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Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad

Written by Monica Edinger and Illustrated by Robert Byrd

Magulu is only nine years old when she is taken by slave traders and brought to the Americas. She is...

5th - 7th

Buffalo Song

Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth

By the late 1800s, American buffalo (bison) were nearly extinct. Drawing on Native Indian history...

1st - 6th

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw

Written by Don Tate and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

A former slave, Bill began drawing at the age of 83. His drawings were based upon his memories of...

1st - 6th

The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales

Written by Dawn Casey and Illustrated by Anne Wilson

In this anthology of folktales, readers will learn about how different cultures live in harmony with...

K - 6th

Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

Written by John Coy and Illustrated by Joe Morse

What can you do with a bunch of rowdy college boys in the winter when it’s cold outside? John...

2nd - 6th

The Soda Bottle School: A True Story of Recycling, Teamwork, and One Crazy Idea

Written by Seno Laura Kutner and Suzanne Slade and Illustrated by Aileen Darragh

A Guatemalan village is overrun with trash. A young student named Fernando and his teacher come up...

3rd - 7th

Enemy Pie

Written by Derek Munson and Illustrated by Tara Calahan King

It was the perfect summer. That is, until Jeremy Ross moved into the house down the street and...

Pre-K - 7th

Giving Thanks

Written by Chief Jake Swamp and Illustrated by Erwin Printup

An American Indian celebration of Mother Earth.

Pre-K - 6th

Island Birthday

Written by Eva Murray and Illustrated by Jamie Hogan

When the weather is rough, it’s hard for airplanes to reach the small Maine island where this story...

1st - 7th

Unplugged: Ella Gets Her Family Back

Written by Laura Pedersen and Illustrated by Penny Webster

Ella is upset that no one in her house will talk to her. Everyone is either on the phone, computer...

2nd - 6th

A Wrinkle in Time

Written by Madeleine L'Engle

When Meg Murray and Charles Wallace’s father is taken by evil forces to another planet, it is up to...

5th - 9th

Anne of Green Gables

Written by L. M. Montgomery

When Anne Shirley, an orphan, is adopted by brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, she...

3rd - 7th

Charlotte's Web

Written by E.B. White and Illustrated by Garth Williams

The timeless story of the friendship between Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider. When Wilbur...

3rd - 7th

Matilda

Written by Roald Dahl and Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Matilda is a highly intelligent child whose parents mistreat her and don't appreciate her talents...

3rd - 7th

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Written by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson has always had special abilities and after being sent to Camp Half-Blood, he finds out...

5th - 9th

The House at Pooh Corner

Written by A. A. Milne and Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard

The second volume of stories featuring Winnie-the-Pooh, the book introduces the character Tigger and...

Pre-K - 7th

The Hunger Games

Written by Suzanne Collins

The story centers on Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the dystopian nation of Panem. Katniss is from...

5th - 11th

Tuck Everlasting

Written by Natalie Babbitt

Winnie Foster is thinking of running away from home in Treegap when she meets Jesse Tuck drinking...

5th - 8th

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Written and Illustrated by Grace Lin

A poor girl named Minli lives in a rundown shack with her parents in the valley of Fruitless...

3rd - 7th

All-of-a-Kind-Family

Written by Sydney Taylor and Illustrated by Helen John

The story of an immigrant Jewish family living in New York's Lower East Side at the turn of the...

3rd - 7th

Because of Winn-Dixie

Written by Kate DiCamillo

Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni, new to the town of Naomi, Florida, finds a dog in the supermarket...

4th - 7th

Chains

Written by Laurie Halse Anderson

A story about 13-year-old Isabel, an African-American slave during the Revolutionary War. Against...

5th - 9th

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Written by E.L. Konigsburg

The story of how Claudia and Jamie Kincaid run away from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum of...

3rd - 7th

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Written by Robert C. O’Brien and Illustrated by Zena Bernstein

The story of a widowed mouse, Mrs. Frisby, who must move her family to their summer home to avoid...

3rd - 7th