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Grades K-2
Curious George by H.A. Rey
In this book about the curious
monkey, George is taken from
the jungle by the man in the
yellow hat to live in a new
home, but--oh, what happened!
Though trying to be good,
George is still very curious and
takes a swim in the ocean,
escapes from jail, and goes for a
flying ride on a bunch of balloons. This treasured classic
is where it all began for the curious, loveable monkey
and is a must have for any children’s book collection.
Grades 3-5
Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary
With his rowdy cousins
constantly wearing out his
motorcycle and the Mountain
View Inn manager threatening
to take care of the mouse
infestation once and for all,
Ralph decides it’s time to get
away for a while. He convinces
his human friend Ryan to take
him along to school, where
Ralph instantly becomes the
center of attention. But when Ryan’s class decides to
see how smart Ralph is by making him run a maze, the
usually confident mouse starts to fret. What if he’s not
as clever as he thought?
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Grades 6-8
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by
C. S. Lewis
Narnia...the land beyond the
wardrobe door, a secret place
frozen in eternal winter, a
magical country waiting to be
set free.
Lucy is the first to find the
secret of the wardrobe in the
professor’s mysterious old
house. At first her brothers and
sister don’t believe her when
she tells of her visit to the land
of Narnia. But soon Edmund, then Peter and Susan
step through the wardrobe themselves. In Narnia they
find a country buried under the evil enchantment of
the White Witch. When they meet the Lion Aslan, they
realize they’ve been called to a great adventure and
bravely join the battle to free Narnia from the Witch’s
sinister spell.
Grades 9-12
The Last of the Mohicans by James
Fenimore Cooper
During the fierce French and
Indian wars, an adroit scout
named Hawkeye and his
companion Chingachgook weave
through the spectacular and
dangerous wilderness of upstate
New York, fighting to save the
beautiful Munro sisters from the
Huron renegade Magua.