Page Turner's Book Club Book Ideas
Page Turner's Book Club Book Ideas
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Adaline Falling Star |
OSBORNE, Mary Pope |
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Anastasia Has the Answers |
LOWRY, Lois |
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Andy and the Wild Animal |
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Angela and Diabola |
BANKS, Lynn Reid |
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Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl |
FRANK, Anne |
A young Jewish girl, writing in her diary, reflects on her life in hiding in Amsterdam and the terrors of World War II. |
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Anne of Green Gables |
MONTGOMERY, Lucy M. |
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Arctic Incident, The (Artemis Fowl Series 2/4) |
COLFER, Eoin |
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Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl Series 1/4) |
COLFER, Eoin |
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Babe the Gallant Pig |
KING-SMITH, Dick |
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Baby Island |
BRINK, Carol Ryrie |
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Ballad of Lucy Whipple, The |
CUSHMAN, Karen |
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Beauty Book, The (Young WoF: Library 1/?) |
RUE, Nancy |
Coordinates with fiction Lily Robbins Series |
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Because of Winn Dixie |
DICAMILLO, Kate |
A ten year old girl describes her first year in Naomi, FL and all the things that happen to her because of her dog Winn-Dixie. |
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Behind the Bedroom Wall |
MARTIN, Ann M. |
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Belle Teal |
WILLIAMS |
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Birchbark House |
ERDRICH |
Omakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847. |
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Bluish |
HAMILTON, Virginia |
Ten-year-old Dreenie feels both intrigued and frightened when she thinks about the girl nicknamed Bluish, whose leukemia is making her pale and causing her to use a wheelchair. |
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Body Book, The (Young WoF: Series 2/?) |
RUE, Nancy |
Coordinates with fiction Lily Robbins Series |
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Borning Room, The |
FLEISCHMAN, Paul |
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Brian�s Winter |
PAULSEN, Gary |
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Bridge to Terabithia |
PATERSON, Katherine |
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets and untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.� 1982 Newbery Medal Book. |
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Bud, Not Buddy |
CURTIS, Christopher Paul |
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Butterflies and Lizards, Beryl and Me |
BORNSTEIN, Ruth |
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Caddie Woodlawn |
BRINK, Carol Ryrie |
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Cat Who Went to Heaven, The |
COATSWORTH, E. |
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Catherine Called Birdy |
CUSHMAN, Karen |
MEDIEVAL ENGLAND IS THE BACKGROUND FOR THIS STORY OF A SPIRITED GIRL NARRATED IN DIARY FORM. The thirteen-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married off. |
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Cecile: Gates of Gold |
CASANOVA, Mary |
In 1711, twelve-year-old Cecile Revel unexpectedly gets the chance to serve Louis XIV's sister-in-law at the palace of Versailles, but instead of a dream come true, life at court proves to be complicated and precarious. |
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Charlie Pippin |
BOYD, Candy Dawson |
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Charlotte's Web |
WHITE, E. B. |
Fern is determined that she has to save Wilbur from being killed.� 1953 Newbery Honor Book |
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Chasing Redbird |
CREECH, Sharon |
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Courage of Sarah Noble, The |
DAGLEISH, A. |
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Cricket in Times Square , The |
SELDEN, George |
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Cry of the Icemark, The |
HILL, Stuart |
After the death of her beloved father, headstrong princess Thirrin Freer Strong-In-The-Arm becomes warrior queen of her homeland, Icemark, defending it from a formidable invader. Despite Thirrin's bravery and the support of Oskan, the Witch's son, the task proves more difficult than Thirrin ever dreamed. She must assemble a force to rival her opponent. And, in the chill winter of Icemark, she only has until spring to unite the strange beasts and frightening creatures who live just outside her country. Ultimately, it is Thirrin's vision and determination that will see her through to victory. |
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Danny, the Champion of the World |
DAHL, Roald |
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Dealing with Dragons |
WREDE, Patricia C. |
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Dear America: I thought my soul would rise and fly |
HANSEN, Joyce |
When Twelve-year-old Patsy keeps a diary of the ripe but confusing time following the end of the Civil War and the granting of freedom to former slaves. |
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Dear Mom Your Ruining My Life |
LEEUWEN, Jean Van |
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Doll People, The |
MARTIN, Ann M. |
Passed down from one generation to the next, the Doll family has lived in the same dollhouse, located in the same room of the Palmer family's house, for 100 years. While the world outside has changed, their own lives have notDwith two significant exceptions. First, Auntie Sarah Doll suddenly and mysteriously disappeared 45 years ago, when the Doll family belonged to Kate Palmer's grandmother. More recently, the modern, plastic Funcraft family has moved into Kate's little sister's room. |
