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The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe / The Chronicles of Narnia #2 /

Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples),


Wilson's Children, November 1996. Wilson's Junior High School, September 1995. Teacher Librarian, June 2000. Kirkus Review. A. J. C. EC. LCSA. Wilson's Children, June 2001. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2006. Horn Book, April 2004. Christian Library Journal starred, August 2004. Horn Book Guide, Voice of Youth Advocates, Four English school children find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
Date Published:1994

Wilson's Children, November 1996. Wilson's Junior High School, September 1995. Teacher Librarian, June 2000. Kirkus Review. A. J. C. EC. LCSA. Wilson's Children, June 2001. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2006. Horn Book, April 2004. Christian Library Journal starred, August 2004. Horn Book Guide, Voice of Youth Advocates, Four English school children find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch who has cursed the land with eternal winter.

Date Published:1994

Lunch money /

Clements, Andrew,


School Library Journal, August 2005. Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2006. Horn Book, April 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2005. Kirkus Review, June 2005. Kirkus, June 15, 2005. School Library Jl., August 2005. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November 2005. Horn Book Guide, Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.
Date Published:2005

School Library Journal, August 2005. Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2006. Horn Book, April 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2005. Kirkus Review, June 2005. Kirkus, June 15, 2005. School Library Jl., August 2005. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November 2005. Horn Book Guide, Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.

Date Published:2005

Bridge to Terabithia /

Paterson, Katherine,


Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Booklist, School Library Journal, Wilson's Children, November 1996. Wilson's Junior High School. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1978. Five Owls, September 1997. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 1999. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Library Journal. Booklist. Horn Book. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. Newbery Medal/Honor. The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.
Date Published:1977

Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Booklist, School Library Journal, Wilson's Children, November 1996. Wilson's Junior High School. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1978. Five Owls, September 1997. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 1999. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Library Journal. Booklist. Horn Book. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. Newbery Medal/Honor. The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.

Date Published:1977

The sign of the beaver /

Speare, Elizabeth George,


"A Yearling book.". Children's Catalog (Wilson). Junior High School Library Catalog (Wilson). Elementary School Library Collection (Bro-Dart). Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.
Date Published:1984

Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day /

Viorst, Judith,


Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. School Library Journal. RR. EC. AR. RC. C. Reading Rainbow Book. NCTE Adventuring With Books. Wilson's Children's Catalog. On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Date Published:1972

Amelia Bedelia /

Parish, Peggy,


Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. Book Links (A.L.A.). HB. C. EC. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal, Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. National Council Teachers Of English. Wilson's Children's Catalog. A literal-minded housekeeper causes a ruckus in the household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.
Date Published:1992

Inquiry illuminated : researcher's workshop across the curriculum /

Goudvis, Anne,


"Grades K-6"--Front cover. A guide to fostering inquiry-based learning in the classroom.
Date Published:2019

Restart /

Korman, Gordon,


ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal starred, May 2017. Library Media Connection starred, August 2017. Publisher's Weekly, April 2017. Booklist, March 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2017. Teacher Librarian, December 2017. Kirkus Review, April 2017. Resource Links, October 2017. Junior Library Guild. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal Starred, When Chase returns to middle school after falling off the roof and losing his memory, he learns that the person he was before the amnesia is not someone he likes.
Date Published:2018

ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal starred, May 2017. Library Media Connection starred, August 2017. Publisher's Weekly, April 2017. Booklist, March 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2017. Teacher Librarian, December 2017. Kirkus Review, April 2017. Resource Links, October 2017. Junior Library Guild. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal Starred, When Chase returns to middle school after falling off the roof and losing his memory, he learns that the person he was before the amnesia is not someone he likes.

Date Published:2018

Thirst /

Bajaj, Varsha,


Includes excerpt from Count Me In with additional pagination. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal Starred, School Library Journal starred, August 2022. Library Media Connection starred, August 2022. Publishers Weekly, June 2022. Booklist, July 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), July 2022. Kirkus Review, June 2022. Twelve-year-old Minni becomes embroiled in a local fight over water rights in her Mumbai, India neighborhood when water shortages threaten her neighborhood. As she begins taking over her mother's job as a maid for a wealthy family while her mother recovers from an illness, she sees the disparities in how water is distributed and learns who is behind the theft of water in their neighborhood.
Date Published:2023

Includes excerpt from Count Me In with additional pagination. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal Starred, School Library Journal starred, August 2022. Library Media Connection starred, August 2022. Publishers Weekly, June 2022. Booklist, July 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), July 2022. Kirkus Review, June 2022. Twelve-year-old Minni becomes embroiled in a local fight over water rights in her Mumbai, India neighborhood when water shortages threaten her neighborhood. As she begins taking over her mother's job as a maid for a wealthy family while her mother recovers from an illness, she sees the disparities in how water is distributed and learns who is behind the theft of water in their neighborhood.

Date Published:2023

City Spies /

Ponti, James,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, March 2020. Publishers Weekly, February 2020. Booklist, December 2019. Library Media Connection, March 2020. ALA Booklist. Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal. Junior Library Guild. After hacking into the foster care computer system to prove wrongdoing by her foster parents, Sara Martinez is offered a chance to join a group of MI6 spies.
Date Published:2021

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, March 2020. Publishers Weekly, February 2020. Booklist, December 2019. Library Media Connection, March 2020. ALA Booklist. Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal. Junior Library Guild. After hacking into the foster care computer system to prove wrongdoing by her foster parents, Sara Martinez is offered a chance to join a group of MI6 spies.

