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A Day No Pigs Would Die
Robert is a young boy of the Plain People. This is the story of his pilgrimage to manhood. Life presents Robert with many lessons and behind them all is the...
 
 
A Whole Nother Story
"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and that's "A Whole Nother Story."  The entire Cheeseman family is piling into the white station wagon along with Dad's invention, the LVR,...
 
 
A Wrinkle in Time
"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....
 
 
Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House

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Title Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House
Author Cynthia Rylant
Illustrator Sucie Stevenson
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Early ReadersIndependent Readers
Keywords girlsboys/girlsbeing yourselfbunniesearly readerfathersfathers/daughtersfinding yourselffriendsfriendshipgetting alonghelping othershomesIndependent readerneighborhoodsproblem-solvingunderstanding othersBelonger/ConnectorSeeker/Leader
Part of a Series Part of a Series
Have you read Henry and Mudge? Well, here are their next door neighbors, Annie and her bunny, Snowball. Henry and Annie are cousins and they like to play together. Henry...
 
 
Babe & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure

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Title Babe & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure
Author Dan Gutman
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Middle ReadersOlder Readers
Keywords boysgirlsboys/girlsadventurefathersfathers/sonssportstime travel
Reluctant Reader Good for Reluctant Readers
Part of a Series Part of a Series
Did Babe Ruth really "call his shot" in the 1932 World Series? Nobody knows for sure. So Stosh goes back to 1932 to see it happen with...
 
 
Between Madison and Palmetto

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Title Between Madison and Palmetto
Author Jacqueline Woodson
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Middle ReadersOlder Readers
Keywords girlsboys/girlsabandonmentAfrican Americanbeing differentbeing yourselfchangecoming of agecouragefathersfriendshipIf You Liked Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsmiddle readersneighborhoodsolder readersprejudiceracismriskself-confidenceself-esteem
Part of a Series Part of a Series
Margaret and Maizon (rhymes with raisin) have been best friends for forever.  Now, since Maizon has come back from boarding school, a new friend, Caroline, has entered the picture.  Maizon...
 
 
Billy Baggs Trilogy:  Farm Team

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Title Billy Baggs Trilogy: Farm Team
Author Will Weaver
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Older ReadersMature Readers
Keywords boysgirlsboys/girlsacceptanceaccepting othersbaseballbeing yourselfchangecoming of agedeathfamilyfathersfathers/sonsfeelingshopeidentityIf You Liked Tangerinelossmature readersolder readersself-confidenceself-controlself-esteemsportsBelonger/Connector
Part of a Series Part of a Series
This is Book Two in the Billy Baggs Trilogy. In this book Billy's father is still struggling with his feelings about losing his older son five years previously. At the...
 
 
Billy Baggs Trilogy:  Hard Ball

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Title Billy Baggs Trilogy: Hard Ball
Author Will Weaver
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Older ReadersMature Readers
Keywords boysgirlsboys/girlsbaseballchangecharacterchoicescompetitioncouragedeathfamilyfathersfathers/sonshopeidentityIf You Liked Tangerinemature readermature readersolder readerolder readersself-confidenceself-controlself-esteemself-reliancesportsBelonger/ConnectorSeeker/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...
 
 
Billy Baggs Trilogy:  Striking Out

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Title Billy Baggs Trilogy: Striking Out
Author Will Weaver
Illustrator Michael Koelsch
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Older ReadersMature Readers
Keywords boysgirlsboys/girlsbaseballbeing yourselfcoming of agefamilyfarmfathersfathers/sonsgriefIf You Liked Tangerinejourneyslossmature readersovercoming obstaclesrealistic fictionself-confidenceself-controlself-esteemself-reliancesportsBelonger/ConnectorSeeker/Leader
Part of a Series Part of a Series
When the older brother is killed in a tractor accident, the Baggs family has to find ways to go on. They set off in their own directions. Mother decides to...
 
 
Comeback Kids:  Long Shot

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Title Comeback Kids: Long Shot
Author Mike Lupica
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Middle ReadersOlder Readers
Keywords boysgirlsboys/girlsbasketballchoicescompetitionelectionsfathersfathers/sonsteamworkvaluesBelonger/Connector
Part of a Series Part of a Series
Pedro is one of those guys who always plays for the team. He's never all about himself. When he plays basketball he is selfless and even makes other guys look...
 
 
Daddy and Me, A Lift-The-Flap Book

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Title Daddy and Me, A Lift-The-Flap Book
Author Karen Katz
Illustrator Karen Katz
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level BabiesYoung ListenersPicture Books
Keywords boysgirlsboard bookreluctant listenerbabiesboys/girlsfathersinteractivelift the flap bookread aloud to babiesRead aloud to 1's, 2's and 3'sRead aloud to 1's and 2'sRead aloud to 2's, 3'stoddler
This time Karen Katz has tasked the baby with helping Daddy to build something. What could it be? Get all of your tools together and get ready to peek under...
 
 
Daddy Hugs 1 2 3

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Title Daddy Hugs 1 2 3
Author Karen Katz
Illustrator Karen Katz
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level BabiesYoung ListenersPicture Books
Keywords boysgirlsreluctant readerboard bookbedtime storyboys/girlscountingfathershugsinteractivelovepreschoolerread aloud to babiesRead aloud to 1's and 2'stoddler
When it's Daddy's turn to tuck the baby in, here's a great bedtime story to share together. This is a 'read and hug' book. Let's count all the hugs that...
 
 
Father and Son

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Title Father and Son
Author Denize Lauture
Illustrator Jonathan Green
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level BabiesYoung Listeners
Keywords boysgirlsboys/girlsboard bookAfrican Americanfathersfathers/sonslovepreschoolerRead aloud to 1's and 2'sRead aloud to 1's, 2's and 3'sRead aloud to 2's, 3'sRead with babies and 1'stoddler
This is a beautifully poetic breeze describing the connection between a father and a son. It could be read to a preschooler or maybe a thoughtful toddler. The father and...
 
