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2 3 4 5 American Girl - (Entire Series) various Historical Fiction 6 2 3 4 5 American Girl History Mysteries - (Entire Series) various Mystery 6 American National Mysteries - (Entire Series) Marsh, Carole Mystery 2 3 4 America's Own Mark Twain Eaton, Jeanette Biography 5 6 America's Paul Revere Forbes, Esther Biography 4 5 6 America's Robert E. Lee Commager, Henry Biography 5 Amos Fortune, Free Man Yates, Elizabeth Biography 5 6 An Eco Mystery - (Entire Series) George, Jean Craighead Realistic Fiction 3 4 And Now, Miguel Krumgold, Joseph Fiction 7 8 And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street Seuss, Dr. Fiction 1 Andersen's Fairy Tales Andersen, Hans Christian Folk Tales 4 5 6 Andrew Jackson Parline, John Biography 1 2 Andrew Lost (Entire Series) Greenburg, J.C. Fiction 1 2 Angus and the Cat Flack, Marjorie Fiction 1 Angus and the Ducks Flack, Marjorie Fiction 1 Angus Lost Flack, Marjorie Fiction 1 Animal Ark - (Entire Series) Baglio, Ben M. Fiction 1 2 3 Animal Ark (The Little) - (Entire Series) Baglio, Ben M. Fiction 1 Animal Close-Ups (Entire Series) various Non Fiction 1 Animal Emergency Series: Hit-And-Run Retriever Costello, Emily Fiction 2 3 Animal Emergency Series: Runaway Wolf Pups Costello, Emily Fiction 2 3 Animal Farm Orwell, George Fiction 9-12 Animal Picnic, The Perkins, Leslie Fiction 1 Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary van Der Rol, Ruud Non Fiction 6 7 8 Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl Frank, Anne Biography 6 7 8 Anne of Green Gables - (Entire Series) (BR) Montgomery, L.M. Historical Fiction 5 6 7 Apple and the Arrow, The Buff, Mary Folk Tales 3 4 April Fool Ziefert, Harriet Fiction 1 Arabian Nights Lang, Andrew Folk Tales 6 7 8 Are There Any Questions? - Venture Series Cazet, Denys Various 1 Are You My Mother? Eastman, P. D. Humor 1 Arizona Trimble, Marshall Non Fiction 7 8 Ark Benary-Isbert, Margot Historical Fiction 7 8 Armed With Courage McNeer, May Yonge Biography 5 Around the World in Eighty Days Verne, Jules Adventure 7 8 Art Lesson, The dePaola, Tommie Fiction 1 Arthur - Chapter Books - (Entire Series) Brown, Marc Fiction 2 3 Arthur - Easy Readers Books - (Entire Series) Hoban, Lillian Fiction 1 As You Like It Shakespeare, William Play 9-12 At the Back of the North Wind MacDonald, George Fantasy 7 8 Augustus Caesar's World Foster, Genevieve Biography 6 Autobiography of Ben Franklin, The Franklin, Benjamin Biography 7 8 Avalanche (BR) Roth, Arthur Adventure 5 6 7
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House of Sixty Fathers, The DeJong, Meindert Historical Fiction 4 5 House of the Scorpion, The Farmer, Nancy Fiction 7 8 How It Really Works - The White House Sullivan, George Non Fiction 2 3 Hudson: River of History, The McNeer, May Yonge Non Fiction 5 Hundred Dresses, The Estes, Eleanor Fiction 3 I am Lavina Cummings Lowell, Susan Historical Fiction 4 5 I am Water Marzollo, Jean Non Fiction 1 I am…Series - (Entire Series) Norwich, Grace Biography 1 2 3 I Can Read About Science. . .- (Entire Series) various Non Fiction 1 I Have A Dream: Story of Martin Luther King Davidson, Margaret Biography 3 4 I Survived - (Entire Series) Tarshis, Lauren Historical Fiction 1 2 3 I Wish I Was Sick, Too! Brandenberg, Franz Fiction 1 I, Juan De Pareja de Trevino, Elizabeth Fiction 6 7 8 I, Robot Asimov, Isaac Science Fiction 7 8 I.Q. Series: #1: Independence Hall Smith, Roland Mystery 6 7 8 I.Q. Series: #2: The White House Smith, Roland Mystery 6 7 8 Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain Burch, Robert Fiction 4 5 If You Give a Mouse... - (Entire Series) Numeroff, Laura Fiction 1 Iliad of Homer, The Picard, Barbara Leonie Mythology 7 8 I'll Meet You at the Cucumbers Moore, Lilian Adventure 3 I'm Taking a Trip on My Train Neitzel, Shirley Non Fiction 1 Impatient Turtle, The Oke, Janette Fiction 3 In the Forest Ets, Marie Hall Fiction 1 In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Lord, Bette Bao Historical Fiction 3 4 In Their Own Words…Biography (Entire Series) various Biography 3 4 5 Inch by Inch Lionni, Leo Fiction 1 Incredible Journey, The (BR) Burnford, Sheila Adventure 6 7 8 Eastman, Charles Indian Boyhood Historical Fiction Alexander 4 5 Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison Lenski, Lois Historical Fiction 5 6 7 Indian In the Cupboard - (Entire Series) Banks, Lynne Reid Fiction 3 4 5 Ink-Keepers Apprentice, The (BR) Say, Allen Historical Fiction 5 6 Introducing Vivaldi Vernon, Roland Biography 3,4,5
