2018 ERP

The Gifted Education Programme (GEP) Extensive Reading Programme (ERP) is a series of  3 lists (P4, P5 & P6) that are updated yearly.

The titles consist mainly of classics, award winners (Newbery & Caldecott medals in particular) and the occasional bestseller/popular title. The titles cut across all genres, although there is a deliberate linkage to the year’s theme  (e.g. The P4s contains more fairy tales while the P5 list contains more mystery stories).

These are excellent lists for parents who want to buy/borrow books for their children but are concerned about poor language/weak content (especially in some popular titles).  For example, The Dork Diaries and Captain Underpants series contain language/content that some parents may consider inappropriate.

There are some other details on the book lists but only the titles/authors should be of general interest.  You can find many of these titles at the National Library.

 

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GEP ERP 2018 P4 (75 titles)

1. Escape from Shadow Island by Paul Adam
2. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
3. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
4. Eyes of the Amaryllis by Natalie Babbitt
5. The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynee Reid Banks
6. Granny the Pag by Nina Bawden
7. The Secret History of Tom Trueheart by Ian Beck
8. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale by Jenne Birdsall
9. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
10. The Children of Green Knowe by Lynee Reid Banks
11. Masterpiece by Elise Broach
12. Piggybook by Anthony Browne
13. Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne
14. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
15. Keeper of the Doves by Betsy Byars
16. The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byars
17. Tales of a Korean Grandmother by Frances Carpenter
18. Dear Mr. Henshaw by Bevery Cleary
19. Frindle by Andrew Clements
20. The Cat Who Went To Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth
21. The Boy on the Porch by Sharon Creech
    
22. Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech
23. Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman
24. Matilda by Roald Dahl
25. The BFG by Roald Dahl
26. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
27. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
28. The NeverEnding Story by Michael Ende
29. The Chi’-Lin Purse by Linda Fang
30. Step By Wicked Step by Anne Fine
31. The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
32. Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
33. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
34. The Mouse and his Child by Russell Hoban
35. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Jester
36. Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
37. The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P Kelly
38. Kimchi and Calamari by Rose Kent
39. Totto-Chan, the Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
40. Lost Riders by Elizabeth Laird
41. Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur
42. Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson
43. Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski
44. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
45. Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin
46. Gossamer by Lois Lowry
47. See You Around, Sam by Lois Lowry
48. The One Hundredth Thing about Caroline by Lois Lowry
49. The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt by Patricia MacLachlan
50. Word After Word After Word by Patricia MacLachlan
51. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah
52. Saffy’s Angel by Hilary McKay
53. Ann of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
54. The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo
55. The Mozart Question by Michael Morpurgo
56. It’s Like This, Cat by Emily Neville
57. Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien
58. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
59. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
60. Count Karlstein by Philip Pullman
61. Clockwork by Philip Pullman
62. Pigeon Post by Arthur Ransome
63. A Taste of Blackberries by Doris Buchanan Smith
64. Heidi by Johanna Spyri
65. Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead
66. The Witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatley
67. Listen! by Stephanie Tolan
68. Remembering Raquel by Vivian Vande Velde
69. Young Fredle by Cynthia Voigt
70. The Garden of Empress of Cassia by Gabrielle Wang
71. A Ghost in My Suitcase by Gabrielle Wang
72. The Wishbird by Gabrielle Wang
73. Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster
74. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
75. Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska

 

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GEP ERP 2018 P5 (105 titles)

1. Extraordinary Losers: The Lunchbox Thief by Alejandro, Jessica
2. Sherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong by A. J. Low
3. Museum Mysteries: The Case of the Stolen Sculpture by Brezenoff, Steve
4. Elephants can Remember by Christie, Agatha
5. Murder on The Orient Express by Christie, Agatha
6. The A.B.C Murders by Christie, Agatha
   
