# data[].attributes.headline
Uncle Jed's Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell

# data[].attributes.subject
Uncle Jed's Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell

# data[].attributes.body
Realistic Fiction
K - Fifth grade
This book is about a little girl's great uncle Jed who is a barber.  Jed goes around to different peoples homes cutting hair trying to save money to one day open up his own barbershop.
This book would fit during a unit on the Great Depression.

# data[].attributes.headline
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter

# data[].attributes.subject
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter

# data[].attributes.body
Realistic Fiction
Upper Elementary
This book is about a man who goes around to different farms teaching the slaves a song.  The song is actually directions on where to go to escape slavery.
This book would fit well in a unit on life in America pre- Civil War. It would fit in a unit on Slavery and the Underground Railroad.

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
Kindergarten or First Grade
This book is about a boy who tattles all the time about every little thing. He irritates not only the other children but the adults in his life as well.  He is cursed with Tattle Tongue and must learn the rules about when it is appropriate to tattle and tell on someone.
This book would work at the beginning of the school year in a class discussion on rules and tattling on the other students.

# data[].attributes.headline
Star of Fear, Star of Hope by Jo Hoestlandi

# data[].attributes.subject
Star of Fear, Star of Hope by Jo Hoestlandi

# data[].attributes.body
Realistic Fiction
Upper Elementary
This book is about two girls who are growing up during the Holocaust.  One of the girls is Jewish and the other is not.  This story talks about Jewish families disappearing in the night before they can be taken away.
This book would be good during a unit on WWII and/or the Holocaust.

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
Kindergarten - First Grade
This book is about a village of Native Americans.  In the village lives a brother and sister who.  Every girl in the village wants to marry the brother but they have to first pass the sister's tests.  There is another family with three daughters.  The older two are extremely beautiful but the youngest is anything but.  This book talks about how beauty is not always skin deep.
This book would go well with a lesson about not judging people by their looks.

# data[].attributes.headline
Ninja Red Riding Hood by Corey Rosen Schwartz

# data[].attributes.subject
Ninja Red Riding Hood by Corey Rosen Schwartz

# data[].attributes.body
Fairy Tale
Kindergarten - Fifth Grade
This book is a different look on the classic story of Little Red Riding Hood.  In this story Little Red, her Grandmother, and the Wolf have all gone to Ninja school.
This book would be good to use in comparing to different versions of the same story.

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
Kindergarten or First Grade
This book is about a group of kids from a neighborhood who pretend to be pirates.  He talks about their adventures and accomplishments.
This book would work well in a unit about descriptive language or a unit on rhyme.

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
Kindergarten - Fifth Grade
This book has not pictures but it does have a multitude of different fonts and made up words.  The size of the words change from page to page and there is a lot of punctuation.
This book would work well in a lesson on changing your voice to fit what is written on the page as well as reading with prosody.

# data[].attributes.body
Fantasy

Kindergarten - Fifth Grade
This book is about a boy who's monster under the bed has gone on a fishing trip. He can't sleep without his monster and the substitute monsters just aren't helping.
This book would be good to use as a read aloud around Halloween.

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
Kindergarten - Second Grade
This book is about a bear who finds a bunch of Goose eggs.  Before he can eat them the eggs hatch.  Bruce the bear tries many different ways to get rid of the baby gees but they just won't go away.
This book good be used to talk about how no two families are the same and that that is okay.

# data[].attributes.headline
Duncan the Story Dragon by Amanda Driscoll

# data[].attributes.subject
Duncan the Story Dragon by Amanda Driscoll

# data[].attributes.body
Fantasy
Kindergarten - Fifth Grade
This book is about a Dragon who loves reading.  He loves reading so much that he gets excited towards the end of a book and accidently burns every book he reads.  He has never actually finished a book but he so wants to.  This story is about how he figures out how to solve this problem.
This book would work well in a lesson on trying different things to solve a problem. Or it could work in a lesson about working together and cooperating with friends.

