Reading Record Finisher Books Chapter Books Grades 1-8
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100 Friends
by Ariel Bernstein
Warren is a seven-year-old boy. Dragon is a seven-hundred-year-old dragon. Not that most people believe that. Most people are sure that Dragon is a stuffed animal.
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Abigail Adams, Pirate of the Caribbean
by Steve Sheinkin
When her fellow historical figures overhear students declaring that history is boring and decide to quit, Abigail Adams decides there is more to life than doing chores in the White House and escapes to become a swashbuckling Caribbean pirate.
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Ada Lace and the Suspicious Artist
by Emily Calandrelli
Eight-year-old Ada and new friend Tycho help Nina by coding a website displaying her online portfolio, then work together again to document a case of fraud.
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The Adventures of Caveboy
by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Caveboy loves banging his club, running really fast, and playing with his friends, but when his club breaks, he needs to find a new one, leading him to make a new friend and discover his own bravery.
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The Annoying Crush
by Ray O'Ryan
Testing out his father's Super Advanced Robotic Assistant, SARA, Zack is impressed by the robot's helpfulness until it develops an inconvenient crush on him.
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The Basque Dragon
by Adam Gidwitz
The next assignment from the mysterious Professor Fauna sends Elliot, Uchenna and Jersey across the Atlantic Ocean to the Basque Country, where the Schmoke Brothers complicate their efforts to rescue another fire-breathing charge.
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Baeoh and the Bully
by Taekwon Lee
As Buddy Day at the dojo approaches, Baeoh will need the help of his friends to deal with the bullies in his life.
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Bear Country: Bearly a Misadventure
by Doreen Cronin
A relaxing day of knitting is interrupted by the disappearance of the Chicken Squad's food-carrying caregiver and rumors about a headless bear that is loose in the neighborhood.
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A Big Day for Baseball
by Mary Pope Osborne
When Jack and Annie travel back in time to 1947 Brooklyn, New York, they participate in a history-making baseball game with Jackie Robinson.
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Bookmarks Are People Too!
by Henry Winkler
Hoping to land the lead in the class play, Hank freezes during his audition and is only able to buzz like a fly, inspiring his teacher to create a special role for him as a silent bookmark that saves the show when a rival suffers an attack of stage fright.
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A Case of the Clones
by Ada Hopper
Overhearing the kids complaining about their chores, Dr. Bunsen recklessly creates clones of the DATA Set to help but inadvertently causes chaos that pits the kids against their misbehaving duplicates.
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A Dragon in the Family
by Jackie French Koller
Returning from the Valley of the Dragons with his new dragonling companion, Darek is branded a traitor by his fearful friends and neighbors and is challenged to prove the dragon's trustworthiness.
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Ellie Steps Up to the Plate
by Callie Barkley
Joining the softball team and finding it more challenging than expected, Ellie wonders about her decision to expand her interests beyond the stage only to discover an injured fawn in the woods while chasing a stray ball.
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Fairy Chase
by Debbie Dadey
Listening to a relative's amazing story about a fairy that visits mermaids while they sleep to purposely tangle their hair, Echo resolves to catch the fairy in the act before her skeptical friends prompt her to figure out whether or not fairies are even real.
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Fartasaurus Rex
by Seamus Pilger
The Fart Squad is back, and this time the flatulent fifth graders will have to take on a prehistoric fart monster . . . FARTASAURUS REX!
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Firefly's Glow
by Emily Bliss
Cressida returns to the Rainbow Realm, where she helps Princess Firefly, the orange unicorn, with the opening of a new library.
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The Great Cheese Robbery
by Chris Mould
In the junk shop at the end of the street is a dusty old ship in a bottle. And when the world isn't watching, a tiny pirate crew come out of the ship to explore.
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Grilled Cheese and Dragons
by Nancy E Krulik
A princess who would rather be a knight accepts her father's challenge to perform good deeds in order to prove her worthiness to attend knight school, an endeavor that is supported by a friendly dragon and a perpetually terrified knight-in-training.
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Have No Fear!
by Nicole C Kear
When a classmate's bug phobia keeps her indoors every recess, Veronica assembles a motley team of problem-solving peers and taps the good advice of her parents to help her friend work through her fears.
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Heidi Heckelbeck Is So Totally Grounded
by Wanda Coven
When Mom asks for help cleaning the house, Heidi Heckelbeck pulls out her Book of Spells and conjures up a cleaning helper, with disastrous results.