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Dovey Coe |
DOWELL, Frances |
When accused of murder in her North Carolina mountain in 1928, Dovey Coe comes to a new understanding of others, including her deaf brother. |
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Dragon Rider |
FUNKE, Patricia |
From the author of "The Thief Lord" and "Inkheart" comes a magical story about a boy named Ben and a silver-skinned dragon named Firedrake. The master storyteller creates an ultimately triumphant tale about the power of belief and the true meaning of home. |
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Dragons in Our Midst: Raising Dragons (Series 1/4) |
DAVIS, Bryan |
In this young adult contemporary fantasy novel, author Bryan Davis took historical events surrounding the legend of King Arthur and Merlin the Magician and turned them upside down, backwards, and inside out. Fully human and fully dragon, heroes Billy and Bonnie are being hunted by an evil and determined dragon slayer. |
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Dragons in Our Midst: The Candlestone (Series 2/4) |
DAVIS, Bryan |
A modern fantasy novel that inspires young people to believe in the promises made by trustworthy friends, to discern between good and evil, and to use their God-given strengths to fight against evil and set the captives free. |
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Dragons in
Our Midst: The Cirlces of Seven |
DAVIS, Bryan |
Filled with action, danger, and suspense this book is sure to keep readers in their seats, following Billy and Bonnie to the exciting conclusion. This is the third saga in a four book series. |
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Ear, the Eye and the Arm, The |
FARMER, Nancy |
Future about 2100�s starts in Zimbabwe. |
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Egypt Game |
SNYDER, Zilpha Keatley |
Theme is not judging others. |
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Eleanor�s Story: an American Girl in Hitler�s Germany |
GARNER, Eleanor Ramrath |
The author tells how she, and her family, Americans living in Berlin, survived World War II. |
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Ella Enchanted |
LEVINE, Gail |
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.� OUR FIRST PAGE TURNER BOOK! |
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Esperanza Rising |
RYAN, Pam Munoz |
Esperanza and her mother must give up their lives of wealth in Mexico to work in the labor camps of Southern California during the Great Depression. |
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Eternity Code, The (Artemis Fowl Series 3/4) |
COLFER, Eoin |
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Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes |
DANZIGER, Paula |
Matthew cannot resist the temptation to play practical jokes on his older sister and all the girls in his class at school, so by the time of the big party for his eleventh birthday they have all declared war on him. |
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Everything on a Waffle |
HORVATH, Polly |
Eleven-year-old Primrose living in a small fishing village in British Columbia recounts her experiences. |
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Fairy Lair |
LEMIEUX, Anne |
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Fever 1793 |
ANDERSON, Laurie Halse |
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Finding Where the Wind Goes: Moments From My Life |
JEMISON, Mae |
Astronaut, physician, and chemical engineer Mae Jemison shares inspirational moments in her life that influenced her to seek a career in science and ultimately to be the first African-American woman to travel in space. |
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Firewing (Shade Series 3/3) |
OPPEL, Kenneth |
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Five Pages a Day: A Writer�s Journey |
KEHRET, Peg |
The author describes her childhood bout with polio, how she became a writer, family relationships, and the importance of writing in her life. |
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Flipped |
DRAANEN, Wendelin Van |
In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years. |
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Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule |
ROBINET |
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Freaky Friday |
RODGERS, Mary |
A day of revelations and fresh insights as Annabel Andrews, thirteen, wakes up to discover she has turned into her mother.� ALA notable book. |
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Friends, The |
GUY, Rosa |
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Frindle |
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From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler |
KONIGBURG, E. L. |
Straight-A's Claudia Kincaid has decided to run away from home. But where to and how? She picks the Metropolitan Museum of Art and recruits her younger brother, Jamie (he has a radio and $24.43). So with Claudia as the planner and Jamie as the treasurer, they take the train to New York City and "move into" the art museum. Immediately, they start exploring rooms, blending in with touring classes, and hiding from the night guards at closing time. Then they meet "Angel" and read about a 470-year-old mystery. Claudia is determined to discover Angel's secret and go home a different person |
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Game of Sunken Places, The |
ANDERSON, M. T. |
When two boys stay with an eccentric relative at his mansion in rural Vermont, they discover an old-fashioned board game that draws them into a mysterious adventure. |
