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The Skin I'm In

Written by Sharon G. Flake

Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at...

5th - 8th
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Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness

Written by Donna Janell Bowmen and Illustrated by Daniel Minter
William "Doc" Key had a special way with animals. Growing up an enslaved child in Tennessee, Doc was...
3rd - 6th
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Caddie Woodlawn

Written by Carol Ryrie Brink
Based on the life of author Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother, Caddie Woodlawn is about adventurous...
3rd - 7th
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Dobry

Written by Monica Shannon and Illustrated by Atanas Katchamakoff

Dobry is a young boy who lives in Bulgaria with his widowed mother and grandfather, who run the...

5th - 7th
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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...
3rd - 7th
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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...
7th - 11th
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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...
9th - 12th
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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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A Long Way from Chicago

Written by Richard Peck and Illustrated by Yang Hee

Set in the Depression, the book is a series of stories about the adventures Joey Dowdel and his...

3rd - 7th
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Bad Boy

Written by Walter Dean Myers

The autobiography of Water Dean Myers, who describes what it's like growing up in Harlem in the...

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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...

4th - 7th

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