Title: The Winter Gift

Author: Deborah Turney Zagwyn

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A story I am sure a story everyone can relate to during the holiday seasons. A young brother and sister share the memories of the Christmas season with their Grandma, and her piano.

Land of Enchantment Book Award

Title: Dad, Jackie, and Me

Author: Myron Uhlberg

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A boy very passionate about baseball, a dad who is deaf, and the first black man for the Brooklyn Dodgers. For one young boy, he is able to share special memories with his dad and have a summer they will never forget.

Title: The Bike Lesson

Author: Stan & Jan Berenstain

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When little bear receives his first bike, Papa Bear insists he goes first and "teaches" little bear what he should know. Through the father and soon adventure, they both learn many bike lessons.

Title: The Mitten

Author: Jan Brett

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The story of a young boy who wants a white pair of mittens for the winter weather. His grandma insists that he will lose the white mittens in the snow, but makes them for him anyway. Find out what does happen to his mitten and how he gets it back- in a different size!

Title: The President & Mom's Apple Pie

Author: Michael Garland

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Based around William Taft-the 17th President, and his roundish figure comes a boy and his story of how the President came to his town, and sniffed the town until he found what he had been "sniffing" or looking for.

Title: Hop on Pop

Author: Dr. Seuss

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One of Dr. Seuss’s very silly stories. Based on words: some very small, some very large and some that rhyme. The picture's give a very great way of explaining what the word's are and how great imagination plays a part of the story.

Title: Annie Bananie

Author: Leah Komaiko

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A story of two young girls’ and the shared memories they experience with one another. They are inseparable until one day the girl's have to depart and say good bye.

Title: Old Hat, New Hat

Author: Stan & Jan Berestain

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This book is great for a beginner reader. A young bear goes into a hat shop and looks at many different styles, shapes and decides which hat he really likes.

Title: Leonardo & the Terrible Monster

Author: Mo Williams

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This is one of the cutest stories I have ever read! It is very short and simple, great for early readers. It tells of a story about trying to fit in, but friendship becomes the more important message.

Title: Go, Dog, Go!

Author: P.D. Eastman

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This story is definitely for young emergent readers. This book gives good definition of learning directions and colors. I loved this book as a child, and I know new young readers will love it as well.

Title: Danny & the Dinosaur

Author: Syd Hoff

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This book is about a young boy's wonderful day as he walks into a museum and meets the Dinosaur. A friendship is made instantly and the two travel around town while helping others. It is a great book for learning new things and expanding your imagination.

 Title: The Best Nest

Author: P.D. Eastman

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This is a cute story of a married couple. This married couple are birds, and Mrs. Bird would like to move. So they start to look for new houses; during there journey they go run into many problems. After all of the problems, they finally decide where they would like to live. 

Title: The Boy Who Swallowed Snakes

Author: Laurence Yep

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In this Chinese set story, it is about a young boy who comes across a bucket of snakes. The snakes will not leave him alone so he decides to eat the snakes! Surprising results come from eating the snakes, see who fairs out and see who doesn’t! This is a great book to learn use gifts for good and do not get greedy.

Title: Flap Your Wings

Author: P.D. Eastman

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This story is about an egg and what is in it. One couple takes care of the egg and the baby even if it is not their baby. The baby ends up where it should and the parents are happy to have helped.

Title: How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

Author: Jane Yolen & Mark Teague

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This book is a great book for young readers and/ or boys who like dinosaurs! Throughout the book it shows dinosaurs acting as if they were young children not wanting to go to bed at night. Each page has a different dinosaur-with the scientific name, and a different parent for each "dinosaur child". Sets a great example for how you should not act, or should act when going to bed.

Title: The Rain Came Down

Author: David Shannon

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This story is about a day on a street block where it is just raining like mad and puts everyone in a bad mood. Everything goes wrong until the sun comes out and everyone notices how silly they were being. This picture book has really great illustrations!

Title: Beetle McGrady Eats Bugs!

Author: Megan McDonald

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Beetle McDonald is a girl on the playground who gets put to the test with a double-dare! She is dared to eat an ant, when she does she spits it out and is embarrassed. When a chef comes to the class one day and brings bugs to class, this does not scare Beetle; she is the first one to try a caterpillar! She can do anything adventurous now.

Title: The Baby Shower

Author: Eve Bunting

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This is a cute picture book about Mrs. Bunting Cow who is about to have a baby. So all the animals have to make the long trip and bring a gift for the baby and the baby shower. When they get there not only did Mrs. Bunting Cow have a baby but she had two babies!  

