| Read to a Nine Year Old Many of these titles will spark interesting conversations. |
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| The Young Man and the Sea by Rodman Philbrick “The best part about this book is all the stuff they left out. It isn’t needed.” |
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| The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E. L. Konigsburg “Another one of those books that just sounds good while reading aloud.” |
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| Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath “Make the recipes … the potatoes are truly the best.” |
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| Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan A 2003 Newbery Honor Book. “Who do you want to be?” |
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| The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi “To see.” |
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| Maniac McGee by Jerry Spinelli “We have rules against much of that behavior in our home.” |
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| Regarding the Fountain by Kate Klise “Tough to read aloud, but worth it.” |
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| Hatchet by Gary Paulsen “Survive.” |
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| A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears by Jules Feiffer “A tall tale.” |
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| Loser by Jerry Spinelli “It sounds good when reading it aloud.” |
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| Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss “Read it the night before the big competition … or give it as a college graduation gift.” |
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| There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom by Louis Sachar (one for Banned Book Week) “The animals talk.” |
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| Wringer by Jerry Spinelli “Read it just before the tenth birthday.” |
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