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Absolute Value of Mike by Kathryn Erksine
Adoption: The Ultimate Teen Guide by Suzanne Buckingham Slade
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Arch Enemy by Frank Beddor
Because Amelia Smiled by David Ezra Stein
Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Bird & Squirrel on the Run by James Burks
The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Boy 21 by Matthew Quick
The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (reviewed by Andy)
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac (reviewed by Andy)
Coyote Winds by Helen Sedwick
Danny Dunn by Jay Williams and Raymond Abrashkin (reviewed by Andy)
The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves by E. Kristen Anderson and Miranda Kenneally (Editors)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
A Dog’s Way Home by Bobbie Pyron
Dumpling Days by Grace Lin
Eloise by Kay Thompson
Emily of New Moon by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Emily of New Moon by Lucy Maud Montgomery (Round-Ups)
Emily Climbs by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Emily’s Quest by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Fish by Gregory Mone
Flawed Dogs: The Picture Book by Berkeley Breathed
Fuddles by Fran Vischer
The Gradual Elephant by H. S. Toshack
Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
Good Enough by Paula Yoo
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
The Herd Boy by Niki Daly
The High King by Lloyd Alexander
Hold Fast by Kevin Major
Holding Up the Earth by Dianne Gray
Horace by Holly Keller
How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
In His Steps by Charles Monroe Sheldon
It’s Like This, Cat by Emily Neville
Jimmy the Greatest by Jairo Buitrago
A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich
Legends of Zita the Space Girl by Ben Hatke
Libby on Wednesday by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Life and Opinions of Amy Finawitz by Laura Toffler-Corrie
Like Sisters on the Homefront by Rita Williams-Garcia
The Little Cat by H.S. Toshack
Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers
Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
The Lost Saint by Bree Despain
Mad About Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Me and Momma and Big John by Mara Rockcliff
The Meerkat Wars by H.S. Toshack
Meet the Austins by Madeleine L’Engle
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
Moon by Night by Madeleine L’Engle
Monster in the Hollows by Andrew Peterson
My Antonia by Willa Cather
No Laughter Here by Rita Williams-Garcia
North or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson
Mustang Wild Spirit of the West by Marguerite Henry
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Stewart
My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison
The Nine Lives of Travis Keating by Jill MacLean
The Official 411 Degrassi Generations by Kathryn Ellis
On the Edge of the Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Otis Spofford by Beverly Cleary
Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town by Warren St. John
Paddington Here And Now by Michael Bond
A Part to Play by Jennifer Fry
Pieces of Me: Voices by and for Adopted Teens by Robert L. Ballard (editor)
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Pippi on Board by Astrid Lindgren
Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren
Probabably Still Nick Swanson by Virginia Euwer Wolff
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
Queenie Peavy by Robert Burch
Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson
Raggedy Chan by Camille Picott
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
The Ring by Bobbie Pyron
Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L’Engle
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
Scary School by Derek Taylor Kent
A Sky Black with Crows by Alice Walsh
SLOB by Ellen Potter
Snakes by Sandra Markle (reviewed by students)
Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick
Space Carnival: The Story Behind Our Space Trips by Lee Mountain (reviewed by Andy)
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Spilling Ink by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter
Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander
Tell Me Again About the Night I was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (reviewed by Andy)
Together Apart by Dianne Gray
Train to Somewhere by Eve Bunting
Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Levine
Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Up A Road Slowly by Irene Hunt
What Do Authors Do? by Eileen Christelow
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
White Cat by Holly Black
The Witch Family by Eleanor Estes
The Word for Home by Joan Clark
Writing Magic by Gail Levine
Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
Year of the Rat by Grace Lin
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A “2” Z Just “4” Me by Eva Keefe
Accidental Witch by Anne Mazer
Amanda Greenleaf: The Complete Adventures by Ed Kavanaugh
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
The Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Annie’s World by Daniel Wright
Becoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Behind Green Glass by Amanda von Hoffman
Best Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson
Best Teen Writing of 2008 by Alliance for Young Artists and Writers (Editors)
Beyond Mayfield by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Big Nate on a Roll by Lincoln Peirce
Black Heart by Holly Black
Blood Red Ochre by Kevin Major
Bodies from the Bog by James Deem
Bog Bodies by Charlotte Wilcox
Boyfriend from Hell by E. Van Lowe
Broomsticks by Parker, Katie McHugh and McHugh, Sean
C is for Cornhusker, Husker Numbers by Rajean Shepherd (reviewed by students)
Catching the Moon by Crystal Hubbard
Catch Me Once, Catch Me Twice by Janet McNaughton
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
Celandine by Steve Augarde
Creature Features by Tim Rowland
Crewel by Gennifer Albin
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede
Dear Author, letters collected by READ Magazine
Dear Dumb Diary: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jim Benton
The Desperate Dog Books by Eileen Christelow
