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37 Things I Love (in no particular order)

Henry Holt and Co.
Ellis only has four days of her sophomore year left, and summer is so close that she can almost taste it. But even with vacation just within reach, Ellis isn’t...
  
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Charles and Emma
The Darwins' Leap of Faith

Square Fish
A multiple award-winning and beautifully written exploration of Charles Darwin’s life as husband, father, and scientist.
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Breaking Stalin's Nose

Henry Holt and Co.
One of Horn Book’s Best Fiction Books of 2011 Sasha Zaichik has known the laws of the Soviet Young Pioneers since the age of six: The Young Pioneer is...
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Keeper of the Night

Square Fish
A powerful novel about family, grief, and strength from the award-winning author of When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

Square Fish
The red words painted on the trailer caused quite a buzz around town and before an hour was up, half of Antler was standing in line with two dollars clutched...
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Fabulous: A Portrait of Andy Warhol

Henry Holt / Christy Ottaviano Books
You might recognize him from his famous paintings of Campbell’s soup cans and coke bottles. But do you know about the artist who created these images? Any...
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
A Friendship That Changed the World

Henry Holt / Christy Ottaviano Books
In the Spring of 1851 two women met on a street corner in Seneca Falls, New York—Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a thirty-five year old mother of four boys, and Susan...
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Hurricane Dancers
The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck

Henry Holt and Co.
Quebrado has been traded from pirate ship to ship in the Caribbean Sea for as long as he can remember. The sailors he toils under call him el quebrado—half...
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The Poet Slave of Cuba
A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano

Square Fish
A lyrical account of the life of Juan Francisco Manzano, the poet slave of Cuba, in verse
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By These Ten Bones

Square Fish
Can her love conquer an ancient werewolf curse?
  

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Tikki Tikki Tembo

Square Fish
Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo- chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo! Three decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the...
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

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Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green...
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Knots on a Counting Rope

Square Fish
In this poignant story, the counting rope is a metaphor for the passage of time and for a boy’s emerging confidence in facing his blindness. "A rich...
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We Are Witnesses
Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in the Holocaust

Square Fish
Voices that must be heard. Voices we must never forget.
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The Colors of Us

Owlet Paperbacks
A positive and affirming look at skin color, from an artist’s perspective. Seven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to...
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Little Red Cowboy Hat

Henry Holt and Co.
This whimsical take on Little Red Riding Hood brings new life to an old favorite.
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Shakespeare's Secret

Square Fish
A missing diamond, a mysterious neighbor, a link to Shakespeare—can Hero uncover the connections?
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Thimble Summer

Square Fish
A silver thimble and a new friend make a girl’s summer magical.
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Smack

Square Fish
Smack is a timely and penetrating novel about the ecstasies and horrors of heroin use. Smack is the 1996 winner of the Carnegie Medal in Literature....
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Hachiko Waits

Square Fish
The loyalty and devotion of a dog has no bounds.
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Mr. Gumpy's Outing

Henry Holt and Co.
It's a pleasant day, so Mr. Gumpy decides to go for a boat ride. Each barnyard animal begs to join him, and Mr. Gumpy agrees-as long as each behaves! Two...
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Tortillitas Para Mama
And Other Nursery Rhymes, Spanish and English

Square Fish
Young children will treasure this collection of Latin American nursery rhymes. Preserved through oral tradition, these rhymes have been passed on from...
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Marshfield Dreams
When I Was a Kid

Henry Holt and Co.
The colorful boyhood of a popular author comes to life in this personal account Imagine learning from a nosy classmate that your mother is having yet...
  
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Lunch

Henry Holt and Co.
It's time for lunch, and one little mouse is famished! In fact, he's so hungry that once he starts eating, he can't stop. He sinks his teeth into a crisp white...