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  TITLE AUTHOR ANNOTATION GRADE LEVEL Misc. CALL NO. PUBLISHER Reccomemded by Genre
Summer of the Monkeys Wilson Rawls a 14 year old faces many challenges in order to earn money for the things he wants most. 5-12
Blue Willow Doris Gates a young girl in a migrant working family longs for a permanent home 3-6
Miracles on Maple Hill Virginia Sorenson a move to a farm in Pennsylvania helps a family come together as they discover the wonders of contry life. 3-6
The Sign of the Beaver Elizabeth George Speare a 12 year old, who stays alone in a Main cabin until his family arrives learns Indian ways.  4-8
The Thief in Chinatown Elain Masters Life in 1896 Hawaii is shown through the lives of of childern from several nationalities and cultures.  3-6
Poppy Avi A young mouse shows great bravery and resolve as she defies the owl and seeks a new home for her extended family 3-6
Martin's Mice Dick King-Smith a gentle farm cat goes against tradition by keeping mice as pets 3-6
Sarah Bishop Scott o'Dell The Revolutionary war divides a family and forces a 15 year old girl to learn to live on her own. 5-12
Hatchet Gary Paulsen a boy is stranded in the Canainan wilderness and learns by trail, erro, and common sense to survive. 5-8
Freedom Train Dorthy Sterling a remarkable oman sacrifes a great deal for freedom 5-12
Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt a ten year old girl and a stranger discover the secret of the Tuck family, spring whose water prevents one from ever growing older. 5-6
Holes Louis Sacher 1999 Newbery Winner 5-6
Out of the Dust Karen Hesse 1998 Newbery Winner 5-6
Wringer Jerry Spinelli 1998 Newbery Winner 5-6
A Long Way From Chicago Richard Peck 1999 Newbery Winner Honor Book 4-6
Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia MacLachlan 1986 Newbery Winner 3-4
Number the Stars Lois Lowry 1990 Newbery Winner 3-4
Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson 1978 Newbery Winner 5-6
Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine 1998 Newbery Winner HonorBook 4-6
Hatchet Gary Paulsen 1988 Newbery Winner Honor Book 5-6
Seedfolks Paul Fleischman 3-6
Downriver Will Hobbs 9
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Kesey 11
Romeo & Juliet W. Shakespeare 9
To Kill a Mockingbird Lee
47 Ronin John Allyn 12
The Bluest Eye Morrison 11
Hamlet W. Shakespeare 12
Things Fall Apart Achebe 10
The Black Pearl Scott O'Dell 10
Pride & Prejudice Austin
The Crucible Arthur Miller 11
Frankenstein Shelly 10
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Thain 11
The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck 11
Of Mice & Men John Steinbeck 11
The Good Earth Buck 10
The Contender Lipsyte 10
Blue Skin of the Sea Salisbury 11
House on Mango St. Cisneros
Children of River Crew
Canterberry Tales Chaucer 12
Macbeth Shakespeare 12
Snow Falling on Cedars Guterson 11
Native Son Richard Wright 11
The Pig in a Wig Alan MacDonald
Ghost of the Southern Belle Odds Bodkin A Sea Tale
The Trolls Polly Horvath
The Feel-Good Curriculum Maureen Stout The Dumbin down of America's kids in the Name of Self-Esteem
The Students are Watching Theodore Sizer & Nancy Faust Sizer Schools of Moral Conduct
Rifles For Watie Harold Keith A Young Man's Coming of Age During The Civil War 5-6
Number The Stars Lois Lowery A Humanistic Look At a Young Girl's Experiences During WWII In Denmark 4-6
Where the Red Fern Grows 3-6
The Hundred Dresses Eleanor Estes Two young girls learn to care for the feelings of others. 4-6
Little Hoiuse On The Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder The experiences of a young girl in the 1800's prairie 5-6
Island of the Blue Dolphins 4-6
Life and Trials Of An Indian Girl In The Chanel Blands Off California 5-6
A Day No Pigs Would Die Peck 6
The Giving Tree Shell Silverstein A parental type love of a tree towards a little boy K-3
Goodnight Gorilla K-3
Freckle Juice 3
Stone Fox 3
Stay Away From Simon 3
James and the Giant Peach Roal Dahl 3
How to be a Perfect in just Three Days 3
Great White Man Eating Shark 3
Cloudy with a change of meatballs Barrett 3
Big Orange Splot 3
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs Scieszka 3
The Polar Express Chris Van Allsbarg 3
The Wreck of the Zephyr Chris Van Allsbarg 3
Amos & Boris William Steig 3
The Knights of the Kitchen Table John Scieszka 3
Jump Frog Jump Robert Kalen beginning reader series good for practice K
Three Ducks Went Wandering  Ron Roy beginning reader series good for practice K
Edward and the Pirates David McPhail beginning reader series good for practice K
Tana Hoban Picture Books Dr. Seuss photography K
Wind A Ding Lyn Littlefield Hoopes beginning reader series good for practice K
Jack and The Beanstalk Steven Kellogg beginning reader series good for practice K
The Night Flight Joanne Ryder beginning reader series good for practice K
Tatties River Journey Shirley Rousseau Murphey beginning reader series good for practice K
The Doorbell Rang Pat Hutchins beginning reader series good for practice K
Mouse Paint Ellen Stohl Walsh beginning reader series good for practice K
Mouse/Cookie & Pig/Pancake Laura Numeroff beginning reader series good for practice K
Curious George Series Art Rey beginning reader series good for practice K
Seeing Stars Sharleen Collicott beginning reader series good for practice K
Sara Plain & Tall Patricia MacLachlan about a lady that is going to married a man with two children 4
Mirandy & Brother Wind Patricia McKissack 4
Little Excitement Marc Harshman 4
The Lost Lake Allen Say 4
Zeely Virginia Hamilton 4
A Man Named Thoreau Robert Burleigh 4
Na Pon Pon 4
Little Red Riding Hood Chinese style 4
Why Frog & Snake Ashley Brown 4
Never Play Together 4
The Do Not Disturb Magery Facklam 4
Mysteries of Animal Hibernation & Sleep 4
Felita Nicholasa Mohr 4
Under the Ground Rhoda Bacmeister 4
Just A Dream Chris Van Allsbarg 4
Lucky Stones Lucille Clifton 4
DW All Wet Marc Brown Totally irresistible.  DW and Arthur at the beach - they're sure to make a big splash. Zuberman Class
Zack's Alligator Shirely Mozelle Zack has received a present.  It's a tiny alligator key chain. Zack soaks Bridget in the sink.