Dizzy Miss Lizzie by R.M. Clark
Don’t Call Me Marda by Sheila Kelly Welch
Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara
The Early Bird by Nigel Gray
Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligot
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining by Anne Mazer
Every Hill and Mountain by Deborah Heal
FADE by Lisa McMann
Fangbone: The Birthday Party of Dread by Michael Rex
Gaffer by Kevin Major
Girls Don’t Take Karate by Susan Sweenie
Forbidden Mind by Kimberly Kinrade
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
The Friendship by Mildred Taylor
Ginnie West Adventure: The Secret Sisters Club by Monique Bucheger
Ginnie West Adventure: Trouble Blows West by Monique Bucheger
Girl vs. Ghost by Kate McMurry and Marie August
A Girl with a Dream by Eva Keefe
The Glass Collector by Anna Perera
GONE by Lisa McMann
Hating Heidi Foster by Jeffrey Blount
Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue by Heidi Smith Hyde
Fight for Freedom by Stan Mack and Susan Champlin
The Hijab Boutique by Michelle Khan
A Horse for All Seasons by Sheila Kelly Welch
The House Without a Christmas Tree by Gail Rock
Hurray for Amanda and Her Alligator by Mo Willems
If Only You Knew by Mags Storey
If You’re So Smart, How Come You Can’t Spell Mississippi? by Barbara Esham
I Love Saturdays y domingos by Alma Flor Ada
In Care of Cassie Tucker by Ivy Ruckman
Is that Your Sister? by Catherine and Sherry Bunin
The Journey Home by Mike McCarthy
Jumped by Rita Williams-Garcia
Just Kids by Ellen Senisi
The Language of Goldfish by Zibby O’Neal
Last to Finish: A Story about the Smartest Boy in Class by Barbara Esham
Let’s Talk About It: Adoption by Fred Rogers
Let the Circle Be Unbroken by Mildred Taylor
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach by Carmen Deedy
The Matatu by Eric Walters
Monkey King by Wei Dong Chen
A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza
Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets by Barbara Esham
My Thirteeth Winter by Samantha Abeel
Mythical Voyage: Voyage of the White Ponca by Robin Ymer
Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure by Naomi Rose
The New Fairy Tales Anthology by Aurora Wolf
Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman
Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt
Olivia Kidney by Ellen Potter
145th Street by Walter Dean Myers
The Oxboy by Anne Mazer
Pish Posh by Ellen Potter
Pippi on the Run by Astrid Lindgren
President Adams’ Alligator and Other White House Pets by Peter and Cheryl Barnes
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith
Purple Princess Wins The Prize by Alyssa Crowne
Red Glove by Holly Black
Redheart by Jackie Gamber
Road to Paris by Nikki Grimes
Road to Paris by Nikki Grimes (Andy Reviews)
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach by Brenda Woods
The Saltbox Sweater by Janet McNaughton
Salt in His Shoes by Deloris Jordan
Savage Grace by Bree Despain
Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
Sister Freaks by Rebecca St. James
Sister Magic by Anne Mazer
Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac
Skins, Scales, Feathers, and Furs by Mark Rauzon (reviewed by students)
Slam Dunk Basketball by Bobbie Kalman and John Crossingham (reviewed by students)
Song of the Trees by Mildred Taylor
Regine’s Book by Regine Stokke
Stacey Coolidge’s Fancy-Smancy Cursive Handwriting by Barbara Esham
Street Love by Walter Dean Myers
Sulan by Camille Picott
The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught her to Fly by Luis Sepulved
Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure by Naomi Rose
Things Your Dog Doesn’t Want You to Know by Hy Conrad and Jeff Johnson
Tough Winter by Robert Lawson
Transcendent by Robot Playground
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Unclaimed Legacy by Deborah Heal
Unlocked by Robot Playground
The Upside of Ordinary by Susan Lubner
The Various by Steve Augarde
Waiting to Forget by Sheila Kelly Welch
WAKE by Lisa McMann
Watch for the Raven by Billie Williams
We Adopted You, Benjamin Koo by Linda Walvoord Girard
What Do Authors Do? by Eileen Christelow
What’s Wrong with Me? by Daree Allen
What’s Your Story? by Marion Bauer
When the Circus Comes to Town by Lawrence Yep
Wild Things by Clay Carmichael
Winter Wood by Steve Augarde
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
Woodrow for President by Peter and Cheryl Barnes
Woodrow the White House Mouse by Peter and Cheryl Barnes
The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
Zoo Station by Christiane F.
XIsle by Steve Augarde
Don’t Take It Off the Shelves: Not Recommended
Adaptation by Melinda Lo
Amiri and Odette by Walter Dean Myers
Baby Mouse The Musical by Jennifer and Matthew Holm
Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson
The Brotherhood of Dwarves by D.A. Adams
Charlotte of Miles Station by Deborah Heal
Christmas in the Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Dork Diaries: Tales from My Not So Fabulous Life by Rachel Russell
The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
Fighting for Dontae by Mike Castan
Flawed Dogs: The Novel by Berkeley Breathed
Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Just One Friend by Lynn Hall
Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter
Lord of the Deep by Graham Salisbury
Major Taylor Champion Cyclist by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Nine-Tail Fox by Camille Sulan
95 Pounds of Hope by Anna Gavalda
Nobody Knows by Shelley Tanaka
No Man’s Land by Kevin Major
The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
The Paper House by Lois Peterson
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After by Steve Hockensmith
Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
School of Wizardry by Debra Doyle and James MacDonald
The Secret of the Fortune Wookie by Tom Angleberger
Shark King by Kikuo Johnson
Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac (reviewed by Andy)
The Sloppy Copy Slipup by DyAnne DiSalvo
The Snow Blew Inn by Dian Curtis Regan
Testing the Ice by Sharon Robinson
Troubling A Star by Madeleine L’Engle
Write Your Own Story by Vivian Dubrovin
Writing Mysteries, Movies, Monster Stories, and More by Nancy Bentley and Donna Guthrie
Zoozical by Judy Sierra
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