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A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

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A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

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Summary: Three children are orphaned and are adopted by a distant relative. The children soon learn the relative’s only intention is to use the children to gain their inheritance.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it shows how the contributions from many in a group can help lead to success. Collaboration and contributing one’s skills are a great lesson for children to learn.

This book fits under the theme of heroism because the children of the book needed to take on very brace and heroic roles to save themselves and each other, as well as their fortune, from their evil relative.

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

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Summary: Through the book we follow Gregor, whose dad is missing, in his journey in getting home and saving his dad from the underground world him and his sister fell into.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it has very important lessons of realizing one’s own potential and believing in yourself.

This book fits under the theme of heroism because in the book Gregor realizes his potential and accepts his role as the hero of a prophecy. Once he does this, his group is able to succeed in their mission in getting him and his family out.

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Mister Invincible: Local Hero by Pascal Jousselin

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Mister Invincible: Local Hero by Pascal Jousselin

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Summary: Mister Invincible uses his ability to travel between the panels of the comic book to fight crime and do good.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it communicates the importance of using your abilities to do good, which all people should strive to do. I also think the idea of a character traveling between the panels of a comic is a very interesting dynamic, especially in children’s comics.

This book fits under the theme of heroism because the main character of the book uses his powers for good and to be a hero.

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Summary: We follow an immigrant man who goes to a strange foreign country and looks for work, housing, and friends, while trying to also get his other family other.

Importance: This book is important for Children’s Literature as it shares the perspective of immigrants with young readers and helps them to get an idea of their experiences and struggles in an unfamiliar place.

This book fits under the theme of community because throughout the book we see how the man’s surrounding community plays a role in his adjustment to his new home. Specifically, we see his interactions with other immigrants and citizens in which they are helping each other.

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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

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Summary: The book follows Edward on a long journey between different owners where he learns about himself and how to appreciate those he’s staying with. In the end, he’s reunited with his original owner, with a much different view on life.

Importance: This book is important for Children’s Literature because it shows the progression of the main character as he learns to appreciate those in his life and the things that they do for him. This is a very important lesson for all people to learn, especially children.

This book fits into the theme of appreciation because over the course of the book Edward learns to appreciate his owners and changes his mentality, which causes him to have a completely different outlook by the end of the book.

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Summary: Nobody Owens grows up in a graveyard after his family is murdered. A community of supernatural beings raise and help protect him when the killer locates him again.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it covers many heavy topics such as the loss of family members and having to endure change and move on.

This book fits under the theme of community because the main character in the book is raised by a plethora of different characters, which shares the message of “it takes a village”.

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The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead

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The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead

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Summary: The main character must accept her parent’s divorce as she navigates her new life, her father’s remarriage, and accepting what will or will not change.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it covers very important topics that children will likely run into in their lifetimes such as divorce, family issues, hate, change, and more.

This book fits into the theme of acceptance because the entire plot of the book is the main character working to understand and accept her parent’s separation and new lives, and once she does, she has to deal with other people trying to accept it as well.

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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

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Summary: From the perspective of a gorilla named Ivan, as he tries to keep a promise and work to get himself, and the other animals with him in captivity to a better place.

Importance: This book is importance to Children’s literature because it is filled with many importance life lessons such as keeping promises, dealing with loss, treating animals well, and the importance of community.

This book fits under the theme of community because throughout the book many characters are involved with helping to take care of a young elephant named Ruby, Ivan is one such character, and in the end gets her to be with other elephants in a happier environment.

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Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

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Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

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Summary: A hero has her identity stolen by a robot, who in the end gives back her identity, and sacrifices itself to be heroic.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it shows the importance of not trying to be someone else, as well as realizing that it is never too late to do the right thing.

This book fits under the theme of doing what’s right because the robot antagonist decides to do the right thing in the end which is give the main character her identity back.

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The Truth About Stacey [The Baby-sitters Club #2] by Raina Telgemeier

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The Truth About Stacey [The Baby-sitters Club #2] by Raina Telgemeier

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Summary: A babysitting club competes with a thriving, cheating and irresponsible, rival club who are stealing their customers.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it shows readers the importance of values like honesty and being fair.

This book fits under the theme of doing what’s right because the main characters and their club do the right thing to beat their rival club through telling the truth and competing fairly with their rivals.

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Summary: The book follows the main character through her many dental procedures, bad friends, and eventual self-acceptance. Through it all she finds herself learning to like how she looks and being surrounded by better people.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it teaches extremely valuable lessons of self-acceptance, especially when it comes to being self conscious and overcoming the opinions of negative people.

This book fits under the theme of acceptance because the main character finds acceptance in the many things she was insecure about, while simultaneously working through her issues.

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Summary: A racially-diverse friend group deals with prejudice and stereotypes while attending a majority-white school.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it teaches children the importance of not feeding into stereotypes and about problems surrounding racism.

This book fits under the theme of differences because it shares how the perspective or experiences of the characters in the book may differ from one another, or even the reader.

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Summary: Follows a cat named Binky on his interpretation of the outside world as “outer space”. He decides to abandon his mission to “outer space” last second to stay with his family.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it shares an important lesson of never being to busy or preoccupied with goals to make time for family.

This book fits under the theme of appreciation because while Binky was very passionate about his mission, at the final minute he realized his appreciation for his family was greater than his desire to travel to “outer space”.

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Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick 

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Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick 

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Summary: Baby Monkey is an investigator who helps people find stolen items. His final client is his mom who he helps find something she’s missing.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it teaches young readers the importance of appreciating their family.

This book fits under the theme of appreciation because even though Baby Monkey is extremely busy with his investigation business, he still makes time to show appreciation for his mom.

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Summary: We watch as a robot and dog fall out of touch as friends, and as they accept and are happy for the other in new friendships and places in life.

Importance: The book is important for Children’s Literature because it teaches a very important lesson of finding a way to cope with and accept losing old friends and making news ones. This is especially important for young readers who will be experiencing changing friendships throughout their lives.

This book fits under the theme of acceptance because it shows an example of accepting a fading friendship in a healthy way, and being happy for a friend’s new happiness.

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Summary: The Big Bad Fox is thrust into parenthood when he finds a soft spot for the chicks he stole to eat, and ends up playing an important parental role in their lives.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it shares with young readers the idea that not all families look identical, and that’s not a bad thing.

This book fits under the theme of differences because a fox isn’t a typical parent for chicks, yet the Big Bad Fox ends up fitting the role just fine. Translating this to real life, just because someone’s family looks different than yours, doesn’t make it any less of a family.

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Summary: A horse trainer named Gale steals her own horse to protect him from neglectful treatment and to save his life, despite social and legal backlash.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it teaches readers to do the right thing, regardless of circumstances, which is an invaluable life lesson.

This book fits under the theme of doing what’s right because Gale had to tolerate extreme, unfair consequences to pursue what she viewed as right and to keep her horse’s best interest in mind.

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Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm

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Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm

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Summary: A girl named Sunny must stay with her grandfather for the summer, and at first finds it boring. We discover she is there while her older brother is in rehab, and after opening up about her emotions, she ends up enjoying and appreciating the summer with her grandfather.

Importance: This book is important to Children’s Literature because it teaches young audiences about struggles with addiction and recovery, as well as appreciating your family.

This book fits under the theme of appreciation because once Sunny is honest about her feelings, she realizes how much she appreciates this time with her Grandpa, which she should have all summer.