Title: What Are YOU So Grumpy About?

Author: Tom Lichtenheld

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This is a cute story about all the things in life that makes you grumpy. The twist on this book is though is it makes the grumpy things funny. The pictures are great as well.

Title: If I Were a LION

Author: Sarah Weeks

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This story is about a little girl being in trouble by her mom because her mom said she was to wild. As the little girl is sitting in her chair she thinks of all the animals that are wild and she is not. The girl in the book is soo cute.

Title: Demi's Opposites

Author: Demi

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This is a great book for emergent readers. It describes opposites of many basic ideas. The pictures are very good; it also has a picture search while reading the book. Very entertaining.

Title: A Porcupine name Fluffy

Author: Helen Lester

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This is a story that I read in my childhood. It is about a porcupine whose name is fluffy and tries to be "fluffy" but it does not work. Until he finds a rhinoceros friend who faces the same challenges he does.

Title: Snow Globe Family

Author: Jane O'Connor

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This is a story about a regular family and a snow globe in their house that his a little family inside! Goes through the lives of both the big family and the small family. Both are looking for a blizzard, and while the big family gets one, the baby shakes the globe for the small family to get one too!

Title: Froggie Went A-Courtin

Author: Iza Trapani

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This story is about a frog who proposes to a turtle, chipmunk, bird, mouse and they all say no to him. Just when Froggie is feeling very discouraged he meets another Frog and they decide to get married.

Title: How the Rattlesnake Got Its Rattle

Author: Jeffrey Stoodt

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Snake has to courage at all before he got his rattle. All of the desert animals would play baseball whenever they could but snake was not very good. Everyday wild horses would come and shove all the other animals. One when the horses are around snake swallows some rocks on accident! The result? I'm sure you can guess:-)

Title: Sarah's Story

Author: Bill Harley

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Sarah is suppose to think of a story for class and she just can’t until an ant starts talking to her! She ends up meeting the queen ant, searching for honey, and making the queen ant try a peanut butter and honey sandwich. With all of that, Sarah still does not think she has a story!

Title: The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book

Author: Bill Watterson

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Calvin & Hobbes is such a great comic! The drawings are fantastic; a lot of the situations are real life. Some situations are also imaginative (which is great for young boys). These comics can make anyone laugh, might be a good resource for a boy who does not like to read.

Title: My Grandma lived in GOOLIGULCH

Author: Graeme Base

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This book is all about animals that mainly live in Australia. This story is told by a young girl and how her grandma lets several wild animals live with her in her house! The grandma is also able to swim with these animals, run and fly.

Title: The Nutcracker

Author:

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This is a cute book for young emergent readers. The pictures are very big and go into the very well known story of the nutcracker. I love this story.

Title: The Wedding

Author: Eve Bunting

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This is a humorous story about a wedding and everything that is going wrong! Miss Bundle is suppose to get married but all of the professionals for the wedding are so tired from walking so far! Miss Bundle gives them all a ride into town, and they all find out that Miss Bundle is the bride!

Title: Epossumondas

Author: Coleen Salley

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Epossumonda is a sweet animal who just tries to please his mama with what his auntie gives to him to bring home. You have to be careful with what you tell him though, because he will really take it literally! A cute story for anyone to read.

Title: Help!

Author: Holly Keller

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This is a story about friendship. Mouse heard from fox that his friend snake likes to eat mice! So as mouse is worrying he falls into a deep hole and the person who ends up saving him is snake! Great for a teaching about friendship.

Title: Franklin and the New Teacher

Author: John van Burggen

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One of the Franklin series and Franklin goes to school for the first day with not Mr. Owl there but Ms. Koala. She is from “down under” and an “aussie”, most of the students do not like her until Franklin takes the initiative.

Title: What do you do with a tail like this?

Author: Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

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This is a great book! This book, although for little kids, was a great learning tool for me! It gives parts of different animals and then you find out what the animal uses it for! I loved this book.

Title: Ninety Three in my Family

Author: Erica Pearl

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This cute story and good practice of a counting system about a girl and her huge family. The pictures are great and a funny story.

Poetry & Verse Books

Title: In Enzo's Splendid Gardens

Author: Patricia Polacco

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This is a picture book but almost all of the verses rhyme and is about a boy in a garden who found a bee. From that the story goes into an adventure of what happens at the party! This is a great book for a shared reading book; students can read along with the refrain. Very entertaining and comical.

