| Natalie Babbitt |
The Devil's Other Storybook (age 9-12) folklore , humor , short stories |
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The Search For Delicious (age 7-10) voyages/journeys , authorship , adventure | |
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Tuck Everlasting (age 9-12) adventure , fantasy | |
| Bonnie Bader |
Golden Quest (age 9-12) historical |
| Ben Baglio |
Shetland in the Shed (age 8-11) in: Animal Ark Series animals , adventure |
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Horse in the House (age 8-11) in: Animal Ark Series animals , adventure | |
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Pony in a Package (age 8-11) in: Animal Ark Series animals , adventure | |
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Mare in the Meadow (age 8-11) in: Animal Ark Series animals , adventure | |
| Carolyn Sherwin Bailey |
Miss Hickory (age 8-11) adventure , friendship |
| Zachary Ball |
Bristle Face (age 8-11) growing up , family , friendship , animals |
| Blue Balliett |
Chasing Vermeer (age 9-12) the arts , mystery |
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The Wright 3 (age 9-12) math/science/technology , the arts , mystery | |
| Kathy Balmes |
Thunder on the Sierra (age 8-11) voyages/journeys , adventure , historical |
| Lynne Reid Banks |
The Mystery of the Cupboard (age 8-11) sequel to: The Indian in the Cupboard adventure , magic |
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The Secret of the Indian (age 8-11) sequel to: The Indian in the Cupboard adventure , magic | |
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The Return of the Indian (age 8-11) sequel to: The Indian in the Cupboard adventure , magic | |
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The Indian in the Cupboard (age 8-11) adventure , magic | |
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Alice by Accident (age 9-12) identity , family , school , authorship | |
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Harry the Poisonous Centipede (age 8-11) animals , humor , adventure | |
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The Adventures of King Midas (age 8-11) adventure , humor , folklore , magic | |
| Sara Harrell Banks |
Abraham's Battle: a Novel of Gettysburg (age 9-12) war , historical |
| Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet |
A Prairie Year (age 8-11) short stories , identity , growing up |
| Tiki Barber |
Wild Card (age 9-12) school , sports |
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Go Long! (age 9-12) school , sports | |
| Tracy Barrett |
The Hundred-Year-Old Secret (age 9-12) in: Sherlock Files Series adventure , mystery |
| J. M. Barrie |
Peter Pan (age 9-12) fantasy , adventure |
| T. A. Barron |
The Lost Years of Merlin (age 10+) in: The Lost Years of Merlin Series magic , identity , folklore , adventure , fantasy |
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The Seven Songs of Merlin (age 10+) in: The Lost Years of Merlin Series magic , identity , folklore , adventure , fantasy | |
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The Fires of Merlin (age 10+) in: The Lost Years of Merlin Series magic , identity , folklore , adventure , fantasy | |
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The Mirror of Merlin (age 10+) in: The Lost Years of Merlin Series magic , identity , folklore , adventure , fantasy | |
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The Wings of Merlin (age 10+) in: The Lost Years of Merlin Series magic , identity , folklore , adventure , fantasy | |
| Annie Barrows |
The Magic Half (age 8-11) adventure , magic , family |
| Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson |
Peter and the Starcatchers (age 9-12) in: Peter and the Starcatchers Series adventure , magic , humor |
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Peter and the Shadow Thieves (age 9-12) in: Peter and the Starcatchers Series adventure , magic , humor | |
| Susan Campbell Bartoletti |
A Coal Miner's Bride: the Diary of Annetka Kaminski, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 (age 8-11) in: Dear America Series war , identity , letters/journal , historical |
| Catherine Bateson |
Being Bee (age 8-11) friendship , family |
| Marion Dane Bauer |
Ghost Eye (age 8-11) animals , friendship , spooky |
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On My Honor (age 9-12) tragedy , illness/loss , growing up , friendship | |
| Steven Bauer |
A Cat of a Different Color (age 8-11) humor |
| L. Frank Baum |
The Wizard of Oz (age 9-12) in: The Wizard of Oz Series princesses , voyages/journeys , friendship , fantasy |
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Ozma of Oz (age 9-12) in: The Wizard of Oz Series princesses , voyages/journeys , friendship , fantasy | |
