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Include your Literature Circle Novel here.

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Waber, Bernard. (2002).
The author write about all of the different kinds of courage displayed by kids, some adults, and one dog.

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Muth, Jon J. (2014). Collection of Haiku poems.

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Alexander, Kwame. (2014).
A novel-in-verse story told from the first person narrative of the main character, Josh. Josh and his twin brother have a love for basketball. They plan to play college ball. Their father is an ex basketball player and their mother pushes for the father to make healthier lifestyle choices until the family is hit with a devastating loss.

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1. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Newbery Medal)

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1. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Newbery Medal)

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Taylor, Mildred D. (1976).
This story follows an African American family during and after the Great Depression in rural Mississippi. The main character and narrator, Cassie Logan, tells the story of how her family endured hardship and segregation while experiencing racism.

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Wilder, Laura Ingalls. (1932).
Set in Wisconsin and part of the Little House on the Prairie book series.  Laura retells parts of her childhood growing up on the Western frontier.

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DiCamillo, Kate. (2000).
10-year-old girl, Opal, moves to a trailer park and finds a dog while at the grocery store. She names the dog Winn-Dixie.

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Giff, Patricia Reilly. (2002)
12-year-old foster girl, Hollis, keeps moving from family to family and has the talent to draw. Her drawings helps to move through the story with her adventures.

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Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. (1991).
Story about a young boy who discovers an abused dog one day while he out near his house. He finds out the dog belongs to a man and pursues him to adopt the dog.

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1. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

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1. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

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Birdsall, Jeanne. (2007).
A group of sisters visit Arundel (summer vacation). Along the way they meet several friends, including: two rabbits, a boy named Jeffrey, and a cook. Soon after, they run into the book's antagonist, Mrs. Tifton. Mrs. Tifton warns the girls to stay out of trouble, but will they?

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Varadarajan, Gita & Weeks, Sarah. (2016).
Ravi, the story's main character, begins a new school where he instantly feels like the outcast. Joe, another character, also feels like the outcast at the same school. Together, they find friendship in this story of two boys finding their place in the world.

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2. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Newbery Medal)

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2. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Newbery Medal)

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E. L. Konigsburg. (1967).
Main character, Claudia Kincaid, runs away to a museum. In need of cash, she takes her little brother with her since he has money. Once at the museum, Claudia and her little brother become involved in a mystery with an angel statue that was purchased at auction.

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Park, Barbara. (2001).
Junie is new to first grade, but there is one problem: She can't see what is on the board.  Will she need glasses?

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Cleary, Beverly. (1990).
Maggie thinks that cursive writing or "grownup" writing is nonsense and is not important to learn. That is until she is given the task of being mail carrier in her class. The mail is in cursive. Being curious, Maggie decides she must learn cursive so that she can figure out what the letters say. Along the way, Maggie endures hardship and bullying in the classroom. In the end, Maggie learns to love cursive writing.

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5. Catch You Later, Traitor. (Newbery Medal)

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5. Catch You Later, Traitor. (Newbery Medal)

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Avi. (2015).
Twelve-year-old, Pete loves detective work. He finds himself in a real mystery when an FBI detective shows up and accuses his father of being a Communist. Pete works to get to the bottom of this mystery to clear his dad of the crime.

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Kline, Suzie. (1990).
Harry realizes he has a crush on a fellow classmate but his best friend, Doug, is grossed out. Harry isn't his usual, horrible self.

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Bruel, Nick. (2011).
Bad Kitty wonders what will be coming home soon. Some say it's another cat. Bad Kitty thinks it might be a dog. It is actually a baby. Will Kitty be able to handle the new arrival?

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8. Phineas L. MacGuire...Gets Cooking: A Recipe for Disaster

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8. Phineas L. MacGuire...Gets Cooking: A Recipe for Disaster

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Dowell, Frances O'Roark. (2014).
Phineas is responsible for cooking dinner every night. He also has to invent a new recipe in a competition. The prize for winning best recipe is $10,000.00. The school bully also expects Phineas to make him brownies and deliver them every morning.

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Clements, Andrew. (1996).
The story's main character, Nick Allen, is determined to show his teacher that words can come from anywhere. Nick refers to his pen as "frindle" and gains attention worldwide. In the end, Nick finds out his teacher was supporting him the whole time.

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10. Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger

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10. Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger

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Sachar, Louis. (1995).
This is the third book in a series about Wayside School. The book includes multiple different short stories about Wayside School.

