Summer 2019 Books: “A Universe of Stories”
May 15th, 2019 | Posted by in 2018-2019 Primary | 2018-2019 Intermediate | 2018-2019 Middle School | 2018-2019 High School | 2018-2019 Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers - (0 Comments)Soar into space and into the imagination with our Summer 2019 titles, aligned to this year’s Collaborative Summer Library Program theme, “A Universe of Stories!”
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The Voyage of Turtle Rex by Kurt Cyrus. Harcourt, 2011 1. Why did the turtle go back to the beach? Read more.
Always in Trouble by Corinne Demas. Illustrated by Noah Z. Jones. Scholastic Press, 2009 1. What kinds of things can Read more.
Carry Me by Rena D. Grossman. Star Bright Books, 2009 1. How do you like to be carried? 2. Is Read more.
Pecan Pie Baby by Jacqueline Woodson. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Putnam, 2010 1. “Pecan Pie Baby” is a nickname. Do Read more.
Hello Baby! by Mem Fox. Illustrated by Steve Jenkins. Beach Lane Books, 2009 1. What ways do you help at Read more.
Rrralph by Lois Ehlert. Beach Lane, 2011 1. Can Ralph really talk? Do you think animals can talk to us? Read more.
Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2011 1. What ways do you help at mealtime at home? Read more.
Pío Peep! Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes / Rimas tradicionales de animales selected by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy. Read more.
Cora Cooks Pancit by Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore. Illustrated by Kristi Valiant. Shea’s Books, 2009 1. What ways do you Read more.
Neighborhood Mother Goose by Nina Crews. Greenwillow Books / HarperCollins, 2003 Read more.
Tippy-Toe Chick, Go! by George Shannon. Illustrated by Laura Dronzek. Greenwillow Books / HarperCollins, 2003 Read more.
Toddler Two / Dos Años by Anastasia Suen. Illustrated by Winnie Cheon. Lee & Low, 2002 Read more.
How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills. Schwartz & Wade, 2010 1. What things did Rocket do that helped Read more.
City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems. Illustrated by Jon J Muth. Hyperion, 2010 1. What kinds of things can Read more.
Always Listen to Your Mother by Florence Parry Heide and Roxanne Heide Pierce. Illustrated by Kyle M. Stone. Disney / Read more.
Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same by Grace Lin. Little, Brown, 2010 1. How are Ling and Ting alike? Read more.
Nabeel’s New Pants: An Eid Tale by Fawzia Gilan-Williams. Illustrated by Proiti Roy. Marshall Cavendish, 2010 1. How did Nabeel’s Read more.
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha R. Vamos. Illustrated by Rafael López. Charlesbridge, 2011 1. What ingredients Read more.
Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Viking, 2010 1. Why does Ami (the mother) make Rubina Read more.
My Name is Sangoel by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed ; illustrated by Catherine Stock. Eerdman’s, 2009 1. If Read more.
Goal! By Mina Javaherbin. Illustrated by A. G. Ford. Candlewick Press, 2010 1. How did Ajani get his new football? Read more.
The Friendly Four by Eloise Greenfield. Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Amistad / HarperCollins, 2006 1. How did these four Read more.
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore. Lee & Low, 2011 1. Read more.
Tomás and the Library Lady by Pat Mora. Illustrated by Raul Colón. Random House, 1997 Read more.
Two Old Potatoes and Me by John Coy. Illustrated by Carolyn Fisher. Alfred A. Knopf, 2003 Read more.
Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians by Jarrett T. Krosoczka. Alfred A. Knopf, 2009 1. How do you read Read more.
This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness by Joyce Sidman. Houghton Mifflin, 2007 1. What makes apologizing Read more.
Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins. Charlesbridge, 2007 1. How did Naima change throughout the story? 2. How does Naima’s art Read more.
The Thumb in the Box by Ken Roberts. Groundwood, 2002 1. How are this town and the people who live Read more.
Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon. Candlewick Press, 2010 1. What do you think is the most Read more.
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson. Illustrated by R. Read more.
Star in the Forest by Laura Resau. Delacorte, 2010 1. How does Star help Zitlally deal with her father’s deportation? Read more.
Loon Summer by Sandy Gillum. Field Notes Press, 2008. 1. Do loons live near you? Why or why not? 2. Read more.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin. Little, Brown, 2009 1. How is Minli helped on her journey? Read more.
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little by Peggy Gifford. Photographs by Valorie Fisher. Schwartz & Wade, 2007 Read more.
My Very Own Room / Mi propio cuartito by Amada Irma Pérez ; illustrations by Maya Christina Gonzalez. Children’s Book Read more.
Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Little, Brown, 2010 1. How does the author use bridges as a symbol in Read more.
Prime Baby by Gene Luen Yang. First Second / Roaring Brook Press, 2010 Smile by Raina Telgemeier. Graphix, 2010 Read more.
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce. U.S. edition: HarperCollins, 2010 1. How would Liam define the role of being a dad Read more.
The Frog Scientist by Pamela S. Turner. Photographs by Andy Comins. (Scientists in the Field) Houghton Mifflin, 2009. 1. What Read more.
Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson. Atheneum, 2010 1. What motivated African American soldiers to fight in the Revolutionary War? 2. Read more.
The Day of the Pelican by Katharine Paterson. Clarion, 2009 1. How is it possible to be a refugee in Read more.
Casey at the Bat by Ernest W. Thayer. Illustrated by Joe Morse. Visions in Poetry / Kids Can Press, 2006 Read more.
Little Blog on the Prairie by Cathleen Davitt Bell. Bloomsbury, 2010 1. What technology could you not give up for Read more.
Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers. Amistad / HarperTeen, 2010 1. If you had a friend, like Reese’s friend Toon, who Read more.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan. Dutton, 2010 1. Who was your favorite character in the Read more.
Dark Water by Laura McNeal. Alfred A. Knopf, 2010 1. How would the story change if it were told from Read more.
Divergent by Veronica Roth. Katherine Tegen Books, 2011 The Unidentified by Rae Mariz. Balzer + Bray, 2010 1. In the Read more.
Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing by Ann Angel. Amulet / Abrams, 2010 We Shall Overcome: A Song That Changed the Read more.
The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork. Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic, 2010 1. How Read more.
Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets Under 25 selected by Naomi Shihab Nye. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2010 1. Select Read more.
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi. Little, Brown, 2010 1. Envision a world of the future: how might it compare to Read more.
La Línea by Ann Jaramillo. Roaring Brook Press, 2006 From CCBC Choices 2007: Fifteen-year-old Miguel and his thirteen-year-old sister, Elena, Read more.
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. Philomel, 2011 1. What does the title, Between Shades of Gray, mean to Read more.
A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka. Schwartz & Wade, 2011 1. How can you tell when Daisy is happy? Read more.
Job Site by Nathan Clement. Boyds Mills Press, 2011 1. What color is each machine? 2. What other colors can Read more.
Loon Baby by Molly Beth Griffin. Illustrated by Anne Hunter. Houghton Mifflin, 2010 1. How does Loon Baby feel when Read more.
Cradle Me by Debby Slier. Star Bright Books, 2012 1. What are some of the places you go to sleep? Read more.
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman. Illustrated by Beth Krommes. Houghton Mifflin, 2011 1. Let’s trace some Read more.
Fiesta Babies by Carmen Tafolla. Illustrated by Amy Córdova. Tricycle Press, 2010 1. A fiesta is a party. Let’s find Read more.
Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr. Illustrated by Lois Ehlert. Beach Lane, 2011 1. The first caterpillar in the Read more.
Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes. Illustrated by Sally Mavor. Houghton Mifflin, 2010. 1. (Adult) Tap out the Read more.
The Big Baby Book by Guido van Genechten. Translated from the Dutch. Clavis, 2011 1. What do you think you Read more.
Siesta by Ginger Fogelsong Guy. Illustrated by René King Moreno. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 1005 Read more.
Cork & Fuzz: Short & Tall by Dori Chaconas. Illustrated by Lisa McCue. Viking, 2006 Dog & Bear: Two Friends, Read more.
Mouse & Lion by Rand Burkert. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Michael di Capua Books / Scholastic, 2011 Read more.
Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup by Jorge Argueta. Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng. Groundwood, 2009 1. Does your family have Read more.
