2020 Global Reading Challenge Books
The Global Reading Challenge is a Battle of the Books program for 4th and 5th graders enrolled in Seattle Public Schools. The program encourages children to have fun and enjoy reading.
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A Whole New Ballgame
Rip and Red are looking forward to 5th grade – they are excited to be part of Ms. Hamburger’s classroom, they are psyched to try out for the 5th grade basketball program, and they’ve got their best friend routines in place. Little do they know what this year has in store: challenges, triumphs, and new ideas everywhere they look.
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Sanity & Tallulah
What happens when two girls who live on a space station are left unsupervised? Given that one is a genius, and the other is very good at bending rules, they grow a wonderful mutant pet, of course! Lots of chaos and humor and mad science in this fast-paced science fiction graphic novel.
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Skeleton Man
Molly has a happy life with her parents, but one day they vanish, and she’s suddenly taken in by an uncle she’s never heard of before. He’s a strange character, too, with a terrifying resemblance to a traditional Mohawk monster story. She’ll have to stay smart, and pay attention to the lessons of her heritage in order to survive. #ownvoices
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Gaby, Lost and Found
Gaby’s mom has been deported, and she’s suddenly living with her estranged father, despite the arrangement her mother had in place for her to live with family friends instead. As her mother tries to find her way back over the border, Gaby finds solace in a class project, helping out at the local animal shelter and finding comfort from the creatures there. #ownvoices
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Dragons in A Bag
Sometimes fantastic adventures are waiting in your own building, when you least expect it. Jax’s Mom leaves him for the day with Ma, a mysterious and grumpy old lady upstairs, and it turns out many things are not what they seemed, and magic is waiting to be discovered. #ownvoices
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