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Pirate Bob

Written by Kathryn Lasky and Illustrated by David Clark

Bob is a pirate. Bob's friend, Yellow Jack, is also a pirate. Which means they both yearn for buried...

K - 3rd
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A Tale of Two Frogs

Written by Martha Hamilton & Mitch Weiss and Illustrated by Tom Wrenn

One frog is known for being adventurous and impulsive, while the other one is lazy and cautious. A...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Simon Sort of Says

Written by Erin Bow

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a...

3rd - 7th
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Swordbird

Written by Nancy Yi Fan and Illustrated by Mark Zug
Nancy Yi Fan wrote Swordbird at age 10.
4th - 7th
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Ruby Bridges (Rookie Biographies®)

Written by Simone T. Ribke

Meet Ruby Bridges!

Ruby Bridges grew up at a time when African-American people were treated as...

K - 2nd
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Grace for President (Grace Series, 1)

Written by Kelly DiPucchio and Illustrated by LeUyen Pham

"Where are the girls?"

When Grace's teacher reveals that the United States has never had a female...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Truth According to Blue

Written by Eve Yohalem

Thirteen-year-old Blue Broen is on the hunt for a legendary ship of gold, lost centuries ago when...

3rd - 7th

Erik vs Everything

Written by Christina Uss

Can a worrier really become a warrior? Nine-year-old Erik Sheepflattener’s life motto is Avoid Stuff...

3rd - 7th
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The Thing I'm Most Afraid Of

Written by Kristin Levine

Most twelve-year-olds would be excited to fly to Austria to see their dad for the summer but then...

5th - 9th
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The Turning

Does he belong to the land or to the sea?

Readers who loved Kelly Barnhill’s The Girl Who Drank the...

3rd - 7th
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The Best At It

Written by Maulik Pancholy

Rahul Kapoor is heading into seventh grade in a small town in Indiana. The start of middle school is...

3rd - 7th
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Falling Into the Dragon's Mouth

Written by Thompson and Holly and Illustrated by Huynh
In a Japanese seaside neighborhood lives Jason Parker: a sixth grader one year older than his...
6th - 12th
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Suki’s Kimono

Written by Chieri Uegaki and Illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch
A joyful story of a little girl whose spirit leads her to march and dance to her own drumbeat.
Pre-K - 3rd
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When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky: Two Artists, Their Ballet, and One Extraordinary Riot

Written and Illustrated by Lauren Stringer
Composer Igor Stravinsky and dancer Vaslav Nijinsky teamed up to create an original work called The...
Pre-K - 3rd

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