Adam Gidwitz
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4th Grade Rocks
Jewish American Heritage - Tweens
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
Jewish American Heritage - Tweens
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
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Crossing paths at an inn, thirteenth-century travelers impart the tales of a monastery oblate, a Jewish refugee, and a psychic peasant girl with a loyal greyhound, the three of whom join forces on a chase through France to escape persecution.
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Jewish American Heritage - Tweens
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 6-12 2025
Summer Reading List ALSC 2025 Gr. 3-5
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 6-12 2025
Summer Reading List ALSC 2025 Gr. 3-5
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Max Bretzfeld doesn't want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the first time in his life. But not for long. Max is surprised to discover that hes been joined by two unexpected traveling companions, one on each shoulder, a kobold and a dybbuk named Berg and Stein. Germany is becoming more and more dangerous for Jewish families, but Max is determined to find a way back home, and back to his parents. He has a plan to return...
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"Training complete and forged papers in hand, the radio wunderkind's missions have begun. But nothing is as he expected. His parents are missing. Nazi intelligence is watching him. And the lines between lies and truth are becoming more blurred every day. Max will need every tool at his disposal, from his radio expertise and spy training to the help of Berg and Stein, the immortal creatures living on his shoulders. Even so, there's no guarantee he'll...
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Grimm series (Adam Gidwitz) volume 1
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English
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Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister, The robber bridegroom, and The devil and his three golden hairs.
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Grimm series (Adam Gidwitz) volume 3
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English
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"Sister and brother Jorinda and Joringel fight to keep their promise to stay together throughout a new series of gruesome, twisted, Grimm-inspired stories"-- Provided by publisher.
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Grimm series (Adam Gidwitz) volume 2
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English
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Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.
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English
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Acclaimed, New York Times best-selling author Adam Gidwitz delivers a captivating retelling of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back like you've never experienced before, infusing the iconic, classic tale of good versus evil with a unique perspective and narrative style that will speak directly to today's young readers while enhancing the Star Wars experience for core fans of the saga.
8) Dragons, Troubadours, and Fools: Discovering the Middle Ages with Adam Gidwitz and Benjamin Bagby
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English
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Join New York Times bestselling author and 2017 Newbery Honoree Adam Gidwitz (The Inquisitor's Tale, A Tale Dark and Grimm) and Grammy-nominated performer Benjamin Bagby (of medieval music ensemble Sequentia) for a reading, a performance of medieval music, and a discussion of how they bring the Middle Ages to life for a modern audience through stories and song. Following the performances and discussion, audience members will stage a scene from the...
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Unicorn Rescue Society volume 3
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English
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"Elliot and his friend Uchenna join Professor Fauna as they travel to the Pacific Northwest and help keep a sasquatch family safe from a pack of journalists and a logging company"-- Provided by publisher.
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Star Wars (Disney/Lucasfilm Press) volume 2
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2015.
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Reimagines the second Star Wars film in which Luke Skywalker trains with Yoda to become a Jedi after a rebel defeat on the ice planet Hoth and battles Darth Vader, who reveals a startling secret to Luke during their duel.
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Unicorn Rescue Society volume 2
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English
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"Elliot and Uchenna join Professor Fauna on another adventure--a trip to the Basque country where they have to save a herensuge from the billionaire Schmoke Brothers"-- Provided by publisher.
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Unicorn Rescue Society volume 1
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[2018]
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English
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After encountering a Jersey Devil while on a field trip to the Pine Barrens, Elliot and his new friend Uchenna help their weird teacher Professor Fauna rescue the mythological creature from a pair of greedy billionaire brothers.
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Unicorn Rescue Society volume 4
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"Uchenna and Elliot travel with Professor Fauna to the Texas-Mexico border to save the region's animals and help bring a divided community back together with the help of locals"-- Provided by publisher.
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Unicorn Rescue Society volume 6
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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When Professor Fauna spots a unicorn horn mounted on the wall of the Schmoke Brothers' living room, the Unicorn Rescue Society heads to the Himalayan mountains of Northern Pakistan to finally see a unicorn themselves.
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Unicorn Rescue Society volume 5
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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In Cuba, it is believed that a mysterious water serpent--the Madre de aguas--is responsible for providing and protecting the fresh water of the island. But the serpent is missing, and a drought has gripped the island. Uchenna, Elliot, and Professor Fauna fly to Cuba and endeavor to rescue the Madre de aguas. Unfortunately, it tries to kill them. Meanwhile, the Schmoke Brothers' goons are driving around Havana, dumping pink sludge into the sewers....
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English
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Jewish American Heritage - Tweens
National Poetry Month - Kids
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People K-5 2025
National Poetry Month - Kids
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People K-5 2025
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In this collection of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, fourteen authors each reimagine a different step of the seder. Includes recipes.
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English
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage - Tweens
Black History Month - Tweens
Hispanic Heritage Month - Tweens
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Black History Month - Tweens
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A collection of twelve stories about the residents of the Entrada apartment building and how their lives are linked as multigenerational immigrant families.
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2022.
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English
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Lectio Book Awards Nominee List 2023-2024
Spirit of Texas (SPOT) Reading List 2025
Texas Topaz Nonfiction Gems 2024 (Gr. 6-8)
Spirit of Texas (SPOT) Reading List 2025
Texas Topaz Nonfiction Gems 2024 (Gr. 6-8)
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In this collection of personal stories and essays, award-winning and best-selling authors show that hope can live anywhere, even during the darkest of times.
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English
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Be afraid, be very afraid of Terrifying Tales, the sixth volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading. Eleven masters of suspense-Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel José Older, Dav Pilkey, R.L. Stine, and Rita Williams-Garcia-have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories with illustrations by Gris Grimly, perfect for sharing around...