8 must-read juvenile books like Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) by Carol Ryrie Brink

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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…

"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)

If you liked the juvenile plot in Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) by Carol Ryrie Brink , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. 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

Similar categories in Ralph Moody's Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1) book and Carol Ryrie Brink's Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

  • historical
  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
"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)

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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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  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. Thimble Summer

By: Elizabeth Enright

3.75

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

When Garnet finds a silver thimble in the sand by the river, she is sure it’s magical. But is it ma… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
"Garnet was very happy. She was so happy, for no especial reason, that she felt as if she must move carefully so she wouldn’t jar or shake the feeling of happiness. She descended from the roof cautiou…"

-Elizabeth Enright, Thimble Summer

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4. 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

Similar categories in Carolyn Reeder's Shades of Gray book and Carol Ryrie Brink's Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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5. A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt

By: C. Coco De Young

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

Eleven-year-old Margo Bandini has never been afraid of anything. Her life in Johnstown, Pennsylvani… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. The Bronze Bow

By: Elizabeth George Speare

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Sa… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

"It is the hate that is the enemy. Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

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7. The Matchlock Gun

By: Walter D. Edmonds

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Newbery Medal Winner In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the I… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. 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
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. Turn Homeward, Hannalee

By: Various , Patricia Beatty

3.93

Format: None pages,

During the closing days of the Civil War, plucky 12-year-old Hannalee Reed, sent north to work in a… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. The Great Wheel

By: Richard Peck , Robert Lawson

3.50

Format: 93 pages, Paperback

"Your fortune lies to the west. Keep your face to the sunset . . . and one day you'll ride the grea… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. 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
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr

12. The Great Turkey Walk

By: Kathleen Karr

3.70

Format: 339 pages,

Yeeeeeee-haw! Git along, little . . . turkeys? Big, brawny Simon Green, who's just completed third … read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Miracles on Maple Hill by Beth Krush, Virginia Sorensen

13. Miracles on Maple Hill

By: Beth Krush , Virginia Sorensen

3.86

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Marly and her family share many adventures when they move from the city to a farmhouse on Maple Hil… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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14. 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
  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • 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

Cover of All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1) by Sydney Taylor

15. 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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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) by Patricia MacLachlan

16. 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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  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • 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)

17. Roller Skates

By: Ruth Sawyer , Valenti Angelo

0.00

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

A Newbery Medal Winner! Growing up in a well-to-do family with strict rules and routines can be tou… read more

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Cover of Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) by Carol Ryrie Brink

18. 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

Similar categories in Carol Ryrie Brink's Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) book and Carol Ryrie Brink's Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • 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)

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19. 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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  • childrens
  • school
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
"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

20. Across Five Aprils

By: Irene Hunt

4.41

Format: 333 pages, Paperback

The Newbery Award winning author of Up a Road Slowlypresents the unforgettable story of Jethro Crei… read more

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Cover of Hero Over Here: A Story of World War I (Once Upon America Series) by Kathleen V. Kudlinski

21. Hero Over Here: A Story of World War I (Once Upon America Series)

By: Kathleen V. Kudlinski

3.67

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

A young boy must look after his sick mother and sister while his father and brother fight in World … read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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Adam of the Road

Elizabeth Gray Vining , Robert Lawson , Elizabeth Janet Gray

3.77

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Elizabeth Enright

3.75

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Shades of Gray

Carolyn Reeder

3.85

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A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt

C. Coco De Young

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22 Top fiction books like The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli

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Ann Nolan Clark

3.54

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Elizabeth Gray Vining , Robert Lawson , Elizabeth Janet Gray

3.77

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Elizabeth Enright

3.75

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Joan W. Blos

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