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125 books

• Across the Bay

  Carlos Aponte · 2019

  • Ages 4–8
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  • ["Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor (2020)"]

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• Ada Twist, Scientist

  Andrea Beaty; illustrated by David Roberts · 2016

  • Ages 4–8
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• Alma and How She Got Her Name

  Juana Martinez-Neal · 2018

  • Ages 3–7
  • Picture book
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  • Caldecott Honor

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• American Born Chinese

  Gene Luen Yang · 2006

  • Ages 12–18
  • Graphic novel
  • Fiction
  • Michael L. Printz Award

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• Be a King

  Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by James E. Ransome · 2018

  • Ages 5–9
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• Because of Winn-Dixie

  Kate DiCamillo · 2000

  • Ages 8–12
  • Middle-grade novel
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• Blueberries for Sal

  Robert McCloskey · 1948

  • Ages 3–6
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• The Book Thief

  Markus Zusak · 2005

  • Ages 14–18
  • Young adult novel
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  • Michael L. Printz Honor

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• Bridge to Terabithia

  Katherine Paterson · 1977

  • Ages 9–13
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• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

  Bill Martin Jr.; illustrated by Eric Carle · 1967

  • Ages 0–4
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• Brown Girl Dreaming

  Jacqueline Woodson · 2014

  • Ages 10–14
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Nonfiction
  • National Book Award for Young People's Literature

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• A Chair for My Mother

  Vera B. Williams · 1982

  • Ages 4–8
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  • Caldecott Honor

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• Charlie Collier, Snoop for Hire

  John V. Madormo · 2012

  • Ages 9–12
  • Middle-grade novel
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• Charlotte's Web

  E. B. White; illustrated by Garth Williams · 1952

  • Ages 7–11
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  • Newbery Honor

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• Chrysanthemum

  Kevin Henkes · 1991

  • Ages 4–8
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• Clementine

  Sara Pennypacker; illustrated by Marla Frazee · 2006

  • Ages 6–9
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• Corduroy

  Don Freeman · 1968

  • Ages 3–6
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• Creating Schools That Heal

  Lesley Koplow · 2002

  • For adults
  • For adults
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• The Crossover

  Kwame Alexander · 2014

  • Ages 9–13
  • Middle-grade novel
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  • Newbery Medal

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• The Day the Crayons Quit

  Drew Daywalt; illustrated by Oliver Jeffers · 2013

  • Ages 4–8
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• Dear Zoo

  Rod Campbell · 1982

  • Ages 0–3
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• Dinosaurs Before Dark

  Mary Pope Osborne; illustrated by Sal Murdocca · 1992

  • Ages 6–9
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• Dreamers

  Yuyi Morales · 2018

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
  • Nonfiction
  • Pura Belpré Illustrator Award

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• Each Kindness

  Jacqueline Woodson; illustrated by E. B. Lewis · 2012

  • Ages 5–9
  • Picture book
  • Fiction
  • ["Coretta Scott King Author Honor (2013)"]

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• The Ear, the Eye and the Arm

  Nancy Farmer · 1994

  • Ages 10–14
  • Middle-grade novel
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  • Newbery Honor

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• Echo

  Pam Muñoz Ryan · 2015

  • Ages 10–14
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction
  • Newbery Honor

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• El Deafo

  Cece Bell · 2014

  • Ages 8–12
  • Graphic novel
  • Nonfiction
  • Newbery Honor

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• Esperanza Rising

  Pam Muñoz Ryan · 2000

  • Ages 9–13
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction
  • Pura Belpré Author Award

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• Flora & Ulysses

  Kate DiCamillo; illustrated by K. G. Campbell · 2013

  • Ages 8–12
  • Middle-grade novel
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  • Newbery Medal

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• Frederick

  Leo Lionni · 1967

  • Ages 3–7
  • Picture book
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  • Caldecott Honor

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• Freight Train

  Donald Crews · 1978

  • Ages 0–4
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• Frog and Toad Are Friends

