The table below provides a list of Nichols Middle School Summer Reading Suggestions for Students Entering Grades 6, 7, & 8. Please review the instructions for new and returning students, including a list of books which should NOT be read.
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A
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| Author |
Key |
Title |
| Abrahams, Peter |
M
M |
Down the Rabbit Hole
Behind the Curtain
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| Alcott, Louisa May |
C
C |
Little Men
Little Women
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| Alexander, Lloyd |
F
F |
The Chronicles of Prydain (5 vols)
The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen
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| Anderson, Janet |
M,R |
The Last Treasure |
| Anderson, Laurie Halse |
R |
Speak |
| Avi |
A,H
A,H
H
M
A |
Crispin: The Cross of Lead (2002 Newbery Medal)
Crispin: At the Edge of the World (sequel)
Don't You Know There's a War On?
Something Upstairs
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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|
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B
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| Balliett, Blue |
M
M |
Chasing Vermeer
The Wright 3
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| Barrie, James M. |
C |
Peter Pan |
| Barron, T.A. |
F |
The Lost Years of Merlin Series |
| Barry, Dave |
F
F |
Peter and the Starcatchers
Peter and the Shadow Thieves (sequel)
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| Bauer, Joan |
R |
Hope Was Here |
| Billingsley, Frannie |
F |
The Folk Keeper |
| Birdsall, Jeanne |
R,H |
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and A Very Interesting Boy |
| Bloor, Edward |
R |
Tangerine |
| Bradbury, Ray |
SF
SF |
Fahrenheit 451
The Martian Chronicles
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| Bredsdorff, Bodil |
H |
The Crow-Girl: The Children of Crow Cove |
| Brooks, Bruce |
R |
The Moves Make the Man |
| Byars, Betsy |
M
A |
Herculeah Jones Mystery Series
Trouble River
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|
C
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| Card, Orson Scott |
SF |
Ender's Series |
| Choi, Sook Nyul |
H |
The Year of Impossible Goodbyes |
| Chotjewitz, David |
H |
Daniel Half-Human and the Good Nazi |
| Clements, Andrew |
SF |
Things Not Seen |
| Cole, Brock |
R |
The Goats |
| Colfer, Eoin |
F
M |
Artemis Fowl Series
Half Moon Investigations Series
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| Constable, Kate |
F |
Chanters of Tremaris Trilogy |
| Cooney, Caroline |
R
H,A |
The Face on the Milk Carton Trilogy
Goddess of Yesterday
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| Cooper, Susan |
F
H |
The Dark Is Rising
King of Shadows
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| Corder, Zizou |
A |
Lionboy Series |
| Cormier, Robert |
R |
The Chocolate War |
| Creech, Sharon |
R
R
A |
Ruby Holler
Walk Two Moons
The Wanderer
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| Crutcher, Chris |
R,Sp
R
R,Sp |
Ironman
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
Whale Talk
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| Curtis, Christopher Paul |
R
H |
Bud, Not Buddy
The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963
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| Cushman, Karen |
H
H
H
H |
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Matilda Bone
The Midwife's Apprentice
Rodzina
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|
|
D
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| DeLint, Charles |
F |
The Blue Girl |
| Dessen, Sarah |
R
R
R
R |
Dreamland
Just Listen
Someone Like You
This Lullaby
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| De Mari, Silvana |
F |
The Last Dragon |
| DiCamillo, Kate |
R |
Because of Winn-Dixie |
| Donnelly, Jennifer |
R |
A Northern Light |
| Duncan, Lois |
R |
Killing Mr. Griffin |
| Duprau, Jeanne |
SF
SF |
City of Ember
People of Sparks
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|
E
|
| Eager, Edward |
F |
Tales of Magic Series |
| Engdahl, Sylvia |
SF |
Enchantress From the Stars |
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F
|
| Farmer, Nancy |
SF
SF
F |
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
The House of the Scorpion
Sea of Trolls
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| Fleischman, Sid |
F |
The 13th Floor: A Ghost Story |
| Fox, Paula |
R
R |
Monkey Island
One-Eyed Cat
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| Funke, Cornelia |
F
F
F
M |
Dragon Rider
Inkheart
Inkspell
The Thief Lord
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|
|
G
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| Gardner, Graham |
R |
Inventing Elliot |
| Gipson, Fred |
C |
Old Yeller |
| Going, K.L. |
R |
Fat Kid Rules the World |
| Gutman, Dan |
F,H,Sp |
Baseball Card Adventures (series) |
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H
|
| Haddix, Margaret Peterson |
A
SF |
Running Out of Time
Among the Hidden (The Shadow Children Sequence, Book 1)
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| Hale, Shannon |
A |
The Princess Academy |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
A |
Dies Drear Chronicle |
| Heneghan, James |
H |
The Grave |
| Henkes, Kevin |
R |
Olive's Ocean |
| Hesse, Karen |
H |
Witness |
| Hiaasen, Carl |
A,M
A,M |
Flush
Hoot
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| Hinton, S. E. |
R |
That Was Then, This Is Now |
| Hoeye, Michael |
M |
Hermux Tantamoq Adventures |
| Hoffman, Alice |
F
F |
Aquamarine
Indigo
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| Hunt, Irene |
H |
No Promises in the Wind |
