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Kansas State Reading Circle

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The Peace Bell

Margi Preus; illustrations by Hideko Takahashi Henry Holt and Co.

Yuko’s grandmother remembers that when she was a little girl many years ago in Japan, her town’s beautiful temple bell was taken away to be used as scrap metal...

CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)
Kansas State Reading Circle

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Big Brown Bat

Rick Chrustowski; illustrations by Rick Chrustowski Henry Holt and Co.

Whoosh! Big brown bats rush off on their nightly hunt, but one stays behind to have a baby. As summer turns to fall, the baby bat grows bigger. He learns to...

Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)
Kansas State Reading Circle

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The Veterans Day Visitor

Second Grade Friends

Peter Catalanotto and Pamela Schembri; illustrations by Peter Catalanotto Henry Holt and Co.

Emily’s Pop-Pop is shocked when he hears that Emily and Vincetta Louise don’t know what a veteran is. With Veterans Day coming up, he volunteers to talk to...

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Ancient Egypt

A First Look at People of the Nile

written and illustrated by Bruce Strachan Henry Holt and Co.

The civilization of ancient Egypt disappeared two thousand years ago, yet we still marvel at the wonders it left behind. This engaging primer for young readers...

Kansas State Reading Circle

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Kate Larkin, the Bone Expert

Lindsey Tate; illustrations by Diane Palmisciano Henry Holt and Co.

The adventurous and curious Kate Larkin hasn’t given much thought to her bones before—until she breaks one. For Kate, this accident marks the start of a...

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No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row

Susan Kuklin Henry Holt and Co.

No Choirboy takes readers inside America’s prisons, and allows inmates sentenced to death as teenagers to speak for themselves. In their own voices—raw and...

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Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
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Meet the Dancers

From Ballet, Broadway, and Beyond

Amy Nathan Henry Holt and Co.

Lots of kids enjoy dancing, but what motivates them to push past the sore muscles, early-morning technique classes, and crazy schedule required to become a...

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NCSS-CBC: Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
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Itch

Michelle D. Kwasney Henry Holt and Co.

After the death of her beloved Gramps, Delores Colchester, better known as “Itch,” moves with her grandmother from Florida to Ohio. Starting over is hard, and...

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IRA Children's Book Award Notable Book
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Maybelle Goes to Tea

Katie Speck; illustrations by Paul Rátz de Tagyos Henry Holt and Co.

Maybelle doesn’t go looking for adventures, but they seem to find her anyway. She just can’t be content eating crumbs in the dark like a cockroach should. No,...

Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)
Kansas State Reading Circle

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Close to You

How Animals Bond

Kimiko Kajikawa; illustrations by Kimiko Kajikawa Henry Holt and Co.

Parents and their young have unique ways of bonding, especially in the animal kingdom. A baby kangaroo nestles in its mother's pouch, while a mama alligator...

Christopher Awards - Winner - Books for Young People
Kansas State Reading Circle

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Home, and Other Big, Fat Lies

Jill Wolfson Henry Holt and Co.

The new novel from Jill Wolfson—an exciting, fresh voice in middle-grade fiction Whitney has been in so many foster homes that she can give a complete...

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Duck Dunks

Lynne Berry; illustrations by Hiroe Nakata Henry Holt and Co.

It’s summer! Five little ducks can’t wait to splash into the sea. With their swimsuits on and a picnic for later, they’re ready for a day of sand and sun. ...

Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
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Listening for Crickets

David Gifaldi Henry Holt and Co.

With ears like a bat and webbed toes, it seems as if ten-yearold Jake could fly right out of reality into the freedom of his dreams. No more worries about...

IRA Notable Books for a Global Society
CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)
Kansas State Reading Circle

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Did Fleming Rescue Churchill?

A Research Puzzle

James Cross Giblin; illustrations by Erik Brooks Henry Holt and Co.

Jason is stuck with the most boring subject for a research paper— Alexander Fleming, the scientist who invented penicillin. Then he comes across the story...

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Kansas State Reading Circle

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Lincoln and Douglass

An American Friendship

Nikki Giovanni; illustrations by Bryan Collier Henry Holt and Co.

Our 16th president is known for many things: He delivered the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address.He was tall and skinny and notoriously...

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Who Ate All the Cookie Dough?

Karen Beaumont; illustrations by Eugene Yelchin Henry Holt and Co.

Kanga wants to make cookies, but someone has eaten all the cookie dough.Who could it be? Join in the fun and find out! This rollicking whodunit begs to be read...

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The Curse of the Campfire Weenies

And Other Warped and Creepy Tales

David Lubar Starscape

A boy discovers the answer to one of the great urban mysteries: why are pigeons always pooping in parks? A second-grade class learns why they should always be...

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Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library
Kansas State Reading Circle

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Friends and Pals and Brothers, Too

Sarah Wilson; illustrations by Leo Landry Henry Holt and Co.

Brothers might not look alike, but they like the same things. In the fall they paint pumpkins. In the winter they ski and slide and slurp hot soup. All year...

Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
Kansas State Reading Circle

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Katie Loves the Kittens

John Himmelman; illustrations by John Himmelman Henry Holt and Co.

The acclaimed author and illustrator of Chickens to the Rescue has created a sweet, funny, and entirely irresistible new character—a little dog just bursting...

Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)
Indiana Young Hoosier Award Master List
Kansas State Reading Circle
North Carolina Children's Book Award Master List

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Ice Bears

Brenda Z. Guiberson; illustrations by Ilya Spirin Henry Holt and Co.

On a freezing day in the arctic, two polar bear cubs venture outside with their mother. She teaches them how to use their claws so they don’t slip in their...

Orbis Pictus Recommended Title
John Burroughs Medal for Outstanding Natural History Writing - Winner
Kansas State Reading Circle

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Abraham Lincoln Comes Home

Robert Burleigh; illustrations by Wendell Minor Henry Holt and Co.

When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, the country grieved for the courageous president who had guided them through the Civil War. Over the course of...

NCSS-CBC: Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
IL Prairie State Author of the Year
Kansas State Reading Circle

Chicago Tribune
Kirkus Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle

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The Worry Tree

Marianne Musgrove Henry Holt and Co.

Juliet’s a worrywart, and no wonder! Her little sister, Oaf, follows her around taking notes and singing “The Irritating Song” all day long. Her parents are...

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Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
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Footprints in the Snow

Mei Matsuoka; illustrations by Mei Matsuoka Henry Holt and Co.

Wolf is feeling offended and indignant: All the wolves he’s ever read about are nasty, scary, and greedy! To set the record straight he decides to write a...

CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)
Kansas State Reading Circle

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Truancy

Isamu Fukui Tor Teen

Some kids were rebellious…. In an alternate world, in a nameless totalitarian city, the autocratic Mayor rules the school system with an iron fist. Fighting...

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