| Title |
Author |
Grades |
Genre |
Topic |
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| Arthur books |
Brown, Marc |
Kindergarten |
Picture Book |
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| Cat in the Hat, The |
Dr. Seuss |
Kindergarten |
Picture Book |
Humorous story, Burglar |
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| Cinderella |
Sanderson, Ruth |
Kindergarten |
Picture Book |
First day of School |
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| Sleeping Beauty |
Craft, Mahlon |
Kindergarten |
Picture Book |
Pirates, Learning to Read |
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| Berlioz the Bear |
Brett, Jan |
K - 2nd |
Picture Book |
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| Bertie Was a Watchdog |
Walton, Rick |
K - 2nd |
Picture Book |
Humorous story, Burglar |
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| Chrysanthemum |
Henkes, Kevin |
K - 2nd |
Picture Book |
First day of School |
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| Edward and the Pirates |
McPhail, David |
K - 2nd |
Picture Book |
Pirates, Learning to Read |
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| Froggy Books |
London, Jonathan |
K - 2nd |
Picture Book |
Family, Humorous stories |
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| Guji, Guji |
Chen, Chih-Yuan |
K - 2nd |
Humor |
Self-Identity/Tolerance |
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| Lily and the Purple Plastic Purse |
Henkes, Kevin |
K - 2nd |
Picture Book |
Rules at School |
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| Little Polar Bear |
de Beer, Hans |
K - 2nd |
Picture Book |
Habitats, Family |
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| Max and Ruby books |
Wells, Rosemary |
K - 2nd |
Picture Book |
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| Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! |
Fleming, Candace |
K - 2nd |
Picture Book |
Bunnies, Farmer, Humorous story |
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| My Lucky Day |
Kasza, Keiko |
K - 2nd |
Picture Book |
Trickster Tale |
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| Saving Sweetness |
Stanley, Diane |
K - 2nd |
Picture Book |
Western |
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| Trouble with Trolls |
Brett, Jan |
K - 2nd |
Picture Book |
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| Wild About Books |
Sierra, Judy |
K - 2nd |
Picture Book |
Zoo animals, Reading |
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| Action Jackson |
Greenbert, Jan |
K - 3rd |
Art |
Jackson Pollock/Painters |
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| Bad Case of Stripes, A |
Shannon, David |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
Peer pressure |
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| Dear Whiskers |
Nagda, Ann |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
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| Diary of a Wombat |
French, Jackie |
K - 3rd |
Australia |
Australia/Wombats |
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| Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus |
Willems, Mo |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
Humorous story |
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| Don't Let the Pigeon Eat the Hot Dog |
Willems, Mo |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
Humorous story |
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| Eight Animals on the Town |
Elya, Susan Middleton |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
English with some Spanish words |
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| El Nino Nuevo/The Brand New Kid |
Couric, Katie |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
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| George Washington's Teeth |
Cole, Brock |
K - 3rd |
Poetry |
George Washington/Poetry |
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| Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth |
Burleigh, Robert |
K - 3rd |
Biography |
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| How I Became a Pirate |
Long, Melinda |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
Pirates, Manners, Family |
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| I Stink! |
McCullan, Kate |
K - 3rd |
Humor |
Garbage |
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| La Nina Invisible |
Sanchez, Jose Louis Garcia |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
Spanish language |
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| Madlenka |
Sis, Peter |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
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| Madlenka's Dog |
Sis, Peter |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
Neighborhood, Multi-cultural |
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| Raft, The |
LaMarche, Jim |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
River Life |
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| Saturday Kid, The |
Sorel, Edward |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
1930's New York |
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| Skippyjon Jones |
Schachner, Judy |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
Hyperactive Kitten |
