books.jpg (28247 bytes) Recommended Books

I often feel sorry for people who don't read good books;
they are missing a chance to lead an extra life.
~ Scott Corbett ~

Recommended by Washington Academy Staff:

Lily's Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
Earrings by Judith Viorst
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey
I'm in Charge of Celebrations by Byrd Baylor
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco
What do You do With a Tail Like This by Steve Jenkins
Mortimer by Robert Munsch
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco
Faithful Elephants by Yukio Tsuchiya
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky by Susan Jeffers
Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now by Dr. Seuss

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
The B.F.G. by Roald Dahl
Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Bunnicula by James Howe
Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate Dicamillo
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
Max the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Thin Wood Walls by David Patneaude
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Skinny Bones by Barbara Park

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen

The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer

Flush by Carl Hiaasen

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