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The Enchanted Storks: A Tale of Bagdad
Aaron Shepard
Transformed into a bird by an evil sorcerer, the Calif of Baghdad must find the one secret magic word that can return hi
Ages 6–10
Janet Hamm Needs a Date for the Dance
Eve Bunting
Peer pressure pushes Janet Hamm to invent a fake date for the seventh grade dance, but she soon discovers that one lie c
Ages 9–12
Granny the Pag
Nina Bawden
Cat wages a fierce campaign to stay with her eccentric grandmother after the neglectful parents who once left her behind
Ages 9–12
How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story
Eve Bunting
A family flees the danger of war in their homeland, huddled on a crowded boat as they count the days until they find saf
Ages 4–9
Sister of the Quints
Stella Pevsner
Natalie's quiet life is turned upside down when her stepmother brings home quintuplets, transforming her house into a ch
Ages 9–12
The Story of Religion #2
The Story of Religion
Betsy Maestro
Discover the origins, sacred texts, and core beliefs of the world's major religions through the stories of the people wh
Ages 6–10
Mr. Murphy's Marvelous Invention
Eileen Christelow
Cornelius Murphy is a pig with a plan to build the ultimate housekeeping machine, but his wife's birthday gift creates a
Ages 4–8
Super Champions
Super-Champions of Auto Racing
Ross R. Olney
The roar of the engine and the blur of the track come alive in these profiles of champion drivers across NASCAR, drag ra
Ages 9–13
A Girl Called Boy
Belinda Hurmence
Blanche has little interest in her ancestors until she is mysteriously transported back to the American South in 1850 to
Ages 9–13
When My Name was Keoko
Linda Sue Park
A brother and sister fight to protect their culture and pride during the Japanese occupation of Korea in World War II.
Ages 10–14
Touch the Moon
Marion Dane Bauer
Jennifer’s birthday wish comes true when her china horse transforms into a real one. Together, they gallop into a night
Ages 7–10
The Man from the Land of Fandango
Margaret Mahy
A mysterious, bouncing man who only appears once every five hundred years arrives to juggle and dance through these rhyt
Ages 4–8
I Hate My Teddy Bear
David McKee
For the child who uses bickering and boasting to hide their feelings, this surreal adventure explores how friendship sur
Ages 4–8
Roll Over, Rosie
Trinka Enell
From tasty bribes to heartfelt pleas, a determined girl tries every trick in the book to get her stubborn dog Rosie to f
Ages 4–8
The Story of Money #1
The Story of Money
Betsy Maestro
Trade ancient barter systems and the first stamped coins for modern paper bills in this illustrated journey through the
Ages 7–11
A Real American
Richard Easton
For the child navigating changes in their community and learning to see past local prejudices when new neighbors arrive
Ages 9–12
Ida B. Wells Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
Dennis Brindell Fradin, Judith Bloom Fradin
Letters, photographs, and powerful speeches reveal how Ida B. Wells fought against injustice and helped lead the way for
Ages 10–14
The Cat that was Left Behind
C. S. Adler
A summer at the Cape takes an unexpected turn for foster child Chad when he bonds with a wary stray cat and begins to tr
Ages 9–12
June 29, 1999
David Wiesner
Becky’s ambitious third-grade science project takes an unbelievable turn when giant vegetables begin appearing in the sk
Ages 5–10
Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science
Marc Aronson, Marina Budhos
For the teenager asking deep questions about how the world became so interconnected. Explore how a simple kitchen staple
Ages 12–18
Mystery at the Club Sandwich
Doug Cushman
Nick Trunk is an elephant detective who loves peanut butter, and he's on a mission to find a famous singer’s lost lucky
Ages 4–8
Dream-weaver
Louise Lawrence
An apprentice dream-weaver uses her psychic gifts to protect her peaceful world from human colonists arriving on a massi
Ages 12–17
The Doll in the Garden
Mary Downing Hahn
For the child processing the loss of a parent or grandparent and seeking a sense of connection across time through a gen
Ages 8–12
Biggest, Strongest, Fastest
Steve Jenkins
For the child who marvels at the world's wonders, this book uses stunning collage art to compare animal record-breakers
Ages 4–8
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