| Camille Yarbrough |
Tamika and the Wisdom Rings (age 8-11) family , illness/loss |
| Lisa Yee |
Good Luck, Ivy (age 8-11) growing up , sports , family |
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Millicent Min, Girl Genius (age 9-12) humor , friendship , letters/journal , brilliant protagonist | |
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So Totally Emily Ebers (age 9-12) humor , friendship , letters/journal , brilliant protagonist | |
| Laurence Yep |
When the Circus Came to Town (age 9-12) bigotry , historical , friendship |
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Dragonwings (age 10+) historical , family , enterprise | |
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Dragon of the Lost Sea (age 10+) princesses , knights/castles/dragons , adventure , fantasy , folklore | |
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The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: a Chinese Miner, California, 1852 (age 8-11) in: My Name Is America Series war , identity , letters/journal , historical | |
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Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Warrior of the South (age 9-12) in: The Royal Diaries Series princesses , letters/journal , historical | |
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The Earth Dragon Awakes: the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 (age 8-11) action , historical , adventure , survival | |
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Dragon's Gate (age 10+) adventure , historical | |
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The Dragon's Child: a Story of Angel Island (age 8-11) family , historical , voyages/journeys | |
| Yin |
Coolies (age 7-10) family , historical |
| Anne Ylvisaker |
The Luck of the Buttons (age 8-11) mystery , family , identity |
| Jane Yolen |
Wizard's Hall (age 9-12) fantasy , magic , school |
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Passager: the Young Merlin Trilogy, Book One (age 8-11) in: The Young Merlin Trilogy magic , growing up , fantasy , folklore | |
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Hobby: the Young Merlin Trilogy (age 8-11) in: The Young Merlin Trilogy magic , growing up , fantasy , folklore | |
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Merlin: the Young Merlin Trilogy, Book Three (age 8-11) in: The Young Merlin Trilogy magic , growing up , fantasy , folklore | |
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Hobo Toad and the Motorcycle Gang (age 8-11) humor , friendship | |
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Sword of the Rightful King: a Novel of King Arthur (age 10+) fantasy , adventure , historical , knights/castles/dragons , magic | |
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The Devil's Arithmetic (age 10+) identity , war , tragedy , historical | |
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The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms (age 8-11) friendship , disability | |
| Carol Beach York |
The Tree House Mystery (age 8-11) mystery |
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The Mystery of the Spider Doll (age 8-11) mystery | |
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Revenge of the Dolls (age 8-11) spooky , mystery | |
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Miss Know It All (age 7-10) school | |
| Miriam Young |
The Witch Mobile (age 7-10) spooky |
| Kazumi Yumoto |
The Friends (age 10+) friendship , illness/loss |