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Newbery Award

The American Library Association's annual medal for the most distinguished contribution to American children's literature, awarded since 1922.

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

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• Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray, 1943 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1030L · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832 by Joan W. Blos, 1980 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 960L · AR 6.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson, 2025 · ages 8–13 · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
  also on ALSC Notables
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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, The Good & The Beautiful
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• And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold, 1954 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 780L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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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, The Good & The Beautiful
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• A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers by Nancy Willard, 1982 · ages 8–10 · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, 1962 · ages 9–13 · Lexile 740L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck, 2001 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 670L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, 1977 · ages 9–13 · Lexile 810L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, 2000 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 950L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink, 1970 · age 11 · Lexile 890L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Deep Roots Grade, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful
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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, The Good & The Beautiful
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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, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi, 2003 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 780L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins, 2006 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 820L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
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• Daniel Boone by James Daugherty, 1940 · ages 9–14 · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos, 2012 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 920L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary, 1984 · ages 9–11 · Lexile 910L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt, 1983 · ages 10–13 · Lexile 780L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• Dobry by Monica Shannon, 1935 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo, 2014 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 520L · AR 4.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson, 2022 · ages 8–17 · Lexile 690L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on ALSC Notables
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• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, 1967 · ages 9–10 · Lexile 700L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji, 1928 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1040L · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes, 1952 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 990L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted
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• Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz, 2008 · ages 11–13 · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly, 2018 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 690L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field, 1930 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1100L · AR 7.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Holes by Louis Sachar, 1998 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 660L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on NY Public Library
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• I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, 1965 · AR 6.5
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• Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs, 1934 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1150L · AR 8.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell, 1960 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 1000L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• It's Like This, Cat by Emily Neville, 1964 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 810L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson, 1981 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 880L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes, 1943 · ages 10–13 · Lexile 840L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids
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• Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George, 1973 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 860L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry, 1948 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 830L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Deep Roots Grade
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• Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata, 2005 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 740L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, 2016 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 610L · AR 3.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman, 1988 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 1040L · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, 1991 · ages 11–17 · Lexile 820L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton, 1975 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 560L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina, 2018 · ages 8–13 · Lexile 700L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on ALSC Notables
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• Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen, 1956 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 750L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, 1947 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 870L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Missing May by Cynthia Rylant, 1993 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 980L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool, 2011 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 800L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien, 1971 · ages 9–11 · Lexile 790L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library, The Good & The Beautiful
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• New Kid by Jerry Craft, 2019 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 320L · AR 2.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, 1989 · ages 10–11 · Lexile 670L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• Onion John by Joseph Krumgold, 1960 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, 1998 · ages 11–13 · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Poems for Two Voices: Joyful Noise, I Am Phoenix by Paul Fleischman, 1989
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• Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson, 1944 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1050L · AR 6.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith, 1957 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 910L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Mensa Kids
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• Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer, 1937 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 810L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, 1976 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 920L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan, 1985 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 660L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark, 1953 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska, 1965 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 740L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• Shen of the Sea by Arthur Bowie Chrisman, 1926 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 780L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 1992 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 890L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids
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• Smoky, the Cowhorse by Will James, 1927 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1440L
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• Sounder by William H. Armstrong, 1970 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 900L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski, 1946 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 650L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars, 1971 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 830L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids
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• Tales from Silver Lands by Charles Finger, 1925 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1320L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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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, The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth, 1931 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1000L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Crossover by Kwame Alexander, 2015 · ages 9–13 · Lexile 750L · AR 4.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Dark Frigate by Charles Hawes, 1924 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1160L · AR 6.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli, 1949 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 920L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Deep Roots Grade, The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Eyes & the Impossible by Dave Eggers, 2023 · ages 6–11 · Lexile 790L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on ALSC Notables
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• The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly, 2024 · ages 10–13 · Lexile 610L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on ALSC Notables
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• The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill, 2017 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 640L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Giver by Lois Lowry, 1993 · ages 13–17 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, 2008 · ages 12–15 · Lexile 820L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
  also on NY Public Library
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• The Grey King by Susan Cooper, 1976 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 930L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley, 1985 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1050L · AR 7.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron, 2007 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 950L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera, 2021 · ages 10–17 · Lexile 730L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
  also on ALSC Notables
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• The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds, 1941 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 860L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman, 1996 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1150L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted
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• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, 2013 · ages 10–11 · Lexile 570L · AR 3.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox, 1974 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 910L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Van Loon, 1921 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1260L
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• The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo, 2004 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 670L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly, 1929 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1200L · AR 7.1 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Beautiful Feet, The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois, 1947 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1070L · AR 6.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids
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• The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg, 1997 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 870L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted
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• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, 1978 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 750L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, NY Public Library
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• The Wheel on the School by Meindert De Jong, 1954 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman, 1987 · ages 10–11 · Lexile 570L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, The Good & The Beautiful
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• The White Stag by Kate Seredy, 1938 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 1020L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare, 1959 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 850L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids
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• Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright, 1938 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 810L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt, 1967 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1060L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, 1995 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 770L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer, 1932 · ages 10–17 · Lexile 860L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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