Brown Rabbit's Shape Book Alan Baker Delightfullly curious rabbits as they explore the world around them and discover colors.
Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers? Laura Numeroff Why do you think dogs don't wear sneakers? Great make believe. Dreams are Dreams
Bunnys New Shoes Stephanie Calmenson One red shoe (The other one's blue!).  Story about friendship and gifts.
The BerenstainBears and the Messy Room. Stan & Jan Berenstain reminds children to pick up after themselves.  A fun reminder.
A Bug, A Bear and A Boy Paint a Picture David McPhail easy reader, cute story about friendship and ideas
Possums Harvest Moon Anne Hunter About the most unlikely friendships and the last hurrah before the long winter
I'm a caterpillar Jean Marzollo The story walks the child through the metamorphosis and changes of the butterfly.
The Bull and the Fire Truck Tony Johnston Cute story about what the color Red does to a bull and how they need to change.
The Blue Ribbon Puppies Crockett Johnson What is the best differs from person to person.  This story teaches about differences.
Miss Mary Mack Mary Ann Hoberman Great rhyming book that seems to go on forever.  Children love the words & pictures.
Over in the Meadow Paul Galdone An old nursery counting rhyme.  Children love the pictures and rhymes.
California Blue David Klass species environment protection 7
Out of the Dust Hesse environment - dustbowl poverty 7
The Outsiders Hinton dispute excelleration and resolution 8
Shark Bait Salisbury powers of peer pressure - Kona 7
White Fang London responses to love and viciousness 7
The Giver Lois Lowry (Decision making) Jonas becomes the receiver of memories and discovers the terrible truth of his society. 7-8
Holes Louis Sachar Sent to a juvenile correctional camp in a bleak dessert, Stanley Yelnats unravels a mystery and a new sense of himself. 7
Under The Blood Red Sun Graham Salisbury Life changes drastically for a Japanese American family after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 7
Blue Skin of the Sea Salisbury during the revolutionary war when two brothers take opposing sides 7-8
My Brother Sam Is Dead James Collier A family is torn apart during the Revolutionary War when two brothers support opposing sides. 7-8
Hatchet Gary Paulsen After a plane crash, 13 year old Brian learns to survive fifty-four days in the wilderness. 7
The Golden Compass Philip Pullman A young girl learns of gruesome experiments being done to her best friend and sets out to stop them somehow. 7-8
The Subtle Knife Philip Pullman The story continues of Lyra and her dacmon and a guest for a magical knife 7-8
Alanna: The First Adventure Tamora Pierce A young girl disguises herself as a girl to become a page and on to knighthood. 7-8
The Outsiders S.E. Hinton A story of teenage hopes, fears, bravery and rebellion. 7-8
Out of the Dust Karen Hesse A young teenage girl relates the hardships of living on a farm in Oklahoma during the depression. 7-8
Where the Red Fern Grows Wilson Rawls A young boy train two coon hounds and finds their true value. 7
Necessary Roughness Marie Lee A 16 year old Korean American teen faces racism on his (football team in Minnesota and tension with his strict father. 8
The Mitten Jan Brett  A mitten becomes a cozy home for a host of animals 2
Knots on a Counting Rope Bill Martin Jr. & Joy Archambault A boy and his grandfather reminisce about the young boy's bird, his first horse and how he race them. 2
The Talking Eggs Robert D. San Souci Multicultural folktale about a girl who wanders into the woods and meets and old woman. 2
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters. John Steptoe Tribal cultural story that teaches moral lesson 2
Amazing Grace Mary Hoffman Grace learns that she can be anything she wants to be. 2
Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System Joanna Cole Miss Frizzle and her class get a closeup view of the planets sun and asteroid belt. 2
Sylvester's Magic Pebble William Steig In a moment of fright, Sylvester asks his magic pebble to turn him into  a rock but cannot hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again. 2
The Great Kapok Tree Lynne Cherry Presents a glimpse of the beauty and importance of the rainforest as seen from the eyes of its animal inhabitants. 2
Just A Dream Chris Van Allsbarg A young boy who is environmentally indifferent has a revealing dream 2
Miss Nelson is Missing Harry Allard The unruly class learns its lesson when a strict substitute arrives. 2
Charlotte's Web E.B. White Touching story about a friendship between a girl and her pig and the pid and a spider that saves his life. 2
The Kissing Hand Audrey Penn A raccoon finds reassurance onhis first day of school. 2
The Very Hungry Caterpillar K-1
The Very Busy Spider K-1
Are You My Mother K-1
There's A Nightmare In My Closet K-1
There's An Alligator Under My Bed K-1
Tikki Tikki Tembo K-1
The Napping House K-1
The Little Engine That Could K-1
Caps For Sale K-1
Where The Wild Things Are K-1
Lon Po Po Ed Young three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a wolf disguised as their grandmother. 3-9
