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October Reading Suggestions

The word October, with a pumpkin in the background

There is a lot to celebrate in the month of October. AIM-VA has books in accessible formats to support many of these special celebrations in October. If AIM-VA does not have the book your student needs, you can create a New Request and get the book in the format needed. Here are just some of the available books that go with the following celebrations this month!

National Pizza Month

Book: Pizza for Carl
Level: 1st grade, Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Format: PDF: Accessible

National Popcorn Popping Month

Book: Popcorn
Level: 1st grade, 2nd grade, Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Format: PDF: Accessible

International Dinosaur Month

Book: All About Dinosaurs
Level: 1st grade, 2nd grade, Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Nimas, HTML, ePub

Book: Dinosaurs Before Dark
Level: 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Formats: Large Print, PDF: Accessible, PDF: Fully Accessible

Book: How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?
Level: 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Format: PDF: Accessible

Down Syndrome Awareness Month

Book: My Friend Isabelle
Level: Early Elementary
Format: PDF: Accessible

Book: An Uncomplicated Life
Level: Middle School, High School, Young Adult
Format: PDF: Accessible, Word/Google Docs

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Month

Book: Mindfulness of teens with ADHD
Level: High School, Young Adult
Format: Large Print, PDF: Accessible

Book: The ADHD Workbook for Teens
Level: High School, Young Adult
Format: PDF: Accessible

Dyslexia Awareness Month

Book: The Map Challenge: A Book About Dyslexia
Level: Early Elementary
Format: PDF: Accessible

Book: The Alphabet War: A Story About Dyslexia
Level: Early Elementary
Format: PDF: Accessible

Book: Building Wings: How I Made It Through School
Level: Late Elementary
Format: PDF: Accessible

10/6 - World Cerebral Palsy Day

Book: Out of My Mind
Level: Late Elementary
Format: PDF: Accessible

Book: Say What You Will
Level: High School, Young Adult
Format: PDF: Accessible

10/14 – Indigenous People's Day

Book: Pedro’s Journey
Level: 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, Late Elementary, Middle School
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Nimas, HTML, ePub

Book: A People’s History of the United States
Level: High School, Young Adult
Format: PDF: Accessible

10/31 – Halloween

Book: Horrible Harry at Halloween
Level: 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, Early Elementary
Format: PDF: Accessible

Book: Goosebumps #34: The Haunted Mask II
Level: Late Elementary
Format: PDF: Accessible