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Surprise Island
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Two orphaned siblings explore the wonders of the natural world on a remote island.
The Aldens spend the summer on Grandfather's island! Joe, the island's friendly handyman, helps them with anything they need, but as the children continue to explore their summer home, they realize ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Boxcar Children
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Four orphaned siblings find adventure and solace in a deserted boxcar, learning the value of family and friendship.
The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather. ... (Goodreads)
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
by Jean Lee Latham
A young man's struggle to gain knowledge and self-confidence, inspiring a revolution in navigation.
In Revolutionary War–era Salem, Massachusetts, a young Nat Bowditch, the smallest member of a sea-faring family, astounds his schoolteacher with his talent for mathematics. He dreams of someday ... (Wikipedia)
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
by Donald J. Sobol
A ten-year-old detective solves a variety of mysteries in his small town.
A Civil War sword...A watermelon stabbing... Missing roller skates... A trapeze artist's inheritance... And an eyewitness who's legally blind! Theses are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries ... (Goodreads)
My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George
A young boy runs away to the Catskill Mountains, where he learns to survive on his own and befriends a falcon.
Sam Gribley is a 12-year-old boy who intensely dislikes living in his parents' cramped New York City apartment with his eight brothers and sisters. He decides to run away to his great-grandfather's ... (Wikipedia)
Betsy-Tacy
by Maud Hart Lovelace
The adventures of two best friends, Betsy and Tacy, growing up in a small town in the early 1900s.
Best Friends Forever There are lots of children on Hill Street, but no little girls Betsy's age. So when a new family moves into the house across the street, Betsy hopes they will have a little girl ... (Goodreads)
Cabin Fever
by Jeff Kinney
A group of friends embark on a mischievous adventure, encountering hilarious hijinks along the way.
Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he’s innocent. Or at least sort of. The authorities are closing in, but when a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Prince Caspian
by C.S. Lewis
Four children embark on a journey to restore the rightful heir to the throne of Narnia.
Peter , Susan , Edmund , and Lucy Pevensie are magically whisked away from a British railway station to a beach near an old and ruined castle. They determine the ruin is Cair Paravel , where they ... (Wikipedia)
Awaken
by Katie Kacvinsky
In a future society where technology controls everything, a girl rebels and falls in love with a boy who lives off the grid.
Maddie lives in a world where everything is done on the computer. Whether it’s to go to school or on a date, people don’t venture out of their home. There’s really no need. For the most part, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
A family's journey of settling and persevering on the American Frontier.
Meet Laura Ingalls, the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books. Pa Ingalls decides to sell the little log house, and the family sets out for Indian country! They travel from ... (Goodreads)
Magonia
by Maria Dahvana Headley
A girl with a rare lung disease discovers she's actually a creature from the sky and must choose between two worlds.
#1 New York Times bestseller Maria Dahvana Headley’s soaring sky fantasy Magonia is now in paperback! Since she was a baby, Aza Ray Boyle has suffered from a mysterious lung disease that makes it ... (Goodreads)
Paint it Black
by Janet Fitch
A young woman struggles with grief and self-destruction after her boyfriend's suicide. Set in the 1980s Los Angeles punk scene.
Josie Tyrell, art model, runaway, and denizen of LA's rock scene finds a chance at real love with Michael Faraday, a Harvard dropout and son of a renowned pianist. But when she receives a call from ... (Goodreads)
Maximum Ride, Vol. 1
by NaRae Lee
A group of genetically enhanced kids, led by Max, escape from a lab and embark on a journey to find their true identities.
Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it’s like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the “flock”—Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel—are just like ordinary ... (Goodreads)
Maximum Ride, Vol. 2
by NaRae Lee
Maximum Ride and her flock of genetically enhanced kids continue their quest to save the world from evil scientists and their own dark past.
Having recovered Angel, Max and the flock head to New York City to pursue a lead regarding their true identities. But where the flock goes, erasers are sure to follow! Even more troubling, though, is ... (Goodreads)
Unshaken: Ruth
by Francine Rivers
The biblical story of Ruth is retold in a modern setting, exploring themes of love, loyalty, and redemption.
Book 3 in the 5-book biblical historical fiction series by the, New York Times, bestselling author of, Redeeming Love, and, A Voice in the Wind., She gave up everything, expecting nothing, and God ... (Goodreads)
Thumbelina
by Hans Christian Andersen
A tiny girl, no bigger than a thumb, goes on a journey to find her true home and love.
