Owls in the Family
By: Farley Mowat , Robert Frankenberg
4.00
Format: 10 pages, Paperback
Farley Mowat's funniest book tells the adventures of Wol and Weeps, two owls from Saskatchewan who …
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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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- classics
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"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. Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)
By: Ralph Moody
4.27
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
Ralph was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Thr… read more
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- classics
- childrens
"There are only two kinds of men in this world: Honest men and dishonest men. There are black men and white men and yellow men and red men, but nothing counts except whether they're honest men or dish…"-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)
"You know, Son, sometimes a fellow has to take a licking for doing the right thing. A licking only lasts a short while, even if it's a hard one, but failing to do the right thing will often make a mar…"-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)
3. Usborne Greek Myths For Young Children
By: Heather Amery
4.17
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
This illustrated book is a retelling of Greek myths, full of brave heroes, terrifying monsters, pow… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- fiction
4. The Year of the Baby (Anna Wang, #2)
By: Patrice Barton , Andrea Cheng
4.07
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Last year, Anna learned how to be a good friend. Now that her family has adopted a baby girl from C… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
5. 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
6. Gone-Away Lake
By: Elizabeth Enright , Joe Krush , Beth Krush
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Summer has a magic all its own. When Portia sets out for a visit with her cousin Julian, she exp… read more
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- classics
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"Things are always happening to my socks. One's always going off someplace. I don't know why."-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake
"Self-pity is the hens' besetting sin," remarked Mr. Payton. "Foolish fowl. How they came to achieve anything as perfect as the egg I do not know! I cannot fathom."-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake
"Yes, except that nothing sleeps inside but furniture, and that's probably gone to pieces by now. Time gets into anything; yes, indeed it does; and weather helps it."-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake
"Mr. Payton was at work on his pipe again, lighting and coaxing it. "They need constant attention, pipes, like babies and guinea hens," he said, and sucked in the smoke."-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake
7. 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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- classics
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"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
8. Catching Their Talk in a Box: The Life Story of Joy Ridderhof
By: Betty M. Hockett
3.70
Format: 168 pages,
Catching Their Talk in a Box follows Joy Ridderhof into Honduras, Mexico, Alaska, the Philippines, … read more
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- childrens
9. Red Sails to Capri (Puffin Newberry Library)
By: Ann Weil
4.00
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
The minute he saw the boat with the red sails moving into the harbor, Michele knew that something e… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
10. The Courage of Sarah Noble
By: Leonard Weisgard , Alice Dalgliesh
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for t… read more
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- classics
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
11. Babe: The Gallant Pig
By: Dick King-Smith , Maggie Kneen
4.09
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
Knopf is proud to present a handsome 20th-anniversary edition of Dick King-Smith's bestselling nove… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
12. The School Story
By: Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements
3.14
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Two middle school girls scheme to publish a book in this novel from Andrew Clements, the author of … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
13. 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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- classics
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
14. Seabird: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
By: Holling Clancy Holling
4.02
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
A 1949 Newbery Honor Book The history of America at sea is presented through the travels of Seabir… read more
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- nature
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
15. 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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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
"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)
16. Owls in the Family
By: Farley Mowat , Robert Frankenberg
4.00
Format: 10 pages, Paperback
Farley Mowat's funniest book tells the adventures of Wol and Weeps, two owls from Saskatchewan who … read more
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- classics
- childrens
- canada
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- nature
17. Strawberry Girl
By: Lois Lenski
4.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
The land was theirs, but so were its hardships Strawberries -- big, ripe, and juicy. Ten-year-old B… read more
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- classics
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
18. Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
By: Janet Benge , Geoff Benge
4.48
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Without formal education or a missionary organization to back her, a housemaid from England dared t… read more
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- childrens
19. Paddle-to-the-Sea
By: Holling Clancy Holling
4.28
Format: 64 pages, Library Binding
A 1942 Caldecott Honor Book A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and na… read more
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- nature
- classics
- childrens
- fiction
20. Detectives in Togas
By: Richard Winston , Clara Winston , Henry Winterfeld , Charlotte Kleinert
3.33
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . th… read more
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21. Happy Times in Noisy Village
By: Astrid Lindgren , Ilon Wikland , Florence Lamborn
4.54
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
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22. 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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23. Mr. Popper's Penguins
By: Richard Atwater , Florence Atwater , Robert Lawson
3.97
Format: 139 pages, Paperback
The Poppers unexpectedly come into possession of a penguin, then get a penguin from the zoo who mat… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
24. The Hundred Dresses
By: Eleanor Estes , Louis Slobodkin
4.11
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
This Newbery Honor classic, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist, is a beautifully written tribute t… read more
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- classics
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
25. 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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- classics
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"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
26. The Year of Miss Agnes
By: Kirkpatrick Hill
3.97
Format: None pages,
For use in schools and libraries only. Ten-year-old Fred (short for Frederika) narrates the story o… read more
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27. 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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- classics
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"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)
28. The Winged Watchman
By: Hilda van Stockum
4.26
Format: 191 pages, Paperback
This acclaimed story of World War II is rich in suspense, characterization, plot and spiritual trut… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"But remember that truth itself becomes a lie in the twisted minds of our conquerors."-Hilda van Stockum, The Winged Watchman
"Knowledge is a matter of knowing facts. Wisdom is a matter of understanding and applying principles. A certain amount of knowledge is necessary for wisdom, and without wisdom, knowledge is not only u…"-Hilda van Stockum, The Winged Watchman
29. Henry Huggins (Henry Huggins, #1)
By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary
4.95
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In the first novel from Newbery Award-winning author Beverly Cleary, boys and girls alike will inst… read more
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30. Little Pear
By: Eleanor Frances Lattimore
3.66
Format: 180 pages, Paperback
Little Pear is a young boy who lives in a small village in China. Although his story takes place lo… read more
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31. Ways to Grow Love (Ryan Hart, #2)
By: Renée Watson
4.21
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson continues her charming young … read more
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- childrens
- fiction
