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B 89836B 89836 18 Penny Goose
Grade Lvl: P Author: WALKER, SALLY
Length: 62 Copyright: 1998

Eight year old Letty attempts to save her pet goose from marauding British soldiers in New Jersey during the Revolutionary War. An I Can Read book. AR level 2.7. Follett RL 2.8.
18 Penny Goose P  
B 102004B 102004 5000 Year Old Puzzle: Solving a Mystery Of Ancient Egypt
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Logan, Claudia
Length: 41 Copyright: 2002

A fictionalized account of Dr. George Reisner's 1925 discovery and excavation of a secret tomb in Giza, Egypt, based on archival documents and records, but told through the fictionalized experiences of a young boy who accompanies his father on the dig. Picture book for older readers. AR level and Follett RL 4.7. RC 5.9 Lexile 900 IL 2-5.
5000 Year Old Puzzle: Solving a Mystery Of Ancient Egypt PI  
B 111225B 111225 Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall Thin Tale
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 34 Copyright: 2008

In Knob Creek, Kentucky, in 1816, seven year old Abe Lincoln falls into a creek and is rescued by his best friend, Austin Gollaher. Fictional tale supposedly based on a true event. AR 3.1. RC and Follett RL 3.4. Lexile 600.
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall Thin Tale KP  
B 89218B 89218 Abigail Takes The Wheel
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Avi
Length: 61 Copyright: 1999

When the first mate of the freight boat Neptune falls ill, it is up to Abigail, the captain's daughter, to steer the ship up the Hudson River from New Jersey to New York City. An I Can Read chapter book. AR level 2.9. Follett RL 3.5.
Abigail Takes The Wheel PI  
B 120715B 120715 Accidental Highwayman: Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight, a Mysterious Princess, and Sundry Magical Persons Besides
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Tripp, Ben
Length: 303 Copyright: 2014

In eighteenth-century England, young Christopher "Kit" Bristol unwittingly takes on the task of his dead master, notorious highwayman Whistling Jack, who pledged a fairy he would rescue feisty Princess Morgana from an arranged marriage with King George III. Swashbuckling adventure. Fate and fatalism- Fiction. AR 6.8 RC 7.4 Lexile 950 Lexile 950 IL 7-11.
Accidental Highwayman: Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight, a JS  
KM 1219KM 1219 Across Five Aprils (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hunt, Irene
Length: 0 Copyright: 1964

Story about frontier family life in Illinois during the Civil War by Irene Hunt. Contents: teacher's guide, 25 books (190 pages), Teacher Created literature unit, and five audio CDs. Novel Study. AR and Follett RL 6.4. RC 5.5. Lexile 1100. Guided Rdg level Z.
Across Five Aprils (25 Books) IJ  
KM 11978KM 11978 Across Five Aprils (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hunt, Irene
Length: 190 Copyright: 2008

A novel of frontier family life in Illinois through the years of the Civil War. Kit contains book by Irene Hunt (190 pages, AR 6.6 RC 5.5 Lexile 1100 GR level Z); playaway--a preloaded audio book (6.5 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); instruction sheet; earphones & Teacher's Guide. IL 5-8.
Across Five Aprils (Playaway) IJ  
B 114182B 114182 Across the Alley
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Michelson, Richard
Length: 30 Copyright: 2006

Jewish Abe's grandfather wants him to be a violinist while African American Willie's father plans for him to be a great baseball pitcher, but it turns out that the two boys are more talented when they switch hobbies. AR 4.0. IL K-3.
Across the Alley KP  
B 84935B 84935 Across the Lines
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Reeder, Carolynn
Length: 220 Copyright: 1997

Edward, the son of a white plantation owner, and his black house servant and friend, Simon, witness the siege of Petersburg during the Civil War. AR 6.3. RC and Follett RL 5.9. Lexile 1000. GR level W.
Across the Lines IJ  
B 105382B 105382 Across the Rolling River
Grade Lvl: I Author: Wilkins, Celia
Length: 254 Copyright: 2001

Follows the experiences of Caroline Quiner, who will become Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother, and her family on their farm on the Wisconsin frontier during the year in which Caroline turns twelve. From the series Little House--The Caroline Years, number 5. AR 5.6. RC 5.1. Lexile 830. GR level Q.
Across the Rolling River I  
B 85311B 85311 Across the Wide Dark Sea: Mayflower Journey
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Van Leeuwen, Jean
Length: 32 Copyright: 1995

In this picture book, a boy and his family endure a difficult nine-week journey across the ocean and survive the first winter at Plymouth Planation in Massachusetts. Follett RL 2.8. IL 1-4.
Across the Wide Dark Sea: Mayflower Journey PI  
B 120246B 120246 Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher
Grade Lvl: I Author: Lawson, Jessica
Length: 215 Copyright: 2014

In 1860, eleven-year-old Becky, new to St. Petersburg, Missouri, joins the boys at school in a bet to steal from the Widow Douglas in hopes of meeting a promise to have adventures that she made her brother, Jon, before he died. In this re-working of Tom Sawyer, it is mischievous Becky who gets into trouble rather than tattletale Tom. Family life Missouri- Fiction. AR 5.2 RC 5.4 Lexile 820 IL 4-6.
Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher I  
B 124513B 124513 Adam & Thomas
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Apelfeld, Aharon
Length: 149 Copyright: 2015

Adam and Thomas is the story of two 9-year-old Jewish boys who survive World War II by banding together in the forest. They must learn to survive - and they do. They forage and build a small tree house, although it's more like a bird's nest. Echoes of the war are felt in the forest. The boys meet fugitives fleeing for their lives and try to help them. They learn to disappear in moments of danger. And they barely survive winter's harshest weather, but when things seem to be at their worst, a miracle happens. Historical fiction. Holocaust. Survival. IL 5-8. AR 4.4. Lexile 630. GR V.
Adam & Thomas IJ  
B 85631B 85631 Addie's Forever Friend
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lawlor, Laurie
Length: 124 Copyright: 1997

While her father is looking for a homestead in the Dakotas, Addie and her mother and brothers spend the summer with her aunt and uncle in Sabula, Iowa, where Addie and her best friend have an exciting adventure on the Fourth of July. AR 3.7. RC 6.1. Lexile 630. Follett RL 4.2. Prequel to: Addie Across the Prairie.
Addie's Forever Friend PI  
KM 8029KM 8029 Addie's Forever Friend (4 Books)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lawlor, Laurie
Length: 0 Copyright: 1997

While her father is looking for a homestead in the Dakotas, Addie and her mother and brothers spend the summer with her aunt and uncle in Sabula, Iowa, where Addie and her best friend have an exciting adventure on the Fourth of July. Contents: four copies of the historical novel (124 pages) by Laurie Lawlor. Novel Study. AR 3.7. Follett RL 4.2. RC 6.1. Lexile 630. Four-week loan period.
Addie's Forever Friend (4 Books) PI  
B 81625B 81625 Addy Saves the Day
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Porter, Connie
Length: 67 Copyright: 1994

Addy and Harriet feud over everything, including fund-raising plans to help the families of freed slaves, but tragedy finally forces them to stop fighting and work together. From the American Girls Collection. Guided Reading level Q.
Addy Saves the Day PI  
KM 11637KM 11637 Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Twain, Mark
Length: 213 Copyright: 1991

The adventures of a mischievous boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town (Missouri) in the nineteenth century. Contents: instruction sheet; teacher's guide (six-page reproducible); playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (7 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) narrated by Norman Dietz; earphones; and book by Mark Twain. Three-week loan period.
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Playaway) IJS  
B 107471B 107471 Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1: Song for Aunt Polly
Grade Lvl: P Author: Nichols, Catherine
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006

Presents a brief retelling of an episode in Mark Twain's classic story of Tom Sawyer where Tom decides to go swimming instead of having his piano lesson. From the series Easy Reader Classics. AR 2.1. Follett RL 1.5.
Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1: Song for Aunt Polly P  
B 107472B 107472 Adventures of Tom Sawyer 2: Best Fence Painter
Grade Lvl: P Author: Nichols, Catherine
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006

Presents a brief retelling of Mark Twain's classic story of Tom Sawyer and how he tricked his friends into painting a fence. From the series Easy Reader Classics. AR 2.0. Follett RL 1.7.
Adventures of Tom Sawyer 2: Best Fence Painter P  
B 107473B 107473 Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3: Birthday Boy
Grade Lvl: P Author: Nichols, Catherine
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in Tom Sawyer in which Tom learns a lesson about honesty on his brother's birthday. From the series Easy Reader Classics. Follett RL 1.5.
Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3: Birthday Boy P  
KM 12163KM 12163 After the Buffalo Jump: A Story of the Blackfoot Nation "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Chu, Godwin
Length: 108 Copyright: 2006

Traces the history of the Blackfoot nation in North America within a fictional story. Includes the story of Head-Smashed-In buffalo jump, a UNESCO World Heritage site where the Blackfoot people killed thousands of buffalo by running them off a cliff. The book explains how the Blackfoot used every part of the animal to provide food, clothing and shelter. In the late 1800’s, the white men came and killed the buffalo and pushed the Blackfoot nation onto a reservation, essentially destroying their culture & changing the Blackfoot way of life forever. Kit contains five copies of the book (108 pages). From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Gold level (RL 2-3) Lexile 760. Publisher GR level N. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom.
After the Buffalo Jump: A Story of the Blackfoot Nation "Start-to-Finish" 5 IJS  
B 84387B 84387 After the War
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Matas, Carol
Length: 116 Copyright: 1996

After being released from Buchenwald at the end of World War II, fifteen year old Ruth risks her life to lead a group of children across Europe to Palestine. AR 4.9. RC 5.5. Lexile 840. GR level W. IL 7-10.
After the War JS  
B 108670B 108670 Ain't Noboby a Stranger to Me
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Grifalconi, Ann
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

A grandfather tells his granddaughter about his journey on the Underground Railroad and teaches her to be nice to everyone she meets. He explains why his apple orchard is a symbol of the help he received from strangers. Good Samaritan. Story was inspired by the experiences of a former slave, Orleans Finger. AR 3.2. Follett RL 3.6.
Ain't Noboby a Stranger to Me KPI  
B 117245B 117245 Al Capone Does My Homework: A Tale From Alcatraz
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Choldenko, Gennifer
Length: 212 Copyright: 2013

Moose Flanagan, who lives on Alcatraz along with his family and the families of the other prison guards, faces new challenges when his father is promoted to Associate Warden. United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California Fiction. Alcatraz Island (Calif.) History 20th century Fiction. Swindlers and swindling Fiction. Last in trilogy. Sequel to Al Capone Shines My Shoes (113909). AR 3.7 RC 4.3 Lexile 570 IL 5-8.
Al Capone Does My Homework: A Tale From Alcatraz IJ  
B 105229B 105229 Al Capone Does My Shirts
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Choldenko, Gennifer
Length: 225 Copyright: 2004

A twelve year old boy named Moose moved to Alcatraz island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister. Historical fiction. Reading fluency. AR 3.5. RC 4.7. Lexile 600. F+P X.
Al Capone Does My Shirts IJ  
KM 13120KM 13120 Al Capone Does My Shirts (2 Parts)(30 books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Choldenko, Gennifer
Length: 0 Copyright: 2004

A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister. Series fiction: Tales From Alcatraz, book 1. Novel study. IL 4-8. AR 3.5. RC 4.7. Lexile 600. GR X. Contains 30 books, 5 Audio CDs (6 hrs, 11 min.), and 2 teacher guides.
Al Capone Does My Shirts (2 Parts)(30 books) IJ  
KM 13105KM 13105 Al Capone Does My Shirts (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Choldenko, Gennifer
Length: 228 Copyright: 2004

A twelve year old boy named Moose moved to Alcatraz island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister. Historical fiction. IL 3-8. AR 3.5. RC 4.7. Lexile 600. GR level X. Contains 1 playaway, 1 book and a 5 way splitter. Playaway runtime: 6 hours and 25 minutes.
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Playaway) PIJ  
B 124430B 124430 Al Capone Throws Me a Curve
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Choldenko, Gennifer
Length: 226 Copyright: 2018

Moose Flanagan lives on a famous island in California: Alcatraz, home to some of the most dangerous prisoners in the United States in the 1930s. It's the summer before he starts high school, and Moose is going to play a lot of baseball and win a spot on the high school team. But he still needs to watch his special older sister, Natalie--and then the warden asks Moose to look after his two-faced, danger-loving daughter, Piper. In the cell house there are rumors that the cons will a strike, and that Moose's father might step up to a new job. Moose is worried: What will this mean for their family, especially for Natalie, who's had some scary run-ins with prisoners? Then the unthinkable happens: Natalie winds up someplace she should never, ever go. And Moose has to rescue her. Historical fiction. Series: Tales from Alcatraz, book 4. IL 4-8. AR 3.7. RC 3.2. Lexile 540. GR Y.
Al Capone Throws Me a Curve PIJ  
B 120709B 120709 Alive and Kicking
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Lynch, Chris
Length: 182 Copyright: 2015

Despite the fact that his brother is missing in action in the Pacific theater, Theo McCallum, a gunner on a B-24 Liberator returns to his unit in Europe to continue the war because he feels that the other men in his unit feel like family to him--and he cannot believe that his brother is actually dead. War stories. From the series World War II, Book Three. AR 6.5 IL 5-10.
Alive and Kicking IJS  
B 127680B 127680 All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Armand, Glenda
Length: 48 Copyright: 2023

During the Great Migration in 1930's Louisiana, eight-year-old Jenny tries to understand why a man named Jim Crow is making trouble for her family. Civil rights. Grief and loss. Social awareness. African American. Louisiana History. 20th century. Picture book for older readers. IL 2-6.
All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration PI  
B 117771B 117771 All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Johnson, Angela
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

In 1865, members of a family start their day as slaves, working in a Texas cotton field, and end it celebrating their freedom on what came to be known as Juneteenth. Family life Texas Fiction. An author note explains how June 19 has come to be celebrated as Juneteenth, African American Emancipation Day. AR 3.1 IL 1-4.
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom PI  
B 126761B 126761 All He Knew
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Frost, Helen
Length: 254 Copyright: 2020

In 1939 six-year-old Henry, who is deaf, is taken from his family and placed in a home for the feeble-minded where, years later, his friends include a conscientious objector serving there during World War II. Includes historical notes. Diverse abilities. Historical fiction. World War II. Conscientious objectors. Novel in verse. People with disabilities. IL 4-8. AR 4.7.
All He Knew IJ  
B 126224B 126224 All the Greys on Greene Street
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Tucker, Laura
Length: 307 Copyright: 2019

SoHo, 1981. Twelve-year-old Olympia is an artist, and in her neighborhood, that's normal. Her dad and his business partner Apollo bring antique paintings back to life, while her mother makes intricate sculptures in a corner of their loft, leaving Ollie to roam the streets of New York with her best friends Richard and Alex, drawing everything that catches her eye. Then everything falls apart. Ollie's dad disappears in the middle of the night, leaving her only a cryptic note and instructions to destroy it. Her mom has gone to bed, and she's not getting up. Apollo is hiding something, Alex is acting strange, and Richard has questions about the mysterious stranger he saw outside. And someone keeps calling, looking for a missing piece of art . . . Olympia knows her dad is the key but first, she has to find him, and time is running out. Historical fiction. Mystery. Missing persons. IL 5-9. AR 5.9. RC 6.3. Lexile 910. GR Z.
All the Greys on Greene Street IJ  
B 114551B 114551 All the World's a Stage: A Novel in Five Acts
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woelfle, Gretchen
Length: 163 Copyright: 2011

Twelve-year-old orphan Christopher "Kit" Buckles becomes a stage boy in a London theater in 1598, tries his hand at acting, and later helps build the Globe Theater for playwright William Shakespeare and the Chamberlain's Men acting troupe. Elizabethan England. AR 4.5 RC 4.2 Lexile 680 IL 4-8.
All the World's a Stage: A Novel in Five Acts IJ  
B 79567B 79567 Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad
Grade Lvl: P Author: Brill, Marlene Targ
Length: 48 Copyright: 1993

Recounts how Allen Jay, a young Quaker boy living in Ohio during the 1840s, helped a fleeing slave escape his master and make it to freedom through the Underground Railroad. Guided Reading level O. AR 3.3. RC 3.5. Lexile 520.
Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad P  
B 125747B 125747 Allies
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 322 Copyright: 2019

It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this is the most important day of the twentieth century, and both children want to fight, and survive. Historical fiction. Multiple point of view. IL 6-10. AR 5.6.
Allies IJS  
B 111046B 111046 Almost to Freedom
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
Length: 40 Copyright: 2003

Tells the story of a young girl's dramatic escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad, from the perspective of her beloved doll. Personification. Allusion. Foreshadowing. Hyperbole. Imagery. Inference. Parallelism. Point of view. Simile. Solecism. Understatement. AR and Follett RL 4.4. RC 2.9. Lexile 530. IL 1-4.GR level R.
Almost to Freedom PI  
B 107100B 107100 Amazing Air Balloon
Grade Lvl: P Author: Van Leeuwen, Jean
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

Edward Warren was the first person aloft in a balloon in America on June 24, 1784. In this story based on true events, a thirteen year old apprentice takes the first manned hot air balloon flight in America and gains new insight into life's possibilities. Hot air balloons. Balloon ascensions. AR 3.5. Follett RL 4.2. RC 3.1. Lexile 370.
Amazing Air Balloon P  
B 99571B 99571 America as Story: Historical Fiction Middle and Secondary Schools (2nd edition)
Grade Lvl: T Author: Coffey, Rosemary
Length: 218 Copyright: 1997

Features 201 titles organized chronologically, from Colonial America to America in the Modern World. Provides plot description, a comment on the historical events, and suggestions for reports or activities. Some titles: Sign of the Beaver; The Witch of Blackbird Pond; The Light in the Forest; Johnny Tremain; The Slave Dancer; April Morning; A Gathering of Days; My Brother Sam Is Dea; True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle; Across Five Aprils; Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman; Bull Run; Nightjohn; Call Me Francis Tucket; Ox-Bow Incident; Sing Down the Moon; Dragon's Gate; Dragonwings; Land of Dreams; Land of Hope; Lyddie; Girl Named Sooner; The Great Gatsby; Mississippi Bridge; Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; The Road to Memphis; Stepping on the Cracks; Summer of My German Soldier; Fallen Angels; Park's Quest; The Watsons Go to Birmingham.
America as Story: Historical Fiction Middle and Secondary Schools (2nd edit T  
B 123231B 123231 American Revolution, 1776
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 118 Copyright: 2017

Nathaniel Fox never imagined he'd find himself in the middle of a blood-soaked battlefield, fighting for his life. He was only eleven years old! He'd barely paid attention to the troubles between American and England. How could he, while being worked to the bone by his cruel uncle, Uriah Storch? But when his uncle's rage forces him to flee the only home he knows, Nate is suddenly propelled toward a thrilling and dangerous journey into the heart of the Revolutionary War. He finds himself in New York City on the brink of what will be the biggest battle yet. Series fiction: I Survived, Book 15. IL 3-7. AR 4.6. RC 3.8. Lexile 660.
American Revolution, 1776 PI  
KM 12856KM 12856 American Revolution, 1776 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 118 Copyright: 2017

Nathaniel Fox never imagined he'd find himself in the middle of a blood-soaked battlefield, fighting for his life. He was only eleven years old! He'd barely paid attention to the troubles between American and England. How could he, while being worked to the bone by his cruel uncle, Uriah Storch? But when his uncle's rage forces him to flee the only home he knows, Nate is suddenly propelled toward a thrilling and dangerous journey into the heart of the Revolutionary War. He finds himself in New York City on the brink of what will be the biggest battle yet. Includes hardcover and playaway. Series fiction. I Survived, Book 15. Historical fiction. IL 3-7. AR 4.6. RC 3.8. Lexile 660.
American Revolution, 1776 (Playaway) PI  
B 123414B 123414 Among the Red Stars
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Katz, Gwen C
Length: 376 Copyright: 2017

World War II has erupted in Valka's homeland of Russia, and Valka is determined to help the effort. She's a pilot and a good one so she eagerly joins an all-female bomber regiment. Historical fiction. IL 8-12.
Among the Red Stars JS  
B 108957B 108957 Anahita's Woven Riddle
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sayres, Meghan
Length: 352 Copyright: 2006

In Iran, more than 100 years ago, a young girl with three suitors gets permission from her father and a holy man to weave into her wedding rug a riddle to be solved by her future husband, which will ensure that he has wit to match hers. Persia. Afshar (Turkic people). Muslims. Nomands. Qajar dynasty. AR 6.0. Follett RL 6.3. RC 5.2. Lexile 850.
Anahita's Woven Riddle JS  
B 120557B 120557 Anastasia and Her Sisters
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Meyer, Carolyn
Length: 310 Copyright: 2015

An account of Anastasia Romanov during the Russian Revolution. Biographical novel follows Anastasia Romanova and her siblings as they visit their palaces, experience first romances, and listen in bewilderment to the rumors of political unrest that sift into their sheltered Russian world during the period spanning 1911-1918. Anastasia, Grand Duchess, daughter of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1901-1918- Fiction. Russia History Nicholas II, 1894-1917- Fiction. AR 6.5 RC 7.6 Lexile 970 IL 6-10.
Anastasia and Her Sisters IJS  
B 88748B 88748 ANGELS IN THE DUST
Grade Lvl: PI Author: RAVEN, MARGOT
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997

Great Grandma Annie reminisces about life on her family's Oklahoma farm during the terrible drought of the 1930s, when the region was known as the "Dust Bowl."
ANGELS IN THE DUST PI  
B 124892B 124892 Anna and the Swallow Man
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Savit, Gavriel
Length: 232 Copyright: 2016

When her university professor father is sent by the Gestapo to a concentration camp, seven-year-old Anna travels the Polish countryside with the mysterious Swallow Man during World War II. Starred reviews. Historical fiction. IL 9-12. AR 7.1. RC 11.6. Lexile 1160.
Anna and the Swallow Man JS  
B 109505B 109505 Annie, Between the States
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Elliott, L.M.
Length: 535 Copyright: 2006

Instead of spending her teen years at parties and balls, Annie, an idealistic, poetry-loving patriot, finds herself nursing soldiers, hiding valuables, and running the household as the Civil War rages around her famly's Virginia home. Patriotism. AR 5.5. RC 4.8. Lexile 800.
Annie, Between the States IJS  
B 121801B 121801 Another Kind of Hurricane
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Smith, Tamara Ellis
Length: 326 Copyright: 2015

Two boys from very different worlds, a black boy who loses his home during Hurricane Katrina and a white boy from Vermont who loses his best friend in a tragic accident, find healing through their unlikely friendship. Loss (Psychology)- Fiction. Alternating (Point of View). AR 4.1 Lexile 570 GR level W IL 4-7.
Another Kind of Hurricane IJ  
B 126061B 126061 Anthem (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wiles, Deborah
Length: 412 Copyright: 2019

The remarkable story of two cousins who must take a road trip across American in 1969 in order to let a teen know he's been drafted to fight in Vietnam. Full of photos, music, and figures of the time, this is the masterful story of what it's like to be young and American in troubled times. (Book 2 in collection #120507 and Book 2 #126060). Historical fiction. Series, Sixties Book 3. IL 6-12. AR 4.9. Lexile 690.
Anthem (Book 3) JS  
B 104501B 104501 Apples to Oregon:Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 34 Copyright: 2004

A pioneer father transports his beloved fruit trees and his family to Oregon in the mid-nineteenth century. Based loosely on the life of Henderson Luelling. Overland journeys to the Pacific. AR 4.1. RC 5.3. Lexile 840. GR level O. IL K-4.
Apples to Oregon:Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer KPI  
B 115504B 115504 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Saenz, Benjamin Alire
Length: 359 Copyright: 2012

Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before. Coming of age Fiction. Bildungsromans. Mexican Americans Fiction. Homosexuality Fiction. Young adult fiction. Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book- 2013. Pura Belpre Author Award Winner- 2013. Stonewall Book Award Winner- 2013. AR 2.9 RC 4.3 Lexile 380 IL 9-12.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Book 1) JS  
B 105156B 105156 Arizona Charlie and the Klondike Kid
Grade Lvl: P Author: Lawson, Julie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

In Dawson City in 1899, a boy longs to be a Wild West star just like Arizona Charlie. Picture book for older readers. AR 3.3. Follett RL 5.7.
Arizona Charlie and the Klondike Kid P  
B 102172B 102172 Art Of Keeping Cool
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lisle, Janet
Length: 207 Copyright: 2000

In 1942, Robert and his counsin Elliot uncover long-hidden family secrets staying in their grandparents' Rhode Island town, where they also become involved with a German artist who is suspected of being a spy. Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction 2001. AR level 5.0. Follett RL 6.2. RC 5.3.Lexile 730. IL 5-8.
Art Of Keeping Cool IJ  
B 108673B 108673 At Ellis Island: A History in Many Voices
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Peacock, Louise
Length: 44 Copyright: 2007

The experiences of people coming to the United States from many different lands are conveyed in the words of a contemporary girl visiting Ellis Island and a girl who immigrated in about 1910, as well as by quotes from early 20th century immigrants and Ellis Island officials. Includes two fictional narratives--one from a girl fleeing the Armenian genocide (written in blue script) and the other is from a girl who imagines her ancestor's journey to America (red type face). Boxed archival quotes from European immigrants and period photographs are incorporated to relate actual events. Fiction and fact are mixed throughout. Primary sources.
At Ellis Island: A History in Many Voices PI  
B 108004B 108004 At Home in a New Land
Grade Lvl: P Author: Sandin, Joan
Length: 64 Copyright: 2007

Carl Erik, a recent immigrant from Sweden, becomes the man of the house when his father and uncle go to work in a logging camp, and he learns many things about life in Minnesota while attending school, doing his chores, and trying to put meat on the table. Swedish Americans. From the series I Can Read, Level 3. AR 3.1. Follett RL 1.6.
At Home in a New Land P  
B 110019B 110019 Attack of the Turtle
Grade Lvl: I Author: Carlson, Drew
Length: 149 Copyright: 2007

During the Revolutionary War, fourteen year old Nathan joins forces with his older cousin, the inventor David Bushnell, to secretly build the first submarine used in naval warfare. Naval operations. AR and RC 4.2. Lexile 640.
Attack of the Turtle I  
B 126357B 126357 Attack on Pearl Harbor (Book 12)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Messner, Kate
Length: 138 Copyright: 2020

Ranger travels back to 1941 Hawaii, where World War II is on everyone's minds. That includes Ben Hansen, a young sailor stationed at Pearl Harbor, and twins Paul and Grace Yamada who are making their weekly market trip when Japanese bombs begin to fall from the sky. As the surprise attack puts all of Ranger's new friends in danger, his search-and-rescue training kicks in to high gear. Can he help them survive against all odds? Series fiction: Ranger In Time, Book 12. IL 3-7. Lexile 610.
Attack on Pearl Harbor (Book 12) PIJ  
B 116167B 116167 Attacks of September 11, 2001
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 82 Copyright: 2012

Lucas has to tell his dad's friend Benny, a firefighter and former football star, that his parents do not want him playing football anymore, and he takes the train into New York City to talk to Benny, but everything changes when the Twin Towers are attacked. From the series I Survived. AR 4.5. RC 3.5. Lexile 630. IL 3-6.
Attacks of September 11, 2001 PI  
KM 12855KM 12855 Attacks of September 11, 2001 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 82 Copyright: 2012

Lucas has to tell his dad's friend Benny, a firefighter and former football star, that his parents do not want him playing football anymore, and he takes the train into New York City to talk to Benny, but everything changes when the Twin Towers are attacked. Book and playaway. Series Fiction. I Survived, Book 6. Historical fiction. IL 3-7. AR 4.5. RC 3.5. Lexile 360.
Attacks of September 11, 2001 (Playaway) PI  
B 118850B 118850 Audacity
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Crowder, Melanie
Length: 389 Copyright: 2015

A historical fiction novel in verse detailing the life of Russian Jewish immigrant Clara Lemlich and her struggle for women's labor rights in the early 20th century in New York. Labor movement- Fiction. Immigrants- Fiction. Novels in verse. IL 8-12
Audacity JS  
B 123285B 123285 Audacity Jones Steals the Show
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Larson, Kirby
Length: 176 Copyright: 2017

Audacity Jones and her best friend, Bimmy, are on their way to New York City, with Cypher, who is now a detective in the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, and their assignment involves Harry Houdini and the illusion he is planning--and it will take all of Audie's skills, and the help of her clever cat Min, to prevent the performance from being sabotaged. Book 2 in the Audacity Jones series. 1st book (B 121332 or eBook 121). IL 3-6. AR 5.3. RC 4.5. Lexile 740.
Audacity Jones Steals the Show PI  
B 121332B 121332 Audacity Jones to the Rescue
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Larson, Kirby
Length: 209 Copyright: 2016

In 1910, Audacity Jones is an eleven-year-old orphan living a monotonous life at Miss Maisie's School for Wayward Girls, and wondering why nothing exciting ever happens--but when the mysterious Commodore Crutchfield whisks her away to Washington D.C., she finds herself involved in a sinister and dangerous plot against the president of the United States. Conspiracies- Fiction. AR 5.5 RC 5.2 Lexile 790 IL 3-6. Iowa Children's Choice 2017-2018.
Audacity Jones to the Rescue PI  
B 109583B 109583 B for Buster
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lawrence, Iain
Length: 321 Copyright: 2004

Sixteen year old Kak, desperate to escape his abusive parents, lies about his age in the spring of 1943 to enlist in the Canadian Air Force and soon finds himself based in England as part of a crew flying bombing raids over Germany. AR 4.7. RC 6.3. Lexile 730.
B for Buster JS  
B 108988B 108988 Bad Tickets
Grade Lvl: JS Author: O'Dell, Kathleen
Length: 231 Copyright: 2008

Rebelling against her strict Catholic upbringing in 1967, teenager Mary Elizabeth sorts through her feelings about her parents and friends, and about sex, while making some decisions about the type life she wants for herself. AR 3.6. Publisher RL 6.5.
Bad Tickets JS  
B 120971B 120971 Badger Knight
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Erskine, Kathryn
Length: 325 Copyright: 2014

In England in 1346, Adrian has three problems: he is small for his twelve years, he is an albino, so people are suspicious of him, and his father wants him to be a scribe, while he wants to be an archer--but when he runs away to join his friend in the fight against the invading Scots, he learns that war can be a lot more complicated then he imagined. Great Britain History Edward III, 1327-1377- Fiction. Runaways- Fiction. AR 4.9 RC 4.7 Lexile 770 IL 5-10.
Badger Knight IJS  
B 84063B 84063 Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Cushman, Karen
Length: 195 Copyright: 1996

In 1849, a twelve year old girl who calls herself Lucy is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a small California mining town, where Lucy helps run a rough boarding house and looks for comfort in books while trying to find a way to get "home." AR 5.8. RC 5.5. Lexile 1030. GR level V.
Ballad of Lucy Whipple IJ  
B 120332B 120332 Bamboo Sword
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Preus, Margi
Length: 335 Copyright: 2015

In Japan in 1853, at the time of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan, Yoshi, a young Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai one day, learns about America from Majiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships. Includes historical notes and glossary. AR 5.7 RC 5.4 Lexile 820 IL 5-9.
Bamboo Sword IJ  
B 121802B 121802 Bandit's Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 290 Copyright: 2016

Living alone in New York City after being sold into servitude under a padrone, 11-year-old Rocco learns the art of pickpocketing from a group of young street thugs before reexamining his choices when he meets a stubborn Irish girl whose goal is to advocate on behalf of the city's abused horses. Child labor - Fiction. AR 5.1 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 GR level W IL 4-7.
Bandit's Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket IJ  
B 84676B 84676 Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad
Grade Lvl: P Author: Edwards, Pamela
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997

A group of animals help a runaway slave escape his pursuers. Fugitive slaves. AR 4.0. RC 4.2. Lexile 640. GR level S. Making inferences. Inferring.
Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad P  
B 81756B 81756 Barn
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Avi
Length: 106 Copyright: 1994

In an effort to fulfill their dying father's last request, nine year old Ben and his brother and sister construct a barn on their land in the Oregon Territory. AR 3.9. RC and Follett RL 5.8. Lexile 670. GR level T.
Barn IJ  
B 86803B 86803 Bat Boy & His Violin
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Curtis, Gavin
Length: 30 Copyright: 1998

Reginald is more interested in practicing his violin than in his father's job managing the worst team in the Negro Leagues, but when Papa makes him the bat boy and his music begins to lead the team to victory, Papa realizes the value of his son's passion. AR 4.1. RC 5.2. Lexile 700. GR level Q.
Bat Boy & His Violin PI  
B 116168B 116168 Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 89 Copyright: 2013

In 1863, child slave Thomas and his sister Birdie journey north and meet up with Union soldiers who have orders to fight at Gettysburg. From the series I Survived. AR 4.6. RC 3.8. Lexile 660. IL 3-6.
Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 PI  
KM 12857KM 12857 Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 89 Copyright: 2013

In 1863, child slave Thomas and his sister Birdie journey north and meet up with Union soldiers who have orders to fight at Gettysburg. Includes hardcover and playaway. Series fiction. I Survived, Book 7. IL 3-7. AR 4.6. RC 3.8. Lexile 660.
Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (Playaway) PI  
B 110530B 110530 Battle of the Alamo
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Milligan, Bryce
Length: 201 Copyright: 1999

As a fourteen-year-old boy involved in the Texas Revolution, the reader makes decisions determining how the story leads to the Battle of the Alamo. Choose Your Own Adventure.
Battle of the Alamo IJ  
B 81245B 81245 Beautiful Land: Story of the Oklahoma Land Rush
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Antle, Nancy
Length: 54 Copyright: 1994

After a two year wait during which her mother died, twelve year old Annie Mae and her family join thousands of hopeful settlers as they claim land in the newly-opened Oklahoma Territory. GR level S. AR 3.5. RC 4.5. Lexile 570.
Beautiful Land: Story of the Oklahoma Land Rush PI  
KM 13506KM 13506 Becoming Muhammad Ali (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Patterson, James / Alexander, Kwame
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

A biographical novel tells the story of Cassius Clay, the determined boy who would one day become Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time. Novel in verse. Self-management. Sports fiction. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. Kit contents include: playaway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 3 hours. Please see B 126770. IL 4-8. AR 5.4. Lexile 1010.
Becoming Muhammad Ali (Playaway) IJ  
B 126770B 126770 Becoming Muhammad Ali: A Novel
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Patterson, James
Length: 310 Copyright: 2020

A biographical novel tells the story of Cassius Clay, the determined boy who would one day become Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time. Novel in verse. Self-management. Sports fiction. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 4-8. AR 5.4. Lexile 1010.
Becoming Muhammad Ali: A Novel IJ  
B 126776B 126776 Before the Ever After
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 161 Copyright: 2020

ZJ's friends Ollie, Darry and Daniel help him cope when his father, a beloved professional football player, suffers severe headaches and memory loss that spell the end of his career. Novel in verse. Diverse abilities. Historical fiction. Relationship skills. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 4-8. AR 4.5.
Before the Ever After IJ  
B 102626B 102626 Before We Were Free
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Alvarez, Julia
Length: 167 Copyright: 2002

In the early 1960s in the Dominican Republic, twelve-year-old Anita learns that her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo. 2004 Winner of the 2004 Pura Belpre Author Award. AR 5.6 RC 6.5 Lexile 890 IL 7-10.
Before We Were Free JS  
B 87238B 87238 Behind the Bedroom Wall
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Williams, Laura
Length: 169 Copyright: 1996

Thirteen year old Korinna must decide whether to report her parents to her Hitler youth group when she discovers that they are hiding Jews in a secret space behind Korinna's bedroom wall. AR 4.4. GR level V. IL 5-9.
Behind the Bedroom Wall IJ  
KM 6973KM 6973 Behind the Bedroom Wall (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Williams, Laura
Length: 0 Copyright: 1996

Korinna must decide whether to report her parents to her Hitler youth group when she discovers that they are hiding Jews in a secret space behind Korinna's bedroom wall. Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust. Contents: 25 copies of the novel (169 pages) by Laura E. Williams. Novel Study. AR 4.4. RC and Follett RL 4.8. Lexile 660. GR level V. IL 5-8. Four week loan.
Behind the Bedroom Wall (25 Books) IJ  
KM 12395KM 12395 Behind the Masks : The Diary of Angeline Reddy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Patron, Susan
Length: 293 Copyright: 2012

Growing up in a late-19th-century California gold-mining town, Angeline, the daughter of a famous lawyer, risks her safety to piece together clues about her father's alleged demise, an effort that exposes volatile secrets. Kit contents: playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (5 hours 49 min.) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) narrated by Cassandra Campbell; instruction sheet; earbuds; and book from the Dear America series (293 pages) by Susan Patron. AR 6.1 RC 5.7 Lexile 890 IL 4-8. Three-week loan period.
Behind the Masks : The Diary of Angeline Reddy IJ  
B 125578B 125578 Bell Rang
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Ransome, James
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

A young slave girl witnesses the heartbreak and hopefulness of her family and their plantation community when her brother escapes for freedom. Historical fiction. African American. Slavery. IL K-3. AR 1.8. Lexile 360.
Bell Rang KP  
B 108473B 108473 Bella at Midnight
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stanley, Diane
Length: 278 Copyright: 2006

Bella's peasant life is changed when her real father, a knight who abandoned her when she was a baby, comes and reclaims her, moving her to his home where she lives with a resentful stepmother and two horrible stepsisters and learns about a plot to kill her friend, Prince Julian. Cinderella story. Quests (Expeditions). Princes. AR 6.0. Follett RL 6.3. RC 5.8. Lexile 950. IL 5-8.
Bella at Midnight IJ  
B 74012B 74012 Bells of Christmas
Grade Lvl: PI Author: HAMILTON, VIRGINIA
Length: 60 Copyright: 1989

Twelve year old Jason describes the wonderful Christmas of 1890 that he and his family celebrate in their home in Springfield, Ohio. AR 3.5. RC 5.5. Lexile 570.
Bells of Christmas PI  
B 127860B 127860 Beneath the Wide Silk Sky
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Inouye Huey, Emily
Length: 326 Copyright: 2022

With the recent death of her mother and the possibility of her family losing their farm, Samantha Sakamoto does not have space in her life for dreams, but when faced with prejudice and violence in her Washington State community after Pearl Harbor, she is determined to use her photography to document the bigotry around her. Young adult. Grief & loss. Historical fiction. World War II. Japanese internment. IL 9-12.
Beneath the Wide Silk Sky JS  
B 123237B 123237 Berlin Boxing Club
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sharenow, Rob
Length: 404 Copyright: 2011

In 1936 Berlin, fourteen-year-old Karl Stern, considered Jewish despite a non-religious upbringing, learns to box from the legendary Max Schmeling while struggling with the realities of the Holocaust. IL 7-12. AR 5.7. RC 5.7. Lexile 880.
Berlin Boxing Club JS  
B 109950B 109950 Best Bad Luck I Ever Had
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Levine, Kristin
Length: 266 Copyright: 2009

In Moundville, Alabama, in 1917, twelve year old Did hopes the new postmaster will have a son his age, but instead he meets Emma, who is black, and their friendship challenges accepted ways of thinking and leads them to save the life of a condemned man. Acceptance. Social justice. AR and RC 4.2. Follett RL 5.1. Lexile 680.
Best Bad Luck I Ever Had IJS  
B 111349B 111349 Best Friends Forever: World War II Scrapbook
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Patt, Beverly
Length: 92 Copyright: 2010

Fourteen year old Lousie keeps a scrapbook detailing the events in her life after her best friend, a Japanese American girl, and her family are sent to a relocation camp during World War II. Puyallup Assembly Center (Washington). Patriotism. Internment camps. AR 5.1. Follett RL 5.8. RC 4.7. Lexile 770. GR level W. IL
Best Friends Forever: World War II Scrapbook IJ  
B 114857B 114857 Between Shades of Gray
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sepetys, Ruta
Length: 344 Copyright: 2011

In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note. Lithuania History Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 Fiction. Labor camps Fiction. Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2012. AR 3.6 RC 3.6 Lexile 490 IL 8-12.
Between Shades of Gray JS  
B 120568B 120568 Between Two Worlds
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Kirkpatrick, Katherine
Length: 285 Copyright: 2014

In 1900, sixteen-year-old Eqariusaq, from the village of Itta near Ellesmere, is caught between traditional Inuit life with her lazy husband Angulluk and the world of Lieutenant Peary and his family and crew, who call her Billy Bah. Based on a true story. AR 4.7 Lexile 700 IL 9-12.
Between Two Worlds JS  
B 123432B 123432 Beyond the Bright Sea
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Wolk, Lauren
Length: 283 Copyright: 2017

Crow has lived her entire life on a tiny piece of the starkly beautiful Elizabeth Islands off the coast of Massachusetts. Her only companions are Osh, the man who rescued her from a tiny skiff as an infant and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their neighbor across the sandbar. But it isn't until the night when a mysterious fire appears across the water that an unspoken question of her own history forms in her heart and an unstoppable chain of events is triggered. Using her bravery and perseverance, Crow must follow clues that not only lead to a personal treasure, but to uncovering her lost identity and, ultimately, understanding what it means to be a family. Identity. Historical fiction. Starred reviews. Best book acknowledgements. IL 4-9. AR 4.8. RC 4.7. Lexile 770. (Multiple copy set KM 12840).
Beyond the Bright Sea IJ  
KM 12840KM 12840 Beyond the Bright Sea (2 PARTS)(25 books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Wolk, Lauren
Length: 283 Copyright: 2017

Crow has lived her entire life on a tiny piece of the starkly beautiful Elizabeth Islands off the coast of Massachusetts. Her only companions are Osh, the man who rescued her from a tiny skiff as an infant and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their neighbor across the sandbar. But it isn't until the night when a mysterious fire appears across the water that an unspoken question of her own history forms in her heart and an unstoppable chain of events is triggered. Using her bravery and perseverance, Crow must follow clues that not only lead to a personal treasure, but to uncovering her lost identity and, ultimately, understanding what it means to be a family. Class set of 25 books. Historical Fiction. Orphan. Novel Study. IL 4-9. AR 4.8. RC 4.7. Lexile 770.
Beyond the Bright Sea (2 PARTS)(25 books) IJ  
B 105380B 105380 Beyond the Heather Hills
Grade Lvl: I Author: Wiley, Melissa
Length: 189 Copyright: 2003

Ten year old Martha Morse, who would grow up to become the great-grandmother of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, experiences the larger world outside of tiny Glencaraid, Scotland, when she goes to visit her married sister in Perth. From the series Little House--The Martha Years, number 4. AR 5.6. Follett RL 5.9.
Beyond the Heather Hills I  
B 106833B 106833 Bicycle Man
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Dudley, David
Length: 249 Copyright: 2005

In poor, rural Georgia in 1927, twelve year old Carissa and her suspicious mama take in an elderly drifter with a shiny bicycle, never expecting how profoundly his wise and patient ways will affect the. AR 4.0. Follett RL 6.1. IRA Children's Book Award for Intermediate Fiction 2006. IL 5-7.
Bicycle Man IJ  
B 124960B 124960 Bicycle Spy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McDonough, Yona Zeldis
Length: 197 Copyright: 2016

Twelve-year-old Marcel loves riding his bicycle, and dreams of competing in the Tour de France, but it is 1942 and German soldiers are everywhere, stopping him as he delivers bread from his parents' bakery around Aucoin--then one day he discovers that it is not just bread he is delivering, and suddenly he finds himself in posession of dangerous secrets about his parents and his new friend from Paris, Delphine. AR 4.7, RC 3.7. GR V. IL 4-8. Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2019-2020.
Bicycle Spy IJ  
KM 12640KM 12640 Bicycle Spy (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: I Author: McDonough, Yona Zeldis
Length: 197 Copyright: 2016

Twelve-year-old Marcel loves riding his bicycle, and dreams of competing in the Tour de France, but it is 1942 and German soldiers are everywhere, stopping him as he delivers bread from his parents' bakery around Aucoin--then one day he discovers that it is not just bread he is delivering, and suddenly he finds himself in posession of dangerous secrets about his parents and his new friend from Paris, Delphine. Kit contains a playaway--a preloaded audio book (3 hours 48 min.) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); instruction sheet; earbuds, and book (197 pgs AR 4.7). IL 4-6. AR 4.7. RC 3.7. GR V.
Bicycle Spy (Playaway) I  
B 87728B 87728 Big Cheese for the White House: The True Tale Of a Tremendous Cheddar
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Fleming, Candace
Length: 32 Copyright: 1999

In 1802, in Cheshire, Massachussetts, Elder John Leland organizes his fellow townspeople to make a big cheese for President Jefferson, who up until that time had been forced to eat inferior cheeses. AR 4.1. RC 3.5. Lexile 450. IL K-4.
Big Cheese for the White House: The True Tale Of a Tremendous Cheddar KPI  
B 128026B 128026 Big Dreams, Small Fish
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Cohen, Paula
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022

When the opportunity arises, Shirley, the daughter of immigrants who live above their corner grocery store, turns some overlooked gefilte fish into a marketing strategy that changes the flavor of the neighborhood. Family story. Historical fiction. Immigration. Family-owned business. IL Pres-3.
Big Dreams, Small Fish KP  
B 120202B 120202 Big Fix
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Sacks, Nathan
Length: 112 Copyright: 2014

In 1872 New York City, a young newspaper reporter puts his life in danger when he goes undercover to investigate a conspiracy in the violent world of bare-knuckle boxing. Conspiracies- Fiction. From the series Bareknuckle. AR 4.3 RC 4.3 Lexile 590 IL 6-9.
Big Fix IJ  
B 116801B 116801 Big River's Daughter
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Miller, Bobbi
Length: 200 Copyright: 2013

When River Fillian's powerful father, a pirate on a Mississippi keeler, disappears after a horrific earthquake in 1811, she must challenge the infamous rivals who hope to claim his territory and find her own place in the new order. Includes historical notes. River boats Fiction. AR 4.2 RC 3.7 Lexile 640 IL 5-8.
Big River's Daughter IJ  
B 110084B 110084 Billy & the Rebel: Based on True Civil War Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 44 Copyright: 2005

During the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, a mother and son shelter a young Confederate deserter. Ready-to-Read, Level 3. AR 3.2. Follett RL 2.4.
Billy & the Rebel: Based on True Civil War Story PI  
B 88578B 88578 Birdie's Lighthouse
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997

The diary of a ten year old girl who moves with her family in 1855 from a town on the Maine coast to rugged Turtle Island where her father is to be the lighthouse keeper. AR 4.1. RC 4.8. Lexile 700. IL 1-4.
Birdie's Lighthouse PI  
B 123481B 123481 Bitter Side of Sweet
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sullivan, Tara
Length: 299 Copyright: 2016

Kept as forced labor on a chocolate plantation in the Ivory Coast, Amadou and his younger brother Seydou had given up hope, until a young girl arrives at the camp who rekindles the urge to escape. Realistic fiction. Survival stories. West Africa. Includes author's notes and epilogue. IL 8-12. AR 5.1. RC 5.3. Lexile 810.
Bitter Side of Sweet JS  
B 86361B 86361 Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: A True Story
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: LESTER, JULIUS
Length: 40 Copyright: 1998

A black cowboy is so in tune with wild mustangs that they accept him into the herd, thus enabling him singlehandedly to take them to the corral. Story based on the life of Bob Lemmons, a former slave. AR 4.5. RC 4.4. Lexile 710.
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: A True Story KPI  
KM 12144KM 12144 Black Death: A Story of the Plague "Start-to-Finish" 10 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Venable, Alan
Length: 104 Copyright: 2006

A young man named Jacob Goodrum witnesses the horrors of the Black Death, an epidemic (bubonic plague) that swept through the city of London in the year 1665. Kit contains ten copies of the book (104 pages) by Alan Venable and a teacher guide. Blue Level. From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Lexile 810 6-12. Reference kit to use is KM 8815.
Black Death: A Story of the Plague "Start-to-Finish" 10 Books IJS  
B 126755B 126755 Black Kids
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hammonds Reed, Christina
Length: 362 Copyright: 2020

With the Rodney King riots closing in on high school senior Ashley and her family, the privileged bubble she has enjoyed, protecting her from the difficult realities most black people face, begins to crumble. African American. Historical fiction. Realistic fiction. Prejudice and racism. IL 9-12. AR 5.3. Lexile 830.
Black Kids JS  
B 102714B 102714 Black Potatoes: Story of the Great Irish Famine
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: BARTOLETTI, SUSAN
Length: 184 Copyright: 2001

Subtitle: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850. Draws fromletters, diaries, and other documents to chronicle the Irish potato famine of 1845-50, describing the political and personal impact it had on Ireland and its people, and presenting illustrations from contemporary newspapers. Great famine. 2002 Orbis Pictus award winner. AR 8.1. Follett RL 6.8. RC 7.9. Lexile 1040. GR level Y.
Black Potatoes: Story of the Great Irish Famine IJS  
B 121843B 121843 Black Radishes
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Meyer, Susan
Length: 228 Copyright: 2011

Gustave, having been forced to move from Paris to the countryside after his parents decided it was not safe for Jews to live in the city during World War II, meets a Catholic girl named Nicole, whose family is part of the French Resistance, and together they devise a plan to rescue his friend and family members from the Nazi occupied territory. AR 5.2 RC 5.2 Lexile 790 IL 4-8.
Black Radishes IJ  
B 109117B 109117 Blackbeard's Last Fight
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kimmel, Eric A
Length: 32 Copyright: 2006

In 1718, off the coast of North Carolina, a young cabin boy assists in the final capture and execution of Blackbeard the pirate. Picture book for older readers. AR 4.1. RC 3.6. Lexile 670.
Blackbeard's Last Fight PI  
B 117114B 117114 Blessing Cup
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 40 Copyright: 2013

A single china cup from a tea set left behind when Jews were forced to leave Russia helps hold a family together through generations of living in America, reminding them of the most important things in life. Prequel to The Keeping Quilt. Tradition. Drinking cups Fiction. Jews Fiction. Family life Fiction. AR 4.2 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 1-4.
Blessing Cup PI  
B 108441B 108441 Blood Red Horse
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Grant, K.M.
Length: 277 Copyright: 2004

A special horse named Hosanna changes the lives of two English brothers and those around them as they fight with King Richard I against Saladin's armies during the Third Crusades. Book One of the De Granville Trilogy. AR 6.3. RC 6.3. Lexile 930.
Blood Red Horse IJS  
B 124979B 124979 Blood Water Paint
Grade Lvl: JS Author: McCullough, Joy
Length: 289 Copyright: 2018

Her mother died when she was twelve, and suddenly Artemisia Gentileschi had a stark choice- a life as a nun in a convent or a life grinding pigment for her father's paint. She chose paint. By the time she was seventeen, Artemisia did more than grind pigment. She was one of Rome's most talented painters, even if no one knew her name. But Rome in 1610 was a city where men took what they wanted from women, and in the aftermath of rape Artemisia faced another terrible choice- a life of silence or a life of truth, no matter the cost. "He will not consume my every thought. I am a painter. I will paint." Starred reviews. Renaissance Italy. Novel in verse. Historical fiction. Mature themes. Sexual abuse. Young adult. IL 9-12. RC 5.5. Lexile 740.
Blood Water Paint JS  
B 127605B 127605 Bluebird
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Cameron, Sharon
Length: 438 Copyright: 2021

In 1946 Eva arrives in New York City, from the rubble of Berlin, supposedly looking for a new life, but actually seeking justice against the Nazis that "escaped" with the help of the CIA; one in particular, the doctor who knows who Eva really is, because her identity is the product Project Bluebird, an experiment of the concentration camps involving brainwashing and mind control, which both the Americans and the Soviets would like access to--and Eva does not know if she can trust anyone she meets, least of all Jake Katz, the young man she is attracted to. Historical fiction. Young adult. Iowa High School Book Award 2023-2024. IL 9-12. AR 4.1.
Bluebird JS  
KM 13673KM 13673 Bluebird (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Cameron, Sharon
Length: 438 Copyright: 2021

