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The 6th Grade Nickname Game
by Gordon Korman		 RL=4-6
AL=4-8		 original
A
, Alfie the Apostrophe
by Moira Rose Donohue; illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi		 RL=1-3
AL=k-4		 original
All Year Long
by Kathleen W. Deady; illustrated by Linda Bronson		 RL=pres-2
AL=pres-3		 original
B to top
A Bear For All Seasons
by Diane Marcial Fuchs; illustrated by Kathryn Brown		 RL=k-2
AL=pres-3		 original
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Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo		 RL=4-6
AL=3-7		 original
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Beware of the Storybook Wolves
by Lauren Child		 RL=k-4
AL=k-5		 original
The Birchbark House
by Louise Erdrich		 RL=4-6
AL=3-7		 links
Buffalo Jump
by Peter Roop; illustrated by Bill Farnsworth		 RL=1-4
AL=1-8		 original
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Busy Little Mouse
by Eugenie Fernandes		 RL=pres-1
AL=pres-2		 original
C to top
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
by Jean Lee Latham; illustrated by John O’Hara Cosgrave II		 RL=5-10
AL=5-10		 links
Castle in the Attic
by Elizabeth Winthrop		 RL=4-6
AL=3-8		 links
Catherine, Called Birdy
by Karen Cushman		 RL=6-9 links
Chicky Chicky Chook Chook
by Cathy MacLennan		 RL=pres-2
AL=pres-4		 original
Coolies
by Yin; illustrated by Chris Soentpiet		 RL=4-6
AL=2-8		 original
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D to top
Daughter of Liberty:
A True Story of the American Revolution
by Robert Quackenbush		 RL=4-6
AL=4-10		 original
David Gets in Trouble
by David Shannon		 RL=pres-4
AL=pres-3		 original
Define "Normal"
by Julie Anne Peters		 RL=6-10
AL=5-11		 original
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Diary of a Fairy Godmother
by Esmé Raji Codell		 RL=4-6
AL=2-8		 original
Diary of a Fly
by Doreen Cronin; illustrated by Harry Bliss		 RL=pres-3
AL=k-5		 original
Diary of a Worm
by Doreen Cronin; illustrated by Harry Bliss		 RL=k-3
AL=2-3		 links
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
by Mo Willems		 RL=pres-3
AL=k-3		 original
Duck on a Bike
by David Shannon		 RL=pres-3
AL=1-3		 original
E to top
Eight Animals on the Town
by Susan Middleton Elya; illustrated by Lee Chapman		 RL=k-3
AL=1-5		 original
F to top
Five People You Meet In Heaven
by Mitch Albom		 RL=9-12
AL=10-A		 links
G to top
Girl of the Shining Mountains: Sacagawea’s Story
by Peter and Connie Roop		 RL=4-6
AL=2-8		 original
Gooney Bird Greene
by Lois Lowry; illustrated by Middy Thomas		 RL=1-3
AL=1-5		 original
Goosed
by Bill Wallace; illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers		 RL=2-4
AL=1-6		 original
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Grandfather’s Journey
by Allen Say		 RL=2-4
AL=k-6		 original
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H to top
The Hello, Goodbye Window
by Norton Juster; illustrated by Chris Raschka		 RL=pres-3
AL=k-3		 original
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Henry Hikes to Fitchburg
by Donald B. Johnson		 RL=1-4
AL=1-5		 original
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Here a Plant, There a Plant, Everywhere a Plant, Plant!
by Robert Quackenbush		 RL=1-4
AL=1-8		 original
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Hog Music
by M.C. Helldorfer; illustrated by S.D. Schindler		 RL=k-4
AL=2-8		 original
Hot Air
by Marjorie Priceman		 RL=k-3
AL=k-5		 original
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?