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Hermes and the Horse With Wings
by Tracey West
Zeus is asked to surrender the winged sandals he took from Perseus after the last battle, not knowing that Perseus had stolen them from Hermes, and with the help of a new boy named Ron, the Olympians are off in search of a mysterious winged horse.
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The Hide-and-Seek Ghost
by Dori Hillestad Butler
When a family has trouble selling their reputedly haunted house, Kaz and Claire investigate what is really going on with the property while continuing their efforts to find Kaz's missing family members.
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Just Joking Gross
by Rosie Gowsell Pattison
Brace yourself for some serious (seriously fun) ickiness! This delightfully disgusting book is a tribute to all kinds of everyday nastiness! Discover yucky jokes, laugh-out-loud lists, kooky knock-knocks, funny puns, strange tongue twisters, and more to share with friends and family.
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Late-Breaking News!
by Jane O'Connor
When she decides that the articles in the latest issue of the Third Grade Gazette are not interesting enough, Nancy sets out to find some news worth reporting on.
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Life According to Og the Frog
by Betty G Birney
Og the Frog tells the story of how he first came to Room 26, where he meets Humphrey the hamster, befriends the students, and writes poems and songs.
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Lonnie's Warrior Sword
by Jessica Brody
In order to prove herself a warrior, Lonnie takes her friends on a trip to the Imperial City to retrieve a sword that belonged to her mother, Mulan.
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The Lost Stone
by Jordan Quinn
Adventure-seeking 8-year-old prince Lucas and royal seamstress's daughter Clara team up to find Queen Tasha's missing emerald before encountering amazing fairies, trolls, dragons and wizards.
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Ms. Hall Is a Goofball!
by Dan Gutman
New lunch lady Ms. Hall is obsessed with healthy food and she makes it her mission to get A.J. and the gang to eat more vegetables, but they won't take this sitting down.
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Once Upon a Prank
by Roy L. Hinuss
Prince Carlos Charles Charming is the youngest in a long line of prince Charmings. But he dreams of juggling fire while riding a unicycle instead of fulfilling his princely duty.
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Prophecy of Evil
by Sadie Chesterfield
In Drake City, where magic and technology meet, four girls are brought together by an ancient prophecy. Princess Arkayna, her friend Em, and street kids Zarya and Piper are transformed into the Mysticons--heroes with incredible magic powers. Now a new prophecy foretells an attack by a terrible dragon--and reveals that Arkayna has a secret twin sister!
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Pug vs. Pug
by Erin Soderberg
Stranded on a cold, rainy island, twin canines Piggly and Puggly's squabbling escalates to the point that Wally and their friends are forced to choose sides in an all-out pug showdown.
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Robot on the Loose
by Henry Winkler
When his school hosts a robot-building competition, forgetfulness, procrastination and a lack of knowhow leave Hank with only two days to develop a winning entry, an endeavor that is assisted by his friends and a robot expert from school.
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Sam the Man & the Dragon Van Plan
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
When his family's minivan needs replacing, Sam envisions a plan to get a monster truck decorated with a super-cool dragon painting, an idea he has trouble convincing his mom to support.
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The Scary Library Shusher
by Andres Miedoso
Loving to spend time in the Kersville library where Desmond Cole enjoys reading books about all kinds of scary things, Andres participates in another Ghost Patrol case involving a library spirit that repeatedly shushes visitors.
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Space Cat-Astrophe
by Mo O'Hara
Future evil scientist Mark, his pet cat, Fang, and his fellow campers at Camp Mwhaaa-haa-ha-a-watha vie for the chance to become apprentices to evil astronaut Neil Strongarm.
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Space Invaders
by Davy Ocean
Harry Hammer's latest hero, Terranaut Buzz Sharkfin, is planning a mission to outer space, which to a shark is planet Earth! Harry and his lifelong frenemy Rick Reef are chosen for Buzz's daring mission, but daring turns dangerous when the guys come fin-to-fin with dogs, cars, and--yikes!--humans in this strange and wacky new world.
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Spy Penguins
by Sam Hay
Young penguins Jackson, also known as Secret Agent 00Zero, and his inventor-friend, Quigley, investigate who is stealing rare fish from the Rookeryville aquarium, hoping to prove themselves to the Frosty Bureau of Investigation.
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Super Turbo Gets Caught
by Lee Kirby
When Super Turbo gets caught in a mousetrap in the school cafeteria, he must ally with his archnemesis Whiskerface to help him escape.
