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Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring

Written by Sandra Jordan and Illustrated by Brian Floca
This book tells the story of three artists who worked together to create the ballet Appalachian...
1st - 5th
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Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11

Written and Illustrated by Brian Floca
A look back at the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. This nonfiction book takes the reader on the eight-day...
Pre-K - 5th
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Throw Your Tooth on the Roof

Written by Selby B. Beeler and Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
This book shares tooth traditions from around the world. Learn how children in different cultures...
Pre-K - 2nd
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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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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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When Marian Sang

Written by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Illustrated by Brian Selznick
Based on the life of opera singer Marian Anderson, the book recounts her struggle to pursue her...
2nd - 5th
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Locomotive

Written and Illustrated by Brian Floca
This exquisitely illustrated book makes trains come to life in sound and color as it tells the...
Pre-K - 5th
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Brian's Hunt

Written by Gary Paulsen
This story takes place two years after Brian had been stranded in the Canadian wilderness. When...
4th - 9th
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Brian's Return

Written by Gary Paulsen

After Brian returns to civilization after his time in the Canadian wilderness, he finds that he...

3rd - 7th
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Brian's Winter

Written by Gary Paulsen

In this unique retelling of a young boy's struggle to survive in the Canadian wilderness, Paulsen...

5th - 8th
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Battlesaurus Clash of Empires

Written by Brian Falkner
In this roaring alternative history adventure, dinosaurs from a forbidden world have been turned...
6th - 12th
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Battlesaurus Rampage at Waterloo

Written by Brian Falkner
Fifteen-year-old Willem lives in hiding in a small Belgian village on the edge of the great Sonian...
7th - 9th
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On the Farm...At the Market

Written by Karas and G Brian and Illustrated by G Brian
On the farm, workers pick vegetables, collect eggs, and make cheese. At the market the next day, the...
K - 4th
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Scrapkins Junk Re-Thunk Amazing Creations You Can Make from Junk!

Written by Yanish and Brian
Welcome to Scrap City, home of an inventive tribe of creatures called ScrapKins. Using materials...
2nd - 5th
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Whale Trails Before and Now

Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and Illustrated by G Brian
Whale-watching is a hugely popular pastime: at least 13 million people take whale-watching trips...
2nd - 3rd
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Brain Jack

Written by Brian Falkner
In the future, neuro-headsets have replaced keyboards, letting anyone tap in to the internet at the...
9th - 12th
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Frindle

Written by Andrew Clements and Illustrated by Brian Selznick
What is a frindle? According to Nick Allen, it's a new name for a pen. Soon Nick's friends are using...
4th - 7th
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Guts

Written by Gary Paulsen
The true stories behind the Brian Robeson books, which are based on Paulsen's own adventures as an...
7th - 9th
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The Giggler Treatment

Written by Roddy Doyle and Illustrated by Brian Ajhar
If adults are mean to children, they get the Giggler Treatment. It's smelly. It's squishy. And it...
3rd - 5th
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Wake Up, Wake Up

Written by Brian & Rebecca Wildsmith
The sun wakes up the rooster, who crows and wakes up the goose, who honks and wakes up the sheep...
Pre-K - 1st
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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...

4th - 6th
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The Houdini Box

Written by Brian Selznick
A young boy (and aspiring magician) receives a box that just may contain the secrets to Houdini's...
4th - 5th
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Calendar Mysteries: January Joker

Written by Ron Roy
Green Lawn has a problem! When Bradley Pinto wakes up in the night to strange lights in his backyard...
2nd - 3rd
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Scholastic Reader!® Level 1: Spooky Hayride

Written by Brian James
Simple words and short sentences for the newest readers.
K - K

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