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Goin' Someplace Special

Goin’ Someplace Special

By Patricia C. McKissack
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
3

Going Home, Coming Home

By Truong Tran
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
4
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
Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright

Gone-Away Lake

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

Good and Beautiful Animal Guides

By Various Authors
Level 2

Good Night, Gorilla

By Peggy Rathmann
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
2

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

Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn

By Kenard Pak
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
3

Grace Notes Series

By Kendra Parks
Level 4
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
2

Grandma Gatewood Hikes the Appalachian Trail

By Jennifer Thermes
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
2.5
Educational
3.5
Literary
3.5
Grandma's Purse

Grandma’s Purse

By Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
1
Literary
3
Sebastian Bach, The Boy from Thuringia, Opal Wheeler & Sybil Deucher

Great Musicians Series

By Opal Wheeler & Sybil Deucher
Level 4
Entertainment
3
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
4.5

Green Green

By Marie Lamba and Baldev Lamba
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
3

Green Light Readers

By Various Authors
Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
3.5

Green on Green

By Dianne White
Picture Books
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
2
Literary
5
Greg's Microscope by Millicent E. Selsam

Greg’s Microscope

By Millicent E. Selsam
Level 2
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
3

Guardian Angel House

By Kathy Clark
Level 7
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Gwennie and the Great Great Forest by Shannon Yauger

Gwennie and the Great Green Forest

By Shannen Yauger
Level 2
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
4
Hank and the Kitten by Ruth Dudley

Hank and the Kitten

By Ruth Dudley
Level 2
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
3
Literary
4
Hank's Big Day: The Story of a Bug

Hank’s Big Day—The Story of a Bug

By Evan Kuhlman
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
3

Hanna’s Cold Winter

By Trish Marx
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
3.5
Literary
3.5
Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge

Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates

By Mary Mapes Dodge
Level 8
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5

Harbor Bound

By Catherine Bailey
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
2.5
Educational
3
Literary
3.5

Harriet Beecher Stowe: Author and Advocate

By Brenda Haugen
Level 9
Entertainment
3
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
4

Harriet Tubman

By Ann Petry
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
Harriet, The Moses of Her People by Sarah H. Bradford

Harriet, The Moses of Her People

By Sarah H. Bradford
Level 11
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Harry Books by Gene Zion

Harry Series

By Gene Zion
Level 2
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
0
Literary
2

Heart of a Samurai

By Margi Preus
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5

Heartwood Hotel Series

By Kallie George
Level 4
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
1
Literary
3.5

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