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The Bad Beginning (Series of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket
Will the three Baudelaire children's evil guardian get their fortune? Will they ever have a happy ending?
The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
This book follows a year in the life of Omakayas, a young Anishinabe Native American girl growing up in the past on an island in Lake Superior.
The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
In this second book of the award-winning fantasy series, The Prydain Chronicles, Prince Gwydion leads the quest to destroy the Black Cauldron.
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Bud escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
With the help of her younger sister and a family of dolls discovered in an old-fashioned dollhouse in a dusty attic, Amy solves an old and haunting mystery.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
Harry continues to gain skill and confidence in his abilities as a wizard, destined to combat the evil Voldemort, in his second year at Hogwarts School, as he shares adventures with friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
Holes by Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats is sent to a dreadful correctional camp in the Texas desert where they dig holes all day long. What is the warden looking for?
The House with a Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs
A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls ticking off the minutes until doomsday.
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
An Indian girl courageously spends eighteen years alone on an island off the coast of California in the 1800's in this historical fiction novel.
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
A young girl finds herself lost in the wilderness of Alaska and befriends a pack of wolves in order to survive.
King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry
The story of a famous Arabian stallion and of the mute boy who tended him.
Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse
In letters to her cousin in Russia, twelve year-old Rifka tells of her journey to America in 1919, from the dangerous escape over the border through Europe, and across the sea to the new country.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
This is a fantasy in which four English school children step through the back of a wardrobe into the magical land of Narnia.
Redwall by Brian Jacques
The peaceful life of Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his hordes. Matthias, a young mouse, vows to find the legendary sword which will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
The unforgettable story of Cassie and her family, whose warm ties to each other and their land give them the strength to defy rural Southern racism during the Depression.
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The story of eleven-year-old Marty Preston's love for a mistreated beagle pup he chances upon in his hometown of Friendly, West Virginia.
Stone Fox by John Gardiner
Willie needs to win the big dogsled race in order to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm, but can he beat Stone Fox, the huge Indian mountain man?
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Gen is forced to join a quest to a remote temple of the gods where he must steal a precious stone.
Wanted - Mud Blossom by Betsy Byars
Mud, the loyal family dog, is the prime suspect in a weekend mishap in this fifth rollicking adventure featuring the beloved Blossom family.