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The Catalogue

Pick a bar to narrow the shelf. Every panel below follows the same filter — the two charts, the plot, and the list of books — and each bar says how many books choosing it would leave you with.

3815 books on the shelf

3815 filed under a genre

16 genres

6 with no recorded year

For the same counts drawn as figures, see Statistics.

6 of them record no publication year at all — show those books.

Showing 140 of 3815 books, filtered by 1950–74 Word count up to 50,000 Number of pages up to 288 Clear all

Titles by genre

Each bar counts the books of that genre which survive the year filter, so it says what picking that genre would leave you with. The 0 books filed under no genre at all are in no bar here.

Titles by year published

The whole timeline, back to the catalogue's oldest book. The bars widen as they go back, because equal-width bars across four thousand years would press everything before 1900 into a single pixel — where the statistics page leaves those books out of its chart and says so in the caption, the explorer has to be able to reach them, so its bars change width instead of stopping. Each bar counts the books of that era which survive the genre filter.

Two measures at a time

The books above, as dots. 221 of the 424 carry both measures and can be plotted; a book missing a measure has no place on that axis, so it is left off rather than drawn at zero. Each axis covers the middle 98% of what is shown, with 6 books outside the frame.

The dots outside your ranges are still drawn, faded, so that you can see what you are narrowing from; the bars above and the list below obey the ranges. 203 of the 424 books in view carry no measure on a ranged axis, so no range can place them — take the ranges off to see them.

Point at a dot to see which book it is, and where it sits on each axis. Click one to open that book's own page of neighbours — the same book, in the middle of a map, with the books closest to it around it.

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Vertical axis

Number of pages

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Word count

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The 140 books that match

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff, 1970 Nonfiction
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Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1957 Children's
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900L

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5.2

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
A Dog on Barkham Street by Mary Stolz, 1960 Play
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790L

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4.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Air Raid - Pearl Harbor! by Theodore Taylor, 1971 Fiction
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1070L

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8.7

AR Interest: MG+ (6–8)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, 1972 Fiction
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840L

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3.7

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor, 1951 Children's
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520L

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4.9

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Along Came A Dog by Meindert De Jong, 1958 Fiction
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950L

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5.7

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt, 1962 Play
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4.6

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish, 1963 Fiction
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340L

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2.5

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
America's Paul Revere by Esther Forbes, 1974 Children's
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1000L

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6.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates, 1950 Children's
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1090L

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6.5

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Anatole by Eve Titus, 1957 Nonfiction
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680L

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3.9

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
A Penny's Worth of Character by Jesse Stuart, 1954 History
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600L

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4.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, 1959 Children's
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5.5
A Toad for Tuesday by Russell Erickson, 1974 Fiction
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740L

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4.4

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, 1962 Fiction
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740L

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4.7

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Benjamin Franklin by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1950 Biography
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890L
Black Fox of Lorne by Marguerite de Angeli, 1956 Historical Fiction
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6.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban, 1964 Children's
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490L

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3.4

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry, 1963 Children's
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880L

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5.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr., 1967 Children's
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200L

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1.5

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
By the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid Fleischman, 1963 Historical Fiction
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730L

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5.1

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Call of the Wild by Jack London, 1964 Classics
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1120L

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8.0

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Cathedral by David Macaulay, 1973 Nonfiction
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1180L

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7.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Centerburg Tales by Robert McCloskey, 1951 Fiction
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1020L

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6.0

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Chanticleer and the Fox by Barbara Cooney, 1958 Children's
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840L

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4.6

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, 1952 Children's
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680L

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4.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
City by David Macaulay, 1974 Nonfiction
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1100L

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7.7

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, 1962 Classics
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1070L

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6.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol, 1963 Children's
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610L

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4.1

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, 1969 SciFi/Fantasy
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890L

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5.2

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh, 1956 Children's
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790L
Frederick by Leo Lionni, 1967 Children's
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590L

