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| Suggested Book List |
| Junior Fiction |
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| Realism |
| · Hoot (Carl Hiaasen) 5.2/9.0 |
| · Bronx Masquerade (Nikki Grimes) 4.5/4.0 |
| · Hope Was Here (Joan Bauer) 5.1/6.0 |
| · Dillon Dillon (Kate Banks) 4.1/3.0 |
| · The Janitor`s Boy (Andrew Clements) 5.4/4.0 |
| · A Week in the Woods (Andrew Clements) |
| · The Landry News (Andrew Clements) 6.0/4.0 |
| · Frindle (Andrew Clements) 5.4/2.0 |
| · Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo) 3.9/3.0 |
| · Starring Grace (Mary Hoffman) 4.8/2.0 |
| · Lady Lollipop (Dick King-Smith) 4.9/1.0 |
| · Series of Unfortunate Events (Lemony Snicket) Various |
| · The Pigman (Paul Zindel) 5.5/6.0 |
| · Pictures of Hollis Woods (Patricia Reilly Giff) 4.4/5.0 |
| · Ray and the Best Family Reunion |
| (Mildred Pitts Walter) 3.9/2.0 |
| · Judy Moody Gets Famous (Megan McDonald) 3.5/1.0 |
| · A Day for Vincent Chin and Me |
| (Jacqueline Turner Banks) 4.8/4.0 |
| · Surviving the Applewhites |
| (Stephanie S. Tolan) 5.5/7.0 |
| · The Wanderer (Sharon Creech) 5.2/6.0 |
| · A Year Down Yonder (Richard Peck) 4.5/4.0 |
| · A Long Way From Chicago (Richard Peck) 5.0/5.0 |
| · Ramona`s World (Beverly Cleary) 4.8/4.0 |
| · Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Jack Gantos) 4.9/5.0 |
| · Joey Pigza Loses Control (Jack Gantos) 4.9/7.0 |
| · What Would Joey Do (Jack Gantos) 5.1/8.0 |
| · The View From Saturday (E.L. Konigsburg) 5.9/7.0 |
| · Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech) 4.9/9.0 |
| · Shiloh (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor) 4.4/4.0 |
| · Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli) 4.7/5.0 |
| · Crash (Jerry Spinelli) 3.6/4.0 |
| · Holes (Louis Sachar) 4.6/7.0 |
| · Hatchet (Gary Paulsen) 5.7/7.0 |
| · Dicey`s Song (Cynthia Voigt) 5.0/11.0 |
| · Ramona Quimby (Beverly Cleary) 5.6/3.0 |
| · The Great Gilly Hopkins (Katherine Paterson) 4.6/5.0 |
| · Ramona and Her Father (Beverly Cleary) 5.2/3.0 |
| · The Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson) 4.6/5.0 |
| · The Hundred Penny Box (Sharon Bell) 3.9/1.0 |
| · Phillip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe |
| (Bette Greene) 5.0/4.0 |
| · Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George) 5.8/6.0 |
| · The Headless Cupid (Zilpha Keatley Snyder) 5.3/8.0 |
| · The Summer of the Swans (Betsy Byars) 4.9/4.0 |
| · The Egypt Game (Zilpha Keatley Snyder) 6.4/7.0 |
| · The Black Pearl (Scott O`Dell) 5.4/4.0 |
| · My Side of the Mountain (Jean George) 5.2/6.0 |
| · Ginger Pye(Eleanor Estes) 6.0/9.0 |
| · The Hundred Dresses (Eleanor Estes) 5.1/1.0 |
| · Call It Courage (Armstrong Sperry) 6.2/3.0 |
| · From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E.L. Konigsburg) 4.7/5.0 |
| · Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World |
| (Mildred Pitts Walter) 3.9/3.0 |
| · The Best Christmas Pageant Ever |
| (Barbara Robinson) 5.1/2.0 |
| · The Best School Year Ever (Barbara Robinson) 5.4/3.0 |
| · Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh) 4.5/8.0 |
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| Fantasy |
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| · The Giver (Lois Lowry) 5.7/7.0 |
| · The Wish Giver (Bill Brittain) 4.4/4.0 |
| · The Fledgling (Jane Langton) 5.0/6.0 |
| · Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (Robert C. O`Briwn) 5.1/8.0 |
| · A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L`engle) 4.7/7.0 |
| · The Cricket in Times Square (George Selden) 4.9/4.0 |
| · Charlotte`s Web (E.B. White) 4.4/5.0 |
| · Stuart Little (E.B. White) 6.0/3.0 |
| · My Father`s Dragon (Ruth S. Gannett) 5.6/1.0 |
| · Rabbit Hill (Robert Lawson) 6.4/3.0 |
| · Half Magic (Edward Eager) 5.0/5.0 |
| · Secret of Platform 13 (Eva Ibbotsom) 5.8/7.0 |
| · Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl) 4.8/5.0 |
| · Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident (Eoin Colfer) 5.0/9.0 |
| · Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer) 5.0/9.0 |
| · The Witches (Roald Dahl) 4.7/5.0 |
