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school

Books about school for readers of all ages.

Cover of Calvin Coconut

Calvin Coconut

Graham Salisbury

Ages 8–12family lifefriendship

Cover of I Know an Old Teacher

I Know an Old Teacher

Anne Bowen

Ages 4–8humorteachers

Cover of Summer's end

Summer's end

Maribeth Boelts

Ages 5–9seasons and transitionsschool

Cover of Penny on safari

Penny on safari

Eileen O'Hely

Ages 7–11adventurelearning

Cover of Kyle's recess

Kyle's recess

Terri Dougherty

Ages 4–8playschool

Cover of The great show-and-tell disaster

The great show-and-tell disaster

Mike Reiss

Ages 6–10humorschool

Cover of Molly

Molly

Ruth Radlauer

Ages 3–6friendshipschool

Cover of The class artist

The class artist

G. Brian Karas

Ages 4–8self-expressioncreativity

Cover of Ella sets the stage

Ella sets the stage

Carmela D'Amico

Ages 4–8confidenceself-expression

Cover of The library ghost

The library ghost

David Webb

Ages 7–11friendshiplibraries and reading

Cover of Little raccoon who could

Little raccoon who could

Susan Cornell Poskanzer

Ages 4–8perseveranceconfidence

Cover of Monster revenge

Monster revenge

Dean Lorey

Ages 8–12friendshipcourage

Cover of People in the Wall

People in the Wall

Sam Penant, Susana De Dios

Ages 9–14mysterycourage

Cover of Gloria

Gloria

Daniel Rosen

Ages 6–10basketballsports

Cover of Just a bit of wind

Just a bit of wind

Jeremy Strong

Ages 7–11imaginationadventure

Cover of Frostbite Hotel

Frostbite Hotel

Karin Adams

Ages 7–12winter adventureimagination

Cover of The bowling lane without any strikes

The bowling lane without any strikes

Steven Brezenoff

Ages 8–12mysteryteamwork

Cover of Out of this world!

Out of this world!

Kathy Burkett

Ages 8–12scienceimagination

Cover of Superhero Max / Lawrence David ; illustrated by Tara Calahan King

Superhero Max / Lawrence David ; illustrated by Tara Calahan King

David, Lawrence.

Ages 4–8imaginationplay

Cover of Singin' the blues

Singin' the blues

Jenny Miglis

Ages 4–8musictalent

Cover of Benjamin Franklinstein lives!

Benjamin Franklinstein lives!

Matthew McElligott

Ages 7–12scienceinvention

Cover of Dinosaur Pizza (Planet Reader, Level 2)

Dinosaur Pizza (Planet Reader, Level 2)

Wardlaw

Ages 5–8imaginationfood

Cover of The case of the diamonds in the desk

The case of the diamonds in the desk

Lewis B. Montgomery

Ages 8–12mysteryproblem-solving

Cover of The best class picture ever!

The best class picture ever!

Roche, Denis.

Ages 5–9schoolfriendship