About the HAISLN Recommended Reading List
This list of titles has been compiled by librarians at member schools of the Houston Area Independent School Libraries Network (HAISLN). It includes both fiction and nonfiction books by some of the best authors for children and young adults.
Books on the list are evaluated annually by grade-level committees. Committee members rely on recommendations from standard, professionally prepared evaluation aids and on input from students and teachers, as well as the collective HAISLN expertise. A conscious effort is made to appeal to the broad range of interests,maturity levels, and reading abilities of students.
In most cases the number of books by any given author is limited to one or two per grade level list. An older title with superior literary quality may remain on the list despite newer publications by the same author. Before reading a recommended author's book that does not appear on the student’s grade list, readers should be aware that authors often write for multiple interest and age levels. Books that are part of a series are also noted, but not all books in a series are necessarily appropriate at the indicated grade level.
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We hope that books from this list bring students many hours of
enjoyment and encourage the life-long love of reading.
HAISLN Recommended Reading List 2007
Edited by Susan Giddings and Betsy Ginsburg
Copyright ©2007 by Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network
Reproduction rights to the HAISLN Recommended Reading List are available to members of the
Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network.
School districts, libraries, and other organizations may request reproduction rights by contacting an editor:
HAISLN, c/o Fort Bend Baptist Academy - Elementary Campus
1201 Lakeview Dr.
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Attn: Susan Giddings
(sgiddings@fbba.org)
Or
HAISLN, c/o St. Francis Episcopal Day School
335 Piney Point Rd.
Houston, TX 77024
Attn: Betsy Ginsburg
(bginsburg@sfedshouston.org)
St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal School is a current member of HAISLN.
