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Our library is a wonderful resource, but with our students reading an incredible amount of books to satisfy their reading log requirements (and their own love of independent reading!) any holes in the collection become apparent very quickly. Right now, we do not have enough classic books to satisfy student demand - and our students are demanding classic books! On more than one occasion I've had older students ask for help finding a classic work like Sherlock Holmes or Lord of the Rings, and had to tell them that the library doesn't have it! Our students look for classic books to satisfy their interest in the TV shows, movies, and other cultural artifacts that are based on them; experience the original version of a story they have read and enjoyed in an abridged format at a younger age; and transition to more "adult" books as they head towards middle school and start to branch out their reading. Without classic books, there is very little fiction that will appropriately challenge advanced level readers in the fifth and sixth grades. Children's classics like the Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan also allow younger advanced readers to read above their grade level without having to reach for young adult novels that may contain material they are not developmentally ready for. The 40 books on our wish-list represent a comprehensive list of classics that will serve all grades at our 3-6 school. They are all illustrated hardcover editions, making them both attractive and durable enough for library use, and as most of them come from the same publisher's set, students interested in classics will quickly learn to find them on the library shelves by looking for their similar shape and style. Please help us give our enthusiastic readers access to these challenging, familiar stories!

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Our library is a wonderful resource, but with our students reading an incredible amount of books to satisfy their reading log requirements (and their own love of independent reading!) any holes in the collection become apparent very quickly. Right now, we do not have enough classic books to satisfy student demand - and our students are demanding classic books! On more than one occasion I've had older students ask for help finding a classic work like Sherlock Holmes or Lord of the Rings, and had to tell them that the library doesn't have it! Our students look for classic books to satisfy their interest in the TV shows, movies, and other cultural artifacts that are based on them; experience the original version of a story they have read and enjoyed in an abridged format at a younger age; and transition to more "adult" books as they head towards middle school and start to branch out their reading. Without classic books, there is very little fiction that will appropriately challenge advanced level readers in the fifth and sixth grades. Children's classics like the Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan also allow younger advanced readers to read above their grade level without having to reach for young adult novels that may contain material they are not developmentally ready for. The 40 books on our wish-list represent a comprehensive list of classics that will serve all grades at our 3-6 school. They are all illustrated hardcover editions, making them both attractive and durable enough for library use, and as most of them come from the same publisher's set, students interested in classics will quickly learn to find them on the library shelves by looking for their similar shape and style. Please help us give our enthusiastic readers access to these challenging, familiar stories!

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