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Kathy Short, 2010
Literature Circle Books
CONTEMPORARY REALISTIC FICTION - PICTURE BOOKS
Ackerman, K.
Altman, L.J.
Anzaldúa, G.
Bang, M.
Baylor, B.
Birdseye, T.
Bunting, E.
Bunting, E.
Bunting, E.
Bunting, E.
Bunting, E.
Bunting, E.
Bunting, E.
Casteneda, O.S.
Clifton, L.
Cohen, B.
Cohen, M.
Cooney, B.
Creech, S.
de Paola, T.
de Paola, T.
Fleming, V.
Fleishman, P.
Fox, M.
Friedman, I.R.
Garland, S.
Gray, L. M.
Hazen, B.S.
Heide & Gilliland
Heide & Gilliland
Herrera, J.F.
Herron, C.
Hoffman, M.
Hunter, S.
Isadora, R.
Isadora, R.
Jimenez, F.
Juster, N.
Keats, E.J.
Keats, E.J.
Song and Dance Man
Amelia’s Road
Friends from the Other Side/Amigos del otro lado
When Sophia Gets Angry – Really Really Angry
Amigo
Airmail to the Moon
Going Home
A Day’s Work
Fly Away Home
How Many Days to America?
The Wednesday Surprise
Smoky Nights
So Far from the Sea
Abuela’s Weave
Everett Anderson’s Goodbye
Molly’s Pilgrim
First Grade Takes a Test
Miss Rumphius
A Fine, Fine School
Now One Foot, Now The Other
The Art Lesson
Be Good to Eddie Lee
Weslandia
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
How My Parents Learned To Eat
The Lotus Seed
My Mama Had a Dancing Heart
Tight Times
The Day of Ahmed’s Secret
Sami and the Time of the Troubles
The Upside Down Boy: El Niño de Cabeza
Nappy Hair
Amazing Grace
The Unbreakable Code
At The Crossroads
Ben’s Trumpet
La Mariposa
The Hello, Goodbye Window
Whistle For Willie
The Snowy Day
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Levine, E.
I Hate English
Lewin, T
Sacred River: The Ganges of India
Martin, B. & Archambault, J. Ghost Eye Tree
Matze, C.
The Stars in My Geddoh’s Sky
McDonald, M.
Insects Are My Life
McLerran, A.
Roxaboxen
Mora, P.
Tomas and the Library Lady
Nye, N.
Sitti’s Secrets
O’Neill, A.
The Recess Queen
Polacco, P.
Aunt Chip and The Great Triple Creek Dam Affair
Polacco, P.
The Bee Tree
Polacco, P.
Mr. Lincoln’s Way
Polacco, P.
Mrs. Katz and Tush
Rosen, M.
Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
Rylant, C.
When I Was Young In The Mountains
Rylant, C.
The Relatives Came
Shannon, D.
David Goes to School
Sheldon, D.
The Whale’s Song
Skarmenta, A.
The Composition
Soto, G.
Snapshots From the Wedding
Soto, G.
The Old Man & His Door
Soto, G.
Too Many Tamales
Stevens, J.R.
Carlos and the Squash Plant
Steptoe, J.
Stevie
Stolz, M.
Storm in the Night
Surat, M.M.
Angel Child, Dragon Child
Viorst, J.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Willems, M.
Knuffle Bunny
Williams, V.B.
A Chair For My Mother
Williams, K.L.Galimoto
Williams, V.B.
Stringbean’s Trip to the Shining Sea
Wyeth, S.D
Something Beautiful
Yashima, T.
Crow Boy
Yolen, J.
Owl Moon
Zolotow, C.
William’s Doll
CONTEMPORARY REALISTIC FICTION - NOVELS
Ada, Alma Flor
My Name is Maria Isabel
Applegate, K.
Home of the Brave
Balliett, B.
Chasing Vermeer
Bauer, M.D.
A Question of Trust
Birdseye, T.
Just Call Me Stupid
Bloor, E.
Tangerine
Bonners, S.
The Silver Balloon
Bruchac, J.
The Heart of a Chief
Byars, B.
The Pinballs
Budhos, M.
Ask Me No Questions
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Cameron, A.
Carmi, D.
Coman, C.
Comino, S.
Conley, J.
Creech, S.
Creech, S.
D’Adamo, F.
DiCamillo, K.
Ellis, D.
Ellis, D.
Estes, E.
Farmer, N.
Feiffer, J.
Fleischman, P.
Fletcher, R.
Gantos, J.
Hamilton, V.
Hesse, Karen
Howe, J.
Jimenez, F.
Johnson, A.
Johnston, T.
Joseph, L.
