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Grades K - 1
CALL AUTHOR

TITLE

E Blake, Robert J.

Akiak: a Tale from the Iditarod

E Bourgeois, Paulette

Franklin's Class Trip

E Bowie, C. W.

Busy Toes

E Cannon, Janell

Verdi

J782.42C Cooper, Floyd

Kumbayah

E Curtis, Matt

Six Empty Pockets

E Egielski, Richard

Jazper

E Fleming, Denise

Mama Cat Has Three Kittens

J811G Grimes, Nikki

My Man, Blue: Poems

E Howe, James

Pinky and Rex and the School Play

E Kirk, David

Miss Spider's New Car

E Lasky, Kathryn

The Emperor's Old Clothes

E London, Jonathan

Froggy Plays Soccer

E McKissack, Patricia & Frederick 

Messy Bessey and the Birthday Overnight

E Miller, William

Bus Ride

E Nolen, Jerdine

Raising Dragons

E Padt, Maartje

Shanti

E Rankin, Laura

Handmade Counting Book

E Rathmann, Peggy

Ten Minutes till Bedtime

E Sp Reiser, Lynn

Tortillas and Lullabies/Tortillas y Cancioncitas

JR Ringgold, Faith

Invisible Princess

Roth, Susan

Cinnamon's Day Out: a Gerbil Adventure

E Rylant, Cynthia

Henry and Mudge in the Family Trees

J398S San Souci, Robert

Cendrillon: Caribbean Cinderella

E Sanders, Scott Russell

A Place Called Freedom

JS Say, Allen

Tea With Milk

E Smalls, Irene

Kevin and His Dad

E St. Pierre, Stephanie

It's Not Easy Being Big

E Wells, Rosemary

Yoko

E Williams, Sherley Anne

Girls Together

Wood, Audrey

Sweet Dream Pie

E Woodson, Jacqueline

We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past

E Yee, Brenda Shannon

Sand Castle

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Grades 2 - 3
CALL  AUTHOR

 TITLE

J A Adler, David

Young Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery

E Aliki

Painted Words/Spoken Memories

J B Brown, Marc Tolan

Locked in the Library

J B Bulla, Clyde

Paint Brush Kid

J C Cameron, Ann

More Stories Huey Tells

E Choi, Yangsook

New Cat

J C Christopher, Matt

Dog That Called the Pitch

J C Cosby, Bill

One Dark and Scary Night

J D Danziger, Paula

Amber Brown is Feeling Blue

E DeFelice, Cynthia

Willy's Silly Grandma

J398 Demi

Greatest Treasure

J D Duffey, Betsy

Spotlight on Cody

E Egielski, Richard

Jazper

E Ernst, Lisa Campbell

Stella Louella's Runaway Book

J H Hest, Amy

When Jessie Came Across the Sea

J H Hopkinson, Deborah

Band of Angels: a Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers

J H Howe, James

Pinky and Rex and the School Play

J K  Kline, Suzy

Song Lee and the "I Hate You" Notes

E Madrigal, Antonio H.

Erandi's Braids

J M Mahy, Margaret

Five Sisters

J M McCully, Emily Arnold

Beautiful Warrior: the Legend of the Nun's Kung Fu

J M McMullan, K. H.

Class Trip to the Cave of Doom

E Miller, William

Richard Wright and the Library Card

E Nolen, Jerdine

Raising Dragons

J O Osborne, Mary Pope

Tonight on the Titanic

J P Park, Barbara 

Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy

E Polacco, Patricia

Thank You, Mr. Falker

J R Rosa-Casanova, Sylvia

Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice

J R Rylant, Cynthia

Little Shopping

J S Sanvoisin, Eric

Ink Drinker

J S Schaeffer, Edith

Mei Fuh: Memories From China

J S Siegelson, Kim L.