In 1946 Eva arrives in New York City, from the rubble of Berlin, supposedly looking for a new life, but actually seeking justice against the Nazis that "escaped" with the help of the CIA; one in particular, the doctor who knows who Eva really is, because her identity is the product Project Bluebird, an experiment of the concentration camps involving brainwashing and mind control, which both the Americans and the Soviets would like access to--and Eva does not know if she can trust anyone she meets, least of all Jake Katz, the young man she is attracted to. Historical fiction. Young adult. Iowa High School Book Award 2023-2024. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 15 hours and 16 minutes. IL 9-12. AR 4.1.
Bluebird (Playaway) S  
B 126318B 126318 Bluecrowne (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Milford, Kate
Length: 262 Copyright: 2018

In 1810, Lucy Bluecrowne, twelve, is bored living ashore with her stepmother and half brother until two nefarious strangers identify her little brother as the pyrotechnical prodigy they need for their evil plan. Fantasy fiction. Mystery. Series fiction: Greenglass House, Book 3. IL 4-8. AR 5.9. RC 5.5. Lexile 840. GR X.
Bluecrowne (Book 3) IJ  
B 120917B 120917 Bluffton: My Summers With Buster
Grade Lvl: I Author: Phelan, Matt
Length: 223 Copyright: 2013

The year is 1908 and a troupe of vaudeville performers has arrived in sleepy Muskegon, Michigan, to spend the summer. Young Henry Harrison is fascinated with the animals and performers, but mostly with a slapstick performer his own age named Buster Keaton, who is also a master prankster and loves to play baseball. Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966- Fiction. AR 2.5 RC 3.2 Lexile 370 GR level T IL 4-6.
Bluffton: My Summers With Buster I  
B 119239B 119239 Bo at Ballard Creek
Grade Lvl: I Author: Hill, Kirkpatrick
Length: 278 Copyright: 2013

It's the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastically helped by all the kind people of the nearby Eskimo village. Fathers- Fiction. Alaska History 1867-1959- Fiction. Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction 2014. AR 5.2 RC 5.5 Lexile 840 IL 4-6.
Bo at Ballard Creek I  
B 119240B 119240 Bo at Iditarod Creek
Grade Lvl: I Author: Hill, Kirkpatrick
Length: 281 Copyright: 2014

In 1920s Alaska, when five-year-old Bo and her two adoptive fathers move to Iditarod Creek to work at a new gold mine, Bo feels homesick until she realizes there is friendship to be found everywhere--and Iditarod Creek may hold some surprises for her already unconventional family. Alaska History 1867-1959- Fiction. Sequel to Bo at Ballard Creek 119239. AR 4.9 Lexile 760 IL 4-6.
Bo at Iditarod Creek I  
B 124093B 124093 Bob the Railway Dog: The True Story of an Adventurous Dog
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Fenton, Corinne
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Discover the true story of Bob the railway dog, a wandering dog who had adventure in his heart and the rattling of rails in his soul. In the early days of the Australian railroad, when shiny new tracks opened the country up to new lands and new people, there was one courageous dog who was part of it all. Everyone knew him. He was Bob the Railway Dog. Based on a real dog who rode the rails in the late nineteenth century, Bob the Railway Dog is a celebration of discovery and companionship for those who dream of the hustle and bustle of a life filled with adventure. Historical fiction. IL K-3. AR 4.6. RC 6.6. Lexile 970.
Bob the Railway Dog: The True Story of an Adventurous Dog KP  
B 113834B 113834 Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 86 Copyright: 2011

Eleven-year-old Danny Crane witnesses the bombing of Pearl Harbor and must find his way home in the midst of the terror, smoke, and chaos of the attack. From the series I Survived. AR 4.3. RC 3.5. Lexile 620. IL 3-6.
Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 PI  
KM 12853KM 12853 Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 86 Copyright: 2011

Eleven-year-old Danny Crane witnesses the bombing of Pearl Harbor and must find his way home in the midst of the terror, smoke, and chaos of the attack. Includes book and playaway. Series fiction. I Survived, Book 4. IL 3-7. AR 4.3. RC 3.5. Lexile 620.
Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (Playaway) PI  
B 126372B 126372 Bone Houses
Grade Lvl: S Author: Lloyd-Jones, Emily
Length: 338 Copyright: 2019

When risen corpses called 'bone houses' threaten Ryn's village because of a decades-old curse, she teams up with a mapmaker named Ellis to solve the mystery of the curse and destroy the bone houses forever. Blessing and cursing. Paranormal fiction. Dark fantasy. Horror. Historical fiction. IL 10-12.
Bone Houses S  
B 126075B 126075 Bone Talk
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Gorlay, Candy
Length: 255 Copyright: 2019

More than a hundred years ago, a boy named Samkad thinks he knows everything about the world. He knows the mountains he lives in. He knows his people. He knows his blood enemy, the Mangili. And he wants to become a man, to be given his own shield, spear and axe to fight with. His best friend, Luki, wants all the same things but she is a girl, and no girl has ever become a warrior. But everything changes when a new boy arrives in the village. He calls himself Samkad's brother, yet he knows nothing of the ways of the mountain. And he brings news of a people called 'Americans', who are bringing war and destruction right to his home. Coming of age / Bildungsroman. Adventure. Historical fiction. Philippines history. IL 6-10.
Bone Talk IJS  
B 120738B 120738 Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015

Relates the story of the National Memorial African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by Lewis Michaux in 1939, as seen from the perspective of Lewis Michaux Jr., who met famous men like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X while helping there. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) History 20th century- Fiction. Michaux, Lewis H., 1885-1976- Fiction. Written by the great niece of Lewis Michaux Sr. Illustrated by Christie, R. Gregory. Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, 2016. RC 3.5 Lexile 630 IL 2-4.
Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore PI  
B 124576B 124576 Book of Boy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Murdock, Catherine Gilbert
Length: 278 Copyright: 2018

In 1350, a boy with a large hump on his back becomes the servant of a shadowy pilgrim on his way to Rome, who pulls the boy into a dangerous expedition across Europe to gather the seven precious relics of Saint Peter. Middle Ages. Fantasy fiction. IL 5-8. AR 4.3.
Book of Boy IJ  
B 109536B 109536 Book Thief
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Zusak, Markus
Length: 552 Copyright: 2007

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award 2008. Outstanding book for the college bound. AR 5.1. RC 4.0. Lexile 730 GR level Z+ IL 8-12.
Book Thief JS  
KM 13092KM 13092 Book Thief (3 Parts) (30 copies)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Zusak, Markus
Length: 552 Copyright: 2016

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. Novel study. Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award 2008. Outstanding book for the college bound. AR 5.1. RC 4.0. Lexile 730 GR level Z+ Kit contains 30 books, teacher guide, study guide, and access to a playaway. Playaway run time - approximately 14 hours. IL 8-12. Novel Study. Four week loan period.
Book Thief (3 Parts) (30 copies) JS  
KM 13101KM 13101 Book Thief (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Zusak, Markus
Length: 552 Copyright: 2007

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award 2008. Outstanding book for the college bound. AR 5.1. RC 4.0. Lexile 730 GR level Z+ IL 8-12. Contains 1 Playaway, 1 book, and one 5 way splitter. Playaway run time: approximately 14 hours.
Book Thief (Playaway) JS  
B 86002B 86002 Boom Town
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Levitin, Sonia
Length: 32 Copyright: 1998

After her family moves to California where her father goes to work in the gold fields, Amanda decides to make her own fortune baking pies and she encourages others to provide the necessary services--from a general store to a school--that enable her town to prosper. AR 3.7. RC 3.5. Lexile 590. IL K-4.
Boom Town KPI  
B 113541B 113541 Born to Fly
Grade Lvl: I Author: Ferrari, Michael
Length: 212 Copyright: 2009

In 1942, an eleven-year-old girl who longs to be a pilot and her family try to manage their lives in Rhode Island when the father goes to fight in World War II. AR 4.3. RC 4.2. Lexile 670. IL 4-6. Iowa Children's Choice 2012-2013.
Born to Fly I  
B 72189B 72189 Boston Coffee Party
Grade Lvl: P Author: Rappaport, Doreen
Length: 63 Copyright: 1988

During the Revolutionary War, two young sisters help a group of Boston Women get coffee from a greedy merchant. An I Can Read book.GR level L. RC 3.1. Lexile 340.
Boston Coffee Party P  
B 109089B 109089 Bound
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Napoli, Donna
Length: 186 Copyright: 2004

In a novel based on Chinese Cinderella tales, fourteen year old stepchild Zing-Zing endures a life of neglect and servitude, as her stepmother cruelly mutilates her own child's feet so that she alone might marry well. China History, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 fiction. Stepmothers. Footbinding. AR 5.4. Follett RL 5.8. RC 4.8. Lexile 800.
Bound JS  
KM 7905KM 7905 Bound for Oregon (6 Books)
Grade Lvl: I Author: Van Leeuwen, Jean
Length: 0 Copyright: 1994

A fictionalized account of the journey made by nine year old Mary Ellen Todd and her family from their home in Arkansas westward over the Oregon Trail in 1852. Contents: six copies of the book (167 pages) by Jean Van Leeuwen. Novel Study. AR 5.2. RC and Follett RL 6.1. Lexile 830.GR Level S. IL 4-6. Four-week loan period.
Bound for Oregon (6 Books) I  
KM 4487KM 4487 Boxcar Children Mysteries (10 books)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Warner, Gertrude
Length: 0 Copyright: 1991

The first in the mystery series in which the Alden orphans make their home in an abandoned boxcar. Contents: 10 copies of the book (154 pages) by Gertrude Chandler Warner, and teacher's guide. Classics. Historical fiction. Self-reliance. Series fiction: Boxcar Children Mysteries, Book 1. Novel Study. IL 3-6. AR 3.9. RC 3.2. Lexile 580. GR O.
Boxcar Children Mysteries (10 books) PI  
KM 10859KM 10859 Boxed Books: Choose Your Own Adventure
Grade Lvl: I Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

Collection of books from the series Choose Your Own Adventure. Readers can choose the path of the plot so that the adventure may have many possible endings. Includes a variety of genres: adventure, mystery, science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, etc. Reading levels range 3.9-6.6. Four-week loan period.
Boxed Books: Choose Your Own Adventure I  
KM 6021KM 6021 Boxed Books: Little House Chapter Books--Buddy Set
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1999

Contains eight titles (two copies of each book, approximately 70 pages each) in the Little House Chapter Book series: Animal Adventures; Farmer Boy Days; Hard Times on the Prairie; Laura and Nellie; Little House Friends; Little House Parties; Pioneer Sisters; and School Days. Texts are adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House Books. RL 3. Four-week loan period.
Boxed Books: Little House Chapter Books--Buddy Set PI  
B 103638B 103638 Boxes for Katje
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Fleming, Candace
Length: 34 Copyright: 2003

After a young Dutch girl writes to her new American friend in thanks for the care package sent after World War II, she begins to receive increasingly larger boxes. Story set in post WW II Holland is based on an actual incident. Generosity. Civilian relief. AR 3.5. Follett RL 4.5. RC 2.3. GR level S. IL K-4.
Boxes for Katje KPI  
B 123137B 123137 Boy at the Top of the Mountain
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Boyne, John
Length: 262 Copyright: 2016

When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy Austrian household. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler. IL 5-8. AR 6.2. Lexile 970.
Boy at the Top of the Mountain IJ  
KM 12806KM 12806 Boy at the Top of the Mountain (24 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Boyne, John
Length: 262 Copyright: 2016

Historical fiction. When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy Austrian household. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler. Pierrot is quickly taken under Hitler's wing and thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets, and betrayal from which he may never be able to escape. Set of 24 books. Includes a short teacher's guide. Novel Study.
Boy at the Top of the Mountain (24 Books) IJ  
B 101475B 101475 Boy at War: Novel of Pearl Harbor
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Mazer, Harry
Length: 104 Copyright: 2001

While fishing with his friends off Honolulu on December 7, 1941, teenaged Adam is caught in the midst of the Japanese attack and through the chaos of the subsequent days tries to find his father, a naval officer who was serving on the U.S.S. Arizona when the bombs fell. AR 3.8. RC 5.1. Lexile 530.
Boy at War: Novel of Pearl Harbor IJ  
B 115254B 115254 Boy Called Dickens
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 34 Copyright: 2012

Fictionalized account is set during the time 12-year-old Dickens toiled away in a blacking factory while the rest of his family lived in debtors’ prison. Highlights events that shaped who he became and suggests how his budding literary imagination foreshadowed his future achievements. Ends with a brief statement explaining which parts of the story are based on fact, and which are fictionalized. AR 4.2 RC 3.6 Lexile 750 IL 2-5.
Boy Called Dickens PI  
DVD 2512DVD 2512 Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Boyne, John
Length: 94 Copyright: 2008

Based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas highlights the secret friendship between two unlikely friends, the young son of a Nazi officer and the Jewish boy he encounters, a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence. Auschwitz (concentration camp). Contains scenes that depict human suffering and loss of life. Nazis. Includes an exploration of the role propaganda played in WWII Germany. Rated PG-13.
Boy in the Striped Pajamas IJS  
B 109579B 109579 Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Boyne, John
Length: 216 Copyright: 2006

Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence. Auschwitz (concentration camp). Nazis. AR 5.8. RC 8.3. Lexile 1080. IL 6-10.
Boy in the Striped Pajamas IJS  
KM 12828KM 12828 Boy in the Striped Pajamas (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Boyne, John
Length: 334 Copyright: 2016

Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people in the distance. But Bruno decides there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different from his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences. Set of 25 books. Includes a novel guide, a Living Literature series guide and an instructional guide for literature. Novel Study. IL 4-9. AR 5.8. RC 8.3. Lexile 1000. Partner class set KM 12806. (The Boy at the Top of the Mountain) or B 123137. Four week loan period.
Boy in the Striped Pajamas (25 Books) IJ  
B 111210B 111210 Boy Who Dared
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Bartoletti, Susan
Length: 202 Copyright: 2008

In 1942, seventeen year old Helmuth Hubener, imprisoned for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, recalls his past life and how he came to dedicate himself to bring the truth about Hitler and the war to the German people. Anti-Nazi movement. Courage. Fictionalized biography. AR 4.9. RC 4.6 Lexile 760 GR level Y IL 6-10.
Boy Who Dared IJS  
B 114082B 114082 Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired A Nation
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 40 Copyright: 2008

Uses the form of a blues song to share the story of the year-long bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked by seamstress Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger in 1955, which resulted in a repeal of the Jim Crow segregation laws. AR 2.9. RC 3.2. Lexile 560. IL 1-4.
Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired A Nation PI  
B 123658B 123658 Brave Like My Brother
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nobleman, Marc Tyler
Length: 105 Copyright: 2016

When Charlie's older brother Joe is called up in 1942, Charlie learns about the tedium and dangers of war through Joe's letters--and his brother's bravery in dealing with a spy as D-Day approaches, finally gives Charlie the strength to stand up to the local bully. Iowa Children's Choice 2018-2019. Epistolary. Historical fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.9. RC 4.7. Lexile 770.
Brave Like My Brother IJ  
B 113548B 113548 Breaking Stalin's Nose
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Yelchin, Eugene
Length: 151 Copyright: 2011

In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs. 2012 Newbery Honor book. AR 4.6. RC 4.2. Lexile 670. IL 5-7.
Breaking Stalin's Nose IJ  
B 122941B 122941 Breaking Through
Grade Lvl: ST Author: Jimenez, Francisco
Length: 193 Copyright: 2001

At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jiménez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra. Forced to leave their home in California, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. In the months and years that follow during the late 1950s-early 1960s, Francisco, his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sister not only struggle to keep their family together, but also face crushing poverty, long hours of labor, and blatant prejudice. How they sustain their hope, their good-heartedness, and tenacity is revealed in this sequel to The Circuit. Without bitterness or sentimentality, Francisco Jiménez finishes telling the story of his youth. IL 9-12. AR 5.3. RC 5.5. Lexile 750. GR Z.
Breaking Through ST  
B 110767B 110767 Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Grade Lvl: I Author: Marguerite, Henry
Length: 222 Copyright: 1991

Relates the adventures of a little burro who blazed trails through the Grand Canyon and met many famous people in the process. Donkeys. AR 5.6. RC and Follett RL 5.8. Lexile 880. GR level R.
Brighty of the Grand Canyon I  
B 112873B 112873 Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You A Pie
Grade Lvl: P Author: Gourley, Robbin
Length: 44 Copyright: 2009

Subtitle: A Story About Edna Lewis. From the whippoorwill's call on the first day of spring through the first snowfall, Edna and membersof her family gather fruits, berries, and vegetables from the fields, garden, and orchard on their Virginia farm and turn them into wonderful meals. Includes facts about the life of Edna Lewis, a descendant of slaves who grew up to be a famous chef, and five recipes. AR 4.5. RC 4.3. Lexile 810.
Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You A Pie P  
KM 10846KM 10846 Brooklyn Bridge: A Novel
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Hesse, Karen
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

In 1903 Brooklyn, fourteen year old Joseph Michtom's life changes for the worse when his parents, Russian immigrants, invent the teddy bear and turn their apartment into a factory, while nearby the glitter of Coney Island contrasts with the dismal lives of children dwelling under the Brooklyn Bridge. Coming of age. Contents: book (229 pages) by Karen Hesse and four read-along audio CDs. AR 4.2. RC 4.3. Lexile 680. Four-week loan period.
Brooklyn Bridge: A Novel IJS  
B 116570B 116570 Brush of the Gods
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Look, Lenore
Length: 34 Copyright: 2013

During the Tang dynasty, master painter Wu Daozi creates an extraordinary mural for the emperor. Wu, Daozi, 689-759 Fiction. China History Tang dynasty, 618-907 Fiction. Chinese Art. AR 4.1 IL K-3.
Brush of the Gods KP  
B 87295B 87295 Bud, Not Buddy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Length: 245 Copyright: 1999

Ten year old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids. Newbery Award 2000. GR level U. AR 5.0. Follett RL 5.5. RC 5.2. Lexile 950. IL 4-7.
Bud, Not Buddy IJ  
KM 6403KM 6403 Bud, Not Buddy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher
Length: 0 Copyright: 2000

During the Great Depression, ten year old Bud escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father. Contents: 6 copies of the Newbery award winning book by Christopher Curtis and Literature Circle Guide. Guided Reading level U. Novel Study. AR level 5.0. Follett RL 5.6. RC 5.2. Lexile 950. IL 4-7. Four-week loan period.
Bud, Not Buddy IJ  
B 126370B 126370 Burn
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Ness, Patrick
Length: 371 Copyright: 2020

On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he'd hired to help on the farm. Sarah Dewhurst and her father, outcasts in their little town of Frome, Washington, are forced to hire a dragon to work their farm, something only the poorest of the poor ever have to resort to. The dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye, though. Sarah can't help but be curious about him, an animal who supposedly doesn't have a soul but who is seemingly intent on keeping her safe. Because the dragon knows something she doesn't. He has arrived at the farm with a prophecy on his mind. A prophecy that involves a deadly assassin, a cult of dragon worshippers, two FBI agents in hot pursuit--and somehow, Sarah Dewhurst herself. Historical fiction. Horror. Alternative histories. Fantasy. Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. IL 9-12.
Burn JS  
B 102421B 102421 Bus of Our Own
Grade Lvl: PI Author: EVANS, FREDDI
Length: 32 Copyright: 2001

Although she really wants to go to school, walking five miles is very difficult for Mable Jean and the other black children, so she tries to find a way to get a bus for them like the white children have. Based on real events in Mississippi. Segregation. AR level 3.4. Follett RL 2.7. RC 3.1. Lexile 460.
Bus of Our Own PI  
B 118581B 118581 Button Down
Grade Lvl: I Author: Ylvisaker, Anne
Length: 177 Copyright: 2012

Tugs Button's cousin Ned wants to be a football player, and although his size and a bully who keeps him and his friends out of their games stand in the way, Ned's eccentric Grandpa Ike and his own ability may give him his chance. Luck Fiction. Family life Iowa -Fiction. Depressions 1929- Fiction. AR 3.8 RC 3.4 Lexile 600 GR level T IL 4-6.
Button Down I  
KM 12947KM 12947 Button War: A Tale of the Great War (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Avi
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

Twelve-year-old Patryk knows little of the world beyond his tiny Polish village; the Russians have occupied the land for as long as anyone can remember, but otherwise life is unremarkable. Patryk and his friends entertain themselves by coming up with dares -- some more harmful than others -- until the Germans drop a bomb on the schoolhouse and the Great War comes crashing in. As control of the village falls from one nation to another, Jurek, the ringleader of these friends, devises the best dare yet: whichever boy steals the finest military button will be king. But as sneaking buttons from uniforms hanging to dry progresses to looting the bodies of dead soldiers -- and as Jurek's obsession with being king escalates -- Patryk begins to wonder whether their "button war" is still just a game. When devastation reaches their doorstep, the lines between the button war and the real war blur, especially for the increasingly callous Jurek. Avi delivers an account of the boys of one war-torn village who are determined to prove themselves with a simple dare that spins disastrously out of control. Historical fiction. Contains the hardcover book, a playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 4 hours and 45 minutes. IL 4-8. AR 3.9. Lexile 540.
Button War: A Tale of the Great War (Playaway) IJ  
KM 10264KM 10264 By the Great Horn Spoon! (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: I Author: Fleischman, Sid
Length: 0 Copyright: 2004

Their adventures begin when Jack Flagg and his aunt's butler stow away on a ship bound for California to join the gold rush in 1849. Contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (4.5 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; and book (193 pages) by Sid Fleischman. AR 5.1. RC 6.2. Lexile 730.
By the Great Horn Spoon! (Playaway) I  
B 51942B 51942 By the Shores of Silver Lake
Grade Lvl: PI Author: WILDER, LAURA INGALLS
Length: 290 Copyright: 1953

The Ingalls family moves to a new Dakota homestead and Laura who is now 13 and more mature, feels her responsibilities to a sister who has become blind and to her mother who needs help in feeding the onrush of homesteaders. Little House-The Laura Years, Book 5. AR 5.3. RC 5.5. Lexile 820. GR level Q. IL 3-6.
By the Shores of Silver Lake PI  
B 124934B 124934 C'est Moi le Heros: Le tresor des pirates
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Barlow, Steve / Skidmore, Steve
Length: 50 Copyright: 2013

The reader is an adventurer sailing with Francis Drake. He sets a course to attack Spanish ships carrying gold and silver. Can he defeat the Spanish and steal the treasure? French paperback. French language materials. Historical fiction. From I Hero book set. IL 3-8. Original Title: Pirate Gold
C'est Moi le Heros: Le tresor des pirates IJ  
B 102805B 102805 Cabin in the Snow
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 74 Copyright: 2002

Charlie must prove that he can help his mother and sisters survive a Kansas blizzard while his father helps the free-soil settlers in Lawrence to defend their town from proslavery forces. From the series Prairie Skies, Book 2, Ready-for-chapters. AR 3.5. Follett RL 4.8. RC 3.2. Lexile 500. GR level M. IL 2-4.
Cabin in the Snow PI  
B 116771B 116771 Caged Graves
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Salerni, Dianne K
Length: 329 Copyright: 2013

Returning to her hometown of Catawissa, Pennsylvania, in 1867 to marry a man she has never met, seventeen-year-old Verity Boone gets caught up in the a mystery surrounding the graves of her mother and aunt and a dangerous hunt for Revolutionary-era gold. Arranged marriage Fiction. Murder Fiction. Love stories. AR 5.7 RC 5.5 Lexile 840 IL 7-11.
Caged Graves JS  
B 101651B 101651 Caleb's Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: MacLachlan, Patricia
Length: 116 Copyright: 2001

The stranger lurking on the Witting family's prairie farm turns out to be their long-lost grandfather, whose presence plus prodding from Caleb forces Jacob to deal with his past. Sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall. Skylark. AR 2.9. Follett RL 4.2. RC 3.1. Lexile 290. IL 3-5.
Caleb's Story PI  
B 126342B 126342 California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived, Book 20)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 140 Copyright: 2020

The people of northern California were used to living with the threat of wildfires. But nothing could have prepared them for the devastating 2018 fire season, the deadliest in 100 years and the most destructive in history. In the 20th 'I Survived' book, readers join eleven-year-old Josh as he leaves his affluent New Jersey home for the rural northern California town where his mother was born and raised. Still reeling from the life-changing challenges that propelled him and his mother across the country, Josh struggles to adapt to a more rustic, down-to-earth lifestyle that couldn't be more different from the one he is used to. Josh and his cousin Eleanor bond during an overnight camping trip. But they suddenly find themselves in the path of a fast-moving firestorm, a super-heated monster that will soon lay waste to millions of acres of wilderness and--possibly--their town. Josh needs to confront the family issues burning him up inside, but first he'll have to survive the flames blazing all around him. Realistic fiction. Historical fiction. Series: I Survived, Book 20. IL 3-7. AR 4.5. Lexile 610.
California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived, Book 20) PIJ  
KM 12396KM 12396 Cannons at Dawn: the Second Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gregory, Kristiana
Length: 244 Copyright: 2011

Twelve-year-old Abigail,along with her mother and siblings, faces many hardships after her father joins General Washington's Continental Army and they become camp followers. Sequel to The Winter of Red Snow (B 85418; KM 8049). Kit contents: playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (4 hours 44 min.) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) narrated by Illyana Kadushin; instruction sheet; earbuds; and book from the Dear America series (244 pages) by Kristiana Gregory. AR 4.8 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 4-8. Three-week loan period.
Cannons at Dawn: the Second Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart IJ  
B 127886B 127886 Captain America: The Ghost Army
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 165 Copyright: 2023

In this adventure set during World War II, Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America) and his young sidekick, Bucky Barnes, encounter threat like none they've ever seen, a Ghost Army. The dead of this war and wars past are coming back to life, impervious to bullets, flames, or anything else the Allies can throw at them. The armies rise from the ground in the night and seem to disappear without a trace. How can Cap and Buck fight something that's already dead? And just what does the mysterious Baron Mordo, sitting in his castle atop nearby Wundagore Mountain have to do with this? Graphic novel. Military. World War II. Historical comic. Historical fiction. Superheroes. IL 4-8. AR 3.3. Lexile 480.
Captain America: The Ghost Army IJ  
KM 12097KM 12097 Captains Courageous "Start-to-Finish" 10 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Kipling, Rudyard / Venable, Alan
Length: 116 Copyright: 2006

An American son of a millionaire is saved from drowning by a New England fishing schooner and forced to prove his worth to the captain and crew. In 1894, Harvey Cheyne, a rich, spoiled boy of fifteen, falls off a steamship hundreds of miles out to sea. After his rescue, he is required to work for his passage. And so begins this great adventure of life at sea. From the Start-to-Finish series Classic Adventures. Novel Study. Blue level (RL 4-5). Lexile 820. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional Tools to support this kit in your classroom.
Captains Courageous "Start-to-Finish" 10 Books IJS  
B 126811B 126811 Carpenter's Gift: A Christmas Tale About the Rockefeller Center Tree
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Rubel, David
Length: 40 Copyright: 2011

In Depression-era New York City, construction workers at the Rockefeller Center site help a family in need. A gift that is repaid years later in the donation of an enormous Christmas tree. Holiday stories. Historical fiction. Kindness. IL K-4. AR 5.0. RC 3.5. Lexile 740.
Carpenter's Gift: A Christmas Tale About the Rockefeller Center Tree KP  
B 117247B 117247 Case of the Deadly Desperados
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lawrence, Caroline
Length: 279 Copyright: 2011

In 1862 Nevada Territory, after finding his foster parents murdered and scalped, twelve-year-old Pinky Pinkerton, son of a railroad detective and a Sioux Indian, inherits a valuable deed and must hide from dangerous Whittlin Walt and his gang of desperados. Disguise Fiction. Racially mixed people Fiction. From the series Western Mysteries, Book 1. AR 5.0 RC 4.6 Lexile 750 IL 5-8.
Case of the Deadly Desperados IJ  
B 120327B 120327 Case of the Missing Moonstone
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stratford, Jordan
Length: 219 Copyright: 2015

First book in a series set in an early 19th-century alternate-universe finds brusque 11-year-old genius Ada and romantic 14-year-old Mary forming a detective agency and investigating a stolen heirloom using their math, science and analytic talents. In an alternate 1826 London, Ada Lovelace (the world's first computer programmer) and Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein) meet as girls and form a secret detective agency. Backmatter helps separate truth from fiction. AR 5.6 RC 5.5 Lexile 840 GR level X IL 4-7.
Case of the Missing Moonstone IJ  
B 108667B 108667 Castle on Hester Street
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Heller, Linda
Length: 34 Copyright: 2007

Julie's grandmother deflates many of her husband's tall tales about their journey from Russia to America and their life on Hester Street. 25th anniversary edition illustrated by Boris Kulikov. Follett RL 3.8. RC 2.5. Lexile 520.
Castle on Hester Street KPI  
B 116765B 116765 Casualties of War
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lynch, Chris
Length: 182 Copyright: 2013

One of four friends who have volunteered to fight in the Vietnam War, the intellectual Beck is in the Air Force, where he is part of a crew spraying Agent Orange, but the destruction of the jungle and his isolation from the fighting going on below is starting to effect him. From the series Vietnam, Book 4. AR 5.4 RC 5.7 Lexile 890 IL 7-11.
Casualties of War JS  
B 119729B 119729 Catch You Later, Traitor: A Novel
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Avi
Length: 296 Copyright: 2015

It's 1951, and twelve-year-old Pete Collison is a regular kid in Brooklyn, New York, who loves Sam Spade detective books and radio crime dramas. But when an FBI agent shows up at Pete's doorstep, accusing Pete's father of being a Communist, Pete is caught in a real-life mystery. AR 4.0 RC 3.2 Lexile 550 IL 4-7.
Catch You Later, Traitor: A Novel IJ  
B 126223B 126223 Catherine's War
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Billet, Julia
Length: 154 Copyright: 2020

At the Sevres Children's Home outside Paris, Rachel Cohen has discovered her passion,photography. Although she hasn't heard from her parents in months, she loves the people at her school, adores capturing what she sees in pictures, and tries not to worry too much about Hitler's war. But as France buckles under the Nazi regime, danger closes in, and Rachel must change her name and go into hiding. Historical fiction. Graphic novel. Holocaust. World War II. IL 4-8.
Catherine's War IJ  
B 113832B 113832 Cats In Krasinski Square
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hesse, Karen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

Two Jewish sisters, escapees of the infamous Warsaw ghetto, devise aplan to thwart an attempt by the Gestapo to intercept food bound forstarving people behind the dark Wall. Fictional account of a true story about life in Warsaw, Poland during the Second World War. Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943. Picture book for older readers. AR 4.3. RC 4.7. Lexile 990. IL 3-5.
Cats In Krasinski Square PI  
KM 4212KM 4212 Cay (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Taylor, Theodore
Length: 0 Copyright: 1969

Survival tale of two people stranded on an island in the Caribbean--an elderly, black West Indian man, and an eleven year old boy (blinded after a torpedo attack at sea during World War II), who learns to overcome his prejudice and his blindness. Contents: five guides (Perma-Bound Guide, Teacher Created Materials literature unit, Literature Circle Guide, Novel Units guide, and Novel Ties Study Guide); 25 copies of the book (137 pages, GR level V, AR 5.3, RC 6.3, Lexile 860); and three unabridged audio CDs (3 hours). Novel Study. IL 5-8.
Cay (25 Books) IJ  
KM 12236KM 12236 Chains (27 Copies)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse
Length: 316 Copyright: 2008

After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War. Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, 2009. Kit contains 27 copies of the book 316 pages. Novel Study. AR 5.2 RC 4.7 Lexile 780 GR level Z IL 6-10.
Chains (27 Copies) IJS  
KM 10799KM 10799 Chains (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War. Contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (8 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphone; and book (316 pages) by Laurie Halse. AR 5.2. RC 4.5. Lexile 780. IL 6-10. Four-week loan period.
Chains (Playaway) IJS  
B 73094B 73094 Chang's Paper Pony
Grade Lvl: P Author: COERR, ELEANOR
Length: 64 Copyright: 1988

In San Francisco during the 1850's gold rush Chang, the son of Chinese immigrants, wants a pony but cannot find one until his friend Big Pete finds a solution. An I Can Read book. Guided Reading level L. AR 2.8. RC 3.8. Lexile 440.
Chang's Paper Pony P  
B 101304B 101304 Changes for Kaya: A Story of Courage
Grade Lvl: PI Author: SHAW, JANET
Length: 70 Copyright: 2002

While looking for Steps High, the horse that had been stolen from her, Kaya faces danger from a sudden mountain fire. Includes historical notes on the Nez Perce Indians. From the American Girls Collection, Book 6. AR 5.3. Follett RL 5.7. RC 5.1. Lexile 840. GR level Q.
Changes for Kaya: A Story of Courage PI  
B 102100B 102100 Changes for Kit: A Winter Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: TRIPP, VALERIE
Length: 67 Copyright: 2001

In 1934, during the Depression, Kit's cantankerous uncle comes to live in the Cincinnati boardinghouse run by her parents, enlisting her aid in transcribing his complaining letters to the editor of the local newspaper, and inspiring her to write a different kind of letter of her own. From the American Girls Collection. AR 5.0. Follett RL 6.8. RC 4.9. Lexile 740. GR level Q.
Changes for Kit: A Winter Story PI  
B 121314B 121314 Chasing Secrets
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Choldenko, Gennifer
Length: 278 Copyright: 2015

Thirteen-year-old Lizzie and her secret friend Noah, who is hiding in her house, plan to rescue Noah's father from the quarantined Chinatown, and save everyone they love from contracting the plague that is spreading in 1900 San Francisco. Story illuminates the differences and injustices that exist within gender, class, and race. AR 3.7 Lexile 540 GR level X IL 4-8.
Chasing Secrets IJ  
B 114552B 114552 Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Deedy, Carmen Agra
Length: 228 Copyright: 2011

A community of mice and a cheese-loving cat form an unlikely alliance at London's Cheshire Cheese, an inn where Charles Dickens finds inspiration and Queen Victoria makes an unexpected appearance. AR 5.1 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 5-7.
Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale IJ  
B 83144B 83144 Cheyenne Again
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bunting, Eve
Length: 31 Copyright: 1995

In the late 1880's a Cheyenne boy named Young Bull is taken to a boarding school to learn the white man's ways. AR 2.9. Follett RL 2.1. Ethnic identity. IL 1-4.
Cheyenne Again PI  
B 120051B 120051 Children of the King
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hartnett, Sonya
Length: 266 Copyright: 2014

Cecily and Jeremy have been sent to live with Uncle Peregrine in the English countryside, safe from the war, along with a young refugee named May. But when Cecily and May find two mysterious boys hiding out in the ruins of a nearby castle, their extraordinary adventures are just beginning. World War, 1939-1945 Evacuation of civilians- Fiction. AR 5.6 RC 5.2 Lexile 790 IL 5-8.
Children of the King IJ  
B 88617B 88617 Children of the Longhouse
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: BRUCHAC, JOSEPH
Length: 150 Copyright: 1996

Eleven year old Ohkwa'ri and his twin sisters must make peace with a hostile gang of older boys in their Mohawk village during the late 1400s. AR 5.5. RC 4.2. Lexile 950. GR level S.
Children of the Longhouse PIJ  
B 123679B 123679 Children's Blizzard, 1888
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 108 Copyright: 2018

When John Hale's parents moved from Chicago to a farm in the Dakota Territory in the late 1880s, he was not happy (too hot in summer, too cold in winter, and that is just the beginning); but after a year, and now eleven, he has settled in and made some friends at school--but when a sunny day in January 1888 turns abruptly into a deadly blizzard he will need all his strength and courage to survive what became known to history as The Children's Blizzard. Historical fiction. Series: I Survived, Book 16. IL 3-8. AR 4.3. Lexile 630.
Children's Blizzard, 1888 PIJ  
KM 12874KM 12874 Children's Blizzard, 1888 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Lauren, Tarshis
Length: 108 Copyright: 2018

The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Children's Blizzard or the Great Blizzard of 1888 caught people completely by surprise and resulted in 235 fatalities, including several children in one-room schoolhouses. What made the storm so deadly was the timing, the suddenness, and the brief spell of warmer weather that preceded it. Lauren Tarshis will place a resilient 11-year-old character in the midst of this deadly blizzard, fighting their way out. Historical fiction. I Survived Series. Narrated by: Andrew Eiden. Listen time: 1 hour and 46 minutes. IL 3-8. AR 4.3. Lexile 630. Kit includes: book, 1 set of earbuds, 5 port splitter for small group listening and playaway.
Children's Blizzard, 1888 (Playaway) PIJ  
B 81631B 81631 Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in Quarters
Grade Lvl: I Author: McKissack, Patricia
Length: 68 Copyright: 1994

Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War. 1995 Coretta Scott King Award for writing. AR 5.4. RC 6.2. Lexile 960.
Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in Quarters I  
B 83309B 83309 Christmas in the Big Woods
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 32 Copyright: 1995

In this picturebook adaptation of a chapter from the Little House In the Big Woods, Laura and her family celebrate Christmas in their cabin in the Wisconsin woods. Illustrated by Renee Graef. AR 3.8. RC 2.9. Lexile 900. GR level J.
Christmas in the Big Woods KP  
B 124910B 124910 Circe: A Novel
Grade Lvl: S Author: Miller, Madeline
Length: 393 Copyright: 2018

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power--the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. Mythological fiction. Greek gods and goddesses. IL 10-12.
Circe: A Novel S  
B 122940B 122940 Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child
Grade Lvl: ST Author: Jimenez, Francisco
Length: 134 Copyright: 1997

The Circuit is a collection of twelve autobiographical stories by Santa Clara University professor Francisco Jiminez, who at the age of four illegally crossed the border with his family in 1947. Jimenez offers more about the little boy who has grown into a role model for subsequent generations of immigrants. These independent but intertwined stories follow the family through their circuit, from picking cotton and strawberries to topping carrots--and back again--over a number of years. As it moves from one labor camp to the next, the little family of four grows into ten. Impermanence and poverty define their lives. But with faith, hope, and back-breaking work, the family endures. IL 9-12+ AR 5.3 RC 5.5 Lexile 880. GR Z.
Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child ST  
B 114442B 114442 City of Orphans
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Avi
Length: 350 Copyright: 2011

In 1893 New York, thirteen-year-old Maks, a newsboy, teams up with Willa, a homeless girl, to clear his older sister, Emma, from charges that she stole from the brand new Waldorf Hotel, where she works. Includes historical notes. Immigrants Fiction. AR 3.5 RC 4.3 Lexile 570 IL 5-8.
City of Orphans IJ  
B 72186B 72186 Clara and the Bookwagon
Grade Lvl: P Author: LEVINSON, NANCY
Length: 64 Copyright: 1987

Clara's dream of enriching her rough life on the family farm is fulfilled when a horse-drawn bookwagon visits with the country's first traveling library. I Can Read book. Guided Reading level K. AR 2.2. Follett RL and RC 3.1. Lexile 290.
Clara and the Bookwagon P  
B 121713B 121713 Clara: The (Mostly) True Story of the Rhinoceros who Dazzled Kings, Inspired Artists, and Won the Hearts of Everyone . . . While She Ate Her Way Up and Down a Continent!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: McCully, Emily Arnold
Length: 48 Copyright: 2016

A rhinoceros tours Europe in the mid-18th century and becomes a sensation--based on a true story. Her owner, a Dutch sea captain, adopts the orphan rhino in India, keeps Clara fed and watered and takes loving care of her until her death 17 years later. RC 4.5 Lexile 730 GR level S IL K-3.
Clara: The (Mostly) True Story of the Rhinoceros who Dazzled Kings, Inspire KP  
B 127692B 127692 Clarice the Brave
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: McMann, Lisa
Length: 265 Copyright: 2021

When they are separated at sea, mouse siblings Clarice and Charles Sebastian, who were taught to be careful, must now need to be bold if they are to survive--and keep their promise to find one another again. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Animal story. Adventure. Historical fiction. IL 3-7. AR 5.0. Lexile 710.
Clarice the Brave PIJ  
KM 13651KM 13651 Clarice the Brave (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PU Author: McMann, Lisa
Length: 265 Copyright: 2021

When they are separated at sea, mouse siblings Clarice and Charles Sebastian, who were taught to be careful, must now need to be bold if they are to survive--and keep their promise to find one another again. Animal story. Adventure. Historical fiction. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours. IL 3-7. AR 5.0. Lexile 710.
Clarice the Brave (Playaway) PU  
B 108958B 108958 Climbing the Stairs
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Venkatraman, Padma
Length: 247 Copyright: 2008

In India, in 1941, when her father becomes brain-damaged in a non-violent protest march, fifteen year old Vidya and her family are forced to move in with her father's extended family, and become accustomed to a totally different way of life. AR 4.8.
Climbing the Stairs JS  
B 81114B 81114 Clouds of Terror
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Welch, Catherine
Length: 48 Copyright: 1994

Living on a farm in southwestern Minnesota in the 1870s, a brother and a sister try to help their family cope with plagues of locusts. AR 3.1. RC 3.9. Lexile 450. GR level L.
Clouds of Terror PI  
B 115426B 115426 Code Name Verity
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wein, Elizabeth
Length: 343 Copyright: 2012

In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must to survive while keeping secret all that she can. Nazis -Fiction. Insurgency -Fiction. Women air pilots- Fiction. Michael L. Printz Award Honors- 2013. AR 6.5 RC 8.6 Lexile 1020 IL 9-12.
Code Name Verity JS  
B 106694B 106694 Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Bruchac, Joseph
Length: 231 Copyright: 2005

Subtitle: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two. After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue. A Best Book for Young Adults. 2006 Notable Social Studies Trade Book. AR 6.4. Follett RL 6.2. RC 6.5. Lexile 910.
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines IJS  
B 124890B 124890 Code Word Courage
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Larson, Kirby
Length: 233 Copyright: 2018

In September 1944 eleven-year-old Billie lives with her great aunt, Doff, eagerly waiting for her older brother Leo to return from boot camp, and desperate to find the father that left when she was little; but Leo brings a friend with him, a Navajo named Denny, and the injured dog they have rescued and named Bear--and when the two young men go off to war Bear becomes the thread that ties them all together, and helps Billie to find a true friend. Alternating point of view. Historical fiction. Series fiction: Dogs of World War II. Dog stories. IL 4-8. AR 4.1. RC 3.3. Lexile 590.
Code Word Courage IJ  
KM 13046KM 13046 Code Word Courage (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Larson, Kirby
Length: 233 Copyright: 2018

In September 1944 eleven-year-old Billie lives with her great aunt, Doff, eagerly waiting for her older brother Leo to return from boot camp, and desperate to find the father that left when she was little; but Leo brings a friend with him, a Navajo named Denny, and the injured dog they have rescued and named Bear--and when the two young men go off to war Bear becomes the thread that ties them all together, and helps Billie to find a true friend. Alternating point of view. Contains 1 playaway, 1 book, and one 5-way splitter. Run time for playaway: 4 hours and 12 minutes. Series fiction: Dogs of World War II. IL 4-8. AR 4.1. RC 3.3. Lexile 590.
Code Word Courage (Playaway) IJ  
B 104111B 104111 Coming on Home Soon
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

Staying with Grandma while Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth misses her mother, who loves her more than rain and snow. Separation (psychology). AR 2.9. Follett RL 1.5. RC 2.6. Lexile 550. 2005 Caldecott Honor book illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
Coming on Home Soon KP  
B 127750B 127750 Cookies & Milk
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Amos, Shawn
Length: 296 Copyright: 2022

Eleven-year-old Ellis discovers family secrets, makes new friends, and adjusts to his parents' recent divorce during a hijinks-filled summer helping his father open the world's first chocolate chip cookie store in 1976 Hollywood. Based on the author's childhood. Realistic fiction. African American. Cooking and food. Money and business. Biographical. IL 3-7. AR 3.8.
Cookies & Milk PIJ  
B 89796B 89796 Coolies
Grade Lvl: PI Author: YIN
Length: 40 Copyright: 2001

A young boy hears the story of his great-great-great-grandfather and his brother who came to the United States to make a better life for themselves helping to build the transcontinental railroad. AR 4.8. Follett RL 4.9. RC 3.8. Lexile 660. GR level N.
Coolies PI  
B 85235B 85235 Copper Lady
Grade Lvl: P Author: Ross, Alice
Length: 48 Copyright: 1997

After helping Monsieur Bartholdi to build the Statue of Liberty, a Parisian orphan stows away on the ship carrying the statue to America. From the series On My Own History. AR 3.7. RC 3.5. Lexile 530.
Copper Lady P  
B 106859B 106859 Copper Sun
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Draper, Sharon M.
Length: 302 Copyright: 2006

Two fifteen year old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves. 2007 Coretta Scott King award. AR 5.4. RC 4.8. Lexile 820.
Copper Sun JS  
B 102813B 102813 Cora Frear: A True Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Goodman, Susan
Length: 51 Copyright: 2002

Cora Frear travels over the prairie with her physician father who makes house calls. One day there is a prairie fire and they must struggle to save their lives. Story is based on actual events in the life of a girl who grew up on the Iowa prairie late in the 19th century. From the series Brave Kids. Ready-for-chapters. AR level and Follett RL 3.5. IL 2-4.
Cora Frear: A True Story PI  
KM 11746KM 11746 Count of Monte Cristo, 10 Books, Start to Finish
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Dumas, Alexandre / Venable, Alan
Length: 0 Copyright: 2007

Retells the classic story by Alexandre Dumas about Edmond Dantes, an 18 year-old falsely imprisoned for 14 years until he escapes & vows to seek revenge. The CD read-aloud (only works on CD player) includes interactive multiple choice quizzes after every chapter and keeps track of student scores. Requires CD player, Contents: ten paperback books(137 pages retold by Alan Venable),and audio CD read-along (two discs). From the series Classic Adventures; Start-to-Finish Library. Novel Study. Blue Level RL 4-5 IL 6-12. Reference kit to use is KM 8815.
Count of Monte Cristo, 10 Books, Start to Finish IJS  
B 126060B 126060 Countdown (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wiles, Deborah
Length: 377 Copyright: 2010

As eleven-year-old Franny Chapman deals with drama at home and with her best friend in 1962, she tries to understand the larger problems in the world after President Kennedy announces that Russia is sending nuclear missiles to Cuba. Historical fiction. Series: Sixties, book 1. (Book 2 in collection #120507, book 3 in collection #126061). Includes primary sources and back matter. Cuban missle crisis. IL 6-12. AR 4.4. RC 5.3. Lexile 800.
Countdown (Book 1) JS  
B 108120B 108120 County Fair
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997

Young Almanzo Wilder and his family attend a county fair in upstate New York. Text adapted from Farmer Boy. From the series My First Little House books. AR 3.9. RC and Follett RL 3.5. Lexile 600.
County Fair KP  
B 124899B 124899 Courageous: A Novel of Dunkirk
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McDonough, Yona Zeldis
Length: 177 Copyright: 2018

It is the end of May 1940, the British government has put out a call for fishing boats to help rescue the British soldiers trapped at Dunkerque and Aiden is the son of a fisherman with access to his father's dory--his parents forbid him to go, but Aiden has already lost one brother to the war, and his other brother is somewhere over there with the British Expeditionary Force; so despite his fear of the ocean, he and his best friend Sally set out to rescue George and his fellow soldiers. Historical fiction. Includes bibliographical references and timelines. IL 4-8.
Courageous: A Novel of Dunkirk IJ  
B 89449B 89449 Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Key, Verla
Length: 30 Copyright: 2000

Illustrations and simple rhyming text follow a family as they make the difficult journey by wagon to a new home across the Rocky Mountains. AR level 2.0.
Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails KP  
KM 7566KM 7566 Crispin: The Cross of Lead (30 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Avi
Length: 0 Copyright: 2002

Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in 14th century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret. Identity. Contents: 30 copies of the 2003 Newbery Award winning book (310 pages) by Avi Novel Unit teacher guide, and Teacher Created Materials literature unit. Novel Study. AR 5.0. Follett RL 5.3. RC 6.1. Lexile 780. GR level W.
Crispin: The Cross of Lead (30 Books) IJ  
B 115421B 115421 Crogan's Loyalty
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Schweizer, Chris
Length: 176 Copyright: 2012

Brothers William and Charles Crogan have taken different sides in the American Revolution, with Will siding with the Minutemen and Charles remaining loyal to the Crown, but when they meet on the battlefield, they will have to decide if loyalty to family is more important than politics. Soldiers Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction. From the series Crogan Adventures. AR 2.7 IL 7-12.
Crogan's Loyalty JS  
B 112948B 112948 Crossing
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Napoli, Donna
Length: 40 Copyright: 2011

In 1805, Sacagawea, a woman of the Shoshoni tribe, helps Meriwether Lewis and William Clark find a passage to the West Coast, in this story told through the eyes of the baby boy on Sacagawea's back. Overland journeys to the Pacific. AR 3.6. RC 3.3. Lexile 690. IL K-3
Crossing KP  
B 125884B 125884 Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tingle, Tim
Length: 40 Copyright: 2006

In the 1800s, a Choctaw girl becomes friends with a slave boy from a plantation across the great river, and when she learns that his family is in trouble, she helps them cross to freedom. Historical fiction. Native Americans. Multicultural. Notable Social Studies. IL 1-5. AR 4.4. RC 3.9. Lexile 640. GR T.
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom PI  
KM 11317KM 11317 Crossing Stones
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Frost, Helen
Length: 0 Copyright: 2010

In their own voices, four young people, Muriel, Frank, Emma, and Ollie, tell of their experiences during the first World War, as the boys enlist and are sent overseas, Emma finishes school, and Muriel fights for peace and women's suffrage. Free verse and "cupped-hand sonnets." Contents: novel in verse (184 pages) by Helen Frost and three audio CD read-along (3.5 hours). AR 5.3. RC 5.4. Lexile 820. IL 7-12.
Crossing Stones JS  
B 119271B 119271 Crow
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Wright, Barbara
Length: 297 Copyright: 2012

Moses Thomas's summer vacation in 1898 does not go as planned, and while he deals with family problems and fickle friends, Moses comes to be more aware of the escalating tension between the African American and white communities of Wilmington, North Carolina. AR 5.4 RC 5.3 Lexile 800 IL 6-12.
Crow IJS  
B 113037B 113037 Crow Call
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Lowry, Lois
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009

Nine-year-old Liz accompanies the stranger who is her father, just returned from the war, when he goes hunting for crows in Pennsylvania farmland. Fathers and daughters. Story is based on the author's own childhood events. AR 3.8. RC 3.6. Lexile 750. IL K-4.
Crow Call KPI  
B 120765B 120765 Cuckoo Song
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Hardinge, Frances
Length: 408 Copyright: 2015

In post-World War I England, eleven-year-old Triss nearly drowns in a millpond known as "The Grimmer" and emerges with memory gaps, aware that something is terribly wrong, and to try to set things right, she must meet a twisted architect who has designs on her family. Identity- Fiction. Paranormal fiction. AR 6.0 Lexile 860 IL 6-10.
Cuckoo Song IJS  
B 120035B 120035 Curiosity
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Blackwood, Gary
Length: 313 Copyright: 2014

In 1835, when his father is put in a Philadelphia debtor's prison, twelve-year-old chess prodigy Rufus Goodspeed is relieved to be recruited to secretly operate a chess-playing automaton named The Turk, but soon questions the fate of his predecessors and his own safety. Apprentices- Fiction. AR 6.3 RC 5.6 Lexile 870 IL 5-8.
Curiosity IJ  
B 119730B 119730 Curious World of Calpurnia Tate
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Kelly, Jacqueline
Length: 312 Copyright: 2015

