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COUNTING & MATHEMATICS

ABC AND 1,2,3: A SESAME STREET TREASURY OF WORDS AND NUMBERS
ARTHUR COUNTS! by Marc Brown
BEN FRANKLIN AND THE MAGIC SQUARE  by Pat Brisson
BENNY’S PENNIES (MONEY) by Frank Murphy; illustrated by Richard Walz
BEARS ON WHEELS, by Stan and Jan Berenstain; illustrated by the authors          
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NUMBER 1  by Sarah Albee, illustrated by Tom Brannon
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NUMBER 2  by Sarah Albee, illustrated by Tom Brannon
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NUMBER 3 by Sarah Albee, illustrated by Tom Brannon
THE CENTURY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE by Peter Jennings, Brewster
COUNTING TO TAR BEACH by  Ringgold
THE DRAGON’S SCALES    by Sarah Albee
ERIC THE MATH BEAR by Caroline Glicksman
FIVE LITTLE DUCKS by Raffi         
FIVE SILLY FISHERMEN by Roberta Edwards                  
I KNOW NUMBERS (PRESCHOOL) by Golden Books
I’LL TEACH MY DOG 100 WORDS by Frith
ME COUNTING TIME by Joan Sweeney; illustrated by Annette Cable
MONSTER MUNCHIES by Laura Numeroff 
MY LITTLE SISTER ATE ONE HARE by Bill Grossman
NUMBERS 1 TO 10 by  Bottoni
NUMBERS 10 TO 100 by Bottoni
ON BEYOND  A MILLION by Schwartz
ONE HUNDRED SHOES by Charles Ghinga
SESAME STREET LEARN ABOUT NUMBERS by Ron Van der Meer
TEN APPLES ON TOP by Lesieg
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE COUNTS TO TEN by Rev. W. Awdry

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HEALTH

For Younger Readers:
THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE DRUG FREE ZONE by Stan & Jan Berenstain
THE BERENSTAIN BEARS GO TO THE DOCTOR by Stan & Jan Berenstain
BONES by Stephen Kresnky; illustrated by Davy Jones
DEAR DAISY, GET WELL SOON by Maggie Smith
DR. DOG by Babette Cole
THE EAR BOOK by Al Perkins
ELMO SAYS ACHOO! by Sarah Albee
THE EYE BOOK by Dr. Seuss writing as Theo LeSieg; illustrated by Joe Matheiu
THE FOOT BOOK by Dr. Seuss
GASPARD IN THE HOSPITAL by Anne Gutman, Georg Hallensleben
GLASSES FOR D.W. by Marc Brown
GROW! BABIES! by Penny Gentieu
HAND, HAND, FINGERS, THUMB by Al Perkins
JUNIE B., FIRST GRADER (AT LAST!) by Barbara Park
JUNIE B., TOOTHLESS WONDER by Barbara Park
JUNIE B. FIRST GRADER: BOSS OF LUNCH by Barbara Park

LITTLE RABBIT'S LOOSE TOOTH by Lucy Bate; illustrated by Diane De Groat
MY LOOSE TOOTH by Stephen Kresnky; illustrated by Hideko Takahashi
ME AND MY AMAZING BODY by Joan Sweeney; illustrated by Annette Cable
THE MISSING TOOTH by Joanna Cole
THE NOSE BOOK by Al Perkins
OH THE THINGS YOU CAN DO THAT ARE GOOD FOR YOU!: A Cat in the Hat Learning Library Book by Tish Rabe
PURPLE CLIMBING DAYS by Patricia Reilly Giff
THE TOOTH BOOK by Dr. Seuss writing as Theo LeSieg; illustrated by Joe Matheiu


For Older Readers:
ARE YOU THERE GOD?  IT’S ME, MARGARET by Judy Blume
BOTH SIDES NOW by Ruth Pennebaker
THE BOY WHO DRANK TOO MUCH by Shep Greene
GIRLS IN LOVE by Jacqueline Wilson
GROWING UP: IT’S A GIRL THING by Mavis Jukes
THE GUY BOOK: AN OWNERS MANUAL by Mavis Jukes
HANDS ON! 33 MORE THINGS EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW edited by Suzanne Harper
THE HUMAN BODY by Ruth Dowling Brunn
IT’S A GIRL THING: HOW TO STAY HEALTHY, SAFE AND IN CHARGE by Mavis Jukes
KISSING DOOR KNOBS by Terry Spencer Hesser; with an afterward by A.J. Allen M.D., Ph.D.
LIFE IN THE FAT LANE by Cherie Bennett
MEMORIES OF SUMMER by Ruth White
MY LOUISIANA SKY by Kimberly Willis Holt
ONE HOT SECOND: STORIES ABOUT DESIRE edited by Cathy Young  
RADIANCE DESCENDING by Paula Fox
THEN AGAIN, MAYBE I WON’T by Judy Blume
33 THINGS EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW edited by Tonya Bolden
WHEN ZACHARY BEAVER CAME TO TOWN by Kimberly Willis Holt 0440229049