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The Road to Oz (age 9-12) in: The Wizard of Oz Series princesses , voyages/journeys , friendship , fantasy | |
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The Emerald City of Oz (age 9-12) in: The Wizard of Oz Series princesses , voyages/journeys , friendship , fantasy | |
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The Patchwork Girl of Oz (age 9-12) in: The Wizard of Oz Series princesses , voyages/journeys , friendship , fantasy | |
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Tik-tok of Oz (age 9-12) in: The Wizard of Oz Series princesses , voyages/journeys , friendship , fantasy | |
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The Scarecrow of Oz (age 9-12) in: The Wizard of Oz Series princesses , voyages/journeys , friendship , fantasy | |
| Nina Bawden |
Humbug (age 8-11) family , friendship |
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Granny the Pag (age 9-12) school , family | |
| Darleen Baile Beard |
The Flimflam Man (age 7-10) enterprise , friendship |
| Bonny Becker |
The Magical Ms. Plum (age 8-11) school , magic , fantasy , humor |
| John Bellairs |
The House With a Clock in Its Walls (age 9-12) spooky , magic , mystery |
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The Figure in the Shadows (age 9-12) sequel to: The House With a Clock in Its Walls spooky , magic , mystery | |
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The Ghost in the Mirror (age 9-12) sequel to: The House With a Clock in Its Walls spooky , magic , mystery | |
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The Mansion in the Mist (age 10+) science fiction , fantasy , mystery , spooky | |
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The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn (age 9-12) adventure , mystery | |
| Sandra Belton |
Ernestine and Amanda (age 9-12) friendship , family |
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Summer Camp-Ready or Not (age 9-12) sequel to: Ernestine and Amanda friendship , family | |
| Stan Berenstain |
The Berenstain Bears Phenom in the Family (age 7-10) in: The Berenstain Bears friendship , family , humor |
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The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Sci-Fi Pizza (age 7-10) in: The Berenstain Bear Scouts friendship , school , humor | |
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The Berenstain Bear Scouts In Giant Bat Cave (age 7-10) in: The Berenstain Bear Scouts friendship , school , humor | |
| Eric Berlin |
The Puzzling World of Winston Breen (age 10+) mystery , enterprise , math/science/technology |
| Nina Bernstein |
Magic by the Book (age 10+) folklore , adventure , spooky , magic |
| Various Authors Best |
The Best Childrens Books in the World: a Treasury of Illustrated Stories (age 8-11) short stories |
| Jeanne Birdsall |
The Penderwicks: a Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (age 8-11) in: The Penderwicks Series friendship , adventure |
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The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (age 8-11) in: The Penderwicks Series friendship , adventure | |
| Betty Birney |
Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs (age 8-11) family , identity , adventure |
| Gary Blackwood |
The Shakespeare Stealer (age 9-12) the arts , adventure , historical |
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Shakespeare's Scribe (age 9-12) sequel to: The Shakespeare Stealer the arts , adventure , historical | |
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Shakespeare's Spy (age 9-12) sequel to: The Shakespeare Stealer the arts , adventure , historical | |
| Edward Bloor |
Tangerine (age 10+) adventure , humor , family , sports |
| Joan W. Blos |
A Gathering of Days: a New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32, a Novel (age 9-12) historical , growing up , letters/journal |
| Judy Blume |
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret (age 9-12) identity , friendship , growing up |
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (age 9-12) realistic , humor , family | |
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Superfudge (age 9-12) sequel to: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing realistic , humor , family | |
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Double Fudge (age 9-12) sequel to: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing realistic , humor , family | |
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Fudge-a-mania (age 9-12) sequel to: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing realistic , humor , family | |
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Blubber (age 8-11) realistic , friendship , school | |
