K: Mrs. Watson's Teeth, by Alison McGhee; Mrs. Spitzer's Garden, by Edith Pattou
1st: Children from other countries for Syverson and Price--I Lost My Tooth in Africa, by Penda Diakite; Batavick and Hicks, I Wish I Were a Butterfly, by James Howe, or Butterfly House, by Eve Bunting
2nd: Spud Murphy, by Eoin Colfer (chaps. 1 & 2)
3rd: The Friend, by Sarah Stewart
4th: Rumble and Romines: The First Olympic Games: A Gruesome Greek Myth with a Happy Ending, retold by Jean Richards; Hart only: Rudy Rides the Rails, by Dandi Daley Mackall
5th: The First Olympic Games: A Gruesome Greek Myth with a Happy Ending, retold by Jean Richards
This week's links:
4th and 5th grade:
Official website of the Olympics
Promotional film for Olympic Torch Relay