Little Dog Lost: A True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic by Mônica Carnesi. Nancy Paulsen Books / Penguin, Read more.
Crouching Tiger by Ying Chang Compestine. Illustrated by Yan Nascimbene. Candlewick Press, 2011 These Hands by Margaret H. Mason. Illustrated Read more.
Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems by Kristine O’Connell George. Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. Clarion, 2011 1. A dilemma Read more.
Let’s Go See Papá! by Lawrence Schimel. Translated from the Spanish by Elisa Amado. Illustrated by Alba Marina. Groundwood, 2011 Read more.
All the Water in the World by George Ella Lyon. Illustrated by Katherine Tillotson. A Richard Jackson Book / Atheneum, Read more.
Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke. Illustrated by Lauren Tobia. U.S. edition: Kane/Miller, 2010 1. Anna is about your age. How is Read more.
Hot Day on Abbott Avenue by Karen English. Illustrated by Javaka Steptoe. Clarion, 2004 Read more.
My Dadima Wears a Sari by Kashmira Sheth. Illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi. Peachtree, 2007 Read more.
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Houghton Mifflin, 2003 Read more.
What Really Happened to Humpty? (from the Files of a Hard-Boiled Detective) by Jeanie Franz Ransom. Illustrated by Stephen Axelsen. Read more.
Eyes on the Goal by John Coy. Feiwel and Friends, 2010 1. When was a time when you felt bad? Read more.
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh. Abrams, 2011 My Papa Diego and Me: Memories of My Father Read more.
Rich: A Dyamonde Daniel Book by Nikki Grimes. Putnam, 2010 1. Have you been to a thrift shop or rummage Read more.
Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg. Houghton Mifflin, 2011 1. Which of your teachers or older relatives do Read more.
Soldier Bear by Bibi Dumon Tak. Translated from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson. Illustrated by Philip Hopman. U.S. edition: Eerdman’s, Read more.
The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce. Candlewick Press, 2011 1. Have you ever left something behind? How would you Read more.
Lemonade and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word by Bob Raczka. Illustrated by Nancy Doniger. Roaring Brook Press, 2011 Read more.
Seaglass Summer by Anjali Bannerjee. Wendy Lamb Books, 2010 1. What do you want to be when you grow up? Read more.
A Friendship for Today by Patricia C. McKissack. Scholastic Press, 2007 Read more.
Love That Dog: A Novel by Sharon Creech. Joanna Cotler Books / HarperCollins, 2001 Read more.
Ruby Lu Brave and True by Lenore Look. Illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf. An Anne Schwartz Book / Atheneum, 2004 Read more.
Hidden by Helen Frost. Frances Foster Books / Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011 1. The title of the book is Hidden. Read more.
Warp Speed by Lisa Yee. Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Inc., 2011 1. What does this book say about Read more.
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor. Viking, 2011 1. If you were a Leopard Person, what would your juju be? 2. Read more.
Drawing from Memory by Allen Say. Scholastic Press, 2011 1. How did the format of the book help you understand Read more.
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone. Candlewick Press, 2009 Amelia Lost: The Life and Read more.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Illustrated by Jim Kay. Candlewick Press, 2011 1. Why is it so hard for Read more.
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011 1. What are ways you tell this book is Read more.
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanha Lai. HarperCollins, 2011 1. What makes newcomers an easy target for bullies? 2. Read more.
Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Illustrated by Sean Qualls. Little, Brown, 2011 1. Why was Joe Louis Read more.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Dutton, 2012 1. Is this a good title for the novel? Why Read more.
Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol. First Second, 2011 1. Anya’s family routine is shown several times (e.g. kitchen meals). Show Read more.
Up Close: Harper Lee by Kerry Madden. Viking, 2009 1. Whether or not you’ve read To Kill a Mockingbird, what Read more.
Now is the Time for Running by Michael Williams. U.S. edition: Little, Brown, 2011 1. Throughout history, people have sought Read more.
Blink & Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2011 1. How do the names “Blink” and “Caution” reflect Read more.
Want to Go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman. Scholastic Press, 2011 1. As a reader, how many red flags can Read more.
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray. Scholastic Press, 2011 1. What is this book making fun of? 2. What stereotypes are Read more.
The Watch that Ends the Night by Allan Wolf. Candlewick Press, 2011 1. Which character were you the most drawn Read more.
Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court edited by Marc Aronson and Charles R. Smith Jr. Candlewick Press, 2011 Read more.
Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac. Dial, 2005 Read more.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightttime by Mark Haddon. U.S. edition: Vintage, 2004 Read more.
Dog in Boots by Greg Gormley. Illustrated by Roberta Angaramo. Holiday House, 2011 1. Why do you think all Read more.
Spike, the Mixed-Up Monster by Susan Hood. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. A Paula Wiseman Book / Simon & Schuster, 2012 Read more.
I Love Saturdays y domingos by Alma Flor Ada. Ill by Elivia Salvadier. Atheneum, 2002 1. What are some of Read more.
Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham. Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2012 1. How does Moose Read more.
I’ll Save You, Bobo! by Eileen Rosenthal. Illustrated by Marc Rosenthal. Atheneum, 2012 1. Who is your favorite character in Read more.
Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff. Beach Lane / Simon & Schuster, 2012 1. What are some things Baby Read more.
Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. A Neal Porter Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2012 1. What kind of green would Read more.
Who Likes Rain? By Wong Herbert Yee. Henry Holt, 2007 1. What are some of the animals/things in the story Read more.
Mommy, Where Are You? by Mack. U.S. edition: Clavis, 2012 1. Let’s find an animal that lives in a cold Read more.
All poems listed below are from Here’s a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry edited by Jane Yolen Read more.
Rain School by James Rumford. Houghton Mifflin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010 1. Why is Thomas so excited to be starting school? Read more.
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Nancy Paulsen Books / Penguin, 2012 1. Why do you think Read more.
Me and Momma and Big John by Mara Rockliff. Illustrated by William Low. Candlewick Press, 2012 1. Why is the Read more.
Under the Snow by Melissa Stewart. Illustrated by Constance R. Bergum. Peachtree, 2009 1. What are some of the ways Read more.
Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money by Emily Jenkins. Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Schwartz & Read more.
Once I Ate a Pie by Patricia Maclachlan and Emily Maclachlan. Illustrated by Katy Schneider. HarperCollins, 2006 1. If you Read more.
Penny and Her Song by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2012 1. How do you think singing her song makes Read more.
Step Gently Out by Helen Frost. Photographs by Rick Lieder. Candlewick Press, 2012 1. Do the photographs in this book Read more.
Happy Like Soccer by Maribeth Boelts. Illustrated by Lauren Castillo. Candlewick Press, 2012 1. Soccer makes Sierra both happy and Read more.
Malcolm at Midnight by W. H. Beck. Illustrated by Brian Lies. Houghton Mifflin, 2012 1. Malcolm gets involved in several Read more.
I Lost My Tooth in Africa by Penda Diakité. Illustrated by Baba Wagué Diakité. Scholastic Press, 2006 Jingle Read more.
Giants Beware! by Jorge Aguirre. Illustrated by Rafael Rosado. First Second, 2012 1. Claudette has little patience with the grown-ups Read more.
Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic by Ginnie Lo. Illustrated by Beth Lo. Lee & Low, 2012 Dolores Huerta: A Hero Read more.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Patricia Castelao. Harper / HarperCollins, 2012 1. If you could Read more.
The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng. Illustrated by Abigail Halpin. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012 1. Anna’s mom thinks Read more.
Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad by Henry Cole. Scholastic Press, 2012 1. Who is the person hiding and Read more.
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead. Wendy Lamb Books / Random House, 2012 1. Georges is uncomfortable with some of Read more.
The Arrow Finds Its Mark: A Book of Found Poems by George Heard. Illustrated by Antoine Guilloppé. Roaring Brook Press, Read more.
The Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin, 2012 1. Name at least three things that all beetles have in Read more.
Barnum’s Bones: How Barnum Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World by Tracey Fern. Illustrated by Boris Kulikov. Read more.
Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Alfred A. Knopf, 2012 1. The kids on Auggie’s welcoming committee have been hand-picked by the Read more.
Dark Lord: The Early Years by Jamie Thomson. Walker, 2012 1. If your arch enemy banished you to an alternate Read more.
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity by Elizabeth Rusch. Houghton Mifflin, 2012 Moonbird: Read more.
