CHARACTER COUNTS! BOOKS

Available in your Middle School Library
(Please talk to the librarian on how to check these out)

TITLES	AUTHOR	PILLAR/GR.

50 ways to save the earth	Jankeliowitch, Anne	Citizenship/5-6
All that glitters	Hamilton, Tisha	Caring/5-6
Americans who tell the truth	Shetterly, Robert	Trustworthiness/5-6
Black & white -	Blackman, Malorie	Fairness/5-8
The bone flute	Bow, Patricia	Responsibility/5-8
Burning up : a novel	Cooney, Caroline B.	Fairness/5-8
Bullies are a pain in the brain	Romain, Trevor	Respect/5-6
Bullies to buddies: how to turn your enemies into friends	Kalman, Izzy	Respect/5-8
Careers for caring people & other sensitive types	Paradis, Adrian A.	Caring/7-8
Chicken soup for the preteen soul : 101 stories of changes, choices and growing up for kids ages 9-13	Health Communications	All/5-8
Chicken soup for the preteen soul 2 : stories about facing challenges, realizing dreams and making a difference	Health Communications	All/5-8
Civil rights marches	George, Linda	Fairness/5-6
Countdown	Mikaelsen, Ben	Responsibility/5-8
The cow of no color : riddle stories and justice tales from around	Jaffe, Nina	Fairness/5-8
the world		Fairness/5-8
Crash	Spinelli, Jerry	Caring/5-6
Dave Thomas: honesty pays	Kramer, Barbara	Trustworthiness/5-6
The doggy dung disaster & other true stories: regular kids doing heroic things around the world	Sundem, Garth	Responsibility/5-8
Doing and being your best: the boundaries and expectations assets	Espeland, Pamela	Responsibility/5-6
Don't hold me back: my life and art	Rembert, Winfred	Responsibility/5-8
The dragon's child: a story of Angel Islan	Yep, Lawrence	Caring/5-6
Earth care: world folktales to talk about		Responsibility/5-8
Eleanor Roosevelt: fighter for social justice	Weil, Ann	Fairness/5-6
The everything kids' environment book: learn how you can help save the environment by getting involved at school, home, or play	Amsel, Sheri	Citizen/5-8
Fair has nothing to do with it	Cotton, Cynthia	Fair/5-8
Fairness counts	Bender, Marie	Fair/5-8
Freak the Mighty	Philbrick, W.R.	Care/5-8
Gossamer	Lowry, Lois	Care/5-8
Helping hands: a city and a nation lend their support at Ground Zero	Kjell, Marylou Morano	Citizen/5-8
Helping hands: how families can reach out to their community	Mintzer, Richard	Fair/5-8
Here today	Martin, Ann M.	Response/5-8
Hidden talents	Lubar, David	Respect/5-8
The hollow people	Keaney, Brian	Response/5-8
Hoot	Hiaasen, Carl	Citizen/5-8
Jamaal's lucky day!	Little, Robert	Trust/5-6
Jubilee journey	Meyer, Carolyn	Respect/5-8
A kid's guide to America's bill of rights: curfews, censorship, and the 100-pound giant	Krull, Kathleen	Citizenship/5-8
The kid's guide to service projects: over 500 service ideas for young people who want to make a difference	Lewis, Barbara A.	Citizenship/5-8
The kid's guide to social action: how to solve the social problems you choose and turn creative thinking into positive action	Lewis, Barbara A.	Citizenship/5-8
The kidnappers: a mystery	Roberts, Willo Davis	Trustworthiness/5-6
Learning about equal rights from the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Jones, Brenn	Fairness/5-6
Learning about rewsponsiblility from the life of Colin Powell	Jones, Brenn	Responsibility/5-6
Let it shine: stories of Black women freedom fighters	Pinkney, Andrea Davis	Fairness/5-6
Make Lemonade	Wolff, Virginia Euwer	Responsibility/5-8
The monster in me	Harrison, Mette Ivie	Trustworthiness/5-8
The music of dolphins	Hesse, Karen	Trustworthiness/5-6
Night Hoops	Deuker, Carl	Respect/5-8
No fair! Kids talk about fairness	Loewen, Nancy	Fairness/5-6
No small thing	Ghent Natale	Responsibility/5-6
The Pledge of Allegiance	Fata, Heather	Citizenship/5-6
Respect	Dylan, Matthew	Respect/5-6
Respect: a girl's guide to getting respect and dealing when your line is crossed	Macavinta, Courtney	Respect/5-8
Rumors at school	Doyle, Dennis M.	Caring/5-8
Stargirl	Spinelli, Jerry	Respect/5-8
Stick up for yourself! Every kid's guide to personal power and positive sefl-esteem	Kaufman, Gershen	Respect/5-8
Tangerine	Bloor, Edward	Respect/5-8
Through my eyes	Bridges, Ruby	Fairness/5-6
Trustworthiness	Lauren, Emily	Trustworthiness/5-6
Under siege	Greene, Janice	Responsibility/5-8
What do you stand for? For kids: a guide to building character	Lewis, Barbara A.	Responsibility/5-6
Who's responsible?	Haynes, David	Responsibility/5-8
Wing nut	Auch, Mary Jane	Caring/5-8
Winners take all	Bowen, Fred	Trustworthiness/5-6
Zach's lie	Smith, Roland	Trustworthiness/5-8