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Books Available in HFCS Libraries

Containing Character Ed Themes

Caring:

A Chair for My Mother Vera Williams (K-2)

Alexander and the Wind up Mouse Leo Lionni  (K-2)

Tico and the Golden Wings Leo Lionni  (K-2)

Mrs. Katz and Tush Patricia Polacco  (1-4)

Thunder Cake Patricia Polacco    (1-4)

Velveteen Rabbit   M. Bianco.  (K-5)

Baby Patricia MacLachlan  (4-6)

The Family Under the Bridge  Natalie Carlson   (4-6)

The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett  (5-6)

Witness   Karen Hesse  (5-8)

Belle Prater’s Boy Ruth White   (5-8)

Darkness Over Denmark  Ellen Levine  (5-8)

Nory Ryan’s Song  Patricia Reilly Giff  (5-8)

Seedfolks Paul Fleishman  (5-8)

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes  Chris Cutcher  (7-8)

Citizenship:

Fireboat: the Heroic Adventures of John J Harvey  Maria Kalman  (K-2)

It Could Always Be Worse  Margot Zemach  (K-3)

I Pledge Allegiance  Bill Martin & Michael Sampson  (K-3)
This Land Is Your Land  Woody Guthrie  (K-6)

Red, White, and Blue and Uncle Who? The Stories Behind Some of America's Patriotic Symbols T. Bateman.  (3-6)
The Voice of the People: American Democracy in Action  Betsey Maestro  (5-8)

We Were There Too!  Young People in American History  Phillip Hoose   (5-8)

Flight 116 Is Down  Caroline Conney (7-8)

Day They Came to Arrest the Book   Nat Hentoff (7-8)

The Bomb Theodore Taylor  (7-8)

Fairness:

Amazing Grace  Mary Hoffman    (K-3)
 Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale  John Steptoe  (K-3)
One Grain of Rice  Demi  (K-3)
Stone Soup   Marcia Brown (K-3)

Fly Away Home  Eve Bunting   (K-4)
Fox Steal Home  M. Christopher (3-5)

Respect:

Fish is Fish Leo Lionni  (K-2)

Ruby the Copycat  Peggy Rathman (K-2)

Grouchy Ladybug  Eric Carle (K-2)

Arthur’s Eyes  Marc Brown (K-3)

Arthur’s Nose  Marc Brown (K-3)

Chicken Sunday Patricia Polacco (K-3)

Great Kapock Tree  Lynne Cherry  (1-5)

Hundred Penny Box  Sharon Mathias (1-6)

Molly’s Pilgrim  Barbara Cohen  (2-3)

The Courage of Sarah Noble Alice Dagliesh  (2-6)

Through Grandpa’s Eyes  Patricia Mac Lachlan (3-4)

A Real American  Richard Easton  (3-6)

The Cay  Theodore Taylor (5-6)

Sign of the Beaver Elizabeth Speare (5-6)

The Watsons Go to Birmingham  Christopher Paul Curtis  (5-8)

In Defense of Liberty  Russell Freedman (5-8)

Maggie’s Door   Patricia Reilly Giff  (5-8)

Nory Ryan’s Song Patricia Reilly Giff (5-8)

Responsibility:

Horton Hatches the Egg   Dr. Seuss (K-2)

Keep the Lights Burning, Abby Peter Roopi (1-3)

Children’s Book of Virtues William Bennett  (K-8)

The Summer My Father Was Ten Pat Brisson  (3-6)

Marvin Redpost Alone In His Teacher’s House Louis Sachar(4-6)

Moffats Eleanor Estes,   (4-6)

Rufus M  Eleanor Estes  (4-6)

Stone Fox  Gardner, J.  (4-6)

Family Under the Bridge,  Natalie Carlson (4-6)

Trumpet of the Swan E.B. White(4-6)

Lord of the Rings   Tolkien J.R.R.  (5-and up)

Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry   Mildred Taylor (5-8)

Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli (5-8)

Dicey’s Song C. Voight, (7-8)

 Homecoming C. Voight (7-8)

Tolerance / Bullying:

Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon  Patty Lowell  (K-2)

King of the Playground   Phyllis  Reynolds Naylor  (K-3)

Oliver Button is a Sissy Tommy dePaola   (K-4)

The Story of Ruby Bridges  (3-6)

Freedom River Doreen Rappaport,  (3-6)

Autumn Street Lois Lowry  (4-6)

Sounder  Armstrong,  4-6)

Across Five Aprils Irene Hunt  (5-8)

Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry  Mildred Taylor (5-8)

Trustworthiness / Courage / Bravery:

Berenstain  Bears’ Trouble at School  Berenstain, Stan  (K-2)

Sam Bangs and Moonshine  Ness, E. (K-2)

Togo  Blake, Robert J  (K-3)

Empty Pot  Demi (K-3)

Ruler of the Courtyard  Rukshana Khan (1-3)

Meanest Doll in the World Ann Martin (3-6)

Star in the Storm  Harlow, Joan Hiatt (4-6)

On My Honor Bauer, Marion (4-6)

Cybil Wars Betsy Byars (4-6)

One Eyed Cat Paula Fox  (5-6)

Mr. Lincoln’s Drummer  G. Clifton Wisler (5-8)

Storm Warriors  Elissa Carbone  (5-8)

My Brother Sam is Dead  Collier (6-8)

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