A woman yearning for a child asks a witch for advice, and is presented with a barleycorn which she is told to go home and plant (in the first English translation of 1847 by Mary Howitt, the tale ... (Wikipedia)
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
by R.L. Stine
Grady and his family move to a swamp, where they encounter a werewolf. They must survive the terror and uncover the truth.
Grady Tucker and his family have moved to Florida into a house next to Fever Swamp because his father, a scientist, wants to determine if swamp deer from South America can survive in Florida. Grady’s ... (Wikipedia)
Come Rain or Come Shine
by Jan Karon
A heartwarming story of love, family, and community set in the charming town of Mitford.
#1, New York Times,–bestselling author Jan Karon returns—with the story readers have been waiting for. Over the course of ten Mitford novels, fans have kept a special place in their hearts for Dooley ... (Goodreads)
The Cricket in Times Square
by George Selden
A friendship between a mouse, a cricket, and a cat in New York City.
The story is about a cricket from Connecticut named Chester who gets caught on a train for New York. After stumbling on the subway, Chester ends up in Times Square. Mario Bellini, who helps his ... (Wikipedia)
Unteachable
by Leah Raeder
High school student Maise falls for her teacher, but their forbidden romance is threatened by secrets from their pasts.
Maise O’Malley just turned eighteen, but she’s felt like a grown-up her entire life. The summer before senior year, she has plans: get into a great film school, convince her mom to go into rehab, and ... (Goodreads)
Shepherds Abiding
by Jan Karon
A heartwarming Christmas story about the residents of Mitford, as Father Tim tries to restore a Nativity scene.
The eighth novel in the beloved Mitford series, by the bestselling author of, At Home in Mitford, and, Somebody Safe with Somebody Good, Millions of Americans have found Mitford to be a favorite ... (Goodreads)
Catch of the Day
by Kristan Higgins
A small-town girl falls for a handsome stranger, but their relationship is complicated by secrets and past mistakes.
First date à la Maggie: Take one lovelorn diner owner (me), a generous helping of nosy local gossips, a dollop of envy at married sister's perfect life, a splash of divine intervention (my ... (Goodreads)
The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight
by R.L. Stine
Two siblings visit their grandparents' farm and discover a scarecrow that comes to life at night.
They're alive! Jodie loves visiting her grandparents' farm. Okay, so it's not the most exciting place in the world. Still, Grandpa tells great scary stories. And Grandma's chocolate chip pancakes are ... (Goodreads)
Chestnut Street
by Maeve Binchy
A collection of short stories set on Chestnut Street, each revealing the secrets and lives of its inhabitants.
Maeve Binchy imagined a street in Dublin with many characters coming and going, and every once in a while she would write about one of these people. She would then put it in a drawer; “for the ... (Goodreads)
Ghost Town at Sundown
by Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie travel back to the Wild West and help a ghost cowboy save his town from a dangerous outlaw.
Is this town HAUNTED? Jack and Annie wonder when the Magic Tree House whisks them to the Wild West. But before they can say "Boo!" they rush headlong into an adventure filled with horse thieves, a ... (Goodreads)
Every Last Word
by Tamara Ireland Stone
A girl with OCD finds solace in a secret poetry club and a new friend who helps her navigate the complexities of high school.
A, New York Times, Best Seller If you could read my mind, you wouldn't be smiling. Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the ... (Barnes & Noble)
An Acceptable Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
A teenage girl travels through time to ancient history and faces a moral dilemma. She must choose between her own desires and the greater good.
Happy to be away from her large family for a while, Polly O'Keefe is spending the autumn with her maternal grandparents, Dr. Kate Murry and Dr. Alex Murry, getting a better education from them in ... (Wikipedia)
The Story Keeper
by Lisa Wingate
A young woman uncovers a dark family secret while researching her latest book, leading her on a journey of self-discovery and healing.
From the #1, New York Times, author of, Before We Were Yours,!,“Wingate is, quite simply, a master storyteller. Her story-within-a-story, penned with a fine, expressive style, will captivate writers ... (Barnes & Noble)
Love's Labour's Lost
by William Shakespeare
Four young men vow to give up women and focus on their studies, but their plans are derailed when four women arrive.
In this charming comedy of manners, one of Shakespeare's earliest efforts in the genre, a well-intentioned king vows to forego all fleshly delights, setting the stage for romantic hijinks. Ferdinand, ... (Goodreads)
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
by Margaret Sidney
The heartwarming story of five siblings and their widowed mother, who struggle to make ends meet but find joy in their simple life.
Times are tough around the little brown house! The widowed Mrs. Pepper has to sew all day long just to earn enough to pay the rent and to feed the five growing Peppers. But she faces poverty and ... (Goodreads)