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It's Not the End of the World (age 9-12) illness/loss , family | |
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Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One (age 7-10) in: The Pain and the Great One Series friendship , family | |
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Going, Going, Gone with the Pain and the Great One (age 7-10) in: The Pain and the Great One Series friendship , family | |
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Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great One (age 7-10) in: The Pain and the Great One Series friendship , family | |
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Friend or Fiend? with the Pain and the Great One (age 7-10) in: The Pain and the Great One Series friendship , family | |
| Lesley M. M. Blume |
Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters (age 8-11) adventure , authorship , friendship |
| Shirley Bogart |
Moby Dick (age 9-12) voyages/journeys , adventure |
| Michael Bond |
Paddington Abroad (age 7-10) in: The Paddington Series adventure , humor |
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Paddington at Work (age 7-10) in: The Paddington Series adventure , humor | |
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Paddington on Screen (age 7-10) in: The Paddington Series adventure , humor | |
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Paddington Marches On (age 7-10) in: The Paddington Series adventure , humor | |
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Paddington Goes to Town (age 7-10) in: The Paddington Series adventure , humor | |
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Paddington Takes the Test (age 7-10) in: The Paddington Series adventure , humor | |
| Susan Bonners |
Edwina Victorious (age 8-11) family , letters/journal , enterprise |
| L. M. Boston |
The Children of Green Knowe (age 9-12) spooky , adventure , fantasy |
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The River at Green Knowe (age 9-12) sequel to: The Children of Green Knowe spooky , adventure , fantasy | |
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A Stranger at Green Knowe (age 9-12) sequel to: The Children of Green Knowe spooky , adventure , fantasy | |
| Ray Bradbury |
The Halloween Tree (age 10+) traditions , historical , adventure , folklore , spooky |
| Kimberly Brubaker Bradley |
One-of-a-kind Mallie (age 8-11) war , identity , historical |
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Weaver's Daughter (age 8-11) disability , illness/loss , historical | |
| Carol Ryrie Brink |
Caddie Woodlawn (age 8-11) family , identity , adventure , historical |
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Magical Melons (age 8-11) sequel to: Caddie Woodlawn family , identity , adventure , historical | |
| Bill Brittain |
The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree (age 9-12) enterprise , fantasy , magic |
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Dr. Dredd's Wagon of Wonders (age 9-12) sequel to: The Wish Giver: Three Tales of Coven Tree enterprise , fantasy , magic | |
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The Mystery of the Several Sevens (age 7-10) math/science/technology , mystery , school , magic | |
| Elise Broach |
Masterpiece (age 9-12) the arts , mystery , friendship |
| Walter R. Brooks |
Freddy and Mr. Camphor (age 8-11) in: The Freddy The Pig Series adventure , humor |
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Freddy and the Ignormus (age 8-11) in: The Freddy The Pig Series adventure , humor | |
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Freddy Goes Camping (age 8-11) in: The Freddy The Pig Series adventure , humor | |
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Freddy Goes to Florida (age 8-11) in: The Freddy The Pig Series adventure , humor | |
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Freddy Plays Football (age 8-11) in: The Freddy The Pig Series adventure , humor | |
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Freddy the Detective (age 8-11) in: The Freddy The Pig Series adventure , humor | |
| Marc Brown |
Arthur and the Big Blowup (age 7-10) in: The Arthur Series school , friendship |
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Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (age 7-10) in: The Arthur Series school , friendship | |
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Arthur and the Lost Diary (age 7-10) in: The Arthur Series school , friendship | |
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Arthur and the Poetry Contest (age 7-10) in: The Arthur Series school , friendship | |
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Arthur and the Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club (age 7-10) in: The Arthur Series school , friendship | |