In rural Texas in 1900, when a storm blows change into town in the form of a visiting veterinarian, twelve-year-old Callie discovers a life and a vocation she desperately wants. But with societal expectations as they are, she will need all her wits and courage to realize her dreams. Family life Texas- Fiction. Sequel to Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (111672). Lexile 860 IL 4-7.
Curious World of Calpurnia Tate IJ  
B 119733B 119733 Curse of the Buttons
Grade Lvl: I Author: Ylvisaker, Anne
Length: 227 Copyright: 2014

When the free state of Iowa is called to fight in the Civil War, eleven-year-old Ike is beside himself with excitement. He hopes to tap the ingenuity of his fabled ancestors to sneak away and join the Iowa First in disguise as a drummer boy. When he has to stay behind in Keokuk, he discovers a runaway slave woman and realizes that the war being waged is fought not only on the battlefield. Family life Iowa- Fiction. Iowa History 19th century- Fiction. Prequel to The Luck of the Buttons(115966) and Button Down(118581). AR 4.0 RC 3.3 Lexile 570 GR level U. IL 4-6.
Curse of the Buttons I  
B 108669B 108669 Dadblamed Union Army Cow
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Fletcher, Susan
Length: 26 Copyright: 2007

Based upon true events, tells the story of a devoted cow who followed her owner from 1862 to 1865 when he joined the Union Army, and stayed with him and his regiment untiil the end of the fighting. Human-animal relationships. Follett RL 3.9. RC 4.6. Lexile 750. AR 4.0. IL K-5.
Dadblamed Union Army Cow KPI  
B 72372B 72372 Dakota Dugout
Grade Lvl: P Author: Turner, Ann
Length: 28 Copyright: 1985

A woman describes her experiences living with her husband in a sod house on the Dakota prairie during the 19th century. AR 3.4. RC 3.4. Lexile 1040.
Dakota Dugout P  
KM 7991KM 7991 Dakota Spring (6 Books)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Love, D. Anne
Length: 0 Copyright: 1995

Caroline and Jess struggle to get along with their prim grandmother, who has come to their prairie home to help take care of them while their father recovers from an accident. Contents: six copies of the book (90 pages). Novel Study. AR 3.6. RC 3.5. Lexile 580. IL 3-5.
Dakota Spring (6 Books) PI  
B 83605B 83605 Dance at Grandpa's
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 32 Copyright: 1994

In the picturebook adaptation of a chapter from The Little House In the Big Woods, the Ingalls family travels by sled to Grandpa's house for a party. Illustrated by Renee Graef. AR 3.7. RC 3.5. Lexile 790. GR level J.
Dance at Grandpa's KP  
B 83145B 83145 Dandelions
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Bunting, Eve
Length: 44 Copyright: 1995

Zoe and her family find strength in each other as they make a new home in the Nebraska territory. AR 3.5. RC 3.1. Lexile 580. Making inferences. Inferring. IL K-4.
Dandelions KPI  
B 111542B 111542 Danger Along the Ohio
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Willis, Patricia
Length: 181 Copyright: 1997

Lost in the Ohio River Valley in May 1793, twelve-year-old Clare andher two brothers struggle to survive in the wilderness and to avoid capture by the Shawnee Indians. Follett RL 4.8. AR 5.4. RC 4.8. Lexile 840. IL 4-7.
Danger Along the Ohio IJ  
B 89433B 89433 DANGER AT SAND CAVE
Grade Lvl: P Author: RANSOM, CANDICE
Length: 48 Copyright: 2000

When his friend, Floyd Collins, becomes trapped in a cave in Kentucky, in 1925, ten year old Arly places himself in great danger while trying to help with the rescue operation. From the series On My Own History. AR level 2.8. Follett RL 2.1.
DANGER AT SAND CAVE P  
B 117405B 117405 Darling, Mercy Dog of World War I
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hart, Alison
Length: 163 Copyright: 2013

In Cosham, England, in 1917, Darling, a mischievous collie, must leave the children who love her when she is chosen for training as a mercy dog, seeking out injured soldiers on the battlefield and leading medics to them. Search dogs Fiction. From the series Dog Chronicles. AR 4.9 IL 2-5.
Darling, Mercy Dog of World War I PI  
B 118713B 118713 Dash
Grade Lvl: I Author: Larson, Kirby
Length: 243 Copyright: 2014

When her family is forced into an internment camp, Mitsi Kashino is separated from her home, her classmates, and her beloved dog Dash; and as her family begins to come apart around her, Mitsi clings to her one connection to the outer world--the letters from the kindly neighbor who is caring for Dash. Incarceration camps. Puyallup Assembly Center (Puyallup, Wash.)- Fiction. Japanese Americans Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945- Fiction.
Dash I  
B 128301B 128301 Davenports (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Marquis, Krystal
Length: 379 Copyright: 2023

The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in 1910 Chicago, and the two daughters, Olivia and Helen, are finding their way and finding love--even where they are not supposed to. Series fiction: Davenports, Book 1. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 9-12. Lexile 720.
Davenports (Book 1) JS  
KM 13795KM 13795 Davenports (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Marquis, Krystal
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in 1910 Chicago, and the two daughters, Olivia and Helen, are finding their way and finding love--even where they are not supposed to. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 9-12. Lexile 720.
Davenports (Playaway) JS  
B 127152B 127152 Day for Rememberin': Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Henderson, Leah
Length: 48 Copyright: 2021

In Charleston, South Carolina, in 1865, ten-year-old Eli and other newly freed slaves gather to honor the memory of fallen Union soldiers, an event considered to be one of the first celebrations of what is now called Memorial Day. African American. Holiday story. Includes timelines and back matter. U.S. Civil War. IL 2-6. AR 4.8. GR T.
Day for Rememberin': Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day PI  
B 120708B 120708 Dead in the Water
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Lynch, Chris
Length: 188 Copyright: 2014

After America is drawn into World War II, Hank McCallum finds himself on the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, separated from his brother Theo, in constant danger from torpedoes, and just learning about the prejudice and segregation that plague his new friend from Tonga, Bradford. War stories. From the series World War II, Book Two. AR 6.3 RC 8.6 Lexile 1020 IL 5-10.
Dead in the Water IJS  
B 121235B 121235 Dear Hank Williams
Grade Lvl: I Author: Holt, Kimberly Willis
Length: 220 Copyright: 2015

In Rippling Creek, Louisiana, in 1948, eleven-year-old Tate writes letters to her favorite country singer, sharing her dreams of becoming a singer and revealing that her mother is in prison. Williams, Hank, 1923-1953 - Fiction. Family life Louisiana- Fiction. AR 5.2 RC 5.4 Lexile 820 IL 4-6.
Dear Hank Williams I  
KM 12151KM 12151 Death at Jamestown "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Venable, Noe
Length: 124 Copyright: 2002

Jeremy Gower describes in his diary just how hard life was in the fledgling village of Jamestown, Virginia in 1610. Kit contains five copies of the book (124 pages). From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Blue level (RL 4-5) Lexile 670 Publisher GR level T. IL 6-12. Reference Kit to use is KM 8815.
Death at Jamestown "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS  
B 83308B 83308 Deer in the Wood
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 32 Copyright: 1995

In the picturebook adaptation of a chapter from the Little House In the Big Woods, Pa tells Laura and Mary why he was unable to shoot a deer for their dinner. Illustrated by Renee Graef. AR 3.2. RC 2.8. Lexile 800. GR level J.
Deer in the Wood KP  
B 123108B 123108 Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 95 Copyright: 2014

No one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when the ground trembles beneath their feet. The beast under the mountain Vesuvius, high above the city, wakes up angry sometimes--and always goes back to sleep, but Marcus is afraid. He knows something is terribly wrong--and his father, who trusts science more than mythical beasts, agrees. when Vesuvius explodes into a cloud of fiery ash and rocks fall from the sky like rain, will they have time to escape--and survive the epic destruction of Pompeii? From the series I Survived. IL 3-6. AR 5.1. RC 4.3. Lexile 700.
Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 PI  
KM 12932KM 12932 Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 0 Copyright: 2014

No one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when the ground trembles beneath their feet. The beast under the mountain Vesuvius, high above the city, wakes up angry sometimes--and always goes back to sleep, but Marcus is afraid. Marcus knows something is terribly wrong--and his father, who trusts science more than mythical beasts, agrees. When Vesuvius explodes into a cloud of fiery ash and rocks fall from the sky like rain, will they have time to escape--and survive the epic destruction of Pompeii? Historical fiction. I Survived series, Book 10. IL 2-7. AR 5.1. RC 4.3. Lexile 700. Contains book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 1 hour and 29 minutes.
Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 (Playaway) PIJ  
B 121136B 121136 Detective's Assistant
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hannigan, Kate
Length: 359 Copyright: 2015

In 1859, eleven-year-old Nell goes to live with her aunt, Kate Warne, the first female detective for Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Nell helps her aunt solve cases, including a mystery surrounding Abraham Lincoln, and the mystery of what happened to Nell's own father. AR 6.2 GR level X IL 4-7.
Detective's Assistant IJ  
B 114391B 114391 Diamond in the Desert
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Fitzmaurice, Kathryn
Length: 258 Copyright: 2012

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, thirteen-year-old Tetsu and his family are sent to the Gila River Relocation Center in Arizona where a fellow prisoner starts a baseball team, but when Tetsu's sister becomes ill and he feels responsible, he stops playing. Japanese Americans Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Fiction. Internment camps. Guilt. AR 5.0. IL 5-8.
Diamond in the Desert IJ  
B 121712B 121712 Diana's White House Garden
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Carbone, Elisa Lynn
Length: 44 Copyright: 2016

It's 1943, and the White House is busy with the war effort. Diana Hopkins only wants to help, but doesn't know what a ten-year-old can do - until Roosevelt comes up with the idea of Victory Gardens, and Diana suddenly has the important job of Victory Gardener for the White House. Based on a true story. During World War II, Harry Hopkins (FDR's chief advisor) and his family lived in the White House. Diana helped Eleanor Roosevelt plant the first Victory Garden. Gardens Fiction. AR 3.6 RC 2.4 Lexile 610 IL K-3.
Diana's White House Garden KP  
B 79856B 79856 Dinner at Aunt Connie's House
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Ringgold, Faith
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993

Using an annual family reunion at Aunt Connie's house as a narrative device, Ringgold introduces 12 famous African American women and their contributions to African American history. Blends fact & fiction. AR 4.8. RC 5.8. Lexile 640. GR level Q IL K-4.
Dinner at Aunt Connie's House KPI  
B 89827B 89827 Dirt on Their Skirts: Story of Young Women
Grade Lvl: P Author: Rappaport, Doreen
Length: 30 Copyright: 2000

Subtitle: The Story Of the Young Women Who Won the World Championship. Margaret experiences the excitement of watching the 1946 championship game of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as it goes into extra innings. AR 3.8. RC 3.8. Lexile 520.
Dirt on Their Skirts: Story of Young Women P  
B 126088B 126088 Disaster on the Titanic
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Messner, Kate
Length: 118 Copyright: 2019

Everyone says the Titanic is unsinkable, and Patrick Murphy believes this most of all. He grew up near the shipyard where the magnificent ship was built and officially started working there when he turned thirteen. He's even been chosen to be part of the crew during the Titanic's maiden voyage! Ranger meets Patrick before the ship sets sail, and once on board, they befriend Maryam and Hamad. But one night, the ship hits an iceberg and starts to take on water. It's a race against time for Ranger and his friends to help get as many passengers -- including themselves -- off the ship before it's too late. Action and adventure. Series fiction: Ranger in Time, Book 9. IL 3-7. AR 4.3. RC 3.7 Lexile 640.
Disaster on the Titanic PIJ  
B 115501B 115501 Diviners
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Bray, Libba
Length: 578 Copyright: 2012

Seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill is thrilled when she is exiled from small-town Ohio to New York City in 1926, even when a rash of occult-based murders thrusts Evie and her uncle, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult, into the thick of the investigation. Psychic ability Fiction. Occultism Fiction. Uncles Fiction. Murder Fiction. New York (N.Y.) History 1898-1951 Fiction. AR 4.8 RC 5.5 Lexile 730 IL 9-12.
Diviners JS  
B 122714B 122714 Doing Her Bit: A Story About the Woman's Land Army of America
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hagar, Erin
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Helen wants to contribute to the war effort after the United States goes to war in 1917--so she joins the Women's Land Army of America, an organization that trains women to do farm work, replacing the workers drafted into the army. Story is based on a real-life farmerette, a college girl who was trained at the Women's Agricultural Camp in Bedford, New York. The endpapers display WWI Woman's Land Army posters and photos of real farmerettes. Agricultural laborers- Fiction. AR 3.9 RC 3.4 Lexile 600 IL 1-4.
Doing Her Bit: A Story About the Woman's Land Army of America PI  
B 106951B 106951 Doll With the Yellow Star
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McDonough, Yona
Length: 90 Copyright: 2005

When France falls to Germany at the start of World War II, nine year old Claudine must leave her beloved parents and friends to stay with relatives in America, accompanied by her doll, Violette. AR 5.0. Follett RL 5.9. IL 3-6.
Doll With the Yellow Star PI  
B 127738B 127738 Door of No Return
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Alexander, Kwame
Length: 418 Copyright: 2022

A novel in verse about a boy escaping slavers during the nineteenth century. Novel in verse. Adventure. Africa. United States History Nineteeth century. Diverse perspectives. Slavery. Survival Story. Historical fiction. IL 6-9. AR 5.9.
Door of No Return IJ  
B 105379B 105379 Down to the Bonny Glen
Grade Lvl: I Author: Wiley, Melissa
Length: 321 Copyright: 2001

In Scotland in 1791, eight year old Martha Morse, who would grow up to become the great-grandmother of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, meets her new governess and learns the difference between growing up a laird's daughter and a child of a cottager. From the series Little House--The Martha Years, number 3. AR 6.1. Follett RL 4.1. RC 6.2. Lexile 960. GR level Q.
Down to the Bonny Glen I  
B 126724B 126724 Downstairs Girl
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lee, Stacey
Length: 374 Copyright: 2019

1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady, "Dear Miss Sweetie. Starred reviews. Asian American. Advice columns. 19th century fiction. Authorship. Historical fiction. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. Iowa Teen Award, 2021-2022. IL 8-12. AR 5.5. RC 5.3. Lexile 810.
Downstairs Girl JS  
KM 13375KM 13375 Downstairs Girl (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lee, Stacey
Length: 374 Copyright: 2019

1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady, "Dear Miss Sweetie." Authorship. Advice columns. Household employees. Iowa Teen Award 2021-2022. Kit contents include one book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 10 hours and 30 minutes. IL 9-12. AR 5.5. RC 5.3. Lexile 810.
Downstairs Girl (Playaway) JS  
B 124906B 124906 Dread Nation
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Ireland, Justina
Length: 451 Copyright: 2018

Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities--and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponryand etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society's expectations. But that's not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn't pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. Starred reviews. Historical fiction. Horror. Alternative histories. U.S. Civil War. IL 9-12. AR 6.0. RC 5.6. Lexile 870. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022.
Dread Nation JS  
B 120849B 120849 Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Engle, Margarita
Length: 40 Copyright: 2015

Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Story written in verse was inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke Cuba's traditional taboo against female drummers. The author's note gives more information about her career. Cuba History 1909-1933- Fiction. Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Winner- 2016. AR 4.2 IL K-4.
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music KPI  
B 119462B 119462 Duke
Grade Lvl: I Author: Larson, Kirby
Length: 225 Copyright: 2013

In 1944 Hobie Hanson's father is flying B-24s in Europe, so Hobie decides to donate his beloved German shepherd, Duke, to Dogs for Defense in the hope that it will help end the war sooner--but when he learns that Duke is being trained for combat he is shocked, frightened and determined to get his dog back. Dogs- War use- Fiction. Human-animal relationships- Fiction. AR 3.5 RC 3.2 Lexile 540 IL 4-6.
Duke I  
B 85647B 85647 Dust Bowl
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Booth, David
Length: 30 Copyright: 1997

A drought is plaguing a Canadian farm family, and Matthew's grandfather tells him about the Big Dry of the 1930s. He describes the good times when farmers felt as if they had struck gold, and also recalls the great dust clouds that could block out the sun for days. Picture book for older readers. AR 3.8. RC 3.5. Lexile 620.
Dust Bowl PI  
B 82270B 82270 Dust for Dinner
Grade Lvl: P Author: Turner, Ann
Length: 64 Copyright: 1995

Jake narrates the story of his family's life in the Oklahoma dust bowl and the journey from their ravaged farm to California during the Great Depression. An I Can Read book. RC 2.8. Lexile 390.
Dust for Dinner P  
B 102463B 102463 Early Sunday Morning: Pearl Harbor Diary
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Denenberg, Barry
Length: 156 Copyright: 2001

Subtitle: The Pearl Harbor Diary Of Amber Billows. Twelve year old Amber, upset to be moving once again to follow her father's reporting job, cannot help loving Hawaii, but the peace of her tropical paradise is shattered on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. From the series Dear America. AR 5.6. Follett RL 6.1. RC 5.5. Lexile 930. GR level S.
Early Sunday Morning: Pearl Harbor Diary IJ  
B 120695B 120695 Echo
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
Length: 585 Copyright: 2015

Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California find themselves caught up in the same thread of destiny in the darkest days of the twentieth century, struggling to keep their families intact, and tied together by the music of the same harmonica. Fate and fatalism- Fiction. 2016 Newbery Honor Book. IL 5-9. AR 4.9. RC 4.2. Lexile 680.
Echo IJ  
KM 13207KM 13207 Echo (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
Length: 585 Copyright: 2015

Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California find themselves caught up in the same thread of destiny in the darkest days of the twentieth century, struggling to keep their families intact, and tied together by the music of the same harmonica. Playaway, book and a 5-way splitter.
Echo (Playaway) IJ  
B 114950B 114950 Elephant From Baghdad
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Holmes, Mary / Harris, John C.
Length: 40 Copyright: 2012

Relates the story, told by a monk named Notker the Stammerer, of how the Emperor Charlemagne sent an ambassador to Baghdad, the center of the Muslim world, to learn about the great ruler in the East, Haroun al Rashid. Includes notes on the factual basis of the story. Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 Fiction. Harun al-Rashid, Caliph, ca. 763-809 Fiction. Islamic Empire History 750-1258 Fiction. AR 4.8 IL K-4.
Elephant From Baghdad KPI  
B 115402B 115402 Elephant In the Garden
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Morpurgo, Michael
Length: 199 Copyright: 2011

Lizzie and Karl's mother, Mutti, working at a local zoo in Dresden, Germany, during World War II while their father is away fighting in France, brings home Marlene, a baby elephant that is slated to be destroyed as the Allied bombing grows closer, and when they are forced to flee, Mutti feels they must take Marlene with them, adding even more danger to their journey. Dresden (Germany) History Bombardment, 1945 Fiction. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People- 2012. AR 5.2 RC 5.7 Lexile 890 IL 5-9.
Elephant In the Garden IJ  
B 109953B 109953 Elephant Run
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Smith, Roland
Length: 318 Copyright: 2007

Nick's father and others are taken prisoner when his plantation in Burma is invaded by the Japanese in 1941, leaving Nick and his friend Mya to risk their lives in order to free them from the POW camp. Prisoners of war. AR and Follett RL 5.0. RC 4.5. Lexile 750. GR level U. IL 5-10.
Elephant Run IJS  
B 108607B 108607 Elijah of Buxton
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Length: 341 Copyright: 2007

In 1860, eleven year old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom. AR 5.4. Follett RL 5.6. RC 7.5. Lexile 1070. Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner and Newbery Honor book. 2008 Scott O'Dell Award. IL 5-8.
Elijah of Buxton IJ  
B 114709B 114709 Eliza's Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nolen, Jerdine
Length: 139 Copyright: 2011

A twelve-year-old slave girl begins writing in a journal where she documents her journey via the Underground Railroad from Alexandria, Virginia to freedom in St. Catharines, Canada. AR 4.6 RC 4.2 Lexile 670 GR level S IL 4-7.
Eliza's Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary IJ  
B 114034B 114034 Elsie's Bird
Grade Lvl: P Author: Yolen, Jane
Length: 40 Copyright: 2010

Young Elsie must find a way to adapt to her new home on the Nebraska prairie after she and her father leave their comfortable city life in Boston. Loneliness. AR 4.3. RC 4.7. Lexile 890. IL 1-3.
Elsie's Bird P  
B 88579B 88579 Emma's Journal
Grade Lvl: PI Author: MOSS, MARISSA
Length: 50 Copyright: 1999

From 1774 to 1776, Emma describes in her journal her stay in Boston, where she witnesses the British blockade and spies for the American militia. Features hand-printed text, drawings, and margin notes. AR 5.9. RC 5.2. Lexile 890.
Emma's Journal PI  
B 125007B 125007 Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 94 Copyright: 2016

I Survived, Book 14. On May 18, 1980, eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe and her best friends, Eddie and Sam, are in a forest near Mount St. Helens when the months of wondering whether the volcano will erupt are finally answered--all three are badly burned, but it is up to Jessie to protect the boys as best she can and hope that somebody comes to rescue them. I Survived series, Book 14. IL 2-7. AR 4.4. RC 3.7. Lexile 640.
Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 PIJ  
KM 12920KM 12920 Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 0 Copyright: 2016

On May 18, 1980, eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe and her best friends, Eddie and Sam, are in a forest near Mount St. Helens when the months of wondering whether the volcano will erupt are finally answered--all three are badly burned, but it is up to Jessie to protect the boys as best she can and hope that somebody comes to rescue them. I Survived series, Book 14. IL 2-7. AR 4.4. Rc 3.7. Lexile 640. Contains 1 book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 1 hour and 33 minutes.
Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (Playaway) PIJ  
B 108675B 108675 Escape of Oney Judge
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McCully, Emily Arnold
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

Young Oney Judge risks everything to escape a life of slavery in the household of George and Martha Washington and to make her own way as a free black woman. An author's note at the end provides more information about Oney's life. AR and RC 4.5. Lexile 770. IL 2-6.
Escape of Oney Judge PI  
B 103556B 103556 Especially Heroes
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kroll, Virginia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

After talking about heroes and martyrs at school, a young girl gets a first-hand look at heroism when her father and several others protect their neighbor from a group of racists. Hate crimes. AR 4.0. Follett RL 5.0. IL 3-6.
Especially Heroes PI  
B 89406B 89406 Esperanza Rising
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
Length: 262 Copyright: 2000

Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression. Mexican Americans Fiction. Pura Belpre Award 2002. AR 5.3. Follett RL 6.2. RC 5.5. Lexile 750. GR level V. IL 5-8. Making inferences. Inferring.
Esperanza Rising IJ  
KM 13084KM 13084 Esperanza Rising (2 Parts) (30 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
Length: 262 Copyright: 2000

Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression. Mexican Americans Fiction. Pura Belpre Award 2002. AR 5.3. Follett RL 6.2. RC 5.5. Lexile 750. GR level V. Making inferences. Inferring. Contains 30 books, 2 teacher guides and (4) audio CDs (4 hr, 42 minutes). Novel Study. IL 5-8. Four week loan period.
Esperanza Rising (2 Parts) (30 Books) IJ  
B 127041B 127041 Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Nayeri, Daniel
Length: 356 Copyright: 2020

At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls 'Daniel') stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying, from the moment he, his mother, and sister fled Iran in the middle of the night, stretching all the way back to family tales set in the jasmine-scented city of Isfahan, the palaces of semi-ancient kings, and even the land of stories. Historical fiction. Refugees. Immigration. Social awareness. Responsible decision making. Storytelling. Starred reviews. IL 6-12. AR 5.3. Lexile 800.
Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) IJS  
B 111672B 111672 Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Kelly, Jacqueline
Length: 340 Copyright: 2009

In central Texas in 1899, eleven year old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery. Family life. Newbery Honor Book 2010. AR and Follett RL 5.3. RC 5.4. Lexile 830. IL 4-7. Iowa Children's Choice 2012-2013.
Evolution of Calpurnia Tate IJ  
B 101806B 101806 Fair Weather
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Peck, Richard
Length: 139 Copyright: 2001

In 1893, thirteen year old Rosie and members of her family travel from their Illinois farm to Chicago to visit Aunt Euterpe and attend the World's Columbian Exposition, which, along with an encounter with Buffalo Bill and Lillian Russell, turns out to be a life-changing experience for everyone. AR 4.7. Follett RL 6.3. RC 5.1. Lexile 670. GR level T.
Fair Weather IJ  
B 127831B 127831 Far Out!
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Bustard, Anne
Length: 216 Copyright: 2023

A novel set in 1960s Texas about a young, alien-loving girl trying to clear her grandmother's good name in this mystery that has humor, hijinks, and heart in equal measure. Humor. Mystery fiction. Historical fiction. Lost and found possessions. IL 3-7.
Far Out! PIJ  
B 111387B 111387 Faraway Island
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Thor, Annika
Length: 247 Copyright: 2009

In 1939 Sweden, two Jewish sisters wait for their parents to flee the Nazis in Austria, but while eight year old Nellie settles in quickly, twelve year old Stephie feels stranded at the end of the world, with a foster mother who is as cold and unforgiving as the island on which they live. Batchelder Award winner 2010. AR 4.4. Lexile 680. GR level Y IL 4-8.
Faraway Island IJ  
B 88942B 88942 Faraway Summer
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hurwitz, Johanna
Length: 155 Copyright: 1998

In the summer of 1910, Dossi, a poor Russian immigrant from the tenements of New York, spends two weeks with the Meade family on their Vermont farm, and all their lives are enriched by the experience. AR 4.6. RC and Follett RL 4.2. Lexile 730. GR level S. IL 4-7.
Faraway Summer IJ  
B 80333B 80333 Farm Summer 1942
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Hall, Donald
Length: 32 Copyright: 1994

A young boy spends the summer on his grandparents' farm in New Hampshire while his mother works in the war effort in New York and his father serves on a destroyer in the Pacific. Follett RL 5.1 IL K-4.
Farm Summer 1942 KPI  
B 108587B 108587 Feathers
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 118 Copyright: 2007

When a new, white student nicknamed "The Jesus Boy" joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie's growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light. AR 4.4 RC 5.3. Lexile 760. Newbery Honor book.
Feathers IJ  
KM 7786KM 7786 Felicity Saves the Day: A Summer Story (6 Copies)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tripp, Valerie
Length: 0 Copyright: 1992

During a visit to her grandfather's plantation in Virginia during the summer of 1775, Felicity's loyalty is torn between her father and Ben, her father's apprentice who needs her help as he runs away to join George Washington's army of Patriots. Plantation life. Contents: six copies of the book (67 pages) by Valerie Tripp. From the American Girls Collection. Novel Study. AR 4.5. RC 5.2. Lexile 640. GR level Q. IL 3-5.
Felicity Saves the Day: A Summer Story (6 Copies) PI  
B 89486B 89486 Fever 1793
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse
Length: 252 Copyright: 2000

In 1793 Philadelphia, fourteen year old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about preseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic. AR 4.4. RC 7.6. Lexile 580. GR level Z. IL 5-10.
Fever 1793 IJS  
B 111198B 111198 Fiddle Fever
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Doucet, Sharon
Length: 166 Copyright: 2007

In 1914, fourteen year old Felix LeBlanc feels stifled by life on his family's farm in Louisiana, and after hearing his wayward uncle play the fiddle, Felix decides that he wants to be a fiddler too, even if it means making his own fiddle and going against his parents' wishes. Cajuns. Violin. AR 5.5. Follett RL 5.0. RC 5.2. Lexile 870.
Fiddle Fever IJ  
B 125010B 125010 Finding Langston
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Length: 107 Copyright: 2018

When eleven-year-old Langston's father moves them from their home in Alabama to Chicago's Bronzeville district, it feels like he's giving up everything he loves. It's 1946. Langston's mother has just died, and now they're leaving the rest of his family and friends. He misses everything-- Grandma's Sunday suppers, the red dirt roads, and the magnolia trees his mother loved. In the city, they live in a small apartment surrounded by noise and chaos. It doesn't feel like a new start, or a better life. At home he's lonely, his father always busy at work; at school he's bullied for being a country boy. But Langston's new home has one fantastic thing. Unlike the whites-only library in Alabama, the Chicago Public Library welcomes everyone. There, hiding out after school, Langston discovers another Langston--a poet whom he learns inspired his mother enough to name her only son after him. Human migration. African American. Historical fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.5. RC 4.6. Lexile 760.
Finding Langston IJ  
B 112766B 112766 Finding Lincoln
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Malaspina, Ann
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009

In segregated 1950s Alabama, Louis cannot use the public library to research a class assignment, but one of the librarians lets him in after hours and helps him find the book that he needs. Includes an author's note with historical information about library segregation in the South. AR 4.5. RC 2.7. Lexile 650. IL 2-4.
Finding Lincoln PI  
B 124885B 124885 Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Atkins, Jeannine
Length: 195 Copyright: 2016

A novel in verse about three girls in three different time periods who grew up to become groundbreaking scientists. Includes Maria Merian(caterpillar metamorphosis); Mary Anning (fossils); and Maria Mitchell (discovered a new comet). Biographical fiction. IL 5-9. AR 5.8. RC 7.3. Lexile 970. GR X.
Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science IJ  
B 119439B 119439 Fiona's Lace
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 40 Copyright: 2014

Emigrating from Ireland to America, Fiona's family settles in Chicago, where Fiona's handmade lace keeps the family together during a devastating fire. Irish Americans- Fiction. Lace and lace making- Fiction. AR 4.3 RC 3.5 Lexile 740 IL K-4.
Fiona's Lace KPI  
B 116068B 116068 Fish for Jimmy: Inspired By One Family's Experience in a Japanese American Internment Camp
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Yamasaki, Katie
Length: 34 Copyright: 2013

When brothers Taro and Jimmy and their mother are forced to move from their home in California to a Japanese internment camp in the wake of the 1941 Pearl Harbor bombing, Taro daringly escapes the camp to find fresh fish for his grieving brother. Japanese Americans Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Fiction. Brothers Fiction. Lexile 880 IL 2-4.
Fish for Jimmy: Inspired By One Family's Experience in a Japanese American PI  
B 103128B 103128 FOREIGN FIELD
Grade Lvl: JS Author: CHAN, GILLIAN
Length: 184 Copyright: 2002

Young British pilot Stephen Dearborn, training in Canada during World War II, meets fourteen-year-old Ellen Logan when her younger brother gets into trouble at the local airfield, and the two young people fall in love while facing difficult responsibilities brought about by the conflict. IL 7-10. AR level 5.6 RC 7.1. Lexile 800.
FOREIGN FIELD JS  
B 123235B 123235 Forge
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse
Length: 297 Copyright: 2010

Curzon, having matured from boy to man over the course of the winter with the army at Valley Forge, worries that someone will learn he is a runaway slave passing for free, and tries to figure out the meaning of his friendship with Isabel. Sequel to: Chains (B 109398). Series fiction - Seeds to America series.
Forge IJ  
B 123427B 123427 Four-Four-Two
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hughes, Dean
Length: 268 Copyright: 2016

Forced into an internment camp at the start of World War II, eighteen-year-old Yuki enlists in the Army to fight for the Allies as a member of the "Four-Four-Two," a segregated Japanese American regiment. Historical fiction. IL 7-12. AR 5.5. RC 5.4. Lexile 820.
Four-Four-Two JS  
B 114881B 114881 Freedom Song: The Story of Henry "Box" Brown
Grade Lvl: P Author: Walker, Sally M.
Length: 35 Copyright: 2012

Henry Brown copes with slavery by singing, but after his wife and children are sold away he is left with only his freedom song, which gives him strength when friends put him in a box and mail him to a free state. Singing Fiction. Virginia History 1775-1865 Fiction. AR 3.9 RC 3.3 Lexile 570 IL 1-3.
Freedom Song: The Story of Henry "Box" Brown P  
B 105342B 105342 Freedom Summer
Grade Lvl: P Author: Wiles, Deborah
Length: 30 Copyright: 2005

In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his best friend John Henry, who is African American, to share the town pool and other public places with him, but he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists. Desegregation. 2002 Ezra Jack Keats author award (Deborah Wiles) and illustrator award (Jerome Lagarrigue). AR 3.2. RC 2.7. Lexile 460. GR level M.
Freedom Summer P  
B 119093B 119093 Freedom's School
Grade Lvl: P Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015

Hungry for learning, Lizzie and her brother Paul attend a new school built for freed slaves. Freedmen Fiction. Follett RL 4.2 IL 1-3.
Freedom's School P  
B 103722B 103722 Freedom's Wings
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wyeth, Sharon
Length: 108 Copyright: 2001

A nine year old slave keeps a diary of his journey to freedom along the Underground Railroad in 1857. From the series My America. AR 3.0. RC 3.2. Lexile 350. GR level Q. IL 3-6.
Freedom's Wings PI  
B 127513B 127513 Freewater
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Luqman-Dawson, Amina
Length: 403 Copyright: 2022

After fleeing the plantation where they were enslaved, siblings Ada and Homer discover the secret community of Freewater, and work with freeborn Sanzi to protect their new home from the encroaching dangers of the outside world. Slavery. Historical fiction. African American. Communities. IL 5-8. AR 4.6.
Freewater IJ  
KM 13663KM 13663 Freewater (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Luqman-Dawson, Amina
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

After fleeing the plantation where they were enslaved, siblings Ada and Homer discover the secret community of Freewater, and work with freeborn Sanzi to protect their new home from the encroaching dangers of the outside world. African American. Historical fiction. Slavery. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 9 hours and 30 minutes. 2023 Newbery Winner. IL 5-8. AR 4.6.
Freewater (Playaway) IJ  
KM 8831KM 8831 Friendship (5 Books)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Taylor, Mildred
Length: 0 Copyright: 1987

Four children witness a confrontation between an elderly black man and a white storekeeper in rural Mississippi in the 1930s. Contents: five copies of the book (53 pages), winner of the Coretta Scott King Award by Mildred Taylor. AR 4.1. RC 5.1. Lexile 750.
Friendship (5 Books) PI  
B 109490B 109490 Friendship for Today
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McKissack, Patricia
Length: 172 Copyright: 2007

Twelve year old Rosemary Patterson learns that she will be attending an all-white school in the fall; but when her best friend is diagnosed with polio, she must face the first day of school alone. Desegregation. School integration. AR and Follett RL 4.1. RC 3.5. Lexile 670.
Friendship for Today IJ  
B 117244B 117244 From Norvelt to Nowhere
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gantos, Jack
Length: 278 Copyright: 2013

After an explosion, a new crime by an old murderer, and the sad passing of the founder of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack accompanies his slightly mental elderly mentor, Miss Volker, on a cross-country run as she pursues the oddest of outlaws. Sequel to Dead End In Norvelt (113556). AR 6.0 RC 6.6 Lexile 930 IL 5-9.
From Norvelt to Nowhere IJ  
KM 12252KM 12252 From Norvelt to Nowhere (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gantos, Jack
Length: 0 Copyright: 2013

After an explosion, a new crime by an old murderer, and the sad passing of the founder of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack accompanies his slightly mental elderly mentor, Miss Volker, on a cross-country run as she pursues the oddest of outlaws. Sequel to Dead End In Norvelt. Contents: playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (6 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); instruction sheet; earbuds; and book (278 pages) by Jack Gantos. AR 6.0 RC 6.6 Lexile 930 IL 5-9.
From Norvelt to Nowhere (Playaway) IJ  
B 121302B 121302 Full Cicada Moon
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hilton, Marilyn
Length: 389 Copyright: 2015

In 1969 twelve-year-old Mimi and her family move to an all-white town in Vermont, where Mimi's mixed-race background and interest in "boyish" topics like astronomy make her feel like an outsider. Racially mixed people- Fiction. Novels in verse. AR 4.7 RC 5.2 Lexile 790 IL 4-7. Iowa Children's Choice 2017-2018.
Full Cicada Moon IJ  
B 102992B 102992 Gadget
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Zindel, Paul
Length: 184 Copyright: 2001

In 1945, having joined his father in Los Alamos, where he and other scientists are working on a secret project to end World War II, thirteen-year-old Stephen becomes caught in a web of secrecy and intrigue. Manhattan Project. Atomic bomb. AR 4.5. Follett RL 5.8. RC 5.3. Lexile 590. IL 6-12.
Gadget IJS  
B 85268B 85268 Gardener
Grade Lvl: P Author: Stewart, Sarah
Length: 34 Copyright: 1997

A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her. Illustrated by David Small. AR 3.9. RC and Follett RL 3.5. Lexile 570. Making inferences. Inferring.
Gardener P  
B 114751B 114751 Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O'Keeffe Painted What She Pleased
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Novesky, Amy
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

Fictionalized account of artist Georgia O'Keeffe stay in Hawaii in 1939. She creates nearly twenty paintings as she tours the Hawaiian islands, but refuses to paint pictures of pineapples the way her sponsors tell her to. Obstinacy Fiction. The story includes an Author's and Illustrator's Note at the end of the text. AR 5.0 RC 5.7 Lexile 890 IL K-4.
Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O'Keeffe Painted What She Pleased KPI  
B 95209B 95209 Get Those Guys Reading!: Fiction and Series Books that Boys Will Love
Grade Lvl: T Author: Baxter, Kathleen / Kochel, Marcia
Length: 220 Copyright: 2012

Provides reading suggestions for fiction books and book series that may appeal to boys in grades three through nine, including the genres of adventure, horror, science fiction, humorous fiction, and sport stories.
Get Those Guys Reading!: Fiction and Series Books that Boys Will Love T  
B 113428B 113428 Ghost Hands
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Barron, T. A.
Length: 36 Copyright: 2011

Subtitle: A Story Inspired by Patagonia's Cave of the Hands. Illustrated by William Low. Auki, a young member of the Tehuelche tribe in Patagonia, wants to prove himself as a hunter but when he sets out on his own to face the puma, he stumbles upon a sacred caveand its guardian. Cave paintings. Courage. Cueva de las Manos (in Argentina). AR 3.1. RC 2.8. Lexile 510. IL 1-4.
Ghost Hands PI  
B 116737B 116737 Ghost Hawk
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Cooper, Susan
Length: 328 Copyright: 2013

At the end of a winter-long journey into manhood, Little Hawk returns to find his village decimated by a white man's plague and soon, despite a fresh start, Little Hawk dies violently but his spirit remains trapped, seeing how his world changes. Wampanoag Indians Fiction. Massachusetts History New Plymouth, 1620-1691 Fiction. Coming of age Fiction. Bildungsromans. AR 5.9 RC 7.3 Lexile 940 IL 6-10.
Ghost Hawk IJS  
B 126869B 126869 Ghost of Crutchfield Hall
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hahn, Mary Downing
Length: 155 Copyright: 2011

In the nineteenth century, ten-year-old Florence Crutchfield leaves a London orphanage to live with her great-uncle, great-aunt, and sickly cousin James, but she soon realizes the home has another resident, who means to do her and James harm. Iowa Children's Choice 2012-2013. IL 4-7. AR 4.4. RC 4.2. Lexile 680. GR U.
Ghost of Crutchfield Hall PI  
B 118233B 118233 Gift for Mama
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Lodding, Linda Ravin
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

A little boy is on a search for the perfect gift for his mother, navigating the streets of 1890s Vienna, meeting new people, and continuing to trade one gift for another. Circular story set in 19th-century Austria. Gifts Fiction. Barter Fiction. AR 2.9 IL K-2.
Gift for Mama KP  
B 114495B 114495 Gift of the Christmas Cookie: Sharing the True Meaning of Jesus' Birth
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Mackall, Dandi Daley
Length: 30 Copyright: 2008

During the Great Depression, Jack helps his mother make cookies for the needy at their church, learns the story of how the first Christmas cookies were used to spread the gospel to people who could not read, then finds a way to bring that story to life. Christmas Fiction. Generosity Fiction. AR 3.8 IL K-3.
Gift of the Christmas Cookie: Sharing the True Meaning of Jesus' Birth KP  
B 113489B 113489 Giraffe Goes to Paris
Grade Lvl: P Author: Holmes, Mary
Length: 31 Copyright: 2010

Recounts the 1827 journey of a young giraffe named Belle, who was given by the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France, as she made her way by boat and land to Paris, accompanied by her devoted caretaker,Atir. Story is based on a real historical event. AR 4.2. RC 4.6. Lexile 760. IL 1-3.
Giraffe Goes to Paris P  
B 123450B 123450 Girl on a Plane
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Moss, Miriam
Length: 277 Copyright: 2016

A fictionalized story based on the amazing real life experiences of Miriam Moss, a fifteen year old English school girl who was held hostage on a plane hijacked by the Palestinian Liberation Front in 1970. Survival. Historical fiction. IL 7-12. AR 4.8. RC 5.5. Lexile 730.
Girl on a Plane JS  
B 103236B 103236 Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 30 Copyright: 2003

In the early 1900s, Alta Weiss, a young woman who knows from an early age that she loves baseball, finds a way that she can play, even though she is a girl. Last page has highlights of women in baseball. AR 3.0. Follett RL 3.6. RC 2.8. Lexile 380. GR level P. IL 1-4.
Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings PI  
B 126050B 126050 Girls Like Us
Grade Lvl: S Author: PInk, Randi
Length: 310 Copyright: 2019

This historical novel presents a story of unplanned teen pregnancies in a time where abortion was not a viable option and pregnant teens, especially in small Southern towns, were shunned or hidden away to have their babies. US History fiction. Teen pregnancy. Multicultural. Realistic fiction. IL 10-12.
Girls Like Us S  
B 89679B 89679 Give Me Liberty
Grade Lvl: PI Author: HELMER, DIANA
Length: 56 Copyright: 2000

Story of Moses, a slave on an American plantation during the Revolutionary War. AR 2.8. Follett RL 2.5.
Give Me Liberty PI  
B 116798B 116798 Glory Be
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Scattergood, Augusta
Length: 202 Copyright: 2012

In the summer of 1964 as she is about to turn twelve, Glory's town of Hanging Moss, Mississippi, is beset by racial tension when town leaders close her beloved public pool rather than desegregating it. Segregation Fiction. Sisters Fiction. City and town life Mississippi Fiction. AR 4.3 RC 4.2 Lexile 680 GR level S IL 4-7.
Glory Be IJ  
B 101078B 101078 Goin' Someplace Special
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: McKissack, Patricia
Length: 34 Copyright: 2001

In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library. Segregation. Illustrator Jerry Pinkney; Coretta Scott King Award for illustration. AR 4.3. RC 3.3. Lexile 550. GR level M.
Goin' Someplace Special KPI  
B 83107B 83107 Going to Town
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 32 Copyright: 1995

In this picture-book adaptaton of a chapter from the Little House in the Big Woods, Laura makes her first trip into town to visit the general store. Illustrated by Renee Graef. AR 3.7. RC and Follett RL 2.5. Lexile 600. GR level J.
Going to Town KP  
B 88885B 88885 Gold Fever
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Kay, Verla
Length: 32 Copyright: 1999

In this brief rhyming story set during the gold rush, Jasper leaves his family and farm to pursue his dream of finding gold. Gold mining. AR 2.4. RC 2.6. Lexile NP. IL K-4.
Gold Fever KPI  
B 120024B 120024 Gone Crazy in Alabama
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita
Length: 293 Copyright: 2015

Spending the summer with their grandmother in the rural South, three sisters from Brooklyn discover the surprising reason behind their mother's estrangement from their aunt. Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2016. Companion to: One Crazy Summer (111998) and P.S. Be Eleven (116812). AR 4.5 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 4-7.
Gone Crazy in Alabama IJ  
B 113382B 113382 Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Colon, Edie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

Five-year-old Gabriella is confused when she hears about the revolution in Cuba and when she and her parents are forced to flee to New York, Gabriella struggles to adjust to her new city and wonders when it will start to feel like home. Cuban Americans. Text mainly in English with some Spanish. AR 3.8. RC 3.3. Lexile 690. IL 1-5.
Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York! PI  
B 81713B 81713 Goody O'Grumpity
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Brink, Carol
Length: 32 Copyright: 1994

Children come from far and near to taste Goody O'Grumpity's wonderful spice cake. Narrative invites children to follow Goody through the cooking process--from churning the milk to slicing the cake. Includes recipe after the poem. IL K-2.
Goody O'Grumpity KP  
B 121734B 121734 Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box
Grade Lvl: P Author: Bandy, Michael S
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

A tale based on the true story of a family's struggle for voting rights in the Civil Rights-era South follows a young boy's witness to a day when his proud, hardworking grandfather dresses in his best suit and goes to town so that he can vote for the first time. Voting- Fiction. African Americans Suffrage- Fiction. AR 3.6 GR level O IL 1-3.
Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box P  
B 83536B 83536 Grandma Essie's Covered Wagon
Grade Lvl: P Author: Williams, David
Length: 42 Copyright: 1993

Grandma Essie describes how her family left Missouri by covered wagon looking for a better life and lived in Kansas and Oklahoma before returning to Missouri. RC 4.2. Lexile 730.
Grandma Essie's Covered Wagon P  
KM 11731KM 11731 Grapes of Wrath (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: ST Author: Steinbeck, John
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

The story of a farm family's Depression-era journey from the Dustbowl of Oklahoma to the California migrant labor camps in search of a better life. Kit contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (21 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; and book (464 pages) by John Steinbeck. AR 4.9 RC 7.8 Lexile 680 IL 10-T. Five-week loan period. Outstanding book for the college bound.
Grapes of Wrath (Playaway) ST  
B 116757B 116757 Grease Town
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Towell, Ann
Length: 232 Copyright: 2010

Twelve-year-old Titus Sullivan escapes his overbearing Aunt Sophie and sets out in search of adventure and freedom which he finds in Oil Springs, Ontario, a community of escaped slaves, but tragedy strikes when American bounty hunters arrive. Race riot. Oil Springs (Ont.) History Fiction. Fugitive slaves Fiction. AR 4.6 RC 4.3 Lexile 700 IL 5-9.
Grease Town IJ  
B 120457B 120457 Great Chicago Fire, 1871
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 96 Copyright: 2015

Oscar Starling tries to survive during the Great Chicago Fire. Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871- Fiction. From the series I Survived. AR 4.8. RC 4.3. Lexile 730. IL 3-6.
Great Chicago Fire, 1871 PI  
KM 12852KM 12852 Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 96 Copyright: 2015

Oscar Starling tries to survive during the Great Chicago Fire. Includes playaway and hardcover. Series fiction. I Survived, Book 11. Historical fiction. Iowa Children's Choice 2016-2017. IL 3-7. AR 4.8. RC 4.3. Lexile 730.
Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (Playaway) PI  
B 87430B 87430 Great Railroad Race: Diary of Libby West
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gregory, Kristiana
Length: 203 Copyright: 1999

As the daughter of a newspaper reporter, fourteen year old Libby keeps a diary account of the exciting events surrounding her during the building of the railroad in the Utah territory in 1868. From the series Dear America. AR 5.7. RC 5.8. Lexile 970. GR level W.
Great Railroad Race: Diary of Libby West IJ  
B 117243B 117243 Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 249 Copyright: 2013

Eel, an orphan, and his best friend Florrie must help Dr. John Snow prove that cholera is spread through water, and not poisonous air, when an epidemic sweeps across their London neighborhood in 1854. AR 4.6 RC 3.8 Lexile 660 GR level X IL 5-8.
Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel IJ  
B 107084B 107084 Great Tulip Trade
Grade Lvl: P Author: Brust, Beth
Length: 48 Copyright: 2005

Anna, a young girl living in Holland in 1626, at the height of tulip mania, is given the gift of eight beautiful tulips by her father and wisely trades them for livestock, furniture, and a valuable painting. From the series Step into Reading, Step 3. AR 2.8. Follett RL 2.3.
Great Tulip Trade P  
B 120546B 120546 Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Kay, JIm
Length: 289 Copyright: 2015

Combines evocative photographs and illustrations in a treasury of stories by eleven international writers that were inspired by artifacts connected to World War I. War stories. Contents: Our Jacko by Michael Morpurgo -- Another kind of missing by A.L. Kennedy -- Don't call it glory by Marcus Sedgwick -- Country you called home by John Boyne -- When they were needed most by Tracy Chevalier -- World that has no war in it by David Almond -- Harlem Hellfighter and his horn by Tanya Lee Stone -- Maud's story by Adele Geras -- Captain Rosalie by Timothee de Fombelle -- Each slow dusk by Sheena Wilkinson -- Little wars by Ursula Dubosarsky.
Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War IJS  
B 110666B 110666 Green Glass Sea
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Klages, Ellen
Length: 321 Copyright: 2006

While her father works on the Manhattan Project, eleven year old gadget lover and outcast Dewey Kerrigan lives in Los Alamos Camp, and becomes friends with Suze, another young girl who is shunned by peers. Nuclear/atomic bomb. Home front World War II. AR 4.6. RC 4.5.Lexile 790. GR level W. 2007 Scott O'Dell Award.
Green Glass Sea IJ  
KM 10801KM 10801 Green Glass Sea (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Klages, Ellen
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

While her father works on the Manhattan Project, eleven year old gadget lover and outcast Dewey Kerrigan lives in Los Alamos Camp, and becomes friends with Suze, another young girl who is shunned by her peers. Nuclear/atomic bomb. Home front World War II. Contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (7.5 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; book (321 pages) by Ellen Klages; and teacher's guide. AR 4.6. RC 4.5. Lexile 790. GR level W. 2007 Scott O'Dell Award. Four-week loan period.
Green Glass Sea (Playaway) IJ  
B 107254B 107254 Green Men of Gressingham
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ardagh, Philip
Length: 83 Copyright: 2006

Tom Dashwood looks forward to becoming a knight, but on his way to start his training, he is kidnapped by Robyn-in-the-Hat and the Green Men of Gressingham, a band of outlaws protesting unfair taxes. Robbers and outlaws. Spoof of Robin Hood. AR 4.7. Follett RL 2.2. GR level M.
Green Men of Gressingham PI  
B 124722B 124722 Grenade
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 270 Copyright: 2018

On April 1, 1945 with the battle of Okinawa beginning, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki, drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps, is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; small for his age Hideki does not really want to kill anyone, he just wants to find his family, and his struggle across the island will finally bring him face-to-face with Ray, a marine in his very first battle--and the choice he makes then will change his life forever. Historical fiction. IL 4-8. AR 5.2. Lexile 760.
Grenade IJ  
KM 13049KM 13049 Grenade (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

On April 1, 1945 with the battle of Okinawa beginning, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki, drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps, is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; small for his age Hideki does not really want to kill anyone, he just wants to find his family, and his struggle across the island will finally bring him face-to-face with Ray, a marine in his very first battle--and the choice he makes then will change his life forever. Contains 1 playaway, 1 book, and one 5-way splitter. Run time of playaway: 5 hours and 25 minutes. See title in lending (B 124722). IL 4-8. AR 5.2. Lexile 760.
Grenade (Playaway) IJ  
B 126722B 126722 Ground Zero
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 304 Copyright: 2021

Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11. Historical fiction. Realistic. Multiple points of view. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. IL 7-12. AR 4.8 Lexile 690.
Ground Zero IJS  
KM 13507KM 13507 Ground Zero (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11. Historical fiction. Realistic. Multiple points of view. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. Contents include playaway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Please see B 126722. IL 7-12. AR 4.8 Lexile 690.
Ground Zero (Playaway) JS  
B 76516B 76516 Guns for General Washington: American Revolution
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Reit, Seymour
Length: 98 Copyright: 1990

Frustrated with life under siege in George Washington's army, nineteen year old Will Knox and his brother, Colonel Henry Knox, undertake the task of moving 183 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston in the dead of winter. Guided Reading level W. AR 6.1. RC 5.8. Lexile 900.
Guns for General Washington: American Revolution IJ  
KM 12470KM 12470 Half a Man (30 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Morpurgo, Michael
Length: 47 Copyright: 2015

