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National Elementary Independent Readers

Joey Fly, Private Eye by Aaron Reynolds with Illustrations by Neil Numberman

Older readers and graphic novel lovers will find a lot to like in Joey Fly, Private Eye in Creepy Crawly Crime. Told with the style and verve of...
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Fans of Skeleton Creek finally get their sequel: Ghost In The Machine

For fans of Skeleton Creek, clamoring for some answers, Ghost In The Machine will drop you right back into the world of Sarah and Ryan as they...
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Do you know about Horrid Henry?

All across Europe, Horrid Henry is huge. He has his own television series and a London play. But we Yanks seem to have missed out on his mania. Not...
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Book recommendation: Savvy by Ingrid Law

Savvy is one of those stories I wish that I had read when I was thirteen. The kind that would have stayed with me. The kind that would have been...
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Book recommendation: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Is Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson a story of the American Revolution, a story of slavery's injustice, or a story of a young girl’s struggle...
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Book recommendation: Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman

There are so many things to discuss about Skeleton Creek, a unique concept book by Patrick Carman, it's hard to know where to begin. How about the...
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Aint Nothing But A Man by Scott Reynolds Nelson - book review and teaching activities

Ask a kid what he wants to be when he grows up. What will you hear? Race car driver? Ballerina? Doctor? Astronaut? Historian… Huh?In Ain't...
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Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell - book review

I don’t want to compare Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life to Diary of a Wimpy Kid. All the reviews are doing that. It’s...
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Road To Revolution! The Cartoon Chronicles of America by Stan Mack and Susan Champlin - book review

Road to Revolution! is the first in a series of graphic novels, titled The Cartoon Chronicles of America, featuring fictional characters...
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Do Not Open: An encyclopedia of the world's best kept secrets by John Farndon - book review

DK Publishing, the king of vivid photography and tantalizing trivia, has done it once again withDo Not Open: An encyclopedia of the world's best...
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