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Fiction: Level 1 Students

Annie And The Old One by Miska Miles. JFIC MIL
Annie comes to accept the impending death of her grandmother when she understands the cycle of life. A Newbery Honor Book.

The Battle For St. Michaels by Emily Arnold Mccully. JR MCC
In the War of 1812 the small ship-building town in Maryland is threatened by the British Fleet. A young girl plays a role in protecting her home by carrying messages for the soldiers.

Beautiful Warrior by Emily Arnold Mccully. JFIC MCC
A story of two legendary female warriors.

The Best Older Sister by Sook Nyul Choi. JFIC CHO
A sequel to Halmoni and the Picnic in which Sunhi must adjust to sharing her grandmother’s attention with a new sibling.

Clara And The Bookwagon by Nancy Smiler Levinson. JR LEV
Clara’s dream of enriching her rough life on the family’s farm is fulfilled when a horse-drawn book wagon visits with the country’s first traveling library. An I-Can-Read book.

Death Valley by Nancy Smiler Levinson. JR LEV
Learn lots of facts about one of the hottest places on earth, Death Valley.

Dakota Spring by Anne Love. JFIC LOV
After their mother dies and their father has a serious accident, Caroline and Jess must adjust to life with their stern grandmother running the household.

From Far Away by Robert Munsch. JFIC MUN
The story of a little girl who enters a new country and a new school when her family flees from war-torn Lebanon.

Halmoni And The Picnic by Sook Nyul Choi. JFIC CHO
A story of a Korean grandmother and granddaughter and their adjustment to life and customs in America.

A Horse Called Starfire by Betty Boegehold. JR BOE
Wolf Cub befriends a lone horse and changes the ways of the Native American tribe.

The Josefina Story Quilt by Eleanor Coerr. JR COE
While traveling west with her family in 1850, a young girl makes a patchwork quilt which reflect the experiences of the trip. An I-Can-Read book.

The Magic Shell by Nicholasa Mohr. JFIC MOH
A young Hispanic boy who struggles to live in two cultures: his home in the Dominican Republic and his new home in New York City.

Peach Boy by William Hooks. JR HOO
A favorite folktale of Japanese children in which magic, ogres, and animals help a young hero triumph and save his poor family.

The Poppy Seeds by Clyde Robert Bulla. JFIC BUL
In a Mexican village young Pablo finds a way to reach the bitter old man who controls the only water supply.

Romulus And Remus by Anne Rockwell. JR ROC
This story tells about twin brothers who lived in Rome long ago and became builders. Read to find out what they built.

Sami And The Time Of Troubles by Florence Parry Heide. JFIC HEI
A poetic story of a family’s survival and a boy’s optimism in war-torn Lebanon.

The Secret To Freedom by Marcia Vaughan. JFIC VAU
After their parents are sold to another plantation, Lucy’s older brother begins helping slaves escape until he is discovered and must also flee. Will Lucy ever see him again?

The Sea Lion by Ken Kesey. JFIC KES
A magical tale of life among the Pacific Northwest Indians as a crippled boy proves his worth.

Up The Learning Tree by Marcia Vaughan. JFIC VAU
A young slave boy overhears a teacher reading to her students and makes up his mind that he will learn to read even though it is forbidden.

White Bird by Clyde Robert Bulla. JFIC BUL
A lonely boy is found and reared by a hermit in the wilderness of the Tennessee mountains in the 1880s. A Stepping Stone book.

Nonfiction

All For The Better by Nicholasa Mohr. JB ANTONETTY
During the dark days of the Great Depression, 11 year old Evelina Lopez leaves Puerto Rico to live with an aunt in New York City. Part of the Stories-in-America Series.

El Salvador Is My Home by Eileen Foran. This title is not available through FCPL.
This is the story of twelve-year-old Andres Navarro Aquino who lives in San Salvador. A special reference section presents facts about many aspects of the country. (Adapted from EL SALVADOR, Children of the World series).

An Elephant In The Backyard by Richard Sobol. J636.967 S
The story of an Elephant who lives in a village in Thailand. Read to learn what this unique elephant loves to play.

Eskimo Boy by Russ Kendall. J979.8 K
Life in an Eskimo village as seen through the eyes of a village boy.

Hachiko by Pamela S. Turner. J636.7 T
This is the legend of a famous dog who waited faithfully for ten years outside a Tokyo train station for his owner to return.

One Small Place by The Sea by Barbara Brenner. J577.699 B
Visit a high tide basin to see what lives there. Much more than first meets the eye!

Snakes Are Hunters by Patricia Lauber. J597.96 L
Describes physical characteristics of different types of snakes and tells how they hunt, catch and eat their prey. A Let's-Read-and-Find-Out book.

