Need a recommendation for a good book? Check out the lists below.

Award Winning Books

• Beatty Award: The California Library Association's John and Patricia Beatty Award honors the author of a distinguished book for children or young adults that best promotes an awareness of California and its people. Find these books at LBPL.
• Caldecott Medal: Awarded by the American Library Association to the author of the most distinguished picture book of the previous year. Find these books at LBPL.
• California Young Reader Medal: Awarded in May of each year, with the winner chosen by California students. Find these books at LBPL.
• Coretta Scott King Award: Awarded each year to honor an author or illustrator whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the ‘American Dream’. Find these books at LBPL.
• Newbery Medal : Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to the author of the most distinguished children's book from the previous year. Find these books at LBPL.

Great Read Alouds

The books on these lists are recommended for sharing aloud with children at home in a family setting or in a classroom or other large group. Click on the lists below to see these books in Encore, our library catalog.

• Great Read Alouds Preschool
• Great Read Alouds Grades K-2
• Great Read Alouds Grades 3-5
• Great Read Alouds Grades 6-8

Recommended Readalikes & More from LBPL Librarians

• Alex Rider Readalikes
• Cinderella Stories from Around the World
• Fairy Tale Re-tellings
• Harry Potter Readalikes

Check out our list of Teen Reads here!

Long Beach Unified School District Home Reading Lists

To find these books in our catalog, please click on the name of the list below.

• Kindergarten Book List
• First Grade Book List
• Second Grade Book List
• Third Grade Book List
• Fourth Grade Book List
• Fifth Grade Book List
• Sixth Grade Book List
• Seventh Grade Book List
• Eighth Grade Book List

To print or save these lists as a PDF, please see the links below.

Long Beach Unified School District Home Reading Lists

Kindergarten Home Reading List (407.3 KB)

First Grade Home Reading List (251 KB)

Second Grade Home Reading List (122.8 KB)

Third Grade Home Reading List (392.5 KB)

Fourth Grade Home Reading List (453.5 KB)

Fifth Grade Home Reading List (632.4 KB)

Sixth Grade Home Reading List (630.1 KB)

Seventh Grade Home Reading List (974.3 KB)

Eighth Grade Home Reading List (667.7 KB)