Mrs. Tam, our school librarian, has identified a great number of books our students will enjoy reading!   This is not a required reading list; the books are simply recommendations from School Library Journal, Booklist, and based on Mrs. Tam's observations of the choices popular with our students.  See her Reading Lists for...

Student Recommendations:  HKIS students are wild about books!  Read some student recommendations here!  Students can write recommendations and earn Reading Counts points for their class.  See how!

Other Recommended Reading Lists: 

Habits of Mind - help students develop the 16 Habits of Mind outlined by Art Costa as important  for lifelong learning.  These books feature characters that demonstrate the habits, or who develop certain habits in the course of the novel.  Nonfiction books, also, appear on the list.  Upper Elementary Books and Middle School Books.

Picture Books supporting Everyday Math Themes 

More Picture books on Math Themes 

UP Library's books on giftedness --for parents and teachers to read.

Character Counts Book list

Parents' Choice Reading Lists:  Lists of their award winning books recommended  for boys, character building, comfort, humor, read alouds...

Books for Gifted Readers featuring Gifted Characters

Notable Books, Recordings, Videos and Software  from the American Library Association - scroll to the correct year.

New York Times Notable Books of 2004.

Junior Great Books.

From School Library Media Journal, this is their selection of books that helped shaped the past century.

From the Family Education Network, an annotated list of books divided into reading levels.

Obtain a list of books published that match your reading lexile and interests.  (Note:  the software that the library uses to produce personalized reading lists generates lists of books available in print but does not rate them according to their literary value.  Our library will not have in its collection all of the books that will appear on the student's individualized list.)

Students in the Upper Primary participate in Scholastic's Reading Counts! program.  It helps them to identify books in our library's huge collection that match their interests and reading level and encourages a lifelong love of reading.   Reading comprehension quizzes check for understanding and track progress and improvements.   Incentives are built in to encourage even reluctant readers to participate along with their classmates.

For more information about Reading Counts, see answers to our Frequently Asked Questions.

Remember reading counts because it...

• exposes you to more ideas (cultures, issues, ways to solve problems, people, events…);
• exposes you to more styles of expression and the books that people consider to be "great works;"
• helps you become a better writer;
• provides you INSPIRATION;
• helps you analyze complex issues;
• improves your vocabulary;
• helps you to spell better and learn other languages;
• makes you more INFORMATION LITERATE;
• enhances your appreciation for creativity and literature;
• develops comprehension abilities that will lead to better achievement and performance in schoolwork;
• provides the chance for families to spend quality time together.