| Adoption |
| Wendy Woodfill presents a list for older readers |
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| Animals |
| Pat Schmatz shares her list of favorite old and new stories about animals. |
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| Board Books |
| Tunie Munson-Benson suggests board books for the very young child |
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| Boys in Junior High |
| Terri DeGezelle polled librarians and English teachers for this list |
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| Boys' Series Books |
| Terri DeGezelle contributes favorite books for boys published as series. |
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| Boys' YA Books |
| Author Margery Peterson says teen boys enjoy reading these titles. |
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| Bullying |
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Terri DeGezelle provided this list of books on a topic of concern to parents and children alike. |
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| Child's Heart |
| Margo Sorenson sent us this list of books that speak to a child's heart. |
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| Christmas Classics for younger children |
| Author Terri DeGezelle supplied this list of her family's Christmas favorites. |
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| Christmas Classics for older children |
| Author Terri DeGezelle supplied this list of her family's Christmas favorites. |
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| Christmas Favorites |
| Christmas favorites from the librarians at Hennepin County Library. |
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| Christmas Song Books |
| Author Gwenyth Swain and her mother, Mardi Coman Swain, contribute their favorite picture books about Christmas songs and hymns. |
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| Classical Music |
| Long hair, short hair, no hair, blue hair, or green hair, you'll enjoy these books that Vicki Palmquist likes. |
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| CLN's 5x5 Favorites |
| At the annual Books & Breakfast, five children's literature enthusiasts choose their favorite books of 2008. |
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| Elementary but Older |
| Wendy Woodfill suggests her favorite books for upper elementary school-aged readers. |
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| Fantasy |
| From Vicki Palmquist comes a list of favorite fantastical fiction. |
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| Farms and Farming |
| Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom, a non-profit organization, and finney-hobar company selected this list of books. |
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| Folk Music |
| Books based on folk songs are fun to use at home and in the classroom. Vicki Palmquist, a folkie from way back, shares her favorites. |
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| Hanukkah Favorites |
| Librarian Bob Epstein contributes a list of great books about Hanukkah. |
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| Historical Fiction |
| Dianne Monson submitted this list of her favorites. |
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| Hmong and English |
| Wendy Woodfill lists books written in Hmong and English. |
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| Hmong Characters and Themes |
| Wendy Woodfill suggests books with Hmong characters and themes. |
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| Horse Books |
| Julie Reimer frequently gets asked for books about horses in her school media center. |
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| Humor |
| Adele Greenlee and Dianne Monson suggest books, novels and picture books, that will make you laugh out loud. |
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| India, Books Set in |
| Wendy Woodfill suggests her favorite books about or set in India. |
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| Jazz |
| Jazz lover Vicki Palmquist digs the words that celebrate the sound. |
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| Latino 2010 |
| Wendy Woodfill provides a new list of books with Latino characters and themes. Don't forget to check out her earlier list from 2008. |
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| Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Favorite books by and about Dr. King, contributed by Terri DeGezelle |
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Mysteries for Enthusiastic Readers
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| When a teacher asked for mysteries that sixth graders reading at a ninth grade level would enjoy reading, CLN members recommended the following titles. |
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| Native American Best |
| Literacy Program Coordinator Rebecca Disrud, from the Minneapolis American Indian Center, recommends respected Native American books. |
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| Poetry |
| Joyce Sidman, author, poet, and teacher, contributes a list of her favorite poetry books. |
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| Preschool Winners |
| Dianne Monson has a list of pre-school winners—field tested by experts (ages 3-5). |
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| Reading with Dad |
| Books for dads and sons to read together, selected by Tom Fitzpatrick at the Minnesota Humanities Commission. |
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| Set in Minnesota |
| Media and reading specialist Julie Reimer recommends her favorite books set in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. |
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| Sick Parents and Grandparents |
| A group of librarians put together a list of books for children whose parents are sick or dying. |
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| Skinny Books |
| Media specialist Cathy Nelson donated her favorite list of not-thick books that are popular with many readers who like active, quick-paced fiction that doesn't take forever to read. |
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| Spanish and Spanish/English Books |
| Wendy Woodfill suggests books written in Spanish and bilingual books |
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| Transitional Reading |
| Dr. Denise E. Agosto shares her favorite books for transitional readers, those who are beyond easy readers but not quite ready for full-length books. |
