Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak (Author, Illustrator) With Papa off to sea and Mama despondent, Ida must go outside over there to rescue her baby sister from goblins who steal her to be a goblin's bride. Age Range: 4 - 8 years Lexile Measure: 590L ( What's this? ) Series: Caldecott Collection Paperback:...

A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry (Author), Marc Simont (Illustrator) Trees are beautiful. They fill up the sky. If you have a tree, you can climb up its trunk, roll in its leaves, or hang a swing from one of its limbs. Cows and babies can nap in the shade of a tree. Birds can make nests in the branches....

Age: 3-7 years Lexile: 510 Author: Daugherty, James Paperback: 72 pages Publisher: Puffin Books (3/1/1989) Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 0.2 x 8.9 inches While walking to school one day, Andy meets a lion and soon makes a new friend. A tale of gratitude and helping out our neighbors, children of all ages...

Age: 4-7 years Lexile: 930 Author: Wolff, Virginia Euwer Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Scholastic Signature (4/1/2000) Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.5 x 7.2 inches Bat 6an annual softball game between two rivalrous teams of sixthgrade girlsexplodes catastrophically in 1948 because of the prejudice surrounding...

Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora (Author, Illustrator) The story of Ben is fiction, but it could be the story of more than one jazz musician who grew up in the twenties. Using the art-deco style of the period, Rachel Isadora not only captures the poignancy and yearning of a youthful talent, but in page...

Age: 8-11 years Lexile: 550 Author: Byars, Betsy Cromer Paperback: 136 pages Publisher: Puffin Books (11/8/2007) Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.4 x 7.1 inches At the eerie Hunt mansion, Herculeah Jones has been reading aloud to Lionus Hunt, an elderly stroke victim who can only communicate by blinking his...

Age: 8-11 years Lexile: 850 Author: Creech, Sharon Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: HarperTrophy (12/4/2012) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.5 x 7.6 inches The kidnappers are actually her Aunt Sandy and Uncle Max, but that doesn't matter to Domenica Santolina Doone, better known as Dinnie. She feels as if...

Age: 4-7 years Lexile: 660 Author: Plume, Ilse Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Dragonfly Books (2/9/1998) Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.1 x 10.2 inches Once there lived a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster who had grown too old to be useful to their masters. Because their masters want to get rid of them,...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 970 Author: Woodruff, Elvira Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (8/8/2000) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.3 x 7.6 inches In this companion novel to Dear Levi, told in letters,11-year-old Levi helps a young African American in a harrowing flight for freedom along the Underground...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 850 Author: Ibbotson, Eva Paperback: 195 pages Publisher: Puffin Books (4/14/2003) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 7.7 inches The Dial-a-Ghost Agency finds good homes for ghosts. And Fulton and Frieda Snodde -Brittle are looking for a few frightening ghosts to "accidentally" scare...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 670 Author: Pyron, Bobbie Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (4/24/2012) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.7 x 7.6 inches Set in the Blue Ridge Mountains, A Dog's Way Home is an unforgettable tale of the many miles, months, and mountains that divide two loyalfriends...

Age: 9-12 years Lexile: 590 Author: LaFleur, Suzanne M. Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (7/24/2012) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 7.6 inches Elise and Franklin have always been best friends. Elise has always lived in the big house with her loving Uncle and Aunt , because Elise's parents...

Cinderella's Rat by Susan Meddaugh (Author) Life is full of surprises for the rat who gets turned into a coachman by Cinderellas fairy godmother. Susan Meddaugh uses her wit and animated artwork to give a hilarious new take on an old tale in this story of an ordinary rat caught in extraordinary circumstances....

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 900 Author: Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (6/14/2011) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.7 x 7.6 inches When push comes to shove, two Kentucky girls find strength in each other. Ivy June Mosely and Catherine Combs, two girls from different parts...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 920 Author: Epstein, Adam Jay Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: HarperTorch (6/7/2011) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.8 x 7.6 inches WhenAldwyn, a young alley cat on the run, ducks into a mysterious pet shop, he doesnt expect his life to change. But thats exactly what happens when...

Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell (Author), Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator) Farmer Duck isn't your average duck. This duck cooks and cleans, tends the fields, and cares for the other animals on the farm all because the owner of the farm is too lazy to do these things himself. But when Farmer Duck finally collapses...

Free Fall by David Wiesner (Author, Illustrator) When he falls asleep with a book in his arms, a young boy dreams an amazing dream-about dragons, about castles, and about an unchartered, faraway land. And you can come along. Age Range: 4 - 8 years Grade Level: Preschool - 3 Paperback: 32 pages Publisher:...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 590 Author: Feldman, Jody Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Greenwillow Books (12/23/2013) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.7 x 7.6 inches Jody Feldman's popular, award-winning novel about a group of kids playing the Gollywhopper Games the fiercest toy company competition in the country...

Age: 12+ years Lexile: 1320 Author: Burnford, Sheila Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library (12/18/1995) Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.4 x 6.9 inches Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable...

Julius, the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes (Author, Illustrator) The riotously funny Lilly, last seen in Chester's Way (Greenwillow), thinks her new baby brother, Julius, is disgusting -- if he was a number, he would be zero. But when Cousin Garland dares to criticize Julius, Lilly bullies her into...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 730 Author: Morpurgo, Michael, M.B.E . Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Scholastic (7/1/2004) Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches A spellbinding tale of survival and self-discovery from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, who is poised for breakthrough U.S. success. When...

Library Lil by Suzanne Williams (Author), Steven Kellogg (Illustrator) From the day she was born, Lil had a book in her hand...so it's no surprise when she grows up to become a librarian herself. She even manages to turn the people of Chesterville-who are couch potatoes-into readers. But then Bust-'em-up...

Age: 8-12 years Author: Bauer, Marion Dane Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (5/7/2013) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.7 x 7.6 inches Mark is a boy who needs a dog. But he cant get his mom on board with his plan. Buddy is a dog who needs a boy. Buddy has an owner already,...

The Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown (Author), Leonard Weisgard (Illustrator) Once there was a little island in the ocean. That little island changes as the seasons come and go. The storm and the day and night change it. So do the lobsters and seals and gulls that stop by. Then one day a kitten visits...

Age: 3-4 years Lexile: 730 Author: Ylvisaker, Anne Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) (8/28/2012) Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 0.6 x 7.1 inches In Iowa circa 1929, spunky twelve-year-old Tugs vows to turn her familys luck around, with the help of a Brownie camera and a small-town mys...

Age: 9-12 years Lexile: 880 Author: Tashjian, Janet Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Square Fish (9/13/2011) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 7.7 inches Summer's finally here, and Derek Fallon is looking forward to pelting the UPS truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and conducting...

Age: 7-10 years Lexile: 810 Author: Boelts, Maribeth Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (10/25/2011) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.4 x 7.6 inches Russell and Shawn call themselves the PS Brothers: P is for poop, S is for scoop , and Brothers is because theyre best friends. Scooping poop is...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 860 Author: Cleary, Beverly Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: HarperTrophy (3/19/2013) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.4 x 7.6 inches In this special reissue of Ramona Quimby, Age 8 , the timeless classic now features a special foreword written by actress, producer, and author Amy Poehler,...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 750 Author: Cleary, Beverly Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: HarperTrophy (3/19/2013) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.4 x 7.6 inches Ramona Quimby can't wait to start fourth grade. With a new baby sister to brag about, new calluses to show off, and a new best friend to get to know,...

Age: 9-12 years Author: Barrow, Randi Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (1/1/2013) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 7.5 inches In post-WWII Russia, one boy dares to save an entire race of outlawed dogs -- the German shepherd! World War II has just ended when thirteen-year-old Mikhail...

Age: 10-13 years Lexile: 740 Author: Korman, Gordon Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children (8/26/2008) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 7.6 inches Capricorn Cap Anderson has been homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Rain. When Rain is injured in a fall, Cap is forced to attend...

Age: 3-4 years Lexile: 490 Author: Almond, David Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library (9/11/2001) Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.6 x 6.9 inches Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call....

