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11/03/2016
Graphic Novel
A story about a girl living during the Holocaust. She was taken away from her family and made to stay with her neighbors. This story is very depressing and reveals some specific issues that children faced during this tough time. This engagement is incredible. This would be a great read for a lesson about the Holocaust.

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9/15/2016
Chapter Book
The boy in this book finds a dog that is being abused. The dog comes to his house but his parents will not let him stay. The boy then takes matters into his own hands. This book is great for beginning readers. It teaches how the right thing is not always the easiest.

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11/02/2016
Chapter Book
The story is about a boy named Jeremiah, who wants to play baseball but has a heart condition that makes it difficult. He eventually becomes a coach. This story is very inspiring. I would use this as a read aloud for students to motivate them about impossibilities.

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6/5/2013
Chapter Book
This book was very touching. The main character is struggling to believe in God because his daughter has been kidnapped and possibly murdered. He goes into a world that leaves him with no choice but to believe and answers some of the painstaking questions he has. This book would be great for upper high school students who struggle with faith.

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6/15/2016
Chapter Book
This is a book about a complicated love story. It has a wonderful ending but is full of ups and downs. I love the way the author came up with very distinct characters. The main character is in love with someone who is deaf. The story describes the roller coaster of their relationship. This book would be for upper high school students.

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5/13/2016
Chapter Book
This story was about two teenagers that meet both diagnosed with terminal cancer. The main character has a love for books and dreams of meeting her favorite author and finding out what would have happened in a story she previously read. The two are disappointed when they are faced with a grumpy author unwilling to help but along the way they developed an incredible relationship. I would recommend this book to upper high school level kids.

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6/20/2016
Chapter Book
This book is about a boy and a fox. The author switches back on fourth between characters. The father dropped the fox off to be in its natural habitat. The boy runs away to find the fox and breaks his leg. I love the way the book switches characters and allows you to see the perspective of the fox and how he does really understand why his owner has left. This great for fluent readers.

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11/03/2016
Chapter Book
This is a sequel to Wonder. The story describes the perspective of three characters from the first book. This book helps you to understand what the other characters were feeling and why they behaved the way they did.
This book is good fro fluency and teaching expression. It could also be used for inferences.

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10/01/2016
Chapter Book
This was an excellent read! The story is about a fifth grader with a facial deformity. He is going to school for the first time and faces a lot of judgement but completes his fifth grade year. I loved the way the author switches back and forth between characters to see different perspectives. This book is a good teaching point for students to realize how other people feel. It also provides a feeling of understanding and to not judge a book by its cover.

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10/05/2016
Graphic Novel
In this book, two friends go on an adventure to bring a lost rat back to it's home in the mountains. They encounter many roadblocks along the way. Then when they make it through these barriers they are met by the leader of the little rat creatures and have to fight him. This book is very engaging and kept my attention throughout the read. The story would be great when teaching structure and how to read a graphic novel.

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9/22/2016
Graphic Novel
This story describes the adventures of three cousins. They are kicked out of Boneville where they live and get separated. They each end up in a majestic forest. Some of the creatures in the forest are friendly and helpful while others not so much. The cousins meet back up and make it to a farm that is managed by a grandmother and granddaughter. This book has a lot of dialogue and adventure. It would be great for teaching expression along with structure.

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10/15/2016
Graphic Novel
A girl is leaving a girl scouts meeting and start to race her friends. She trips and pushes her teeth into her gums. She then has to get braces.

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1/20/2013
F/Early Chapter Books
In this book, the siblings go into their tree house and wish on a book to meet a knight in shining armor. The two end up in a castle and go exploring. Jack and Annie end up getting arrested in the castle and are threatened with being hung. Annie shows the guards her flashlight and says its magic and the guards release them. They finally run into a knight after leaving the castle. They find their book again and make a wish to head back to the tree house. This book would be great for teaching visualizing. Students have never seen a knight or castle in real life and while there are some pictures presented, they would still need this strategy.

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11/22/2016
NF/K-5
This book talked about the steps in which a caterpillar takes to become a butterfly. The captions were very interesting and simple. A teaching point for this book would be read, write and talk. Students would read the book stopping periodically to write facts with sticky notes. Later, we would have a discussion about their writing as a class.

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11/01/2016
NF/K-5
A fellow student used this book in a mini lesson presentation. The book was about the continent of Africa. The geographic and the animals that live there. The student used the strategy finding important information. Students were required to pick out important facts to add to their notes. I loved the simplicity of this text.

