Daily Archives: September 1, 2026

We’re happy to announce the official SALT reading list for the 2026-2027 school year. The 3rd-4th Grade Division will again read 12 books and the 5th-6th Grade Division will read 16 books. You can find book details and summaries here. Each division’s complete list is shown below:

3RD-4TH GRADE DIVISION:

• Arin’s Judgment (Passages) by Paul McCusker
• Book of Jonah NIV Bible
• Brambleheart by Henry Cole
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Classic Collection edition only: ISBN 9780241677254) by Roald Dahl
• Disaster on the Titanic (Ranger in Time) by Kate Messner
• Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
• Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpugo
• Mystery in Rocky Mountain National Park (National Park Mystery) by Aaron Johnson
• Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate
• Trouble According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
• Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder? by Patricia Brennan Demuth

5TH-6TH GRADE DIVISION:

• All Thirteen by Christina Soontorvat
• Arin’s Judgment (Passages) by Paul McCusker
• Book of Jonah NIV Bible
• Brambleheart by Henry Cole
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Classic Collection edition only: ISBN 9780241677254) by Roald Dahl
• Disaster on the Titanic (Ranger in Time) by Kate Messner
• Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
• Holes by Louis Sachar
• Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpugo
• Mystery in Rocky Mountain National Park (National Park Mystery) by Aaron Johnson
• Pie by Sarah Weeks
• Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate
• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
• Trouble According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
• Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder? by Patricia Brennan Demuth