Giving Tree Shel Silverstein An apple tree shares all it has to give with a boy from when he is very young to when he is very old. 3
Box Car Children Gertrude Chandler-Warner The Alden children survive without adult supervision and make home in an abandoned box car. 3
Freckle Juice Judy Blume Andrew wants Freckles more than anything else and uses different recipes with funny results. 2-5
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Eleanor Coerr Hospitalized with leukemia, a child races to fold a thousand paper cranes. 4-7
Thank you, Mr. Falker Patricia Polacco After recognizing Trisha's reading problem, Mr. Falker takes time to lead her to magic of reading. 3-5
Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey A bear cub and little girl each mistakes the other's  mother for its own. 3-8
Why Mosquitoes Buzz Verna Aardema A mosquito tells tall tale that sets off a chain reaction 3-4
Talking Eggs Robert San Souci Folk tale in which Blance following instructions of old witch gains riches. 3
Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon Paula Danziger Amber Brown learns best friend is moving to Alabama 3-5
Egypt Game Zilpha Synder 6
Door in the Wall Marguerite De Angeli 6
Number The Stars Lois Lowry 6
Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech 6
Dragon Wings Laurence Yep 6
Catherine, Called Birdy Karen Cushman 6
Midwife's Apprentice Karen Cushman 6
Holes L. Sachar 6
Dog Years Gary Paulsen 6
Ben and Me Robert Lawson 6
Talking Earth Jean Craighead George 6 The Geography
Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell 5 The Indians Of North America
Call it Courage Armstrong Sperry 5 The Indians Of North America
Julie of the Wolves Jean Craighead George 7 The Indians Of North America
Julie Jean Craighead George 7 The Indians Of North America
Water Sky Jean Craighead George 5 The Indians Of North America
The Fall of the Aztecs Shirley Glubok 5 The Indians Of North America
Zia Scott O'Dell 5 The Indians Of North America
Daily Life in a Plains Indian Village Michael Terry 6 The Indians Of North America
Science of the Early Americas Geraldin Woods 5 The Indians Of North America
Ghost in the Noonday Sun Sid Fleischman 6 The Explorers
The Pirate's Son Geraldine McCaughrean 6 The Explorers
Spanish Missions Bobbie Kalman 5 The Explorers
Night Journey Avi 6 The Colonies
Guests Michael Dorris 5 The Colonies
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth G. Speare 5-6 The Colonies
On the Day Peter Stuyvesant Sailed into Town Lobel 2-3 The Colonies
Captain Grey Avi 4 The Colonies
Molly's Pilgrim Barbara Cohen 3 The Colonies
Zia Scott O'Dell 7 The Colonies
The Key to the Indian Lynne Reid Banks 5 The Colonies
Colonial Life Bobbie Kalman 5 The Colonies
Colonial Town Williamsburg 5 The Colonies
Fighting Ground Avi 4 The American Revolution
Johnny Tremain Esther Forbes 6 The American Revolution
I'm Deborah Sampson Patricia Clapp A Soldier in the War of the Revolution 5-6 The American Revolution
And What Happened Then, Paul Reverse? Fritz 4 The American Revolution
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? Fritz 4 The American Revolution
My Brother Sam Is Dead Collier 6 The American Revolution
Phoebe the Spy Griffin 4 The American Revolution
Riddle of Penncroft Farm Jensen 5 The American Revolution
Sarah Bishop O'Dell 5-6 The American Revolution
Secret Soldier McGovern Story of Deborah Sampson 3 The American Revolution
War Comes to Willy Freeman Collier 5 The American Revolution
Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? Fritz 4 The American Revolution
Samuel's Choice James Watling 5 The American Revolution
April Morning Howard Fast 8 The American Revolution
Mr. Revere and I Robert Lawson 2 The American Revolution
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? Jean Fritz 4 The American Revolution
Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? Fritz 4 The American Revolution
Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? Jean Fritz 4 The American Revolution
Paul Revere's Ride Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 4 The American Revolution
Sam the Minuteman Nathaniel Benchley 4-5 The American Revolution
Why Not Lafayette Jean Fritz 4 The American Revolution
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution Fritz 4 The Constitution
The Constitution Warren Colman 4 The Constitution
The Bill of Rights Warren Colman 4 The Constitution
Ben and Me Robert Lawson 3 Early America
Becoming Rosemary Frances M. Wood 5 Early America
Run Away Home Patricia C. McKissack 5 Early America
A Gathering of Days Joan W. Blos 5 Early America
Sign of the Beaver Elizabeth George Speare 5 Westward Expansion
The Josefina Story Quilt Eleanor Coerr 2 Westward Expansion
Old Yeller Fred Gipson 5 Westward Expansion
Gathering of Days ? 5 Westward Expansion
Striking it Rich Stephen Krensky 3 Westward Expansion
True Confessions Charlotte Doyle 7 Westward Expansion
Mr. Tucket Gary Paulsen 6 Westward Expansion
Tucket's Ride Gary Paulsen 5 Westward Expansion
Wagon Train 911 Jamie Gilson 4 Westward Expansion
Weasel Cynthia DeFelice 5 Westward Expansion