After Eli by Rebecca Rupp . Candlewick Press, 2012 1. Why do you think Danny keeps his Book of the Read more.
Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights, and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Final Read more.
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano. Scholastic Press, 2012 1. How and why do the relationships between Evelyn, Read more.
Unwind by Neal Shusterman. Simon and Schuster, 2007 1. Connor, Risa and Lev have followed three different paths to the Read more.
Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town by Warren St. John. Delacorte Press, 2012 Read more.
See You at Harry’s by Jo Knowles. Candlewick Press, 2012 1. Each member of Fern’s family responds differently to the Read more.
Chomp by Carl Hiaasen. Alfred A. Knopf, 2012 Diamond Willow by Helen Frost. Frances Read more.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews. Amulet / Abrams, 2012 1. Greg tries to tell the Read more.
The Pregnancy Project by Gaby Rodriguez with Jenna Glatzer. Simon & Schuster, 2012 1. What were some of the events Read more.
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick. Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins, 2012 1. Author Patricia McCormick explains in her author’s Read more.
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. Scholastic Press, 2012 1. Every character in this novel is on a quest. Pick Read more.
No Crystal Stair by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Carolrhoda LAB, 2012 1. Lewis Michaux believed that Read more.
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin. Flash Point / Roaring Brook Press, 2012 Read more.
The Final Four by Paul Volponi. Viking, 2012 1. This book raises a lot of questions about whether college athletes Read more.
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman. Candlewick Press, 2012 1. In her introduction to October Mourning, Read more.
Ask the Passengers by A. S. King. Little, Brown, 2012 1. Would you encourage Astrid to label herself and come Read more.
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson. Simon & Schuster, 2003 The Fortunes of Read more.
Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller. Illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf. Schwartz & Wade, 2013. 1. What does Sophie like about Read more.
Matilda and Hans by Yokococo. U.S. edition: Templar / Candlewick Press, 2013. 1. Do you know someone nice like Matilda? Read more.
Turkey Tot by George Shannon Holiday House, 2013. 1. What do you think Turkey is making when you read the Read more.
Quinito’s Neighborhood = El Vecindario de Quinito by Ina Cumpiaño. Illustrated by José Ramírez. Children’s Book Press, 2005. 1. Do Read more.
Big Snow by Jonathan Bean. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2013. 1. Which white things in the story make David think of Read more.
Tiger in My Soup by Kashmira Sheth. Peachtree Publishers, 2013. 1. What would you do if you found a tiger Read more.
Which Is Round? Which Is Bigger? by Mineko Mamada. Translated from the Japanese by Yvette Ghione. U.S. edition: Kids Can Read more.
My First Day by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Illustrated by Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin, 2013. 1. Where is the Read more.
Max and the Tag Along Moon by Floyd Cooper. Philomel, 2013. Max discovers the moon is a constant companion on Read more.
Oscar’s Half Birthday by Bob Graham. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2005. Oscar’s family celebrates his six-month birthday with a walk Read more.
The Apple Orchard Riddle by Margaret McNamara. Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Schwartz & Wade, 2013. 1. How does Tara Read more.
Picture a Tree by Barbara Reid. U.S. edition: Albert Whitman, 2013. 1. According to the author, what are some of Read more.
Thanks a Million: Poems by Nikki Grimes. Illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera. Amistad, 2006. 1. What makes you thankful? 2. Read more.
Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm by John Katz. Henry Holt, 2011. 1. What are the different jobs of the Read more.
Nora’s Chicks by Patricia MacLachlan. Illustrated by Kathryn Brown. Candlewick Press, 2013. 1. What are ways the author and illustrator Read more.
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Alfred A. Read more.
No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart and Allen Young. Illustrated by Nicole Wong. Charlesbridge, 2013. 1. Why can’t chocolate Read more.
Take Me Out to the Yakyu by Aaron Meshon. Atheneum, 2013. 1. What are three things that are similar at Read more.
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2013. Seven-year-old Billy Miller starts second grade with a mix Read more.
Water in the Park: A Book about Water & the Times of Day by Emily Jenkins. Illustrated by Stephanie Graegin. Read more.
Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled by Catherin Thimmesh. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. 1. What is a paleoartist? What decisions do paleoartists Read more.
Al Capone Does My Homework by Gennifer Choldenko. Dial, 2013. 1. How does living on Alcatraz Island shape the story? Read more.
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2013. 1. Eleanor and Park bond over comic books and mix Read more.
Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story by S.D. Nelson. Abrams, 2012. 1. Why do you think the author wanted you Read more.
It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw by Don Tate. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Lee & Low, Read more.
Sophie Scott Goes South by Alison Lester. U.S. edition: Houghton Mifflin, 2013. 1. There are lots of types of illustrations Read more.
I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery by Cynthia Grady. Illustrated by Michele Wood. Eerdmans, 2012. 1. In Read more.
Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives by Elizabeth Rusch. Photographs by Tom Uhlman. (Scientists in the Field) Houghton Read more.
Orleans by Sherri L. Smith. Putnam, 2013. 1. How does the dystopian New Orleans setting shape the characters’ beliefs and Read more.
Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner. Illustrated by Julian Crouch. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2013. 1. What are the different factors Read more.
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina. Candlewick Press, 2013. 1. What reasons does Piddy give for Read more.
Far Far Away by Tom McNeal. Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. 1. What connections can you make between this story and Read more.
Boxers (Boxers and Saints) by Gene Luen Yang. First Second, 2013. Saints (Boxers and Saints) by Gene Luen Yang. First Read more.
The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Firebird by Atinuke. Illustrated by Warwick Johnson Cadwell. U.S. edition: Kane Miller, 2012. Read more.
Lulu and the Duck in the Park by Hilary McKay. Illustrated by Priscilla Lamont. U.S. edition: Albert Whitman, 2013. 1. Read more.
H.O.R.S.E.: A Game of Basketball and Imagination by Christopher Myers. Egmont, 2012. 1. Did you have trouble deciding who was Read more.
Words with Wings by Nikki Grimes. Boyds Mills Press, 2013. 1. What are some of the problems Gabriella faces at Read more.
Yes! We Are Latinos by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy. Illustrated by David Diaz. Charlesbridge, 2013. An introduction Read more.
Pinned by Sharon G. Flake. Scholastic Press, 2012. 1. How does the author use the text to differentiate between Adonis Read more.
Lincoln’s Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin. Scholastic Press, 2013. 1. How did the author use source documents to reconstruct the Read more.
March: Book One by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin. Illustrated by Nate Powell. Top Shelf, 2013. 1. Education was important Read more.
One Came Home by Amy Timberlake. Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. The largest passenger pigeon nesting on record happened in South Read more.
Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton by Matt Phelan. Candlewick Press, 2013. Bluffton was an actors’ colony just outside Muskegon, Read more.
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. Little, Brown, 2013. Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn. St. Martin’s Griffin, Read more.
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi by Neal Bascomb. Read more.
More Than This by Patrick Ness. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2013. Teenage Seth drowns in the chilly waters of the Read more.
Personal Effects by E.M. Kokie. Candlewick Press, 2012. The already tense atmosphere in Matt Foster’s house only tightened after his Read more.
Check out the April 2015 ROW titles and discussion questions below. Read more.
This month we started a trial program called Read On Wisconsin Ambassadors! We’ll have different youth services librarians from across Read more.
In March 2015, Ali Khan, a senior at Middleton High School, interviewed author Mitali Perkins about her book, Open Mic: Read more.
The Read On Wisconsin Literacy Advisory Committee will be meeting on May 9th to select next year’s titles for Read Read more.
Author Mitali Perkins and Middleton High School student, Ali Khan, shared thoughts on race, humor and her book, Open Mic: Read more.
This Saturday, May 6, 2016, the Read On Wisconsin (ROW) Literacy Advisory Committee (LAC) members will meet to select the Read more.
Our May ROW Ambassador, Arlene Mabie, the library director at Hawkins Area Library, shared May 2015 title, Max and the Read more.
Hello Middle School Educators! Read On Wisconsin is looking for ways to support Wisconsin middle school educators in working with Read more.
After much hard work and diligence from the Read On Wisconsin Literacy Advisory Committee and the CCBC librarians, the Read Read more.
