever
Rosenstock, Barb Camping Trip That Changed America
Rowling, JK Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Ruckman, Ivy Night of the Twisters
Shurtliff, Liesl Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin
Speare, Elizabeth S. The Sign of the Beaver

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