Ballad of Lucy Whipple Karen Cushman 5 Westward Expansion
Nine for California Sonia Levitin 3 Westward Expansion
The Barn Avi 4 Westward Expansion
Beyond the Western Sea Avi 6 Westward Expansion
Caddie Woodlawn Carol Ryrie Brink 5 Westward Expansion
Jim Ugly Sid Fleischman 4 Westward Expansion
Light in the Forest Conrad Richter 7 Westward Expansion
Luck of Roaring Camp Bret Harte 8 Westward Expansion
On to Oregon Honore Morrow 7 Westward Expansion
Sing Down, The Moon Scott O'Dell 7 Westward Expansion
Bull Run Paul Fleischman 5 Civil War
Nightjon Gary Paulsen 8 Civil War
Pink & Say Patricia Polacco 5 Civil War
Perilous Road Steele 5 Civil War
Who Comes With Cannons (or Canyons?) Beatty 5 Civil War
Little Women Louisa May Alcott 7 Civil War
Red  Badge of Courage ? 9 Civil War
Slave Dancer Paula Fox 6 Civil War
Thunder on the Tennessee G. Clifton Wisler 6 Civil War
My Brother Sam Is Dead James & Christopher Collier 5 Civil War
With Every Drop of Blood James & Christopher Collier 5 Civil War
The Ghost Wore Gray Bruce Coville 6 Civil War
House of Dies Drear Virginia Hamilton 6 Civil War
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Douglass 8 Civil War
Shades of Gray Carolyn Reeder 5 Civil War
Something Upstairs Avi 6 Civil War
To Be A Slave Julius Lester 8 Civil War
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains O'Dell & Hall 5 Going West
Call Me Francis Tucket Gary Paulsen 5 Going West
Mr. Tucket Gary Paulsen 6 Going West
Dragon's Gate Laurence Yep 7 Going West
The Golly Sister's Ride Again Betsy Byars 2 Going West
Run Away Home Patricia C. McKissack 4 Going West
Sea of Grass Conrad Richter 8 Going West
Sweetwater Run Andrew Glass 1 Going West
Wagon Wheels Barbara Brenner 3-4 Going West
Red Hawk's Account of Custer's Last Battle Goble 6-7 Going West
Tree in the Trail Holling C. Holling 5-6 Going West
The Clock James Lincoln Collier 6 The Modern America
Ellis Island ? 5 The Modern America
Letters from Rifka ? 5 The Modern America
Lyddie Katherine Paterson 7 The Modern America
Cheaper by the Dozen Gilbreth & Gilbreth Carey 8 Industrial Revolution
Number The Stars Lois Lowry 5 World Power In The 20th Century
Anne Frank ? The Diary of a Young Girl 7 World Power In The 20th Century
Hiroshima Laurence Yep 4 World Power In The 20th Century
Summer of My German Soldier Bette Greene 8 World Power In The 20th Century
Under The Blood Red Sun Graham Salisbury 4 World Power In The 20th Century
Upon the Head of the Goat Aranka Siegal 7 World Power In The 20th Century
Bel Ria Sheila Burnford 6 World Power In The 20th Century
Beyond the Yellow Star to America Inge Auerbacher 6 World Power In The 20th Century
The Bomb Theodore Taylor 7 World Power In The 20th Century
Devil's Arithmetic Jane Yolen 6 World Power In The 20th Century
The Machine Gunners Robert Westall 6 World Power In The 20th Century
Lily's Crossing Patricia Reilly Giff 4 World Power In The 20th Century
Memories of Anne Frank Alison Leslie Gold 5 World Power In The 20th Century
Out of the Dust Karen Hesse 6 World Power In The 20th Century
The Endless Steppe Esther Hautzig 6 World Power In The 20th Century
Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread Don Robertson 8 World Power In The 20th Century
The Kingdom by the Sea Robert Westall 4 World Power In The 20th Century
The Last Mission Harry Mazer 8 World Power In The 20th Century
Lily's Crossing Patricia Reilly Giff 3 World Power In The 20th Century
The Cay Theodore Taylor 6 World Power In The 20th Century
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Virginia Hamilton 5 The Cold War
Leon's Story Leon Walter Tillage 5 The Cold War
The Pigman & Me Paul Zindell 5 The Cold War
The Pushcart War Jean Merrill 5 The Cold War
The Road to Memphis Mildred D. Taylor 6 The Cold War
Smuggler's Island Avi 4 The Cold War
Thurston Marshall Lisa Aldred 6 The Cold War
The Wall Eve Bunting 1 The Cold War
Zlata's Diary Zlata Filipovic 7 The Cold War
Tough to Tackle Matt Christopher 4 The Cold War
The Giver Lois Lowry 6 The Future
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm Nancy Farmer 4 The Future
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle 5 The Future
A Wind in the Door Madeleine L'Engle 5 The Future
Wait For Me, Watch for Me, Eula Bee Patricia Beatty 5-6 Other Historical Fiction
George the Drummer Boy Nathaniel Benchley 4 Other Historical Fiction
Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia MacLachlan 5 Other Historical Fiction
By Secret Railway Enid Meadowcroft 5 Other Historical Fiction
Caddie Woodlawn Carol R. Brink 5 Other Historical Fiction
Bimby Peter Burchard 5-6 Other Historical Fiction
Trouble River Betsy C. Byars 6-7 Other Historical Fiction
The Courage of Sarah Noble Alice Dalgliesh 3 Other Historical Fiction
House of Sixty Fathers Meindert DeJong 6 Other Historical Fiction
By the Great Horn Spoon Sid Fleischman 5-6 Other Historical Fiction
Slave Dancer Paula Fox 5-6 Other Historical Fiction
Jack Jouett's Ride Gail Haley 4 Other Historical Fiction
The Ox-Cart Man Donald Hall 3-4 Other Historical Fiction
Hakon of Rogen's Sage Erik C. Haugaard 7 Other Historical Fiction
