Looking for Home (Beyond the Orphan Train Book 1)
By: Arleta Richardson
4.16
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
With his mother dead, his father gone, and his older brothers and sisters unable to help, eight-yea…
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1. Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1)
By: Elizabeth Yates , Nora S. Unwin , Nora Spicer Unwin
4.00
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
In Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates, she used her experiences from her early years of living on her… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
"There are many things in the world. If we care for them all a little, we won't feel the hurt too much when we part with one."-Elizabeth Yates, Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1)
"Benj had once said, "A man must have a care to what he puts in his mind, for when he's alone on a hillside and draws it out he'll want treasures to be his company, not regrets."-Elizabeth Yates, Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1)
2. Gooney Bird Greene
By: Lois Lowry , Middy Thomas
3.99
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry introduces a new girl in class who loves being the center of a… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
3. The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1)
By: Lynne Reid Banks
3.93
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
At first, Omri is unimpressed with the plastic Indian toy he is given for his birthday. But when he… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
4. The Swamp Robber (Sugar Creek Gang, #1)
By: Paul Hutchens
3.92
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
The tales and travels of the Sugar Creek Gang have passed the test of time, delighting young reader… read more
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- christian fiction
- christian
- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
5. Lyle and the Birthday Party (Lyle the Crocodile)
By: Bernard Waber
3.98
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
Mrs. Primm fears Lyle the crocodile is terribly sick, when in reality he's just “green” over Joshua… read more
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- childrens
- fiction
6. The Scent of Water
By: Elizabeth Goudge
4.16
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
Mary Lindsay met her little niece and namesake only once, but she saw in the quiet, imaginative chi… read more
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- christian fiction
- christian
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Understanding is a creative act in a dimension we do not see."-Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water
"She knew there could be no certainty, only faith. Could she find faith?"-Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water
"What is the scent of water?" "Renewal. The goodness of God coming down like dew."-Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water
"Being ill makes you feel what well people call sentimental, but what you feel is nonetheless genuine whatever they call it."-Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water
7. The Velveteen Rabbit
By: Margery Williams Bianco , William Nicholson
4.30
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and ex… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
"When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit
"...because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit
"When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit
"He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter."-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit
8. Pinkerton, Behave!
By: Steven Kellogg
3.77
Format: 52 pages, Hardcover
Pinkerton doesn't understand his owner's commands. When told to come, he jumps out the window. When… read more
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- childrens
- fiction
9. Here's a Penny
By: Carolyn Haywood
4.16
Format: 347 pages, Paperback
From Carolyn Haywood, author of the beloved Betsy series, here are four more classics for young rea… read more
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- childrens
- fiction
10. For the Duration: The War Years (26 Fairmount Avenue, #8)
By: Tomie dePaola
4.27
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
Tomie keeps hearing the phrase, ?For the duration.? Gas is being rationed ?for the duration.? The F… read more
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- childrens
11. Om-Kas-Toe Blackfoot Twin Captures Elkdog
By: Kenneth Thomasma
2.96
Format: 63 pages, Paperback
life changes dramatically for the Blackfeet people in the early 1700's when a twin brother and sist… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- historical fiction
12. The Toothpaste Millionaire
By: Jean Merrill
3.63
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Sixth-grader Rufus Mayflower doesn't set out to become a millionaire. He just wants to save on toot… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
13. The Aesop for Children
By: Aesop , Milo Winter , H.Y. Xiao
3.32
Format: None pages,
Here are 126 of the best loved classic fables, including such favorites as 'The Town Mouse And The … read more
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- childrens
- fiction
14. The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
By: Garth Williams , George Selden
4.04
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
One night, the sounds of New York City--the rumbling of subway trains, thrumming of automobile tire… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
"Harry had been down to Washington Square to hear an open-air concert of chamber music. How you could play chamber music outdoors Chester didn't understand—but it was New York and anything could happe…"-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
"I guess I'm just feeling Septemberish," sighed Chester. "It's getting towards autumn now. And it's so pretty up in Connecticut. All the trees change color. The days get very clear―with a little smoke…"-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
"Just this once, in the very heart of the busiest of cities, everyone was perfectly content not to move and hardly to breathe. And for those few minutes, while the song lasted, Times Square was still …"-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
"Chester's playing filled the station. Like ripples around a stone dropped into still water, the circles of silence spread out from the newsstand. And as people listened, a change came over their face…"-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
15. The House on East 88th Street
By: Bernard Waber
3.50
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
