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Stay Cool at School (Mindful Me, Happy Me)

Written by Lori Lite and Illustrated by Richard Watson

Imaginary animals Jumpy and Sunny help identify big emotions that children experience at school and...

Pre-K - 1st
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The Best Man

Written by Richard Peck

Archer Magill has spent a lively five years of grade school with one eye out in search of grown-up...

4th - 7th
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Picking Apples & Pumpkins

Written by Amy & Richard Hutchings
Through colorful photographs and clear text, readers can share in the delights of autumn, from...
Pre-K - 1st
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The Barefoot Book of Pirates

Written by Richard Walker and Illustrated by Olwyn Whelan
This swashbuckling collection of pirate tales is brimful with drama and adventure on the high seas...
2nd - 6th
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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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The Epic Crush of Genie Lo

Written by F. C. Yee
The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old Genie's every waking thought...
7th - 12th
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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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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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Eight Tales of Terror

Written by Edgar Allan Poe
A collection of horror stories from the master of the genre. Stories include a man haunted by his...
7th - 10th
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Hey, Al

Written by Arthur Yorinks and Illustrated by Richard Egielski
Janitor Al and his dog pal Eddie lived in a crammed apartment in the Upper East Side of Manhattan...
Pre-K - 3rd
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My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother

Written and Illustrated by Patricia Polacco
Growing up on her grandparents’ farm in Michigan, younger sister Patricia is very competitive with...
Pre-K - 4th

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