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John Schu Collections

John Schu is the children’s librarian for Bookelicious, a part-time lecturer at Rutgers University, and a former classroom teacher and teacher-librarian. He’s the author of the acclaimed picture books This Is a School, illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison, and This Is a Story, illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Lauren Castillo. He also wrote the adult study The Gift of Story: Exploring the Affective Side of the Reading Life. In 2024, he released two books: Louder Than Hunger, a novel in verse, and The Poetry Place Is Our Space, illustrated by Holly Hatam. You can find him at JohnSchu.com and on social media at @MrSchuReads.
 

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Available for purchase at $144 per collection.  All books are hardcover, and titles are subject to availability. 

Primary (Kindergarten-2nd) Schu Box For Sale

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Odder
Ruthie Rose's Big Idea
Just Like Millie
The Wild Robot on the Island
Caboose
Let's Be Bees
Rohan Murthy Has a Plan (The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class #2)
At the Window
Every Monday Mabel
The Beginning (Orris and Timble #1)

Intermediate (3rd-5th) Schu Box For Sale

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Ruthie Rose's Big Idea
Wish in a Tree
A Bad Buzz Day (The Snips #1)
The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon
Heroes by a Hair (Link + Hud)
Your Turn Marisol Rainey (Maybe Marisol #4)
Lei and the Fire Goddess (Lei and the Legends #1)
I Am Rebel
J vs. K

Middle School (6th-9th) Schu Box For Sale

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Louder Than Hunger
The Last Resort (Last Resort #1)
Museum Mayhem (Moko Magic #2)
The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon
I Am Rebel
Spark
Blood in the Water
El Niño
A Study in Secrets (Last Chance Academy #1)
We Are Big Time

More of John Schu’s Favorite Books

Elementary School

This Is a Story
Loud Mouse (Loud Mouse)
Nigel and the Moon
Courage Hats
This Is a School
The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)
Big
Narwhal's Otter Friend (Narwhal and Jelly #4)
Waverider (Amulet #9)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona Quimby #6)
Supernova (Amulet #8)
Juana and Lucas (Juana and Lucas #1)
Ways to Make Sunshine (Ryan Hart Story #1)
Moon Rising (Wings of Fire Graphic Novels #6)
Cat Kid Comic Club Influencers (Cat Kid Comic Club #5)
Hummingbird
Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
Charlotte's Web
Allergic
Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter #1)
The Tryout (The Tryout #1)
Squished
The Crossover Tie-In Edition (Crossover)
Growing Pangs (From the Universe of Growing Pangs)
A Rover's Story
Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations #1)
Cat Kid Comic Club Collaborations (Cat Kid Comic Club #4)
A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)
Two Degrees

Middle School

Not an Easy Win
A First Time for Everything
Hoops
Four Eyes (Four Eyes #1)
Hands
New in Town (Curlfriends)
The Labors of Hercules Beal
The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
Simon Sort of Says
The Crossover (Crossover Graphic Novel)
Remember Us
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Booked (Crossover Graphic Novel)
The Probability of Everything
Louder Than Hunger

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