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Katherine Paterson
read: 3/5-3/22
Jesse and Leslie create an imaginary world called "Terabithia" that has all kinds of magical creatures in it.

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J.K.Rowling
read: 2/25-3/2017
A kids and adults favorite. This book is where the magic all starts. Children with wild imaginative minds would love to read and write about the book.

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read: 2/12/17
This is an amazing true story about a little girl who had difficulty in school and one of reading teacher so strongly believed in her, who later became known as Patricia Polacco.

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Jeff Kinney
The main character in this book series is Greg. This particular book is all about him getting older and having to deal with more responsibilities. Almost every kid in 4th and 5th grade can relate to these book. Teachers can even assign students to write their own diaries.

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Roald Dahl
read: 3/5
Humorous story about a little girl who has some special powers, ends up going to a school where the principle is a horrible woman.

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E.B.White
Read: 4/3-4/18
This a great book about how a little girl named Fern takes care of farm animals, and especially cares for a pig who she names Wilbur. Charlotte is a spider who becomes friends with Wilbur.

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Louis Sachar
read: 3-28/4-7
Adventurous and funny book about a boy named Stanley who is at a detention camp. There him and his friends have to dig holes for what ever crime they are there for.

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Christopher Paul Curtis
read: 3/11-4/1/17
Bud Caldwell, the main character, has lost his mother and is therefore trying to find a home where he would be welcomed. He goes through much on his journey but finally ends up in a good place, using his talent, playing music.

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Susan Campbell Bartole
read:2/15-2/28
Heart-wrenching true story about the atrocities Hitler committed through out world war II. This is a story about a 17 year old boy who gets executed at the end for helping a Jew.

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Pam Ryan
read: 1/25-2/10/17
Absolutely wonderful book describing a young girls journey from Mexico to the USA, from being a princess to having take care of her family financially and emotionally. Many Spanish speaking students can connect to the book.

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C.S. Lewis
read: 3/16-4/1
Absolutely wonderful book with lots of creativity. Children explore and live in a magical world, which they save from a Witch.

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Ben Hatke
read: 4/5-4/18
Zita, the main character, discovers a device that abducts her friends. She is determined to get her friends back from space and so does, but then gets stuck herself, then finds a way out herself.

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Jeff Smith
read: 3/3-3/14
Comic book revolves around the three "Bone" cousins, "Phoney, Smiley, and Fone Bone".

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Raina Telgemeier
read: 1/28-2/13
Story about two sisters Catrina and Maya. They have to move due to Maya's illness and when they move to the new house they find ghosts there!

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Cece Bell
read: 3/12-3/25
This book is about a rabbit who is deaf. She four years old, and trying to live a normal life. Children can definitely relate to a story like this, at almost all ages.

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Beverly Cleary
read: 4/5-4/9
Fantasy
Great book for kids to read. This book is about how boy named Keith and a mouse named Ralph become friends.

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Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

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Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

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Barbara Park
read:3/15-3/16
First book in the Junie B. Jones series, this is a great start to reading chapter book in early elementary. Junie B. has just started Kindergarten and does not want to ride the bust home because it smells and hides.

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Mary Pope Osborne
read: 4/1-4/4
Fantasy
Jack and Annie are siblings, and this book of the series they travel back to the Middle Ages, where they explore a castle. Kids in 1st and 2nd grade absolutely love the series. Teacher can read them as a read aloud during snack time or dismissal.

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Patricia Polacco
read: 4-5-17
This is a true story about Clara Barton the woman who founded The American Red Cross. Davie is her brother and they were both very close.

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Brian Ploca
read: 4-3-17
This book is set in 1869, it is about a Family’s  journey from Omaha to Sacramento on the first and newly built transcontinental Railroad.

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Gail Gibbons
Published: 2003
read: 3-17-17
This book has interesting facts about the moon, like the different phases and its eclipses along with pictures. It is great to use with teaching about the moon especially to early elementary.

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Herman Parish
read: 3/9-3/11
This is the 6th book in the Amelia Bedelia series, these books are my all time favorite books. In this book Amelia Bedelia, cleaned up a dirty empty lot, with two friends named Heather and Holly.

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"Quit Bossing Us Around!" The Declaration of Independence

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"Quit Bossing Us Around!" The Declaration of Independence

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Carole Marsh
published: 2004
read:  2-28-17
This book is all about children learning the Declaration of Independence. It is excellent to use when children have to start learning about the Declaration of Independence.

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Suzanne Slade
published: 2010
read: 3-23-17
This is an amazing book to use with younger children when teaching about the water cycle. It's all about where a raindrop comes from and where it goes.

