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Human Kindness: True Stories of Compassion and Generosity that Changed the World

Written by John Francis and Illustrated by Josy Bloggs

Join the Planetwalker, John Francis, on an exploration of kindness, great and small. From the...

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Troublemaker

Written by John Cho

Troublemaker follows the events of the LA Riots through the eyes of 12-year-old Jordan as he...

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Don’t Turn Out the Lights: A Tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Written by R.L. Stine

Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by...

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Blended

Written by Sharon M. Draper

Eleven-year-old Isabella’s parents are divorced, so she has to switch lives every week: One week she...

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The Chocolate Touch

Written by Patrick Skene Catling
Can you ever have too much of your favorite food? In this zany twist on the legend of King Midas and...
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Written by Louis Sachar and Illustrated by Adam McCauley

Accidentally built sideways and standing thirty stories high (the builder said he was very sorry for...

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Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition)

Written by Margot Lee Shetterly
Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated...
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Who Was Steve Jobs?

Written by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso and Illustrated by John O'Brien
In this Who Was...? biography, learn all about the man behind Apple Inc. from his young obsession...
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Big Nate Author Lincoln Pierce

Meet Lincoln Peirce, the author of Big Nate, and learn how he gets his ideas and how he renders them...

Days to Celebrate: Extension Activities for Educators

Days to Celebrate printable extension activities for educators provides project based lessons for...

Days to Celebrate: Guide for Community Coordinators

Days to Celebrate printable community coordinator guide is designed to be used with multiple age...

Days to Celebrate: Guide for Educators

Days to Celebrate printable guide for educators provides suggestions for activating student thinking...

Days to Celebrate: Guide for Parents and Families

Days to Celebrate printable guide for parents and families provides hands-on activities and ideas...

Days to Celebrate: Think Tac Toe Extension Activities for Educators

Days to Celebrate printable think tac toe for educators provides STEAM-themed activities which allow...

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All-of-a-Kind-Family

Written by Sydney Taylor and Illustrated by Helen John
The story of an immigrant Jewish family living in New York's Lower East Side at the turn of the...
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Days to Celebrate: A Full Year of Poetry, People, Holidays, History, Fascinating Facts, and More

Written by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn

This book has an astounding array of information to show us that each day of the year gives us a...

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