Books for Boys Jokester / Thrill Seeker / Party Animal Independent Readers
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| Below are books recommended for Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal at the Independent Readers reading level. |
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | A Million Dots |
| Author | Andrew Clements |
| Illustrator | Mike Reed |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • concepts • counting • Independent reader • math • non-fiction • numbers • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • size • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Answerman |
Start with a single dot and make your way through a million. It's hard to imagine what a million would look like, isn't it. Well with this book children can...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | A.D.D. not B.A.D. |
| Author | Audrey Penn |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • accepting others • being different • being yourself • differences • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
For children who need to know that Attention Deficit Disorder does not make them weird or wrong, this is a wonderful tool.
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Adventures of Riley: Safari in South Africa |
| Author | Amanda Lumry and Laura Hurwitz |
| Illustrator | Sarah McIntyre |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • Africa • animals • biology • conservation • exploration • family • independent readers • information • jungle animals • learning • middle readers • nature • non-fiction • part of a series • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • science • wildlife • wildlife biologists • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Ever wished you could go on a safari in South Africa? Here's your chance. Riley gets a letter from his Uncle Max that invites him to go along with his...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | All Star! Honus Wagner and the Most Famous Baseball Card Ever |
| Author | Jane Yolen |
| Illustrator | Jim Burke |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • baseball • biography • character • growing up • heroes • information • persistence • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's • reluctant listener • role-models • sports • values • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
"In July 2007 a rare baseball card was sold at auction for almost three million dollars. The player on the card was...the most famous shortstop baseball has ever known. His...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Alvin Ho Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things |
| Author | Lenore Look |
| Illustrator | Leuyen Pham |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • being different • being yourself • bullying • fears • growing up • helping others • If you Liked Diary of A Wimpy Kid • middle reader • realistic fiction • school story • self-reliance • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • standing up for yourself • finding your voice |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
At home, Alvin Ho, second-grader, is Firecracker Man, but, at school, he won't say a word. He's Alvin Ho and he doesn't talk at school. He does have one friend,...
Books » Mystery
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| Title | Araminta Spookie, Book One: My Haunted House |
| Author | Angie Sage |
| Illustrator | Jimmy Pickering (Araminta Spookie Series) |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • adventure • ghosts • girl power • humor • independent readers • middle readers • mystery • series • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Araminta Spookie lives with her Aunt Tabby and her Uncle Drac in a large house, which hopefully has a ghost or two and definitely has a boiler that drives her...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Are You Ready to Play Outside? |
| Author | Mo Willems |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Early Readers • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • change • elephants • friendship • humor • pigs • Read aloud to 3's, 4's, 5's • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Elephant and Piggie are ready to play outside until ' uh, oh, it's raining. A type-A kind of pig, Piggie is outraged to have his plans thwarted, but the worms...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Astronaut Handbook |
| Author | Meghan McCarthy |
| Illustrator | Meghan McCarthy |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • astronauts • getting along • how things work • Independent reader • independent readers • middle reader • middle readers • picture books • preschooler • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • rockets • science • space • Storytime • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman • spacesuit |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Do you want to be an astronaut? What kind of an astronaut do you want to be? Do you think you would like to wear the spacesuit? Eat space food? ...
Books » Humor
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| Title | Backpack Stories |
| Author | Kevin O'Malley |
| Illustrator | Kevin O'Malley |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • experiments • humor • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • school story • science • science activities • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
He has done it again. This is a hilarious recounting of the the history of the backpack with an unfortunate caveman named Roscoe. For the present day there is a...
Books » Humor
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| Title | Beastly Rhymes to Read After Dark |
| Author | Judy Sierra |
| Illustrator | Brian Biggs |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Young Listeners • Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • edgy • gross • humor • poetry • preschooler • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Judy Sierra believes in rhyme and in "Ooh, that's disgusting!" Just the sort of books that many young readers delight in. This one will grab you with its green and...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Bed, Bats, and Beyond |
| Author | Joan Holub |
| Illustrator | Mernie-Gallagher Cole |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • bats • bedtime story • fiction • humor • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's • siblings • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
Two young bats, Fink and Fang, are trying to go to sleep, but nothing's working. One tries telling the other a scary bat story about a Swamp Owl. Doesn't work....
Books » Graphic Novel
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| Title | Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! |
| Author | Geoffrey Hayes |
| Illustrator | Geoffrey Hayes |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Early Readers • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • accepting others • brothers • early reader • friendship • humor • independent readers • mice • mistakes • mystery • sisters • stealing • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
"Do you think the new kid took it?" You know you can't just take stuff. That's a no-no. Benny and Penny are trying to solve the mystery of the disappearance...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Big Machines |
| Author | Karen Wallace |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Early Readers • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • Eyewitness Reader • machines • reluctant reader • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
This is a great early reader, especially for boys who are just getting comfortable with reading but are looking for a book that gives them action, pictures, and best...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Biggest, Strongest, Fastest |
| Author | Steve Jenkins |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • animals • information • record holders • reluctant reader • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Kids love to learn about world record holders. This is a book of animal world record holders. What is the biggest land animal? What animal runs the fastest? How about...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Blood and Goo and Boogers Too! |
| Author | Steve Alton |
| Illustrator | Nick Sharratt |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • bathroom humor • gross • human body • Independent reader • information • interactive book • middle readers • picture books • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • reluctant reader • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Open the first page and out pops a nose just waiting to be picked. So, you know who our target audience is here. The book actually has...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Bobby Bramble Loses His Brain |
| Author | Dave Keane |
| Illustrator | David Clark |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • being yourself • boys • choices • great read aloud • independent readers • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's • reluctant listener • responsibility • self-control • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • behavior • conduct |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
by Dave Keane and illus by David Clark
If you know a young fellow who is always on the move and thinking up exciting adventures, this is just the...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Boo To You! |
| Author | Lois Ehlert |
| Illustrator | Lois Ehlert |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Young Listeners • Picture Books • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • autumn • cats • fall • great read aloud • growing • Halloween • mice • nature • picture books • plants • preschooler • Read aloud to 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's • Read aloud to 2's, 3's, 4's • Read aloud to 3's, 4's, 5's • reluctant listener • seasons • seeds • Storytime • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
Wow! Look at all the wonderful fall seeds and flowers and gourds Lois Ehlert used to concoct this delightful story. The mice want to throw a party and have...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Brand New Day With Mouse and Mole, A (#3) |
| Author | Wong Herbert Yee |
| Illustrator | Wong Herbert Yee |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • clothing • friends • friendship • independent readers • mice • overcoming obstacles • problem-solving • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Mole's day is not getting off to a good start. He discovers that the pants and shirt he is wearing have holes in them, and that there are moth holes...
Books » Action / Adventure
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| Title | Breakout at the Bug Lab |
| Author | Ruth Horowitz and Joan Holub |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Early Readers • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action/adventure • adventure • bugs • early reader • edgy • fiction • gross • humor • pets • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Mom has an awesome job at the bug lab. On just the wrong day, the hissing cockroach at the lab escapes, and everyone tries to find him. They're getting ready...
Books » Humor
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| Title | Bubble Trouble (Ready to Read, Level 1) |
| Author | Stephen Krensky |
| Illustrator | Jimmy Pickering |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Early Readers • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • early reader • fiction • fun • humor • Independent reader • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
How many of you like bubbles? Have you ever had a bubble bath? You can blow one bubble or maybe two or three, and that’s really fun. But what...
