1. Mrs. Cook’s Thinnest AR Book List

2. The Crossing by Gary Paulsen Thirteen-year-old Manny, a street kid fighting for survival in a Mexican border town, develops a strange friendship with an emotionally disturbed American soldier who decides to help him get across the border. AR level 5.8 / Pts.3 /114p. Adventure

3. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little man from a small planet who describes his adventures in the universe seeking the secret of what is really important in life. AR level 5.0 / pts.2 /112p Fantasy

4. The Night the White Deer Died by Gary Paulsen A teenage girl and an old Indian are brought together by the same haunting dream. The figure who stood in the moonlight in the courtyard was not the Billy Honcho Janet knew; the man who stood tall and graceful sending out music meant for her soul was not some old drunk.. AR level 5.7 /pts. 3 / 105p Adventure

5. Save Queen of Sheba by Louise Moeri A teenage girl and an old Indian are brought together by the same haunting dream. AR level 5.8 / pts. 4 / 116p Adventure

6. Sing Down the Moon by Scott O’Dell A young Navajo girl recounts the events of 1864 when her tribe was forced to march to Fort Sumner as prisoners of the white soldiers. AR level 4.9 / pts. 4 / 138p Historical Fiction

7. The Strange Night Writing of Jessamine Colter by Cynthia C. DeFelice Jessie, an elderly calligrapher who writes announcements and notices of birth, marriage, and death for the townsfolk, discovers that she has the ability to predict the future in her writings. AR level 5.0 / pts. 1 / 51p Science Fiction

8. The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen A young boy growing up on a northern Minnesota farm describes the scenes around him and recounts his old Norwegian uncle’s tales of an almost mythological logging past. AR level 5.0 / pts. 3 / 103p Historical Fiction