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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 » Picture Book
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| Title | All of Me! A Book of Thanks |
| Author | Molly Bang |
| Illustrator | Molly Bang |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Babies • Young Listeners • Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • African American • being yourself • gratitude • great read aloud • identity • individuality • mothers/babies • multicultural • preschooler • Read aloud to 1's and 2's • Read aloud to 1's, 2's and 3's • Read aloud to 2's, 3's • self-confidence • self-esteem • Storytime • values |
Sometimes you pick up a book and you read maybe three pages into it and you get that wonderful satisfied feeling and then you can't wait to see what else...
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...
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 » Picture Book
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| Title | Easter Egg Farm, The |
| Author | Mary Jane Auch |
| Illustrator | Mary Jane Auch |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • art • barnyard • being different • being yourself • chickens • differences • Easter • eggs • farm • fun • humor • individuality • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's • reluctant listener • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
If they would just allow her the quiet and peace an artist requires, Pauline, the hen, is certain she could produce great eggs. Indeed she does. But Pauline is a...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Flip |
| Author | David Lubar |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | adventure • aliens • being different • being yourself • Belonger/Connector • boys • boys/girls • choices • differences • girls • heroes • heroines • identity • If you Liked Diary of A Wimpy Kid • If You Liked Frindle • individuality • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • middle readers • older readers • siblings • time travel • twins |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
From David Lubar himself: Ryan and Taylor are twins, but they have nothing in common. Ryan fails at everything he tries. Taylor tries to be perfect. Then Ryan stumbles across...
Books » Action / Adventure
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| Title | Hidden Talents |
| Author | David Lubar |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • accepting others • action/adventure • adventure • being different • boys • differences • If You Liked Tangerine • individuality • mature readers • older readers • reluctant reader • supernatural • superpowers • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
All right - the first half of the book sets out how these five young guys have ended up in a juvenile detention facility. They've all been convicted of a...
Books » Suspense / Thriller
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| Title | Hunt for the Seventh |
| Author | Christine Morton-Shaw |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action • action/adventure • adventure • being yourself • belonging • change • character • ghosts • if you Liked Stuck in Neutral • If You Liked Wolf Rider • individuality • mature readers • older readers • reluctant reader • self-confidence • self-reliance • supernatural • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Jim and Sal have moved to Minerva Hall because their father is going to be the new groundskeeper there. Jim's excited for the new beginning and glad for the...
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 » Picture Book
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| Title | Last Dragon, The |
| Author | Susan Miho Nunes |
| Illustrator | Chris K. Soentpiet |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • acceptance • accepting others • art • Asian culture • belonging • community • family • feelings • individuality • overcoming obstacles • perseverance • persistence • picture books • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's • teamwork • understanding others • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Unhappy about having to spend the summer with his great aunt in Chinatown, Peter discovers a sense of satisfaction in repairing the old ten-man dragon he finds in a shop...
Books » Action / Adventure
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| Title | Little Brother |
| Author | Cory Doctorow |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action/adventure • adventure • coming of age • computer games • computers • conflict • consequences • cyberspace • danger • expectations • finding your voice • finding yourself • freedom • friendship • If You Liked Hunger Games • individuality • intrigue • making a difference • mature issues • mature readers • overcoming obstacles • perseverance • persistence • relationships • role-models • self-reliance • society • standing up for yourself • suspense • terrorism • understanding others • very mature readers • violence • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
When terror attacks strike San Francisco, Marcus and his friends were skipping school to play a high-tech search game. Getting past the school’s ever-present cameras and snooper-computers had just...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Mexican Whiteboy |
| Author | Matt de la Pena |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • acceptance • accepting others • action • African American • baseball • being different • belonging • books that make a difference • boys • bravery • bullies • bullying • change • character • choices • coming of age • compassion • competition • courage • diversity • domestic violence • dysfunctional families • fathers • fears • feelings • getting along • Hispanic • immigrants • individuality • inner beauty • insights • journeys • overcoming obstacles • peer pressure • reluctant reader • respect • risk • rivalry • romance • self-confidence • self-control • self-esteem • self-reliance • sensitivity • values • violence • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
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...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Operation Yes |
| Author | Sara Lewis Holmes |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • change • family • fathers/sons • fears • feelings • imagination • individuality • Iraq-war • middle readers • military families • older readers • teachers • teamwork • war • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Sixth-grader, Bo, is the son an Air Force colonel who is also the base commander. Bo is consistently in trouble for one mishap or another and his father is offering...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Owen Foote Series: Owen Foote, Mighty Scientist |
| Author | Stephanie Greene |
| Illustrator | Catharine Bowman Smith |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • differences • experiments • fiction • friends • friendship • getting along • humor • Independent reader • independent readers • individuality • lizards • middle reader • middle readers • overcoming obstacles • problem-solving • science fair project • series • teamwork • Belonger/Connector |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Owen and his good friend, Joseph, are going to do a science fair project together. The problem is they can't agree on what project to do. Owen would love to...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Painted Dreams |
| Author | Karen Lynn Williams |
| Illustrator | Catherine Stock |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • art • being different • being yourself • economics • finding your voice • finding yourself • individuality • making a difference • Read aloud to 6's, 7's, 8's • self-confidence • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Haiti |
Eight year old Ti Marie flourishes as she follows her heart and paints her pictures no matter that she cannot afford any real paints and brushes. She digs determinedly through...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | Peace, Love and Baby Ducks |
| Author | Lauren Myracle |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Mature Readers |
| Keywords | girls • boys/girls • acceptance • being different • being yourself • body image • confidence • faith • girl power • growing up • If You Liked Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants • individuality • mature readers • realistic fiction • romance • sibling rivalry • siblings • sisters • teasing • teens |
Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks is narrated by high schoolsophomore Carly, who lives with her parents and her sister Anna in a wealthysuburb of Atlanta. Carly comes home from...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust |
| Author | Eve Bunting |
| Illustrator | Stephen Gammell |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • being different • being yourself • beliefs • books that make a difference • courage • helping others • individuality • responsibility • risk • stories that make a difference • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Holocaust |
A small rabbit watches as one after another the animals of the forest are carried off by the Terrible Things. This is a story that teaches children the importance of...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | The Steps |
| Author | Rachel Cohn |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | girls • boys/girls • acceptance • adventure • change • choices • family • fathers/daughters • girl power • individuality • middle readers • realistic fiction • running away • stepfamilies |
Annabel lives in Manhattan, and has it all together. She has the clothes, the style, and the friends. She has everything except her dad, who has remarried and is living...
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