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| Title | A Big Fat Enormous Lie |
| Author | Marjorie Weinman Sharmat |
| Illustrator | David McPhail |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Young Listeners • Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • character • choices • lying • mistakes • preschooler • Read aloud to 2's, 3's, 4's • Read aloud to 3's, 4's, 5's • telling the truth • toddler • truth • Belonger/Connector |
A little boy tells a lie -just a little lie- but it grows bigger and bigger and bigger and suddenly he has a monster following him around. This can be...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend |
| Author | Emily Horner |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • acceptance • accidents • ambiguity • being yourself • bicycles • character • choices • coming of age • courage • danger • death • family • finding your voice • finding yourself • first love • growing up • high school • homosexuality • identity • If You Liked Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants • journal • journeys • labeling • letting go • prejudice • quests • reputation • standing up for yourself • summer • Survival • Belonger/Connector |
AfterJulia’s death in a car crash, Cass can’t stay in town as the Drama Kids getready to perform Julia’s “top secret” play as a tribute to begin their senioryear...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | A Nest for Celeste |
| Author | Henry Cole |
| Illustrator | Henry Cole |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • art • artists • belonging • bravery • bullying • cats • change • character • friends • friendship • helping others • mice • middle readers • overcoming obstacles • Read aloud to 6's, 7's, 8's • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
To be released on Feb. 23, 2010: Just where exactly is "home?" A delightful little mouse named Celeste is about to have a few life lessons in exactly that. She...
Books » Fantasy
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| Title | A Redwall Winter's Tale |
| Author | Brian Jacques |
| Illustrator | Christopher Denise |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Young Listeners • Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • animals • character • fiction • If You Liked Charlie Bone • If You Liked Redwall • If You Liked Secrets of Droon • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
A second picture book, Redwall Winter's Tale, is just right for young readers/listeners who aren't ready to tackle the Redwall books on their own. This is another heartwarming tale of...
Books » Action / Adventure
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| Title | A Week in the Woods |
| Author | Andrew Clements |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action/adventure • adventure • being different • being yourself • belonging • change • character • If You Liked Tangerine • individuality • middle readers • older readers • outdoors • realistic fiction • school story • self-confidence • self-reliance • stereotypes • Survival • thoughtful • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Eleven-year-old Mark is a rich kid who has just moved into a new house and, consequently, will attend a new school. But Mark has decided he doesn't need to get...
Books » Science Fiction
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| Title | A Wrinkle in Time |
| Author | Madeleine L'Engle |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • being different • being yourself • books that make a difference • character • classic • family • fathers • identity • If You Liked A Wrinkle in Time • If You Liked Among the Hidden • If You Liked City of Ember • journeys • mature readers • middle readers • older readers • science fiction • society • space • struggle • time travel • values • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
"You were a star once, weren't you?" Charles Wallace asks Mrs. Whatsit and that line alone will give you the sense that this book takes you to a new place....
Books » Historical Fiction
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| Title | Across Five Aprils |
| Author | Irene Hunt |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • boys/girls • American history • bravery • character • choices • Civil War • coming of age • family • fathers/sons • historical fiction • mature reader • older reader • war • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • If You Liked My Brother Sam Is Dead |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
The five Aprils are the five years of the American Civil War. Fifteen-year-old Jethro Creighton lives those five Aprils, and it's through his experiences that we follow the paths of...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Adventures of Marco Polo, The |
| Author | Russell Freedman |
| Illustrator | Bagram Ibatoulline |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • Asian culture • biography • character • Chinese • exploration • history • journeys • middle readers • older readers • truth • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
Who was Marco Polo? Did he really travel to China or was he a man of a million lies? Born into a family of adventurers, Marco joined his father and...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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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 » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Al Capone Does My Shirts |
| Author | Gennifer Choldenko |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • autism • character • coming of age • family • growing up • helping others • If You Liked Tangerine • middle readers • realistic fiction • relationships • siblings • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan, his sister, Natalie, and his parents have just moved into their new home and their new lives on Alcatraz Island. Dad has a new job working for...
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| Title | Albert |
| Author | Donna Jo Napoli |
| Illustrator | Jim La Marche |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | birds • boys/girls • character • compassion • disabilities • getting along • mental illness • overcoming obstacles • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's |
Albert has an enormous heart. He lives in the city and cares very much for the birds who come near his window. He cares so much that one day he...
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| Title | All Star! Honus Wagner and the Most Famous Baseball Card Ever |
| Author | Jane Yolen |
| Illustrator | Jim Burke |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • baseball • biography • character • growing up • heroes • information • persistence • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's • reluctant listener • role-models • sports • values • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
"In July 2007 a rare baseball card was sold at auction for almost three million dollars. The player on the card was...the most famous shortstop baseball has ever known. His...
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| Title | All the Colors of the Earth |
| Author | Sheila Hamanaka |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Picture Books |
| Keywords | character • diversity • racial differences • values |
This is the first book I look for when someone asks me to find them a book for children to celebrate our different races. There is joy and pride in...
