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100 FAVORITE
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
ALL
OF A KIND FAMILY - A Jewish family
finds life in New York City in the early 20th century a joyous
and adventurous experience. by Sydney Taylor
BULL
RUN - Northerners, Southerners,
generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters describe
the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of
the first battle of the Civil War. by Paul Fleischman
I,
JUAN DE PAREJA
- A fictionalized biography
of the African slave of the great Spanish painter Velazquez. by
Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
LETTERS
FROM RIFKA - In
letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her
family's perilous 1919 flight from Russia to America, and her
own experiences when she has to be left behind in Belgium.
By Karen
Hesse
LITTLE
HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS - Laura
and her pioneer family share a home in the wilderness of
Wisconsin in this first of a beloved series. by Laura
Ingalls Wilder
THE
MASTER PUPPETEER - In
18th century Osaka, the thirteen-year-old son of a poor
puppet-maker becomes a theater apprentice and discovers the
identity of the mysterious bandit who robs the rich and helps
the starving poor in famine-struck Japan. by
Katharine Paterson
>>>A
Guide for Using the Master Puppeteer in the Classroom
THE
MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE
- In
medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in a
sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship,
eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly,
a contented heart, and a place in this world. 1996 Newbery
Award. by Karen Cushman
>>>The
Midwife's Apprentice: A Unit Plan
MORNING GIRL - Morning
Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother, Star Boy, who
loves the night, take turns describing their life on a Caribbean
island just before Columbus lands. by Michael
Dorris
ROLL
OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY - A
black family living in Mississippi in 1933 is faced with
prejudice. 1977 Newbery Award. by Mildred
Taylor
>>>Literature
Circle Guide: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Literature Guides,
Grades 4-8)
>>>Roll
of Thunder, Hear My Cry [UNABRIDGED] -- Audio Cassette
THE
WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
- A
sixteen-year-old girl from Barbados moves to a Puritan colony in
Connecticut and is accused of being a witch. by Elizabeth
George Speare
>>>A
Guide for Using The Witch of Blackbird Pond in the Classroom
>>>The
Witch of Blackbird Pond : A Unit Plan
>>>The
Witch of Blackbird Pond Study Guide
BULLY
FOR YOU, TEDDY ROOSEVELT!
- The
dynamic life of the 26th president who hunted big game animals
and fought for conservation. by Jean
Fritz
CHARLES
A. LINDBERGH: A HUMAN HERO - A
fascinating portrait that explores the accomplishments and
shortcomings of the adventurous American aviator, enhanced.
by James Cross Giblin
THE
DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL - The
secret journal of a Dutch Jewish girl written during the time
her family went into hiding from the Nazis during World War II.
by Anne Frank
>>>Teaching
the Diary of Anne Frank (Grades 5 and UP)
>>>The
Diary of Anne Frank ; Play and Related Readings
>>>A
Guide for Using Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl in the
Classroom
>>>Anne
Frank Diary of a Young Girl : A Unit Plan
ELEANOR
ROOSEVELT: A LIFE OF DISCOVERY
- Photographs
and insight portray a dynamic first lady devoted to public
service and humanitarian causes. by
Russell Freedman
>>>Eleanor
Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery - AUDIO
EZRA
JACK KEATS
- Fans
and young readers alike will be delighted with this insightful
story of the beloved picture book author and illustrator.
by Dean Engel
HOMESICK:
MY OWN STORY - The
author's memoir of her childhood in China in the 1920's.
by Jean Fritz
LEONARDO
DA VINCI - A
recreation of the life of the Renaissance painter and inventor
through handsomely detailed illustrations. by Diane
Stanley
>>>How
to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day
LINCOLN:
A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY
- The
life of the 16th president movingly portrayed in words and
pictures. 1988 Newbery Award. Russell
Freedman
LITTLE
BY LITTLE: A WRITER'S EDUCATION - Recollections
of her childhood in Taiwan and Canada and what it was like to be
almost blind reveal the source for the strength and feelings in
her books. by Jean
Little
LIVES
OF THE MUSICIANS
- Good
times, bad times (and what the neighbors thought) - a witty
collection. First in a series. by Kathleen
Krull
SARAH,
PLAIN AND TALL - Caleb
and Anna hope that the mail-order bride who comes from Maine to
their prairie home will stay. by Patricia
MacLachlan
>>>Reading
Guide To Sarah, Plain and Tall
>>>A
Guide for Using Sarah Plain and Tall/Journey in the Classroom
>>>Sarah,
Plain and Tall: A Play in Two Acts
THE
BOGGART
- When an
ancient and mischievous spirit is accidentally
transported from Scotland to Toronto, it wreaks havoc for Emily
and her brother Jessup.