By Lurlene McDaniel:
ALL THE DAYS OF HER LIFE
ANGEL OF HOPE  
ANGEL OF MERCY
ANGELS WATCHING OVER ME
BABY ALICIA IS DYING
DAWN ROCHELLE
DON'T DIE, MY LOVE
FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE, FOREVER
THE GIRL DEATH LEFT BEHIND
GARDEN OF ANGELS
GOODBYE DOESN'T MEAN FOREVER
HOW DO I LOVE THEE
I WANT TO LIVE
I'LL BE SEEING YOU
THE LEGACY: MAKING WISHES COME TRUE
LET HIM LIVE
LIFTED UP BY ANGELS
MOTHER, HELP ME LIVE
MOURNING SONG
NO TIME TO CRY
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP
ONE LAST WISH: THREE NOVELS
PLEASE DON'T DIE
REACH FOR TOMORROW
A ROSE FOR MELINDA
 SAVING JESSICA
A SEASON FOR GOODBYE
SHE DIED TOO YOUNG
SIX MONTHS TO LIVE
SIXTEEN AND DYING
SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR
SOMEONE DIES, SOMEONE LIVES
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH
STARRY, STARRY NIGHT
TELLING CHRISTINA GOODBYE
TILL DEATH DO US PART
A TIME TO DIE
TIME TO LET GO
TO LIVE AGAIN
TOO YOUNG TO DIE
UNTIL ANGELS CLOSE MY EYES
WHEN HAPPILY EVER AFTER ENDS

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HISTORICAL FICTION

PRE-19TH CENTURY

COLONIAL AMERICA

19TH-CENTURY AMERICAS

CIVIL WAR

2OTH CENTURY

WORLD WAR II

Pre-19th Century

THE BEADED MOCCASINS (1759) by Lynda Durrant
BECOMING ROSEMARY (1790s North Carolina) by Frances M. Wood
BETSY ZANE, THE ROSE OF FORT HENRY (Revolutionary War) by Lynda Durrant
CHILD OF THE MAY (12th Century England) by Theresa Tomlinson
THE DOOR IN THE WALL (Medieval England) by Marguerite de Angeli, illustrated by the author
ECHOHAWK by Lynda Durrant
I AM REGINA (18th Century) by Sally M. Keehn
JINGO DJANGO by Sid Fleischman
JOHNNY TREMAIN (Revolutionary War) by Esther Forbes, illustrated by Lynd Ward
THE KITE FIGHTERS (15th Century Korea) by Linda Sue Park
MATILDA BONE (Medieval England) by Karen Cushman
MOON OF TWO DARK HORSES (Revolutionary War) by Sally M. Keehn
MY NAME IS NOT ANGELICA (18th Century Slave Rebellion) by Scott O’Dell
THE PLAYMAKER (1597 Elizabethan London) by J.B. Cheaney
A PROUD TASTE FOR SCARLET AND MINIVER (12th Century England) by E.L. Konigsburg, illustrated by the author
SEESAW GIRL (17th Century Korea) by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng
TOLIVER'S SECRET (Revolutionary War) by Esther Wood Brady, illustrated by Richard Cuffari
WEAVER'S DAUGHTER (1790s Tennessee) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
WHO IS CARRIE?  by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

Colonial America

ANN'S STORY: 1747 by Joan Lowery Nixon

THE ARABUS FAMILY SAGA by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
CAESAR'S STORY: 1759 by Joan Lowery Nixon

COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG(R): YOUNG AMERICANS by Joan Lowery Nixon
JOHN'S STORY: 1775 by Joan Lowery Nixon

JUMP SHIP TO FREEDOM by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

MARIA'S STORY: 1773 by Joan Lowery Nixon

NANCY 'S STORY: 1765 by Joan Lowery Nixon
THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER by Elizabeth George Speare

WAR COMES TO WILLY FREEMAN by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

WILL'S STORY: 1771 by Joan Lowery Nixon
THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND  by Elizabeth George Speare

19th-Century Americas

AGGIE'S HOME (1860s New York & Missouri ) by Joan Lowery Nixon
ALL IS WELL (1880s Utah ) by Kristin Embry Litchman, illustrated by Warren Chang
ANNE OF AVONLEA by L.M. Montgomery

