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Pistachio Prescription

Written by Paula Danziger and Illustrated by Ann M Martin
Cassie Stephens is dealing with a lot: She’s got asthma. She’s running for freshperson class...
5th - 8th
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16841

The Legend of Messy M'Cheany

Written by Kathie Lee Gifford and Illustrated by Peter Bay Alexandersen
Meet Messy M'Cheany--when it comes to a mess, this kid is the best! However, as soon as Messy meets...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Babies Ruin Everything

Written by Matthew Swanson and Illustrated by Robbi Behr
Meet the spunky little girl who thinks her new baby brother is ruining EVERYTHING: wrecking her room...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Little Women (Treasury of Illustrated Classics)

Written by Louisa May Alcott
When their father goes off to war, the March sisters find that they must band together to help their...
4th - 6th
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Young Widows Club

Written by Alexandra Coutts
Seventeen-year-old Tamsen Baird didn't set out to become a teenage widow. All she did was fall in...
7th - 12th
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Your Baby's First Word Will Be Dada

Written by Jimmy Fallon and Illustrated by Miguel Ordonez
Your baby's first word will be . . ."Dada!" Right? Everyone knows that fathers wage a secret...
Pre-K - 1st
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Arthur's Pet Business

Written and Illustrated by Marc Brown
Arthur wants a dog all his own, so he starts a pet-sitting business to prove to his parents he can...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Grandpa Green

Written and Illustrated by Lane Smith
Follow Grandpa Green's great grandson as he explores his grandpa's garden, where fantastic topiary...
K - 3rd
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16542

Hermanas/Sisters (Bilingual Board Book: Spanish and English Edition)

Written by David McPhail
Sisters can be different in so many ways, but there is one heartfelt way in which they are most...
Pre-K - K
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16554

The Birthday Present

Written by Mavis Smith
A young dog goes shopping for a present for his mother's birthday.
Pre-K - 3rd
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16539

The Cobble Street Cousins: a Little Shopping

Written by Cynthia Rylant and Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin
Lily has a wonderful idea -- to surprise Aunt Lucy with a dollhouse that looks just like her flower...
2nd - 5th
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...And Now Miguel

Written by Joseph Krumgold and Illustrated by Jean Charlot
Every summer the men of the Chavez family go on a long and difficult sheep drive to the mountains...
5th - 8th
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Adam of the Road

Written by Elizabeth Janet Gray and Illustrated by Robert Lawson

Adam, aged 11, loves to travel with his father, a wandering minstrel, and his dog, Nick. They travel...

3rd - 7th
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Written by Judith Viorst and Illustrated by Ray Cruz
What else could go wrong in Alexander's day? He woke up with gum in his hair. Then his best friend...
1st - 5th
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16479

Ginger Pye

Written by Eleanor Estes
The Pye family wouldn't be complete without Ginger, the dog Jerry Pye bought for a dollar. Ginger is...
2nd - 5th
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Miracles on Maple Hill

Written by Virginia Sorensen
The story of a family who leaves the city and go to Maple Hill so that the father can recover from...
2nd - 5th
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Strawberry Girl

Written and Illustrated by Lois Lenski
Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer's family has moved to Florida to start their own farm growing strawberries...
3rd - 7th
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16492

Thimble Summer

Written and Illustrated by Elizabeth Enright
The story of Garnet Linden, who finds a silver thimble in a dried-up riverbed that brings good luck...
3rd - 7th
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A Year Down Yonder

Written by Richard Peck

Mary Alice has spent many summers with Grandma Dowdel in a small town in Illinois, but now, at age...

3rd - 7th
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Dear Mr. Henshaw

Written by Beverly Cleary and Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Sixth grader Leigh Botts is struggling. His parents just got divorced, and he and his mom move to a...
3rd - 7th
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16456

Dicey's Song

Written by Cynthia Voigt
Part of a series of seven books, this one is about what happens to Dicey and her three siblings...
7th - 10th
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Jacob Have I Loved

Written by Katherine Paterson
The story of Sara Louise Bradshaw, a twin who is physically stronger than her beautiful sister...
7th - 11th
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16445

Kira-Kira

Written by Cynthia Kadohata
Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, has a wonderful way of looking at the world. Everything is kira-kira...
5th - 9th
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Last Stop on Market Street

Written by Matt de la Peña and Illustrated by Christian Robinson
This 2016 Caldecott and Newbery medal winner tells the story of CJ and his grandma riding across...
Pre-K - K

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