  Arnold Lobel · 1970

  • Ages 4–8
  • Early reader
  • Fiction
  • Caldecott Honor

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• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

  E. L. Konigsburg · 1967

  • Ages 9–12
  • Middle-grade novel
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  • Newbery Medal

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• Front Desk

  Kelly Yang · 2018

  • Ages 8–12
  • Middle-grade novel
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• The Girl Who Drank the Moon

  Kelly Barnhill · 2016

  • Ages 10–14
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction
  • Newbery Medal

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• The Giver

  Lois Lowry · 1993

  • Ages 12–16
  • Middle-grade novel
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  • Newbery Medal

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• Global Babies

  Global Fund for Children · 2007

  • Ages 0–2
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• The Golden Flower

  Nina Jaffe; illustrated by Enrique O. Sánchez · 1996

  • Ages 6–10
  • Picture book
  • Fiction
  • Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor

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• Goodnight Moon

  Margaret Wise Brown; illustrated by Clement Hurd · 1947

  • Ages 0–3
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• Guess How Much I Love You

  Sam McBratney; illustrated by Anita Jeram · 1994

  • Ages 0–5
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• Harold and the Purple Crayon

  Crockett Johnson · 1955

  • Ages 3–6
  • Picture book
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• Harriet the Spy

  Louise Fitzhugh · 1964

  • Ages 9–12
  • Middle-grade novel
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• Hatchet

  Gary Paulsen · 1987

  • Ages 10–14
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction
  • Newbery Honor

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• The Hate U Give

  Angie Thomas · 2017

  • Ages 14–18
  • Young adult novel
  • Fiction
  • Michael L. Printz Honor

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• Henry and Mudge

  Cynthia Rylant; illustrated by Suçie Stevenson · 1987

  • Ages 4–8
  • Early reader
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• Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition

  Margot Lee Shetterly · 2016

  • Ages 9–13
  • Middle-grade novel
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• Holes

  Louis Sachar · 1998

  • Ages 9–13
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction
  • Newbery Medal

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• Horton Hears a Who!

  Dr. Seuss · 1954

  • Ages 3–7
  • Picture book
  • Fiction

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• How Toddlers Thrive

  Tovah P. Klein · 2014

  • For adults
  • For adults
  • Nonfiction

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• I Dissent

  Debbie Levy; illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley · 2016

  • Ages 5–9
  • Picture book
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• I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew

  Dr. Seuss · 1965

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
  • Fiction

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• I Have a Dream

  Martin Luther King Jr.; illustrated by Kadir Nelson · 2012

  • Ages 5–10
  • Picture book
  • Nonfiction
  • ["Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor (2013)"]

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• The Iliad

  Gareth Hinds · 2019

  • Ages 12–18
  • Graphic novel
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• Inside Out & Back Again

  Thanhha Lai · 2011

  • Ages 9–13
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction
  • National Book Award for Young People's Literature

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• The Invisible String

  Patrice Karst; illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff · 2000

  • Ages 3–8
  • Picture book
  • Fiction

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• Islandborn

  Junot Díaz; illustrated by Leo Espinosa · 2018

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
  • Fiction
  • ["Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor (2019)"]

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• Ivy and Bean

  Annie Barrows; illustrated by Sophie Blackall · 2006

  • Ages 6–9
  • Chapter book
  • Fiction

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• Jamberry

  Bruce Degen · 1983

  • Ages 0–4
  • Board book
  • Fiction

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• Julián Is a Mermaid

  Jessica Love · 2018

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
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• The Kissing Hand

  Audrey Penn; illustrated by Ruth E. Harper, Nancy M. Leak · 1993

  • Ages 3–6
  • Picture book
  • Fiction

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• Knuffle Bunny

  Mo Willems · 2004

  • Ages 2–6
  • Picture book
  • Fiction
  • Caldecott Honor

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• The Last Cuentista

  Donna Barba Higuera · 2021

  • Ages 10–14
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction
  • Newbery Medal

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• Last Stop on Market Street

