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Raymie Nightingale

Written by Kate DiCamillo
Three girls enter the Little Miss Florida competition for profound and complicated reasons, and find...
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Absolutely Almost

Written by Lisa Graff
Albie gets a new babysitter, Calista, who helps him figure out what he is good at and how he can...
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Jabberwocky

Written by Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll's classic poem is imaginatively set in an urban neighborhood basketball court where...
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Willow Falls: Finally

Written by Wendy Mass

Rory Swensen can finally do all of the things on her 12th-birthday list, but in hilarious style...

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Feathers

Written by Jacqueline Woodson
Woodson's brilliantly crafted novel tackles large issues of class, prejudice, family, and faith...
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Hachiko Waits

Written by Lesléa Newman
The true story of Hachiko, a faithful Akita dog whose astonishing display of loyalty inspires a...
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Love That Dog

Written by Sharon Creech
A charming tale of a boy who finds his own voice with the help of a teacher who won't stop giving...
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Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule

Written by Harriet Gillem Robinet
Like other ex-slaves, Pascal and his older brother Gideon claim land of their own, but the night...
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The Great Gilly Hopkins

Written by Katherine Paterson
Gilly Hopkins finds herself in a foster home that she wants to hate, but comes to love. "Genuinely...
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Lara's Gift

Written by Annemarie O’Brien
In imperial Russia, young Lara wants to become a royal dog breeder like her father, who resists her...
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Loser

Written by Jerry Spinelli
Donald is tagged a "loser" after failing a Field Day challenge for his fourth grade class, but his...
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On This Long Journey

Written by Joseph Bruchac
In 1838, sixteen-year-old Cherokee Jesse Smoke returns to his Tennessee home after his school is...
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One Hen

Written by Katie Smith Milway
Based on a true story, a Ghanan child tells of the profound effect that micro-loans have on his...
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Storm Runners

Storm Runners: Storm Runners

Written by Roland Smith
Chase and his dad are storm runners, racing across the country in search of wild weather. As the hurricane of the century approaches, it's clear this challenge is far beyond their experience.
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The Circuit

Written by Francisco Jimenez
These autobiographical stories tell of hardship, poverty, and love within a family of migrant...
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The Homework Machine: The Homework Machine

Written by Dan Gutman
An unlikely foursome of fifth-graders unites over an amazing discovery—a secret homework machine...
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My Life as a Book: My Life as a Book

Written by Janet Tashjian
Struggling student Derek finds a newspaper article about mysterious happenings in his past, and...
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Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties: Flat Broke

Written by Gary Paulsen
14-year-old Kevin is full of ideas on how to tackle the problems of the world and no matter how...
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The Tiger Rising

Written by Kate DiCamillo
After losing his mother, 11-year-old Rob moves to a new community, where he discovers a new friend...
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Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties: Liar, Liar

Written by Gary Paulsen
Eighth-grader Kevin is a gifted liar whose tales begin to get him in ever-increasing trouble with...
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912

Written by Lauren Tarshis
History's most exciting and terrifying events come to life in these stories of amazing kids and how...
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Scary Stories: Scary Stories 3

Written by Alvin Schwartz
A collection of tales guaranteed to set spines tingling with stories of swamp creatures, strange...
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Peter Pan

Written by J. M. Barrie
A mischievous boy who refuses to grow up whisks the Darling children off to Neverland in this...
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Circle of Gold

Written by Candy Dawson Boyd
In this Coretta Scott King Honor book, young Mattie embarks on a plan to bring her family back...
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