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10/30/2016
NF/K-5
This book is about the most popular dinosaurs. It gives facts about them and where they lived. It gave different descriptions of the main dinosaurs. The illustrations in this book were great and the facts were interesting. A teaching point that could be used for this text is to create mental images. Students can never actually see real dinosaurs so they need to learn to imagine.

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10/27/2016
NF/K-5
This was another book that my CT used in a mini-lesson about finding new information. The students talked about things they already knew about spiders and then after she read they added new information to a chart. I liked this book because it was simple enough for the kindergartners to understand and gave them the opportunity to learn new, interesting facts about spiders.

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11/8/2016
NF/K-5
The counselor at my school came in to read this book to the kindergartens. The book discussed how if we are kind and loving towards people it feels our buckets and makes us feel good. But that when we are not kind we take from people's buckets and leave them empty. The teaching point was to help the students visualize how their actions have consequences and how they should make good choices.

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10/31/2016
NF/K-5
My Ct Used this in a lesson about the five senses. She read it before the students did an experiment with actual pumpkins. The book discussed how pumpkins grow all the way from seeds and end up in the hands of humans. The illustrations were very vibrant and the text was simple enough for kindergartners to comprehend.

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11/15/2016
NF/K-5
Another lesson plan presented b a fellow student using this book. She compared this book to talked about trees. The book talked about different trees and how they change colors through the seasons. The student pulled the important information out of this book and merged it with another book about trees. The teaching point with this book was synthesizing.

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11/20/2016
NF/K-5
This book discusses extreme weather. The real life pictures in this book were very interesting. It talks about the different weather we can experience and what causes it. A good teaching point for this book is to activate background knowledge. Students know a little about extreme weather and can add new information to that knowledge.

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11/15/2016
NF/K-5
A fellow student used this book in a mini lesson she presented. The book was about apple facts. Some look different, taste different, smell different, are different colors. She merged the big ideas from this book with another book book about apples. The teaching strategy was synthesizing.

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10/18/2016
NF/K-5
I used this book to teach a reading strategy for a project. The book gave interesting facts about sharks, stuff that most people would not know. The students used a strategy to add new information and how to retain that. I loved the way this book used captions to add interesting facts about sharks.

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10/07/2016
NF/K-5
My CT read this to the kindergartners around
Halloween time. This book simply talked about bats, what they eat, how they live and their special features. The teaching point was to have students write about new information they had learned compared to prior knowledge.

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11/22/2016
NF/K-5
This book was about compairng everyday objects. I loved how the author made the comparisons obvious to childre. I used this book to teach how to visualize.

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10/27/2016
F/K-5
This book was about a scarecrow who went out at night while everyone else was sleeping. It talked about the different adventures the scarecrow went on. My CT used this book around Halloween and had the kids write a fake story about what their scarecrow does at night for fun. I loved the mystery and the illustrations in this book.

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11/15/2016
F/K-5
This book was about a little girl who moved to a new school and could not verbally communicate with her classmates. She found that she could paint pictures to communicate with them. This story is very touching and leaves you wondering what will happen next. It is a great book to use for teaching inferences.

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11/15/2016
F/K-5
This story was about a kid who wanted a dog. He did not understand that his family was going through hard times financially and his parents did their best to not worry him. The kid ends up bringing a cat home and the parents let him keep it. I really enjoyed the illustrations in this book and the real life scenario. This would be great for teaching inferences.

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10/24/2016
NF/K-5
This book was about polar bear moms and their cubs. It discussed where they lived and how the moms took care of them. The story was cute and relate able for my second grader. The teaching point I used was gaining information through questioning.

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10/31/2016
F/K-5
This book is about a bird that finds a home on top of Gerald's head. He brings along with him a family and nest. The two friends seek a solution to the problem. This book is very enjoyable and unpredictable.  Students could use this text to read with expression because it is written in dialogue and Willems also changes the text size so that students can recite the tone of the character.

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10/31/2016
F/K-5
This story talked about Gerald and the struggle he went through on whether or not he should share his ice cream with his best friend, Piggie. The ice cream ends up melting while he contemplates and Piggie shows up with more ice cream.  Students could use this text to read with expression because it is written in dialogue and Willems also changes the text size so that students can recite the tone of the character.

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10/31/2016
F/K-5
This book was about two friends playing catch and a snake that wanted to join. The snake does not have hands so it was difficult but the friends find a way to included everyone. Students could use this text to read with expression because it is written in dialogue and Willems also changes the text size so that students can recite the tone of the character.

