Treasury · Merit

The Good & The Beautiful

A homeschool curriculum publisher's book list, filed by grade.

350 books in the catalog stand on this list. The list itself (opens the list's own website) ↗

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139 of these books cover age 13. The 117 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• Abigail Adams by Jean Brown Wagoner, 1949 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 620L · AR 4.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, 1843 · ages 10–17 · Lexile 910L · AR 6.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Addie Across the Prairie by Laurie Lawlor, 1986 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 820L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• A Family Apart by Joan Lowery Nixon, 1987 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 900L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• A House of Tailors by Patricia Reilly Giff, 2004 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 750L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates, 1950 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1090L · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Newbery Award
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• A Penny's Worth of Character by Jesse Stuart, 1954 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 600L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• A Place for Peter by Elizabeth Yates, 1994 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 900L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken, 2007 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick, 2001 · ages 9–14 · AR 6.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park, 2002 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 920L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Newbery Award
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• Beneath My Mother's Feet by Amjed Qamar, 2008 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 770L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
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• Benjamin West and his Cat Grimalkin by Marguerite Henry, 1947 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 730L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Betsy Ross by Peter Roop & Connie Roop, 2001 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Black Fox of Lorne by Marguerite de Angeli, 1956 · ages 9–14 · AR 6.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell, 1988 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 670L · AR 4.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Boys without Names by Kashmira Sheth, 2010 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 670L · AR 4.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• By the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid Fleischman, 1963 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 730L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Cabin on Trouble Creek by Jean Van Leeuwen, 2004 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 660L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Calico Bush by Rachel Field, 1931 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1060L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry, 1941 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 830L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, Newbery Award
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• Candy Bomber by Michael O. Tunnell, 2010 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1130L · AR 7.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham, 1955 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 570L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Davidson Gifted, Newbery Award
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• Castle by David Macaulay, 1977 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1180L · AR 7.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Child of the Wolves by Elizabeth Hall, 1996 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 770L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Chocolate by Hershey by Betty Burford, 1994 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 920L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox by Marguerite Henry, 1980 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 800L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Courage to Run by Wendy Lawton, 2002 · ages 9–14 · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Daughter of the Mountains by Louise Rankin, 1993 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1000L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Davy Crockett by George Sullivan, 2001 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Days of Terror by Barbara Smucker, 1981 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Doe Sia by Kenneth Thomasma, 1999 · ages 9–14 · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott, 1875 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1150L · AR 8.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Escape Across the Wide Sea by Katherine Kirkpatrick, 2004 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 700L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, 2000 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 750L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney, 1976 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 860L · AR 7.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter, 1904 · ages 9–14 · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Galen and the Gateway to Medicine by Jeanne Bendick, 2002 · ages 9–14 · AR 6.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Gifts from the Sea by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, 2003 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 990L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Go Free or Die by Jeri Ferris, 1988 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 800L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, 1961 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 930L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Hannah of Fairfield by Jean Van Leeuwen, 1999 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 520L · AR 3.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge, 1985 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 960L · AR 8.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Hardy Boys by Franklin Dixon, 2013 · ages 10–13 · Lexile 700L · AR 4.0
  also on Davidson Gifted
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• Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry, 1955 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1000L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus, 2010 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Heidi by Joanna Spyri, 1880 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1200L · AR 8.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Robertson, 1958 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 880L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• I Am David by Anne Holm, 1963 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 910L · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• I Have a Dream by Margaret Davidson, 1986 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 680L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry, 1954 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 880L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Kisses from Katie by Katie J. Davis, 2011 · ages 11–14 · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
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• Laura Ingalls Wilder, Pioneer Girl by Megan Stine, 1992 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Lewis and Clark by George Sullivan, 2000 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Li Lun, Lad of Courage by Carolyn Treffinger, 1947 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 720L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1886 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1070L · AR 8.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, 1868 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1300L · AR 7.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Maggie's Door by Patricia Reilly Giff, 2003 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 720L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, 1953 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 910L · AR 6.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Medallion by Dawn L. Watkins, 1985 · ages 9–14 · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Men of Iron by Howard Pyle, 1993 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1210L · AR 9.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry, 1947 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 750L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• My Name is Sally Little Song by Brenda Woods, 2006 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 780L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene, 1930 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted
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• Naya Nuki by Kenneth Thomasma, 1983 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 860L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Night Journeys by Avi, 1979 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 730L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Nim's Island by Wendy Orr, 2001 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 930L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff, 2000 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 600L · AR 4.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Old Mother West Wind by Thornton W. Burgess, 1914 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 710L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Path to the Pacific: The Story of Sacagawea by Neta Lohnes Frazier, 2007 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1170L · AR 7.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Patriots in Petticoats by Shirley Raye-Redmond, 2004 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Paul Revere by George Sullivan, 1999 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne, 1964 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1100L · AR 8.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, 1813 · ages 12–17 · Lexile 1070L · AR 12.0
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Harvard Classics, Mensa Kids, St. John's College, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Princess Academy by Shannon Hale, 2005 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 890L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Raiders from the Sea by Lois Walfrid Johnson, 2003 · ages 9–14 · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin, 1965 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1160L · AR 8.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Red Falcons of Tremoine by Hendry Peart, 1956 · ages 9–14 · AR 6.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil, 1952 · ages 9–14 · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West With Lewis & Clark by Gail Langer Karwoski, 1999 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 800L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• SeeSaw Girl by Linda Sue Park, 1999 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 810L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Shadrach by Meindert DeJong, 1980 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Sitting Bull by Peter Roop & Connie Roop, 2002 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims by Peter Burchard and Clyde Robert Bulla, 1982 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 530L · AR 3.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls, 1976 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 810L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss, 1812 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1210L · AR 8.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Adventures of Sir Lancelot by Gerald Morris, 2008 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 830L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Birds' Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin, 1941 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1200L · AR 7.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, 2008 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 760L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
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• The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth Speare, 1997 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Deep Roots Grade, Newbery Award
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• The Buffalo Knife by William O. Steele, 1990 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 850L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Canada Geese Quilt by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, 1988 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 680L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling, 1952 · ages 12–14 · Lexile 770L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Corn Grows Ripe by Dorothy Rhoads, 1993 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 750L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Fairy's Return by Gail Carson Levine, 2002 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 620L · AR 3.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson, 1986 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 680L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• The Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman, 2018 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1110L · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Golden Bull by Marjorie Cowley, 2008 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Good Master by Kate Seredy, 1963 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 640L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Happy Hollisters by Jerry West, 1953 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 640L · AR 4.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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