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North Allegheny Elementary Librarians
Recommended Reading List
When you see an * it means this author has written many other books, try some!
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Picture
Books |
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Aardema, Verna |
Rabbit Makes A
Monkey of Lion* |
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Agee, Jon |
Terrific* |
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Asch, Frank |
The Earth and I* |
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Barrett, Judi |
Cloudy With a
Chance of Meatballs* |
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Bemelmans,
Ludwig |
Madeline books* |
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Brett, Jan |
The Mitten* |
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Bridwell, Norman |
Clifford, the
Big Red Dog* |
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Carle, Eric |
The Very Busy
Spider* |
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Carrick, Carol |
What Happened to
Patrick’s Dinosaurs? |
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Creech, Sharon |
A Fine, Fine
School |
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Cronin, Doreen |
Click, Clack,
Moo* |
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DePaola,Tomie |
Strega Nona* |
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Ehlert, Lois |
In My World* |
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Falconer, Ian |
Olivia books* |
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Gantos, Jack |
Rotten Ralph
books* |
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Henkes, Kevin |
Lilly’s Big Day* |
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Jenkins, Steve &
Page |
What Do You Do
With a Tail Like This |
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Keats, Ezra Jack |
Peter’s Chair* |
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Lester, Helen |
Tacky the
Penguin* |
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Lionni, Leo |
Swimmy* |
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London, Jonathan |
Froggy books* |
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Marshall, James |
George and
Martha* |
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Martin, Bill |
Knots on a
Counting Rope |
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Meddaugh, Susan |
Martha Speaks* |
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Munsch, Robert |
The Paper Bag
Princess * |
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Numeroff, Laura |
If You Give a
Mouse a Cookie * |
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Opie, Iona |
Here Comes
Mother Goose |
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Pilkey, Dav |
The Silly
Gooses* |
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Rey, H.A. |
Curious George* |
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Rothman, Peggy |
Officer Buckle
and Gloria* |
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Saltzberg,
Barney |
Crazy Hair Day |
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Schachner,
Judith |
Skippyjon Jones* |
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Shannon, David |
No, David* |
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Sierra, Judy |
Wild About Books |
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Steig, William |
Sylvester & the
Magic Pebble * |
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Steptoe, John |
Mufaro’s
Beautiful Daughters |
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Thaler, Mike |
The Teacher from
the Black Lagoon* |
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Van Allsburg,
Chris |
Jumanji* |
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Waber, Bernard |
Lyle, Lyle
Crocodile* |
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Weisner, David |
Flotsam* |
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Willems, Mo |
Knuffle Bunny* |
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Yolen, Jane |
How Do Dinosaurs
Say Goodnight?* |
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Beginning to Read Books |
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Arnold, Tedd |
Fly Guy Series* |
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Baker, Keith |
Mr. & Mrs. Green books* |
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Berenstain, Stan & Jan |
The Bears on Wheels* |
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Capucilli, Alyssa |
Biscuit series* |
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Cosby, Bill |
The Little Bill Series* |
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DiCamillo, Kate |
Mercy Watson books* |
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Hoberman, Mary Ann |
You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You |
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Hoff, Syd |
Danny & the Dinosaur* |
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Howe, James |
Pinky and Rex Series* |
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Kline, Suzy |
Horrible Harry series* |
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Lobel, Arnold |
The Frog and Toad Series* |
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Minarik, Else |
The Little Bear Series* |
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Nixon, Joan Lowry |
Gus & Gertie Series* |
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Parish, Peggy |
The Amelia Bedelia Series* |
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Rylant, Cynthia |
The Henry & Mudge Series* |
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The Mr. Putter & Tabby Series* |
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Sharmat, Marjorie |
The Nate the Great Series* |
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Seuss, Dr. |
The Cat in the Hat* |
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Willems, Mo |
Elephant and Piggie Series* |
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Wiseman, Bernard |
The Morris and Boris Series* |
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Zion, Gene |
Harry and the Lady Next Door* |
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Various Authors |
Blastoff Readers |
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Easy Chapter Books |
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Adler, David |
Cam Jansen/Young
Cam Jansen* |
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Baglio, Ben |
Animal Ark
Series* |
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Christopher,
Matt |
Peach Street
Mudders Series* |
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Dadey, Debbie |
Bailey School
Kids Series* |
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Delton, Judy |
Pee Wee Scouts
Series* |
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Giff, Patricia
Reilly |
Kids of Polk
Street School Series* |
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Griffin, Adele |
Witch Twins* |
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Greenberg, Dan |
The Zack Files
Series* |
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Keene, Carolyn |
Nancy Drew
Notebooks* |
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Krulik, Nancy |
Katie Kazoo
Series* |
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Look, Lenore |
Ruby Lu Series* |
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Osborne, Mary
Pope |
Magic Tree House
Series* |
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Park, Barbara |
The Junie B.
Jones Series* |
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Preller, James |
Jigsaw Jones
Mysteries* |
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Roy, Ron |
A to Z
Mysteries* |
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Stilton,
Geronimo |
Lost Treasure of
the Emerald Eye* |
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Various Authors |
My America |
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American Girls
Series |
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Nonfiction Books |
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Adler, David |
Any of a series
of biographies |
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Alexander, Sally |
Mom Can’t See Me |
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Ballard, Robert |
Exploring the
Titanic |
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Bridges, Ruby |
Through My Eyes:
The Autobiography of Ruby Bridges |
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Cheney, Lynne |
America:
The Patriotic Primer |
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Cherry, Lynne |
A River Ran Wild |
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Christelow,
Eileen |
Vote |
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Christopher,
Matt |
Sports
Biographies* |
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Cole, Joanna |
The Magic School
Bus Series* |
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Denenberg, Barry |
An American
Hero: The True Story of Charles Lindberg |
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Freedman,
Russell |
Martha Graham: A
Dancer’s Life |
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Gibbons, Gail |
From Seed to
Plant* |
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Hatkoff,
Isabella |
Owen and Mzee |
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Harness, Cheryl |
Remarkable
Benjamin Franklin |
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Jenkins, Steve |
Top of the
World: Climbing
Mt.
