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NoveList K-8 Plus

Provides book recommendations specifically for younger readers. Kids can use it to find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.
Subjects: Children's Books, Literature and Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Type of Content: Database

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NoveList Plus

A database of reading recommendations, NoveList Plus helps readers of all ages find books that match their reading level and interests.
Subjects: Literature and Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Type of Content: Database

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book cover for Uncommon Favor : basketball, North Philly, my mother, and the life lessons I learned from all three

Uncommon Favor : basketball, North Philly, my mother, and the life lessons I learned from all three
Dawn Staley

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book cover for A truce that is not peace

A truce that is not peace
Miriam Toews

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Mother Mary comes to me
Arundhati Roy

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book cover for Cellar rat : my life in the restaurant underbelly

Cellar rat : my life in the restaurant underbelly
Hannah Selinger

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book cover for Not my type : one woman vs. a president

Not my type : one woman vs. a president
E Jean Carroll

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book cover for The salt stones : seasons of a shepherd's life

The salt stones : seasons of a shepherd's life
Helen Whybrow

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book cover for Second life : having a child in the digital age

Second life : having a child in the digital age
Amanda Hess

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book cover for This is your mother : a memoir

This is your mother : a memoir
Erika J Simpson

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book cover for Sister, sinner : the miraculous life and mysterious disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson

Sister, sinner : the miraculous life and mysterious disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson
Claire Hoffman

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book cover for How to lose your mother : a daughter's memoir

How to lose your mother : a daughter's memoir
Molly Jong-Fast

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book cover for Desi Arnaz : the man who invented television

Desi Arnaz : the man who invented television
Todd S Purdum

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book cover for Saving five : a memoir of hope

Saving five : a memoir of hope
Amanda Nguyen

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book cover for Crumb : a cartoonist's life

Crumb : a cartoonist's life
Dan Nadel

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book cover for The last secret agent : my life as a spy behind Nazi lines

The last secret agent : my life as a spy behind Nazi lines
Pippa Latour

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book cover for The true happiness company : a memoir

The true happiness company : a memoir
Veena Dinavahi

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book cover for I'll tell you when I'm home : a memoir

I'll tell you when I'm home : a memoir
Hala Alyan

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book cover for Enough : climbing toward a true self on Mount Everest

Enough : climbing toward a true self on Mount Everest
Melissa Arnot Reid

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book cover for Coming up short : a memoir of America

Coming up short : a memoir of America
Robert B author Reich

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book cover for The dry season : a memoir of pleasure in a year without sex

The dry season : a memoir of pleasure in a year without sex
Melissa Febos

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book cover for The electric kool-aid acid test

The electric kool-aid acid test
Tom Wolfe

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book cover for Sister wife : a memoir of faith, family and finding freedom

Sister wife : a memoir of faith, family and finding freedom
Christine Brown Woolley

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book cover for The front runner : the life of Steve Prefontaine

The front runner : the life of Steve Prefontaine
Brendan O'Meara

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book cover for I have avenged America : Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti's fight for freedom

I have avenged America : Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti's fight for freedom
Julia Gaffield

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book cover for Thomas More : a life

Thomas More : a life
Joanne Paul

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book cover for James Burnham : an intellectual biography

James Burnham : an intellectual biography
David T Byrne

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book cover for Who knew

Who knew
Barry Diller

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book cover for Zbig : the life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's great power prophet

Zbig : the life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's great power prophet
Edward Luce

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book cover for The hollow half : a memoir of bodies and borders

The hollow half : a memoir of bodies and borders
Sarah Aziza

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book cover for Long live : the definitive guide to the folklore and fandom of Taylor Swift

Long live : the definitive guide to the folklore and fandom of Taylor Swift
Nicole Pomarico

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book cover for The optimist : Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the race to invent the future

The optimist : Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the race to invent the future
Keach Hagey

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book cover for Second life : having a child in the digital age

Second life : having a child in the digital age
Amanda Hess

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book cover for Black Moses : a saga of ambition and the fight for a Black state

