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100 People Who Changed America

1001 Things to Spot (Long Ago)

1001 Things to Spot in the Town (1001 Things to Spot)

1001 Things to Spot on the Farm (Usborne)

101 Uses for a Dog

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

ALL ABOUT The way WE LIVE (ALL ABOUT)

ARTEMIS FOWL (ARTEMIS FOWL, NO 1)

Abc's of Chess

Abel's Island

Abel's Island, the ensuing adventures of this rather foppish mouse as he comes head to head with nature. Amazingly, Abel is swept up in a stream, then a river, then eventually marooned on an island (about 12,000 tails long). He is sure that his rescue is imminent: "It's certainly gotten around that Abelard Hassam di Chirico Flint, of the Mossville Flints, is missing," the society mouse speculates. But he is not so lucky. What will this intelligent, imaginative rodent do to get off the island and back to his beloved Amanda? He busies himself with finding ways to get to shore (including bridges, boats, catapults, stepping stones, and gliders); figuring out what he should eat (everything from mulberries to roasted seeds); and investigating where he should take shelter (in a rotten log). As the weeks and months go by, he misses his books, his paintings, his comfortable stuffed chair, his stylish clothes (now damp, torn, and lumpy), but above all his precious wife Amanda, whom he thinks about constantly. As the mouse faces his new life Robinson Crusoe-style, Abel discovers what it's like to be in tune with the natural world as well as his true nature, and what it's like to return, fortified, to his real home and to the arms of the one he loves. Along the way, readers can't help but rediscover the joys of being alive. (Ages 8 and older, but an engaging read-aloud for younger children, too) --Karin Snelson]]>

The Abenaki (First Book of)

About the B'Nai Bagels (Yearling Book)

Above the Rim (Super Hoops)

Absolutely Normal Chaos

Across Five Aprils

Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847 (Dear America)

Adaline Falling Star (sig) (Scholastic Signature)

"I'm a mix, I reckon, of white and red blood, and also a jumbled love for free roaming and the Fruits of Civilization, which is what Doc Hempstead calls reading, writing, and geography."

Adaline's intelligence and sensitivity keep her alive when her impulsiveness provokes her to run away to find her father. Her bravery and gritty frontier resourcefulness rival her father's, but her compassion is all her own.

In this lively and touching account, Mary Pope Osborne has fictionalized the life of Kit Carson's real but little-known daughter. Osborne is the renowned author of the very popular Magic Tree House series, as well as many other books for children and young adults, including a collection of yarns about American folk heroes called American Tall Tales. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter]]>

Addie's Dakota Winter: Addie'S Dakota Winter (American Sisters)

The Adventures of Lewis and Clark

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Aesop's Fables (Complete and Unabridged Classics)

After the Rain: Virginia's Civil War Diary, Book Two (My America)

Alaska: Pioneer Stories of a Twentieth Century Frontier

Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity (Solutions Series)

The Alexander Hamilton You Never Knew (You Never Knew)

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

So begin the trials and tribulations of the irascible Alexander, who has been earning the sympathy of readers since 1972. People of all ages have terrible, horrible days, and Alexander offers us the cranky commiseration we crave as well as a reminder that things may not be all that bad. As Alexander's day progresses, he faces a barrage of bummers worthy of a country- western song: getting smushed in the middle seat of the car, a dessertless lunch sack, a cavity at the dentist's office, stripeless sneakers, witnessing kissing on television, and being forced to sleep in railroad-train pajamas. He resolves several times to move to Australia.

