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| Title | After Ever After |
| Author | Jordan Sonnenblick |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • a tissue box book • acceptance • accepting others • brothers • cancer • change • character • choices • coming of age • courage • diseases • family • finding yourself • first love • friends • friendship • growing up • middle readers • middle school • older readers • physical challenges • relationships • reluctant reader • risk • role-models • self-reliance • special needs • standing up for yourself • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Jeffrey Alper, eighth grader, is headed to the first day of a new school year when he stops to help a girl in the hallway who has dropped her papers....
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Alexander Who's Not Going to Move |
| Author | Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz |
| Illustrator | Robin Preiss Glasser |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • brothers • change • family • fears • feelings • friendship • great read aloud • letting go • moving • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • risk • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Alexander is back and he is absolutely determined that he is not going to move 1000 miles away from his friends and the neighborhood he knows so well. He has...
Books » Mystery
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| Title | An Echo Falls Mystery: Behind the Curtain |
| Author | Peter Abrahams (An Echo Falls Mystery) |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys/girls • brothers • fiction • girl power • girls • intrigue • mature reader • mystery • older reader • suspense |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Something is wrong in Echo Falls, and Ingrid is starting to notice. Her father is getting really tense and stressed out about his job. Her brother is lifting weights like...
Books » Graphic Novel
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| Title | Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! |
| Author | Geoffrey Hayes |
| Illustrator | Geoffrey Hayes |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Early Readers • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • accepting others • brothers • early reader • friendship • humor • independent readers • mice • mistakes • mystery • sisters • stealing • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
"Do you think the new kid took it?" You know you can't just take stuff. That's a no-no. Benny and Penny are trying to solve the mystery of the disappearance...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Bird |
| Author | Zetta Elliott |
| Illustrator | Shadra Strickland |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • African American • art • brothers • choices • consequences • death • drug abuse • dysfunctional families • family • grandfather • growing up • If You Liked Sharon Draper • If You Liked Walter Dean Myers • older readers • picture books • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Bird loves to draw. Drawing is a friend he can count on. He can count on it when life is handing him some hard things like his grandfather dying...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Captain Nobody |
| Author | Dean Pitchford |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • being different • being yourself • brothers • choices • family • football • helping others • heroes • identity • If You Liked Frindle • If You Liked Tangerine • middle reader • middle readers • older reader • older readers • reluctant reader • risk • self-confidence • self-reliance • siblings • superheroes • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
His mother is on the phone, his father is deep in blueprints and his older brother is Chris Newman, football star. It's the day of the big game and Newton...
Books » Historical Fiction
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| Title | Daniel's Duck |
| Author | Clyde Robert Bulla |
| Illustrator | Joan Sandin |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Early Readers • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • American history • art • being different • being yourself • brothers • family • fiction • identity • imagination • Independent reader • independent readers • individuality • reluctant reader • self-confidence • sensitivity • sibling rivalry • siblings • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Two brothers live in the mountains of Tennessee where winters are long. During the winter, everyone in their family makes something to take to the spring fair. Jeffrey has a...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors |
| Author | Chris Barton |
| Illustrator | Tony Persiani |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • brothers • innovations • inventions • science • teamwork • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
"Even if they wanted to, the ancient Egyptians couldn't ahve painted their pyramids a green that glowed in the desert sun. Back in 2600 BCE, there was no such color." ...
Books » Humor
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| Title | Drooling and Dangerous: The Riot Brothers Return |
| Author | Mary Amato |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • brothers • family • fun • great read aloud • humor • If You Liked Captain Underpants • If you Liked Diary of A Wimpy Kid • independent readers • middle readers • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • school story • siblings • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
This might look like an ordinary book at first, but amazingly, it is actually three hilarious different stories starring those side-splitting brothers: Orville and Wilbur. In Book 1, you'll discover...
Books » Humor
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| Title | Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #1: The Mount Rushmore Calamity |
| Author | Sara Pennypacker (created by Jeff Brown) |
| Illustrator | Macky Pamintuan |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • brothers • detective • family • fun • getting along • humor • independent readers • middle readers • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • sibling rivalry • siblings • teamwork • travel • treasure • vacations • Wild West • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Hey kids, Flat Stanley is back! The Lambchop family is off on vacation to Mount Rushmore. Join Stanley and Arthur as they explore Mount Rushmore, and Custer State Park...
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| Title | Heart of a Shepherd |
| Author | Roseanne Parry |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • being different • being yourself • brothers • choices • coming of age • courage • grandfather • grandparents • identity • If You Liked Tangerine • Iraq-war • Oregon • ranching • values • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
This is a beautiful, heart-warming, reassuring book about a young boy, Brother, who is the last of five brothers to live on the family ranch. His father leaves to command...
