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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Written by Judy Blume
A groundbreaking novel when it came out in 1970, the book discusses sensitive issues young girls...
3rd - 7th
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Birds

Written by Kevin Henkes and Illustrated by Laura Dronzek
A little girl watches birds from her window, noting in vivid detail their size, color, shape, and...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Dear Juno

Written by Soyung Pak and Illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung
The touching story of how Juno, a little boy in America, writes to his grandmother using pictures...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Written and Illustrated by Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley is a typical middle schooler who happens to keep a journal about his life. This first...

3rd - 8th
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Esperanza Rising

Written by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico - she'd always have...

6th - 8th
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Hatchet

Written by Gary Paulsen

On his way to visit his father in northern Canada, 13-year-old Brian Robeson’s plane crashes, and he...

6th - 9th
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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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Sarah, Plain and Tall

Written by Patricia MacLachlan
When Sarah Wheaton answers widower Jacob Whiting’s ad for a mail-order bride, she leaves her home in...
1st - 5th
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The Composition

Written by Antonio Skármeta and Illustrated by Alfonso Ruano
The story of Pedro and his family, who live under a dictatorship in Chile. Pedro goes to school and...
3rd - 5th
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Written by Brian Selznick

Hugo, an orphan, thief, and clock keeper, lives alone in the walls of a Paris train station. When he...

4th - 8th
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The Maze of Bones

Written by Rick Riordan

First in a series called 39 Clues, the story introduces readers to Amy and Dan Cahill, who find out...

3rd - 7th
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The Secret Garden

Written by Francis Hodgson Burnett and Illustrated by Tasha Tudor
The story of Mary Lennox, an orphan who is sent from India to live with her uncle Archibald Craven...
3rd - 6th
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A Single Shard

Written by Linda Sue Park
Set in 12th century Korea, this story centers on Tree-Ear, an orphan being raised by Crane-man in...
5th - 7th
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Bridge to Terabithia

Written by Katherine Paterson
The story of two children, Jesse Aarons and Leslie Burke, who become friends. Jesse was lonely and...
4th - 7th
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Holes

Written by Louis Sachar

Stanley Yelnats has terrible luck because of a curse traced back to his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig...

4th - 8th
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Ivy & Bean

Written by Annie Barrows and Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Ivy and Bean are as different as night and day and are sure they could never be friends. But they...
1st - 5th
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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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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Written by Judy Blume
The story of 9-year-old Peter Hatcher’s relationship with his 2-year-old brother Fudge, who is...
3rd - 7th
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Tea with Milk

Written and Illustrated by Allen Say
May and her family live in San Francisco and she eats Japanese food at home and American food with...
Pre-K - 4th
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Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn

Written by Kenard Pak
As trees sway in the cool breeze, blue jays head south, and leaves change their colors, everyone...
Pre-K - 2nd
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I Survived: The Attacks of September 11, 2001

Written by Lauren Tarshis
The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his Uncle Benny, his dad's best friend at the fire...
2nd - 5th
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A Farmer's Life for Me

Written by Jan Dobbins and Illustrated by Laura Huliska Beith
A busy family and their friends spend a day working and playing on the farm. From milking the cows...
Pre-K - 2nd
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A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea

Written by Jessica Law and Illustrated by Jill McDonald
Discover amazing and fascinating sea creatures in the hole in the bottom of the sea! Based on the...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Hiroshima

Written by Laurence Yep

Based on real accounts by Hiroshima survivors, the fictional story of twelve-year-old Sachi follows...

6th - 9th

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