During a summer on the Isles of Scilly, Michael gets to know his grandfather who is reserved and has a disfigured face. A coming-of-age tale about the physical and mental scars of war follows the experiences of a young man who after years of being told not to ask his World War II veteran grandfather about his injuries learns how his grandfather survived a torpedo attack on his ship. Story is based on the heroic work of Dr. McIndoe, a pioneering plastic surgeon who treated severely burned men during World War II. Consequences of War (Literary Theme). Disfigured persons- Fiction. Kit contains 30 copies of the book (47 pages) by Michael Morpurgo. Novel Study. AR 4.4 RC 4.7 Lexile 770 IL 4-10.
Half a Man (30 Books) IJS  
B 113402B 113402 Hallelujah Flight
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bildner, Phil
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

In 1932, James Banning, along with his co-pilot Thomas Allen, made history by becoming the first African Americans to fly across the United States, relying on the help of people they met in the towns in which they landed along the way, who helped keep their "flying jalopy" going. Story is based on actual events. Biographical fiction. AR 3.9. RC 4.6. Lexile 760. IL K-3.
Hallelujah Flight KP  
B 114682B 114682 Hannah's Way
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Glaser, Linda
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

In rural 1930s Minnesota, Hannah, a young orthodox Jewish girl who is new to her school, worries about attending the class picnic two miles from her house since her religion forbids her from riding in a car on the Sabbath. When Hannah decides to walk to the picnic, she hopes for a friend to join her, and is grateful for the kindness of her classmates who all volunteer. AR 2.4. IL K-3.
Hannah's Way KP  
B 109059B 109059 Harlem Summer
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 165 Copyright: 2007

In 1920s Harlem, sixteen year old saxophonist Mark Purvis struggles to advance his jazz career while working as a gopher for the new Africa American magazine, "The Crisis," and becoming involved with mobster Dutch Schultz. Harlem renaissance. African Americans. Coming-of-age. AR 5.1. RC 5.9. Lexile 910.
Harlem Summer IJS  
B 106830B 106830 Hattie Big Sky
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Larson, Kirby
Length: 289 Copyright: 2006

Sixteen year old Hattie Brooks inherits her uncle's homesteading claim in Montana in 1917 and encounters some unexpected problems related to the war in Europe. Self-reliance. 2007 Newbery honor book. AR 4.4. RC 6.3. Lexile 700. IL 6-10.
Hattie Big Sky IJS  
B 116102B 116102 Hattie Ever After
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Larson, Kirby
Length: 230 Copyright: 2013

In 1919, seventeen-year-old Hattie leaves the Montana prairie--and her sweetheart Charlie--to become a female reporter in San Francisco. Self-reliance Fiction. Sequel to Hattie Big Sky (106830) AR 4.6 RC 4.4 Lexile 720 IL 6-10.
Hattie Ever After IJS  
B 123705B 123705 Haydn's Farewell Symphony
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Celenza, Anna Harwell
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

A kid-friendly introduction to classical music. In 1772, with summer long gone and winter fast approaching, Joseph Haydn, court musician to Prince Nicholas of Esterhazy, creates a symphony that finally persuades his oblivious employer to close up his summer palace and allow the staff to return home. Series fiction: Once Upon a Masterpiece. IL 2-6.
Haydn's Farewell Symphony PI  
B 107720B 107720 Henry's Freedom Box
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Levine, Ellen
Length: 40 Copyright: 2007

Cover subtitle: A True Story from the Underground Railroad. A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia. AR 3.0. RC 2.3. Lexile 380. GR level Q. IL 1-5. Caldecott Medal Honor book.
Henry's Freedom Box PI  
B 114184B 114184 Here Comes the Garbage Barge!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Winter, Jonah
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

In the spring of 1987, the town of Islip, New York, with no place for its 3,168 tons of garbage, loads it on a barge that sets out on a 162-day journey along the east coast, around the Gulf of Mexico, down to Belize, and back again, in search of a place willing to accept and dispose of its very smelly cargo. AR 3.8. RC 3.2. Lexile 670. IL K-3.
Here Comes the Garbage Barge! KP  
B 107814B 107814 Here Lies the Librarian
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Peck, Richard
Length: 145 Copyright: 2006

Fourteen year old Eleanor "Peewee" McGrath, a tomboy and automobile enthusiast, discovers new possibilities for her future after the 1914 arrival in her small town of four young librarians. AR 5.1. Follett RL 4.9. RC 4.5. Lexile 780.
Here Lies the Librarian IJ  
B 117248B 117248 Hero on a Bicycle
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hughes, Shirley
Length: 213 Copyright: 2013

When their mother reluctantly joins the Italian Resistance against Nazi occupying forces in World War II Florence, young Paolo and his sister, Costanza, devise a clever way to use their bicycle to assist the movement. Florence (Italy) History Fiction. AR 6.0 IL 5-8.
Hero on a Bicycle IJ  
B 122497B 122497 Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Robinson, Sharon
Length: 202 Copyright: 2016

Eight-year-old Steve Satlow is thrilled when Jackie Robinson moves into his Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn in 1948, although many of his neighbors are not, and when Steve actually meets his hero he is even more excited--and worried that a misunderstanding over a Christmas tree could damage his new friendship. AR 4.3 RC 3.7 Lexile 640 IL 3-6. Iowa Children's Choice 2017-2018.
Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy an PI  
B 117597B 117597 Heroes
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Mochizuki, Ken
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

Japanese-American Donnie, whose playmates insist he be the "bad guy" in their war games, calls on his reluctant father and uncle to help him get away from that role. AR 3.3 RC 3.7 Lexile 670. IL 2-4.
Heroes PI  
B 128229B 128229 Heroes
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 219 Copyright: 2024

Subtitle: A Novel of Pearl Harbor. December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a superhero of their own, in the style of Batman, Superman, Captain America, and other stars of the Golden Age of Comics. Maybe they'll even get their comic published someday. December 7th, 1941: Everything explodes. IL 5-8.
Heroes IJ  
B 115926B 115926 Heroes of the Surf: A Rescue Story Based on True Events
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Carbone, Elisa Lynn
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

When the huge steamship on which they are traveling runs aground off the New Jersey coast in 1882, two boys and their families are among the passengers dramatically rescued by members of the U.S. Life Saving Service. Includes notes about the event on which the story is based. Shipwrecks Fiction. United States. Life-Saving Service Fiction. AR 3.8. RC 3.4. Lexile 610. IL K-4.
Heroes of the Surf: A Rescue Story Based on True Events KPI  
B 124870B 124870 Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Dauvillier, Loic
Length: 76 Copyright: 2014

In this young graphic novel, Dounia, a grandmother, tells her granddaughter the story even her son has never heard: how, as a young Jewish girl in Paris, she was hidden away from the Nazis by a series of neighbors and friends who risked their lives to keep her alive when her parents had been taken to concentration camps. Graphic novel. Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book 2015. IL 3-7. AR 2.8. RC 2.8. Lexile 530.
Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust PIJ  
B 120333B 120333 Hired Girl
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Schlitz, Laura Amy
Length: 387 Copyright: 2015

Fourteen-year-old Joan Skraggs, just like the heroines in her beloved novels, yearns for real life and true love. But what hope is there for adventure, beauty, or art on a hardscrabble farm in Pennsylvania where the work never ends? Over the summer of 1911, Joan pours her heart out into her diary as she seeks a new, better life for herself--because maybe, just maybe, a hired girl cleaning and cooking for six dollars a week can become what a farm girl could only dream of--a woman with a future. AR 5.7 RC 5.3 Lexile 810 GR level Z IL 6-10.
Hired Girl IJS  
B 83712B 83712 Hiroshima
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Yep, Laurence
Length: 56 Copyright: 1995

Novella describes the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, particularly as it affects Sachi, who becomes one of the Hiroshima Maidens. AR 4.9. Follett RL 4.0. RC 4.3. Lexile 660. GR level S.
Hiroshima IJ  
B 126246B 126246 Home in the Woods
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wheeler, Eliza
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

During the Great Depression six-year-old Marvel, her seven siblings, and their mother find a tarpaper shack in the woods and, over the course of a year, turn it into a home. Based on the author's grandmother's childhood; includes historical notes. Historical fiction. Single-parent families. IL 2-6. AR 3.5. Lexile 690.
Home in the Woods PI  
B 127901B 127901 Hoops
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Tavares, Matt
Length: 215 Copyright: 2023

Inspired by a true story, this graphic novel about the ongoing battle of women striving for equality in sports follows the Wilkins Regional High School girls' basketball team in 1975 Indiana, as they push through to improbable victory after improbable victory despite their disadvantages. Graphic Novel. Social awareness. Civil rights. Sports fiction. Historical comic. IL 5-9. AR 2.6.
Hoops IJ  
B 116342B 116342 Hope's Gift
Grade Lvl: P Author: Lyons, Kelly Starling
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

A runaway slave during the Civil War, Hope's father returns after the Emancipation Proclamation as a member of the U.S. Colored Troops. IL 1-3.
Hope's Gift P  
B 113039B 113039 Hornbooks and Inkwells
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Kay, Verla
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

Two brothers spend a year attending a one-room schoolhouse on the frontier. Stories in rhyme (quatrains/rhymed couplets). IL K-4.
Hornbooks and Inkwells KPI  
B 111041B 111041 House in the Mail
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wells, Rosemary
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

In 1927, Emily describes the ordering, arrival, and assembly of a mail-order house for her growing family. Prefabricated houses. Illustrations are arranged to resemble a scrapbook. AR 4.2. Follett RL 4.5. RC 4.3. Lexile 750. IL 1-4.
House in the Mail PI  
B 109292B 109292 How I Learned Geography
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Shulevitz, Uri
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008

As he spends hours studying his father's world map, a young boy escapes the hunger and misery of refugee life. Based on the author's childhood in Kazakhstan, where he lived as a Polish refugee during World War II. AR 4.4. RC 3.5. Lexile 660. Caldecott Honor Book 2009.
How I Learned Geography KPI  
B 105451B 105451 How the Amazon Queen Fought the Prince of Egypt
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Bower, Tamara
Length: 36 Copyright: 2005

Serpot, ruler of a land where women live free, without men, leads her Amazon warriors in battle against Prince Pedikhons of Egypt, who has come to see for himself if women can equal men, even in battle. Includes notes about Assyrian and Egyptian culture and hieroglyphics. Women warriors. Amazons. Picture book for older readers. AR 5.1. Follett RL 3.6. RC 3.9. Lexile 710. IL 3-7.
How the Amazon Queen Fought the Prince of Egypt PIJ  
B 119720B 119720 How to Catch a Bogle
Grade Lvl: I Author: Jinks, Catherine
Length: 313 Copyright: 2013

In 1870s London, a young orphan girl becomes the apprentice to a man who traps monsters for a living. AR 5.2 RC 5.2 Lexile 790 IL 4-6.
How to Catch a Bogle I  
B 127953B 127953 How to Catch a Polar Bear
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: DeKeyser, Stacy
Length: 265 Copyright: 2023

In 1948 Milwaukee, twelve-year-old Nick's expectations for summer crumble when he ends up working at a frozen custard stand at the zoo, but with a competitor who plays dirty tricks and a runaway polar bear Nick's summer turns out more eventful than he imagined. Historical fiction. Mystery. Summer. IL 4-8.
How to Catch a Polar Bear IJ  
B 127296B 127296 How to Find What You're Not Looking For
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hiranandani, Veera
Length: 380 Copyright: 2021

Middle schooler Ariel Goldberg must find her own voice and define her own beliefs after her big sister elopes with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage. Historical fiction. Learning disabilities. Prejudice and racism. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.6. Lexile 690.
How to Find What You're Not Looking For IJ  
B 107806B 107806 Hubert Invents the Wheel
Grade Lvl: I Author: Montgomery, Claire
Length: 184 Copyright: 2005

A creative fifteen year old boy in ancient Sumaria invents the wheel resulting in many adventures, both humorous and threatening. AR 5.8. Follett RL 7.0. RC 8.1. Lexile 900.
Hubert Invents the Wheel I  
B 122786B 122786 Hunt for the Bamboo Rat
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Salisbury, Graham
Length: 323 Copyright: 2014

A story based on true events finds 17-year-old Zenji being sent from Hawaii to the Philippines to spy on the Japanese during World War II, a life-threatening effort that requires him to fight for survival in the jungle and behind enemy lines. AR 4.1 RC 4.8 Lexile 510 IL 7-12.
Hunt for the Bamboo Rat JS  
B 113844B 113844 Hurricane Dancers
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Engle, Margarita
Length: 145 Copyright: 2011

Quebrado has been a slave on captain Bernadino de Talavera's pirate ship for years, but when a hurricane sinks the ship and kills most of the crew, Quebrado escapes to safety and finds acceptance and refuge in a nearby village. Novel in verse is told in multiple voices. Historical fiction story, set in the Caribbean in 1510, is based on historical events. Shipwrecks. Pura Belpre Author Honor Book-2012. AR 6.6. RC 11.0. Lexile 1170. IL 6-10.
Hurricane Dancers IJS  
B 113835B 113835 Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 95 Copyright: 2011

Barry's family prepares to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits, but when his little sister gets very sick, they are forced to stay home and face the floodwater that sweeps Barry away. From the series I Survived. AR 4.0. RC 3.3. Lexile 590. IL 3-6. Iowa Children's Choice 2012-2013.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 PI  
KM 12928KM 12928 Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 0 Copyright: 2011

Barry's family prepares to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits, but when his little sister gets very sick, they are forced to stay home and face the floodwater that sweeps Barry away. From the I Survived! series. Book 3. AR 4.0. RC 3.3. Lexile 590. IL 3-6. Contains 1 book, 1 playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 1 hour and 36 minutes. Iowa Children's Choice 2012-2013.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (Playaway) PIJ  
B 127282B 127282 I Must Betray You
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sepetys, Ruta
Length: 319 Copyright: 2022

In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. Young adult. Historical fiction. Overcoming adversity. Relationship skills. Self-reliance. Dictatorship. 2023-2024 Iowa Teen Award. IL 9-12. AR 4.3.
I Must Betray You JS  
KM 13669KM 13669 I Must Betray You (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sepetys, Ruta
Length: 319 Copyright: 2022

In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. 2023-2024 Iowa Teen Award. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 7 hours. Young adult. Historical fiction. Overcoming adversity. Relationship skills. Self-reliance. Dictatorship. IL 9-12. AR 4.3.
I Must Betray You (Playaway) JS  
B 127671B 127671 I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (Graphic Novel, Book 6)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Ball, Georgia
Length: 148 Copyright: 2022

Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century, alone? Adventure fiction. Survival story. Graphic novel adaptation: I Survived series, Book 6. IL 3-8. AR 2.8
I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (Graphic Novel, Book 6) PIJ  
KM 13047KM 13047 I Survived The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

I Survived, Book 17. Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family visit Glacier National Park every summer, but this year Mel comes face-to-face with a terrifying grizzly bear. Contains 1 playaway, 1 book and one 5-way splitter. Run time of playaway: 2 hours and 3 minutes. See additional copies (B 124723). IL 2-8. AR 3.9. Lexile 550.
I Survived The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (Playaway) PIJ  
B 126950B 126950 I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 (Graphic Novel, Book 4)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Ball, Georgia
Length: 147 Copyright: 2021

Based on the novel by Lauren Tarshis.;Includes bibliographical references. When Lucas decides to skip school because he wants to discuss football with a firefighter friend of his father, he finds himself caught up in the terrorist attacks on New York City. I Survived Graphic Novel series, Book 4. IL 3-8. AR 3.6. Lexile 570.
I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 (Graphic Novel, Book 4) PIJ  
KM 13102KM 13102 I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019

In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Lauren Tarshis shines a spotlight on the story of the Normandy landings, the largest seaborne invasion in history and foundation for the Allied victory in World War II. Contains one playaway, 1 book, and one 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 2 hours 2 min. Series fiction: I Survived, Book 18. IL 3-8. AR 4.7. Lexile 680.
I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (Playaway) PIJ  
B 127037B 127037 I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 (Book 21)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 116 Copyright: 2021

It's 1900, and Charlie feels lucky to live in Galveston, Texas. Sure, there are storms sometimes. But nobody worries about hurricanes. Even a famous weather expert says it's impossible for a strong hurricane to strike Galveston. Which is why few people worry on the morning of September 8, when a big storm starts to brew. but Charlie watches with growing horror as monster waves rise up from the sea, as the wind starts to scream. by night, much of the city is under twenty feet of water. Will Charlie find a way to survive the storm of the century? Series fiction: I Survived, Book 21. IL 3-7. AR 4.0 RC 3.8. Lexile 560.
I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 (Book 21) PIJ  
B 127882B 127882 I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (Graphic Novel, Book 7)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Ball, Georgia
Length: 147 Copyright: 2023

Robbed on the train platform as soon as he arrives in the city, eleven-year-old Oscar Starling soon finds himself in the middle of the Great Chicago Fire when he chases after his thief, who is herself in need of rescue. Adventure fiction. Survival story. Graphic novel adaptation: I Survived series, Book 7. IL 3-8. AR 2.8. Lexile 400.
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (Graphic Novel, Book 7) PIJ  
KM 13195KM 13195 I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019

It's been four years since Carmen and Papa moved from Italy to Boston. Life here is exciting, but not always easy. And then there's the massive metal tank that rises up over their crowded North End neighborhood. The ugly tank, filled with sticky brown molasses, has always leaked. But nobody imagined that it could one day explode apart, sending a tsunami of molasses into the streets. Caught in the flood, Carmen must fight for her life, the life that she and Papa built together in America. Historical fiction. Survival stories. Series fiction: I Survived, book 19. Kit contains 1 book, 1 playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 1 hour and 32 minutes. IL 2-8. AR 4.4. Lexile 610.
I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (Playaway) PIJ  
KM 12930KM 12930 I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 0 Copyright: 2013

In 2011, while visiting his father's hometown in Japan shortly after his death, Ben finds himself and his family being swept away by a terrible tsunami that leaves him stranded and alone in a strange country, far from home. Historical fiction. I Survived! series, Book 8. IL 3-6. AR 4.6. RC 3.7. Lexile 650. Kit contains 1 book, 1 playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 1 hour and 13 minutes.
I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 (Playaway) PIJ  
B 126687B 126687 I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 (Graphic Novel, Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ball, Georgia
Length: 148 Copyright: 2021

It's been years since the Nazis invaded Max Rosen's home country of Poland. All the Jewish people, including Max's family, have been forced to live in a ghetto. At least Max and his sister, Zena, had Papa with them until two months ago, when the Nazis took him away. Now Max and Zena are on their own. One day, with barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. They are found by Jewish resistance fighters, who take them to a safe camp. But soon, grenades are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion? Graphic Novel Series: I Survived, Book 3. Adaptation. Survival stories. IL 4-8. Lexile 520.
I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 (Graphic Novel, Book 3) IJ  
KM 12922KM 12922 I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 0 Copyright: 2010

Ten-year-old Chet Roscow, who had been thrilled by the news of an aggressive great white shark attacking people all along the Atlantic coast, goes swimming with his friends in Springfield, New Jersey, one day, and wonders if he sees a shark in the water. Historical fiction. I Survived series, Book 2. IL 2-7. AR 3.9. RC 3.4. 610. GR R. Contains 1 book, 1 playaway, and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 1 hour and 20 minutes.
I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 (Playaway) PIJ  
B 126206B 126206 I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (Graphic Novel, Book 1)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Ball, Georgia
Length: 148 Copyright: 2020

Based on: I survived the sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis. Includes bibliographical references. Excited to board the Titanic with his aunt and little sister, ten-year-old George begins to explore the ill-fated ship's first-class storage cabin when the ship is rocked by a collision with an iceberg and begins to sink. Graphic novel series I Survived, Book 1. IL 4-8. AR 2.7. Lexile 390.
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (Graphic Novel, Book 1) PIJ  
B 127608B 127608 I Survived the Wellington Avalanche
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 105 Copyright: 2022

The snow came down faster than train crews could clear the tracks, piling up in drifts 20 feet high. At the Wellington train depot in the Cascade Mountains, two trains sat stranded, blocked in by snow slides to the east and west. Some passengers braved the storm to hike off the mountain, but many had no choice but to wait out the storm. But the storm didn't stop. One day passed, then two, three...six days. The snow turned to rain. Then, just after midnight on March 1, a lightning storm struck the mountain, sending a ten-foot-high wave of snow barreling down the mountain. Historical fiction. Adventure. Series fiction: I Survived, Book 22. IL 3-7. AR 4.3. Lexile 570.
I Survived the Wellington Avalanche PIJ  
B 126352B 126352 I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916 (Graphic Novel, Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ball, Georgia
Length: 148 Copyright: 2020

Ten-year-old Chet Roscow, who had been thrilled by the news of an aggressive great white shark attacking people all along the Atlantic coast, goes swimming with his friends in Springfield, New Jersey, one day, and wonders if he sees a shark in the water. I Survived Graphic Novel series, Book 2. IL 4-8. AR 3.3.
I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916 (Graphic Novel, Book 2) IJ  
B 84019B 84019 Ice Cream Next Summer
Grade Lvl: P Author: Govern, Elaine
Length: 40 Copyright: 1973

While watching his father cut ice for the summer, a 1908 Iowa boy learns a little about controlling his impulsiveness. Iowa author.
Ice Cream Next Summer P  
B 127674B 127674 Iceberg
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nielsen, Jennifer A
Length: 339 Copyright: 2023

The thrilling story of a young girl who stows away onboard the Titanic and as she explores, attempting to find answers to her many questions about the ship, suddenly finds herself caught up in the desperate struggle to survive after it strikes an iceberg. Shipwrecks. Stowaway. Adventure. Survival story. Historical fiction. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 6-9.
Iceberg IJ  
KM 13780KM 13780 Iceberg (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nielsen, Jennifer A
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

The thrilling story of a young girl who stows away onboard the Titanic and as she explores, attempting to find answers to her many questions about the ship, suddenly finds herself caught up in the desperate struggle to survive after it strikes an iceberg. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 8 hours and 37 minutes. Shipwrecks. Stowaway. Adventure. Survival story. Historical fiction. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 6-9. AR 5.1.
Iceberg (Playaway) IJ  
B 122699B 122699 If You Were a Kid During the American Revolution
Grade Lvl: P Author: Mara, Wil
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Travel through time with Samuel and Molly as they help their Patriot fathers get away from the British troops in this story. Combines fiction and nonfiction. Sidebars reveal what life was like in revolutionary times. AR 4.3 Lexile 660 IL 1-3.
If You Were a Kid During the American Revolution P  
B 122701B 122701 If You Were a Kid During the Civil War
Grade Lvl: P Author: Mara, Wil
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Combines fiction and nonfiction. In this story, Sarah and James help a wounded Union soldier. Their families used to be friendly, but since the war started, James's parents support the Confederates and Sarah's family believes in the Union. Sidebars reveal the realities of the era. AR 4.2 Lexile 630 IL 1-3.
If You Were a Kid During the Civil War P  
B 122698B 122698 If You Were a Kid in the Thirteen Colonies
Grade Lvl: P Author: Mara, Wil
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Introduces children to the original thirteen colonies of the United States. Combines fiction and nonfiction. In this story, colonists help each other after a bad storm. Sidebars highlight the difficult realities of life in colonial times. AR 4.2 Lexile 630 IL 1-3.
If You Were a Kid in the Thirteen Colonies P  
B 122700B 122700 If You Were a Kid on the Oregon Trail
Grade Lvl: P Author: Gregory, Josh
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Story follows Josephine and Stephen along the trail in 1845 as they camp in the wilderness, look out over incredible landscapes, and prepare for their new lives in the West. Combines fiction and nonfiction. Sidebars reveal what life was like traveling on the westward journey. Overland journeys to the Pacific. West (U.S.)- History 19th century. AR 4.4 Lexile 700 IL 1-3.
If You Were a Kid on the Oregon Trail P  
B 110347B 110347 Ima & the Great Texas Ostrich Race
Grade Lvl: KP Author: McManis, Margaret
Length: 32 Copyright: 2002

In 1892 on a Texas ranch, ten-year-old Ima Hogg rides her pet ostrich in a race against her brothers who are on horseback. Includes facts about the real Ima, daughter of Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg. Racing ostriches. AR 3.7. Follett RL 3.6.
Ima & the Great Texas Ostrich Race KP  
B 72166B 72166 Immigrant Girl : Becky of Eldridge Street
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Harvey, Brett
Length: 40 Copyright: 1987

Becky, whose family has emigrated from Russia to avoid being persecuted as Jews, finds growing up in New York City in 1910 a vivid and exciting experience. Russian Americans- Fiction. RC 5.1. Lexile 760. IL 2-4.
Immigrant Girl : Becky of Eldridge Street PI  
B 111081B 111081 In Flanders Fields
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Jorgensen, Norman
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

On Christmas Day, as the guns fall silent, a young soldier ventures out of the trenches of Flanders Fields during World War I, protected only by a white scarf tied to his bayonet, to rescue a robin which has become trapped on the barbed wire fence that separates the enemy forces. Follett RL 4.7. IL 4-8.
In Flanders Fields IJ  
B 121142B 121142 In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marshall, Joseph
Length: 165 Copyright: 2015

Teased for his fair coloring, eleven-year-old Jimmy McClean travels with his maternal grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, to learn about his Lakota heritage while visiting places significant in the life of Crazy Horse, the nineteenth-century Lakota leader and warrior, in a tale that weaves the past with the present. Includes historical note and glossary. Crazy Horse, approximately 1842-1877 - Fiction. IL 4-7.
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse IJ  
B 112888B 112888 In the Garden with Dr. Carver
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Grigsby, Susan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

A fictionalized account of how plant scientist George Washington Carver came to an Alabama school and taught the children how to growplants and reap the rewards of nature's bounty. Includes factual note about George Washington Carver. AR 4.8. RC 8.4. Lexile 990. IL 1-4.
In the Garden with Dr. Carver PI  
B 115577B 115577 In the Land of Milk and Honey
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Thomas, Joyce Carol
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

A young girl journeys by train from Oklahoma to California in 1948 to begin a new life with her family, and finds there people of all ages and races, new tastes and sounds, and a joyous welcome. California History 1850-1950 Fiction. IL K-2.
In the Land of Milk and Honey KP  
B 116774B 116774 In the Shadow of Blackbirds: A Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Winters, Cat
Length: 387 Copyright: 2013

In San Diego in 1918, as deadly influenza and World War I take their toll, sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches desperate mourners flock to seances and spirit photographers for comfort and, despite her scientific leanings, must consider if ghosts are real when her first love, killed in battle, returns. Spiritualism Fiction. Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 Fiction. RC 6.3 Lexile 800. IL 8-12.
In the Shadow of Blackbirds: A Novel JS  
B 114999B 114999 In the Shadow of the Lamp
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Dunlap, Suzanne Emily
Length: 293 Copyright: 2011

Sixteen-year-old Molly Fraser works as a nurse with Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War to earn a salary to help her family survive in nineteenth-century England. Love stories. Crimean War, 1853-1856 Fiction. England Social conditions 19th century Fiction. AR 5.4 RC 5.3 Lexile 810 IL 7-10.
In the Shadow of the Lamp JS  
B 116759B 116759 Incredible Charlotte Sycamore
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Maddison, Kate
Length: 282 Copyright: 2013

Preferring adventure to an arranged marriage, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Queen Victoria's royal surgeon sneaks out to swordfight with two friends when the three are mauled by what looks like rabid dogs. Conspiracies Fiction. London (England) History 19th century Fiction. Steampunk. AR 5.0 RC 4.4 Lexile 710 IL 6-10.
Incredible Charlotte Sycamore IJS  
B 126231B 126231 Indian No More
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McManis, Charlene Willing
Length: 211 Copyright: 2019

When Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles, she goes on a quest to understand her identity as an Indian despite being so far from home. Historical fiction. Identity. Native Americans. Includes back matter. Indian relocation. Umpqua Indians North America. IL 5-9. AR 4.4. RC 4.4. Lexile 720. GR W.
Indian No More IJ  
KM 11654KM 11654 Inside Out & Back Again
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lai, Thanhha
Length: 0 Copyright: 2012

Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama. Kit contains book(262 pages AR 4.8 RC 5.3 Lexile 800) by Thanhha Lai, audio CD (2.5 Hrs.) and teacher's guide. IL 4-7.
Inside Out & Back Again IJ  
B 113547B 113547 Inside Out & Back Again
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lai, Thanhha
Length: 262 Copyright: 2011

Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama. Vietnamese Americans. Novels in verse. Newbery Honor Book. AR 4.8. RC 5.3. Lexile 800. IL 4-7.
Inside Out & Back Again IJ  
B 123570B 123570 Into the Dangerous World
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Chibbaro, Julie
Length: 333 Copyright: 2015

After seventeen-year-old Ror's father commits suicide and burns down their house, she's forced to move from the commune, in which she grew up to a homeless shelter in Manhattan. After she meets Trey, the leader of a graffiti crew, she's forced to decide what kind of artist she is, and what she wants. Notable SS 2016. Bildungsroman / Coming of Age. Historical fiction. IL 9-12. AR 4.7. RC 4.8. Lexile 660.
Into the Dangerous World JS  
B 117352B 117352 Invasion
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 212 Copyright: 2013

Josiah Wedgewood and Marcus Perry were friends in Virginia, but now that they are both involved in the Normandy invasion, the differences in their positions is uncomfortable, for Josiah is a white infantryman and Marcus is a black transport driver, the only role the segregated army will allow him. War stories. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy- Fiction. Segregation United States History 20th century- Fiction. African American soldiers- Fiction. AR 4.9 RC 4.6 Lexile 760 IL 8-12.
Invasion JS  
B 108336B 108336 Invention of Hugo Cabret
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Selznick, Brian
Length: 533 Copyright: 2007

When twelve year old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized. Illustrated novel has 284 pages of original drawings and combines elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film (silent movies). Incorporates works by filmmaker Georges Melies, artist and French pioneer of science-fiction cinema. The old man in the story is based on Melies. Neither the text nor the pictures can tell the story alone. 2008 Caldecott Medal winner. AR 5.1. Follett RL 5.6. RC 5.2. Lexile 820.
Invention of Hugo Cabret IJ  
KM 11718KM 11718 Invention of Hugo Cabret (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Selznick, Brian
Length: 0 Copyright: 2007

When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized. Melies, Georges, 1861-1938 Fiction. Robots Fiction. Orphans Fiction. Railroad stations Fiction. Paris (France) History 1870-1940 Fiction. France History Third Republic, 1870-1940. Caldecott Medal 2008. Kit contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (4 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; and book (533 pages) by Brian Selznick. The book combines elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film (silent movies). Incorporates works by filmmaker Georges Melies, artist and French pioneer of science-fiction cinema. The old man in the story is based on Melies. AR 5.1 RC 5.2 Lexile 820 IL 4-8.
Invention of Hugo Cabret (Playaway) IJ  
B 123544B 123544 Invictus
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Graudin, Ryan
Length: 454 Copyright: 2017

A group of time-traveling teens races through history to try to stop time and the multiverse from unraveling. Also available in Playaway kit (KM 12847). Teenager fiction. Science fiction. IL 8-12.
Invictus JS  
KM 12847KM 12847 Invictus (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Graudin, Ryan
Length: 454 Copyright: 2017

A group of time-traveling teens races through history to try to stop time and the multiverse from unraveling. Contents: instruction sheet; playaway --a pre-loaded audio book (13 hr.46 min.) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) earphones; spare battery, and hardcover book (454 pages) by Ryan Graudin. YA. Science Fiction. Four-week loan period.
Invictus (Playaway) JS  
B 111188B 111188 Iron Thunder: Battle Between Monitor & Merrimac
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Avi
Length: 203 Copyright: 2007

Thirteen year old Carroll takes his place as head of the family after his father dies fighting for the Union; but his job at the local ironworks, where he helps build an iron ship for the Union army, and his loyalty come into question when he is approached by Confederate spies to sell secrets about the ship to the South. Armored vessels. Monitor (Ironclad) fiction. Ironclads. War stories. Naval warfare. AR and Follett RL 4.3. Lexile 620. IL 4-8.
Iron Thunder: Battle Between Monitor & Merrimac IJ  
B 121871B 121871 Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Fantaskey, Beth
Length: 336 Copyright: 2016

Determined to become a real news reporter in Prohibition-era Chicago, 10-year-old Elizabeth Feeney stumbles onto a murder scene where her journalist heroine, Maude Collier, has been wrongly accused of the crime. Gangsters- Fiction. AR 5.5 RC 5.5 Lexile 840 IL 4-7.
Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter IJ  
B 124392B 124392 Island at the End of Everything
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hargrave, Kiran Millwood
Length: 243 Copyright: 2018

Ami lives on Culion, an island in the Philippines for people who have leprosy. Her mother is among the infected. Ami loves her home: with its blue seas and lush forests, Culion contains all she knows and loves. But the arrival of malicious government official Mr. Zamora changes her world forever. Islanders untouched by sickness are forced to leave for a neighboring island, where the children are placed in an orphanage. Banished across the sea, Ami is desperate to return to Culion before her mother's death. She finds a strange and fragile hope in a colony of butterflies. Can they lead her home before it's too late? Heartrending yet hopeful, celebrated newcomer Kiran Hargrave's novel is a story about loss, perseverance, and faith. Diseases and illness. Historical fiction. IL 4-8. AR 5.0. RC 4.7. Lexile 770. GR Y.
Island at the End of Everything IJ  
KM 13680KM 13680 Island at the End of Everything (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Millwood Hargrave, Kiran
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

Ami lives on Culion, an island in the Philippines for people who have leprosy. Her mother is among the infected. Ami loves her home: with its blue seas and lush forests, Culion contains all she knows and loves. But the arrival of malicious government official Mr. Zamora changes her world forever. Islanders untouched by sickness are forced to leave for a neighboring island, where the children are placed in an orphanage. Banished across the sea, Ami is desperate to return to Culion before her mother's death. She finds a strange and fragile hope in a colony of butterflies. Can they lead her home before it's too late? A novel about loss, perseverance, and faith. Contents include playaway, a hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours. IL 4-8. AR 5.0. RC 4.7. Lexile 770. GR Y.
Island at the End of Everything (Playaway) IJ  
B 14884B 14884 Island of the Blue Dolphins
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: O'Dell, Scott
Length: 1184 Copyright: 1960

Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast when her tribe emigrated and she was left behind. Based on a true event in the early 19th century. Feminine Robinson Crusoe story. Newbery Award winner, 1961. GR level V. AR 5.4. RC 5.5. Lexile 1000. IL 5-9.
Island of the Blue Dolphins IJ  
B 79235B 79235 Jacob's Rescue: A Holocaust Story
Grade Lvl: I Author: DRUCKER, MALKA
Length: 119 Copyright: 1993

In answer to his daughter's questions, a man recalls the terrifying years of his childhood when a brave Polish couple, Alex and Melia Roslan, hid him and other Jewish children from the Nazis. Based on a true story. AR 4.5. RC 5.3. Lexile 680. GR level Y.
Jacob's Rescue: A Holocaust Story I  
B 111658B 111658 January's Sparrow
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 94 Copyright: 2009

After a fellow slave is beaten to death, Sadie and her family flee the plantation for freedom through the Underground Railroad. Fugitive slaves. Based on true events that took place in Marshall, Michigan. Picture book for older readers contains some images which show the brutality of slavery and is written with idiomatic language and the dialect of slaves. AR and Follett RL 4.4. RC 4.6. Lexile 760. IL 4-7.
January's Sparrow IJ  
KM 12154KM 12154 Japanese Americans "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Chu, Godwin
Length: 116 Copyright: 2000

Based on actual experiences of Japanese Americans during World War II, Prisoners at Home brings to life many important pieces of Japanese American history; among them, No-No boys, the courageous 442nd regiment, and the Civil Rights act of 1988. This story also stresses the importance of learning from the mistakes of history. Japanese Americans- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945. Kit contains five copies of the book (116 pages). From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Gold level (RL 2-3) Lexile 590. Publisher GR level L. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom.
Japanese Americans "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS  
B 123109B 123109 Japanese Tsunami, 2011
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lauren, Tarshis
Length: 83 Copyright: 2013

In 2011, while visiting his father's hometown in Japan shortly after his death, Ben finds himself and his family being swept away by a terrible tsunami that leaves him stranded and alone in a strange country, far from home. From the series I Survived. IL 3-6. AR 4.6. RC 3.7. Lexile 650.
Japanese Tsunami, 2011 PI  
B 124444B 124444 Jasper and the Riddle of Riley's Mine
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rose, Caroline Starr
Length: 273 Copyright: 2017

Hoping to strike it rich, two brothers escape an abusive father and set out on a treacherous journey to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. Desperate to get away from their drunkard of a father, eleven-year-old Jasper and his older brother Melvin often talk of running away, of heading north to Alaska to chase riches beyond their wildest dreams. The Klondike Gold Rush is calling, and Melvin has finally decided the time to go is now-even if that means leaving Jasper behind. But Jasper has other plans, and follows his brother aboard a steamer as a stowaway. Onboard the ship, Jasper overhears a rumor about One-Eyed Riley, an old coot who's long since gone, but is said to have left clues to the location of his stake, which still has plenty of gold left. The first person to unravel the clues and find the mine can stake the claim and become filthy rich. Jasper is quick to catch gold fever and knows he and Melvin can find the mine-all they have to do is survive the rough Alaskan terrain, along with the steep competition from the unscrupulous and dangerous people they encounter along the way. Historical fiction. Adventure. IL 4-8. AR 4.6. RC 4.6. Lexile 750.
Jasper and the Riddle of Riley's Mine IJ  
B 116341B 116341 Jemmy Button
Grade Lvl: P Author: Barzelay, Alix
Length: 48 Copyright: 2013

Provides a fictionalized account of Jemmy Button (Orundellico), a native boy from Tierra del Fuego who was brought to London to be educated and then returned home to his island. Yahgan Indians Fiction. Tierra del Fuego (Argentina and Chile) Fiction. AR 4.4. IL 1-3.
Jemmy Button P  
B 109883B 109883 Jimmy's Stars
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rodman, Mary Ann
Length: 257 Copyright: 2008

In 1943, eleven-year-old Ellie is her brother Jimmy's "best girl," and when he leaves Pittsburgh just before Thanksgiving to fight in World War II, he promises he will return, asks her to leave the Christmas tree up until he does, and reminds her to "let the joy out." AR 4.1. RC 3.7. Lexile 640.
Jimmy's Stars IJ  
B 105100B 105100 Jingle the Brass
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Newman, Patricia
Length: 30 Copyright: 2004

On a train trip, an engineer teaches a boy the expressions used by railroad workers as he describes the different kinds of cars, freight, and people they see. Trains. Steam locomotive. Railroad terminology. Lingo. Railroading words and phrases. AR 3.1. Follett RL 3.8. RC 3.3. Lexile 610.
Jingle the Brass KP  
B 104087B 104087 John Philip Duck
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 42 Copyright: 2004

During the Depression, a young Memphis boy trains his pet duck to do tricks in the fountain of a grand hotel and ends up becoming the Duckmaster of the Peabody Hotel. AR 4.3. Follett RL 2.9. RC 2.8. Lexile 750. GR level M.
John Philip Duck KPI  
KM 11465KM 11465 Johnny Tremain (28 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Forbes, Esther
Length: 0 Copyright: 2011

After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution. Contents: Teacher Created Resources literature unit; 28 copies of the book (322 pages by Esther Forbes, AR 5.9, RC 5.3, Lexile 840, IL 5-8); DVD (classroom edition 81 minutes); teacher's guide for audiobook; and audio CD set (8 discs/9.5 hours). Novel Study. Four-week loan period.
Johnny Tremain (28 Books) IJ  
KM 11393KM 11393 Johnny Tremain (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Forbes, Esther
Length: 0 Copyright: 1994

Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, tells the story of the American Revolution through his involvement in the Boston Tea Party and as a Minuteman. Contents: instruction sheet, playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (9.5 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3), earphones, and book (322 pages) by Esther Forbes. AR 5.9. RC 5.3. Lexile 840. GR level Z. IL 5-7. Four-week loan period.
Johnny Tremain (Playaway) IJS  
B 124231B 124231 Joplin Tornado, 2011
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 89 Copyright: 2015

The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri in 2011. Eleven year old Dexter is thrilled to have the opportunity to go storm chasing with Dr. Norman Gage, but when the tornado they are following changes direction, Dexter's bravery is about to be tested. Historical fiction. I Survived series, Book 12. IL 2-7 AR 5.1. RC 4.4. Lexile 710. GR Q.
Joplin Tornado, 2011 PIJ  
KM 12921KM 12921 Joplin Tornado, 2011 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 0 Copyright: 2015

The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri in 2011. Eleven year old Dexter is thrilled to have the opportunity to go storm chasing with Dr. Norman Gage, but when the tornado they are following changes direction, Dexter's bravery is about to be tested. Historical fiction. I Survived series, Book 12. IL 2-7 AR 5.1. RC 4.4. Lexile 710. GR Q. Contains 1 book, 1 playaway, and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 1 hour and 37 minutes.
Joplin Tornado, 2011 (Playaway) PIJ  
B 85096B 85096 Josefina Learns a Lesson
Grade Lvl: PI Author: TRIPP, VALERIE
Length: 70 Copyright: 1997

Josefina and her sisters distrust learning to read and write, as well as other changes their Tia Dolores is bringing to the household, because they fear they will lose their memories of their mother. From the American Girls Collection. AR 4.5. RC 5.5. Lexile 720. GR level Q.
Josefina Learns a Lesson PI  
B 88024B 88024 Josefina Saves the Day: A Summer Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: TRIPP, VALERIE
Length: 69 Copyright: 1998

In 1825 when Josefina trusts a trader in Santa Fe with an important deal, she makes a surprising discovery about this young American who leaves town without paying her. From the American Girls Collection. AR 4.2. RC 4.7. Lexile 600. GR level Q.
Josefina Saves the Day: A Summer Story PI  
B 69573B 69573 Josefina Story Quilt
Grade Lvl: P Author: COERR, ELEANOR
Length: 64 Copyright: 1986

While traveling West with her family in 1850, a young girl makes a patchwork quilt chronicling the experiences of the journey and reserves two special patches for her pet hen Josefina. From the American Girls Collection. GR level L. AR 2.7. RC 3.5. Lexile 420.
Josefina Story Quilt P  
B 85097B 85097 Josefina's Surprise
Grade Lvl: PI Author: TRIPP, VALERIE
Length: 69 Copyright: 1997

The second Christmas after their mother has died, Josefina and her three sisters find that participating in the traditions of Las Posadas helps keep memories of Mama alive. From the American Girls Collection. RC 5.5. Lexile 790. GR level Q.
Josefina's Surprise PI  
B 82003B 82003 Josepha: A Prairie Boy's Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McGugan, Jim
Length: 32 Copyright: 1994

Josepha, an immigrant boy, leaves school to begin working and says good-bye to his best friend. The story set in the Middle West in 1900 demonstrates the language difficulties encountered by immigrant children. AR 3.4 RC 3.5. Lexile 550. IL 2-5.
Josepha: A Prairie Boy's Story PI  
B 111189B 111189 Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce: A Pilgrim Boy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rinaldi, Ann
Length: 155 Copyright: 2000

A fourteen year old indentured servant keeps a journal of his experiences on the Mayflower and during the building of Plymouth Plantation in 1620 and 1621. From the series My Name Is America. A Dear America book. AR 4.9. Follett RL 6.1. RC 6.5. Lexile 680.
Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce: A Pilgrim Boy IJ  
B 125036B 125036 Journey of Little Charlie
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Length: 234 Copyright: 2018

When his poor sharecropper father is killed in an accident and leaves the family in debt, twelve-year-old Little Charlie agrees to accompany fearsome plantation overseer Cap'n Buck north in pursuit of people who have stolen from him. Cap'n Buck tells Little Charlie that his father's debt will be cleared when the fugitives are captured, which seems like a good deal until Little Charlie comes face-to-face with the people he is chasing. Historical fiction. Fugitive slaves. IL 5-8. AR 5.8. RC 7.5. Lexile 960.
Journey of Little Charlie IJ  
KM 13206KM 13206 Journey of Little Charlie (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Length: 234 Copyright: 2018

When his poor sharecropper father is killed in an accident and leaves the family in debt, twelve-year-old Little Charlie agrees to accompany fearsome plantation overseer Cap'n Buck north in pursuit of people who have stolen from him. Cap'n Buck tells Little Charlie that his father's debt will be cleared when the fugitives are captured, which seems like a good deal until Little Charlie comes face-to-face with the people he is chasing. Playaway runtime: 5 hours. Playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Starred reviews. Historical fiction. African American. IL 5-9. AR 5.8. RC 7.5. Lexile 960.
Journey of Little Charlie (Playaway) IJ  
KM 12390KM 12390 Journey to the New World: Diary of Remember Patience Whipple
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lasky, Kathryn
Length: 184 Copyright: 2010

Twelve-year-old Mem presents a diary account of the trip she and her family made on the Mayflower in 1620 and their first year in the New World. Kit contents: playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (3 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) narrated by Barbara Rosenbalt & Bonnie Kelley-Young; instruction sheet; earbuds; and book from the Dear America series (184 pages) by Kathryn Lasky. AR 6.0 RC 6.5 Lexile 900 GR level V IL 4-8. Two-week loan period.
Journey to the New World: Diary of Remember Patience Whipple IJ  
B 103802B 103802 JOURNEY TO THE RIVER SEA
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: IBBOTSON, EVA
Length: 298 Copyright: 2003

Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River. AR 5.6. RC 5.9. Lexile 860. GR level V.
JOURNEY TO THE RIVER SEA IJ  
B 120714B 120714 Juba!
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 201 Copyright: 2015

In Five Points, New York, in the 1840s, African American teenager William Henry "Juba" Lane works hard to achieve his dream of becoming a professional dancer but his real break comes when he is invited to perform in England. Based on the life of Master Juba who influenced today's tap, jazz, and step dancing. Biographical fiction. Lane, William Henry, approximately 1825-1852 - Fiction. AR 5.3 RC 5.5 Lexile 850 IL 6-12.
Juba! IJS  
B 115928B 115928 Jubilee!
Grade Lvl: P Author: Tunks, Karyn Wellhousen
Length: 28 Copyright: 2012

While visiting her grandmother in Fairhope, Alabama, in 1963, third-grader Caroline hopes to witness a jubilee, a sporadic natural phenomenon in which fish, shrimp, and other sea creatures are washed ashore in large numbers. AR 5.3 RC 7.4 Lexile 990 IL 1-3.
Jubilee! P  
B 109079B 109079 Jungle
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Kuper, Peter
Length: 48 Copyright: 2004

Graphic novel adaptation of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair in which a young Lithuanian immigrant is discouraged by the shocking conditions he encounters as a worker in the Chicago stockyards in the early 1900s.
Jungle JS  
KM 12070KM 12070 Jungle "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sinclair, Upton / Metzgar, Eric
Length: 112 Copyright: 2006

Upton Sinclair's classic 1906 novel describes the horrible conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young struggling immigrant from Lithuania. Story is retold by Eric Metzgar. Kit contains five copies of the book (112 pages). From the Start-to-Finish Library series Classic Literature. Blue level Novel Study. (RL 4-5). Lexile 370. IL 6-12. Reference Kit to use is KM 8815.
Jungle "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS  
B 113816B 113816 Just As Good: How Larry Doby Changed America's
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Crowe, Chris
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

An African American family in Cleveland, Ohio, listens on their new radio to the first game of the 1948 World Series, in which Larry Doby, the first black player in the American League, won the game for the Cleveland Indians. AR 4.9. IL K-4. Subtitle: How Larry Doby Changed America's Game.
Just As Good: How Larry Doby Changed America's KPI  
B 127212B 127212 Just Like That
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Schmidt, Gary D
Length: 387 Copyright: 2021

Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene's Preparatory Academy for Girls, where she struggles to navigate the venerable boarding school's traditions and a social structure heavily weighted toward students from wealthy backgrounds. In a parallel story, Matt Coffin has wound up on the Maine coast near St. Elene's with a pillowcase full of money lifted from the leader of a criminal gang, fearing the gang's relentless, destructive pursuit. Both young people gradually dispel their loneliness, finding a way to be hopeful and also finding each other. Adventure. Grief & loss. Historical fiction. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. IL 6-10. AR 5.9.
Just Like That IJS  
KM 13510KM 13510 Just Like That (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Schmidt, Gary D
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene's Preparatory Academy for Girls, where she struggles to navigate the venerable boarding school's traditions and a social structure heavily weighted toward students from wealthy backgrounds. In a parallel story, Matt Coffin has wound up on the Maine coast near St. Elene's with a pillowcase full of money lifted from the leader of a criminal gang, fearing the gang's relentless, destructive pursuit. Both young people gradually dispel their loneliness, finding a way to be hopeful and also finding each other. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. Kit contents include playaway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 12 hours. Historical fiction. Grief. IL 6-9. AR 5.9.
Just Like That (Playaway) IJ  
KM 10218KM 10218 Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wetterer, Margaret
Length: 0 Copyright: 1990

Fifteen year old Kate risks her life in a storm to prevent a train disaster. Fictionalized recounting of a true story. From the series On My Own History. Contents: six copies of the book (48 pages). AR, RC, and Follett RL 3.3. Lexile 490. GR level M.
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express PI  
B 81218B 81218 Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wetterer, Margaret
Length: 48 Copyright: 1990

When a storm destroyed a bridge near Kate Shelley's home in Moingona, Iowa, the fifteen year old Kate risked her life to prevent a train disaster and helped to rescue two men in Honey Creek. Fictionalized recounting of a true story. AR, RC, and Follett RL 3.3. Lexile 490. GR level M. IL 1-4.
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express PI  
B 114540B 114540 Katerina's Wish
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Mobley, Jeannie
Length: 246 Copyright: 2012

Thirteen-year-old Trina's family left Bohemia for a Colorado coal town to earn money to buy a farm, but by 1901 she doubts that either hard work or hoping will be enough, even after a strange fish seems to grant her sisters' wishes. Czech Americans Fiction. Wishes Fiction. RC 4.7 Lexile 780 IL 4-7.
Katerina's Wish IJ  
B 101303B 101303 Kaya Shows the Way: A Sister Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Shaw, Janet
Length: 73 Copyright: 2002

When Kaya and her family join with other Nez Perce and Salish Indians to fish for the red salmon, she and her older sister hope to be reunited with their younger sister, who had been kidnapped some time before. Includes historical notes on the summer activities of the Nez Perce Indians. From the American Girls Collection, Book 5. AR 4.6. Follett RL 5.6. RC 4.8. Lexile 720. GR level Q.
Kaya Shows the Way: A Sister Story PI  
B 101300B 101300 Kaya's Escape!: A Survival Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: SHAW, JANET
Length: 72 Copyright: 2002

In the fall of 1764, after Kaya and her sister are kidnapped from their Nez Perce village by enemy horse raiders, she tries to find a way to escape back home. Includes historical notes on education and learning among the Nez Perce Indians. From the American Girls Collection, Book 2. AR 4.7. Follett RL 5.8. RC 4.8. Lexile 720. GR level Q.
Kaya's Escape!: A Survival Story PI  
B 82963B 82963 Keeping Secrets
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nixon, Joan
Length: 163 Copyright: 1995

In 1863, eleven year old Peg Kelly is drawn into the dangerous activities of a mysterious woman who had come to her home in Missouri after fleeing the raid of William Quantrill and his raiders on Lawrence, Kansas. From the series Orphan Train Adventures. AR 5.0. Follett RL 6.8. RC 5.9. Lexile 830. GR level W.
Keeping Secrets IJ  
B 114593B 114593 Keeping the Castle: A Tale of Romance, Riches, and Real Estate
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Kindl, Patrice
Length: 261 Copyright: 2012

In order to support her family and maintain their ancient castle in Lesser Hoo, seventeen-year-old Althea bears the burden of finding a wealthy suitor who can remedy their financial problems. Social classes Fiction. Courtship Fiction. England Social life and customs Fiction. AR 7.2 RC 9.4 Lexile 1050 IL 7-11.
Keeping the Castle: A Tale of Romance, Riches, and Real Estate JS  
B 116947B 116947 Killer Angels
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Shaara, Michael
Length: 355 Copyright: 2003

