Treasury · Merit

Deep Roots Grade

A grade-by-grade book list, with the grade each book is filed under kept alongside it.

117 books in the catalog stand on this list.

A reader aged

22 of these books carry no suggested reading age, so choosing an age leaves them out.

• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, 1843 · ages 10–17 · Lexile 910L · AR 6.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, 1885 · ages 12–17 · Lexile 980L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
  also on St. John's College, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Aesop’s Fables by Jerry Pinkney, 2000 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 760L
  also on TJEd Early Recommended
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• A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1961 · ages 7–10 · Lexile 790L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish, 1963 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 340L · AR 2.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, 1935 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 710L · AR 7.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• A Piece of the Mountain by Joyce McPherson, 1995
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, 1873 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1090L · AR 9.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Davidson Gifted
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• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, 1859 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1130L · AR 9.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Ben Hur by Lew Wallace, 1880 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 990L · AR 9.1
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, 1877 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 1010L · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey, 1976 · ages 4–6 · Lexile 600L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids
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• Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner, 1942 · ages 8–9 · Lexile 580L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Davidson Gifted, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban, 1964 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 490L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry, 1963 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 880L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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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, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina, 1938 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 480L · AR 3.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr., 1963 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 890L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Curious George by H.A. Rey, 1941 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 600L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Dangerous Journey: The Story of Pilgrim’s Progress by Oliver Hunkin, 1985 · ages 14–18 · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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• David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, 1850 · ages 12–15 · Lexile 1070L · AR 9.5
  also on Harvard Classics, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Diary of A Young Girl by Anne Frank, 1952 · ages 10–17 · Lexile 1020L · AR 6.5 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
  also on Mensa Kids, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Dr. Oma: The Healing Wisdom of Countess Juliana von Stolberg by Ethel Herr, 2006
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• Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol, 1963 · up to age 10 · Lexile 610L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing, 1959 · ages 16–18
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• Ester Ried’s Awakening by Isabella Alden, 1870
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• Fables by Aesop, -600 · AR 9.7
  also on Harvard Classics, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Freddy The Detective by Walter R. Brooks, 1998 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 830L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel, 1976 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 450L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Gentle Ben by Walt Morey, 1965 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 740L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, 1947 · ages 4–5 · Lexile 360L · AR 1.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, 1860 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1090L · AR 9.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Mensa Kids, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, 1726 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1370L · AR 13.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, St. John's College, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Heidi by Joanna Spyri, 1880 · ages 9–14 · Lexile 1200L · AR 8.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• I Dared to Call Him Father by Bilquis Sheikh, 2003
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• In His Steps by Charles M. Sheldon, 1897
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• James Herriot’s Treasury For Children by James Herriot, 1992
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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 Mensa Kids, Newbery Award
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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, Newbery Award
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• Lentil by Robert McCloskey, 1940 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 890L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, 1862 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1010L · AR 9.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Mensa Kids, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1935 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 600L · AR 5.3
  also on Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful
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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 The Good & The Beautiful, 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, Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, 1986 · ages 4–5 · Lexile 780L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey, 1941 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Mama’s Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes, 1943 · Lexile 820L
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• Mary Jones and Her Bible by Mary Ropes, 1842
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• Maybelle the Cable Car by Virginia Lee Burton, 1952
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• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton, 1967 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 580L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Moby Dick by Herman Melville, 1851 · ages 15–18 · Lexile 1150L · AR 10.3
  also on Mensa Kids, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater, 1938 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 910L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George, 1959 · ages 9–12 · Lexile 810L · AR 5.2
  also on Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie, 1967 · Lexile 1140L
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• Old Yeller by Fred Gipson, 1964 · ages 10–12 · Lexile 910L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1838 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1230L · AR 11.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Paul Bunyan and His Great Blue Ox by Wallace Wadsworth, 1964
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• Peace Child by Don Richardson, 1974
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• Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, 1901 · ages 4–6 · Lexile 610L · AR 4.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan, 1678 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1030L · AR 10.4 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Harvard Classics, Mensa Kids
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• Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter, 1912 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 480L · AR 5.2
  also on The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, 1813 · ages 12–17 · Lexile 1070L · AR 12.0
  also on Harvard Classics, Mensa Kids, St. John's College, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever by Richard Scarry, 1963
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• Robin Hood: Children’s Classic by Louis Rhead, 1912
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• Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DeFoe, 1719 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 920L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Mensa Kids, TJEd Adult Recommended, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran, 1991 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.0
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• Safely Home by Randy Alcorn, 2001 · ages 16–18
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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 Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Sarah Whitcher’s Story by Elizabeth Yates, 1971 · Lexile 850L · AR 5.3
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• Scout: The Secret of the Swamp by Piet Prins, 1950 · ages 9–14 · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Shepherd of the Highlands by Lily A. Bear, 1995
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• Silas Marner, The Weaver of Raveloe by George Eliot, 1861 · ages 15–18 · Lexile 1250L
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Story Time With Grandma by M. E. Yoder, 1979
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• Stuart Little by E.B. White, 1945 · ages 9–10 · Lexile 920L · AR 6.0
  also on Davidson Gifted, 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 Mensa Kids, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Tell Me About Heaven by Randy Alcorn, 2007
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• The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh, 1952 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 590L · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• The Borrowers by Mary Norton, 1953 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 780L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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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, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Chosen by Chaim Potok, 1968 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 900L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, 1844 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1080L · AR 8.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh, 1954 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 610L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, The Good & The Beautiful
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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, Newbery Award, The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff, 1954 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 1110L · AR 7.1 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
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• Thee, Hannah! by Marguerite De Angeli, 1970 · ages 9–14 · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• The Hat by Jan Brett, 1997 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 540L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day by Scott O'Dell, 1975 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 950L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom, 1971 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 900L · AR 6.4 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Beautiful Feet, The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The King's Shadow by Elizabeth Alder, 1997 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 940L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Davidson Gifted
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• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, 1950 · ages 8–13 · Lexile 940L · AR 5.7
  also on Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library, The Good & The Beautiful, Time Magazine 1923-2005, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, 1976 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 500L · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, TJEd Early Recommended
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• The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton, 1942 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 610L · AR 4.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
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• The Ocean Of Truth by Joyce McPherson, 1997 · ages 9–12
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, 1881 · ages 11–14 · Lexile 1090L · AR 9.5 · AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
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• The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas, 1942
  also on TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown, 1942 · age 4 · Lexile 600L · AR 2.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Halsted - Best Friends
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• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, 1942 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1170L · AR 8.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful, TJEd Adult Recommended
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• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1911 · ages 11–13 · Lexile 710L · AR 6.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare, 1983 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 770L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, 1962 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 500L · AR 2.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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Only the first 100 of 117 are listed here. Choosing an age narrows the list.