  Matt de la Peña; illustrated by Christian Robinson · 2015

  • Ages 3–8
  • Picture book
  • Fiction
  • ["Newbery Medal (2016)"

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• Let the Children March

  Monica Clark-Robinson; illustrated by Frank Morrison · 2018

  • Ages 6–10
  • Picture book
  • Fiction
  • Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor

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• A Likkle Miss Lou

  Nadia L. Hohn; illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes · 2019

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
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• Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

  Kevin Henkes · 1996

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
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• Little Blue Truck

  Alice Schertle; illustrated by Jill McElmurry · 2008

  • Ages 1–5
  • Picture book
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• Little Melba and Her Big Trombone

  Katheryn Russell-Brown; illustrated by Frank Morrison · 2014

  • Ages 5–9
  • Picture book
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  • ["Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor (2015)"]

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• The Lonely Phone Booth

  Peter Ackerman; illustrated by Max Dalton · 2010

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
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• Long Way Down

  Jason Reynolds · 2017

  • Ages 13–18
  • Young adult novel
  • Fiction
  • Newbery Honor

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• Make Way for Ducklings

  Robert McCloskey · 1941

  • Ages 3–7
  • Picture book
  • Fiction
  • Caldecott Medal

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• Mango, Abuela, and Me

  Meg Medina; illustrated by Angela Dominguez · 2015

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
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  • ["Pura Belpré Author Honor (2016)"

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• March: Book One

  John Lewis, Andrew Aydin; illustrated by Nate Powell · 2013

  • Ages 13–18
  • Graphic novel
  • Nonfiction
  • Coretta Scott King Author Honor

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• Mario and the Hole in the Sky

  Elizabeth Rusch; illustrated by Teresa Martinez · 2019

  • Ages 6–10
  • Picture book
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• Martin's Big Words

  Doreen Rappaport; illustrated by Bryan Collier · 2001

  • Ages 5–9
  • Picture book
  • Nonfiction
  • ["Caldecott Honor (2002)"

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• Merci Suárez Changes Gears

  Meg Medina · 2018

  • Ages 9–12
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction
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• Mercy Watson to the Rescue

  Kate DiCamillo; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen · 2005

  • Ages 5–8
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• Moo, Baa, La La La!

  Sandra Boynton · 1982

  • Ages 0–3
  • Board book
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• My Brother Martin

  Christine King Farris; illustrated by Chris Soentpiet · 2003

  • Ages 6–10
  • Picture book
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• My Father's Dragon

  Ruth Stiles Gannett; illustrated by Ruth Chrisman Gannett · 1948

  • Ages 6–9
  • Chapter book
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  • Newbery Honor

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• My Friend Is Sad

  Mo Willems · 2007

  • Ages 4–7
  • Early reader
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• The Name Jar

  Yangsook Choi · 2001

  • Ages 5–8
  • Picture book
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• New Kid

  Jerry Craft · 2019

  • Ages 9–13
  • Graphic novel
  • Fiction
  • Newbery Medal

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• Number the Stars

  Lois Lowry · 1989

  • Ages 9–13
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction
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• Okay for Now

  Gary D. Schmidt · 2011

  • Ages 10–14
  • Middle-grade novel
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• One Crazy Summer

  Rita Williams-Garcia · 2010

  • Ages 9–13
  • Middle-grade novel
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  • Newbery Honor

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• Over and Under the Snow

  Kate Messner; illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal · 2011

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
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• Owl Moon

  Jane Yolen; illustrated by John Schoenherr · 1987

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
  • Fiction
  • Caldecott Medal

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• Pat the Bunny

  Dorothy Kunhardt · 1940

  • Ages 0–2
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• Peekaboo Morning

  Rachel Isadora · 2002

  • Ages 0–3
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• The Phantom Tollbooth

  Norton Juster; illustrated by Jules Feiffer · 1961

  • Ages 8–12
  • Middle-grade novel
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• A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  David A. Adler; illustrated by Robert Casilla · 1989

  • Ages 5–9
  • Picture book
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• Planting Stories

