2015-2016 Crown Book List

Balloons over Broadway: the True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade			Author Melissa Sweet		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet	Publisher Houghton	ISBN# 0547199457 (PB)	Copyright 11/1/2011	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 5.40
This is a picture book biography of Tony Sarg, the man who developed Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, beloved by Americans for generations.

Balloons over Broadway: the True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade, by Melissa Sweet, ISBN 0547199457, RL5.40. This is a picture book biography of Tony Sarg, the man who developed Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, beloved by Americans for generations.

Fifty Cents and a Dream			Author Jabari Asim		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by Bryan Collier	Publisher Little, Brown	ISBN# 0316086576 (HB)	Copyright 12/3/2012	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 4.90
Although born a slave, Booker T. Washington turned a dream of learning to read and write into a reality, and in doing so became a legendary educator of freedom.

Fifty Cents and a Dream, by Jabari Asim, ISBN 0316086576, RL4.90. Although born a slave, Booker T. Washington turned a dream of learning to read and write into a reality, and in doing so became a legendary educator of freedom.

Flying the Dragon			Author Natalie Dias Lorenzi		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Charlesbridge	ISBN# 1580894348 (PB, HB)	Copyright 7/1/2012	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 4.10
Hiroshi and his family move from Japan to Virginia near family. Skye, a cousin, and Hiroshi have to learn about cultural differences before they can enjoy the heritage they share, which includes kite flying.

Flying the Dragon, by Natalie Dias Lorenzi, ISBN 1580894348, RL4.10. Hiroshi and his family move from Japan to Virginia near family. Skye, a cousin, and Hiroshi have to learn about cultural differences before they can enjoy the heritage they share, which includes kite flying.

Helen’s Big World: the Life of Helen Keller			Author Doreen Rapport		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by Matt Tavares	Publisher Disney/Hyperion	ISBN# 078680890X (HB)	Copyright 10/16/2012	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 4.90
This is a picture book biography of a woman who despite the handicaps of being blind, deaf, and mute became a champion for knowledge and shared her triumphs with the world.

Helen’s Big World: the Life of Helen Keller, by Doreen Rapport, ISBN 078680890X, RL4.90. This is a picture book biography of a woman who despite the handicaps of being blind, deaf, and mute became a champion for knowledge and shared her triumphs with the world.

Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan’s Rescue from War			Author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Pajama Press	ISBN# 0986949515 (PB)	Copyright 10/1/2013	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 4.80
The last Canadian airlift rescue operation that left Saigon in 1975 had fifty seven babies and children aboard. One of those, was Son Thi Anh Tuyet, and this is the story of her suspenseful journey.

Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan’s Rescue from War, by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, ISBN 0986949515, RL4.80. The last Canadian airlift rescue operation that left Saigon in 1975 had fifty seven babies and children aboard. One of those, was Son Thi Anh Tuyet, and this is the story of her suspenseful journey.

Little Dog, Lost			Author Marion Dane Bauer		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell	Publisher Simon & Schuster	ISBN# 1442434236 (PB, HB)	Copyright 5/1/2012	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 4.40
This is a novel in verse about Mark, a lost dog, a small town, and small acts of bravery that bring lost-feeling neighbors together.

Little Dog, Lost, by Marion Dane Bauer, ISBN 1442434236, RL4.40. This is a novel in verse about Mark, a lost dog, a small town, and small acts of bravery that bring lost-feeling neighbors together.

Looking for Me…in this Great Big Family			Author Betsy R. Rosenthal		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Houghton	ISBN# 0544022718 (PB, HB)	Copyright 9/10/2013	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 4.00
Set in the 1930s, Edith is the fourth of twelve children, so it seems she is always taking care of someone younger while trying to understand just how a big family works in these hard times.

Looking for Me…in this Great Big Family, by Betsy R. Rosenthal, ISBN 0544022718, RL4.00. Set in the 1930s, Edith is the fourth of twelve children, so it seems she is always taking care of someone younger while trying to understand just how a big family works in these hard times.

Love, Amalia			Author Alma Flor Ada		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by Gabriel M. Zubizarreta	Publisher Simon and Schuster	ISBN# 1442424028 (PB, HB)	Copyright 7/10/2012	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 5.80
Another loss comes and Amalia wonders if she will ever make any sense of it all.

Love, Amalia, by Alma Flor Ada, ISBN 1442424028, RL5.80. Another loss comes and Amalia wonders if she will ever make any sense of it all.

Malcolm at Midnight			Author W. H. Beck		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by Brian Lies	Publisher Houghton	ISBN# 0547681003 (PB, HB)	Copyright 9/4/2012	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 3.80
A rat named Malcolm loves living at a school with a secret society of pets that keep children out of trouble. This mystery involves an iguana that has disappeared!

Malcolm at Midnight, by W. H. Beck, ISBN 0547681003, RL3.80. A rat named Malcolm loves living at a school with a secret society of pets that keep children out of trouble. This mystery involves an iguana that has disappeared!

Miss Moore Thought Otherwise, How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children			Author Jan Pinborough		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by Debby Atwell	Publisher Houghton	ISBN# 054747105X (HB)	Copyright 3/4/2013	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 5.60
There was a time in America when children were not allowed to enter a library much less take books home because they might ruin them or forget to bring them back, until Miss Moore came along!

Miss Moore Thought Otherwise, How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children, by Jan Pinborough, ISBN 054747105X, RL5.60. There was a time in America when children were not allowed to enter a library much less take books home because they might ruin them or forget to bring them back, until Miss Moore came along!