Date Published:2021

The lead learner : improving clarity, coherence, and capacity for all /

McDowell, Michael (Michael P.),


"Discover a new model of educational leadership, one that ensures growth for all students in both core academic content and 21st-century skills. With practical examples, stories from the field, and numerous activities and reflective questions, this . . . book takes you step-by-step through the work of the learning leader, helping you meet the unique learning needs of staff and students"--Amazon.
Date Published:2018

The boy who saved baseball /

Ritter, John H., 1951-,


Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. School Library Journal. The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to lead his team to victory with the secrets of the now disgraced player, Dante Del Gato.
Date Published:2005

The legend of the bluebonnet : an old tale of Texas /

De Paola, Tomie,


Elem. School Library Collection. School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.). A retelling of the Comanche Indian legend of how a little girl's sacrifice brought the flower called bluebonnet to Texas.
Date Published:1983

How to eat fried worms /

Rockwell, Thomas,


Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. Book Links (A.L.A.). RC. AR. BCCB. EC. C. LJ. K. A. ALA Booklist. Library Journal. Voice of Youth Advocates. Wilson's Children's Catalog. Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal.
Date Published:1973

From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler /

Konigsburg, E. L.,


Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. School Library Journal. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publisher's Weekly, Wilson Children's catalog. Bowker Best books for children. Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Elementary school library collection, Phase I. Horn Book, April 2003. Christian Library, August 2004. Two suburban children run away from their Connecticut home and go to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, where their ingenuity enables them to live in luxury.
Date Published:1967

Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. School Library Journal. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publisher's Weekly, Wilson Children's catalog. Bowker Best books for children. Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Elementary school library collection, Phase I. Horn Book, April 2003. Christian Library, August 2004. Two suburban children run away from their Connecticut home and go to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, where their ingenuity enables them to live in luxury.

Date Published:1967

Snot stew /

Wallace, Bill,


Booklist. Brother and sister cats are taken in by a family and learn the pleasures and dangers of living alongside humans.
Date Published:1989

Cam Jansen and the mystery of the dinosaur bones /

Adler, David A.,


Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. Booklist. Wilson's Children, November 1996. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Booklist. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). Reference and Research Book News. New York Times Book Review. When she notices some bones missing from a dinosaur skeleton exhibited in the museum, a young girl with a photographic memory tries to discover who has been taking them and why.
Date Published:1991

Wilson's Children. Elem. School Library Collection. Booklist. Wilson's Children, November 1996. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Booklist. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). Reference and Research Book News. New York Times Book Review. When she notices some bones missing from a dinosaur skeleton exhibited in the museum, a young girl with a photographic memory tries to discover who has been taking them and why.

Date Published:1991

The city of Ember.

DuPrau, Jeanne,


Previously published in the Book of Ember series. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. School Library Journal, May 2003. Library Journal, October 1998. Pub Weekly, March 2003. Booklist, April 2003. Kirkus Starred, May 2003. Horn Book, May 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2003. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Horn Book Magazine, Library Media Connection, New York Times Review of Books, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Voice of Youth Advocate, Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2003. In the city of Ember, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
Date Published:2016

Previously published in the Book of Ember series. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2004. School Library Journal, May 2003. Library Journal, October 1998. Pub Weekly, March 2003. Booklist, April 2003. Kirkus Starred, May 2003. Horn Book, May 2003. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2003. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Horn Book Magazine, Library Media Connection, New York Times Review of Books, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Voice of Youth Advocate, Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2003. In the city of Ember, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

Date Published:2016

The literacy studio : redesigning the workshop for readers and writers /

Keene, Ellin Oliver,


"In The Literacy Studio, the author reconsiders our most basic assumptions about the "traditional" reader's and writer's workshop approach and structure. The author proposes an alternative workshop structure, one teachers can adjust, amend, tinker with. A literacy block that is flexible enough to allow teachers to be directly responsive to your kids' needs. She addresses planning, scheduling, conferring, differentiating, record keeping, and reflecting so that students can build their knowledge of reading by writing and vice versa. She discusses how to maximize students' choice in how they spend their time and engagement as independent readers and writers. The Literacy Studio takes teachers and children beyond the workshop structures that we've used for many years by maximizing time for active learning because reading and writing instruction is integrated"--
Date Published:2022

"In The Literacy Studio, the author reconsiders our most basic assumptions about the "traditional" reader's and writer's workshop approach and structure. The author proposes an alternative workshop structure, one teachers can adjust, amend, tinker with. A literacy block that is flexible enough to allow teachers to be directly responsive to your kids' needs. She addresses planning, scheduling, conferring, differentiating, record keeping, and reflecting so that students can build their knowledge of reading by writing and vice versa. She discusses how to maximize students' choice in how they spend their time and engagement as independent readers and writers. The Literacy Studio takes teachers and children beyond the workshop structures that we've used for many years by maximizing time for active learning because reading and writing instruction is integrated"--

Date Published:2022

What really matters for struggling readers : designing research based programs /

Allington, Richard L.,


Presents an overview of reading education in the United States; looks at research on how children learn to read, focusing on three principles identified by the author as key to helping struggling readers; and includes guidance for designing instruction to help children become proficient readers.
Date Published:2006