Book suggestions

Younger readers

Sadie and the Silver Shoes by Jane Godwin

Sadie is the youngest in the family and is used to wearing clothes that are hand-me-downs from her brothers. She is allowed to choose new shoes, however! When she finds sparkly silver shoes in a store, she is sure she's found the perfect pair. Losing one of the shoes seems to be a tragedy...until she meets a new friend who has a creative solution for the missing silver shoe. 

Middle Grade Readers

Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian

Omar and his family have just moved, and he is NOT excited about starting at a new school. What if the work is too hard or the kids are mean or the teacher is a zombie alien?! But when Omar makes a new best friend, things start looking up. That is, until a Big Mean Bully named Daniel makes every day a nightmare! Luckily, Omar's enormous imagination and goofy family help him get through life's ups and downs. This is the beginning of a new series. 

Upper Grade Readers

Village of Scoundrels by Margi Preus

Based on the true story of the French villagers in WWII who saved thousands of Jews, this novel tells how a group of young teenagers stood up for what is right. Among them is a young Jewish boy who learns to forge documents to save his mother and later goes on to save hundreds of lives with his forgery skills. There is also a girl who overcomes her fear to carry messages for the Resistance. And a boy who smuggles people into Switzerland. Exciting historical fiction. 

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