Students in 4th and 5th grades are invited to join the FES Mock Newbery Book Club. Participants will read at least 5 books from the reading list between September and January. Readers may choose any books from the list below. All books were written U.S. authors and published in 2016.
As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds
Realistic Fiction
Simon & Schuster
Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
Historical Fiction
Random House
Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes
Realistic Fiction- Novel in Verse
Wordsong
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Realistic Fiction
Simon & Schuster
Realistic Fiction
Simon & Schuster
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Fantasy
Algonquin
The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz
Historical Fiction
Dutton Books
Jazz Day by Roxane Orgill
Nonfiction
Candlewick Press
Maxi's Secrets by Lynn Plourde
Realistic Fiction
Nancy Paulsen Books
Moo by Sharon Creech
Realistic Fiction- Novel in Verse
Harper Collins
The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby
Adventure/Fantasy
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo
Historical Fiction
Candlewick Press
Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Realistic Fiction
Scholastic
Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet
Biography
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
Fantasy/ Folklore
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Wish by Barbara O'Connor
Realistic Fiction
Macmillan
