![Picture](/uploads/3/8/3/7/38375991/9564719.jpg?144)
A Shelter In Our Car by Monica Gunning
Is about A mother and daughter who are living in their car because the mother didn’t have a study job to move in the apartment they wanted. Also Zettie’s father has died so since then they had nowhere to live. The children at school would tease her about how junkie their car was. Even though that made her feel some type of way she was glad that’s she will always have her mother.
Interest level: Kindergarten
Grade level Equivalent: 4.0
Is about A mother and daughter who are living in their car because the mother didn’t have a study job to move in the apartment they wanted. Also Zettie’s father has died so since then they had nowhere to live. The children at school would tease her about how junkie their car was. Even though that made her feel some type of way she was glad that’s she will always have her mother.
Interest level: Kindergarten
Grade level Equivalent: 4.0
![Picture](/uploads/3/8/3/7/38375991/8560263.jpg?171)
And Tango Makes Three By Justin Richardson
This story is about Roy and Silo two penguins both are males who do everything together. It was odd because the females and the male penguins normally do everything together. All the other penguin families had eggs but not Roy and Silo they had to take care of a rock. At the end of the story their keeper gave them an egg to take care of. One day the egg finally hatched and they named him Tango.
Interest level: Kindergarten
Grade level Equivalent: 3.9
This story is about Roy and Silo two penguins both are males who do everything together. It was odd because the females and the male penguins normally do everything together. All the other penguin families had eggs but not Roy and Silo they had to take care of a rock. At the end of the story their keeper gave them an egg to take care of. One day the egg finally hatched and they named him Tango.
Interest level: Kindergarten
Grade level Equivalent: 3.9
![Picture](/uploads/3/8/3/7/38375991/1410086.jpg?167)
Before You Were Mine by Maribeth Boelts
The book is about a young boy who adopted a dog because his other called pasted. He had so many questions to ask the dog wonder what the dog life was like before he was he his and towards the end of the story the boy realized that it doesn’t matter what they dog went through before he was just happy to have him now.
Interest level: Preschool and up
The book is about a young boy who adopted a dog because his other called pasted. He had so many questions to ask the dog wonder what the dog life was like before he was he his and towards the end of the story the boy realized that it doesn’t matter what they dog went through before he was just happy to have him now.
Interest level: Preschool and up
![Picture](/uploads/3/8/3/7/38375991/1660934.jpg?160)
Bully by Patricia Polacco
Lyla is a new student at school. When she got there she noticed that the lunchroom was divided into different groups. One table she notice the most was the popular girl. She wanted to fit in with them so she did some of the activities that the girls did, so the girls accepted her in there group. They use social media to bully and talk about other students in the school. Lyla even traded on one of her best friends for those girls. The ended up being cyber bullies, and at the end Lyla questioned if she should even go back to the school.
Interest level: 7 years and Up
Lyla is a new student at school. When she got there she noticed that the lunchroom was divided into different groups. One table she notice the most was the popular girl. She wanted to fit in with them so she did some of the activities that the girls did, so the girls accepted her in there group. They use social media to bully and talk about other students in the school. Lyla even traded on one of her best friends for those girls. The ended up being cyber bullies, and at the end Lyla questioned if she should even go back to the school.
Interest level: 7 years and Up
![Picture](/uploads/3/8/3/7/38375991/7478266.jpg?178)
Elmer by David McKee
There were a herd of elephant and they all were the same color but not Elmer, he was an elephant with different color spots that made him different. Elmer was not happy with his self because he wasn’t the same so he wondered of into the jungle and rolled around in berries ad she turned like the other elephants. When he returned they thought that Elmer wasn’t there until it rained and washed him clean. “They said this was Elmer’s best joke”, and at the end they made a day dedicated to him. On that day the elephants will paint themselves different colors.
Interest level: Kindergarten
Grade level Equivalent: 2.9
There were a herd of elephant and they all were the same color but not Elmer, he was an elephant with different color spots that made him different. Elmer was not happy with his self because he wasn’t the same so he wondered of into the jungle and rolled around in berries ad she turned like the other elephants. When he returned they thought that Elmer wasn’t there until it rained and washed him clean. “They said this was Elmer’s best joke”, and at the end they made a day dedicated to him. On that day the elephants will paint themselves different colors.
