compiled by Madonna Wojtaszek-Healy, Ph.D.

PICTURE BOOKS FOR YOUNG (ages 6-9) READERS AND LISTENERS:

The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss; Random House, 1961.

Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss; Random House, 1954.

Whoever You Are by Mere Fox; Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1997.

Sadako by Eleanor Coen; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1993.

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman; Dial, 1991.

The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors by Stan & Jan Berenstain; Random House, 1994.

The Lady in the Box by Ann McGovern; Turtle Books, 1997.

Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco; Philome} Books, 1994.

Thank You. Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco; Scholastic

The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco; Scholastic

Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco; Penguin-Putnam, 1992.

Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth; Random House, 1998.

Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki; Publishers Group West, 1993.

The Brand New Kid by Katie Couric; Random House, 2000.

The Day That Matthew Changed by Madonna Wojtaszek-Healy; Rooted in Love, 2002.

Crow Boy by Taro Yashima; Viking Press, 1955.

What's Wrong With Timmy? by Maria Shriver; Warner Books, 2002.

Our Gracie Aunt by Jacqueline Woodson; Hyperion Books for Children, 2002.

FOR INTERMEDIATE GRADE READERS:

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry; Houghton-Mifflin Co., 1989.

Samantha Learns a Lesson by Susan Adler; Pleasant Co.

The Night The Bells Rang by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock; Puffin Books, 1991.

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli; Scholastic, 1990.

Journey- Home by Yoshiko Uchida; Aladdin, 1978.

Do Bananas Chew Gum? by Jamie Gilson; Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1980.

There's A Boy in the Girl's Bathroom by Louis Sacher

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes; Harcourt, Inc., 1944.

FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS:

Reaching Dustin by Vicki Grove; Puffin Books, 1998.

Roll of Thunder. Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor; Puffin Books, 1976.

Let the Circle P,{ Unbroken (sequel to Roll of Thunder) by Mildred D. Taylor; Puffin Books, 1981.

Cherokee Sister by Debbie Dadey; Delacorte Press, 2000.

Treasures in the Dust by Tracey Porter, Joanna Cotler Books, 1997.

Miles' Song by Alice McGill; Houghton-Mifflin Co., 2000.

The Graduation of Jake Moon by Barbara Park; Antheum Books for Young Readers, 2000.

My Louisiana Sky. by Kimberly Willis Holt; Dell Yearling, 1998.

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan; Scholastic, 2000.

The Giver by Lois Lowry; Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1993.

Stepping on the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn; Avon Books, 1991.

The Robber and Me by Josef Holub; Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1997.

The Starplace by Vicki Grove; Puffin Books, 1999.

Holes by Louis Sachar; Scholastic, 1998.

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Holt Willis; Dell Yearling, 1999.

Silent Thunder by Andrea Davis Pinkney; Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, 1999.

Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff; Scholastic, 2000.

Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher; Dell Yearling, 1998.

Dancing In Cadillac Light by Kimberly Willis Holt; Putnam, 2001.

FOR HIGH SCHOOL OR ADULTS:

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee; Warner Books, 1960.

TheGrapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith; The Blakiston Co., 1943.

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt, Scribner, 1996.