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Us, In Progress: Short Stories About Young Latinos

Written by Lulu Delacre
A dynamic short story collection that focuses on and delves into the nuances of the lives of young...
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Little House on the Prairie

Written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and Illustrated by Garth Williams
Based on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, she and her family are heading to Kansas...
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Salsa Stories

Written by Lulu Delacre
Carmen Teresa receives a notebook for a holiday gift. Her guests suggest that she write down their...
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

Written and Illustrated by Jeff Kinney
During the summer break, the Heffley family decides to go on a road trip, but from the beginning...
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Creep From The Deep

Written by R. L. Stine
Billy and his sister, Sheena, unwittingly dive into a terrifying mystery when they accept a surprise...
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The Dreamer

Written by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Illustrated by Peter Sis

From the time he is a young boy, Neftalí hears the call of a mysterious voice. Even when the...

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The Girl Who Threw Butterflies

Written by Mick Cochrane
Molly doesn’t want to be seen as “Miss Difficulty Overcome”; she wants to make herself known to the...
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That's so Raven: Step Up - Book #4: Junior Novel

Written by Alice Alfonsi
Cousin Andrea, who Raven has shared a bitter rivalry with since childhood, is visiting. When best...
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Little Women (Treasury of Illustrated Classics)

Written by Louisa May Alcott
When their father goes off to war, the March sisters find that they must band together to help their...
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The Cobble Street Cousins: a Little Shopping

Written by Cynthia Rylant and Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin
Lily has a wonderful idea -- to surprise Aunt Lucy with a dollhouse that looks just like her flower...
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Adam of the Road

Written by Elizabeth Janet Gray and Illustrated by Robert Lawson

Adam, aged 11, loves to travel with his father, a wandering minstrel, and his dog, Nick. They travel...

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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. What else could go wrong in Alexander's day? He woke up with gum in his hair.
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Ginger Pye

Written by Eleanor Estes
The Pye family wouldn't be complete without Ginger, the dog Jerry Pye bought for a dollar. Ginger is...
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Miracles on Maple Hill

Written by Virginia Sorensen
The story of a family who leaves the city and go to Maple Hill so that the father can recover from...
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Strawberry Girl

Written and Illustrated by Lois Lenski
Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer's family has moved to Florida to start their own farm growing strawberries...
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Thimble Summer

Written and Illustrated by Elizabeth Enright
The story of Garnet Linden, who finds a silver thimble in a dried-up riverbed that brings good luck...
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A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832

Written by Joan W. Blos
A novel about New England between 1830 and 1832, written in the form of a journal by a girl named...
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A Year Down Yonder

Written by Richard Peck

Mary Alice has spent many summers with Grandma Dowdel in a small town in Illinois, but now, at age...

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Dear Mr. Henshaw

Written by Beverly Cleary and Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Sixth grader Leigh Botts is struggling. His parents just got divorced, and he and his mom move to a...
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Maniac Magee

Written by Jerry Spinelli
Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee's life took a strange turn after his parents died and left him an...
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Missing May

Written by Cynthia Rylant
Summer is very sad following the sudden death of her beloved Aunt May. When Uncle Orb claims that...
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Shiloh

Written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Marty Preston is in love with a beagle he found. He names the dog Shiloh and wants to keep her. But...
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The Egg Tree

Written and Illustrated by Katherine Milhous
This Caldecott winner tells the story of the Pennsylvania Dutch egg tree tradition. Two children...
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The Higher Power of Lucky

Written by Susan Patron and Illustrated by Matt Phelan
Lucky is 10 years old and lives in tiny Pan, California, with her dog and French guardian. She lives...
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