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We suggest you also look for other books by the same author(s). |
| Animals |
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Jim Ugly by Sid Fleischman:
Jake and Jim Ugly is mongrel, part-wolf dog, adventure through the Old West.
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Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary:
In second grade, Leigh writes to an author to tell him how much he "licked" his book.
He never suspects that he'll still be writing to him four years later.
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Strider by Beverly Cleary:
A sensitive story of friendship and growing up. Sequel to Dear Mr. Henshaw.
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Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor:
Marty tried to hide a dog from his family and the dog's owner, a mean man. |
| Biography |
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Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl:
Humorous stories from the author's childhood in England.
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Lives of the Athletes by Kathleen Krull:
Twenty true stories of athletes, mostly admirable, occasionally quirky.
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Indian Chiefs by Russell Freeman:
Biographies of six Western Indian chiefs who lead their people in historic moments.
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El Chino by Allen Say:
The biography of Bill Wong, a Chinese American who became a famous bullfighter in Spain. |
Fantasy/Science-fiction
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Folktales
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The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton:
African-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and a desire for freedom.
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The Rainbow People by Laurence Yep:
A collection of twenty Chinese folktales that were passed on by word of mouth for generations.
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Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie:
A Chinese girl overcomes the wickedness of her step family to become the bride of a prince. |
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Historical Fiction
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis:
The lives of an African-American family are changed in the summer of 1963.
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Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare:
Left alone in the family wilderness homes, a boy survives with help from Indians.
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The Terrible Wave by Marden Dahlstedt:
This is about the Johnstown's Flood in Pennsylvania, caused by a dam breaking on May 31, 1889. The novel retells the actual events of the flood through the eyes of Megan, a 14 year old girl, whose way of life is swept away in this strategic event. |
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Mystery/Adventure
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Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix:
When an epidemic hits her 1840 village, Jessie discovers that it is really a 1995 tourist site.
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Time for Andrew: Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn:
Drew goes back in time to 1910 and lives the life of his great uncle.
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Race to Disaster by Peg Kehret:
Rosie and Kayo race to find a missing nursing home man and find themselves prisoners too.
- Dollhouse Murder by Betty Ren Wright:
Strange occurrences lead Amy and her sister to unravel and old murder mystery.
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View From the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts:
A fast pace mystery about a murder that only a young boy witnessed. |
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Popular Fiction
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Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry:
Life is full of problems, like boys, parents and a new baby brother, for ten-year-old Anastasia.
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Flip-Flop girl by Katherine Paterson:
A nine-year-old comes to terms with death and shattered dreams after her father's illness.
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Bobby Baseball by Robert Kimmel Smith:
Ten-year-old Bobby is passionate about baseball and convinced that he is a great player.
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The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson:
The terrible Herdman family disrupts school with wild behavior and more than a few lies.
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Child of the Owl by Laurence Yep:
A savvy street kid finds her roots in the maze of San Franscisco's Chinatown.
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Boys at Work by Gary Soto:
Rudy and Alex come up with a variety of ways to earn money to replace a broken discman.
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The View From Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg:
Four sixth-grade students work with their teacher to prepare for an academic bowl competition.
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The Fear Place by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor:
Gordon leaves after a fight with his brother, Doug. Doug must overcome his fear and search for him.
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The Junkyard Dog by Robert Campbell:
Erica rescues a neglected dog and learns to deal with her new step-father.
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The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden:
After Chester, a mouse, arrives in the Times Square subway station from his native Connecticut via a picnic basket, he takes up residence in the Bellinis' newsstand. He makes friends who have several escapades in New York City. |
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