Spooky America by Lori Haskins. J133.1 H
Recounts four fact-based tales of haunting, including a ghost horse on the coast of Massachusetts, a haunted painting at a Virginia plantation, a skeleton in Colorado, and a ghostly sea captain of California.

The Trojan Horse by Emily Little. J939 L
Tells how the Greeks used a wooden horse to win the Trojan War. A Step-into-Reading - Step 4 book.

A Wall Of Names by Judy Donnelly. J975.3 D
Tells the history of the Vietnam War and the building of the Vietnam Memorial. A Step-into-Reading - Step 4 book.

Fiction: Level 2 Students

Anna Is Still Here by Ida Vos. JFIC VOS
Anna comes to terms with her experiences in World War II, which she spent hiding out from the Nazis in Holland.

The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck. JFIC BUC
A Japanese boy learns the joys of living after surviving a tragic tidal wave that destroys his family and village.

Children Of The Fire by Harriette Gillem Robinet. JFIC ROB
The story of a young girl born into slavery in Mississippi who moves with her family to Chicago in the 1870s.

The Corn Grows Ripe by Dorothy Rhoads. JFIC RHO
A young Mayan boy struggles to support his family. A Newbery Honor Book.

El Güero by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino. JFIC TRE
El Guero and his family were sent into exile with very few possessions. They traveled from Acapulco to Baja, CA experiencing many adventures. An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies.

Listening For Lions by Gloria Whelan. JFIC WHE
A young girl is orphaned in East Africa when her missionary parents die. She lives through an incredible adventure as she works to claim a life for herself that reflects who she really is.

Mountain Valor by Gloria Houston. JFIC HOU
Valor is left to defend her home against renegade soldiers when all the men leave to fight in the Civil War.

Pocahontas And The Strangers by Robert Clyde Bulla. JFIC BUL
Story of the American Indian princess who helped the early English settlers survive in Jamestown. A Scholastic biography.

Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay. JFIC MCK
After learning that she was adopted, 13-year-old Saffron's relationship with her eccentric, artistic family changes, until they help her go back to Italy where she was born to find a special memento of her past.

Sarah, Also Known As Hannah by Lillian Hammer Ross. JFIC ROS
The story of a Jewish teenager's journey from Eastern Europe to America in 1910.

The Sunita Experiment by Mitali Perkins. YFIC PER
The moving story of a teenage girl from an Indian family growing up in the United States and the conflicts that she feels between the two cultures and generations.

Trouble River by Betsy Byars. JFIC BYA
A thrilling historical adventure about young Dewey and his grandmother fighting for their lives on a river raft. An ALA Notable Book.

White Water by P.J. Petersen. JFIC PET
Half-brothers. Greg and James, must work together to save their father after he's bitten by a rattlesnake on a rafting expedition.

The Voyage Of The Frog by Gary Paulsen. JFIC PAU
14 year old David inherits a sailboat and while voyaging to Ventura, CA must endure a storm with little food, no radio and the threat of sharks.

Nonfiction

El Salvador by Ronnie Cummins. This title is not available through FCPL.
From the Children of the World series. The story of Andres Navarro Aquino, a young artist from San Salvador. A reference section at the end gives factual information about the country.

The Dinosaurs Of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley. JB HAWKINS
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about what these awe-inspiring ancient animals and what they were like.

Feathers, Flaps & Flops by Bo Zaunders. J629.13 Z
This is a look at the wonderful world of flight and people like Jimmy Doolittle, Beryl Markham and "Wrong Way" Corrigan whose colorful exploits helped advance the airplane flight.

How Angel Peterson Got His Name by Gary Paulsen. JB PAULSEN
Author Gary Paulsen relates tales from his youth in a small town in northwestern Minnesota in the late 1940s and early 1950s, such as skiing behind a souped-up car and imitating daredevil Evel Knievel.

Only The Names Remain by Alex W. Bealer. J970.3 CHEROKEE B.
This is an account of the forced march of the Cherokee from their homelands in Georgia to exile in Arkansas from 1837 to 1838.

A Place To Hide by Jayne Pettit. J940.5318 P
True stories of courageous people who helped victims of the Holocaust.

What's The Big Idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz. JB FRANKLIN
A brief biography of the famous inventor and statesman.

Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus? by Jean Fritz. JB COLUMBUS
A humorous telling of the life and explorations of the great explorer.

Where The Flame Trees Bloom by Alma Flor Ada. JB ADA
A collection of powerful stories from the author's childhood in Cuba that show the importance of family and human values.

Where The River Runs by Nancy Price Graff. J305.8959 G
A photo essay about a Cambodian family in the United States.

Level 3/4 students should follow the recommended reading selections from the general high school 9th and 10th grades.

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