Wolf and Dog by Sylvia Vanden Heede. Illustrated by Marije Tolman. Translated from the Dutch by Bill A. Nagelkerke. U.S. Read more.
Bird Lake Moon by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow, 2008. When 12-year-old Mitch’s parents divorce, he and his mother go to spend Read more.
Still Star-Crossed by Melinda Taub. Delacorte Press, 2013. Three weeks after the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, the Capulets and Read more.
My Bus by Byron Barton. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2014. What could be more appealing to toddlers than a book about Read more.
Shout out of thanks to JYMS for sending us this book trailer for the ROW 2014 October title, The Thing Read more.
Thank you to all who completed the Read On Wisconsin Book Trailer Survey for Middle School Teachers and Library Media Read more.
For another great middle school read — Claudia Mills’ Zero Tolerance (Farrar Straus Giroux, 2013). Thanks for the promo, JYMS! Read more.
Unfortunately, you’ll be finding lots of 404 Error messages on the ROW website. Please standby while we fix our permalink Read more.
Our fabulous web guru has fixed the errors! You can now peruse any page or post. The book trailers are Read more.
The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen by Thelma Lynne Godin. Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton. Lee & Low, 2014. We love this multi-generational and Read more.
From the ROW Literacy Advisory Committee Intermediate Group: We paired these two books because they both focus on friendship and Read more.
The Crossover by Alexander Kwame. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. We are so thrilled to start the ROW year off with Read more.
The Milk of Birds by Sylvia Whitman. Atheneum, 2013. Here are some the reasons that our High School Literacy Advisory Read more.
Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2014. Four wide-eyed hunters are trying to catch Read more.
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett. Illustrated by Jon Klassen. Candlewick Press, 2014. Sam and Dave are Read more.
Both of this month’s books talk about inequality? How do the authors show the inequalities? How do the inequalities affect Read more.
The Swallow: A Ghost Story by Charis Cotter. Tundra Books, 2014. Polly often feels lost in the chaos of her Read more.
How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon. Henry Holt, 2014. The murder of African American teenager Tariq Johnson and its Read more.
Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio. Illustrated by Christian Robinson. Atheneum, 2014. Mrs. Poodle is the proud parent of Fi-Fi, Foo-Foo, Ooh-La-La, Read more.
Bully by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. A Neal Porter Book/ Roaring Brook Press, 2013. Not a bully but a bull takes Read more.
Arcady’s Goal by Eugene Yelchin. Henry Holt, 2014. Young Arcady is living in an orphanage in the Soviet Union in Read more.
Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet by Andrea Cheng. Lee & Low, 2013. Andrea Cheng Read more.
Tin Star by Cecil Castellucci. Roaring Brook Press, 2014. Teenager Tula Bane, beaten and left for dead aboard a space Read more.
Chengdu Could Not, Would Not Fall Asleep by Barney Saltzberg. Disney / Hyperion, 2014. While everyone else in the bamboo Read more.
The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life by Lois Ehlert. Beach Lane Books, 2014. Lois Ehlert’s creative journey began Read more.
What the Moon Said by Gayle Rosengren. Penguin Group, 2014. After Esther’s father loses his job in Chicago during the Read more.
The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson. Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic, Inc., 2014. When Jackson Greene learns classmate Read more.
House of Purple Cedar by Tim Tingle. Cinco Puntos Press, 2014 (c2013). In 1967, Rose is an old woman looking Read more.
The Lion and the Bird by Marianne Duboc. Translated from the French by Claudia Z. Bedrick. U.S. edition: Enchanted Lion, Read more.
Blizzard by John Rocco. Disney / Hyperion, 2014. “Outside, the ground is cold and white. Inside, my home is warm Read more.
Lulu and the Cat in the Bag by Hilary McKay. Illustrated by Priscilla Lamont. U.S. edition: Albert Whitman, 2013. Irrepressible, Read more.
Patient Zero: Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics by Marilee Peters. Annick Press, 2014. “Who’s our Patient Zero?” Today this Read more.
Looks Like Daylight: Voices of Indigenous Kids by Deborah Ellis. Foreword by Loriene Roy. Groundwood / House of Anansi Press, Read more.
The Mouse Who Ate the Moon by Petr Horáček. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2014. Little Mouse is so struck by Read more.
Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Illustrated by Susy Pilgrim Waters. A Neal Porter Read more.
Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems by Paul B. Janeczko. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Candlewick Press, 2014. A Read more.
Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas! by Philippe Coudray. Toon Books/Candlewick Press, 2013. An unusual entry in Toon’s comic series for Read more.
Me … Jane by Patrick McDonnell. Little, Brown, 2011. Patrick McDonnell’s picture book about chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall as a Read more.
Xander’s Panda Party by Linda Sue Park. Illustrated by Matt Phelan. Clarion, 2013. Xander wants to have a Panda Party Read more.
The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic by Uma Krishnaswami. Illustrated by Abigail Halpin. Atheneum, 2013. After meeting her idol, Bollywood Read more.
Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Little, Brown, 2013. Five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Sugar works in the sugarcane fields Read more.
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by K. G. Campbell. Candlewick Press, 2013. Flora’s been pretty Read more.
African Acrostics: A Word in Edgeways by Avis Harley. Photographs by Deborah Noyes. Candlewick Press, 2009. Animal lovers, poetry appreciators, Read more.
Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard by Annette LeBlanc Cate. Candlewick Press, 2013. “You may not have a yard, Read more.
Mira in the Present Tense by Sita Brahmachari. U.S. edition: Albert Whitman, 2013. Mira’s twelfth birthday is bittersweet. It’s the Read more.
Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky. Disney Hyperion, 2014. Sixth grader Grayson hides his desire to wear dresses and skirts and Read more.
The Scavengers by Michael Perry. HarperCollins, 2014. From the publisher: Jeanne DuPrau’s The City of Ember meets Louis Sachar’s Holes (or, Read more.
If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth. Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic, 2013. Lewis Blake is Read more.
The Bird King: An Artist’s Notebook by Shaun Tan. Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Inc., 2013. “Staring at a Read more.
Love is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2014. Teenager Emily Bird feels pressure to be Read more.
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin. Roaring Brook Press, 2014. In Read more.
Falling into Place by Amy Zhang. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2014. Popular Liz Emerson was trying to commit suicide when she Read more.
Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal by Margarita Engle. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. At what price progress? Margarita Engle Read more.
The Story of Owen: The Dragon Slayer of Trondeim by E.K. Johnston. Carolrhoda Lab, 2014. In this alternate to the Read more.
Night Sounds by Javier Sobrino. Translated from the Spanish by Elisa Amada. Illustrated by Emilio Urberuaga. U.S. edition: Groundwood, 2013. Read more.
Socks! by Tania Sohn. Kane Miller, 2014. A little girl’s love for socks of all types — “yellow socks so Read more.
Baby Animal Farm by Karen Blair. Candlewick, 2014. A group of five racially diverse toddlers visit a baby animal farm Read more.
Mommy! Mommy! by Taro Gomi. Translated from the Japanese. U.S. edition: Chronicle, 2013. A sweetly comical board book features a Read more.
Yep, that’s right! We start our Read On Wisconsin year in September at the same time the schools around Wisconsin Read more.
Find out more about these titles! Click on the book cover to read the annotation! Check out resources from TeachingBooks.net for Read more.
Check out our posters for this year’s Read On Wisconsin reading program! Please feel free to download these posters for Read more.
Click on an image to read the CCBC annotation for the title. Check earlier posts below for discussion prompts and Read more.
So many favorites books this month! What the Read more.
Liven up January with these highly discussable books. Click on each Read more.
Wow! We’ve got super appealing, accessible books for children and young adults Read more.
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Find some Wisconsin teacher and librarian approved summer reading titles here! Grab a book and head outdoors to enjoy the Read more.
Just a few words to describe the Read On Wisconsin 2016-2017 Book Selections! Find the 2016-2017 school year Read On Read more.
Jacqueline Briggs Martin, the author of Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, one of ROW’s summer reading suggestions for elementary Read more.
Enjoy and share these student-made promotional videos for Read On Wisconsin titles below. Booktrailers are a great way to share Read more.
Ragweed’s Farm Dog Handbook by Anne Vittur Kennedy. Candlewick Press, 2015 A how-to handbook offering sage advice from an experienced Read more.
The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team’s Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Read more.