by Susan Cooper
CHARLOTTE'S
WEB
- The story
of a little girl named Fern who loves a little pig named Wilbur
and of Wilbur's dear friend, Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful,
large gray
spider who lives with Wilbur in the barn. by E.
B. White
>>>A
Guide for Using Charlotte's Web in the Classroom
THE
DARK IS RISING - Will
Stanton's 11th birthday is the beginning of a frightening yet
wonderful discovery of a special gift - immortality and power
against the forces of evil. by
Susan Cooper
FALCON'S
EGG - A
girl finds a large, hot, red egg in Central Park and cares for
the remarkable creature which hatches from it. by Luli
Gray
THE
HAUNTING - After
a shy and rather withdrawn eight-year-old begins receiving
frightening supernatural images and messages, he learns about a
family legacy which could be considered a curse or a rare gift.
by Margaret Mahy
THE
LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE
- Four
English children go through a wardrobe door to Narnia where
Aslan, the noble lion, fights the spell of the white witch.
First in the Chronicles of Narnia series. by
C. S. Lewis
THE
LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE
- Spanish Edition >>>A
Guide for Using The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in the
Classroom
>>>The
Lion, Witch & Wardrobe Study Guide
>>>The
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Picture Book
THE
MOORCHILD - Feeling
that she is neither fully human nor "Folk," a
changeling learns her true identity and attempts to find the
human child whose place she had been given. by Eloise
McGraw
THE
RETURN OF THE TWELVES - In
his new home, a young boy finds twelve old wooden soldiers (all
alive) that once belonged to the famous Bronte children.
by Pauline Clarke
TUCK
EVERLASTING - The
Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they
discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now
share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from
ever growing any older. by Natalie
Babbitt >>>Tuck
Everlasting Study Guide
>>>A
Guide for Using Tuck Everlasting in the Classroom
>>>Literature
Circle Guides: Tuck Everlasting (Grades 4-8)
>>>Tuck
Everlasting: A Unit Plan
ABEL'S
ISLAND - Castaway
on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds
his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he
struggles to survive and return home. by William
Steig
BABE,
THE GALLANT PIG - A
piglet destined to be butchered arrives at the farmyard, is
adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to
success. by Dick King-Smith
BUNNICULA
- Though scoffed
at Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human
family that their foundling baby bunny is a vampire. by Deborah
Howe
THE
CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE
- A
fast-talking mouse and a city-wise cat welcome a country cricket
to a new home in a NYC subway station. by
George Selden
THE
INCREDIBLE JOURNEY - Two
dogs and a cat support each other through hardships, hunger, and
danger as they travel two hundred and fifty miles across Canada
to reach home. by Sheila
Burnford >>>
Homeword
Bound - The Incredible Journey
MRS.
FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH - In
need of help for her children, a widowed mouse visits the rats
whose former imprisonment in a laboratory has given them wisdom.
1972 Newbery Award. by Robert
O'Brien >>>A
Guide for Using Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH in the
Classroom
>>>Mrs.
Frisby and the Rats of Nimh: A Study Guide
>>>LA
Senora Frisby Y Las Ratas De Nimh/Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of
Nimh (Coleccion El Barco De Vapor, 82)
>>>Mrs.