A Gift for Mama Esther Hautzig 4 Other Historical Fiction
Paddle-to-the-Sea Holling C. Holling 5-6 Other Historical Fiction
Journey to America Sonie Levitin 6-7 Other Historical Fiction
Hill of Fire Thomas P. Lewis 2-3 Other Historical Fiction
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Bette Lord 5 Other Historical Fiction
Save Queen of Sheba Louise Moeri 5-6 Other Historical Fiction
The Drinking Gourd F.N. Monjo 3-4 Other Historical Fiction
Carlota Scott O'Dell 5 Other Historical Fiction
The Island of Bird Street Uri Orley 5-6 Other Historical Fiction
The Ghost Belonged to Me, Richard Peck 5-6 Other Historical Fiction
Long Way to a New Land Joan Sandin 4 Other Historical Fiction
The White Stallion Elizabeth Shub 4 Other Historical Fiction
All-of-a Kind Family Sydney Taylor 5 Other Historical Fiction
Journey Home Yoshiko Uchida 5 Other Historical Fiction
Journey to Topaz Yoshiko Uchida 5 Other Historical Fiction
Little House in the Big Woods Laura I. Wilder 3 Other Historical Fiction
On the Banks of Plum Creek Laura I. Wilder 5-6 Other Historical Fiction
Nine for California Sonia Levitin 7-9 Fiction
Top Secret John Gardiner 7-9 Fiction
The circlemaker Maxine Schur 7-9 Fiction
The Ink-keeper's apprentice Allen Say 7-9 Fiction
Riding freedom Pam Ryan 7-9 Fiction
Treasures in the dust Tracey Porter 7-9 Fiction
Streams to the river, river to the sea Scott O'Dell 7-9 Fiction
Ghost train Jess Mowry 7-9 Fiction
Masada Gloria Miklowitz 7-9 Fiction
Where's home? Jonathan London 7-9 Fiction
Run for your life Marilyn Levi 7-9 Fiction
Tiger, tiger, burning bright Ronald Koertge 7-9 Fiction
California Blue David Klass 7-9 Fiction
Cat running Zilpha Synder 7-9 Fiction
A time for dancing Davida Hurwin 7-9 Fiction
Earthshine Theresa Nelson 7-9 Fiction
Bull Run Paul Fleischman 7-9 Fiction
Jim Ugly Sid Fleischman 7-9 Fiction
A girl named Disaster Nancy Farmer 7-9 Fiction
Catherine, Called Birdy Karen Cushman 7-9 Fiction
Quake! Joe Cottonwood 7-9 Fiction
Strider Beverly Cleary 7-9 Fiction
Donald Duk Frank Chin 7-9 Fiction
Calling home Michael Cadnum 7-9 Fiction
Someone is hiding on Alcatraz Island Eve Bunting 7-9 Fiction
Dandelion wine Ray Bradbury 7-9 Fiction
Charley Skedaddle Patricia Beatty 7-9 Fiction
James Printer Paul Jacobs 7-9 Fiction
The Bomb Theodore Taylor 7-9 Fiction
Anooka's answer Marjorie Cowley 7-9 Fiction
Corey's fire Lee Wardlaw 7-9 Fiction
The dark side of nowhere Neal Shusterman 7-9 Fiction
Real Felice Holman 7-9 Fiction
Night of the red moon Angi Wong 7-9 Fiction
Choosing up sides John Ritter 7-9 Fiction
Making up Megaboy Virginia Walter 7-9 Fiction
The case of the goblin pearls Laurence Yep 7-9 Fiction
Cezzanne Pinto Mary Stolz 7-9 Fiction
Strudel stories Joanne Rocklin 7-9 Fiction
Baseball in April and other stories Gary Soto 7-9 SC
The World Wide Web Larry Brimner 7-9
Teen Dads Jeanne Lindsay 7-9
Hate groups Deborah Able 7-9
Shades of L.A. Carolyn Cole 7-9
She's been working on the railroad Nancy Levinson 7-9
Voices from the fields S. Atkin 7-9
Threads of evidence Herma Silverstein 7-9
All Books Shell Silverstein 3-12 Poems
The jade stone Caryn Yacowitz 7-9
Arrow to the sun Gerald McDermott 7-9
The flame of peace Deborah Lattimore 7-9
The faithful friend Robert San Souci 7-9
The rainbow bridge Audrey Wood 7-9
Shadow Marcia Brown 7-9
Giants! Paul Walker 7-9
How much is a million? David Schwartz 7-9
The Big Dipper and you Edwin Krupp 7-9
Crystals and crystal gardens you can Jean Stangl 7-9
El Nino Caroline Arnold 7-9
Wormology Michael Russ 7-9
Koko's kitten Francine Patterson 7-9
Voyager Sally Ride 7-9
Once upon a horse Suzanne Jurmain 7-9
The new complete babysitter's hand Carol Barkin 7-9
Vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry Bonnie Busenberg 7-9
Disney's animation magic Don Hahn 7-9
I see the rhythm Toyomi Igus 7-9
The young producer's video book Donna Guthrie 7-9
Dashing through the snow Sherry Shahan 7-9
Great scenes for young actors from the ? Craig Slaight 7-9
Songs for the seasons Jamake Highwater 7-9
Without words Joanne Ryder 7-9
The great frog race and other poems Kristine George 7-9
Balloons and other poems Deborah Chandra 7-9
Where the sidewalk ends Shel Silverstein 7-9
I am writing a poem about Myra Livingston 7-9
Bridging the Golden Gate Kathy Pelta 7-9
A house divided Jules Archer 7-9
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson Edmund Lindop 7-9
Modern mathematicians Harry Henderson 7-9
Twentieth-century women scientists scientistss Lisa Yount 7-9
Famous Mexican Americans Janet Morey 7-9
Lives of the presidents Kathleen Krull 7-9
The invisible thread Yoshiko Uchida 7-9
Bill Peet, an autobiography Bill Peet 7-9
The amazing paper cuttings of Hans Beth Brust 7-9
Mark Twain Richard Lyttle 7-9
Thomas Alva Edison Chris Lampton 7-9
Cesar Chavez Linda Jacobs 7-9
What I had was singing Jeri Ferris 7-9
Laura Ingalls Wilder Ginger Wadsworth 7-9
Among the orangutans Evelyn Gallardo 7-9
I am an American Jerry Stanley 7-9
We are witnesses Jacob Boas 7-9
California's Indians and the Gold Russ? Clifford Trafzer 7-9
The seasons sewn Ann Paul 7-9
Snowbound David Lavender 7-9
In search of the Grand Canyon Mary Fraser 7-9