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10/31/2016
F/K-5
This book was about the events that Gerald told Piggie about how he broke his trunk. This book was very engaging and I love the author! Students could use this text to read with expression because it is written in dialogue and Willems also changes the text size so that students can recite the tone of the character.

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11/08/2016
F/K-5
This was an adorable story about a mouse who wrote stories for the children in a library at their school. The children wondered where the stories were coming from. I loved the imagination behind this story. A teaching point could be how to build a chart of a strong character and their traits.

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10/31/2016
Graphic Novel
The sisters have to move far away to a different climate because of cystic fibrosis. The new city that they move to is infested with ghosts. The main character is not interested in the ghost but her sister is. This story is a lesson about selfless love and finding away under extreme condition. This story is a great way to describe structure.

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10/22/2016
F/Early Chapter Books
The kid in this book is a scientist. He tells his friend to feed his goldfish while he is on vacation. He gives his friend the wrong food and it mutates the fish. The fish then turn into zombies and bite people.

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11/02/2016
F/Early Chapter Books
This is a cute series about a kindergartner and her adventures in school. She has two best friends. A new boy starts attending her class and she has a crush. He is not interested in her She trues to change the person she is to get his attention and her friends end up telling her she is perfect the way she is. I love the illustrations in this book. They are all black and white but have plenty of detail. This book is great for fluent readers and has plenty of dialogue for reading with expression.

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F/K-5
Another very attention getter! I really enjoy Robert Munsch. I could use this to teach about how important it is to have a good attitude and treat people with respect and how popularity isn't everything.

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F/K-5
9/21/2016
This book was about a little princess that wanted to have a birthday everyday. In the end it did not work out because she never had a day to look forward to. The moral behind story was my favorite part and how we should not be greedy.

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9/21/2016
F/K-5
This book was about a family that stayed up all night and slept during the day. Their everyday tasks were very different than the normal families around them. I really enjoyed the illustrations in this book. I think this could be used to teach cultural differences between families.

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10/5/2016
F/K-5
The story discusses a little boy on his first day of school. He has lots of adventures that he goes on. Maybe some are true, maybe not. His teacher does not believe him. This book is very engaging and funny. This book would be great for teaching a lesson on rhyming words.

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F/K-5
This book was cute and entertaining. I love humorous picture books!
I would recommend this to anyone with a sense of humor. I could use this to teach about tough days and how we get through them. It is not the end of the world.

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F/K-5
9/23/2016
This couple comes across a catfish that can grant wishes. The wife gets greedy with the wishes. I loved the illustrations in this book and the culture of the language. This book could be used to teach inference.

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10/11/2016
NF/K-5
This book was about sloths and the habitats. What they eat and where they sleep. It gave many interesting facts about how they move and what they do. The pictures were great and I loved how the author added captions under the pictures to better understand the text. The teaching point I used for this book was to notice and think about new learning using sticky notes.

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11/2/2016
NF/K-5
This book talked about koalas and their habitats. The author did an excellent job of illustrating their environment and reactions. The book discussed how koalas live. The teaching point used for this book was read, write and discuss to gain more information.

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10/29/2016
Chapter Book
This is a book about a young girl with great responsibility. She helps take care of her younger siblings for her mother who is a single parent. The mother is very depressed and is always working so the main character decides to go on a mission to find her real dad. This book reminds me a little of my childhood and the issues I faced. It gives both perspectives and helped me to realize my own relationship with my children. This would be a book for a fluent reader in middle school.

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9/16/2016
Chapter Book
This story was about a girl who's family was destroyed by hunters. When the hunters come back to take the remaining off the island, the main character realizes that her brother was left behind and escapes the ship. Her and her brother are the only two left on the island. Then in a horrible accident, Karana's life falls apart and she is left all alone. Karana has many adventures while left alone on the island and eventually is rescued by the white men. This book was wonderful and very emotional for me. This would be a good story to read aloud to a class and thinking aloud to go beyond the text.

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F/K-5
Very funny book. Super cute. I would recommend this to a student who has difficulty reading or has trouble finding books that are entertaining. I could use this book to discuss honesty and why following the rules are important.

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10/2/2016
F/Early Chapter Books
This is a really easy read for beginning readers. During this book, the student falls asleep and dreams that his teacher is a horrible monster. He wakes relieved to find his real teacher. This would be great for teaching a lesson on expression.

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10/29/2016
F/Early Chapter Books
The main character is having trouble finding a costume to go trick or treating. He ends up going and runs into his teachers. Then at the end, the boys eat all of their candy. This is a good book to teach fluency and expression. It also has a lot of captions that are outside of the main text. This book was very engaging and relatable. .