Monthly Author Study
September: Jon Gordon
Author's Name:
Jon Gordon
Books:
The Energy Bus
Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:
The Hard Hat
The Coffee Bean
October: Ashima Shiraishi
Author's Name:
Ashima Shiraishi
Books:
How to Solve a Problem
Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:
Keep Climbing, Girls
A Good Day for Climbing Trees
Up the Mountain Path
Stuck
November: Traci Sorell
Author's Name:
Traci Sorell
Books:
We Are Grateful
Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:
We Are Still Here: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
At the Mountain’s Base
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross
PowWow Day
December: Andrea Beaty
Author's Name:
Andrea Beaty
Books:
Aaron Slater, Illustrator
(Available Nov 2)
Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:
The Questionnaire Series:
Ada Twist Scientist
Rosie Revere Engineer
Iggy Peck Architect
Sofia Valdez Future Prez
Happy Birthday Madame Chapeau
January: Brad Meltzer
Author's Name:
Brad Meltzer
Books:
A New Day
Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:
“I Am” series
“Ordinary People Who Changed the
World” series
Various New Year books
February: Jacqueline Woodson
Author's Name:
Jacqueline Woodson
Books:
The Other Side
Coming On Home Soon
Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:
Each Kindness
The Day You Begin
Pecan Pie Baby
Our Gracie Aunt
We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past
Brown Girl Dreaming
Show Way
Visiting Day
March: Gordon Korman
Author's Name:
Gordon Korman
Books:
Restart
Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:
Unplugged
Linked
Slacker
Swindle
The 39 Clues series
April: Stacy McAnulty
Author's Name:
Stacy McAnulty
Books:
Sun! One in a Billion
Oceans! Waves for All
Earth! My first 4.5 Billion Years
Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:
Moon!
Mars!
Millionaires For The Month
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
May: Jamilah Thompkins Bigelow, Anika Denise, and Gabi Garcia
Author's Name:
Jamilah Thompkins Bigelow
Books:
Your Name is a Song
Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:
Mommy’s Khimar
Author's Name:
Anika Denise
Books:
Planting Stories…
Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:
Starring Carmen
Lights Camera Carmen
A Girl Named Rosita
Author's Name:
Gabi Garcia
Books:
I Can Do Hard Things
Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:
Listening With My Heart
Listening To My Body
Find Your Calm