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My Name is María Isabel

Written by Alma Flor Ada and Illustrated by K. Dyble Thompson
For María, switching to a new school is more difficult than usual when the teacher decides to call...
2nd - 5th
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Rules

Written by Cynthia Lord

Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants her life to be normal, and she has tried to get her brother...

3rd - 8th
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Written by Jon Scieszka and Illustrated by Lane Smith
A spoof on the art of book design and the art of the fairy tale. The individual tales, such as The...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear

Written by Lindsay Mattick and Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
The beloved bear we call Winnie the Pooh is based on the relationship between a real person and a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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When Pigasso Met Mootisse

Written by Nina Laden
When these two artsy animals first meet, they don't get along at all. They call each other names and...
1st - 4th
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Hug It Out!

Written by Louis Thomas

Mom has had enough of Woody and Annie's incessant fighting. When her pleas for sharing and...

Pre-K - 1st
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Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity

Written by Kristin Elizabeth Clark
The last time Jess saw her father, she was a boy. Now she’s a high school graduate, soon to be on...
9th - 12th
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The Whisper: The Riverman Trilogy, Book II

Written by Aaron Starmer
Twelve-year-old Alistair Cleary has washed up on shore in what seems to be Aquavania, the magical...
6th - 8th
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Grandmother Fish A Child's First Book of Evolution

Written by Jonathan Tweet and Illustrated by Karen Lewis
Where did we come from? Charles Darwin's theory of common descent no longer needs to be a scientific...
Pre-K - 1st
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Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cure

Written by Ann M. Martin and Annie Parnell and Illustrated by Ben Hatke
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has gone away unexpectedly and left her niece, Missy Piggle-Wiggle, in charge of...
3rd - 4th
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Book of Storms

Written by Hatfield and Ruth and Illustrated by Call
Eleven-year-old Danny O'Neill has never been what you'd call adventurous. But when he wakes the...
4th - 6th
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The Last Place on Earth

Written by Carol Snow

Daisy and Henry are best friends, and they know all each other's secrets. Or, so Daisy thinks, until...

6th - 12th
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Wolf Keepers

Written by Broach and Elise and Illustrated by Ratterree
Twelve-year-old Lizzie Durango and her dad have always had a zoo to call their home. Lizzie spends...
4th - 6th
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Ghosts of Heaven

Written by Sedgwick and Marcus
Timeless, beautiful, and haunting, spirals connect the four episodes of The Ghosts of Heaven, the...
9th - 12th
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Jacob Have I Loved

Written by Katherine Paterson
The story of Sara Louise Bradshaw, a twin who is physically stronger than her beautiful sister...
7th - 11th
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Call It Courage

Written by Armstrong Sperry
Maftu was the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a race of Polynesians that workshipped courage. Yet...
3rd - 7th
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Caillou: Sleeps Over (Backpack Series)

Written by Nicole Nadeau PhD and Illustrated by Cinar Animation
Providing toddlers with the opportunity to learn about life along with a remarkably relatable...
Pre-K - K
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Whooping Crane (Road to Recovery)

Written by Susan H Gray
The whooping crane is a unique bird found only in North America and known for its whooping call and...
3rd - 8th
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Me Llaman Heroe: Recuerdos de Mi Juventud (They Call Me Hero: A Memoir of My Youth)

Written by Daniel Hernandez (author), ‎ Carlos Verdecia (Translator) and ‎ Susan Goldman Rubin (Contributor)
When Daniel Hernandez was twenty years old, he was working as an intern for U.S. Representative...
7th - 12th
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The Dreamer

Written by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Illustrated by Peter Sis

From the time he is a young boy, Neftalí hears the call of a mysterious voice. Even when the...

4th - 7th
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Hombre Perro (Dog Man)

Written by Dav Pilkey
George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls...
2nd - 3rd
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Goosebumps: Calling All Creeps!

Written by R.L. Stine
When Ricky Beamer was kicked off the school newspaper, he decided to get back at Tasha, the editor...
3rd - 7th
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Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years

Written by Stacy McAnulty and Illustrated by David Litchfield
"Hi, I’m Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome." Prepare to learn all about Earth from the...
Pre-K - 3rd
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At The Beach (National Geographic Kids)

Written and Illustrated by National Geographic Kids
Take a stroll along the beach. What do you see? Young readers will learn all about the beach and the...
- Pre-K

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