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3.1

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, 1967 Fiction
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700L

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4.7

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
George and Martha by James Marshall, 1972 Children's
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500L

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2.7

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
George Washington's Breakfast by Jean Fritz, 1969 History
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710L

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4.1

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman, 1961 Children's
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240L

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1.2

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Gone Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright, 1957 Fiction
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760L

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5.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Green Eggs and Ham by Theodore Seuss Geisel, 1960 Children's
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210L

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1.5

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, 1955 Children's
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490L

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3.0

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion, 1956 Children's
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520L

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3.1

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson, 1969 Biography
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520L

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3.9

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Hiroshima by John Hersey, 1972 History
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1190L

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8.4

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, 1965 Historical Fiction
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6.5
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell, 1960 Historical Fiction
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1000L

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5.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
It's Like This, Cat by Emily Neville, 1964 Fiction
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810L

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4.7

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Journey to Topaz by Yoshiko Uchida, 1971 Historical Fiction
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970L

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6.0

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George, 1973 Fiction
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860L

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5.8

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry, 1954 Historical Fiction
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880L

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5.8

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Kävik the Wolf Dog by Walt Morey, 1968 Fiction
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740L

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4.9
Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty, 1950 History
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990L
Little Bear by Elsa Holmelund Minarik, 1957 Children's
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370L

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2.4
Meet Abraham Lincoln by Barbara Cary, 1965 Biography
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550L

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3.7
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton, 1967 Children's
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580L

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4.4

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Minn of the Mississippi by Holling C. Holling, 1951 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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910L

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5.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen, 1956 Historical Fiction
its constellation roads from here

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750L

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4.9

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George, 1959 Fiction
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810L

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5.2
Night by Elie Wiesel, 1956 History
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590L

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4.8

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson, 1964 Fiction
its constellation roads from here

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910L

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5.0

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Once a Mouse... by Marcia Brown, 1961 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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760L

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3.2

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat, 1970 Fiction
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980L

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5.0

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Perilous Road by William O. Steele, 1958 Historical Fiction
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750L

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4.7

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne, 1964 History
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1100L

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8.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Pierre: A CAUTIONARY TALE by Maurice Sendak, 1962 Children's
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410L

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2.2

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, 1950 Children's
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870L

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5.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis, 1951 SciFi/Fantasy
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5.7

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire, 1960 Children's
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220L

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1.4

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary, 1968 Children's
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850L

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5.1

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Rascal by Sterling North, 1963 Fiction
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1140L

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7.1

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil, 1952 Fiction
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3.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Return To Gone Away by Elizabeth Enright, 1961 Fiction
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810L

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5.8

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley, 1969 Children's
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1078L

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2.9

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Sarah Whitcher’s Story by Elizabeth Yates, 1971 Historical Fiction
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850L

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5.3
Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark, 1953 Children's
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710L

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4.7

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska, 1965 Fiction
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740L

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5.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, 1969 Classics
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850L

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6.0

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Sounder by William H. Armstrong, 1970 Fiction
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900L

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5.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Squanto by Feenie Ziner, 1965 Biography
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6.8
Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars, 1971 Fiction
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830L

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4.9

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Swimmy by Leo Lionni, 1963 Children's
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580L

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2.9

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig, 1969 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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780L

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4.0

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume, 1972 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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470L

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3.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh, 1952 Fiction
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590L

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3.5

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander, 1964 SciFi/Fantasy
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770L

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5.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Borrowers by Mary Norton, 1953 Children's
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780L

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5.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder, 1955 Historical Fiction
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1080L

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7.1

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz, 1958 Historical Fiction
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860L

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5.1

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Cat in the Hat by Theodore Seuss Geisel, 1957 Children's
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430L

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2.1

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
The Children of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston, 1955 SciFi/Fantasy
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880L

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5.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling, 1952 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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770L

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4.7

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh, 1954 Historical Fiction
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610L