Invertebrates: Starfish, Butterflies, Spiders – Series 2, Book 8 Spalding Non Fiction 1 Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women Meigs, Cornelia Biography 6 7 8 Invisible Man, The (BR) Wells, H. G. Science Fiction 6 7 8 Ira Sleeps Over Waber, Bernard Fiction 1 Irish Red (BR) Kjelgaard, Jim Fiction 6 7 8 Iron Thunder Avi Historical Fiction 3 4 Island of Dr. Moreau, The Wells, H. G. Science Fiction 7 8 Island of the Blue Dolphins (BR) O'Dell, Scott Adventure 5 6
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Ivanhoe Scott, Sir Walter Historical Fiction 7 8 Jack and Jill (BR) Alcott, Louisa May Fiction 6 7 8 Jack's Run (BR) Smith, Roland Adventure 5 6 Jacob Have I Loved (BR) Paterson, Katherine Fiction 6 7 8 Jaguar Smith, Roland Adventure 4 5 James and the Giant Peach Dahl, Roald Fantasy 4 5 6 Jamestown's American Portraits: All For Texas, A Story of Wisler, G. Clifton Historical Fiction Texas Liberation 5 6 Jamie O'Rourke and The Big Potato dePaola, Tomie Fiction 1 Jane Eyre Bronte, Charlotte Fiction 9-12 Janitor's Boy, The Clements, Andrew Fiction 2 3 4 Jenny Lind and Her Listening Cat Cavanah, Frances Biography 3 4 5 Jewel Kingdom, The - (Entire Series) Malcolm, Jahnna Fantasy 2 3 Jigsaw Jones Mystery, A - (Entire Series) Preller, James Mystery 2 3 Jim Thorpe Story, The Schoor, Gene Biography 7 8 Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion Van Riper, Guernsey, Jr. Biography 3 Jip, His Story Paterson, Katherine Historical Fiction 3 4 John F. Kennedy: America's Youngest President Frisbee, Lucy P. Biography 3 4 5 John Henry: An American Legend Keats, Ezra Jack Fiction 1 Johnny Appleseed Kellogg, Steven Folk Tales 1 Johnny Tremain Forbes, Eileen Historical Fiction 5 6 Jo's Boys Alcott, Louisa May Humor 7 8 Josefina Story Quilt, The Coerr, Eleanor Fiction 1 Journey to America Saga Series: Journey to America Levitin, Sonia Historical Fiction 3 4 5 Journey to Jo'Burg Naidoo, Beverly Historical Fiction 3 4 Journey To The Bottomless Pit Mitchell, Elizabeth Historical Fiction 3 4 Journey to the Center of the Earth (BR) Verne, Jules Science Fiction 6 7 8 Judy Moody - (Entire Series) McDonald, Megan Fiction 2 3 Julie of the Wolves (BR) George, Jean Craighead Adventure 4 5 6 Juliet Dove: Queen of Love (BR) Coville, Bruce Fantasy 5 6 7 Julius Hoff, Syd Fiction 1 Jungle Book, The (BR) Kipling, Rudyard Fiction 5 6 7 8 Just Juice Hesse,Karen Fiction 3 4 Just Me Ets, Marie Hall Fiction 1 Just So Stories Kipling, Rudyard Fiction 4 5 6 Justin Morgan Had a Horse (BR) Henry, Marguerite Fiction 4 5 6 Juvie Three, The (BR) Gordon Korman Fiction 6 7 8 Katy and the Big Snow Burton, Virginia Lee Fiction 1 Katy No Pocket Payne, Emmy Fiction 1 Keys of the Kingdom, The Cronin, A. J. Fiction 7 8 Kidnapped (BR) Stevenson, Robert L. Adventure 6 7 8 Kim Kipling, Rudyard Adventure 9-12
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King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table Green, Richard L. Fiction 7 8 King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian Henry, Marguerite Fiction 5 6 King's Fifth, The (BR) O'Dell, Scott Historical Fiction 6 7 8 Kissing Hand, The Penn, Audrey Fiction 1 Kite Fighters, The (BR) Park, Linda Sue Historical Fiction 4 5 6 Kitty Corner - Callie Miles, Ellen Fiction 2 Kitty Corner - Otis Miles, Ellen Fiction 2 Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft Heyerdahl, Thor Adventure 9-12 Landing of the Pilgrims Daughtery, James Non Fiction 6 7 8 Landmark Books: The American