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle. Illustrated by Rafael López. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015 Read more.
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul. Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. Millbrook Read more.
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson. Dial, 2015 Astrid Vasquez and her best friend Nicole can barely tolerate her mother’s regular Read more.
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach. Knopf, 2015 “It all started with the bear.” An unknown narrator weaves Read more.
These books work well for learning about character and narrative. We see emotions and actions well as satisfying resolutions from Read more.
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker by Robbie Robertson. Illustrated by David Shannon. Abrams, 2015 Hiawatha is consumed by thoughts of revenge Read more.
Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith. Clarion, 2015 Eleven-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher has a bad feeling about the Stranger in town, with Read more.
Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy. Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins, 2015 Willowdean routinely introduces herself as a fat girl, but her Read more.
Alphabet School by Stephen T. Johnson. A Paula Wiseman Book / Simon & Schuster, 2015 Stephen T. Johnson brings his Read more.
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña. Illustrated by Christian Robinson. Putnam, 2015 As he and his Read more.
The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Dial, 2015 Ten-year-old Ada was born with a club foot Read more.
Better Nate Than Ever! by Tim Federle. Simon & Schuster, 2013 Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, he’s Read more.
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez. Carolrhoda Lab, 2015 A gripping work opens with the explosion of the white Read more.
Happy in Our Skin by Fran Manushkin. Illustrated by Lauren Tobia. Candlewick Press, 2015 “Look at you! You look so Read more.
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri Uegaki. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Kids Can Press, 2014 Hana’s decision to enter the Read more.
Dragons Beware! by Jorge Aguirre. Illustrated by Rafael Rosado. First Second, 2015 She’s back! Still the “act first, think later,” Read more.
Friends for Life by Andrew Norris. David Fickling Books/Scholastic Inc., 2015 A timeless and uplifting book about friendship, filled with Read more.
Girls Like Us by Gail Giles. Candlewick, 2014 A 2015 Schneider Family Book Award Winner We understand stuff. We just Read more.
Looking for a read aloud for your classroom or your library or at home? Looking for suggestions for independent reading, Read more.
Our November 2016 titles make great conversation starters for civic and community engagement discussions. Coached in historical fiction, biography, and Read more.
A book trailer throwback in honor of the Charlotte Zolotow lecture by Jacqueline Woodson this week! Each Kindness by Read more.
Whether celebrating the arts, the seasons, community, family, friends or ourselves, the ROW December 2016 titles are great books to Read more.
Big and Small (Odd One Out) by Guido van Genechten. Translated from the Dutch. U.S. edition: Clavis, 2013 A pair Read more.
Amazing storytelling, endearing characters and warm illustrations make these books favorites for many kids, parents, librarians and teachers. Finding Winnie: Read more.
The Marvels by Brian Selznick. Scholastic Press, 2015 Almost the first two-thirds of this hefty novel is told through black-and-white Read more.
Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary by Gail Jarrow. Calkins Creek/Highlights, 2015 Sanitary engineer and chemist George Soper functioned as Read more.
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book / Atheneum, 2015 Coretta Scott King Book Read more.
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby. Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins, 2015 Teenage Finn is the only person in Bone Gap Read more.
Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead. Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 2015 The structure of Rebecca Stead’s novel is complex and the Read more.
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper. Atheneum, 2015 After 11-year-old Stella and her little brother, Jojo, see the burning Read more.
New Shoes by Susan Lynn Meyer. Illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Holiday House, 2015 When Ella Mae, who’s always had hand-me-downs, Read more.
Maya’s Blanket / La Manta de Maya by Monica Brown. Illustrated by David Diaz. Children’s Book Press / Lee & Read more.
This month, Read On Wisconsin titles offer a wide range of subjects, characters, genres, and languages across our age-level groups. Read more.
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina. Illustrated by Angela Dominguez. Candlewick Press, 2015 Mia doesn’t speak Spanish well and Read more.
Grandma in Blue with Red Hat by Scott Menchin. Illustrated by Harry Bliss. Abrams, 2015 An art teacher asks a Read more.
Two White Rabbits by Jairo Buitrago. Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng. Translated from the Spanish by Elisa Amado. Groundwood Books / Read more.
Listen, Slowly by Thanhhà Lai. Harper/HarperCollins, 2015 At 12, Mia planned to spend every day of summer at the beach Read more.
Both Margarita Engle and Naila in Written in the Stars find themselves living between two cultures. What struggles do they Read more.
Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers: Family! Books about family from a newly living-in grandparent to adjusting to new siblings to all Read more.
Game Changer: John McLendon and the Secret Game by John Coy. Illustrated by Randy DuBurke. Carolrhoda, 2015 In 1944, the Read more.
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club by Phillip M. Hoose. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015 When Read more.
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steven Sheinkin. Roaring Brook Press, 2015 An Read more.
Finding the Music = En pos de la música by Jennifer Torres. Illustrated by Renato Alarcão. Spanish translation by Alexis Read more.
Whose Tools? By Toni Buzzeo. Illustrated by Jim Datz. Abrams Appleseed,2015 A clever board book shows the stages of building Read more.
Plenty of poetry for National Poetry Month! Here at Read On Wisconsin, our fabulous Literacy Advisory Committee chose a variety Read more.
Refugee, immigrants, migrants: these have become every day terms in recent months, as major news stories, in political arenas, and Read more.
Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle by Miranda Paul. Illustrated by Jason Chin. A Neal Porter Book Read more.
It’s Only Stanley by Jon Agee. Dial, 2015 One by one every member of the Wimbledon family is awakened during Read more.
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones. Illustrated by Katie Kath. Alfred A. Knopf, 2015 Adjusting to Read more.
Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. Feiwel & Friends, 2012 Humans and androids crowd the raucous Read more.
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness. Harper Teen / HarperCollins, 2015 Mikey, his sister Mel(inda), and Read more.
At every age level, the books this month are excellent read alouds or books to share with a group. Simple Read more.
There are lots of ways to build a better world: sharing family time, being a good friend, working together, observing Read more.
These Hands by Margaret H. Mason. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Houghton Mifflin, 2011 An African American grandfather tells his grandson Read more.
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall by Vaunda Nelson Micheaux. Illustrated by R. Read more.
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano. Scholastic, 2012 Fourteen-year-old Evelyn Serrano gets caught between her meek, mild-mannered mother Read more.
Candor by Pam Bachorz. Egmont, 2009 Once-troubled teens become model citizens in Candor. “Respectful space in every place!” is a Read more.
Find a few of the Read On Wisconsin Summer 2017 titles below! Whether these titles are old favorites or new Read more.
It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas. Clarion, 2016 Zomorod and her parents are in the United States for her Read more.
Riding Chance by Christine Kendall. Scholastic Press, 2016 Since his mom died, it’s been hard for Troy, 13, to stay on an Read more.
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk. Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2016 Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Read more.
We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler by Russell Freedman. Clarion, 2016 Read more.
The Inquisitor’s Tale, Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Godwitz. Illustrated by Hatem Aly. Dutton, Read more.
The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan. Putnam, 2016 Like many children in Mali, 15-year-old Amadou and his little Read more.
Ghost (Track, Book 1) by Jason Reynolds. A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book / Atheneum, 2016 Castle Cranshaw, aka Ghost, stands out Read more.
Unidentified Suburban Object by Mike Jung. Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic, 2016 Chloe Cho’s immigrant parents never talk about Read more.
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge. Amulet / Abrams, 2016 When 14-year-old Faith’s scientist father is accused of trying to Read more.
Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science by Jeannine Atkins. Atheneum, 2016 Three girls coming of age in three separate Read more.
Lowriders in Space (Lowriders, Book 1) by Cathy Camper. Illustrated by Raul the Third. Chronicle Books, 2014 Lupe Impala, El Read more.
Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina. Candlewick Press, 2016 Nora López is finishing high school uncertain about the future. Encouraged Read more.
Sabotage: The Mission to Destroy Hitler’s Atomic Bomb by Neal Bascomb. Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic, 2016 This riveting Read more.
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys. Philomel, 2016 The sinking of the Nazi passenger ship Wilhelm Gustloff, killing an Read more.
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin. Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins, 2016 Riley feels feminine some days, masculine others, Read more.
When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore. Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin’s Griffin, 2016 Miel and Sam have Read more.
