Suggestions for Book Titles that Support Writing Skills

1. Sequencing • Carrick, Carol.. Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. New York: Scholastic, 1989. • Christian, Mary. Nothing Much Happened Today, Massachusetts: Addison Wesley, 1973. • Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach. New York: Puffin Books, 1961. • Goble, Paul. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. New York: Bradbury, 1978. • Content Clues • Avi. Poppy. London: Watts Publishing/Orchard Books, 1995. • Creech, Sharon. Walk Two Moons. New York: Scholastic, 1994 • Curtis, Christopher. Bud, Not Buddy. New York: Random House, 1999 • Gross, Virginia. The Day It Rained Forever, New York: Viking, 1991. • Point of View • Cleary, Beverly. Ramona Quimby, Age 8. New York: Harper, 1981. • Babbit, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting. New York: Farrar, 1975 • Fleishman, Sid. The Whipping Boy. New York: Harpe, 1985. • Grimes. Nikki. Talking About Bessie. New York: Orchard, 2002. • MacLachlin, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall. New York: Harper & Row, 1985. • Rogers, Mary. Freaky Friday. New York: Harper & Collins, 1972. • Woodruff, Elvira. George Washington’s Socks. New York: Scholastic, 1991. • Summarizing • Aliki. A Weed Is a Flower. The Life of George Washington Carver. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1965. • Lionni, Leo. Swimmy. New York: Knopf, 1992. • Burton, Virginia Lee. The Little House. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1978. • MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall. New York: Harper Junior Books, 1987. Suggestions for Book Titles that Support Writing Skills

2. Inference • Adler, David. Cam Jansen Adventures. New York: Viking, 1980. • Dagliesh, Alice. The Courage of Sarah Noble. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986. • DeClements, Barthe. Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade. New York: Puffin Books, 1990. • Gilson, Jamie. Itchy Richard. New York: Clarion Books, 1991. • Cause ad Effect • Howe, James. Bunnicula. New York: Windrush. 1989. • Moore, Lilian. Don’t Be Afraid, Amanda. New York: Macmillan, 1992. • Spinelli, Jerry Maniac Magee. New York: Random House, 1997. • Main Idea • Fritz, Jean. And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? New York: Scholastic, 1988 • Pene du Bois, William. The 21 Balloons. New York: Viking Press, 1947. • Lowry, Lois, Number the Starts. New Yrk: Dell Publishing, 1989. • Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl. New York: Random House, 2000. • Fact and Opinion • Bunting, Eve. Is Anybody There. New York: Harper, 1986. • Elmore, P. Susannah and the Blue House Mystery. New York: Dutton, 1980. • Fitzhugh, Louise. Harriet the Spy. New York: Harper & Row, 1964. • Rosenbloom, Joseph. Maximilian, You’re the Greatest. New York: Harper & Row, 1964. Suggestions for Book Titles that Support Writing Skills