- The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill
- Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
- Jefferson’s Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- The Apothecary by Maile Meloy
- Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
- Red Glove (Curse Workers Book 2) by Holly Black
- Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
- The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
- Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King
- The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer Holm
- The Learning Leader by Donald Reeves
- Case Studies for Educational Leadership: Solving Administrative Dilemmas by Stephen Midlock
- Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
- The Aviary by Kathleen O’Dell
- Lonely Planet West Africa
- Everything on Dakar, Senegal, and West Africa that I have been able to get my hands on through inner-library loan.
- The Learning Leader: How to Focus School Improvement for Better Results by Douglas Reeves
- Accountability for Learning: How Teachers and School Leaders Can Take Charge by Douglas Reeves
- Wonder by R. J. Palocio
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- Professional Development What Works by Sally Zepeda
- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
- Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
- Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s Struggle with Aneroxia by Harriet Brown
- Kindred Souls by Patricia MacLachlan
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- Insurgent by Veronica Roth
- Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson
- The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing
- May B. by Caroline Starr Rose
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