The wonderful towers of Watts Patricia Zelver 7-9
Missions of the Los Angeles area Dianne MacMillan 7-9
The California missions Elizabeth Van Steenw 7-9
The call of the wild Jack London 9-12
The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan 9-12
Heat Michael Cadnum 9-12
Of mice and men John Steinbeck 9-12
Tiger, tiger, burning bright Ronald Koertge 9-12
What daddy did Neal Shusterman 9-12
Run for your life Marilyn Levi 9-12
Sacred shadows Maxine Schur 9-12
Too soon for Jeff Marilyn Reynolds 9-12
The Ink-keeper's apprentice Allen Say 9-12
The Bomb Theodore Taylor 9-12
My father's scar Michael Cart 9-12
From amigos to friends Ramon Garcia Pelay 9-12
Time like a river Randy Perrin 9-12
Brotherhood of dolphins Ricardo Means Ybarr 9-12
A sudden silence Eve Bunting 9-12
Earthshine Theresa Nelson 9-12
The war between the classes Gloria Miklowitz 9-12
The Martian chronicles Ray Bradbury 9-12
Twilight in Grace Falls Natalle Honeycutt 9-12
Buried onions Gary Soto 9-12
Mary Wolf Cynthia Grant 9-12
Holes Louis Sachar 9-12
The cure Sonia Levitin 9-12
Across the grain Jean Ferris 9-12
Whirligig Paul Fleischman 9-12
I was a teenage fairy Francesca Block 9-12
Danger zone David Klass 9-12
How far would you have gotten if I hadn't Valerie Hobbs 9-12
Rats saw god Rob Thomas 9-12
Night of the red moon Angi Wong 9-12
Deathwatch Robb White 9-12
Making up Megaboy Virginia Walter 9-12
A time for dancing Davida Hurwin 9-12
James Printer Paul Jacobs 9-12
The midwife's apprentice Karen Cushman 9-12
Babcock Joe Cottonwood 9-12
A girl named Disaster Nancy Farmer 9-12
Rage in the streets Jules Archer 9-12
Teen Dads Jeanne Lindsay 9-12
Shades of L.A. Carolyn Cole 9-12
Hate groups Deborah Able 9-12
Being different Larry Brimner 9-12
Your privacy Edward Dolan 9-12
The cuckoo's egg Cliff Stoll 9-12
Threads of evidence Herma Silverstein 9-12
Voices from the streets S. Atkin 9-12
Anpao Jamake Highwater 9-12
The jade stone Caryn Yacowitz 9-12
Marvels of math Kendall Haven 9-12
G is for googol David Schwartz 9-12
The Big Dipper and you Edwin Krupp 9-12
Frontier fever Elizabeth Van Steenw 9-12
Voyager Sally Ride 9-12
Once upon a horse Suzanne Jurmain 9-12
The new complete babysitter's handbook Carol Barkin 9-12
Vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry Bonnie Busenberg 9-12
Painting the towns Robin Dunitz 9-12
Poem-making Myra Livingston 9-12
Pierced by a ray of sun Ruth Gordon 9-12
Great scenes for young actors from the ? Craig Slaight 9-12
American dragons Laurence Yep 9-12
A light in the attic Shel Silverstein 9-12
Balloons and other poems Deborah Chandra 9-12
Her blue body everything we know Alice Walker 9-12
Without words Joanne Ryder 9-12
Bridging the Golden Gate Kathy Pelta 9-12
They had a dream Jules Archer 9-12
As long as the rivers Paula Allen 9-12
On gold mountain Lisa See 9-12
Twentieth-century women scientists scientistss Lisa Yount 9-12
Modern mathematicians Harry Henderson 9-12
Famous Mexican Americans Janet Morey 9-12
Lives of the Artists Kathleen Krull 9-12
Salvador Dali David Carter 9-12
Alicia Alicia Appleman 9-12
The lost garden Laurence Yep 9-12
John Muir Ginger Wadsworth 9-12
The invisible thread Yoshiko Uchida 9-12
Josephine Baker Alan Schroeder 9-12
Bill Peet, an autobiography Bill Peet 9-12
Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel Judith Morgan 9-12
Mark Twain Richard Lyttle 9-12
Cesar Chavez Linda Jacobs 9-12
A Girl From Yarnhill Beverly Cleary 9-12
The Rice Room Ben Fong-Torres 9-12
My Life Earvin Johnson 9-12
The Abracadabra Kid Sid Fleischman 9-12
In Contempt Christopher Darden 9-12
What I had Was Singing Jeri Ferris 9-12
Memories of Anne Frank Alison Gold 9-12
Adolf Hitler Eileen Heyes 9-12
Farewell to Manzanar Jeanne Houston 9-12
We Are Witnesses Jacob Boas 9-12
Rescuers Gay Block 9-12
Red Scarf Girl Ji-Li Jiang 9-12
Digger Jerry Stanley 9-12
Snowbound David Lavender 9-12
In Search Of The Grand Canyon Mary Fraser 9-12
Los Angeles A to Z Leonard Pitt 9-12
Crow Boy Taro Yashima 3-6
Mrs. Morgan's Lawn Barnley Saltzberg 3-6
Big Pumpkin Erica Silverman 3-6
Stellaluna Janell Cannon 3-6
Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born Jamie Curtis 3-6
Officer Buckle And Gloria Peggy Rathmann 3-6
The Mystery Of King Karfu Doug Cushman 3-6
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie Laura Numeroff 3-6
Honey Paw And Lightfool Jonathan London 3-6
Grandfather's Journey Allen Say 3-6
The Napping House Audrey Wood 3-6
Corduroy Don Freeman 3-6
Day Of The Dead Tony Johnston 3-6
Nim And The War Effort Milly Lee 3-6
Follow, Carl Alexander Day 3-6
No, David! David Shannon 3-6
Big Bushy Mustache Gary Soto 3-6
La Mariposa Francisco  Jiminez 3-6
Frida Maria: a story of the Old Southwest Deborah Lattimore 3-6
The Puddle Pail Elisa Kleven 3-6
So Far From The Sea Eve Bunting 3-6
That's How It Is When We Draw Ruth Bornstein 3-6
Dear Peter Rabbit Alma Ada 3-6
Minty Alan Schroeder 3-6
The Cat In The Hat Dr. Seuss 3-6
Change's Paper Pony Eleanor Coerr 3-6
Big Bad Bruce Bill Peet 3-6
By the Great Horn Spoon Sid Fleischman 3-6
Song Of The Swallows Leo Politi 3-6
Strudel Stories Joanne Rocklin 3-6