# data[].attributes.headline
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena

# data[].attributes.subject
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena

# data[].attributes.body
Realistic Fiction
Kindergarten - Fifth Grade
This book is about a boy and his Grandmother taking the bus every week after church to go volunteer at the soup kitchen.  The boy points out all these things that could be considered negative but the Grandmother turns into a positive.
This book could be used to talk about different perspectives and how no two people see one situation exactly the same way.

# data[].attributes.headline
Langston's Train Ride by Robert Burleigh

# data[].attributes.subject
Langston's Train Ride by Robert Burleigh

# data[].attributes.body
Realistic Fiction
Kindergarten - Fifth Grade
This book is about Langston Hughes remembering his inspiration for some of work.  It uses figurative language to describe the sounds and sights he is experiencing.
This book would work in a reading unit on figurative language. It would also work in a Social Studies unit on the Roaring Twenties.

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
Kindergarten - Fifth Grade
This book is about celebrating what makes us different and that not everyone has to be the same.
This book would be good to use to work on reading with expression.

# data[].attributes.body
Realistic Fiction

Upper Elementary
This book is about being a good friend and being honest.  It discusses bullying both in person and online.  There is mention of standardized test cheating and the consequences of that.  This book touches on many sensitive topics.
This book would be good to use when discussing how we treat other people. It would be good to use in a lesson on being kind to others online and not spreading rumors or posting things that aren't true.

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
Upper Elementary
In this book Bobbie Pendragon travels to an alternate reality where Hitler won WWII.  Bobbie has to fix the time line and save the world.
This book would be a good read aloud to pose the question what would the world be like if the Allies had lost WWII.

# data[].attributes.headline
Night of the Living Dummy by R. L. Stine

# data[].attributes.subject
Night of the Living Dummy by R. L. Stine

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
Upper Elementary
Who really is in control the puppeteer or the dummy?  If the dummy is running the show what does that mean for the person who does the talking?
This book could be used to discuss fears and how to over come them. It could also go in the classroom library.

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction

Upper Elementary
A young girl watches her father's murder and then her family loses their home. They are forced to move across the country and change their whole lives. As the world changes around her the young girl struggles to adapt.
This book could be used to discuss plot and setting as well as character development.

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
Upper Elementary
Ever wonder where Merlin got the powers he used to help King Author.  Where did he learn it and how is he so powerful? This book takes a look at Merlin as a child before he was a powerful sorcerer.
This book could be used to demonstrate character development.

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
Upper Elementary
Artemis Fowl is a teenage genius and the greatest thief in the world.  He is a criminal Mastermind who has even stolen from the Fairies.
This book would be good to compare to classic tells about fairies as this book portrays fairies in a completely different way.

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
Upper Elementary
Auggie has never been to a main stream school because of the way his face looks.  This changes in fifth grade.  All Auggie wants is to be seen as normal but his classmates cant get past his face.
This book could be used to discuss acceptance and understanding.

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
Upper Elementary
A sixth grade boy is doing very well in school until he starts being harassed by talking animals and the fox keeps eating his homework.
This book could work in the classroom library as a book for the students to choose to read if they so desire.

# data[].attributes.headline
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by

# data[].attributes.subject
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction/Fantasy
Percy Jackson was a normal boy who moved around a lot with his mother. Until the day he found out his father was the Greek god Poseidon. Then he is accused of stealing his uncle Zeus's Lightning.  Off he goes on an adventure to clear his name and meet his father.
This book could work as a read aloud during a unit on Greek mythology or ancient culture.

# data[].attributes.headline
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowlings

# data[].attributes.subject
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowlings

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction/Fantasy
Upper Elementary
Harry Potter was an orphan living with his aunt and uncle in the town of Surrey outside of London.  Then one day he finds out he is a wizard and so begins his life of amazing adventures.
This book would be in the classroom library for the students to read if they so choose.