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Under the Lagoon
by Kiki Thorpe
Best friends Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby continue their adventures in magic and friendship during a latest visit to Never Land that is shared with Tinker Bell and the Disney Fairies.
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The Weather Disaster
by Matthew McElligott
Dr. Cosmic's class of clever monsters must face down blizzards, thunderstorms, floods, and tornadoes, in this blend of adventure and exploration.
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Wedgie & Gizmo vs. the Great Outdoors
by Suzanne Selfors
Accompanying their blended family on a first vacation to a lakeside campground, a super-excited Wedgie the corgi looks forward to chasing squirrels and marking new territory, while evil-genius guinea pig Gizmo invites the forest critters to become his minions in a plot to take over the world.
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Worse, Worser, Wurst
by Nancy E. Krulik
When an evil wizard kidnaps the court jester, depriving the kingdom of its laughter, Princess Pulverizer embarks on a daring rescue mission with the assistance of her quirky friends, Lucas and Dribble.
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The 104-Story Treehouse
by Andy Griffiths
When Andy develops a severe toothache that prevents him from writing new jokes for their book, Terry uses their fantastical treehouse's money-making machine funds to purchase a Joke Writer 2000, with unexpected results.
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The 11:11 Wish
by Kim Tomsic
When Megan makes a wish at 11:11 to reinvent herself at her new school, she finds herself with unexpected popularity, and wonders if magic was the key to her fresh start after all.
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The Alcatraz Escape
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Sleuthing duo Emily and James engage in a literary escape-room challenge on Alcatraz Island, but soon find that an invisible enemy is trying to sabotage the team.
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Alexis's Half-Baked Idea
by Coco Simon
When Alexis decides she wants to be more like her popular older sister, Dylan, she tries out for cheerleading, without really thinking about what that really entails.
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All's Faire in Middle School
by Victoria Jamieson
Homeschooled by Renaissance Fair enthusiasts, eleven-year-old Imogene has a hard time fitting in when her wish to enroll in public school is granted.
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Almost a World Record Breaker
by Molly B. Burnham
Ten-year-old Teddy Mars seeks to stand apart from his six siblings, none of whom could be called "normal," by earning a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Arthur's Guide to Atlantis
by Alexandra West
Arthur Curry, half-human and half-Atlantean, provides a first-hand account of the undersea city of Atlantis, including information on the city's amphibious population, the history of its government, and artifacts and treasures.
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The Audition
by Maddie Ziegler
Twelve-year-old Harper loves to dance and is a rising star in Connecticut when her parents move her to Florida and she must prove herself to The Bunheads in order to compete.
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The Bone Snatcher
by Charlotte Salter
Working as a servant in a dilapidated house surrounded by sea monsters, an abandoned girl endures danger and exploitation before her employers' nephew offers to help her escape in exchange for finding a dangerous relic with ties to a years-long mystery.
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The Bone Thief
by Alyson Noël
A ragtag team of 11-year-olds with otherworldly abilities investigates the mystery behind a sudden onset of ordinary events that are plaguing their anything but typical community.
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The Candymakers and the Great Chocolate Chase
by Wendy Mass
Logan, Miles, Philip, and Daisy embark on a tour to promote the winning candy bar and experience an adventurous journey full of hidden treasures, secret worlds, and candy.
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Chains: Seeds of America
by Laurie Halse Anderson
When her owner dies at the start of the Revolution, a greedy nephew keeps Isabel and her younger sister enslaved and sells them to Loyalists in New York, where Isabel is offered the chance to spy for the Patriots.
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Click Here to Start
by Denis Markell
When Ted inherits his uncle's apartment "and all the treasure within," he realizes the apartment is set up like a real-life video game and must solve the puzzles with his friends to discover the treasure.
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Creepers Crashed My Party
by Cara J Stevens
After creepers tell Pixel that SAMD is still alive and looking for innocent mobs, Pixel and her friends devise a plan to lure the SAMD and Smite, its evil leader to a party.
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Death by Toilet Paper
by Donna Gephart
Aspiring to win a cash prize that will help his family avoid eviction after his father passes away, seventh-grader Benjamin Epstein uses his flair for clever slogans to participate in a contest being run by a bathroom tissue company.
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Dragon Bones
by Lisa McMann
Trapped underground in the catacombs and made to transport the bones of ancient dragon rulers to the extracting room, Thisbe must learn how to control her own magic and use it to escape.
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Extreme Danger
by Franklin W. Dixon
Frank and Joe Hardy are working undercover for American Teens Against Crime, and are assigned to thwart possible attacks at the Big Air Games.