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|
|
J
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| Jacques, Brian |
F |
Redwall Series (15 vols, thus far) |
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K
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| Kadohata, Cynthia |
R |
Kira-kira (2004 Newbery Award Winner) |
| Kerr, Phillip |
F |
Children of the Lamp Series |
| King, Stephen |
F |
The Eyes of the Dragon |
| Konigsburg, E. L. |
--
R |
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place
The View From Saturday
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| Kubert, Joe |
H |
Yossel, April 19, 1943: A Story of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising |
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|
|
L
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| Langton, Jane |
F |
The Hall Family Chronicles |
| Lawrence, Iain |
H,A |
The High Seas Trilogy |
| Leonard, Elmore |
M |
A Coyote's in the House |
| Levine, Gail Carson |
F |
Ella Enchanted |
| Lowry, Lois |
F
R |
Gossamer
The Silent Boy |
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M
|
| Martin, Ann |
R |
A Corner of the Universe |
| McKinley, Robin |
F
F |
Beauty
The Hero and the Crown
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| Meyer, L. A. |
H,A
H,A |
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy
Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady
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| Montgomery, L. M. |
C |
Anne of Green Gables series |
| Moriarty, Jaclyn |
R |
The Year of Secret Assignments |
| Morris, Gerald |
F |
The Squire's Tales |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
R
R
-- |
Hoops
Me, Mop and the Moondance Kid
Scorpions
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|
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N
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| Nicholson, William |
F |
Wind on the Fire Series |
| Nimmo, Jenny |
F |
Charlie Bone (Children of the Red King Series) |
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O
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| O'Brien, Robert |
SF |
Z for Zachariah |
| O'Dell, Scott |
H |
Sing Down the Moon |
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|
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P
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| Paolini, Christopher |
F |
The Inheritance Series |
| Park, Linda Sue |
H |
A Single Shard |
| Paterson, Katherine |
R
R
H |
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Jacob Have I Loved
The Master Puppeteer
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| Paulsen, Gary |
H,A
R
A |
Francis Tucket Series
Harris and Me
River (Sequel to Hatchet)
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| Pearsall, Shelley |
H,A |
Trouble Don't Last |
| Peck, Richard |
M
R
H
R
R |
Dreamland Lake
A Long Way From Chicago
The River Between Us
The Teacher's Funeral
A Year Down Yonder
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| Perkins, Lynne Rae |
R
R |
All Alone in the Universe
Criss Cross 2006 Newbery Medal
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| Pierce, Tamora |
F
F
F |
The Immortals Series
Protector of the Small Series
The Song of the Lioness
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| Pope, Elizabeth |
F |
The Perilous Gard |
| Pratchett, Terry |
F |
The Wee Free Men |
| Pullman, Philip |
F
F
M |
The Fireworkmaker's Daughter
His Dark Materials Trilogy
Sally Lockhart Trilogy
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| Pyle, Howard |
F |
The Book of King Arthur |
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|
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R
|
| Rinaldi, Ann |
H
H |
Wolf by the Ears
Hang a Thousand Trees With Ribbons
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| Rowling, J. K. |
F |
Harry Potter series |
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S
|
| Sachar, Louis |
R
R |
Holes
Small Steps
|
| Schmidt, Gary D. |
H |
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy |
| Sewall, Anna |
C |
Black Beauty |
| Sleator, William |
SF
SF |
Interstellar Pig
Parasite Pig (Sequel to Interstellar Pig)
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| Soto, Gary |
R |
The Afterlife |
| Spinelli, Jerry |
R
R |
Maniac Magee
Wringer
|
| Springer, Nancy |
F,A |
Tales of Rowan Hood series |
| Steinbeck, John |
C |
The Red Pony |
| Stevenson, Robert Louis |
C
C
C |
Kidnapped
The Strange Case of Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde
Treasure Island
|
| Stroud, Jonathan |
F |
The Bartimaeus Trilogy |
| Sutcliff, Rosemary |
F |
Arthurian Trilogy |
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|
|
T
|
| Taylor, Mildred |
H
H
H |
The Land
Let the Circle Be Unbroken
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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| Tolan, Stephanie |
R |
Surviving the Applewhites |
| Tolkien, J. R. R. |
F
F |
The Hobbit
Lord of the Rings
|
| Turner, Megan Whalen |
A
A
A |
The King of Attolia
The Queen of Attolia
The Thief
|
| Twain, Mark |
C
C |
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Prince and the Pauper
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U
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| Updale, Eleanor |
H,M |
Montmorency Series |
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V
|
| Van Draanen, Wendelin |
M |
Sammy Keyes Series |
| Voigt, Cynthia |
M
R |
The Callendar Papers
The Tillerman Series:
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W
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| Weeks, Sarah |
M,R |
So B. It |
| Wrede, Patricia |
F |
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles |
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|
