• reading list
     
    Authors and series that appeal to children:
     
            Avi -
                 wide range of genres from historical, mystery, and
                 fantasy to comedy
                 http://www.avi-writer.com/
     
            Matt Christopher
                 Sports adventure series
                 http://www.mattchristopher.com/
     
            Beverly Cleary -
                 Ramona, Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse
     
            Andrew Clements
                 Frindle, The Report Card
                 http://andrewclements.com/
     
            Debbie Dadey -
                 Bailey School Kids
                 http://www.debbiedadey.com/
     
            Roald Dahl -
                 Charlie and the Chocolate  Factory
                 http://www.roalddahl.com/
     
            Dan Gutman
                 Weird School series and Sports adventures
                 http://www.mattchristopher.com/
     
            Suzy Kline
                 Horrible Harry adventures
                 http://www.suzykline.com/
     
            Megan McDonald
                 Judy Moody series
     
            James Howe
                 Bunnicula series
     
            Mary Pope Osborne -
                 Magic Tree House
                 http://www.marypopeosborne.com/
     
            Ron Roy
                 A to Z Mysteries
                 Capital Mysteries
                 http://www.ronroy.com/
     
            Louis Sachar
                 Wayside School stories, Marvin Redpost
                 http://www.louissachar.com/
     
            Lemony Snicket -
                 A Series of Unfortunate Events
                 http://www.lemonysnicket.com/
     
            R.L. Stine
                 Goosebumps series
                 http://www.rlstine.com/#nav/home
     
            Gertrude Chandler Warner
                 Boxcar Children series 
     
            Laura Ingalls Wilder
                 Little House series
                 http://www.lauraingallswilder.com/
     
     
     
            I Survived books
                 Each book in this series tells a terrifying and thrilling story from history, through the eyes
                 of a boy who lived to tell the tale.
     
            Children's book list
                 A nice list of many different authors