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Gathering Blue |
LOWRY, Lois |
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George's Marvelous Medicine |
DAHL, Roald |
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Ghost of Fossil Glen, The |
DEFELICE, Cynthia |
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Girl Called Al, A |
GREENE, Constance C. |
Plump, bespectacled Al moves into the apartment house bringing nonconformity and friendship with her.� By the author of AL(EXANDRA) THE GREAT. |
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Girl in a Cage |
HARRIS,
Robert & |
As English armies invade Scotland in1306, eleven-year-old Princess Marjorie, daughter of the newly crowned Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is captured by England�s King Edward Longshanks and held in a cage on public display. |
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Girl Wonder A Baseball Story in Nine Innings |
HOPKINSON, Deborah |
Alta Weiss was born to play baseball. From the age of two, when she hurls a corncob at a pesky tomcat, folks in her small Ohio town know one thing for sure: She may be a girl, but she's got some arm. When she's seventeen, Alta hears about a semipro team, the Independents. But one look at Alta's long skirts tells Coach all he needs to know -- girls can't play baseball! Faster than you can say "strike out!," Alta's convinces him to give her a chance. And so with the crowd buzzing, Alta steps up to the pitcher's mound. Inspired by the life of pioneering female baseball player Alta Weiss, and dramatized by Terry Widener's bold illustrations, Girl Wonder tells the unforgettable story of a true American original. |
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Girls Who Rocked the World |
WELDEN, Amelie & MCCANN,Jerry |
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Giver, The |
LOWRY, Lois |
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Golden Compass, The |
PULLMAN, Philip |
1st of a Trilogy.� Magic dust, found only in the Arctic, leads Lyra to seek Adi from class, Egyptians, and armored bears to win this more-than-mortal battle.� 1995 Carnegie Medal, '97 Abby Nominee. |
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Half Magic |
EAGEER, Edward |
Have you ever wanted to go on a magical adventure? I have, and so did Jane, Mark, Katherine and Martha. They find a magic coin which will grant their wished, but there is a slightly problem -- the coin will only grant half of their wish! The fun and adventure really begins when they finally figure out how to use the coin -- or think they have it figured out. They find out they should make sure they know what they are wishing for! |
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Harriet, the Spy |
FITZHUGH, Louise |
Harriet's notebook of her feelings about classmates and neighbors is found by her classmates. NYT Best Children's Book 1964. |
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Here's Lily (Young WoF: Lily Series 1/14) |
RUE, Nancy |
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Hive for the Honeybee, A |
LALLY, Soinbhe |
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Holes |
SACHAR, Louis |
Stanley ends up in a juvenile detention center where he is forced to dig holes everyday. It is supposed to build his character, but he suspects there are ulterior motives.� 1999 Newbery Medal Winner, 1998 National Book Award |
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Homeless Bird |
WHELAN, Gloria |
Only 13 when her parents find her a husband, Koly can't help feeling apprehensive about leaving home to live in a distant village with her in-laws and husband, none of whom she has met. The truth is worse than she could have feared: the groom, Hari, is a sickly child, and his parents have wanted only a dowry, not a wife for him, in order to pay for a trip to Benares so Hari might bathe in the holy waters of the Ganges. Koly is widowed almost immediately; later, she is abandoned in the holy city of Vrindavan by her cruel mother-in-law. Koly, likened to a "homeless bird" in a famous poem by Rabindranath Tagore, embodies the tragic plight of Hindu women without status, family or financial security. |
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Homesick |
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House of Dies Drear, The |
HAMILTON, Virginia |
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson |
LORDS, Bette Bao |
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Inheritance: Eldest (Series 2/3) |
PAOLINI, Christopher |
The much-anticipated follow-up to national bestseller, "Eragon." Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Young Adult. |
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Inheritance: Eragon (Series 1/3) |
PAOLINI, Christopher |
Author 15yo when written. In Algaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters. |
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Invisible Thread, The |
UCHIDA |
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Island of the Blue Dolphin, The |
O�DELL, Scott |
Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.� 1961 Newbery Medal Winner |
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Jennifer, Hecate, and Me, Elizabeth |
KONIGBURG, E. L. |
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Jip |
PATERSON, Katherine |
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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key |
GANTOS, Jack |
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Journey to Jo'Burg |
NAIDOO, Beverly |
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Julie of the Wolves |
GEORGE, Jean Craighead |
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Landry News, The |
CLEMENTS, Andrew |
A fifth-grader starts a newspaper with an editorial that prompts her burnt-out classroom teacher to really begin teaching again, but he is later threatened with disciplinary action as a result. |
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Last of the Really Great Wangdoodles |