R My Name is Rachel			Author Patricia Reilly Giff		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Random House	ISBN# 0375838899 (PB, HB)	Copyright 8/9/2011	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 3.70
During the Great Depression three siblings must move from the city to a farm and learn to survive on their own when their father takes a construction job far away.

R My Name is Rachel, by Patricia Reilly Giff, ISBN 0375838899, RL3.70. During the Great Depression three siblings must move from the city to a farm and learn to survive on their own when their father takes a construction job far away.

Summer in the City			Author Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Groundwood	ISBN# 1554981778 (PB, HB)	Copyright 3/27/2012	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 4.10
Charlie’s parents are straying from their usual off-the-beaten-track vacation this summer to a staycation in their native Montreal. Charlie learns that if you are looking for adventure, it will find you-on your own doorstep.

Summer in the City, by Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel, ISBN 1554981778, RL4.10. Charlie’s parents are straying from their usual off-the-beaten-track vacation this summer to a staycation in their native Montreal. Charlie learns that if you are looking for adventure, it will find you-on your own doorstep.

Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life (so far)			Author Ann M. Martin		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Feiwel and Friends	ISBN# 0312642997 (PB, HB)	Copyright 10/2/2012	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 5.50
Pearl and her good friend James learn over the summer that good or bad, life is what happens when you are making other plans.

Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life (so far), by Ann M. Martin, ISBN 0312642997, RL5.50. Pearl and her good friend James learn over the summer that good or bad, life is what happens when you are making other plans.

The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans			Author Barbara Walsh		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by Layne Johnson	Publisher Calkins Creek	ISBN# 1590787544 (HB)	Copyright 9/1/2012	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 5.90
When American soldiers entered World War I Moina felt they deserved a symbol for their courage and sacrifice. Almost singlehandedly she ultimately secured a place in history for the ever vibrant red poppy and that symbol is still strong today.

The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans, by Barbara Walsh, ISBN 1590787544, RL5.90. When American soldiers entered World War I Moina felt they deserved a symbol for their courage and sacrifice. Almost singlehandedly she ultimately secured a place in history for the ever vibrant red poppy and that symbol is still strong today.

The Year of the Book			Author Andrea Cheng		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by Abigail Halpin	Publisher Houghton	ISBN# 0547684630 (PB, HB)	Copyright 5/22/2012	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 3.60
Anna, a Chinese American girl navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.

The Year of the Book, by Andrea Cheng, ISBN 0547684630, RL3.60. Anna, a Chinese American girl navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.

Tua and the Elephant			Author R. P. Harris		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo	Publisher Chronicle	ISBN# 0811877817 (PB, HB)	Copyright 4/18/2012	Intl. Setting Thailand	Reading Level 5.20
Nine-year-old Tua releases an abused elephant from its chains in Chiang Mai. Can she complete the rescue by getting it to an elephant refuge without being caught herself?

Tua and the Elephant, by R. P. Harris, ISBN 0811877817, RL5.20. Nine-year-old Tua releases an abused elephant from its chains in Chiang Mai. Can she complete the rescue by getting it to an elephant refuge without being caught herself?

War Dogs: Churchill and Rufus			Author Kathryn Selbert		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Charlesbridge	ISBN# 1580894143 (HB)	Copyright 1/31/2013	Intl. Setting England	Reading Level 5.30
It is 1940 and Britain’s prime minister, Winston Churchill, must lead his country through World War II. He has powerfull allies from several nations and he also has Rufus, his loyal miniature poodle constantly at his side.

War Dogs: Churchill and Rufus, by Kathryn Selbert, ISBN 1580894143, RL5.30. It is 1940 and Britain’s prime minister, Winston Churchill, must lead his country through World War II. He has powerfull allies from several nations and he also has Rufus, his loyal miniature poodle constantly at his side.

White Fur Flying			Author Patricia MacLachlan		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Simon and Schuster	ISBN# 1442421711 (PB, HB)	Copyright 3/19/2013	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 3.10
Nine-year-old sad and silent Philip finds his voice with the help of some four legged friends when he moves next to Zoe’s family who are rarely sad or silent.

White Fur Flying, by Patricia MacLachlan, ISBN 1442421711, RL3.10. Nine-year-old sad and silent Philip finds his voice with the help of some four legged friends when he moves next to Zoe’s family who are rarely sad or silent.

Boxcar Children Beginning, The			Author Patricia MacLachlan		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Albert Whitman	ISBN# 0807566160 (PB, HB)	Copyright 9/1/2012	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 3.10
The year before they become the orphans known as the Boxcar children, Henry, Jesse, Violet, ad Benny Alden live with their parents at Fair Meadow Farm. Times were hard but theirs was a happy family.

The Boxcar Children Beginning, by Patricia MacLachlan, ISBN 0807566160, RL3.10. The year before they become the orphans known as the Boxcar children, Henry, Jesse, Violet, ad Benny Alden live with their parents at Fair Meadow Farm. Times were hard but theirs was a happy family.

Secret Chicken Society, The			Author Judy Cox		2015-2016 Crown
Illustrated by Amanda Haley	Publisher Holiday House	ISBN# 0823423727 (PB, HB)	Copyright 1/23/2014	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 3.20
When Daniel’s class raises baby chicks for a class project he ends up taking the five chickens home for the summer. Is he surprised when one of them turns out to be a rooster!

The Secret Chicken Society, by Judy Cox, ISBN 0823423727, RL3.20. When Daniel’s class raises baby chicks for a class project he ends up taking the five chickens home for the summer. Is he surprised when one of them turns out to be a rooster!