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Children's Literature

Guide to several aspects of children's literature, including award winning, multicultural, folklore, etc.

Level 3 Books

 

ESL List Level 3 

Books available through Phoenix Public Library E-card Electronic Access

Montgomery, Lucy Maud       Anne of Green Gables :  in a variety of formats: https://phoenix.overdrive.com/search?query=Anne+of+Green+Gables

Hesse, Karen                           Music of Dolphins : overdrive will have it soon; recently purchased

MacLachlan, Patricia              Sarah, Plain and Tall : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/1253063

Standiford, Natalie                 How to Say Goodbye in Robot : not available

Christie, Agatha                      And Then There Were None : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/55585

Latham, Jean Lee                    Carry on, Mr. Bowditch : not available

Lofting, Hugh                         Story of Doctor Dolittle  : a variety of formats: https://phoenix.overdrive.com/search?query=The+Story+of+Doctor+Dolittle            

Alexie, Sherman                      Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/1366099

Dalgliesh, Alice                       The Courage of Sarah Noble : not available

Stevens, Carla                         Lily and Miss Liberty : not available       

Twain, Mark,                           The Prince and the Pauper : a variety of formats: https://phoenix.overdrive.com/search?query=The+Prince+and+The+Pauper

Steinbeck, John                       Of Mice and Men : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/181600

Bishop, Claire Huchet             Ten and Twenty   : not available        

Christie, Agatha                      Murder on the Orient Express  : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/44454

Tak, Bibi Dumon                    Mikis and the Donkey : not available

Barnhill, Kelly Regan             The Girl Who Drank the Moon : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/2577824

Lenski, Lois                            Strawberry Girl : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/709624

Twain, Mark,                           The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : a variety of formats: https://phoenix.overdrive.com/search?query=The+Adventures+of+Huckleberry+Finn

Cooney, Caroline B.               The Face on the Milk Carton : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/255466

Perez, Ashley Hope                Out of Darkness : not available

Sachar, Louis                          Holes  https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/576856

Christie, Agatha                      Death on the Nile : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/72813

Lowry, Lois                            Number the Stars : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/573962

Walker, Alice                          The Color Purple : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/645084

Smith, Betty                            Joy in the Morning : not available

Condie, Ally                           Matched : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/842517

Ullman, James Ramsey           Banner in the Sky : not available

White, E.B.                             Charlotte’s Web : only available in audio, strangely - https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/114394

Coerr, Eleanor                         Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes  : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/238591

McSwigan, Marie                    Snow Treasure : not available

Wister, Owen                          The Virginian : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/433533

Bunting, Eve SOS                   Titanic   : not available          

Plain Girl by Virginia Sorensen : not available

The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck: not available

The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz  : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/250969

The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla : not available

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis : https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/5372

Jade Dragon by Carolyn Marsden and Virginia Shin-Mui Loh : not available

The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord : only available in audio: https://phoenix.overdrive.com/media/160847

 

Level 2 List

 

Wenzel, Brendan                    They all Saw A Cat 

Barnett, Mac                            Sam and Dave Dig a Hole 

Yorinks, Arthur                       Hey, Al 

Kunhardt, Edith                      Pompeii ...  Buried Alive! 

Klassen, Jon                            This is Not My Hat 

Bunting, Eve                           Smoky Night 

Monjo, F. N.                           The Drinking Gourd 

Brenner,  Barbara                    Wagon Wheels 

Khan, Rukhsana                      Big Red Lollipop 

Murphy, Frank                        Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares  

Lobel, Arnold                           Frog and Toad Are Friends 

Stine, R. L.                              A Shocker on Shock Street 

Udry, Janice May                    A Tree is Nice 

Bell, Cece                                El Deafo 

Sepetys, Ruta                         Between Shades of Gray   

Santat, Dan                               The Adventure of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend       

Warner, Gertrude Chandler    The Boxcar Children

 

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