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Dierric R
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May 10, 2022

Fiction
Matthew Cordell
Cornbread & Poppy
2022
Polar opposites, yet the best of friends, Poppy and Cornbread find their search for food for the winter leading them up Holler Mountain, where the mice encounter friends new and old.
Parker Curry
Parker Dresses Up
2022
While playing dress-up, Parker and her siblings imagine endless possibilities for future careers.
J. Dillard
J.D. and the Great Barber Battle
2021
Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business.
Saadia Faruqi
Yasmin the Scientist
2021
Everyone but Yasmin seems to have an idea for the science fair, but after some failed experiments, Yasmin's snack break with Nani inspires an idea.
Amanda Gorman
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem
2021
As a young girl leads a cast of characters on a musical journey, they learn they have the power to make changes-- big or small-- in the world, in their communities and, most importantly, in themselves.
Lexile level
470
Maryann Jacob Macias
Téo's Tutu
2021
Celebrating gender creativity, the joy of dance and being yourself, this story follows Téo as he picks out a sparkly outfit to wear in the big dance recital, but then wonders if it will put him too much in the spotlight.
Nancy Parent
I Am Alexander Hamilton
2020
It's time for Yadina to start first grade, but she's really nervous. Alexander Hamilton helps her realize that new adventures can be exciting.
Nikki Shannon Smith
The Dramatic Life of Azaleah Lane
2021
When things keep going wrong during her older sister's school musical rehearsals, Azaleah suspects sabotage. She is determined to use her detective skills to uncover the culprit, and set things right so the play will be a complete success for her stressed-out sister.
Lexile level
490
Chitra Soundar
Sona Sharma, Very Best Big Sister?
2021
Sona is not sure how she feels about a new baby in the family until the baby-naming ceremony, during which she is determined to find the best name for her new brother or sister.
Cory R. Tabor
Fox at Night
2021
Fox is up late in the night. There are shadows and noises everywhere. Fox is sure the night is full of monsters! Then he meets the real creatures of the night and realizes they are not so scary after all.
Tom Watson
Trouble to the Max
2021
When a friend's prized soccer ball gets stuck in a tall tree in Picasso Park, neurosensitive kid Molly and her best friends, Simon and Rosie, use what they understand about physics to get the ball in time for a big game.
Graphic novels
Ben Clanton
Narwhal's Otter Friend
2020
An exuberant Narwhal and a skeptical Jelly test the waters of adding a new friend to their pod when they meet Otty, a super adventurous otter who triggers relatable feelings of jealousy in Jelly in spite of their shared love of waffles.
Lexile level
520
Brian Smith
Pea, Bee, & Jay: Farm Feud
2022
With their friendship on the line after a huge fight, Pea and Bee search for new friends, while Jay takes matters into his own wings to bring them all back together.
Mika Song
Apple of My Pie
2021
When Norma, Belly and their friend little B go into uncharted territory-- the apple orchard-- to find spy-master Pops, who has been squirrel-napped, they wonder if their adventure will end in tragedy-- or apple pie!
Lexile level
380
Brian Yanish
Shark and Bot
2020
An unlikely friendship forms between a great white shark and a robot when they bond over a favorite book series, then stand-- and dance-- together against playground bullies.
Lexile level
490
Nonfiction
Amy Guglielmo
Vincent van Gogh: He Saw the World in Vibrant Colors
2021
JB VAN GOGH VINCENT
Young children can meet Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and learn what led him to paint his striking self-portraits and what landscapes inspired his iconic "Wheat Fields."
Karyn Parsons
Saving the Day
2021
JB MORGAN GARRETT
During a time filled with racism and discrimination, Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor, produced the traffic signal, a gas mask and other objects still used today.
Michael Rex
Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots
2020
J 153 REX
This laugh-out-loud conversation about the differences between facts and opinions explains how to tell both apart, the importance of listening and the role that seeking further information plays in establishing truth.
Lexile level
480
Lizzy Rockwell
I Love Insects
2021
J 595.7 ROC
The girl in this story loves insects, but her friend does not. On whichever side young readers fall, they will learn many interesting facts, as well as why insects are essential to human survival.
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