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Why We Eat Fried Peanuts: A Celebration of Family and Lunar New Year Traditions

Written by Zed Zha and Illustrated by Sian James

Celebrate Lunar New Year through a story of ancestral bravery while learning about Chinese history...

1st - 6th
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Wisdom Weavers: Explore the Ojibwe Language and the Meaning of Dream Catchers

Written by James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw and Illustrated by Marcus Trujillo

The Ojibwe people are the largest Indigenous group of Turtle Island, now known as North America, and...

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King and the Dragonflies

Written by Kacen Callender

Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid...

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The Brave

Written by James Bird

Collin can't help himself―he has a unique condition that finds him counting every letter spoken to...

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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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Mighty Heart of Sunny St James

Written by Ashley Herring Blake

Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnecting with her lost mother, first...

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Upstander

Written by James Preller

Mary O’Malley is tired of keeping secrets. Secrets like her older brother, Jonny’s, drug use...

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Zion Unmatched

This stunning photographic essay showcases Zion Clark’s ferocious athleticism and undaunted spirit...

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I Funny

Written by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein and Illustrated by Laura Park

In James Patterson's heartwarming #1 New York Times bestseller, middle schooler Jamie Grimm faces...

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Leveled Reading Passages Supporting James and the Giant Peach

This set of leveled reading passages can be used to supplement the book James and the Giant Peach....
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DK Life Stories: Alexander Hamilton

Written by James Buckley Jr.
Alexander Hamilton is known not only for his political brilliance, but also for his strong...
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Kizzy Ann Stamps: YouTube Book Trailer

Enjoy this video introduction to Kizzy Ann Stamps.
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Unbreakable Code

Written by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Mr. Quisling is definitely up to something mysterious, and Emily and James are on high alert. First...
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Kizzy Ann Stamps

Written by Jeri Watts
In 1963, as Kizzy Ann prepares for her first year at an integrated school, she worries about the...
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Basketball Superstars 2015

Written by K. C. Kelley
Get to know your favorite players from the 2015 basketball seasonAll the action from the 2015...
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I Funny: I Even Funnier

Written by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein and Illustrated by Laura Park
Middle-schooler Jamie Grimm is excited. He's just won the state finals in New York for the Planet's...
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I Funny: I Totally Funniest

Written by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein and Illustrated by Laura Park
In the third installment of the I Funny series, Jamie Grimm did really well on national television...
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It's Disgusting And We Ate It! True Food Facts From Around The World And Throughout History

Written by James Solheim
How about a nice dish of Colonial Squirrel Pie with a side of milkweed shoots? If that doesn't grab...
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Space Travel (Innovation in Transportation)

Written by James M Flammang
Who was the first man to walk on the moon? Who developed the space shuttle? Will man ever land on...
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Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Written by James M Flammang
Discover how Larry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two ordinary computer science graduate...
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Cargo Ships

Written by James M Flammang
We hear a lot about the new global economy. How does it work? How are we able to transport so many...
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Cars

Written by James M Flammang

Your new family car looks very different than the Model T developed by Henry Ford. Cars of today are...

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Salt A Story of Friendship in a Time of War

Anikwa and James, twelve years old in 1812, spend their days fishing, trapping, and exploring...

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The Glorkian Warrior and the Mustache of Destiny

Written by James Kochalka
In volume 3 of James Kochalka's off-kilter science fiction series for young readers, the eponymous...
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