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The Fountains of Silence
Written by Ruta Sepetys Daniel, the son of a Texas oil baron, wants to be a photojournalist. His dad, however, wants him to go into…
Star Gazing
Written and Illustrated by Jen Wang This is a well told story with lots of emotions mixed in. It hits topics of friendship, expectations, figuring…
Making Friends: Back to the Drawing Board
Written and Illustrated by Kristen Gudsnuk Making Friends: Back to the Drawing Board is the sequel to Making Friends and follows Dany’s adventures as she…
Epic Athletes: Stephen Curry
Written by Dan Wetzel, Illustrated by Zeke Peña What does it take to become an NBA superstar? Stephen Curry’s life is one way to get…
Basketball’s G.O.A.T
Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and more Written by Joseph Levit I like this book because it gives me an opportunity to learn more about basketball.…
Llama Destroys the World
Written by Jonathan Stutzman, Illustrated by Heather Fox Llama finds cake on Monday and eats too much cake. It is his first mistake of the…
What Does An Anteater Eat?
Written and Illustrated by Ross Collins Anteater wakes up with a problem. He’s hungry and can’t remember what he eats. He converses with other animals…
The Day the World Stopped Turning
Written by Michael Morpurgo Set in World War II France, autistic Lorenzo lives among the salt flats and the flamingos. As the Germans invade France,…
Over the Moon
Written by Natalie Lloyd Mallie is a 12 year old supporting her family. After her father is unable to earn money, she is given the…
The Speed of Starlight
Written by Colin Stuart, Illustrated by Ximo Abadía This covers just about everything in the universe! From questions like, “Why doesn’t the Moon fall down?”…
A World of Discovery
Written by Richard Platt, Illustrated by James Brown This book covers 30 inventions that changed the world. Each invention includes a short story about the…
Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue
Written by Paula Harrison, Illustrated by Jenny Lovlie Such a fun new series, especially for kitty and superhero fans. I read this with my daughter…
Smell My Foot!
Written and Illustrated by Cece Bell Chick and Brain are a great pair in teaching and learning. In Chick’s attempts to teach Brain about social…
Pick a Pumpkin
Written by Patricia Toht, Illustrated by Jarvis Pick a Pumpkin is the story of finding, bringing home, and carving the pumpkins. The best parts of…
Snowmen at Halloween
Written by Caralyn Buehner, Illustrated by Mark Buehner Here is another great book to add to the “Snowmen at” series. This time is it Halloween,…
Because of the Rabbit
Written by Cynthia Lord I think this book is good because it has some interesting facts when you get to the beginning of a chapter.…