Belle Prater's Boy
By: Ruth White
3.96
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
An alternate cover edition can be found here. When Belle Prater disappears, Belle’s boy, Woodro…
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1. Penny from Heaven
By: Jennifer L. Holm
4.01
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
It’s1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- juvenile
"My idea of Heaven has nothing to do with fluffy clouds or angels. In my Heaven there's butter pecan ice cream and swimming pools and baseball games. The Brooklyn Dodgers always win, and I have the be…"-Jennifer L. Holm, Penny from Heaven
2. Half a Chance
By: Cynthia Lord
3.99
Format: 218 pages, Hardcover
A moving new middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of Rules. When Lucy's family moves… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
3. The Family Under the Bridge
By: Garth Williams , Natalie Savage Carlson
3.96
Format: 97 pages, Paperback
This is the delightfully warm and enjoyable story of an old Parisian named Armand, who relished his… read more
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- chapter books
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
"You're afraid the sly little things will steal your heart if they find out you have one."-Garth Williams, The Family Under the Bridge
4. Shakespeare's Secret
By: Elise Broach
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A missing diamond, a mysterious neighbor, a link to Shakespeare-can Hero uncover the connections? … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
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- mystery
- juvenile
"There is a difference between giving into something and accepting it."-Elise Broach, Shakespeare's Secret
"My mom says that when it rains you never feel like you should be anywhere but home."-Elise Broach, Shakespeare's Secret
"I suppose we never know what we have the capacity to forgive until we're truly tested."-Elise Broach, Shakespeare's Secret
"My dad always says, some people will treat you badly and you can't help that. But how you handle it and how it makes you feel, that's up to you."-Elise Broach, Shakespeare's Secret
5. Our Only May Amelia (May Amelia, #1)
By: Jennifer L. Holm
4.23
Format: 510 pages, Paperback
It isn't easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in 1899, but it's particularly hard when y… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
6. Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
By: Steve Sheinkin
4.13
Format: 266 pages, Hardcover
In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next t… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"She was too well-trained to panic."-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
"When do I start?" is the most refreshing thing I've heard in this whole war."-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
"Here at great expense,' [Colonel Groves] moaned to Oppenheimer, 'the government has assembled the world's largest collection of crackpots."-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
"Everyone worked day and night, Monday through Saturday. Oppenheimer insisted people take Sundays off to rest and recharge. Scientists fished for trout in nearby streams, or climbed mountains and disc…"-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
7. The Odds of Getting Even (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #3)
By: Sheila Turnage
4.30
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Humor and action abound in this second follow-up to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bes… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- mystery
- juvenile
8. Belle Prater's Boy
By: Ruth White
3.96
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
An alternate cover edition can be found here. When Belle Prater disappears, Belle’s boy, Woodro… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- family
- juvenile
9. Eight Keys
By: Suzanne LaFleur
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Elise and Franklin have always been best friends. Elise has always lived in the big house with her … read more
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- mystery
Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's Turtle in Paradise book and Ruth White's Belle Prater's Boy
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11. Which None Can Shut
By: Reema Goode
5.00
Format: 384 pages,
"See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it." -Revelation 3:8... Imagine a pla… read more
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12. Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
By: Polly Horvath
3.71
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
In the small Canadian town of Coal Harbour, in a quaint restaurant called The Girl on the Red Swing… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
"At heart, we're all violent raging wolves, but in our actions we can be pacifists."-Polly Horvath, Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
"There's something about sports. You can be setting fire to cats and burying them in your backyard, but as long as you're playing team sports, people think you're okay."-Polly Horvath, Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
"I want someone who puts the whole ball of wax at risk. I want the kind of marriage where we would follow each other out into the stormy fatal sea or I'm not marrying at all."-Polly Horvath, Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
"You can be sunk low or as a skunk and still have a joy in your heart. Joy lives like one of those spinning things---a gyroscope in your heart. It doesn't seem to have any connection to circumstance, …"-Polly Horvath, Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
13. Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
By: Sheila Turnage
4.03
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
Newbery honor winner, New York Times bestseller, Edgar Award Finalist, and E.B. White Read-Aloud Ho… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- mystery
- juvenile
"Some people look like they were born on a clothes hanger. Not me. I look more like I was born in a dryer."-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
"They found Mr. Jesse in a boat?" I asked. "I'm wondering if maybe he just up and died. Maybe there ain't no murder. Like the fish weren't biting and he died of boredom. It happens. Boredom kills. I'v…"-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
"Yes ma'am," I said, "Anna Celeste's party is Saturday, but I don't need a ride.... No ma'am. It's because Anna Celeste is my Sworn Enemy for Life and I'd rather go face-down in a plate of raw chicken…"-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
"Is it true, then, Mayor?" Grandmother Miss Lacy Thornton warbled from the end of the counter. "Is Jesse Tatum officially dead?" "Dead is such an unflattering term," he said, sliding onto his stool. "…"-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
14. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
By: Joseph Bruchac
4.06
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial p… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- historical fiction
15. Dead End in Norvelt
By: Jack Gantos
4.25
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Dead End in Norveltis the winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal for the year's best contribution to chil… read more
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- realistic fiction
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- historical fiction
16. The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #2)
By: Sheila Turnage
4.17
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The eagerly anticipated followup to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bestseller, Three T… read more
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- young adult
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- mystery
- juvenile
17. The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
By: Edward Dolnick
3.94
Format: 378 pages, Hardcover
The Clockwork Universe is the story of a band of men who lived in a world of dirt and disease but p… read more
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"...religion focused far more on damnation than on consolation."-Edward Dolnick, The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
"The question was not whether the world would end but how soon the end would come."-Edward Dolnick, The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
"They believed in angles and alchemy and the devil, and they believed that the universe followed precise, mathematical laws."-Edward Dolnick, The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
"The usual consolations of life, friendship and sex included, appealed to Newton hardly at all. Art, literature, and music had scarcely more allure. He dismissed the classical sculptures in the Earl o…"-Edward Dolnick, The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
18. Echo
By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
3.95
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himsel… read more
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- fiction
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- historical fiction
19. The Story of Science: Newton at the Center: Newton at the Center
By: Joy Hakim
4.35
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In volume two, students will watch as Copernicus's systematic observations place the sun at the cen… read more
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- childrens
20. The Outlaws of Sherwood
By: Robin McKinley
3.79
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
New York Times bestselling author Robin McKinley's vivid retelling of the classic story of Robin Ho… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- historical fiction
"Tales are as much the necessary fabric of our lives as our bodies are."-Robin McKinley, The Outlaws of Sherwood
"I have a mastery of the art of worrying that is a burden to me if I may not use it."-Robin McKinley, The Outlaws of Sherwood
"Her words flew like butterflies through the vibrant air of the hall; and the company was quiet, as if watching them."-Robin McKinley, The Outlaws of Sherwood
"The king will catch us if the sheriff should fail to and then the Saxon race can be symbolically and romantically hung by the neck till dead."-Robin McKinley, The Outlaws of Sherwood
21. Fish in a Tree
By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt
3.66
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The author of the beloved One for the Murphysgives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel … read more
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22. Savvy (Savvy, #1)
By: Ingrid Law
0.00
Format: 126 pages,
For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a "savvy" -a … read more
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23. The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
By: Christopher Paul Curtis
3.80
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Newbery Honor-winning American classic, The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 , celebrates 20 year… read more
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24. Whittington
By: None , Alan Armstrong
3.62
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Newbery Medal Honor Title (2006) This winning tale introduces Whittington, a roughneck Tom who a… read more
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25. Pictures of Hollis Woods
By: Patricia Reilly Giff
4.03
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Hollis Woods is the place where a baby was abandoned is the baby's name is an artist is… read more
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"There are some people who don't even know enough to fall in love with the water."-Patricia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods
"Drawing is what you see of the world, truly see...And sometimes what you see is so deep in your head you're not even sure of what you're seeing. But when it's down there on paper, and you look at it,…"-Patricia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods
26. Soar
By: Joan Bauer
4.16
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Newbery Honor–winner Joan Bauer's newest protagonist always sees the positive side of any situation… read more
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- realistic fiction
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27. The Moorchild
By: Eloise Jarvis McGraw
4.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Half moorfolk and half human, and unable to shape-shift or disappear at will, Moql threatens the sa… read more
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28. The Winter Room
By: Gary Paulsen
4.43
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
The winter room is where Eldon, his brother Wayne, old Uncle David, and the rest of the family gath… read more
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29. Toliver's Secret
By: Esther Wood Brady
3.99
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret patriotic m… read more
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- childrens
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- historical fiction
30. Banner in the Sky
By: James Ramsey Ullman
4.67
Format: 523 pages, Paperback
The Citadel It stands unconquered, the last great summit of the Alps. Only one man has ever dared t… read more
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31. The Law of Finders Keepers (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #4)
By: Sheila Turnage
4.45
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Pirates, family, and the truth about Mo's Upstream Mother collide in the conclusion to the Newbery … read more
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