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Books » Historical Fiction
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| Title | Hawksmaid: The Untold Story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian |
| Author | Kathryn Lasky |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • action/adventure • adventure • animal sounds • being yourself • birds • danger • helping others • historical fiction • injustice • kings • loss • love • medieval England • medieval times • middle readers • older readers • overcoming obstacles • risk • romance • standing up for yourself • Seeker/Leader |
"Matty is our only jewel." "Where should I put her?" "In the potato hole." Desperately, Lady Suzanne, is going to try to hide her daughter, Matty, in the potato hole...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Word After Word After Word |
| Author | Patricia MacLachlan |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • acceptance • being yourself • cancer • feelings • finding your voice • finding yourself • independent readers • insights • middle readers • new sibling • teachers • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
At any given moment in time in any classroom in any school, there are children with stories to tell. In this book, the moment is the "fourth day of the...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Mud Fairy, The |
| Author | Amy Young |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • a pink book • being different • being yourself • choices • fairies • growing up • identity • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • Belonger/Connector |
"Muddy and messy, not dainty and delicate at all." That's Emmalina. She loves to play with the frogs and get muddy in the pond. But, when fairies turn 100 years...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Baby Max and Ruby: Red Boots |
| Author | Rosemary Wells |
| Illustrator | Rosemary Wells |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Babies • Young Listeners • Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • board book • bunnies • clothing • colors • concepts • fun • getting dressed • growing up • helping others • humor • independence • kindness • Read aloud to 1's and 2's • Read with babies and 1's • seasons • siblings • Winter |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Baby Max finds his big sister's, Ruby's, boots and her mittens and tries to dress himself. Unfortunately, they end up on the wrong body parts! Then, help is on the...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Very Little Princess, The |
| Author | Marion Dane Bauer |
| Illustrator | Elizabeth Sayles |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers |
| Keywords | girls • boys/girls • abandonment • abuse • acceptance • family • friendship • getting along • Grandma • loss • love • magic • magical creatures • middle readers • mothers/daughters • parenting • princesses • Separation • worrying • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Zoey is packing her suitcase to drive with her mother to her grandmother's house. Zoey feels a bit of hesitation because this is the first time she has ever met...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | Twisters |
| Author | Lucille Recht Penner |
| Illustrator | Allen Garns |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Early Readers • Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • disasters • early reader • how things work • independent readers • information • science • scientist • Tornadoes • weather • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Has it ever rained fish on your town? Have you ever hidden in a closet during a tornado and opened the door when it was over to find the rest...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Night Fairy, The |
| Author | Laura Amy Schlitz |
| Illustrator | Angela Barrett |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • girls • boys/girls • adventure • birds • differences • empathy • fairies • friends • friendship • getting along • helping others • Hummingbirds • independent readers • middle readers • mothers/babies • problem-solving • responsibility • risk • squirrels • understanding others • Belonger/Connector |
Flora is less than three months old when she is grabbed from the air by a bat and tumbles to the ground with her wings torn off and her life...
Books » Action / Adventure
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| Title | Witch & Wizard |
| Author | James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action • action/adventure • adventure • danger • mature readers • older readers • prison • reluctant reader • supernatural • superpowers • suspense • teamwork • witches • Wizardry • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Teen readers will be drawn to this novel for three reasons: the large "W" ablaze dominating the cover, the words "witch" and "wizard" in the title, and those readers who...
