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Dear Mr. Henshaw

Written by Beverly Cleary and Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Sixth grader Leigh Botts is struggling. His parents just got divorced, and he and his mom move to a...
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It's Like This, Cat

Written by Emily Neville and Illustrated by Emil Weiss
Fourteen-year-old Dave needs a friend, and Kate, the Cat Lady, provides one: a stray tom named Cat...
5th - 9th
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Jacob Have I Loved

Written by Katherine Paterson
The story of Sara Louise Bradshaw, a twin who is physically stronger than her beautiful sister...
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Julie of the Wolves

Written by Jean Craighead George and Illustrated by John Schoenherr

Julie, or Miyax as she is known in her Eskimo village, runs away to escape danger, but she gets lost...

5th - 9th
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M. C. Higgins, the Great

Written by Virginia Hamilton
Mayo Cornelius Higgins watches the activities on Sarah Mountain from a silver pole. Strip mining is...
3rd - 7th
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Shadow of a Bull

Written by Maia Wojciechowska
Manalo's father, the great bullfighter Juan Olivar, died when his son was only three, yet he was...
3rd - 7th
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The Summer of the Swans

Written by Betsy Byars
Sara Godfrey is having a rough summer. She is moody and uncomfortable in her own skin. She blames...
3rd - 7th
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Written by Elizabeth George Speare

When 16-year-old Kit Tyler was forced to leave Barbados for Connecticut, in 1687, she had a hard...

5th - 7th
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Up a Road Slowly

Written by Irene Hunt
Julie's life has numerous ups and downs. She loves spending time at her Aunt Cordelia's, running...
5th - 8th
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I'll Meet You There

Written by Demetrios and Heather
If seventeen-year-old Skylar Evans were a typical Creek View girl, her future would involve a double...
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Blood Will Tell: A Point Last Seen Mystery

Written by April Henry
When a woman's body is found in a Portland park, suspicion falls on an awkward kid who lives only a...
7th - 12th
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Finding Mr. Brightside

Written by Clark and Jay
Abram and Juliette know each other. They've lived down the street from each other their whole lives...
6th - 12th
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Forever for a Year

Written by Gottfred and B T
When Carolina and Trevor meet on their first day of school, something draws them to each other. They...
8th - 12th
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Written by Jeff Kinney
In this edition of the Wimpy Kid series, Greg is having trouble getting along with his brother...
3rd - 7th
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Matched

Written by Ally Condie

Seventeen-year-old Cassia Reyes lives in a Society where everything is decided by the government...

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Monster

Written by Walter Dean Myers

The story of Steve Harmon, a teenager in juvenile detention and on trial. Told as a screenplay of...

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Pictures of Hollis Woods

Written by Patricia Reilly Giff

The story of Hollis Woods, a girl who was abandoned in a park for which she is named. Currently, she...

3rd - 7th
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Roller Girl

Written by Victoria Jamieson

Astrid has just made a big decision. After doing everything with her best friend Nicole, for the...

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Slam!

Written by Walter Dean Myers
Seventeen-year-old Greg "Slam" Harris thinks that basketball is his ticket out of Harlem, but first he must come to terms with many difficult realities of his life.
7th - 12th
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The Fault in Our Stars

Written by John Green
Through the miracles of modern science, Hazel Grace Lancaster is still alive, though her cancer is...
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The Outsiders

Written by S.E. Hinton
A coming-of-age novel about two gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs are wealthier and often beat up on the Greasers, including Playboy, his brothers Darry and Sodapop, and his friends Johnny and Two-Bit.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Written by J.K. Rowling and Illustrated by Mary Grandpre
In the conclusion of the Harry Potter series, Harry goes on his final odyssey in search of Horcruxes...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Written by J.K. Rowling and Illustrated by Mary Grandpre
Harry Potter is growing up! At age 14, he wants to be done with the Dursleys and attend the...
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