On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis. Amulet / Abrams, 2016 It’s 2035 and a comet is headed toward Read more.
Radical by E.M. Kokie. Candlewick Press, 2016 Bex, 15, is distrustful of the government and knows that Lucy, in town Read more.
To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party by Skila Brown. Candlewick Press, 2016 Read more.
Scythe (Arc of the Scythe, Book 1) by Neal Shusterman. Simon & Schuster, 2016 In a future on earth when Read more.
Great American Whatever by Tim Federle. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016 Quinn Roberts is a sixteen-year-old smart Read more.
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon. Delacorte, 2016 Over the course of a single day on which Read more.
Excellent Ed by Stacy McAnulty. Illustrated by Julia Sarcone-Roach. Alfred A. Knopf, 2016 “All of the Ellis children were allowed Read more.
School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex. Illustrated by Christian Robinson. A Neal Porter Book / Roaring Book Press, Read more.
The Hole Story of the Doughnut by Pat Miller. Illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsch. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016 Prior to Read more.
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell. Illustrated by Rafael López. Houghton Read more.
When We Were Alone by David A. Robertson. Illustrated by Julie Flett. Highwater Press, 2016 A young Cree girl gardening Read more.
Little Cat’s Luck by Marion Dane Bauer. Illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell. Simon & Schuster, 2016 A small calico cat, Read more.
The Princess and the Warrior by Duncan Tonatiuh. Abrams, 2016 The princess Izta is known for her beauty but rejects Read more.
Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass by Dean Robbins. Illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko. Orchard / Read more.
The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReau. Illustrated by Matt Myers. Candlewick Press, 2016 Two rat brothers, Louie and Ralphie, live Read more.
The Cow Who Climbed a Tree by Gemma Merino. U.S. edition: Albert Whitman, 2016 “Tina was a very curious cow. Read more.
Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. little bee, 2016 A potent narrative begins, Read more.
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville by Pat Zietlow Miller. Illustrated by Frank Morrison. Chronicle, 2016 Alta prides herself on being Read more.
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano. Illustrated by Julie Morstad. A Neal Porter Book / Read more.
The Sound of Silence by Katrina Goldsaito. Illustrated by Julia Kuo. Little, Brown, 2016 On the busy streets of Tokyo, Read more.
Daniel Finds a Poem by Micha Archer. Nancy Paulsen Books / Penguin, 2016 Each day leading up to “Poetry in Read more.
A Bike Like Sergio’s by Maribeth Boelts. Illustrated by Noah Z. Jones. Candlewick Press, 2016 Everybody has a bike but Read more.
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super–Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton. Illustrated by Don Tate. Charlesbridge, 2016 Lonnie Johnson once took Read more.
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea: Unicorn of the Sea. (A Narwhal and Jelly Book) by Ben Clanton. Tundra Books, 2016 Read more.
The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry. Viking, 2016 In 13th-century western Europe, the Inquisition is control through terror, as Read more.
Playing for the Devil’s Fire by Phillippe Diederich. Cinco Puntos Press, 2016 In his small town outside of Mexico City, Read more.
Watched by Marina Budhos. Wendy Lamb Books / Random House, 2016 When Naeem is caught shoplifting, it further jeopardizes his Read more.
March: The Trilogy by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin. Illustrated by Nate Powell. Top Shelf, 2013-2016 March: Book Three The Read more.
Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina. Candlewick Press, 2016 Juana is a little girl living in Bogotá, Colombia. Lucas is Read more.
Book Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami. Illustrated by Julianna Swaney. Groundwood, 2016 Nine-year-old Yasmin visits Book Uncle’s Lending Library, Read more.
The Sound of All Things by Myron Uhlberg. Illustrated by Ted Papoulas. Peachtree, 2016 Both of the young narrator’s parents Read more.
Esquivel! Space–Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood. Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh. Charlesbridge, 2016 Juan Garcia Esquivel was an avant garde Read more.
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall. Amulet/Abrams, 2015 Jimmy McLean is self-conscious about his blue eyes, fair Read more.
I Am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer. Illustrated by Gillian Newland. Second Story Press, 2016 Read more.
Shadows of Sherwood (A Robyn Hoodlum Adventure) by Kekla Magoon. Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2016 The night her parents disappear, twelve-year-old Read more.
A Boy Named Queen by Sara Cassidy. Groundwood, 2016 Most of the kids in Evelyn’s grade 5 class don’t know Read more.
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day by Andrea Davis Read more.
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan. A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book / Read more.
Catching a Storyfish by Janice N. Harrington. WordSong / Highlights, 2016 Katheren, called Keet by her family—short for Parakeet, because Read more.
Goodnight Songs: A Celebration of the Season by Margaret Wise Brown. Illustrated by Twelve Award-Winning Picture Book Artists. Sterling, 2015 After Read more.
We Sang You Home by Richard Van Camp. Illustrated by Julie Flett. Orca, 2016 “ We sang you from a Read more.
Rudas: Niño’s Horrendous Hermanitas by Yuyi Morales. A Neal Porter Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2016 Niño’s back and this Read more.
My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith. Illustrated by Julie Flett. Orca, 2016 “My heart fills with happiness Read more.
Good Night, Bat! Good Morning, Squirrel! by Paul Meisel. Boyds Mills Press / Highlights, 2016 When Bat loses his home, Read more.
Sleep Tight Farm: A Farm Prepares for Winter by Eugenie Doyle. Illustrated by Becca Stadtlander. Chronicle, 2016 The transformation from Read more.
Owl Sees Owl by Laura Godwin. Illustrated by Rob Dunlavey. Schwartz & Wade, 2016 A little owl leaves his mama, Read more.
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Little, Brown, 2016 Thunder Boy Smith Jr. hates his name. Read more.
Tickle My Ears by Jörg Mühle. Translated from the German by Catherine Chidgey. U.S. edition: Gecko Press, 2016 In this Read more.
First Snow by Bomi Park. U.S. edition: Chronicle, 2016 A small girl wakes up in the night to the soft Read more.
Music Is … by Brandon Stosuy. Illustrated by Amy Martin. Little Simon, 2016 This purposefully inclusive board book celebrates music Read more.
1 Big Salad: A Delicious Counting Book by Juana Medina. Viking, 2016 A playful concept book imagines salad ingredients as Read more.
Marta! Big & Small by Jen Arena. Illustrated by Angela Dominguez. Roaring Brook Press, 2016 “To a lion, Marta is Read more.
Old Dog Baby Baby by Julie Fogliano. Illustrated by Chris Raschka. A Neal Porter Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2016 Read more.
Looking for Bongo by Eric Velasquez. Holiday House, 2016 A small, pajama-clad boy is on a morning hunt at home Read more.
Babies Don’t Walk, They Ride! Kathy Henderson. Illustrated by Lauren Tobia. U.S. edition: Templar Books / Candlewick Press, 2016 Babies Read more.
Rescue Squad No. 9 by Mike Austin. Random House, 2016 “Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!” The distress call launches Rescue Squad No. Read more.
The Airport Book by Lisa Brown. A Neal Porter Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2016 Endpapers showing a block of Read more.
Snail & Worm: Three Stories About Two Friends by Tina Kügler. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016 Three short stories in chapter Read more.
Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth by Jarvis. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2016 Alan the alligator has built his jungle reputation on Read more.
When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes. Illustrated by Laura Dronzek. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2016 “Before Spring comes, the grass is Read more.
A Morning with Grandpa by Cynthia Liu. Illustrated by Christina Forshay. Lee & Low, 2016 Mei Mei watches Gong Gong Read more.
Every Day Birds by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater. Illustrated by Dylan Metrano. Orchard / Scholastic, 2016 Lovely cut-paper collage illustrations provide Read more.
Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White by Melissa Sweet. Afterword by Martha White. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016 Elwyn Read more.
When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin. Little, Brown, 2016 A historical fantasy weaves retellings of traditional Chinese Read more.
Giant Squid by Candace Fleming. Illustrated by Eric Rohmann. A Neal Porter Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2016 Giant squids Read more.
Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer by Diane Stanley. Illustrated by Jessie Hartland. Simon & Schuster, 2016 Read more.
Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems by Bob Raczka. Roaring Brook Press, 2016 “I like to think of poems Read more.
Garvey’s Choice by Nikki Grimes. WordSong / Highlights, 2016 Garvey is often teased at school for his weight, while his Read more.