Revolution Bliven, Bruce, Jr Non Fiction 5 6 Landslide (BR) Day, Veronique Fiction 5 6 7 8 Lantern in Her Hand, A Aldrich, Bess Fiction 9-12 Last Days of Pompeii, The Bulwer-Lytton, Edward G. Non Fiction 7 8 Last Dragon Chronicles, The - (Entire Series) D'Lacey, Chris Fantasy 4 5 6 Last of the Mohicans, The Cooper, James Fenimore Adventure 9-12 Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Irving, Washington Fiction 7 8 Legend of the Bluebonnet, The dePaola, Tomie Fiction 1 Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, The dePaola, Tomie Fiction 1 Lemonade War, The - (Entire Series) Davies, Jacqueline Fiction 3 4 5 Leonard Bernstein Venezia, Mike Biography 3 4 Let's Dream, Martin Luther King, Jr. Roop, Peter and Connie Biography 2 3 Let's Read and Find Out About Science - (Entire Series) various Non Fiction 1 Let's Ride, Paul Revere Roop, Peter and Connie Biography 2 3 Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt, A De Young, C. Coco Historical Fiction 3 Letters From Rifka Hesse, Karen Historical Fiction 5 6 Lewis and Clark--"In Their Own Words" Series Sullivan, George Biography 3 4 5 Leyla, The Black Tulip (BR) Croutier, Alev Lytle Fiction 5 6 Li Lun: Lad of Courage Treffinger, Carolyn Fiction 3 4 Liberty's Journey Dipucchio, Kelly Fiction 1 Life and Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. Peck, Ira Biography 3 4 Life on the Mississippi Twain, Mark Biography 9-12 Light in the Forest, The (BR) Richter, Conrad Historical Fiction 6 7 8 Lily's Crossing Giff, Patricia Reilly Historical Fiction 4 5 Lincoln: A Photobiography Freedman, Russell Biography 6 7 Lincoln's Birthday Bulla, Clyde Robert Non Fiction 3 Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The (BR) Lewis, C. S. Fantasy 4 5 6 7 Lionel at Large Krensky, Stephen Fiction 1 Little Animal Ark - (Entire Series) Baglio, Ben M Fiction 1 Little Bear - (Entire Series) Minarik, Else Fiction 1 Little Britches (BR) Moody, Ralph Historical Fiction 4 5 6 Little Critter - (Entire Series) Meyer, Mercer Fiction 1
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Little House Chapter Books Series: Animal Adventures Wilder, Laura Ingalls Historical Fiction 1 2 Little House Chapter Books Series: School Days Wilder, Laura Ingalls Historical Fiction 1 2 Little House in the Big Woods - Little House #1 - (Entire Wilder, Laura Ingalls Historical Fiction Series) 4 5 Little House on the Prairie - Little House # 2 - (Entire Series) Wilder, Laura Ingalls Historical Fiction 4 5 Little House, The Burton, Virginia Lee Fiction 1 Little Island, The MacDonald, Golden Fiction 1 Little Lame Prince, The Craik, M & Mullock, DM Fiction 4 Little Lord Fauntleroy (BR) Burnett, Frances Hodgson Fiction 6 7 Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys Alcott, Louisa May Fiction 9-12 Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, The Williams, Linda Fiction 1 Little Prince, The (BR) de Saint-Exupery, Antoine Fiction 4 5 6 Little Princess, A (BR) Burnett, Frances Hodgson Fiction 5 6 Little Sea Pony, The Cresswell, Helen Fiction 1 Little Town on the Prairie - Little House # 7 - (Entire Series) Wilder, Laura Ingalls Historical Fiction 4 5 Little Town on the Prairie - Little House #2- (Entire Series) Wilder, Laura Ingalls Historical Fiction 4 5 6 Little Women Alcott, Louisa May Fiction 9-12 Little Women Series: # 3 Jo's Boys Alcott, Louisa May Humor 6 Littles First Readers - (Entire Series) Peterson, John Fiction 1 Littles, The - (Entire Series) Thurber, James Fiction 2 Living Free Adamson, Joy Non Fiction 7 Lone Hunt, The Steele, William O. Adventure 5 Lone Journey: The Life of Roger Williams Eaton, Jeanette Biography 4 5 Lord God Made Them All, The Herriot, James Non Fiction 9-12 Lord Of The Rings - (Entire Series) Tolkein, J.R.R. Fantasy 9-12 Lorna Doone Blackmore, Richard D. Fiction 7 8 Lost in Outer Space, the Incredible Journey of Apollo 13 Olson, Tod Science Fiction 3 4 Lost Worlds: The Romance of Archeology (BR) White, Anne Terry Non Fiction 6 Lotta's Progress Johnston, Norma Historical