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In
addition to the Caldecott and Newbery Award winners, here is a list of titles
recommended by Yakima School District elementary librarians. These books are too good to miss, no
matter what your AR reading level is. Not all schools have every book and
quiz. AR levels are included for quizzes available at Whitney.
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Fiction Books
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Title
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Author
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AR Level
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Call
Number
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Anne of
Green Gables (unabridged)
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Montgomery,
L.M.
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7.3
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F Montgomery
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Bandit's
Moon
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Fleischman,
Sid
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4.2
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F Fleischman
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Because
of Winn-Dixie
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DiCamillo,
Kate
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3.9
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F DiCamillo
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Blue
Sword
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McKinley,
Robin
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6.8
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F McKinley
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Book of
Three
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Alexander,
Lloyd
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5.3
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F Alexander
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Castle
in the Attic
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Winthrop,
Elizabeth
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4.9
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F Winthrop
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Cat
Running
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Snyder,
Zilpha
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5.6
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F Snyder
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Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory
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Dahl,
Roald
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4.8
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F Dahl
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Danny,
the Champion of the World
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Dahl,
Roald
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4.7
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F Dahl
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Four
Gallant Sisters
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Kimmel,
Eric
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4.7
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F Kimmel
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Frindle
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Clements,
Andrew
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5.4
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F Clements
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Gate in
the Wall
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Howard,
Ellen
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5.7
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F Howard
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Ghost
of Fossil Glen
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DeFelice,
Cynthia
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4.9
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F DeFelice
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Harper
and Moon
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Ross,
Ramon Royal
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4.6
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F Ross
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Harry's
Mad
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King-Smith,
Dick
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4.8
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F King-Smith
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Hatchet
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Paulsen,
Gary
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5.7
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F Paulsen
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Jar of
Dreams
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Uchida,
Yoshiko
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5.0
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F Uchida
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Last
Man's Reward
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Patneaude,
Dave
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4.2
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F Patneaude
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Lily's
Crossing
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Giff,
Patricia Reilly
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4.6
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F Giff
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Lion,
the Witch, and the Wardrobe
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Lewis,
C.S.
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5.7
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F Lewis
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Long Way
from Chicago
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Peck,
Richard
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5.0
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F Peck
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Many
Moons
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Thurber,
James
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4.5
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F Thurber
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Mary
Celeste: An Unsolved Mystery from
History
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Yolen,
Jane
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4.5
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F Yolen
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Mick
Harte Was Here
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Park,
Barbara
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4.5
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F Park
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Moccasin
Trail
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McGraw,
Eloise
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5.8
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F McGraw
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Molly's
Pilgrim
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Cohen,
Barbara
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3.0
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F Cohen
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Mrs.
Piggle-Wiggle
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MacDonald,
Peggy
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5.2
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F MacDonald
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Mummy,
the Will, and the Crypt
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Bellairs,
John
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5.3
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F Bellairs
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On My
Honor
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Bauer,
Marion
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4.7
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F Bauer
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Over
Sea, Under Stone
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Cooper,
Susan
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5.4
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F Cooper
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Petey
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Michaelsen,
Ben
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4.8
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F Michaelsen
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Pinballs
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Byars,
Betsy
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3.8
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F Byars
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Pink
and Say
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Polacco,
Patricia
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3.8
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F Polacco
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Ramona's
World
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Cleary,
Beverly
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4.8
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F Cleary
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Save
Queen of Sheba
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Moeri,
Louise
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5.8
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F Moeri
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Secret
Garden
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Burnett,
Frances
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6.3
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F Burnett
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Sideways
Stories from Wayside School
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Sachar,
Louis
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3.3
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F Sachar
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Soup
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Peck,
Robert Newton
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4.4
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F Peck
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Stargirl (or The Library Card)
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Spinelli,
Jerry
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4.2 (4.3)
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F Spinelli
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Stepping
on the Cracks
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Hahn,
Mary Downing
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4.7
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F Hahn
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Stinker
from Space
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Service,
Pamela
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5.1
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F Service
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Tales
of a Fourth Grade Nothing
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Blume,
Judy
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3.3
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F Blume
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Taste
of Blackberries (or Return to
Bitter Creek)
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Smith,
Doris
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4.0 (4.8)
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F Smith
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True
Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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Avi
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5.3
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F Avi
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Tuck
Everlasting
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Babbitt,
Natalie
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5.0
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F Babbitt
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Twin in
the Tavern
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Wallace,
Barbara Brooks
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5.5
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F Wallace
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Under
the Blood-Red Sun
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Salisbury,
Graham
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4.0
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F Salisbury
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View
from the Cherry Tree
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Roberts,
Willo Davis
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5.2
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F Roberts
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Wait
Till Helen Comes
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Hahn,
Mary Downing
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4.6
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F Hahn
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Year of
Miss Agnes
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Hill,
Kirkpatrick
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4.5
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F Hill
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Nonfiction Books
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Title
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Author
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AR Level
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Call
Number
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All
Pigs Are Beautiful
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King-Smith,
Dick
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4.3
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636.4
Kin
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Boys'
War:Conf. & Union Soldiers Talk About theCivil War
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Murphy,
Jim
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7.6
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973.7
Mur
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Buried
in Ice
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Beattie,
Owen
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6.6
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919.804
Bea
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Favorite
Greek Myths
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Osborne,
Mary Pope
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6.1
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292 Osb
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Flight
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Burleigh,
Robert
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629.13
Bur
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It's
Disgusting and We Ate It!
