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Fresh, New Titles Recommended byTeachers College Reading and Writing Project

Touchstone Texts

TCRWP is always on the look-out for new books we can bring into our classrooms. With new bookswe can continue to keep our teaching fresh and our students engaged. In this packet you will findseveral new titles we have recently come across and highly recommend.

Change It! Solids, Liquids, GasesAnd You NFMason, Adrienne The physics of matter—solids, liquids, and gases—is transformed intoan enjoyable and easy-to-understand firstscience book.RL 1.2 · IL K-2 · Physical Sciences · � · AR · 169781553378389-J

Paperback List Price $7.95 Your Price $5.96

Kitchen DanceManning, Maurie Two sleepy children sneakout of their beds to watch as their parents,who love each other very much, break into adance while washing the dishes.IL P-1 · Family Relationships, Latino Heritage &Culture, Picture Book · AR9780618991105-J

Hardcover List Price $16.00 Your Price $12.00

A Nation’s Hope: The Story OfBoxing Legend Joe Louis NFde la Pena, Matt Illustrated by a two-timeCaldecott Honor-winning artist, an evocativeportrait of the boxing icon centers around hishistoric match against Germany’s MaxSchmeling on the eve of World War II, a fightthat reflected international tensions and a

triumph against racial barriers.IL 1-3 · Biography, African American Heritage & Culture, Boy Book,General History, Picture Book, Prejudice And Tolerance, Social Issues,Sports, U.S. Studies, World War II · AR 9780803731677-J


Shooting The MoonDowell, Frances O’Roark When her brotherjoins the army and goes off to Vietnam, 12-year-old Jamie is proud of him, but when hesuddenly goes missing, Jamie can only hopethat her father, the Colonel, will be able to gether beloved brother back home.IL 5-9 · Family Relationships, Historical Fiction,

VietnamWar,War · AR 9781416979869-J


The Staff at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project take a lot into consideration when choosing Touchstone Texts.They look for books that are well-written, are not in most classroom libraries, are from varying genres, and show diversityamong the authors and/or characters. It is not an easy process. The Staff spends two to three months going over textsand talking to teachers, each other, and other knowledgeable literary specialists to decide what books will make theperfect Touchstone Texts.

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Picture Books

BrontorinaHowe, James The creator of the Bunniculaseries presents the story of an irrepressibledinosaur, whose determination to dance ismade possible by her lovable heart andboundless imagination.IL P-3 · Humor, Picture Book · AR

9780763644376-J


Clever Jack Takes The CakeFleming, Candace Baking a cake for theprincess’s 10th birthday party when he doesn’thave enough money to buy a present, cleverJack is challenged to bring the cake to thecastle in one piece.IL K-3 · Picture Book, Journey · AR9780375849794-J


The Curious GardenBrown, Peter Liam discovers a hidden gardenand, with careful tending, spreads colorthroughout the dark, gray city, in thisimaginative picture book with anenvironmental theme.IL P-2 · Urban Setting, Ecology andEnvironment, Community & Neighborhoods,

Picture Book, Plants · � · AR 9780316015479-J


Disappearing DesmondAlter, Anna Desmond is so skilled atdisappearing that sometimes even his teachercannot find him but when he meets Gloria, anew student at school, his attitude slowlychanges.AR 9780375866845-J


Jingle DancerSmith, Cynthia Jenna, a member of theMuscogee, or Creek Nation, borrows jinglesfrom the dresses of several friends andrelatives so that she can perform the jingledance at the pow-wow, in a picture book thatincludes a note about the jingle dancetradition and its regalia.

