Paws to Read Reading Challenges Staff Cheat Sheet Animals 1 



Bat Nonfiction o J 599.4 o Tiger in trouble (J 590 NAT) o Unusual creatures by Michael Hearst (J 590 HEA) o Wild animal neighbors by Ann Downer (J 591.756 DOW) Bat Fiction o Lair of the bat monster by Ursula Vernon (J VER) o Bed bats and beyond by Joan Holub (J HOL) o Robe of skulls by Vivian French (J FRE) o Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (J COL)

Animals 2  Ocean Nonfiction o J 551.46 o Seahorse Fry by Ruth Owen (ER OWE) o About the ocean by Sindy McKay (ER MCK)  Ocean Fiction o Gilbert the surfer dude by Diane de Groat (ER DEG) o Pete at the beach by James Dean (ER DEA) o One white dolphin by Gill Lewis (J LEW) o Year the swallows came early by Kathryn Fitzmaurice (J FIT) o Lexie by Audrey Couloumbis (J COU) o Million miles from Boston by Karen Day (J DAY)

Animals 3 



Penguin Nonfiction o J 598.47 o Penguin chicks by Ruth Owens (ER OWE) o Penguins by Anne Schreiber (ER SCH) Penguin fiction o Life of Ty: Penguin Problems by Lauren Myracle (J MYR) o Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater (J ATW) o Augustine by Antoinette Portis (E POR)

o

Penguin Cha-Cha by Kristi Valiant (E VAL)

Animals 4 

Obscure Animals (Nonfiction) o Unusual Creatures by Michael Hearst (J 590 HEA) o Animals that glow by Judith Presnall (J 591.191 PRE) o Box Jellyfish by Natalie Lunis (J 593.53 LUN) o Wolfsnail by Sarah Campbell (J 594.38 CAM) o Giant Weta by Natalie Lunis (J 595.726 LUN) o Pika by Bill Tanis (J 599.329 BIL) o Tapir Scientist by Sy Montgomery (J 599.66 MON) o Kakapo Rescue by Sy Montgomery (J 598.71 MON) o Wombat’s World by Caroline Arnold (J 599.24 ARN)

Crafts 1  Maker nonfiction o J 635 Gardening o J 641.5 Cooking; J 641.8 Baking o J 646 Sewing o J 688.725 Legos o J 736.982 Origami o J 741.5 Drawing o J 745.5 Crafts

Fancy 1 



Fancy/sparkling stories – middle grade o Thirteenth Princess by Diane Zahler (J ZAH) o Small persons with wings by Ellen Booraem (J BOO) o Rule of three by Megan McDonald (J McD) o Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler (J KES) Fancy/sparkling stories – easy/beginning chapters o Dotty by Erica Perl (E PER) o But who will bell the cats? By Cynthia von Buhler (E BUH) o Rainbow Magic (series) by Daisy Meadows (ER MEA) o Princess Posey (series) by Stephanie Greene (J GRE)

Fantasy 1





Dragon fantasy – middle grade o Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire 1) by Tui Sutherland (J SUT) o Fire within (Last Dragon Chronicles 1) by Chris D’Lacey (J DLA) o Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George (J GEO) o Runaway Princess by Kate Coombs (J COO) Dragon fantasy – easy/beginning chapters o Three tales of my father’s dragon by Ruth Gannett (J GAN) o Dragonbreath by Ursula Vernon (J VER) o Gruffen (Dragons of Wayward Crescent 1) by Chris D’Lacey (J DLA) o Dragon in the sock drawer by Kate Klimo (J KLI)

Fantasy 2  Fairy fantasy – middle grade o Small persons with wings by Ellen Booraem (J BOO) o Violet Wings by Victoria Hanley (J HAN) o Blackbringer by Laini Taylor (J TAY) o Wings by E. D. Baker (J BAK)  Fairy fantasy – easy/beginning chapters o Fairy Bell Sisters (series) by Margaret McNamara (J McN) o Never Girls (series) (J DISNEY) o Hinky-pink by Megan McDonald (J McD) o Enter the Realm: Three Adventures by Emily Rodda (J ROD)

