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Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters: The Questioneers

Written by Andrea Beaty and Illustrated by David Roberts
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2018. Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, but when her beloved Aunt Rose and the Raucous Riveters, a group of women who built airplanes during World War II, need her help to invent something important, the pressure feels bigger than ever. With her friends Ada Twist and Iggy Peck by her side, Rosie keeps trying through every catastrophe. Can one determined engineer prove that the best inventors are the ones who never give up?
3rd - 5th
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The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga, Book One

Written by David A. Robertson

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought...

5th - 8th
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Slider

Written by Pete Hautman

David can eat an entire sixteen-inch pepperoni pizza in four minutes and thirty-six seconds. Not bad...

5th - 9th
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Wed Wabbit

Your name is Fidge and you’re nearly eleven. You’ve been hurled into a strange world.

You have...

3rd - 7th
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The Tale of Angelino Brown

Written by David Almond

Do you believe in angels? Bert and Betty Brown do, because Bert discovered one in his shirt pocket...

3rd - 7th
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Been There, Done That: School Dazed

Written by Mike Winchell and Illustrated by Don Tate
School is in session as celebrated authors share their real-life academic experiences and turn them...
5th - 7th
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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

Written by David A. Adler
A day at a county fair provides a colorful setting for an in-depth, accessible lesson on the...
3rd - 5th
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19465

Punished: Punished!

Written by David Lubar
A mysterious old man puts a curse on young Logan, and soon he's uncontrollably spouting puns. "An...
3rd - 5th
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Yellowstone National Park (A True Book™—National Parks)

Written by David Petersen
Describes the history, geographic features, plant and animal life, and sights of Yellowstone...
2nd - 5th
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Big Papi David Ortiz

Written by Joe Bubar
A bilingual biography of the Dominican slugger whose spirit and home runs propelled the Red Sox to...
2nd - 5th
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Energy from Hydrogen

Written by David Lippman
The country's "addiction" to oil is described and alternative energy potential from hydrogen is...
4th - 8th
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Vanishing of Billy Buckle

Written by Gardner and Sally and Illustrated by Roberts
The famous fairy detective agency, Wings & Co., has a big problem. Well, quite a few of them...
2nd - 5th
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El Deafo

Written by Cece Bell and Illustrated by David Lasky
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2014. The poignant memoir of a young girl who lost her hearing due to spinal meningitis and must now wear a Phonic Ear, or large hearing aid. Poor Cece stands out in the crowd when all she wants is to fit in and make friends.
3rd - 7th
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Golem

Written and Illustrated by David Wisniewski
This retelling of the traditional Jewish story of the supernatural Golem uses striking cut-out...
5th - 7th
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15583

So You Want to Be President?

Written by Judith St. George and Illustrated by David Small
In amusing and caricature-like illustrations, this book sketches the perks and annoyances of being...
2nd - 5th
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15373

Rules

Written by Cynthia Lord

Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants her life to be normal, and she has tried to get her brother...

3rd - 8th
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Fractions In Disguise

Written by Edward Einhorn and Illustrated by David Clark
Mr. Factor loves fractions! When a prized fraction up for auction goes missing, it is up to Mr...
2nd - 5th

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