Fiction 3 4 5 Lou Gehrig: One of Baseball's Greatest Van Riper, Guernsey, Jr. Biography 3 4 5 Louis Braille Davidson, Margaret Biography 2 3 4 Lucy On the Loose Cooper, Ilene Fiction 1 2 3 Lunch Money Clements, Andrew Fiction 3 4 5 Madame Curie Curie, Eve Biography 9-12 Madeline - (Entire Series) Bemelmans, Ludwig Fiction 1 Maggie And The Pirates Keats, Ezra Jack Fiction 1 Magic Animal Friends Series: Grace Woolyhop's Musical Meadows, Daisy Fiction Mystery 1 2 Magic Animal Friends Series: Lucy Longwhickers Gets Lost Meadows, Daisy Fiction 1 2 Magic School Bus - Chapter Books - (Entire Series) Cole, Joanna Fiction 2 Magic Tree House - (Entire Series) Osborne, Mary Pope Adventure 2
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Making New Friends – Series 2, Book 4 Spalding Fiction 1 Man Called Peter, A Marshall, Catherine Biography 7 8 Man on the Moon Suen, Anastasia Non Fiction 1 Man Without A Country, The Hale, Edward Everett Fiction 7 8 Maniac Magee (BR) Spinelli, Jerry Fiction 4 5 6 Margaret Pumphrey Pilgrim - (Entire Series) Hall, Elvajean Historical Fiction 4 5 6 Marie Curie Quinn, Susan Biography 5 Marie Curie: Brave Scientist Brandt, Keith Biography 3 4 5 Martian Chronicles, The (BR) Bradbury, Ray Science Fiction 6 7 8 Martin Luther King, Jr: Young Man With a Dream Millender, Dharanthula H. Biography 4 5 6 Mary Poppins - (Entire Series) Travers, P.L. Fiction 4 Master and Man Tolstoy, Leo Fiction 7 8 Master Puppeteer Paterson, Katherine Historical Fiction 7 8 Master Skylark: A Story in Shakespeare's Time Bennett, John Fiction 5 Matchlock Gun, The Edmonds, Walter D. Historical Fiction 3 4 5 Matter: Solids, Liquids, Gases - Series 2, Book 17 Spalding Non Fiction 1 Matthew Henson, Quest for the North Pole Olmstead, Kathleen Biography 3 4 Maximum Ride Series: Fang #6 Patterson, James Fiction 9-12 May I Bring A Friend? de Regniers, Beatrice Fiction Schenk 1 Medieval Days and Ways Hartman, Gertrude Non Fiction 6 7 8 Meet Benjamin Franklin Scarf, Maggi Biography 3 4 5 Men of Iron (BR) Pyle, Howard Adventure 6 7 8 Mexican Story, The McNeer, May Yonge Fiction 5 Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady Brophy, D. Biography 4 5 Middle Ages Corbishley, Mike Non Fiction 7 8 Midnight Magic Avi Fiction 3 4 5 Midsummer Night's Dream, A Shakespeare, William Fiction 7 8 Midwife's Apprentice, The Cushman, Karen Fiction 5 Mighty Atom, The Corelli, Marie Non Fiction 4 Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Burton, Virginia Lee Fiction 1 Million Dollar Throw Lupica, Mike Fiction 5 6 Million Shades of Gray, A Kadohata, Cynthia Fiction 4 5 6 Millions of Cats Gag, Wanda Fiction 1 Miracles on Maple Hill (BR) Sorensen, Virginia Fiction 5 6 Allard, Harry & Marshall Miss Nelson is Missing! Fiction James 1 Miss Pickerill on the Moon MacGregor, Ellen Science Fiction 4 Missing May (BR) Rylant, Cynthia Fiction 6 7 8 Missing, The Series - (Entire Series) Haddix, Margaret Peterson Science Fiction 4 5 Moccasin Trail (BR) McGraw, Eloise Jarvis Historical Fiction 6 7 8 Molly's Pilgrim Cohen, Barbara Fiction 1 More Perfect Than the Moon MacLachlan, Patricia Historical Fiction 2 3 4
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Mother Carey's Chickens (BR) Wiggin, Kate Douglas Fiction 6 Move Over Rover Beaumont, Karen Fiction 1 Mozart Weeks, Marcus Biography 3 4 Mozart - The Wonder Child Stanley, Diane Biography 3 4 5 Mr. Lincoln's Drummer Wisler, G. Clifton Biography 5 6 Mr. Popper's Penguins Atwater, Richard Humor 3 Mr. Revere and I Lawson, Robert Fiction 6 7 8 Mr. Tucket Paulsen, Gary Fiction 4 5 Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM O'Brien, Robert C. Adventure 3 4 5 Mrs. Piggle Wiggle - (Entire Series) MacDonald, Betty Fiction 2 3 Murder on the Orient Express Christie, Agatha Mystery 7 8 Music For the End Of Time Bryant, Jen Non Fiction 3 4 5 Music of Dolphins, The Hesse, Karen Fantasy 3 4 Mutiny on the Bounty Nordhoff, Charles Non Fiction 7 8 My America - (Entire Series) various Historical Fiction 2 3 My Brother Martin King Farri, Christine