One Half from the East by Nadia Hashimi. HarperCollins, 2016 After Obayda’s family moves from Kabul to the village where Read more.
The 2017-2018 books have been selected by our fabulous Literacy Advisory Committee! You can find them here or in the Read more.
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Alphabet Family Band by Sarah Jones. Blue Manatee Press, 2017 The musical members of a large, multiracial family demonstrate their Read more.
Diez deditos / Ten Little Fingers and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America by José-Luis Orozco. Illustrated by Read more.
Little Pig Joins the Band by David Hyde Costello. Charlesbridge, 2011. Ages 2-5 Little Pig suffers the fate of Read more.
Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney. Simon and Schuster, 1994. Ages 3-7 On a day when Max doesn’t feel Read more.
Penny and Her Song by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2012. Ages 4-7 Kevin Henkes’s debut titles for beginning Read more.
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri Uegacki. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Kids Can Press, 2014 Ages 4-8 Hana’s decision to Read more.
The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny) by Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer. Illustrated by Stacey Innerst. Harcourt, 2013. Ages Read more.
Rock & Roll Highway: The Robbie Robertson Story by Sebastian Robertson. Illustrated by Adam Gustavson. Henry Holt, 2014 Ages 9-13 Read more.
Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Little, Brown, 2011 Ages 8-12 This novel set primarily in 1937 builds Read more.
The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr. Little, Brown, 2013 Age 13 and older Eight months ago, Lucy, a classically Read more.
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph by Roxanne Orgill. Illustrated by Francis Vallejo. Candlewick Press, 2016 Age 10 Read more.
If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth. Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic, 2013 Age 11 and older Read more.
Yellow Flag by Robert Lipsyte. HarperCollins, 2007 Age 14 and older Teens who dream of NASCAR racing will feel as Read more.
Good Enough by Paula Yoo. HarperCollins, 2008 Age 13 and older Patti Yoon is a first-generation Korean American high school Read more.
Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing by Ann Angel. Amulet, 2010 Age 14 and older Janis Joplin’s transformation from member of Read more.
We’ve just finalized the Read On Wisconsin reading lists for 2018-2019. Check out the selections below! Watch for additional information Read more.
Baby’s First Words by Stella Blackstone and Sunny Scribbens. Illustrated by Christiane Engel. Barefoot Books, 2017 Ages 6 months – Read more.
My Autumn Book by Wong Herbert Yee. Christy Ottaviano Books / Henry Holt, 2015 Ages 3-5 “The air turns Read more.
I Want to Be in a Scary Story by Sean Taylor. Illustrated by Jean Jullien. Candlewick Press, 2017 Ages 3-7 Little Read more.
Herbert’s First Halloween by Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Steven Henry. Chronicle, 2017 Ages 3-6 Herbert is a little pig Read more.
Hooray for Birds! by Lucy Cousins. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2017 Ages 2-4 With her signature bold black outlines and Read more.
Owl Bat Bat Owl by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2017 Ages 2-5 A family of owls is Read more.
Baby Goes to Market by Atinuke. Illustrated by Angela Brooksbank. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2017 Ages 2-4 A busy mama at Read more.
Blocks by Irene Dickson. U.S. edition: Nosy Crow / Candlewick, 2016 Ages 2-4 Two kids. Two sets of blocks. Two Read more.
Kvasnosky, Laura McGee. Little Wolf’s First Howling. Illustrated by Laura McGee Kvasnosky and Kate Harvey McGee. Candlewick Press, 2017. 24 Read more.
Oikawa, Kenji, and Mayuko Takeuchi. Circle, Triangle, Elephant! A Book of Shapes & Surprises. Translated from the Japanese. U.S. edition: Read more.
Sidman, Joyce. Round. Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017. 32 pages (978–0–544–38761–4) Ages 3-6 “I love round things,” Read more.
Hest, Amy. Buster and the Baby. Illustrated by Polly Dunbar. Candlewick Press, 2017. 32 pages (978–0–7636–8787–8) Ages 2-4 Buster is Read more.
Fleming, Candace. Go Sleep in Your Own Bed! Illustrated by Lori Nichols. Schwartz & Wade, 2017. 32 pages (978–0–375–86648–7) Ages Read more.
Smith, Monique Gray. You Hold Me Up. Illustrated by Danielle Daniel. Orca, 2017. 32 pages (978–1–4598–1447–9) Ages 3-8 What does Read more.
Lamba, Marie, and Baldev Lamba. Green Green: A Community Gardening Story. Illustrated by Sonia Sánchez. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2017. 32 Read more.
Messner, Kate. Over and Under the Pond. Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. Chronicle, 2017. 40 pages (978–1–4521–4542–6) Ages 4-8 The Read more.
Barton, Byron. I Want to Be an Astronaut. Thomas Y. Crowell, 1988. 32 pages (0-694-00261-5) Ages 3-6 “I want to be an astronaut/a Read more.
Wilson-Max, Ken. Max’s Starry Night. Jump at the Sun / Hyperion, 2001. 24 pages (0-7868-0553-6) Ages 2 – 4 When young Max and Read more.
Ray, Mary Lyn. Stars. Illustrated by Marla Frazee. Beach Lane, 2011. 32 pages (978–1–4424-2249–0) Ages 2-6 “A star is how you know it’s Read more.
Derby, Sally. A New School Year: Stories in Six Voices. Illustrated by Mika Song. Charlesbridge, 2017. 48 pages (978–1–58089–730–3) Ages Read more.
Butler, Dori Hillestad. King & Kayla and the Case of the Mysterious Mouse. Illustrated by Nancy Meyers. Peachtree, 2017. 42 Read more.
Denos, Julia. Windows. Illustrated by E. B. Goodale. Candlewick Press, 2017. 24 pages (978–0–7636–9035–9) Ages 3-6 “At the end of Read more.
Phi, Bao. A Different Pond. Illustrated by Thi Bui. Capstone Young Readers, 2017. 32 pages (978–1–62370–803–0) Ages 6-9 A Vietnamese Read more.
Cordell, Matthew. Wolf in the Snow. Feiwel and Friends, 2017. 48 pages (978–1–250–07636–6) Ages 4-9 Snow is falling lightly as Read more.
Raczka, Bob. Niko Draws a Feeling. Illustrated by Simone Shin. Carolrhoda, 2017. 32 pages (978–1–4677–9843–3) Ages 4-8 Niko loves to Read more.
Going, K. L. The Shape of the World: A Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright. Illustrated by Lauren Stringer. Beach Lane Read more.
Heder, Thyra. Alfie. Abrams, 2017. 40 pages (978–1–4197–2529–6) Ages 4-8 On her sixth birthday, Nia welcomes her new pet turtle, Read more.
Stewart, Melissa. Can an Aardvark Bark? Illustrated by Steve Jenkins. Beach Lane, 2017. 32 pages (978–1–4814–5852–8) Ages 5-9 A primary Read more.
Pinkney, Jerry. The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Little, Brown, 2017. 32 pages (978–0–316–34157–8) Ages 3-6 This mostly faithful retelling of Read more.
Garza, Cynthia Leonor. Lucía the Luchadora. Illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez. POW!, 2017. 32 pages (978–1–57687–827–9) Ages 3-6 Lucía is a Read more.
Cornwall, Gaia. Jabari Jumps. Candlewick Press, 2017. 32 pages (978–0–7636–7838–8) Ages 3-7 A young African American boy is sure he’s Read more.
Meisel, Paul. My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis. Holiday House, 2017. 32 pages (978–0–8234–3671–2) Ages 5-8 The eventful summer of Read more.
Aston, Dianna Hutts. Moon Over Star. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Dial, 2008. 32 pages (978-0-8037-3107-3) Ages 7-10 In the summer of1969, young Mae Read more.
Sayre, April Pulley. Stars Beneath Your Bed. Illustrated by Ann Jonas. Greenwillow Books / HarperCollins, 2005. 24 pages (0-06-057189-6) Ages 5-8 Poetry and science Read more.
Grey, Mini. Toys in Space. U.S. edition: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. 32 pages (978–0–307-97812–7) Ages 4-8 “That summer night, for the first time Read more.
Barnes, Derrick. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. Illustrated by Gordon C. James. A Denene Millner Book / Bolden, 2017. Read more.