EDWARDS, Julie Andrews |
What on earth is a Whangdoodle? A "fanciful creature of undefined nature," it was also once the wisest, kindest, most fun-loving living thing in the world--until people stopped believing in it. When that lack of faith became widespread, the last of the really great Whangdoodles created a special land full of extraordinary creatures: furry Flukes, the sly High-Behind Splintercat, and the wonderful Whiffle Bird. But when an open-minded professor--the one adult who still believes in the Whangdoodle--joins forces with three children with active imaginations, they become an unstoppable team on a fantastic and sometimes terrifying journey to Whangdoodleland. |
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Lily Robbins M.D. (Young WoF: Lily Series 2/14) |
RUE, Nancy |
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Lily the Rebel (Young WoF: Lily Series 6/14) |
RUE, Nancy |
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Lily's Crossing |
GIFF, Patricia Riley |
Lily fears for her father as he goes to fight in World War II and learns the hard lessons in life when she is forced to befriend a refugee from Hungary.� 1998 Newbery Honor Book |
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Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The |
LEWIS, C.S. |
Four children open a magic wardrobe door and fall into another world, where a lion is king and a wicked witch threatens the land with eternal winter.� Part of a series, but can be read alone. |
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Little Prince, The |
EXUPERY, Antoine de Saint |
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Little Riders |
SHEMIN, Margaretha |
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Little Women |
ALCOTT, Louisa May |
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in 19th century New England. |
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Lizard Music |
PINKWATER, D. Manus |
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Loretta and the Little Fairy |
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Love that Dog |
CREECH, Sharon |
A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what each poem means to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poems. |
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Love, Ruby Lavender |
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Ruby is the only grandchild of Miss Eula Dapplevine, and the two are definitely "kindred spirits." Partners in crime - they steal ready-to-be-slaughtered chickens - the two share their thoughts and feelings by leaving daily missives in the knothole of a silver maple. Ruby, adventurous and opinionated, is devastated when her grandmother announces her plans to visit a new grandchild ("I hope they name her Hortense," Ruby offers) in Hawaii. Miss Eula and Ruby continue their correspondence throughout the summer, as Ruby offers "free advice," like "Always jiggle babies after they eat." Miss Eula consoles Ruby as she faces challenges and tries her best to combat the jealousy she feels toward her new cousin. Ruby's arch rival, Melba Jane, irritates Ruby, tells secrets. and generally upstages her until the day she really needs help, and Ruby comes to her rescue. Proving her theory that "life does go on," Miss Eula returns to Hallelulia to find that Ruby has, to her own surprise, made new friends and matured a bit in her absence. |
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Man in the Ceiling, The |
FEIFFER, Jules |
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Mandy |
EDWARDS, Julie Andrews |
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Maniac Magee |
SPINELLI, Jerry |
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries. 1991 Newbery Medal Winner, Boston Globe-Horn Book� |
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Mary, Bloody Mary |
MEYER |
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Medlenka |
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Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway |
HILL, Kirkpatrick |
Twelve-year-old Minuk�s traditional Eskimo way of life is changed forever in 1892 with the arrival of Christian missionaries. |
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Missing May |
RYLANT, Cynthia |
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Misty of Chincoteague |
HENRY, Marguerite |
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Mouse Called Wolf, A |
KING-SMITH, Dick |
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH |
O'BRIEN, Robert C. |
When Timothy, youngest of a family of field mice, becomes ill, his mother, Mrs. Frisby, enlists the aid of the Rats of NIMS to move their home.�� Newbery Medal 1972 Young Reader's Choice Award |
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Mrs. Mike |
FREEDMAN, Benedict |
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle |
MACDONLAD, Betty |
Eight funny and instructive stories in which the magical Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle helps teach children how to behave. |
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Muggie Maggie |
CLEARY, B. |
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My Side of the Mountain |
GEORGE, Jean Craighead |
In this enthralling story, a boy builds a tree house in the mountains and learns to live entirely by his wits.� 1960 Newbery Honor Book |
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No Flying in the House |
BROCK, Betty |
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No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War |
LOBEL, Anita |
The author, an illustrator of children�s books, describes her experiences as a young Jewish girl in Poland during World War II. |
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Nose from Jupiter, The |
SCRIMGER |
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Nowhere to Call Home |
DEFELICE, Cynthia |
