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items Books that I, and my students, have enjoyed from childhood to the present day!
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Preteens & Up
Younger Kids
Preteens & Up
This section has books that would be fun reads for preteens, young adults and older!
This book just might make you cry. You've been warned! It is a great book!
If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
It is the first book in the Supernatural Investigations series, following 13-year-old Amari Peters as she discovers a secret magical world to find her missing brother, Quinton. The book is a middle-grade fantasy adventure that blends magic, mystery, ...
Amari and the Night Brothers: Magical Adventure
The Twelve by Cindy Lin is a middle-grade fantasy adventure where Usagi, a girl with Wood Rabbit zodiac powers, must journey to Mount Jade to save her sister, Uma, from the Dragonlord. Alongside the fabled "Heirs of the Twelve" warriors, she battles ...
The Twelve: Fantasy Adventure About Zodiac Powers
I have had this trilogy for years! I let my teenage and college-aged nieces borrow them. They also enjoyed the series!
Gemma Doyle Series by Libba Bray
This book kept me on my toes! I usually have everything figured out by the end of the book, but that was not the case for this one!
The Dream Stalker: A Wind River Mystery
Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonn's YA contemporary fantasy Legendborn offers the dark allure of City of Bones
The Legendborn Cycle 1- Tracy Deonn
The powerful sequel to the instant New York Times bestselling and award-winning Legendborn—perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Margaret Rogerson
Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2) by Tracy Deonn
In this epic, explosive third book in the Legendborn series, it takes supernatural strength to face the past.
Oathbound (The Legendborn Cycle, #3) by Tracy Deonn
Younger Kids
This section has books that would be fun reads for younger kids!
A book about a young Asian girl who learns to love her unique eyes, which she initially feels are different from her peers'
Books - Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
Great books to keep kids interested in reading!
Hot Wheels Phonics Scholastic Book Set ...
Read and find out about what archaeologists are looking for, how they find it, and what their finds reveal in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book
Archaeologists Dig for Clues (Let's-Read 2)
This is the story of a big, noisy nightmare which lives in the attic. The little girl has to lasso the monster and drag him into her parents' room, but sometimes they slip away
There's Something in My Attic: Mayer, Mercer
Alborough is back with another hilarious story about little Eddie and that oversized bear and this time he's hungry!
It's the Bear! (Eddy & the Bear)
This humorous retelling of an Ashanti tale brings Anansi together with his better half in an ingenious scheme that will delight readers of all ages
Anansi Does the Impossible! (Ashanti Tale)
Newbery Honor-winning author Derrick Barnes's empowering story will give new kindergarteners a reassuring confidence boost
The King of Kindergarten by Barnes & Brantley-Newton
When Tom arrives for his first day of kindergarten, he realizes that he doesn't want his parents to leave, so Daddy, Mommy, and Baby stay with him and have a rollicking good time, but when they want to come back, Tom's teacher tells them kindergarten...
Tom Goes to Kindergarten - Books
Books - Let's go traveling: Krupp, Robin Rector
The spirited story of Marcenia Lyle, the African American girl who grew up to become "Toni Stone," the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team.
Catching the Moon: Young Girl's Baseball Dream
When Yoshi, a remarkable young Japanese builder, runs out of ideas, a magic fan inspires him with new projects. It is only after losing the fan that Yoshi discovers he can depend on his own imagination after all. "Fan-shaped cutout pages are splendid...
The Magic Fan: Baker, Keith
When Grace gets the opportunity to go to Africa and visit with her father and his new family, she feels a little strange. But Nana says families are what you make them, and Grace is going to make the most of hers!
Boundless Grace (Picture Puffins) by Hoffman
Helen Recorvits's spare and inspiring story about a little girl finding her place in a new country is given luminous pictures filled with surprising vistas and dreamscapes by Gabi Swiatkowska
My Name Is Yoon by Recorvits & Swiatkowska