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| Spider and the Fly |
Howitt, Mary Botham |
K - 3rd |
Poetry |
Spiders/Flies |
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| Stellaluna |
Cannon, Janell |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
Bats, Birds |
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| What do you do with a tail like this? |
Jenkins, Steve |
K - 3rd |
Picture Book |
Animals |
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| What do you with a Tail like This? |
Jenkins, Steve |
K - 3rd |
Animals |
Animals/Zoology |
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| When Marian Sang |
Ryan, Pam Munoz |
K - 3rd |
Biography |
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| Diary of a Worm |
Cronin, Doreen |
K - 4th |
Picture Book |
Humorous story |
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| Mr. Falker's Way |
Polacco, Patricia |
K - 4th |
Picture Book |
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| Pot that Juan Built |
Andrews-Goebel, Nancy |
K - 4th |
Poetry |
Mexico/Pottery |
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| Togo |
Blak, Robert |
K - 4th |
Picture Book |
Iditarod, Alaska |
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| Tell Me a Scary Story but not Too Scary |
Reiner, Carl |
K - 5th |
Picture Book |
Neighbors, Overcoming Fears |
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| Other Side, The |
Woodson, Jaqueline |
1st - 4th |
Picture Book |
Multicultural |
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| Be Careful What You Wish For |
Church, Lisa |
1st grade |
Fantasy |
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| Berenstain Bears Books, The |
Berenstain, Stan & Jan |
1st grade |
Picture Book |
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| Giving Tree, The |
Silverstein, Shel |
1st grade |
Picture Book |
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| Magic Tree House Series |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
1st grade |
Fantasy |
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| Stupids Take Off, The |
Allard, Harry |
1st grade |
Picture Book |
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| Three Billy Goats Gruff, The |
Galdone, Paul |
1st grade |
Picture Book |
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| 7 X 9 = Trouble! |
Mills, Claudia |
2nd - 3rd |
Realistic Fiction |
School Stories/Multiplication/Brothers |
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| Dragon Slayer's Academy books |
McMullan, Kate |
2nd - 4th |
Fantasy |
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| Gooney Bird Greene |
Lowry, Lois |
2nd - 4th |
Humor |
School stories |
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| Magic Tree House books |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
2nd - 4th |
Fantasy |
Timetravel to various places |
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| White Socks Only |
Coleman, Evelyn |
2nd - 4th |
Picture Book |
Multicultural |
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| Junie B. Jones books |
Park, Barbara |
2nd - 5th |
Realistic Fiction |
Humorous stories |
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| Frindle |
Clements, Andrew |
3rd - 5th |
Realistic Fiction |
School, Friends, Humorous stories |
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| Gold Threaded Dress |
Marsden, Carolyn |
3rd - 5th |
Realistic Fiction |
Multicultural/teasing/girl |
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| Ramona Quimby, Age 8 |
Cleary, Beverly |
3rd - 5th |
Realistic Fiction |
Family, Humorous stories |
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| Tale of Despereaux |
DiCamillo, Kate |
3rd - 5th |
Fantasy |
mouse/castle/love |
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| Amigos Del Otro Lado |
Anza, Ana Luisa |
3rd - 6th |
Picture Book |
Spanish language |
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| Because of Winn-Dixie |
DiCamillo, Kate |
3rd - 6th |
Realistic Fiction |
Family, Neighbors, Pets |
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| Becoming Naomi Leon |
Ryan, Pam Munoz |
3rd - 6th |
Realistic Fiction |
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| Bucking the Sarge |
Curtis, Christopher Paul |
3rd - 6th |
Realistic Fiction |
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| Every Living Thing |
Rylant, Cynthia |
3rd - 6th |
Short Stories |
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| Fudge books |
Blume, Judy |
3rd - 6th |
Realistic Fiction |
Siblings, Humorous stories |
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| Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez |
Krull, Kathleen |
3rd - 6th |
Biography |
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| Hatchet |
Paulsen, Gary. |
3rd - 6th |
Realistic Fiction |
Survival story |
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| Loser |
Spinelli, Jerry. |
3rd - 6th |
Realistic Fiction |
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| Love That Dog |
Creech, Sharon |
3rd - 6th |
Realistic Fiction |
Poetry, Writing, Losing a Pet |
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| Me Llamo Maria Isabel |
Ada, Alma Flor |
3rd - 6th |
Picture Book |
Spanish language |
