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Age 14+
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Boarding school rebel story more insightful than most.

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Age 15+
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What I Saw and How I Lied

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Sophisticated mystery for older teens only.

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Age 8+
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Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls: The New Girl

By Meg Cabot

More spunk and "rules" from Cabot's popular series.

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Age 4+
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Wabi Sabi

By Mark Reibstein

Cat's extraordinary quest finds beauty in the ordinary.

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Age 10+
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The Underneath

By Kathi Appelt

Lyrical story mixes in some brutal animal cruelty.

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Best Tween Reads with Great Heroines

What's the best classic book to read aloud?

The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
35% (19 votes)
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
9% (5 votes)
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
17% (9 votes)
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
13% (7 votes)
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
26% (14 votes)
54 votes