Rick Riordan
Did you know Rick Riordan read the book, Lord of the Rings 10 times when he was a boy?With parent permission, check out his website to learn more about Rick and his several award winning book series:
rickriordan.com
Rick Riordan is the author of The Lightning Thief, first book in the Percy Jackson Series, and two other popular children's book series, the Heroes of Olympus Series and the Kane Chronicles Series. He also penned the very first 39 Clues book, Maze of Bones.
4th - 6th Grade
The Percy Jackson Series (award winning series): The Lightning Thief (award winning book, including 17 States Reader's Choice awards including: Beehive Winner in Utah), Sea of Monsters, Titan's Curse, Battle of the Labyrinth, The Last Olympian, Demigod Files.The Heroes of Olympus Series (award winning series)The Son of Neptune is the second book in the Heroes of Olympus Series. I read a chapter to the students about a high school class of students taking a field trip to the Grand Canyon and some strange and dangerous things started happening while they were on the skywalk. A demigod, who seems to be suffering from amnesia, is attacked by enemies he doesn't know. But they know him very well. Fortunately the demigod has demigod friends and protectors, one in particular is the Coach/Teacher who is leading the field trip. He shocks the class when he transforms into a Satyr (half man, half goat) to protect the demigod and other students while the other demigods fight the enemies. Book one of this series is The Lost Hero and
Book 3, The Mark of Athena will be available in book stores on October 1, 2012.
The Kane Chronicles Series
This is another Rick Riordan's series that made the New YorkTimes Best Seller's List and became an award winning series as well. People love his books! Book 1 is titled The Red Pyramid, and book 2, Throne of Fire.
Book 3, Serpent's Shadow, debuted on the Wall Street Journal's best seller list at #1 on May 13, 2012.
Bruce Hale
Bruce likes geckos, chameleons and other crawly creatures. He makes them characters in his humorous, mystery book series, The Chet Gecko Series.
brucehale.com
Here are a few books in the Chet Gecko Series
The newest book in the series is Dial M for Mongoose.
Mr. Hoban's books were published years before today's elementary students were born, yet his books ring true to children both then and now, especially the Frances books. Mrs. Wilson selected Bread and Jam for Frances to be read to Kindergarten through 2nd grade. What a wonderful choice of books to read! This book cleverly educates readers about the enjoyment of eating a variety of foods. Read Mr. Hoban's short biography and list of his books with parent's permission at: www.harpercollins.com/authors/12220/Russell_Hoban/index.aspx
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