Fiction 2 My Brother's Secret Smith, Dan Historical Fiction 3 4 5 My Father's Dragon Gannett, Ruth S. Fantasy 2 3 My First Little House - (Entire Series) Wilder, Laura Ingalls Historical Fiction 1 My Friend Flicka (BR) O'Hara, Mary Fiction 6 7 8 My Friend the Enemy (BR) Cheaney, J. B. Historical Fiction 6 7 8 My Name is America: The Journal of Biddy Owens Negro Leagues, The Biography 4 5 6 My Name is Maria Isabel Flor Ada, Alma Historical Fiction 2 3 My Side of the Mountain George, Jean Craighead Adventure 5 6 7 Skurzynski, G & Ferguson, Mysteries In Our National Parks - (Entire Series) A Mystery 5 6 Mysterious Island Verne, Jules Science Fiction 7 8 Mysteriously Yours, Maggie Marmelstein Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman Fiction 5 Mystery on Skull Island Jones, Elizabeth McDavid Mystery 2 Nancy Drew Mysteries - (Entire Series) (pre 1970) Keene, Carolyn Mystery 3 4 5 6 Nancy Drew Notebooks - (Entire Series) Keene, Carolyn Mystery 1 2 Nate the Great - (Entire Series) Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman Fiction 1 2 National Velvet (BR) Bagnold, Enid Fiction 6 7 8 Neela, Victory Song (BR) Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee Fiction 5 6 7 New Found World (BR) Shippen, Katherine Non Fiction 6 7 8 New Kid in Town Oke, Janette Fiction 3 Nicki Holland Mystery Series: #8 Secret of Cravenhill Castle, Hunt, Angela Elwell Mystery The 2 3 Night to Remember, A Lord, Walter Fiction 7 8 Nobody Listens to Andrew Guifoile, Elizabeth Fiction 1
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North to Freedom (aka: I Am David) (BR) Holm, Anne Historical Fiction 5 6 7 Northanger Abby Austen, Jane Fiction 7 8 Nory Ryan's Song Giff, Patricia Reilly Historical Fiction 3 4 5 Nothing But the Truth Avi Fiction 7 8 Now & Ben, The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Barretta, Gene Non Fiction 1 Now We are Six Milne, A. A. Poetry 1 Number the Stars (BR) Lowry, Lois Historical Fiction 4 5 6 Ocean's Alive - (Entire Series) Herriges, Ann Non Fiction 1 Of Courage Undaunted: Across the Continent with Lewis and Daughtery, James Non Fiction Clark (BR) 5 6 7 8 Old Fashioned Girl, An Alcott, Louisa May Fiction 9-12 Old Man and the Sea Hemingway, Ernest Adventure 9-12 Old Yeller (BR) Gipson, Fred Historical Fiction 6 7 8 Oliver Twist Dickens, Charles Fiction 9-12 Oliver's Fruit Salad French, Vivian Fiction 1 On To Oregon (BR) Morrow, Honore Biography 6 Once a Mouse Brown, Marcia Fiction 1 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Non Fiction 9-12 One Morning in Maine McCloskey, Robert Fiction 1 Onion John (BR) Krumgold, Joseph Fiction 6 7 8 Ordinary Princess, The (BR) Kaye, Mary Margaret Historical Fiction 4 5 6 Oregon Trail, The Parkman, Francis Adventure 9-12 Orphan for Nebraska, An Talbot, Charlene Adventure 5 Orphan Train Adventures - (Entire Series) Nixon, Joan Lowery Historical Fiction 3 4 5 Orphan Train Children, The Series - Lucy's Wish Nixon, Joan Lowery Historical Fiction 3 4 5 Orphan Train Children, The Series - Will's Choice Nixon, Joan Lowery Historical Fiction 3 4 5 Otis Spofford Cleary, Beverly Fiction 3 4 Our Eddie (BR) Ish-Kishor, Sulamith Fiction 6 7 8 Our Town Wilder, Thornton Play 9-12 Out Of Darkness (BR) Freedman, Russell Non Fiction 4 5 6 Out of My Life and Thought Schweitzer, Albert Biography 7 8 Out of the Silent Planet Lewis, C. S. Science Fiction 9-12 Owl at Home Lobel, Arnold Fiction 1 Paddle to the Sea Holling, Holling Clancy Adventure 3 4 5 Paint Brush Kid, The Bulla, Clyde Robert Fiction 2 3 Paint the Wind (BR) Munoz Ryan, Pam Fiction 4 5 6 Pathfinder, The Cooper, James Fenimore Fiction 7 8 Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story Harvey, Paul Biography 9-12 Paul Revere: Boy of Old Boston Stevenson, Augusta Biography 3 4 Peak (BR) Smith, Roland Adventure 6 7 8 Pearl, The (BR) Steinbeck, John Fiction 6 7 8
