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This book was about a young girl and her family during the holocaust that went into hiding. On Anne’s thirteenth birthday her parents give her a diary. She’s excited because she wants someone, or something, in which to confide her secret thoughts. They move into a little section of Anne's father's office building that is hidden behind a bookcase. They live behind this bookcase for two years. The diary is never finished and it was never determined what happened.  This book would be used to talk about history when it comes to the holocaust. 4/1/17, Chapter Book, Grade 6 – 12th.

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This book was about a young girl and her family during the holocaust that went into hiding. On Anne’s thirteenth birthday her parents give her a diary. She’s excited because she wants someone, or something, in which to confide her secret thoughts. They move into a little section of Anne's father's office building that is hidden behind a bookcase. They live behind this bookcase for two years. The diary is never finished and it was never determined what happened.  This book would be used to talk about history when it comes to the holocaust. 4/1/17, Chapter Book, Grade 6 – 12th.

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This book is about a thirteen-year old who lives with her family in the mountains of Nepal. Her stepdad gives her to a man who then sells her into prostitution.  It  is about the horrors she went through and what her life became. It is a story of courage. You can have the students write about a time they needed courage. 4/23/17, Chapter book, age 12 and older. 

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This book is about a thirteen-year old who lives with her family in the mountains of Nepal. Her stepdad gives her to a man who then sells her into prostitution.  It  is about the horrors she went through and what her life became. It is a story of courage. You can have the students write about a time they needed courage. 4/23/17, Chapter book, age 12 and older. 

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Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids. This is a very inspirational book and full of life and hope. This is a book that many kids can relate to or learn from his journey.  I would use this book as an afternoon reader that last over a coarse of several days after lunch or something like that. 2/15/17, Chapter Book, Grade 4 -8th.

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Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids. This is a very inspirational book and full of life and hope. This is a book that many kids can relate to or learn from his journey.  I would use this book as an afternoon reader that last over a coarse of several days after lunch or something like that. 2/15/17, Chapter Book, Grade 4 -8th.

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This novel is told from the viewpoint of a soldier during the Civil War. It shows what soldiers felt during the war and why many ran away or fought. This chapter book is a little graphic and can be taught in any middle or high school. It can be used in lessons to show students what men felt like on the front lines during the civil war and even in wars that are going on today. 1/27/17, Chapter Book, Grade 6 -12th.

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This novel is told from the viewpoint of a soldier during the Civil War. It shows what soldiers felt during the war and why many ran away or fought. This chapter book is a little graphic and can be taught in any middle or high school. It can be used in lessons to show students what men felt like on the front lines during the civil war and even in wars that are going on today. 1/27/17, Chapter Book, Grade 6 -12th.

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This book was about a young immigrant girl who went to work in garment factories, instead of going to school, after coming to America. There, she witnessed how terribly workers were being treated and decided to take a stand. She inspired others to take a stand, as well. A sentence that sums up the whole book is, "Proving that in America, wrongs can be righted, warriors can wear skirts and blouses, and the bravest hearts, may beat in girls, only five feet tall." Some illustrations include where actual pictures from the area. I believe that because of all the historical information and insight this book gives you could read during a social studiesand do a  lesson on workers' rights. 1/18/17, Nonfiction, Grades 2 - 4th.

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This book was about a young immigrant girl who went to work in garment factories, instead of going to school, after coming to America. There, she witnessed how terribly workers were being treated and decided to take a stand. She inspired others to take a stand, as well. A sentence that sums up the whole book is, "Proving that in America, wrongs can be righted, warriors can wear skirts and blouses, and the bravest hearts, may beat in girls, only five feet tall." Some illustrations include where actual pictures from the area. I believe that because of all the historical information and insight this book gives you could read during a social studiesand do a  lesson on workers' rights. 1/18/17, Nonfiction, Grades 2 - 4th.

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The Potato King is the story of how King Fritz tricked his nation into accepting the potato into their food regime and overall culture. I found this story thoroughly enjoyable- from the unique art to the entertaining narrative. This book is perfect for introducing the idea that history can be interesting and funny. 4/16/17, Nonfiction, Grade K-3.

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The Potato King is the story of how King Fritz tricked his nation into accepting the potato into their food regime and overall culture. I found this story thoroughly enjoyable- from the unique art to the entertaining narrative. This book is perfect for introducing the idea that history can be interesting and funny. 4/16/17, Nonfiction, Grade K-3.

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When in 1776 Benjamin Franklin visited Paris, he found the city infatuated with Dr. Mesmer, who claimed to have discovered a powerful force. He also claimed to be able to use this force to make people "feel" things that weren't there, or taste water like vinegar or strawberries, etc. Ben Franklin volunteered to be mesmerized too, but nothing happened. That's when he hypothesized the force was in the patients' mind, and not in Dr. Mesmer's hand. He used the scientific method to test his idea, and asked Dr. Mesmer to apply his "force" to blinded patients. Nothing happened. The test supported his hypothesis. Dr. Mesmer's force didn't exist. The book explains in an engaging and clear way not only this story about Ben Franklin and Dr. Mesmer, but also what being mesmerized is, and how we still use this principle in placebos. This story includes history, and science. 4/13/17, Nonfiction, Grade 1 – 4 maybe even 5th.

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When in 1776 Benjamin Franklin visited Paris, he found the city infatuated with Dr. Mesmer, who claimed to have discovered a powerful force. He also claimed to be able to use this force to make people "feel" things that weren't there, or taste water like vinegar or strawberries, etc. Ben Franklin volunteered to be mesmerized too, but nothing happened. That's when he hypothesized the force was in the patients' mind, and not in Dr. Mesmer's hand. He used the scientific method to test his idea, and asked Dr. Mesmer to apply his "force" to blinded patients. Nothing happened. The test supported his hypothesis. Dr. Mesmer's force didn't exist. The book explains in an engaging and clear way not only this story about Ben Franklin and Dr. Mesmer, but also what being mesmerized is, and how we still use this principle in placebos. This story includes history, and science. 4/13/17, Nonfiction, Grade 1 – 4 maybe even 5th.

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The girl in our story Elizabeth faces harsh times as she records the colony's daily struggle for survival.  Lizzie records in her new diary all the challenges that face the struggling colony. Because of starvation and disease, Lizzie watches hopelessly as many of the settlers die. She records all of this, but even more, she records the intimate lives of the children who remain there, along with that of her new baby sister. 4/6/17, Nonfiction, Grade 3-6th

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The girl in our story Elizabeth faces harsh times as she records the colony's daily struggle for survival.  Lizzie records in her new diary all the challenges that face the struggling colony. Because of starvation and disease, Lizzie watches hopelessly as many of the settlers die. She records all of this, but even more, she records the intimate lives of the children who remain there, along with that of her new baby sister. 4/6/17, Nonfiction, Grade 3-6th

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This is a great story for children to learn about slavery and the underground railroad. It shows the struggles slaves dealt with and obstacles they faced. Henry lost all of his family while he was enslaved. His family was sold while he was at work and did not get to say goodbye to them. This story truly shows the sadness and loneliness slavery brings. The illustrations in this book are very realistic. They take up both pages and the words take up very little space and are somewhat camouflage on some pages. Children are able to experience slavery through this story. I would use this story with 3rd-5th grades since it covers the complex topic of slavery. 4/6/17 Non-Fiction, 3rd - 5th grade.

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This is a great story for children to learn about slavery and the underground railroad. It shows the struggles slaves dealt with and obstacles they faced. Henry lost all of his family while he was enslaved. His family was sold while he was at work and did not get to say goodbye to them. This story truly shows the sadness and loneliness slavery brings. The illustrations in this book are very realistic. They take up both pages and the words take up very little space and are somewhat camouflage on some pages. Children are able to experience slavery through this story. I would use this story with 3rd-5th grades since it covers the complex topic of slavery. 4/6/17 Non-Fiction, 3rd - 5th grade.