Black Moses : a saga of ambition and the fight for a Black state
Caleb author Gayle

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book cover for Fi : a memoir of my son

Fi : a memoir of my son
Alexandra Fuller

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book cover for Gandhi : the years that changed the world, 1914-1948

Gandhi : the years that changed the world, 1914-1948
Ramachandra Guha

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book cover for JFK : public, private, secret

JFK : public, private, secret
J Randy Taraborrelli

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book cover for Her lotus year : China, the roaring twenties, and the making of Wallis Simpson

Her lotus year : China, the roaring twenties, and the making of Wallis Simpson
Paul French

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book cover for Black Moses : a saga of ambition and the fight for a Black state

Black Moses : a saga of ambition and the fight for a Black state
Caleb author Gayle

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book cover for A life impossible : living with ALS : finding peace and wisdom within a fragile existence

A life impossible : living with ALS : finding peace and wisdom within a fragile existence
Steve Gleason

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book cover for Leaving home at 83

Leaving home at 83
Sandra Butler

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book cover for Stalin : the court of the Red Tsar

Stalin : the court of the Red Tsar
Simon Sebag Montefiore

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book cover for A quantum life : my unlikely journey from the street to the stars

A quantum life : my unlikely journey from the street to the stars
Hakeem M Oluseyi

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book cover for Stalin : the court of the Red Tsar

Stalin : the court of the Red Tsar
Simon Sebag Montefiore

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book cover for The hollow half : a memoir of bodies and borders

The hollow half : a memoir of bodies and borders
Sarah Aziza

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book cover for Walt Disney : an American original

Walt Disney : an American original
Bob Thomas

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book cover for The blueberry years : a memoir of farm and family

The blueberry years : a memoir of farm and family
Jim Minick

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book cover for Stanhope, chronologically : the work of Stanhope Spencer Johnson, AIA, 1881-1973, Lynchburg, Virginia

Stanhope, chronologically : the work of Stanhope Spencer Johnson, AIA, 1881-1973, Lynchburg, Virginia
Carolyn Gills Frazier

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book cover for A life derailed : my journey with ALS

A life derailed : my journey with ALS
Nate Methot

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book cover for Marsha : the joy and defiance of Marsha P. Johnson

Marsha : the joy and defiance of Marsha P. Johnson
author Tourmaline

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book cover for Marsha : the joy and defiance of Marsha P. Johnson

Marsha : the joy and defiance of Marsha P. Johnson
author Tourmaline

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book cover for Guardians of the Trees : a journey of hope through healing the planet

Guardians of the Trees : a journey of hope through healing the planet
Kinari Webb

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book cover for The front runner : the life of Steve Prefontaine

The front runner : the life of Steve Prefontaine
Brendan O'Meara

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book cover for James Baldwin : the life album

James Baldwin : the life album
Magdalena J Zaborowska

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book cover for James Baldwin : the life album

James Baldwin : the life album
Magdalena J Zaborowska

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book cover for Becoming Eve : my journey from ultra-Orthodox rabbi to transgender woman

Becoming Eve : my journey from ultra-Orthodox rabbi to transgender woman
Abby Stein

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book cover for The optimist : Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the race to invent the future

The optimist : Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the race to invent the future
Keach Hagey

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book cover for Tough and Competent : Leadership and Team Chemistry

Tough and Competent : Leadership and Team Chemistry
Gene Kranz

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book cover for El Cid : the life and afterlife of a medieval mercenary

El Cid : the life and afterlife of a medieval mercenary
Nora Berend

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book cover for Peace is a shy thing : the life and art of Tim O'Brien

Peace is a shy thing : the life and art of Tim O'Brien
Alex Vernon

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book cover for Peace is a shy thing : the life and art of Tim O'Brien

Peace is a shy thing : the life and art of Tim O'Brien
Alex Vernon

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book cover for The party's interests come first : the life of Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping

The party's interests come first : the life of Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping
Joseph Torigian

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