The first book in the Lyle series, this tells the story of how the Primms found Lyle the crocodile … read more
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- childrens
- fiction
16. Shame Interrupted: How God Lifts the Pain of Worthlessness and Rejection
By: Edward T. Welch
4.33
Format: 277 pages, Paperback
No more hiding. Shame controls far too many of us. Worthless, inferior, rejected, weak, humiliated,… read more
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- christian
17. Alone Yet Not Alone
By: Tracy Michele Leininger
3.82
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
Autumn of 1755 bestowed to the Leiningers' world, not only its rich beauties, but also a rewarding … read more
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18. George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
By: Janet Benge , Geoff Benge
4.23
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
This series chronicles the exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories of ordinary men … read more
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19. Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books
By: Nancy Carpenter , Kay Winters
3.89
Format: 704 pages, Paperback
In a tiny log cabin a boy listened with delight to the storytelling of his ma and pa. He traced let… read more
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20. Understood Betsy
By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher
4.22
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
For all of her nine years, fragile Elizabeth Ann has heard her Aunt Frances refer in whispers to he… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
"What's the matter?" asked the teacher, seeing her bewildered face. "Why—why," said Elizabeth Ann, "I don't know what I am at all. If I'm second-grade arithmetic and seventh-grade reading and third-gr…"-Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Understood Betsy
21. Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
By: Patricia MacLachlan
3.83
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
"I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall."-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
"There are always things to miss," said Maggie. "No matter where you are."-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
"My brother William is a fisherman, and he tells me that when he is in the middle of a fogbound sea the water is a color for which there is no name."-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
22. The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)
By: George MacDonald , Arthur Hughes
4.02
Format: 241 pages, Paperback
A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the cas… read more
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- christian
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"That's all nonsense," said Curdie. "I don't know what you mean." "Then if you don't know what I mean, what right have you to call it nonsense?"-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)
"But in the meantime, you must be content, I say, to be misunderstood for a while. We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary."…"-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)
23. Healer (The Brides of Alba #1)
By: Linda Windsor
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Sixth-century Scotland--in the time of Arthur.... "The Gowrys' seed shall divide your mighty house … read more
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24. Why?: The War Years (26 Fairmount Avenue, #7)
By: Tomie dePaola
4.00
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
World War II is raging in Europe, and young Tomie finds that everyday life has changed in many ways… read more
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25. Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)
By: Eleanor H. Porter
4.01
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Pollyanna's eternal optimism has made her one of the most beloved characters in American literature… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Oh, but Aunt Polly, Aunt Polly, you haven't left me any time at all just to- to live."-Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)
"„ în loc de a scoate la iveală greșelile unui om, vorbește-i de calitățile sale încearcă să-l scoți din făgașul obiceiurilor lui rele, deșteaptă eul său cel mai bun, adevăratul său eu care poate îndr…"-Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)
"I was growlin' one day 'cause I was so bent up and crooked; an'what do ye s'pose the little thing said? ... She said I could be glad, anyhow, that I didn't have ter stoop so far ter do my weedin' - '…"-Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)
"Oh, yes," nodded Pollyanna, emphatically. He [her father] said he felt better right away, that first day he thought to count 'em. He said if God took the trouble to tell us eight hundred times [in th…"-Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)
26. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
By: Carol Ryrie Brink
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
27. Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1)
By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis
3.20
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
On an island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Amo… read more
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28. Looking for Home (Beyond the Orphan Train Book 1)
By: Arleta Richardson
4.16
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
With his mother dead, his father gone, and his older brothers and sisters unable to help, eight-yea… read more
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- christian fiction
- christian
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
29. Living Lies (Harbored Secrets #1)
By: Natalie Walters
4.22
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
In the little town of Walton, Georgia, everybody knows your name--but no one knows your secret. At … read more
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- christian fiction
- christian
- fiction
30. Once Upon a Tim (Once Upon a Tim, #1)
By: Stuart Gibbs
3.96
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade series about a peasant boy who wants to be a knight.Tim is just a peasant, but he dr… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
31. Squirreled Away (The Dead Sea Squirrels #1)
By: Mike Nawrocki
3.96
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Ten-year-old Michael and his friend Justin sneak into the Dead Sea caves near the archaeological di… read more
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- christian
- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