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The story is about Emily and her eccentric family that moves repeatedly around the country in order to live in 50 homes in 50 different states. On their move to San Francisco, Emily meets James and finds a friend with the same interests in books and games as she has. Emily and James become involved in a game created by Garrison Griswold, the creator of a variety of games for book lovers around the country. This game, however, becomes deadly when Griswold is mugged and sent to the hospital on the way to revealing his new game. Emily and James stumble onto the game and find themselves trying to solve the puzzle at the same time they are being pursed by unknown assailants who want a book by Edgar Allen Poe called The Gold Bug. There are lots of twists and turns in this story and Emily learns a great deal about herself and her family. This is a wonderful book for middle grade readers as well as anybody who likes a good mystery, puzzle, or treasure hunt.  4/14/17, Graphic Novel, Grade 5 - 8th.

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The story is about Emily and her eccentric family that moves repeatedly around the country in order to live in 50 homes in 50 different states. On their move to San Francisco, Emily meets James and finds a friend with the same interests in books and games as she has. Emily and James become involved in a game created by Garrison Griswold, the creator of a variety of games for book lovers around the country. This game, however, becomes deadly when Griswold is mugged and sent to the hospital on the way to revealing his new game. Emily and James stumble onto the game and find themselves trying to solve the puzzle at the same time they are being pursed by unknown assailants who want a book by Edgar Allen Poe called The Gold Bug. There are lots of twists and turns in this story and Emily learns a great deal about herself and her family. This is a wonderful book for middle grade readers as well as anybody who likes a good mystery, puzzle, or treasure hunt.  4/14/17, Graphic Novel, Grade 5 - 8th.

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This story takes the reader on a wild adventure of Davy Crockett taking down a giant gator. The book starts out telling about who the true Davy Crockett was. Then the story moves onto to explaining that Crockett fell from the sky with a shotgun and coonskin hat on his instead of being born the normal way. By youth he was known as the best hunter around. He decides to take down a giant gator that is causing the stream boats on the Mississippi River trouble. The gator and Davy Crockett fight a long battle with Crockett winning in the end. Some themes from this book are tall tales, humor and exaggeration. This would be a great book to use during a lesson based on how comparing folk literature to non-fiction. Throughout the reading of the book, I would stop periodically to ask the students if what was happening in the story truth or exaggeration. 4/6/17, Picture book, K - 3.

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This story takes the reader on a wild adventure of Davy Crockett taking down a giant gator. The book starts out telling about who the true Davy Crockett was. Then the story moves onto to explaining that Crockett fell from the sky with a shotgun and coonskin hat on his instead of being born the normal way. By youth he was known as the best hunter around. He decides to take down a giant gator that is causing the stream boats on the Mississippi River trouble. The gator and Davy Crockett fight a long battle with Crockett winning in the end. Some themes from this book are tall tales, humor and exaggeration. This would be a great book to use during a lesson based on how comparing folk literature to non-fiction. Throughout the reading of the book, I would stop periodically to ask the students if what was happening in the story truth or exaggeration. 4/6/17, Picture book, K - 3.

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This chapter book is full of adventure as a boy and his sister search for a missing tiger cub on their island. Neel is a young boy on school who has high expectations put on him as he to enter a test to receive a scholarship to go a boarding school. His family is struggling with his mother being sick so his sister has left school to help at home. His father has also picked up extra jobs working Mr. Gupta who is a newcomer to the island. Neel and his sister set out on a journey to find a missing tiger cub that escaped from a nearby nature reserve. Me. Gupta is also searching for the cub and has offered a reward for its return. The only problem is that Neel finds out Mr. Gupta's real motive to find the cub is to sell it's body parts on the black market. As Neel searches for the cub, he learns a lot about himself and how risk can lead to great rewards. Neel finds the tiger cub safely and returns it to the reserve. At the end of the book, Neel discovers that he has won the scholarship. Some themes for this book are India, nature, greed, risk taking and family. I think this would be a great book to use during a book club in class. The story is well written and draws the reader in. The students would be exposed to not only an adventure, but an adventure that is taking place in a different part of the world. This could be used during a study on different cultures. 4/5/17, Chapter Book, Grade 3 -8

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This chapter book is full of adventure as a boy and his sister search for a missing tiger cub on their island. Neel is a young boy on school who has high expectations put on him as he to enter a test to receive a scholarship to go a boarding school. His family is struggling with his mother being sick so his sister has left school to help at home. His father has also picked up extra jobs working Mr. Gupta who is a newcomer to the island. Neel and his sister set out on a journey to find a missing tiger cub that escaped from a nearby nature reserve. Me. Gupta is also searching for the cub and has offered a reward for its return. The only problem is that Neel finds out Mr. Gupta's real motive to find the cub is to sell it's body parts on the black market. As Neel searches for the cub, he learns a lot about himself and how risk can lead to great rewards. Neel finds the tiger cub safely and returns it to the reserve. At the end of the book, Neel discovers that he has won the scholarship. Some themes for this book are India, nature, greed, risk taking and family. I think this would be a great book to use during a book club in class. The story is well written and draws the reader in. The students would be exposed to not only an adventure, but an adventure that is taking place in a different part of the world. This could be used during a study on different cultures. 4/5/17, Chapter Book, Grade 3 -8

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This Dr. Seuss follows a young boy as he learns about what happened to the trees told by the Once-Ler. The Once-Ler tells his story of how he came to a beautiful land full of lush truffula trees and Happy animals. He decided to use the fluff from the trees to create a thneed. He cuts down a tree and the Lorax appears to from the stump to protect the trees. He says he is the voice for the trees. The Once-Ler does not listen but is driven by greed to cut down all the trees. Once all have been cut, everyone leaves the Once-ler including the animals of the land because he has polluted the area. The Lorax leaves without a word but a stone is left behind that reads "unless". The Once-Ler realizes what is it means when telling the story to the boy that unless someone cares, nothing will change. He gives the boy the last truffula seed to plant. As the polluted area becomes beautiful again, the Lorax comes back to visit the Once-Ler. The book has vibrant illustrations that make the story fun to read. The story is written in fable form. It is a fun read that hides such an important value. Some themes from the book are greed, understanding, life values and creation. This would be a great book to read on Earth day to talk about the importance of our environment. It would be cute to extend the idea by having the students plants either tree or flowers on the school grounds. 4/4/17, Picture Book, Grade K - 3rd.

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This Dr. Seuss follows a young boy as he learns about what happened to the trees told by the Once-Ler. The Once-Ler tells his story of how he came to a beautiful land full of lush truffula trees and Happy animals. He decided to use the fluff from the trees to create a thneed. He cuts down a tree and the Lorax appears to from the stump to protect the trees. He says he is the voice for the trees. The Once-Ler does not listen but is driven by greed to cut down all the trees. Once all have been cut, everyone leaves the Once-ler including the animals of the land because he has polluted the area. The Lorax leaves without a word but a stone is left behind that reads "unless". The Once-Ler realizes what is it means when telling the story to the boy that unless someone cares, nothing will change. He gives the boy the last truffula seed to plant. As the polluted area becomes beautiful again, the Lorax comes back to visit the Once-Ler. The book has vibrant illustrations that make the story fun to read. The story is written in fable form. It is a fun read that hides such an important value. Some themes from the book are greed, understanding, life values and creation. This would be a great book to read on Earth day to talk about the importance of our environment. It would be cute to extend the idea by having the students plants either tree or flowers on the school grounds. 4/4/17, Picture Book, Grade K - 3rd.

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This poem follows a family as they start out their day spending time at the beach to finish out the day going to bed surround by family. The family explores a garden, a farmer's market, climbs a tree, spends time at a park, enjoys dinner and ends with a family party. The rhyming in this book was very enjoyable to read. It used real life events to create a connection to the reader. The illustrations were done wonderful with bright colors and fully depicted pictures. This book would be used during a poetry lesson about using multiple meaning words and phrases. On each page that started out with "All the world is...", I would have a class discussion about the author's meaning behind each phrase. We would look back at the evidence provided in the pages before when talking about our thoughts. The students would be using a recording sheet to list their ideas down about a specific phrase. The students would then show their understanding of the lesson by creating a short story or poem using the same style as this book with multiple meaning words or phrases. 4/3/17, Picture Book, Grade K - 5.

