Children have read and enjoyed these books for several decades. They are known for their interesting stories, distinctive style, and memorable characterization, developed from a contemporary point of view. Click on the title to see if the book is available.
Animals
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Bond, Michael |
A Bear Called Paddington. |
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Burnford, Sheila |
The Incredible Journey. |
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Farley, Walter |
The Black Stallion. |
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George, Jean Craighead |
Julie of the Wolves. |
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Fantasy & Science Fiction
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Adams, Richard |
Watership Down. |
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Aiken, Joan |
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. |
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Alexander, Lloyd |
The Book of Three. |
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Babbitt, Natalie |
Tuck Everlasting. |
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Bellairs, John |
The House with a Clock in Its Walls. |
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Christopher, John |
The White Mountains. |
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Cooper, Susan |
The Grey King. |
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Dahl, Roald |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. |
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Howe, Deborah |
Bunnicula. |
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Juster, Norton |
The Phantom Tollbooth. |
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L'Engle, Madeleine |
A Wrinkle in Time. |
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McCaffrey, Anne |
Dragonsong. |
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O'Brien, Robert C. |
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. |
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Pearce, Philippa |
Tom's Midnight Garden. |
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Sleator, William |
Into the Dream. |
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Smith, Robert Kimmel |
Chocolate Fever. |
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Historical Fiction
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Armstrong, William |
Sounder. |
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Collier, James |
My Brother Sam is Dead. |
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Forbes, Esther |
Johnny Tremain. |
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Fox, Paula |
The Slave Dancer. |
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Greene, Bette |
Summer of My German Soldier. |
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Hamilton, Virginia |
The House of Dies Drear. |
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Hunt, Irene |
Across Five Aprils. |
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Lasky, Kathryn |
The Night Journey. |
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Levitin, Sonia |
Journey to America. |
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Speare, Elizabeth George |
The Witch of Blackbird Pond. |
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Taylor, Mildred |
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. |
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Taylor, Theodore |
The Cay. |
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Mystery
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Raskin, Ellen |
The Westing Game. |
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Sobol, Donald |
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective. |
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School, Friends & Family
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Blume, Judy |
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. |
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Byars, Betsy |
The Summer of the Swans. |
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Cleary, Beverly |
Ramona the Pest. |
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Fitzhugh, Louise |
Harriet the Spy. |
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Gardiner, John |
Stone Fox. |
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Greene, Constance |
Beat the Turtle Drum. |
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Holman, Felice |
Slake's Limbo. |
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Konigsburg, E.L. |
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. |
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Nordstrom, Ursula |
The Secret Language. |
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Paterson, Katherine |
Bridge to Terabithia. |
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Paterson, Katherine |
The Great Gilly Hopkins. |
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Peck, Robert N. |
A Day No Pigs Would Die. |
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Rockwell, Thomas |
How to Eat Fried Worms. |
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