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3.9

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, 1960 Classics
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780L

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4.9

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Thee, Hannah! by Marguerite De Angeli, 1970 Historical Fiction
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4.8

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth, 1956 SciFi/Fantasy
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900L

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5.0

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1971 Historical Fiction
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5.8

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis, 1960 Religion
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The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, 1964 Children's
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530L

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2.6

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
The Good Master by Kate Seredy, 1963 Historical Fiction
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640L

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4.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald, 1967 Children's
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840L

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5.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1969 Classics
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1010L

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7.3

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
The Happy Hollisters by Jerry West, 1953 Children's
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640L

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4.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis, 1954 SciFi/Fantasy
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5.8

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford, 1961 Fiction
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1320L

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7.6

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Lilies of the Field by William Edmund Barrett, 1962 Fiction
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770L

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5.4
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, 1950 SciFi/Fantasy
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940L

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5.7
The Little Riders by Margaretha Shemin, 1963 Historical Fiction
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900L

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5.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Littles by John Peterson, 1967 Children's
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590L

AR

3.3

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis, 1955 SciFi/Fantasy
its constellation roads from here

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790L

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5.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono, 1953 Fiction
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6.5
The Most Wonderful Doll in the World by Phyllis McGinley, 1950 Fiction
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830L

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4.6

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, 1952 Classics
its constellation roads from here

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940L

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5.1

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, 1967 Fiction
its constellation roads from here

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750L

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4.7

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, 1961 SciFi/Fantasy
its constellation roads from here

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1000L

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6.7

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Pigman by Paul Zindel, 1968 Fiction
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880L

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5.5

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill, 1964 Fiction
its constellation roads from here

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1050L

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6.5

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame, 1966 SciFi/Fantasy
its constellation roads from here

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1010L

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6.5

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Rescuers by Margery Sharp, 1959 Children's
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880L

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6.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Rightful Owner by Jesse Stuart, 1960 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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640L

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4.0

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox, 1974 Historical Fiction
its constellation roads from here

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910L

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6.0

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, 1962 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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500L

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2.5

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
The Story of Eli Whitney by Jean Lee Latham, 1953 History
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580L

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3.9
The Story of Holly and Ivy (a Christmas book) by Rumer Godden, 1958 Children's
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4.4
The Story of Thomas Alva Edison by Margaret Davidson, 1964 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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580L

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3.4

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Sword in the Tree by Clyde Robert Bulla, 1956 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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540L

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3.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill, 1972 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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820L

AR

5.0

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White, 1970 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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750L

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4.9

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss, 1972 Biography
its constellation roads from here

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380L

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2.9

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, 1969 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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460L

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2.9

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
The White Mountains by John Christopher, 1967 SciFi/Fantasy
its constellation roads from here

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890L

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6.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Winged Watchman by Hilda Van Stockum, 1962 Historical Fiction
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5.1

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken, 1962 Fiction
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1020L

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6.5

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron, 1954 Fiction
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1030L

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6.3

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Tikta'Liktak by James Houston, 1965 Historical Fiction
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1120L

AR

6.0

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey, 1957 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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940L

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5.1
Tree in the Trail by Holling C. Holling, 1970 Historical Fiction
its constellation roads from here

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820L

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5.2

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Tucker's Countryside by George Selden, 1969 Fiction
its constellation roads from here

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750L

AR

4.9

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop, 1952 Historical Fiction
its constellation roads from here

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630L

AR

4.0

AR Interest: MG (4–8)
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, 1963 Children's
its constellation roads from here

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740L

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3.4

AR Interest: LG (K–3)
Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King, Jr., 1964 History
its constellation roads from here

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1200L

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10.4

AR Interest: UG (9–12)
Wright Brothers: Pioneers of American Aviation by Quentin Reynolds, 1950 Biography
its constellation roads from here

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720L

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4.9

AR Interest: MG (4–8)