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We hope you'll find a book to tickle your fancy, light up your life, get you thinking, cheer your mood, inspire you, make you cry ... a book to remember forever, give as a gift, use in class, or make a difference to a non-reader.
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These books are favorites, well-regarded ... we hope you'll add them to your favorites list!
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What are the newest lists?
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Adoption
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Wendy Woodfill presents a list for older readers
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Animals
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Pat Schmatz shares her list of favorite old and new stories about animals.
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Board Books
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Tunie Munson-Benson suggests board books for the very young child
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Boys in Junior High
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Terri DeGezelle polled librarians and English teachers for this list
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Boys' Series Books
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Terri DeGezelle contributes favorite books for boys published as series.
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Boys' YA Books
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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
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Margo Sorenson sent us this list of books that speak to a child's heart.
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Christmas Classics
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Author Terri DeGezelle supplied this list of her family's Christmas favorites.
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Christmas Favorites
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Christmas favorites from the librarians at Hennepin County Library.
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Christmas Song Books
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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
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Long hair, short hair, no hair, blue hair, or green hair, you'll enjoy these books that Vicki Palmquist likes.
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Elementary but Older
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Wendy Woodfill suggests her favorite books for upper elementary school-aged readers.
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Fantasy
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From Vicki Palmquist comes a list of favorite fantastical fiction.
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Farms and Farming
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Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom, a non-profit organization, and finney-hobar company selected this list of books.
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Folk Music
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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
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Librarian Bob Epstein contributes a list of great books about Hanukkah.
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Historical Fiction
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Dianne Monson submitted this list of her favorites.
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Horse Books
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Julie Reimer frequently gets asked for books about horses in her school media center.
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Humor
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Adele Greenlee and Dianne Monson suggest books, novels and picture books, that will make you laugh out loud.
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Jazz
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Jazz lover Vicki Palmquist digs the words that celebrate the sound.
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Latino Characters
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Wendy Woodfill provides a list of books with Latino characters and themes.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Favorite books by and about Dr. King, contributed by Terri DeGezelle
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Native American Best
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Literacy Program Coordinator Rebecca Disrud, from the Minneapolis American Indian Center, recommends respected Native American books.
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Poetry
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Joyce Sidman, author, poet, and teacher, contributes a list of her favorite poetry books.
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Preschool Winners
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Dianne Monson has a list of pre-school winners—field tested by experts (ages 3 and 5).
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Reading with Dad
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Books for dads and sons to read together, selected by Tom Fitzpatrick at the Minnesota Humanities Commission.
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Set in Minnesota
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Media and reading specialist Julie Reimer recommends her favorite books set in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
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Sick Parents
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A group of librarians put together a list of books for children whose parents are sick or dying.
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Skinny Books
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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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Transitional Reading
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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.
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Tree House Favorites
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from the 2006 Tree House Breakfast Selections list, presented on Saturday, February 11, 2006
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