Independent Reading Suggested Books for The Hundred Dresses & Garvey's Choice
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Additional Texts by the Author
- Garvey in the Dark by Nikki Grimes
- Garvey's Choice: The Graphic Novel by Nikki Grimes
- The Curious Adventures of Jimmy McGee by Eleanor Estes (780L) **
- The Moffats (series) by Eleanor Estes (700-800L) **
- The Pyes (series) by Eleanor Estes (890-990L)
- Words with Wings by Nikki Grimes
Informational Texts to Build Content Knowledge
- Speak Up and Get Along! by Scott Cooper (790L)
- Stand Up for Yourself & Your Friends: Dealing with Bullies & Bossiness and Finding a Better Way by Patti Kelley Criswell and Angela Martini (670L)
- Stand Up: Bullying Prevention (series) by Addy Ferguson
- The Juice Box Bully by Bob Sornson and Maria Dismondy
- The No More Bullying Book for Kids: Become Strong, Happy, and Bully-Proof by Vanessa Green Allen
Texts with Connecting Topics and Themes
Accepting ourselves and others
- Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse by Marcy Campbell
- Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
- Blubber by Judy Blume (610L)
- Bully by Patricia Polacco
- Confessions of a Former Bully by Trudy Ludwig (810L)
- Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard (630L)
- EllRay Jakes the Dragon Slayer! by Sally Warner (760L) *
- Jake Drake, Bully Buster by Andrew Clements (650L)
- Justin Case: Rules, Tools, and Maybe a Bully by Rachel Vail (780L)
- Knights of the Lunch Table (series) by Frank Cammuso (250L)
- Millie Magnus Won't Be Bullied by Brittany Mazique
- My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig (630L)
- Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian
- Pottymouth and Stoopid by Chris Grabenstein and James Patterson (690L) **
- Upstanders to the Rescue! (series) by Phyllis Kaufman Goodstein (780L)
- Wonder by R. J. Palacio (790L)
- Your Pal Fred: A Graphic Novel by Michael Rex
* lower Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.
** higher Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.
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