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This poem follows a family as they start out their day spending time at the beach to finish out the day going to bed surround by family. The family explores a garden, a farmer's market, climbs a tree, spends time at a park, enjoys dinner and ends with a family party. The rhyming in this book was very enjoyable to read. It used real life events to create a connection to the reader. The illustrations were done wonderful with bright colors and fully depicted pictures. This book would be used during a poetry lesson about using multiple meaning words and phrases. On each page that started out with "All the world is...", I would have a class discussion about the author's meaning behind each phrase. We would look back at the evidence provided in the pages before when talking about our thoughts. The students would be using a recording sheet to list their ideas down about a specific phrase. The students would then show their understanding of the lesson by creating a short story or poem using the same style as this book with multiple meaning words or phrases. 4/3/17, Picture Book, Grade K - 5.

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The Truth About Forever. This book follows Macy through her summer vacation as she deals with her grief over losing her father, her mother who is dealing with her own grief, breaking up from her boyfriend, and working in a job that she hates. As the summer continues on, she finds happiness in new friends, a new job in a catering company, and a new boy who works at the catering company. As things start to take a turn for the better, her mother starts to deal with her grief by cutting Macy off from everything that she is starting to enjoy. Her sister has decided that by remodeling their late father's beach house will help all the family deal with their grief. Macy's mother finally starts releasing her grip on Macy's life when Macy and her catering company save the night when things go bad for the open house the Mom's company is throwing. Macy officially starts to date the new guy and all things are happy again. This book is a favorite of mine and Sarah Dessen is a favorite teen author of mine. Though this book may not be appropriate for younger grades, I definitely could see if being used in Middle and High School classes. This book is written so that the reader feels a connection with the characters. You are able to connect the character's experiences to one's own life experiences. The book does not have any adult like concepts that would need to be censored. This book could definitely be used in a classroom as a choice for a book to read during book club. 4/2/17, Chapter Book, Grade 6th - 12th.

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The Truth About Forever. This book follows Macy through her summer vacation as she deals with her grief over losing her father, her mother who is dealing with her own grief, breaking up from her boyfriend, and working in a job that she hates. As the summer continues on, she finds happiness in new friends, a new job in a catering company, and a new boy who works at the catering company. As things start to take a turn for the better, her mother starts to deal with her grief by cutting Macy off from everything that she is starting to enjoy. Her sister has decided that by remodeling their late father's beach house will help all the family deal with their grief. Macy's mother finally starts releasing her grip on Macy's life when Macy and her catering company save the night when things go bad for the open house the Mom's company is throwing. Macy officially starts to date the new guy and all things are happy again. This book is a favorite of mine and Sarah Dessen is a favorite teen author of mine. Though this book may not be appropriate for younger grades, I definitely could see if being used in Middle and High School classes. This book is written so that the reader feels a connection with the characters. You are able to connect the character's experiences to one's own life experiences. The book does not have any adult like concepts that would need to be censored. This book could definitely be used in a classroom as a choice for a book to read during book club. 4/2/17, Chapter Book, Grade 6th - 12th.

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Book #28 follows Jack and Annie as they travel to Hawaii in the past in search of a special kind of magic. Once on the island, they become friends with two local kids. The kids include them in activities and family gatherings. During a surfing trip, Jack runs into a problem and becomes defensive after everyone laughs. A tsunami hits the island, but the kids are safe after Jack warns them. Jack apologizes to everyone and all becomes right in their friendship. Jack and Annie learn that the magic they are seeking is friendship. They go home happy with their new knowledge. The book is well written for young readers. The chapters are very short and do not contain complex sentences. The illustrations help keep the reader involved in the book, but were very limited to only a few pages. Some themes covered in the book are travel, friendship, Hawaii, family, traditions and culture. After reading page 11, I would use a video that describes Hawaii to show to the students. When jack tries to surf, I would have the students turn and talk about their experiences surfing, what they think surfing might be like and what it takes to surf. The class would do a short study on tsunamis after reading about them. This book would be used for a class read. 4/4/17, Picture Book, Chapter Book, Grade 2 - 5th.

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Book #28 follows Jack and Annie as they travel to Hawaii in the past in search of a special kind of magic. Once on the island, they become friends with two local kids. The kids include them in activities and family gatherings. During a surfing trip, Jack runs into a problem and becomes defensive after everyone laughs. A tsunami hits the island, but the kids are safe after Jack warns them. Jack apologizes to everyone and all becomes right in their friendship. Jack and Annie learn that the magic they are seeking is friendship. They go home happy with their new knowledge. The book is well written for young readers. The chapters are very short and do not contain complex sentences. The illustrations help keep the reader involved in the book, but were very limited to only a few pages. Some themes covered in the book are travel, friendship, Hawaii, family, traditions and culture. After reading page 11, I would use a video that describes Hawaii to show to the students. When jack tries to surf, I would have the students turn and talk about their experiences surfing, what they think surfing might be like and what it takes to surf. The class would do a short study on tsunamis after reading about them. This book would be used for a class read. 4/4/17, Picture Book, Chapter Book, Grade 2 - 5th.

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This book is about a two families visiting each other over the summer. The first family is from Virgina. They pack upntheir car, travel over mountains and hills to finally reach their destination. Once they get there, everyone is constantly hugging each other in the joyous reunion. The house becomes packed as everyone finds a spot to sleep. All the food is eaten over family dinners. Once it is time to leave, everyone is sad that it is time to leave but know that they will see each other again. This book was written very well and the illustrations are good. Some children will be able to connect to the story about visiting family members who do not live close. The book is written with an underlining humor that keeps the reader interested. The story was written with simple text which makes it readable to all age groups. This book might be good to use at the beginning of the year when a teacher is getting students introduced to each other. It would be a great introduction into a writing activity in which the kids are writing about their summer activities. 2/4/17, Picture book, Grade Pre-k - 3rd.

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This book is about a two families visiting each other over the summer. The first family is from Virgina. They pack upntheir car, travel over mountains and hills to finally reach their destination. Once they get there, everyone is constantly hugging each other in the joyous reunion. The house becomes packed as everyone finds a spot to sleep. All the food is eaten over family dinners. Once it is time to leave, everyone is sad that it is time to leave but know that they will see each other again. This book was written very well and the illustrations are good. Some children will be able to connect to the story about visiting family members who do not live close. The book is written with an underlining humor that keeps the reader interested. The story was written with simple text which makes it readable to all age groups. This book might be good to use at the beginning of the year when a teacher is getting students introduced to each other. It would be a great introduction into a writing activity in which the kids are writing about their summer activities. 2/4/17, Picture book, Grade Pre-k - 3rd.

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This book is the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf told by the big bad wolf. He explains that the whole situation is a complete misunderstanding. That he did not mean to kill the pigs, but blew down there houses by accident when he sneezed. He was trying to get a cup of sugar to use so he could bake a cake for his grandmother. When he blew the straw house and stick house, the pigs died in the rumble and he ate them so that they did not go to waste. His story was of course not believed and he ends up in jail pleading his case. This is a cute story to read with children. Most kids know the version of the big bad wolf and would find this side of the story funny. The illustrations go well with the story line in that they are not too colorful but set in a newspaper style. This book would be good to use in a comparison of two similar text lesson. Both sides of the story would be read to the class. A Venn diagram would then be created so that the kids could compare the two stories differences and what are similar. The students would work in groups to fill in their own Venn diagram. 2/2/17, Picture book, Grade Pre-k - 3rd.

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This book is the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf told by the big bad wolf. He explains that the whole situation is a complete misunderstanding. That he did not mean to kill the pigs, but blew down there houses by accident when he sneezed. He was trying to get a cup of sugar to use so he could bake a cake for his grandmother. When he blew the straw house and stick house, the pigs died in the rumble and he ate them so that they did not go to waste. His story was of course not believed and he ends up in jail pleading his case. This is a cute story to read with children. Most kids know the version of the big bad wolf and would find this side of the story funny. The illustrations go well with the story line in that they are not too colorful but set in a newspaper style. This book would be good to use in a comparison of two similar text lesson. Both sides of the story would be read to the class. A Venn diagram would then be created so that the kids could compare the two stories differences and what are similar. The students would work in groups to fill in their own Venn diagram. 2/2/17, Picture book, Grade Pre-k - 3rd.

