Mrs. Malecha Reads!

by Sage Blackwood Lexile:  660 Genre:  Fantasy Miss Ellicott's school is where young girls learn how to become sorceresses.  One day, Miss Ellicott disappears and leaves behind a number of girls whom she has told that each one is "the Chosen One." The girls must work together to figure out what Miss Ellicott left them with if they want to be able to save their city.  But is their city really what they should be fighting for?  The more the girls learn, the more they wonder just whose side they should really be on.  The girls, led by Chantel, the one who can do the most magic, are about to embark on the most important and dangerous adventure of their lives.

by Jim Murphy Lexile:  890 Genre:  Realistic Fiction, Memoir Jim Murphy is really hoping that 6th grade is going to get off to a good start.  But on the third day of school, he already has wound up in trouble.  Jim attends a strict Catholic School and he thinks that all the nuns are out to get him, but particularly Sister Angelica Rose.  She has a thick red file on her desk with his name on it and she seems determined to make his year miserable.  Jim and his friends decide to plan a prank that will get back at her and teach her a lesson in order to get the revenge they think she deserves.

by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne Lexile:  500 Genre:  Fantasy The story of Harry Potter continues...19 years after the last one ended.  In this play, Harry is the one sending his own children, James, Albus, and Lily off to Hogwarts where he hopes they will meet new friends and get a good education in the world of wizarding.  Harry has trouble understanding his middle son, Albus, and Albus has made it clear that he doesn't like having the famous Harry Potter as a dad.  Albus becomes best friends with Draco Malfoy's son, Scorpius, which concerns Harry.  When Albus and Scorpius fail to arrive at Hogwarts, Harry knows something isn't right.  What is Albus up to?

by Greg Pizzoli Did you hear that noise?  Owl did!  He is trying to fall asleep and he can't figure out where the squeaking is coming from.  Step by step he tries to eliminate everything in his house that might be making a squeaking noise. Soon he is left with nothing but his bed...and then he sees the source of the noise!  Finally, Owl can get some sleep!

by Eve Bunting Illustrated by Lauren Castillo Callie is having a hard time watching people come to her yard sale.  Her parents had to sell their house and now they will be moving to a small apartment where there isn't room for all of the things they have in their house.  Callie doesn't want to part with her things, leave her friends, and go live in a new place.  But as she watches her belongings disappear, she realizes the most important thing, her family, is still going to be with her no matter where they live.

by Jonathan London Illustrated by Matthew Trueman Have you ever wondered what the deadliest animal in Africa is?  You may be surprised to learn that it is the hippo!  Hippos can run up to 25 miles per hour, have razor sharp tusks and can weigh as much as 50 grown men!  If you want to know more facts about hippos, this is the book for you!

by John Coy Photographs by Wing Young Huie What is your family's arrival story?  This book tells the arrival stories of many through photographs of families doing everyday sorts of activities.  The United States is made up of immigrants from all over the world and this book aims to help celebrate the diversity that exists throughout the country. Many immigrants made sacrifices to bring their families to a new place.  What will people do with this great gift?