A fictional account of four days in July, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg discussing tactics, plans, and preparations for battle from both the Northern and Southern points of view. War stories. Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863 Fiction. AR 4.7 RC 8.4 Lexile 610 IL 9-12. Outstanding book for the college bound.
Killer Angels JS  
B 114393B 114393 King of the Mound: My Summer With Satchel Paige
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Tooke, Wes
Length: 155 Copyright: 2012

Twelve-year-old Nick loves baseball so after a year in the hospital fighting polio and with a brace on one leg, Nick takes a job with the team for which his father is catcher and gets to see the great pitcher, Satchel Paige, play during the 1935 season. Includes historical notes. AR 5.6. RC 6.2. Lexile 900. IL 5-7.
King of the Mound: My Summer With Satchel Paige IJ  
B 126746B 126746 Kingdom of Back
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lu, Marie
Length: 313 Copyright: 2020

Desperate to be forever remembered for her music, Nannerl Mozart makes a dangerous pact with a mysterious stranger from a magical land, which may cost her everything. Historical fiction. Fantasy. Iowa Teen Award, 2021-2022. IL 8-1.2 AR 5.6. Lexile 790.
Kingdom of Back IJ  
KM 13395KM 13395 Kingdom of Back (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lu, Marie
Length: 313 Copyright: 2020

Desperate to be forever remembered for her music, Nannerl Mozart makes a dangerous pact with a mysterious stranger from a magical land, which may cost her everything. Iowa Teen Award 2021-2022. Kit contents include one book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 10 hours and 30 minutes. IL 8-12. AR 5.6. Lexile 790.
Kingdom of Back (Playaway) JS  
B 109538B 109538 Kipling's Choice
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Spillebeen, Geert
Length: 147 Copyright: 2005

A fictionalized biography of eighteen year old John Kipling, son of writer Rudyard Kipling, who remembers his boyhood and the events leading up to World War I, as he lies dying on a battlefield in France. AR 5.4. RC 7.3. Lexile 820. IL 7-10.
Kipling's Choice JS  
B 104097B 104097 Kira-Kira
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Kadohata, Cynthia
Length: 244 Copyright: 2004

Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s, and the despair felt when one sister becomes terminally ill. Newbery Award 2005. AR 4.7. Follett RL 4.9. RC 5.8. Lexile 740. GR level X.
Kira-Kira IJS  
B 88324B 88324 Kit Learns a Lesson
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tripp, Valerie
Length: 67 Copyright: 2000

In 1932 Kit finds that she has hard lessons to learn about the Depression, both at home, where she is helping her mother run a boarding house while her father looks for a new job, and at school, where a fight spoils the preparations for the Thanksgiving pageant. From the American Girls Collection. AR 4.5. RC 4.2. Lexile 630. GR level O. IL 2-4.
Kit Learns a Lesson PI  
B 88325B 88325 Kit's Surprise
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tripp, Valerie
Length: 73 Copyright: 2000

In 1932, Kit faces a very different Christmas because of her family's financial problems, and allows her pride to estrange her from her best friend. From the American Girls Collection. AR 4.4. RC 4.1. Lexile 590. GR level O. IL 2-4.
Kit's Surprise PI  
KM 10267KM 10267 Kite Rider (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McCaughrean, Geraldine
Length: 0 Copyright: 2004

In 13th century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a horrendous second marriage, twelve year old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite rider and ends up meeting the great Mongol ruler Kublai Khan. Contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (6.75 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; and book (307 pages) by Geraldine McCaughrean. AR 6.5. RC and Follett RL 6.2. Lexile 900.
Kite Rider (Playaway) IJ  
B 117135B 117135 Kite That Bridged Two Nations: Homan Walsh and the First Niagara Suspension Bridge
Grade Lvl: PI Author: O'Neill, Alexis
Length: 40 Copyright: 2013

Presents a fictionalized version of the story of a young man who won a contest by flying his kite across Niagara Falls in 1848. The event was sponsored by the engineer who was hired to construct the first bridge across the span, connecting Canada and the United States. Walsh, Homan J., 1831-1899 Fiction. Kites Fiction. Suspension bridges Fiction. AR 3.8 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 2-5.
Kite That Bridged Two Nations: Homan Walsh and the First Niagara Suspension PI  
B 119561B 119561 Kizzy Ann Stamps
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Watts, Jeri Hanel
Length: 183 Copyright: 2012

In 1963, as Kizzy Ann prepares for her first year at an integrated school, she worries about the color of her skin, the scar running from the corner of her right eye to the tip of her smile, and whether anyone at the white school will like her. She wonders if she and her dog Shag will be allowed to compete in a herding competition because she is African-American. AR 5.2 RC 6.4 Lexile 920 GR level T IL 4-8.
Kizzy Ann Stamps IJ  
B 110417B 110417 Klondike Cat
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Lawson, Julie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2002

Noah, setting out for the Klondike in search of gold with his fatherin the 1890s, smuggles his cat Shadow into his pack against Pa's wishes, but the pet turns out to be just what they need to survive. Includes a historical note about the Klondike Stampede. Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) Gold discoveries History Fiction. Gold mines and mining. Determination. AR 3.1.
Klondike Cat KP  
B 106200B 106200 Klondike Gold
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Provensen, Alice
Length: 40 Copyright: 2005

A fictionalized account (based on a true story) of young prospector William Howell's arduous journey from Boston to the Yukon Territory in search of gold in the Klondike River Valley. Includes facts aboutthe White Horse Trail, Dawson City, and the daily lives of the miners. Follett RL 4.3. AR 6.0. RC 5.6. Lexile 1050. IL 3-5.
Klondike Gold PI  
B 116278B 116278 La isla de los delfines azules (Island of the Blue Dolphins)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: O'Dell, Scott
Length: 158 Copyright: 2000

Spanish translation of Island of the Blue Dolphins. Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast. Story is based on a true event. IL 5-9.
La isla de los delfines azules (Island of the Blue Dolphins) IJ  
B 116280B 116280 La roja insignia del valor (The Red Badge of Courage)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Crane, Stephen
Length: 216 Copyright: 1997

Spanish translation of The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane. Story of a young Union soldier under fire for the first time during the Civil War. IL 7-12.
La roja insignia del valor (The Red Badge of Courage) JS  
B 120986B 120986 Lady Thief: A Scarlet Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gaughen, A.C.
Length: 312 Copyright: 2014

Scarlet's true identity has been revealed and she has been forced to marry Lord Gisbourne and participate at court, acting the part of a noblewoman in hopes of helping her beloved Robin Hood's cause and forging a future with him. Love stories. Courts and courtiers- Fiction. Sequel to Scarlet (114768). AR 4.8 Lexile 720 IL 9-12.
Lady Thief: A Scarlet Novel JS  
B 124633B 124633 Lagrimas en el mar ( Salt to the Sea)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sepetys, Ruta
Length: 414 Copyright: 2018

As World War II draws to a close, four teens meet aboard the "Wilhelm Gustloff" a cruise ship that will give them passage out of Prussia before the Russians overtake the retreating German troops. The cruise ship, built to hold 1,500 passengers, is laden with over 10,000 desperate people. The four band together and try to survive when a Russian torpedo slams into the ship. Text in Spanish.;Translation of: Salt to the sea. Multiple point of view. Historical fiction. Survival story. IL 8-12. AR 4.5. RC 5.2. Lexile 560.
Lagrimas en el mar ( Salt to the Sea) JS  
B 111917B 111917 Laika
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Abadzis, Nick
Length: 205 Copyright: 2007

A graphic novel account of the life of Laika, the first dog in space, who died in her experimental launch in 1957 (Sputnik II). USSR Cold War. Space race. AR 2.8. RC 5.4. IL 7-12.
Laika JS  
B 78491B 78491 Land of Hope
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nixon, Joan
Length: 176 Copyright: 1992

Rebekah, a fifteen year old Jewish immigrant arriving in New York City in 1902, almost abandons her dream of getting an education when she is forced to work in a sweatshop. Ellis Island novel number 1. AR 5.5. RC 5.9. Lexile 880.
Land of Hope IJ  
B 110175B 110175 Landed
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lee, Milly
Length: 40 Copyright: 2006

After leaving his home in southeastern China, twelve year old Sun is held and interrogated on Angel Island before being allowed to join his merchant father in San Francisco. Immigration. AR 4.9. RC 4.4. Lexile 790. IL 3-6.
Landed PI  
B 116279B 116279 Las Aventuras de Tom Sawyer (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Twain, Mark
Length: 163 Copyright: 1997

Spanish translation of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Mark Twain's classic adventures of the mischievous Tom Sawyer and his friends growing up in a small Mississippi River town in Missouri. IL 5-10.
Las Aventuras de Tom Sawyer (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) IJS  
B 123286B 123286 Last Cherry Blossom
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Burkinshaw, Kathleen
Length: 233 Copyright: 2016

Yuriko was happy growing up in Hiroshima when it was just her and Papa. But her aunt Kimiko and her cousin Genji are living with them now, and the family is only getting bigger with talk of a double marriage! And while things are changing at home, the world beyond their doors is even more unpredictable. World War II is coming to an end, and since the Japanese newspapers don't report lost battles, the Japanese people are not entirely certain of where Japan stands. Yuriko is used to the sirens and the air-raid drills, but things start to feel more real when the neighbors who have left to fight stop coming home. When the bombs hit Hiroshima, it's through Yuriko's twelve-year-old eyes that we witness the devastation and horror. Historical fiction. IL 5-9 AR 5.1.
Last Cherry Blossom IJ  
B 116104B 116104 Last Train: A Holocaust Story
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Arato, Rona
Length: 142 Copyright: 2013

In a true story based on the life of the author's husband, little Paul and his family, Hungarian Jews, are sent to Bergen-Belsen, survive many hardships, are put on a train to nowhere, and rescued by American soldiers. Dialogue and details are fictionalized. The last two chapters offer a moving account of the reunion of survivors and liberators. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp).
Last Train: A Holocaust Story IJS  
B 114255B 114255 Laundry Day
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Manning, Maurie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

A boy travels throughout his lively neighborhood, searching for the owner of a red cloth he has found. Lost and found possessions. Helpfulness. Graphic novel style picture book. AR 2.2. IL K-3.
Laundry Day KP  
KM 5710KM 5710 LAURA INGALLS WILDER KIT
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1997

Items in kit are replicas of those which might have been used by the Ingalls family or were mentioned in the "Little House" books such as dolls, bonnet, tin lantern, etc. Two-week loan period.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER KIT PI  
B 83541B 83541 Leah's Pony
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Friedrich, Elizabeth
Length: 32 Copyright: 1996

A young girls sells her horse and raises enough money to buy back her father's tractor, which is up for auction, in this story of a Depression era farm. AR 3.3. RC 2.8. Lexile 580. GR level O. IL K-3.
Leah's Pony KP  
B 107657B 107657 Legend of Bass Reeves
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 137 Copyright: 2006

Subtitle: Being the True and Fictional Account of the Most Valiant Marshall in the West. The story of Bass Reeves, who was born a slave and later became one of the most respected federal marshalls in Oklahoma and Texas. Fictionalized biography presents the historical facts and then longer narrative sections fills out the details. AR 5.8 RC 6.4. Lexile 950 IL 5-8.
Legend of Bass Reeves IJ  
KM 11730KM 11730 Legend of Bass Reeves (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 137 Copyright: 2011

Subtitle: Being the True and Fictional Account of the Most Valiant Marshall in the West. The story of Bass Reeves, who was born a slave and later became one of the most respected federal marshalls in Oklahoma and Texas. Fictionalized biography presents the historical facts and then longer narrative sections fills out the details. Kit contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (4 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) narrated by Dion Graham; earphones; and book (137 pages) by Gary Paulsen. AR 5.8 RC 6.4 Lexile 950 IL 5-8.
Legend of Bass Reeves (Playaway) IJ  
B 102542B 102542 Legend of Freedom Hill
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Altman, Linda
Length: 32 Copyright: 2000

During the California Gold Rush, Rosabel, an African American, and Sophie, a Jew, team up and search for gold to buy Rosabel's mother her freedom from a slave catcher. Picture book for older readers. AR 4.7. RC 3.8. Lexile 680. IL 2-4.
Legend of Freedom Hill PI  
B 126045B 126045 Lemons
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Savage, Melissa
Length: 308 Copyright: 2017

After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sightings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator. Historical fiction. Single-parent families. Adventure. Yeti fiction. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2020-2021. IL 5-8. AR 4.1. RC 3.5. Lexile 630. GR V.
Lemons IJ  
B 125080B 125080 Let the Children March
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Clark-Robinson, Monica
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

"I couldn't play on the same playground as the white kids. I couldn't go to their schools. I couldn't drink from their water fountains. There were so many things I couldn't do." In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their civil rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Facing fear, hate, and danger, these children used their voices to change the world. IL 1-4. AR 3.8. RC 3.7. Lexile 650.
Let the Children March PI  
B 127303B 127303 Letters from Cuba
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Behar, Ruth
Length: 255 Copyright: 2020

In 1938, eleven-year-old Esther joins her father in tropical, multicultural Cuba, where they toil together to rescue the rest of their Jewish family from persecution in Poland. Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247). Hispanic/Latino. Historical fiction. Immigration & Emigration. Social awareness. IL 5-8. AR 5.4. Lexile 850.
Letters from Cuba IJ  
B 86453B 86453 Lewis & Papa: Adventure on the Santa Fe Trail
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Joosse, Barbara
Length: 34 Copyright: 1998

While accompanying his father on the wagon train along the Santa Fe Trail, Lewis discovers what it is to be a man. AR 3.3. RC 3.5. Lexile 600.
Lewis & Papa: Adventure on the Santa Fe Trail KPI  
B 101996B 101996 Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog's Tale
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Myers, Laurie
Length: 64 Copyright: 2002

Seaman, Meriwether Lewis's Newfoundland dog, describes Lewis and Clark's expedition, which he accompanied from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. AR 4.0. Follett RL 4.5. RC 4.1. Lexile 470. IL 3-6.
Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog's Tale PI  
B 109481B 109481 Liberation of Gabriel King
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Going, K. L.
Length: 151 Copyright: 2005

Gabriel, a white boy who is being bullied, and Frita, an African American girl facing prejudice, decide to overcome their many fears together as they enter fifth grade in Georgia in 1976. Coming-of-age story. Fear. AR and RC 4.5. Lexile 780.
Liberation of Gabriel King IJ  
B 120710B 120710 Liberators
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Lynch, Chris
Length: 185 Copyright: 2015

When Nick Nardini enlists in the Marine Corps' new paratrooper combat unit at the start of World War II, he has to talk his best friend, Zachary Klecko, into joining him in what he sees as an adventure--but from boot camp on it is clear that Zach is much more serious about the war than Nick is, at least until they are assigned to one of the POW recovery teams on the Japanese mainland. War stories. From the series World War II, Book Four. AR 6.5 RC 9.4 IL 5-10.
Liberators IJS  
B 123651B 123651 Liberty
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Larson, Kirby
Length: 221 Copyright: 2016

In 1940s New Orleans, Fish Elliot is a polio-survivor with a knack for inventing and building things, and his African American neighbor Olympia is a girl with a talent for messing things up, but they are united in an effort to save a starving stray dog they call Liberty--and when Liberty is caged by a nasty farmer, they find an unlikely ally in a German prisoner of war, Erich, who is not much older than the two children. Historical fiction. Series: Dogs of World War II. IL 3-7. AR 4.4. Lexile 640. Iowa Children's Choice 2018-2019.
Liberty PIJ  
B 103712B 103712 Liberty!
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Drummond, Allan
Length: 34 Copyright: 2002

Describes the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty and its importance as a symbol of freedom. AR 4.0. Follett RL 4.5. IL K-4.
Liberty! KPI  
B 123412B 123412 Librarian of Auschwitz
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Iturbe, Antonio
Length: 423 Copyright: 2017

Follows Dita Kraus from age fourteen, when she is put in charge of a few forbidden books at Auschwitz concentration camp, through the end of World War II and beyond. Based on a true story. Starred reviews. Historical fiction. IL 8-12. Lexile 940.
Librarian of Auschwitz JS  
B 126321B 126321 Lifeboat 12
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hood, Susan
Length: 314 Copyright: 2018

A little-known World War II story of courage, hope, and compassion. Based on true events and real people, Lifeboat 12 is about believing in one another, knowing that only by banding together will we have any chance to survive. In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Includes historical notes. Historical fiction. Novels in verse. Survival. IL 4-8. AR 4.0. RC 4.4. Lexile 610.
Lifeboat 12 IJ  
B 122350B 122350 Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop: Slave-Explorer
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Henson, Heather
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

This first-person fictionalized narrative shares the life of the real explorer and slave who mapped the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, discovered new species of fish inside the cave, and gave regular tours through the cave. Bishop, Stephen, 1821?-1857. Mammoth Cave (Ky.) AR 3.7 RC 3.2 Lexile 670 IL 1-4.
Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop: Slave-Explore PI  
B 116061B 116061 Light in the Darkness
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

Risking a whipping if they are discovered, Rosa and her mama sneak away from their slave quarters during the night to a hidden location in a field where they learn to read and write in a pit school. Southern States History 1775-1865 Fiction. Reading Fiction. Learning Fiction. AR 3.6 RC 3.3 Lexile 700 IL 1-4.
Light in the Darkness PI  
B 114323B 114323 Lighthouse Christmas
Grade Lvl: P Author: Buzzeo, Toni
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

Christmas is two days away, but Frances and her little brother Peter, who recently moved with their father to a lighthouse on an isolated island, fear that they will have no treats, no music, and no visit from Santa. Includes facts about the Flying Santa Service. AR 3.1. IL K-3.
Lighthouse Christmas P  
B 86341B 86341 Lighthouse Mermaid
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Karr, Kathleen
Length: 57 Copyright: 1998

Kate, who lives in a lighthouse and often dreams that she is a mermaid, has a chance to rescue two real mermaids one stormy night. She finds a shipwrecked woman and her baby in a boat on the rocks. Hyperion Chapters 3rd grade. Follett RL 3.8. Lexile 380. AR 3.1. GR level M. IL 2-4.
Lighthouse Mermaid PI  
B 121133B 121133 Lightning Queen
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Resau, Laura
Length: 323 Copyright: 2015

On the Hill of Dust, in the remote mountains of Mexico, an eleven-year-old Mixtec boy called Teo lives with his family and the animals that he has healed, but one day a Romany caravan rolls into town with a young girl who calls herself Esma, the Gypsy Queen of Lightning--it is the beginning of a life-long friendship that will change both their lives. Cross-cultural friendship. Mixtec Indians- Fiction. Romanies- Fiction. Magical realism. AR 5.2 RC 5.2 Lexile 790 IL 4-7.
Lightning Queen PIJ  
B 113436B 113436 Like the Willow Tree
Grade Lvl: I Author: Lowry, Lois
Length: 216 Copyright: 2011

Subtitle: The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce. After being orphaned during the influenza epidemic of 1918, eleven-year-old Lydia Pierce and her fourteen-year-old brother are taken by their grieving uncle to be raised in the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake. AR 5.6. RC 5.4. Lexile 830. IL 4-6. Iowa Children's Choice 2012-2013.
Like the Willow Tree I  
KM 12393KM 12393 Like the Willow Tree: Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lowry, Lois
Length: 216 Copyright: 2011

After being orphaned during the influenza epidemic of 1918, eleven-year-old Lydia Pierce and her fourteen-year-old brother are taken by their grieving uncle to be raised in the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake. Includes author's note about the Shakers. Kit contents: playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (4 hours 17 min.) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) Read by Sara Barnett; instruction sheet; earbuds; and book from the Dear America series (216 pages)by Lois Lowry. AR 5.6 RC 5.4 Lexile 830 IL 4-7. Iowa Children's Choice 2012-2013. Three-week loan period.
Like the Willow Tree: Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce IJ  
B 124917B 124917 Like Vanessa
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Charles, Tami
Length: 284 Copyright: 2018

It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first African American Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but the odds are against her until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter. Historical fiction. Beauty contests. Family problems. IL 5-9. AR 4.9. RC 4.5. Lexile 730.
Like Vanessa IJS  
B 120315B 120315 Lillian's Right to Vote : A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Winter, Jonah
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015

A 50th anniversary tribute to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 finds an elderly woman reflecting on her family's history, from the passage of the 15th Amendment through her participation in the protest march from Selma to Montgomery. AR 5.6 RC 8.2 Lexile 1030 GR level T IL 1-4.
Lillian's Right to Vote : A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 PI  
B 114548B 114548 Lily Pond
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Thor, Annika
Length: 217 Copyright: 2011

Having left Nazi-occupied Vienna a year ago, thirteen-year-old Jewish refugee Stephie Steiner adapts to life in the cultured Swedish city of Gothenburg, where she attends school, falls in love, and worries about her parents who were not allowed to emigrate. Sequel to Faraway Island (111387). AR 4.7 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 GR level Y IL 4-8.
Lily Pond IJ  
B 85353B 85353 Lily's Crossing
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Giff, Patricia Reilly
Length: 180 Copyright: 1997

During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently. GR level S. AR 4.6. IL 5-7. Follett RL 5.2. RC 5.8 Lexile 720.
Lily's Crossing IJ  
KM 6176KM 6176 Lily's Crossing (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Giff, Patricia Reilly
Length: 0 Copyright: 1997

During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently. Contents: 25 copies of the book by Patricia Reilly Giff, and Permabound teacher's guide. Novel Study. GR level S. AR 4.6. IL 5-7. Follett RL 5.2. RC 5.8. Lexile 720. Four-week loan period.
Lily's Crossing (25 Books) IJ  
B 115964B 115964 Lincoln and His Boys
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wells, Rosemary
Length: 96 Copyright: 2009

Brothers Willie and Taddie share stories about their father, Abraham Lincoln, focusing on the years they lived in the White House. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Fiction. Lincoln, William Wallace, 1850-1862 Fiction. Lincoln, Thomas, 1853-1871 Fiction. Children of presidents Fiction. AR 4.4 RC 4.5 lexile 730 IL 3-6.
Lincoln and His Boys PI  
B 126067B 126067 Line Tender
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Allen, Kate
Length: 371 Copyright: 2019

Following a tragedy that further alters the course of her life, twelve-year-old Lucy Everhart decides to continue the shark research her marine biologist mother left unfinished when she died years earlier. Historical fiction. Grief and loss. Realistic fiction. IL 5-9. AR 4.6. RC 4.4. Lexile 710.
Line Tender IJS  
B 127456B 127456 Lines of Courage
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nielsen, Jennifer A
Length: 388 Copyright: 2022

From the assassination that triggers World War I in 1914 to Armistice Day in 1918, the story follows the fates of five young people on both sides of the conflict, each facing their portion of the war with courage, until the end of the war brings them together. Includes information on the history of the war. Historical fiction. Multiple points of view. Survival story. WWI. Resilience. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 5-9. AR 5.1. Lexile 740.
Lines of Courage IJ  
KM 13779KM 13779 Lines of Courage (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nielsen, Jennifer A
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

From the assassination that triggers World War I in 1914 to Armistice Day in 1918, the story follows the fates of five young people on both sides of the conflict, each facing their portion of the war with courage, until the end of the war brings them together. Includes information on the history of the war. Contents include book, playaway, and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 9 hours and 25 minutes. Historical fiction. Multiple points of view. Survival story. WWI. Resilience. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 5-9. AR 5.1. Lexile 740.
Lines of Courage (Playaway) IJ  
B 117184B 117184 Lions of Little Rock
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Levine, Kristin
Length: 298 Copyright: 2013

Twelve-year-old Marlee develops a strong friendship with Liz, the new girl in school, but when Liz suddenly stops attending school and Marlee hears a rumor that her friend is actually an African American girl passing herself off as white, the two young girls must decide whether their friendship is worth taking on integration and the dangers it could bring to their families. School integration Fiction. Bashfulness Fiction. Little Rock (Ark.) History Fiction. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2013. AR 4.1 RC 3.5 Lexile 630 IL 5-9.
Lions of Little Rock IJ  
B 126959B 126959 List of Unspeakable Fears
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Kramer, J. Kasper
Length: 273 Copyright: 2021

In 1910 New York City, four years after her Irish immigrant father dies of tuberculosis, ten-year-old Essie's fear and anxiety continue to grow uncontrollably. So much so, when her mother, a brave nurse, remarries and the family moves to North Brother Island, where Essie's new stepfather runs a quarantine hospital for the incurably sick, Essie imagines all manner of horrors, including the ghost of a little girl which might not be imaginary after all. Horror. Mystery fiction. Fear and anxiety. Grief. IL 6-10. AR 4.9. Lexile 720.
List of Unspeakable Fears IJS  
B 123578B 123578 Listen to the Moon
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Morpurgo, Michael
Length: 341 Copyright: 2015

Tells the story of Merry, who was traveling on the ship Lusitania to visit her father who is recovering from a war injury, and Alfie, who finds her on an uninhabited island after the ship sinks. Historical fiction. WWI. IL 7-12. AR 5.9. RC 7.5. Lexile 960.
Listen to the Moon IJS  
B 92495B 92495 Literature Circle Guide: Out of the Dust
Grade Lvl: T Author: McCarthy, Tara
Length: 33 Copyright: 2003

Guide to using the book Out of the Dust for literature circles in grades 4-8 that includes management tips, biographical profile of Karen Hesse, reading comprehension strategies, reproducible writing prompts, discussion questions, and project ideas.
Literature Circle Guide: Out of the Dust T  
B 92497B 92497 Literature Circle Guide: Roll of Thunder, Hear My
Grade Lvl: T Author: Callan, Rebecca
Length: 33 Copyright: 2003

Guide to using the book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry for literature circles in grades 4-8 that includes management tips, biographical profile of Mildred D. Taylor, reading comprehension strategies, reproducible writing prompts, discussion questions, and project ideas.
Literature Circle Guide: Roll of Thunder, Hear My T  
B 92498B 92498 Literature Circle Guide: Sign of the Beaver
Grade Lvl: T Author: McCarthy, Tara
Length: 33 Copyright: 2002

Guide to using the book The Sign of the Beaver in literature circles in grades 4-8 that includes management tips, biographical profile of Elizabeth George Speare, reading comprehension strategies, reproducible writing prompts, discussion questions, and project ideas.
Literature Circle Guide: Sign of the Beaver T  
B 105383B 105383 Little City by the Lake
Grade Lvl: I Author: Wilkins, Celia
Length: 309 Copyright: 2003

Fifteen year old Caroline Quiner, who will become the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, moves to Milwaukee in 1855 to experience city life and attend school. From the series Little House--The Caroline Years, number 6. AR 5.4. Follett RL 5.1.
Little City by the Lake I  
KM 6830KM 6830 Little House Birthday
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2001

Picture book adaptation of a portion of Little House In the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. NRSI RL 3-4. Contents: six copies of the book illustrated by Doris Ettlinger (AR level 3.6. RC and Follett RL 3.8. Lexile 680 GR level J). IL 1-5.
Little House Birthday PI  
B 10616B 10616 Little House in the Big Woods
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 238 Copyright: 1953

Laura Ingalls and her family lived in Wisconsin in 1872. Life had its hardships, but fun and excitement too, such as Christmas, home-made toys, and special goodies to eat. Little House--The Laura Years series, Book 1. GR level Q. AR 5.3. RC 4.2. Lexile 930.
Little House in the Big Woods PI  
KM 2445KM 2445 Little House in the Big Woods (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 15 Copyright: 1980

Author tells about her pioneer life as a girl living in the woods of Wisconsin. Contents: teacher's guide,literature unit, 25 books (237 pages). From the series Book Bird. Novel Study. Guided Rdg level Q. AR 5.3. RC 4.2. Lexile 930. IL 3-6.
Little House in the Big Woods (25 Books) PI  
B 105377B 105377 Little House in the Highlands
Grade Lvl: I Author: Wiley, Melissa
Length: 271 Copyright: 1999

The childhood adventures in the Scottish countryside of six year old Martha Morse, who would grow up to become the great-grandmother of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder. From the series Little House--The Martha Years, number 1. AR 5.5. RC and Follett RL 6.4. Lexile 870. GR level Q.
Little House in the Highlands I  
B 105384B 105384 Little House of Their Own
Grade Lvl: I Author: Wilkins, Celia
Length: 320 Copyright: 2005

After achieving her dream of becoming a teacher in her small farm town of Concord, Wisconsin, in 1857, seventeen year old Caroline Quiner, who will become the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, begins a courtship with Charles Ingalls, a bachelor farmer who aspires to move west. From the series Little House--The Caroline Years, number 7. AR 5.5. Follett RL 5.2.
Little House of Their Own I  
B 50013B 50013 Little House on the Prairie
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 334 Copyright: 1953

The Ingalls family moves to Kansas and builds a log cabin. Little House--The Laura Years series, Book 3. GR level Q. AR 4.9. RC 4.3. Lexile 760. IL 3-6.
Little House on the Prairie PI  
B 120772B 120772 Little In Love
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Fletcher, Susan
Length: 277 Copyright: 2015

Eponine, the street girl from Les Miserables, tells the story of her life and her unrequited love for Marius, which ultimately leads to her death on the barricades during the short-lived rebellion of June 1832. France History Louis Philippe, 1830-1848- Fiction. Romance fiction. Classic Retellings. AR 3.9 RC 4.1 Lexile 530 IL 7-10.
Little In Love JS  
B 115278B 115278 Little Leap Forward : A Boy in Beijing
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Yue, Guo
Length: 126 Copyright: 2008

In Communist China in 1966, eight-year-old Leap Forward learns about freedom while flying kites with his best friend, by trying to get a caged wild bird to sing, and through the music he is learning to play on a bamboo flute. China History 1949-1976 Fiction. Freedom Fiction. Friendship Fiction. Family life China Fiction. Communism Fiction. AR 5.2 RC 5.3 Lexile 810 IL 3-6.
Little Leap Forward : A Boy in Beijing PI  
B 111048B 111048 Little Ships: Heroic Rescue at Dunkirk in World War II
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Borden, Louise
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

A young English girl and her father take their sturdy fishing boat and join the scores of other civilian vessels crossing the English Channel in a daring attempt to rescue Allied and British troops trapped by Nazi soldiers at Dunkirk. AR 4.5. RC and Follett RL 3.5. Lexile 690. IL 2-5.
Little Ships: Heroic Rescue at Dunkirk in World War II PI  
B 50150B 50150 Little Town on the Prairie
Grade Lvl: I Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 304 Copyright: 1953

The little settlement has now become a town. Mary is at last able to go to a college for the blind, and Laura is fifteen and has received her certificate to teach school. Little House--The Laura Years series, Book 7. AR 5.4. RC 4.2. Lexile 850. GR level Q.
Little Town on the Prairie I  
KM 12099KM 12099 Little Women "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Alcott, Louisa May / Venable, Noe
Length: 139 Copyright: 2009

A retelling of Louisa May Alcott's classic story about the four March sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, and their trials growing into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England. Kit contains five copies of the book (139 pages) by Noe Venable. Novel Study. Lexile 380. Publisher GR level M. From the Start-To-Finish series Classic Adventures.Gold Level. (2-3rd grade) Reference Kit to use is KM 8816.
Little Women "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS  
KM 11384KM 11384 Lizzie Newton and the San Francisco Earthquake
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Krensky, Stephen
Length: 0 Copyright: 2011

About a ten year old girl who sets out on her own to find her parents after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Contains a seven-page readers' theater script designed for six parts. Contents: six copies of the picture book (48 pages). From the series History Speaks. IL 3-5.
Lizzie Newton and the San Francisco Earthquake PI  
B 116277B 116277 Lloro por la tierra (Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Taylor, Mildred
Length: 299 Copyright: 1992

Spanish translation of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. An African-American family living in the South during the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand. IL 4-7.
Lloro por la tierra (Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry) IJ  
B 121485B 121485 Logan Pryce Makes a Mess
Grade Lvl: P Author: Gilmore, Grace
Length: 119 Copyright: 2015

Worrying about his family's failing farm in 1892 Illinois, 8-year-old Logan lends a less-than-helpful hand that puts at risk his father's new job at the general store. From the series Tales From Maple Ridge. AR 3.8 Lexile 600 IL 1-3.
Logan Pryce Makes a Mess P  
B 126798B 126798 Long Road on a Short Day
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Schmidt, Gary D
Length: 59 Copyright: 2020

On a short winter day, Samuel and his father enter into a series of trades with neighbors and strangers until they come home with a brown-eyed milk cow for Mama. Beginning chapter book. Community and kindness. Country life. Determination. New experiences. IL 2-6. AR 4.0.
Long Road on a Short Day PI  
B 126168B 126168 Long Road to Freedom
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Messner, Kate
Length: 131 Copyright: 2016

Ranger is a time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training. In this adventure, he goes to a Maryland plantation during the days of American slavery, where he meets a young girl named Sarah. When she learns that the owner has plans to sell her little brother, Jesse, to a plantation in the Deep South, it means they could be separated forever. Sarah takes their future into her own hands and decides there's only one way to run - north. Fantasy fiction. Historical fiction. Series Ranger in Time, Book 3. IL 3-6. AR 4.2. RC 3.5. Lexile 620.
Long Road to Freedom PIJ  
B 122326B 122326 Long Tall Journey
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wahl, Jan
Length: 37 Copyright: 2015

In this tale inspired by true events, a giraffe journeys from its home in the highlands of Sudan in Africa to a 19th century menagerie in Paris, France, encountering curiosities and establishing a new purpose in life. Lexile 470 IL K-4.
Long Tall Journey KP  
B 86547B 86547 Long Way From Chicago
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Peck, Richard
Length: 148 Copyright: 1998

A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother. AR 5.0. RC 4.6. Lexile 750. GR level V. IL 5-10. Newbery Honor book. IL 6-10.
Long Way From Chicago IJS  
KM 10626KM 10626 Long Way from Chicago (4 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Peck, Richard
Length: 0 Copyright: 1998

A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother. Contents: four copies of the Newbery Honor book (148 pages) by Richard Peck. Novel Study. AR 5.0. Follett RL 4.2. RC 4.6. Lexile 750. GR level V.
Long Way from Chicago (4 Books) IJS  
B 64739B 64739 Long Way to a New Land
Grade Lvl: P Author: Sandin, Joan
Length: 63 Copyright: 1981

The 'hunger years' of 1868 and 1869 brought some 50,000 Swedes to America in search of a better life. Sandi's book depicts one family's journey from a small, parched farm in Sweden to Liverpool and, finally, to New York. GR level L. AR 2.7. RC 3.3. Lexile 340.
Long Way to a New Land P  
B 50014B 50014 Long Winter
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 334 Copyright: 1953

A blizzard isolates the town in which Laura and Mary live, and need for food sends Almanzo and another boy on a dangerous trip across the prairie. Little House--The Laura Years series, Book 6. GR level Q. AR 5.3. RC 4.4. Lexile 790.
Long Winter IJ  
B 127842B 127842 Lost Year
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marsh, Katherine
Length: 354 Copyright: 2023

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, thirteen-year-old Matthew discovers a shocking secret about his great-grandmother's past as he learns about her life during the Holodomor famine in Soviet Ukraine. Historical fiction. Survival story. Family life. Secrets. Ukraine history Famine 1932-1933. IL 4-8.
Lost Year IJ  
KM 13674KM 13674 Lost Year (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marsh, Katherine
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, thirteen-year-old Matthew discovers a shocking secret about his great-grandmother's past as he learns about her life during the Holodomor famine in Soviet Ukraine. Contents include playaway (run time 9 hours), hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Historical fiction. Survival story. IL 4-8.
Lost Year (Playaway) IJ  
B 107815B 107815 Loud Silence of Francine Green
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Cushman, Karen
Length: 225 Copyright: 2006

In 1949, thirteen year old Francine goes to Catholic school in Los Angeles where she becomes best friends with a girl who questions authority and is frequently punished by the nuns, causing Francine to question her own values. Conformity. McCarthy era. McCarthyism. Patriotism, Activism. Freedom of speech. AR 4.6. Follett RL 6.3. RC 4.3. Lexile 750. GR level Y.
Loud Silence of Francine Green IJ  
KM 13224KM 13224 Louisiana's Way Home (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: DiCamillo, Kate
Length: 227 Copyright: 2018

When Louisiana Elefante's granny wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that the day of reckoning has arrived and they have to leave home immediately, Louisiana isn't overly worried. After all, Granny has many middle-of-the-night ideas. But this time, things are different. This time, Granny intends for them never to return. Separated from her best friends, Raymie and Beverly, Louisiana struggles to oppose the winds of fate (and Granny) and find a way home. But as Louisiana's life becomes entwined with the lives of the people of a small Georgia town--including a surly motel owner, a walrus-like minister, and a mysterious boy with a crow on his shoulder -- she starts to worry that she is destined only for good-byes. (Which could be due to the curse on Louisiana's and Granny's heads. But that is a story for another time). Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playway runtime: 3 hours and 30 min. Sequel to Raymie Nightingale (B 123138). Realistic fiction. Foster homes. New experiences. IL 4-8. AR 4.5. Lexile 630. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2020-2021.
Louisiana's Way Home (Playaway) IJ  
B 127789B 127789 Love in the Library
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tokuda-Hall, Maggie
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022

Set in an incarceration camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII and based on true events, this moving love story finds hope in heartbreak. Asian American. Historical fiction. Internment camps. Family story. World War II. Picture book for older readers. IL 2-6. AR 3.4.
Love in the Library PI  
B 127504B 127504 Loyalty
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Avi
Length: 341 Copyright: 2022

To avenge his father, Noah becomes a spy for the British during the American Revolution, witnessing firsthand the hypocrisy, lies, and allegiances that come with war, and must determine for himself where his loyalty truly lies. Historical fiction. U.S. Revolutionary War. American loyalists. Spies. IL 5-8. AR 5.2.
Loyalty IJ  
B 115966B 115966 Luck of the Buttons
Grade Lvl: I Author: Ylvisaker, Anne
Length: 224 Copyright: 2012

In Iowa circa 1929, spunky twelve-year-old Tugs vows to turn her family's luck around, with the help of a Brownie camera and a small-town mystery that only she can solve. Luck Fiction. Family life Iowa Fiction. Photography Fiction. Depressions 1929 Fiction. Iowa History Fiction. AR 4.5 RC 4.5 Lexile 730 GR level T IL 4-6.
Luck of the Buttons I  
B 123586B 123586 Lucky Broken Girl
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Behar, Ruth
Length: 243 Copyright: 2017

Set in the 1960's, Ruthie Mizrahi and her family recently emigrated from Castro's Cuba to New York City. Just when she's finally beginning to gain confidence in her mastery of English--and enjoying her reign as her neighborhood's hopscotch queen--a horrific car accident leaves her in a body cast and confined her to her bed for a long recovery. As Ruthie's world shrinks because of her inability to move, her powers of observation and her heart grow larger and she comes to understand how fragile life is, how vulnerable we all are as human beings, and how friends, neighbors, and the power of the arts can sweeten even the worst of times. Bildungsroman / Coming of Age. Historical fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.2. RC 4.2. Lexile 670. GR W.
Lucky Broken Girl IJ  
B 121499B 121499 Lucky Wheel
Grade Lvl: P Author: Gilmore, Grace
Length: 119 Copyright: 2015

When the residents of Maple Ridge organize a fundraiser to repair their schoolhouse, Logan decides to contribute by fixing and selling a wagon wheel despite local opinion that he is not old enough to handle the task. From the series Tales From Maple Ridge. AR 3.7 Lexile 570 IL 1-3.
Lucky Wheel P  
B 106949B 106949 Lumber Camp Library
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie
Length: 87 Copyright: 2002

Ruby wants to be a teacher, but after her father's death in a logging accident she must quit school to care for her ten brothers and sisters, until a chance meeting with a lonely old blind woman transforms her life. AR 4.4. Follett RL 4.2. RC 4.3. Lexile 730.
Lumber Camp Library PI  
B 119256B 119256 Madman of Piney Woods
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Length: 363 Copyright: 2014

Even though it is now 1901, the people of Buxton, Canada (originally a settlement of runaway slaves) and Chatham, Canada are still haunted by two events of half a century before--the American Civil War, and the Irish potato famine, and the lasting damage those events caused to the survivors. Blacks Canada Fiction. Irish Canada Fiction. Post-traumatic stress disorder Fiction. Freedmen- Fiction. Companion to: Elijah of Buxton (108607). Charlotte Huck Honor Book 2015. AR 5.7 RC 5.6 Lexile 870 IL 5-8.
Madman of Piney Woods IJ  
B 125197B 125197 Mae Among the Stars
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ahmed, Roda
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

Inspired by the story of Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space. Little Mae is a girl with big dreams, a supportive loving family, unbounded passion, and all the right stuff to dance among the stars. Against all odds, she will overcome any obstacle to become an astronaut one day. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. IL Pres-3. AR 3.0. Lexile 580.
Mae Among the Stars PI  
B 116227B 116227 Maggie and Oliver, or, A Bone of One's Own
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hobbs, Valerie
Length: 181 Copyright: 2011

A dog whose beloved owner has died and an orphaned ten-year-old girl find each other while enduring poverty and homelessness in early-twentieth-century Boston. AR 4.2 RC 3.7 Lexile 650 IL 3-6.
Maggie and Oliver, or, A Bone of One's Own PI  
B 123661B 123661 Making Bombs for Hitler
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk
Length: 230 Copyright: 2017

In 1943 ten-year-old Lida is torn away from her home in the Ukraine, separated from her little sister Larissa, and sent to a slave labor camp in Germany, but when she is moved and set to making bombs she sees a way to strike back at the Nazis. Iowa Teen Award 2018-2019. IL 5-12. AR 5.3. RC 4.6. Lexile 760.
Making Bombs for Hitler IJS  
KM 12105KM 12105 Man in the Iron Mask "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Dumas, Alexandre / Venable, Alan
Length: 134 Copyright: 2011

A retelling of "The Man in the Iron Mask," a story in which the four Musketeers plot to replace King Louis XIV of France with the mysterious, masked prisoner in the Bastille believed to be Louis' falsely imprisoned twin brother and the true king. Kit contains five copies of the book (134 pages) by Alan Venable. From the Start-To-Finish series Classic Adventures. Novel Study. Blue level (RL 4-5). Reference Kit to use is KM 8815.
Man in the Iron Mask "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS  
B 115508B 115508 Marathon
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Yakin, Boaz
Length: 186 Copyright: 2012

In graphic novel form, tells the story of Eucles, the Athenian messenger who, in 490 B.C., ran twenty-seven miles from Sparta to Athens, preventing the fall of Greece to the Persian Empire. The feats of the runner are bookended by two Athenian wars. AR 3.6 RC 5.3 Lexile 700 IL 8-12.
Marathon JS  
B 120936B 120936 Marble Queen
Grade Lvl: I Author: Blake, Stephanie
Length: 178 Copyright: 2012

In 1959, ten-year-old Freedom Jane McKenzie wants to enter and win the marble competition at the Autumn Jubilee and win the title of Marble Queen, but first she must convince Mama that competing with boys is okay. AR 4.1 Lexile 630 IL 4-6.
Marble Queen I  
B 113523B 113523 Marching With Aunt Susan
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Murphy, Claire
Length: 36 Copyright: 2011

Not allowed to go hiking with her father and brothers because she isa girl, Bessie learns about women's rights when she attends a suffrage rally led by Susan B. Anthony. Women's rights. AR 5.3. RC 2.7. Lexile 650. IL 1-5.
Marching With Aunt Susan PI  
B 125610B 125610 Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Cartaya, Pablo
Length: 249 Copyright: 2018

Marcus Vega is six feet tall, 180 pounds, and the owner of a premature mustache. When you look like this and you're only in the eighth grade, you're both a threat and a target. After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus's mom decides it's time for a change of environment. She takes Marcus and his younger brother to Puerto Rico to spend a week with relatives they don't remember or have never met. But Marcus can't focus knowing that his father--who walked out of their lives ten years ago--is somewhere on the island. So begins Marcus's incredible journey, a series of misadventures that take him all over Puerto Rico in search of his elusive namesake. Marcus doesn't know if he'll ever find his father, but what he ultimately discovers changes his life. And he even learns a bit of Spanish along the way. Adventure. Hispanic American. Historical fiction. IL 5-9. AR 3.9. RC 4.3. Lexile 580. Iowa Teen Award 2021-2022.
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish IJ  
B 123665B 123665 Mark of the Thief
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nielsen, Jennifer A
Length: 339 Copyright: 2015

When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds himself in possession of an ancient amulet filled with magic once reserved for the Gods, and becomes the center of a conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and destroy Rome. Iowa Teen Award 2018-2019. Fantasy. Series fiction. Mark of the Thief, Book 1. IL 5-8. AR 5.2. RC 4.5. Lexile 740.
Mark of the Thief IJ  
B 123584B 123584 Martha and the Slave Catchers
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Alonso, Harriet Hyman
Length: 246 Copyright: 2017

When the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law passes, thirteen-year-old Martha, the daughter of abolitionists living in Connecticut, embarks on a journey of self-discovery as she travels south to save her kidnapped adopted brother Jake, the orphan of a runaway slave. Maps included on end papers. Historical fiction. IL 4-8. Lexile 760. GR X.
Martha and the Slave Catchers IJ  
B 113481B 113481 Mary and Her Little Lamb
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Moses, Will
Length: 36 Copyright: 2011

Subtitle: The True Story of The Famous Nursery Rhyme. In 1810s Massachusetts, young Mary Elizabeth Sawyer nurses a sickly lamb backto health and becomes the subject of a famous nursery rhyme. Includes facts about the real Mary, John Poulstone who wrote the rhyme, and Lowell Mason who set it to music. Illustrated by Will Moses (great-grandson of Grandma Moses) AR 4.2. RC 5.6. Lexile 970. IL K-4.
Mary and Her Little Lamb KPI  
B 117411B 117411 Mary Ingalls on Her Own
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kimmel, Elizabeth
Length: 180 Copyright: 2008

In 1881, sixteen-year-old Mary Ingalls becomes a student at the Iowa College for the Blind, where she studies academic subjects and learns skills that will allow her to be independent and to earn a living. People with disabilities Fiction. Written by Elizabeth Kimmel Willard. AR 5.2 RC 4.6 Lexile 790 IL 3-6.
Mary Ingalls on Her Own PI  
B 103445B 103445 MARY SMITH
Grade Lvl: KP Author: U'REN, ANDREA
Length: 30 Copyright: 2003

Early in the morning Mary Smith walks through the town, waking people up by shooting at their windows with her peashooter. Afterword focuses on the real-life Mary who gave wake-up calls in 1920s England before alarm clocks were affordable and reliable. AR 2.5. Follett RL 3.4. RC 2.3. Lexile 470. GR level J.
MARY SMITH KP  
B 125757B 125757 Mary Wears What She Wants
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Negley, Keith
Length: 48 Copyright: 2019

Once upon a time (but not too long ago), girls only wore dresses. And only boys wore pants. Until one day, a young girl named Mary had a bold idea: She would wear whatever she wanted. And she wanted to wear pants! Inspired by the true story of Mary Edwards Walker, a trailblazing doctor who was arrested many times for wearing pants, this picture book encourages readers to think for themselves while gently challenging gender and societal norms. Historical fiction. Social studies connections. IL K-3. AR 2.4.
Mary Wears What She Wants KP  
B 119248B 119248 May B.: A Novel
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Rose, Caroline Starr
Length: 231 Copyright: 2012

When a failed wheat crop nearly bankrupts the Betterly family, Pa pulls twelve-year-old May, who suffers from dyslexia, from school and hires her out to a couple new to the Kansas frontier. Novels in verse. Kansas History 19th century- Fiction. AR 4.2 RC 4.2 Lexile 680 IL 3-7.
May B.: A Novel PIJ  
B 111981B 111981 Me, Frida
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Novesky, Amy
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

Artist Frida Kahlo finds her own voice and style when her famous husband, Diego Rivera, is commissioned to paint a mural in San Francisco, California, in the 1930s and she finds herself exploring the city on her own. Biographical fiction. Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor Book 2011. Illustrated by David Diaz. AR 3.6. IL 2-5.
Me, Frida PI  
B 85095B 85095 Meet Josefina
Grade Lvl: PI Author: TRIPP, VALERIE
Length: 85 Copyright: 1997

Nine year old Josefina, the youngest of four sisters living in New Mexico in 1824, tries to help run the household after her mother dies. From the American Girls Collection. AR 4.1. RC 3.5. Lexile 690. GR level Q.
Meet Josefina PI  
B 101299B 101299 Meet Kaya: An American Girl
Grade Lvl: PI Author: SHAW, JANET
Length: 70 Copyright: 2002

In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Perce Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble. Includes historical notes on the Nez Perce Indians. Pride and vanity. From the American Girls Collection, Book 1. AR 4.2. Follett RL 6.0. RC 4.3. Lexile 650. GR level Q.
Meet Kaya: An American Girl PI  
B 88323B 88323 Meet Kit
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tripp, Valerie
Length: 69 Copyright: 2000

When her father's business closes and her family is forced to make changes because of the Great Depression, nine year old Kit responds with resourcefulness. From the American Girls Collection. AR 4.5. RC 4.6. Lexile 590. GR level O. IL 2-4.
Meet Kit PI  
B 114774B 114774 Merchant's Daughter
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Dickerson, Melanie
Length: 284 Copyright: 2011

In 1352 England, seventeen-year-old Annabel, granddaughter of a knight and a would-be nun, eludes a lecherous bailiff but falls in love with Lord Le Wyse, the ferocious and disfigured man to whom her family owes three years of indentured servitude, in this tale loosely based on Beauty and the Beast. Indentured servants Fiction. Christian life Fiction. Love Fiction. AR 5.5 IL 7-12.
Merchant's Daughter JS  
B 123867B 123867 Midnight Ride of Flat Revere
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Egan, Kate
Length: 134 Copyright: 2016

While on vacation in Boston, a tour guide invites Flat Stanley to reenact Paul Revere's famous midnight ride. Historical fiction. Series: Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures, Book 13. IL 1-5. AR 4.2. RC 3.4. Lexile 600.
Midnight Ride of Flat Revere PI  
B 114395B 114395 Mighty Miss Malone
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Length: 307 Copyright: 2012

Deza Malone, the smartest girl in her class in Gary, Indiana, accompanies her mother and older brother on a trip to find her father, an African American man who left to find work after the Great Depression hit. They end up in a Hooverville outside of Flint, Michigan, and her brother attempts to be a performer while Deza and her mother search for a home. AR 4.7. RC 4.6. Lexile 750. IL 3-6.
Mighty Miss Malone PI  
B 85070B 85070 Milkman's Boy
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hall, Donald
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997

Tells the story of the Graves Family Dairy, whose three horses pulled the wagons delivering milk to families in the years before trucks and shopping centers replaced them. AR 4.5. RC 3.5. Lexile 660.
Milkman's Boy PI  
B 106852B 106852 Milkweed
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Spinelli, Jerry
Length: 208 Copyright: 2005

Follows a young Jewish orphan in the Warsaw ghetto during World War Two as he slowly understands the horrible reality that surrounds him and attempts to steal in order to help others survive. AR 3.6. RC 5.2. Lexile 510. GR level Y. IL 6-10.
Milkweed IJS  
B 110972B 110972 Milly and the Macy's Parade
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Corey, Shana
Length: 40 Copyright: 2006

Concerned that the immigrant employees of New York City's Macy's department store are homesick during the holidays, a young girl inspires the store's head to hold the first Macy's Parade. Includes historical note at the end of the story. AR and Follett RL 3.6. RC 3.3. Lexile 420.
Milly and the Macy's Parade KP  
B 126841B 126841 Ming's Christmas Wishes
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Gong, Susan L
Length: 48 Copyright: 2020

