Librarian Fall Book Recommendations

These are some of the books the librarians in Provo City School District have been reading lately. Check them out!

Picture Books

• We Will Rock Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
• The Old Truck by Jarrett Pumphrey
• What We’ll Build by Oliver Jeffers
• Leif and the Fall by Allison S. Grant
• The Very Last Leaf by Stef Wade
• Dance Like a Leaf by Aj Irving and Claudia Navarro
• Cozy by Jan Brett
• The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel Nason
• Haunted Lake by P. J. Lynch
• Apple Cake: A Gratitude by Casey Dawn
• Blue Table by Chris Raschka
• Around the Table That Grandad Built by Melanie Heuiser

Chapter Books

• Aggie Morton Mystery Queen: Peril at Owl Park by Marthe Jocelyn (5-6 grade)
• The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate (3-7 grade)
• Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk (5-6 grade)
• Fighting Words by Kimberly B. Bradley (5-12 grade)Secrets by Karen McManus (9-12)
• 96 Miles by J.L. Esplin (4-6 grade)
• Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt (5-6 grades)
• A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry (3-7 grades)
• Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen (3-7 grades)
• Monster and Boy by Hannah Barnaby (1-4 grade)
• The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (7-9 grade)
• Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (3-7 grade)
• Truly Devious: A Mystery by Maureen Johnson (9-12 grade)
• The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu (7-9 grade)
• A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi (9-12 grade)

Informational

• Madame Saqui: Revolutionary Rope Dancer by Lisa Robinson (pre-3 grade)
• The World in Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods by Clarie Eamer (4-12 grade)

Graphic Novels

• Class Act by Jerry Craft (3-7)
• When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson (4-7 grade)
• The Witches Graphic Novel by Roald Dahl (3-7 grade)
• Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen (3-7 grade)

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