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Franklin in the dark /

Bourgeois, Paulette.


Resource Links, April 2011. Resource Links. A turtle afraid of small dark places, and therefore of crawling into his shell, asks a variety of animals for advice, only to find out that each has a fear of its own.
Date Published:1986

A Christmas carol /

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.


Originally published: 1843. Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. Elem. School Library Collection. A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.
Date Published:1843

Night tree /

Bunting, Eve, 1928-


"Voyager books.". Wilson's Children. School Library Journal. Horn Book Starred. A family makes its annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree with food for the forest animals at Christmastime.
Date Published:1991

Dog Man unleashed /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


School Library Journal, January 2017. Booklist, January 2017. Horn Book, October 2017. School Library Journal. Booklist. Horn Book. Dog Man ... is still learning a few tricks of the trade. Petey the cat is out of the bag, and his criminal curiosity is taking the city by storm. Something fishy is going on! Can Dog Man unleash justice on this ruffian in time to save the city, or will Petey get away with the purr-fect crime?
Date Published:2017

School Library Journal, January 2017. Booklist, January 2017. Horn Book, October 2017. School Library Journal. Booklist. Horn Book. Dog Man ... is still learning a few tricks of the trade. Petey the cat is out of the bag, and his criminal curiosity is taking the city by storm. Something fishy is going on! Can Dog Man unleash justice on this ruffian in time to save the city, or will Petey get away with the purr-fect crime?

Date Published:2017

Jumanji /

Van Allsburg, Chris.


Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
Date Published:1981

Anne of Green Gables /

Montgomery, L. M, 1874-1942. (Lucy Maud)


Originally published: 1908. School Library Journal. Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Horn Book. Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. Includes review questions.
Date Published:1908

The giver /

Lowry, Lois.


School Library Journal. Elem. School Library Collection. Wilson's Children. Wilson's Senior High School. Wilson's Junior High School. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal, September 2013. Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2004. Booklist starred, April 1993. Horn Book Starred, September 1993. Publisher's Weekly. Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Date Published:1993

School Library Journal. Elem. School Library Collection. Wilson's Children. Wilson's Senior High School. Wilson's Junior High School. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal, September 2013. Book Links (A.L.A.), May 2004. Booklist starred, April 1993. Horn Book Starred, September 1993. Publisher's Weekly. Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

Date Published:1993

No, David! /

Shannon, David, 1959-


Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. School Library Journal starred. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1999. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, August 1998. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1999. Booklist, September 1998. Kirkus Starred, August 1998. New York Times, November 1998. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 1998. Christian Library, November 2004. Caldecott Medal/Honor. Part of the Social Emotional Stories Kit. A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.
Date Published:1998

Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. School Library Journal starred. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1999. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, August 1998. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1999. Booklist, September 1998. Kirkus Starred, August 1998. New York Times, November 1998. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 1998. Christian Library, November 2004. Caldecott Medal/Honor. Part of the Social Emotional Stories Kit. A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.

Date Published:1998

Bull rider /

Halvorson, Marilyn.


School Library Journal. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.). Kliatt. Sixteen-year-old Layne faces a dangerous challenge when he defies his mother and enters himself in a bull riding contest--the same rodeo event in which his father was killed.
Date Published:2003

Angela's airplane /

Munsch, Robert N., 1945-


A five-year-old girl gets lost at the airport and takes off in an airplane.
Date Published:1988

Prince of the Elves /

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2013. Max Griffin has escaped with the Mother Stone, and the Elf King has forged new amulets, giving him the ability to invade and destroy Cielis. Meanwhile, Emily and her friends prepare to defend Cielis and defeat the Elf King.
Date Published:2012

Curious George gets a medal /

Rey, H. A (Hans Augusto), 1898-1977.


Guided Reading Level: K. Elem. School Library Collection. Library Journal. Booklist. A monkey's adventures start with an upset ink bottle and end with a space flight.
Date Published:1993

Freckle juice /

Blume, Judy.


"A Yearling book." Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. School Library Journal. Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents.
Date Published:1971

I'm hungry /

Gagnon, Cécile, 1938-



Date Published:1988

Green eggs and ham /

Seuss, Dr.


"Beginner books." Wilson's Children. Library Journal. Booklist. Book Links (A.L.A.). Wilson's Children, October 2010. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2006. Library Journal. Booklist. In verse, Sam-I-am tells of the virtues of green eggs and ham.
Date Published:1960

Holes /

Sachar, Louis, 1954-


"A Yearling book." Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. Elem. School Library Collection. As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
Date Published:1998

Junk-pile Jennifer /

Green, John F.



Date Published:1991

Two by two /

Reid, Barbara, 1957-


School Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. A retelling in verse of the Old Testament story about the survival of Noah, his family, and animals during forty days and nights of rain.
Date Published:1992

The stinky cheese man and other fairly stupid tales /

Scieszka, Jon.


Cover title. Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. School Library Journal starred. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, July 2007. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), July 2007. School Library Journal, November 1997. Book Links (A.L.A.), April 2003. Publisher's Weekly, October 2007. Booklist, June 2007. Caldecott Medal/Honor. Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.
Date Published:1992

Cover title. Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. School Library Journal starred. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, July 2007. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), July 2007. School Library Journal, November 1997. Book Links (A.L.A.), April 2003. Publisher's Weekly, October 2007. Booklist, June 2007. Caldecott Medal/Honor. Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.

Date Published:1992

Trop c'est trop /

Kinney, Jeff.


Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his father's attempts to change Greg's wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school.
Date Published:2010