Ming, the daughter of Chinese immigrants in 1930s California, wants to be like other children at school and celebrate Christmas with a tree, but after her father takes her to see a wise old friend, she discovers a better way to honor her heritage. Asian American. Holiday stories. Historical fiction. IL Pres-3.
Ming's Christmas Wishes KP  
B 84675B 84675 Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
Grade Lvl: P Author: Schroeder, Alan
Length: 40 Copyright: 1996

In this fictionalized account, Young Harriet Tubman, whose childhood name was Minty, dreams of escaping slavery on the Brodas plantation in the late 1820's. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. 1997 Coretta Scott King Award winner for illustration. AR 3.6. RC 3.9. Lexile 560. GR level P. Making inferences. Inferring.
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman P  
B 104281B 104281 Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Connor, Leslie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

Miss Bridie emigrates to America in 1856 and chooses to bring a shovel, which proves to be a useful tool throughout her life. Shovels. Change over time. Passage of time. Follett RL 5.1.
Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel KP  
KM 10805KM 10805 Miss Spitfire (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Miller, Sarah
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

At age twenty-one, partially-blind, lonely but spirited Annie Sullivan travels from Massachusetts to Alabama to try and teach six year old Helen Keller, deaf and blind since age two, self-discipline and communication skills. Includes historical notes and timeline. Contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (6.75 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; and book (208 pages) by Sarah Miller. AR 5.8 RC 5.5 Lexile 890 IL 6-10.
Miss Spitfire (Playaway) IJS  
B 111138B 111138 Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Miller, Sarah
Length: 208 Copyright: 2007

At age twenty, partially-blind, lonely but spirited Annie Sullivan travels from Massachusetts to Alabama to try and teach six year old Helen Keller, deaf and blind since age two, self-discipline and communication skills. AR and Follett RL 5.8 RC 5.5 Lexile 890 IL 6-10.
Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller IJS  
B 121959B 121959 Miss Todd and Her Wonderful Flying Machine
Grade Lvl: P Author: Poletti, Frances
Length: 46 Copyright: 2014

Book was inspired by the Student Academy Award -winning animated short film Miss Todd and the real life story of Miss E. Lilian (Lily) Todd the first woman in the world to build and design an airplane. This tale follows Miss Todd's many trials and errors. The story is set at the turn of the century when the world is awakening to the possibilities of 'the flying machine". Women air pilots. IL 1-3.
Miss Todd and Her Wonderful Flying Machine P  
B 113972B 113972 Missing in Action
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hughes, Dean
Length: 228 Copyright: 2010

While his father is missing in action in the Pacific during World War II, twelve year old Jay moves with his mother to small-town Utah, where he sees prejudice from both sides, as a part-Navajo himself and through an unlikely friendship with Japanese American Ken from the neaby internment camp. AR 3.9. RC 4.5. Lexile 620. IL 5-9.
Missing in Action IJ  
B 114506B 114506 Money We'll Save
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Cole, Brock
Length: 33 Copyright: 2011

In nineteenth-century New York City, when Pa brings home a young turkey in hopes of saving money on their Christmas dinner, his family faces all sorts of trouble--and expense--in their tiny apartment. AR 3.9 RC 3.7 Lexile 780 IL K-2.
Money We'll Save KP  
B 109152B 109152 Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Kidd, Ronald
Length: 250 Copyright: 2007

When her father hatches a plan to bring publicity to their small Tennessee town by arresting a local high school teacher for teaching about evolution, the resulting 1925 Scopes trial prompts fifteen year old Frances to rethink many of her beliefs about religion and truth, as well as her relationship with her father. AR 4.5. RC 7.3. Lexile 740.
Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial IJS  
B 112000B 112000 Moon Over Manifest
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Vanderpool, Clare
Length: 351 Copyright: 2010

Twelve year old Abilene Tucker is the daughter of a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, send her to stay with an old friend in Manifest, Kansas, where he grew up, and where she hopes to find out some things about his past. Newbery Medal Winner 2011. AR and RC 5.3. Lexile 800. IL 5-8.
Moon Over Manifest IJ  
B 109457B 109457 Moon Over Star
Grade Lvl: P Author: Aston, Dianna Hutts
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008

On her family's farm in the town of Star, eight year old Mae eagerly follows the progress of the 1969 Apollo 11 flight and moon landing and dreams that she might one day be an astronaut, too. AR 4.3. Follett RL 4.8.IL 1-3. Coretta Scott King Honor Book illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
Moon Over Star P  
B 114430B 114430 Moonshadow: Rise of the Ninja
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Higgins, Simon
Length: 325 Copyright: 2008

Moonshadow's future as agent of the Grey Light Order (shogun's secret service) hangs in the balance when he receives his first mission--to steal the plans for a secret weapon developed by a power-hungry warlord who is threatening to use the device to plunge medieval Japan into civil war. Adventure set in medieval Japan. Secret societies Fiction. AR 5.9. RC 5.5. Lexile 840. IL 4-8.
Moonshadow: Rise of the Ninja IJ  
B 82855B 82855 More Than Anything Else
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bradby, Marie
Length: 32 Copyright: 1995

In this fictional story about Booker T. Washington, nine year old Booker works with his father and brother at the saltworks but dreams of the day when he'll be able to read. AR 3.3. RC and Follett RL 3.1. Lexile 660. GR level R.
More Than Anything Else KP  
B 107015B 107015 Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 41 Copyright: 2006

A fictionalized account of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery to freedom in Philadelphia, where she turns her talents to leading others along the Underground Railroad. 2007 Caldecott Honor book. AR 4.0. Follett RL 2.8. Lexile 660. IL 1-4. GR level V.
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom PI  
B 111821B 111821 Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Philbrick, Rodman
Length: 224 Copyright: 2009

Homer P. Figg escapes from his wretched foster home in Pine Swamp, Maine, and sets out to find his beloved older brother, Harold, who has been illegally sold into the Union Army. Newbery Honor Books, 2010. AR and Follett RL 5.6. RC 7.4. Lexile 950. IL 4-7.
Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg IJ  
B 80754B 80754 Mr. Tucket
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 166 Copyright: 1994

In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen year old Francis Tucket is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild. AR 5.0. RC and Follett RL 5.5. Lexile 830. GR level U. IL 5-9.
Mr. Tucket IJ  
KM 8499KM 8499 Mr. Tucket (6 Copies) GR Level U
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 0 Copyright: 1994

In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen year old Francis Tucket is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild. Contents: six copies of Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen (166 pages). Novel Study. AR 5.0. RC and Follett RL 5.5. Lexile 830. GR level U. IL 5-9. Four-week loan period.
Mr. Tucket (6 Copies) GR Level U IJ  
KM 11738KM 11738 Mr. Tucket (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 166 Copyright: 2008

In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild. Contents: playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (3.5 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) narrated by John Randolph Jones; earphones; instructions & novel (166 pages) by Gary Paulsen. AR 5.0 RC 5.5 Lexile 830 GR level U IL 5-9.
Mr. Tucket (Playaway) IJ  
B 120791B 120791 Muckers
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wallace, Sandra Neil
Length: 274 Copyright: 2013

Felix O'Sullivan, standing in the shadow of his dead brother, an angry, distant father, and racial tension, must lead the last-ever Muckers high school football team to the state championship before a mine closing shuts down his entire town. Story was inspired by the 1950 Jerome, Arizona Muckers football team. AR 5.1 RC 5.6 Lexile 860 IL 8-12.
Muckers JS  
B 106812B 106812 Mudball
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Travares, Matt
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

During a rainy Minneapolis Millers baseball game in 1903, Little Andy Oyler has the chance to become a hero by hitting the shortest and muddiest home run in history. AR 3.4. Follett RL 2.5.
Mudball PI  
B 119963B 119963 Murphy, Gold Rush Dog
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hart, Alison
Length: 160 Copyright: 2014

Murphy escapes a grueling life as part of a dogsled team, driven by a cruel owner. When word spreads that gold has been discovered in Nome, Murphy is taken in by two recent arrivals: Sally and her mother, who hope to provide secretarial labor so that they can buy their own stake. They live in a canvas tent on the beach with thousands of other fortune-seekers. Murphy wants to help Sally and Mama build a new life, but life in the mining town is not easy. From the series Dog Chronicles. AR 4.6 IL 2-5.
Murphy, Gold Rush Dog PI  
KM 12102KM 12102 Mutiny on the Bounty: The Story of Captain William Bligh "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Chu, Godwin / Stemach, Jerry
Length: 120 Copyright: 2006

Fictionalizes the mutiny of the British war vessel "HMS Bounty" in 1789. The crew rebelled against the temperamental Captain Bligh and set him overboard along with crew members who were loyal to him. Kit contains five copies of the book (120 pages) by Godwin Chu and Jerry Stemach. From the Start-To-Finish series Classic Adventures. Novel Study. Gold level (RL 2-3). Lexile 700. Publisher GR level O. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom.
Mutiny on the Bounty: The Story of Captain William Bligh "Start-to-Finish" IJS  
B 71840B 71840 My Brother Sam Is Dead
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Collier, James
Length: 216 Copyright: 1985

Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker family during the Revolution when one son joins the rebel forces while the rest of the family tries to stay neutral in a Tory town. Guided Reading level Y. AR 4.9. RC 5.8. Lexile 770.
My Brother Sam Is Dead IJ  
KM 5499KM 5499 My Brother Sam Is Dead (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Collier, James
Length: 0 Copyright: 1988

Story of the Meeker family, divided by the American Revolution. Sam, the eldest son, leaves his Tory family and community and allies himself with the patriots. Contents: teacher's guide, 25 hardcover copies of the book (216 pages) by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier, four unabridged audio CDs, teacher guide from Novel Units, Teacher Created Materials Literature Unit, and Novel-Ties Study Guide. Novel Study. AR 4.9. RC and Follett RL 5.8. Lexile 770. GR Y. IL 5-9.
My Brother Sam Is Dead (25 Books) IJ  
KM 11961KM 11961 My Brother Sam Is Dead (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Colllier, James
Length: 216 Copyright: 2007

Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker family during the Revolution when one son joins the rebel forces while the rest of the family tries to stay neutral in a Tory town. Kit contains instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (270 minutes) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; and book (216 pages) by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier. IL 5-9. AR 4.9. RC 5.8. Lexile 770. GR Y.
My Brother Sam Is Dead (Playaway) IJ  
B 120951B 120951 My Brother's Secret
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Smith, Dan
Length: 293 Copyright: 2015

In 1941, twelve-year-old Karl is proud to be a member of the Hitler Youth, but when his father is killed on the Eastern Front everything changes--his family moves to the country to live with his grandparents, he encounters a brutal Gestapo officer, and he begins to realize that his sixteen-year-old brother has joined a youth group who opposes the Nazis. Anti-Nazi movement- Fiction. AR 4.9 RC 4.7 Lexile 770 IL 5-8.
My Brother's Secret IJ  
B 114585B 114585 My Family for the War
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Voorhoeve, Anne
Length: 402 Copyright: 2012

Ten-year-old Franziska Mangold escapes Nazi Germany on the kindertransport she boards in Berlin, and when she arrives in London, she takes on the name Frances and struggles with her identity as she pieces together a new life without her family. Identity Fiction. Mildred L. Batchelder Award Winner - 2013 AR 6.2 RC 6.2 Lexile 900 IL 7-12.
My Family for the War JS  
B 115369B 115369 My Heart Will Not Sit Down
Grade Lvl: Author: Rockliff, Mara
Length: 34 Copyright: 2012

In 1931 Cameroon, young Kedi is upset to learn that children in her American teacher's village of New York are going hungry because of the Great Depression, and she asks her mother, neighbors, and even the headman for money to help. Includes historical notes. Story was inspired by a true event. Charity Fiction. Depressions 1929 New York (State) Fiction. Cameroon History 20th century Fiction. AR 4.4 IL K-4.
My Heart Will Not Sit Down  
B 120268B 120268 My Near-Death Adventures (99% True!)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: DeCamp, Alison
Length: 252 Copyright: 2015

Searching for his long-lost father in the logging camps of 1895 Michigan, 11-year-old Stan navigates the challenges of difficult relatives and his mother's suitors while recording, in embellished detail, the course of his adventures in a scrapbook filled with period ads and photos. Lexile 800 GR level Y IL 4-7.
My Near-Death Adventures (99% True!) IJ  
B 75521B 75521 My Prairie Christmas
Grade Lvl: P Author: HARVEY, BRETT
Length: 32 Copyright: 1990

On the first Christmas after Eleanor's family moves to a house on the prairie, everyone becomes worried when Papa goes out to cut down a Christmas tree and does not come back. AR, Follett RL, and RC 4.2. Lexile 730. GR level O.
My Prairie Christmas P  
B 123107B 123107 Nazi Invasion, 1944
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 89 Copyright: 2014

In 1944, Max and Zena Rosen escape from their Polish ghetto and the Nazis and join up with Jewish resistance fighters. From the series I Survived. IL 3-6. AR 5.1. RC 4.5. Lexile 740.
Nazi Invasion, 1944 PI  
KM 12854KM 12854 Nazi Invasion, 1944 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 89 Copyright: 2014

In 1944, Max and Zena Rosen escape from their Polish ghetto and the Nazis and join up with Jewish resistance fighters. Includes hardcover and playaway. Series fiction. I Survived, Book 9. Historical fiction. IL 3-7. AR 5.2. RC 4.5. Lexile 740.
Nazi Invasion, 1944 (Playaway) PI  
B 107234B 107234 Nellie and the Bandit
Grade Lvl: P Author: Ross, Eileen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

When Desperado Dan breaks out of jail, Nellie sets out to find her pa, the sheriff, but finds the outlaw first. Robbers and outlaws. AR 4.3. Follett RL 3.9.
Nellie and the Bandit P  
B 105671B 105671 Nellie's Promise: 1906
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tripp, Valerie
Length: 85 Copyright: 2004

American Girl Nellie O'Malley and her two sisters finally have a home with Samantha, but Uncle Mike is determined to find them and take them away. From the American Girls Collection. AR 4.6. Follett RL 5.4.
Nellie's Promise: 1906 PI  
B 103584B 103584 New Coat for Anna
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Ziefert, Harriet
Length: 32 Copyright: 1986

Even though there is no money, Anna's mother finds a way to make Anna a badly needed winter coat. Barter. Post-World War II Europe. AR 3.5. Follett RL 2.0. RC 3.1. Lexile 690. GR level M. FOSS: Fabric.
New Coat for Anna KP  
B 122277B 122277 New Shoes
Grade Lvl: P Author: Meyer, Susan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Ella Mae and her cousin Charlotte, both African American, start their own shoe store when they learn that they cannot try on shoes at the shoe store because of their skin color. Segregation- Fiction. 2016 Charlotte Huck Honorable Mention. AR 3.4 Lexile 490 IL 1-3.
New Shoes P  
B 122114B 122114 Newt's Emerald
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Nix, Garth
Length: 291 Copyright: 2015

After the Newington Emerald is stolen at the height of a conjured storm, eighteen-year-old Lady Truthful Newington goes to London, disguised as a man, to search for the magical heirloom of her house, and is soon caught up in a dangerous adventure where she must risk her life, her reputation, and her heart. Regency romance/fantasy. AR 6.9 IL 7-11.
Newt's Emerald JS  
B 112889B 112889 Night Boat to Freedom
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Raven, Margot
Length: 40 Copyright: 2009

At the request of his fellow slave Granny Judith, Christmas John risks his life to take runaways across a river from Kentucky to Ohio. Based on slave narratives recorded in the 1930's. AR 4.1 RC 5.8 Lexile 920 IL 1-5
Night Boat to Freedom PI  
B 124431B 124431 Night Diary
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hiranandani, Veera
Length: 264 Copyright: 2018

It's 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two countries: Pakistan and India. The divide has created much tension between Hindus and Muslims, and hundreds of thousands are killed crossing borders. Half-Muslim, half-Hindu twelve-year-old Nisha doesn't know where she belongs, or what her country is anymore. When Papa decides it's too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, Nisha and her family become refugees and embark first by train but later on foot to reach her new home. The journey is long, difficult, and dangerous, and after losing her mother as a baby, Nisha can't imagine losing her homeland, too. But even if her country has been ripped apart, Nisha still believes in the possibility of putting herself back together. Told through Nisha's letters to her mother, The Night Diary is astory of one girl's search for home, for her own identity...and for a hopeful future. Epistolary. Historical fiction. Refugees. Maps on inside cover. IL 5-8. AR 4.5. RC 4.3. Lexile 700.
Night Diary IJ  
B 122501B 122501 Night Divided
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nielsen, Jennifer A
Length: 317 Copyright: 2015

When the Berlin Wall went up, Gerta, her mother, and her brother Fritz were trapped on the eastern side where they were living, while her father, and her other brother Dominic were in the West--four years later, now twelve, Gerta sees her father on a viewing platform on the western side and realizes he wants her to risk her life trying to tunnel to freedom. Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 Fiction. Family life Germany (East)- Fiction. Cold War. AR 5.4 RC 5.3 Lexile 810 IL 4-7. Iowa Children's Choice 2017-2018.
Night Divided IJ  
B 122035B 122035 Night Sky Dragons
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Peet, Mal
Length: 64 Copyright: 2014

Loving to make silk kites with his grandfather despite his stern lord father's disapproval, young Yazul uses his kite-making skills to scare away bandits who are attacking their Silk Road community. AR 4.2 Lexile 640 IL 1-4.
Night Sky Dragons PI  
B 123649B 123649 Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Baskin, Nora Raleigh
Length: 197 Copyright: 2017

Ask anyone: September 11, 2001, was serene and lovely, a perfect day--until a plane struck the World Trade Center. But right now it is a few days earlier, and four kids in different parts of the country are going about their lives. Sergio, who lives in Brooklyn, is struggling to come to terms with the absentee father he hates and the grandmother he loves. Will's father is gone, too, killed in a car accident that has left the family reeling. Naheed has never before felt uncomfortable about being Muslim, but at her new school she's getting funny looks because of the head scarf she wears. Aimee is starting a new school in a new city and missing her mom, who has to fly to New York on business. These four don't know one another, but their lives are about to intersect in ways they never could have imagined. Award-winning author Nora Raleigh Baskin weaves together their stories into an unforgettable novel about that seemingly perfect September day--the day our world changed forever. Iowa Children's Choice 2018-2019. Historical fiction. IL 4-8.
Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story IJ  
B 117700B 117700 Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Rosenstock, Barb
Length: 33 Copyright: 2014

Describes how Wassily Kandinsky's creative life was profoundly shaped by a neurological condition called synesthesia which caused him to experienced colors as sounds and sounds as colors. Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944. Artists- Russia (Federation). Russian artists. Fictionalized biography of one of the very first painters of abstract art. Caldecott Honor book- 2015. AR 4.4 IL K-4.
Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art KPI  
B 115962B 115962 Nora's Chicks
Grade Lvl: KP Author: MacLachlan, Patricia
Length: 34 Copyright: 2013

Nora, feeling lonely after moving with her family from Russia to the American prairie, is happy when her father brings her ten chicks and two geese, but she still wants a friend. After one of the chicks goes missing, she makes a friend when a distant neighbor returns her lost chicken. Family life Fiction. Loneliness Fiction. Frontier and pioneer life Fiction. Immigrants Fiction. AR 2.7 RC 1.6 Lexile 490 IL K-3.
Nora's Chicks KP  
B 127297B 127297 Northwind
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 246 Copyright: 2022

When sickness decimates his fishing village, an orphan named Leif flees north in a cedar canoe, journeying along a brutal but beautiful coastline. Adventure. Historical fiction. Survival stories. IL 5-9. AR 6.2.
Northwind IJ  
B 126305B 126305 Nowhere Boy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marsh, Katherine
Length: 362 Copyright: 2018

Fourteen-year-old Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, and thirteen-year-old Max, an American boy, are bound by a secret that sets them on the adventure of a lifetime. Historical fiction. Refugees. IL 5-8. AR 5.4. RC 5.3. Lexile 810.
Nowhere Boy IJ  
KM 10395KM 10395 Number the Stars (25 Books and Audio CDs)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lowry, Lois
Length: 0 Copyright: 1993

Read-along kit contains 25 copies of the award winning book (137 pages) (1990 Newbery) by Lois Lowry about a Danish family that shelters a Jewish girl from the Nazis, three audio CDs, Milliken Literature Resource guide, Teacher Created Materials literature unit, literature circle guide, and Permabound teacher's guide. Novel Study. AR 4.5 RC 5.2. Lexile 670 GR level U IL 5-7. Four-week loan period.
Number the Stars (25 Books and Audio CDs) IJ  
DVD 2194DVD 2194 Number the Stars (A Kid's Video Guide)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 21 Copyright: 2003

A panel of middle school students discuss the thoughts, feelings, and emotions that were invoked when reading Lois Lowry's Number the Stars. The book's main characters, plot, and story line are discussed and analyzed. In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten year old Annemarie learns how to be brave when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. Newbery Award winner. Also visits with author Lois Lowry who talks about her authorship and why she wrote this book. Hosted by Tim Podell. From the series All About the Book.
Number the Stars (A Kid's Video Guide) IJ  
KM 5623KM 5623 Number the Stars (Book & Audio CDs)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: LOWRY, LOIS
Length: 0 Copyright: 1996

Read-along story about a Danish family that shelters a Jewish girl from the Nazis. Contents: book by Lois Lowry, Novel Unit, Permabound guide, Teacher Created Materials Literature Unit, and three audio CDs. AR 4.5 RC 5.2 Lexile 670 GR level U IL 5-7.
Number the Stars (Book & Audio CDs) IJ  
KM 8757KM 8757 Number the Stars (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lowry, Lois
Length: 0 Copyright: 2006

In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten year old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. Contents: instruction sheet, a pre-loaded audio book (ca. 2 hours, 45 minutes) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) with earphones and Newbery Award winning book (137 pages) by Lois Lowry. AR 4.5. Follett RL 4.9. RC 5.2. Lexile 670. GR level U. Four-week loan period.
Number the Stars (Playaway) IJ  
B 101779B 101779 OLD TOWN IN THE GREEN GROVES
Grade Lvl: I Author: RYLANT, CYNTHIA
Length: 164 Copyright: 2002

Subtitle: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Lost Little House Years. After grasshoppers ruin the crops, eight year old Laura Ingalls and her family leave Plum Creek and move to Burr Oak, Iowa, where they experience life in a small town and help manage a hotel. Story is based on the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder between the winter of 1875 and the fall of 1877. AR level 5.2. Follett RL 4.3.
OLD TOWN IN THE GREEN GROVES I  
KM 12374KM 12374 Old Yeller
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gipson, Fred
Length: 0 Copyright: 2004

In the late 1860s in the Texas hill country, a big yellow dog and a fourteen-year-old boy form a close, loving relationship. Kit contains audio CD Read-along (4 hours on 3 discs) & one copy of the 1957 Newbery Honor book (181 pages; AR 5.0 RC 5.4 Lexile 910 GR level V) plus a Teacher Created Resources Literature Unit. IL 5-9.
Old Yeller IJ  
KM 11986KM 11986 Old Yeller (6 Copies)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gipson, Fred
Length: 181 Copyright: 1956

In the late 1860s in the Texas hill country, a big yellow dog and a fourteen-year-old boy form a close, loving relationship. Kit contains six copies of the 1957 Newbery Honor book (181 pages; Novel Study. AR 5.0 RC 5.4 Lexile 910 GR level V IL 5-9) plus a Teacher Created Resources Literature Unit and Novel Unit Student Packet for grades 5-6. Three-week loan period.
Old Yeller (6 Copies) IJ  
B 74549B 74549 OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING
Grade Lvl: I Author: ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY
Length: 32 Copyright: 1989

Follows the activities of seven children in 19th century New England as they prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday while Mother is away caring for grandmother.
OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING I  
KM 10558KM 10558 Oliver Twist (Adapted)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Leighton, Marion
Length: 0 Copyright: 2007

Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens) is a Level B (Red) title from the Heinle Reading Library series Illustrated Classics Collection adapted by Marion Leighton. Series title on title page is Great Illustrated Classics. Contents: book (Lexile 800, 238 pages) and two audio CDs.
Oliver Twist (Adapted) JS  
B 122454B 122454 On Our Way to Oyster Bay: Mother Jones and Her March for Children's Rights
Grade Lvl: P Author: Kulling, Monica
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Though eight-year-old Aidan and his friend Gussie want to go to school, like many other children in 1903, they work twelve hours, six days a week, at a cotton mill in Pennsylvania instead. So when the millworkers decide to go on strike, the two friends join the picket line. But when a famous labor reformer named Mother Jones comes to hear of the millworkers' demands, she tells them they need to do more than just strike. She organizes a children's march to bring the message right to President Theodore Roosevelt at his summer home in Oyster Bay. Child labor History- Fiction. The actual march raised awareness across North America and contributed to the passage of the first child labor laws. Lexile 780 IL 1-3.
On Our Way to Oyster Bay: Mother Jones and Her March for Children's Rights P  
B 103587B 103587 On Sand Island
Grade Lvl: P Author: Martin, Jacqueline Briggs
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

In 1916 on an island in Lake Superior, Carl builds himself a boat by bartering with the other islanders for parts and labor. Barter. AR 4.2. Follett RL 4.8. Iowa author.
On Sand Island P  
B 117598B 117598 On the Wings of Heroes
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Peck, Richard
Length: 148 Copyright: 2007

A boy in Illinois remembers the homefront years of World War II, especially his two heroes--his brother in the Air Force and his father--who fought in the previous war. Coming-of-age story. AR 4.6 RC 4.2 Lexile 730 IL 4-8.
On the Wings of Heroes IJ  
B 117456B 117456 One Came Home
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Timberlake, Amy
Length: 257 Copyright: 2013

In 1871 Wisconsin, thirteen-year-old Georgia sets out to find her sister Agatha, presumed dead when remains are found wearing the dress she was last seen in, and before the end of the year gains fame as a sharpshooter and foiler of counterfeiters. Missing persons- Fiction. Frontier and pioneer life Wisconsin- Fiction. Sharpshooters- Fiction. Counterfeits and counterfeiting- Fiction. Newbery Honor Book 2014. AR 4.8 RC 4.3 Lexile 690 IL 5-8.
One Came Home IJ  
B 111998B 111998 One Crazy Summer
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita
Length: 218 Copyright: 2010

In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven year old Delphine, and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black panther summer camp. Coretta Scott King Author Award and Newbery Honor book 2011. AR and RC 4.6. Lexile 750. IL 4-7.
One Crazy Summer IJ  
B 109488B 109488 One-Handed Catch
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Auch, Mary Jane
Length: 248 Copyright: 2006

After losing his hand in an accident in his father's butcher shop in 1946, sixth grader Norman uses hard work and humor to learn to live with his disability and to succeed at baseball, art, and other activities. Amputees. Self-reliance. AR 4.2. RC 6.1. Lexile 710.
One-Handed Catch IJ  
KM 10856KM 10856 One-Handed Catch (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Auch, Mary Jane
Length: 0 Copyright: 2007

After losing his hand in an accident in his father's butcher shop in 1946, sixth grader Norman uses hard work and humor to learn to live with his disability and to succeed at baseball, art, and other activities. Contents: instruction sheet, playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (6 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3), earphones, and book (248 pages) by M.J. Auch. AR 4.2. RC 6.1. Lexile 710.
One-Handed Catch (Playaway) IJ  
B 127220B 127220 Orange for the Sunsets
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Athaide, Tina
Length: 328 Copyright: 2019

In alternating voices, friends Asha and Yesofu, one Indian and one African, find their world turned upside-down when Idi Amin decides to expel Asian Indians from Uganda in 1972. Africa. Alternating point of view. Social classes. Forced migration. Historical fiction. Includes timelines. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 4-8. AR 4.1. RC 3.4. Lexile 600.
Orange for the Sunsets IJ  
B 114528B 114528 Oregon Trail: The Road to Destiny
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Young, Frank
Length: 126 Copyright: 2011

A graphic novel chronicling one family's experiences traveling along the Oregon Trail as they set out for a new life in the west. Oregon National Historic Trail Fiction. Overland journeys to the Pacific Fiction. IL 3-6.
Oregon Trail: The Road to Destiny PI  
KM 12079KM 12079 Orthello: The Moor of Venice "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Shakespeare, William / Venable, Alan
Length: 124 Copyright: 2009

Narrative retells the dramatic and tragic story of one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. The Renaissance city of Venice is amazed when one of its beautiful, rich young women, Desdemona, runs away from home to marry Othello, the mercenary African general. Yet the marriage is largely accepted because of Othello’s well-deserved reputation as Venice’s noble defender, along with the obvious mutual devotion between him and his innocent bride. From the Start-to-Finish Library series Classic Literature. Blue level (RL 4-5). Publisher GR level R. Lexile 480 IL 6-12. teachers. Reference Kit to use is KM 8815.
Orthello: The Moor of Venice "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS  
B 127165B 127165 Oscar's American Dream
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Wittenstein, Barry
Length: 36 Copyright: 2020

In 1899, an immigrant named Oscar opens a barbershop and a century later, after becoming a lady's clothing store, soup kitchen, bodega, and more, the building is torn down but Oscar's legacy remains. Includes historical notes. Picture book for older readers. Immigration. Change. Historical fiction. IL 2-6. Lexile 960.
Oscar's American Dream PI  
KM 13383KM 13383 Other Words for Home (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Warga, Jasmine
Length: 342 Copyright: 2019

Jude never thought she'd be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven't quite prepared her for starting school in the US --and her new label of 'Middle Eastern,' an identity she's never known before. But this life also brings unexpected surprises--there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude just might try out for. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is. Iowa Teen Award 2021-2022. Kit contents include one book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 4 hours. IL 4-8. AR 5.3. RC 6.6. Lexile 930.
Other Words for Home (Playaway) IJ  
B 127144B 127144 Otto: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ungerer, Tomi
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

Otto, a German teddy bear, describes his World War II experiences, from when he was made to how he was rescued during combat by an American soldier and brought to the United States where he was reunited with his original owner years later. Beginning reader. Holocaust. Survivors. Picture book. IL 2-6. AR 4.0. RC 4.3. Lexile 700.
Otto: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear PI  
B 111518B 111518 Our Strange New Land: Elizabeth's Jamestown
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hermes, Patricia
Length: 112 Copyright: 2000

Subtitle: Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary. Nine-year-old Elizabeth keeps a journal of her experiences in the New World as she encounters Indians, suffers hunger and the death of her friends, and helps her father build their first home. From the series My America. AR 3.2. RC 3.1. Lexile 350. IL 3-5.
Our Strange New Land: Elizabeth's Jamestown PI  
B 124372B 124372 Out of Left Field
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Klages, Ellen
Length: 276 Copyright: 2018

In 1957, inspired by what she is learning about civil rights and armed with knowledge of female ball players, ten-year-old Katy Gordon fights to be allowed to play Little League baseball. Every boy in the neighborhood knows Katy Gordon is their best pitcher, even though she's a girl. But when she tries out for Little League, it's a whole different story. Girls are not eligible, period. It is a boy's game and always has been. It's not fair, and Katy's going to fight back. Inspired by what she's learning about civil rights in school, she sets out to prove that she's not the only girl who plays baseball. With the help of friendly librarians and some tenacious research skills, Katy discovers the forgotten history of female ball players. Why does no one know about them? Where are they now? And how can one ten-year-old change people's minds about what girls can do? Historical fiction. IL 3-7. AR 4.4. RC 3.7. Lexile 640.
Out of Left Field PIJ  
B 85354B 85354 Out of the Dust
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: HESSE, KAREN
Length: 227 Copyright: 1997

In a series of poems, fifteen year old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family's wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Depression. AR 5.3. Follett RL 4.5. RC 5.3. GR level X. Scott O'Dell Award 1998.
Out of the Dust IJS  
B 128332B 128332 Over and Out
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Walsh, Jenni L
Length: 337 Copyright: 2022

A story of a young girl from Cold War East Berlin who is forced to spy for the secret police but is determined to escape to freedom. Historical fiction. Cold War. Children of parents with disabilities. Inventions. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 4-8. AR 3.9.
Over and Out IJ  
B 116807B 116807 P. K. Pinkerton and the Petrified Man
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lawrence, Caroline
Length: 309 Copyright: 2013

After escaping the ruthless desperados, master-of-disguise P.K. Pinkerton has now set up a Private Eye business in Virginia City and is ready when a young maid named Martha approaches him for help in escaping a killer. Disguise Fiction. Orphans Fiction. Racially mixed people Fiction. Nevada History 19th century Fiction. AR 5.0 RC 4.6 Lexile 750 IL 4-7.
P. K. Pinkerton and the Petrified Man IJ  
B 120850B 120850 Papa's Mechanical Fish
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Fleming, Candace
Length: 40 Copyright: 2013

In the summer of 1851, with encouragement and ideas provided by his family, an inventor builds a working submarine and takes his family for a ride. Includes notes about Lodner Phillips, the real inventor on whom the story is based. AR 2.1 RC 1.6 Lexile 480 IL K-4.
Papa's Mechanical Fish KPI  
B 127166B 127166 Paper Boat: A Refugee Story
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Lam, Thao
Length: 40 Copyright: 2020

In December 1980, when Thao Lam was two years old, her parents made the decision to flee war-torn Vietnam. They piled into a small fishing boat, not knowing where they would end up, just knowing the had to leave. It was the only way they could imagine a future for their family, free of the violence that had ripped their country apart. Wordless picture book. Family life. Consequences of Vietnam War. IL 1-4.
Paper Boat: A Refugee Story KP  
B 117115B 117115 Paper Son: Lee's Journey to America
Grade Lvl: PI Author: James, Helen Foster / Shin-Mui Loh, Virginia
Length: 40 Copyright: 2013

Twelve-year-old Lee, an orphan, reluctantly leaves his grandparents in China for the long sea voyage to San Francisco, where he and other immigrants undergo examinations at Angel Island Immigration Station. Angel Island (Calif.) History Fiction. From the series Tales Of Young Americans. AR 3.6 Lexile 490 IL 2-6.
Paper Son: Lee's Journey to America PI  
B 117457B 117457 Paperboy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Vawter, Vince
Length: 224 Copyright: 2013

When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month. Stuttering- Fiction. Newspaper carriers- Fiction. Newbery Honor Book 2014. AR 5.1 RC 7.3 Lexile 940 IL 5-9.
Paperboy IJ  
B 107639B 107639 Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 34 Copyright: 2002

A frightened American soldier faces combat in the lush forests of Vietnam. Picture book for older readers has a poetic text that conveys the fear, uncertainty and weariness experienced in war. AR 3.0. Follett RL 3.2. RC 3.1. Lexile 280. IL 4-8.
Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam IJ  
B 128304B 128304 Patron Thief of Bread
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Eagar, Lindsay
Length: 442 Copyright: 2022

Told in alternating viewpoints, this timeless tale of love, self-discovery, and what it means to be rescued follows eight-year-old Duck, a thief who becomes a baker's apprentice, and an old and ugly gargoyle who grows tired of waiting to fulfill his destiny. Historical fiction. Fantasy. Middle ages. Apprentices. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 5-9. AR 5.9. Lexile 840.
Patron Thief of Bread IJ  
B 84846B 84846 Pearl Harbor Is Burning!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kudlinski, Kathleen V.
Length: 54 Copyright: 1993

When his family moves to Hawaii in 1941, Frank feels out of place until he makes friends with a Japanese American boy-the day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. AR 3.5. RC 4.8. Lexile 490.
Pearl Harbor Is Burning! PI  
B 110486B 110486 Pen That Pa Built
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Edwards, David
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

A cumulative, illustrated tale describing the process of raising sheep and using their wool to make warm woolen blankets. Similar to "The House That Jack Built." Setting is rural mid-19th century. The back page provides details about wool and plant dye. Follett RL 3.9.AR 4.7.
Pen That Pa Built KP  
B 78584B 78584 Peppe the Lamplighter
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bartone, Eliza
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993

Peppe's father is upset when he learns that Peppe has taken a job lighting the gas street lamps in his New York City neighborhood. AR 3.3. RC 4.3. Lexile 570. Making inferences. Inferring.
Peppe the Lamplighter PI  
B 110447B 110447 Perfect Sword
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Goto, Scott
Length: 40 Copyright: 2008

During the Tokugawa period in Japan, Michio the apprentice works with his master, Sensei Masa, to create the perfect samurai sword, but after it is complete they struggle to find the right warrior worthy of such a magnificent sword. Follett RL 5.1. AR 4.7. RC 4.2. Lexile 680. IL 3-5.
Perfect Sword PI  
B 109946B 109946 Petals in the Ashes
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hooper, Mary
Length: 188 Copyright: 2004

In London, England 1666, Hannah and Sarah escape the city, leaving behind plague and death as well as their sweets shop, and when it is safe, Hannah and her younger sister Anne return, only to face the city's Great Fire. AR 6.3. Follett RL 5.9.
Petals in the Ashes IJ  
B 106066B 106066 Photographs In the Mud
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Wolfer, Dianne
Length: 35 Copyright: 2005

Jack and Hoshi are two soldiers on opposite sides who meet on the Kokoda track in 1942 and who share with each other photographs of their families while they both wait for death after being mortally wounded. Picture book for older readers. Follett RL 3.9. IL 4-8.
Photographs In the Mud IJ  
KM 10615KM 10615 Pickle Patch Bathtub
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Kennedy, Frances
Length: 0 Copyright: 2004

Complaining of legs grown too long for the kitchen washtub, a farm family's children set out to earn enough money for a real bathtub. Moneymaking projects. Contents: eight copies of the picture book (32 pages) by Iowa author Frances Kennedy. Based on a true story. AR 4.7. Follett RL 5.3. RC 4.1. Lexile 940.
Pickle Patch Bathtub KPI  
B 85573B 85573 Picture of Freedom: Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl
Grade Lvl: I Author: McKissack, Patricia
Length: 192 Copyright: 1997

In 1859 twelve year old Clotee, a house slave who must conceal the fact that she can read and write, records in her diary her experiences and her struggle to decide whether to escape to freedom. From the series Dear America. AR 4.6. RC 5.2. Lexile 790. GR level T.
Picture of Freedom: Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl I  
B 81908B 81908 Pink and Say
Grade Lvl: I Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 45 Copyright: 1994

Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Picture book for older readers. AR 3.8. RC 4.9. Lexile 590. GR level V.
Pink and Say I  
KM 7922KM 7922 Pink and Say
Grade Lvl: I Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 0 Copyright: 1994

Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Contents: six copies of the picture book for older readers (45 pages) by Patricia Polacco. AR 3.8. RC 4.9. Lexile 590.
Pink and Say I  
B 102804B 102804 Pioneer Summer
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 74 Copyright: 2002

Charlie Keller has trouble feeling at home after his abolitionist father, wanting to cast a vote for freedom, moves his family from Massachusetts to the Kansas Territory which is on the verge of deciding whether to enter the Union as a free or slave state. From the series Prairie Skies, Book 1. Ready-for chapters. AR 3.6. Follett RL 4.4. RC 3.2. Lexile 540. GR level M. IL 2-4.
Pioneer Summer PI  
B 126189B 126189 Place to Belong
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Kadohata, Cynthia
Length: 405 Copyright: 2019

Twelve-year-old Hanako and her family, reeling from their confinement in an internment camp, renounce their American citizenship to move to Hiroshima, a city devastated by the atomic bomb dropped by Americans. Asian American. Historical fiction. IL 5-9. AR 4.6. RC 4.3. Lexile 690.
Place to Belong IJ  
B 127717B 127717 Place to Hang the Moon
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Albus, Kate
Length: 309 Copyright: 2021

In World War II England, orphaned siblings William, Edmund, and Anna are evacuated from London to live in the countryside, where they bounce from home to home in search of someone willing to adopt them permanently. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice. Historical fiction. World War II. Relationship skills. Family. IL 4-8. AR 5.0. GR Y.
Place to Hang the Moon IJ  
B 125477B 125477 Planet Earth is Blue
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Panteleakos, Nicole
Length: 232 Copyright: 2019

Autistic and nearly nonverbal, twelve-year-old Nova is happy in her new foster home and school, but eagerly anticipates the 1986 Challenger launch, for which her sister, Bridget, promised to return. IL 4-8. AR 5.0. Lexile 740. GR X.
Planet Earth is Blue IJ  
B 102739B 102739 Players in Pigtails
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Corey, Shana
Length: 36 Copyright: 2003

Katie Casey, a fictional character, helps start the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which gave women the opportunity to play professional baseball while America was involved in World War II. AR 3.4. RC 3.1. Lexile 350. IL K-4.
Players in Pigtails KPI  
B 100498B 100498 Popcorn At The Palace
Grade Lvl: P Author: McCully, Emily Arnold
Length: 38 Copyright: 1997

In the mid-1800's, Maisie Ferris and her father travel to England to introduce the American phenomenon of popcorn. Based on true story about a pioneer entrepreneur, Olmstead Ferris from Galesburg, Illinois. AR level 3.7. Follett RL 2.2.RC 2.9. Lexile 420. GR level O. IL K-3.
Popcorn At The Palace P  
KM 11729KM 11729 Popcorn Days & Buttermilk Nights (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: J Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 0 Copyright: 2012

Carley recalls the extraordinary summer when, as a troubled fourteen-year-old, he first came to northern Minnesota to stay with his blacksmith Uncle David and gained not only new skills but also a new sense of himself. Kit contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (3 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) narrated by Luke Daniels; earphones; and book (100 pages) by Gary Paulsen. AR 5.1 RC 6.3 Lexile 950 GR level U IL 7-9.
Popcorn Days & Buttermilk Nights (Playaway) J  
B 113908B 113908 Porcupine Year
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Erdrich, Louise
Length: 193 Copyright: 2008

In 1852, forced by the United States government to leave their beloved Island of the Golden-Breasted Woodpecker, fourteen-year-old Omakayas and her Ojibwe family travel in search of a new home. AR 5.6. RC 5.5. Lexile 840. IL 4-8.
Porcupine Year IJ  
B 85005B 85005 Potato: A Tale From the Great Depression
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Lied, Kate
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997

During the Great Depression, a family seeking work finds employment for two weeks digging potatoes in Idaho. Illustrated by Lisa Campbell Ernst. AR 3.0. RC 2.9. Lexile 660. GR level L.
Potato: A Tale From the Great Depression KP  
B 125050B 125050 Pox Party: Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Anderson, M. T
Length: 351 Copyright: 2006

Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age sixteen, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. Series fiction: Astonishing Life Of Octavian Nothing, Book 1. IL 8-12. AR 8.0. RC 8.3. Lexile 1090.
Pox Party: Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing (Book 1) JS  
B 104222B 104222 Prairie Dog Pioneers
Grade Lvl: P Author: Harper, Jo
Length: 46 Copyright: 1998

Because Mae Dean misinterprets her father's actions while journeying to their new home on the Texas prairie, she begins to feel that he doesn't care for her anymore. Follett RL 3.9.
Prairie Dog Pioneers P  
B 126733B 126733 Prairie Lotus
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Park, Linda Sue
Length: 261 Copyright: 2020

In Dakota Territory in the 1880s, half-Chinese Hanna and her white father face racism and resistance to change as they try to make a home for themselves. Asian American. Historical fiction. Social awareness. Starred reviews. Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2021-2022. AR 5.2. RC 4.5. Lexile 730.
Prairie Lotus IJ  
B 100272B 100272 Prairie School
Grade Lvl: PI Author: AVI
Length: 48 Copyright: 2001

In 1880, Noah's aunt teaches the reluctant nine year old how to read as they explore the Colorado prairie together, Noah pushing Aunt Dora in her wheelchair. An I Can Read chapter book. AR 3.1. Follett RL 3.4. RC 3.2. Lexile 410. GR level M.
Prairie School PI  
B 103696B 103696 Prairie Train
Grade Lvl: KP Author: CHALL, MARSHA
Length: 34 Copyright: 2003

A young girl experiences the thrill of her first train ride when she takes the Great Northern from the country to visit her grandmother in the city. Poetic style. Descriptive language. Adjectives. Word inference.
Prairie Train KP  
B 106964B 106964 President's Daughter
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bradley, Kimberly
Length: 166 Copyright: 2004

A fictionalized account of ten year old Ethel Roosevelt's early experiences in the White House after her father, Theodore Roosevelt, becomes president in 1901. AR 3.9. Follett RL 4.5. RC 4.1. Lexile 590.
President's Daughter IJ  
B 118879B 118879 Prince of Shadows: A Novel of Romeo and Juliet
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Caine, Rachel
Length: 354 Copyright: 2014

The star-crossed tale of Romeo and Juliet, told through the eyes of Romeo's cousin, Benvolio, a thief known as the Prince of Shadows. Retains the flavor of Shakespearean dialogue. Revenge. Vendetta- Fiction. Verona (Italy) History 16th century- Fiction. Love stories. IL 9-12.
Prince of Shadows: A Novel of Romeo and Juliet JS  
B 82014B 82014 Princess and the Painter
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Johnson, Jane
Length: 32 Copyright: 1994

"Las Meninas," a painting by 17th century artist Velazques, is the basis of this story about a princess in the Spanish royal court. IL K-3.
Princess and the Painter KP  
B 116823B 116823 Prisoner B-3087
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 260 Copyright: 2013

Based on the life of Yanek/Jack Gruener, this book relates his story of survival from the Nazi occupation of Krakow, when he was eleven, through a succession of concentration camps, to the final liberation of Dachau. Jews Poland Krakow Fiction. Krakow (Poland) History Fiction. Biographical fiction. AR 4.9 RC 4.6 Lexile 760 IL 6-10.
Prisoner B-3087 IJS  
KM 13600KM 13600 Prisoner B-3087 (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 260 Copyright: 2013

Based on the life of Jack Gruener, this book relates his story of survival from the Nazi occupation of Krakow, when he was eleven, through a succession of concentration camps, to the final liberation of Dachau. Kit contains a class set of 25 books, a playaway (run time 4 hours and 56 minutes) and a 5-way splitter. Historical Fiction. Biographical fiction. Survival story. Novel Study. AR 4.9 RC 4.6 Lexile 760 IL 6-10.
Prisoner B-3087 (25 Books) IJS  
B 119735B 119735 Project Blastoff
Grade Lvl: I Author: Kelly, Mark E / Freeman, Martha
Length: 210 Copyright: 2015

Young Mark Kelly and his twin brother Scott and friends decide to build a rocket over the summer when their constant bickering starts to annoy their grandfather in this middle-grade novel based on the NASA astronauts' real childhoods. Includes facts about NASA and the space program. AR 5.1 RC 4.7 Lexile 770 IL 4-6.
Project Blastoff I  
B 122525B 122525 Projekt 1065
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 309 Copyright: 2016

It is 1943, and thirteen-year-old Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany in Berlin, is also a spy for the British Secret Service, so he has joined the Hitler Youth, and pretending that he agrees with their violence and book-burning is hard enough--but when he is asked to find out more about "Projekt 1065" both his and his parents' lives get a lot more dangerous. AR 5.3 RC 4.7 Lexile 780 IL 6-10. Iowa Teen Award 2018-2019.
Projekt 1065 IJS  
B 117966B 117966 Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Whelan, Gloria
Length: 34 Copyright: 2014

Inspired by a true story, when Queen Victoria is unable to go swimming without her subjects glimpsing her in a swimming suit, her husband, Prince Albert, comes up with an innovative solution so his wife can indulge in the healthy exercise. AR 4.4 Lexile 820 IL K-3.
Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine KP  
B 121458B 121458 Quickest Kid in Clarksville
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Miller, Pat Zietlow
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

Growing up in the segregated town of Clarksville, Tennessee, in the 1960s, Alta's family cannot afford to buy her new sneakers--but she still plans to attend the parade celebrating her hero Wilma Rudolph's three Olympic gold medals. An author's note provides more information about Wilma and the victory parade held in Clarksville that was open to everyone. Rudolph, Wilma, 1940-1994- Fiction. Role models- Fiction. Segregation- Fiction. AR 2.9 RC 1.8 Lexile 300 GR level M IL K-2.
Quickest Kid in Clarksville KP  
B 114990B 114990 Rachel's Secret
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sanders, Shelly
Length: 248 Copyright: 2012

Mikhail, a Christian in 1903 Kishinev, Russia, is murdered, and his Jewish friend fourteen-year-old Rachel knows who did it but must keep it a secret, and people are blaming the Jewish community. She finds comfort with Sergei, a Christian man, struggling with what his people have done to the Jews. Murder Fiction. Secrets Fiction. Jews Fiction. Russia History Nicholas II, 1894-1917 Fiction. AR 5.1 IL 5-10.
Rachel's Secret IJS  
KM 10777KM 10777 Raisin in the Sun
Grade Lvl: S Author: Hansberry, Lorraine
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

A three-act play concerned with the tensions in a middle-class African American family living in Chicago's Southside in the 1950s. Contents: four copies of the African American drama (151 pages) written by Lorraine Hansberry and two audio read-along CDs (performed by the original Broadway cast). Outstanding book for the college bound.
Raisin in the Sun S  
B 122942B 122942 Reaching Out
Grade Lvl: ST Author: Jimenez, Francisco
Length: 194 Copyright: 2009

From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Francisco Jiménez describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education. During his college years, the very family solidarity that allowed Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family behind when he goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, his father abandons the family and returns to Mexico. This is the story of how Francisco coped with poverty, with his guilt over leaving his family financially strapped, with his self-doubt about succeeding academically, and with separation. IL 9-12+ AR 6.1. RC 6.3. Lexile 910.
Reaching Out ST  
KM 12554KM 12554 Rebeldes de Tejas (20 Books)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Canion, Mira
Length: 100 Copyright: 2009

Mexican Juan Seguin finds himself fighting for Texas in the battle of the Alamo. Historical novel is written in the past tense. Kit contains 20 copies of the Level 2 (Novice-high level) Spanish reader (94 pages plus glossary) and a teacher's resource guide on CD. Novel Study.
Rebeldes de Tejas (20 Books) JS  
B 124557B 124557 Rebound
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Alexander, Kwame
Length: 414 Copyright: 2018

In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past. Prequel to: The crossover. B 118364. Novel in verse. Historical fiction. IL 5-10. AR 4.3. RC 4.7. Lexile 780.
Rebound IJS  
B 58232B 58232 Red Badge of Courage
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Crane, Stephen
Length: 161 Copyright: 1964

A young Union soldier tells of his feelings when he is under fire for the first time. He runs but later returns to lead a charge. Large print edition. AR 8.0. RC 7.6. Lexile 900.
Red Badge of Courage JS  
KM 12100KM 12100 Red Badge of Courage "Start-to-Finish"
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Crane, Stephen / Matern, John
Length: 113 Copyright: 2009

Presents a retelling of Stephen Crane's classic novel about Henry Flemming, a young Civil War Union soldier who experiences his first battle and then has to come to terms with his own fears and feelings of cowardice. Kit contains eight copies of the book (113 pages) by John Matern, one CD-Rom and one teachers guide. Novel Study. Lexile 370 Publisher GR level M. IL 6-12. From the Start-to-Finish series Classic Adventures. Gold level (RL 2-3). Use kit KM 8816 as a Resource Kit.
Red Badge of Courage "Start-to-Finish" IJS  
B 116336B 116336 Red Kite, Blue Kite
Grade Lvl: P Author: Jiang, Ji-li
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

When Tai Shan and his father, Baba, are separated during China's Cultural Revolution, they are able to stay close by greeting one another every day with flying kites until Baba, like the kites, is free. Includes historical note. Fathers and sons Fiction. Communism Fiction. China History Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976. AR 3.3. RC 3.5. Lexile 630. IL 1-3.
Red Kite, Blue Kite P  
KM 10806KM 10806 Red Moon at Sharpsburg (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wells, Rosemary
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

