From the April 18, 2008 Pigeon Post essay of the same name.
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
Independent Readers
Young Adult
There are thousands of truly wonderful children's stories that tell the tale of children and people coming together, many times unexpectedly, to overcome mutual suspicions arising from assumptions (or raw ignorance) about gender, race, age, ethnicity, religion, wealth, class, culture, accent, language, country of origin, etc. The following are some stories where friendships are forged across the boundaries of age, race, religion, class, etc.What suggestions do you have? This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
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A Splendid Friend Indeed by Suzanne Bloom Suggested |
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Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss Highly Recommended |
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Pocahontas by Leslie Gourse and illustrated by Meryl Henderson Suggested |
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When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest and illustrated by P. J. Lynch Highly Recommended |
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Great Wolf And the Good Woodsman by Helen Hoover and illustrated by Betsy Bowen Highly Recommended |
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by Lambert Davis Highly Recommended |
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Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel Recommended |
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Secret of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman and illustrated by Bruce T. Taylor Recommended |
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The Gardener by Sarah Stewart and illustrated by David Small Highly Recommended |
Independent Readers
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Eight Cousins or the Aunt-Hill by Louisa May Alcott Recommended |
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Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks and Brock Cole Highyl Recommended |
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Keeper Of Soles by Teresa Bateman and illustrated by Yayo Suggested |
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Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer Highly Recommended |
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A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett and illustrated by Tasha Tudor Highly Recommended |
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Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech and illustrated by Christopher Raschka Suggested |
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Despereaux/the Tale Of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo Recommended |
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Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Highlt Recommended |
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Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell Suggested |
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The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes and illustrated by Louis Slobodkin Recommended |
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Once upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris Recommended |
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The Double Life of Pocahontas by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Ed Young Suggested |
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Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff Recommended |
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Dark Water Rising by Marian Hale Suggested |
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Jessica by Kevin Henkes Suggested |
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Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Recommended |
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Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes Highly Recommended |
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Martin Bridge Ready For Takeoff! by Jessica Scott Kerrin and illustrated by Joseph Kelly Suggested |
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The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney Highly Recommended |
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by Lambert Davis Recommended |
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Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger Suggested |
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Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja Suggested |
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The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg Suggested |
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Marven of the Great North Woods by Kathryn Lasky and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes Suggested |
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Highly Recommended |
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Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Highly Recommended |
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Ronia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren and illustrated by Alfred Lindgren Recommended |
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From Anna by Jean Little Recommended |
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Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry Recommended |
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Gold Dust by Chris Lynch Suggested |
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Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery and illustrated by Jody Lee Highyl Recommended |
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Gentle Ben by Walt Morey and illustrated by John Schoenherr Recommended |
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The Mzungu Boy by Meja Mwangi Suggested |
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Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Highly Recommended |
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Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco Suggested |
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Bread And Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson Suggested |
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson and illustrated by Donna Diamond Recommended |
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Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco Suggested |
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Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco Suggested |
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Elijah's Angel by Michael J. Rosen and illustrated by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Suggested |
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Holes by Louis Sachar Highly Recommended |
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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt Suggested |
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The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare Recommended |
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Recommended |
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Charlotte's Web by E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams Highly Recommended |
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Crow Boy by Taro Yashima Suggested |
Young Adult
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The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain Recommended |
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and illustrated by Donald McKay Highly Recommended |
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