Judith Viorst flawlessly and humorously captures a child's testy temperament, rendering Alexander sympathetic rather than whiny. Our hero's gum-styled hair and peevish countenance are artfully depicted by Ray Cruz's illustrations. An ALA Notable Book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a great antidote to bad days everywhere, sure to put a smile on even the crabbiest of faces. (Ages 5 to 9)]]>

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

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

Alida's Song

Aliens for Breakfast

Alloran's Choice, The Andalite Chronicles

Alone In His Teacher's House (Marvin Redpost 4, paper)

Amanda Bean's amazing dream: A mathematical story

Amazing School Records: Kids Who Teamed Up for Success (Guiness World Records Special Student Edition)

America in the Time of George Washington: 1747 To 1803 (America in the Time Of...(Paperback))

America in the Time of Lewis and Clark: 1801 To 1850 (America in the Time Of...(Paperback))

America's Great

America's War of Independence: A Concise Illustrated History of the American Revolution (Stories of the States)

American Poetry (Poetry for Young People, American Poetry)

American Tall Tales

Among the Betrayed

Among the Hidden (Shadow Children #1)

Among the Impostors (Shadow Children)

Among the Odds & Evens: A Tale of Adventure

Amos Fortune, Free Man (Newbery Library, Puffin)

Anastasia Has the Answers (Yearling Book)

Anastasia at your Service (Yearling Book)

Anastasia on Her Own (Yearling Book)

Angels in the Dust (International Reading Association Teacher's Choice Award)

Animal Behavior (Questions and Answers About-)

Animal Food (Questions and Answers About-)

Animal Stories by Young Writers: From Stone Soup Magazine

Anne Frank

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables, introduces younger readers to the irrepressible heroine of L.M. Montgomery's many stories. Adapter M.C. Helldorfer includes only a few of Anne's mirthful and poignant adventures, yet manages to capture the freshness of one of children's literature's spunkiest, most beloved characters. There's just enough to make beginning readers want more--luckily, there's a lot more in the originals! Illustrator Ellen Beier creates vibrant pictures to portray the beauty of the land around Green Gables and the spirited nature of Anne herself. (Ages 5 to 8) --Emilie Coulter]]>

Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables)

Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, No. 3) (Anne of Green Gables)

Annie and the Old One

Another Amy (Replica 3)

Antics! (Paperstar)

Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds

Appelemando's Dreams (Reading Rainbow Feature Selection)

Aquamarine

Despite the girls' fear of change, everything shifts with a summer storm. At the beach club the next morning, Hailey and Claire find that the storm has left its mark, filling the cloudy waters of the swimming pool with jellyfish and seaweed. Hailey boldly dives in and discovers that the waves have also brought a delicate blue and white mermaid who is extremely grouchy at her predicament. The girls scheme to return the fish-woman to the sea, but she obstinately refuses to leave the vicinity of Raymond, the handsome boy who runs the gift shop. Alarmed at the mermaid's growing weakness, Hailey and Claire extract her promise to go back to the sea in exchange for one evening with Raymond. They set up a blind date, dress her in a long blue dress to hide her tail, and take her to the rendezvous in a wheelchair. But the next morning the dying mermaid is in love, and the patio is full of partygoers. Can the girls sneak her past all those eyes to save her life? And will she let them? Young teens will be entranced by the strange dreaminess of this poignant little story about love and loss. (Ages 10 to 14) --Patty Campbell]]>

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret would rank near the top of the list. Judy Blume and her character Margaret Simon were the first to say out loud (and in a book even) that it is normal for girls to wonder when they are ever going to fill out their training bras. Puberty is a curious and annoying time. Girls' bodies begin to do freakish things--or, as in Margaret's case, they don't do freakish things nearly as fast as girls wish they would. Adolescents are often so relieved to discover that someone understands their body-angst that they miss one of the book's deeper explorations: a young person's relationship with God. Margaret has a very private relationship with God, and it's only after she moves to New Jersey and hangs out with a new friend that she discovers that it might be weird to talk to God without a priest or a rabbi to mediate. Margaret just wants to fit in! Who is God, and where is He when she needs Him? She begins to look into the cups of her training bra for answers ...]]>

Arnosky's Ark

The Art of Ancient Egypt

Asian Tales and Tellers

Así es Josefina, una niña americana (The American Girls Collection)

At The Crossing Places (Arthur Trilogy, 2)

