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The Year of the Horse

By Rita Ritchie
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
5
The Year of the Panda, Miriam Schlein

The Year of the Panda

By Miriam Schlein
Level 4
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
3.5
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree- An Appalachian Story

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

By Gloria Houston
Picture Books
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
4
There Really is a Santa Claus by William J. Federer

There Really is a Santa Claus

By William J. Federer
Level 9
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
3
Thimbleberry Stories by Cynthia Rylant

Thimbleberry Stories

By Cynthia Rylant
Level 3
Moral
3
Educational
0
Literary
4.5

This Is How We Do It

By Matt Lamothe
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
3

This Is My Home, This Is My School

By Jonathan Bean
Picture Books
Entertainment
5
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
3

This is Our House

By Hyewon Yum
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
3

This Land is Your Land

By Kathy Jakobsen
Picture Books
Entertainment
2.5
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
4
Thistle & Rose by Amy Walton

Thistle & Rose

By Amy Walton
Level 10
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
4

Though the Heavens Fall

By Mikhail P. Kulakov, Sr
Level 11
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
Three Dollar Mule by Clyde Robert Bulla

Three Dollar Mule

By Clyde Robert Bulla
Level 3
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
4

Through the Wall

By Alida Sims Malkus
Level 9
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
Tiger on the Mountain by Shirley L. Arora

Tiger on the Mountain

By Shirley L. Arora
Level 7
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Tikta'Liktak by James Houston

Tikta’Liktak

By James Houston
Level 5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
4

Tino and the Typhoon

By Alice Geer Kelsey
Level 5
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
5
Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies

Tiny Creatures—The World of Microbes

By Nicola Davies
Picture Books
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
4

To Hope and Back

By Kathy Kacer
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
Toby has a Dog and Other Books, May Justus

Toby Has a Dog and Other Books

By May Justus
Level 4
Moral
4.5
Educational
4.5
Literary
5
Toliver's Secret by Esther Wood Brady

Toliver’s Secret

By Esther Wood Brady
Level 6
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
3.5

Tom’s Midnight Garden

By Philippa Pearce
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
2.5
Educational
1
Literary
4

Tornado

By Betsy Byars
Level 3
Moral
2.5
Educational
3.5
Literary
2.5
Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures) by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

Totally True Adventures Series

By Various Authors
Level 4
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
4
Literary
3
John G. Paton - South Sea Island Rescue by Kay Walsh

Trailblazers Series

By Various
Level 9
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Literary
3
Treasure for Debby by Amy Wentworth Stone

Treasure for Debby

By Amy Wentworth Stone
Level 9
Moral
5
Educational
3.5
Literary
5
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island

By Robert Louis Stevenson
Level 7
Moral
1
Educational
1
Literary
5
Treasure Island (Easy Reader Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island (Easy Reader Classics)

By Robert Louis Stevenson
Level 3
Moral
2.5
Educational
0
Literary
2
Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John

Treasures of the Snow

By Patricia St. John
Level 6
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
4
Tree of Freedom by Rebecca Caudill

Tree of Freedom

By Rebecca Caudill
Level 6
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
Tree Wagon by Evelyn Sibley Lampman

Tree Wagon

By Evelyn Sibley Lampman
Level 6
Moral
2
Educational
1
Literary
3.5

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