Konigsburg, E.L.
Lasky, K.
Little, J.
Lord, C.
MacLachlan, P.
Mack,T.
Mathis, S.B.
Naidoo, B.
Maidou, B.
Namioka, L.
Naylor, P.R.
Nye, N. S.
Park, L.S.
Paterson, K.
Paterson, K.
Paterson, K.
Paterson, K.
Paulsen, G.
Paulsen, G.
Paulsen, G.
Peet, M.
Pitts, P.
Ryan, P.M.
Colibri
Samir and Yonatan
What Jamie Saw
The Little Blue House
Crazy Lady
Love That Dog
Walk Two Moons
Iqbal
Because of Winn-Dixie
The Breadwinner
The Heaven Shop
The Hundred Dresses
A Girl Named Disaster
The Man In the Ceiling
Seedfolks
Flying Solo
Joey Pigza Loses Control
Plain City
Just Juice
The Watcher
The Circuit
Toning the Sweep
Any Small Goodness
The Color of My Words
The View from Saturday
Memoirs of a Bookbat
Willow and Twig
Rules
Journey
Drawing Lessons
The Hundred Penny Box
Journey to Jo’burg
The Other Side of Truth
Yang the Youngest and his Terrible Ear
Shiloh
Habibi
Project Mulberry
Bridge to Terabithia
Flip-Flop Girl
Park’s Quest
The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Hatchet
The Monument
The Winter Room
Keeper
Racing the Sun
Becoming Naomi León
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Ryan, P.M.
Rylant, C.
Sachar, L.
Salisbury, G.
Satrapi, M.
Smith, D.B.
Soto, G.
Spinelli, J.
Spinelli, J.
Spinelli, J.
Voigt, C.
Voigt, C.
Voigt, C.
White, R.
Wilson, N.H.
Woodson, J.
Woodson, J.
Woodson, J.
Woodson, J.
Yumoto, K.
Zemser, A.
Paint The Wind
Missing May
Holes
Blue Skin of the Sea
Persepolis
A Taste of Blackberries
Baseball In April
Maniac Magee
Loser
Wringer
Bad Girls
Dicey’s Song
A Solitary Blue
Belle Prater’s Boy
Old People, Frogs, and Albert
Hush
I Hadn’t Meant To Tell You This
Locomotion
Miracle’s Boys
The Friends
Beyond the Mango Tree
HISTORICAL FICTION - PICTURE BOOKS
Bradby, M.
More Than Anything Else
Bridges, S.V.
Ruby’s Wish
Coleman, E.
White Socks Only
Gerstein, M.
The Man Who Walked between the Towers
Giovanni, N.
Rosa
Hesse, K.
The Cats in Krasinski Square
Howard, E.F.
Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys
Innocenti, R.
Rose Blanche
Levine, E.
Henry’s Freedom Box
McCully, E.A.
Mirette on the High Wire
Mickissack, P.C.
Goin’ Someplace Special
Miller, W.
Richard Wright and the Library Card
Mochizuki, K.
Baseball Saved Us
Polacco, P.
Pink and Say
Santiago, C.
Home to Medicine Mountain
Tsuchiya, Y.
Faithful Elephants
Turner, A.
Nettie’s Trip South
Uchida, Y.
The Bracelet
Wheatley, N. & Rawlins, D. My Place
Yin
Coolies
HISTORICAL FICTION NOVELS
Anderson, M.T.
Octavian Nothing
Avi
The Barn
Bartolletti, S.C.
The Boy Who Dared
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Bernier-Grand, C.T.
Bishop, C.H.
Bruchac, J.
Choldenko, G.
Chotjewits, D.
Coerr, E.
Collier, J.L. & C.
Compestine, Y.
Conrad, P.
Curtis, C.P.
Curtis,C. P.
Curtis,C. P.
Cushman, K.
Cushman, K.
De Angeli, M.
Dorris, Michael
Fleischman, P.
Fleischman, P.
Giff, P.R.
Giff, P.R.
Giff, P.R.
Hesse, K.
Hesse, K.
Ho, M.
Kadohata, C.
Kadohata, C.
Laird, E.
Lowry, L.
MacLachan, P.
Magorian, M.
Nhoung, H.Q.
O’Dell, S.
O’Dell, S.
Park, L.S.
Park, L.S
Patneaude. D.
Paterson, K.
Paterson, K.
Paulsen. G.
Peck, R.
Quintana, A
Rabinovici, S.
Ryan, P.M.
Salisbury, G.
Schmidt, G
Sheth, K.
Spinelli, J.