One-Eyed Charley Randall Reinstedt 3-6
Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell 3-6
Tiger, tiger, burning bright Ronald Koertge 3-6
Golden Daffodils Marilyn Gould 3-6
Quake! Joe Cottonwood 3-6
Stone Fox John Gardiner 3-6
Adam's War Sonia Levitin 3-6
The Ballad Of Lucy Whipple Karen Cushman 3-6
The Red Pony John Steinbeck 3-6
Charley Skedaddle Patricia Beatty 3-6
A Jar Of Dreams Yoshiko Uchida 3-6
White Bird Clyde Bulla 3-6
Sweet And Sour Lily Sally Warner 3-6
The Cay Theodore Taylor 3-6
Cat Running Zilpha Synder 3-6
Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe Susan Patron 3-6
Dear Mr. Henshaw Beverly Cleary 3-6
King of the Wind Marguerite Henry 3-6
Every Man Heart Lay Down Lorenz Graham 3-6
Savitri Aaron Shepard 3-6
A Kurdish Family Karen O'Conner 3-6
Hoang Anh Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith 3-6
A Migrant Family Larry Brimner 3-6
Children of the Dust Bowl Jerry Stanley 3-6
The Jade Stone Caryn Yacowitz 3-6
Shadow Marcia Brown 3-6
The Faithful Friend Robert San Souci 3-6
Giants! Paul Walker 3-6
Arrow To The Sun Gerald McDermott 3-6
ABCDrive! Naomi Howland 3-6
Mine, All Mine! Ruth Heller 3-6
Sea Squares Joy Hulme 3-6
A Creepy Countdown Charlotte Huck 3-6
How Much Is A Million? David Schwartz 3-6
The Shape Of Things Dayle Dodds 3-6
The Moon And You Edwin Krupp 3-6
Crystals And Crystal Gardens You Can Grow Jean Stangl 3-6
America's Deserts Marianne Wallace 3-6
Never Kiss An Alligator! Colleen Bare 3-6
On The Brink Of Extinction Caroline Arnold 3-6
Samson The Hot Tub Bear Wendy Tokuda 3-6
Koko's Kitten Francine Patterson 3-6
What Happens To A Hamburger? Paul Showers 3-6
Voyager Sally Ride 3-6
Once Upon A Horse Suzanne Jurmain 3-6
Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry Bonnie Busenberg 3-6
Let There Be Life Christoper Baker 3-6
Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School Louis Sachar 3-6
Poem-Making Myra Livingston 3-6
Balloons And Other Poems Deborah Chandra 3-6
Splish Splash Joan Graham 3-6
Falling Up Shel Silverstein 3-6
The Great Frog Race And Other Poems Kristine George 3-6
Songs For The Seasons Jamake Highwater 3-6
Joyful Noise Paul Fleischman 3-6
Let's Go Traveling In Mexico Robin Krupp 3-6
California, Here We Come! Pam Ryan 3-6
Bringing The Golden Gate Kathy Pelta 3-6
The Amazing Paper Cuttiongs Of Hans Christmas Beth Brust 3-6
Bessie Coleman Dolores Johnson 3-6
Snowshoe Thompson Nancy Levinson 3-6
Among The Orangutans Evelyn Gallardo 3-6
With Open Hands Jeri Ferris 3-6
Wilma Unlimited Kathleen Krull 3-6
Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers Karen Winnick 3-6
The Lost Garden Laurence Yep 3-6
California's Indians and the Gold Rush Clifford Trafzer 3-6
The Seasons Sewn Ann Paul 3-6
The Wonderful Towerrs of Watts Patticia Zelver 3-6
The California Missions Elizabeth Van Steenwyk 3-6
Brown Bear, Brown Bear Bill Martin, Jr. K
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom Bill Martin, Jr., & John Archambault K
The Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle K
Good Night Moon Frank Asch K
Tiki Tiki Tembo Arlene Mosel K
Swimmy Leo Lionni K
Rainbow Fish Marcus  Pfister K
Today Is Monday Eric Carle K
If You Give A Mouse A Muffin K
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie   K
Strega Nona Meets Her Match Tomie DePaola Strega Nona gets help form Big Anthony when another "strega" takes away her business. 2
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse Kevin Henkes Lilly loves her teacher and school until she brings a new purse to school and gets in trouble. 2
Anansi And The Moss - Covered Rock Eric Kimmel Anansi the spider uses a moss-covered rock to trick the animals until little Bush Deer catches on. 2
Tacky The Penguin Helen Lester Others think Tacky is different until his odd behavior chases hunters away. 2
Ming Lo Moves The Mountain Arnold Lobel Ming Lo moves the mountain closer to his house. 2
Amelia Bedelia's Family Album Peggy Parish Amelia entertains with her family album 2
Tree of Cranes Allen Say A Japanese boy learns about christmas when his mother uses paper cranes to decorate a pine tree. 2
Pinky and Rex and the Bully James Howe Pinky has a run in with the neighborhood bully. 2
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones David Adler Cam's photographic memory helps her solve the mystery of missing dinosaur bones. 2
The Chocolate Touch Patrick Catling About a boy who likes chocolate turns everything into chocolate when he touches it 2
Horrible Harry In Room 2B Suzy Kline Horrible Harry plans a terrible revenge when he gets angry at another boy in his class. 2
Freckle Juice Judy Blume 3
Muggie Maggie Beverly Cleary 3
Sarah Plain & Tall Patricia 3
Chocolate Touch Patrick Catling 3
Velveteen Rabbit Margery Williams 3
Ramona Series Beverly Cleary 3
Charlotte's Web E.B. White 3
Watsons Go To Burmingham 4
Holes Louis Sachar 4
Poppy Avi 4
Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell 4
Hatchet Gary Paulsen 4
My Side Of The Mountain Jean Craighead George 4
Call it Courage Armstrong Sperry 4
Stone Fox John Reynolds Gardiner 4
Abel's Island William Steig 4
Sing Down, The Moon Scott O'Dell 5