# data[].attributes.headline
The Box Car Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

# data[].attributes.subject
The Box Car Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
Upper Elementary
The Alden children are homeless orphans that have no place to go until one night when they find an abandoned box car.  They turn the box car into a home and make a go at living on their own with no adult interference.
This book would work well as a read aloud.

# data[].attributes.headline
Mr. Putter and Tabby Row a Boat by Cynthia Rylant

# data[].attributes.subject
Mr. Putter and Tabby Row a Boat by Cynthia Rylant

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction

First and Second Grade
Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby decide that since it is so hot they should have a picnic by the lake. Their neighbor Mrs. Teaberry and her dog Zeke join them.
This book could work in a lesson comparing text by the same author. The class would compare this book to a Henry and Mudge book.

# data[].attributes.headline
Henry and Mudge First Book by Cynthia Rylant

# data[].attributes.subject
Henry and Mudge First Book by Cynthia Rylant

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction
First and Second Grade
This book is about a lonely boy named Henry who doesn't have anyone to play with on his street.  So his parents get him a dog named Mudge.
This book would be good for a read aloud to the class and an individual read for a higher level reading group.

# data[].attributes.headline
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by Barbara Park

# data[].attributes.subject
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by Barbara Park

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction/ Realistic

Kindergarten and First Grade
Junie B. Jones starts Kindergarten and isn't very happy about it. She hates the bus so much that when its time to go home she misses her bus.
This book would be good to read to a new group of Kindergarteners at the beginning of the school year.

# data[].attributes.headline
Walk Like an Egyptian: Maddie's Magic Markers Book #1 by David Lopez

# data[].attributes.subject
Walk Like an Egyptian: Maddie's Magic Markers Book #1 by David Lopez

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction/Fantasy
First and second Grade
Maddie gets a set of markers for her birthday.  When she begins to use the markers she is transported to ancient Egypt.  She now has to figure out how to get home.
I would use this book during a unit on ancient Egypt or with an upper level reading group.

# data[].attributes.headline
Magic Treehouse Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne

# data[].attributes.subject
Magic Treehouse Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne

# data[].attributes.body
Fiction/Fantasy
First and Second Grade
A brother and sister find a treehouse in their backyard.  When they go into it to explore and check it out it whisk them away to the time of the dinosaurs and now they have to figure out how to get home.
I would use this book for my higher level reading group.

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
K- Fifth Grade
This book is about the foods we eat and the foods we should eat. It talks about food that are good for us and that we should eat more of. It also talks about the food we eat that is not good for us at all and we should stop eating.
This book would go well in a health unit about nutrition and eating healthy.

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
K- Fifth Grade
This book is about a group of children that form an orchestra using instruments that they created themselves using only materials that are recycled garbage.
This book would work wonderfully in a unit about recycling and reusing materials.

# data[].attributes.headline
The Marvelous Thing that Came from a Spring by Gilbert Ford

# data[].attributes.subject
The Marvelous Thing that Came from a Spring by Gilbert Ford

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
K= Fifth Grade
This book is written by the creator of the Slinky.  It talks about what went into creating the Slinky and that it was not a purposeful invention.
This book would work well in a unit about physical science.

# data[].attributes.headline
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy

# data[].attributes.subject
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
Upper Elementary
This book is about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her life.   It discusses not only her life but many of her more famous dissents.
I would use this book when discussing the Supreme Court during a unit on the Judicial process.

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
K- Fifth Grade
This book is about the life cycle of an acorn and what is involved in that life cycle and the influence it has on everything around it.
I would use this book during a science unit on life cycles.

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
K- Fifth Grade
This books is a vivid description of the first trip a train took down the "new" Transcontinental Rail line.   it describes the sights, sounds, and the experience of the passengers on that first trip.
This book would go well in a unit about industrialization or a unit dealing with descriptive details and figurative language.

