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Chester Nez and the unbreakable code: a Navajo code talker's story
By Joseph Bruchac, Liz Amini-Holmes. 2018
Short biography of Chester Nez, who, after being taught that his native language and culture were useless at Fort Defiance…
School, was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII. For grades 2-4. 2018The moon within
By Aida Salazar. 2019
A novel in verse. Eleven-year-old Celi struggles with puberty and is horrified to discover her mother plans to hold a…
traditional moon ceremony to celebrate her menarche. But her best friend Magda contemplates an even more profound change in her life. For grades 4-7. 2019Gabriela: American girl, girl of the year 2017 set (American Girl: Girl of the Year 2017)
By Varian Johnson, Teresa E. Harris. 2017
Izzy Gizmo
By Pip Jones, Sara Ogilvie. 2018
Izzy Gizmo loves to invent but gets frustrated when her inventions fail to work properly. When she finds a crow…
with a broken wing, her grandfather urges her to persist until she finds a way to help. For preschool-grade 2. 2017Garvey's choice
By Nikki Grimes. 2016
Novel in verse. Filling an emotional void with food, bookworm Garvey struggles with his weight and school bullies and is…
unable to connect with his sports-minded father. But when his friend pushes him to audition for chorus, Garvey finally finds himself and his voice. For grades 4-7. 2016Like carrot juice on a cupcake (Eleanor)
By Matthew Cordell, Julie Sternberg. 2014
When Eleanor's best friend Pearl is assigned to be the new student's buddy, Eleanor fears she can't compete. But a…
new set of problems arises when Eleanor's chosen for the lead in the springtime musical. For grades 2-4. 2014Like bug juice on a burger (Eleanor)
By Matthew Cordell, Julie Sternberg. 2013
When Eleanor's grandma Sadie surprises her with a sleep-away camp trip over the summer, Eleanor is excited. But her enthusiasm…
wanes when faced with strange food and an embarrassingly low-level swim class. Sequel to Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie (DB 75193). For grades 2-4. 2013One dark night
By Lisa Wheeler, Ivan Bates. 2006
Evenings at home with Mouse and Mole are always safe and cozy, until one dark night they venture outside for…
a moonlit walk and fins something waiting for them. With its satisfying ending, this adventure is a perfect read-aloud for every night. For preschool-grade 2. 2018Dirty Gert
By Tedd Arnold. 2013
Wild about books
By Marc Brown, Judy Sierra. 2004
T4: a novel in verse
By Ann Clare LeZotte. 2008
Paula Becker, who is deaf, is thirteen years old when the Nazi party takes control of Germany. It is a…
time when people with disabilities are ordered to be killed in Hitler's Tiergartenstrasse 4, nicknamed T4. She escapes a raid, but her new world is one of fear, desperation, and uncertainty as she struggles to survive. Her stories are told in free verse. For grades 6-9What this story needs is a pig in a wig (Pig in a wig book #1)
By Emma J. Virjan. 2015
Clorinda
By Steven Kellogg, Robert Kinerk. 2003
Silly Tilly
By Eileen Spinelli, David Slonim. 2009
The pout-pout fish: Illustrated by Dan Hanna (Pout-Pout Fish Adventure #1)
By Deborah Diesen, Dan Hanna. 2008
The pout-pout fish believes he only knows how to frown, even though many of his friends suggest ways to change…
his expression, until one day a fish comes along that shows him otherwise. For preschool-grade 2Miss Emily
By Matt Phelan, Burleigh Muten, Burleigh Mutén. 2014
Known to the rest of us as the reclusive poet Emily Dickinson, Miss Emily was a joyful presence in the…
lives of her young neighbors in nineteenth century Amherst, Massachusetts. This inviting novel, written in free verse, introduces young readers to the playful side of an American original. For grades 3-6Gina
By Bernard Waber. 1995
When Gina moves to a new apartment in Queens, New York, she looks forward to making new friends. But there…
is a big problem: there are no girls Gina's age, and the boys don't want to play with a girl. That is, until Gina shows them she can throw a ball. For grades K-3A boy called Slow: the true story of Sitting Bull
By Joseph Bruchac, Rocco Baviera. 1994
In the 1830s, parents in the Lakota Sioux tribe gave their children childhood names like Runny Nose and Hungry Mouth.…
Later when the child had grown and proven himself, he earned a new name. Returns Again named his boy Slow because he never did anything quickly. Slow hated his name and tried hard to earn a better one. At fourteen, Slow had a chance to show his bravery and was named Sitting Bull. For grades K-3Hiawatha: messenger of peace
By Dennis Brindell Fradin, Dennis B Fradin, Arnold Jacobs. 1992
In this biography the author shows what Hiawatha's life might have ben like by drawing on what is actually known…
about the Iroquois people during the fifteenth century. He distinguishes fact from legend as he tells of the adult Hiawatha's role as a peace-maker and one of the founders of the Iroquois Federation--aspects of which were incorporated into the U.S. Constitution. For grades 2-4 and older readersI like you, if you like me: poems of friendship
By Myra Cohn Livingston. 1987
An anthology of ninety short poems about the ups, downs, and importance of friends and friendship. Included are selections by…
Carl Sandberg, Langston Hughes, and Karla Kushin, as well as anonymous autograph verses, folk songs, and poems from other countries. For grades 5-8