OUSD MS Summer Reading List 2015 copy copy

Oakland USD and Oakland Public Library are partnering to bring exciting books to MS readers in Summer 2015! Check these books out at your public library branch this summer.

936 Resources including
159 Videos
56 Book Readings
148 Lesson Plans
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The Thing about Luck

by Cynthia Kadohata and Julia Kuo

35 Resources10 Awards

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"Summer and her younger brother,Jaz,performing the grueling work that comes with the harvest season"

Rain Reign

by Ann M. Martin

29 Resources14 Awards

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"The story gives readers the perspective of someone who sees life in black-and-white"

Brown Girl Dreaming

by Jacqueline Woodson

63 Resources19 Awards

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"Mesmerizing journey through [Woodson's] early years."

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander

59 Resources14 Awards

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"Twins Josh and Jordan are junior high basketball stars"

The Magician's Elephant

by Kate DiCamillo and Yoko Tanaka

31 Resources1 Awards

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"A...fable about trusting the unexpected and making the extraordinary come true."

Liar & Spy

by Rebecca Stead

24 Resources6 Awards

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"Find your own answers...that plague George in this funny and insightful book"

Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands

by Katherine Roy

20 Resources7 Awards

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"up-close look at one of the world's most feared animals"

Smile

by Raina Telgemeier

32 Resources5 Awards

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"Braces, surgery, a major earthquake and boy confusion."

Sisters

by Raina Telgemeier

24 Resources6 Awards

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"A charged and eventful family road trip"

Drama

by Raina Telgemeier

30 Resources5 Awards

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"Explores friendship, crushes, and all-around drama!"

Absolutely Almost

by Lisa Graff

18 Resources5 Awards

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"Albie, a 5th grader, is struggling to find his special talents."

Saving Kabul Corner

by N.H. Senzai

8 Resources1 Awards

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"...Old grudges [that] may be the end of the family business."

The Zombie Chasers

by John Kloepfer and Steve Wolfhard

Book 1 in series

6 Resources

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"Can the Zombie Chasers save the nation from brain-gobbling ghouls?"

How Lamar's Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy

by Crystal Allen

7 Resources

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"While Lamar's a whiz at rolling strikes, he always strikes out with girls."

Half a Chance

by Cynthia Lord

11 Resources2 Awards

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" Lucy grapples with ambivalent feelings toward her self-centered father"

Kinda Like Brothers

by Coe Booth

16 Resources3 Awards

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"Foster boy doesn't get along with the boy in this family"

Two

by Kathryn Otoshi

7 Resources1 Awards

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"Two is best friends with One; suddenly only One wants to play with Three."

El Deafo

by Cece Bell

76 Resources15 Awards

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"It's an honest and rather sweet tale of a girl coming to terms with her disability"

Wildwood

by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis

Book 1 in series

18 Resources1 Awards

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"What begins as a rescue mission becomes something much greater"

True (. . . Sort Of)

by Katherine Hannigan

7 Resources1 Awards

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"The day Ferris Boyd moves to town Delly ends up in even more trouble than usual."

Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond, The

The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond

by Brenda Woods

13 Resources3 Awards

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"A girl... explores racism and how it feels to be bi-racial."

The Jacket

by Kirsten Hall and Dasha Tolstikova

5 Resources

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"This girl loved her dog, but she also loved her special book."

A Dog Called Homeless

by Sarah Lean

6 Resources1 Awards

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"A homeless dog mends a family's heart."

Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos

by Stephanie Roth Sisson

15 Resources3 Awards

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"A glimpse...of [Carl] Sagan...as he looked at the night sky and imagined the possibilities."

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up

by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen

Book 1 in series

29 Resources1 Awards

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"When Leroy forgets the third and final rule of caring for Maybelline, disaster ensues"

This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration

by Jacqueline Woodson and James Ransome

34 Resources4 Awards

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"Story of a family adapting to change as they hold on to the past and embrace the future."

The Book with No Pictures

by B.J. Novak

14 Resources1 Awards

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"An innovative and wildly funny read-aloud".

Grandfather Gandhi

by Arun Gandhi, Bethany Hegedus, and Evan Turk

28 Resources5 Awards

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"Arun seeks out his wise and loving grandfather for comfort and advice."

Paul Meets Bernadette

by Rosy Lamb

9 Resources1 Awards

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"Paul is a fish who used to go around in circles until he meets Bernadette!"

Rosie Revere, Engineer

by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts

45 Resources2 Awards

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"Rosie is always trying to solve problems with her inventions."

Last Stop on Market Street

by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson

64 Resources16 Awards

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"A grandmother teaching her grandson to find beauty in the city around them..."

Bully

by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

16 Resources3 Awards

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"...The anti-bullying message to come across clearly without being heavy-handed "

Creepy Carrots!

by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown

24 Resources4 Awards

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"The 'Twilight Zone' comes to the carrot patch."

Dragons Love Tacos

by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri

16 Resources

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One story in which tacos and salsa don't go well together.

The Day the Crayons Quit

by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers

36 Resources5 Awards

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"Duncan's crayons are on strike."

Count the Monkeys

by Mac Barnett and Kevin Cornell

14 Resources2 Awards

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"Besides the chance to make noise, kids will adore Cornell's broadly exaggerated animals"

Sam & Dave Dig a Hole

by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

42 Resources8 Awards

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"Sam and Dave...set out to dig a hole in the hopes of finding 'something spectacular'."

The Book That Eats People

by John Perry and Mark Fearing

5 Resources

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"Readers who love monsters ... will definitely want to brave this tale."

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