January’s 5th Grade Literacy Night was a big success!
There were 30 students in attendance and here is a list of what they were reading:

Alex C. – Redwall by B. Jacques
Allison N. – Eclipse by S. Meyer
Alyssa B. – M and M and the Bad News Babies by P. Ross
Ashley B. – The Seer of Shadows by Avi
Brendon H. – Bone: Old Man’s Cave by J. Smith
Bridget M. – Santa Paws Our Hero by N. Edwards
Catherine R. – New Moon by S. Meyer
Celia R. – The Magic Thief by S. Prineas
Claire A. – The Last Holiday Concert by A. Clements
Cyrus A. – Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Colfer
Dominic D. – Katie Kazoo Switcheroo by N. Krulik
Elizabeth S. – Bad Cat Gets a Bath by N. Bruel
Grace B. – Twilight by S. Meyer
Haley H. – The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by K. DiCamillo
Ian F. – Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by Swanson
Jordan M. – The Meanest Doll in the World by A. Martin
Julia M. – Schooled by Gordon Korman
Kevin G. – Me and My Little Brain by J. Fitzgerald
Lillianna K. – The Key to Rhondo by E. Rodda
Lillie G. – The Magician’s Elephant by K. DiCamillo
Lucas C. – Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series by J. Feinstein
Luke I. – Carry on Mr. Bowditch by J. Latham
Matthew S. – Outcast of Redwall by B. Jacques
Maxwell P. – The Lightening Thief by R. Riordan
Megan S. – Vampirates by J. Somper
Nick S. – The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Olivia F. – Midnight for Charlie Brown by J. Nimmo
Olivia K. – Little Maid of MA Colony by A.T. Curtis
Sam W. – Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy by J. Nimmo

Mrs. Daley – The Penderwicks by J. Birdsall
Mrs. Rubino – When You Reach Me by R. Stead

Mrs. Rubino’s author pics:

Cornelia Funke (if you loved the Inkheart series, you’re in good luck, Cornelia Funke has a new series, Reckless, coming out soon!). Many children are hooked on the 39 Clues Series.
Roald Dahl, Sharon Creech, Karen Hesse, Gordon Korman, Andrew Clement, Mike Lupica, Kate DiCamillo, Jon Scieszka, Neil Gaiman, Rick Riordan, Lois Lowry and Katherine Paterson are very popular.

What the 5th grade was reading at the first Literacy Night:

Alyssa – The Dragon in the Sock Drawer by Kate Kilmo
Ashley – Matilda by Roald Dahl
Celia – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Claire – The Puppy Place
Cyrus – Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Elizabeth – Hannah Montana
Emily – Warriors: The Darkest Hour by Erin Hunter
Grace – Seer of Shadows by Avi
Jordan – The Meanest Doll in the World by Ann Martin
Kate – A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Kevin – The Fellowship of the Ring
Lillie – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Lucas – Calvin and Hobbes
Luke – Jackie and Me
Matthew – SWAT by Carl Hiaason
Max – Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Megan – Vampirates by Justin Stomper
Olivia F. – Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Olivia K. – Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Kinney
Sophie – The 39 Clues, # 2 by Gordon Korman
Thomas – Oh Yuck by Joy Masoff

Mrs. Daley – Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
Mrs. McKinnon – The Darkest Evening of the Year
Mrs. Rubino – How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor
Principal Gibney – Baseball Crazy