New Readers - Reading Independently
A child who is beginning to read independently is mastering vowel and consonant sounds, improving reading comprehension and speed and using longer words and sentences in small chapters. This list has resources at the end for parents. (Updated September 2020)
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Polly Diamond and the Magic Book
Polly receives a mysterious notebook in which everything she writes comes true…but not quite in the ways that Polly anticipates!
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Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business
When Mindy shares her seaweed snacks at her new school, she turns her classmates’ initial disdain into excitement and a thriving business…until it lands her in the principal’s office.
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On Top of the World
Pedro is spending the day with his friends and family at the amusement park. But when Pedro’s brother gets lost, how will they find him?
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The Nighttime Noise
Twins Carlos and Carmen are spending their first night in a new house, but there’s a lonely, spooky noise coming from outside. How will they ever get to sleep?
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Over and Under the Pond
A beautifully illustrated exploration of the plants and wildlife of a freshwater pond, as experienced by a boy and his mom in a canoe.
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The Haunted House Next Door
Andres likes things normal-boring, thank you very much. But when it turns out that his new house is haunted, it’s helpful that his next-door neighbor his a ghost hunter!
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Inky's Amazing Escape
Packed with cool facts, this book recounts the true story of the famous octopus who escaped from a New Zealand aquarium in 2016.
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Sadiq and the Desert Star
Inspired by a story from his father and a field trip to the observatory, Sadiq and his friends start a space club and build a telescope!
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Dragon's Fat Cat
In this sweet and funny story, Dragon rescues a cat from the snowy outdoors, but quickly realizes that he doesn’t know how to care for a cat.
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A Snowy Day
It’s a snow day! School is canceled, so siblings Ana and Andrew play in the snow with their friends, and they even save some snow in the freezer for their cousins in Trinidad.
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