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All-of-a-Kind Family Series
age 8+
Loving stories of a large Jewish family in 1915 New York.
By Sydney Taylor
(1984)
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The Pushcart War
age 10+
Classic satire portrays absurd David vs. Goliath warfare.
By Jean Merrill
(1964)
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The Phantom Tollbooth
age 8+
Trip to enchanted world excites learning in kids' classic.
By Norton Juster
(1961)
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A Wind in the Door
age 9+
Classic science fiction with timeless appeal.
By Madeleine L'Engle
(1976)
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Many Waters
age 12+
Kids are pulled into epic good vs. evil struggle.
By Madeleine L'Engle
(1986)
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
age 9+
A teenager saves the world from destruction.
By Madeleine L'Engle
(1978)
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A Christmas Sonata
age 7+
A dying boy wants to believe in Santa.
By Gary Paulsen
(2005)
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The Water Horse
age 7+
Another sweet animal tale from Babe author.
By Dick King-Smith
(1998)
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A Wrinkle in Time
age 9+
Classic sci-fi story still inspires and gets kids thinking.
By Madeleine L'Engle
(1962)
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The Cay
age 9+
Powerful shipwreck story has anti-racism message.
By Theodore Taylor
(1987)
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The Witches of Worm
age 9+
Newbery Honor-ed tale not for scaredy cats.
By Zilpha Keatley Snyder
(1986)
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The Egypt Game
age 9+
Newbery Honor book is a fun mystery romp.
By Zilpha Keatley Snyder
(1985)
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Nim's Island
age 7+
Lighthearted, satisfying survival story.
By Wendy Orr
(2001)
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
age 9+
Attention to detail makes adventure satisfying.
By E. L. Konigsburg
(1977)
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Baby
age 8+
A grieving family finds an abandoned baby.
By Patricia MacLachlan
(2004)
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Are You There God? It's Me Margaret.
age 10+
Classic coming-of-age story rings true decades later.
By Judy Blume
(1970)
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The Book of Three
age 10+
Adolescents take to this swashbuckling adventure.
By Lloyd Alexander
(2006)
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Harriet the Spy
age 9+
Great young sleuth helps kids be true to themselves.
By Louise Fitzhugh
(1964)
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