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Grimmtastic Girls: Rapunzel Cuts Loose

Written by Joan Holub
Welcome to Grimm Academy, where Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Snow White, and Rapunzel are BFFs --...
3rd - 5th
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Chicken Sunday

Written by Patricia Polacco
A young white girl and her two black "brothers" devise a plan to raise money to buy the boys'...
1st - 4th
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Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #28)

Written by Debbie Dadey & Marcia T. Jones and Illustrated by John Steven Gurney
Liza is on her way to the local stables when she slips on the snow and hurts herself! Out of nowhere, a sleigh pulled by a white unicorn appears and takes her all the way to the stable. Her friends don't believe it was really a unicorn; Liza must have been seeing things! But Liza is determined to prove that she knows what she saw!
2nd - 5th
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Sky Color

Written and Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Marisol has a big problem: she needs to paint a sky for her school mural, but there is no blue paint anywhere to be found. As she gazes out bus windows and watches the sky change from day to night, she starts to wonder if the sky really needs to be blue at all.
K - 4th
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The Great Shark Escape (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 7)

Written by Jennifer Johnston and Illustrated by Ted Enik
A class trip to the aquarium winds up in the depths of the ocean as Ms. Frizzle's class must escape...
2nd - 5th
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Ruby's School Walk

Written by Kathryn White and Illustrated by Miriam Latimer
Ruby’s morning walk with Mom on her first day back to school is far from ordinary. With a tiger...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Ruby's Sleepover

Written by Kathryn White and Illustrated by Miriam Latimer
Ruby and Mai are camping out in the backyard. As the night draws in, all sorts of scary characters...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Sand Sister

Written by Amanda White and Illustrated by Yuyi Morales

A little girl misses having anyone to play with on the beach — until she realizes she can create a...

Pre-K - 2nd
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The Animal Boogie

Written by Stella Blackstone and Illustrated by Debbie Harter
RIF Summer Camp: Reading Explorers Badge. Deep in a wild jungle, six super silly animals are throwing the biggest dance party ever, and they want you to join in! Sing, wiggle, and jump along with the most colorful crew in the jungle. Can you keep up with all their crazy moves? Let's find out, hit play, and get dancing!
Pre-K - 2nd
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Dump Truck Disco

Written by Skye Silver and Illustrated by Christiane Engel

Dump Truck Daisy and her construction vehicle crew are on a secret nighttime mission — build a...

Pre-K - 2nd
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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
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Ruby's Baby Brother

Written by Kathryn White and Illustrated by Miriam Latimer
Ruby’s mom is having a baby, but Ruby is not very happy about it. She knows that babies are smelly...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Ghost Boys

Written by Jewell Parker Rhodes

After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his...

4th - 8th
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The Epic Crush of Genie Lo

Written by F. C. Yee
The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old Genie's every waking thought...
7th - 12th
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Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes

Written by Eric Litwin and Illustrated by James Dean
Pete the Cat loves his new white shoes, but they don't stay white for long. Pete steps in...
Pre-K - 3rd
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How to Eat Fried Worms

Written by Thomas Rockwell
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1973. Billy decides to participate in a bet, where he has to eat 15 worms supplied by his opponent. Though he can use any condiment he wants, they're still hard to get down.
4th - 5th
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The Skin I'm In

Written by Sharon G. Flake

Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at...

5th - 8th
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The Story of Colors/La Historia de los Colores: A Bilingual Folktale from the Jungles of Chiapas (English and Spanish Edition)

Written by Subcomandante Marcos (author) and Anne Bar Din (translator) and Illustrated by Domitila Dominguez

This beautifully illustrated folktale teaches us all about the value of diversity. Old man Antonio...

4th - 7th
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White Fang (Graphic Classics)

Written by Tom Ratliff (adapter) and Jack London (Author) and Illustrated by Penko Gelev
Barron's Graphic Classics are graphic novels that introduce young readers to immortal literary works...
3rd - 7th
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How It Went Down

Written by Kekla Magoon
When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an...
9th - 12th
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Mixed-Up Truck

Written by Stephen Savage
It's Cement Mixer's first day on the job and he doesn't want to make any mistakes. How can he help...
Pre-K - 1st
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Written by Lewis Carroll
The classic story from Lewis Carroll follows young Alice into a magical and wonderful new world when...
3rd - 6th
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Written by Judith Viorst and Illustrated by Ray Cruz
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1972. From the moment Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, he knows it is going to be the worst day ever, and things keep getting more and more terrible from there!
Pre-K - 2nd
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The White Stag

Written by Kate Seredy
According to legend, Attila led the Huns and the Maygars west, following the white stag. The...
3rd - 7th

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