Title: Amigo

Author: Byrd Baylor

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Francisco, a young boy would like nothing more then a pet dog. His mother and father tell him no because they are just trying to find him and his brother. His mother suggests a prairie dog, and while the family laughs, Francisco thinks it is a good idea and decides he will name the pet Amigo and tame him. Amigo sees the boy one day and decides he will tame the human boy and be his Amigo. It is a very cute and warm story. 

Title: The Wizard

Author: Jack Prelutsky

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This poem is another of Prelutsky's cute poems. Watch out for the evil wizard because whatever he conjures up for the day could be you!

Title: If NOT for the Cat

Author: Jack Prelutsky

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Prelutsky bases this poetry on the Japanese Haiku. Goes through the book explaining animals and keeps you guessing on what type of animal he is trying to explain.

Title: The Snopp on the Sidewalk and Other Poems

Author: Jack Prelusky

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This book has twelve different poems about different creatures, such as a Snopps, and other creatures that have fantastic names. Very cute poems.

Title: The New Kid on the Block

Author: Jack Prelusky

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This big book of poems kind of reminds me of Shel Silverstein. The book is set up in sort of the same formality, the pictures and some of the poems. The poems are very thoughtful and very funny. I love the poem, "Homework stinks".

Title: Where the Sidewalk Ends

Author: Shel Silverstein

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I'm sure everyone has heard these hilarious poems! I have had this book for so long, but every time I open it up, it feels like I have read a poem for the first time. Such a great book for some entertainment.

Title: Buckamoo Girls

Author: Ellen A. Kelley

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This is a cute poem about two cows that want to be cowgirls. So they dress up, ride horses and do everything a cowgirl would do! Very cute rhyming and pictures as well.

Folktale Books

Title: Two of Everything

Author: Ill Toy Hong

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This Chinese Folktale is about an older couple who barley are making it by. With a lucky pot they find themselves a lot better off. It is a very cute question.

Title: The Star People-A Lakota Story

Author: S.D. Nelson

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Drawn from a Lakota story, this story is about a young girl and boy who get lost and get trapped in a fire. With the help of their grandmother in the stars they return safely home.

Title: Fairy Trails

Author: Susan Middleton

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This book is a number of stories combined into one whole story. It has several key words that are in Spanish. This book is a great book to make a personal connection; it also could introduce Spanish words to young readers.

Title: Stories from India

Author: Yayu Naidu

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There are many stories in this book that are all folktales from India. If you would like to get a cultural feeling of India and learn about their customs, this is a great book for you to read.

Title: Bimwili & the Zimwi

Author: Verna Aardema

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The story of a little girl name Bimwili and her trip to the beach. As she is singing with a shell she finds, she meets an ogre name Zimwi. Zimwi tricks her and makes her sing her song inside of a drum to entertain people. Her family searches and searches for her, find out how they found her!

Title: Six Swans- A Folktale

Author: Christine San Jose

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This story is one I have never heard, and I am surprised I have never heard it before. A story of a young lady and her six brothers. An evil witch turns her brothers into swans, the only way she can turn them back is to back shirts that takes six years to make! During that time she is not aloud to talk, laugh or cry. Find out what happens to the young lady and her six brothers.

Title: The Gifts of Wali Dad

Author: Aaron Shepard

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Based on an India & Pakistan tale, lives an old humble man who finds himself a pot of gold. The old man would rather give then to receive, but his plan goes the exact opposite of what he hoped for! It seems every person would want what this old man receives, but he does not. This story shows a great lesson of be thankful for what you have.

Title: A Crocodile's Tale

Author: Jose & Ariane Aruego

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Based on a Philippine Folk story, it is about a boy who saves a crocodile's life, when the crocodile does not return the favor he looks to other things to ask what they think about the situation. Barely surviving he learns to be grateful for what he has.

Title: The Tale of Willie Monroe

Author: Alan Schroeder

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Based on an Appalachian story, the story is about a man name Willie who thinks he is the strongest man there is. He is on his way to a contest to prove it, until he meets a young gal name Delilah and her grandmother who are stronger than he is! Willie and Delilah end up fighting each other to see who is the strongest. See who ends up stronger and what happens to Willie at the contest!

Title: The Problem with Chickens

Author: Bruce McMillan

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This is a cute story about an original Icelandic village where the ladies need eggs, so they buy some chickens. Soon however the chickens start acting like all of the women! So the women trick them into laying eggs again.

