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The Moon Within

Written by Aida Salazar

Celi Rivera's life swirls with questions. About her changing body. Her first attraction to a boy...

4th - 7th
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Other Words for Home

Written by Jasmine Warga
Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven’t quite prepared her for starting school in the US—and her new label of “Middle Eastern,” an identity she’s never known before.
3rd - 7th
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This Side of Paradise

Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald's first novel, This Side of Paradise (1920) was an immediate, spectacular success and...
9th - 12th
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Candide

Written by Voltaire
Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate...
9th - 12th
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Written by Mark Twain

Whether he’s sneaking doughnuts, mooning over a pretty girl, or snookering the local boys to do his...

9th - 12th
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The Inferno

Written by Dante Alighieri
"Abandon hope all ye who enter here." Dante, our young, naive hero, has woken from a deep sleep to...
9th - 12th
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Ethan Frome

Written by Edith Wharton
The classic novel of despair, forbidden emotions, and sexual undercurrents set against the austere...
9th - 12th
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Madame Bovary

Written by Gustave Flaubert
‘…for her, life was as cold as an attic with a window looking to the north, and ennui, like a spider...
9th - 12th
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The Turn of the Screw

Written by Henry James
Widely recognized as one of literature's most gripping ghost stories, this classic tale of moral...
9th - 12th
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Far From the Madding Crowd

Written by Thomas Hardy
The tale of a passionate, independent woman and her three suitors, Far from the Madding Crowd tells...
9th - 12th
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The Wonky Donkey

Written by Craig Smith and Illustrated by Katz Cowley
"I was walking down the road and I saw . . . A donkey, Hee Haw! And he only had three legs! He was a...
Pre-K - 1st
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A Dangerous Life

Written by Sheila Hamanaka
This book is a graphic novel, aimed at middle school-aged readers, about an American teen’s trip to...
6th - 8th
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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave

Written by Laban Carrick Hill and Illustrated by Bryan Collier
Dave was more than a slave—he was a craftsman and a poet. He engraved his pottery with poems that...
K - 4th
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Grandpa's Garden

Written by Stella Fry and Illustrated by Sheila Moxley
All year long, Billy and his grandpa work on preparing the soil, planting seeds, and taking care of...
Pre-K - 2nd
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The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors

Written by Chris Barton and Illustrated by Tony Persiani
Joe and Bob Switzer were very different brothers. Bob was a studious planner who wanted to grow up...
2nd - 5th
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This Side of Wild

Written by Gary Paulsen

Sled dogs rescued author Gary Paulsen in Alaska, a sickened poodle guarded his well-being, and a...

5th - 8th
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Manatee Rescue (Heroes of the Wild)

Written by Nicola Davies and Illustrated by Annabel Wright

Manuela had imagined that killing a manatee would be like killing a very big fish, just more...

3rd - 6th
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Masters of Disaster

Written by Gary Paulsen

Roped into wacky attempts to break world records, imitate scenes from books, and other inspired...

3rd - 6th
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Freak the Mighty

Freak The Mighty

Written by Rodman Philbrick
Two boys - a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny Einstein in leg braces - forge a unique friendship when they pair up to create one formidable human force.
4th - 7th
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Classic Fairy Tales: Andersen's Fairy Tales

Written by Hans Christian Andersen
Readers will be spellbound by the richness and sometimes darkness of these original stories and...
3rd - 5th
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Dear Dumb Diary: Let's Pretend This Never Happened

Written by Jim Benton
Readers will love to sneak a peek at the hilarious, candid diaries of Jamie Kelly "You'll laugh out...
4th - 5th
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Dear Dumb Diary: My Pants Are Haunted

Written by Jim Benton
Readers will love to sneak a peek at the hilarious, candid diaries of Jamie Kelly "You'll laugh out...
4th - 5th
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Scholastic Classics: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories

Written by O. Henry
A young man and his wife each make a drastic decision in order to surprise the other at Christmas. A...
5th - 12th
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The Arabian Nights

Written by Wafa' Tarnowska and Illustrated by Carole Henaff
From Lebanese writer Wafa' Tarnowska and Spanish artist Carole Hénaff, this magnificent new edition...
3rd - 6th

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