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Sonia and the Super-Duper Disaster

Sonia's adventure-filled story with worry-fighting gadgets helps kids learn how to cope when it...

Pre-K - 4th
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Sarai and the Around the World Fair

Written by Sarai Gonzalez & Monica Brown

When Sarai outgrows her bike, she worries she'll never get to travel anywhere. But, when Martin...

2nd - 5th
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Adnan: The Boy Who Helped His Mommy Remember

Adnan is the heartwarming story of a refugee boy’s attempts to heal his mother’s mental health...

K - 3rd
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Get Outdoors: A Mindfulness Guide to Noticing Nature (Everyday Mindfulness)

Written by Paul Christelis and Illustrated by Elisa Paganelli

Two siblings take a mindfulness approach to investigating and enjoying nature through their senses.

I...

K - 4th
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Jayden's Secret Ingredient

Written by Mélina Mangal and Illustrated by Ken Daley

Jayden discovers the secret ingredient to trying something new. 

Jayden loves the outdoors and the...

Pre-K - 5th
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Camp Whatchamacallit

Written by Selina Li Bi and Illustrated by Dan Widdowson

Broadening your 3rd-4th graders reading experiences and literacy comprehension skills is a breeze...

3rd - 4th
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The Stars Just Up the Street

Written by Sue Soltis and Illustrated by Christine Davenier

Mabel loves stars. She counts five from her window and thirty-seven from her backyard. But her...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Cora Cooks Pancit

Written by Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore and Illustrated by Kristi Valiant

Cora and Mama work together to cook up pancit for the family in this celebration of Filipino...

K - 4th
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Peeny Butter Fudge

Written by Toni Morrison & Slade Morrison and Illustrated by Joe Cepeda
There is no one like Nana in the whole wide world. She is the best. Nana knows how to take an ordinary afternoon and make it extra special!
Pre-K - 3rd
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Freedom Soup

Written by Tami Charles and Illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara
Join the celebration in the kitchen as a family makes their traditional New Year’s soup — and shares the story of how Haitian independence came to be.
K - 4th
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Matzah Ball Soup

Written by Joan Rothenberg

Every year at Passover, Rosie's grandmother puts four matzah balls in each bowl of chicken soup, but...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao

Written by Kat Zhang and Illustrated by Charlene Chua
Amy loves to make bao with her family. But it takes skill to make the bao taste and look delicious.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bright Star

Written by Yuyi Morales

With the combination of powerful, spare language and sumptuous, complex imagery characteristic of...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Grandma's Records

Written and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez

Every summer, Eric goes to live with his grandmother in El Barrio (Spanish Harlem) while his parents...

K - 3rd
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Amina's Song

Written by Hena Khan

In the companion novel to the beloved and award-winning Amina’s Voice, Amina once again uses her...

3rd - 7th
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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...

3rd - 7th
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The Science of Breakable Things

Written by Tae Keller

The spectacular debut novel from the Newbery Award winning author of When You Trap a Tiger. This is...

3rd - 7th
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Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream: Power Forward

Written by Hena Khan
From the critically acclaimed author of Amina’s Voice comes the first book in an exciting new middle...
2nd - 5th
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The Space Between Lost and Found

Written by Sandy Stark-McGinnis

From the acclaimed author of Extraordinary Birds, a powerful story about family, friendship, and the...

3rd - 6th
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Rez Dogs

Written by Joseph Bruchac

From the U.S.'s foremost Indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during...

3rd - 7th
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Hello, Universe

Written by Erin Entrada Kelly

Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery...

3rd - 7th
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The Sea in the Winter

Written by Christine Day
In this evocative and heartwarming novel for readers who loved The Thing About Jellyfish, the author...
3rd - 7th
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My Year in the Middle

Written by Lila Quintero Weaver

In a racially polarized classroom in 1970 Alabama, Lu’s talent for running track makes her a new...

3rd - 7th
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A Boy Called Bat

Written by Elana K. Arnold and Illustrated by Charles Santoso

The first book in a funny, heartfelt, and irresistible young middle grade series starring an...

1st - 5th

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