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by L.M. Montgomery

ANNE OF INGLESIDE by L.M. Montgomery

ANNE OF THE ISLAND by L.M. Montgomery

ANNE OF WINDY POPLARS by L.M. Montgomery

THE "ANNE" SERIES by L.M. Montgomery
ANNE'S HOUSE OF DREAMS by L.M. Montgomery

BANDIT'S MOON (California Gold Rush) by Sid Fleischman, illustrated by Jos. A. Smith
BESS'S LOG CABIN QUILT (American West/Oregon Trail) by D. Anne Love, illustrated by Ronald Himler
THE BROKEN BLADE (1800s Canada) by William Durbin
CALL ME FRANCIS TUCKET (American West) by Gary Paulsen
CARLOTA (Mexican-American War) by Scott O’Dell
CHEROKEE SISTER (1838 Trail of Tears) by Debbie Dadey
CHRISTMAS WITH ANNE by L.M. Montgomery
THE CLOCK (Early 19th Century New England) by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier, illustrated by Kelly Maddox
DAKOTA SPRING (American West) by D. Anne Love, illustrated by Ronald Himler
DAVID'S SEARCH (1860s New York & Missouri) by Joan Lowery Nixon
DEAR LEVI (1850s Overland Trail) by Elvira Woodruff, illustrated by Beth Peck
FROZEN SUMMER (1816 New York) by Mary Jane Auch
GHOST TOWN (Wild West / Ghost Towns) by Joan Lowery Nixon
I REMEMBER THE ALAMO (1836 Texas) by D. Anne Love
IN CARE OF CASSIE TUCKER (1899 Nebraska) by Ivy Ruckman
THE IRON DRAGON NEVER SLEEPS by Stephen Krensky, illustrated by John Fulweiler

ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS (Pacific Ocean) by Scott O’Dell
JOURNEY TO NOWHERE (1815 CT and NY) by Mary Jane Auch
A LITTLE BIT DEAD (American West) by Chap Reaver
LUCY'S WISH (1860s New York & Missouri) by Joan Lowery Nixon
MR. TUCKET (American West) by Gary Paulsen
NORY RYAN'S SONG (1845 Ireland / Potato Famine) by Patricia Reilly Giff
ORPHAN TRAIN CHILDREN (1860s New York & Missouri) by Joan Lowery Nixon
PRECIOUS GOLD, PRECIOUS JADE (1850s Oregon) by Sharon E. Heisel
RAINBOW VALLEY by L.M. Montgomery
RILLA OF INGLESIDE by L.M. Montgomery

THE ROAD TO HOME (1817 New York) by Mary Jane Auch
A SHOOTING STAR (1860s Ohio) by Sheila Solomon Klass
SILVER DOLLAR GIRL (1880s Colorado Silver Rush) by Katherine Ayers
SING DOWN THE MOON (Mid-1800s Southwest) by Scott O’Dell
THE SLAVE DANCER by Paula Fox

SOFT RAIN (1838 Trail of Tears) by Cornelia Cornelissen
THUNDER ROLLING IN THE MOUNTAINS (1877 American West) by Scott O’Dell and Elizabeth Hall
THE TUCKET ADVENTURES (American West) by Gary Paulsen
TUCKET'S GOLD (American West) by Gary Paulsen
TUCKET'S HOME (American West) by Gary Paulsen
TUCKET'S RIDE (American West) by Gary Paulsen
WILL'S CHOICE (1860s New York & Missouri) by Joan Lowery Nixon
WINTERING (1800s Canada) by William Durbin
ZIA (Pacific Ocean) by Scott O’Dell
 

Civil War

NORTH BY NIGHT by Katherine Ayers
NORTH STAR TO FREEDOM by Gena K. Gorrell

STEALING FREEDOM by Elisa Carbone

STEALING SOUTH by Katherine Ayers

STORM WARRIORS (Post-Civil War) by Elisa Carbone
THREE AGAINST THE TIDE by D. Anne Love
WITH EVERY DROP OF BLOOD by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
 

20th Century

ALL THE WAY HOME (1941 Brooklyn) by Patricia Reilly Giff
BELLE PRATER'S BOY (1950s Appalachia) by Ruth White
BLACK ANGELS (Civil Rights Movement) by Rita Murphy
BUD, NOT BUDDY (Great Depression) by Christopher Paul Curtis
CAT RUNNING (Great Depression) by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
ECHOES OF THE WHITE GIRAFFE (1940s South Korea) by Sook Nyul Choi
THE GHOST WORE GRAY by Bruce Coville

GOODBYE, VIETNAM (Vietnam War) by Gloria Whelan
THE GREAT BRAIN (Early 1900s Mississippi) by John D. Fitzgerald, illustrated by Mercer Mayer
THE GREAT BRAIN AT THE ACADEMY (Early 1900s Mississippi) by John D. Fitzgerald
THE GREAT BRAIN DOES IT AGAIN (Early 1900s Mississippi) by John D. Fitzgerald
THE GREAT BRAIN REFORMS (Early 1900s Mississippi) by John D. Fitzgerald
THE GREAT BRAIN SERIES (Early 1900s Mississippi) by John D. Fitzgerald
A LETTER TO MRS. ROOSEVELT (Great Depression) by C. Coco De Young
LORD OF THE NUTCRACKER MEN (World War I) by Iain Lawrence
THE LUCKY STONE by Lucille Clifton, illustrated by Dale Payson