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Solheim,
James
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6.0
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641.3 Sol
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Koko's
Story
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Patterson,
Francine
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599.88
Pat
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River
Ran Wild
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Cherry,
Lynne
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4.7
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974.4
Che
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Rushmore
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Curlee,
Lynn
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730 Cur
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Salmon
Story
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Guiberson,
Brenda
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N.A.
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597 Gui
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Salmon
Stream
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Reed-Jones,
Carol
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597.5
Ree
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Story
of the Statue of Liberty (or, Story of Religion)
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Maestro,
Betsy
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N.A.
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974.7
(or 291) Mae
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Tasmanian
Devil on Location
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Darling,
Kathy
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6.4
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599.2
Dar
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Tortilla
Factory
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Paulsen,
Gary
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641.8
Pau
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Biography Books
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Title
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Author
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AR Level
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Call
Number
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America's
Champion Swimmer
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Adler,
David
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4.4
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B
Ederle
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And
Then What Happened, Paul Revere?
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Fritz,
Jean
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5.3
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B
Revere
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Bigmama's
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Crews,
Donald
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2.8
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B Crews
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Eleanor
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Cooney,
Barbara Evans
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B
Roosevelt
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Good
Queen Bess (or any by Stanley)
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Stanley,
Diane
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6.6
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B
Elizabeth
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Librarian
Who Measured the Earth
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Lasky,
Kathryn
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5.8
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B
Eratosthenes
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Lives
of … (any of these titles)
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Krull,
Kathleen
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6.9 - 8.5
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920 Kru
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My
Great-Aunt Arizona
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Houston,
Gloria
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4.0
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B
Hughes
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Real
McCoy
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Towle,
Wendy
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5.7
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B McCoy
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Sadako
and the Thousand Paper Cranes
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Coerr,
Eleanor
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4.1
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B
Sasaki
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Shooting
for the Moon
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Krensky,
Stephen
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B
Oakley
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Small
Steps
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Kehret,
Peg
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5.2
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B
Kehret
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Snowflake
Bentley
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Martin,
Jacqueline Briggs
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4.4
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B
Bentley
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Story
of Anne Frank
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Lewis,
Brenda
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B Frank
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Story
of Ruby Bridges
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Coles,
Robert
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4.4
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B
Bridges
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Tarantula
in My Purse
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George,
Jean Craighead
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5.4
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B
George
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Teammates
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Golenbock,
Peter
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5.4
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B
Robinson
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Through
My Eyes
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Bridges,
Ruby
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5.9
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B
Bridges
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Vision
of Beauty
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Lasky,
Kathryn
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B
Walker
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Wilma Unlimited
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Krull,
Kathleen
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5.1
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B
Rudolph
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Poetry Books
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Title
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Author
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AR Level
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Call
Number
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Where
the Sidewalk Ends (or any by
Silverstein)
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Silverstein,
Shel
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N.A.