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Y
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| Yolen, Jane |
H
H
F
F |
The Devil's Arithmetic
Girl in a Cage
Merlin
Sword of the Rightful King
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|
Z
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| Zindel, Paul |
R |
The Pigman |
| Author |
Key |
Title |
Call Number |
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-- |
From Sea to Shining Sea: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs |
J810.8 FRO |
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-- |
The Book of Rules: A Visual Guide to the Laws Of Every Commonly Played Sport and Game |
J796 BOO |
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A
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| Ardley, Neil |
-- |
Music (An Eyewitness Book) |
J781.91 ARD |
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B
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| Ball, Johnny |
-- |
Go Figure! A Totally Cool Book About Numbers |
J510.76 BAL |
| Ballard, Robert D. |
-- |
Exploring the Titanic |
J363.123 BAL |
| Bartoletti, Susan |
-- |
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow |
J943.086 BAR |
| Borden, Louise |
B |
The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H. A. Rey |
JB REY |
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C
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| Carson, Rachel |
-- |
Silent Spring |
632.9 CAR |
| Chaikin, Miriam |
-- |
Nightmare in History: The Holocaust |
J940.53 CHA |
| Collins, Mary |
B |
Airborne: A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright |
JB WRI |
| Colman, Penny |
-- |
Rosie the Riveter |
J331.4 COL |
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D
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| Dahl, Roald |
B
B |
Boy
Going Solo
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JB DAH
JB DAH |
| Dash, Joan |
B |
The Longitude Prize |
JB HAR |
| Delano, Marfe Ferguson |
B |
Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison |
JB EDI |
| Demi |
B |
Muhammad |
JB MUH |
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F
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| Fisher, Leonard Everett |
-- |
The Great Wall of China |
J931.04 FIS |
| Fleischman, John |
B |
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science |
J616.858 FLE |
| Fleischman, Sid |
B |
The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life |
JB FLE |
| Fleming, Candace |
B |
Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at a Remarkable Life |
JB ROO |
| Flodin, Mickey |
-- |
Signing for Kids (sign language) |
J419 FLO |
| Freedman, Russell |
B
--
--
B
B |
Confucius: The Golden Rule
Give Me Liberty! The Story of the Declaration of Independence
Indian Chiefs
Lincoln: A Photobiography
The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
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JB CON
J973.313 FRE
J970.004 FRE
JB LIN
JB AND |
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G
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| Gantos, Jack |
B |
Hole in My Life |
B GAN |
| Giblin, James Cross |
B |
The Life and Death of Adolph Hitler |
JB HIT |
| Godfrey, Neale S. |
-- |
Neale S. Godfrey's Ultimate Kids' Money Book |
J332.024 GOD |
| Graham, Robin Lee |
-- |
Dove |
910.41 GRA |
| Green, Joey |
-- |
The Mad Scientist Handbook: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Making Your Own Rock Candy, Anti-Gravity Machine, Edible Glass, Rubber Eggs, Fake Blood… |
J793.8 GRE |
| Greenberg, Jan |
B |
Romare Bearden: College of Memories |
JB BEA |
| Gunther, John |
B |
Death Be Not Proud |
B GUN |
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H
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| Harris, Nicholas |
-- |
The Incredible Journey Through the Human Body |
J612 HAR |
| Hoose, Phillip |
-- |
We Were There Too!: Young People in U.S. History |
J973 HOO |
| Hopkinson, Deborah |
-- |
Shutting Out the Sky |
J307.764 HOP |
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J
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| Janeczko, Paul |
-- |
Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing |
J652.8 JAN |
| Jiang, Ji-li |
B |
Red Scarf Girl |
J951.056 JIA |
| Jurmain, Suzanne |
-- |
Freedom's Sons: The True Story of the Amistad Mutiny |
J326.0973 JUR |
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K
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| Keller, Helen |
B |
The Story of My Life |
B KEL |
| Kennedy, John F. |
-- |
Profiles In Courage |
923.273 KEN |
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L
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| Lalicki, Tom |
B |
Spellbinder: The Life of Harry Houdini |
JB HOU |
| Lanier, Shannon |
-- |
Jefferson's Children: The story of One American Family |
J920 LAN |
| Lauber, Patricia |
--
-- |
Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mt. St. Helens
Who Came First? New Clues to Prehistoric Americans
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J551.2 LAU
J970.01 LAU |
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M
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| Macaulay, David |
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--
--
--
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Building Big
Castle
City
Mosque
Pyramid
Unbuilding
Underground |
J720 MAC
J728.81 MAC
J711.4 MAC
J726.2 MAC
J690.68 MAC
J690.523 MAC
J624.19 MAC |
| Montgomery, Sy |
-- |
The Tarantula Scientist |
J595.44 MON |
| Morrison, Toni |
-- |
Remember: The Journey to School Integration
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J379.263 MOR |
| Murphy, Jim |
--
-- |
Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America
