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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 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 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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The Ugly One

Written by Leanne Statland Ellis
I had always been ugly, as far back as I could remember. Micay has a deep scar that runs like a...
5th - 7th
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Hoot

Written by Carl Hiassen
A pancake house wants to open a franchise in Florida, but the site under consideration is where...
5th - 8th
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I Funny: I Even Funnier

Written by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein and Illustrated by Laura Park
Middle-schooler Jamie Grimm is excited. He's just won the state finals in New York for the Planet's...
4th - 7th
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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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Caddie Woodlawn

Written by Carol Ryrie Brink
Based on the life of author Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother, Caddie Woodlawn is about adventurous...
3rd - 7th
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It's Like This, Cat

Written by Emily Neville and Illustrated by Emil Weiss
Fourteen-year-old Dave needs a friend, and Kate, the Cat Lady, provides one: a stray tom named Cat...
5th - 9th
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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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Julie of the Wolves

Written by Jean Craighead George and Illustrated by John Schoenherr

Julie, or Miyax as she is known in her Eskimo village, runs away to escape danger, but she gets lost...

5th - 9th
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M. C. Higgins, the Great

Written by Virginia Hamilton
Mayo Cornelius Higgins watches the activities on Sarah Mountain from a silver pole. Strip mining is...
3rd - 7th
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Shadow of a Bull

Written by Maia Wojciechowska
Manalo's father, the great bullfighter Juan Olivar, died when his son was only three, yet he was...
3rd - 7th
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The Summer of the Swans

Written by Betsy Byars
Sara Godfrey is having a rough summer. She is moody and uncomfortable in her own skin. She blames...
3rd - 7th
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Written by Elizabeth George Speare

When 16-year-old Kit Tyler was forced to leave Barbados for Connecticut, in 1687, she had a hard...

5th - 7th
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Blood Will Tell: A Point Last Seen Mystery

Written by April Henry
When a woman's body is found in a Portland park, suspicion falls on an awkward kid who lives only a...
7th - 12th
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A Long Way from Chicago

Written by Richard Peck and Illustrated by Yang Hee

Set in the Depression, the book is a series of stories about the adventures Joey Dowdel and his...

3rd - 7th
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Pictures of Hollis Woods

Written by Patricia Reilly Giff

The story of Hollis Woods, a girl who was abandoned in a park for which she is named. Currently, she...

3rd - 7th
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The Fault in Our Stars

Written by John Green
Through the miracles of modern science, Hazel Grace Lancaster is still alive, though her cancer is...
7th - 12th
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The Outsiders

Written by S.E. Hinton
A coming-of-age novel about two gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs are wealthier and often...
7th - 12th
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Written by J.K. Rowling and Illustrated by Mary Grandpre
Harry Potter is growing up! At age 14, he wants to be done with the Dursleys and attend the...
4th - 7th

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