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Simon, Francesca. (1994).
A set of four stories about the main character, Henry. Henry is mischievous. The stories tell of his shenanigans.

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12. Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School

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12. Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School

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Sachar, Louis. (1989).
Sue realizes her school is weird and her teacher, Ms. Jewls, is wacky. Sue realizes nothing is impossible at Wayside School.

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Lobel, Arnold. (1970).
Frog and Toad are always there for each other; though thick and thin. They are best of friends.

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Gutman, Dan. (2008).
A.J. thinks his upcoming field trip to the natural history museum is going to be boring but nothing prepares him for the adventure he will have with museum tour guide, Ms. Krup.

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Riordan, Rick. (2008).
Siblings, Amy and Dan Cahill, are on a mission to discover the secrets of Old Grace Cahill's will. Together with their au pair, they set off to Philadelphia and Paris to figure out the secrets.

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16. Black Lagoon Adventures #26: The Big Game from the Black Lagoon 

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16. Black Lagoon Adventures #26: The Big Game from the Black Lagoon 

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Thaler, Mike. (2013).
Hubie's class has to play a football game with a much bigger, intimidating team. During the preparation before the game, Hubie's team isn't feeling confident. Hubie learns to score and has a successful play during the game. In the end, Hubie's team remain the underdogs. They decide to celebrate together with the teacher over all of the positive contributions of the team throughout the game.

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17. Surviving the Applewhites (Newbery Honor)

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17. Surviving the Applewhites (Newbery Honor)

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Tolan, Stephanie S. (2002).
Jake, a troubled and disheartened teen, is placed with an eccentric family who run a home school program. He becomes friends with E.D., the normal kid of the Applewhites, and learns to succeed.

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Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. (2000).
Marty is out exploring the country near his house when he runs into a beagle. He forms an instant bond and connection with the beagle that he later names Shiloh. The beagle belongs to a man in town known to others to be hard to get along with. He soon strikes up a deal with the beagle's owner to keep Shiloh.

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Fleischman, Sid. (1986).
An orphan named Jemmy takes the punishments for the Prince (it is not allowed for the Prince to be punished or whipped).  Jemmy and the prince both dream of running away.  Together, they set off on an adventure that will change their lives.

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1. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

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1. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

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Scieszka, Jon. ()
Alexander T. Wolf ran out of sugar for the birthday cake he was making for his granny.  So, the wolf decides to visit the three little pigs to borrow sugar.  He “accidentally” destroys their houses and eats the dead pigs, claiming that the meat would be a total waste not to eat.    While visiting the pig with the house made of bricks, he gets into an altercation and gets in trouble.  In the end, the wolf blames the media for framing him and exaggerating the story.  He claims he is totally innocent and the traditional story of the three little pigs is made up by the media.

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Perrault, Charles. (1697).
Little Red Riding Hood sets off to her grandmother's house to bring her food to eat. The wolf intercepts her along the path in the woods and convinces her to take the long route to grandmother's house while he beats her there by taking the normal route. The wolf eats the grandmother and seeks to eat Little Red Riding Hood, too.

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Southey, Robert. (1837).
Goldilocks happens to find a house in the woods and discovers that it is empty. She helps herself to the house without an invitation and ate porridge and took a nap. Before long, the homeowners (family of bears) make their way home and discover Goldilocks and all she had done.

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Anderson, Hans Christian. (1843).
One duckling is born looking different than all his siblings. He sounds different than they do, too. The story follows the ugly duckling through trials and triumphs he experienced.

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Aesop's Fables. (1867).
A shepherd boy fakes cries for help and before he knows it, he finds himself in real trouble and truly in need of help.

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Rooney, Anne. (2019).
Facts about leading women of science.

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Flocca, Brian. (2009).
Book about Apollo 11 and its mission.

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3. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776.

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3. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776.

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Tarshis, Lauren. (2017).
Book that covers factual information about the American Revolution.

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Wick, Walter. (1997).
Facts and information about water. Great for science!

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Taylor, Susan. (2020).
Women who demanded change and made a difference during World War 2.

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1. The Tree that Time Built: A Celebration of Nature, Science, and Imagination

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1. The Tree that Time Built: A Celebration of Nature, Science, and Imagination

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Hoberman, Mary Ann & Winston, Linda. (2009).
A collection of poems under the topics of science, nature, and imagination.

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Sandburg, Carl. (2008).
Carl Sandburg's poetry with illustration.

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Lewis, Patrick. (2015).
Poems all about nature by National Geographic.

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Hollander, John. (2004).
Poems about different animals.

