Favorite Books from Atwater STEAM Elementary School in Los Angeles

It’s that time of year when all you can think about is “how long until summer vacation?” So how do you keep kids engaged? Find a book they love. How? We hear from a group of 4th graders in Los Angeles who have a few suggestions. Some are Book Club for Kids podcast episodes. Just click on the links: Dog Man - Dav Pilkey The Bad Guys - Aaron Blabey Harry Potter series - J.K Rowling The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo Ordinary People Change the World series The Witches - Roald Dahl Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger Land of Stories - Chris Colfer Thirst - Varsha Bajaj The Giver - Lois Lowry The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan Baseball books Pig the Stinker - Aaron Blabey Wings of Fire (the graphic novel) - Tui T. Sutherland Wayside School series - Louis Sachar Big Ideas for Curious Minds: an Introduction to Philosophy Lots more book suggestions on our "Books We Love" page of the website. And check out Kids Radio LA, the podcast from the students at Atwater STEAM Elementary (and Mr. R!)