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Reviews by Grade:
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3 NB's of Julian Drew. Deem, James M. Novel. Grades 6 and up.
Afternoon of the Elves. Lisle, Janet Taylor. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Alan and Naomi. Levoy, Myron. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Alida's Song: A Companion to The Cook Camp. Paulsen, Gary. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
All By Herself. Paul, Ann Whitford. Picture Book, Nonfiction. Grades 3 and up.
The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials, Book 3. Pullman, Philip. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator. Tanaka, Shelley. Nonfiction. Grades 4 and up.
Anonymously Yours. Peck, Richard. Nonfiction. Grades 5 and up.
Ape. Jenkins, Martin. Nonfiction. Grades 1 and up.
The Arrival. Tan, Shaun. Novel Wordless. Grades 5 and up.
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse. Carle, Eric. Picture Book. Grades PreK and up.
At the Sound of the Beep. Sachs, Marilyn. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Attaboy, Sam!. Lowry, Lois. Chapter Book. Grades 1 and up.
Autumn Street. Lowry, Lois. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Balyet. Wrightson, Patricia. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
The Barn. Avi. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Basket Moon. Ray, Mary Lyn. Picture Book. Grades 2 and up.
Because of Winn Dixie. DiCamillo, Kate. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
Better Nate Than Ever. Federle, Tim. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Beyond the Divide. Lasky, Kathryn. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Birchbark House. Erdrich, Louise. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
The Bird King: An Artist's Notebook. Tan, Shaun. Nonfiction. Grades 3 and up.
Black and White. Macaulay, David. Picture Book. Grades 2 and up.
Bobby Baseball. Smith, Robert Kimmel. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
The Bones in the Cliff. Stevenson, James. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
Books in a Box: Lutie Stearns and the Traveling Libraries of Wisconsin. Stuart Stotts. Nonfiction. Grades 3 and up.
The Borning Room. Fleischman, Paul. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
The Breaker Boys. Hughes, Pat. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Brown Girl Dreaming. Woodson, Jacqueline. Memoir. Grades 5 and up.
Bud, Not Buddy. Curtis, Christopher Paul. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Bull Run. Fleischman, Paul. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Call Me Francis Tucket. Paulsen, Gary. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
Carlos is Gonna Get It. Emerson, Kevin. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Castle in the Attic. Winthrop, Elizabeth. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
Catherine, Called Birdy. Cushman, Karen. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Charley Skedaddle. Beatty, Patricia. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Charlotte's Web. White, E. B. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
Children of Christmas. Rylant, Cynthia. Novel. Grades 2 and up.
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo. Paterson, Katherine. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Creation. Johnson, James Weldon. Picture Book. Grades 3 and up.
The Cry of the Wolf. Burgess, Melvin. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Daphne's Book. Hahn, Mary Downing. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Dateline: Troy. Fleischman, Paul. Illustrated Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Dear Mom, You're Ruining My Life. Leeuwen, Jean Van. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Devil's Race. Avi. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Doll Bones. Black, Holly. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Drawing from Memory. Say, Allen. Nonfiction. Grades 4 and up.
Everywhere. Brooks, Bruce. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. Kelly, Jacqueline. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt. MacLachlan, Patricia. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Fanny's Dream. Buehner, Caralyn. Picture Book. Grades 2 and up.
Far North. Hobbs, Will. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
A Fine White Dust. Rylant, Cynthia. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
The First Rule of Punk. Pérez, Celia C. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
The Foxman. Paulsen, Gary. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Freak the Mighty. Philbrick, Rodman. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Frenchtown Summer. Cormier, Robert. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
The Frog Scientist. Turner, Pamela S. Nonfiction. Grades 4 and up.
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Konigsburg, E. L. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
George. Gino, Alex. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
The Ghost Belonged to Me. Peck, Richard. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Giver. Lowry, Lois. Novel. Grades 6 and up.
Going Through the Gate. Anderson, Janet S. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Granny the Pag. Bawden, Nina. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Grasshopper Summer. Turner, Ann. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
The Graveyard Book. Gaiman, Neil. Novel. Grades 6 and up.
The Great Gilly Hopkins. Paterson, Katherine. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Hana's Suitcase. Levine, Karen. Nonfiction. Grades 4 and up.
