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Avengers Assembled, The: The Junior Novelization
Mutiny on Board H.M.S. Bounty, The by William Bligh
Chapter Books-Fiction
Adventure
Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The by Mark Twain
Copper Treasure, The by Melvin Burgess
Voyage of Ice by Michele Torrey
Animal
Guinea Dog by Patrick Jennings
Fantasy
21 Balloons, The by William Pène du Bois
Alchemyst, The: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
BFG, The by Roald Dahl
Blood of Olympus, The by Rick Riordan
Chronicles of Narnia, The by C.S. Lewis
Fortunately, The Milk by Neil Gaiman
Hunchback by Randall Wright
Last Olympian, The by Rick Riordan
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The by C.S. Lewis
Lost Hero, The by Rick Riordan
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
Nine Pound Hammer, The by John Claude Bemis
Outcasts, The by John Flanagan
Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Straw Into Gold by Gary D. Schmidt
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Wee Free Men, The by Terry Pratchett
Historical Fiction
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Alice Rose & Sam by Kathryn Lasky
Assassin by Anna Meyers
Ben and Me by Robert Lawson
Bull Run by Paul Fleischman
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War II by Joseph Bruchac
Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan
Giant Rat of Sumatra, The, or Pirates Galore by Sid Fleischman
Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine
I Survived…The San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 by Lauren Tarshis
Joshua’s Song by Joan Hiatt Harlow
My Life with the Lincolns by Gayle Brandeis
One-Handed Catch by Mary Jane Auch
President’s Daughter, The by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Race for the Sky: The Kitty Hawk Diaries of Johnny Moore by Dan Gutman
Retreat from Gettysburg by Kathleen Ernst
Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith
Rock and the River, The by Kekla Magoon
Sun, the Rain and the Apple Seed, The by Lynda Durrant
Theodore Roosevelt: Letters from a Young Coal Miner
Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen
Horror/Ghost Stories
Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn
Humor
13-Story Treehouse, The by Andy Griffiths
Antsy Does Time by Neal Shusterman
Artsy Smartsy Club, The by Daniel Pinkwater
Looking for Bobowicz by Daniel Pinkwater
Maxx Comedy: The Funniest Kid in America by Gordon Korman
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
Science Fair by Dave Barry
Mystery and Detective
Eddie Red, Undercover: Mystery on Museum Mile by Marcia Wells
Haunting of Charles Dickens, The by Lewis Buzbee
Powerless by Matthew Cody
Realistic
Blubber by Judy Blume
King of Slippery Falls, The by Sid Hite
Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt
West With Hopeless by Carolyn Lieberg
Religion
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Hangman’s Curse, The by Frank E. Peretti
School Fiction
Frindle by Andrew Clements
I Got a “D” in Salami by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Niagara Falls, or Does It? by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Poison Ivy by Amy Goldman Koss
Strange Case of Origami Yoda, The by Tom Angleberger
Trouble-Maker by Andrew Clements
Science Fiction
Abner & Me by Dan Gutman
Girl Who Owned a City, The by O.T. Nelson
Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements
Sports
Comeback Season, The by Jennifer E. Smith
Crossover, The by Kwame Alexander
Sliding Into Home by Dori Hillestad Butler
Chapter Books-Nonfiction
Animal
Oh, Rats! The Story of Rats and People by Albert Marrin
Biography
Anne Bonny and Mary Read: Fearsome Female Pirates of the Eighteenth Century by Aileen Weintraub
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal by Varunda Micheaux Nelson
Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman by Marc Tyler Nobleman
Good Brother, Bad Brother by James Cross Giblin
How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg
Journey to the Bottomless Pit: The Story of Stephen Bishop and Mammoth Cave by Betsy Mitchell
Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg
Stand Tall, Abe Lincoln by Judith St. George
Wall, The: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis
Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the True Story of an American Feud by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain
Folklore
Incredible Urban Legends: Stranger than Fiction Modern Tales
History
1919: The Year That Changed America by Martin W. Sandler
Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal-the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
Great Horse-Less Carriage Race, The by Michael Dooling
Grierson’s Raid: A Daring Cavalry Strike through the Heart of the Confederacy by Tom Lalicki
Port Chicago 50, The by Steve Sheinkin
Price of Freedom, The: How One Town Stood Up to Slavery by Dennis Brindell Fradin
Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 by Karen Blumenthal
Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps by Andrea Warren
Picture Books
Fiction
Adventures of Beekle, The: An Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret by Bob Shea
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen
It’s a Book by Lane Smith
Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads by Bob Shea
Lousy Rotten Stinkin’ Grapes by Margie Palatini
Marshmallow Incident, The by Judi Barrett
Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos
Mustache Baby Meets His Match by Bridget Heos
President and Mom’s Apple Pie, The by Michael Garland
Rockwell: A Boy and his Dog by Loren Spiotta-DiMare
Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building by Deborah Hopkinson & James E. Ransome
Squids Will Be Squids by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin
Willie and the All-Stars by Floyd Cooper
Yankee at the Seder, The by Elka Weber
Nonfiction
Elizabeth, Queen of the Sea by Lynne Cox
To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt by Doreen Rappaport
Young Adult (YA) and Adult Books- Nonfiction
Arts and Entertainment
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes
Biography
Black Count, The: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss
Bully Pulpit, The: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard
President and the Assassin, The: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century by Scott Miller
Wright Brothers, The by David McCullough
History
April 1865: The Month That Saved America by Jay Winik
Chicago’s Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City by Carl Smith
Don’t Know Much About History- Updated and Revised Edition by Kenneth C. Davis
Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad by David Haward Bain
River of Doubt, The: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh and America’s Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941 by Lynne Olson
Humor
Guinea Pig Diaries, The: My Life as an Experiment by A.J. Jacobs
Sports
I Don’t Care if We Never Get Back: 30 Games in 30 Days on the Best Worst Baseball Road Trip Ever by Ben Blatt
Travel
Lost Continent, The: Travels in Small-Town American by Bill Bryson
Young Adult (YA) and Adult Books-Fiction
Alternate History
Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln, The by Stephen L. Carter
Taft 2012 by Jason Heller
Classical Literature
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Grapes of Wrath, The by John Steinbeck
Ivanhoe by Walter Scott
Fantasy
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher
Historical Fiction
Book Thief, The by Markus Zusak
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
Lincoln in the Bardo
Horror
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
Humor
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
Legal Thriller
Gray Mountain by John Grisham
Mystery
Adventure of the Speckled Band, The by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Red-Headed League, The by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Young Adult
Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Only Alien on the Planet, The by Kristen R. Randle
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay Asher
Life at the Library
A Librarian Living in a Covid World
Crashing Waves (of Middle Schoolers)
Desk Phone Dilemma
Duties of a Children’s Librarian from A-Z
If Voldemort Ran the Library
If Voldemort Ran the Library, Part 1
If Voldemort Ran the Library, Part 2
If Voldemort Ran the Library, Part 3
If Voldemort Ran the Library, Part 4
Ina-POOP-riate Books
Not Your Grandmother’s Library
Pawn Promotion
Stone Soup
Tales from a Library Wonk
Tales from a Library Wonk, Part Two
Observations on Writing
“Qualifications” for Award-Winning YA Literature
Abridge Too Far
How to Tell a Good Story, or, What Time Does This Glacier Reach Town?
The Power of Writing
The Science of Writing a Research Paper
What to Do When the Well is Dry
Writing vs. Acting
Poetry
Job
Joy
Man Out of Time
Random Idiocy
Bill of Rights for Dyslexics-Second Amendment
Bill of Rights for Dyslexics-Third Amendment
Great Band Names
History According to Steve
Welcome to the New World
What Patrick Henry Really Did to Inspire American Independence…
What Really Happened at the 2nd Continental Congress
What Really Happened at the British Surrender
What Really Happened at Yorktown
I.I.F.Y.?
Road Trippin’
2003 East Coast Road Trip
2003 East Coast Road Trip, Part 1- From Illinois to New York
2003 East Coast Road Trip, Part 2- Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts
2003 East Coast Road Trip, Part 3- Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York
2003 East Coast Road Trip, Part 4- New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware
2003 East Coast Road Trip, Part 5- North Carolina
2003 East Coast Road Trip, Part 6- Ridgecrest (North Carolina)
2003 East Coast Road Trip, Part 7-South Carolina
2014 Florida Road Trip
A Day in the (Ball) Park
Dexy Goes West: 2016 Road Trip
Roundabout: Circling the Emerald Isle-2018
Short Stories
A King’s Rage
Autobiographical Stories
Lyle the Bus Driver and the Duck Call
She Was My Age
Ten Minute Fugitive from Justice
The Dying Cemetery
The Joy of Loneliness
Tomatoes: A Confession
What I Have Learned While Delivering Pizza
Why I Am a Cubs Fan: Updated for 2016!
Birth of a Character
Fast Food Fairy Tale
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 01: Welcome to Dryvthru
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 02: Old McDougal and the Burgle-ry
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 03: An Assembly of Villains
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 04: Portino to the Rescue
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 05: Takeover
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 06: Chicken in the Tavern
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 07: Pan-Ex and Father Jon
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 08: Plan of Action
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 09: The Hunter and the Hunted
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 10: Sound the Alarm!
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 11: A Sailor’s Revenge
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 12: The Battle of Dryvthru Begins
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 13: Winged Warriors
Fast Food Fairy Tale, Chapter 14: The Tide Turns
Heaven
History Basketball: A Drama
History Basketball: A Drama, Part 1
History Basketball: A Drama, Part 2
History Basketball: A Drama, Part 3
It’s a Wonderful White Christmas Carol on 34th Street, Charlie Brown: A Christmas Mash-Up
It’s a Wonderful White Christmas Carol on 34th Street, Charlie Brown: A Christmas Mash-Up, Part 1
It’s a Wonderful White Christmas Carol on 34th Street, Charlie Brown: A Christmas Mash-Up, Part 2
It’s a Wonderful White Christmas Carol on 34th Street, Charlie Brown: A Christmas Mash-Up, Part 3
League of Unknown Presidents: A Drama
League of Unknown Presidents: A Drama, Part 1
League of Unknown Presidents: A Drama, Part 2
League of Unknown Presidents: A Drama, Part 3
League of Unknown Presidents: A Drama, Part 4
League of Unknown Presidents: A Drama, Part 5
Meeting of the Minds
Meeting of the Minds, Part 1
Meeting of the Minds, Part 2
Meeting of the Minds, Part 3
Never Let a Space Alien Fix Your Car
Sorrow of Solomon
The Blind Date
The Epic Defenders: The Day After
The Ideal Pet
Topsy to the Rescue
Story of Readers’ Advisory
“Might I Suggest…?” Tips for Effective R.A. Encounters
The Birth of a Notion: Inspiration For My Research
Tools of the Trade: Aids to Help Find the “Right Book”
What is Readers’ Advisory?
Classical Literature
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