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811 Sil
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If the
Shoe Fits: Voices from Cinderella
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Whipple,
Laura
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3.6
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811 Whi
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Brother
Eagle, Sister Sky
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Seattle,
Chief
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811 Sea
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Old Elm
Speaks (or, The Great Frog Race)
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George,
Kristine
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811 Geo
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Midnight
Farm
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Lindbergh,
Reeve
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811 Lin
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Insectlopedia
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Florian,
Douglas
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3.3
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811 Flo
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Folklore Books
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Title
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Author
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AR Level
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Call
Number
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Bearhead (or, Anansi and the Talking Melon,
TheThree Princes)
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Kimmel,
Eric
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398.2
Kim
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Coyote Steals
the Blanket
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Stevens,
Janet
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2.8
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398.2
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John
Henry
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Lester,
Julius
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4.0
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398.2
Les
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Jump on
Over: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
& His Family
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Parks,
Van Dyke
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N.A.
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398.2
Par
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Magic
Spring
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Rhee,
Nami
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4.1
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398.2
Rhe
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Punia
and the King of Sharks
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Wardlaw,
Lee
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4.3
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398.2
War
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Rough-Face
Girl
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Martin,
Rafe
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4.0
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398.2
Mar
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Soap! Soap!
Don't Forget the Soap!
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Birdseye,
Tom
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3.6
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398.2
Bir
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Tikki
Tikki Tembo
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Mosel,
Arlene
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4.2
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398.2
Mos
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Two of Everything
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Hong,
Lily
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3.5
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398.2
Hon
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Everybody Books
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Title
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Author
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AR Level
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Call
Number
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500
Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
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Seuss,
Dr.
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4.0
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E Seuss
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Akiak
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Blake,
Robert
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3.3
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E Blake
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Amazing
Grace
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Hoffman,
Mary
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3.5
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E
Hoffman
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Baby in
a Basket
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Rand,
Gloria
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4.5
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E Rand
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Bad
Case of Stripes
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Shannon,
David
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3.8
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E
Shannon
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Bear
that Heard Crying
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Kinsey-Warnock,
Natalie
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3.5
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E
Kinsey
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Blizzard's
Robe
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Sabuda,
Robert
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5.1
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E
Sabuda
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Brave
Irene
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Steig,
William
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3.9
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E Steig
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Chair
for My Mother
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Williams,
Vera
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3.4
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E
Williams
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Chrysanthemum
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Henkes,
Kevin
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3.3
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E
Henkes
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Condor's
Egg
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London,
Jonathan
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3.2
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E
London
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Gardener,
The
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Stewart,
Sarah
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3.9
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E
Stewart
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Heart
of a Tiger
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Arnold,
Marsha
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4.3
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E
Arnold
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Heckedy
Peg
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Wood,
Andrea
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3.2
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E Wood
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Hershel
and the Hanukkah Goblins
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Kimmel,
Eric
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3.0
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E
Kimmel
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Hog-Eye
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Meddaugh,
Susan
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3.1
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E
Meddaugh
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Hooway
for Wodney Wat
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Lester,
Helen
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3.1
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E
Lester
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Mailing
May
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Tunnel,
Michael
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3.6
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E
Tunnel
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Miss
Rumphius
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Cooney,
Barbara
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3.8
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E
Cooney
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More
than Anything Else
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Bradby,
Marie
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3.3
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E
Bradby
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Mr.
Lincoln's Way (or any by Polacco)
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Polacco,
Patricia
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3.7
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E
Polacco
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Sam and
the Tigers
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Lester,
Julius
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3.1
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E
Lester
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Santa
Calls
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Joyce,
William
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E Joyce
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Sea
Chest
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Buzzeo,
Toni
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5.2
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E
Buzzeo
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Story
of Ferdinand
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Leaf,
Munro
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3.7
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E Leaf
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Tale of
Peter Rabbit
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Potter,
Beatrix
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4.2
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E
Potter
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Tar
Beach
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Ringgold,
Faith
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3.4
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E
Ringgold
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Too
Many Tamales
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Soto,
Gary
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3.4
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E Soto
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Uncle
Jed's Barbershop
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Mitchell,
Margaret
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3.8
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E
Mitchell
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Wall,
The
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Bunting,
Eve
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2.4
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E
Bunting
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War
Between the Vowels and the Consonants
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Turner,
Priscilla
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3.5
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E
Turner
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Wombat
Divine
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Fox,
Mem
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E Fox
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Wreck
of the Zephyr
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VanAllsburg,
Chris
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3.7
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E
VanAllsburg
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