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Eric Carle
published: 2001
read: 3-23-17
This story is about a flower whose seeds go flying away due to a strong wind, and get destroyed by different things, but one survives and grows into a huge flower.
It would be great to use with an introductory science lesson on plants.

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Kadir Nelson
Published: 2015
read: 3-5-17
This book is about planting seeds. First the rabbit and mouse plant a seed and get fruits, but then do not want to share with other animals. But eventually they learn they can plant a seed of kindness and learn to share.
This is a great book to use with a science lesson on how to plant a seed, also teaches kids learn the importance of sharing and caring for others.

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Jason Chin
read: 4/17
This book talks mainly about  how species of reptiles and birds on the Island of Galapagos have evolved.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
published: 2012
read: 4-12-17
In this book it has the famous speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made in Washington, along with pictures. Perfect to use when teaching civil rights to upper grades.

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Barb Rosenstock
Published: 2014
read: 4-4-17
This book is about Vasily Kandinsky, one of the very first painters of abstract art. Excellent book to use in art class.

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Carle Boston Weatherford
published: 2015
read: 2-28-17
This book is a biography on civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. It can be used while teaching civil rights to upper elementary children.

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Nicola Davies
published: 2001
read: 3-12-17
Informational book about the life of Sea Turtle.

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Miranda Paul
published: 2015
read: 3-2-17
This is a great book to use when teaching about the water cycle.

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Joseph Hopkins
published: 2013
read: 3-2-17
This is a true story of green-thumbed pioneer and activist Kate Sessions, who helped San Diego grow from a dry desert town into a lush, leafy city known for its gorgeous parks and gardens

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Jason Chin
Published: 2011
read: 3-7-17
A little girl goes to the library and pulls a book from the shelf about coral reefs and the city around her slips away and she finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea and the mysterious plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide there.

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Eugene Trivizas
published: 1993
read: 4-1-17
This is a similar book to the traditional "Three pigs and big bad wolf", its interesting because in this story its the wolves who are nice and pig is the big bad guy.

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Oskarsson
Published: 2014
read: 3-21-17
A rat and a dog become friends after seeing a flattened out rabbit on the street.

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Maria Frazee
published: 2014
read: 4-11-17
This is a picture book and could be used to picture walk and maybe come up with our own stories.

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Cynthia Rylant
published: 1985
read: 3-22-17
This book is a great book showing family traditions and values. It is a big family, they all get together, and have fun. This book could be used as a culturally responsive tool in the classroom.

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Matt De La Pina
published: 2015
read: 3-21-17
This book is about a little boy who is with his Nana, going somewhere, and asks his Nana lots of questions about why they don't have some things that other do.
This book could be used to teach values to younger kids as well as older ones.

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Vera William
published: 1982
read: 4-1-17
This book is about a little girl who's house burned in a fire and they lost everything they had. This book could be used to teach sympathy to younger children.

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Mo Willems
Published: 2003
Read: 3-1-17
This is a really good book  about a pigeon wanting to drive the bus. I really like this because kids love reading all pigeon books.

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Ezra Keats
Published: 1962
Read: 3-29-17
This book is about a young boy experiencing his first snow. This could be used to teach a weather lesson talking about snow.

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Jane Yolen
Picture Book
Published: 1987
Read: 3/2/17
This book is about a young girl who goes out with her dad to learn "owling". It is a really good book that can teach/show the importance of bonding with parents and learning to be patient.

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Faith Ringgold
Published: 1991;
read: 2-21-17
picture book
This book is about a little girl flying over the city she lives in. She sees everything the way she wants to see it. This book could be used when teaching children about the time after segregation.

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Kevin Henkes
2-16-17
picture book
This book is about a girl who's name is Chrysanthemum, her name is the longest in her class and she is really embarrassed by it. Then she finds out one of her teachers name is very long too and feels happy about it then.
I could use this book to teach just a simple classroom management lesson like not to make fun of anyone's name.

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Eric Carle
Fiction
2-11-17
This book is about a caterpillar ate so much food and shows the process a caterpillar goes through to become a butterfly. I love this book because it is good to use with science as well as math (counting).
I could use this book for a science lesson on the life cycle of butterfly.

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Maurice Sendak
Fantasy
2-19-17
This book is about a young boy named Max, his bedroom undergoes a wild transformation and he goes to a island where he sees many different "Wild Things", becomes their king. He starts to feel lonely and finally comes back to his room. I really like this book because it captures exactly what a 6-7 year imagines. I could use this book for creative writing.