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Book cover of Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem….

Book cover of Becoming Joe DiMaggio by Maria Testa

Simple poems tell the touching story of Joseph Paul, who was named after baseball great Joe DiMaggio, and his immigrant grandfather, Papa-Angelo who teaches him all about life, family, and baseball, vividly capturing the special bond between a grandson and his grandfather….

Book cover of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt

In 1911, Turner Buckminster hates his new home of Phippsburg, Maine, but things improve when he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a poor, nearby island community founded by former slaves that the town fathers – and Turner’s – want to change into a tourist spot….

Book cover of Extraordinary Jane by Hannah E. Harrison

Jane is the odd one out in an extraordinary circus dog family.  No matter what she tries to do, she just can’t measure up to the daring and graceful feats of her family members.  Will she find her own unique talent, or will she always be just ordinary Jane?  A great picture book for dog lovers of all ages. …

Cover of Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty

Wonderful encouraging story about a girl who wants to be an engineer but fears that her inventions are failures until her inspiring aunt tells her that only true failure can come if you quit trying….