Reading challenge announced for May's "Get Caught Reading Month"
May is "Get Caught Reading Month" and Ms. Phillips has issued a challenge to the Rabun Gap community and beyond to get caught reading!
School librarian Ms. Phillips has issued a challenge to the Rabun Gap community and beyond to dive into books for the month of May and to get caught reading. She has provided some book recommendations for all members of the community, from the newest to most experienced readers. Check out the list below to find your new favorite book!
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Picture Books
- Astronaut Annie by Suzanne Slade, illustrations by Nicole Tadgell
- A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
- Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
- Dude! By Aaron Reynolds, illustrations by Dan Santat
- Fox the Tiger by Corey H. Tabor
- Good Night, Planet by Liniers
- Goodnight, Veggies by Diana Murray, illustrations by Zachariah OHora
- Hello Lighthouse by Sophia Blackall
- Hike by Pete Oswald
- Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
- Kitten and the Nightwatchman by John Sullivan, illusrations by Taeeun Yoo - winner of Ezra Jack Keats award and Margaret Wise Brown Prize
- Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed, illustrations by Stasia Burrington
Lower Elementary
- The Bad Guys series by Aaron Blabey
- Dog Days by Karen English
- Grand Canyon by Jason Chin
- High and Dry by Eric Walters
- Lark Takes a Bow by Natasha Deen
- Meet Yasmin! By Saadia Faruqi
- Peter and Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths by Graham Annable
- A Ray of Light by Walter Wick
- What is a Refugee by Elise Gravel
- The Zach and Zoe Mysteries series by Mike Lupica
- Zanzibar by Catharine Valck
Upper Elementary
- Allies by Alan Gratz
- Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
- Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
- Granted by John David Anderson
- I Can Make this Promise by Christine Day
- Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly
- Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
- Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
- Pie in the Sky by Remi Lai
- Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon
- Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers by Cecelia C. Perez
- White Bird: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio
Middle School
- Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya
- Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- The Harlem Charade by Natasha Tarpley
- I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda (with Liz Welch)
- The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
- Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh
- Skyjacked by Paul Griffin
- Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan
- They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems by David Bowles
- Yes, No, Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aesha Saeed
- The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA by Brenda Woods
- #MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil.
- Wildcard by Marie Lu
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
- The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
- American Panda by Gloria Chao
- Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu
- Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll
- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Upper School
- Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
- Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
- Genesis Begins Again by Alicia Williams
- I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez
- Let’s Go Swimming on Doomsday by Natalie C. Anderson
- On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
- The Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
- Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
- This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
- Wilder Girls by Rory Power
- The Wicked King by Holly Black
Parents and Faculty
- All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenburg
- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
- Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
- City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Dopesick by Beth Macy
- Girl Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis
- Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
- The Huntress by Kate Quinn
- Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
- Parkland by Dave Cullen
- There, There by Tommy Orange
- The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom
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Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is a private, coeducational day and boarding school for grades Pre-K through 12. Centrally located between Atlanta, GA, Greenville, SC, and Asheville, NC, we prepare young people for college, career, and a lifetime of leadership and service.