# data[].attributes.headline
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein

# data[].attributes.subject
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
K-Fifth Grade
This book tells about the events of the day that French aerialist Phillippe Petit walked a tight rope that was strung between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
This book could be used in a literature lesson about figurative language.

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
K- Fifth Grade
This book is about twenty six creatures that are generally misunderstood and nobody really likes.  It is full of facts and information that could change your opinion on these creatures.
This book would be a great reference source for a science project on an animal included in this book.

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
K- Fifth Grade
This books is about the different types of weather that can be found in the world.
This book would go great with an introductory unit on weather and weather patterns. Or it could be used in upper grades as a resource for a science project.

# data[].attributes.headline
Trombone Shorty by Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews

# data[].attributes.subject
Trombone Shorty by Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
K- Fifth Grade
This book is an autobiography about how Troy Andrews worked hard, didn't give up, and followed his dream to be an international star.
While this book is more current than the Roaring Twenties I would use it during a unit on that time period to follow up with where Jazz music is today.

# data[].attributes.headline
Grandfather Gandhi by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus

# data[].attributes.subject
Grandfather Gandhi by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
Lower Elementary
This book is about Gandhi and the lessons he taught his grandson.  This book is written from the grandson's perspective and talks about the lessons Gandhi taught him.
This book would be good to illustrate a point about not fighting and being kind to others.

# data[].attributes.headline
Separate is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh

# data[].attributes.subject
Separate is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
Upper Elementary
This book is about desegregation of schools in California before Brown Vs Board of Education ever took place.  This is about Mexican American children getting to go to school with white children.
This book would be used during the unit on Civil Rights.

# data[].attributes.headline
Who Was Abraham Lincoln? by Janet Pascal

# data[].attributes.subject
Who Was Abraham Lincoln? by Janet Pascal

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
Upper Elementary
This is a biography about the Sixteenth President Abraham Lincoln.  This book starts when he was a boy and goes up to his assassination.
I would use this book during a unit about the time around the Civil War.

# data[].attributes.headline
Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars by Douglas Florian

# data[].attributes.subject
Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars by Douglas Florian

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
Lower Elementary
This is a poetry book with detailed illustrations of outer space and the planets.
I would use this book in a unit about space and the planets in our solar system.

# data[].attributes.body
Non Fiction
Upper Elementary
This is the autobiographical account of what Ruby Bridges went through when the schools were desegregated in November of 1960.
I would use this book during the unit on the Civil Rights Movement and the end of segregation.

# data[].attributes.body
Graphic Novel
Upper Elementary
This book is about a girl moving to a new private school and the things she has to go through as the new girl.
My teaching point would be that the students do not want to be that kid that is labeled mean. They should talk about one another and they should try to be nice to everyone.

# data[].attributes.body
Graphic Novel
Upper Elementary
This book is about a bunny rabbit who is deaf and has to wear a hearing aid.  It is about accepting yourself and what makes you different.  It deals with acceptance in school and that being different is not a bad thing.
My teaching point would be acceptance and including others despite their differences.

# data[].attributes.headline
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

# data[].attributes.subject
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

# data[].attributes.body
Graphic Novel
Upper Elementary
This book is about a kids idea of summer vacation versus his mother's idea.  It is about spending time with family.
My teaching point would be balancing what you want to do with spending time with your family. Go outside and don't just spend all your time playing video games.

# data[].attributes.body
Graphic Novel
Upper Elementary
This book is about two sisters that move to a new town that is inhabited by not only the living but the spirits of the dead as well.  The younger sister is sick and the older sister has to learn to accept this and help her sister experience life while she can.
My teaching point would be about family traditions and accepting your heritage and family history.

# data[].attributes.body
Graphic Novel
Upper Elementary
This book is about a girl who starts going to new school and how she went about making friends.  I liked the clear examples of what it means to be a good friend and how sometimes being a good friend to one person might hurt someone else and how you have to use your own judgement of right and wrong.
I would use this book to illustrate narrative writing as well as lessons on cooperation and working together to accomplish your goals.