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Arthur Makes the Team (age 7-10) in: The Arthur Series school , friendship | |
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Arthur's Mystery Envelope (age 7-10) in: The Arthur Series school , friendship | |
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Binky Rules (age 7-10) in: The Arthur Series school , friendship | |
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Francine the Superstar (age 7-10) in: The Arthur Series school , friendship | |
| Marcia Brown |
Backbone of the King: the Story of Paka'a and his Son Ku (age 9-12) folklore |
| Juanita Kennedy Browne |
Thomasina and the Tommyknocker (age 9-12) folklore , historical |
| Joseph Bruchac |
The Journal of Jesse Smoke: a Cherokee Boy, Trail of Tears, 1838 (age 8-11) in: My Name Is America Series war , identity , letters/journal , historical |
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The Arrow Over the Door (age 7-10) war , bigotry , adventure , historical | |
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The Return of Skeleton Man (age 10+) sequel to: Skeleton Man spooky , mystery | |
| Clyde Robert Bulla |
Shoeshine Girl (age 7-10) enterprise , friendship , growing up |
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White Bird (age 7-10) animals , growing up , family , historical | |
| Eve Bunting |
The In-Between Days (age 9-12) growing up , family |
| Melvin Burgess |
The Copper Treasure (age 9-12) enterprise , adventure |
| Brian Burks |
Wrango (age 10+) bigotry , historical , adventure |
| Frances Hodgson Burnett |
A Little Princess (age 9-12) growing up , friendship , fantasy |
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The Secret Garden (age 9-12) fantasy , friendship | |
| Leo Buscaglia |
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: a Story of Life for All Ages (age 7-10) nature , growing up , illness/loss |
| Jack Bushnell |
Circus of the Wolves (age 8-11) adventure , nature , animals |
| Marianne Busser |
On the Road With Poppa Whopper (age 7-10) voyages/journeys , family , adventure |
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King Bobble (age 7-10) humor | |
| Dori Hillestad Butler |
Trading Places With Tank Talbott (age 9-12) school , humor , friendship , identity |
| Betsy Cromer Byars |
Death's Door (age 8-11) in: Hurculeah Jones Mysteries mystery |
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Tarot Says Beware (age 8-11) in: Hurculeah Jones Mysteries mystery | |
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Disappearing Acts (age 8-11) in: Hurculeah Jones Mysteries mystery | |
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Dead Letter (age 8-11) in: Hurculeah Jones Mysteries mystery | |
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The Dark Stairs (age 8-11) in: Hurculeah Jones Mysteries mystery | |
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The Not-Just-Anybody Family (age 9-12) humor , realistic , family , friendship | |
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The Blossoms and the Green Phantom (age 9-12) sequel to: The Not-Just-Anybody Family humor , realistic , family , friendship | |
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The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady (age 9-12) sequel to: The Not-Just-Anybody Family humor , realistic , family , friendship | |
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A Blossom Promise (age 9-12) sequel to: The Not-Just-Anybody Family humor , realistic , family , friendship | |
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Wanted: Mud Blossom (age 9-12) sequel to: The Not-Just-Anybody Family humor , realistic , family , friendship | |
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The Cartoonist (age 9-12) family , the arts | |
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Bingo Brown and the Language of Love (age 9-12) family , friendship , growing up | |
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McMummy (age 9-12) spooky , humor , science fiction , enterprise | |
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The Pinballs (age 10+) growing up , friendship , family | |
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The Summer of the Swans (age 8-11) disability , growing up , family | |
| Georgia Byng |
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism (age 10+) in: Molly Moon Series identity , mystery , magic , adventure , friendship , family |
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Molly Moon Stops the World (age 10+) in: Molly Moon Series identity , mystery , magic , adventure , friendship , family | |
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Molly Moon's Hypnotic Time Travel Adventure (age 10+) in: Molly Moon Series identity , mystery , magic , adventure , friendship , family |