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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.
1st - 5th
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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...
2nd - 5th
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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...
2nd - 5th
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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...
3rd - 7th
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16492

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...
3rd - 7th
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16459

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...
3rd - 7th
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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...

3rd - 7th
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16455

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...
3rd - 7th
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16456

Dicey's Song

Written by Cynthia Voigt
Part of a series of seven books, this one is about what happens to Dicey and her three siblings...
7th - 10th
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16458

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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Kira-Kira

Written by Cynthia Kadohata
Katie Takeshima's sister, Lynn, has a wonderful way of looking at the world. Everything is kira-kira...
5th - 9th
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Last Stop on Market Street

Written by Matt de la Peña and Illustrated by Christian Robinson
This 2016 Caldecott and Newbery medal winner tells the story of CJ and his grandma riding across town on the bus and the many sights they encounter.
Pre-K - K
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16452

Maniac Magee

Written by Jerry Spinelli
Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee's life took a strange turn after his parents died and left him an...
4th - 7th
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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...
3rd - 7th
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16447

Out of the Dust

Written by Karen Hesse
Written in spare, first-person free-verse poems, the book is about how Billie Jo survives during the...
5th - 8th
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16451

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...
3rd - 7th
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16439

The Crossover

Written by Kwame Alexander
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2015. "With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I’m delivering," announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell.
5th - 7th
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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...
1st - 4th
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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...
4th - 6th
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Time of Wonder

Written and Illustrated by Robert McCloskey
Evocative pictures and vibrant language depict the excitement, beauty, and peace of a family's...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Sign of the Cat

Written by Jonell and Lynne
Talking cats, a missing princess, swordfights with villains, and secret identities combine in this...
3rd - 6th
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16345

Stay Where You Are and Then Leave

Written by Boyne and John and Illustrated by Jeffers
The day the First World War broke out Alfie Summerfield s father promised he wouldn t go away to...
4th - 6th
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16348

Storm Whale

Written by Davies and Benji and Illustrated by Davies
Every day, in a house by the sea, a little boy watches his father leave for a long day's work. One...
Pre-K - 3rd

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