International Holidays: International Literacy Day (September 8th)
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Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship
by:
Michelle Kuo
4.16 avg rating — 5,943 ratings 2. 
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop
by:
Ronald Rice
3.88 avg rating — 1,145 ratings 
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Book Crush: For Kids and Teens: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest
by:
Nancy Pearl
3.97 avg rating — 667 ratings 6. 
The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared
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Alice Ozma
3.67 avg rating — 6,776 ratings 7. 
Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading
by:
Lizzie Skurnick
3.64 avg rating — 1,154 ratings 
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How to Be a Heroine: Or, what I've learned from reading too much
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Samantha Ellis
3.71 avg rating — 4,509 ratings 13. 
Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult
by:
Bruce Handy
3.75 avg rating — 1,891 ratings 14. 
The Art of Mindful Reading: Embracing the Wisdom of Words (Mindfulness series)
by:
Ella Berthoud
3.52 avg rating — 578 ratings 
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Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up
by:
Mollie Katzen
4.24 avg rating — 504 ratings 18. 
100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own (Best Music Books)
by:
Dick Weissman
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating 19. 
Reading Together: Share in the Wonder of Books with a Parent-Child Book Club
by:
Noah Brown
4.03 avg rating — 70 ratings 20. 
The Ultimate Reading Challenge: Complete a Goal, Open an Envelope, and Reveal Your Bookish Prize!
by:
Weldon Owen
4.12 avg rating — 75 ratings 21. 
Reading Black Books: How African American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just
by:
Claude Atcho
4.43 avg rating — 96 ratings 21. 
Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels: Page by Page, Panel by Panel 3.59 avg rating — 39 ratings
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My Pen is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women
by:
Lyse Doucet
4.26 avg rating — 1,805 ratings 24. 
Last Reader Standing: The Story of a Man Who Learned to Read at 54
by:
Archie Willard
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings 24. 
The Age of the Image: Redefining Literacy in the a World of Screens
by:
Stephen Apkon
3.42 avg rating — 165 ratings 26. 
Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six
by:
Maya Payne Smart
4.12 avg rating — 431 ratings 26. 
How to Eat a Poem: A Smorgasbord of Tasty and Delicious Poems for Young Readers 3.76 avg rating — 204 ratings
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Literacy Is Liberation: Working Toward Justice Through Culturally Relevant Teaching 4.46 avg rating — 152 ratings
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Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word
by:
Walter J. Ong
4.14 avg rating — 2,064 ratings 30. 
How to Read Nancy: The Elements of Comics in Three Easy Panels
by:
Paul Karasik
4.34 avg rating — 244 ratings 
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Reading Comics: 24 Vintage Postcards Depicting America's 2nd Favorite Preoccupation
by:
Denis Kitchen
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating 34. 
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Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy
by:
Gholdy Muhammad
4.44 avg rating — 2,569 ratings 35. 
Reading Picture Books With Children: How to Shake Up Storytime and Get Kids Talking about What They See 4.20 avg rating — 681 ratings
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Books: The History and Future of Reading
by:
Leah Price
3.40 avg rating — 1,253 ratings 39. 
Literacy in the Early Grades: A Successful Start for PreK-4 Readers and Writers
by:
Gail E Tompkins
4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings 39. 
Victories Never Last: Reading and Caregiving in a Time of Plague
by:
Robert Zaretsky
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings 
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Pete the Cat 12-Book Phonics Fun!: A Box of 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds
by:
James Dean
4.54 avg rating — 310 ratings 
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Early Literacy Storytimes @ your library®: Partnering with Caregivers for Success 3.97 avg rating — 74 ratings
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Libraries, Literacy, and African American Youth: Research and Practice 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Creating Literacy-Based Programs for Children: Lesson Plans and Printable Resources for K–5
by:
R. Lynn Baker
3.25 avg rating — 16 ratings 49. 
Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love
by:
Anne Fadiman
3.72 avg rating — 964 ratings 51. 
Linking K-2 Literacy and the Common Core: Mini-Lessons that Work! it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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So Many Books: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance
by:
Gabriel Zaid
3.72 avg rating — 1,189 ratings 55. 
Best Practices of Literacy Leaders: Keys to School Improvement
by:
Rita M. Bean
3.63 avg rating — 57 ratings 
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50 Instructional Routines to Develop Content Literacy (2nd Edition)
by:
Douglas Fisher
3.98 avg rating — 128 ratings 
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I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
by:
Anne Bogel
4.02 avg rating — 19,941 ratings 61. 
Biscuit 12-Book Phonics Fun!: A Box of 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds 4.23 avg rating — 69 ratings
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Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books
by:
Maureen Corrigan
3.46 avg rating — 1,995 ratings 64. 
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Backwards and Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays
by:
David Ball
4.10 avg rating — 1,828 ratings 64. 
Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation
by:
Kevin S. Sandler
3.60 avg rating — 25 ratings 67. 
The Berenstain Bears 12-Book Phonics Fun!: Includes 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds
by:
Jan Berenstain
4.35 avg rating — 48 ratings 
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Fancy Nancy's 12-Book Fantastic Phonics Fun!: Includes 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds
by:
Jane O'Connor
4.19 avg rating — 73 ratings 
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Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
by:
Maryanne Wolf
3.85 avg rating — 8,021 ratings 
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Booknotes: America's Finest Authors on Reading, Writing, and the Power of Ideas
by:
Brian Lamb
3.88 avg rating — 120 ratings 
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Phonics Pathways: Clear Steps To Easy Reading And Perfect Spelling 4.06 avg rating — 103 ratings
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Reading Jazz: A Gathering of Autobiography, Reportage, and Criticism from 1919 to Now
by:
Robert Gottlieb
4.23 avg rating — 117 ratings 79. 
Book Crush: For Kids and Teens--Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest
by:
Nancy Pearl
3.97 avg rating — 667 ratings 
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Reading A Writer's Mind: Exploring Short Fiction - First Thought to Finished Story
by:
Linda Acaster
4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings 
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Hiro, Dragon Warrior: Battle at Mount Kamado (Phonics Comics, Volume 18, Issue 2)
by:
Bobbi J.G. Weiss
4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings 88. 
Soldier's Heart: Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West Point 3.78 avg rating — 483 ratings
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All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age 3.76 avg rating — 1,931 ratings
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Ultimate Reading List
by:
Shelley Mosley
3.63 avg rating — 131 ratings 94. 
Clifford the Big Red Dog Phonics Fun - Reading Program - Pack 3 - 12 Books W/in Box Set. (Pack 3)
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Unknown
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 94. 
Burning the Page: The eBook Revolution and the Future of Reading
by:
Jason Merkoski
3.34 avg rating — 230 ratings 
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I See My Dad (Clifford the Big Red Dog: Phonics Fun Reading Program Pack 1, #2)
by:
Grace Maccarone
4.03 avg rating — 36 ratings 97. 
50 Things to Do with a Book: (Now That Reading Is Dead)
by:
Bruce McCall
2.63 avg rating — 68 ratings 97. 
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Hello, Clifford! (Clifford the Big Red Dog: Phonics Fun Reading Program Pack 1, #1)
by:
Wiley Blevins
3.50 avg rating — 26 ratings