LX 710 · IL P-2 · Diversity, Native American Heritage & Culture,Picture Book, Family Relationships · � · AR 9780688162412-J


Kakapo Rescue NFMontgomery, Sy Traces the efforts of NewZealand’s National Kakapo Recovery Team torestore the near-extinct ground-dwellingparrot population, revealing the Kakapo’sendearing nature and the factors that have

nearly eliminated their numbers.IL 3-7 · Animals, Birds, High Interest Picture Book, Life Science, PictureBook, Science · AR 9780618494170-J


SkysistersWaboose, Jan Bourdeau Two Ojibway sistersset off across the frozen north country to seethe SkySpirits’ midnight dance, and after anexhilarating walk and patient waiting, the girlsare rewarded by the arrival of the SkySpirits—

the Northern Lights.IL K-3 · Native American Heritage & Culture, Picture Book, FamilyRelationships · AR 9781550746990-J


WalterWersba, Barbara Walter, namesake of SirWalter Scott and a rat that can read, lives inthe home of Miss Amanda Pomeroy,acelebrated writer of children's books.RL 6.4 · � · AR 9781932425413-J


Mal And Chad: The Biggest,Bestest Time Ever!Mccranie, Stephen Fourth-grade genius Maland his talking dog Chad shrink themselves tomicroscopic size and travel through time, butgirls and the school bully present biggerchallenges.IL 2-5 · Chapter Book, Striving Reader

Recommendation, Boy Book, Fantasy · AR 9780399252211-J


Tales From A Not-So-Fabulous LifeRussell, Rachel Renee Through journal entries,sketches, and drawings, the complicated life ofeighth grader Nikki Maxwell is presentedthrough revelations about her relationshipwith her mother, secret crushes, dealings withher biggest rival at school, passion in pursuingart as a career, and overall views on the world

in which she lives.IL 4-8 · Girl Books, Humor, Striving Reader Recommendation, Letters,Diaries & Journals · AR 9781416980063-J


Tales From A Not-So-Popular PartyGirlRussell, Rachel Renee Settling in at a newschool with new friends and cute lab partnerBrandon, Nikki agrees to go to a kids’ partywith her little sister because mean-girlMackenzie lies that she will be attending theHalloween dance with Brandon, in a tale

complemented by comic-style artwork.IL 4-8 · Girl Books, Self Concept, Letters, Diaries & Journals, Humor,Striving Reader Recommendation · AR 9781416980087-J


Tales From A Not-So-Talented PopStarRussell, Rachel Renee When scholarshipstudent Nikki Maxwell, whose father is theschool exterminator, decides to enter thetalent show at her expensive private school,her nemesis MacKenzie threatens to revealNikki's

status to the rest of the school.IL 4-8 · Girl Books, Letters, Diaries & Journals, Graphic Literature &Graphic Novels, Humor, Self Concept · AR 9781442411906-J


Graphic Novels

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Chapter Books

A Crooked Kind Of PerfectUrban, Linda Upset when her dreams ofbecoming a grand pianist are squashed whenher father returns from the store with an oldorgan, ten-year-old Zoe Elias tries to make thebest of it and so practices hard in order tocompete in the Perform-O-Rama contest.IL 4-7 · Girl Books, Realistic Fiction · � · AR

9780152066086-J


Disney After DarkPearson, Ridley Finn Whitman and his fellowDHIs, teenagers chosen to serve as actors for anew technology, investigate strangeoccurrences at Disney theme park attractions,racing to uncover a supernatural force thatcould destroy the world.IL 5-8 · AR 9781423123118-J


Extra CreditClements, Andrew As letters flow back andforth—between the prairies of Illinois and themountains of Afghanistan, across cultural andreligious divides—sixth-grader Abby, ten-year-old Amira, and eleven-year-old Sadeed beginto speak and listen to each other.L 4-7 · Diversity, Letters, Diaries & Journals,

CharactersWhoWrite, School Stories, Chapter Book, Middle East ·�· AR 9781416949312-J


Inside Out And Back AgainLai, Thanhha Through a series of poems, ayoung girl chronicles the life-changing year of1975, when she, her mother, and her brothersleave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.IL 3-7 · Historical Fiction, Asian AmericanProtagonist, Vietnam War, Southern States,Novels In Verse, First Person Narration · AR

