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I Don't Know If I Want a Puppy: A True Story of Promoting Inclusion and Self-Determination

Written by Jo Meserver Mach and Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier and Illustrated by Mary Birdsell (Photographer)
It seems like all boys want a puppy. But not Ethan! He's happy playing with his cars. His older...
Pre-K - 3rd
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I Want to Be Like Poppin' Joe: A True Story Promoting Inclusion and Self-Determination 

Written by Jo Meserver Mach and Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier and Illustrated by Mary Birdsell (Photographer)
Dylan has an awesome friend. His friend, Poppin' Joe pops and sells popcorn. Poppin' Joe has a very...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Kaitlyn Wants to See Ducks: A True Story Promoting Inclusion and Self-Determination

Written by Jo Meserver Mach and Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier and Illustrated by Mary Birdsell (Photographer)
Kaitlyn loves ducks. Her family loves all the animals. Seeing those apes and lions and elephants and...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Marco and I Want to Play Ball: A True Story Promoting Inclusion and Self-Determination

Written by Jo Meserver Mach and Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier and Illustrated by Mary Birdsell (Photographer)
Isiah and Marco share their love of baseball. Who's going to hit the ball farther? Who's going to...
Pre-K - 3rd
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OE Wants It to Be Friday: A True Story Promoting Inclusion and Self-Determination

Written by Jo Meserver Mach and Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier and Illustrated by Mary Birdsell (Photographer)
OE is counting down the days until Friday. It's her favorite day of the week. Each day she has fun...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Waylen Wants to Jam: A True Story Promoting Inclusion and Self-Determination

Written by Jo Meserver Mach and Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier and Illustrated by Mary Birdsell (Photographer)
Playing the drum is so much fun. Waylen could do that all day long. But learning to be on a drumline...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Guinness World Records: Wacky Wheels (I Can Read!™ Level 2)

Written by Cari Meister

Buckle up! The Guinness World Record holders in Wacky Wheels cover all the vehicles that roll along...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Mia and the Tiny Toe Shoes (Mia — My First I Can Read!)

Written by Robin Farley
Mia loves her dance class, and Mia loves her teacher, Miss Bird. So when Miss Bird asks Mia to help...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Surf's Up

Written by Kwame Alexander and Illustrated by Daniel Miyares
Surf's up! Not yet, Dude! Books are boring! Not this one! Bro and Dude have very different ideas...
Pre-K - 3rd
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What Does It Mean to Be Kind?

Written by Rana DiOrio and Illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch

What Does It Mean to Be Kind? is a rare kindness book for children because it uses a proactive, not...

Pre-K - 3rd
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The Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine: Friendship Over

Written by Julie Sternberg
Being 10 is hard. Just ask Celie, who currently has a lot on her plate! Follow along in her top...
3rd - 5th
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The Rainbow Mystery (Science Solves It!)

Written by Jennifer Dussling
Two curious kids conduct experiments and build a prism in order to figure out how rainbows form....
1st - 3rd
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Classic Goosebumps: The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena

Written by R. L. Stine
The Blakes are taking a trip to Alaska! Mr. Blake has been asked to photograph a mysterious snow creature there. Poor Jordan and Nicole. They just wanted to see snow. But now they're being chased by a monstrous creature. A big furry-faced creature known as the Abominable Snowman!
3rd - 7th
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Going Places

Written by Paul A. Reynolds & Peter H. Reynolds and Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

It’s time for this year’s Going Places contest! Finally. Time to build a go-cart, race it—and win...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Penny and Her Marble

Written and Illustrated by Kevin Henkes
When Penny spots a marble in Mrs. Goodwin's front yard, she picks it up, puts it in her pocket, and...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Amazing Animals: Elephants

Written by Kate Riggs
From fleet-footed cheetahs to howling wolves, and from playful dolphins to earth-shaking elephants...
K - 3rd
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Playing to Win

Written by Karen Deans
The accomplishments of Althea Gibson, an African American tennis player from the 1950s who broke the...
3rd - 5th
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Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

Written by Ellen Levine and Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
In a Newbery-winning rendition of a true tale, a desperate slave asks a white abolitionist to pack...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Book! Book! Book!

Written by Deborah Bruss and Illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke
When the children go back to school, the animals on the farm are bored, so Cow, Pig, Horse, Hen, and...
Pre-K - 3rd
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How Many Stars in the Sky?

Written by Lenny Hort and Illustrated by James E. Ransome
Mama's away one night, and her son can't sleep. He tries to relax by counting stars, but the more of them he sees, the more determined he is to count every single one.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bluish

Written by Virginia Hamilton

Friendship isn't always easy. Natalie is different from the other kids in Dreenie's fifth-grade...

3rd - 7th
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Sheila Rae, the Brave

Written and Illustrated by Kevin Henkes
"I am very brave," Sheila Rae said, patting herself on the back. She wasn't afraid of anything—not...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Captain Underpants: Las aventuras del Superbebe Panal

Written by Dav Pilkey
Hilarious comic book illustrations complement the outrageous, funny, action-packed storylines of...
3rd - 5th
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The Doorbell Rang

Written by Pat Hutchins
Ma makes a batch of a dozen chocolate chip cookies for her children. Each child has six cookies. But...
Pre-K - 3rd

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