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SBCUSD Short Reads

Short books and short story collections. Complete stories told with fewer words so kids can find satisfaction in finishing a book and look forward to their next great read.

1,714 Resources including
254 Videos
163 Book Readings
270 Lesson Plans
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Long Way Down

Long Way Down

by Jason Reynolds

60+ Resources24 Awards

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Ghost

Ghost

by Jason Reynolds

Book 1 in series

45+ Resources12 Awards

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Door of No Return, The

The Door of No Return

by Kwame Alexander

45+ Resources11 Awards

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Night

Night

40+ Resources

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House Arrest

House Arrest

40+ Resources3 Awards

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Ways to Make Sunshine

Ways to Make Sunshine

by Renée Watson and Nina Mata

Book 1 in series

40+ Resources9 Awards

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Blackout

Blackout

by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, and Angie Thomas

40+ Resources6 Awards

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Roller Girl

Roller Girl

by Victoria Jamieson

40+ Resources11 Awards

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Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

by Jason Reynolds and Alexander Nabaum

40+ Resources12 Awards

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Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood

Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood

by Kwame Mbalia and Lamar Giles

40+ Resources9 Awards

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Number the Stars

Number the Stars

40+ Resources3 Awards

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Flying Lessons & Other Stories

Flying Lessons & Other Stories

by Ellen Oh, Kelly J. Baptist, Soman Chainani, and Meg Medina

35+ Resources7 Awards

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Starfish

Starfish

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Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia

by Katherine Paterson and Donna Diamond

35+ Resources1 Awards

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Locomotion

Locomotion

by Jacqueline Woodson

35+ Resources8 Awards

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Swim Team

Swim Team

by Johnnie Christmas

35+ Resources12 Awards

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Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices

by S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed, Sara Alfageeh, and Candice Montgomery

35+ Resources6 Awards

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Alone

Alone

by Megan E. Freeman

35+ Resources1 Awards

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Bad Beginning, The

The Bad Beginning

by Lemony Snicket

Book 1 in series

30+ Resources

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Whipping Boy, The

The Whipping Boy

by Sid Fleischman and Peter Sís

30+ Resources2 Awards

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Odder

Odder

by Katherine Applegate and Charles Santoso

30+ Resources3 Awards

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Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America

Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America

by Ibi Zoboi, Jason Reynolds, Renée Watson, and Leah Henderson

30+ Resources4 Awards

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First Part Last, The

The First Part Last

by Angela Johnson

30+ Resources6 Awards

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Super Puzzletastic Mysteries

Super Puzzletastic Mysteries

by Chris Grabenstein, Stuart Gibbs, Lamar Giles, and Bruce Hale

30+ Resources

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Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

by Cynthia Leitich Smith

30+ Resources5 Awards

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Frindle

Frindle

by Andrew Clements and Brian Selznick

25+ Resources1 Awards

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Love That Dog

Love That Dog

by Sharon Creech

25+ Resources6 Awards

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Tuck Everlasting

Tuck Everlasting

by Natalie Babbitt

25+ Resources1 Awards

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After Tupac and D Foster

After Tupac and D Foster

by Jacqueline Woodson

25+ Resources5 Awards

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Single Shard, A

A Single Shard

by Linda Sue Park

25+ Resources5 Awards

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Thousand Beginnings and Endings, A

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

by Ellen Oh, Elsie Chapman, Renée Ahdieh, and Sona Charaipotra

25+ Resources5 Awards

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Chronicles of Harris Burdick, The: 14 Amazing Authors Tell the Tales

The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: 14 Amazing Authors Tell the Tales

by Chris Van Allsburg and Lemony Snicket

25+ Resources3 Awards

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Hero Next Door, The

The Hero Next Door

by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Joseph Bruchac, Linda Sue Park, and Anna Dobbin

25+ Resources

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

by E.L. Konigsburg

25+ Resources2 Awards

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Long Way From Chicago, A

A Long Way From Chicago

by Richard Peck

Book 1 in series

25+ Resources5 Awards

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Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales

Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales

by Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon

25+ Resources5 Awards

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Mouse and the Motorcycle, The

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

by Beverly Cleary and Louis Darling

20+ Resources

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Sarah, Plain and Tall

Sarah, Plain and Tall

by Patricia MacLachlan

20+ Resources4 Awards

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Funny Business

Funny Business

by Jon Scieszka, Mac Barnett, and Adam Rex

20+ Resources

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Disability Visibility: 17 First-Person Stories for Today

Disability Visibility: 17 First-Person Stories for Today

20+ Resources6 Awards

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Dragons in a Bag

Dragons in a Bag

by Zetta Elliott

Book 1 in series

20+ Resources3 Awards

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Fresh Ink: An Anthology

Fresh Ink: An Anthology

20+ Resources4 Awards

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Tears of a Tiger

Tears of a Tiger

by Sharon M. Draper

Book 1 in series

20+ Resources2 Awards

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Color of My Words, The

The Color of My Words

20+ Resources7 Awards

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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912

by Lauren Tarshis and Scott Dawson

Book 1 in series

20+ Resources

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Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World

Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World

by Kelly Jensen

20+ Resources3 Awards

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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake

20+ Resources

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Shiloh

Shiloh

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

20+ Resources1 Awards

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