Title: When the Turtle Grew Wings

Author: Tim Tingle

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Based from the original tale of the race between the tortoise and the hare, comes the story from the Choctaw people. Cute story of how the turtle really grew its wings, a story of friendship as well.

Title: The Three Billy Goat Gruffs

Author: Paul Galdone

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This is a cute version of the traditional tale. It is about three goats except they have to cross the bridge to get fruits from the island. First however they have to get past a hippopotamus.

Realistic Fiction Books

Land of Enchantment Book Award

Title: Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing ABOUT ME

Author: Katy Kelly

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This story is about a young girl name Lucy Rose who is in the third grade. Her parents just got a divorce and so Lucy moves with her mom to Washing D.C. where her Madam and Pop live as well. The story has a set-up as a diary, and throughout the diary we see Lucy that has a hard time in school, make friends, and have to put up with Melon boy. She's an original thinker who has a lot on her mind to say.

Title: Down the Road

Author: Alice Schertle

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Mama and Papa would like to eat eggs for breakfast, but they don't have any, so Hattie offers to go get the eggs at the store. She buys the eggs and while coming home she finds an apple tree and decides they are papa's and mama's favorite so she would just get three. When out falls all of her eggs and not one is good. So Hattie climbs into the tree not wanting to go home when soon her mom and dad come find her and sit up in the tree with her, eating apples. What do they eat for breakfast then? Take a guess.

Title: How I Became a Pirate

Author: Melinda Long & David Shannon

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When Jeremy Jacob and his family go the beach for the day, Jacob runs into Pirates! Jacob decides to be a pirate until soccer practice and hang out with the crew. He has so much fun until it turns night, then Jeremy Jacob isn’t so sure about being a pirate.

Title: Amish Horses

Author: Richard Ammon

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This story is about a young boy who raises horses with his Amish family. It goes through the daily life of an average Amish family and the horses as well. The horses they have need a lot of attention, and the Amish family does a good job. The family decides they would like another horse and so go to an auction and end up winning the horse!

Title: Ready, Set, SKIP!

Author: Jane O'Connor

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This is a cute story about a little girl who can do everything except skip. Until her mom teaches her to do it a way she hadn't thought of. Cute story if you are feeling maybe discouraged about something.

Title: PEE-EW! Is that You, Bertie?

Author: David Roberts

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This is the cutest story that every family faces-farting. Starts off with talking about everywhere and how bad Bertie farts. But then goes into how his family does it! It is a very cute and funny story.

Title: Mrs. Watson wants your teeth

Author: Alison McGhee

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This is a cute story that I’m sure every child fears sometime or another- the first day of school and losing your first tooth. This story is about a girl on her first day and a bully on bus tells her, her new teacher is an alien who takes students’ teeth!

Title: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Author: Judith Viorst

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This is an original from my prime childhood years. I loved this book! This book is about a boy-Alexander and everything bad happens to him within one day. Always reminded me my day was never as bad as Alexander’s.

Historical Fiction Books

Title: Old Yeller

Author: Fred Gibson

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This book is a very touching and heart-warming story. Set in the 1860's, it is centered on a family and a dog. Through the dog who they name "old yella" his spirit and help makes this family so much closer and makes Travis who was a boy, become the man that he needs to be to live in the environment he does live in. 

Title: Oliver Twist

Author: Charles Dickens

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A tragic but inspirational story about who boy who despite of all the hardships he had to endure. He managed to fight for what he believed in under everything he had to overcome. This is a great story for anyone who feels they are at rock bottom of their life, and just need a helping hang or who thing to go right. It is a great story for anyone who wants to be inspired.

Title: Follow the Drinking Gourd

Author: Jeanette Winter

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Based on the early days of slavery in America. This story is about an old white man who goes through the cotton fields and sings a song over and over again about how to get to freedom. A family of five needs to get out and so with their song they follow the stars and the hills, meet the old man, and with his help they cross over into Canada.

Title: Mackinac Bridge

Author: Gloria Whelan

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This is a cute story of when the Mackinac Bridge (in Michigan) was going up and the process of it. Also goes into the story of a young boy's dad who was the captain of a ferry boat the Aurora and how he was going to be shut down because of the bridge.

Title: Trains

Author: Patricia Hubbell

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This book talks about all the different ways trains work around the world. This is also an informational book as well. Give directions; north, south, etc. and has great pictures.

Autobiography/ Biography Books

Title: Hilde and Eli

Author: David Adler

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This story is based on the Holocaust in Germany. This story is about two children who are victims of the Holocaust and who are both killed in gas chambers. Hilde is living in Germany and Eli is living in Czechoslovakia. These are their stories.