Even though the odds are against her and the Civil War has ruined her home and given her a view of the darker side of humanity, thirteen year old India Moody continues to aspire to attend Oberlin College and become a scientist. Contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (7 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; and book (236 pages) by Rosemary Wells. AR 4.7. RC 4.3. Lexile 760. IL 7-12. Four-week loan period.
Red Moon at Sharpsburg (Playaway) JS  
B 109904B 109904 Red Necklace: Story of the French Revolution
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gardner, Sally
Length: 378 Copyright: 2008

In the 18th century, Sido, the twelve year old daughter of a self-indulgent marquis and Yann, a fourteen year old Gypsy orphan raised to perform in a magic show, face a common enemy at the start of the French Revolution. AR 5.8. RC 5.4. Lexile 820.
Red Necklace: Story of the French Revolution JS  
B 128346B 128346 Red Palace
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hur, June
Length: 329 Copyright: 2022

While investigating a series of grisly murders, eighteen-year-old palace nurse Hyeon navigates royal and political intrigue and becomes entangled with a young police inspector. Young adult fiction. Mystery. Criminal investigation. Secrets. Historical fiction. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 9-12. AR 6.0. Lexile 780.
Red Palace JS  
KM 13806KM 13806 Red Palace (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hur, June
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

While investigating a series of grisly murders, eighteen-year-old palace nurse Hyeon navigates royal and political intrigue and becomes entangled with a young police inspector. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 8 hours and 15 minutes. Asian American. Mystery. Criminal investigation. Secrets. Historical fiction. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. AR 6.0. Lexile 780. IL 9-12.
Red Palace (Playaway) JS  
B 108930B 108930 Red Sash
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Pendziwol, Jean
Length: 30 Copyright: 2005

A young Metis (mixed-blood) boy who lives with his family near the trading post of Fort William earns the status of a true voyageur when he helps a representative of the North West Company whose canoe has been damaged in a storm reach the annual rendezvous celebration. AR 4.8. Follett RL 5.5. GR level O IL 1-5.
Red Sash PI  
B 127874B 127874 Red Scare
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Walsh, Liam Francis
Length: 236 Copyright: 2022

Peggy is scared: She's struggling to recover from polio and needs crutches to walk, and she and her neighbors are worried about the rumors of Communist spies doing bad things. On top of all that, Peggy has a hard time at school, and gets taunted by her classmates. When she finds a mysterious artifact that gives her the ability to fly, she thinks it's the solution to all her problems. But if Peggy wants to keep it, she'll have to overcome bullies, outsmart FBI agents, and escape from some very strange spies! Graphic Novel. Cold War 1945-1989. Historical fiction. IL 5-9. AR 2.2. Lexile 200.
Red Scare IJ  
B 123532B 123532 Redeemed
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Length: 406 Copyright: 2015

Jonah's new twin must time travel and face off against his siblings' worst enemy in order to save the future--and his family. Final book in Haddix's The Missing Series. Science fiction. The Missing - Book 8.
Redeemed IJ  
B 123485B 123485 Refugee
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 338 Copyright: 2017

Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together. Starred reviews. Alternating (Point of View). Historical fiction. Survival stories. Courage. IL 7-12. AR 5.3. RC 5.3. Lexile 800. Iowa Teen Award, 2019-2020.
Refugee JS  
KM 12926KM 12926 Refugee (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 338 Copyright: 2017

Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together. Playaway run time: 7 hours and 37 minutes. Starred reviews. Alternating (Point of View). Historical fiction. Survival stories. Courage. IL 7-12. AR 5.3. RC 5.3. Lexile 800. Contains 1 book, 1 playaway and a 5-way splitter.
Refugee (Playaway) JS  
B 124900B 124900 Resistance
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Nielsen, Jennifer A
Length: 385 Copyright: 2018

Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in danger of being killed or sent to the camps. After her little sister is taken away, her younger brother disappears, and her parents all but give up hope, Chaya is determined to make a difference. Using forged papers and her fair features, Chaya becomes a courier and travels between the Jewish ghettos of Poland, smuggling food, papers, and even people. Soon Chaya joins a resistance cell that runs raids on the Nazis' supplies. But after a mission goes terribly wrong, Chaya's network shatters. She is alone and unsure of where to go, until Esther, a member of her cell, finds her and delivers a message that chills Chaya to her core, and sends her on a journey toward an even larger uprising in the works in the Warsaw Ghetto. Though the Jewish resistance never had much of a chance against the Nazis, they were determined to save as many lives as possible, and to live or die with honor. Historical fiction. IL 5-9. AR 5.8. RC 5.4. Lexile 820.
Resistance IJS  
B 126563B 126563 Rettie and the Ragamuffin Parade : A Thanksgiving Story
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Noble, Trinka Hakes
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

During the 1918 influenza outbreak, nine-year-old Rettie seeks ways to make Thanksgiving special for her siblings and ailing mother. Picture book for older readers. Historical fiction. Influenza epidemic 1918-1919. Series nonfiction: Tales of Young Americans. IL K-3. AR 4.3. Lexile 800.
Rettie and the Ragamuffin Parade : A Thanksgiving Story KP  
B 123531B 123531 Revealed
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Length: 438 Copyright: 2014

After returning the missing children from history to their original time periods, thirteen-year-old Jonah must save time itself when aviator Charles Lindbergh mysteriously appears and kidnaps Jonah's sister. Science fiction. Series fiction. Missing, Book 7. IL 5-9. AR 5.7. RC 5.3. Lexile 800.
Revealed IJ  
B 120507B 120507 Revolution (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Wiles, Deborah
Length: 495 Copyright: 2014

It's 1964 in Greenwood, Mississippi, and Sunny's town is being invaded by people from up north who are coming to help people register to vote. Her personal life isn't much better, as a new stepmother, brother, and sister are crowding into her life, giving her little room to breathe. Historical fiction. Series: Sixties, book 2. Includes primary sources and back matter. IL 6-12. AR 5.2 RC 5.5 Lexile 840.
Revolution (Book 2) IJS  
KM 11321KM 11321 Revolver (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sedgwick, Marcus
Length: 0 Copyright: 2010

Fourteen year old Sig is stranded at a remote cabin in the Arctic wilderness with his father, who died just hours earlier after falling through the ice, when a terrifying man arrives, claiming Sig's father owes him a share of a horde of stolen gold and that he will kill Sig if he does not get his money. Contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a preloaded audio book (4 hours) ona dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; and book (204 pages). 2011 Michael L Printz Honor Award book. Thriller by Marcus Sedgwick. AR 5.2. RC 5.7. Lexile 890.IL 7-10.
Revolver (Playaway) JS  
B 107239B 107239 Ride Like the Wind: A Tale of the Pony Express
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Fuchs, Bernie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

In Nevada in 1861, a young Pony Express rider races for his life, pursued by seven Paiute warriors who are determined to drive white settlers out of their territory. Picture book for older readers. AR 5.0. RC 4.8. Lexile 880. IL K-4.
Ride Like the Wind: A Tale of the Pony Express KPI  
B 83500B 83500 Rifle
Grade Lvl: J Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 105 Copyright: 1995

A priceless, handcrafted rifle, carried throughout the American Revolution, is passed down through the years until it fires on a fateful Christmas Eve of 1994. AR 6.8. RC 7.9. Lexile 1480. GR level T.
Rifle J  
B 120707B 120707 Right Fight
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Lynch, Chris
Length: 189 Copyright: 2014

Abandoning his baseball ambitions to enlist in the Army when the United States is swept into World War II, Roman discovers his talent for strategic tank driving and embarks on a brutal desert campaign against the Nazis of the Afrika Korps. War stories. From the series World War II, Book One. AR 6.1 RC 8.3 Lexile 980 IL 5-10.
Right Fight IJS  
B 123530B 123530 Risked
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Length: 308 Copyright: 2013

Jonah, thirteen, and Katherine, eleven, travel through time to 1918 Russia just as Alexei, Anastasia, and the rest of Tsar Nicholas II's family is about to be executed. Author's note includes facts about the Romanovs and the mystery surrounding their deaths. Science fiction. Series fiction. The Missing - Book 6. IL 5-9. AR 5.2. RC 4.7. Lexile 770.
Risked IJ  
B 105369B 105369 Road From Roxbury
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Wiley, Melissa
Length: 232 Copyright: 2002

Seven year old Charlotte Tucker, begins to sense the big world around Roxbury, Massachusetts, and wonder when she will get to see it. From the series Little House--The Charlotte Years, number 3. AR 5.5. Follett RL 5.2.
Road From Roxbury PIJ  
B 109323B 109323 Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Grant, Alan
Length: 66 Copyright: 2006

A graphic novel adaptation of "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the story of a sixteen year old boy who is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, and escapes to become involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule. Adapted by Alan Grant. Illustrated by Cam Kennedy.
Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped IJS  
B 103583B 103583 Rocks in His Head
Grade Lvl: P Author: HURST, CAROL
Length: 32 Copyright: 2001

A young man has a lifelong love of rock collecting that eventually leads him to work at a science museum. Illustrated by James Stevenson. AR 3.5. RC 2.6. Lexile 440. GR level K.
Rocks in His Head P  
B 70166B 70166 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Taylor, Mildred
Length: 276 Copyright: 1976

A black family living in the South during the 1930's is faced with prejudice and discrimination which their children don't understand. Newbery award winner. GR level W. AR 5.7 RC 6.9. Lexile 920. IL 4-7.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry IJ  
KM 13373KM 13373 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (30 copies)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Taylor, Mildred D
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice. Told from the main heroine, Cassie Logan, is an independent school aged girl who discovers over the course of an important year why having land of their own is so crucial to the Logan family. She learns to draw strength from her own sense of dignity and self-respect. Kit contents includes: 30 paperback copies of the book, 6 audio CDs, 5 playaways, 2 splitters, Teacher guides from: Novel Ties, The Engaged Reader, Taking Grades, Teacher Created Resources, and Great Works. Historical fiction. Playaway run time: 7 hours 30 minutes. Audio CDs run time: 7 hours and 30 minutes. Mentor text. Middle School Literacy/Language Arts with Social Studies connections. IL 5-9. AR 5.7. RC 6.9. Lexile 920. GR W. Four week loan period.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (30 copies) IJ  
KM 8834KM 8834 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (6 Copies) GR Level W
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Taylor, Mildred
Length: 0 Copyright: 1976

A black family living in the South during the 1930's is faced with prejudice and discrimination which their children don't understand. Newbery Award winner. Novel Study. GR level W. AR 5.7. RC 6.9. Lexile 920. IL 4-7. Contents: Permabound teacher's guide and six copies of the book (276 pages) by Mildred Taylor. Four-week loan period.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (6 Copies) GR Level W IJ  
KM 11953KM 11953 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Taylor, Mildred
Length: 0 Copyright: 2012

A black family living in the South during the 1930's is faced with prejudice and discrimination which their children don't understand. Kit contains playaway-- a pre-loaded audio book (7.5 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); instruction sheet; earphones; and book (276 pages) by Mildred Taylor. AR 5.7 RC 6.9 Lexile 920 IL 4-7.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Playaway) IJ  
B 118716B 118716 Rooftoppers
Grade Lvl: I Author: Rundell, Katherine
Length: 277 Copyright: 2013

When authorities threaten to take Sophie, twelve, from Charles who has been her guardian since she was one and both survived a shipwreck, the pair goes to Paris to try to find Sophie's mother, and they are aided by Matteo and his band of "rooftoppers." Guardian and ward- Fiction. Missing persons- Fiction. AR 3.5 RC 2.6 Lexile 490 IL 4-6.
Rooftoppers I  
B 126958B 126958 Room to Dream (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Yang, Kelly
Length: 305 Copyright: 2021

After years of hard work, Mia Tang finally gets to go on vacation with her family, to China! A total dream come true! Mia can't wait to see all her cousins and grandparents again, especially her cousin Shen. As she roams around Beijing, witnessing some of the big changes China's going through, Mia thinks about the changes in her own life. Asian American. Historical fiction. Realistic. Series fiction: Front Desk, Book 3. IL 4-8. AR 4.5.
Room to Dream (Book 3) IJ  
B 120835B 120835 Rose Under Fire
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wein, Elizabeth
Length: 360 Copyright: 2013

When young American pilot Rose Justice is captured by Nazis and sent to Ravensbruck, the notorious women's concentration camp, she finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery, and friendship of her fellow prisoners. Prisoners of war- Fiction. Companion book to Code name Verity(115426). AR 6.1 RC 7.4 Lexile 950 IL 9-12.
Rose Under Fire JS  
B 122498B 122498 Ruby Lee & Me
Grade Lvl: I Author: Hitchcock, Shannon
Length: 207 Copyright: 2016

When a formerly segregated North Carolina town hires its first African-American teacher in 1969, two girls--one black, one white--confront the prejudice that challenges their friendship. Interracial friendship- Fiction. School Integration. AR 4.2 RC 3.3 Lexile 590 IL 4-6. Iowa Children's Choice 2017-2018.
Ruby Lee & Me I  
B 105263B 105263 Ruby's Wish
Grade Lvl: P Author: Bridges, Shirin Yim
Length: 28 Copyright: 2002

In China, at a time when few girls are taught to read and write, Ruby dreams of going to the University with her brothers and male cousins. 2003 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award (Writer Shirin Yim Bridges and Illustrator Sophie Blackall). AR and Follett RL 4.3. RC 3.3. Lexile 600. GR level N.
Ruby's Wish P  
B 112995B 112995 Running with the Horses
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lester, Alison
Length: 35 Copyright: 2011

Nina, told by her father they must flee the city in order to escape an invading army, insists on riding Zelda, an old cab horse, and her kindness is rewarded when Zelda's wisdom saves their lives, as well as those of the four Lipizzaner stallions they are bringing to safety. IL 2-4.
Running with the Horses PI  
B 111980B 111980 Ruth and the Green Book
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ramsey, Calvin
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

When Ruth and her parents take a motor trip from Chicago to Alabama to visit her grandma, they rely on a pamphlet called "The Negro Motorist Green Book" to find places that will serve them. Includes facts about "The Green Book." Segregation. AR 4.6. RC 5.3 Lexile 810 GR level R. IL 2-6.
Ruth and the Green Book PI  
B 123528B 123528 Sabotaged
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Length: 377 Copyright: 2010

Thirteen-year-old Jonah, stolen from the past as an infant, teams up with his sister Katherine to help Virginia Dare, the first child born in America to English parents. Series fiction. Science fiction. The Missing - Book 3. IL 5-9. AR 5.0. RC 4.5. Lexile 730.
Sabotaged IJ  
KM 12152KM 12152 Sacagawea: The Trip to the West "Start-to-Finish"
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Venable, Alan
Length: 90 Copyright: 2012

Fictionalized biography of the Shoshoni woman who acted as a guide and translator on the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804. Tells what Sacagawea might have thought on her journey. Kit contains fourteen copies of the book (124 pages, one instructional booklet and 1 audio CD and one instructional booklet. From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Gold level (RL 2-3) Lexile 620 Publisher GR level M. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom.
Sacagawea: The Trip to the West "Start-to-Finish" IJS  
B 120752B 120752 Safest Lie
Grade Lvl: I Author: Cerrito, Angela
Length: 180 Copyright: 2015

A nine-year-old Jewish girl, helped by Irena Sendler and the Zegota organization, is smuggled out of the Warsaw ghetto, given a new identity, and sent to live in the countryside for the duration of the World War II. Identity- Fiction. Poland History Occupation, 1939-1945- Fiction. AR 3.9 RC 4.3 Lexile 570 IL 4-6.
Safest Lie I  
B 102161B 102161 Sallie Fox: Story Of A Pioneer Girl
Grade Lvl: I Author: Leland, Dorothy
Length: 116 Copyright: 1995

A fictionalized account of twelve year old Sallie Fox's journey in 1858 from Iowa to California in a covered wagon. Follett RL 5.5. IL 4-6.
Sallie Fox: Story Of A Pioneer Girl I  
B 116809B 116809 Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Frost, Helen
Length: 138 Copyright: 2013

Twelve-year-olds Anikwa, of the Miami village of Kekionga, and James, of the trading post outside Fort Wayne, find their friendship threatened by the rising fear and tension brought by the War of 1812. Miami Indians Fiction. Indians of North America Indiana Fiction. Trading posts Fiction. Fort Wayne (Ind.) History Fiction. Novels in verse. IL 5-8.
Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War IJ  
B 70733B 70733 Samantha's Surprise: A Christmas Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Schur, Maxine
Length: 67 Copyright: 1986

The two weeks before Christmas are filled with activity as Samantha finishes her homemade presents. From the American Girls Collection. AR 3.9. RC 4.8. Lexile 720. GR level Q.
Samantha's Surprise: A Christmas Story PI  
B 109531B 109531 Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Saenz, Benjamin
Length: 360 Copyright: 2006

As a Chicano boy living in the unglamorous town of Hollywood, New Mexico, and member of the graduating class of 1969, Sammy Santos faces the challenges of "gringo" racism, unpopular dress codes, the Vietnam War, barrio violence, and poverty. Mexican Americans. Bildungstromans. AR 2.8. RC 3.6. Lexile 390. IL 9-12. Outstanding book for the college bound.
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood JS  
B 116170B 116170 San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 88 Copyright: 2012

Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco--but early one spring morning in 1906 Leo's world is shaken, when he finds himself stranded in the middle of San Francisco as it crumbles and burns to the ground. From the series I Survived. AR 3.8. RC 3.4. Lexile 610. IL 3-6.
San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 PI  
B 80933B 80933 Sarah, Also Know as Hannah
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ross, Lillian
Length: 64 Copyright: 1994

When twelve year old Sarah leaves the Ukraine for America in her sister's place, she must use her sister's passport and her sister's name, Hannah. AR 3.5. RC 4.5. Lexile 550.
Sarah, Also Know as Hannah PI  
B 68643B 68643 Sarah, Plain and Tall
Grade Lvl: PI Author: MacLachlan, Patricia
Length: 58 Copyright: 1985

Two children, motherless since the younger one's birth, are waiting on the prairie for the arrival of their possible new stepmother, who has answered their father's advertisement for a wife. Newbery award winner. Scott O'Dell Award 1986. Guided Reading level R. AR 3.4 RC 4.2 Lexile 560 IL 3-5.
Sarah, Plain and Tall PI  
B 93085B 93085 Sarah, Plain and Tall
Grade Lvl: T Author: Beech, Linda
Length: 16 Copyright: 2003

Presents tips and reproducible materials for teaching Patricia MacLachlan's "Sarah, Plain and Tall" in grades three through four. Includes author details and section-by-section summaries, discussion questions, and cross-curricular activities. From the series Scholastic Book Guides.
Sarah, Plain and Tall T  
KM 11968KM 11968 Sarah, Plain and Tall (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: MacLachlan, Patricia
Length: 58 Copyright: 2001

When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay. Kit contains a playaway-- a pre-loaded audio book (1 hour) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); instruction sheet; earphones; and Newbery Award winning book by Patricia MacLachlan (58 pages; AR 3.4 RC 4.2 Lexile 560 GR level R) IL 3-5.
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Playaway) PI  
B 109324B 109324 Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sturm, James
Length: 89 Copyright: 2007

In this graphic novel, fictional Emmet Wilson, a black sharecropper tells the story of his one at-bat against the great Satchel Paige and then his return to the fields after an injury. Relates the brutal world of early to mid-20th century race relations. When Emmet sends his son to school rather than have him work in the fields, two white landowners, the Jennings' twins beat the boy. The story ends when Satchel Paige's team comes to town and defeats the all-white hometown team striking out both Jennings brothers in the process. Includes a set of historical notes. AR 4.3. Follett RL 5.6. RC 4.6.
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow IJS  
B 106675B 106675 Saturdays and Teacakes
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Laminack, Lester L.
Length: 32 Copyright: 2004

A young boy remembers the Saturdays when he was nine or ten and he would ride his bicycle to his Mammaw's (grandma) house, where they spent the day together mowing the lawn, picking vegetables, eating lunch, and making delicious, sweet teacakes. Picture book for older readers is a descriptive memoir. Illustrated by Chris Soentpiet. AR and Follett RL 4.3. RC 5.0. Lexile 840. GR level P. IL K-4.
Saturdays and Teacakes KPI  
B 108433B 108433 Saving Grace
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Cummings, Priscilla
Length: 240 Copyright: 2003

When Grace's family is evicted from their Washington, D.C. apartment just before Christmas 1932, and she and her younger brothers are sent to a mission, Grace wonders what will become of her sick older brother, her pregnant mother, and her out-of-work father. AR 4.9. RC 5.2. Lexile 710.
Saving Grace IJ  
B 117190B 117190 Saving Zasha
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Barrow, Randi G
Length: 232 Copyright: 2011

In 1945 Russia, those who own German shepherds are considered traitors, but thirteen-year-old Mikhail and his family are determined to keep the dog a dying man brought them, while his classmate Katia strives to learn his secret. Soviet Union History German occupation, 1941-1944 Fiction. Single-parent families Fiction. AR 4.4 RC 4.2 Lexile 670 IL 4-8.
Saving Zasha IJ  
B 126218B 126218 Saving Zasha
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Barrow, Randi
Length: 240 Copyright: 2011

In 1945 Russia, those who own German shepherds are considered traitors, but thirteen-year-old Mikhail and his family are determined to keep the dog a dying man brought them, while his classmate Katia strives to learn his secret. Mikhail's inspiring journey to save his best friend, the last German shepherd in Russia, forces him to face some of life's hardest lessons about war, hate, forgiveness, hope, love, and man's best friend. Iowa Children's Choice 2014-2015. Historical fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.4. RC 4.2. Lexile 670.
Saving Zasha PI  
B 114768B 114768 Scarlet
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gaughen, A.C.
Length: 292 Copyright: 2012

Will Scarlet shadows Robin Hood, with an unerring eye for finding treasures to steal and throwing daggers with deadly accuracy, but when Gisbourne, a ruthless bounty hunter, is hired by the sheriff to capture Robin and his band of thieves, Robin must become Will's protector risking his own life in the process. Robin Hood (Legendary character) Fiction. Swashbuckling adventure and romance. AR 4.4 RC 5.2 Lexile 670 IL 8-11.
Scarlet JS  
B 124920B 124920 Scarlet Letter (Manga)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Silvermoon, Crystal
Length: 294 Copyright: 2015

Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. A graphic novel adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel. When Hester Prynne bears an illegitimate child, she is introduced to the ugliness, complexity, and ultimately the strength of the human spirit. Though set in a Puritan community during the Colonial American period, the moral dilemmas of personal responsibility and consuming emotions of guilt, anger, loyalty and revenge are timeless. Series: Manga Classics. Manga. Classic literature adaptation. IL 9-12. Lexile 520. GR Z.
Scarlet Letter (Manga) JS  
B 120777B 120777 School for Brides: A Story of Maidens, Mystery, and Matrimony
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Kindl, Patrice
Length: 251 Copyright: 2015

In the early 1800s, in a remote corner of England with almost no eligible young men, the eight students at the Winthrop Hopkins Female Academy uncover a mystery while learning all the skills necessary to become a good wife. Boarding schools- Fiction. Courtship -Fiction. England Social life and customs 19th century- Fiction. Sequel to Keeping the Castle(114593). Lexile 1140 IL 7-11.
School for Brides: A Story of Maidens, Mystery, and Matrimony JS  
B 113097B 113097 Secret Cave: Discovering Lascaux
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McCully, Emily Arnold
Length: 36 Copyright: 2010

Provides an illustrated account of how four boys, Jacques, Jojo, Simon, and Marcel, discovered the ancient paintings in the cave of Lascaux in the south of France in 1940 while searching for treasure.Magdaleian culture--Fiction. Prehistoric art. Cave paintings --Fiction. Montignac (Dordogne, France) Antiquities. Author's Note tells what happened to the boys after the discovery. AR 4.5. RC 3.8.Lexile 660. IL 1-4.
Secret Cave: Discovering Lascaux PI  
B 89077B 89077 Secret Journey
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Kehret, Peg
Length: 135 Copyright: 1999

In 1834 when a storm at sea destroys the slave ship on which she is a stowaway, twelve year old Emma musters all her resourcefulness to survive in the African jungle. AR 5.7. RC 4.6. Lexile 770. IL 3-7.
Secret Journey PIJ  
KM 10494KM 10494 Secret Life of Bees (29 Books)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Kidd, Sue
Length: 0 Copyright: 2002

Fourteen year old Lily and her companion, Rosaleen, an African American woman who has cared for Lily since her mother's death ten years earlier, flee their home after Rosalee is victimized by racist police officers, and find a safe haven in Tiburon, South Carolina, at the home of three beekeeping sisters, May, June, and August. Contents: curriculum unit (The Center for Learning) and 29 copies of the book (302 pages followed by a conversation with the author Sue Monk Kidd and discussion questions). Novel Study. Three-week loan period. Outstanding book for the college bound.
Secret Life of Bees (29 Books) S  
B 103286B 103286 SECRET OF SARAH REVERE
Grade Lvl: JS Author: RINALDI, ANN
Length: 320 Copyright: 1995

Paul Revere's daughter describes her father's "rides" and the intelligence network of the patriot community prior to the American Revolution. AR 3.7. Follett RL 4.8.
SECRET OF SARAH REVERE JS  
B 117539B 117539 Seeing Red
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Erskine, Kathryn
Length: 344 Copyright: 2013

When twelve-year-old Frederick "Red" Porter's father dies in 1972, his mother wants to sell their automobile repair shop and move her two sons back to Ohio, but Red is desperate to stop the sale even if it means unearthing some dark family secrets in a Virginia rife with racial tensions. Family life Virginia- Fiction. AR 4.6 RC 4.6 Lexile 750 IL 5-9.
Seeing Red IJ  
B 121309B 121309 Seventh Most Important Thing
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pearsall, Shelley
Length: 278 Copyright: 2015

In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton. Hampton, James, 1909-1964 - Fiction. AR 5.1 RC 4.6 Lexile 760 GR level Y IL 4-8. Iowa Teen Award, 2019-2020.
Seventh Most Important Thing IJ  
B 114559B 114559 Shadow on the Mountain
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Preus, Margi
Length: 286 Copyright: 2012

In Nazi-occupied Norway, fourteen-year-old Espen joins the resistance movement, graduating from deliverer of illegal newspapers to courier and spy. Based on a true story. World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements. Follett RL 6.5 IL 6-9.
Shadow on the Mountain IJ  
B 102834B 102834 SHADOWS IN THE GLASSHOUSE
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McDONALD, MEGAN
Length: 132 Copyright: 2000

While working as an indentured servant for a Jamestown glassmaker in1621, twelve year old Merry uncovers a case of sabotage. From the American Girl series History Mysteries. AR 5.3. Follett RL 5.7. RC 5.4. Lexile 740.
SHADOWS IN THE GLASSHOUSE IJ  
B 116169B 116169 Shark Attacks of 1916
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 87 Copyright: 2010

Ten-year-old Chet Roscow, who had been thrilled by the news of an aggressive great white shark attacking people all along the Atlantic coast, goes swimming with his friends in Springfield, New Jersey, one day, and wonders if he sees a shark in the water. From the series I Survived. AR 3.9. RC 2.4. Lexile 610. IL 3-6.
Shark Attacks of 1916 PI  
B 119198B 119198 Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hendrix, John
Length: 39 Copyright: 2014

In 1914 France, a British soldier writes to his mother about the strange events of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when German and Allied soldiers met on neutral ground to share songs, food, and fun. A two-page explanation of the beginning of the Great War & the Christmas Day truce precedes the fictionalized account of the events of that day. Includes an author's note and glossary. AR 5.8 Lexile 830 IL 2-6.
Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914 PI  
B 111199B 111199 Shooting the Moon
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Dowell, Frances
Length: 163 Copyright: 2008

When her brother is sent to fight in Vietnam, twelve year old Jamie begins to reconsider the army world that she has grown up in. Separation (Psychology). Children of military personnel Fiction. AR 5.3. Follett RL 5.3. RC 5.6. Lexile 890. RC 5.7. GR level T. IL 5-8.
Shooting the Moon IJ  
KM 10807KM 10807 Shooting the Moon (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Dowell, Frances
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

When her brother is sent to fight in Vietnam, twelve year old Jamie begins to reconsider the army world that she has grown up in. Military bases fiction. Soldiers. Children of military personnel. Separation (psychology). Contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (3.25 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; and book (163 pages) by Frances O'Roark Dowell. AR 5.3. Follett RL 5.5. RC 5.7. Lexile 890. GR level T. IL 5-8.
Shooting the Moon (Playaway) IJ  
B 126048B 126048 Show Me a Sign
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: LeZotte, Ann Clare
Length: 269 Copyright: 2020

It is 1805. Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha's Vineyard. Her great-great-grandfather was an early English settler and the first deaf islander. Now, over a hundred years later, many people there including Mary are deaf, and nearly everyone can communicate in sign language. Mary has never felt isolated. She is proud of her lineage. Recent events have delivered winds of change. Mary's brother died, leaving her family shattered. Tensions over land disputes are mounting between English settlers and the Wampanoag people. A cunning young scientist has arrived, hoping to discover the origin of the island's prevalent deafness. His maniacal drive to find answers soon renders Mary a "live specimen" in a cruel experiment. Her struggle to save herself is at the core of this novel that probes our perceptions of ability and disability. It will make you forever question your own ideas about what is normal. First person point of view. Diverse abilities. Community. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 4-8.
Show Me a Sign IJ  
KM 13497KM 13497 Show Me a Sign (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: LeZotte, Ann Clare
Length: 269 Copyright: 2020

It is 1805. Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha's Vineyard. Her great-great-grandfather was an early English settler and the first deaf islander. Now, over a hundred years later, many people there including Mary are deaf, and nearly everyone can communicate in sign language. Mary has never felt isolated. She is proud of her lineage. Recent events have delivered winds of change. Mary's brother died, leaving her family shattered. Tensions over land disputes are mounting between English settlers and the Wampanoag people. A cunning young scientist has arrived, hoping to discover the origin of the island's prevalent deafness. His maniacal drive to find answers soon renders Mary a "live specimen" in a cruel experiment. Her struggle to save herself is at the core of this novel that probes our perceptions of ability and disability. It will make you forever question your own ideas about what is normal. Kit contains playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. First person point of view. Diverse abilities. Community. Starred reviews. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 4-8.
Show Me a Sign (Playaway) IJ  
B 66293B 66293 Sign of the Beaver
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Speare, Elizabeth
Length: 129 Copyright: 1983

Thirteen year old Matt's survival in the 1760 Maine wilderness is dependent upon the friendship and teaching of a reluctant Indian friend. Scott O'Dell Award 1984. GR level T. AR 4.9. RC 5.7. Lexile 770.
Sign of the Beaver IJ  
KM 10402KM 10402 Sign of the Beaver (25 Books and Audio CDs)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Speare, Elizabeth
Length: 0 Copyright: 1998

Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in 18th century Maine, a boy is hard pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills. Contents: Permabound guide with blackline masters, Literature Circle guide, Teacher Created Materials literature unit, activity resource binder, 25 books (135 pages) by Elizabeth George Speare, three unabridged audio CDs (3 hours), and 93-minute DVD. Newbery Honor book. Novel Study. Rdg level U. AR 4.9. RC and Follett RL 5.7. Lexile 770. Four-week loan period.
Sign of the Beaver (25 Books and Audio CDs) IJ  
KM 4041KM 4041 Sign of the Beaver (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Speare, Elizabeth
Length: 0 Copyright: 1983

Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in 18th century Maine, a boy is hard pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills, by Elizabeth George Speare. Contents: Permabound guide with blackline masters, 25 books (135 pages), activity resource binder, Literature Circle Guide, Teacher Created Materials literature unit, three unabridged CD-Rom's. Novel study. From the series Newbery Award. Guided Rdg level T. AR 4.9. RC and Follett RL 5.7. Lexile 770. IL 5-8.
Sign of the Beaver (25 Books) IJ  
B 108431B 108431 Singing Hands
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ray, Delia
Length: 248 Copyright: 2006

In the late 1940s, twelve year old Gussie, a minister's daughter, learns the definition of integrity while helping with a celebration at the Alabama School for the Deaf--her punishment for misdeeds against her deaf parents and their boarders. AR 5.9. RC 6.4. Lexile 960.
Singing Hands IJ  
B 128320B 128320 Singing with Elephants
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Engle, Margarita
Length: 217 Copyright: 2022

Lonely Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she enjoys caring for injured animals, but her budding friendship with Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature, emboldens Oriol, an aspiring writer, to open up and create a world of words for herself. Historical fiction. Novel in verse. Relationship skills. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 5-8. AR 6.6.
Singing with Elephants IJ  
KM 13790KM 13790 Singing with Elephants (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Engle, Margarita
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

Lonely Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she enjoys caring for injured animals, but her budding friendship with Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature, emboldens Oriol, an aspiring writer, to open up and create a world of words for herself. Historical fiction. Novel in verse. Relationship skills. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 5-8. AR 6.6.
Singing with Elephants (Playaway) IJ  
B 114136B 114136 Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 96 Copyright: 2010

Ten year old George Calder's life changes forever as he, his little sister, Phoebe, and their Aunt Daisy set out across the ocean on the "Titanic" in 1912. From the series I Survived. AR 3.9. RC 3.3. Lexile 590. IL 3-6.
Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 PI  
KM 12931KM 12931 Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 112 Copyright: 2010

Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever. I Survived series, Book 1. IL 2-7. AR 3.9. RC 3.3. Lexile 590. GR Q. Contains 1 book, 1 playaway, and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 1 hour 19 minutes.
Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (Playaway) PIJ  
B 114766B 114766 Sisters of Glass
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Hemphill, Stephanie
Length: 150 Copyright: 2012

When a new glassblower arrives to help in the family business, the attraction Maria feels for him causes a web of conflicting emotions to grow even more tangled. Glass blowing and working Fiction. Romance. Love stories. Novel in verse. AR 5.0 RC 6.3 Lexile 810 IL 6-10.
Sisters of Glass IJS  
B 123620B 123620 Skunked!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kelly, Jacqueline
Length: 106 Copyright: 2016

When Travis discovers an abandoned baby skunk, he can't help but bring it home and take care of it. Stinky, as Travis names him, settles in pretty well. But when Travis discovers Stinky's litter-mate, Winky, who is in need of some help, things get complicated around the Tate house. Beginning chapter book. Series fiction. Historical fiction. Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet, Book 1. IL 2-5. AR 4.5. RC 4.5. F+P N.
Skunked! PI  
B 108329B 108329 Sky Boys: How they Built the Empire State Building
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 42 Copyright: 2006

In 1931, a boy and his father watch as the world's tallest building, the Empire State Building, is constructed, step-by-step, near their Manhattan home. Skyscrapers. AR 5.0. RC 6.3. Lexile 950. GR level Q. IL K-4.
Sky Boys: How they Built the Empire State Building KPI  
B 101927B 101927 SLAP YOUR SIDES
Grade Lvl: JS Author: KERR, M.E.
Length: 198 Copyright: 2001

Life in their Pennsylvania hometown changes for Jubal Shoemaker and his family when his older brother witnesses to his Quaker beliefs by becoming a conscientious objector during World War II. AR level 4.8.
SLAP YOUR SIDES JS  
KM 8835KM 8835 Slave Dancer (5 Copies)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Fox, Paula
Length: 0 Copyright: 1987

Kidnapped by the crew of an African bound ship, a thirteen year old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo. Contents: five copies of the Newbery Award winner book (127 pages) by Paula Fox. Novel Study. AR 6.0. RC 6.4. Lexile 970. GR Level Y.
Slave Dancer (5 Copies) IJ  
B 109502B 109502 Small White Scar
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Nuzum, K.A.
Length: 180 Copyright: 2008

Fifteen year old Will sets out to ride to La Junta to compete in a rodeo, hoping to break away from the responsibility of looking after his mentally challenged twin brother, Denny; but Denny follows Will, forcing him to face the realities of his life. AR and Follett RL 5.1. RC 4.5. Lexile 790.
Small White Scar IJS  
B 109408B 109408 Smile
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Napoli, Donna
Length: 260 Copyright: 2008

A fictionalized biography that describes the life of Elisabetta, the woman who posed for Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, The Mona Lisa. Romance. AR 4.0.
Smile JS  
B 109175B 109175 Snows
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Moranville, Sharelle
Length: 225 Copyright: 2007

With the thread of family that connects them through the generations, Jim born in 1931, Cathy in 1942, Jill in 1969, and Mona in 2006 each find "sixteen" to be the pivotal age in their lives. Coming-of-age story by Iowa author Sharelle Byars Moranville. AR 4.8.
Snows JS  
B 113768B 113768 Soldier Bear
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Dumon Tak, Bibi
Length: 145 Copyright: 2011

An orphaned Syrian brown bear is adopted by Polish soldiers during World War II and serves for five years as their mischievous mascot in Iran and Italy. Based on a true story. AR 5.2. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. IL 4-7. Mildred L. Batchelder Award Winner 2012.
Soldier Bear IJ  
B 102839B 102839 Soldier Boys
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: HUGHES, DEAN
Length: 162 Copyright: 2001

Two boys, one German and one American, are eager to join their respective armies during World War II, and their paths cross at the Battle of the Bulge. AR 5.4. RC 5.9. Lexile 790. GR level Y.
Soldier Boys IJS  
B 116810B 116810 Soldier Dog
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Angus, Sam
Length: 249 Copyright: 2013

Follows the World War I experiences of Stanley, who upon joining the war effort to escape his father is assigned to the experimental War Dog School, where he trains a Great Dane with whom he attempts to find his missing soldier brother. Dogs War use Fiction. Fathers and sons Fiction. France History German occupation, 1914-1918 Fiction. AR 6.0 IL 6-8.
Soldier Dog IJ  
B 102043B 102043 Soldier's Heart
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 106 Copyright: 1998

Being the Story Of the Enlistment and Due Service Of the Boy Charley Goddard In the First Minnesota Volunteers. Eager to enlist, fifteen year old Charley has a change of heart after experiencing both the physical horrors and mental anguish of Civil War combat. Post-traumatic stress disorder. AR 5.7. RC 5.9. Lexile 1000. GR level V.
Soldier's Heart JS  
B 116936B 116936 Soldier's Secret : The Incredible True Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Moss, Marissa
Length: 387 Copyright: 2012

Nineteen-year-old Sarah masquerades as a man during the Civil War, serving as a nurse on the battlefield and a spy for the Union Army, escaping from the Confederates, and falling in love with one of her fellow soldiers. Based on the life of Sarah Emma Edmonds. Edmonds, S. Emma E. (Sarah Emma Evelyn), 1841-1898 Fiction. Women Fiction. Impersonation Fiction. AR 5.6 RC 5.6 Lexile 860 IL 7-12.
Soldier's Secret : The Incredible True Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War JS  
B 123648B 123648 Some Kind of Courage
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gemeinhart, Dan
Length: 234 Copyright: 2016

In 1890 Washington the only family Joseph Johnson has left is his half-wild Indian pony, Sarah, so when she is sold by a man who has no right to do so, he sets out to get her back--and he plans to let nothing stop him in his quest. Iowa Children's Choice 2018-2019. Historical fiction. Survival. IL 4-8. AR 4.8. RC 4.6. Lexile 760.
Some Kind of Courage IJ  
KM 12948KM 12948 Some Kind of Courage (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gemeinhart, Dan
Length: 234 Copyright: 2016

Joseph Johnson has lost just about everyone he's ever loved. He lost his pa in an accident. He lost his ma and his little sister to sickness. And now, he's lost his pony-fast, fierce, beautiful Sarah, taken away by a man who had no right to take her. Joseph can sure enough get her back, though. The odds are stacked against him, but he isn't about to give up. He will face down deadly animals, dangerous men, and the fury of nature itself on his quest to be reunited with the only family he has left. Because Joseph Johnson may have lost about everything, he hasn't lost hope. And he hasn't lost the fire in his belly that says he's getting his pony Sarah back-no matter what. Historical fiction. Survival story. Contains 1 hardcover book, 1 playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time 5 hours and 19 minutes.
Some Kind of Courage (Playaway) IJ  
B 109487B 109487 Someone Named Eva
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Wolf, Joan
Length: 200 Copyright: 2007

Taken from her home in Lidice, Czechoslovakia, in 1942, eleven year old Milada is taken with other blond, blue-eyed children to a school in Poland to be trained as "proper Germans," then adopted by German families, but all the while she remembers her true name and history. Brainwashing. Nazis. AR and Follett RL 5.1. RC 5.4. Lexile 820.
Someone Named Eva IJ  
B 115465B 115465 Son of a Gun
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: De Graaf, Anne
Length: 125 Copyright: 2012

Eight-year-old Liberian Lucky, his ten-year-old sister Nopi, and their schoolmates are kidnapped and forced to become child soldiers, but even after they escape along with some other children and are reunited with their parents, their lives will never be the same. Includes chapter about Liberia. Liberia History Civil War, 1989-1996 Fiction. Child soldiers Fiction. Brothers and sisters Fiction. Mildred L. Batchelder Honor 2013. AR 4.7 RC 4.3 Lexile 700 Il 6-9.
Son of a Gun IJ  
B 84343B 84343 SOS Titanic
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bunting, Eve
Length: 246 Copyright: 1996

Fifteen year old Barry O'Neill, traveling from Ireland to America on the maiden voyage of the Titanic, finds his life endangered when the ship hits an iceberg and begins to sink. AR 4.5. RC 6.5. Lexile 690. GR level V.
SOS Titanic IJ  
B 124397B 124397 Sound of Freedom
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Kacer, Kathy
Length: 250 Copyright: 2017

Anna and her family have only one hope left to escape certain doom. It's 1936 and life is becoming dangerous for the Jews of Krakow. As incidents of violence and persecution increase day by day, Anna begs her father to leave Poland, but he insists it's impossible. How could he give up his position as an acclaimed clarinetist in the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra? When Anna and her father barely escape from a group of violent thugs, it becomes clear that the family must leave. But how? There seems to be only one possibility. Bronislaw Huberman, a world-renowned violinist, is auditioning Jewish musicians for a new orchestra in Palestine. If accepted, they and their families will receive exit visas. Anna and her grandmother boldly write to Huberman asking him to give Anna's father an audition, but will that be enough to save them? This poignant story is based on real events in pre-war Poland and Palestine. After saving seven hundred Jews and their families, Huberman went on to establish what later became the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Historical fiction. Holocaust. IL 5-8. Lexile 750.
Sound of Freedom IJ  
KM 8429KM 8429 Sounder (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Armstrong, William
Length: 0 Copyright: 2005

Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young African American boy grows in courage and understanding with the help of the devoted dog Sounder. Contents: Scholastic BookFiles reading guide, 25 copies of the Newbery award winning book (116 pages) by William H. Armstrong (c. 1969) (AR 5.3, RC 4.9, Lexile 900, GR level T), unabridged audio CD read-along, and Teacher Created Materials Literature unit. Novel Study.
Sounder (25 Books) IJ  
B 109451B 109451 Spuds
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Hesse, Karen
Length: 30 Copyright: 2008

Maybelle, Jack, and Eddie want to help Ma by putting something extra on the table, so they set out in the dark to take potatoes from a nearby field, but when they arrive home and empty their potato sacks, they are surprised by what they find. Brothers and sisters. AR 4.0. Follett RL 4.2. RC 3.3 Lexile 810. IL K-4.
Spuds KPI  
B 115435B 115435 Spy In the House
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lee, Y. S.
Length: 335 Copyright: 2011

Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan and thief Mary Quinn is offered a place at Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls where she is trained to be part of an all-female investigative unit called The Agency and, at age seventeen, she infiltrates a rich merchant's home in hopes of tracing his missing cargo ships. Swindlers and swindling Fiction. Household employees Fiction. London (England) History 19th century Fiction. AR 5.1 RC 5.2 Lexile 680 GR level Z IL 7-12.
Spy In the House JS  
B 85301B 85301 Spy in the Sky
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Karr, Kathleen
Length: 55 Copyright: 1997

When Northerner Thaddeus Lowe lands his huge balloon in South Carolina at the beginning of the Civil War, ten year old orphan Ridley Jones joins up with him and the two set out to find a way to use Lowe's balloon to help the North. Based on a true story. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Aerial operations- Fiction. Hot air balloons- Fiction. Hyperion Chapters, 3rd grade. AR 3.1. RC 3.8. Lexile 320. IL 2-4.
Spy in the Sky PI  
B 104513B 104513 Ste-e-e-e-eamboat A-Comin'!
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Esbaum, Jill
Length: 34 Copyright: 2005

A village comes to life when a Mississippi River steamboat arrives and unloads its goods. Written by poet Jill Esbaum and illustrated by Adam Rex. Follett RL 5.0. IL K-5.
Ste-e-e-e-eamboat A-Comin'! KPI  
B 102987B 102987 Steal Away Home
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: RUBY, LOIS
Length: 192 Copyright: 1994

In two parallel stories, a Quaker family in Kansas in the late 1850soperates a station on the Underground Railroad, while almost 150 years later, twelve-year-old Dana moves into the same house and finds the skeleton of a black woman who helped the Quakers. AR 5.5. RC 5.1. Lexile 890.
Steal Away Home IJ  
B 122664B 122664 Steamboat School
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

In 1847 St. Louis, Missouri, when a new law against educating African Americans forces Reverend John to close his school, he finds an ingenious solution to the new state law by moving his school to a steamboat in the Mississippi River. Includes author's note on Reverend John Berry Meachum, a minister, entrepreneur, and educator who fought tirelessly for the rights of African Americans. AR 4.2 RC 2.8 Lexile 660 IL K-4.
Steamboat School KPI  
B 120029B 120029 Stella by Starlight
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Draper, Sharon M
Length: 320 Copyright: 2015

When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town. Segregation- Fiction. AR 4.8 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 4-8. Iowa Children's Choice 2017-2018.
Stella by Starlight IJ  
B 108419B 108419 Stolen Sapphire: A Samantha Mystery
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Buckey, Sarah
Length: 179 Copyright: 2006

On an ocean liner headed to Europe in 1906, Samantha and Nellie set out to find an archaeologist's legendary sapphire that has gone missing, investigating every first-class passenger. Includes an informational section on ocean liner travel in this period and a glossary of French words used in the story. From the series American Girl Mysteries. AR 5.2. Follett RL 4.4. RC 5.5. Lexile 800.
Stolen Sapphire: A Samantha Mystery PI  
B 122029B 122029 Stone Angel
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Yolen, Jane
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015

Forced to flee when Nazis arrive in Paris, a little Jewish girl dreams of the stone angel that stood near her apartment in Paris, imagining it as a guardian angel who watches over her family as they seek safety in England. France History German occupation, 1940-1945 -Fiction. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)- Fiction. Lexile 840 IL 1-4,
Stone Angel PI  
KM 12449KM 12449 Stone Fox (28 Books)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gardiner, John Reynolds
Length: 83 Copyright: 2003

Little Willy hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters. Determination. Story is rooted in a Rocky Mountain legend. Kit contains 28 copies of the book by John Reynolds Gardiner (AR 4.0 RC 3.2 Lexile 550 GR level P) plus Teacher Created Resources Literature Guide. Novel Study. IL 3-5.
Stone Fox (28 Books) PI  
B 103187B 103187 Stop the Train!
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McCaughrean, Geraldine
Length: 289 Copyright: 2003

Despite the opposition of the owner of the Red Rock Railroad in 1893, the new settlers of Florence, Oklahoma, are determined to build a real town. Land rush. AR 6.4. RC 5.9. Lexile 900. GR level X. IL 5-8.
Stop the Train! IJ  
KM 10287KM 10287 Stop the Train! (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McCaughrean, Geraldine
Length: 0 Copyright: 2005

Despite the opposition of the owner of the Red Rock Runner Railroad in 1893, the new settlers of Florence, Oklahoma, are determined to build a real town. Oklahoma Land Rush. Contents: instruction sheet; playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (8 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); earphones; and book (367 pages) by Geraldine McCaughrean. AR 6.4. RC 5.9. Lexile 900. IL 5-8. Four-week loan period.
Stop the Train! (Playaway) IJ  
KM 12950KM 12950 Storm Horse (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Garlick, Nicholas
Length: 242 Copyright: 2017

With his mother missing and his father dead, twelve-year-old Flip's new home is a remote Dutch island. Menaced by the local bullies and followed everywhere by a mysterious girl, he wonders how he'll ever adapt to life on his uncle's farm. Then he rescues a horse from the stormy sea and discovers a new purpose in caring for his charge. Animal tale. Rescue and survival. Historical fiction. Contains: 1 hardcover book, playaway, earbuds and 5 way splitter. Playaway run time: 5 hours. IL 4-8. AR 4.8. RC 4.6.
Storm Horse (Playaway) IJ  
B 111817B 111817 Storm in the Barn
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Phelan, Matt
Length: 201 Copyright: 2009

Eleven year old Jack Clark struggles with everyday obstacles while his family and community contend with the challenges brought on by the Dust Bowl in 1937 Kansas. Graphic novel is part tall tale, part thriller, part historical fiction. Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction 2010. AR 2.3. Follett RL 3.3. RC 3.4. Lexile 430.
Storm in the Barn IJ  
B 122637B 122637 Storm's Coming!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Preus, Margi
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Near her lighthouse home on the shores of Lake Superior, Sophie reads nature's signs (flowers, insects, and birds can help predict the weather) and sounds a warning that a storm is brewing. An author's note highlights "weather forecasting proverbs." IL K-2.
Storm's Coming! KP  
B 124573B 124573 Strange Star
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Carroll, Emma
Length: 230 Copyright: 2018

One stormy June evening, five friends meet at Villa Diodati, the summer home of Lord Byron. After dinner is served, they challenge each other to tell ghost stories that will freeze the blood. But one of the guests--Mary Shelley--is stuck for a story to share. Then there's an unexpected knock at the front door. Collapsed on the doorstep is a girl with strange scars on her face. She has traveled a long way with her own tale to tell, and now they all must listen. Hers is no ordinary ghost story, though. What starts as a simple tale of village life soon turns to tragedy and the darkest, most dangerous of secrets. Sometimes the truth is far more terrifying than fiction . . . and the consequences are even more devastating. Thriller fiction. IL 5-9. AR 4.3. RC 4.3. Lexile 590.
Strange Star IJ  
B 113662B 113662 Strawberry Hill
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hoberman, Mary Ann
Length: 230 Copyright: 2010

Ten year old Alie's family moves from urban New Haven to rural Stamford, Connecticut, in the middle of the Great Depression. AR 3.8. RC .4. Lexile 610. GR level R. IL 3-6. Iowa Children's Choice 2012-2013.
Strawberry Hill PI  
B 125231B 125231 Stubby: A True Story of Friendship
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Foreman, Michael
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019

Stubby was a brave soldier, a loyal friend . . . and a dog. From an army training camp to the trenches in France, this is the incredible true story of Sergeant Stubby, the dog who served bravely in World War I--sniffing out gas attacks, catching spies, and winning the hearts of his fellow soldiers. Picture book for older readers. Includes back matter. World War I. Historical fiction. IL 2-6. Lexile 840.
Stubby: A True Story of Friendship PI  
B 120492B 120492 Sugar
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Length: 272 Copyright: 2013

In 1870, Reconstruction brings big changes to the Louisiana sugar plantation where spunky ten-year-old Sugar has always lived, including her friendship with Billy, the son of her former master, and the arrival of workmen from China. Plantation life Louisiana- Fiction. AR 2.9 RC 2.4 Lexile 430 GR level U IL 4-7.
Sugar IJ  
B 108118B 108118 Sugar Snow
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 32 Copyright: 1998

A cold snap late in winter allows a pioneer girl and her family to enjoy the rich sugar candy made from maple tree sap. Text adapted from Little House in the Big Woods. From the series My First Little House books. AR 3.7. Follett RL 3.9. RC 3.8. Lexile 680.
Sugar Snow KP  
B 112383B 112383 Summer at Izzie's
Grade Lvl: I Author: Green, William A.
Length: 52 Copyright: 2010

