Cover unavailableBOOKSTHAT / LIST NO. 8820
Books that
Make an Elementary/Middle Schooler Fall in Love with Reading
Books that can turn a reluctant reader into a person who needs one more chapter.
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CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS
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The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
“She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one.”
The New York Times Book ReviewReview excerpt
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Olive's Ocean
Kevin Henkes
“Another lovely, character-driven novel that explores, with rare subtlety and sensitivity, the changes and perplexities that haunt every child’s growing-up process.”
ALA Booklist (starred review)Review excerpt
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
Sherman Alexie
“A Native American equivalent of Angela's Ashes.”
Publishers Weekly, starred reviewReview excerpt
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The Whale Rider
Witi Ihimaera, Lily Gladstone
Eight-year-old Kahu seeks recognition within a Māori community whose leadership traditionally passes to men, while discovering her inherited connection with whales.
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