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Teacher Book Recommendations
Turner Creek Elementary is getting excited for Read-a-thon and is ready to encourage our students to develop a love of reading.  

Our teachers have graciously shared their favorite books and recommendations so that you might have a few great options to consider!  Borrow a few from the library and read them during Read-a-thon.
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get books at the library
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J.K. Rowling
​Ms. Sojka

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Charlie and the
​Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
​Ms. Cherry

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Epossumondas

​by Colleen Salley
​Ms. McDaniel


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Gregor the Overlander
by Suzanne Collins
​Ms. Parent

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Knuffle Bunny
by Mo Willems
​Principal Small

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My Papi has a Motorcycle
by Isabel Quintero
​Ms. Zeiner


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The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
​Ms. Burdette
Ms. Simon

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Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls
​Ms. Alexander

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Mr. Lincoln's Way
by Patricia Polacco
​Ms.  Suggs



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Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt
​Ms. Hojnacki

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The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
​Ms. Scott, Ms. Perry, Ms. Slavis, Ms. Denton, Ms. Cuthbertson

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Winnie the Pooh
by A. A. Milne
​Ms. Twiford


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Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
​Ms. Byrd

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Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling
​Ms. McCallum

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Charlotte's Web
by E.B. White
​Ms. Dycus,
​Ms. McCommons


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And to Think that I Saw it on 
Mulberry Street
by Dr. Seuss
​Ms. Davis

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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
​Ms. Brooks

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You are Special
by Max Lucado
​Ms. Michael


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The Musical Life of
Gustav Mole
by Kathryn Meyrick
​Ms. Michael

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Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
​Ms. Perry

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Miss Nelson is Missing!
by Harry Allard
​Ms. Edwards


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The Watsons go to Birmingham
by Christopher Paul Curtis
​Ms. Laster

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Amelia Bedelia
by Peggy Parish
​Ms. Briscoe

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Of thee I Sing
by Barack Obama
​Ms. Thompson


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The Power of TED
by David Emerald
​Ms. Sottile

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Put Me in the Zoo
by Robert Lopshire
​Ms. Wilkes

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One Smile
by Cindy McKinley
​Ms. Archer


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The Paper Bag Princess
by Robert Munsch
​Ms. Brown

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Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo
​Ms. Mills

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Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
​Ms. Adcox


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Front Desk
by Kelly Yang
​Ms. Logue

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Three Keys
by Kelly Yang
​Ms. Logue

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Dog Heaven
by Cynthia Rylant
Ms. Hazel


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Cat Heaven
by Cynthia Rylant
​Ms. Hazel

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Martina the
Beautiful Cockroach
by Carmen Deedy
​Ms. Turco

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Love you Forever
by Robert Munsch
​Ms. Lumpkin


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I can Read with my Eyes Shut
by Dr. Seuss
​Ms. Cunningham

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We're going on a Bear Hunt
by Michael Rosen
​Ms. Lyons

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Ish
by Peter Reynolds
​Ms. Lake


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Dear Martin
by Nic Stone
​Ms. Bowers

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Going Down Home with Daddy
by Kelly Lyons
​Ms. Riggins

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If you Give a Mouse a Cookie
by Laura Numeroff
​Ms. Glenn


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From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburg
​Ms. Fuller

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Holes
by Louis Sachar
​Ms. Seamans

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What do you do
​with an IDEA?
by Kobi Yamada
​Mr. Cravener


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The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt
​Ms. Carolyn

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X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, Avengers, Amazing Spider Man
Mr. Cox

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The Colors of Us
by Karen Katz
​Ms. Beyene    


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Barnyard Dance!
by Sandra Boynton
​Ms. Sachon

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Owen & Mzee
​The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
by Craig Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, and Paul Kahumbu
​Ms. Kamberger

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Harry Potter and the 
Order of the Phoenix
by J.K. Rowling
​Ms. Phillips


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Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
​Ms. Kelly

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
​Ms. Wood

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The Cay
by Theodore Taylor
​Ms. Barksdale


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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
by ​Ms. Patty Lovell
​Ms. Marks

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The Gulps
by Rosemary Wells
​Mr. Whilden

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The Hundred Dresses
by Eleanor Estes
​Ms. Aman   



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