Fantasy 3  Fairy tales - nonfiction o J 398.2  Fairy tales – picture book authors o Paul Galdone o Jerry Pinkey o Janet Stevens o Cynthia Rylant o Steven Kellogg

Graphics 1 

Books that blend pictures and text (like Wimpy Kid) o Bad Kitty (series) by Nick Bruel (J BRU) o Dragonbreath (series) by Ursula Vernon (J VER) o Captain Underpants (series) by Dav Pilkey (J DAV)

o 

WondLA by Tony DiTerlizzi (J DIT)

Graphic novels for younger readers o Binky (series) by Ashley Spires (J SPI) o Guinea PI (series) by Colleen af Venable (J VEN)

History 1 

Historical fiction – middle grade o Our only May Amelia by Jennifer Holm (J HOL) o Soldier Dog by Sam Angus (J ANG) o Dead end in Norvelt by Jack Gantos (J GAN)  Historical fiction – easy/beginning chapters o Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder – picture book adaptations (E WIL) o Nora’s Chicks by Patricia McLachlan (E MACL) o Elsie’s Bird by Jane Yolen (E YOL)

History 2 



History – middle grade o Blizzard of glass by Sally Walker (J 971.62 WAL) o Ghosts in the fog by Samantha Seiple (J 940.5428 SEI) o Which way to the Wild West? By Steve Sheinkin (J 978 SHE) History – easy/beginning chapters o Henry and the cannons by Don Brown (J 973.3 BRO) o America is under attack by Don Brown (J 973.931 BRO) o Upon Secrecy by Selene Castrovilla (J 973.385 CAS) o By the sword by Selene Castrovilla (J 973.332 CAS)

History 3 



Titanic nonfiction o J 910.916 o Titanic lost and found by Judy Donnelly (ER DON) o Heroine of the Titanic by Joan Blos (JB BROWN) o Finding the Titanic by Robert Ballard (ER BAL) o Robert Ballard by Christine Hill (JB BALLARD) o Titanic by Laura Driscoll (ER DRI) o Titanic by Melissa Stewart (ER STE) Titanic fiction o Polar, the Titanic bear by Daisy Spedden (E SPE)

o o o o

Titanic crossing by Barbara Williams (J WIL) Voyage on the great Titanic (J DEA) I survived the sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis (J TAR) Titanic (Unsinkable, S.O.S., Collision Course) by Gordon Korman (J KOR) o Ghosts of the Titanic by Julie Lawson (J LAW)

Scary 1 



Scary fiction – middle grade o Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki (J POB) o Darkside by Tom Becker (J BEC) o Battle of the red hot pepper weenies (series) by David Lubar (J LUB) o Guys read: Thriller (J GUY) Scary fiction – easy/beginning chapters o Home Sweet Horror (series) by James Preller (J PRE) o Wooden Mile by Chris Mould (J MOU) o Bunnicula by James Howe (J HOW) o Blue ghost by Marion Bauer (J BAU)

Seasons 1 

Winter Nonfiction o J 551.5784 o Snow school by Sandra Markle (J 599.7555 MAR) o Under the snow by Melissa Stewart (J 591.4 STE) o Blizzard of glass by Sally Walker (J 971.62 WAL)  Winter fiction o Sugar and ice by Kate Messner (J MES) o Icefall by Matthew Kirby (J KIR) o Emma’s magic winter by Jean Little (ER LIT) o Houndsley and Catina and the quiet time by James Howe (ER HOW) o Why is the snow white? by Heinz Janisch (E JAN) o Snow day for mouse by Judy Cox (E COX)

Sports 1  Sports Nonfiction o J 796  Sports Fiction Authors o Jake Maddox o Matt Christopher

o Tim Green o John Coy o Mike Lupica