by Jane Yolen; illustrated by Mark Teague		 RL=pres-3
AL=pres-5		 original
I to top
I Will Never, NOT EVER, Eat a Tomato
by Lauren Child		 RL=k-3
AL=k-5		 original
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Island of Hope: The Story of Ellis Island and the Journey to America by Martin W. Sandler RL=5-8
AL=4-8		 original
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J to top
Jake’s Orphan
by Peggy Brooke		 RL=4-7
AL=4-8		 original
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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
by Simms Taback		 RL=pres-3
AL=any		 original
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-- Journey Home
by Yochiko Uchida		 RL=4-7
AL=4-8		 links
-- Journey to Topaz
by Yochiko Uchida		 RL=4-6
AL=4-8		 links
K to top
Keeper of Lime Rock: The Remarkable True Story of Ida Lewis
by Lenore Skomal		 RL=9-12
AL=6-12		 links
-- Keeper of the Doves
by Betsy Byars		 RL=4-7 links
Keeper of Wisdom
by Laura Berkeley		 RL=k-3
AL=k-6		 original
L to top
Letters from a Desperate Dog
by Eileen Christelow		 RL=k-3
AL=k-4		 original
Little Red Riding Hood: A New Fangled Prairie Tale
by Lisa Campbell Ernst		 RL=k-3
AL=k-8		 original
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Llama Llama Red Pajama
by Anna Dewdney		 RL=pres-k
AL=pres-3		 original
M to top
The Man Who Walked Between the Towersl
by Mordicai Gerstein		 RL=k-5
AL=1-6		 original
Max Cleans Up
by Rosemary Wells		 RL=pres-2
AL=pres-4		 original
Midnight for Charlie Bone:
Children of the Red King Book 1
by Jenny Nimmo		 RL=4-7
AL=4-9		 original
The Midwife’s Apprentice
by Karen Cushman		 RL=6-9
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The Million Dollar Shot
by Dan Gutman		 RL=3-6
AL=3-8		 original
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Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel
by Leslie Connor; illustrated by Mary Azarian		 RL=1-4
AL=1-8		 original
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My Kindergarten
by Rosemary Wells		 RL=k
AL=pres-3		 original
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N to top
Notes from a Liar and Her Dog
by Gennifer Choldenko		 RL=6-8
AL=2-8		 original
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O to top
Off the Map: The Journals of Lewis and Clark
by Peter & Connie Roop; illustrated by Time Tanner		 RL=9-12
AL=4-8		 original
Olivia
by Ian Falconer		 RL=pres-3
AL=pres-3		 original
Once Upon a Time! A Story of the Brothers Grimm
Robert Quackenbush		 RL=3-6
AL=3-12		 original
Our Tree Named Steve
Alan Zweibel; illustrated by David Catrow		 RL=1-3
AL=k-5		 original
P to top
Pieces of Georgia
by Jen Bryant		 RL=6-8
AL=3-10		 original
links
Puppeteer’s Apprentice
by D Anne Love		 RL=4-6
AL=4-9		 original
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Q to top
Quick, Annie, Give Me a Catchy Line! A Story of Samuel F.B. Morse
by Robert Quackenbush		 RL=3-6
AL=3-8		 original
R to top
Rain Makes Applesauce
by Julian Scheer; illustrated by Marvin Bileck		 RL=pres-3
AL=pres-5		 original
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Rosie’s Walk
by Pat Hutchins		 RL=pres-1
AL=k-5		 original
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S to top
Sacagawea: Girl of the Shining Mountains
by Peter and Connie Roop		 RL=4-6
AL=2-8		 original
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
by Eleanor Coerr		 RL=4-6
AL=2-9		 links
Semiprecious
by D. Anne Love		 RL=4-7
AL=4-9		 original
A Simple Gift
by Nancy Ruth Patterson		 RL=3-6
AL=2-8		 original
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A Single Shard
by Linda Sue Park		 RL=4-8
AL=3-10		 original
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SOS Titanic
by Eve Bunting		 RL=6-9
AL=5 & up		 original
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A Step from Heaven
by An Na		 RL=7-12
AL=5 & up		 original
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T to top
The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering		 RL=4-6
AL=3-8		 original
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Thank You, Mr. Falker
by Patricia Polacco		 RL=1-4
AL=1-5		 original
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That’s What Friends Are For
by Valeri Gorbachev		 RL=k-1
AL=k-3		 original
Tigress
by Nick Dowson; illustrated by Jane Chapman		 RL=k-4
AL=k-5		 original
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Tomorrow’s Alphabet
by George Shannon; illustrated by Donald Crews		 RL=k-2
AL=k-5		 original
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka; illustrated by Lane Smith		 RL=1-4
AL=1-6		 links
Turtle Bay
by Saviour Pirotta; illustrated by Nilesh Mistry		 RL=1-3
AL=pres-4		 links
Two Slapstick Biographies
by Robert Quackenbush		 RL=3-6
AL=3-12		 original
U to top
Under the Sun
by Arthur Dorros		 RL=6-9
AL=4-10		 original
V to top
Vera’s Baby Sister
by Vera Roseberry		 RL=k-2
AL=k-3		 original
W to top
Weslandia
by Paul Fleischman		 RL=3-6
AL=2-8		 original
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What To Do? What To Do ?
by Toni Teevin; illustrated by Janet Pedersen		 RL=k-3
AL=k-5		 original
Wish You Well
by David Baldacci		 RL=6-12
AL=6-12		 links
X to top
Y to top
A Year Down Yonder
by Richard Peck		 RL=4-8
AL=4-10		 original
Z to top
Zeke Pippin
written and illustrated by William Steig		 RL=2-4
AL=1-5		 original
Zen Shorts
by Jon J Muth		 RL=k-4
AL=k-6		 original
Zinnia’s Flower Garden
by Monica Wellington		 RL=k-3
AL=pres-4		 original
Zoo School
by Laurie Miller Hornik; illustrated by Debbie Tilley		 RL=3-5
AL=2-6		 original
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