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This book follows thre young kids as they visit the grandpa. Once they get Grandpa's house, he takes them upstairs to show them some moves from his time as song and dance man. He is able to fit in his tap shoes and puts on a top hat. He starting singing and dancing for the kids. The kids absolutely love it and do not want him to stop. Grandpa puts on a grand show for the kids. Once he is done, the kids tell him that they wish they could have seen imhim in the olds days.. The students could write a reflection on the story, specifically describing the grandpa because he is the main character in he story. 2/7/17, Picture book, Grade 2 and 3rd.

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This book follows thre young kids as they visit the grandpa. Once they get Grandpa's house, he takes them upstairs to show them some moves from his time as song and dance man. He is able to fit in his tap shoes and puts on a top hat. He starting singing and dancing for the kids. The kids absolutely love it and do not want him to stop. Grandpa puts on a grand show for the kids. Once he is done, the kids tell him that they wish they could have seen imhim in the olds days.. The students could write a reflection on the story, specifically describing the grandpa because he is the main character in he story. 2/7/17, Picture book, Grade 2 and 3rd.

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A little boy wants a pet, but he lives in the city and his parents say no to every pet he proposes. One day, he sees a turtle with a yellow spot on his shell at the pond in the city. He wants to take the turtle home and his parents agree. But the turtle is not happy at the boy’s house and the boy reluctantly decides to take the turtle back to the pond. 4/15/17,  Picture Book, K-2nd.

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A little boy wants a pet, but he lives in the city and his parents say no to every pet he proposes. One day, he sees a turtle with a yellow spot on his shell at the pond in the city. He wants to take the turtle home and his parents agree. But the turtle is not happy at the boy’s house and the boy reluctantly decides to take the turtle back to the pond. 4/15/17,  Picture Book, K-2nd.

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This book was about a little boy who thought that the city wasn’t a good place for Nana, because the city is very scary. However, once Nana gave the young boy a red cape to help protect him, and show him around the city, he wasn’t scared anymore. Nana and her grandson where able to explore the wonders of the city. The theme of this book is the importance of being brave. Things may seem scary at first, but once you overcome them, they can turn into something wonderful. Nana gave him a red cape which made him feel brave. After that, the little boy found the beauties in the big city. This story tells the reader the beauty needs to be found by ourselves. It is suitable for teaching in elementary level, telling students the world we living in is so wonderful and extraordinary. 4/5/17, Picture, Grade K - 5.

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This book was about a little boy who thought that the city wasn’t a good place for Nana, because the city is very scary. However, once Nana gave the young boy a red cape to help protect him, and show him around the city, he wasn’t scared anymore. Nana and her grandson where able to explore the wonders of the city. The theme of this book is the importance of being brave. Things may seem scary at first, but once you overcome them, they can turn into something wonderful. Nana gave him a red cape which made him feel brave. After that, the little boy found the beauties in the big city. This story tells the reader the beauty needs to be found by ourselves. It is suitable for teaching in elementary level, telling students the world we living in is so wonderful and extraordinary. 4/5/17, Picture, Grade K - 5.

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This is a book about a family who flies Vietnam due to the Fall of Siagon. They flea Vietnam via a boat, and there were some minor complications that happened on the boat ride to America, but they ended up making it to Alabama and getting united with their sponsor family. When they got all settled into their home in Alabama the kids all went to school and the mom found a job. There were some complications at school due to kids not being accepting but in the end the kids all accepted the new family. I think this is a good book about multicultural and can be read when talking about different cultural. 4/5/17, Non-Fiction, Grade 2 - 5th.

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This is a book about a family who flies Vietnam due to the Fall of Siagon. They flea Vietnam via a boat, and there were some minor complications that happened on the boat ride to America, but they ended up making it to Alabama and getting united with their sponsor family. When they got all settled into their home in Alabama the kids all went to school and the mom found a job. There were some complications at school due to kids not being accepting but in the end the kids all accepted the new family. I think this is a good book about multicultural and can be read when talking about different cultural. 4/5/17, Non-Fiction, Grade 2 - 5th.

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This book is set in a Utopian world where villagers believe there is dark witch. The only way to protect the village is by sacrificing young babies, but it soon turns out that the witch is anything, but mean. She takes the abandoned babies to other nurturing families, but one year everything changes. One particular child absorbs moonlight instead of starlight and the witch decides to take care of this young one. Filled with suspense, courage, sacrifice, and magic the girl, Luna, finds herself in a world of adventure. This can be used for children in the fourth grade to sixth grade. For instructional use, the teacher can introduce mysteries and teach about predictions and inferring. Also children can learn about plot diagrams and the elements to make a story great! 4/16/17, Chapter Book, Grade 5 -7th

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This book is set in a Utopian world where villagers believe there is dark witch. The only way to protect the village is by sacrificing young babies, but it soon turns out that the witch is anything, but mean. She takes the abandoned babies to other nurturing families, but one year everything changes. One particular child absorbs moonlight instead of starlight and the witch decides to take care of this young one. Filled with suspense, courage, sacrifice, and magic the girl, Luna, finds herself in a world of adventure. This can be used for children in the fourth grade to sixth grade. For instructional use, the teacher can introduce mysteries and teach about predictions and inferring. Also children can learn about plot diagrams and the elements to make a story great! 4/16/17, Chapter Book, Grade 5 -7th

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The Last Stop on Market Street is an excellent read! The story is realistic fiction best suited for younger readers (2nd-3rd grade). The big message of the story is that it is our duty to help others, because all people are wonderful and worth the help. One reason I enjoyed this book was the vibrant illustrations throughout the book. An example of this is would be the illustration located on the last pages of the book of the 2 main characters volunteering at a vibrant colored soup kitchen. These illustrations do a great job at captivating readers. Another aspect that I liked was the descriptive nature of the book which I think helps contribute to students a better grasp of imagery. An example of this would be “he watched water pool on flower petals rain patter against a windshield of a nearby car from the bus stop…” 4/18/17, Picture book, K - 3rd.

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The Last Stop on Market Street is an excellent read! The story is realistic fiction best suited for younger readers (2nd-3rd grade). The big message of the story is that it is our duty to help others, because all people are wonderful and worth the help. One reason I enjoyed this book was the vibrant illustrations throughout the book. An example of this is would be the illustration located on the last pages of the book of the 2 main characters volunteering at a vibrant colored soup kitchen. These illustrations do a great job at captivating readers. Another aspect that I liked was the descriptive nature of the book which I think helps contribute to students a better grasp of imagery. An example of this would be “he watched water pool on flower petals rain patter against a windshield of a nearby car from the bus stop…” 4/18/17, Picture book, K - 3rd.

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This was my FAVORITE book that I read so far! It was so different and unique but it worked so well together. This book had zero words, it was all illustrations but it told a wonderful story. You learn in the beginning of the story that Daisy loves her red ball so much that she sleeps with it and even brings it on walks with her. But one day at the dog park, a bigger dog pops it and Daisy becomes very very sad. The red ball was her favorite toy and now its gone. However, later in the story Daisy goes on a walk and you see the bigger dog, that popped Daisy's red ball, bring her a new shiny blue ball! This blue ball becomes Daisy's new favorite toy. The moral of the toy is that even if your sad, you still get up and good things will happen! This book can be used as a writing prompt, and students can create their own story from the book. Everyone will have a different interpretation, which can prompt discussions. 4/19/17, Picture Book, K - 2.