Everest |
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Kehret, Peg |
Shelter Dogs:
Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays |
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McCarthy, Meghan |
Aliens Are
Coming: The True Account of the 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast |
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Oxlade & Wallace |
Can Science
Solve Series* |
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Pallotta, Jerry |
Math and
Alphabet Books* |
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Rappaport,
Doreen |
Martin’s Big
Words |
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Sis, Peter |
The Train of
States |
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Tanaka, Shelley |
Attack on Pearl
Harbor |
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Turner, Pamela |
Hachiko |
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Wick, Walter |
Can You See What
I See?* |
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Various authors |
Eyewitness Books |
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Poetry |
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Clements, Andrew |
Dogku |
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Demarest, Chris |
I Invited a
Dragon to Dinner |
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Gottfried, Maya |
Good Dog |
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Lansky, Bruce |
My Dog Ate My
Homework |
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Moss, Jeff |
Butterfly Jar:
Poems |
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Prelutsky, Jack |
Pizza the Size
of the Sun* |
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Silverstein,
Shel |
Runny Babbit* |
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Viorst, Judith |
If I Were in
Charge of the World and other Worries* |
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Whipple, Laura |
Celebrating
America |
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Yolen, Jane |
A Sip of Aesop |
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Chapter Books:
Adventure |
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Balliett, Blue |
Chasing Vermeer* |
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Duey, Kathleen |
Blizzard, Estes
Park, Colorado 1868 |
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Durbin, William |
The Broken Blade |
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George, Jean
Craighead |
Julie of the
Wolves * |
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Hobbs, Will |
Far North* |
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Horowitz,
Anthony |
Alex Rider
Series* |
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Kehret, Peg |
Earthquake
Terror* |
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Korman, Gordon |
Island/Everest
Series* |
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Myers, Anna |
Stolen by the
Sea |
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O’Dell, Scott |
Island of the
Blue Dolphins* |
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Paulsen, Gary |
Hatchet* |
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Smith, Roland |
Peak* |
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Speare,
Elizabeth George |
Sign of the
Beaver |
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Taylor, Theodore |
Ice Drift |
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Animal
Stories |
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Armstrong,
William |
Sounder |
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Atwater, Richard |
Mr. Popper’s
Penguins |
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Burnford, Sheila |
The Incredible
Journey |
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Erickson, John |
Hank the Cowdog
Series* |
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Gardiner, John |
Stone Fox |
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Gipson, Fred |
Old Yeller* |
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Henry,
Marguerite |
King of the
Wind* |
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Kipling, Rudyard |
Just So Stories |
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Naylor, Phyllis
Reynolds |
Shiloh* |
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North, Sterling |
Rascal |
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Fantasy |
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Babbit, Natalie |
Tuck Everlasting |
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Barron, T.A. |
The Merlin
Series |
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Barry, Dave |
Peter and the
Starcatchers |
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Butterworth,
Oliver |
The Enormous Egg |
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Cooper, Susan |
The Boggart* |
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Coville, Bruce |
The Monsters of
Morley Manor* |
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Curry, Jane
Louise |
The Egyptian Box |
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Dahl, Roald |
Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory* |
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DiCamillo, Kate |
Mysterious
Journey of Edward Tulane* |
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DiTerlizzi, Tony |
Spiderwick
Chronicles |
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Eager, Edward |
Half Magic* |
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Fardell, John |
The 7 Professors
of the Far North |
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Howe, James |
Bunnicula* |
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Jacques, Brian |
Redwall Series* |
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Juster, Norton |
Phantom
Tollbooth |
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Kessler, Liz |
Emily Windsnap |
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Levine, Gail
Carson |
Ella Enchanted* |
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Lewis, C.S. |
Chronicles of
Narnia Series* |
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MacDonald, Betty |
Mrs. Piggle
Wiggle Series* |
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Martin, Ann |
The Doll People |
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Nimmo, Jenny |
Charlie Bone
series* |
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Norton, Mary |
The Borrowers
Series |
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Pullman, Philip |
The Golden
Compass* |
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Reid-Banks,
Lynne |
Indian in the
Cupboard series* |
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Rodda, Emily |
Fairy Realm
Series* |
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Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter
Series* |
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Russel, Barbara |
Blue Lightening |
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Snyder, Zilpha
Keatley |
The Treasures of
Weatherby* |
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Stanley, Diane |
Bella at
Midnight |
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Stroud, Jonathan |
Bartimaeus
Trilogy* |
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White, E.B. |
Charlotte’s Web* |
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Winthrop,
Elizabeth |
Castle in the
Attic* |
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Woodruff, Elvira |
The Magnificent
Mummy Maker* |
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Yolen, Jane |
Wizard’s Hall |
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Historical Fiction |
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Alphin, Elaine |
Ghost Soldier |
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Avi |
Crispin: Cross
of Lead |
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Ayres, Katherine |
Macaroni Boy |
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Brink, Carol
Ryrie |
Caddie Woodlawn |
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Bruchac, Joseph |
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