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| Nory Ryan's Song |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
3rd - 6th |
Historical Fiction |
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| Ruby Holler |
Creech, Sharon |
3rd - 6th |
Mystery |
Orphans/Country life/Travel |
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| Shiloh |
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds |
3rd - 6th |
Realistic Fiction |
Family, Pets |
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| Teacher's Funeral, The |
Peck, Richard. |
3rd - 6th |
Humor |
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| Tiger Rising, The |
DiCamillo, Kate |
3rd - 6th |
Realistic Fiction |
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| My Name Is Jorge On Both Sides of the River |
Medina, Jane |
3rd - 7th |
Poetry |
English and Spanish |
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| Secret School |
Avi |
4th - 5th |
Historical fiction |
girl/colorado/settlers |
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| Granny Torelli Makes Soup |
Creech, Sharon |
4th - 6th |
Realistic Fiction |
Friendship, Physically Handicapped |
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| Tale of Despereaux, The |
Ering, Timothy Basil |
4th - 6th |
Fairy Tales |
Fairy Tales/Princesses/Mice |
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| Chasing Vermeer |
Balliet, Blue |
4th - 8th |
Mystery |
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| City of Ember |
DePrau, Jeanne |
4th - 8th |
Fantasy |
Futuristic Underground Civilization |
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| Dragon Rider |
Funke,Cornelia |
4th - 8th |
Fantasy |
Dragon/adventure/boy and girl |
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| Each Little Bird That Sings |
Wiles, Deborah |
4th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
Family, Pet, Death, Traditions |
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| Ella Enchanted |
Levine, Gail |
4th - 8th |
Fantasy |
Fractured Fairytale, Honesty |
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| Maniac Magee |
Spinelli, Jerry. |
4th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
Family, Homeless, Survival |
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| No More Dead Dogs |
Korman, Gordan |
4th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
School, Humorous story |
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| Once Upon a Marigold |
Ferris, Jean |
4th - 8th |
Fantasy |
Fractured Fairytale, Honesty |
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| Ruby Holler |
Creech, Sharon |
4th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
Foster home, Family |
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| Surviving the Applewhites |
Tolan, Stephanie |
4th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction/ Humor |
Foster home, the Arts, Actors |
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| Year Down Yonder, A |
Peck, Richard |
4th - 8th |
Humor/ Historical Fiction |
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| Artemis Fowl Series |
Colfer, Eoin |
4th Grade |
Fantasy |
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| Chasing Redbird |
Creech, Sharon |
4th Grade |
Realistic Fiction |
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| Danny the Champion -World |
Dahl, Roald |
4th Grade |
Picture Book |
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| Holes |
Sachar, Louis. |
4th Grade |
Realistic Fiction |
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| House of the Scorpion |
Farmer, Nancy |
4th Grade |
Science Fiction |
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| Inkheart |
Funke, Cornelia |
4th Grade |
Fantasy |
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| Little House series |
Wilder, Laura Ingalls |
4th Grade |
Historical Fiction |
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| Lost Treasure - Series |
Calhoun, Mary |
4th Grade |
Realistic Fiction |
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| Unfortunate Events Series |
Snicket, Lemony. |
4th Grade |
Fantasy |
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| Walk Two Moons |
Creech, Sharon |
4th Grade |
Realistic Fiction |
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| Wanderer, The |
Creech, Sharon |
4th Grade |
Realistic Fiction |
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| Adaline Falling Star |
Osborne |
5th - 8th |
Historical Fiction |
Kit Carson's Daughter |
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| Eragon |
Paolini, Christopher |
5th - 8th |
Fantasy |
Dragons, Travel |
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| Heartbeat |
Creech, Sharon |
5th - 8th |
Poetry Fiction |
Friendship, Family |
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| Ida BÉand her Plans to Maximize Fun.. |
Hannigan, Kathleen |
5th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
Family, Home School, Cancer |
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| Park's Quest |
Paterson, Katherine |
5th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
Boy looking for father, Viet Nam Vet |
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| Thief Lord |
Funke, Cornelia |
5th - 8th |
Fantasy |
Venice, homeless children, family |
