Source: KidsRead2Kids
Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
Ages: 9,10
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Friendship, Adoption, Country Life
The spunky Anne Shirley, begins her adventures at Green Gables, a farm outside Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. When the freckled girl realizes that the elderly Cuthberts wanted to adopt a boy instead, she begins to try to win them over.
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Source: Lite2Go
Author: Not available
Ages: 10
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Theme(s): 20th Century Literature, American Literature, Frustration. Short Stories, Isolation, Small-Town Life
Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small-Town Life is a critically acclaimed work of fiction by the American author Sherwood Anderson. The book, published in 1919, is a collection of related short stories, which could be loosely defined as a novel. The stories are centered on the protagonist George Willard and the fictional inhabitants of the town of Winesburg, Ohio.
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Source: KidsRead2Kids
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Ages: 9,10
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Homelessness, Poverty, Death, Grief, Loss, School Life
Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin’s London school, is left in poverty when her father dies, but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.
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Source: Lite2Go
Author: Not available
Ages: 9
Genre: Fantasy
Theme(s): 20th Century Literature, British Literature, Children’s Literature
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle was the second of Hugh Lofting’s Doctor Dolittle books to be published, coming out in 1922. It is nearly four times longer than its predecessor and the writing style is pitched at a more mature audience. The scope of the novel is vast; it is divided into six parts and the illustrations are also more sophisticated. It won the Newbery Medal for 1923.
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Source: Sesame Street in Communities
Author: Not available
Ages: 4,5,6
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Not available
Help kids become word explorers and build their vocabulary as they collect words with Abby Cadabby. Show kids how to help Abby fly up and down to identify words and drop them into her word cloud.
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Source: Lite2Go
Author: Not available
Ages: 9
Genre: Fantasy
Theme(s): First Person Narrative, Horse, Horses
Black Beauty is a novel told in the first person (or “first horse”) as an autobiographical memoir told by a highbred horse named Black Beauty-beginning with his carefree days as a colt on an English farm, to his difficult life pulling cabs in London, to his happy retirement in the country.
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Source: Sesame Street in Communities
Author: Not available
Ages: 4,5,6
Genre: Fantasy
Theme(s): Not available
Story time is a great opportunity to talk with children and build vocabulary. Choose one of the interactive stories. As you share it with kids, point out and talk about the new vocabulary words.
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Source: Lite2Go
Author: Not available
Ages: 10
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Theme(s): The Gift of The Magi, Fate, Fiction, Short Story
The Four Million is a collection of 25 O. Henry short stories.
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Source: KidsRead2Kids
Author: Anna Sewell
Ages: 9,10
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Courage, Bravery, Heroism, Horses, Survival
Black Beauty tells the story of the horse’s own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse.
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Source: Sesame Street in Communities
Author: Not available
Ages: 4,5,6
Genre: Fantasy
Theme(s): Not available
Watch Rosita and her Abuela turn the night sky into a storytelling adventure. Later, try telling kids about a familiar story from your childhood, or a special family story.
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Source: Lite2Go
Author: Not available
Ages: 10
Genre: Folklore, Fantasy
Theme(s): Fantasy, Fate, Fire, Gratitude, Japan, Perseverance, Ttsunami
Traditional tales often take on a life of their own, traveling the world and finding new interpretations within the cultures they encounter. This collection brings together several stories from different traditions.
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Source: KidsRead2Kids
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Ages: 9,10
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Cleverness, Mystery, Violence and Crime
No case is too tricky for the world’s most famous sleuth and his incredible powers of deduction
Parent Guide: Not available
Source: Storyline Online
Author: Not available
Ages: 6,7,8
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Pets
Late one night Nicholas sees a witch enter his bedroom and hears her say some magic words. When he wakes up the next morning, it doesn’t take him long to realize something very strange is going on –especially when he pulls at his whiskers and watches himself go off to school.
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Source: Lite2Go
Author: Not available
Ages: 10
Genre: Fantasy
Theme(s): Life Experiences
The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat is an adventure story about boys who enter a boat race.
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Source: KidsRead2Kids
Author: L. Frank Baum
Ages: 9,10
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Courage, Bravery, Heroism, Friendship
A sudden cyclone appears on a Kansas prairie and a young girl named Dorothy is carried off to a place called Munchkinland in the Land of Oz. If she ever wants to go home again, the great wizard of Oz is the only person who could help her.
Parent Guide: Not available
Source: Storyline Online
Author: Not available
Ages: 4,5,6,7,8
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Friendship, awareness, sharing
The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.
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Source: Lite2Go
Author: Not available
Ages: 9
Genre: Fantasy, Folklore
Theme(s): Adventure, Brothers, Deception, Family, Freedom, Knowledge, Love, Magic, Obedience, Survival
This book is a collection of traditional tales. The collection was assembled by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang although authorship of the stories is unknown. Lang published several collections of traditional tales, collectively known as Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books.
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Source: KidsRead2Kids
Author: Jules Verne
Ages: 10
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Challenges and Overcoming Obstacles, Survival
Axel and his uncle find a note that describes a path to Earth’s center. The men climb deep inside a volcano and discover amazing wonders.
Parent Guide: Not available
Source: Storyline Online
Author: Not available
Ages: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Genre: Not available
Theme(s): Conflict resolution, art
What begins as a neighborly overture between a painterly pig and an artsy cow escalates into a monumental modern art mess.
Parent Guide: Not available
Source: Lite2Go
Author: Not available
Ages: 10
Genre: Fantasy, Folklore
Theme(s): 19th Century Literature, British Literature, Children’s Literature, Childrenõs Literature, Fairy Tales, The Light Princess
A princess is cursed to have no gravity.
Parent Guide: Not available