18143
MY FAVORITES
Age Range
14 - 17
Genre
fiction
Page Count
184
Publisher
Point
Grade Level
10th - 11th
ISBN
9780545402422
Lexile
640L
Themes
fiction

Border Town: Falling Too Fast

Written by Malín Alegría
The Texas border town of Dos Rios is divided — the Whites and the Mexican-Americans, the legal and the illegal, the haves and the have-nots — but the Garza sisters always have each other. Mature content
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Age Range
14 - 17
Genre
fiction
Page Count
184
Publisher
Point
Grade Level
10th - 11th
ISBN
9780545402422
Lexile
640L
Themes
fiction
Additional Book Resources
17700

1-2-3 Peas (The Peas Series)

Written and Illustrated by Keith Baker
Meet the 1‑2‑3 Peas—tiny green friends who love to count! They zoom, hop, and wiggle their way from one all the way to one hundred in a bright, cheerful world filled with big numbers and silly counting scenes. With so much playful pea energy on every page, young readers will be smiling and asking for more peas, please!
Pre-K - 1st
18232

LEGO Ninjago: The Golden Weapons

Written by Tracey West
Based on the popular Cartoon Network series, these early readers adventures feature a team of ninjas...
1st - 2nd
15787

Elephants Cannot Dance

Written and Illustrated by Mo Willems
Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that...
Pre-K - K
15792

Fly High, Fly Guy!

Written by Tedd Arnold
Mom and Dad won't let Fly Guy go along on the family road trip. They're afraid he'll get lost. But...
Pre-K - 3rd
18229

The Jacket I Wear in the Snow

Written by Shirley Neitzel
Charming illustrations turn this cumulative poem into a rollicking rebus. "A take-home favorite and...
K - 2nd
17712

Baa-Choo (I Can Read Level 1)

Written by Sarah Weeks
Sam the lamb has a bad cold. But every time he thinks he is going to sneeze, he only gets as far as...
Pre-K - 3rd
18274

My Tooth Is About to Fall Out (Scholastic Reader Level 1)

Written by Grace MacCarone and Illustrated by Betsy Lewin
A little girl looses a tooth! Simple words and short sentences for the newest readers.
Pre-K - 3rd
17508

Lola's Fandango

Written by Anna Witte and Illustrated by Micha Archer
RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Little Lola has always felt invisible next to her big sister, but she is hiding the most beautiful secret, a fiery flamenco dance that is all her own!
K - 3rd

A Shelter in our Car

Written by Monica Gunning and Illustrated by Elaine Pedlar

Zettie and her Mama left their warm and comfortable home in Jamaica for an uncertain life in the...

K - 4th
17517

One City, Two Brothers

Written by Chris Smith and Illustrated by Aurélia Fronty
Listen to Solomon as he tells the story of two brothers who learn the true meaning of peace and...
K - 4th
16568

The Bojabi Tree

Written by Edith Rickert
The animals went to King Leo to ask the name of the fruit that looked like an...
2nd - 4th
20927

And Two Boys Booed

Written by Judith Viorst and Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
On the day of the talent show, a boy is ready to sing his song, and he isn't one bit scared because...
Pre-K - 3rd