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What Dads Can't Do

Written by Douglas Wood and Illustrated by Doug Cushman
There are lots of things that regular people can do but dads can't. Dads can't cross the street...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Leave Some Forest for the Rest of Us! (Code Green Team)

Written by Sylvia M Medina & Courtney Eiichman
When Nature's in trouble, they're there on the double... on the triple... on the quadruple. It's...
K - 3rd
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Save Me a Seat

Written by Sarah Weeks

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL...

3rd - 7th
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Ways to Make Sunshine

Written by Renee Watson

Ryan Hart has a lot on her mind--school, self-image, and especially family. Her dad finally has a...

3rd - 6th
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A Soft Place to Land

Written by Janae Marks

Joy Taylor has always believed home is the house she lived in her entire life. But then her dad lost...

3rd - 7th
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Maya and the Robot

Written by Eve L. Ewing

Maya's nervous about fifth grade. She tries to keep calm by reminding herself she knows what to...

3rd - 7th
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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

Written by Stacy McAnulty

Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning. She doesn't remember it, but it changed her life forever. The...

3rd - 7th
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Suitcase

Written by Mildred Pitts Walter

Despite his love of drawing and his feelings of inadequacy as an athlete, sixth-grader Alexander...

3rd - 7th
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Amina's Voice

Written by Hena Khan

Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She is happy just hanging out with her best...

3rd - 7th
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The Girl And The Ghost

Written by Hanna Alkaf

I am a dark spirit, the ghost announced grandly. I am your inheritance, your grandmother’s legacy. I...

3rd - 7th
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Red White And Whole

Written by Rajani LaRocca

Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she’s the only Indian American student, and home...

3rd - 7th
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Josephine Against The Sea

Written by Shakirah Bourne

Eleven-year-old Josephine knows that no one is good enough for her daddy. That's why she makes a...

3rd - 7th
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Barakah Beats

Written by Maleeha Siddiqui

Twelve-year-old Nimra Sharif has spent her whole life in Islamic school, but now it's time to go to...

3rd - 7th
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The Special Gift (Good Gus Series)

Written by Mae Charles and Illustrated by Samantha Hall
While Liam was off playing by himself, the orphanage where he lived had a fire. Everyone had left...
K - 3rd
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Johnny the Cat and Bronco Ride That Bull (Good Gus Book 4)

Written by Mae Charles and Illustrated by Samantha Hall
When the first rodeo in the United States comes to Pecos, Texas, the twins, Johnny & Jimmy Ray are...
K - 3rd
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Cory Returns (Good Gus Book 3)

Written by Mae Charles and Illustrated by Michael LaDuca
Gus is happily awaiting a visit from his cousin Cory. When several days pass Cory’s arrival date...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Cattle Are Restless (Good Gus Book 2)

Written by Mae Charles and Illustrated by Michael LaDuca
Sheriff Gus is surprised by a visit from his cousin Cory. While Cory is helping a rancher with his...
K - 3rd
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Pecos Meets Bad Bart (Good Gus Book 1)

Written by Mae Charles and Illustrated by Carol Nolan
An old west theme, with Sheriff Gus and the townsfolk of Pecos, Texas. While Sheriff Gus is out...
K - 3rd
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Watercress

Written by Andrea Wang and Illustrated by Jason Chin
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2022. Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop suddenly when they spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Me and My Dragon: Scared of Halloween

Written and Illustrated by David Biedrzycki

In this follow-up to Me and My Dragon, a boy runs into an unexpected problem when preparing to go...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Efren Divided

Written by Ernesto Cisneros
Efrén Nava’s Amá is his Superwoman—or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother...
3rd - 7th
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Black Brother, Black Brother

Written by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Sometimes, 12-year-old Donte wishes he were invisible. As one of the few black boys at Middlefield...
3rd - 7th
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Sugar in Milk

Written by Thrity Umrigar and Illustrated by Khoa Le
When I first came to this country, I felt so alone.

A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Nana Akua Goes to School

Written by Tricia Elam Walker and Illustrated by April Harrison
It is Grandparents Day at Zura's elementary school, and the students are excited to introduce their...
Pre-K - 3rd

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