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Flicka, Ricka, Dicka by Maj Lindman

Flicka, Ricka, Dicka Series

By Maj Lindman
Level 2
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
2
Literary
3.5
Florence Nightingale by David R. Collins

Florence Nightingale

By David R. Collins
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4

Florette

By Anna Walker
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
2
Literary
3

Flowers from Mariko

By Rick Noguchi and Deneen Jenks
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter

Follow the Drinking Gourd

By Jeanette Winter
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
2
Four Centuries of American Education by David Barton

Four Centuries of American Education

By David Barton
Level 12
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Four Feet, Two Sandals

Four Feet, Two Sandals

By Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
3
Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter

Freckles

By Gene Stratton-Porter
Level 11
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Freddy the Pig (SERIES) by Walter R. Brooks

Freddy the Pig Series

By Walter R. Brooks
Level 6
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
3
Educational
1.5
Literary
4
Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala

Free as a Bird—The Story of Malala

By Lina Maslo
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3

Freedom Seekers Series

By Lois Walfrid Johnson
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4.5
Literary
4
Freedom Train by Dorothy Sterling

Freedom Train

By Dorothy Sterling
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
From Dawn till Dusk by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock

From Dawn till Dusk

By Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4.5

From Seed to Plant

By Gail Gibbons
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
From the Good Mountain

From the Good Mountain

By James Rumford
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
3
Galileo by Rebecca B. Marcus

Galileo

By Rebecca B. Marcus
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
4

Gardens Are For Growing

By Chelsea Tornetto
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4.5
Educational
2
Literary
5

Ghost Town Treasure

By Clyde Robert Bulla
Level 3
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
4
Gifts from the Sea by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock

Gifts from the Sea

By Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
3
Literary
4
Ginnie and Her Juniors by Catherine Woolley

Ginnie and Her Juniors

By Catherine Woolley
Level 4
Entertainment
3
Moral
2
Educational
1
Literary
3.5
Girl with a Musket by Florence Parker Simister

Girl with a Musket

By Florence Parker Simister
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
Juliet: A Dream Takes Flight (Girlhood Journeys), Anna Kirwan

Girlhood Journeys Series

By Various Authors
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4.5
Glenn and His Goat Find Grandpa's Gold by Sue Stuever Battel

Glenn and His Goat Find Grandpa’s Gold

By Sue Stuever Battel
Level 2
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
3
Literary
5
God King by Joanne Williamson

God King—A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah

By Joanne Williamson
Level 7
Entertainment
3
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
Goin' Someplace Special

Goin’ Someplace Special

By Patricia C. McKissack
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
3
Gold Mountain by Gwendolen Lampshire Hayden & Pearl Clements Gischler

Gold Mountain

By Gwendolen Lampshire Hayden & Pearl Clements Gischler
Level 4
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5

Goldfish on Vacation

By Sally Lloyd-Jones
Picture Books
Entertainment
5
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
4
Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright

Gone-Away Lake

By Elizabeth Enright
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
3
Literary
5

Good Night, Little Blue Truck

By Alice Schertle
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
3
Good People Everywhere

Good People Everywhere

By Lynea Gillen
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
1
Literary
4

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