The Great Fire
|
J974.7104 MUR
J977.311 MUR |
| Myers, Walter Dean |
B |
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali |
JB ALI |
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N
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| Nelson, Peter |
-- |
Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis |
YA940.5459 NEL |
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P
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| Paulsen, Gary |
B |
Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books |
JB PAU |
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R
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| Robinson, Sharon |
B |
Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America |
JB ROB |
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S
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| St. George, Judith |
-- |
In the Line of Fire: Presidents' Lives at Stake |
J364.1524 STG |
| Scieszka, Jon |
--
--
-- |
Guys Write for Guys Read
The Math Curse
Seen Art?
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J 810.8 SCI
SCI
SCI
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| Sloan, Christopher |
-- |
Bury the Dead: Tombs, Corpses, Mummies, Skeletons and Rituals |
J393.1 SLO |
| Stanley, Jerry |
-- |
Cowboys & Longhorns |
J978 STA |
| Stein, Conrad |
-- |
The Trail of Tears |
J970.04 STE |
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V
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| Van Der Vat, Dan |
-- |
D-Day: The Greatest Invasion |
940.5421 VAN |
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W
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| Washington, Booker T. |
B |
Up From Slavery |
B WAS |
| Winters, Kay |
-- |
Voices of Ancient Egypt |
J932 WIN |
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Y
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| Yates, Elizabeth |
B |
Amos Fortune: Free Man |
JB FOR |
| Author |
Key |
Title |
Call Number |
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-- |
The Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America |
J811.008 OXF |
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You and Me: Poems of Friendship |
J811.008 YOU |
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A
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| Adoff, Arnold |
-- |
Eats |
J811.54 ADO |
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B
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| Brenner, Barbara, ed. |
-- |
Voices: Poetry and Art From Around the World |
J808.81 VOI |
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C
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| Clinton, ed. |
-- |
I, Too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African American Poetry |
J811.008 I |
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D
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| Dickinson, Emily |
-- |
I'm Nobody! Who Are You? |
J811.4 DIC |
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F
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| Fleischman, Paul |
-- |
Joyful Noise |
J811.54 FLE |
| Frost, Robert |
-- |
You Come, Too! |
J811 FRO |
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G
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| Gordon, ed. |
-- |
Peeling the Onion: An Anthology of Poems |
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| Greenberg, Jan |
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Heart to Heart: New Poems Inspired by 20th Century American Art |
J811.608 HEA |
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H
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| Hopkins, Lee Bennett, ed. |
--
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Hand In Hand: An American History Through Poetry
My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States
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J811.008 HAN
J811.008 MY |
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J
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| Janeczko, Paul B., ed. |
-- |
Stone Bench in an Empty Park |
J811.041 STO |
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K
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| Katz, Bobbi, ed. |
-- |
We the People: Poems |
J811.54 KAT |
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N
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| Nash, Ogden |
-- |
Selected Poems of Ogden Nash: 650 Rhymes, Verses, Lyrics, and Poems |
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P
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| Panzer, Nora, ed. |
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Celebrate America in Poetry and Art |
J811.008 CEL |
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R
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| Rochelle, ed. |
-- |
Words With Wings: A Treasury of African American Poetry and Art |
J811.008 WOR |
| Rosenberg, Liz, ed. |
-- |
Light Gathering Poems |
J808.81 LIG |
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S
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| Sandburg, Carl |
-- |
Poetry for Young People |
J811.52 SAN |
| Scieszka, Jon |
-- |
Science Verse |
On Order |
| Silverstein, Shel |
--
--
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Falling Up
A Light In the Attic
Where the Sidewalk Ends
|
J811.54 SIL
J811.54 SIL
J811.54 SIL |
| Stevenson, Robert Louis |
-- |
A Child's Garden of Verses |
J821 STE |
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V
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| Viorst, Judith |
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If I Were In Charge of the World and Other Worries |
J808.1 VIO |
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