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| Tuck Everlasting |
Babbit, Natalie |
5th - 8th |
Fantasy |
ALA Notable Book |
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| Westing Game |
Raskin, Ellen |
5th - 8th |
Mystery |
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| Corner of the Universe, A |
Martin, Ann |
5th - 9th |
Realistic Fiction |
Mentally Disabled sibling, family |
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| Esperanza Rising |
Ryan, Pam Munoz |
5th -8th |
Historical Fiction |
Coming of age, farm workers |
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| Sacajawea |
Bruchac, Joseph |
5th -8th |
Historical Fiction |
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| Watership Down |
Adams, Richard |
5th grade |
Fantasy |
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| Where the Red Fern Grows |
Rawls, Wilson |
5th grade |
Realistic Fiction |
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| An American Plague: The True and.. |
Murphy, Jim |
5th-8th |
Nonfiction |
Yellow Fever, 1793/Pennsylvania History |
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| City of Ember, The |
DuPrau, Jeanne |
5th-8th |
Fantasy |
Good and evil/Fantasy |
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| Crispin: The Cross of Lead |
Avi |
5th-8th |
Historical Fiction |
Middle Ages Newbery Medal |
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| Hoot |
Hiaasen, Carol |
5th-8th |
Mystery |
Environmental Protection/Burrowing Owls |
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| Olive's Ocean |
Henkes, Kevin |
5th-8th |
Realistic Fiction |
Family life/Self-Perception |
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| Al Capone does my shirts |
Choldenko, Gennifer |
6th - 8th |
Historical Fiction |
Newbery Honor 2005 |
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| Any title by |
Pierce, Tamora. |
6th - 8th |
Fantasy |
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| Bad beginning-Series, The |
Snicket, Lemony. |
6th - 8th |
Fantasy |
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| Blue Fingers: A Ninja's Tale |
Whitesel, Cheryl |
6th - 8th |
Historical Fiction |
set in Japan |
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| Brian's return. |
Paulsen, Gary. |
6th - 8th |
Survival |
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| Brian's winter/ |
Paulsen, Gary. |
6th - 8th |
Survival |
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| Briar Rose. |
Yolen, Jane. |
6th - 8th |
Historical Fiction |
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| Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen |
Sheldon, Dyan |
6th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
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| Coraline |
Gaiman, Neil |
6th - 8th |
Horror |
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| Devil's Arithmetic , The |
Yolen, Jane. |
6th - 8th |
Historical Fiction |
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| Dragon rider |
Funke, Cornelia Caroline |
6th - 8th |
Fantasy |
Dragons |
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| Dragon's blood : a fantasy / |
Yolen, Jane. |
6th - 8th |
Fantasy |
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| Giver, The |
Lowry, Lois |
6th - 8th |
Science Fiction |
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| Harry Potter series |
Rowling,J.K.. |
6th - 8th |
Fantasy |
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| Hobbit, The |
Tolkien, J. R. R. |
6th - 8th |
Fantasy |
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| Holes. |
Sachar, Louis. |
6th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
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| How Angel Peterson got his name |
Paulsen, Gary. |
6th - 8th |
Humor |
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| Kira-Kira |
Kadohata, Cynthia |
6th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
Newbery, Japanese-American |
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| Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy |
Schmidt, Gary D. |
6th - 8th |
Historical Fiction |
Newbery Honor 2005 |
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| Misfits, The |
Howe, James |
6th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
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| Pictures of Hollis Woods |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
6th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
Orphans/Family life/Artists |
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| Run, Boy, Run |
Orlev, Uri |
6th - 8th |
Historical Fiction |
Holocaust/World War II |
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| Sea of Trolls, The |
Farmer, Nancy |
6th - 8th |
Fantasy |
Norse vikings |
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| Stargirl. |
Spinelli, Jerry. |
6th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
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| Under the blood-red sun / |
Salisbury, Graham. |
6th - 8th |
Historical Fiction |
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| Year down yonder, A |
Peck, Richard. |
6th - 8th |
Historical Fiction |
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| Al Capone Does My Shirts |
Choldenko, Gennifer |
