Bright Path: Young Jim Thorpe
By: Don Brown
3.78
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Jim Thorpe's childhood was a mix of hard work in the outdoors and a succession of military-strict "…
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1. The Dark
By: Lemony Snicket , Jon Klassen
4.08
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark is not afraid of Laszlo. Laszlo lives in a house. The da… read more
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"Without the dark, everything would be light, and you would never know if you needed a lightbulb."-Lemony Snicket, The Dark
"You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That’s why the dark is always close by."-Lemony Snicket, The Dark
"You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That's why the dark is always close by. The dark peeks around the corner and waits behind the door, and you can see the dark up in …"-Lemony Snicket, The Dark
2. The Crossover
By: Kwame Alexander
4.24
Format: 245 pages, ebook
"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more
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"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"Silence doesn't mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
3. Stand Up and Sing!: Pete Seeger, Folk Music, and the Path to Justice
By: Susanna Reich , Adam Gustavson
3.11
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the rhythms of American folk music, this moving account of Pete Seeger's life celebrate… read more
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- history
- biography
- childrens
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- nonfiction
4. The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
By: Andrew Peterson , Justin Gerard
4.69
Format: 348 pages, Paperback
Book Three of The Wingfeather Saga Janner Wingfeather's father was the High King of Anniera. But h… read more
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"Sorry, lass. Ye have to seize the teachable moments, you know. Carry on."-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
"Gnag bends things for breaking, and the Maker makes a flourish! Evil digs a pit, and the Maker makes a well! That is his way."-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
"He means to make his subjects merciful and wise; sorrow and struggle bringeth both. We will, he tells me, grow by grieving, live by dying, love by losing. The heart itself is the field of battle and …"-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
"I'll put her in charge of the puppies. I've twelve this week that need tending. How does that suit you?" Leeli's mouth hung open. She tried to say something but instead crumpled to the floor. She had…"-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
5. That Book Woman
By: Heather Henson , David Small
4.19
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Cal is not the readin' type. Living way high up in the Appalachian Mountains, he'd rather help Pap … read more
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- historical
- picture books
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6. Apple Tree Christmas
By: Trinka Hakes Noble
3.50
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
Illustrated by Trinka Hakes NobleOriginally published over twenty years ago, and out of print since… read more
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7. The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4)
By: None , Andrew Peterson
3.90
Format: 205 pages,
All winter long, people in the Green Hollows have prepared for a final battle with Gnag the Nameles… read more
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8. Letters from Father Christmas
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Baillie Tolkien
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's ch… read more
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9. Paddle-to-the-Sea
By: Holling Clancy Holling
4.28
Format: 64 pages, Library Binding
A 1942 Caldecott Honor Book A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and na… read more
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10. Homer Price
By: Robert McCloskey
4.09
Format: 149 pages, Paperback
Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more
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- childrens
"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price
"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price
11. Because Amelia Smiled
By: David Ezra Stein
3.00
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
Just try not to smile! A positively inspiring picture book from the creator of the Caldecott Honor-… read more
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12. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
By: William Kamkwamba , Bryan Mealer
3.50
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
The New York Timesbestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Ma… read more
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13. The Wednesday Wars
By: Gary D. Schmidt
2.88
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero.The Wednesday… read more
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14. Fanny's Dream
By: Caralyn Buehner , Mark Buehner
3.27
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this inventive take on the traditional Cinderella tale, Fanny Agnes is a sturdy farm girl with a… read more
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15. Owl Moon
By: Jane Yolen , John Schoenherr
3.56
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and … read more
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16. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
By: Mildred D. Taylor
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year—the year… read more
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- childrens
"Now one day, maybe I can forgive John Andersen for what he done to these trees, but I ain't gonna forget it. I figure forgiving is not letting something nag at you—rotting you out."-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
"It's tough out there, boy, and as long as there are people, there’s gonna be somebody trying to take what you got and trying to drag you down. It's up to you whether you let them or not."-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
"As soon as we were outside, I whipped my hand from his. 'What's the matter with you? You know he was wrong.' Stacey swallowed to flush his anger, then said gruffly, "I know it, and you know it, but h…"-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
"Biting the hand that feeds you, that's what you're doing Mary Logan, biting the hand that feeds you.' Again Mama laughed, 'If that's the case, Daisy, I don't think I need that little bit of food.' Wi…"-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
17. Inside Out & Back Again
By: Thanhhà Lại
3.92
Format: 594 pages, Hardcover
For all the ten years of her life, Ha has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of… read more
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18. Ellen's Broom
By: Kelly Starling Lyons , Daniel Minter
4.41
Format: 333 pages, Hardcover
A young girl learns a new meaning for freedom during the time of Reconstruction Ellen always knew t… read more
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19. Bear Is a Bear
By: Jonathan Stutzman
4.40
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A story about a little girl and her childhood friend, Bear. Bear is . . . a new friend, a fellow… read more
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20. Everything Sad Is Untrue
By: Daniel Nayeri
4.32
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Da… read more
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"Every story is the sound of a storyteller begging to stay alive."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"I won't tell you about her yet, because sometimes love has to be kept secret. If other people find out, they will attack it."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"Sometimes you just want somebody to look at a thing with you and say, "Yes. That is a thing you're looking at. You haven't lied to yourself."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"Maybe there isn’t just one person designated for everybody. Maybe there’s a lot more to it---maybe you choose and you practice, and that’s what makes the love true."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
21. Eyes That Speak to the Stars
By: Joanna Ho
4.37
Format: None pages, None
A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend’s dr… read more
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22. The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess
By: Tom Gauld
4.30
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
In acclaimed graphic novelist Tom Gauld's first picture book for children, a little wooden robot em… read more
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23. The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
A timely investigation into the campus assault on free speech and what it means for students, educa… read more
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"Virtues become vices when they are carried to an extreme."-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
"Avoiding triggers is a symptom of PTSD, not a treatment for it."-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
"Practice the virtue of "intellectual humility." Intellectual humility is the recognition that our reasoning is so flawed, so prone to bias, that we can rarely be certain that we are right."-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
"The college admissions process nowadays makes it harder for high school students to enjoy school and pursue intrinsic fulfillment. The process "warps the values of students drawn into a competitive f…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
24. The Labors of Hercules Beal
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.53
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more
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"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
25. Digging For Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built
By: Angela Burke Kunkel
4.48
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Based on the life of Jose Alberto Gutierrez, a garbage collector in Bogota, Colombia who started a … read more
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- biography
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26. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
By: Margot Lee Shetterly
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more
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27. Bright Path: Young Jim Thorpe
By: Don Brown
3.78
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Jim Thorpe's childhood was a mix of hard work in the outdoors and a succession of military-strict "… read more
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