Frisby and the Rats of Nimh: Student Packet Grades 7-8
POPPY
-
A
courageous girl mouse embarks on a journey to save her family
and defeat the tyrannical horned owl who rules the forest.by
Brian Floca
Avi
SHILOH
- When he finds a lost beagle in the
hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from
his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man who
shoots deer out of season and mistreats his dogs.1992 Newbery
Award. by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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SHILOHA
>>>Guide
for Using Shiloh in the Classroom
SOUNDER - Angry and
humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing
food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and
understanding with the help of his devoted dog Sounder. 1970
Newbery Award. by William
Armstrong
>>>
SOUNDER
>>>A
Guide for Using Sounder in the Classroom
THE
WAINSCOTT WEASEL - A
sensitive but heroic young weasel finds a way to save his
seaside community on Long Island. Beautifully illustrated.
by Tor Seidler
FREAKY
FRIDAY - A
thirteen-year-old girl gains a much more sympathetic
understanding of her relationship with her mother when the two
switch bodies. by Mary
Rodgers
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FREAKY
FRIDAY
HARRIS
AND ME: A SUMMER REMEMBERED - Pig
wrestling and mouse hunting are just two of a young boy's
raucous escapades the summer he lived on his cousin's farm.
by Gary Paulsen
HOW
TO EAT FRIED WORMS - Two
boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal.
by Thomas Rockwell
KNIGHTS
OF THE KITCHEN TABLE - A
magic book transports three boys back to the days of King Arthur
in the first book of the "The Time Warp Trio."
by Jon
Scieszka
LIZARD
MUSIC
- When left to take care of
himself, a young boy encounters a community of intelligent
lizards who tell him of a little known invasion from outer
space. by Daniel
Manus Pinkwater
ORDINARY
JACK
- An eleven-year-old English
boy, Jack, the only "ordinary" member of the talented
and eccentric Bagthorpe family, concocts a scheme to distinguish
himself as a modern-day prophet. The first book in The Bagthorpe
Saga.
by Helen Cresswell
THE
PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH
- Milo, a little boy who didn't
know what to do with himself, goes through the phantom
tollbooth, behind which lies a strange land and even stranger
adventures. by Norton
Juster
>>>A
Guide for Using The Phantom Tollbooth in the Classroom
SQUASHED
- Ellie is
determined that Max, her 600 pound pumpkin, will win the big
weigh-in at the County Fair. by Joan
Bauer
THE
TWITS
- The
misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty
tricks and are finally outwitted a family of monkeys. by Roald
Dahl
UNREAL!
- Magic
underpants, a ghost that haunts an outhouse, and ice cream that
can make you smart are some of the ingredients in these
"eight surprising stories.
by Paul Jennings
THE
DOLLHOUSE MURDERS
- A
dollhouse filled with a ghostly light in the middle of the night
and dolls that have moved from where she has left them lead Amy
and her sister to unravel the mystery surrounding grisly murders
that took place years ago.
by Betty Ren Wright
DOWN
A DARK HALL - Suspicious
and uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school,
fourteen-year-old Kit slowly realizes why she and the other
three students at school were selected.
by Lois Duncan
THE
EGYPT GAME
- Melanie and her new friend
April enjoy a common interest in ancient Egypt and develop a
land of Egypt in an abandoned storage yard.
by Zilpha Keatley
Snyder
>>>The
Egypt Game Literature Unit
>>>Spend
the Day in Ancient Egypt : Projects and Activities That Bring
the Past to Life
ENCYCLOPEDIA
BROWN: BOY DETECTIVE
- The first in a series of
detective stories in which the reader is challenged to match
wits with the ten-year-old mastermind of Idaville's war on
crime. by Donald J.
Sobol
FROM
THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER -
A twelve-year-old girl and her
brother run away to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1968 Newbery
Award. by E. L.
Konigsburg
>>>
FROM
THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER
>>>A
Guide for Using From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E.
Frankweiler in the Classroom
>>>Literature
Circle Guide: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.