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Pedro's Journal Conrad, Pam Historical Fiction 3 4 5 Penguin Young Readers Series: Giraffes Dussling, Jennifer Non Fiction Penrod Tarkington, Booth Humor 7 8 4 5 6 7 Percy Jackson & The Olympians (Entire Series) Riordan, Rick Fantasy 8 Perelandra Lewis, C. S. Science Fiction 9-12 Perilous Road, The (BR) Steele, William O. Adventure 5 6 7 Vagin, Vladimir or Disney Peter and the Wolf Fiction Walt 1 Peter Pan Barrie, James Matthew Fantasy 4 5 Peterkin Papers, The (BR) Hale, Lucretia Humor 6 Pets to the Rescue Series: Dolores and the Big Fire Clements, Andrew Non Fiction 1 Petunia - (Entire Series) Duvoisin, Roger Fiction 1 Phantom Tollbooth Juster, Norton Fantasy 3 4 5 Pictures of Hollis Woods (BR) Giff, Patricia Reilly Fiction 5 6 Pilgrim's Regress, The Lewis, C. S. Fiction 7 8 Pinballs, The Byars, Betsy Fiction 4 5 Pinduli Cannon, Janell Fiction 1 2 Pippi Longstocking - (Entire Series) Lindgren, Astrid Fiction 3 4 Piranhas Storad, Conrad J. Non Fiction 1 Plain Girl (BR) Sorenson, Virginia Fiction 5 6 Planet Reader, Level 2, Sharks Palazzo-Craig, Janet Non Fiction 1 Planets The - (Entire Series) various Non Fiction 1 2 Plants That Never Bloom Heller, Ruth Non Fiction 1 Plants: Redwoods, Cacti, Tulips – Series 2, Book 5 Spalding Non Fiction 1 Play With Me Ets, Marie Hall Fiction 1 Pocahontas and the Strangers Bulla, Clyde Robert Biography 3 4 Pocket Full of Goobers, A Mitchell, Barbara Biography 2 3 Pocketful of Kisses, A Penn, Audrey Fiction 1 Poems for Children James, Kate Poetry 5 Pollyanna (BR) Porter, Eleanor Hodgman Fiction 4 5 6 Pony Pals - (Entire Series) Betancourt, Jeanne Adventure 2 3 4 Pony Tales Series: Willow the Wild Pony Dale, Jenny Fiction 1 2 3 Poor Richard Daughtery, Jane Biography 4 5 Popcorn Dragon, The Thayer, Jane Fiction 1 Prairie Dog Town Oke, Janette Fiction 1 2 Praise of Folly, The Erasmus, Desiderius Fiction 7 8 President's Daughter, The Bradley, Kimberly Historical Fiction 3 4 5 Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane Fiction 9-12 Pride of Puerto Rico (BR) Walker, Paul Robert Biography 5 6 Prince and the Pauper, The (BR) Twain, Mark Fantasy 6 7 8 Puffin Easy to Read - (Entire Series) various Fiction 1 Puppy Patrol - (Entire Series) Dale, Jenny Fiction 2 3 Puppy Place, The - (Entire Series) Miles, Ellen Fiction 2 3 Puppy Sister, The Hinton, S. E. Fiction 1 Puppy Tales Series: Lily Finds a Friend Dale, Jenny Fiction 1 2 Put Me in the Zoo Lopshire, Robert Fiction 1
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Question of Trust, A (BR) Bauer, Marion Dane Fiction 5 6 Quo Vadis Sienkiewicz, Henryk Fiction 9-12 Rabbit Hill Lawson, Robert Fiction 2 3 Raft, The LaMarche, Jim Fiction 1 Railway Children, The (BR) Nesbit, E. Fiction 5 6 Rainy Day Alphabet Book Posner & Weiner Fiction 1 Ralph S. Mouse - (Entire Series) Cleary, Beverly Adventure 2 3 Ramona Jackson, Helen Hunt Fiction 9-12 Ramona - (Entire Series) Cleary, Beverly Fiction 2 3 4 Ranger In Time Series: Danger In Ancient Rome Messner, Kate Fiction 2 Ranger In Time Series: Journey Through Ash & Smoke Messner, Kate Fiction 2 Ranger's Apprentice Series: Battle for Skandia, The Flanagan, John Fantasy 5 6 7 Ranger's Apprentice Series: Sorcerer of the North, The Flanagan, John Fantasy 5 6 7 8 Rascal (BR) North, Sterling Historical Fiction 6 7 Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape from the Tower of London Woodruff, Elvira Historical Fiction 5 6 Reading Rainbow - (Entire Series) various Fiction 1 2 Ready to Read - (Entire Series) Simon & Schuster Fiction 1 Real Kids Readers - (Entire Series) various Fiction 1 Reason for a Flower, The Heller, Ruth Non Fiction 1 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Wiggin, Kate Douglas Historical Fiction 7 8 Red Badge of Courage, The Crane, Stephen Historical Fiction 9-12 Red Balloon, The Lamorisse, Albert Non Fiction 1 Red Cap (BR) Wisler, G. Clifton Fiction 5 6 Red Pony, The (BR) Steinbeck, John Fiction 6 7 8 Redwall Series - (Entire Series) (BR) Jacques, Brian Fantasy 6 7 8 Reflections of a Childhood Friend: Memories of Anne Frank Gold, Allison Leslie Biography 4 5 6 Report Card, The Clements, Andrew Fiction 