Eleven year old Julie spends much of her summer vacation helping her elderly friend on her northeast Iowa farm. Iowa author- Will Green and illustrator- David R. Prehm. IL 4-6.
Summer at Izzie's I  
B 108119B 108119 Summertime in the Big Woods
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 32 Copyright: 1996

A little girl and her pioneer family spend a busy summer in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Text adapted from Little House in the Big Woods. From the series My First Little House books. AR 3.2. RC and Follett RL 3.9. Lexile 830.
Summertime in the Big Woods KP  
KM 12747KM 12747 Sunsets of the West (6 Books)
Grade Lvl: P Author: Johnston, Tony
Length: 33 Copyright: 2002

Pa and his family pack up their belongings and undertake the difficult journey by covered wagon to a new life in the West. Kit contains six copies of the picture book by Tony Johnston. AR 2.7 and Follett RL 2.7. IL 1-2.
Sunsets of the West (6 Books) P  
B 106611B 106611 Survival in the Storm
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Janke, Katelan
Length: 189 Copyright: 2002

A twelve year old girl keeps a journal of her family's and friends' difficult experiences in the Texas panhandle, part of the "Dust Bowl," during the Great Depression. Includes a historical note about life in America in 1935. From the series Dear America. AR 6.4. Follett RL 6.8. RC 5.9. Lexile 990. GR level X.
Survival in the Storm IJ  
B 127001B 127001 Survivor Tree
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Colleen, Marcie
Length: 48 Copyright: 2021

This hopeful story of a resilient tree that grew (and still grows) at the base of the twin towers is a simple introduction for young readers to gain an understanding of September 11th and the impact it had on America. Historical fiction. New York City, NY. Trees fiction. IL 1-4. GR S.
Survivor Tree PI  
B 124884B 124884 Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Auxier, Jonathan
Length: 344 Copyright: 2018

It's been five years since the Sweep disappeared. Orphaned and alone, Nan Sparrow had no other choice but to work for a ruthless chimney sweep named Wilkie Crudd. She spends her days sweeping out chimneys. The job is dangerous and thankless, but with her wits and will, Nan has managed to beat the deadly odds time and time again. When Nan gets stuck in a chimney fire, she fears the end has come. Instead, she wakes to find herself unharmed in an abandoned attic. And she is not alone. Huddled in the corner is a mysterious creature--a golem--made from soot and ash. Sweep is the story of a girl and her monster. Together, these two outcasts carve out a new life--saving each other in the process. Starred reviews. Fantasy. Historical fiction. IL 5-8. AR 4.5. Lexile 630. GR X.
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster IJ  
B 78539B 78539 Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 36 Copyright: 1993

A young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom in the North. AR 3.8. RC 4.5. Lexile 680. Guided Reading level S.
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt PI  
B 121808B 121808 Sweet Home Alaska
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Dagg, Carole Estby
Length: 298 Copyright: 2016

In 1934, eleven-year-old Terpsichore's father signs up for President Roosevelt's Palmer Colony project, uprooting the family from Wisconsin to become pioneers in Alaska, where Terpsichore refuses to let rough conditions and first impressions get in the way of her grand adventure.
Sweet Home Alaska IJ  
B 113435B 113435 Sylvia & Aki
Grade Lvl: I Author: Conkling, Winifred
Length: 151 Copyright: 2011

At the start of World War II, Japanese American third-grader Aki and her family are sent to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona, while Mexican American third-grader Sylvia's family leases their Orange County, California, farm and begins a fight to stop school segregation. Segregation. Japanese Americans evacuation and relocation. Mexican Americans. AR 5.2. RC 4.6. Lexile 760. IL 4-6.
Sylvia & Aki I  
B 118282B 118282 Taste of Freedom: Gandhi and the Great Salt March
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kimmel, Elizabeth
Length: 42 Copyright: 2014

An old man in India recalls how, when he was a young boy, he got his first taste of freedom as he and his brother joined the great Muhatma Gandhi on a march to the sea to make salt in defiance of British law. Picture book is based on a true event in 1930. An afterword gives the details of the Salt March & subsequent events. Nonviolent protest. Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 - Fiction. India History British occupation, 1765-1947- Fiction. Civil disobedience- Fiction. Nonviolence- Fiction. AR 3.9 Lexile 680 IL 1-4.
Taste of Freedom: Gandhi and the Great Salt March PI  
B 123600B 123600 Ten: A Soccer Story
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Flint, Shamini
Length: 155 Copyright: 2015

Maya is a passionate soccer fan eager to start playing soccer herself. This is extra challenging because soccer is considered a "boys' game" in Malaysia in 1986. She teaches herself basic soccer skills with only her mother and a potted rosebush as training partners, then gradually persuades enough girls to join her to form a team, all the while trying to keep her unpredictable biracial family together. Historical fiction. First person point of view. IL 4-8. AR 4.7. RC 4.7. Lexile 770.
Ten: A Soccer Story IJ  
B 107770B 107770 Terrible Storm
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hurst, Carol
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

A child's two grandfathers relate their boyhood experiences of the "terrible blizzard of 1888," during which each was stuck for three days doing what he disliked the most.
Terrible Storm KP  
B 120759B 120759 Terrorist: Gavrilo Princip, the Assassin Who Ignited World War I
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Rehr, Henrik
Length: 231 Copyright: 2015

Fictional account of the life of the young Serbian terrorist, Gavrilo Princep, who touched off World War I in 1914 by assassinating the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Fictionalized biography. Graphic novel. AR 4.9 RC 4.4 Lexile 610 IL 8-12.
Terrorist: Gavrilo Princip, the Assassin Who Ignited World War I JS  
B 112802B 112802 That Book Woman
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Henson, Heather
Length: 40 Copyright: 2008

A family living in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1930s gets booksto read during the regular visits of the "Book Woman"--a librarian who rides a pack horse through the mountains, lending books to the isolated residents. An author's note provides background informationabout the Pack Horse Librarian Program (part of the WPA) designed tobring books to remote regions of Kentucky. AR 4.3. RC 4.5. Lexile 920. IL 2-5.
That Book Woman PI  
B 124723B 124723 The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 114 Copyright: 2018

Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family visit Glacier National Park every summer, but this year Mel comes face-to-face with a terrifying grizzly bear. Series fiction: I Survived, Book 17. Historical fiction. Survival. IL 3-8. AR 3.9. Lexile 550.
The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 PIJ  
B 124976B 124976 The Battle of D-Day, 1944
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Tarshis, Lauren
Length: 110 Copyright: 2019

In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Lauren Tarshis shines a spotlight on the story of the Normandy landings, the largest seaborne invasion in history and foundation for the Allied victory in World War II. Historical fiction. Survival stories. Series fiction: I Survived, Book 18. IL 3-8. AR 4.7. Lexile 630.
The Battle of D-Day, 1944 PIJ  
B 114421B 114421 These Hands
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Mason, Margaret
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

An African American man tells his grandson about a time when, despite all the wonderful things his hands could do, they could not touch bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Based on stories of bakery union workers; includes historical note. IL K-4.
These Hands KPI  
B 126775B 126775 They Went Left
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hesse, Monica
Length: 364 Copyright: 2020

Zofia, a teenage Holocaust survivor, travels across post-war Europe as she searches for her younger brother and seeks to rebuild her shattered life. Historical fiction. Mystery. Holocaust survivors. Young adult fiction. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022. IL 9-12. AR 5.1. Lexile 730.
They Went Left JS  
KM 13397KM 13397 They Went Left (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hesse, Monica
Length: 364 Copyright: 2020

Zofia, a teenage Holocaust survivor, travels across post-war Europe as she searches for her younger brother and seeks to rebuild her shattered life. Historical fiction. Holocaust survivors. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022. Kit includes one book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 9 hours. IL 9-12. AR 5.1. Lexile 730.
They Went Left (Playaway) JS  
B 109511B 109511 Thin Wood Walls
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Patneaude, David
Length: 231 Copyright: 2004

When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Joe Harnada and his family face growing prejudice, eventually being torn away from their home and sent to a relocation camp in California, even as his older brother joins the United States Army to fight in the war. Japanese Americans Evaculation and Relocation. Points of view. AR 4.3. Follett RL 4.0. RC 3.3. Lexile 620.
Thin Wood Walls IJS  
KM 10421KM 10421 Things They Carried: A Work of Fiction (30 Books)
Grade Lvl: S Author: O'Brien, Tim
Length: 0 Copyright: 1990

Collection of related stories with recurring characters, interwoven plot and themes told by a foot soldier retelling his experiences in the Vietnam War. Psychological fiction. Novel Study. AR 5.8. RC 9.0. Lexile 880. IL 10-12. Contents: 30 copies of the book (246 pages) by Tim O'Brien and Novel Units teacher guide.
Things They Carried: A Work of Fiction (30 Books) S  
B 126332B 126332 Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Ruby, Laura
Length: 365 Copyright: 2019

When Frankie's mother died and her father left her and her siblings at an orphanage in Chicago, it was supposed to be only temporary, just long enough for him to get back on his feet and be able to provide for them once again. That's why Frankie's not prepared for the day that he arrives for his weekend visit with a new woman on his arm and out-of-state train tickets in his pocket. Now Frankie and her sister, Toni, are abandoned alongside so many other orphans; two young, unwanted women doing everything they can to survive. And as the embers of the Great Depression are kindled into fires of World War II, and the shadows of injustice, poverty, and death walk the streets in broad daylight, it will be up to Frankie to find something worth holding on to in the ruins of this shattered America. World War II. Historical fiction. Siblings. IL 9-12. AR 4.9. Lexile 770.
Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All JS  
B 115424B 115424 This Dark Endeavor
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Oppel, Kenneth
Length: 298 Copyright: 2011

Victor and Konrad Frankenstein are inseparable twin brothers who stumble upon The Dark Library, where secret books of alchemy and ancient remedies are housed, but after their father forbids them to ever return to the library Konrad falls gravely ill and Victor seeks out a cure for his brother beyond traditional medicine. Twins Fiction. Brothers Fiction. Alchemy Fiction. Geneva (Republic) History 18th century Fiction. From the series Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein, Book 1. AR 4.9 RC 4.3 Lexile 690 IL 7-11.
This Dark Endeavor JS  
KM 10415KM 10415 Thousand Splendid Suns (2 Parts) (30 Books)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Hosseini, Khaled
Length: 0 Copyright: 2007

A novel set against the three decades of Afghanistan's history shaped by Soviet occupation, civil war, and the Taliban, which tells the stories of two women, Mariam and Laila, who grow close despite their nineteen year age difference and initial rivalry as they suffer at the hand of a common enemy: their abusive husband. Contents: 30 copies of the book (372 pages) by Khaled Hosseini. Novel Study. AR and RC 5.4. Lexile 830. Four-week loan period.
Thousand Splendid Suns (2 Parts) (30 Books) S  
B 126477B 126477 Three Keys (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Yang, Kelly
Length: 271 Copyright: 2020

Mia Tang thinks she's going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners of the Calivista Motel, Mia gets to run the front desk with her best friend, Lupe, and she's finally getting somewhere with her writing! But as it turns out, sixth grade is no picnic. Sequel to first book: Front Desk.(B 124891) IL 4-8. AR 4.8.
Three Keys (Book 2) IJ  
KM 12104KM 12104 Three Musketeers "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Dumas, Alexandre
Length: 139 Copyright: 2006

Retells the swashbuckling tale written by Alexandre Dumas. D'Artagnan and three musketeers unite to defend the honor of Anne of Austria against the plots of Cardinal Richeliu during the reign of France's King Louis XIV. Swordplay- Fiction. Kit contains five copies of the book (139 pages) by Alan Venable. From the Start-To-Finish series Classic Adventures. Novel Study. Blue level (RL 4-5). Lexile 700 IL 6-12.Reference Kit to use is KM 8815.
Three Musketeers "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS  
B 78585B 78585 Three Young Pilgrims
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Harness, Cheryl
Length: 40 Copyright: 1992

Mary, Remember, and Bartholomew are among the pilgrims who survive the harsh early years in America and see New Plymouth grown into a prosperous colony. AR 4.4. RC 5.2. Lexile 740. IL 2-5.
Three Young Pilgrims PI  
B 108426B 108426 Tiger
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stone, Jeff
Length: 196 Copyright: 2005

Five young warrior-monk foster brothers survive an insurreation and must use the ancient arts to avenge their Grandmaster. Martial arts. Revenge. Human-animal relationships. Five Ancestors series, Book 1. AR 5.0. Follett RL 7.4. RC 5.2. Lexile 800.
Tiger IJ  
B 120827B 120827 Tightrope Walkers
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Almond, David
Length: 326 Copyright: 2015

A coming of age story set in the shipyards of northern England in which Dominic Hall is torn between eccentric artist Holly Stroud and the freedom he feels with her, his love of the tightrope, and being drawn to Vincent McAlinden, a complex bully who brings out his darker desires. Bildungsromans. AR 4.3 Lexile 620 IL 9-12.
Tightrope Walkers JS  
B 121872B 121872 Tiny Piece of Sky
Grade Lvl: I Author: Stout, Shawn K
Length: 322 Copyright: 2016

Working in her German-born father's restaurant kitchen alongside African-American cooks under the supervision of a racist manager, third daughter Frankie investigates local suspicions that her father is a Nazi spy, in a tale based on a true story from the author's life. Lexile 830 IL 4-6.
Tiny Piece of Sky I  
B 116379B 116379 To Kill a Mockingbird
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lee, Harper
Length: 323 Copyright: 2010

Scout Finch, the young daughter of a local attorney in the Deep South during the 1930s, tells of her father's defense of an African-American man charged with the rape of a white girl. Young adult fiction. Mature themes. AR 5.6 IL 8-12.
To Kill a Mockingbird JS  
KM 5470KM 5470 To Kill a Mockingbird (28 Books)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lee, Harper
Length: 0 Copyright: 1960

Eight year old Scout Finch tells of life in a small Alabama town where her father is a lawyer. Contents: teaching guide, reproducible test, 28 copies of Harper Lee's novel of racial justice, Permabound teacher's guide, Novel Unit teacher guide, and Maxnotes study guide for the book. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. Novel Study. Guided Rdg level Z. AR 5.6. RC 8.1. Lexile 870. Four-week loan period.
To Kill a Mockingbird (28 Books) JS  
KM 11352KM 11352 To Kill a Mockingbird (Book & Audio CDs)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Lee, Harper
Length: 0 Copyright: 2006

Scout Finch, the young daughter of a local attorney in the Deep South during the 1930s, tells of her father's defense of an African American charged with the rape of a white girl. Contents: American classic by Harper Lee (323 pages, Lexile 870, GR level Z) and audio CD read-along (11 CDs, 12 hours). Four-week loan period.
To Kill a Mockingbird (Book & Audio CDs) S  
B 103358B 103358 Togo
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Blake, Robert
Length: 42 Copyright: 2002

In 1925, Togo, a Siberian husky who loves being a sled dog, leads a team that rushes to bring diphtheria antitoxin from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. Story based on a real event. Sled dogs. Inspired Iditarod Race. Picture book for older readers. AR 3.8. RC 3.3. Follett RL 4.0. Lexile 420. IL 1-5.
Togo PI  
B 85048B 85048 Tomas and the Library Lady
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Mora, Pat
Length: 32 Copyright: 1997

While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers in Iowa, Tomas finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library. AR 2.7. RC 3.5. Lexile 440. IL K-3.
Tomas and the Library Lady KP  
B 128208B 128208 Top Story (Book 5)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Yang, Kelly
Length: 292 Copyright: 2023

Mia Tang is at the top of her game! She's spending winter break with Mom, Lupe, Jason, and Hank in San Francisco's Chinatown! Rich with history and hilarious aunties and uncles, it's the place to find a great story, one she hopes to publish while attending journalism camp at the Tribune. But this trip has as many bumps as the hills of San Francisco. Asian American. Historical fiction. Realistic fiction. Series: Front Desk, Book 5. IL 4-8. AR 4.4.
Top Story (Book 5) IJ  
B 102217B 102217 Torn Thread
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Isaacs, Anne
Length: 188 Copyright: 2000

In an attempt to save his daughter's life, Eva's father sends her from Poland to a labor camp in Czechoslovakia where she and her sister survive the war. Story is based on the experiences of Eva Buchbinder, the author's mother-in-law. AR 6.3 RC 6.3 Follett RL 6.8 Lexile 880 GR level W IL 6-10
Torn Thread IJS  
B 120916B 120916 Tortoise and the Soldier: A Story of Courage and Friendship in World War I
Grade Lvl: I Author: Foreman, Michael
Length: 115 Copyright: 2015

As a boy, Henry Friston dreamed of traveling the world. He thought he was signing up for a lifetime of adventure when he joined the Royal Navy. But when World War I begins, it launches the world, and Henry, into turmoil. While facing enemy fire at Gallipoli, Henry discovers the strength he needs to survive in an unexpected source: a tortoise. And so begins the friendship of a lifetime. Based on true events. The story is told in dual flashbacks. Biographical fiction. IL 4-6.
Tortoise and the Soldier: A Story of Courage and Friendship in World War I I  
B 83654B 83654 Train to Somewhere
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bunting, Eve
Length: 32 Copyright: 1996

In the late 1800s, Marianne travels westward on the Orphan Train in hopes of being placed with a caring family. AR and RC 2.8. Lexile 440. GR level Q.
Train to Somewhere PI  
B 116301B 116301 Treason
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Doherty, Berlie
Length: 265 Copyright: 2011

When his enemies convince the king that his father has committed treason, Will Montague, page to Prince Edward, is forced to flee the Court, and he sets out to free his father from prison with the help of a poor boy he met on the streets of London. Fathers and sons Fiction. Judicial error Fiction. Great Britain History Henry VIII. AR 5.0 AR 4.6 Lexile 760 IL 8-12.
Treason JS  
B 110850B 110850 Tricking the Tallyman
Grade Lvl: P Author: Davies, Jacqueline
Length: 34 Copyright: 2009

On cover: The Great Census Shenanigans of 1790. The suspicious residents of a small Vermont town try to trick the man who has been sent to count their population for the first United States Census. Demographic surveys. AR 3.7. RC 3.5. Lexile 660.
Tricking the Tallyman P  
B 103563B 103563 TROUBLE DON'T LAST
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: PEARSALL, SHELLEY
Length: 237 Copyright: 2002

Samuel, an eleven year old Kentucky slave, and Harrison, the elderly slave who helped him, attempt to escape to Canade via the Underground Railroad. 2003 Scott O'Dell Award. AR 4.8. Follett RL 5.2. RC 5.4. Lexile 720. GR level T.
TROUBLE DON'T LAST IJS  
B 122113B 122113 Trouble In Me
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gantos, Jack
Length: 208 Copyright: 2015

An autobiographical novel that captures a pivotal time in the life of 14-year-old Jack Gantos opens when Jack and his family move to Fort Lauderdale, where young Jack becomes mesmerized by a rebellious neighbor who has just served time for car theft, a fixation that causes Jack to embark on a dangerous course that leads to his imprisonment as described in Hole in My Life. This summer episode is a fictionalized look at a critical juncture in the author's own adolescence. He struggled to distance himself from his father's derogatory comments about his size and worth. Gantos didn’t think much of himself & was easily led off course. AR 6.1 RC 7.6 Lexile 970 IL 7-10.
Trouble In Me JS  
B 114573B 114573 Trouble With May Amelia
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Holm, Jennifer L
Length: 204 Copyright: 2011

May Amelia Jackson has grown up a tomboy thanks to her seven brothers and a father who claims girls are useless, so when her father needs May to translate for a gentleman interested in buying their farm, she jumps at the chance to earn his respect. Sequel to: Our Only May Amelia (87242) Brothers and sisters Fiction. Sex role Fiction. Finnish Americans Fiction. AR 4.0 RC 4.3 Lexile 690 IL 4-8.
Trouble With May Amelia IJ  
B 123490B 123490 Tru & Nelle: A Christmas Tale
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Neri, Greg
Length: 291 Copyright: 2017

Two years after choosing his mother in a Christmas-season custody hearing, Truman Capote runs away to spend Christmas in Monroeville, Alabama, with best friend, Nelle Harper Lee, who gives him courage to stay true to himself. Historical fiction. Courage. Holiday. IL 4-8. RC 4.2. Lexile 680.
Tru & Nelle: A Christmas Tale IJ  
KM 4215KM 4215 True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (16 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Avi
Length: 0 Copyright: 1992

A young girl's account of her voyage across the Atlantic in 1832 on a ship under the direction of a ruthless captain and a mutinous crew. Contents: 16 books (229 pages) by Avi, and Pieces of Learning Novel Experiences. Novel Study. GR level V. AR 5.3. RC 6.9. Lexile 740. IL 5-7.
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (16 Books) IJ  
B 89508B 89508 Tucket's Gold
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 97 Copyright: 1999

Fifteen year old Francis and the two children he has adopted travel across the Old West, evade Comancheros, discover a treasure, and wind up rich beyond their wildest dreams. AR 5.2. RC and Follett RL 5.5. Lexile 870. GR level S.
Tucket's Gold IJ  
B 89321B 89321 Tucket's Home
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 93 Copyright: 2000

Francis, Lottie and Billy survive a series of hair-raising adventures while on their way west to the Oregon Trail, where they hope to find the Tucket family. Fifth and final volume of Tucket Adventures. AR 5.2. RC 4.6. Lexile 870. GR level T.
Tucket's Home IJ  
B 84552B 84552 Tucket's Ride
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 86 Copyright: 1997

When fifteen year old Francis and two younger children lose their way in the wilderness of the Southwest, they face capture during the Mexican War. Sequel to: Call Me Francis Tucket, number 82962. AR 4.8. RC 5.1. Lexile 790. GR level U. IL 5-9.
Tucket's Ride IJ  
B 120852B 120852 Tucky Jo and Little Heart
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015

A fifteen-year-old soldier in World War II meets a sweet young girl in the Philippines who helps him remember what he is fighting for as he helps her and others of her village avoid starvation. Tucky Jo was known as the "kid from Kentucky" when he enlisted in the army at age fifteen. Being the youngest recruit in the Pacific during World War II was tough. But he finds a friend in a little girl who helps him soothe his bug bites, and he gets to know her family and gives them some of his rations. Although the little girl doesn't speak English, Tucky Jo and Little Heart share the language of kindness. Many years later, Tucky Jo and Little Heart meet again, and an act of kindness is returned when it's needed the most in this picture book based on a true story. In an author's note, Polacco explains that the story is an account related to her by World War II veteran Johnnie Wallen. AR 4.6 RC 3.5 Lexile 740 IL 2-5.
Tucky Jo and Little Heart PI  
B 111990B 111990 Turtle in Paradise
Grade Lvl: I Author: Holm, Jennifer L
Length: 191 Copyright: 2010

In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven year old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida. Cousins. Newbery Honor book 2011. AR 3.7. RC 3.4. Lexile 610. IL 4-6.
Turtle in Paradise I  
B 119127B 119127 Tweedles Go Electric
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Kulling, Monica
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

Feeling less than enthusiastic when her eccentric family buys an electric car, avid reader Frances endures taunts by owners of gas-fueled vehicles before driving an injured neighbor to the hospital, an adventure that changes her mind about automobile travel. Story is set in 1903. Electric automobiles- Fiction. Follett RL 2.8 IL K-3.
Tweedles Go Electric KP  
B 107943B 107943 Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Prince, April
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

Upon completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, P.T. Barnum and his twenty-one elephants parade across to prove to everyone that the bridge is safe. AR and RC 4.3. Lexile 800. IL 1-5.
Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing PI  
B 121903B 121903 Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Robbins, Dean
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

This story imagines what it was like when Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass got together for a cup of tea and discussed their struggle for civil rights. AR 2.5 RC 1.4 Lexile 430 IL K-3.
Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass KP  
B 126068B 126068 Two Roads
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bruchac, Joseph
Length: 320 Copyright: 2018

In 1932, twelve-year-old Cal must stop being a hobo with his father and go to a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school, where he begins learning about his history and heritage as a Creek Indian. Native Americans. Historical fiction. Depression Era. IL 5-9. AR 4.9. RC 4.5. Lexile 740.
Two Roads IJ  
B 103819B 103819 Two Suns in the Sky
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Bat-Ami, Miriam
Length: 223 Copyright: 2001

In 1944, an Upstate New York teenager named Christine meets and falls in love with Adam, a Yugoslavian Jew living in a refugee camp, despite their parents' confiction that they do not belong together. Scott O'Dell Award, 2000. Refugees, Jewish. Holocaust survivors. AR 4.1. RC 5.9. Lexile 550. IL 8-11.
Two Suns in the Sky JS  
B 84472B 84472 Unbreakable Code
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hunter, Sara
Length: 32 Copyright: 1996

Because John is afraid to leave the Navajo Reservation, his grandfather explains to him how the Navajo language, faith, and ingenuity helped win World War II. Navajo Code talkers. Picture book for older readers. AR 4.2. Follett RL 3.5.
Unbreakable Code PI  
B 124919B 124919 Unconventional Warfare (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lynch, Chris
Length: 176 Copyright: 2018

Danny Manion has been fighting his entire life. Sometimes with his fists. Sometimes with his words. But when his actions finally land him in real trouble, he can't fight the judge who offers him a choice: jail... or the army. Turns out there's a perfect place for him in the US military: the Studies and Observation Group (SOG), an elite volunteer-only task force comprised of US Air Force Commandos, Army Green Berets, Navy SEALS, and even a CIA agent or two. With the SOG's focus on covert action and psychological warfare, Danny is guaranteed an unusual tour of duty, and a hugely dangerous one. Fortunately, the very same qualities that got him in trouble at home make him a natural-born commando in a secret war. Even if almost nobody knows he's there. Adventure. Historical fiction. Series: Special Forces, Book 1. IL 7-12.
Unconventional Warfare (Book 1) JS  
B 120786B 120786 Under a Painted Sky
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lee, Stacey
Length: 374 Copyright: 2015

In 1845, Sammy, a Chinese American girl, and Annamae, an African American slave girl, disguise themselves as boys and travel on the Oregon Trail to California from Missouri. Runaways- Fiction. Westward Expansion. AR 4.9 Lexile 730 IL 7-11. Iowa Teen Award 2018-2019.
Under a Painted Sky JS  
B 108796B 108796 Under a Prairie Sky
Grade Lvl: P Author: Carter, Anne
Length: 30 Copyright: 2002

As a storm threatens, a young boy who dreams of becoming a Mountie, rides across the prairie in search of his missing younger brother. Prairies Canada fiction. Royal Canadian Mounted Police. AR 2.4. Follett RL 2.9.
Under a Prairie Sky P  
B 81435B 81435 Under the Blood-Red Sun
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Salisbury, Graham
Length: 246 Copyright: 1994

Tomikazu Nakaji's biggest concerns are baseball, homework, and a local bully, until life with his Japanese family in Hawaii changes drastically after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Scott O'Dell Award 1995. AR 5.8. RC 4.0. Lexile 640. GR level W.
Under the Blood-Red Sun IJS  
B 109455B 109455 Under the Quilt of Night
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

A young girl flees from the farm where she has been worked as a slave and uses the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom in the north. Fugitive slaves. AR 3.0. RC 3.4. Lexile 580.
Under the Quilt of Night KPI  
B 123596B 123596 Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts: Being an Absolutely Accurate Autobiographical Account of My Follies, Fortunes, & Fate Written by Himself
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Avi
Length: 314 Copyright: 2017

In the seaside town of Melcombe Regis, England, 1724, Oliver Cromwell Pitts wakes to find his father missing and his house flooded by a recent storm. He's alone in his ruined home with no money and no food. Oliver's father has left behind a barely legible waterlogged note: he's gone to London, where Oliver's sister, Charity, is in trouble. Exploring damage to the town in the storm's aftermath, Oliver discovers a shipwreck on the beach. Removing anything from a wrecked ship is a hanging offense, but Oliver finds money that could save him, and he can't resist the temptation to take it. When his crime is discovered, Oliver flees, following the trail of his father and sister. The journey is full of thieves, adventurers, and treachery--and London might be the most dangerous place of all. Survival fiction. IL 4-8. AR 5.8. RC 5.3. Lexile 810. GR Y.
Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts: Being an Absolutely Accurate Auto IJ  
B 109582B 109582 Unseen Companion
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Orenstein, Denise
Length: 357 Copyright: 2005

In rural Alaska in 1969, the lives of several teenagers come together while they try to find out what happened to a sixteen year old boy who is missing. Boarding schools. AR 5.9.
Unseen Companion JS  
B 116064B 116064 Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cole, Henry
Length: 40 Copyright: 2012

In this wordless picture book, a young Southern farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding behind the corn crib in the barn and decides to help him. Underground Railroad Fiction. Fugitive slaves Fiction. IL 3-6.
Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad PI  
B 126216B 126216 Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woods, Brenda
Length: 194 Copyright: 2019

Gabriel, twelve, gains new perspective when he becomes friends with Meriwether, a Black World War II hero who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South. Historical fiction. African American. Family life. IL 5-9. AR 4.9. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2021-2022.
Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA IJ  
B 118861B 118861 Vango: Between Sky and Earth
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Fombelle, Timothee de
Length: 421 Copyright: 2014

In 1934, Vango, a young Frenchman who is about to take his priestly vows, finds himself falsely accused of murder. To clear his name, he must travel across Europe in search of clues to his hidden past. Fugitives from justice- Fiction. Identity- Fiction. Europe History 1918-1945- Fiction. Translated from the French by Sarah Ardizzone. AR 5.4 RC 4.6 Lexile 750 IL 7-12.
Vango: Between Sky and Earth JS  
B 126030B 126030 Very Large Expanse of Sea
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Mafi, Tahereh
Length: 310 Copyright: 2018

It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments, even the physical violence she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she's built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her, they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she's not sure she'll ever be able to let it down. Multicultural. Overcoming adversity. Historical fiction. Iowa High School Award 2020-2021.
Very Large Expanse of Sea JS  
KM 13241KM 13241 Very Large Expanse of Sea (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Mafi, Tahereh
Length: 310 Copyright: 2018

It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments, even the physical violence she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she's built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her. They seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she's not sure she'll ever be able to let it down. Asian American. Multicultural. First love fiction. Muslim religion. Iowa High School Award 2020-2021. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours and 45 minutes. IL 9-12. AR 5.0.
Very Large Expanse of Sea (Playaway) JS  
B 108435B 108435 Victory
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Cooper, Susan
Length: 196 Copyright: 2006

A high-seas adventure that follows the stories of an eleven year old girl in the present day, and an eleven year old boy in 1803 serving in the English Royal Navy aboard the HMS Victory, commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson. Naval history. AR 5.9. RC 7.1. Lexile 1010.
Victory IJ  
B 110033B 110033 Voyage of Ice: Chronicles of Courage
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Torrey, Michele
Length: 197 Copyright: 2004

In 1849, fifteen year old Nick and his older brother, longing to be whalers, sign on as hands on the whaling ship Sea Hawk, and find that the journey is full of hardship and unexpected dangers. AR and RC 4.6. Follett RL 5.5. Lexile 770.
Voyage of Ice: Chronicles of Courage IJ  
B 86954B 86954 Voyage on the Great Titanic: Diary of Margaret Ann Brady
Grade Lvl: I Author: White, Ellen
Length: 197 Copyright: 1998

In her diary in 1912, thirteen year old Margaret Ann describes how she leaves her lonely life in a London orphanage to become a companion to a wealthy American woman, sails on the Titanic, and experiences its sinking. From the series Dear America. AR 6.5. RC 5.4. Lexile 1010. GR level T.
Voyage on the Great Titanic: Diary of Margaret Ann Brady I  
B 112110B 112110 Voyage to the Pharos
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gauch, Sarah
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009

A young boy in ancient times embarks on an adventurous sea voyage to Alexandria, Egypt, home of the famous Pharos Lighthouse. AR and RC 4.5. Lexile 840. IL 1-4.
Voyage to the Pharos PI  
B 83373B 83373 Wagons West!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gerrard, Roy
Length: 32 Copyright: 1996

Adventure story in verse of a wagon train's journey west on the Oregon Trail. AR 5.6. Follett RL 3.9.
Wagons West! PI  
B 123216B 123216 Waiting for Pumpsie
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wittenstein, Barry
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

In 1959 Bernard is a young Red Sox fan, troubled by the lack of Black players in Major League Baseball, especially as there are none at all on his favorite team, but change is coming in the form of a rookie named Pumpsie Green. IL K-3. AR 3.1. Lexile 600.
Waiting for Pumpsie KP  
B 124974B 124974 Walking with Miss Millie
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bundy, Tamara
Length: 227 Copyright: 2017

Alice is angry at having to move to Rainbow, Georgia-a too small, too hot, dried-up place she's sure will never feel like home. Then she gets put in charge of walking her elderly neighbor's dog. But Clarence won't budge without Miss Millie, so Alice and Miss Millie walk him together. Strolling with Clarence and Miss Millie quickly becomes the highlight of Alice's day and opens her eyes to all sorts of new things to marvel over. During their walks, theymeet a mix of people, and Alice sees that although there are some bullies and phonies, there are plenty of kind folks, too. Miss Millie shares her family's story with Alice, showing her the painful impact segregation has had on their town. And with Miss Millie, Alice is finally able to express her own heartache over why her family had to move there in the first place. Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2019-2020. Historical fiction. Civil rights. IL 4-8. AR 4.9. RC 5.2. Lexile 790.
Walking with Miss Millie IJ  
B 127457B 127457 War Below
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk
Length: 240 Copyright: 2014

Luka, a Ukrainian boy working in a slave labor camp, plays dead after an explosion at the factory and escapes, eventually joining a resistance group that opposes both the Nazis and the Soviets, and through the danger of the guerilla fighting he has two overriding goals: 1. find out if his parents are still alive, and 2. reunite with Lida, a girl who was a friend in the labor camp. Historical fiction. Adventure. Survival story. Child labor. IL 4-8. AR 5.2. GR Z.
War Below IJ  
B 111538B 111538 War Games
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Couloumbis, Audrey
Length: 232 Copyright: 2009

What were once just boys' games become matters of life and death as Petros and his older brother Zola each wonder if, like their resistance fighter cousin, they too can make a difference in a Nazi-occupied Greece. World War II--Underground Movements. Greece--Occupation 1941-1944. Follett RL 5.5. AR 4.6. RC 4.4. Lexile 710.
War Games IJ  
B 123533B 123533 War I Finally Won
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
Length: 385 Copyright: 2017

As the frightening impact of World War II creeps closer and closer to her door, eleven-year-old Ada learns to manage life on the home front. Sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning "The War that Saved My Life"(B 120693). IL 4-8. AR 3.7. Lexile 520.
War I Finally Won IJ  
B 120693B 120693 War That Saved My Life
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
Length: 316 Copyright: 2015

A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother. 2016 Newbery Honor Book. AR 4.1 RC 3.3 Lexile 580 IL 4-7. Iowa Children's Choice 2017-2018.
War That Saved My Life IJ  
KM 12362KM 12362 War That Saved My Life (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
Length: 316 Copyright: 2015

In this story of triumph against all odds set during World War II, a young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother. Playaway kit contents: playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (7.5 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3), earbuds, instruction sheet, and book (316 pages)by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. 2016 Newbery Honor Book. 2016 Schneider Family Book Award (Middle School) Winner. AR 4.1. RC 3.3. Lexile 580. IL 4-7. Three-week loan period.
War That Saved My Life (Playaway) IJ  
B 117356B 117356 War Within These Walls
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sax, Aline
Length: 175 Copyright: 2013

Misha and his family do their best to survive in the appalling conditions of the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, and ultimately make a final, desperate stand against the Nazis. Warsaw (Poland) History Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943- Fiction. Mildred L. Batchelder Award Honor Book - 2014. AR 4.1 RC 3.8 Lexile 510 IL 9-12.
War Within These Walls JS  
B 124419B 124419 Warden's Daughter
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Spinelli, Jerry
Length: 343 Copyright: 2017

Cammie O'Reilly lives at the Hancock County Prison--not as a prisoner, she's the warden's daughter. She spends the mornings hanging out with shoplifters and reformed arsonists in the women's exercise yard, which gives Cammie a certain cache with her school friends. But even though Cammie's free to leave the prison, she's still stuck. And sad, and really mad. Her mother died saving her from harm when she was just a baby. You wouldn't think you could miss something you never had, but on the eve of her thirteenth birthday, the thing Cammie most wants is a mom. A prison might not be the best place to search for a mother, but Cammie is determined and she's willing to work with what she's got. IL 5-9. AR 4.1. RC 4.2. Lexile 550. GR X.
Warden's Daughter IJ  
KM 12946KM 12946 Warden's Daughter (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Spinelli, Jerry
Length: 343 Copyright: 2017

Cammie O'Reilly lives at the Hancock County Prison--not as a prisoner, she's the warden's daughter. She spends the mornings hanging out with shoplifters and reformed arsonists in the women's exercise yard, which gives Cammie a certain cache with her school friends. But even though Cammie's free to leave the prison, she's still stuck. And sad, and really mad. Her mother died saving her from harm when she was just a baby. You wouldn't think you could miss something you never had, but on the eve of her thirteenth birthday, the thing Cammie most wants is a mom. A prison might not be the best place to search for a mother, but Cammie is determined and she's willing to work with what she's got. Contains 1 hardcover book, 1 playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 7 hours. IL 4-8. AR 4.1. RC 4.2. Lexile 550. GR X.
Warden's Daughter (Playaway) IJ  
B 112312B 112312 Warriors in the Crossfire
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Flood, Nancy Bo
Length: 142 Copyright: 2010

Twelve year old Joseph helps his family to survive when the natives of Saipan are caught in the crossfire between the Japanese soldiers and the American troops at the end of World War II. Battle of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944. Chamorro (micronesian people). AR 3.8. RC 4.2. Lexile 560. IL 6-9.
Warriors in the Crossfire IJ  
KM 8758KM 8758 Watsons Go to Birmingham (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher
Length: 0 Copyright: 2006

The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African-American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963. Contents: instruction sheet, a pre-loaded audio book (ca. 4 hours, 45 minutes) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) with earphones and Newbery Honor book (210 pages) by Christopher Paul Curtis. AR 5.0. RC 5.5. Lexile 1000. GR level U. Four-week loan period.
Watsons Go to Birmingham (Playaway) IJ  
B 109489B 109489 Way Down Deep
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: White, Ruth
Length: 197 Copyright: 2007

In the West Virginia town of Way Down Deep in the 1950s, a foundling called Ruby June is happily living with Miss Arbutus at the local boardinghouse when suddenly, after the arrival of a family of outsiders, the mystery of Ruby's past begins to unravel. Identity. Foundlings Fiction. Community life Fiction. AR 4.8. RC 6.1. Follett RL 4.8. Lexile 820. GR level U IL 4-8.
Way Down Deep IJ  
B 127057B 127057 We Are Not Free
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Chee, Traci
Length: 384 Copyright: 2020

For fourteen-year-old budding artist Minoru Ito, his two brothers, his friends, and the other members of the Japanese-American community in southern California, the three months since Pearl Harbor was attacked have become a waking nightmare: attacked, spat on, and abused with no way to retaliate--and now things are about to get worse, their lives forever changed by the mass incarcerations in the relocation camps. An Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. Starred reviews. Young adult. Historical fiction. Asian American. California history 20th century. Japanese Americans evacuation and relocation. IL
We Are Not Free JS  
B 127745B 127745 We are Wolves
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Nannestad, Katrina
Length: 294 Copyright: 2022

When the Russian Army marches into East Prussia at the end of World War II, the Wolf family flees, but Liesl, Otto, and their baby sister Mia are separated from their mother and they are forced to do dangerous things in order to survive. Historical fiction. Survival story. Thriller. World War II. Lithuania. IL 5-9. AR 4.5.
We are Wolves IJ  
B 114416B 114416 We March
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Evans, Shane W.
Length: 32 Copyright: 2012

Illustrations and brief text portray the events of the 1963 march in Washington, D.C., where the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a historic speech. IL K-3.
We March KP  
B 108427B 108427 Weedflower
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Kadohata, Cynthia
Length: 257 Copyright: 2006

After twelve year old Sumiko and her Japanese American family are relocated from their flower farm in southern California to an internment camp on an Indian reservation in Arizona, she helps her family and neighbors, becomes friends with a local Indian boy, and tries to hold on to her dream of owning a flower shop. Japanese Americans. AR 4.8. RC 5.3. Lexile 750.
Weedflower IJ  
B 109522B 109522 What I Saw and How I Lied
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Blundell, Judy
Length: 284 Copyright: 2008

In 1947, with her jovial stepfather Joe back from the war and family life returning to normal, teenage Evie, smitten by the handsome young ex-GI who seems to have a secret hold on Joe, finds herself caught in a complicated web of lies whose devastating outcomes change her life and that of her family forever. Family problems. Coming-of-age story. Bildungsromans. Thriller. AR 4.1. Follett RL 5.5. National Book Award Winner 2008.
What I Saw and How I Lied JS  
B 125230B 125230 What is Given From the Heart
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: McKissack, Pat
Length: 40 Copyright: 2019

Despite their own poverty since Daddy died, Mama tells nine-year-old James Otis they need to help Sarah, seven, whose family lost everything in a fire. Charity fiction. Great Depression. Historical fiction. Holiday stories. Picture book for older readers. IL K-3. AR 3.6. Lexile 660. GR O.
What is Given From the Heart KPI  
B 124995B 124995 What the Night Sings: A Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Stamper, Vesper
Length: 266 Copyright: 2018

After losing her family and everything she knew in the Nazi concentration camps, Gerta is finally liberated, only to find herself completely alone. Without her Papa, her music, or even her true identity, she must move past the task of surviving and onto living her life. In the displaced persons camp where she is staying, Gerta meets Lev, a fellow teen survivor who she just might be falling for, despite her feelings for someone else. With a newfound Jewish identity she never knew she had, and a return to the life of music she thought she lost forever, Gerta must choose how to build a new future. Historical fiction. Includes glossary. Starred reviews. IL 8-12. AR 4.9. RC 5.4. Lexile 720.
What the Night Sings: A Novel JS  
B 111234B 111234 Wheat Doll
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Randall, Alison
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008

On the nineteenth century Utah frontier, Mary Ann is heartbroken when her doll Betty is lost during a fierce storm and her sadness lasts all winder long, until spring brings a wonderful surprise. AR 3.9. RC and Follett RL 3.7. Lexile 680.
Wheat Doll PI  
B 102713B 102713 When My Name Was Keoko: Novel of Korea in WWII
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Park, Linda
Length: 200 Copyright: 2002

Subtitle: A Novel of Korea in World War II by Linda Sue Park. With national pride and occasional fear, a brother and sister face the increasingly oppressive occupation of Korea by Japan during World War II, which threatens to suppress Koren culture entirely. Militaryoccupation. Courage. AR 4.6. Follett RL 5.7. RC 5.1. Lexile 610. GR level V.
When My Name Was Keoko: Novel of Korea in WWII IJS  
KM 12153KM 12153 When the Horses Are Gone "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Venable, Alan
Length: 111 Copyright: 2009

This book tells the story of heroic resistance through the eyes of a fictional Nez Perce boy whose duty lies in preserving his family’s herd of horses. Fictionalized account of the band led by Rolling Thunder (Chief Joseph) and their attempt to escape to Canada. Kit contains five copies of the book (111 pages). From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Gold level (RL 2-3) Lexile 710 Publisher GR level N. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom. Sp Ed Do Not Weed.
When the Horses Are Gone "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS  
B 127844B 127844 When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Holt, Kimberly Willis
Length: 227 Copyright: 2021

During the summer of 1971 in a small Texas town, thirteen-year-old Toby and his best friend Cal meet the star of a sideshow act, 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world. A prequel to the Ambassador of Nowhere Texas (B #127723). Friendship story. Historical fiction. Best friends. IL 4-8. AR 4.5. Lexile 700.
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town IJ  
B 126743B 126743 Where the Crawdads Sing
Grade Lvl: S Author: Owens, Delia
Length: 372 Copyright: 2018

Kya Clark is the 'Marsh Girl' of Barkley Cove on the North Carolina coast. Abandoned at age ten, she has survived on her own in the marsh that she calls home. A born naturalist, she took life lessons from the land, learning from the false signals of fireflies the real way of this world. Drawn to two young men from town who were intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opened herself to a new and startling world, until the unthinkable happens. When Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya. Bildungsroman/Coming of Age. Solitude. Realistic fiction. Mystery fiction. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. Iowa High School Book Award, 2021-2022. IL 10-12. AR 5.9. Lexile 880.
Where the Crawdads Sing S  
KM 13392KM 13392 Where the Crawdads Sing (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Owens, Delia
Length: 370 Copyright: 2018

Kya Clark is the 'Marsh Girl' of Barkley Cove on the North Carolina coast. Abandoned at age ten, she has survived on her own in the marsh that she calls home. A born naturalist, she took life lessons from the land, learning from the false signals of fireflies the real way of this world. Drawn to two young men from town who were intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opened herself to a new and startling world--until the unthinkable happens. When Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya. Young adult fiction. Coming of age / bildungsroman. Realistic fiction. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022. Kit contents include one book, one playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 12 hours. IL 10-12. AR 5.9. Lexile 880.
Where the Crawdads Sing (Playaway) S  
B 119155B 119155 Whispering Town
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Elvgren, Jennifer Riesmeyer
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

In Denmark during World War II, young Annet, her parents, and their neighbors help a Jewish family hide from Nazi soldiers until it is safe for them to leave Annet's basement. Denmark History German occupation, 1940-1945- Fiction. Follett RL 3.2 IL 1-4.
Whispering Town PI  
B 126019B 126019 White Bird: A Wonder Story
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Palacio, R. J
Length: 220 Copyright: 2019

Tells the story of Julian's grandma's childhood as she, a Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II and how the boy she once shunned became her savior and best friend. Historical fiction. Graphic novel. IL 5-9. AR 3.5. RC 3.5. Lexile 440.
White Bird: A Wonder Story IJ  
B 126047B 126047 White Rose
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wilson, Kip
Length: 358 Copyright: 2019

Tells the story of Sophie Scholl, a young German college student who challenges the Nazi regime during World War II as part of the White Rose, a non-violent resistance group. Historical fiction. Includes back matter. Novel in verse. Holocaust. IL 9-12. AR 7.0. RC 10.2. Lexile 1080.
White Rose JS  
B 104393B 104393 White Star: A Dog on the Titanic
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Crisp, Marty
Length: 150 Copyright: 2004

Twelve year old Sam, a passenger on the Titanic's maiden sea voyage, volunteers to help care for the dogs in the ocean liner's kennel and becomes fast friends with the Irish setter of J. Bruce Ismay, the ship's owner. Shipwrecks. Titanic (steamship). AR 4.7. Follett RL 6.3. RC 5.2. Lexile 780. GR level U.
White Star: A Dog on the Titanic IJ  
B 113478B 113478 White Water: Inspired By A True Story
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bandy, Michael
Length: 40 Copyright: 2011

After tasting the warm, rusty water from the fountain designated forAfrican Americans, a young boy questions why he cannot drink the cool, refreshing water from the "White Only" fountain. Based on a true experience co-author Michael S. Bandy had a boy.Segregation. Authors: Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein. Illustrated by Shadra Strickland. AR 3.2. IL K-3.
White Water: Inspired By A True Story KP  
B 103654B 103654 WILLIAM'S HOUSE
Grade Lvl: P Author: HOWARD, GINGER
Length: 32 Copyright: 2001

Arriving in New England in 1637, William is determined to recreate his home in England but realizes that climate requires modifications to it. AR 3.8. Follett RL 3.7. RC 2.8. Lexile 570. GR level K.
WILLIAM'S HOUSE P  
B 109029B 109029 Wind Flyers
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Johnson, Angela
Length: 32 Copyright: 2007

Presents a brief story of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II through the eyes of a young boy whose dreams to fly like the wind came true when he became part of the 332nd Fighter Group in 1942. AR and Follett RL 2.9. IL K-4.
Wind Flyers KPI  
B 127904B 127904 Windeby Puzzle
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lowry, Lois
Length: 186 Copyright: 2023

Told in two voices, two outcasts in an Iron Age village befriend each other, as disabled, orphaned Varick helps Estrild achieve her dream of becoming the first female warrior. Inspired by the Windeby bog body. A suspenseful dual narrative of a boy and girl both battling to survive. Ancient world. Diverse abilities. Historical fiction. Mystery. IL 6-9. AR 6.0.
Windeby Puzzle IJ  
B 83310B 83310 Winter Days in the Big Woods
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 32 Copyright: 1994

This picturebook adaptation of part of Little House In the Big Woods describes how the Ingalls family prepared for and spent the winter in their cabin in Wisconsin. Illustrated by Renee Graef. AR 4.0. RC 3.3. Lexile 740. GR level J.
Winter Days in the Big Woods KP  
B 85418B 85418 Winter of Red Snow
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gregory, Kristiana
Length: 174 Copyright: 1996

Eleven year old Abigail presents a diary account of life in Valley Forge from December 1777 to July 1778 as General Washington prepares his troops to fight the British. From the series Dear America. AR 5.5. RC 4.8. Lexile 870. IL 4-8.
Winter of Red Snow IJ  
KM 8049KM 8049 Winter of Red Snow (6 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gregory, Kristiana
Length: 0 Copyright: 1996

Eleven year old Abigail presents a diary account of life in Valley Forge from December 1777 to July 1778 as General Washington prepares his troops to fight the British. Contents: six copies of the book (174 pages) by Kristiana Gregory. From the series Dear America. Novel Study. AR 5.5. RC 4.8. Lexile 870. Four-week loan period.
Winter of Red Snow (6 Books) IJ  
B 108266B 108266 Winter on the Farm
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Length: 32 Copyright: 1996

A young farm boy in New York spends a winter afternoon doing barn chores, then sits down to a farm supper with his family. Text adapted from Farmer Boy. Illustrated by Jody Wheeler and Renee Graef. AR 3.9. RC and Follett RL 4.2. Lexile 870.
Winter on the Farm KP  
B 102220B 102220 Winter People
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Bruchac, Joseph
Length: 168 Copyright: 2002

As the French and Indian War rages in October of 1759, Saxso, a fourteen year old Abenaki boy, pursues the English rangers who have attacked his village and taken his mother and sisters hostage. AR 5.5. Follett RL 5.8. RC 5.7. Lexile 800. IL 6-10.
Winter People IJS  
KM 12392KM 12392 With the Might of Angels: the Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Length: 324 Copyright: 2011

In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. School integration- Fiction. Includes historical notes about the period. Kit contents: playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (6 hours 37 min.) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) read by Channie Waites; instruction sheet; earbuds; and book from the Dear America series (324 pages) by Andrea Davis Pinkney. AR 4.8 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 4-8. Four-week loan period.
With the Might of Angels: the Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson IJ  
B 115975B 115975 With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 324 Copyright: 2011

In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. Includes historical notes about the period.School integration Fiction. From the series Dear America. AR 4.8 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 5-8.
With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson IJ  
B 122504B 122504 Wolf Hollow
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Wolk, Lauren
Length: 291 Copyright: 2016

Twelve-year-old Annabelle must learn to stand up for what's right in the face of a manipulative and violent new bully who targets people Annabelle cares about, including a homeless World War I veteran. AR 4.9 RC 5.3 Lexile 800 IL 5-8.
Wolf Hollow IJ  
B 124991B 124991 Wolf Wilder
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rundell, Katherine
Length: 231 Copyright: 2015

Feo's life is extraordinary. Her mother trains domesticated wolves to be able to fend for themselves in the snowy wilderness of Russia, and Feo is following in her footsteps to become a wolf wilder. She loves taking care of the wolves, especially the three who stay at the house because they refuse to leave Feo, even though they've already been wilded. But not everyone is enamored with the wolves, or with the fact that Feo and her mother are turning them wild. And when her mother is taken captive, Feo must travel through the cold, harsh woods to save her--and learn from her wolves how to survive. Historical fiction. 201th century Russia. IL 4-8. AR 4.5. RC 3.7. Lexile 640.
Wolf Wilder IJ