ME AND MY LITTLE BRAIN (Early 1900s Mississippi) by John D. Fitzgerald
THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN HOME (1920s Orphan Trains) by Erika Tamar
MORE ADVENTURES OF THE GREAT BRAIN (Early 1900s Mississippi) by John D. Fitzgerald
MOVING MAMA TO TOWN (1940s Georgia) by Ronder Thomas Young
ONE-OF-A-KIND MALLIE (World War I Indiana) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
THE PUSHCART WAR (New York City) by Jean Merrill, illustrated by Ronni Solbert
THE RETURN OF THE GREAT BRAIN (Early 1900s Mississippi) by John D. Fitzgerald
RUTHIE'S GIFT (World War I Indiana) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, illustrated by Dave Kramer
THE SECRET GARDEN (1906 England) by Frances Hodgson Burnett
SING FOR YOUR FATHER, SU PHAN (Vietnam War) by Stella Pevsner and Fay Tang
SOLDIER MOM (Persian Gulf War) by Alice Mead
STARRING SALLY J. FREEDMAN AS HERSELF (1948 Florida) by Judy Blume
SUMMER OF THE MONKEYS (Early 1900s Oklahoma) by Wilson Rawls
SUMMER SOLDIERS (World War I Northern California) by Susan Hart Lindquist
TALES FROM THE HOMEPLACE (Great Depression) by Harriet Burandt and Shelley Dale
THE TIMES THEY USED TO BE (1948 America) by Lucille Clifton, illustrated by E.B. Lewis
THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM-1963 (Civil Rights Movement) by Christopher Paul Curtis
WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS (Great Depression) by Wilson Rawls
YEAR OF IMPOSSIBLE GOODBYES (1940s North Korea) by Sook Nyul Choi
YOUNG FU OF THE UPPER YANGTZE (1920s China) by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, illustrated by Ed Young
 

World War II

CAPTAIN'S COMMAND by Anna Myers

THE COOKCAMP by Gary Paulsen
JACOB'S RESCUE by Malka Drucker and Michael Halperin

LILY'S CROSSING by Patricia Reilly Giff

MIEKO AND THE FIFTH TREASURE by Eleanor Coerr

THE NIGHT CROSSING by Karen Ackerman, illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles

NUMBER THE STARS by Lois Lowry

UNDER THE BLOOD-RED SUN by Graham Salisbury

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HOLOCAUST/JEWISH STUDIES

HOLOCAUST/JEWISH STUDIES

PRE-19TH CENTURY

COLONIAL AMERICA

19TH-CENTURY AMERICAS

CIVIL WAR

2OTH CENTURY

WORLD WAR II

Holocaust/Jewish Studies
THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak

THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS by John Boyne

JACOB'S RESCUE by Malka Drucker and Michael Halperin

THE NIGHT CROSSING by Karen Ackerman, illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles

NUMBER THE STARS by Lois Lowry

STRUDEL STORIES by Joanne Rocklin

IN MY HANDS by Irene Gut Opdyke, with Jennifer Armstrong

THE LAST MISSION by Harry Mazer

MILKWEED by Jerry Spinelli

NUMBER THE STARS by Lois Lowry

TUNES FOR BEARS TO DANCE TO by Robert Cormier

FORBIDDEN CITY by William Bell

LAND OF HOPE by Joan Lowery Nixon

Pre-19th Century
ANNA OF BYZANTIUM (Byzantine Empire) by Tracy Barrett
DAUGHTER OF VENICE (16th-Century Venice) by Donna Jo Napoli
THE DOOR IN THE WALL (Medieval England) by Marguerite de Angeli
JOHNNY TREMAIN (Revolutionary War) by Esther Forbes, illustrated by Lynd Ward
THE KING'S SHADOW (Medieval England) by Elizabeth Alder
MY NAME IS NOT ANGELICA (18th-Century Slave Rebellion) by Scott O’Dell
THE RANSOM OF MERCY CARTER (French and Indian War) by Caroline B. Cooney
TIME ENOUGH FOR DRUMS (Revolutionary War) by Ann Rinaldi
 
Colonial America
WAR COMES TO WILLY FREEMAN by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND by Elizabeth George Speare

 
19th-Century Americas
ANTHONY BURNS (1850s Boston) by Virginia Hamilton
BOTH SIDES OF TIME (1895 & 1995 New England) by Caroline B. Cooney
CALL ME FRANCIS TUCKET (American West) by Gary Paulsen
CARLOTA (Mexican-American War) by Scott O’Dell
CAUGHT IN THE ACT by Joan Lowery Nixon