Sign of the Beaver Elizabeth George Speare 5
Dear America (series of books - various authors) 5
Legend Of Jimmy Spoon Kristina Gregory 5
Under The Blood Red Sun Graham Salisbury 5
Julie of the Wolves Jean Craighead George 5
Moki Grace Penney 5
This New Land Clifton Wisler 5
So Far From The Bamboo Grove Yoko Kawashima Watkins 5
Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell 5
Johnny Tremain Scott O'Dell 5
Poetry Shel Silverstein 5
Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt 5
The Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Patterson 5
Out of the Dust Hesse, Karen Good historical fiction 7
Greek Myths & Legends Compeled by James & Barbara Squire This compilation doesn't talk down or simplify stories 7
Oedipus Rex Greek Myths & Legends 7
Odyssey Greek Myths & Legends 7
Call Of The Wild London, Jack 7
The Giver Lowry, Lois 7
Island of the Blue Dolphins O'Dell, Scott 7
Outsiders Hinton, S.E. 7
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor 7
Across Five Aprils Irene Hunt Historical fiction re: life of young boy during Civil War. 8-Jun
Go Ask Alice Anonymous Diary of a teenage girl who dies of a drug overdose. Graphic! 8 & up
The Outsiders S.E. Hinton Fiction re:family of three boys trying to stay as a family in spite of gang influence. 8-Jun
A Walk To Remember Nicholas Sparks Fiction re: teen agers who fall in love despite their seeing differences. 7 & up
Knots In My Yo-Yo String Jerry Spenelli Autobiography of Spenelli's boyhood years. 5 & up
Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Fiction re:two men, one normal, ore retarded, who travel together. 7 & up
Homecoming Cynthia Voight Fiction re:young girl who takes her younger siblings to their grandmother's on her own. 6 & up on her own after being abandoned by their mother
The Bean Trees Barbara Kingsolver Fiction re:a young woman who finds herself caring for an abandoned Indian child 8 & up
Animal Dreams Barbara Kingsolver Fiction re: the further adventures of the woman & her young charge. 8 & up
Slam Walter Dean Myers Fiction re:struggle of a young African American athlete to meet the academic requirements to play high school basketball 9-Jun
Ellen Foster Kaye Gibbons Fiction re:an 11-year-old's struggle to find someone to lover her 9-Jun
Brown Bear, Brown Bear Bill Martin, Jr. K
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault K
The Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle K
Good Night Moon Frank Asch K
Tiki Tiki Tembo retold by Arlene Mosel K
Swimmy Leo Lionni K
Rainbow Fish Marcus  Pfister K
Today Is Monday Eric Carle K
If You Give A Mouse A Muffin K
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie K
Strega Nona Meets Her Match Tomie DePaola Strega Nona gets help form Big Anthony when another "strega" takes away her business. 2
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse Kevin Henkes Lilly loves her teacher and school until she brings a new purse to school and gets in trouble. 2
Anansi And The Moss - Covered Rock Eric Kimmel Anansi the spider uses a moss-covered rock to trick the animals until little Bush Deer catches on. 2
Tacky The Penguin Helen Lester Others think Tacky is different until his odd behavior chases hunters away. 2
Ming Lo Moves The Mountain Arnold Lobel Ming Lo moves the mountain closer to his house. 2
Amelia Bedelia's Family Album Peggy Parish Amelia entertains with her family album 2
Tree of Cranes Allen Say A Japanese boy learns about christmas when his mother uses paper cranes to decorate a pine tree. 2
Pinky and Rex and the Bully James Howe Pinky has a run in with the neighborhood bully. 2
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones David Adler Cam's photographic memory helps her solve the mystery of missing dinosaur bones. 2
The Chocolate Touch Patrick Catling About a boy who likes chocolate turns everything into chocolate when he touches it 2
Horrible Harry In Room 2B Suzy Kline Horrible Harry plans a terrible revenge when he gets angry at another boy in his class. 2
Freckle Juice Judy Blume 3
Muggie Maggie Beverly Cleary 3
Sarah Plain & Tall Patricia 3
Chocolate Touch Patrick Catling 3
Velveteen Rabbit Margery Williams 3
Ramona Series Beverly Cleary 3
Charlotte's Web E.B. White 3
Watsons Go To Burmingham 4
Holes Louis Sachar 4
Poppy Avi 4
Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell 4
Hatchet Gary Paulsen 4
My Side Of The Mountain Jean Craighead George 4
Call it Courage Armstrong Sperry 4
Store Fox John Reynolds Gardiner 4
Abel's Island William Steig 4
Sing Down, The Moon Scott O'Dell 5
Sign of the Beaver Elizabeth George Speare 5
Dear America (series of books - various authors) 5
Legend Of Jimmy Spoon Kristina Gregory 5
Under The Blood Red Sun Graham Salisbury 5
Julie of the Wolves Jean Craighead George 5
Moki Grace Penney 5
This New Land Clifton Wisler 5
So Far From The Bamboo Grove Yoko Kawashima Watkins 5
Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell 5
Johnny Tremain Scott O'Dell 5
Poetry Shel Silverstein 5
Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt 5
The Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Patterson 5