6th - 9th |
Realistic Fiction |
1935 Alcatraz |
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| Basketball or Something Like it |
Baskin, Nora |
6th - 9th |
Realistic Fiction |
basketball |
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| Emako Blue |
Woods, Brenda |
6th - 9th |
Realistic Fiction |
African-Americans, high school |
|
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| Girl 15, charming but insane |
Limb, Sue |
6th - 9th |
Realistic Fiction |
Friendship, Family, humor |
|
|
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| Girls in Pants: the Third Summer |
Brashares, Ann |
6th - 9th |
Realistic Fiction |
third in Pants series |
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| Millions |
Cottrell Boyce, Frank |
6th - 9th |
Realistic Fiction |
England/humor |
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| Now you see it |
Vande Velde |
6th - 9th |
Fantasy |
magic glasses |
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| Trickster's queen |
Pierce, Tamora |
6th and up |
Fantasy |
series |
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| Corner of the Universe |
Martin, Ann |
7th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
Mental Disabilities/Family Life/Friendship |
|
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| Keeper of the Night |
Holt, Kimberly Willis |
7th - 8th |
Realistic Fiction |
Grief/Death/Family Problems |
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| Fat kid rules the world |
Going, K. L. |
7th - 9th |
Realistic Fiction |
depression, suicide, music |
|
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| Son of the Mob |
Korman, Gordon |
7th - 9th |
Realistic Fiction |
Oganized crime, dating |
|
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| Aimee |
Miller, Mary Beth |
7th and up |
Realistic Fiction |
suicide |
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| Born confused |
Desai Hidier, Tanuja |
7th and up |
Realistic Fiction |
India/ USA |
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| Curious incident of the dog in the night-time, The |
Haddon, Mark |
7th and up |
Realistic Fiction |
autism |
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| Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You |
Cirrone, Dorian |
7th and up |
Realistic Fiction |
ballet, sexism |
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| Lord of the Rings, The Trilogy |
Tolkien, J. R. R. |
7th and up |
Fantasy |
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| Stetson |
Rottman, Susan |
7th and up |
Realistic Fiction |
coming of age |
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| Acceleration |
McNamee, Graham |
9th - 12th |
Mystery |
Teen finds diary of a serial murderer |
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| Bound |
Napoli, Donna Jo |
9th - 12th |
Historical Fiction |
Chinese Cinderella Story |
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| Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, The |
Haddon, Mark |
9th - 12th |
Mystery |
Autistic teen investigates dog's death |
|
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| Devil in the White City |
Larson, Erik |
9th - 12th |
Nonfiction |
1893 Chicago World's Fair |
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| Earth, My Butt, and other Big Round Things, The |
Mackler, Carolyn |
9th - 12th |
Realistic Fiction |
Overweight teen deal with family issues |
|
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| Eragon |
Paolini, Christopher |
9th - 12th |
Fantasy |
Dragons |
|
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| Friday Night Lights |
Bissinger, H. G. |
9th - 12th |
Nonfiction |
Texas football |
|
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| Girl, 15, charming but insane |
Limb, Sue |
9th - 12th |
Realistic Fiction |
Teen angst |
|
|
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| Gospel According to Larry |
Tashjian, Janet |
9th - 12th |
Humor |
Teenage boy rants online and wins the attention of
his dream girl. |
| Kite Runner |
Hosseini, Khaled |
9th - 12th |
Multicultural |
Afghanistan refugee |
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| Luna: a novel |
Peters, Julie Anne |
9th - 12th |
Realistic Fiction |
Gender Identity |
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| Northern Light |
Donnelly, Jennifer |
9th - 12th |
Historical mystery |
Girl works at summer inn where a guest is murdered |
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| Now You See It |
Velde, Vivian Vande |
9th - 12th |
Fantasy |
Teenage/Dark Fantasy/Afterlife |
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| One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies |
Sones, Soya |
9th - 12th |
Realistic Fiction |
Teen moves to CA to live with her celebrity dad |
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| Prom |
Anderson, Laurie Halse |
9th - 12th |
Realistic Fiction |
Planning a prom on a shoestring budget |
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| Secret Life of Bees |
Kidd, Sue Monk |
9th - 12th |
Multicultural |
Girl and her maid run away |
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| Sterkarm Kiss, A |
Price, Susan |
9th - 12th |
Science Fiction |
Timetravel |
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