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• Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

  MacDonald, Betty Bard

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  From her upside-down house, the eccentric Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle issues to parents her marvelous cures for such common children's diseases as Won't-Put-Away-Toys-itis, Answerbackism, and Fighter-Quarrelitis.

• Homer Price

  McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003

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  Six episodes in the life of Homer Price including one in which he and his pet skunk capture four bandits and another about a donut machine on the rampage.

• Charlotte's Web

  White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985

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  Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.

• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

  Taylor, Mildred D,

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  A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  Dahl, Roald,

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  Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.

• Anne of Green Gables

  Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942

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  Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her

• A Wrinkle in Time

  L'Engle, Madeleine

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  Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.

• The Phantom Tollbooth

  Juster, Norton, 1929-2021

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  Milo, a young boy with little interest in anything, takes a trip through the Phantom Tollbooth to the Lands Beyond where he meets an enchanting cast of characters that teaches him the importance of words, numbers, ideas, creativity, and enthusiasm…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Harriet the Spy

  Fitzhugh, Louise

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  Eleven-year-old Harriet keeps notes on her classmates and neighbors in a secret notebook, but when some of the students read the notebook, they seek revenge.

• Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

  Sobol, Donald J., 1924-2012,

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  Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same.

• Bridge to Terabithia

  Paterson, Katherine

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  The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.

• The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

  a Novel

  Curtis, Christopher Paul

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  The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963.

• Mr. Popper's Penguins

  Atwater, Richard

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  The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

• Number the Stars

  Lowry, Lois,

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  In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

• The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

  Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963

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  Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.

• The Borrowers

  Norton, Mary

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  What happened when a boy became friendly with a little person no taller than a pencil.

• Holes

  Sachar, Louis, 1954-

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  Stanley Yelnats is sent away to a boys' detention center where the warden instructs the boys to "build character" by digging holes everyday, but it doesn't take long for Stanley to figure out that the warden is up to something, and he decides to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wind in the Willows

  Grahame, Kenneth, 1859-1932

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  Mole, Water Rat, Badger, and, of course, Toad of Toad Hall: these characters have captivated children for over a century. Join Kenneth Grahame's classic cast of animal friends as they enjoy life on the river; hit the road in Toad's brand-new cart;…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Father's Dragon

  Gannett, Ruth Stiles

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  A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.

• Half Magic

  Eager, Edward

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  Four children looking forward to an ordinary summer enjoy a series of fantastic adventures by double-wishing on an ancient coin.