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Thirteen Miles from Suncrest: A Novel

Written by Donald Davis
Medford McGee was born on January 1, 1900, on his family’s farm tucked high in the mountains of North Carolina. As he grows up, he watches the world change faster than anyone ever imagined. Every week, his Aunt Louise sends the Sunday Nashville Banner, and Medford listens as his father reads it aloud on the front porch. Through those stories, Medford learns about faraway countries, big world problems, and amazing new inventions—like cars that start with the push of a button and airplanes that can fly across whole continents.
9th - 12th
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Through a Ruby Window

Through a Ruby Window

Written by Susan Klein
Through a Ruby Window is a charming collection of fifteen stories that captures the magic of growing up on Martha's Vineyard.
5th - 12th
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Fielder's Choice

Fielder's Choice

Written by Rick Norman
Fielder's Choice by Rick Norman is a gripping historical fiction novel that follows Andrew Jackson Fielder from the baseball fields of Arkansas to a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II.
5th - 11th
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Farm On Nippersink Creek

Farm On Nippersink Creek: Stories from a Midwestern Childhood

Written by Jim May
Discover a heartwarming collection of stories about growing up in the rural Midwest during the 1950s.
3rd - 10th
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Big Doc's Girl

Big Doc's Girl

Written by Mary Medearis
Big Doc's Girl is a classic coming-of-age story set in rural Arkansas, following a young woman named Mary as she balances her dreams of becoming a concert pianist with her family responsibilities.
3rd - 6th
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The Tyrell Show

The Tyrell Show: Season One

Written by Miles Grose and Illustrated by Shaz Enrico Lym
The Tyrell Show: Season One follows 11-year-old Tyrell as he navigates the stresses of sixth grade by hosting an imaginary real-time podcast in his head.
3rd - 7th
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Twerp (Twerp Series)

Written by Mark Goldblatt

It's not like I meant for him to get hurt...

Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big...

4th - 7th
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Same Difference

Written by Siobhan Vivian

The last thing Emily wants is another summer of tanning and pool hopping in Cherry Grove. Now that...

7th - 12th
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Cross My Heart and Never Lie

Written by Nora Dåsnes

Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing out a diary, getting a...

5th - 6th
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Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz)

Written by Gennifer Choldenko

Moose Flannagan moves with his family to Alcatraz so his dad can work as a prison guard and his...

5th - 7th
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The Magic Fish

Written by Trung Le Nguyen

Tien and his mother may come from different cultures—she’s an immigrant from Vietnam still...

7th - 12th
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Girls Can't Hit

Written by T.S. Easton
Fleur Waters never takes anything seriously--until she shows up at her local boxing club one day to...
8th - 11th
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The Poet X

Written by Elizabeth Acevedo
A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her...
9th - 12th
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Dream It! A Playbook to Spark Your Awesomeness

Written by Scott Stoll and Sara E. Williams
Dream It! A Playbook to Spark Your Awesomeness is a workbook that teaches middle-grade children to...
3rd - 7th
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Little Worlds

Written by Géraldine Collet and Illustrated by Sébastien Chebret
A little world is any place where a child’s imagination is free to blossom. This book shows a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Something Happened In Our Town: A Child's Story of Racial Injustice

Written by Marianne Celano, PhD, ABPP and Marietta Collins and Illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin
Emma and Josh heard that something happened in their town. A Black man was shot by the police. "Why...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Blue Bird's Palace

Written by Orianne Lallemand and Illustrated by Carole Henaff
Inspired by the Russian storytelling tradition, this contemporary fairy tale about a relatable...
K - 5th
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The Boy Who Grew Flowers

Written by Jen Wojtowicz and Illustrated by Steve Adams
Rink is a very unusual boy who grows beautiful flowers all over his body whenever the moon is full...
K - 5th
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The Girl with a Brave Heart

Written by Rita Jahanforuz and Illustrated by Vali Mintzi
Shiraz, a kindhearted young girl growing up in Tehran, has a miserable life at home with her...
K - 5th
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Winter Shadow

Written by Richard Knight and Illustrated by Richard Johnson
Traipse to a small village in the snowy north, where Maria stumbles upon a mysterious gray bundle...
K - 6th
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Cloud Chaser

Written by Anne-Fleur Drillon and Illustrated by Eric Puybaret
Dreamy Emery loves doodling wild inventions . . . but when a new friend moves in next door with...
K - 5th
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Des fleurs pour Angelina

Written by Jen Wojtowicz and Illustrated by Steve Adams
Ricaud is a very unusual boy who grows beautiful flowers all over his body whenever the moon is full...
K - 5th
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La Frontera

Written by Alfredo Alva and Deborah Mills and Illustrated by Claudia Navarro
Join a young boy and his father on a daring journey from Mexico to Texas to find a new life. They’ll...
Pre-K - 6th
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Malala's Magic Pencil

Written by Malala Yousafzai and Illustrated by Kerascoet
Malala wishes for a magic pencil—to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city...
K - 3rd

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