At the Sign of the Star

The Atlas of Experience

Aung San Suu Kyi: Standing Up for Democracy in Burma (Women Changing the World)

The BFG

The BFG is one of Dahl's most lovable character creations. Whether galloping off with Sophie nestled into the soft skin of his ear to capture dreams as though they were exotic butterflies; speaking his delightful, jumbled, squib-fangled patois; or whizzpopping for the Queen, he leaves an indelible impression of bigheartedness. (Ages 9 to 12)]]>

BLIZZARD'S WAKE

THE BOGGART

Babe: The Gallant Pig

As utterly charming as Charlotte's Web, this book is bound to pluck even the tightest heartstrings. Masterful characterization brings every personality to vibrant life, while Mary Rayner's lively line illustrations only elucidate images Dick King-Smith has already planted in the reader's mind. Herd the whole farmyard together: readers of all ages, ambitions, and antecedents will love this one. --Emilie Coulter]]>

Babe: The Gallant Pig (Babe)

Baby

The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1)

The Bad Beginning begins badly for the three Baudelaire children, and then gets worse. Their misfortunes begin one gray day on Briny Beach when Mr. Poe tells them that their parents perished in a fire that destroyed their whole house. "It is useless for me to describe to you how terrible Violet, Klaus, and even Sunny felt in the time that followed," laments the personable (occasionally pedantic) narrator, who tells the story as if his readers are gathered around an armchair on pillows. But of course what follows is dreadful. The children thought it was bad when the well-meaning Poes bought them grotesque-colored clothing that itched. But when they are ushered to the dilapidated doorstep of the miserable, thin, unshaven, shiny-eyed, money-grubbing Count Olaf, they know that they--and their family fortune--are in real trouble. Still, they could never have anticipated how much trouble. While it's true that the events that unfold in Lemony Snicket's novels are bleak, and things never turn out as you'd hope, these delightful, funny, linguistically playful books are reminiscent of Roald Dahl (remember James and the Giant Peach and his horrid spinster aunts), Charles Dickens (the orphaned Pip in Great Expectations without the mysterious benefactor), and Edward Gorey (The Gashlycrumb Tinies). There is no question that young readers will want to read the continuing unlucky adventures of the Baudelaire children in The Reptile Room and The Wide Window. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson]]>

The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1)

Bad girls

Ballet Shoes

The Bamboo Flute

The Baseball Stadium Postcard Album: 31 Postcards of National League Ballparks

Baseball Trivia and Fun Book

Baseball in the Barrios

Bat 6

The Bat Boy And His Violin (Aladdin Picture Books)

Beardance (Avon Camelot Books (Paperback))

Bearstone (Avon Camelot Books (Paperback))

Beast Feast : Poems

Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie (Because of Winn-Dixie)

With her newly adopted, goofy pooch at her side, Opal explores her bittersweet world and learns to listen to other people's lives. This warm and winning book hosts an unforgettable cast of characters, including a librarian who fought off a bear with a copy of War and Peace, an ex-con pet-store clerk who plays sweet music to his animal charges, and the neighborhood "witch," a nearly blind woman who sees with her heart. Part Frankie (The Member of the Wedding), part Scout (To Kill a Mockingbird), Opal brings her own unique and wonderful voice to a story of friendship, loneliness, and acceptance. Opal's down-home charm and dead-on honesty will earn her friends and fans far beyond the confines of Naomi, Florida. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter]]>

Because of Winn-Dixie (Because of Winn-Dixie)

The Bee Tree

Beezus and Ramona

There's no one in the world like Beverly Cleary, either. This terrifically popular author of over two dozen children's books has withstood the test of time for generations, as her many awards, including the Newbery Medal, attest. Two books in the Ramona series, Ramona and Her Father and Ramona Quimby, Age 8, were also named Newbery Honor Books. Louis Darling's wonderful ink illustrations are the kind that will stay with a reader for a lifetime. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter]]>