In the Shade of the Níspero Tree
Twenty and Ten
Sacajewa
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Daniel Half Human
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
My Brother Sam Is Dead
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
Prairie Songs
Bud, Not Buddy
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
Elijah of Buxton
Catherine Called Birdy
The Midwife’s Apprentice
The Door in the Wall
Sees Behind Trees
The Borning Room
Bull Run
Nory Ryan’s Song
Maggie’s Door
Water Street
Out of the Dust
Witness
The Clay Marble
Kira-Kira
Weedflower
Kiss the Dust
Number The Stars
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Good Night, Mr. Tom
The Land I Lost
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Sing Down the Moon
A Single Shard
When My Name Was Keoko
Thin Wood Walls
Lyddie
Jip
Night John
A Year Down Yonder
The Baboon King
Thanks to My Mother
Esperanza Rising
Under the Blood-Red Sun
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Keeping Corner
Milkweed
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Stolz, J.
The Shadows of Ghadames
Taylor, M.D.
The Friendship and the Gold Cadillac
Taylor, M.D.
Mississippi Bridge
Taylor, M.D.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Taylor, M.D.
Song of the Trees
Taylor, T.
The Cay
Uchida, Y.
A Jar of Dreams
Wartiski, M.C.A Boat To Nowhere
Yep, L.
Dragonwings
Yep, L.
Dragon’s Gate
Yep, L.
The Star Fisher
Yolen, J.
The Devil’s Arithmetic
BIOGRAPHIES
Bruchac, J.
Cooper, F.
Demi
Filipovic, Z.
Freedom, R.
Freedman, R.
Freedom, R.
Fritz, J.
Grimes, N.
Jiang, J.L.
Krull, K.
Parks, R.
Rappaport, D.
Ryan, P.M.
Schroeder, A.
Smith, L.
Stanley, D.
Yan, M.
Yu, C. & Yue. G.
Farrow, C.
Zhang, A.
A Boy Called Slow
Coming Home: Langston Hughes
Gandhi
Zlata’s Diary
Confucius
Lincoln: A Photo biography
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George?
Talkin’ About Bessie
Red Scarf Girl
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Rosa Parks: My Story
Martin’s Big Words
When Marian Sang
Satchmo’s Blues
John, Paul, George and Ben
Michelangelo
The Diary of Ma Yan
Little Green
Little Leap Forward: A Boy in Beijing
Red Land Yellow River
FOLKTALES
Andersen, H.C.
Anzaldúa, G.
Bang, M.
Begay, S.
DePaola, T.
Duncan, L.
Galdone, P.
Goble, P.
Haley, G.
Hickox, R.
The Ugly Duckling (illustrated by Jerry Pinkney)
Prietita and the Ghost Woman/Prietita y la Llorona
The Paper Crane
Ma’ii and Cousin Horned Toad
Strega Nona
The Magic of Spider Women
The Three Little Pigs
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
A Story, A Story
The Golden Sandal
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Hodges, M.
Huck, C.
Hyman, T.
Isaacs, A.
Lacapa, M.
Louie, A.
Lowell, S.
Lowell, S.
Marshall, J.
Marshall, J.
Martin, R.
Martin, R.
Martin, R.
McDermott, G.
Munsch, R.
Muth, J.J.
Myers, W. D.
San Souci, R.
Scieszka, J.
Scieszka, J.
Scieszka, J.
Shannon,G.
Shannon, G.
Stanley, D.
Stanley, D.
Steptoe, J.
Steptoe, J.
Wiesner, D.
Yolen, J.
Young, E.
Young, E.
Zelinsky, P.O.
Zelinsky, P.O.
Saint George and The Dragon
Princess Furball
Little Red Riding Hood
Swamp Angel
The Flute Player
Yeh-Shen A Cinderella Story From China
The Three Little Javelinas
The Tortoise & the Jackrabbit
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Red Riding Hood
Foolish Rabbit’s Big Mistake
The Rough-Face Girl
The Shark God
Arrow to the Sun
The Paper Bag Princess
Stone Soup
The Story of the Three Kingdoms
The Talking Eggs
The Frog Prince Continued
The True Story of The Three Little Pigs
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
More Stories To Solve
Stories to Solve: Folktales From Around the World
Goldie and the Three Bears
Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters
The Story of Jumping Mouse
The Three Pigs
Sleeping Ugly
Lon Po Po
Seven Blind Mice
Rumpelstiltskin
Rapunzel
FANTASY - PICTURE BOOKS
Bang, M.
Dawn
Bloom, B.
Wolf!
Browne, A.
Piggybook
Browne, A.
Voices in the Park
Burningham
Cronin, D.
Cronin, D.
Fox, M.
Fox, M.
Fox, M.
