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¡MUU, MOO!

by Alma Flor Ada

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GOBBLE IT UP!

by Jim Arnosky

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LET IT SHINE

by Ashley Bryan

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FOREVER YOUNG

by Bob Dylan

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MAN GAVE NAMES TO ALL THE ANIMALS

by Bob Dylan

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ARROZ CON LECHE / RICE PUDDING

by Jorge Argueta

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MIRROR

by Jeannie Baker

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LMNO PEAS

by Keith Baker

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SHARK VS. TRAIN

by Chris Barton

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THERE'S GOING TO BE A BABY

by John Burningham

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FORGE

by Laurie Halse Anderson

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AROUND THE WORLD IN 100 DAYS

by Gary Blackwood

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REVOLUTION

by Jennifer Donnelly

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FOLLY

by Marthe Jocelyn

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MERCURY

by Hope Larson

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TRICKSTER

by Matt Dembicki

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THE ODYSSEY

by Gareth Hinds

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MERCURY

by Hope Larson

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YUMMY

by G. Neri

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SMILE

by Raina Telgemeier

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THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA

by Tom Angleberger

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SPACEHEADZ

by Jon Scieszka

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JUSTIN CASE

by Rachel Vail

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DRAGONBREATH

by Ursula Vernon

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CURSE OF THE WERE-WIENER

by Ursula Vernon

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THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA

by Tom Angleberger

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KEEPER

by Kathi Appelt

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THE MEMORY BANK

by Carolyn Coman

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HOW MIRKA GOT HER SWORD

by Barry Deutsch

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THE SHADOW HUNT

by Katherine Langrish

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FORGE

by Laurie Halse Anderson

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SUGAR CHANGED THE WORLD

by Marc Aronson

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THEY CALLED THEMSELVES THE KKK

by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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THE DARK DAYS OF HAMBURGER HALPIN

by Josh Berk

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SOPHIE IN THE SADDLE

by Dick King-Smith

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THREE TERRIBLE TRINS

by Dick King-Smith

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THE SCHOOL MOUSE

by Dick King-Smith

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MR. POTTER'S PET

by Dick King-Smith

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THE STRAY

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NO CRYSTAL STAIR

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

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MILES TO GO FOR FREEDOM

by Linda Barrett Osborne

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BEST SHOT IN THE WEST

by Patricia C. McKissack

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WE'VE GOT A JOB

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THE RETURN OF REX AND ETHEL

by Arnold Adoff

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LOVE THAT DOG

by Sharon Creech

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SAYING GOODBYE TO LULU

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OLIVER WHO WOULD NOT SLEEP!

by Mara Bergman

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MICKEY MOONBEAM

by Mike Brownlow

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COSMIC

by Frank Cottrell Boyce

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THE ROOFTOP ROCKET PARTY

by Roland Chambers

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COMETS, STARS, THE MOON, AND MARS

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THE DREAMS OF MAIRHE MEHAN

by Jennifer Armstrong

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BLACK POTATOES

by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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LEPRECHAUN GOLD

by Teresa Bateman

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NEVER WERE MEN SO BRAVE

by Susan Provost Beller

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ACROSS A DARK AND WILD SEA

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THE PIRATES OF CROCODILE SWAMP

by Jim Arnosky

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WILD THINGS

by Clay Carmichael

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BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE

by Kate DiCamillo

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CHICKEN BOY

by Frances O’Roark Dowell

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MARY MAE AND THE GOSPEL TRUTH

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WAVE

by Suzy Lee

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RED SLED

by Lita Judge

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THE RED BOOK

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THE SECRET BOX

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TELL US WE’RE HOME

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CALL ME MARIA

by Judith Ortiz Cofer

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BORN CONFUSED

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FIRST CROSSING

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CROSSING THE WIRE

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ANIMAL SENSE

by Diane Ackerman

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ODDHOPPER OPERA

by Kurt Cyrus

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ECHOES FOR THE EYE

by Barbara Juster Esbensen

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WHERE FISH GO IN WINTER

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ANIMAL SNACKERS

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THE UNFORGETTABLE SEASON

by Phil Bildner

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THREE STRIKES FOR ROTTEN RALPH

by Jack Gantos

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by Alan Gratz

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I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE BASEBALL

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YOUR FRIEND IN FASHION, ABBY SHAPIRO

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THE FREEDOM OF JENNY

by Julie Burtinshaw

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ALCHEMY AND MEGGY SWANN

by Karen Cushman

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WATER STREET

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MY DARLIN’ CLEMENTINE

by Kristiana Gregory

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ODETTA

by Stephen Alcorn

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ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL

by Cecil Frances Alexander

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HIP & HOP, DON’T STOP!

by Jef Czekaj

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SIPPING SPIDERS THROUGH A STRAW

by Kelly DiPucchio

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HIP HOP SPEAKS TO CHILDREN

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KALEIDOSCOPE EYES

by Jen Bryant

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ALL THE BROKEN PIECES

by Ann E. Burg

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SWEETGRASS BASKET

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SHANGHAI MESSENGER

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LOVE THAT DOG

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