Some great fiction series on Epic Books that I recommend for awesome spring break reading!3/23/2020 I am reading some new chapter books over this spring break but since I know your access to these new books right now is limited, I will wait until a later date to describe those and instead here are some recommendations that you can get, right now, on Epic Books, some that read to you, others that you read yourself online. All these books are great ways to take an adventure from your everyday life, build your reading skills, meet new characters and encounter new places! If you do not yet have an Epic login, let your parent and teacher know so they can send a link to get you started with free access to these great series and much more! The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Angleberger- this is the first book in a series that is not a Star Wars story! It is actually realistic fiction, about a group of 6th graders, one of whom claims his origami Yoda puppet can tell the future. Classmates decide to test this theory asking the puppet questions about themselves and school issues, and documenting in a journal what happens. In this way, as the school year progresses, the kids learn a lot about each other, respect differences and what it means to be a friend. Grades 4-6. Game Changers series by Lupica. Football (Game Changers), basketball (Playmakers) and baseball (Heavy Hitters) are realistic fiction stories for sports lovers, with situations that make you feel you are in the game and go through the dilemmas, joys, challenges and successes with the characters. Grades 3-6. Phoebe and her Unicorn series by Dana Simpson. Meet a pretty egotistical unicorn named Marigold Heavenly Nostrils and a confident and happy 9-year-old girl named Phoebe who navigate a strange friendship through a series of adventures in a real and unicorn world. Grades 2-4. Unexplained Mysteries series - examine Big Foot, Alien Abductions, Bermuda Triangle, Loch Ness Monster, UFO's and more. Do you believe, or not? Find out what is the evidence. Read all about it if you dare! Boxcar Children Mysteries by Warner are on Epic as audio books allowing readers to get to know these characters and the mysteries they get involved with and solve, in all aspects of their lives and everywhere they go! Find out how these young detectives do it! Grades 3 and above. Jack and the Geniuses by Bill Nye. A newer series starring Jack and his two older "foster" siblings Ava and Matt, both certifiable geniuses. Although Jack does not consider himself as smart as his siblings, he is the one who manages to solve the mystery when, in the first book, the three go to an Antartica base camp to try out Ava and Matt's new inventions. Full of interesting science, experiments and innovations and great new locations. Grades 4-6 Masterminds by Korman. Eli and his friends live a happy life in wonderful and peaceful Serenity, New Mexico until a friend is sent away for trying to get away from the town and leaves Eli an ominous message that something is wrong in Serenity. That begins Eli and four friends investigation into the town and their own families. Their surprising and dark discoveries will lead them...to a daring escape! And their adventures and trouble continue with the next books. Grades 4-6 The Terrible Two's by Barnett. When Miles Murphy, prankster, moves to a new town and a new school, he wants to continue his "jokester" ways but there is a problem. That role has already been taken by another troublemaker who is even better than Miles, Niles Sparks. And Niles has everyone fooled that he is a do-gooder. What would happen if the two got together!? Grades 3-5 Martin Bridge, Ready for Takeoff by Kerrin. Get to know inventive and fun Martin and his friends. Join Martin as he navigates many hysterical and challenging situations but always rises to the top. Quirky drawings help the fast paced action. Grades 2-4. Big Nate by Pierce. yes, you can read the whole series here. Though Nate is in trouble a lot and a serious goof-off at times, he is also clever and good natured. Enjoy his silliness and the awesome cartoon drawings too. Just don't pick up any bad habits or ideas! Fairy-Tale Detectives- The Sisters Grimm by Buckley. Sisters, Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with their grandmother who reveals that the girls have two famous ancestors, the Brothers Grimm, whose classic book of fairy tales is actually a collection of real case files. Now the girls must take on the family responsibility of being fairy tale detectives making sure the fairy tale characters do not appear and wreak havoc in the real world!
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AuthorI am the Library Media Center director at Patton School in Arlington Heights where I help students from kindergarten through 5th grade find terrific independent reading for enjoyment and information, and teach students the skills to use information and technology safely and productively and to connect, communicate and share with others. I have four grown children, a large black dog, (flat coat retriever) and a small striped cat. I am an obessive Chicago Cubs fan and I love to run. Patton LMC Summer Reading Blog |