Lionni, L.
John Patrick Norman McHennessy - The Boy Who Was Always Late
Click, Clack, Moo, Cows that Type
Diary of a Worm
Koala Lou
Hattie and the Fox
Tough Boris
Frederick
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Lobel, A.
Lobel, A.
Macaulay, D.
McCloskey, R.
McKissack, P.
McPhail, D.
Mendez, P.
Muth, J.J.
Patterson, K.
Rathmann, Peggy
Rohmann, E.
Rohmann, E.
Sendak, M.
Sharmat, M.W.
Shannon, D.
Silverstein, S.
Soto, G.
Steig, W.
Van Allsburg, C.
Waddell, M.
Wild, M.
Willems, M
Williams, B.
Wood, D.
Yorinks, A.
Yorinks, A.
Frog and Toad Are Friends
Frog and Toad Together
Black and White
Make Way for the Ducklings
Mirandy and Brother Wind
Edward & the Pirates
The Black Snowman
The Three Questions
The King’s Equal
Officer Buckle and GLORIA
My Friend Rabbit
Time Flies
Where the Wild Things Are
Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport
A Bad Case of Stripes
The Giving Tree
Chato’s Kitchen
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Jumanji
Farmer Duck
Fox
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Albert’s Toothache
Old Turtle and the Broken Truth
Company’s Coming
Hey, Al
FANTASY - NOVELS
Almond, D.
Skellig
Babbitt, N.
Tuck Everlasting
Christopher, J.
The White Mountains
Cleary, B.
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Collins, S.
The Hunger Games
Cooper, S.
Grey King
DePrau, J.
The City of Ember
DePrau, J.
The People of Sparks
DiCamillo, K
The Tale of Desperaux
Farmer, N.
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
Farmer, N.
The House of the Scorpion
Fleischman, S.
The Whipping Boy
Fletcher, S.
Shadow Spinner
Funke, C.
Inkheart
Funke, C.
The Thief Lord
Haddix, M.
Among the Hidden
Hesse, K.
Phoenix Rising
Hesse, K.
The Music of Dolphins
Hughes, M.
Invitation to the Game
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Juster, N.
John, L.
King-Smith, D.
Le Guin, U.K.
Le Guin, U.K.
L’Engle, M.
Levin, G.C.
Lewis, C.S.
Lowry, L.
Lowry, L.
Lowry, L.
Mari, S.D.
McKinley, R.
McKinley, R.
O’Brien, R.C.
Pearson, K.
Philbrick, R
Pullman, P.
Sleator, W.
Spinelli, J.
Uehashi, N.
Walsh, J.P.
The Phantom Tollbooth
The White Giraffe
Pigs Might Fly
Catwings
A Wizard of Earthsea
A Wrinkle in Time
Ella Enchanted
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Messenger
The Giver
Gathering Blue
The Last Dragon
Beauty
The Blue Sword
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
A Handful of Time
The Last Book in the Universe
The Golden Compass
Interstellar Pig
The Library Card
Moribito
The Green Book
INFORMATIONAL BOOKS
Armstrong, J.
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World
Atkins, S. B.
Voices from the Fields
Baker, J.
Where the Forest Meets the Sea
Bartoletti, S.C.
Hitler Youth
Bartoletti,S.C.
Black Potatoes
Baylor, B.
I’m In Charge of Celebrations
Baylor, B.
The Way to Start a Day
Cherry, L.
The Great Kapok Tree
Colman, P.
Girls: A History of Growing Up Female in America
Ellis, D.
Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk About AIDS
Freedman, R.
Cowboys Of The Wild West
Freedman, R.
Kids at Work
Gibbons, G.
Deserts
Gibbons, G.
Monarch Butterfly
Jenkins, S.
The Top of the World
Macaulay, D.
Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction
Markle, S.
Bats or Sharks or Snakes or Spiders
McNulty, F.
If You Decide to Go to the Moon
Mclimans, D.
Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet
Morris, A.
Bread Bread Bread
Morris, A.
Hats Hats Hats
Murphy, T.
An American Plague
Sehanzer, R.
George vs. George
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Schwartz, D.M.
Schwartz, D. M.
Showers, P.
Simon, S.
Simon, S.
Stanley, J.
Wormell, C.
How Much Is a Million?
If You Made A Million Dollars
What Happens To A Hamburger
Animals Nobody Loves
Sharks
Children of the Dust Bowl
Teeth, Tails & Tentacles
POETRY
Begay, S.
Bruchac, J.
Carlson, L.
Cooney, B.
Fleischman, P.
Fleischman, P.
Flor Ada, A.
Frost, R.
Giovanni, N.