CIRCLE OF LOVE (Post-Civil War) by Joan Lowery Nixon
THE CLOCK (The Industrial Revolution) by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier, illustrated by Kelly Maddox
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS (1870) by James Hilton, illustrated by Sanford Kassin
THE GRAVE (1847 Ireland / Potato Famine) by James Heneghan
IN THE FACE OF DANGER by Joan Lowery Nixon
ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS (Pacific Ocean) by Scott O’Dell
MR. TUCKET (American West) by Gary Paulsen
THE ORPHAN TRAIN ADVENTURES by Joan Lowery Nixon
OUT OF TIME (1895 & 1995 New England) by Caroline B. Cooney
A PLACE TO BELONG by Joan Lowery Nixon

PRISONER OF TIME (1895 & 1995 New England) by Caroline B. Cooney
THE RUBY IN THE SMOKE (London) by Philip Pullman
THE SALLY LOCKHART TRILOGY (London) by Philip Pullman
THE SHADOW IN THE NORTH (London) by Philip Pullman
SHANE (1889 American West) by Jack Schaefer
SING DOWN THE MOON (Mid-1860s Southwest) by Scott O’Dell
THE SLAVE DANCER (1840s) by Paula Fox
THE TIGER IN THE WELL (London) by Philip Pullman
THE TIN PRINCESS (London) by Philip Pullman
THE TUCKET ADVENTURES (American West) by Gary Paulsen
TUCKET'S GOLD (American West) by Gary Paulsen
TUCKET'S HOME (American West) by Gary Paulsen
TUCKET'S RIDE (American West) by Gary Paulsen
ZIA (Pacific Ocean) by Scott O’Dell
 
Civil War
BECOMING MARY MEHAN by Jennifer Armstrong

A DANGEROUS PROMISE (1861) by Joan Lowery Nixon
THE DREAMS OF MAIRHE MEHAN by Jennifer Armstrong
THE HAUNTING by Joan Lowery Nixon

KEEPING SECRETS by Joan Lowery Nixon
THE LAST SILK DRESS by Ann Rinaldi

MARY MEHAN AWAKE by Jennifer Armstrong
NIGHTJOHN (Pre-Civil War South) by Gary Paulsen
SARNY by Gary Paulsen, frontispiece by Jerry Pinkney

SOLDIER'S HEART by Gary Paulsen

WITH EVERY DROP OF BLOOD by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

 
20th Century
BEFORE WE WERE FREE (1960 Dominican Republic) by Julia Alvarez
BELLE PRATER'S BOY (1950s Appalachia) by Ruth White

THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak

THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS by John Boyne
BUD, NOT BUDDY (Great Depression) by Christopher Paul Curtis
A DAY NO PIGS WOULD DIE (Great Depression) by Robert Newton Peck
FORGOTTEN FIRE (1900s Armenian Holocaust) by Adam Bagdasarian
FRENCHTOWN SUMMER (1938 New England) by Robert Cormier
HALINKA (1945-1955 Germany) by Mirjam Pressler, translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford
HER FATHER'S DAUGHTER (Great Depression / World War II) by Mollie Poupeney
LAND OF HOPE (Early 1900s America) by Joan Lowery Nixon

MILKWEED by Jerry Spinelli
AN OCEAN APART, A WORLD AWAY (1920s China) by Lensey Namioka
A PART OF THE SKY (Great Depression) by Robert Newton Peck
THE SECRET GARDEN (1906 England) by Frances Hodgson Burnett
SPITE FENCES (Civil Rights Movement) by Trudy Krisher
SUMMER OF THE MONKEYS (Early 1900s Oklahoma) by Wilson Rawls
TIES THAT BIND, TIES THAT BREAK (1900s China) by Lensey Namioka
THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM-1963 (Civil Rights Movement) by Christopher Paul Curtis
WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS (Great Depression) by Wilson Rawls
YOUNG FU OF THE UPPER YANGTZE (1920s China) by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, illustrated by Ed Young
 
World War II
FAREWELL TO MANZANAR by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston

HEROES by Robert Cormier

THE LAST MISSION by Harry Mazer

NUMBER THE STARS by Lois Lowry

OTHER BELLS FOR US TO RING by Robert Cormier
UNDER THE BLOOD-RED SUN ( Hawaii ) by Graham Salisbury
THE WAR IN GEORGIA by Jerrie Oughton
WISH ME LUCK by James Heneghan
THE YEAR OF MY INDIAN PRINCE by Ella Thorp Ellis

