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Dear Read On Wisconsin! Book Club Members,
Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year!
We are pleased to announce that we have finalized the book selections! Thanks to the hard work of our Literacy Advisory Committee (LAC), we have decided on wonderful collections for all age groups. Each submission was carefully considered, and we feel that our assortment features inspiring books that will both enrich and entertain students. We think that you will all be very pleased with these engaging and inspiring choices!
We look forward to hosting Reading Days at the Residence this upcoming school year. Please check this website often for dates and details. We remind you that for each book, the LAC has developed discussion questions. Please encourage your students to be active participants in the student web log. As always, we welcome any questions or feedback regarding the book club or Reading Days.
On Wisconsin!
Jessica Doyle
First Lady of Wisconsin
Ashley Huibregtse
Assistant to the First Lady
ead on Wisconsin! Selections 2009 – 2010
SEPTEMBER
Preschool: Link and Rosie’s Pets & Link and Rosie Pick Berries by Sharron Hubbard
Primary: Sumis’ First Day of School Ever by Soyung Pak
Intermediate: Planting the Trees of Kenya by Claire A Nivola
Middle School: Three Cups of Tea: Young Reader’s Edition by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
High School: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollen & Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
OCTOBER
Preschool: Same, Same by Martha Joceyln & Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
Primary: Colorful World by Cece Winans
Intermediate: Just In Case by Yuyi Morales
Middle School: After Tupac and D. Foster by Jacqueline Woodson
High School: Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti & The Good Liar by Greg Maguire
NOVEMBER
Preschool: My Colors, My World/ Mis colores, Mi Mundo by Maya Christina Gonzales
Primary: Bintou’s Braids by Sylviana A. Diouf
Intermediate: Silent Music by James Rumford
Middle School: Red Glass by Laura Resau
High School: Nation by Terry Pratchett
DECEMBER
Preschool: Old Bear by Kevin Henkes
Primary: One Thousand Tracings by Lita Judge
Intermediate: The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
Middle School: How To Steal a Dog By Barbara O’Connor
High School: Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
JANUARY
Preschool: Elephants Never Forget by Anushka Ravishankan
Primary: Little Night/ Nochecita by Yuyi Morales
Intermediate: Knuckleheads by Jon Scieszka
Middle School: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
High School: Box Out by John Coy
FEBRUARY
Preschool: Dance With Me by Charles R Smith Jr
Primary: The Two Mrs. Gibsons by Toyomi Igus
Intermediate: Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson & Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Middle School: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
High School: A Hope in the Unseen by Ron Suskind
MARCH
Preschool: Birds by Kevin Henkes
Primary: You Cannot Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman
Intermediate: Mountain Wolf Woman by Diana Young Holiday
Middle School: The London Eye by Siobhan Dowd
High School: Jerk, California by Johnathan Friesen
APRIL
Preschool: Haiku Baby by Betsy Snyder & Monsoon Afternoon by Kashmira Sheth
Primary: Before John Was a Jazz Giant by Carol Weatherford
Intermediate: Hate That Cat By Sharron Creech
Middle School: Diamond Willow by Helen Frost
High School: Surrender Tree by Mararita Engle
MAY
Preschool: Will Sheila Share by Elivia Savadier
Primary: How to Heal A Broken Wing by Bob Grahm
Intermediate: No Talking by Andrew Clemente
Middle School: Seer of Shadows by Avi & The Postcard by Tony Abbot
High School: Bite of A Mango by Mariah Kamara
SUMMER
Preschool: Duck Rabbit by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld & Scoot by Cathryn Falwell
Primary: Chicken of the Family by Mary Amato
Intermediate: Dussie by Nancy Springer & Boys of Steel by Marc Tyler Nobleman
Middle School: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney & When you Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
High School: Name of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss & Little Brother by Cory Doctorow