Sheltered, wealthy Frances Barrows world is thrown into chaos when her fathers factories go bankrupt and he kills himself during the Depression. When she hears a servants plan to become a hobo and ride the rails, 12-year-old Frances sees a way out of being sent from her home in Philadelphia to live with her stern aunt in Chicago. She gives the slip to the adults, cashes in her train ticket and disguises herself as a boy, leaping into a dark boxcar headed for Pittsburgh and freedom. |
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Number the Stars |
LOWRY, Lois |
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Anne Marie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.� 1990 Newbery Medal Winner |
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One Hundred Dresses |
ESTES, Eleanor |
Wanda tells everyone that she has 100 dresses at home, but she chooses only to wear one of them.� 1945 Newbery Honor Book |
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Opal Deception, The (Artemis Fowl Series 4/4) |
COLFER, Eoin |
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Our Only May Amelia |
HOLM, Jennifer L. |
As the only girl in a Finnish American family of seven brothers, May Amelia Jackson resents being expected to act like a lady while growing up in Washington state in 1899. |
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Out of the Dust |
HESSE, Karen |
In a series of
poems, fifteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her
family's wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Depression. |
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Over Sea, Under Stone |
COOPER, Susan |
Three children unwittingly stumble upon a long-sought relic of Arthurian days. The relic is not merely of antiquarian interest, but it also holds some secret source of strength and goodness.� Part of a series? |
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P.S. Longer Letter Later |
DANZIGER, Paula & MARTIN, Ann |
Twelve-year-old best friends Elizabeth and Tara-Starr continue their friendship through letter-writing after Tara-Starr's family moves to another state. |
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Phantom Tollbooth |
JUSTER, Norton |
Wise and witty fantasy as a boy travels through time and space to the Lands Beyond. |
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Pippi books |
LINDGREN, Astrid |
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Plain Girl |
SORENSEN, Virginia� |
Despite her father's objections, a young Amish girl secretly looks forward to attending public school where she makes a best friend and gains a new perspective on her family's way of life. |
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Prairie River:� A Journey of Faith (Series 1/4) |
GREGORY, Kristiana |
It is the spring of 1865, and the end of the Civil War is near. As the nation is struggling to come to peace with itself, all Vanessa Clemens can think about is her birthday. She has been dreading it for weeks. On the day she turns fourteen, she must leave the orphanage that has been her home for ten years. The orphanage headmaster has made arrangements for Nessa. Either she can marry the local pastor or she can become a servant . Those are her only options. Then, on her birthday morning, Nessa hears cries flooding the sleeping Missouri town. |
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Prairie River:� Grateful Harvest (Series 2/4) |
GREGORY, Kristiana |
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Prairie River:� Hope Springs Eternal (Series 4/4) |
GREGORY, Kristiana |
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Prairie River:� Winter Tidings (Series 3/4) |
GREGORY, Kristiana |
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Puppy Sisters, The |
HINTON, S. E. |
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Riding Freedom |
RYAN, Pam Munoz |
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Rip Roaring Russell (& other Russell and Elisa books)� |
HURWITZ, Johanna |
Russell decides that to compete with his new sister, he will have to raise a little heck. |
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry |
TAYLOR, Mildred D. |
Warmth, humor,
hard times as a black family struggles to maintain dignity & independence
in depression Mississippi. |
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes |
COERR, E. |
Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy.� |
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Sarah, Plain and Tall |
MACLACHLAN, P. |
Warmth, humor hard times as a black family struggles to maintain dignity & independence in depression Mississippi.� 1977 Newbery Medal Winner; Young Reader's Choice Award, ALA Notable Book |
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Saving Lilly |
KEHRET, Peg |
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Seaman |
KARWOSKI, Gail Langer |
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Seven Kisses In a Row |
MACLACHLAN, Patricia |
Emma learns to accept "different strokes for different folks" when her aunt and uncle come to take care of her and her brother. |
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Shabanu |
STAPLES, Suzanne Fischer |
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Shadows in the Water |
LASKY, Kathryn |
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Shilo |
NAYLOR, Phyllis Reynolds |
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School |
SACHER, Louis |
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Silverwing (Shade Series 1/3) |
OPPEL, Kenneth |
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Sophie's and the Scoundrels (3/8) |
RUE, Nancy |
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Sophie's First Dance (5/8) |
RUE, Nancy |
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Sophie's Irish Sundown (4/8) |
RUE, Nancy |
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Sophie's Secret (2/8) |
RUE, Nancy |
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Sophie's Snail |
KING-SMITH, Dick |