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George and the Blue Moon
by Lucy Hawking
When George and Annie are selected as junior astronauts, it is a dream come true until they learn that strange things are happening on Earth as well as in the skies.
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The Great Big Boom
by Judd Winick
Hilo and DJ, with the help of Polly, the magical warrior cat, travel through a mysterious portal and battle bad guys, face disgusting food, an angry mom, and powerful magic to save their friend Gina.
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Hijack
by Chris Bradford
Teen bodyguard Connor's new assignment seems more like a vacation as he and Ling protect wealthy twins on a yacht, until Somali pirates attack.
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Jake the Fake Keeps it Real
by Craig Robinson
Having faked his way into the Music and Art Academy, a performing arts school for gifted students, sixth-grader Jake will have to think of something quick before the last laugh is on him.
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The Library of Ever
by Zeno Alexander
Discovering an ultimate library containing every book in the universe, young Lenora becomes an apprentice librarian and must tap the library's infinite knowledge about the future before encountering a dark and destructive force.
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The Lost Staff of Wonders
by Raymond Arroyo
When the Staff of Moses vanishes from the local museum, Will Wilder is wrongly accused and must use his supernatural gift to identify the real thief.
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Me and My Little Brain
by John Dennis Fitzgerald
In the absence of his older brother, the Great Brain, nine-year-old J. D. finds that his own little brain can accomplish feats on a somewhat lesser scale.
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Middle School Mayhem
by Rachel Renée Russell
With his friend Erin's help, Max works to get out of the clutches of the three ruthless criminals stealing from the South Ridge Middle School.
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MiNRS 2
by Kevin Sylvester
Christopher, Elena, and the other survivors of the attack on their space colony know two things: their victory over the Landers will be short-lived and a new wave of attacks is imminent.
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Penelope March Is Melting
by Jeff Ruby
Uncovering potential secrets about herself and the iceberg community she calls home, bookworm Penelope teams up with her brother, Miles, to tackle an ancient mystery and a sinister enemy.
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Pop
by Gordon Korman
Lonely after a midsummer move to a new town, sixteen-year-old high-school quarterback Marcus Jordan becomes friends with a retired professional linebacker who is great at training him, but whose childish behavior keeps Marcus in hot water.
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Secrets from the Deep
by Linda A. Fairstein
Invited to join a friend's family vacation at their Martha's Vineyard summer home, science enthusiast Booker collects DNA samples from the Vineyard Sound's ocean water and makes an astonishing discovery from the days when pirates hid treasure along the New England coast.
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The Shadow Cipher
by Laura Ruby
In 1798 the Morningstarr twins arrived in New York with a vision for a magnificent city: towering skyscrapers, dazzling machines, and winding train lines, all running on technology no one had ever seen before. Fifty-seven years later, the architects disappeared, leaving behind the Old York Cipher -- a puzzle laid into the shining city they constructed, at the end of which was promised a treasure beyond all imagining. By the present day, however, the puzzle has never been solved. Tess and Theo Biedermann and their friend Jaime Cruz live in a Morningstarr apartment that is being sold and if they want to save their home they have to prove that the Old York Cipher is real. Which means they have to solve it.
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Silent (But Deadly) Night
by Jo Nesbø
Dr. Proctor, Nilly, and Lisa set out to find Santa and save Christmas after the king of Norway sells the rights to the holiday to money-hungry Mr. Thrane.
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Spy School British Invasion
by Stuart Gibbs
Stranded in Mexico during his effort to capture the leaders of SPYDER, 13-year-old Ben Ripley rallies his spy school friends and England's MI6 for a rogue mission to track down the enigmatic Mr. E.
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Stick Dog Gets the Tacos
by Tom Watson
Having chased a pizza, crashed a wedding and gone trick-or-treating, Stick Dog and his mischievous puppy pals return for more hijinks when they realize they cannot wait to get their paws on a delicious batch of tacos.
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The Tapper Twins Go Viral
by Geoff Rodkey
Twelve-year-old twins Reese and Claudia Tapper race to become more popular on social media sites in order to win a high-stakes bet.
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Team BFF: Race to the Finish!
by Stacia Deutsch
Sophia and her coding club friends have the best time together. Now they're about to participate in their first hackathon--a full day of coding and meeting other coders!
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The Wizards of Once
by Cressida Cowell
Wizard prince Xar and warrior princess Wish meet as enemies in the wildwood but join forces to fight the bad magic of the returning witches.
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