7. The Murder on the Links by Christie, Agatha
8. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Christie, Agatha
9. The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie
10. The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie
11. The Case of the Crooked Candle by Gardner, Erie Stanley
12. The Case of the Phantom Fortune by Gardner, Erie Stanley
13. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler by Konigsburg, E.L.
14. The Boundless by Oppel, Kenneth
15. The Adventures of the New Cut Gang by Pullman, Philip
16. The Westing Game by Raskin, Ellen
17. Figgs & Phantoms by Raskin, Ellen
18. The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues by Raskin, Ellen
19. The Baker Street Boys: The Case of the Haunted Horrors by Read, Anthony
20. Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly by Thomas, Donald
    
21. The Secret Notebooks of Sherlock Holmes by Thomson, June
22. The Deeping Secrets by Watson, Victor
23. The Mudskipper by Yu, Ovidia
24. Who was That Masked Man, Anyway? by Avi
25. Tuck Everlasting by Babbitt. Natalie
26. Heartlight by Barron, TA.
27. Hope was here by Bauer. Joan
28. The Wizard of Oz by Baum, L. Frank
29. Ajeemah and his Son by Berry, James
30. Tarzan Series by Burroughs, Edgar Ricey
31. Graceling by Cashore, Kristin
32. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Choldenko. Gennifer
33. Beyond the Burning Lands by Christopher. John
34. Where the Lilies Bloom by Cleaver. Vera and Cleaver. Bill
35. Stonewords by Conrad, Pam
36. The Dark is Rising by Cooper, Susan
37. Into the Land of the Unicorns by Covile, Bruce
38. Bud, Not Buddy by Curtis, Christopher Paul
39. The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker by DeFelice, Cynthia
40. The Ropemaker by Dickinson, Peter
41. The Twenty One Balloons by Du Bois, William Paene
42. A Girl Named Disaster by Farmer, Nancy
43. Yolonda’s Genius by Fenner, Carol
44. Johnny Tremain by Forbes, Esther
45. The Slave Dancer by Fox, Paula
46. lnkheart by Funke, Cornelia
47. The Thief Lord by Funke, Cornelia
48. Elidor by Garner Alan
49. A Year with Butch and Spike by Gauthier, Gail
50. My Side of the Mountain by George, Jean Craighead
51. Ellen Foster by Gibbons, Kaye
52. The Little White Horse by Goudge, Elizabeth
53. King of the Wind by Henry, Marguerite
54. Out of the Dust by Hesse, Karen
55. Up A Road Slowly by Hunt, Irene
56. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Irving, Washington
57. Howl’s Moving Castle by Jones, Diane Wynne
58. And Now, Miguel by Krumgold, Joseph
59. The Garbage King by Laird, Elizabeth
60. Savvy by Law, Ingrid
61. A Wizard of Earthsea by LeGuin, Ursula
62. A Circle of Quiet by L’Engle, Madeleine
63. A Wrinkle in Time by L’Engle, Madeleine
64. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Lewis, C.S.
65. The Call of the Wild by London, Jack
66. Rules by Lord, Cynthia
67. Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Manes, Stephen
68. Winter by Marsden, John
69. At the Back of the North Wind by MacDonald. George
70. Journey by MacLachlan, Patricia
71. Goodnight, Mister Torn by Margorian, Michelle
72. Tamburlaine’s Elephants by McCaughrean, Geraldine
73. The Kite Rider by McCaughrean, Geraldine
74. Red-Dirt Jessie by Myers, Anna
75. Flip-Flop Girl by Paterson, Katherine
76. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Paterson, Katherine
77. Tom’s Midnight Garden by Pearce, Phillipa
78. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Pratchett, Terry
79. I was a Rat! by Pullman, Philip
80. The Firework-Maker’s Daughter by Pullman, Philip
81. His Dark Materials (Series) by Pullman, Philip
    
82. After Hamelin by Richardson, Bill
83. How to Eat Fried Worms by Rockwell, Thomas
84. Holes by Sachar, Louis
85. Cut from the Same Cloth by San Souci, Robert D.
86. My Name is Aram by Saroyan, William
87. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Schmidt, Gary D.
88. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Selznick, Brian
89. The Silver Sword by Serraillier, Ian
90. Calico Captive by Speare, Elizabeth George
91. The Sign of the Beaver by Speare, Elizabeth George
    
92. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Speare, Elizabeth George
93. Call It Courage by Sperry, Armstrong
94. Maniac Magee by Spinelli, Jerry
95. First Light by Stead, Rebecca
96. When You Reach Me by Stead, Rebecca
97. Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis
98. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Stewart, Trenton Lee
99. The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict by Stewart, Trenton Lee
100. Stuck in Neutral by Truman, Terry
101. Dicey’s Song by Voight, Cynthia
102. Knight Crusader by Welch, Ronald
103. Belle Prater’s Boy by White, Ruth
104. The Castle in the Attic by Winthrop, Elizabeth
105. Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail by Woodruff, Elvira

 

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GEP ERP 2018 P6 (70 titles)

1. The Road From Coorain by Conway, Jill Ker
2. An American Childhood by Dillard, Annie
3. Diary of A Young Girl by Frank, Anne
4. Eleanor Roosevelt, A Life of Discovery by Freedman, Russell
5. The Dragon’s Child by Yep, Laurence
6. Carver: A Life in Poems by Nelson, Marilyn
7. Go and Come Back by Abelove, Joan
8. My Name is Mina by Almond, David
9. Skellig by Almond, David
10. Hidden in Plain Sight by Ang Su-Lin
11. Sounder by Armstrong, William
12. Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
13. Carrie’s War by Bawden, Nina
14. The Martian Chronicles by Bradbury, Ray
15. A Gathering of Days by Blos, Joan M.
16. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by Boyne, John
17. Ender’s Game by Card, Orson Scott
18. The Education of Little Tree by Carter, Forrest
19. The Grey King by Cooper, Susan
20. Walk Two Moons by Creech, Sharon
21. The Andromeda Strain by Crichton, Michael
22. Storm by Crossley-Holland, Kevin
23. l, Juan de Pareja by de Trevrno, Elizabeth B.
24. Flora and Ulysses by DiCamillo, Kate
25. The Gift by Dickinson, Peter
26. Healer by Dickinson, Peter
27. The Snake-Stone by Doherty, Bertie
28. Uncle Ronald by Doyle, Brian
29. Morning Girl by Dorris, Michael
30. Midnight Blue by Fisk, Pauline
31. The Owl Service by Garner, Alan
32. Julie of the Wolves by George, Jean Craighead
33. Spider Woman’s Granddaughters by Allen, Paula Gunn
34. Rifles for Watie by Keith, Harold
35. Olive’s Ocean by Henkes, Kevin
36. I am David by Holm, Anne
37. Rose Blanche by lnnocenti, Roberto
38. Three Men In a Boat by Jerome, Jerome K.
39. A Million Shades of Gray by Kadohata, Cynthia
40. Jia: A Novel of North Korea by Kim, Hyejin
41. A Swiftly Tilting Planet by L’Engle, Madeleine
42. Ashes by Lasky, Kathryn
43. The Ghost of Thomas Kempe by Lively, Penelope
44. Betsy In Spite of Herself by Lovelace, Maud Hart
45. Heaven to Betsy by Lovelace, Maud Hart
46. Number the Stars by Lowry, Lois
47. The Children of Lir by MacGill, Sheila
48. The Exiles in Love by McKay, Hilary
49. The Hero and the Crown by McKinley, Robin
50. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by McKillip, Patricia
51. My Side of the Mountain by Naidoo, Beverley
52. Wonder by Palacio, R.J
53. Lyddie by Paterson, Katherine
54. Brian’s Winter by Paulsen, Gary
55. Something for Joey by Peck, Richard E.
56. A Year Down Yonder by Peck, Richard E.
57. The Chosen by Potok, Chaim
58. The Promise by Potok, Chaim
59. The Light in the Forest by Richter, Conrad
60. The Best of Friends by Rostkowski, Margaret
61. Missing May by Rylant, Cynthia
62. The White Stag by Seredy, Kate
63. Blackbriar by Sleator, William
64. Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind by Staples, Suzanne Fisher
65. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Taylor, Mildred D.
66. The Mozart Season by Wolff, Virginia Euwer
67. Last Summer with Maizon by Woodson, Jacqueline
68. Maizon at Blue Hill by Woodson, Jacqueline
69. The Devil’s Arithmetic by Yolen, Jane
70. The Book Thief by Zusak, Markus
    

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