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LANGUAGE ARTS

BIOGRAPHIES AND AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
HISTORICAL FICTION
MYTHOLOGY
POETRY

BIOGRAPHIES AND AUTOBIOGRAPHIES

ABRAHAM LINCOLN by Ingri D’aulaire
ANNE FRANK IN THE WORLD by the Anne Frank House
AMELIA EARHART by John Parlin
ANTHONY BURNS: DEFEAT & TRIUMPH by Virginia Hamilton
BASHER FIVE-TWO by Scott O’Grady with Michael French
THE BEET FIELDS by Gary Paulsen
BELLES ON THEIR TOES
BORN TO FLY: THE HEROIC STORY OF DOWNED U.S. NAVY PILOT LT. SHANE OSBORN by Shane Osborn with Malcolm McConnell, adapted by Michael French
CAUGHT BY THE SEA by Gary Paulsen
CEZANNE PINTO by Mary Stolz
CHEWING THE CUD by Dick King-Smith
CHINA'S SON: GROWING UP IN THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION by Da Chen
CHINESE CINDERELLA by Adeline Yen Mah HELEN KELLER by Stewart Graff
THE DARING NELLY BLY by Bonnie Christensen    
DIEGO by Jeanette Winter
DOWN A SUNNY DIRT ROAD: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Stan & Jan Berenstain
ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY by Frederick Douglass
ESCAPE NORTH! THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN by Monica Kulling, illustrated by Teresa Falvin
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS by James Bradley with Ron Powers, adapted for young people by Michael French
GUTS by Gary Paulsen
HELEN KELLER by Johanna Hurwitz
HELEN KELLER by Stewart Graff
IN MY HANDS by Irene Opdyke with Jennifer Armstrong
JACKIE ROBINSON AND THE STORY OF ALL BLACK BASEBALL by Jim O’Connor THE KIDNAPPED PRINCE by Ann Cameron
KNOTS IN MY YO-YO STRING by Jerry Spinelli
LISTEN CHILDREN by Dorothy Strickland
LOOKING BACK by Lois Lowry
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: THE AUTHORIZED STORY OF AMERICAN GOLD by Nancy H. Kleinbaum
THE MAKING OF A WRITER by Joan Lowery Nixon
MEET ABRAHAM LINCOLN by Barbara Cary
MEET BENJAMIN FRANKLIN by Maggi Scarf
MEET CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS by James T. de Kay, illustrated by
John Edens
MEET GEORGE WASHINGTON by Joan Heilbroner
MEET MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. by James T. de Kay
MEET THOMAS JEFFERSON by Marvin Barrett, illustrated by Pat Fogarty
A MOTHER’S GIFT by Britney & Lynne Spears
MY LIFE IN DOG YEARS by Gary Paulsen
‘N SYNC by ‘N Sync with K.M. Squires
ONE MORE VALLEY, ONE MORE HILL: THE STORY OF AUNT CLARA BROWN by Linda Lowery with introduction by Patricia M. McKissack
ONLY PASSING THROUGH: THE STORY OF SOJOURNER TRUTH by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
THE PIGMAN AND ME by Paul Zinel
THE PRINCE WHO RAN AWAY by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by Fahimeh Amiri
PUPPIES, DOGS, AND BLUE NORTHERS by Gary Paulsen
THE SEUSS, THE WHOLE SEUSS, AND NOTHING BUT THE SEUSS     Coming Fall 2003! 
THE STORY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN by Margaret Davidson
THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN by Kate McMullan
THE STORY OF JACKIE ROBINSON by Margaret Davidson
THE STORY OF LAURA INGALLS WILDER by Megan Stine
THE STORY OF SACAJAWEA by Della Rowland
THE STORY OF THOMAS ALVA EDISON by Margaret Cousins
THE STORY OF WALT DISNEY by Bernice Selden
TALKING TO FAITH RINGGOLD by Faith Ringgold, Linda Freeman & Nancy Roucher
TEEN ANGST? NAAAH . . . by Ned Vizzini
THEY CALLED HER MOLLY PITCHER by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler
VINCENT VAN GOGH: PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
WINNING EVERY DAY: GOLD MEDAL ADVICE FOR A HAPPY, HEALTHY LIFE! by Shannon Miller with Nancy Ann Richardson
WOODY GUTHRIE: POET OF THE PEOPLE by Bonnie Christensen
THE YEAR OF MY INDIAN PRINCE by Ella Thorp Ellis
 


HISTORICAL FICTION

Pre-19th Century
ANNA OF BYZANTIUM by Tracy Barrett (Byzantine Empire)
THE BEADED MOCCASINS by Lynda Durrant (1759)
BECOMING ROSEMARY by Frances M. Wood (1790s North Carolina)
BETSY ZANE, THE ROSE OF FORT HENRY by Lynda Durrant (Revolutionary War)
DAUGHTER OF VENICE by Donna Jo Napoli (16th-Century Venice)
THE DOOR IN THE WALL by Marguerite de Angeli, illustrated by the author (Medieval England)
ECHOHAWK by Lynda Durrant
JOHNNY TREMAIN  by Esther Forbes, illustrated by Lynd Ward (Revolutionary War)
THE KING'S SHADOW by Elizabeth Alder (Medieval England)
THE KITE FIGHTERS by Linda Sue Park (15th Century Korea)
MATILDA BONE by Karen Cushman (Medieval England)
MY NAME IS NOT ANGELICA by Scott O’Dell (18th Century Slave Rebellion)
THE PLAYMAKER by J.B. Cheaney (1597 Elizabethan London)
A PROUD TASTE FOR SCARLET AND MINIVER by E.L. Konigsburg, illustrated by the author (12th Century England)
THE RANSOM OF MERCY CARTER by Caroline B. Cooney (French and Indian War)
SEESAW GIRL  by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng (17th Century Korea)
A SINGLE SHARD by Linda Sue Park (12th Century Korea)
TIME ENOUGH FOR DRUMS by Ann Rinaldi (Revolutionary War)
TOLIVER'S SECRET by Esther Wood Brady, illustrated by Richard Cuffari (Revolutionary War)
WEAVER'S DAUGHTER by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (1790s Tennessee)
WHO IS CARRIE? by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier


Colonial America
ANN'S STORY: 1747 by Joan Lowery Nixon
CAESAR'S STORY: 1759 by Joan Lowery Nixon
JOHN'S STORY: 1775 by Joan Lowery Nixon
JUMP SHIP TO FREEDOM by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
MARIA'S STORY: 1773 by Joan Lowery Nixon
THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER by Elizabeth George Speare
WAR COMES TO WILLY FREEMAN by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND by Elizabeth George Speare


19th Century
ANNE OF AVONLEA by L.M. Montgomery
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by L.M. Montgomery
ANNE OF INGLESIDE by L.M. Montgomery
ANNE OF THE ISLAND by L.M. Montgomery
ANNE OF WINDY POPLARS by L.M. Montgomery
ANNE'S HOUSE OF DREAMS by L.M. Montgomery
ANTHONY BURNS (1850s Boston) by Virginia Hamilton
BANDIT'S MOON by Sid Fleischman, illustrated by Jos. A. Smith (California Gold Rush)
BESS'S LOG CABIN QUILT by D. Anne Love, illustrated by Ronald Himler (American West/Oregon Trail)
BOTH SIDES OF TIME by Caroline B. Cooney (1895 & 1995 New England)
THE BROKEN BLADE by William Durbin (1800s Canada)
CALL ME FRANCIS TUCKET by Gary Paulsen (American West)
CARLOTA by Scott O’Dell (Mexican-American War)
CAUGHT IN THE ACT by Joan Lowery Nixon
CHEROKEE SISTER by Debbie Dadey (1838 Trail of Tears)
CHRISTMAS WITH ANNE by L.M. Montgomery
THE CLOCK by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier, illustrated by Kelly Maddox (Early 19th Century New England)
DAKOTA SPRING by D. Anne Love, illustrated by Ronald Himler (American West)
DAVID'S SEARCH by Joan Lowery Nixon (1860s New York & Missouri)
DEAR LEVI by Elvira Woodruff, illustrated by Beth Peck (1850s Overland Trail)
FROZEN SUMMER by Mary Jane Auch (1816 New York)
GHOST TOWN by Joan Lowery Nixon (Wild West / Ghost Towns)
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS by James Hilton, illustrated by Sanford Kassin (1870)
THE GRAVE by James Heneghan (1847 Ireland / Potato Famine)
I REMEMBER THE ALAMO by D. Anne Love (1836 Texas)
IN THE FACE OF DANGER by Joan Lowery Nixon
THE IRON DRAGON NEVER SLEEPS by Stephen Krensky, illustrated by John Fulweiler
ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS by Scott O’Dell (Pacific Ocean)
JOURNEY TO NOWHERE by Mary Jane Auch (1815 CT and NY)
MR. TUCKET by Gary Paulsen (American West)
NORY RYAN'S SONG by Patricia Reilly Giff (1845 Ireland / Potato Famine)
OUT OF TIME by Caroline B. Cooney (1895 & 1995 New England)
A PLACE TO BELONG by Joan Lowery Nixon
PRECIOUS GOLD, PRECIOUS JADE by Sharon E. Heisel (1850s Oregon)
PRISONER OF TIME by Caroline B. Cooney (1895 & 1995 New England)
RAINBOW VALLEY by L.M. Montgomery
RILLA OF INGLESIDE by L.M. Montgomery
THE ROAD TO HOME by Mary Jane Auch (1817 New York)
THE RUBY IN THE SMOKE by Philip Pullman (London)
THE SHADOW IN THE NORTH by Philip Pullman (London)
SHANE by Jack Schaefer (1889 American West)
A SHOOTING STAR by Sheila Solomon Klass (1860s Ohio)
SILVER DOLLAR GIRL by Katherine Ayers (1880s Colorado Silver Rush)
SING DOWN THE MOON by Scott O’Dell (Mid-1800s Southwest)
THE SLAVE DANCER by Paula Fox
SOFT RAIN by Cornelia Cornelissen (1838 Trail of Tears)
THUNDER ROLLING IN THE MOUNTAINS by Scott O’Dell and Elizabeth Hall (1877 American West)
THE TIGER IN THE WELL by Philip Pullman (London)
THE TIN PRINCESS by Philip Pullman (London)
TUCKET'S GOLD by Gary Paulsen (American West)
TUCKET'S HOME by Gary Paulsen (American West)
TUCKET'S RIDE by Gary Paulsen (American West)
WINTERING by William Durbin (1800s Canada)
ZIA by Scott O’Dell (Pacific Ocean)
 