Beezus and Ramona

Behind the Mountains (First Person Fiction)

Belle Prater's Boy

Ben Franklin

Ben's Dream

Benjamin Banneker

The Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Sinister Smoke Ring

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Betsy Ross

Betsy-Tacy and Tib (Betsy-Tacy)

The Big Box (Jump at the Sun)

Giselle Potter's lovely, childlike paintings create an atmosphere of naïve bewilderment, as the plaintive children wail, over and over, "If freedom is handled just your way/ Then it's not my freedom or free." Morrison's first foray into children's literature is a puzzling, thickly ironic book that asks more questions than it answers. Even as a celebration of the unfettered exuberance of children in the face of societal oppression, a lighter touch would have done wonders. (Click to see a sample spread. Text copyright 1999 by Toni Morrison. Illustrations copyright 1999 by Giselle Potter. With permission of Jump at the Sun, Hyperion Books for Children.) --Emilie Coulter]]>

The Big Wander

The Black Cauldron (Prydain Chronicles)

Black Diamond

Black Gold

Black Hands, White Sails: The Story of African-American Whalers

The Black Pearl

The Black Stallion (Black Stallion)

The Block

Bloomability

Blubber

Blueberries for Sal

Blueberries for Sal--with its gentle animals, funny noises, and youthful spirit of adventure--is perfect for reading aloud. The endearing illustrations, rendered in dark, blueberry-stain blue, will leave you craving a fresh pail of your own. (Picture book)]]>

Bobby Baseball

The Boggart

Bold Journey: West with Lewis and Clark

The Book of Three (Prydain Chronicles)

What brings the tale of Taran to life is Alexander's skillful use of humor, and the way he personalizes the mythology he has so clearly studied. Taran isn't a stick figure; in fact, the author makes a point of mocking him just at the moments when he's acting the most highhanded and heroic. When he and the young girl Eilonwy flee the castle of the wicked queen Achren, Taran emotes, "'Spiral Castle has brought me only grief; I have no wish to see it again.' 'What has it brought the rest of us?' Eilonway asked. 'You make it sound as though we were just sitting around having a splendid time while you moan and take on.'" By the end, Alexander has spun a rousing hero's tale and created a compelling coming-of-age story. Readers will sigh with relief when they realize The Book of Three is only the first of the chronicles of Prydain. --Claire Dederer]]>

Boots and the Seven Leaguers, a rock-and-troll novel

The Borning Room (Charlotte Zolotow Book)

The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Aesop's Fables S.)

The Boy Who Lost His Face

The Boy Who Was Generous With Salt

Boys Know It All: Wise Thoughts and Wacky Ideas from Guys Like You

A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials

The Bremen Town Band

Brian's Return

Gary Paulsen, the popular author of many critically acclaimed books for young people and winner of the 1997 Margaret A. Edward Award, has written another sequel to the Newbery Honor Book Hatchet. (The River and Brian's Winter were earlier sequels.) Paulsen's graphic and detailed descriptions of Brian's adventures demonstrate a deep familiarity and connection to the wilderness; and in fact the author has spent much of his life in the bush, living almost entirely off the land. Brian's experiences in nature parallel his growing independence and maturity; readers who don't feel like they "fit in" will easily relate to the young protagonist's search for identity and purity. (Ages 11 and older) --Emilie Coulter]]>

Brian's Winter

Bridge To Terabithia

Despite their superficial differences, it's clear that Jess and Leslie are soul mates. The two create a secret kingdom in the woods named Terabithia, where the only way to get into the castle is by swinging out over a gully on an enchanted rope. Here they reign as king and queen, fighting off imaginary giants and the walking dead, sharing stories and dreams, and plotting against the schoolmates who tease them. Jess and Leslie find solace in the sanctuary of Terabithia until a tragedy strikes and the two are separated forever. In a style that is both plain and powerful, Katherine Paterson's characters will stir your heart and put a lump in your throat.]]>