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This was my FAVORITE book that I read so far! It was so different and unique but it worked so well together. This book had zero words, it was all illustrations but it told a wonderful story. You learn in the beginning of the story that Daisy loves her red ball so much that she sleeps with it and even brings it on walks with her. But one day at the dog park, a bigger dog pops it and Daisy becomes very very sad. The red ball was her favorite toy and now its gone. However, later in the story Daisy goes on a walk and you see the bigger dog, that popped Daisy's red ball, bring her a new shiny blue ball! This blue ball becomes Daisy's new favorite toy. The moral of the toy is that even if your sad, you still get up and good things will happen! This book can be used as a writing prompt, and students can create their own story from the book. Everyone will have a different interpretation, which can prompt discussions. 4/19/17, Picture Book, K - 2.

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This story follows a fox as he attempts to get his tail sewn back on after an old woman cuts it off after finding the fox drinking her milk. He sets off to gather milk but has to supply certain items to different people or things in order to get a pail of milk. He is able to give everyone what they ask for and the old woman sows his tail back on. Some themes for this book might be consequences, sneaky, justice, and determination. One thing that I liked about the book was it had a pattern to the writing. Every time the fox was given a new task it was repeated with all the other task in rhyming form. I did not particularly like how the old woman cuts the fox's tail off for stealing milk. I see that as too strong a punishment for younger children to hear about. I do like how the story teaches the lesson about consequences do come with certain actions that must be repaid in order to set things straight. I might use this book in a classroom to teach about patterned writing. Going through the story, I would stop on each page once the fox has new task and ask the students to repeat what the fox needs all together to get his tail back. The students will have to pay clear attention to what is being asked of the fox on each event.. 4/7/17, Picture Book, K - 4                                                                                    

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This story follows a fox as he attempts to get his tail sewn back on after an old woman cuts it off after finding the fox drinking her milk. He sets off to gather milk but has to supply certain items to different people or things in order to get a pail of milk. He is able to give everyone what they ask for and the old woman sows his tail back on. Some themes for this book might be consequences, sneaky, justice, and determination. One thing that I liked about the book was it had a pattern to the writing. Every time the fox was given a new task it was repeated with all the other task in rhyming form. I did not particularly like how the old woman cuts the fox's tail off for stealing milk. I see that as too strong a punishment for younger children to hear about. I do like how the story teaches the lesson about consequences do come with certain actions that must be repaid in order to set things straight. I might use this book in a classroom to teach about patterned writing. Going through the story, I would stop on each page once the fox has new task and ask the students to repeat what the fox needs all together to get his tail back. The students will have to pay clear attention to what is being asked of the fox on each event.. 4/7/17, Picture Book, K - 4                                                                                    

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The story follows a family on a Punic as they run into a stray dog. The children fall in love with the dog they have named Willy, but their parents will not let them take the dog home. After they leave the park, the family thinks of Willy and returns that weekend to find him. They save Willy from the dog catcher and bring him home to live with them. Themes for this book are family, dog, love, and hope. I feel that this book can connect with students on a real life level. The illustrations fit the book perfectly and kept the story alive on the pages of the book. Simple writing makes it easier for all ages to understand what the story is about. On page 9, I would ask the students how they think Willy is feeling as the family drives away, and what clues give them that idea. On pages 12-13, I would ask the children to explain how the family is feeling about leaving Willy behind. On page 14, I would ask the students why the family has put out food on the ground. I think this story would be a good lesson to talk about plot. 4/9/17, Picture Book, Grade K-3rd.

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The story follows a family on a Punic as they run into a stray dog. The children fall in love with the dog they have named Willy, but their parents will not let them take the dog home. After they leave the park, the family thinks of Willy and returns that weekend to find him. They save Willy from the dog catcher and bring him home to live with them. Themes for this book are family, dog, love, and hope. I feel that this book can connect with students on a real life level. The illustrations fit the book perfectly and kept the story alive on the pages of the book. Simple writing makes it easier for all ages to understand what the story is about. On page 9, I would ask the students how they think Willy is feeling as the family drives away, and what clues give them that idea. On pages 12-13, I would ask the children to explain how the family is feeling about leaving Willy behind. On page 14, I would ask the students why the family has put out food on the ground. I think this story would be a good lesson to talk about plot. 4/9/17, Picture Book, Grade K-3rd.

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The reader is taken on a wonderful adventure following a family as they spend their days on Penoboscot Bay, Maine. The family enjoys walks in forest, along the shore lines, takes boat rides at night, weathers a hurricane, and packs up to head home. The details that the writer adds to the story take a reader right to the shore on the bay with the family. Example: "Back from the shore the tress look like ghost." (pg. 14). The illustrations match the writing perfectly. The illustrator has taken what the author wrote and turned those words into pictures. This book would be great to use in the upper grades. The story is a little long with a total of 63 pages to be read. I think that this would be a great story to use at the beginning of the year to introduce students to writing. A teacher could read it to show an example of excellent writing based on family's summer. Then the students could be asked to write their own story, pictures could be included, about their summer. The teacher would want them to take away from the book that the author used great descriptive details in his writing.  4/11/17, Picture Book, Grake Pre-K to 2nd.

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The reader is taken on a wonderful adventure following a family as they spend their days on Penoboscot Bay, Maine. The family enjoys walks in forest, along the shore lines, takes boat rides at night, weathers a hurricane, and packs up to head home. The details that the writer adds to the story take a reader right to the shore on the bay with the family. Example: "Back from the shore the tress look like ghost." (pg. 14). The illustrations match the writing perfectly. The illustrator has taken what the author wrote and turned those words into pictures. This book would be great to use in the upper grades. The story is a little long with a total of 63 pages to be read. I think that this would be a great story to use at the beginning of the year to introduce students to writing. A teacher could read it to show an example of excellent writing based on family's summer. Then the students could be asked to write their own story, pictures could be included, about their summer. The teacher would want them to take away from the book that the author used great descriptive details in his writing.  4/11/17, Picture Book, Grake Pre-K to 2nd.

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This story follows a boy and a robot who become friends. During their play, the robot's on/off is hit and the robot is turned off. The boy does not know this and becomes concerned about the boy. He takes him home and try's to fix him. The boy ends up following asleep and the robot is turned back on. The boy is concerned about the boy because he does not know he is asleep. The boy takes him home and tries to fix him. The inventor comes in and explains that boy is asleep. The boy wakes up and is taken home. After that day, the boy and boy become great friends. This is a very cute book and the illustrations are wonderful. The text of the story is very simple in wording and would be great to use in grades 1st and lower. I might use this book in a lesson about sequencing.  4/11/17, Picture Book, Grade K -1

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This story follows a boy and a robot who become friends. During their play, the robot's on/off is hit and the robot is turned off. The boy does not know this and becomes concerned about the boy. He takes him home and try's to fix him. The boy ends up following asleep and the robot is turned back on. The boy is concerned about the boy because he does not know he is asleep. The boy takes him home and tries to fix him. The inventor comes in and explains that boy is asleep. The boy wakes up and is taken home. After that day, the boy and boy become great friends. This is a very cute book and the illustrations are wonderful. The text of the story is very simple in wording and would be great to use in grades 1st and lower. I might use this book in a lesson about sequencing.  4/11/17, Picture Book, Grade K -1

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Stick Cat and his incomparable sidekick Edith on another dangerous, epic, and hilarious rescue mission in Tom Watson’s Stick Cat: Cats in the City!Stick Cat is going somewhere he’s never been before—his best friend Edith’s apartment. It’s got everything: donut crumbs in the sink, a fire escape, and a window with a great view of the big city. While admiring the view, Stick Cat sees trouble. Hazel, the bagel maker, is in serious danger in the building across the alley. Stick Cat will use his smarts—and Edith’s appetite—to devise a rescue plan. But can Hazel hang on long enough for this dynamic duo to save her? I would use this book in a lesson problem solving. 1/28/17, Graphic Novel, Grade 1 -7th

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Stick Cat and his incomparable sidekick Edith on another dangerous, epic, and hilarious rescue mission in Tom Watson’s Stick Cat: Cats in the City!Stick Cat is going somewhere he’s never been before—his best friend Edith’s apartment. It’s got everything: donut crumbs in the sink, a fire escape, and a window with a great view of the big city. While admiring the view, Stick Cat sees trouble. Hazel, the bagel maker, is in serious danger in the building across the alley. Stick Cat will use his smarts—and Edith’s appetite—to devise a rescue plan. But can Hazel hang on long enough for this dynamic duo to save her? I would use this book in a lesson problem solving. 1/28/17, Graphic Novel, Grade 1 -7th