The Haymeadow. Paulsen, Gary. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Heartlight. Barron, T. A. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
Henry Hikes to Fitchburg. Johnson, P.D. Picture Book. Grades 2 and up.
The Higher Power of Lucky. Patron, Susan. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
Holes. Sachar, Louis. Novel. Grades 6 and up.
Homecoming. Voigt, Cynthia. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
How to Speak Dog. Whitehead, Sarah. Nonfiction. Grades 3 and up.
I Am a Taxi. Ellis, Deborah. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
I Am Regina. Keehn, Sally M. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
I Am the Cheese. Cormier, Robert. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
I'm in Charge of Celebrations. Baylor, Byrd. Picture Book. Grades 1 and up.
Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain. Burch, Robert. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
In Plain Sight. Hurst, Carol Otis. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe, Edgar Allan. Short Stories. Grades 6 and up.
Inventors and Inventions. Childcraft. Nonfiction. Grades 3 and up.
It's Our World Too: Young People Who Are Making a Difference: How They Do It--How You Can, Too!. Hoose, Phillip. Nonfiction. Grades 3 and up.
It's Perfectly Normal. Harris, Robie H. Nonfiction. Grades 3 and up.
Jacob Have I Loved. Paterson, Katherine. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Journey. MacLachlan, Patricia. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Julie of the Wolves. George, Jean Craighead. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Keeper of the Doves. Byars, Betsy. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
A Killing in Plymouth Colony. Hurst, Carol Otis. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Kira-Kira. Kadohata, Cynthia. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Kit's Wilderness. Almond, David. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Kokopelli's Flute. Hobbs, Will. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Land. Taylor, Mildred D. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Last Stop on Market Street. de la Pena, Matt. Picture Book. Grades PreK and up.
Letting Swift River Go. Yolen, Jane. Picture Book. Grades PreK and up.
The Light in the Forest. Richter, Conrad. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Little Blue and Little Yellow. Lionni, Leo. Picture Book. Grades PreK and up.
Lizards. Bishop, Nic. Nonfiction. Grades PreK and up.
A Long Way from Chicago. Peck, Richard. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Lyddie. Paterson, Katherine. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers. Gerstein, Mordicai. Nonfiction Picture Book. Grades K and up.
Maniac Magee. Spinelli, Jerry. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
Mary By Myself. Smith, Jane Denitz. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
Mary Had a Little Lamp. Lechner, Jack. Picture Book. Grades PreK and up.
Masterpiece. Broach, Elise. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
Mermaid Summer. Hunter, Mollie. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Mick Harte Was Here. Park, Barbara. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
Midnight Hour Encores. Brooks, Bruce. Novel. Grades 6 and up.
The Midwife's Apprentice. Cushman, Karen. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel. Connor, Leslie. Picture Book. Grades 1 and up.
Monkey Island. Fox, Paula. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
The Monument. Paulsen, Gary. Novel. Grades 6 and up.
The Moon and I. Byars, Betsy. Nonfiction. Grades 4 and up.
Morning Girl. Dorris, Michael. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Moves Make the Man. Brooks, Bruce. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
My Daniel. Conrad, Pam. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
My Side of the Mountain. George, Jean Craighead. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Night Journey. Lasky, Kathryn. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Night the Bells Rang. Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Nightfather. Friedman, Carl. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Nory Ryan's Song. Giff, Patricia Reilly. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Nothing But the Truth. Avi. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Number the Stars. Lowry, Lois. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Olive's Ocean. Henkes, Kevin. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
On My Honor. Bauer, Marion. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
On the Far Side of the Mountain. George, Jean Craighead. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth. Rockwell, Anne. Picture Book, Nonfiction. Grades 3 and up.
Out of the Dust. Hesse, Karen. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
The Pinballs. Byars, Betsy. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Pink and Say. Polacco, Patricia. Picture Book. Grades 3 and up.
The Place of Lions. Campbell, Eric. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Popcorn Days and Buttermilk Nights. Paulsen, Gary. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Prairie Songs. Conrad, Pam. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Prairie Visions. Conrad, Pam. Nonfiction. Grades 3 and up.
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea. Montgomery, Sy. Nonfiction Photo Essay. Grades 3 and up.
Rabble Starkey. Lowry, Lois. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Rebel. Baillie, Allan. Picture Book. Grades 3 and up.
