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Stuart Little

Written by E. B. White and Illustrated by Garth Williams
Stuart Little is a mouse, but he lives with a family of humans in New York City. They also have two...
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Walk Two Moons

Written by Sharon Creech
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1995. On a road trip from Ohio to Idaho, 13-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle, who is part Indian, entertains her grandparents with stories about Phoebe Winterbottom. Phoebe has many adventures.
3rd - 7th
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Wonder

Written by R.J. Palacio
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2012. Auggie Pullman was born with a facial difference that has kept him home-schooled his whole life, but now he is about to start fifth grade at a real school for the very first time. All he wants is to be treated like an ordinary kid, but that is harder than it sounds when everyone keeps staring. Will Auggie find the courage to face the world, and will the world find the courage to see him for who he really is?
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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.
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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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Book Companion: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Written by E.L. Konigsburg
RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. What if you could run away and live inside a museum? In From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Claudia and her brother Jamie secretly move into the Metropolitan Museum of Art—but their adventure turns into a mystery when they discover a statue no one can explain. To solve it, they must track down the mysterious Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler… and everything might change.
3rd - 7th
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Bridge to Terabithia

Written by Katherine Paterson
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1977. The story of two children, Jesse Aarons and Leslie Burke, who become friends. Jesse was lonely and angry until he meets Leslie.
4th - 7th
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Holes

Written by Louis Sachar
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1999. Stanley Yelnats has terrible luck because of a curse traced back to his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather. After being unjustly convicted of stealing a pair of athletic shoes, he is sent to a detention center, Camp Green Lake.
4th - 8th
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Written and Illustrated by Jeff Kinney
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2007. Greg Heffley is starting middle school with one goal: to become the most popular kid around. Armed with his trusty journal and a best friend who always seems to make things worse, Greg navigates the daily disasters of cafeteria lunches, school projects, and family chaos. Will Greg's big plans for fame and glory survive contact with real life?
3rd - 8th
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Esperanza Rising

Written by Pam Muñoz Ryan
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2002. Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico - she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers.
6th - 8th
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Matilda

Written by Roald Dahl and Illustrated by Quentin Blake
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1988. Matilda is a highly intelligent child whose parents mistreat her and don't appreciate her talents. Her life changes for the better when she befriends her teacher, Miss Honey.
3rd - 7th
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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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Island Birthday

Written by Eva Murray and Illustrated by Jamie Hogan
When the weather is rough, it’s hard for airplanes to reach the small Maine island where this story...
1st - 7th
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The Soda Bottle School: A True Story of Recycling, Teamwork, and One Crazy Idea

Written by Seno Laura Kutner and Suzanne Slade and Illustrated by Aileen Darragh
RIF Summer Camp: STEM Stars Badge. In a small Guatemalan village, a school is running out of room and out of money, leaving students crammed two grades to a classroom. But when the villagers come up with a wild idea using something most people would throw away, everything changes.
3rd - 7th
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Amelia to Zora: Twenty Six Women Who Changed the World

Written by Cynthia Chin-Lee

Learn about the amazing accomplishments of women from Amelia Earhart to Zora Neale Hurston.

This...

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Rocks and Minerals (Scholastic Discover More)

Written by Dan Green
A fun, informative book with colorful pictures and interesting facts about rocks and minerals...
5th - 9th
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The Secret Pool

Written by Kimberly Ridley and Illustrated by Rebekah Raye
What secrets lie within the small pools of water that appear during the spring and evaporate at...
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