3 4 5 Rescuing A Whale – Series 2, Book 3 Spalding Fiction 1 Revenge of the Whale: True Story of the Whale Ship Essex Philbrick, Nathaniel Non Fiction 7 8 Ribsy - (Entire Series) Cleary, Beverly Adventure 2 3 4 Riding Freedom Ryan, Pam Munoz Fiction 3 4 Rifles for Watie Keith, Harold Historical Fiction 7 8 Rikki Tikki Tavi and the White Seal (BR) Kipling, Rudyard Fiction 5 6 Riot Brothers Series: Snarf Attack - Underfoodle & the Secret Amato, Mary Fiction Life. The Riot Brothers Tell All 2 3 River Between Us, The Peck, Richard Historical Fiction 4 5 Road to Reading - (Entire Series) various Fiction 1 Robert E. Lee: Young Confederate Monsell, Helen Albee Biography 3 4 5 Robinson Crusoe (BR) Defoe, Daniel Adventure 5 6 7 Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry (BR) Taylor, Mildred D. Historical Fiction 5 6 7
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Roman Fort, A MacDonald, Fionna Non Fiction 7 8 Romans, The Marks, Anthony Non Fiction 7 8 Room One Clements, Andrew Mystery 3 4 5 Rose in Bloom Alcott, Louisa May Fiction 7 8 Royal Diaries, The - (Entire Series) various Historical Fiction 3 4 Ruby Slippers School - (Entire Series) various Fiction 2 Sacajawea Phillips, Brad Biography 7 8 Sacajawea - Guide to Lewis and Clark Rowland, Della Biography 3 4 5 Saddle Club, The - (Entire Series) Bryant, Bonnie Fiction 3 4 5 Sailor Returns, A Taylor, T. Historical Fiction 3 4 Saint George and the Dragon Hodges, Margaret Folk Tales 3 4 Sally Ride: A Space Biography Kramer, Barbara Biography 4 5 Sam and the Lucky Money Chinn, Karen Fiction 1 Sam the Minuteman Benchley, Nathaniel Fiction 1 Sammy the Seal Hoff, Syd Fiction 1 Sarah Bishop (BR) O'Dell, Scott Historical Fiction 6 7 Sarah, Plain and Tall - (Entire Series) MacLachlan, Patricia Historical Fiction 2 3 4 Say It With Music: Irving Berlin Streissguth, Tom Biography 3 4 Say It, Sign It Epstein, Elaine Fiction 1 Scarlet Letter, The Hawthorne, Nathaniel Fiction 9-12 Scarlet Pimpernel Orczy, Baroness Fiction 9-12 Scholastic Science Reader - Sharks Guiberson, B. Non Fiction 1 Scraps of Time - (Entire Series) McKissack, Patricia C. Historical Fiction 2 3 4 Sea Around Us, The Carson, Rachel Fiction 5 Sea Turtles Arnold, Caroline Non Fiction 1 Sea Wolf, The (BR) London, Jack Adventure 6 7 8 Search for the Shadowman (BR) Nixon, Joan Lowery Fiction 5 6 Secret Garden (BR) Burnett, Frances Hodgson Fiction 5 6 Secret of the Calico Mine Heine, F. Mystery 3 4 Secrets of Droon, The - (Entire Series) Abbott, Tony Fantasy 1 2 See How They Grow - (Entire Series) various Non Fiction 1 Sending A Letter – Series 2, Book 23 Spalding Fiction 1 Series of Unfortunate Events, A - (Entire Series) Snicket, Lemony Adventure 5 6 Seventh Tower, The (BR) Nix, Gary Fantasy 5 6 Seymore Simon Series - (Entire Series) Simon, Seymour Non Fiction 1 Shadow of A Bull (BR) Wojciechowska, Maia Fiction 6 7 8 Sharing Is Fun – Series 2, Book 21 Spalding Fiction 1 Shark Beneath the Reef (BR) George, Jean Craighead Adventure 6 7 8 Shelter Pet Squad Series: Merlin Lord, Cynthia Fiction 1 She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head Lasky, Kathryn Fiction 3 4 5 Shiloh - (Entire Series) Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Historical Fiction 3 4 Shooting the Moon (BR) Dowell, F. O'Roark Fiction 4 5
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Sign of the Beaver Speare, Elizabeth G. Fiction Silas Marner Eliot, George Fiction 9-12 Silent Spring Carson, Rachel Non Fiction 7 8 Silent Storm, The Brown, Marion Biography 4 Silver Chalice, The Costain, Thomas Fiction 7 8 Silver Dollar Girl (BR) Ayers, Katherine Fiction 4 5 6 Silver Jaguar Society Mystery Series: Capture the Flag Messner, Kate Fiction 2 3 Sing Down the Moon (BR) O'Dell, Scott Historical Fiction 5 6 Singing Tree, The (BR) Seredy, Kate Fiction 4 5 6 Single Shard, A (BR) Parker, Linda Sue Historical Fiction 5 6 7 Sir Small and the Dragonfly O'Connor, Jane Fiction 1 Skateboard Save Maddox, Jake Fiction 1