Redwall. Jacques, Brian. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
A Restless Spirit: The Story of Robert Frost. Bober, Natalie S. Nonfiction. Grades 6 and up.
A River Ran Wild. Cherry, Lynne. Picture Book. Grades 2 and up.
River Rats. Stevermer, Caroline. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
The Root Cellar. Lunn, Janet. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Rufus M.. Estes, Eleanor. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
Sami and the Time of the Troubles. Heide, Florence Parry. Picture Book. Grades 3 and up.
The Secret Life of a Snowflake: An Up-Close Look at the Art and Science of Snowflakes. Libbrecht, Kenneth. Nonfiction Picture Book. Grades 4 and up.
A Seed Is Sleepy. Aston, Dianna Hutts. Picture Book. Grades 2 and up.
Shades of Gray. Reeder, Carolyn. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Shiloh. Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
The Sign of the Beaver. Speare, Elizabeth George. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Silver Pony. Ward, Lynd. Picture Book. Grades 2 and up.
A Single Shard. Park, Linda Sue. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Skellig. Almond, David. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Slake's Limbo. Holman, Felice. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Snake Scientist. Montgomery, Sy. Nonfiction. Grades 4 and up.
Snowflake Bentley. Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Picture Book, Nonfiction. Grades 2 and up.
Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook. Mazer, Anne. Nonfiction. Grades 5 and up.
Stepping on the Cracks. Hahn, Mary Downing. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Storm in the Barn. Phelan, Matt. Graphic Novel. Grades 3 and up.
The Strange Night Writing of Jessamine Colter. DeFelice, Cynthia. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
The Table Where Rich People Sit. Baylor, Byrd. Picture Book. Grades 1 and up.
Taste of Salt. Temple, Frances. Novel. Grades 6 and up.
Thank You, Jackie Robinson. Cohen, Barbara. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Things in Corners. Park, Ruth. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Three Golden Keys. Sis, Peter. Picture Book. Grades 3 and up.
Through the Lock. Hurst, Carol Otis. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Tiger Rising. DiCamillo, Kate. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story. Hahn, Mary Downing. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
To Go Singing Through the World: The Childhood of Pablo Neruda. Ray, Deborah Kogan. Picture Book. Grades 4 and up.
Tom's Midnight Garden. Pearce, Philippa. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Torchlight. Hurst, Carol Otis. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Train to Somewhere. Bunting, Eve. Picture Book. Grades 3 and up.
Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold. Fritz, Jean. Nonfiction. Grades 4 and up.
Truth to Tell. Bond, Nancy. Novel. Grades 6 and up.
Tuck Everlasting. Babbitt, Natalie. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Tuesday. Wiesner, David. Picture Book. Grades PreK and up.
The Village by the Sea. Fox, Paula. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Wait Till Helen Comes. Hahn, Mary Downing. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Walk on Earth a Stranger. Carson, Rae. Novel. Grades 6 and up.
Walk Two Moons. Creech, Sharon. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The War of Jenkins' Ear. Morpurgo, Michael. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963. Curtis, Christopher Paul. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Way Home. Hathorn, Libby. Picture Book. Grades 2 and up.
The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body. Macaulay, David. Nonfiction. Grades 6 and up.
Weasel. DeFelice, Cynthia. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
What Do Authors Do?. Christelow, Eileen. Picture Book. Grades 2 and up.
What Hearts. Brooks, Bruce. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
What Jamie Saw. Coman, Carolyn. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
Where the Wild Things Are. Sendak, Maurice. Picture Book. Grades PreK and up.
The Wicked One: A Story of Suspense. Hunter, Mollie. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Widow's Broom. Van Allsburg, Chris. Picture Book. Grades 2 and up.
Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed. Hamilton, Virginia. Novel. Grades 4 and up.
The Winter Room. Paulsen, Gary. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
Wolves. Lawrence, R. D. Nonfiction. Grades 2 and up.
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. Aiken, Joan. Chapter Book. Grades 3 and up.
Woodsong. Paulsen, Gary. Novel. Grades 3 and up.
Wringer. Spinelli, Jerry. Novel. Grades 5 and up.
A Writer's Story. Bauer, Marion Dane. Nonfiction. Grades 5 and up.
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland. Walker, Sally M. Nonfiction. Grades 6 and up.
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