Title: The Boyhood Diary of Theodore Roosevelt

Author: Edited by: Shelley Swanson Sateren

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This Diary was written by Roosevelt within two years of his child years. His family was very wealthy so he wrote when he was traveling in Africa and in Europe. The book also touches on Roosevelt’s hard life when he was physically weak as a child. Also touches on being the 26th president and accomplishes he made during this time.

Title: Ellen Ochoa- Pioneering Astronaut

Author: Lisa Johnston

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Ellen was the first Hispanic women to become an astronaut. In 1993 she was able to fly the Discovery and accomplish her dream. She did not know what she wanted to do till an older age. When she was in college she changed her degree five times until she picked electrical engineering, she became a pilot, and she has been in space for nearly 1,000 hours and has become a role model.

Title: The Young Person's Guide to Shakespeare

Author: Anita Ganeri

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This book goes into Shakespeare life, what they know about his personal life. Then it goes into the plays that he wrote and where they fit in certain genres. It also talks about the Globe he performed in and what acting was life in Shakespeare's time. This gives a great introduction for Shakespeare.

Title: Joe Louis- America's Fighter

Author: David Adler

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This is an inspirational story about a young man who decided through his hard life living as a poor, African American to become a boxer. He becomes a great boxer and becomes the world's greatest heavy weight champion. He leads people through the hard times of the Great Depression and WWII.

Title: Mae Jemison

Author: Robert Kraske

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Mae Jemison is the first African American women to become an astronaut. Born was born in Chicago and even as a little girl she knew she wanted to become an astronaut. She was one of the youngest students at Stanford, she became a scientist, she studied in biomedical engineering, she traveled to Africa to help others, she became a doctor and in 1992 she went into space on the Endeavour.

Title: My Name Was Hussein

Author: Hristo Kyuchukov

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This is the story of Hristo when he was a young boy living in Bulgaria and the war comes and they tell him and his family they have to have new Christian names. Talks about how his family felt and what they went through.

Fantasy Books

Title: The Hobbit

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

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The story of the Hobbit is about a hobbit name Mr. Baggins and his journey with eleven other dwarfs and a wizard. Through the journey Bilbo finds a magical object and with that many ups and downs happens to this group. This is a great magical story that can enhance anyone’s imagination.

Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Author: J.K. Rowling

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If you are a Harry Potter you will absolutely love this last book of one of the biggest series. Last year at Hogwarts, who will stay? Who will leave early? Who will be killed fighting for what they believe in? And who will win is the biggest question. This is a very suspenseful, never putting down the book.

Title: Arrow to the Sun -a Pueblo Indian Tale

Author: Gerald McDermott

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This story is about a boy whose mother and father were the sun. When he is old enough he shoots up through an arrow to the sun and proves to his father that he is his sun. When he does the sun gives him powers and the son goes back to his people to give the suns energy. The pictures are awesome.

Title: Raven- A trickster tale from the Pacific Northwest

Author: Gerald McDermott

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This story is about a Raven who found that the sky was always gray and there was never any light. So Raven decides to find the sun, he is reincarnated into the Sun's grandson and as a baby finds the sun in a box! The Raven then turns back into Raven and puts the sun high in the sky for light to shine on the people.

Title: The Firebird

Author: Demi

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In this land there is a young man name Demitri and his magical horse. The King who is a bitter old man sends them off in search of a firebird, a princess and her wedding dress. With the help of the horse they are able to do all of these and the princess ends up falling in love with the young man not the King! So with the princess’s help, the young man becomes the king and her husband and the King disappears.

Title: Perseus

Author: Warwick Hutton

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Retold from Greek mythology is the story of Perseus and his adventure to kill Medusa to free his mother Danae. While on his adventure he saves his future wife Andromeda the princess of another land. With showing Medusa's head to the sea monster and to King Polydectes they are able to live happily ever after.

Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blooded Prince

Author: J.K. Rowling

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This is yet again one of Rowling's thrilling stories. Life at Hogwarts still goes on. Harry is falling for Ron's little sister Ginnie. Hermonie and Ron are acting a little different Harry notices. Lord Voldemort is still on the rise and Harry finds out a little information about him that just might save his life. The ending is crazy!

Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Author: J.K. Rowling

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When everyone knows Lord Voldemort is back, the Order of Phoenix rises up again to defend against Lord Voldemort. Harry starts to see visions of Lord Voldemort and comes in counter with him at the end!

Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Author: J.K. Rowling

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Harry is selected by mistake to play in the Triwizard Tournament which is a deadly game against four other schools. Harry begins to like a girl name Cho Chang and witnesses what could be the end of his life, but the end for another.

Land of Enchantment Book

Title: Winchell Mink -The Misadventure Begins

Author: Steve Young

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This is a very crazy and funny story about Winchell Mink and his crazy adventure when he falls off a cliff, time warps with dinosaurs, turns into Bobby Plungerbutt, faces a court room of turtles when he his pet turtle-Hannibal! Learns not to look at the downs in life, Winchell becomes a new, better person.

Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Author: J.K. Rowling

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In this story, Harry finds out that he has a god father, Sirius Black. Only Sirius Black has broken out of Azkaban and is searching for Harry! (Harry thinking he is going to kill him) Hogwarts is not safe, not even Ron's rat! 

Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Author: J.K. Rowling

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As Harry's second year starts at Hogwarts he starts to hear voices coming from the walls. So Harry, Hermoine and Ron search and search this mystery until they find it is a Basilk snake from Lord Voldemort. Even worse, right when they find this out, Ron's little sister is taking captive in the chamber. Find out what Harry and his friends do, in order to try and save Ginnie.

Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Author: J.K. Rowling

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The beginning of it all, Harry Potter who has been mistreated the past twelve years of his life comes to find out with Hagrid's arrival that he is a wizard! Harry enters into his first year at Hogwarts as a legend-the one who defeated Lord Voldemort. As Harry is just trying to fit in, find out what he finds, and who wants it!

Science Fiction Books

Title: The Lost Star

Author: H.M. Hoover

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This is a very cute story. As Lian is on Earth, she looks into her computer. As she does she gets sucked on to Balthor, a Class Five planet. She learns what she has to fight for- the lumpies, and she finds out how lucky she really is.

Title: Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big

Author: Berkeley Breathed

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This story is about a big brother-Edwurd and his little sister. Edwurd breaks a pot and creates a big fib! Space pigs took it and everyone believes him! Find out what he and his little sister do, as well as the space pigs!

Title: Star Wars Galaxy of Fear

Author: John Whitman

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Tash Arranda is alone in the Jedi Fortress on the planet of Dantooine. As she is searching for a way to get out she feels some presence, some dark and bad energy. As she discovers it she touches it and she turns into the exact opposite of what she use to be. She is now evil. With entering this evil starts her on a long journey she wishes she never had to go on.

Non Fiction/ Informational Books

Title: Martin Luther King Jr.

Author: Mir Tamim Ansary

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This is a great book to learn the basics about Martin Luther King Jr. The book talks about his life and what he did. This is also a great picture book as well.

Title: The Bermuda Triangle

Author: Jacqueline Laks Gorman

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This book goes over the Bermuda Triangle, how it got its name and why it is such an important location. The book goes over the history of people who have gone over the triangle, and it also talks about what the present belief is about the location.

Title: Wildlife in Danger

Author: Sally Morgan

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This book talks about the present day wildlife and landscape. The book goes over animals that are becoming close to extinct, rainforest's and rich land that are being destroyed, and what the world is doing about it today. It also has lots of pictures to help you understand just what is going on in our world today.

Title: The Cuban Missile Crisis

Author: Susan Maloney Clinton

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This story goes over the history of the Cuban missile crisis. How John F. Kennedy and the United States dealt with the situation and what exactly happen. I like it because it is not a novel. It's an easier book and quick to the point so you can learn without losing your attention.

Title: Earth Day 

Author: Nancy L. Sanders

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This informational book provides a brief and overall look about Earth Day. Talks about what day it is on, why we need it, and what people do to help on this day.

Title: Space Busters: Space Dramas

Author: Chris Woodford

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This book goes over Space and the mysteries in Space. Goes over planets, comets, asteroids, white holes and black holes. Gives a good brief outlook on the mysteries of space and what people are trying to do to unsolve these mysteries.

Title: The Rourke Guide to State Symbols FLAGS

Author: Jason Cooper

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This is an awesome book for students who are studying the states. It gives every state's flag, when it was founded and some history behind it, very cool.

Title: The Five Senses

Author: Carey Molter

Annotation: This is a great short book about the five senses. Gives a great introduction to learning them with examples.

Title: Florida

Author: Ann Heinrichs

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This is another very neat books for students studying the states, or just curious about Florida. This book gives symbols information, history, agriculture, entertainment and geography facts. Really enjoyed this book.