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Train I Ride

Written by Paul Mosier

Ryder is on a train heading east, leaving California, where her gramma can’t take care of her...

3rd - 7th
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Blood Diaries: Tales of a 6th-grade vampire

Written by Marissa Moss

Middle school is tough enough for normal humans, but when you're a vampire, it's even more...

3rd - 7th
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Just My Luck

Written by Cammie McGovern
Fourth grade is not going at all how Benny Barrows hoped. He hasn't found a new best friend at...
3rd - 6th
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Finding the Music

Written by Jennifer Torres and Illustrated by Renato Alarcao
A young Latina girl accidentally breaks her grandfather's vihuela and searches for someone in the...
1st - 3rd
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Saffron Ice Cream

Written and Illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh
Rashin is excited about her first visit to the beach in her family's new home. On the way there, she...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Stella Diaz Has Something to Say

Written by Angela Dominguez
Stella loves spending time with her mom and brother and her best friend Jenny. Trouble is, Jenny is...
3rd - 6th
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Miss Nelson Has a Field Day

Written by Harry Allard and Illustrated by James Marshall
The football team at the Horace B. Smedley School, the Smedley Tornadoes, has never won even one...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Biggest Pumpkin Ever

Written by Steven Kroll and Illustrated by Jeni Bassett

Desmond is a field mouse who wants to carve the biggest jack-o'-lantern. Clayton is a house mouse...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Where Red Fern Grows

Written by Wilson Rawls
At long last, Billy is able to get two dogs of his own--Old Dan and Little Ann. Together, they hunt...
3rd - 7th
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How Full is Your Bucket?

Written by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer and Illustrated by Maurie J. Manning
Every day, we can fill our buckets with good thoughts and kind deeds. Felix learns the importance of...
Pre-K - 3rd
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How to Eat Fried Worms

Written by Thomas Rockwell
Billy decides to participate in a bet, where he has to eat 15 worms supplied by his opponent. Though...
3rd - 7th
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Clementine: Clementine

Written by Sara Pennypacker and Illustrated by Marla Frazee
Clementine is having a very bad week. She's sent to the principal for cutting Margaret's hair. Then...
2nd - 5th
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Freckle Juice

Written by Judy Blume and Illustrated by Debbie Ohi
Andrew Marcus is on a mission for freckles. He wants to look like his friend, Nicky, who's covered...
1st - 5th
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Lawn Boy

Written by Gary Paulsen

One day I was 12 years old and broke. Then Grandma gave me Grandpa's old riding lawnmower. I set out...

3rd - 7th
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Wringer

Written by Jerry Spinelli
In Palmer LaRue's hometown of Waymer, turning ten is the biggest event of a boy's life. But for...
3rd - 7th
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Arthur's Pet Business

Written and Illustrated by Marc Brown
Arthur wants a dog all his own, so he starts a pet-sitting business to prove to his parents he can...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Cobble Street Cousins: a Little Shopping

Written by Cynthia Rylant and Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin
Lily has a wonderful idea -- to surprise Aunt Lucy with a dollhouse that looks just like her flower...
2nd - 5th
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The Youngest Marcher

Written by Cynthia Levinson and Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963...
K - 5th
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Written by Judith Viorst and Illustrated by Ray Cruz
What else could go wrong in Alexander's day? He woke up with gum in his hair. Then his best friend...
1st - 5th
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Roller Skates

Written by Ruth Sawyer and Illustrated by Valenti Angelo
Lucinda Wyman is passionate about roller skating, but her scheduled life doesn't leave much time for...
3rd - 7th
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Crispin: The Cross of Lead

Written by Avi

The first book in a trilogy, it describes the adventures of 13-year-old Crispin, which took place in...

3rd - 7th
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The Tooth

Written by Avi Slodovnick and Illustrated by Manon Gauthier
Marissa loves candy - maybe too much. When she wakes up with a toothache, her mother takes her to...
Pre-K - 3rd
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A Bad Case of Stripes

Written by David Shannon
Camilla Cream is very worried about what the other kids at school think about her. Even though she...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Guji Guji

Written and Illustrated by Chih-Yuan Chen
Guji Guji enjoys his life as a duck, but is he really a duck? And does it matter? Find out more...
Pre-K - 3rd

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