Interest level: Kindergarten
Grade level Equivalent: 2.9
![Picture](/uploads/3/8/3/7/38375991/2649534.jpg?144)
Ian’s Walk by Laurie Lears
This is a about Ian who has autism. His sis Julie and her friend Tara who goes for a walk to the park and Ian begs to go. Their mother told her to be careful with him cause he different from other humans. He sees, hears, feel differently. The sister was embarrassed because of his antics until she thought she lost him and she was no longer embarrassed she was happy that she found him.
Interest level: Kindergarten
Grade level Equivalent: 3.4
This is a about Ian who has autism. His sis Julie and her friend Tara who goes for a walk to the park and Ian begs to go. Their mother told her to be careful with him cause he different from other humans. He sees, hears, feel differently. The sister was embarrassed because of his antics until she thought she lost him and she was no longer embarrassed she was happy that she found him.
Interest level: Kindergarten
Grade level Equivalent: 3.4
![Picture](/uploads/3/8/3/7/38375991/1285307.jpg?142)
Don’t Want to Talk About it by Jeanie Frantz Ransom
The narrator’s parents are getting a divorce and she was not really ready for the change that was going to occur. Throughout the story she repeated “I don’t want to talk about it” and she was also wishing that she was different animals for different reasons to avoid the conversations. At the end her parents tell her that one of the moments that they share will always remain the same and that made her feel better about her parent’s divorcing.
Interest level: Kindergarten and Up
The narrator’s parents are getting a divorce and she was not really ready for the change that was going to occur. Throughout the story she repeated “I don’t want to talk about it” and she was also wishing that she was different animals for different reasons to avoid the conversations. At the end her parents tell her that one of the moments that they share will always remain the same and that made her feel better about her parent’s divorcing.
Interest level: Kindergarten and Up
![Picture](/uploads/3/8/3/7/38375991/7264643.jpg?155)
(C)Out of my Mind by Sharon M. Draper
This novel is about an eleven year old who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. She is unable to speak or communicate her parents but her in a public school because of the inclusion and they gave her a computer that helped her communicate. She was given an aid to help her as well; she enjoyed being with the other students in her class despite the fact that some of the students thought that she was stupid and retarded. Her disability didn’t stop her from believing that she was just like all the other students.
Interest level: Grade 3
Grade level Equivalent: 4
This novel is about an eleven year old who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. She is unable to speak or communicate her parents but her in a public school because of the inclusion and they gave her a computer that helped her communicate. She was given an aid to help her as well; she enjoyed being with the other students in her class despite the fact that some of the students thought that she was stupid and retarded. Her disability didn’t stop her from believing that she was just like all the other students.
Interest level: Grade 3
Grade level Equivalent: 4
![Picture](/uploads/3/8/3/7/38375991/5038826_orig.jpg)
(C)Rules by Cynthia Lord
This story is about Catherine, a twelve- year old girl, who is trying to find herself along with caring for her autistic brother, David. Throughout the story she tells us her journey through the summer with David. As the summer goes on she start making up rules for David so he can learn manners. Catherine and her mother attends his Occupational therapy together and that where Catherine found one of her closes friends who also has a disability. She ended up finding out who she really is that summer.
Interest level: Grade 3
Grade level Equivalent: 4
This story is about Catherine, a twelve- year old girl, who is trying to find herself along with caring for her autistic brother, David. Throughout the story she tells us her journey through the summer with David. As the summer goes on she start making up rules for David so he can learn manners. Catherine and her mother attends his Occupational therapy together and that where Catherine found one of her closes friends who also has a disability. She ended up finding out who she really is that summer.
Interest level: Grade 3
Grade level Equivalent: 4
![Picture](/uploads/3/8/3/7/38375991/1521454.jpg?135)
The Lunch Thief by Ane C. Bromley
Rafael is a young boy in school and was hungry because I boy name Kevin was stealing his lunch as well as other peoples. When he was out with his mother they seen Kevin carrying a bunch of clothes to a motel. Rafael mother tells him that Kevin may have lost his home and he understands; the next day he shared his lunch with Kevin.
Interest level: 8 years and up
Rafael is a young boy in school and was hungry because I boy name Kevin was stealing his lunch as well as other peoples. When he was out with his mother they seen Kevin carrying a bunch of clothes to a motel. Rafael mother tells him that Kevin may have lost his home and he understands; the next day he shared his lunch with Kevin.
Interest level: 8 years and up