NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 are proud to encourage young students to read through our initiative, Reading With You. Along with our partners, Reading Partners North Texas, Alice J. Puente Reading Initiative, and the Fort Worth Public Library, we strive to keep children engaged in reading year-round.
Our Reading With You community partner, Reading Partners North Texas, has information to help your student succeed. The Fort Worth Library continues to provide creative and diverse youth programs to keep kids learning and growing.
Books Available at the Fort Worth Public Library
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Here is a collection of books for youth, from picture books to middle grade fiction. These are great books, both old and new, to share with the youth in your life.
Picture Books For Younger Kids And the People That Read To Them:
Chapter Two is Missing by Josh Lieb: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/4559221?cid=1059370
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Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by Andy Elkerton: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/3690245?cid=1059370
Dirt Cheap by Mark Hoffmann: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/5043094?cid=1059370
Drawn Together by Minh Le: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/4056651?cid=1059370
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/5130436?cid=1059370
Early Chapter Books: For Younger Elementary School Readers Just Learning To Read On Their Own:
Zooey and Sassafras: Unicorns and Germs by Marion Lindsay: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/4343668?cid=73691
Eerie Elementary: School Freezes Over by Jack Chabert https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/3045082?cid=73691
Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy by Thomas Flintham: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/3070123
The Magnificent Makers: How to Test a Friendship by Theanne Griffith: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/5055734?cid=73691
Bookmarks are People Too! By Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/1441151
Middle Grade Fiction: For Older Elementary School Readers Who Are Strong, Independent Readers (Ages 8 to 12):
The Last Day of Summer by Lamar Giles: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/4738151
Front Desk by Kelly Yang: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/4000868
Ghost by Jason Reynolds: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/2582868
Sal and Gabi Break the Internet by Carlos Hernandez: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/4592374
Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/4002925
Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/2754334
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/5035695
The Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/4787805
Ways to Make Sunshine by Rene Watson: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/5298691
Stand Up, Yumi Chung by Jessica Kim: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/library/kids/media/4815935
Lista de lectura en Español: No ficción
¿Quien fue Martin Luther King, Jr.? (serie: ¿Quien fue?) por Bonnie Bader, Elizabeth Wolf y WHO HQ: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/655856
National Geographic Readers: Los Gatos vs. Los Perros por Elizabeth Carney: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/2359642
Libros de imágenes
El día en que descubres quién eres por Jacqueline Woodson e ilustrado por Rafael López: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/3911583
Los deseos de Carmela escrito por Matt De La Peña e ilustrado por Christian Robinson: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/3911609
Dragones y Tacos escrito por Adam Rubin e ilustrado por Daniel Salmieri: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/2301279
Lucha Libre (The Man in the Silver Mask: A Bilingual Cuento) por Xavier Garza: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/2875973
Lectores
El Chavo: La carrera de carros (Lector de Scholastic, Nivel 2) por Samantha Brooke: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/2099667
La jornada escolar de Peppa (Peppa's School Day) (serie: Peppa Pig) por Meredith Rusu: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/4263564
Libros de capítulos
Hombre Mosca y los extraterrestrezz (serie: Hombre Mosca) por Tedd Arnold: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/2995746
Pax: Una historia de paz y Amistad por Sara Pennypacker: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/2995746
Yo, Naomi León por Pam Muñoz Ryan: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/2394936
Lety alza su voz por Angela Cervantes: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/4855094
Wonder. Todos somos únicos por R.J. Palacio: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/3224555
Invasión del mundo principal (Una aventura Minecraft) por Mark Cheverton, Elia Maqueda: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/240
Novelas gráficas
Agallas (Guts) (Serie: Smile, Libro 3) por Raina Telgemeier: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/5247574
Nate el Grande: ¡Hola! (serie: Big Nate) por Lincoln Peirce: https://fwpl.overdrive.com/media/2012387
