Title: Homecoming Author: Cynthia Voigt Publication Year: 1977 Website: www.cynthiavoigt.com Age Group:Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children Valerie and Walter's Best Books for ...
Middle School
The Outsiders
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Title: The Outsiders Author: S.E. Hinton Publication Year: 1967 Website: www.sehinton.com Age Group:Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children Valerie and Walter's Best Books for ...
The Cay
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Title: The Cay Author: Theodore Taylor Publication Year: 1969 Website: www.theodoretaylor.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up The Read-Aloud Handbook Valerie and Walter's Best ...
Baseball in April and Other Stories
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Title: Baseball in April and Other Stories Author: Gary Soto Publication Year: 1990 Website: www.garysoto.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 100 Best Books for Children The Read-Aloud Handbook Valerie and Walter's Best Books for ...
The Giver
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Title: The Giver Author: Lois Lowry Publication Year: 1993 Website: www.loislowry.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children Valerie and Walter's Best ...
Number the Stars
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Title: Number the Stars Author: Lois Lowry Publication Year: 1989 Website: www.loislowry.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I was a little reluctant to read this book to my 8 and 10 year olds thinking that the subject matter might be too ...
The Call of the Wild
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Title: The Call of the Wild Author: Jack London Publication Year: 1903 Website: www.jacklondon.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children The Read-Aloud ...
A Wrinkle in Time
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Title: A Wrinkle in Time Author: Madeleine L'Engle Publication Year: 1962 Website: www.madeleinelengle.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: I never read this book as a child, but I LOVED it as an adult. We read it when the 2018 movie came ...
Out of the Dust
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Title: Out of the Dust Author: Karen Hesse Publication Year: 1997 Website: karenhesseblog.wordpress.com Age Group:Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children Valerie and ...
My Side of the Mountain
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I still remember my 5th grade teacher reading aloud My Side of the Mountain while the class colored mandala pages. I recently read it to my own family (ages 4 to 10) and it has definitely held up over time. While the book feels like a nonfiction account of a capable kid who lives off the woods, it ...
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