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| Title | Alphabet Tree |
| Author | Leo Lionni |
| Illustrator | Leo Lionni |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Young Listeners • Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • alphabet book • books that make a difference • boys/girls • character • reading • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's • teamwork • thoughtful • values |
We begin with an alphabet tree? What is that you ask? It is a tree that has a letter happily ensconced on each leaf. Where are the letters now you...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | An Extraordinary Egg |
| Author | Leo Lionni |
| Illustrator | Leo Lionni |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Young Listeners • Picture Books • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • adventure • animals • being different • being yourself • character • fable • frogs • getting along • humility • humor • Independent reader • independent readers • preschooler • Read aloud to 3's, 4's, 5's • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's • stories that make a difference • wisdom |
Every time I read a Leo Lionni book I am always so impressed with his deep respect for children. This is the story of three frogs, one of whom Jessica,...
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| Title | Anansi Goes Fishing |
| Author | Eric A. Kimmel |
| Illustrator | Janet Stevens |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books • Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • character • folktale • getting along • honesty • Independent reader • independent readers • integrity • middle reader • middle readers • picture books • sharing • spiders • truth |
Anansi the spider sees Turtle one day walking along with a great big fish. Where did Turtle get that fish, Anansi wants to know. Turtle explains that...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Angry Management |
| Author | Chris Crutcher |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • a tissue box book • abuse • acceptance • accepting others • anger • bullies • bullying • character • child abuse • choices • coming of age • dysfunctional families • high school • homosexuality • injustice • mature issues • mature reader • murder • parenting • relationships • self-control • self-reliance • Survival • teens • trust • truth • understanding others • very mature readers • violence • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • obesity |
Counselor Nak, Mr. Nakatani, has a new job. In a jurisdiction covering three school districts, there has been a streak of tragedy in the past year with two suicides...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Anything But Typical |
| Author | Nora Raleigh Baskin |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • accepting others • autism • being yourself • character • compassion • differences • diversity • feelings • fiction • friends • friendship • getting along • middle reader • middle readers • older readers • overcoming obstacles • risk • Schneider Award • stereotypes • values • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
If you 'see' someone, how much do you know about that person? This is the stereotype-crashing story of a boy with autism who meets a girl who is blind. What...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Bad News For Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves |
| Author | Vaunda Micheaux Nelson |
| Illustrator | R. Gregory Christie |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • African American • American history • character • Coretta Scott King Author Award • heroes • honesty • read aloud to 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s • role-models • slavery • Wild West • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
"One of the bravest men this country has ever known," is one of the descriptions of Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves. Born a slave, he gained his freedom and became...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Best Foot Forward |
| Author | Joan Bauer |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | girls • acceptance • accepting others • adventure • character • ethics • family • girl power • honesty • identity • mature reader • mature readers • middle reader • older reader • older readers • realistic fiction • self-reliance • trust • values • If You Liked Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants • faith |
Jenna Boller is on the job at Gladstone Shoes the day Tanner Cobb walks in and tries to steal from the store. Mrs. Gladstone decides to hire Tanner to work...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Billy Baggs Trilogy: Hard Ball |
| Author | Will Weaver |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • baseball • change • character • choices • competition • courage • death • family • fathers • fathers/sons • hope • identity • If You Liked Tangerine • mature reader • mature readers • older reader • older readers • self-confidence • self-control • self-esteem • self-reliance • sports • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Both boys are ballplayers. Both boys have struggles with their fathers. Baseball can be a great tool to find yourself and to figure out your relationship with your dad. This...
Books » Fantasy
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| Title | Books of Bayern: River Secrets |
| Author | Shannon Hale |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action/adventure • bravery • character • choices • coming of age • courage • heroines • If You Liked Charlie Bone • If You Liked Ella Enchanted • If You Liked Robin McKinley • If You Liked Tamora Pierce • intrigue • middle readers • older readers • self-confidence • self-control • self-esteem • self-reliance • war • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Delightfully, the Books of Bayern continue. In this tale Razo has been selected as one of Bayern's Own, a great honor. The soldiers of Bayern's Own are to accompany the...
Books » Sports
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| Title | Boy Who Saved Baseball |
| Author | John H. Ritter |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • baseball • character • choices • courage • If You Liked Tangerine • middle reader • older reader • overcoming obstacles • self-confidence • self-control • self-esteem • self-reliance • sports • traditions • Belonger/Connector |
This is a good one. It's not your usual sport book for boys. Meet Tom who loves baseball. He lives next door to an old man who owns a lot...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Boys, Bears, and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots |
| Author | Abby McDonald |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • acceptance • adventure • character • consequences • environment • finding yourself • friendship • If You Liked Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants • mature readers • outdoors • relationships • standing up for yourself • travel • understanding others • vacations • very mature readers • Belonger/Connector • Answerman |
Jenna is a Green Teen for environmental awareness at her high school, so when she can choose between spending the summer in the Canadian woods with her godmother Susie...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. |
| Author | Kate Messner |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | girls • boys/girls • accepting others • autumn • being different • being yourself • change • character • choices • competition • fall • family • growing old • growing up • If You Liked Bridge to Terabithia • individuality • middle readers • older readers • overcoming obstacles • persistence • relationships • relatives • responsibility • rivalry • struggle |
Gianna Zales struggles to get things done on time. The most important deadline in her life right now is the one for getting her leaf project done for her science...
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