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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

Written by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Illustrated by Paola Escobar

An inspiring picture book biography of storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City’s first Puerto...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Polaris Rising

“Polaris Rising is space opera at its best, intense and addictive, a story of honor, courage...

3rd - 7th
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Pony Scouts: The Camping Trip (I Can Read Level 2)

Written by Catherine Hapka and Illustrated by Anne Kennedy
When Meg goes camping for the first time, she doesn't know what to expect. Unprepared for lots of...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures: The Flying Chinese Wonders

Written by Jeff Brown
Join the round the world adventures in this new chapter book series. "Flat Stanley is back and...
2nd - 3rd
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Pony Scouts: At the Show (I Can Read Level 2)

Written by Cathy Hapka and Illustrated by Anne Kennedy
Jill and Apples are going to compete at the horse show, but a glimpse of the competition, and she...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Wheel on the School

Written by Meindert DeJong and Illustrated by Maurice Sendack
The children of the Dutch fishing village of Shora are concerned. The storks have stop coming to...
3rd - 7th
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It's Like This, Cat

Written by Emily Neville and Illustrated by Emil Weiss
Fourteen-year-old Dave needs a friend, and Kate, the Cat Lady, provides one: a stray tom named Cat...
5th - 9th
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Julie of the Wolves

Written by Jean Craighead George and Illustrated by John Schoenherr

Julie, or Miyax as she is known in her Eskimo village, runs away to escape danger, but she gets lost...

5th - 9th
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Sounder

Written by William H. Armstrong
Set in the Deep South in the 19th century, the story is about a poor African American sharecropper...
5th - 7th
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Dream On: The Silver Trilogy

Written by Kerstin Geir
Things seem to be going well for Liv Silver: she's adjusting to her new home (and her new family) in...
7th - 12th
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Confessions of a Hater

Written by Caprice Crane
Hailey Harper has always felt invisible. Now her dad has a new job and the family is moving to...
6th - 12th
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Divergent: Divergent

Written by Veronica Roth
Set in the future in Chicago, the book describes difficult choices that have to be made in a...
- 12th
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Harry the Dirty Dog

Written by Gene Zion and Illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham
Harry hates baths, so when he gets very dirty, he runs away to avoid a bath. How will his owners get...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Kissing Hand

Written by Audrey Penn and Illustrated by Ruth E. Harper & Nancy M. Leak
School is about to start in the forest, but Chester Raccoon doesn't want to go. To encourage him...
Pre-K - 3rd
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15597

Fables

Written and Illustrated by Arnold Lobel
This charming and silly collection of fables created by Arnold Lobel will tickle young readers and...
1st - 4th
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Dragonwings

Written by Laurence Yep
The story of Moon Shadow who grows up in China having never known his father. When Moon Shadow is 9...
3rd - 7th
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Harriet the Spy

Written and Illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh
The story of Harriet Welsch, a budding writer who lives in New York, spies on her neighbors and...
3rd - 7th
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Bridge to Terabithia

Written by Katherine Paterson
The story of two children, Jesse Aarons and Leslie Burke, who become friends. Jesse was lonely and...
4th - 7th
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Diary of a Worm

Written by Doreen Cronin and Illustrated by Harry Bliss
Did you ever wonder what it’s like to be a worm? This diary, written from the perspective of a young...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Sarah, Plain and Tall

Written by Patricia MacLachlan
When Sarah Wheaton answers widower Jacob Whiting’s ad for a mail-order bride, she leaves her home in...
1st - 5th
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The Runaway Bunny

Written by Margaret Wise Brown and Illustrated by Clement Hurd
A bunny decides to run away and imagines that he turns into a fish, a rock, a crocus, a sailboat...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Charlotte's Web

Written by E.B. White and Illustrated by Garth Williams
The timeless story of the friendship between Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider. When Wilbur...
3rd - 7th

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