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Whatever After: Fairest of All

Written by Sarah Mlynowski
Mirror, mirror, on the basement wall . . .

Once upon a time my brother and I were normal kids. The...

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Just Juice

Written by Karen Hesse
Sweet, resilient Juice Faulstich faces terrible poverty, and is repeating third grade because...
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The Big Wave

Written by Pearl S. Buck
The famous story of a Japanese boy who escapes the tidal wave that destroys his family, friends and...
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The Puppy Place: Snowball

Written by Ellen Miles

Welcome to the Puppy Place – where every puppy finds a home!

Charles and Lizzie Peterson are very...

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The Time Warp Trio: Knights of the Kitchen Table

Written by Jon Scieszka
Joe's Book, a gift from his magician uncle, doesn't just tell stories, it zaps Joe and his friends...
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Tim Tebow

Written by Tim Polzer
An easy-to-read biography of one of the NFL's hottest stars!It's Tebow Time!With an incredible...
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Common Ground: The Water, Earth, and Air We Share

Written and Illustrated by Molly Bang

A simple story of our planet's natural resources with jewel-like paintings by Caldecott Honor author...

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Reptiles (Scholastic True or False)

Written by Melvin & Gilda Berger

Scholastic True or False is a science series aimed at second and third graders in a fun question-and...

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Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School

Written by Louis Sachar
The wild Wayside School kids love brainteasers! These 50 hilarious stories are designed to...
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And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?

Written by Jean Fritz
This entertaining biography presents fascinating anecdotes and facts that illuminate Paul Revere's...
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Grandma's Gift

Written and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez

This prequel to Eric Velasquez's biographical picture book Grandma's Records is the story of a...

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In Their Own Words: Lewis and Clark

Written by George Sullivan
"Short chapters, large print, simple vocabulary, straightforward narrative, and attractive...
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The Story of My Life

Written by Helen Keller
The fascinating account of Helen Keller’s handicaps and triumphs, and the extraordinary work of her...
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Freak the Mighty

Freak The Mighty

Written by Rodman Philbrick
Two boys - a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny Einstein in leg braces - forge a unique friendship when they pair up to create one formidable human force.
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The Circuit

Written by Francisco Jimenez
These autobiographical stories tell of hardship, poverty, and love within a family of migrant...
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The Puppy Place: Cocoa

Written by Ellen Miles
When Cocoa, a large chocolate Lab puppy, accidentally knocks over her elderly owner, Charles...
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

Written by Eleanor Coerr and Illustrated by Ronald Himler

The star of her school’s running team, Sadako is lively and athletic…until the dizzy spells start...

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The Hit-Away Kid

Written by Matt Christopher
An exciting chapter book about a boy who learns an important lesson after cheating in a baseball...
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The Trumpet of the Swan

Written by E. B. White

"The eventful life of Louis, a voiceless trumpeter swan, from hatching to contented fatherhood...

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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

Written by Betty Bao Lord and Illustrated by Marc Simont

Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is...

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The Gold Cadillac

Written by Mildred D. Taylor
In the 1950's South, African-American sisters Lois and Wilma go for a trip in their father's new...
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Stone Fox

Written by John Reynolds Gardiner
Willy enters a dogsled race to save his family farm, but is soon challenged by the mysterious Indian...
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Riding Freedom

Written by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Charlotte Parkhurst never acted like most other girls. She climbed trees and fought with the boys...

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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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