Greenfield, E.
Greenfield, E.
Grimes, N.
Hopkins, L.B.
Hopkins, L.B.
Hudson, W.
Hughes, L.
Janeczko, P.B.
Janeczko, P.B.
Kennedy, X.J.
Little, J.
Nelson, M.
Rosen, M.
Shulevitz.U.
Smith, W.J.
Sneve, V.D.H.
Soto, G.
Thomas, J. C.
Williams, V.B.
NAVAJO: Visions & Voices Across the Mesa
Between Earth and Sky
Cool Salsa
Tortillas Para Mama
I am Phoenix
Joyful Noise
Gathering the Sun
You Come Too
Spin A Soft Black Song
Honey, I Love
Nathaniel Talking
Meet Danitra Brown
Good Books, Good Times!
Through Our Eyes: Poems and Pictures About Growing Up
Pass It On
The Dream Keeper
A Poke in the I
A Kick in the Head
Brats
Hey World, Here I Am!
A Wreather for Emmeltt Till
The Best of Michael Rosen
Dawn
Laughing Time
Dancing Teepees
Neighborhood Odes
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea
Amber was Brave, Essie was Smart
AUTHOR AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
Bruchac, J.
Bowman’s Store: A Journey to Myself
Cleary, B.
A Girl From Yamhill
Dahl, R.
Boy: Tales of Childhood
Ehrlick, A. (ed)
When I Was Your Age
Fritz, J.
Homesick: My Own Story
Gherman, B.
E.B. White: Some Writer
Lewin, T.
I was a Teenage Professional Wrestler
Little, J.
Little by Little
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Lobel, A.
Lowry, L.
Meltzer, M.
Myers, W. D.
Naylor, P.R.
Peet, B.
Rylant, C.
Spinelli, J.
Uchida, Y.
Yep, L.
No Pretty Pictures
Looking Back
Starting From Home
Bad Boy: A Memoir
How I Came To Be A Writer
Bill Peet: An Autobiography
But I‘ll Be Back Again
Knots in My Yo-yo String
The Invisible Thread
The Last Garden
ADOLESCENT CONTEMPORARY FICTION - NOVELS
Abelove, J.
Go and Come Back
Alexie, S.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
Alvarez, J.
Before We Were Free
Anderson, L.H.
Speak
Avi
Nothing But The Truth
Bondoux, A.
The Killer’s Tears
Buss, F.L.
Journey of The Sparrows
Cisneros, S.
The House on Mango Street
Crew, L.
Children of the River
Flake, S.G.
The Skin I’m In
Grimes, N.
Bronx Masquerade
Howe, J.
The Misfits
Johnson, A.
Humming Whispers
Lipsyte, R.
The Contender
Lowry, L.
A Summer to Die
MacLachan, P.
The Fact and Fictions Of Minna Pratt
Martinez, V.
Parrot in the Oven
Mazer, N. F.
When She Was Good
Myers, W.D.
Monster
Na, A.
A Step From Heaven
Nodelman, P.
Behaving Bradley
Paulsen, G.
The Crossing
Paulsen, G.
Dogsong
Paulsen, G.
The Voyage of The Frog
Peck, R.
Remembering the Good Times
Raskin, E.
The Westing Game
Schmidt, G.
The Wednesday Wars
Soto, G.
A Summer Life
Spinelli, J.
Stargirl
Temple, F
Taste of Salt
Walter, V.
Making Up Megaboy
Winerip, M.
Adam Canfield of the Slash
Yang, G. L.
American Born Chinese
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TWIN TEXTS (Novel with an information books)
Stanley, J.
Hesse, K.
Children of the Dust Bowl
Out of the Dust
Dust Bowl
Informational Book
Historical Novel
PBS video
Ellis, D.
Ellis, D.
Heaven Shop
Our Voices, Our Songs
Realistic Picture Book
Informational Book
Bartoletti, S.C.
Giff, P.R.
Black Potatoes
Nory Ryan’s Song
Informational Book
Historical Novel
Ryan, P.M.
Jimenez, F.
Atkins, S. B.
Esperanza Raising
The Circuit
Voices from the Field
Historical Novel
Realistic Picture Book
Informational Book
Bartoletti, S.C.
Chotjewits. D.
Bartoletti, S.C.
Hitler Youth
Daniel Half Human
The Boy Who Dared
Informational Book
Historical Novel
Historical Novel
Lester, J.
Paulsen, G.
Curtis, C.P.
To Be a Slave
Night John
Elijah Buxton
Oral Histories
Historical Novel
Historical Novel
Freedman, R.
Schmidt, G.
Kids At Work
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Informational Book
Historical Novel