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 Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli
We’ve yet to talk
to an upper elementary, early middle schooler who didn’t rave
about
this book. It’s a wonderful adventure and drama that both boys
and girls love.
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
A genuine human connection forms between
rivals (boy vs. girl) and the resulting friendship is warm and
beautiful. The struggles of growing up and wanting to be
recognized are fully explored in this wonderfully written novel.
P.S. Longer
Letter Later
by Paula
Danziger
A touching story about two girls,
opposites in personality and interests, but drawn together by a
common bond.
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
This Newbery Award winner is a tale
of adventure and survival in the northern wilderness.
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Walk Two Moons
by Sharon Creech
A thirteen year old girl searches for her lost mother. Explores
themes of love, loss and grief. An emotional and moving story.
Perhaps Creech’s best novel.
Bud,
Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
A 10-year-old boy in Depression-era Michigan sets out to find
the man he believes to be his father.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
by Christopher Paul Curtis, Read by Levar Burton
Kenny Watson tells about his African American family in
Flint, Michigan, in 1963 in this often hilarious and sometimes
heart wrenching novel. It doesn’t seem likely that any other
narrator could make this book come to life like Levar Burton.
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COLLEGE ADMISSION
KIDS 8-13
PARENTS
Picture Books Special Needs
TEACHERS
Picture Books Special Needs
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