Frankweiler
THE
HOUSE OF DIES DREAR - Thirteen-year-old
Thomas and his family move from North Carolina to a strange, old
mansion in Ohio which was once a station on the Underground
Railroad. by Virginia
Hamilton
>>>
THE
HOUSE OF DIES DREAR
THE
HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS
- A boy goes
to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock
hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until
doomsday. by John
Bellairs
THE
RUBY IN THE SMOKE - In
nineteenth-century London, sixteen-year-old Sally, a recent
orphan, becomes involved in a deadly search for a mysterious
ruby.
by Phillip Pullman
THE
VIEW FROM THE CHERRY TREE - Rob
admits to having seen a murder, but in the confusion of his
older sister's wedding no one believes him - except the
murderer.
by Willo Davis
Roberts
THE
WESTING GAME
- The mysterious death of an
eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of
heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before
they can claim their inheritance. 1979 Newbery Award. by Ellen
Raskin
>>>The
Westing Game (Teaching Resource) Novel Vocabulary
>>>The
Westing Game (Teaching Resource) Assessment Pack
ANNA
TO THE INFINITE POWER - A
twelve-year-old math whiz accidentally learns the startling
facts about her true identity and her role in an important
secret experiment. by Mildred
Ames
>>>
ANNA
TO THE INFINITE POWER
THE
EAR, THE EYE, AND THE ARM - In
2194 Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped
and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives
use their special powers to search for them.
by Nancy Farmer
>>>
THE
EAR, THE EYE, AND THE ARM
- AUDIO CASSETTE
ENCHANTRESS
FROM THE STARS - Three
civilizations from different planets in widely varying stages of
development clash in what could be either a mutually disastrous
or beneficial encounter. by Sylvia
Engdahl
EVA
- After a terrible accident, a
young girl wakes up to discover that she has been given the body
of a chimpanzee. by Peter
Dickinson
THE
GIVER - At the
Ceremony of the Twelves, Jonas begins to learn the horrifying
truth about the perfect society in which he has grown up. 1994
Newbery Award.
by Lois Lowery
INTERSTELLAR
PIG
- Barney's boring seaside
vacation suddenly becomes more interesting when the cottage next
door is occupied three exotic neighbors who are addicted to a
doomsday game. by William
Sleator
STINKER
FROM SPACE - An agent
of the Sylon Confederacy who is fleeing from enemy ships, crash
lands on Earth, transfers his mind to the body of a skunk, and
enlists the aid of two children in getting back to his home
planet. by Pamela
Service
THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS - The
harrowing escape of a young boy from a futuristically mechanized
tyranny is compellingly described. First book of the author's
trilogy about the Tripods, of which The City Of Gold and Lead,
and The Pool Of Fire form the second and third books
respectively. by John
Christopher
A
WRINKLE IN TIME - A
trio of whimsical characters, intent on helping Meg find her
father, take her, her brother, and a friend on an interplanetary
voyage to a distant planet where an omnipotent brain has
robotized everyone. by Madeleine
L'Engle
>>>Literature
Circle Guide: A Wrinkle in Time
>>>A
Guide for Using A Wrinkle in Time in the Classroom
A
GIRL NAMED DISASTER - While
journeying to Zimbabwe, eleven-year-old Nhamo struggles to
escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to
the luminous world of the African spirits.
HATCHET
- After a plane crash,
thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the
wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a
hatchet given his mother, and learning also to survive his
parents' divorce. by
Gary Paulsen
ISLAND
OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS
- When her younger brother dies
in 1800, Karana, an Indian girl, spends eighteen years alone on
the Island of San Nicholas, far off the coast of California.
1961 Newbery Award. by
Scott O'Dell
>>>Island
of the Blue Dolphins (Literature Circle Guides, Grades 4-8)
JULIE
OF THE WOLVES
- While running away from home
and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl
becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended a
wolf pack. 1973 Newbery Award. by
Jean Craighead George
>>>Literature
Circle Guides: Julie of the Wolves (Grades 4-8)
>>>Reading
Guide To Julie Of The Wolves
>>>Julie
of the Wolves : A Unit Plan
>>>A
Guide for Using Julie of the Wolves in the Classroom
SAVE
QUEEN OF SHEBA - After
miraculously surviving a Sioux Indian raid on the trail to
Oregon, a brother and sister set out with few provisions to find
the rest of the settlers. by Louise
Moeri
SLAKE'S
LIMBO - Thirteen-year-old
Aremis Slake, hounded his fears and misfortunes, flees them into
New York City's subway tunnels, never again--he believes--to
emerge. by Felice
Holman
STONE
FOX - Willy tries
desperately to win a sled dog race against an enigmatic Indian.
by John Reynolds
Gardiner
>>>A
Guide for Using Stone Fox in the Classroom
THE
TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE
- As the lone "young
lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns
that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious.