Civil War
BECOMING MARY MEHAN by Jennifer Armstrong
A DANGEROUS PROMISE by Joan Lowery Nixon (1861)
THE HAUNTING by Joan Lowery Nixon
THE LAST SILK DRESS by Ann Rinaldi
NIGHTJOHN by Gary Paulsen (Pre-Civil War South)
NORTH BY NIGHT by Katherine Ayers
NORTH STAR TO FREEDOM by Gena K. Gorrell
SARNY by Gary Paulsen, frontispiece by Jerry Pinkney
SOLDIER'S HEART by Gary Paulsen
STEALING FREEDOM by Elisa Carbone
STEALING SOUTH by Katherine Ayers
STORM WARRIORS by Elisa Carbone (Post-Civil War)
THREE AGAINST THE TIDE by D. Anne Love
WITH EVERY DROP OF BLOOD by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier


20th Century
ALL THE WAY HOME by Patricia Reilly Giff (1941 Brooklyn)
BELLE PRATER'S BOY by Ruth White (1950s Appalachia)
BLACK ANGELS by Rita Murphy (Civil Rights Movement)
BUD, NOT BUDDY (by Christopher Paul Curtis Great Depression)
CAT RUNNING by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Great Depression)
THE GHOST WORE GRAY by Bruce Coville
GOODBYE, VIETNAM by Gloria Whelan (Vietnam War)
THE GREAT BRAIN  by John D. Fitzgerald, illustrated by Mercer Mayer (Early 1900s Mississippi)
THE GREAT BRAIN AT THE ACADEMY by John D. Fitzgerald (Early 1900s Mississippi)
THE GREAT BRAIN DOES IT AGAIN by John D. Fitzgerald (Early 1900s Mississippi)
THE GREAT BRAIN REFORMS by John D. Fitzgerald (Early 1900s Mississippi)
A LETTER TO MRS. ROOSEVELT by C. Coco De Young (Great Depression)
LORD OF THE NUTCRACKER MEN by Iain Lawrence (World War I)
THE LUCKY STONE by Lucille Clifton, illustrated by Dale Payson
ME AND MY LITTLE BRAIN by John D. Fitzgerald (Early 1900s Mississippi)
THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN HOME by Erika Tamar (1920s Orphan Trains)
MORE ADVENTURES OF THE GREAT BRAIN by John D. Fitzgerald (Early 1900s Mississippi)
ONE-OF-A-KIND MALLIE by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (World War I Indiana)
THE RETURN OF THE GREAT BRAIN by John D. Fitzgerald (Early 1900s Mississippi)
RUTHIE'S GIFT by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, illustrated by Dave Kramer (World War I Indiana)
THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1906 England)
SING FOR YOUR FATHER, SU PHAN by Stella Pevsner and Fay Tang (Vietnam War)
SOLDIER MOM by Alice Mead (Persian Gulf War)
STARRING SALLY J. FREEDMAN AS HERSELF by Judy Blume (1948 Florida)
SUMMER OF THE MONKEYS by Wilson Rawls (Early 1900s Oklahoma)
TALES FROM THE HOMEPLACE by Harriet Burandt and Shelley Dale (Great Depression)
THE TIMES THEY USED TO BE by Lucille Clifton, illustrated by E.B. Lewis (1948 America)
THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (Civil Rights Movement)
WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS by Wilson Rawls (Great Depression)
YEAR OF IMPOSSIBLE GOODBYES by Sook Nyul Choi (1940s North Korea)
YOUNG FU OF THE UPPER YANGTZE by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, illustrated by Ed Young (1920s China)
 

World War II
CAPTAIN'S COMMAND by Anna Myers
FAREWELL TO MANZANAR by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston
HEROES by Robert Cormier
JACOB'S RESCUE by Malka Drucker and Michael Halperin
THE LAST MISSION by Harry Mazer
LILY'S CROSSING by Patricia Reilly Giff
MIEKO AND THE FIFTH TREASURE by Eleanor Coerr
THE NIGHT CROSSING by Karen Ackerman, illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles
NUMBER THE STARS by Lois Lowry
OTHER BELLS FOR US TO RING by Robert Cormier
UNDER THE BLOOD-RED SUN by Graham Salisbury
THE YEAR OF MY INDIAN PRINCE by Ella Thorp Ellis


Holocaust/Jewish Studies
FORBIDDEN CITY by William Bell
IN MY HANDS by Irene Gut