Book Discussion Titles 2008-09
Grades 4 and 5

Monday, October 6
Addie Across the Prairie   by Laurie Lawlor
Unhappy to leave her home and friends, Addie reluctantly accompanies her family to the Dakota Territory and slowly begins to adjust to life on the prairie.

Monday, November 3
Frindle   by Andrew Clements
When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.

Monday, December 1
The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa   by Bill Wallace
In 1957, problems at the mine threaten to ruin Christmas for fifth-grader Don, his family, and the rest of their Oklahoma coal town, but Don's bloodhound, Frank, is determined to do whatever it takes to make the holiday special for Don and his six-year-old sister, Susan. Alternate chapters are told from the human and canine points of view.

Monday, January 5
Dial-a-Ghost   by Eva Ibbotson
A family of nice ghosts protects a British orphan from the diabolical plans of his evil guardians.

Monday, February 2
Diary of a Wimpy Kid   by Jeff Kinney
Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

Monday, March 2
The Best School Year Ever   by Barbara Robinson
The six horrible Herdmans, the worst kids in the history of the world, cause mayhem throughout the school year.