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Claudette has always been a fighter, aspiring to slay monsters just like her father. When she hears stories about the giant that was once scared away from their village, Claudette knows this is her chance to become a famous warrior by killing it. She tricks her friend Marie and her little brother into accompanying her and soon they are off! But this adventure will be more than Claudette bargained for! I would use this book in a lesson on determining the important parts of the story. 3/5/17, Age 7 -10, Graphic

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Claudette has always been a fighter, aspiring to slay monsters just like her father. When she hears stories about the giant that was once scared away from their village, Claudette knows this is her chance to become a famous warrior by killing it. She tricks her friend Marie and her little brother into accompanying her and soon they are off! But this adventure will be more than Claudette bargained for! I would use this book in a lesson on determining the important parts of the story. 3/5/17, Age 7 -10, Graphic

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The true story of ten-year-old Mary Anning who, nearly 200 years ago, discovered the first complete fossil of an Ichthyosaurus, or fish lizard. The book's final spread summarises Mary's life and her contribution to science. The fossil is housed in the Natural History Museum in South Kensington. 3/29/17, Non-Fiction, Graphic, Grade K - 3rd.

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The true story of ten-year-old Mary Anning who, nearly 200 years ago, discovered the first complete fossil of an Ichthyosaurus, or fish lizard. The book's final spread summarises Mary's life and her contribution to science. The fossil is housed in the Natural History Museum in South Kensington. 3/29/17, Non-Fiction, Graphic, Grade K - 3rd.

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Gabby is a shy vegetarian whose hobbies include recycling, gardening, and playing the tuba. Gator is, well, an alligator whose passtimes include blogging and snacking on neighborhood pets. They both feel lonely and misunderstood, she for having “uncool” interests, he for eating pets. When a bully steals Gabby’s hat and mocks her, Gator intercedes on her behalf, thus initiating a sweet, if improbable, friendship. I would use this book when teaching about difference we all have and we can still be come friends. 3/10/17, Graphic  Grade 3 - 5, 

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Gabby is a shy vegetarian whose hobbies include recycling, gardening, and playing the tuba. Gator is, well, an alligator whose passtimes include blogging and snacking on neighborhood pets. They both feel lonely and misunderstood, she for having “uncool” interests, he for eating pets. When a bully steals Gabby’s hat and mocks her, Gator intercedes on her behalf, thus initiating a sweet, if improbable, friendship. I would use this book when teaching about difference we all have and we can still be come friends. 3/10/17, Graphic  Grade 3 - 5, 

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Once upon a time, in a land you only think you know, lived a little girl and her mother...or the woman she thought was her mother.Every day, when the little girl played in her pretty garden, she grew more curious about what lay on the other side of the garden wall, a rather enormous garden wall. And every year, as she grew older, things seemed weirder and weirder, until the day she finally climbed to the top of the wall and looked over into the mines and desert beyond.  Watch as Rapunzel and her amazing hair team up with Jack (of beanstalk fame) to gallop around the wild and western landscape, changing lives, righting wrongs, and bringing joy to every soul they encounter. 2/18/17, Chapter Book, Grades 6 - 8 

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Once upon a time, in a land you only think you know, lived a little girl and her mother...or the woman she thought was her mother.Every day, when the little girl played in her pretty garden, she grew more curious about what lay on the other side of the garden wall, a rather enormous garden wall. And every year, as she grew older, things seemed weirder and weirder, until the day she finally climbed to the top of the wall and looked over into the mines and desert beyond.  Watch as Rapunzel and her amazing hair team up with Jack (of beanstalk fame) to gallop around the wild and western landscape, changing lives, righting wrongs, and bringing joy to every soul they encounter. 2/18/17, Chapter Book, Grades 6 - 8 

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While exploring a meteoroid crater, young explorers Zita and Joseph discover an unusual device featuring a conspicuous red button. Zita's curiosity compels her to press it, only to discover that it summons an alien creature that instantly abducts Joseph. The fearless heroine follows him to a planet inhabited by Scriptorians, who intend to use him as a ritual sacrifice to prevent the destruction of their planet. In her quest to save her friend, Zita assembles a cadre of unusual cohorts: a giant mouse that she rides; an oversize bloblike creature named Strong Strong; a Heavily Armored Mobile Battle Orb known as One; and Robot Randy. Together they head off to the Scriptorians' castle to rescue Joseph. Along the way, she meets Piper, a fellow earthling traveling through space who becomes an important player in the story. Aptly named, he is part Pied Piper and part inventor but always a smooth talker who alternately assists and sabotages the mission. In order to save her friend, Zita must ultimately risk her own chance to return to Earth. This book would be great to introduce vocabulary words. 02/01/11, Genre – Chapter Book, Grade 3 - 7th.

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While exploring a meteoroid crater, young explorers Zita and Joseph discover an unusual device featuring a conspicuous red button. Zita's curiosity compels her to press it, only to discover that it summons an alien creature that instantly abducts Joseph. The fearless heroine follows him to a planet inhabited by Scriptorians, who intend to use him as a ritual sacrifice to prevent the destruction of their planet. In her quest to save her friend, Zita assembles a cadre of unusual cohorts: a giant mouse that she rides; an oversize bloblike creature named Strong Strong; a Heavily Armored Mobile Battle Orb known as One; and Robot Randy. Together they head off to the Scriptorians' castle to rescue Joseph. Along the way, she meets Piper, a fellow earthling traveling through space who becomes an important player in the story. Aptly named, he is part Pied Piper and part inventor but always a smooth talker who alternately assists and sabotages the mission. In order to save her friend, Zita must ultimately risk her own chance to return to Earth. This book would be great to introduce vocabulary words. 02/01/11, Genre – Chapter Book, Grade 3 - 7th.

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Three chapters tell a different story of the fox sisters and their adventures. The first chapter follows the sisters as they decide to run away after finding out that their dad is making cucumber sandwiches again. They run away to their backyard where their parents cannot see them. After being outside for a while, they decide to go back home where their dad is excited to see them and has saved cucumber sandwiches for them. In the second chapter, the sisters decide to bury a time capsule for future generations to find. Each sister puts something very valuable to them in the box. Each sister misses their item and decides to dig up the box without knowing the other sister feels the same way. In the end, they decide to put a book in the time capsule. Chapter three is about how one sister is having a hard time writing a poem. The other sister and a friend decide to make creative juice to help out. They accidentally spill juice on the poem, but in the end the sister is not upset since she decides to draw a picture instead. This book is great one to use when introducing chapter books. Each chapter is written in a way that is easy for young readers to read, and each chapter is short enough to hold the reader's attention. The illustrations are very colorful and located on each page. I feel that this helps a reader keep their interest in the story. A great lesson might be to have the students create the next chapter in which the sister's have an adventure. Each student would be allowed to choose their own story line and could add pictures to the pages. 2/26/17, Chapter Book, Grade K - 4th.

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Three chapters tell a different story of the fox sisters and their adventures. The first chapter follows the sisters as they decide to run away after finding out that their dad is making cucumber sandwiches again. They run away to their backyard where their parents cannot see them. After being outside for a while, they decide to go back home where their dad is excited to see them and has saved cucumber sandwiches for them. In the second chapter, the sisters decide to bury a time capsule for future generations to find. Each sister puts something very valuable to them in the box. Each sister misses their item and decides to dig up the box without knowing the other sister feels the same way. In the end, they decide to put a book in the time capsule. Chapter three is about how one sister is having a hard time writing a poem. The other sister and a friend decide to make creative juice to help out. They accidentally spill juice on the poem, but in the end the sister is not upset since she decides to draw a picture instead. This book is great one to use when introducing chapter books. Each chapter is written in a way that is easy for young readers to read, and each chapter is short enough to hold the reader's attention. The illustrations are very colorful and located on each page. I feel that this helps a reader keep their interest in the story. A great lesson might be to have the students create the next chapter in which the sister's have an adventure. Each student would be allowed to choose their own story line and could add pictures to the pages. 2/26/17, Chapter Book, Grade K - 4th.