In the Time of Drums

E Stanley, Diane

Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter

J S Stevenson, James

Mud Flat Spring

E Thomas, Joyce Carol

I Have Heard of a Land

J B B  Wells, Rosemary

Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories

E Wood, Audrey

Sweet Dream Pie

J Y Yolen, Jane

Commander Toad and the Voyage Home

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Grades 4 - 5
CALL AUTHOR

TITLE

J A Aiken, Joan

Dangerous Games

J A Alexander, Lloyd

Gypsy Rizka

J B Belton, Sandra

Mysteries on Monroe Street (Ernestine & Amanda)

J C Chambers, Veronica

Marisol and Magdalena: the Sound of Our Sisterhood

J C Cleary, Beverly

Ramona's World

J C Clements, Andrew

The Landry News

J C Conley, Jane Leslie

While No One Was Watching

J C Coville, Bruce

Song of the Wanderer

J C Creech, Sharon

Bloomability

J C Curtis, Christopher Paul

Bud, Not Buddy

J D DeFelice, Cynthia

The Ghost of Fossil Glen

J D Duffy, Betsy

Cody Unplugged

J E Erdrich, Louise

The Birchbark House

J F Ferguson, Dwayne J.

Werewolf of PS 40

J F Fleischman, Sid

Bandit's Moon

J H Haddix, Margaret

Among the Hidden

J H Hamilton, Virginia

Bluish

J H Holt, Kimberly

Willis Mister and Me

J H Hoobler, Dorothy

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

J H Horvath, Polly

The Trolls

J H Hyppolite, Joanne

Ola Shakes It Up

J J Jaques, Brian

The Long Patrol

J J Johnson, Julie

Maniac Monkeys on Magnolia Street

J K Kimmel, Eric

Sword of the Samurai

J K Koss, Amy Goldman

The Trouble With Zinny Weston

J L Lee, Marie G.

Night of the Chupacabras

J M McKissack, Patricia

Run Away Home

J P Peterson, P.J.

White Water

J P Pilkey, Dav

Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space

J R Rowling, J.K.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

J S Seidler, Tor

Mean Margaret

J398S Simms, Laura

The Bone Man

J S Smith, Charles R., Jr.

Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls, and Rhythm

J S Spinelli, Jerry

Wringer

J B J Stanley, Diane

Joan of Arc

J T Tate, Eleanora E.

Don't Split the Pole

J W White, Elwyn Brooks

Charlotte's Web

J W Whitman, John

The Case of the Missing Marbles …

J398Z Zelinsky, Paul O.

Rapunzel

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Grades 6 - 7
CALL AUTHOR

  TITLE

J A  Alexander, Lloyd

Iron Ring

Y Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia

In the Forests of the Night

J B

Branford, Henrietta

Fire, Bed and Bone

Y S Conford, Ellen

Crush: Stories

Y

Cooney, Caroline

Tune In Anytime

J C

Coville, Bruce

Skull of Truth

J D

Danziger, Paula

PS Longer Letter Later

Y

Draper, Sharon Mills

Forged by Fire

Y

Fine, Anne

Tulip Touch

J F

Flake, Sharon

Skin I'm In

Y

Fleischman, Paul

Whirligig

Y

Fletcher, Susan

Shadow Spinner

J G

Giff, Patricia Reilly

Lily's Crossing

J G Grimes, Nikki

Jazmin's Notebook

J H

Haddix, Margaret

Among the Hidden

J H

Hamilton, Virginia

Second Cousins

J H

Hansen, Joyce

I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly

J H Hess, Amy

Great Green Notebook of Katie Roberts

J H Hobbs, Will

The Maze

J H Houston, Gloria McLendon

Bright Freedom's Song

Y Howe, James

Watcher

Y SF Klause, Annette

Alien Secrets

J L Lawrence, Iain

Wreckers

Y Levine, Gail Carson

Ella Enchanted

J M McKissack, Patricia

Picture of Freedom

J M Myers, Walter Dean

Journal of Joshua Loper: a Black cowboy

Y Namioka, Lensey

Ties That Bind, Ties That Break: A Novel

Y Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds

Achingly, Alice

Y B O Opdyke, Irene

In My Hands

J P Peck, Richard

A Long Way From Chicago

Y Rinaldi, Ann

Amelia's War

J R Rowling, J. K.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

J R Russell, Ching Yeung

Child Bride

J S Sachs, Marilyn

Surprise Party

Y S Soto, Gary

Petty Crimes

J T Thompson, Kate

Midnight's Choice

J W Wolff, Virginia Euwer

Bat 6

J Y Yumoto, Kazumi

Spring Tone

Y Zindel, Paul

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