THE
WHIPPING BOY - A
bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when
they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with
dangerous outlaws. 1987 Newbery Award. by Sid
Fleischman
Z
FOR ZACHARIAH - Seemingly
the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war, a young
girl is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley until she
realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape. by Robert
O'Brien
>>>Letts
Explore for GCSE: "Z for Zachariah"
ARE
YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET
- Faced with the difficulties of
growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks
over her problems with her own private God. by
Judy Blume
THE
FRIENDS
- A young West Indian girl in
Harlem, New York recognizes that her own selfish pride rather
than her mother's death and her father's tyrannical behavior
created the gulf between her and her best friend. by Rosa
Guy
THE
GOATS - Abandoned on
an island by their fellow campers, a boy and a girl learn to
survive both physically and emotionally. by Brock
Cole
HARRIET
THE SPY - Precocious, overpriviledged
Harriet darts around her Manhattan neighborhood ferreting out
the "scoop" on the moving scene. by Louise
Fitzhugh
>>>
HARRIET
THE SPY
>>>Harriet
The Spy - Movie Poster
>>>A
Guide for Using Harriet the Spy in the Classroom
MANIAC
MAGEE - After his
parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as
he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his
contemporaries. 1991 Newbery Award. by Jerry
Spinelli
>>>Literature
Circle Guides: Maniac Magee (Grades 4-8)
>>>Maniac
Magee Study Guide
>>>Maniac
Magee (Literature Unit Series)
MOTOWN
AND DIDI
- Motown and Didi, two
teenage loners in Harlem, become allies in a fight against
Touchy, the drug dealer whose dope is destroying Didi's brother,
and find themselves falling in love with each other. by Walter
Dean Myers
SHABANU:
DAUGHTER OF THE WIND - When
eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in present-day
Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money
will bring prestige to the family, she must either accept the
decision, as is the custom, or risk the consequences of defying.
by Suzanne
Fisher Staples
TONING
THE SWEEP - On
a trip to the desert to bring her dying grandmother home, Emily
learns about the family's tragic past and gains pride as a third
generation black woman. by Angela
Johnson
WALK
TWO MOONS
- After her mother leaves home
suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car
trip to Idaho retracing her mother's route. 1995 Newbery Award.
by Sharon
Creech
>>>Walk
Two Moons: Literature Unit: A Guide for Using in the Classroom
WHAT
JAMIE SAW - Having
fled to a family friend's hillside trailer after his mother's
boyfriend tried to throw his baby sister against a wall,
nine-year-old Jamie finds himself living an existence full of
uncertainty and fear. by Carolyn
Coman
AND
THE GREEN GRASS GREW ALL AROUND: FOLK POETRY FROM EVERYONE
- Teases and taunts, wishes
and warnings - a buoyant collection of beloved childhood
nonsense. by Alvin
Schwartz
THE
DREAM KEEPER AND OTHER POEMS - Lyrical
poems, songs, and blues explore the black experience. by
Langston Hughes
I
AM THE DARKER BROTHER - An
anthology of African-American poets.
by Arnold
Adoff
JOYFUL
NOISE - The world of
insects captured in poems for two voices that are perfect for
reading aloud. 1989 Newbery Award. by
Paul Fleischman
A
PIZZA THE SIZE OF THE SUN
- Humor, rhythm and rhyme abound
in nearly 100 poems. by Jack
Prelutsky
SOUL
LOOKS BACK IN WONDER - Tom
Feelings and poems such writers as Maya Angelou, Langston
Hughes, and Askia Toure portray the creativity, strength, and
beauty of their African American heritage.
WHAT
TO DO WHEN A BUG CRAWLS IN YOUR MOUTH AND OTHER POEMS TO DRIVE
YOU BUGGY - Roaches,
bees, ants, beetles – silly verse to chuckle over in a
colorfully illustrated book. by
Rick Walton
WHERE
THE SIDEWALK ENDS - A
boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale are only
two of the characters in a collection of humorous poetry
illustrated with the author's own drawings. by Shel
Silverstein
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