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Sophie's World (1/8) |
RUE, Nancy |
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Stargirl |
SPINELLI, Jerry |
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Starry Messenger |
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Steal Away Home |
RUBY, Lois |
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Strawberry Girl |
LENSKI, Lois |
The story of Birdie Boyer and how she battled nature, animals, and feuding neighbors to become the best "Strawberry Girl: the backwoods ever knew.� 1946 Newbery Medal Winner |
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Sunwing (Shade Series 2/3) |
OPPEL, Kenneth |
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Swallows and Amazons |
RANSOME, Arthur |
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Talkin� �Bout Bess: The Story of Aviator Bessie Coleman |
GRIMES, Nikki |
A biography of the woman who became the first licensed Afro-American pilot. |
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They Led the Way |
JOHNSTON, Johanna |
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Thief Lord, The |
FUNKE, Cornelia |
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Tiger Rising |
DICAMILLO, Kate |
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To Kill a Mockingbird |
LEE, Harper |
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Toliver�s Secret |
BRADY, Esther Wood |
During the Revolutionary War, a ten-year-old girl crosses enemy lines to deliver a loaf of bread containing a message for the patriots. |
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Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A |
SMITH, Betty |
Thick book, timeline 1902-1919. Recommended often for pre-teen to teen girls. |
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Trouble with Tuck |
TAYLOR, Theodore |
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True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, The |
AVI |
As the lone �young lady� (13yo) on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious |
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Tuck Everlasting |
BABBITT, Natalie |
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View from Saturday, The |
KONIGBURG, E. L. |
Their path to the state finals started with the sixth-grade championship. Mrs. Olinski had expected victory, for her team was quick and informed and worked together perfectly. No one had expected them to trounce the other two sixth grades, but they did. Their victory was so profound that the sixth grade math teacher, Mrs. Sharkey, confided to the music teach, Ms. Masolins, that for the first time in the history of Epiphany Middle School there was a chance -- just a possibility, mind you -- that a sixth-grade team might beat the seventh grade. |
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Walk Two Moons |
CREECH, Sharon |
This is the story of thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle, from Bybanks, Kentucky, who is traveling across the country to Idaho with her grandparents. Along the way, she tells them the story of "Phoebe Winterbottom, her disappearing mother, and the lunatic." She also tells you, the reader, another more serious story about her own mother and herself. |
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Wanderer, The |
CREECH, Sharon |
Thirteen Year old Sophie and her cousin record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer. |
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Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963, The |
CURTIS, Christopher Paul |
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Westing Game, The |
RASKIN, Ellin |
Sixteen heirs of diverse ages and backgrounds are paired off and given a thousand dollars and a set of clues to a puzzle which must be solved in order to inherit from an eccentric millionaire. Newbery Medal 1979 |
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White Fang |
LONDON, Jack |
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White Mountains, The (Series 1/3) |
CHRISTOPHER, John |
Trilogy of future in European setting when aliens have taken over the earth.� Written in the 1960's.� Descriptive with great vocabulary.� Now there is a prequel as well. |
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Witch of Blackbird Pond |
SPEARE |
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Wolves of Willoughby Chase, The |
AIKEN, Joan |
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Wringer |
SPINELLI, Jerry |
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Wrinkle in Time, A |
L'ENGLE, Madeleine |
Meg worries about school and fitting in. She also worries about her father, who has been gone for almost a year. One stormy night, the strangely dressed Mrs. Whatsit blows into the Murry family's kitchen. During her visit she informs them that ".there is such a thing as a tesseract". Meg and Charles learn that Mr. Murry was working on tesseracts when he disappeared. After meeting Mrs. Whatsit's friends, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, Meg and Charles join the trio of strange ladies and a boy named Calvin on a quest to find Meg's missing father. Read and learn about tesseracts, the "Black Thing", "IT", and other out-of-this- world phenomenon in this exciting, adventure story. |
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Yolanda's Genius |
FENNER, Carol |
After moving from Chicago to Grand River, Michigan, fifth grader Yolonda, big and strong for her age, determines to prove that her younger brother is not a slow learner but a true musical genius. |
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Zach's Lie |
SMITH, Roland |
When Jack Osborne is befriended by his school's custodian and a Basque girl, he begins to adjust to his family's sudden move to Elko, Nevada, after entering the Witness Security Program, but the drug cartel against which his father will testify is determined to track them down. |