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The Accelerated Reader program is a commercially produced, computer-based test system for evaluating the comprehension level of a student reader. Students read books on their reading level then take a brief test on the computer to determine how well they have understood what has been read.
Accelerated Reader book levels are subject to change without our knowledge. We try our best to keep up with these changes to maintain up-to-date records.
The school's test list fills a binder that sits on the circulation desk. For that reason it is updated every year. This website however attempts to maintain current tests and accurate book levels on a constant basis.
The following files are collective lists of Accelerated Reader tests that Henderson also has the books for. The first file is organized alphabetically by book title. The second file is organized by book level.
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Summer Reading
The student is responsible for creating a list of the completed books. This list must be signed by a parent or guardian before credit is awarded.
Summer Reading Lists - Select and view titles and authors
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
Virginia Readers' Choice Books for 2008-09
Each year the Virginia State Reading Association (VSRA) selects several books at the Primary, Elementary, Middle, and High School levels as part of their Virginia Readers' Choice program (formally known as the Virginia Young Readers program). During the school year students read the books listed for their levels and early in the spring vote for their favorite book. These votes from across the state are tabulated to identify the top books in each category. Here is a list of the past winners.
Henderson students participate in this program each year.
The books selected for the 2008-09 school year are:
PRIMARY:
- Bad Boys Get Cookie! – Margie Palatini
- Duck At The Door – Jackie Urbanovic
- The Great Fuzz Frenzy – Janet Stevens
- I Saw An Ant On The Railroad Track – Joshua Prince
- Library Lion – Michelle Knudsen
- Little Lost Bat – Sandra Markle
- Mammoths On The Move – Lisa Wheeler
- Once I Ate A Pie – Patricia MacLachlan
- Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust – April Pulley Sayre
- Wolves – Emily Gravett
- Clementine – Sara Pennypacker
- Counting On Grace – Elizabeth Winthrop
- Erupts! – Frances O'Roark Dowell
- The Ghost's Grave – Peg Kehret
- Henry's Freedom Box – Eleen Levine
- The Homework Machine – Dan Gutman
- Owen & Mzee: The True Story Of A Remarkable Friendship – Isabella Hatkoff
- Punished! – David Lubar
- Rules – Cynthia Lord
- The Winner's Walk – Nancy Ruth Patterson
Award Winning Books From the American Library Association
Each year the American Library Association, at its Mid-Winter Conference in January, presents several different awards for excellence in writing and illustration in children's and young people's books.
Two of the most prominent awards are the Randolph Caldecott Medal, and the John Newbery Medal. The Randolph Caldecott Medal is given each year for outstanding illustration in children's picture books. The John Newbery Medal is given to recognize outstanding writing in books for older children.
The 2006 Caldecott Award was given to The Hello, Goodbye Window illustrated by Chris Raschka and written by Norton Juster.
The 2006 Newbery Award went to Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins.
The Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table. Recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream."
The 2005 Coretta Scott King Author Award went to Remember: The Journey to School Integration by Toni Morrison.
The 2005 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award went to Ellington was not a Street, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, and written by Ntozake Shange.
Complete listing of other 2005 ALA award books and notable books for children can be found on the ALA web site.
The American Library Association