Books » Historical Fiction
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| Title | War Games: A Novel Based On a True Story |
| Author | Audrey Couloumbis and Akila Couloumbis |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • bravery • brothers • change • character • choices • coming of age • courage • danger • family • fathers/sons • growing up • history • If You Liked Across FIve Aprils • middle readers • older readers • overcoming obstacles • risk • sibling rivalry • understanding others • war • World War II • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
As the story begins, twelve year old Petros' biggest worry is the future of his goat, Fifi and the rivalry he has with his difficult older brother, Zola. "History is...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Erroll |
| Author | Hannah Shaw |
| Illustrator | Hannah Shaw |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • being different • being yourself • differences • family • friendship • fun • getting along • humor • mischief • mothers • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's • squirrels • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Beware the next package of nuts you open for a snack-there just might be a squirrel in there waiting to get out. A talking squirrel no less. Named Erroll. That's...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | The Boys |
| Author | Jeff Newman |
| Illustrator | Jeff Newman |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • baseball • empathy • fears • feelings • getting along • helping others • Read aloud to 3's, 4's, 5's • risk • self-confidence • shyness • teamwork • wordless |
Except for the days of the week, this is a wordless picture book. Our story begins on Tuesday with a shy little boy whose large red baseball cap successfully gives...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Waiting Out the Storm |
| Author | Joann Early Macken |
| Illustrator | Susan Gaber |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • compassion • fears • feelings • love • mothers • mothers/daughters • reassurance • Spring • thunderstorms • weather • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Talk about beautiful. This is a book of two voices: the voice of the child, often called Buttercup, who is asking for reassurance as a storm begins to stir up....
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy |
| Author | Dori Hillestad Butler |
| Illustrator | Jeremy Tugeau |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • animal rescue • detective • divorce • dogs • family • friendship • independent readers • mystery • reluctant reader • running away • Separation • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
"I have news for you, King. Your people aren’t missing. They just don’t want you anymore. That’s why you’re in the P O U N D, " says Sam,...
Books » Fiction
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| Title | Sisters Grimm, Book 8: The Inside Story |
| Author | Michael Buckley |
| Illustrator | Peter Ferguson |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action • action/adventure • adventure • bravery • courage • fable • fairies • fairy godmother • fairy tales • family • giants • Grandma • Jack and the Beanstalk • magic • magical creatures • middle readers • nursery rhymes • siblings • sisters • storybook characters • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Coming in May 2010
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Henry In Love |
| Author | Peter McCarty |
| Illustrator | Peter McCarty |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • animals • boys • diversity • first love • football • getting along • great read aloud • love • Read aloud to 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's • relationships • romance • school story • Valentine's Day • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Ah, young love. It's an ordinary day for Henry, the cat. He wakes up to the smell of blueberry muffins, goes about getting ready for his day and heads to...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Froggy's Best Babysitter |
| Author | Jonathan London |
| Illustrator | Frank Remkiewicz |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • babysitter • family • Frogs • fun • getting along • great read aloud • helping others • humor • Read aloud to 2's, 3's, 4's • Read aloud to 3's, 4's, 5's • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • reluctant listener • Separation • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Mom and Dad are headed into the city for their tenth anniversary and that leaves Froggy and Pollywogilina home with a babysitter. Oh man. Froggy is a big help...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Kisses: A Pull, Touch, Lift, Squeak and Smooch Book |
| Author | Barney Saltzberg |
| Illustrator | Barney Saltzberg |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Young Listeners • Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • board book • animals • fun • interactive book • kisses • lift the flap book • love • pull tabs • Read aloud to 1's, 2's and 3's • touch and feel • Valentine's Day • young listener |
Where will you get kisses today? This is a brightly colored board book with different interactions on each page. Pull the tab, feel the fur, swing the monkey down out...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Waiting for Winter |
| Author | Sebastian Meschenmoser |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Young Listeners • Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • animals • Bears • fun • humor • Read aloud to 3's, 4's, 5's • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • seasons • snow • Winter • young listener • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
Sebastian Meschenmoser
this is a wonderful book to share side by side with a young listener. Deer tells Squirrel all about snow and now Squirrel really wants...
Books » Picture Book
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| Title | Smile |
| Author | Leigh Hodgkinson |
| Illustrator | Leigh Hodgkinson |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Picture Books |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • feelings • getting along • overcoming obstacles • problem-solving • Read aloud to 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's • relationships • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Usually Sunny is chipper or chirpy but not today. Today she has lost something terrible. She has lost her smile. She looks everywhere. Mom says when something is lost in...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | How the World Works |
| Author | Christian Dorion |
| Illustrator | Beverley Young |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • Big Bang • biology • geology • how things work • information • interactive book • lift the flap book • moveable parts • nature • planets • plants • pop-up book • Read aloud to 6's, 7's, 8's • science • solar system • volcanoes • weather • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
It's a pop-up book! If you have one of those young'uns who really wants to understand how the world works, here is a fabulous book. As you open the...