Themed Reads for Kids
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| Available at Minocqua | Available to request from other libraries |
| How I was adopted : Samantha’s story | I’m adopted! |
| Love rules | Adoption |
| A most unusual day | We are adopted |
| My family is forever | |
| My adoptive family | |
| Tell me again about the night I was born | |
Links open the library catalog record for each title. |
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Historical Fiction for Kids
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Chickadee (Birchbark House Series) – Louise Erdrich One Came Home – Amy Timberlake Maniac Magee – Jerry Spinelli The Broken Blade and Blackwater Ben – William Durbin Little House on the Prairie (Series) – Laura Ingalls Wilder Number the Stars – Lois Lowry Kaspar the Titanic Cat – Michael Morpurgo Caddie Woodlawn – Carol Ryrie Brink Once On This Island (Trilogy) – Gloria Whelan Miracles on Maple Hill – Virginia Sorensen Elijah of Buxton – Christopher Paul Curtis Walk Two Moons – Sharon Creech |
A Gathering of Days – Joan W. Blos An Eagle to the Wind – Mel Ellis Bronze Bow and Witch of Blackbird Pond – Elizabeth George Speare The King’s Fifth – Scott O’Dell Calico Bush – Rachel Field Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry – Mildred Taylor Rifles for Watie – Harrold Keith Stowaway – Karen Hesse Sarah Plain and Tall (Series) – Patricia MacLachlan Maggie’s Door and Nory Ryan’s Song – Patricia Reilly Giff |
Beginner Chapter Book Series
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Dragonbreath – Ursula Vernon Lulu – Hillary McKay Bink & Gollie – Kate DiCamillo Alvin Ho – Lenore Look Ivy + Bean – Annie Barrows Just Grace – Charise Mericle Harper Horrible Harry – Suzy Kline Princess Posey – Stephanie Greene Absolutely Lucy – Ilene Cooper
Magic Treehouse – Mary Pope Osborne Encyclopedia Brown – Donald J. Sobol Stink – Megan McDonald and Peter Reynolds Judy Moody – Megan McDonald and Peter Reynolds Magic Puppy (Paperback) – Sue Bentley |
Roscoe Riley Rules – Katherine Applegate Rainbow Magic (Paperback) – Daisy Meadows My Weirder School (Paperback) – Dan Gutman Bella Sara (Paperback) – Felicity Brown
Zigzag Kids – Patricia Reilly Giff
The Never Girls – Kiki Thorpe Mallory – Laurie Friedman Geronimo Stilton (Some Graphic) – Geronimo Stilton Junie B. Jones – Barbara Park Captain Underpants, Ricky Ricotta or Super Diaper Baby Dave Pilkey Clementine – Sara Pennypacker Arthur – Marc Brown Big Nate (Some Graphic) – Lincoln Peirce Baby Mouse or Squish (Graphic) – Jennifer Holm Gooney Bird – Lois Lowry Fancy Nancy – Jane O’Connor Time Warp Trio – Jon Scieszka Mercy Watson – Kate DiCamillo |
Fantasy Series Starters
| Wildwood – Colin Meloy
How to Train Your Dragon – Cressinda Cowell The Tail of Emily Windsnap – Liz Kessler The Search for Wondla – Toni DiTerlizzi Inkheart – Cornelia Funke Land of Elyon: Into the Mist – Patrick Carman Troubletwisters – Garth Nix |
Beyonders: A World Without Heroes – Brandon Mull
Fairy Realm: The Charm Bracelet – Emily Rodda Ella Enchanted – Gail Carson Levine Edge Chronicles: Beyond the Deep Woods – Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell Midnight for Charlie Bone – Jenny Nimmo The Last Musketeer – Stuart Gibbs Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – J.K. Rowling |