Read Me
“So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall.” — Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Genre of the Month
November: Fantasy
The Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley
Magisterium series by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
Keeper of the Lost Cities series by Shannon Messenger
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Warrior series by Erin Hunter
Savvy trilogy by Ingrid Law
Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
The Inkheart trilogy by Cornelia Funke
The Ever Afters series by Shelby Bach
Fairyland series by Catherynne M. Valente
Five Kingdoms by Brandon Mull
How to Train a Dragon series by Cressida Cowell
The Hero's Guide series by Christopher Healy
The Last Dragon Chronicles series by Chris d'Lacey
The Menagerie series by Tui T. Sutherland
Pendragon series by D.J. McHale
Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan
School of Good and Evil series by Soman Chainani
Secret series by Pseudonymous Bosch
Author of the Month
November
Kevin Henkes (picture books)
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Lilly's Big Day
Chester's Way
Owen
Chrysanthemum
Julius, The Baby of World
A Weekend with Wendell
Jessica
Sheila Rae, The Brave
A Good Day
Kitten's First Full Moon
Birds
The Biggest Boy
Grandpa and Bo
Penny and Her Song
Penny and Her Marble
Andrew Clements (Chapter books)
Frindle
The School Store
Lost and Found
Extra Credit
The Report Card
Troublemaker
No Talking
Room One
Lunch Money
The Landry News
About Average
The Last Holiday Concert