 

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Title Fearless
Author Elvira Woodruff
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Middle ReadersOlder Readers
Keywords boysboys/girlsadventurecharacterchoicescouragedangerdisastersfathersfathers/sonshelping othershistorical fictioninventionsjourneyslighthouseolder readersriskrole-modelssailingBelonger/ConnectorAnswerman
When word comes that father's ship may have gone down, Aunt Alice sends eleven-year old Digory Beale off to find out if father is still alive and instructs him that...
 
 
First Part Last

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Title First Part Last
Author Angela Johnson
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Mature Readers
Keywords boysgirlsboys/girlsAfrican Americanbabieschoicescoming of agefathersfictiongrowing upIf You Liked Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantslosslovemature readermature readersparentingrealistic fictionresponsibilityteen pregnancyteensBelonger/Connector
Bobby is sixteen years old, and he is trying to finish high school, have a life and raise his infant son. His family is supportive but refuses to do the...
 
 
For Keeps

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Title For Keeps
Author Natasha Friend
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Mature Readers
Keywords girlsboys/girlschoicescoming of agefathersgrandparentsmothers/daughtersrelationshipsresponsibilityromanceSeparationteen pregnancyteenstruthunderstanding othersvalueswomen
Paul and Kate fell in love, had sex and Kate got pregnant.  She didn't want to have the baby and Paul moved away never to be seen or heard from...
 
 
Gleam and Glow

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Title Gleam and Glow
Author Eve Bunting
Illustrator Peter Sylvada
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Picture BooksIndependent ReadersMiddle Readers
Keywords boysgirlsboys/girlschangefamilyfathersfearsfishhistorical fictionhistoryhopejourneyswarBelonger/ConnectorSeeker/Leadersimile
Papa is leaving the family to fight with the underground in the war in Bosnia.  Mama, eight-year-old Viktor and his little sister, Marina, are left at home...
 
 
Grizzly Dad
You know who wonderful fathers are but sometimes they wake up on the wrong side of the bed and they really are a bear to live with.  That's exactly what...
 
 
Horrible Harry and The Kickball Wedding

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Title Horrible Harry and The Kickball Wedding
Author Suzy Kline
Illustrator Frank Remkiewicz
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Independent ReadersMiddle Readers
Keywords boysgirlsboys/girlsacceptancechangefamilyfathersfathers/sonsfearsfeelingsfictionfriendshipgetting alongIndependent readerindependent readersloveschool storyValentine's DayweddingsBelonger/Connector
Part of a Series Part of a Series
It's Valentine’s Day in room 2B and Sid's mother is getting remarried.  Sid is a bit reluctant to pass out the invitations to his friends, as he's not very...
 
 
Jazper

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Title Richard Egielski
Author Richard Egielski
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Young ListenersPicture BooksIndependent Readers
Keywords boysgirlsboys/girlsadventurebugscouragefathersfathers/sonsfunimaginationindependent readersmagicovercoming obstaclespicture booksproblem-solvingRead aloud to 4's, 5's, 6'sreadingreluctant readerresponsibilityriskyoung listener
Reluctant Reader Good for Reluctant Readers
A young bug's father gets hurt at work and has to take to his bed with casts on three of his legs and "bandages on his head."  The son, Jazper,...
 
 
Just Another Hero
It must be great to have such great clothes and the best phone and such a great house to live in. Well, it might be if you didn't have to...
 
 
Kate Gordon:  The Merlin Effect

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Title Kate Gordon: The Merlin Effect
Author T.A. Barron
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Middle ReadersOlder ReadersMature Readers
Keywords girlsboys/girlsadventurecharactercouragefathersgirl powerheroesheroinesIf You Liked A Wrinkle in TimeIf You Liked Ella Enchantedmagicmature readerMerlinmiddle readernatureolder readerscience fiction
Kate Gordon has gone to Baja, California, to help her father find a sunken Spanish galleon. In her search, she learns that the ship may carry a drinking horn...
 
 
Let's Read and Find Out Science: Penguin Chick, Stage 2

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Title Let's Read and Find Out Science: Penguin Chick, Stage 2
Author Betty Tathan
Illustrator Kelen K. Davie
Fiction/Non-Fiction Non-Fiction
Reading Level Picture BooksIndependent ReadersMiddle Readers
Keywords boysgirlsreluctant readerreluctant listenerAntarcticabiologyboys boys/girlsfathersIndependent readerinformationLet's Read And Find Out Sciencelovemiddle readersmothersmothers/babiesnaturenon-fictionovercoming obstaclespart of a seriespenguinssciencestruggleRead aloud to 4's, 5's, 6'sRead aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7'sSurvival
Reluctant Reader Good for Reluctant Readers
Part of a Series Part of a Series
Penguin mothers and fathers have some real parenting challenges. Where do penguins put their eggs if they don’t have any twigs or leaves to build a nest? Where do they...
 
 
Mexican WhiteBoy
What a fabulous book!  So often our middle school and high school boys are looking at the world around them and trying to figure out how to be a man...
 
 
Miracle on 49th Street

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Title Miracle on 49th Street
Author Mike Lupica
Fiction/Non-Fiction Fiction
Reading Level Middle ReadersOlder Readers
Keywords girlsboys/girlsbasketballfathersfictionmiddle readersolder readerssports
Twelve-year-old Molly Parker is a pretty good basketball player. She's also a big fan of the Boston Celtics. But Molly has a secret. She's pretty sure her real father is...
 
 
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