Sky Objects: Sun, Stars, Moon, Planets – Series 2, Book 20 Spalding Non Fiction 1 Skylark MacLachlan, Patricia Historical Fiction 3 Slave Dancer (BR) Fox, Paula Historical Fiction 6 7 8 Small Treasures Gibson, Akimi Fiction 1 Smart Dog Velde, Vivian Vande Fiction 2 3 Smoky: The Cow Horse (BR) James, Will Fiction 6 Snail Girl Brings Water Keams, Geri Fiction 1 2 Danzigert, Paula & Martin, 7 8 Snail Mail No More Fiction Ann 9-12 Snow Day Joosse, Barbara Fiction 1 Snow Treasure (BR) McSwigan, Marie Historical Fiction 5 6 7 Socks Cleary, Beverly Humor 3 4 Some Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (BR) Pyle, Howard Fiction 6 7 8
Someone Named Eva (BR) Wolf, Joan M. Historical Fiction 6 7 8 Something for Joey (BR) Peck, Richard E. Biography 6 7 8 Something Upstairs Avi Fiction 2 3 Something Wicked This Way Comes Bradbury, Ray Fantasy 9-12 Song & Dance Man Ackerman, Karen Fiction 1 SOS Titanic Bunting, Eve Historical Fiction 3 4 Sounder (BR) Armstrong, William Historical Fiction 4 5 6 Soup - (Entire Series) Peck, Robert Newton Fiction 3 Sowers, The Series:Giant of Faith and Science: Johannes Tiner, John Hudson Biography Kepler 4 5 6 7 Spring Pearl, The Last Flower (BR) Yep, Laurence Historical Fiction 5 6 Spunky's Diary Oke, Janette Mystery 3 Spy: A Tale of Neutral Ground, The Cooper, James Fenimore Fiction 7 8 Squanto, Friend of Pilgrims Bulla, Clyde Robert Biography 3 4 5
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Stanley's Africa (BR) Busoni, Rafaello Non Fiction 6 7 8 Star in the Storm Harlow, Joan Hiatt Historical Fiction 4 5 Stargirl Spinelli, Jerry Fiction 3 4 5 Stealing Air (BR) Reedy, Trent Fiction 4 5 6 Step Into Reading - (Entire Series) various Fiction 1 Stepping On The Cracks Hahn, Mary Downing Fiction 7 8 Stepping Stones Chapter Books - (Entire Series) various Fiction 2 3 Sterling Biographies: Thomas Edison -The Man Who Lit Up Woodside, Martin Biography The World 4 5 6 Stink Series: Incredible Shrinking Kid, The McDonald, Megan Fiction 1 2 Stone Fox Gardiner, John Reynolds Fiction 2 Stones In Water (BR) Napoli, Donna Jo Historical Fiction 6 7 8 Stonewall (BR) Fritz, Jean Biography 6 7 8 Storad, Conrad Books/Titles - (All) Storad, Conrad J. Fiction 1 Story About Ping, The Flack, Marjorie Fiction 1 Story of Ferdinand Munro, Leaf Fiction 1 Story of George Washington Carver, The Moore, E. Biography 3 4 Story of Harriet Tubman, The: Conductor of the Underground McMullan, Kate Biography Railroad 3 Story of Harriet Tubman, The: Freedom Train Sterling, Dorothy Biography 5 6 Story of Helen Keller, The Hickcock, Lorena Biography 4 Story of Junipero Serra, Brave Adventurer, The White, F. Biography 3 4 Story of Mankind Van Loon, Hendrick Non Fiction 9-12 Story of My Life, The Keller, Helen Non Fiction 9-12 Story of the First Woman Doctor: Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. Baker, Rachel Biography 4 5 6 Story of the Van Trapp Family Singers, The Trapp, Maria A. Non Fiction 7 8 Story of Thomas Alva Edison, The Cousins, M. Biography 3 4 Stowaway, The Gregory, Kristiana Adventure 3 4 5 Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The (BR) Stevenson, Robert Louis Fiction 6 7 8 Strawberry Girl Lenski, Lois Historical Fiction 3 4 5 Stuart Little White, E. B. Fantasy 3 4 Success Through Perseverance - Series 2, Book 14 Spalding Fiction 1 Summer of the Monkeys (BR) Rawls, Wilson Adventure 5 6 Summer of the Swans, The Byars, Betsy Fiction 4 5 Surviving Hitler Warren, Andrea Non Fiction 6 7 8 Swiftly Tilting Planet, A L'Engle, Madeline Science Fiction 5 6 7 Swindle Korman, Gordan Fiction 3 4 Swiss Family Robinson Stevenson, Robert Louis Adventure 3 4 5 Sword in the Stone, The White, Theodore Fiction 7 8 Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Steig, William Fiction 1 Syrian Yankee Rizk, Salom Biography 7 8 Take a Giant Leap, Neil Armstrong Roop, Peter and Connie Biography 2 3 Taking A Detour – Series 2, Book 2 Spalding Fiction 1 Tale of a Tub, A Swift, Jonathon Fiction 7 8 Tale of Despereaux DiCamillo, Kate Fiction 3 4
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