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The story follows a young boy as he is about to enter what his community considers adulthood by turning 12 and gaining a life assignment. His community is built upon conformity, rules, zero questions ask and structure. No one in the community questions why they live the way they live. That is until Jonas gains his life assignment to become the next Receiver of Memory. This life assignment requires Jonas to hold all memories that have been passed down through the generations that tell of past much forgotten. During his training, Jonas is introduce to emotions, colors, new experiences passed down to him by the former Receiver now called the Giver. Throughout his training, Jonas's bond grows with the Giver even though he starts to question everything he has been taught and how life is lived. The Giver and Jonas decide to break society rules by having Jonas leave in order for the community to experience all the memories that both hold in hopes of creating a better future. Jonas ends up having to leave earlier than planned due to a unforeseen situation that forces him to leave the community with a baby. He travels with the baby to find the land called "Elsewhere". The journey becomes a struggle and before he can find the new place, Jonas starts to hallucinate about riding down a hill on a sleigh. The books ends as he and baby Gabe are still riding down the hill.  This book gets a reader so caught up that it is easy to read the book in two days. You become staked in Jonas's journey as he learns that life has not always been the same. I am not particularly found of the ending, but my reading preference leans more towards happy ending books. Though I would say that the ending fit the book perfect. I would use this book as a whole class read or as a book club book. It would be good during the whole class read to have students do analysis of the characters throughout the book. This book could also be used to introduce book summaries. 2/27/17, Chapter Book, Grade 8 - 12th.

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The story follows a young boy as he is about to enter what his community considers adulthood by turning 12 and gaining a life assignment. His community is built upon conformity, rules, zero questions ask and structure. No one in the community questions why they live the way they live. That is until Jonas gains his life assignment to become the next Receiver of Memory. This life assignment requires Jonas to hold all memories that have been passed down through the generations that tell of past much forgotten. During his training, Jonas is introduce to emotions, colors, new experiences passed down to him by the former Receiver now called the Giver. Throughout his training, Jonas's bond grows with the Giver even though he starts to question everything he has been taught and how life is lived. The Giver and Jonas decide to break society rules by having Jonas leave in order for the community to experience all the memories that both hold in hopes of creating a better future. Jonas ends up having to leave earlier than planned due to a unforeseen situation that forces him to leave the community with a baby. He travels with the baby to find the land called "Elsewhere". The journey becomes a struggle and before he can find the new place, Jonas starts to hallucinate about riding down a hill on a sleigh. The books ends as he and baby Gabe are still riding down the hill.  This book gets a reader so caught up that it is easy to read the book in two days. You become staked in Jonas's journey as he learns that life has not always been the same. I am not particularly found of the ending, but my reading preference leans more towards happy ending books. Though I would say that the ending fit the book perfect. I would use this book as a whole class read or as a book club book. It would be good during the whole class read to have students do analysis of the characters throughout the book. This book could also be used to introduce book summaries. 2/27/17, Chapter Book, Grade 8 - 12th.

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A family of children (two sisters and two brothers) are taken to the countryside to live with their Uncle due to war being waged in England. During playtime in the house, Lucy comes across a wardrobe in which she hides in. At the back of the wardrobe she is transported into another world. At first her other three siblings do not believe she was  transported into the new world. Edmund is transported with Lucy into the new world and encounters the White Witch.  It is through this interaction that Edmund is convinced to bring all siblings back into Narnia. Once in Narnia, the children are swept into a adventure to defeat the White Witch and meet Aslan. Edmund is eventually captured by the White Witch, but rescued by his siblings and followers of Aslan. During the last battle of the book, Aslan is killed by the White Witch in sacrifice for Edmund's life. Aslan rises from the dead to join the four siblings in battle with the White Witch. The White Witch is defeated and the four siblings are crowned Kings and Queens of Narnia. The siblings live many years in Narnia, but are transported back to their own world where no time as passed. This book would be a great book to use in a book club type setting. Students could each take a turn representing certain roles when discussing the book. This book is great for using higher level thinking questions to get the students to really break down the book. 3/31/17, Chapter Book, Grade 7 -12th.

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A family of children (two sisters and two brothers) are taken to the countryside to live with their Uncle due to war being waged in England. During playtime in the house, Lucy comes across a wardrobe in which she hides in. At the back of the wardrobe she is transported into another world. At first her other three siblings do not believe she was  transported into the new world. Edmund is transported with Lucy into the new world and encounters the White Witch.  It is through this interaction that Edmund is convinced to bring all siblings back into Narnia. Once in Narnia, the children are swept into a adventure to defeat the White Witch and meet Aslan. Edmund is eventually captured by the White Witch, but rescued by his siblings and followers of Aslan. During the last battle of the book, Aslan is killed by the White Witch in sacrifice for Edmund's life. Aslan rises from the dead to join the four siblings in battle with the White Witch. The White Witch is defeated and the four siblings are crowned Kings and Queens of Narnia. The siblings live many years in Narnia, but are transported back to their own world where no time as passed. This book would be a great book to use in a book club type setting. Students could each take a turn representing certain roles when discussing the book. This book is great for using higher level thinking questions to get the students to really break down the book. 3/31/17, Chapter Book, Grade 7 -12th.

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This book is about a young boy who moves to a new apartment in a new town. He sees a monster in his room and is freaked out. A neighbor boy tells him that if he sees anything weird "like a monster" he needs to call Margo Maloo. Margo deals with the monsters that live in their city. The boy becomes interested in writing a story about the monsters. While he is investigating, he is accessed of kidnapping a baby monster. Margo steps in the solve the case and prove the boy is innocent. After some investigating, Margo and the boy find the missing baby and the boy no longer under suspicion. The book is definitely a good read. The book does have words to go along with the pictures, but that help the reader understand the story better.  I would use this book in a lesson about sequencing. We would break down the book and talk about how each frame of the story adds to the next. 2/25/17, Chapter Book, Grade 4 - 7th.

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This book is about a young boy who moves to a new apartment in a new town. He sees a monster in his room and is freaked out. A neighbor boy tells him that if he sees anything weird "like a monster" he needs to call Margo Maloo. Margo deals with the monsters that live in their city. The boy becomes interested in writing a story about the monsters. While he is investigating, he is accessed of kidnapping a baby monster. Margo steps in the solve the case and prove the boy is innocent. After some investigating, Margo and the boy find the missing baby and the boy no longer under suspicion. The book is definitely a good read. The book does have words to go along with the pictures, but that help the reader understand the story better.  I would use this book in a lesson about sequencing. We would break down the book and talk about how each frame of the story adds to the next. 2/25/17, Chapter Book, Grade 4 - 7th.

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This book is a non-fiction science book that describes different elements of weather. The book talks about sunny days, windy days, snowy days, and stormy days. It explains how different weather elements occur like hail, wind and rain. This book is an excellent book to use in lower grades. The illustrations are very colorful and big. There are is so much information about each topic that the reader does not lose interest. The author even added questions to ask during the reading of the book. This books theme are science and weather. This book would be perfect to use at the beginning of Kindergarten to explain weather.  I would use the questions provided in the book to promote high thinking with the text. 2/18/17, Non-Fiction, Grade Prek -2.

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This book is a non-fiction science book that describes different elements of weather. The book talks about sunny days, windy days, snowy days, and stormy days. It explains how different weather elements occur like hail, wind and rain. This book is an excellent book to use in lower grades. The illustrations are very colorful and big. There are is so much information about each topic that the reader does not lose interest. The author even added questions to ask during the reading of the book. This books theme are science and weather. This book would be perfect to use at the beginning of Kindergarten to explain weather.  I would use the questions provided in the book to promote high thinking with the text. 2/18/17, Non-Fiction, Grade Prek -2.