Age: 1-2 years Lexile: 1030 Author: Zolotow, Charlotte Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (1/15/1989) Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.1 x 10 inches A Caldecott Honor book about a little boys curiosity during a summer storm, poetically written by celebrated author Charlotte Zolotow and...

Age: 3-4 years Lexile: 670 Author: Pennypacker, Sara Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen (4/23/2013) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 7.5 inches From Clementine author SaraPennypacker, this is a poignant middle-grade novel about two foster children who must find a way to work together...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 470 Author: Blume, Judy Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Puffin Books (1/5/2007) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.4 x 7.6 inches The #1 New York Times bestselling author's first book in her classic Fudge series. Two is a crowd when Peter and his little brother, Fudge, are in the same...

Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang (Author, Illustrator) "This beguiling picture book, with a palette of eye-filling colors, appears to arise from the love binding a father and his little big' girl who turn bedtime into playtime with a rhyming game."--Publishers Weekly. "A loving book, perfect for sharing...

Age: 10-13 years Lexile: 800 Author: Stone, Jeff Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (3/14/2006) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.5 x 7.6 inches Twelve-year-old Fu and his temple brothers Malao, Seh, Hok, and Long dont know who their parents were. Raised from infancy by their grandmaster, they...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 750 Author: Lord, Cynthia Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Scholastic (6/1/2012) Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 8.8 inches Touch Blue and your wish will come true. "Why take chances?" says eleven-year-old Tess Brooks. "Especially when it's so easy to let the universe know what you...

Age: 4-7 years Author: Willard, Nancy Paperback: 48 pages Publisher: Voyager Paperbacks (10/29/1982) Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.2 x 10 inches Inspired by William Blakes Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, this delightful collection of poetry for children brings to life Blakes imaginary inn and...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 440 Author: Sachar, Louis Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: HarperTrophy (9/2/2003) Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 7.8 inches Bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in perennial favorite Wayside School...

When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang (Author) "Let Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child's experiences-laugh with them, learn with them, read with them! Eight classic, best-selling titles are available now! Category: Feelings "Oh is Sophie ever...

Age: 9-13 years Lexile: 630 Author: Galante, Cecilia Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (3/22/2011) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.9 x 7.6 inches There's nothing ten-year-old Lily Sinclair likes about her new life in the city with her single mom. She misses her best friend, who seems to...

Age: 10-12 years Lexile: 640 Author: Lawrence, Iain Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (11/9/1999) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 7.6 inches There was once a village bred by evil. On the barren coast of Cornwall, England , lived a community who prayed for shipwrecks, a community who lured...

Age: 11-15 years Lexile: 580 Author: Smith, Roland Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children (6/1/2003) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 7.6 inches Jack Osborne's life changes forever the night men in masks break into his house, threaten Jack and his family, and ransack their home. Jack then...

Age: 4-7 years Author: Eichenberg, Fritz Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Harcourt Brace and Company (10/10/1988) Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.2 x 11 inches The richness of coloring; the strength, action and humor in the drawing; and the original rhyme for each letter make this an alphabet book to treasure....

Age: 10-13 years Lexile: 820 Author: Spinelli, Jerry Paperback: 180 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers(11/1/1999) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 7.8 inches A Newbery Medal winning modern classic about a racially divided small town and a boy who runs. Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac"Magee might have...

Age: 10-13 years Author: Patterson, James Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Little Brown and Company (11/6/2012) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1 x 7.8 inches It's Rafe Khatchadorian's first day at Hills Village Middle School, and it's shaping up to be the worst year ever. He has enough problems at home without...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 460 Author: Scrimger, Richard Paperback: 156 pages Publisher: Tundra Books (4/4/1998) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.4 x 7.6 inches How do you shut up when your nose is doing all the talking? Alan is not big or strong. He hates playing soccer and can barely keep up in math class....

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 800 Author: Haddix, Margaret Peterson Paperback: 153 pages Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (3/1/2000) Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.5 x 7.6 inches In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke, an illegal third child, has lived...

Age: 8-12 years Lexile: 560 Author: Buyea, Rob Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Yearling Books (10/11/2011) Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 7.7 inches Features seven narrators, each with a unique story, and each with a different perspective on what makes their teacher so special. Its the start of fifth...