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Little House in the Big Woods Book Poster Image
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Little House in the Big Woods
age 7+
Beloved classic follows a frontier family for four seasons.
By Laura Ingalls Wilder
(1932)
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Ghost Hawk
age 10+
Gorgeous tale of friendship between colonist and Indian.
By Susan Cooper
(2013)
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P.K. Pinkerton and the Petrified Man: P.K. Pinkerton, Book 2 Book Poster Image
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P.K. Pinkerton and the Petrified Man: P.K. Pinkerton, Book 2
age 10+
Sequel hits stride in weird, appealing Wild West tale.
By Caroline Lawrence
(2013)
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The Encyclopedia of Early Earth
age 10+
Epic, adventurous, romantic, fantastic graphic novel.
By Isabel Greenberg
(2013)
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P.K. Pinkerton and the Pistol-Packing Widows: P.K. Pinkerton, Book 3 Book Poster Image
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P.K. Pinkerton and the Pistol-Packing Widows: P.K. Pinkerton, Book 3
age 10+
Autistic kid detective returns in wacky Wild West tale.
By Caroline Lawrence
(2014)
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The Madman of Piney Woods
age 10+
Moving 1901 adventure explores race, class, mental illness.
By Christopher Paul Curtis
(2014)
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Teddy Mars: Almost a World Record Breaker
age 7+
Boy strives to make his mark in funny family tale.
By Molly B. Burnham
(2015)
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The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog
age 10+
Poignant, funny medieval tale skewers ignorance, bigotry.
By Adam Gidwitz
(2016)
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I Survived Series
age 7+
Riveting, emotional historical fiction for young readers.
By Lauren Tarshis
(2010)
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Beyond the Bright Sea
age 10+
Moving adventure story of tween's search for her origins.
By Lauren Wolk
(2017)
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The Assassin's Curse: Blackthorn Key, Book 3
age 10+
Teen heroes spy on court of Louis XIV in gripping volume.
By Kevin Sands
(2017)
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Secrets of the Terra-Cotta Soldier
age 10+
Boy joins a come-to-life clay soldier in exciting adventure.
By Ying Chang Compestine, Vinson Compestine
(2014)
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One Came Home
age 10+
Feisty heroine shines in award-winning historical mystery.
By Amy Timberlake
(2013)
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Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina
age 10+
Boy and dog face danger, find friends in fast-paced tale.
By Rodman Philbrick
(2014)
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Stay Where You Are & Then Leave
age 10+
Captivating tale of soldier's boy in World War I London.
By John Boyne
(2014)
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Squirm
age 10+
Boy saves animals and his family in fun environmental tale.
By Carl Hiaasen
(2018)
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Small Acts of Amazing Courage
age 10+
Feisty heroine provides eye-opening look at colonial India.
By Gloria Whelan
(2011)
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Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere
age 10+
Unflinching story of girl who survives Katrina.
By Julie T. Lamana
(2014)
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Across a War-Tossed Sea
age 10+
Interesting story of British brothers in U.S. during WWII.
By L.M. Elliott
(2014)
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