Books » Humor
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| Title | Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine |
| Author | Francesca Simon |
| Illustrator | Tony Ross |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • being different • being yourself • brothers • bullying • choices • complaining • family • getting along • great read aloud • humor • If You Liked Captain Underpants • If you Liked Diary of A Wimpy Kid • independent readers • middle readers • misbehaving • outdoors • problem-solving • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • siblings • time travel • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
The day has come for the family walk. Perfect Peter is all happy and can't wait to wear his new books. Horrid Henry wants to do anything but this. His...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother |
| Author | Selina Alko |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • African American • brothers • differences • family • great read aloud • identity • individuality • love • multicultural • new baby • new sibling • preschooler • Read aloud to 3's, 4's, 5's • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • siblings |
This is a great new baby book that celebrates the deliciousness of new babies of all shades. It celebrates the wonder and the just rightness of us all using gorgeous...
Books » Graphic Novel
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| Title | Into the Volcano |
| Author | Don Wood |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • brothers • danger • fiction • intrigue • journeys • mothers • scientist • volcanoes • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Whoa! This is the closest I've ever come to reading a book and feeling as though I was watching a movie. It's really well done. One minute Duffy and Sumo...
Books » Historical Fiction
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| Title | Kite Fighters, THe |
| Author | Linda Sue Park |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • acceptance • Asian culture • brothers • competition • fears • feelings • helping others • historical fiction • kings • kites • medieval times • middle readers • sibling rivalry • siblings • South Korea • traditions • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
In a riveting narrative set in fifteenth-century Korea, two brothers discover a shared passion for kites. Kee-sup can craft a kite unequaled in strength and beauty, but his younger brother,...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories About Growing Up Scieszka |
| Author | Jon Scieszka |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action • adventure • biography • brothers • coming of age • family • humor • school story • siblings • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
This is an autobiography of Jon Scieszka, and that’s the good news. If you have a reluctant reader who has to do a biography book report, your prayers have been...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Last Newspaper Boy in America |
| Author | Sue Corbett |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • brothers • cheating • coming of age • family • fathers/sons • finding your voice • growing up • If You Liked Tangerine • injustice • middle readers • older readers • overcoming obstacles • problem-solving • responsibility • self-confidence • self-reliance • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
THE LAST NEWSPAPER BOY IN AMERICA by Sue Corbett: When you're a guy turning twelve, you're starting to look for your place in the world and Wil David of Steele,...
Books » Humor
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| Title | Legend of Spud Murphy |
| Author | Eoin Colfer |
| Illustrator | Glenn McCoy |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • brothers • fiction • humor • If you Liked Diary of A Wimpy Kid • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Will and Marty's mother thought the calm, quiet library would be the perfect place for her cantankerous boys to spend their summer afternoons. Little did she know that after she...
Books » Humor
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| Title | Lenny and Mel: Holidazed |
| Author | Erik P. Kraft |
| Illustrator | Erik P. Kraft |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • brothers • fun • holidays • humor • independent readers • middle readers • reluctant listener • reluctant reader • school story • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
This is one of the funniest books I've read in a long time. Lenny and Mel are taking on one holiday after another and not always winning. The book starts...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Mia |
| Author | Lawrence Yep |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • girls • brothers • choices • feelings • finding yourself • independent readers • middle readers • siblings • ice hockey • figure skating • ice skating |
Mia St. Clair has always played hockey with her three older brothers. When she decides to do what she loves and train as...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Miracle's Boys |
| Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • African American • brothers • change • character • coming of age • faith • family • fears • getting along • grief • mature reader • older reader • realistic fiction • responsibility • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
One of my favorite books for young teens. Lafayette is a seventh grader who has lost both parents and now holds onto his two brothers, Ty'ree and Charlie. Ty'ree is...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Monkeys and the Universe |
| Author | Kate Banks |
| Illustrator | Tomek Bogacki |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Early Readers • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • brothers • early reader • family • getting along • independent readers • monkeys • reluctant reader • sharing • siblings • solar system • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
It's hard to be the little brother, even if you're a monkey little brother. Max is watching his big brother, Pete, build a model of the solar system. Pete won't...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | My Baby & Me |
| Author | Lynn Reiser |
| Illustrator | Penny Gentieu |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Babies • Young Listeners • Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • brothers • growing up • Read aloud to 1's and 2's • Read with babies and 1's • relationships • self-confidence • self-esteem • siblings |
Ah the glorious world of siblings! Here is a vibrant book filled with warm photographs of babies and their older siblings. Babies, as we all know, love to look at...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Oh, Brother |
| Author | Arthur Yorinks |
| Illustrator | Richard Egielski |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Early Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • brothers • circus • early reader • getting along • helping others • hope • humor • loss • love • orphans • picture books • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • siblings • twins • Belonger/Connector • New York • perseverance |
Twins, Milton and Morris lose their parents early in life in a tragedy at sea. This disagreeable pair of orphans just cannot get along. They fight and argue over everything...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Princess Tales: Cinderellis and the Glass Hill |
| Author | Gail Carson Levine (Princess Tales) |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | romance • part of a series • middle readers • independent readers • fairy tales • brothers • boys • adventure |
Cinderellis is a boy inventor with two big brothers, Ralph and Burt, who just won't accept him no matter how hard he tries. Invention after invention fails to penetrate their...
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