| · The Secrets of Ms. Snickle`s Class |
| (Laurie Miller Hornik) 4.6/3.0 |
| · Birdbrain Amos (Michael Delaney) 3.5/2.0 |
| · Secret of Platform 13 (Eva Ibbotson) 5.8/7.0 |
| · Which Witch (Eva Ibbotson) 6.2/7.0 |
| · The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis) 5.7/6.0 |
| · Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt) 5.0/4.0 |
| · The Library Card (Jerry Spinelli) 4.3/4.0 |
| · Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren) 5.2/4.0 |
| · Seven Day Magic (Edward Eager) 5.0/5.0 |
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| Historical Fiction |
| · Bud Not Buddy (Christopher Curtis) 5.0/8.0 |
| USA; African American |
| · The Watson`s Go To Birmingham (Christopher Curtis) USA; African Americans; 1960s 5.0/8.0 |
| · Out of the Dust (Karen Hesse) 5.3/3.0 |
| USA; Oaklahoma; 1920-1934 |
| · Number the Stars (Lois Lowry) 4.5/4.0 |
| Denmark; 1940s |
| · The Whipping Boy (Sid Fleischman) 3.9/2.0 |
| Medieval England |
| · Sarah, Plain and Tall (Patricia MacLachlan) 3.4/1.0 |
| USA; Western Frontier; 1800s |
| · The Sign of the Beaver (Elizabeth George Speare) Colonial America 4.9/5.0 |
| · Jacob Have I Loved (Katherine Paterson) 5.7/8.0 |
| USA; 1940s |
| · A Gathering of Days (Joan Blos) 6.7/5.0 |
| New England; 1830s |
| · Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor) Mississippi; African America; 1934 5.7/10.0 |
| · Let the Circle Be Unbroken (Mildred D. Taylor) Mississippi; African American; 1935 5.7/15.0 |
| · The Slave Dancer (Paula Fox) 6.0/6.0 |
| USA; Africa; 1840s |
| · The Upstairs Room (Johanna Reiss) 2.9/6.0 |
| Holland; 1940s |
| · Sounder (William H. Armstrong) 5.3/3.0 |
| Southern USA; early 20th century |
| · The Bronze Bow (Elizabeth George Speare) 5.0/10.0 |
| Jerusalem; 1st century A.D. |
| · Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O`Dell) 5.4/6.0 |
| USA; Native-American; 1800s |
| · The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare) USA; 1680s 5.7/9.0 |
| · The Courage of Sarah Noble (Alice Dalgliesh) USA; 1707 3.9/1.0 |
| · King of the Wind (Marguerite Henry) 5.4/5.0 |
| Morocco; Europe; 1700s |
| · Little Town on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder) USA; 1881 5.4/9.0 |
| · The Long Winter (Laura Ingalls Wilder) 5.3/10.0 |
| USA; 1880s |
| · Homeless Bird (Gloria Whelan) 5.3/5.0 |
| India |
| · The Red Rose Box (Brenda Woods) 4.9/5.0 |
| Louisiana; African Americans; 1953 |
| · Girl in a Cage (Jane Yolen) 4.9/9.0 |
| Scotland; 1306 |
| · Crispin: The Cross of Lead (Avi) 5.0/7.0 |
| Great Britian; Middle Ages |
| · Our Only May Amelia (Jennifer L. Holm) 4.8/7.0 |
| Washington; 1899 |
| · Fair Weather (Richard Peck) 4.7/4.0 |
| Chicago, Illinois; 1893 |
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| Scary/Mystery |
| · The Ghost of Fossil Glen (Cynthia DeFelice) 4.9/5.0 |
| · The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs (Cynthia DeFelice) 4.9/5.0 |
| · R.L. Stine Series (R.L. Stine) Various |
| · Encyclopedia Brown Series (Donald Sobol) Various |
| · Sammy Keyes Series (Wendelin VanDraanen) Various |
| · The Dollhouse (Janet Lorimer) 3.9/1.0 |
| · The Boxcar Children`s Series |
| (Gertrude Chandler Warner) Various |
| · Bunnicula (Deborah Howe) 4.2/2.0 |
| · Jigsaw Jones Series (James Preller) Various |
| · A To Z Mystery Series (Ron Roy) Various |
| · Bernie Magruder and the Bus Station Blow-Up |
| (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor) 5.1/4.0 |
| · Bernie Magruder and the Disappearing Bodies (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor) 5.4/4.0 |
| · Cam Jansen Series (David Adler) Various |
| · The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin) 5.3/8.0 |
| · The House of Dies Drear (Virginia Hamilton) 4.8/9.0 |
| · Scared Stiff (Willo Davis Roberts) 5.0/7.0 |
| · Little Wolf`s Series (Ian Whybrow) Various |
| · Three Days (Donna Napoli) 3.9/5.0 |
| · Skellig (David Almond) 3.5/4.0 |
| · Treasure of Bessledorf Hill (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor) 5.4/4.0 |
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