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Lewis, Patrick. (2018).
Collection of poems for Valentine's Day, including fats about the holiday.

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smi, Raina. (2010).
Smile is the true autobiography of Raina during her sixth grade year.  The book begins with 11-year old Raina when she knocks out her two front teeth.  The book then goes on to reveal the next four years of Raina's journey.

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Pollack, Pam & Belviso, Meg. (2013).
Information on the life of Nelson Mandela.

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Stine, Megan. (2013).
Information on the life of Sally Ride.

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Mosca, Julia Finley. (2018).
Story of Raye Montague.

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Rau, Dana Meachen. (2014).
Life and journey of astronaut, Neil Armstrong.

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1. The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

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1. The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

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Colfer, Chris. (2013).
The first of six books in a series, The Wishing Spell follows the story of twin brothers in the aftermath of a family tragedy. Their grandmother gives them her book of fairy tales. The brothers dive into the book of fairy tales and discover its magical adventure.

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Hahn, Mary Downing. (2011).
Narrator, 12-year old Molly, moves to a new home with her mom & siblings, her new stepdad, and her stepdad's daughter, Heather. The new home used to be a church. When Heather begins talking to an "invisible friend" named Helen, Molly begins to suspect that Helen is a ghost with bad intentions. She is right.

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3. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

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3. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

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Lewis, C.S. (1949).
A group of siblings go to a house in the country to seek safety from WW2 bombings in London. Once there, they discover a closet in the house is magical and sends the children to the land of Narnia.

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Sendak, Mauric. (1963).
A young boy named Max journeys to a magical island where large creatures roam called Wild Things.  Max becomes king of the Wild Things.  He begins to miss home and longs to return where supper awaits him.

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L'Engle, Madeleine. (1962).
13-year-old, Meg, goes on a wild adventure when an old woman shows up in her kitchen and sends her, her brother, and her friend through space and time to find Meg's lost father.

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Brink, Carol Rylie. (1935).
The story is set in the 1860s and follows 11-year old tomboy, Caddie.  After Caddie almost died, she is sent to run wild with her brothers in an attempt to regain her health. The story captures what it is like during daily life of this Wisconsin family in the midst of the Civil War.

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Lowry, Lois. (1989).
Annmarie, the main character, experiences life during WW2.  Her family takes in her best friend, Ellen.  The story is set in Denmark and includes how the Danish Resistance smuggles the Jewish population to safety.

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Hesse, Karen. (1997).
Billy Jo helps her family during the Dust Bowl on their Oklahoma farm.  During the story, Billy Jo's mother tragically dies.

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Curtis, Christopher Paul (1999).
Bud, the main character, is on a mission to find out who his father is. Using clues his mother gave him, Bud sets out on his journey to discover who his father is.

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Amato, Max. (2019).
A pencil and an eraser go to head to head as the eraser tries to keep the page clean. In the end, the eraser realizes he has a friend in the pencil and they are perfect together.

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2. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

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2. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

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Viorst, Judith. (1972).
Alexander tells the story in this first person narrative about his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

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Shannon, David. (1998).
The author takes readers on an adventure of the mishaps and shenanigans of David.

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Pfister, Marcus. (1992).
Rainbow Fish has all the shiny scales and is proud of them. He soon realizes in order to have friends, he must share his scales.

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Schachner, Judy. (2017).
Skippy's mom says it time to go to school to be trained, but Skippy goes on an adventure instead, learns to stand up to  a bully, and saves the day.

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20. Beyond the Bright Sea (Newbery Medal)

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20. Beyond the Bright Sea (Newbery Medal)

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Wolk, Lauren. (2017).
Crow was raised on a small island and only knows the man who raised her from a baby and Ms. Maggie, their neighbor across the sandbar.  Crow wants to know more about where she came from.  So, she sets off on a journey to find her lost identity and discover what family really means.

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The Miss Nelson Collection: Miss Nelson is Missing

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The Miss Nelson Collection: Miss Nelson is Missing

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At the beginning of the story, Miss Nelson's class does not behave very well. One day, Miss Nelson goes missing and just when the students think they have the day off, a menacing substitute teacher shows up. In the end, the students realize they like Miss Nelson much better and is glad to see her return.

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Richardson, Justin & Parnell, Peter. (2005). Story of two male penguins that become really fond of each other. They end up pairing together like a couple and raising a baby penguin together. This book is considered a controversial book.

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Queen Rania of Jordan. (2010).
The story of two girls, Lily and Salma, are best friends and share and do everything together but they do not share their lunch.