The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
By: Karen Cushman
3.77
Format: 32 pages,
Dear Gram and Grampop, Please do not address yours truly as California anymore, California Morning …
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1. Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
By: Lois Lenski
3.85
Format: 298 pages, Paperback
In this classic frontier adventure, Lois Lenski reconstructs the real life story of Mary Jemison, w… read more
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"It don't matter what happens, if you're only srong and have great courage."-Lois Lenski, Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
2. Adam of the Road
By: Elizabeth Gray Vining , Robert Lawson , Elizabeth Janet Gray
3.77
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
"A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good… read more
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- childrens
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3. The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #1)
By: Katherine Woodfine
3.99
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
You are cordially invited to attend the Grand Opening of Sinclair’s department store! Enter a wo… read more
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- historical
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- fiction
- historical fiction
4. Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile - 57 B.C.
By: Josephine Bailey , Kristiana Gregory
3.90
Format: 4 pages, Audio CD
Established "Dear America" author Kristiana Gregory kicks off "The Royal Diaries" with the captivat… read more
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"Princess," he said, spreading his arms in a shrug, "how does such a little thing like you get such a big temper?" I held up my hand to shield my eyes from the sun. "Marc Antony," I said, "how does su…"-Josephine Bailey, Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile - 57 B.C.
5. Shades of Gray
By: Carolyn Reeder
3.85
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
COURAGE WEARS MANY FACESThe Civil War may be over, but for twelve-year-old Will Page, the pain and … read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
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- juvenile
6. 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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- juvenile
7. By the Great Horn Spoon!
By: Sid Fleischman
4.48
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
For fans of theI Survivedseries--a rollicking adventure from the California Gold Rush! When Jack's … read more
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8. Under the Hawthorn Tree (Children of the Famine, #1)
By: Marita Conlon-McKenna , Donald Teskey
3.68
Format: 265 pages, Paperback
During the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, three children are left alone and in danger of bei… read more
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9. Sisterhood Everlasting (Sisterhood, #5)
By: Ann Brashares
3.85
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Brashares comes the welcome return of the characters … read more
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- fiction
- young adult
10. The Door in the Wall
By: Marguerite de Angeli
4.88
Format: 242 pages,
The bells clang above plague-ridden London as Robin lies helpless, cold, and hungry. The great hous… read more
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11. Charlotte Sometimes
By: Penelope Farmer , Chris Connor
3.02
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A time-travel story that is both a poignant exploration of human identity and an absorbing tale of … read more
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12. A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2)
By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard
3.95
Format: None pages, Paperback
When a woman's body washes up on an isolated stretch of beach on the southern coast of England, Sco… read more
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13. 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows
By: Ann Brashares
3.77
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
summer is a time to grow seeds Polly has an idea that she can't stop thinking about, one that invol… read more
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- fiction
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14. The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
By: Karen Cushman
3.77
Format: 32 pages,
Dear Gram and Grampop, Please do not address yours truly as California anymore, California Morning … read more
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15. A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896
By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
3.54
Format: None pages,
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- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
16. P.S. Be Eleven (Gaither Sisters, #2)
By: Rita Williams-Garcia
4.22
Format: 129 pages, Hardcover
In this exquisite sequel to the New York Times bestseller One Crazy Summer, the Gaither sisters ret… read more
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17. All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1)
By: Sydney Taylor
4.24
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
It's the turn of the century in New York's Lower East Side and a sense of adventure and excitement … read more
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- historical
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18. Navigating Early
By: Clare Vanderpool
3.67
Format: 350 pages, Hardcover
At the end of World War II, Jack Baker, a landlocked Kansas boy, is suddenly uprooted after his mot… read more
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19. Moon Over Manifest
By: Clare Vanderpool
3.67
Format: 350 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2011 Newbery Award. The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my e… read more
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20. Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild
By: Kristiana Gregory
4.28
Format: 320 pages,
Susanna Fairchild's family had planned to move to Oregon and begin a relatively quiet life there. B… read more
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21. Raymie Nightingale
By: Kate DiCamillo
3.27
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything, absolutely everything, depends on her. And she h… read more
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22. Calico Captive
By: Elizabeth George Speare , W.T. Mars
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
In the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries… read more
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23. One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1)
By: Rita Williams-Garcia
4.30
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with… read more
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24. Ferris
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.30
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more
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25. Wildoak
By: C.C. Harrington
4.34
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Maggie’s stutter makes going to school hard. She will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class… read more
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26. Ten Thousand Tries
By: Amy Makechnie
4.36
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A middle school soccer whiz’s determination to keep things from changing is tested when his father’… read more
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"Slow makes smooth and smooth is fast."-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries
"I'm not gonna be most people. -Golden"-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries
"The world is short on finishers. FINISH."-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries
"The harder you work, the luckier you get!"-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries
27. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
By: Margot Lee Shetterly
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more
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28. Very Nice
By: Marcy Dermansky
3.24
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
Rachel Klein never meant to kiss her creative writing professor. Zahid Azzam never planned to becom… read more
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"I was tall and biracial and sexy. But then there was Winnie. Her blond hair fell straight like a pane of glass. This was who my Jewish babysitter wanted?"-Marcy Dermansky, Very Nice
"My husband’s girlfriend worked for an airline, but she was not a flight attendant, like I’d first assumed. She was an actual pilot. I supposed that made it better."-Marcy Dermansky, Very Nice
29. Coo
By: Kaela Noel
4.20
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
One young girl’s determination to save the flock she calls family creates a lasting impact on her c… read more
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30. A Sky Full of Song
By: Susan Lynn Meyer
4.25
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
North Dakota, 1905 After fleeing persecution in the Russian Empire, eleven-year-old Shoshana a… read more
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31. Clues to the Universe
By: Christina Li
4.22
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than watching NASA launches with her dad is buildi… read more
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"Why had I ever thought my dad would be the superhero? Mom had been standing in front of me all along, holding our world up on her shoulders."-Christina Li, Clues to the Universe
"Those were just successes. But how many failures did the scientists have to see? How many times did their rockets not orbit the planet, or not take off at all? How many times had they dreamed about l…"-Christina Li, Clues to the Universe
