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Bob, not Bob! : To Be Read As Though You Have the Worst Cold Ever
by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon
Stuck in bed with a bad cold, Little Louie struggles with stuffiness and crackling ears and repeatedly calls out for his mom, summoning the family dog over and over again in his efforts to make himself understood.
Lexile: 500 Adult-directed text
Grade Level: PreK-K
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The water princess
by Susan Verde
A tale based on the supermodel's childhood follows the experiences of a young girl who dreams of bringing clean drinking water to her African village as she rises early every morning and makes long journeys to the well with a heavy pot that she carries on her head.
Lexile: 480
Grade Level: PreK-2
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The marigold mess
by Jacqueline Jules
Instead of the usual dusting, Sofia volunteers to wash the car--but when she leaves the hose on her mother's marigolds get flooded and she calls on her sisters to save the situation.
Lexile: 540
Grade Level: 1-2
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Dragons and marshmallows
by Asia Citro
Learning an amazing secret while discovering a glowing photo, young Zoey assists injured magical animals that begin showing up in her family's backyard barn, an effort that includes caring for a particularly challenging baby dragon.
Lexile: 640
Grade Level 1-3
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Project Mulberry
by Linda Sue Park
While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia Song, a Korean-American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more.
Lexile: 690
Grade Level: 4-7
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What was the Great Chicago Fire?
by Janet B Pascal
Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did.
Lexile: 720
Grade Level: 4-6
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Wish
by Barbara O'Connor
Charlie Reese is sent to live with a family she barely knows, but with the help of a skinny stray dog who captures her heart and a neighbor boy named Howard, she learns what the real meaning of family may be.
Lexile: 850
Grade Level: 4-6
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Eyewitness fossil
by Paul D. Taylor
A photo essay about different types of fossils, including bacteria, algae, birds, mammals and more.
Grade Level 4-6
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Ben Franklin's in my bathroom!
by Candace Fleming
A typical kid living in an everyday 21st-century American town is astonished to encounter Benjamin Franklin, whom he guides on a tour of the modern world the Founding Father helped to create centuries earlier.
Lexile: 510
Grade Level: 3-4
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Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic
by Armand Baltazar
An epic fantasy adventure is set in a world where a space-time cataclysm has torn apart time and space, reshaping the Earth into a place where people from all historical eras and cultures coexist and where a 13-year-old boy discovers he has a secret destiny.
Lexile: 650
Grade Level: 5-8
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Dinosaur empire! : Dinosaur Empire!
by Abby Howard
Ms. Lernin, a retired paleontologist, helps fifth-grader Ronnie study for a quiz on dinosaurs by taking her on a guided tour of the Mesozoic Era.
Lexile: 840
Grade Level 4-6
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I got a chicken for my birthday
by Laura Gehl
A girl is disappointed when she receives a chicken as a birthday gift from her abuela, until she realizes the chicken is planning a bigger present for her special day.
Lexile: 320 Adult-directed text
Grade Level: PreK-2
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The itchy book!
by Mo Willems
"When Triceratops, Pterodactyl, Brontosaurus and T-Rex all develop distracting itches, Dino-Mo reminds them of the ""big rule"" about how dinosaurs must never scratch, triggering an uproarious effort to soothe or ignore their discomforts in creative ways."
Lexile: 340
Grade Level: PreK-2
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Northstars : Welcome to Snowville!
by Jim Shelley
The daughter of Santa Claus and a Yeti princess explore the mystical subterranean wonders of the land of Polaris in a first entry in a graphic-novel keepsake series that finds their Christmas holiday threatened by an evil force.
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