The Westing Game
By: Ellen Raskin
3.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. W…
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1. When You Reach Me
By: Rebecca Stead
4.08
Format: 199 pages, Hardcover
Miranda is an ordinary sixth grader, until she starts receiving mysterious messages from somebody w… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- mystery
"What's the burn scale?"-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me
"We have lunch at ten-forty-five,"-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me
"It's crazy the things a person can pretend not to notice."-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me
"She's called the secretary, but as far as I can tell she basically runs the school."-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me
2. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler / The Westing Game (Curriculum Unit)
By: Ruth L. Van Arsdale , Center for Learning Network , Victoria Palisin
4.27
Format: 110 pages, Spiral-bound
This unit's 12 lessons have students participate in creative reading, subjective responding, and jo… read more
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- mystery
- childrens
- fiction
3. The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
By: Jeanne DuPrau
3.89
Format: 270 pages, Paperback
An alternate cover edition can be found here. Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"He says I'm beautiful as a red tomato"-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
"Why, if its going to be allright, do we see it getting worse every day?"-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
"The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself. Anger is."-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
"Wouldn't it be strange, she thought, to have a blue sky? But she liked the way it looked. It would be beautiful - a blue sky."-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
4. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
By: E.L. Konigsburg
3.76
Format: None pages,
When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from some… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- mystery
5. Number the Stars
By: Lois Lowry
4.00
Format: None pages,
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war.… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
6. Because of Winn-Dixie
By: Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban
3.00
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Kate DiCamillo's beloved, best-selling debut novel is now available in a paperback digest edition. … read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
7. Tuck Everlasting
By: Natalie Babbitt
4.02
Format: 424 pages,
Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wand… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
8. Maniac Magee
By: Jerry Spinelli
4.00
Format: 222 pages,
Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an… read more
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- classics
- childrens
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- young adult
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9. The Westing Game
By: Ellen Raskin
3.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. W… read more
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- mystery thriller
- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- mystery
10. The One and Only Ivan
By: Katherine Applegate , Patricia Castelao
3.52
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accu… read more
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11. You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen
By: Carole Boston Weatherford , None
3.76
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford's innovative history in verse celebrates the story o… read more
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12. The Phantom Tollbooth
By: Jules Feiffer , Norton Juster
4.20
Format: 24 pages,
Librarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click . Hailed as "a classic. .… read more
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13. The Outsiders
By: S.E. Hinton
4.13
Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Pon… read more
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- fiction
- classics
- childrens
- young adult
"We saw the same sunset."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
"Nothing sparkly can stay."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
"Things are rough all over."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
"Okay greasers, you've had it."-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders
14. Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
By: Gary Paulsen
3.66
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane … read more
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15. Holes (Holes, #1)
By: Louis Sachar
3.43
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishmen… read more
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16. The Giver (The Giver, #1)
By: Lois Lowry
4.12
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
"Memories are forever."-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)
"Thnks fr th mmrs- Gabe"-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)
"Didn't life consist of the things you did each day?"-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)
"It's just that...without the memories, it's all meaningless."-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)
17. Walk Two Moons
By: Sharon Creech
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
"How about a story? Spin us a yarn." Instantly, Phoebe Winterbottom came to mind. "I could tell you… read more
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18. The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
By: Trenton Lee Stewart
4.20
Format: 497 pages, Kindle Edition
"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?"When this peculiar ad appears in the new… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
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- mystery
"Poor Kate,"-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
"Remember the White Knight."-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
"Children are capable of such open rudeness."-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
"Every great thinker keeps a journal, you know."-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
19. Bridge to Terabithia
By: Katherine Paterson
4.05
Format: 190 pages, Kindle Edition
The 40th anniversary edition of the classic Newbery Medal-winning title by beloved author Katherine… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
"Impressed. Lord. He had nearly drowned."-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia
"Just close your eyes and keep your mind wide open."-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia
"It's like the smarter you are, the more things can scare you."-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia
"You never know ahead of time what something's really going to be like."-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia
20. Island of the Blue Dolphins
By: Scott O'Dell
3.87
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, … read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
"They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Everyone in our tribe had two names, the real one which was secret and was seldom used, and one which was common, for if people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
21. A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
By: Madeleine L'Engle
3.98
Format: 218 pages, Paperback
It was a dark and stormy night. Out of this wild night, a strange visitor comes to the Murry hou… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
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"Wild nights are my glory!"-Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
"Believing takes practice."-Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
"People are more than just the way they look."-Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
"I do not know everything; still many things I understand."-Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
