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Summer Reading for Kids Ages 10-11

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Book: Black Beauty

By Anna Sewell

A heart-wrenching, beautiful, educational classic.

Review date: 8/4/2003

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Book: Island of the Blue Dolphins

By Scott O'Dell

A smart girl learns how to survive alone.

Review date: 8/27/2003

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Book: The Princess Bride

By William Goldman

Fast-paced fun, but more intense than the movie.

Review date: 5/7/2006

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Book: Science Fair

By Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson

Both hilarious and fast-paced -- a great vacation read.

Review date: 11/25/2008

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Book: Scat

By Carl Hiaasen

Eco-mystery is suspenseful and funny.

Review date: 3/5/2009

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Book: The Last Olympian: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5

By Rick Riordan

Fantasy series' excellent conclusion ups the violence.

Review date: 5/7/2009

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Book: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Powerful penultimate book mines Voldemort's past.

Review date: 7/16/2005

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Book: Johnny Tremain

By Esther Forbes

Dry by today's standards, but still worthwhile.

Review date: 8/13/2003

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Book: Treasure Island

By Robert Louis Stevenson

The granddaddy of kids' adventures -- a classic.

Review date: 7/23/2009

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