9780061962783-J


The Liberation Of Gabriel KingGoing, K.L. Two unlikely friends help eachother face their fears in the summer of 1976.LX 780 · IL 4-6 · African American Heritage &Culture, Character Education, Feelings,Friendship, Historical Fiction, Prejudice AndTolerance · � · AR 9780142407660-J


The Luck Of The ButtonsYlvisaker, Anne In Iowa circa 1929, spunkytwelve-year-old Tugs vows to turn her family'sluck around, with the help of a Browniecamera and a small-town mystery that onlyshe can solve.IL 3-7 · Great Depression, Family Relationships,Historical Fiction, Mystery · AR

9780763650667-J


Moon Over ManifestVanderpool, Clare Jumping off a train inKansas to learn more about her father’sexciting past, Abilene Tucker is initiallydisappointed by the run-down Depressiontown she encounters before finding a hiddenbox of mementos and letters that mention aspy who played an important role in thetown’s secret history.

IL 4-7 · Adventure, Community & Neighborhoods, Great Depression,Diversity, Family Relationships, Midwest Region · AR9780385738835-J


Okay For NowSchmidt, Gary D. Fourteen-year-old DougSwieteck has just moved to a new town. Withall of the odds stacked against him, Doug findsthe strength to endure an abusive father, thesuspicions of a whole town, and the return ofhis oldest brother, forever scarred, fromVietnam.

IL 5-9 · Boy Book, Coming Of Age, Historical Fiction, Vietnam War,Family Relationships, Friendship, Abuse · AR 9780547152608-J


Saving SkyStanley, Diane Sky Brightman lives a happy,technology-challenged life in rural NewMexico as terrorism and war ravage the rest ofthe country until Sky’s new friend, Kareem,becomes a government target and she musttake a stand against harsh injustice.AR 9780061239052-J


A Single ShardPark, Linda Sue Tree-Ear is an orphan boy in atwelfth-century Korean potters’ village. Whenhe accidentally breaks a pot, he must work forthe master to pay for the damage by taking adifficult and dangerous journey that changeshis life forever.RL 6.2 · LX 920 · IL 4-7 · Art, Asian Heritage &

Culture, Self Concept, Historical Fiction, Character Education,Perseverance & Determination, Courage, Sentence Fluency 6+1 Traits· � · AR 9780547534268-J


Stop Pretending: What HappenedWhen My Big Sister Went CrazySones, Sonya When her older sisterunexpectedly has a mental breakdown, ayoung girl deals with the consequences of asuddenly very different life, one without herbest friend.RL 5-5.5 · IL 8-12 · Conflict Resolution, Ecology

and Environment, Poetry, Striving Reader Recommendation · AR9780064462181-J


The Strange Case Of OrigamiYoda Angleberger, Tom When unpopular sixthgrader Dwight successfully dispenses soundadvice to his classmates via an origami fingerpuppet, his classmate Tommy investigates thesource of Dwight’s accuracy and makes asurprising discovery.IL 4-7 · Humor, Mystery, School Stories · AR

9780810984257-J


Where The Steps WereCheng, Andrea Verse from the perspectives offive students in Miss D.’s third grade class—Dawn, Kayla, Jonathan, Anthony, andCarmen—details the children’s last yeartogether before their inner city school is to betorn down.IL 5-9 · Poetry, Social Issues, Urban Setting · �

· AR 9781932425888-J


Words In The DustReedy, Trent Zulaikha, a thirteen-year-old girlin Afghanistan, faces a series of frighteningbut exhilirating changes in her life as shedefies her father and secretly meets with anold woman who teaches her to read, her oldersister gets married, and American troops offerher surgery to fix her disfiguring cleft palate.

IL 4-7 · Middle East, Current Events, Diversity, Girl Books · AR9780545261258-J


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