Florence, Debbi Michiko. Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen. Illustrated by Elizabet Vuković. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2017. 115 pages (978–0–374–30410–2) Ages 6-9 Eight-year-old Read more.
Barton, Chris. Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion. Illustrated by Victo Ngai. Millbrook Press, 2017. 36 Read more.
Bing, Xu. Look! What Do You See? An Art Puzzle Book of American & Chinese Songs. Illustrated by Becca Stadtlander. Read more.
Williams-Garcia, Rita. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground. Amistad, 2017. 166 pages (978–0–06–221591–8) Ages 8-12 Clayton Byrd loves playing the blues harp Read more.
Dairman, Tara. The Great Hibernation. Illustrated by Rebecca Green. Wendy Lamb Books / Random House, 2017. 260 pages (978–1–5247–1785–8) Ages Read more.
Martin, Jacqueline Briggs, and June Jo Lee. Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix. Illustrated by Man One. Readers Read more.
Mahin, Michael. Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters. Illustrated by Evan Turk. Atheneum, 2017. 48 pages (978–1–4814–4349–4) Ages 7-10 Read more.
Kelly, Erin Entrada. Hello, Universe. Greenwillow, 2017. 313 pages (978–0–06–241415–1) Ages 8-12 Shy Virgil feels like a failure for not Read more.
Engle, Margarita. Bravo! Poems about Amazing Hispanics. Illustrated by Rafael López. Godwin Books / Henry Holt, 2017. 48 pages (978–0–8050–9876–1) Ages Read more.
Miller, Darcy. Roll. Harper, 2017. 206 pages (978–0–06–246122–3) Ages 8-12 Ren’s family recently moved to his late grandmother’s house outside Read more.
Hale, Shannon. Real Friends. Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. First Second, 2017. 211 pages (pbk. 978–1–62672–785–4) Ages 8-12 The middle child Read more.
Losure, Mary. Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal’d. Candlewick Press, 2017. 163 pages (978–0–7636–7063–4) How do you recount the Read more.
Love, Ann and Jane Drake. The Kids’ Book of the Night Sky. Illustrated by Heather Collins. Kids Can Press, 2004. 144 pages (0-55337-357-X) Ages Read more.
Yang, Gene Luen. Prime Baby. Illustrated by Derek Kirk Kim. Roaring Brook Press, 2010. 64 pages ( 9781596436121) Age 9 and older Eight-year-old Thaddeus is Read more.
Jamieson, Victoria. All’s Faire in Middle School. Dial, 2017. 248 pages (978–0–525–42998–2) Ages 8-12 Imogene has been home-schooled her entire Read more.
Reynolds, Jason. Miles Morales: Spider-Man. Marvel Press, 2017. 261 pages (978–148478748–9) Age 11 and older Half Black, half Puerto Rican, Read more.
Rosenberg, Madelyn, and Wendy Wan-Long Shang. This Is Just a Test. Scholastic Press, 2017. 243 pages (978–1–338–03772–2) Ages 9-12 A late Read more.
Cronin, Doreen. Cyclone. A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book / Atheneum, 2017. 336 pages (978–1–4814–3525–3) Ages 9-13 Nora, 12, is small for Read more.
Khan, Hena. Amina’s Voice. Salaam Reads, 2017. 197 pages (978–1–4814–9206–5) Ages 9-13 Amina is unhappy that her best friend, Soojin, Read more.
Oh, Ellen, editor. Flying Lessons & Other Stories. Crown, 2017. 218 pages (978–1–101–93459–3) Ages 9-14 “Blame my Uncle Kenneth. Everybody Read more.
Walker, Sally M. Sinking the Sultana: A Civil War Story of Imprisonment, Greed, and a Doomed Journey Home. Candlewick Press, Read more.
Pérez, Celia C. The First Rule of Punk. Viking, 2017. 310 pages (978–0–425–29040–8) Ages 9-12 Malú and her mom have Read more.
Alexander, Kwame, with Chris Colderley, and Marjory Wentworth. Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets. Illustrated by Ekua Holmes. Candlewick Press, Read more.
Frost, Helen. When My Sister Started Kissing. Margaret Ferguson Books / Farrar Straus Giroux, 2017. 187 pages (978–0–374–30303–7) Ages 10-13 Read more.
Cartaya, Pablo. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora. Viking, 2017. 236 pages (978–1–101–99723–9) Ages 10-13 Arturo lives in an apartment Read more.
Anderson, Jodi Lynn. Midnight at the Electric. HarperTeen, 2017. 257 pages (978–0–06–239354–8) Age 12 and older In 2065, Adri moves Read more.
Moore, David Barclay. The Stars Beneath Our Feet. Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. 294 pages (978–1–5247–0124–6) Ages 9-13 On the edge Read more.
Thimmesh, Catherine. Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on th Moon. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 80 pages (0-618-50757-4) Ages 10-15 A vast Read more.
Watson, Renée. Piecing Me Together. Bloomsbury, 2017. 264 pages (978–1–68119–105–8) Age 13 and older Jade misses going to school with Read more.
Sáenz, Benjamin Alire. The Inexplicable Logic of My Life. Clarion, 2017. 445 pages (978–0–544–58650–5) Age 13 and older High school Read more.
Slater, Dashka. The 57 Bus. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2017. 305 pages (978–0–374–30323–5) Age 12 and older Despite recently losing a Read more.
Anderson, M. T. Landscape with Invisible Hand. Candlewick Press, 2017. 149 pages (978–0–7636–8789–2) Age 13 and older When the vuvv Read more.
Lu, Marie. Warcross. Putnam, 2017. 353 pages (978–0–399–54796–6) Age 11 and older Teen bounty hunter Emika Chen is down to Read more.
Zarr, Sara. Gem & Dixie. Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins, 2017. 282 pages (978–0–06–243459–3) Age 12 and older Gem took Read more.
Heiligman, Deborah. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers. Godwin Books / Henry Holt, 2017. 454 pages (978–0–8050–9339–1) Age 14 Read more.
Dimaline, Cherie. The Marrow Thieves. DCB, 2017. 234 pages (pbk 978–1–77086–486–3) Age 12 and older “It began as a rumor, Read more.
Mathieu, Jennifer. Moxie. Roaring Brook Press, 2017. 330 pages (978–1–62672–635–2) Age 13 and older Vivvy loves the Riot Grrrl bands Read more.
Reynolds, Jason. Long Way Down. A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book / Atheneum, 2017. 306 pages (978–1–4814–3825–4) Age 12 and older Will Read more.
Stevens, Courtney. Dress Codes for Small Towns. HarperTeen, 2017. 337 pages (978–0–06–239851–2) Age 13 and older A YA book set Read more.
Lee, Fonda. Exo. Scholastic Press, 2017. 371 pages (978–0–545–93343–8) Age 12 and older Teenage Donovan is a member of the Read more.
Rusch, Elizabeth. Impact! Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World. Photographs by Karin Anderson. (Scientists in the Field) Houghton Read more.
Duyvis, Corinne. On the Edge of Gone. Amulet Books/Abrams, 2016. 456 pages (978-1-4197-1903-5) Age 14 and older It’s 2035 and a comet is Read more.
“Miss Knapp says the / first day is Get-Aquainted Day in kindergarten.” (from “Drawing My Family” in A New School Year: Read more.
“Herbert was not sure about Halloween.” (From Herbert’s First Halloween by Cynthia Rylant.) Find out more about Herbert’s First Halloween and other October ROW Read more.
“Tonight, when we are all home, Dad will put rice in the cooker, and Mom will fry the fish on Read more.
“All Clayton wanted was a twelve-bar solo–not even the twice-around the block solo that the other Bluesman played. He wanted Read more.
“Nine quarters. “They were the last of what had been left in the jar of laundry money that Dixie and Read more.
“‘Dreams get caught in the webs woven in your bones. That’s where they live. In that marrow there.’ … I Read more.
“In the bathroom, I looked at my reflection in the mirror and made a face when I remembered one of Read more.
“Rise / into the wonder / of daybreak. / Be a rainbow in the cloud. / Be a free bird Read more.
“There are birds falling out of the sky. “I’m not an expert on bird behavior or anything, but I’m pretty Read more.
Soar into space and into the imagination with our Summer 2019 titles, aligned to this year’s Collaborative Summer Library Program theme, Read more.