We’re pleased to announce the official reading list for 2023-2024. Brief details for each of the 20 books for this sixth season of SALT can be found here on the website. The 3rd-4th Grade Division will read 12 books and the 5th-6th Grade Division will read 16 books. Please see each division’s complete list below:

3RD-4TH GRADE DIVISION

  • A Whale of the Wild by Rosanne Parry
  • Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (The Great Illustrated Classics edition only: ISBN 9781603400206)
  • Book of Mark NIV Bible (Chapters 1-16)
  • Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
  • Escape to the Hiding Place (The Imagination Station) by Marianne Hering & Marshal Younger
  • Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
  • Grand Teton Stampede (The Campground Kids) by C.R. Fulton
  • Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka
  • Lucky Strike by Bobbie Pyron
  • The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity (Brixton Brothers) by Mac Barnett
  • The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson
  • The Magician’s Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia) by C.S. Lewis

5TH-6TH GRADE DIVISION

  • A Whale of the Wild by Rosanne Parry
  • Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (This edition only: ISBN 9781603400206)
  • Book of Mark NIV Bible (Chapters 1-16)
  • Britfield & the Return of the Prince by C.R. Stewart
  • Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels’ Den by Janet & Geoff Benge
  • Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
  • Escape to the Hiding Place (The Imagination Station) by Marianne Hering & Marshal Younger
  • Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
  • Fog Magic by Julia Sauer
  • Grand Teton Stampede (The Campground Kids) by C.R. Fulton
  • Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka
  • Lucky Strike by Bobbie Pyron
  • The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity (Brixton Brothers) by Mac Barnett
  • The Diamond of Darkhold (The City of Ember) by Jeanne DuPrau
  • The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson
  • The Magician’s Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia) by C.S. Lewis