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This books tells the story of a girl named Jane and her stuffed chimpanzee. The story tells how Jane is a very curious child and loves to learn about things. Her dream is to live in Africa helping the wild life. At the end of the book, a actual picture of an older Jane is shown with a Chimpanzee explaining that her dream came true.  I like how this book is based on an actual person's life yet is not set up like a normal bibliography. It makes it more enjoyable to young child than reading a straight bibliography book. This book could be used to introduce different styles of bibliographies to children or a book used during an Earth day lesson. 2/18/17, Non-Fiction, Grade K-5.

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This books tells the story of a girl named Jane and her stuffed chimpanzee. The story tells how Jane is a very curious child and loves to learn about things. Her dream is to live in Africa helping the wild life. At the end of the book, a actual picture of an older Jane is shown with a Chimpanzee explaining that her dream came true.  I like how this book is based on an actual person's life yet is not set up like a normal bibliography. It makes it more enjoyable to young child than reading a straight bibliography book. This book could be used to introduce different styles of bibliographies to children or a book used during an Earth day lesson. 2/18/17, Non-Fiction, Grade K-5.

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The story tells of a cave explore who was also a slave the 1800s. The story is told through Stephen's perspective as he talks about his caves, taking visitors through the caves, and talking about life during the 1800s.   This book would be good to use during a discussion about slavery in America. It could be used as an example about jobs slaves occupied during that time. It also sheds light on how slaves played major roles in society that were overlooked during that time. 2/20/17, Non-Fiction, Grades 1 - 4

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The story tells of a cave explore who was also a slave the 1800s. The story is told through Stephen's perspective as he talks about his caves, taking visitors through the caves, and talking about life during the 1800s.   This book would be good to use during a discussion about slavery in America. It could be used as an example about jobs slaves occupied during that time. It also sheds light on how slaves played major roles in society that were overlooked during that time. 2/20/17, Non-Fiction, Grades 1 - 4

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This is the story of how the famed artist Horac Pippin becomes famous through his paintings. The reader is taken through Horac's youth as he learns to love painting, his adulthood as a solider, and his struggle to learn to paint again after a war wound. The illustrations are absolute beautiful in this book. They are very colorful and eye catching with so many details added on each page. The book is written well with great information about Pippin written in a way that younger children will be able to understand the language and content. With so much information presented in the book, I feel that this book would be better suited for 2nd grade and up. During the reading of the book, I would ask a higher questions to get the students thinking about what Horace's grandmother meant when she said "The biggest part of you," she told him, "is inside, where no one can see." (page 2). On page 6, I would ask the students to explain the character's feeling after he won an art contest on page 6. I would ask another "how is the character feeling" question on page 12 after it is told that Horace cannot move his arm the same way. On page 20, I would ask the students to make a prediction about what Horace might do with the iron poker. I would use this book to incorporate literature into an art lesson by reading this book first about Horace then doing a study of his artwork. 2/22/17, Non-Fiction, Grade 2 -5

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This is the story of how the famed artist Horac Pippin becomes famous through his paintings. The reader is taken through Horac's youth as he learns to love painting, his adulthood as a solider, and his struggle to learn to paint again after a war wound. The illustrations are absolute beautiful in this book. They are very colorful and eye catching with so many details added on each page. The book is written well with great information about Pippin written in a way that younger children will be able to understand the language and content. With so much information presented in the book, I feel that this book would be better suited for 2nd grade and up. During the reading of the book, I would ask a higher questions to get the students thinking about what Horace's grandmother meant when she said "The biggest part of you," she told him, "is inside, where no one can see." (page 2). On page 6, I would ask the students to explain the character's feeling after he won an art contest on page 6. I would ask another "how is the character feeling" question on page 12 after it is told that Horace cannot move his arm the same way. On page 20, I would ask the students to make a prediction about what Horace might do with the iron poker. I would use this book to incorporate literature into an art lesson by reading this book first about Horace then doing a study of his artwork. 2/22/17, Non-Fiction, Grade 2 -5

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This short chapter book is a biography on Abraham Lincoln. The books briefly covers Abraham'a childhood into Adulthood. The books talks about his time as President during the Civil War. The book ends with covering his death. The books is an easy read for 2nd-3rd graders. I believe it could also be introduced during first grade, but only certain pages should be read since it is a chapter book. I do feel that the book's use of real pictures and paintings/drawings did a good job of keeping the reader's attention. The book was not overly detailed in the information which I believe will help students stay focused during the reading. Overall a very good book to use during an introduction to biographies.   With the basic writing style and precise information, the students could use this book as an example to refer to during their own creation of a biography on a choose person. 2/13/17, Non-Fiction, Age 7-9.

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This short chapter book is a biography on Abraham Lincoln. The books briefly covers Abraham'a childhood into Adulthood. The books talks about his time as President during the Civil War. The book ends with covering his death. The books is an easy read for 2nd-3rd graders. I believe it could also be introduced during first grade, but only certain pages should be read since it is a chapter book. I do feel that the book's use of real pictures and paintings/drawings did a good job of keeping the reader's attention. The book was not overly detailed in the information which I believe will help students stay focused during the reading. Overall a very good book to use during an introduction to biographies.   With the basic writing style and precise information, the students could use this book as an example to refer to during their own creation of a biography on a choose person. 2/13/17, Non-Fiction, Age 7-9.

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This book is about Martin Luther King Jr.'s life as he grew from a boy into a man. The book uses powerful words to tie in quotes directly from Mr. King. The book's use of powerful statements makes it a great read to use to introduce students to Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. The illustrations are done in a collage and watercolor style that enhance the story. I would use this book as introduction to a unit based on the Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King's life. Students could also think about powerful words that they use in their daily lives to compare to the words used by Mr. King. 2/17/17, Non-Fiction, Grades 1 - 4.

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This book is about Martin Luther King Jr.'s life as he grew from a boy into a man. The book uses powerful words to tie in quotes directly from Mr. King. The book's use of powerful statements makes it a great read to use to introduce students to Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. The illustrations are done in a collage and watercolor style that enhance the story. I would use this book as introduction to a unit based on the Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King's life. Students could also think about powerful words that they use in their daily lives to compare to the words used by Mr. King. 2/17/17, Non-Fiction, Grades 1 - 4.

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This book is an informational text about Octopuses. The book follows a octopuses as she searches for food. She is almost eaten by larger fish a couple of times, but always manages to escape. The book's illustrations are some beautiful and paint a wonderful picture of what lies beneath the ocean: I like how the author added informational text to the story to explain certain things about the octopus. During the reading of the book, I would stop on each page that had these extra informational text boxes to discuss with the kids. This might be a great book to read during an ocean lesson. Or this could be a book that is suggested to students to use if they were researching octopuses for a project. 2/11/17,  Non-Fiction, ages 4-8.

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This book is an informational text about Octopuses. The book follows a octopuses as she searches for food. She is almost eaten by larger fish a couple of times, but always manages to escape. The book's illustrations are some beautiful and paint a wonderful picture of what lies beneath the ocean: I like how the author added informational text to the story to explain certain things about the octopus. During the reading of the book, I would stop on each page that had these extra informational text boxes to discuss with the kids. This might be a great book to read during an ocean lesson. Or this could be a book that is suggested to students to use if they were researching octopuses for a project. 2/11/17,  Non-Fiction, ages 4-8.

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This book is about the holiday Ramadan. It talks about the fasting that occurs, activities that are done and how time is spent during the holiday. The illustrations were done nicely and took up the full page. It helps keep the reader interested in the story. The way the story is written in an almost rhyming pattern keeps the story flowing smoothly. This would be a great book to use when talking about different holidays around the world. It would be even better to have a parent who practices the faith to read to the students and share personal experiences about how they spend Ramadan. 01/30/17, Genre – Non-Fiction, ages 4 - 8

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This is a book about the water cycle. It does a great job using illustrations and quirky text to take the reader on a journey through the life cycle. I like how at the end of the book it takes about how water is connected to an apple. This would be a great book to use for the younger grades during a water cycle lesson. I believe that the book engages children with the poetic word. 2/06/17,Non-Fiction, ages 5 - 8.