  Anika Aldamuy Denise; illustrated by Paola Escobar · 2019

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
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  • ["Pura Belpré Author Honor (2020)"]

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• The Poet X

  Elizabeth Acevedo · 2018

  • Ages 14–18
  • Young adult novel
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  • National Book Award for Young People's Literature

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• Press Here

  Hervé Tullet · 2010

  • Ages 2–6
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• The Rabbit Listened

  Cori Doerrfeld · 2018

  • Ages 3–7
  • Picture book
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• The Read-Aloud Handbook

  Jim Trelease · 1982

  • For adults
  • For adults
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• The Real Boy

  Anne Ursu · 2013

  • Ages 9–13
  • Middle-grade novel
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• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

  Mildred D. Taylor · 1976

  • Ages 11–14
  • Middle-grade novel
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  • Newbery Medal

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• Rosie Revere, Engineer

  Andrea Beaty; illustrated by David Roberts · 2013

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
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• Separate Is Never Equal

  Duncan Tonatiuh · 2014

  • Ages 6–10
  • Picture book
  • Nonfiction
  • Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor

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• Smile

  Raina Telgemeier · 2010

  • Ages 8–12
  • Graphic novel
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• Snowflake Bentley

  Jacqueline Briggs Martin; illustrated by Mary Azarian · 1998

  • Ages 5–9
  • Picture book
  • Nonfiction
  • Caldecott Medal

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• The Snowy Day

  Ezra Jack Keats · 1962

  • Ages 2–6
  • Picture book
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• The Stories Julian Tells

  Ann Cameron; illustrated by Ann Strugnell · 1981

  • Ages 6–9
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• Swimmy

  Leo Lionni · 1963

  • Ages 3–7
  • Picture book
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• Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

  Mem Fox; illustrated by Helen Oxenbury · 2008

  • Ages 0–3
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• Too Many Tamales

  Gary Soto; illustrated by Ed Martinez · 1993

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
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• Twenty Yawns

  Jane Smiley; illustrated by Lauren Castillo · 2016

  • Ages 2–6
  • Picture book
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• The Very Hungry Caterpillar

  Eric Carle · 1969

  • Ages 0–4
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• Waiting for the Biblioburro

  Monica Brown; illustrated by John Parra · 2011

  • Ages 4–8
  • Picture book
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• The Watcher

  Jeanette Winter · 2011

  • Ages 5–9
  • Picture book
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• The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

  Christopher Paul Curtis · 1995

  • Ages 10–14
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction
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• Ways to Make Sunshine

  Renée Watson; illustrated by Nina Mata · 2020

  • Ages 6–9
  • Chapter book
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• We Are in a Book!

  Mo Willems · 2010

  • Ages 4–7
  • Early reader
  • Fiction

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• The Westing Game

  Ellen Raskin · 1978

  • Ages 10–14
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction
  • Newbery Medal

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• When You Reach Me

  Rebecca Stead · 2009

  • Ages 9–13
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction
  • Newbery Medal

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• Where the Wild Things Are

  Maurice Sendak · 1963

  • Ages 3–7
  • Picture book
  • Fiction
  • Caldecott Medal

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• Where's Spot?

  Eric Hill · 1980

  • Ages 0–3
  • Board book
  • Fiction

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• Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

  Bonnie Bader; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf · 2007

  • Ages 8–12
  • Chapter book
  • Nonfiction

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• Whose Toes Are Those?

  Jabari Asim; illustrated by LeUyen Pham · 2006

  • Ages 0–2
  • Board book
  • Fiction

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• The Wild Robot

  Peter Brown · 2016

  • Ages 8–12
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction

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• Wild Things!

  Betsy Bird, Julie Danielson, Peter D. Sieruta · 2014

  • For adults
  • For adults
  • Nonfiction

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• Wonder

  R. J. Palacio · 2012

  • Ages 8–12
  • Middle-grade novel
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• A Wrinkle in Time

  Madeleine L'Engle · 1962

  • Ages 10–14
  • Middle-grade novel
  • Fiction
  • Newbery Medal

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