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Wild River

Written by Rodman Philbrick
RIF Summer Camp: Reading Explorers Badge. One moment Daniel Redmayne is fast asleep, and the next, a failed dam is sending a wall of water straight toward his campsite. With their counselors gone and five kids completely alone in the Montana wilderness, survival becomes the only thing that matters.
4th - 8th
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Hope in the Holler

Written by Lisa Lewis Tyre

Right before Wavie's mother died, she gave Wavie a list of instructions to help her find her way in...

5th - 8th
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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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The Outsiders

Written by S.E. Hinton
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1967. Ponyboy thinks he knows exactly where he stands in life: a greaser, loyal to his brothers and his crew, always one run-in away from trouble with the wealthy Socs. But when one violent night changes everything, he's forced to question who he really is and what he's willing to fight for. Can he figure out who he is before the world decides for him?
7th - 9th
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A Wrinkle In Time: The Graphic Novel

Written and Illustrated by Hope Larson
RIF Summer Camp: STEM Stars Badge. When three mysterious creatures sweep Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin across space and time to rescue her missing father, they discover a darkness on the planet Camazotz that threatens the entire universe. characters.
5th - 9th
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Written by J.K. Rowling and Illustrated by Mary Grandpre
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1998. Harry Potter is miserable living with his aunt and uncle, the Dursleys, and his cousin, Dudley. But then a mysterious letter arrives, and Harry is whisked away to Hogwarts School, where his days are filled with magic, new friends, and the game of Quidditch.
4th - 8th
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Written by Mildred D. Taylor
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1976. The story is about the Logan family, who live in Mississippi during the Depression. The family experiences racism and injustice.
5th - 8th
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The Giver

Written by Lois Lowry
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1993. The story of a dystopian community ruled by the Committee of Elders, which tightly controls every aspect of society. When 12-year-old Jonas is granted the highest job in the society, Receiver of Memory, he learns from the Giver all that has been sacrificed in the name of order and sameness.
7th - 11th
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The Hunger Games

Written by Suzanne Collins
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2008. In a dark future where the government forces one boy and one girl from each district to fight to the death on live television, sixteen-year-old Katniss volunteers to take her little sister's place in the games. Armed with her bow and a fierce will to survive, she enters an arena where the rules can change at any moment. But what happens when the thing that might save her life could also start a revolution?
5th - 11th

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