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Summer Reading

Brimhall Recommendations

Summer ReadingBrimhall Recommendations

Brimhall Library Recommends

Star of the North--MN Kid's Choice Award

Minnesota Picture Book Award (K-2)

Maud Hart Lovelace--MN Kid's Choice Award

Division 1 Nominees (grades 3-5)
Division 2 Nominees (grades 6-8)

See What Our Teachers Recommend

Kindergarten

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Mrs. Mohamed

Elephant & Piggie books by Mo Willems

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

Blackout by John Rocco
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Ms. Tyrer

Nancy Carlson Books
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Mrs. Showalter

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood

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Mrs. Albert

Count the Monkeys!
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Ms. Vang

-Ruby the Copy Cat by Peggy Rathman

-Stripes by David Shannon

-The Pigeon Needs a Bath by Mo Willems

-Sand Castle by Robert Munsch

-Smelly Socks by Robert Munsch

-The Book With No Pictures

1st Grade

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Mrs. Crain

Rosie Revere, Engineer
Koala Lou
Little Miss Curious
A Splendid Friend Indeed
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Mr. Bosu

The Shrinking of Treehorn
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Mrs. Wessman

Elephant and Piggie
Pigeon books by Mo Willams
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Mrs. Smith

Magic Tree House Series

A-Z Mysteries

Charlotte's Web

Ralph S Mouse

Mouse and the Motorcycle

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Ms. Diffley

Scaredy Squirrel

2nd Grade

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Mrs. Anderson

The Year of Billy Miller
The World According to Humphrey
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Ms. Olson

Lulu Walks the Dog--Viorst
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Mrs. Kath

Boxcar Children Series
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Mrs. Rowan

Anne of Green Gables
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Mrs. Hinderer

Seven Silly Eaters
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Series Recommendations From 2nd Grade Teachers

Great Series to Check Out

3rd Grade

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Mrs. Bros

The One and Only Ivan
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Ms. Plana

A Single Shard- Linda Sue Park
The Homework Machine - Dan Gutman
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Ms. Marek

The One and Only Ivan

The Doll People
Wonder
Harry Potter

4th Grade

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Mr. Engel

Hatchet
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Mrs. Brown

The Aurora County All-Stars
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Ms. Perry

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
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Mrs. Yaglowski

My Life as a Book

5th Grade

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Mrs. Gindorff

Home of the Brave
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Mr. Nelson

Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
The BFG
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Ms. Hudella

Tuck Everlasting
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Ms. Borgwardt

Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
33 Minutes...until Morgan Sturtz Kicks My Buttt by Todd Hasak-Lowy

6th Grade

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Mrs. Ramirez

Rules

The One and Only Ivan

Running out of Time

Tuck Everlasting

Fig Pudding

Liar and Spy

Because of Winn Dixie

I also love Will Hobbes as an author- Adventure:)

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Mr. Thomas

The Knife of Never Letting Go

A Monster Calls

5th Wave

A Wrinkle in time

The Giver

Ender's game

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Mr. Kolden

The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
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Ms. McCormick

Wonder

Counting by Sevens

Flora and Ulysses

Brown Girl Dreaming

When You Reach Me

Number the Stars

Brimhall Staff

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Mrs. Bidne

The Old Man Who Loved Cheese
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Mrs. McNulty

How They Croaked
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Mrs. Wendlandt

Drums Girls and Dangerous Pie (5th-6th grade)
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Mrs. Pallo

A Summer to Die- Lois Lowry- 5th or 6th grade

Wonder- R.J. Palacio- 5th or 6th grade

Ivy and Bean- Annie Barrows- 1st or 2nd grade beginner chapter books

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Ms. Gaiovnik

The rattletrap car by Phyllis root ( Pre-K-2nd grade)
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Ms. Groth

One and Only Ivan (3-6)
Exclamation (K-3)
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Brimhall Top 50 Picture Book Checkouts

See our most popular books
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Brimhall Top 50 Fiction Checkouts

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