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Raindrops to Rainbow

Written by John Micklos, Jr. and Illustrated by Charlene Chua

Raindrops are falling outside, but there's still a world of color to experience! Delightful rhymes...

Pre-K - 1st
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Spanish Is the Language of My Family

Written by Michael Genhart and Illustrated by John Parra

An intergenerational story of family ties, cultural pride, and spelling bee victory following a...

Pre-K - 3rd
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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...

3rd - 7th
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Green Is a Chile Pepper/El chile es verde

Written by Roseanne Greenfield Thong and Illustrated by John Parra

Green is a chile pepper, spicy and hot.
Green is cilantro inside our pot.


In this lively picture...

Pre-K - 1st
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Giant From the Fire Sea

Written by John Himmelman

at is a boy who wants more from life than collecting coal from the Fire Sea.

Newton is a misfit...

4th - 6th
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Ghost in the Water

Written by Andy Kaiser

There's a lot more going on in this town than meets the eye. This blended fiction mystery is served...

5th - 8th
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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...

3rd - 7th
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Paradise Lost

Written by John Milton
In Paradise, God’s favored new creations―Adam and Eve―live in bliss, untainted by sin. In another...
9th - 12th
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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...
3rd - 7th
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Boom Chicka Rock

Written by John Archambault and Illustrated by Suzanne Tanner Chitwood
At night, mice wearing numbers emerge from a clock and wreak havoc in the kitchen, but all need to...
Pre-K - 1st
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Cows to the Rescue (Barnyard Rescue)

Written and Illustrated by John Himmelman
It's the day of the county fair!

Three-legged races, a "Smartest Pig" contest, the Ferris wheel...

Pre-K - 3rd
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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...

3rd - 7th
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City Mouse–Country Mouse (And Two More Mouse Tales From Aesop)

Written by Aesop and adapted by John Wallner
A collection of three Aesop tales, playfully featuring mice as the charming main characters: City...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Wild Whale Watch (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book)

Written by Eva Moore and Illustrated by John Speirs
Wanda and her classmates accompany Ms. Frizzle on a whale watch, where they learn about whales and...
2nd - 5th
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Dinosaur Rap

Written by Foster and John and Illustrated by Harter
Go on a rhythmic romp through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous eras to meet the prehistoric...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Robin Hood

Written by David Calcutt and Illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith
The champion of the destitute and downtrodden rides again. Meet young Robin Hood before he becomes...
3rd - 6th
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The Red Pony by John Steinbeck

Written by John Steinbeck (author) and John Seelye (introduction)
Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a...
6th - 8th
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Treasure Island

Written by Robert Louis Stevenson
The classic story of the search for an island that has buried treasure. Told through the eyes of Jim...
9th - 12th
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Tracker

Written by Gary Paulsen
Every fall, John Borne goes hunting for deer with his grandfather to shoot enough deer to feed the...
5th - 9th
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Turtles All The Way Down

Written by John Green
Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett...
9th - 12th
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Peter Pan y Wendy (Great Reads Spanish)

Written by Dalmatian Press
The Darling children are tucked up in bed when Peter Pan bursts in to their nursery. Peter and his...
3rd - 6th
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Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny

Written and Illustrated by John Himmelman
Introducing Isabel, aka Bunjitsu Bunny! She is the BEST bunjitsu artist in her school, and she can...
1st - 3rd
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Wonder Woman: An Origin Story

Written by John Sazaklis and Illustrated by Luciano Vecchio
She was once a young princess on the secret island inhabited by warrior women known as the Amazons...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Frog Went A-Courtin'

Written by John Langstaff and Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky
This 1956 Caldecott-winner combines the rollicking lyrics of the clasic folktale with vibrant...
Pre-K - 2nd

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