Recommended books

Preschool and primary grades * “Chester’s Way,” by Kevin Henkes

* “Corduroy,” by Don Freeman

* “Frederick,” by Leo Lionni

* “Grandma’s Secret,” by Paulette Bourgeois

* “Jumbo the Boy and Arnold the Elephant,” by Dan Greenberg

Upper elementary * “The Wretched Stone,” by Chris Van Allsburg

* “The Bears’ House,” by Marilyn Sachs

* “Four Miles to Pinecone,” by Jon Hassler

* “Terror in the Towers,” by Adrian Kerson

* “Humbug Mountain,” by Sid Fleischman

Middle school and up * “Miracle at Clement’s Pond,” by Patricia Pendergraft

* “Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel,” by Avi

* “Incident at Hawk’s Hill,” by Allan W. Eckert

* “Killing Mr. Griffin,” by Lois Duncan

* “Maniac Magee,” by Jerry Spinelli