| Louis Sachar | 
Dogs Don't Tell Jokes (age 9-12) friendship , humor , school  | 
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Holes (age 10+) humor , mystery , friendship  | |
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There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (age 9-12) identity , friendship , school , humor  | |
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Marvin Redpost: a Flying Birthday Cake (age 7-10) in: Marvin Redpost Series realistic , humor  | |
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Marvin Redpost: Class President (age 7-10) in: Marvin Redpost Series realistic , humor  | |
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Marvin Redpost: Is He a Girl? (age 7-10) in: Marvin Redpost Series realistic , humor  | |
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Marvin Redpost: a Magic Crystal? (age 7-10) in: Marvin Redpost Series realistic , humor  | |
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Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher's House (age 7-10) in: Marvin Redpost Series realistic , humor  | |
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Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth? (age 7-10) in: Marvin Redpost Series realistic , humor  | |
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Marvin Redpost: Why Pick on Me? (age 7-10) in: Marvin Redpost Series realistic , humor  | |
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Sideways Stories From Wayside School (age 8-11) humor , school  | |
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Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger (age 8-11) sequel to: Sideways Stories From Wayside School humor , school  | |
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Wayside School is Falling Down (age 8-11) sequel to: Sideways Stories From Wayside School humor , school  | |
| Angie Sage | 
Magyk (age 9-12) in: Septimus Heap Series magic , fantasy , humor , action  | 
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Flyte (age 9-12) in: Septimus Heap Series magic , fantasy , humor , action  | |
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Physik (age 9-12) in: Septimus Heap Series magic , fantasy , humor , action  | |
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Queste (age 9-12) in: Septimus Heap Series magic , fantasy , humor , action  | |
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My Haunted House (age 7-10) in: Araminta Spookie Series humor , spooky , mystery  | |
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The Sword in the Grotto (age 7-10) in: Araminta Spookie Series humor , spooky , mystery  | |
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Frognapped (age 7-10) in: Araminta Spookie Series humor , spooky , mystery  | |
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Vampire Brat (age 7-10) in: Araminta Spookie Series humor , spooky , mystery  | |
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Ghostsitters (age 7-10) in: Araminta Spookie Series humor , spooky , mystery  | |
| S. F. Said | 
Varjak Paw (age 9-12) adventure , action , spooky , magic  | 
| Antoine de Saint-Exupery | 
The Little Prince (age 9-12) folklore , voyages/journeys , fantasy , science fiction  | 
| Felix Salten | 
Bambi: a Life in the Woods (age 9-12) nature , animals , growing up  | 
| Susan Schade | 
Travels of Thelonious (age 8-11) in: Fog Mound Series fantasy , adventure , science fiction  | 
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Faradawn (age 8-11) in: Fog Mound Series fantasy , adventure , science fiction  | |
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Simon's Dream (age 8-11) in: Fog Mound Series fantasy , adventure , science fiction  | |
| Gary Schmidt | 
The Wednesday Wars (age 10+) school , humor , growing up , historical  | 
| Roni Schotter | 
F Is for Freedom (age 9-12) historical , friendship  | 
| Maxine Rose Schur | 
Samantha's Surprise: a Christmas Story (age 8-11) in: Samantha: an American Girl Series growing up , family , historical  | 
| Jon Scieszka | 
Knights of the Kitchen Table (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | 
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The Not-So-Jolly Roger (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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Your Mother Was a Neanderthal (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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2095 (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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Tut, Tut! (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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Summer Reading is Killing Me! (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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It's All Greek to Me (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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See You Later, Gladiator (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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Sam Samurai (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge? (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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Marco? polo! (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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Me Oh Maya (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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Viking It and Liking It (age 8-11) in: The Time Warp Trio Series knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor  | |
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Spaceheadz (age 8-11) in: Spaceheadz Series school , science fiction , humor  | |
| Sea | 
The Search For Sunken Treasure (age 7-10) in: Geronimo Stilton Series authorship , mystery , adventure  | 
| Tor Seidler | 
The Wainscott Weasel (age 8-11) nature , friendship  | 
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Gully's Travels (age 9-12) voyages/journeys , humor , animals  | |
| George Selden | 
The Cricket in Times Square (age 8-11) in: The Cricket in Times Square Series friendship , enterprise  | 
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Harry Cat's Pet Puppy (age 8-11) in: The Cricket in Times Square Series friendship , enterprise  | |
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The Genie of Sutton Place (age 10+) magic , fantasy  | |
| Brian Selznick | 
The Invention of Hugo Cabret: a Novel in Words and Pictures (age 9-12) the arts , mystery , math/science/technology , historical  | 
| Kate Seredy | 
The White Stag (age 9-12) voyages/journeys , historical , folklore  | 
| Anna Sewell | 
Black Beauty: the Autobiography of a Horse (age 9-12) historical , animals  | 
| Marjorie Weinman Sharmat | 
Nate the Great: San Francisco Detective (age 7-10) in: Nate the Great Series mystery  | 
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Genghis Khan: a Dog Star is Born (age 7-10) in: Duz Shedd Series humor , enterprise  | |
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Dirty Tricks (age 7-10) in: Duz Shedd Series humor , enterprise  | |
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Mysteriously Yours, Maggie Marmelstein (age 9-12) authorship , school  | |
| Margery Sharp | 
The Rescuers (age 9-12) adventure  | 
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Miss Bianca (age 9-12) sequel to: The Rescuers adventure  | |
| Janet Shaw | 
Meet Kirsten: an American Girl (age 8-11) in: Kirsten: an American Girl Series growing up , family , historical  | 
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Changes for Kirsten: a Winter Story (age 8-11) in: Kirsten: an American Girl Series growing up , family , historical  | |
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Happy Birthday, Kirsten!: a Springtime Story (age 8-11) in: Kirsten: an American Girl Series growing up , family , historical  | |
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Kirsten Learns a Lesson: a School Story (age 8-11) in: Kirsten: an American Girl Series growing up , family , historical  | |
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Kirsten Saves the Day (age 8-11) in: Kirsten: an American Girl Series growing up , family , historical  | |
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Kirsten's Surprise: a Christmas Story (age 8-11) in: Kirsten: an American Girl Series growing up , family , historical  | |
| Alex Shearer | 
Canned (age 10+) mystery , realistic , adventure  | 
| Janice Jordan Shefelman | 
Spirit of Iron (age 8-11) adventure , historical  | 
| Mary Shelley | 
Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus (age 10+) tragedy , suspense , science fiction  | 
| Will Shetterly | 
Thor's Hammer (age 9-12) adventure , fantasy , folklore  | 
| Shi | 
Shipwreck on the Pirate Islands (age 7-10) in: Geronimo Stilton Series authorship , mystery , adventure  | 
| Shel Silverstein | 
The Missing Piece (age 9-12) friendship , poetry , math/science/technology  | 
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The Giving Tree (age 10+) growing up  | |
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Uncle Shelby's Story of Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back (age 7-10) adventure , humor , identity  | |
| Sheri Cooper Sinykin | 
Heather Takes the Reins (age 7-10) in: The Magic Attic Club Series friendship , fantasy  | 
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Heather at the Barre (age 7-10) in: The Magic Attic Club Series friendship , fantasy  | |
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Heather Goes to Hollywood (age 7-10) in: The Magic Attic Club Series friendship , fantasy  | |
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Heather, Belle of the Ball (age 7-10) in: The Magic Attic Club Series friendship , fantasy  | |
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Viva Heather (age 7-10) in: The Magic Attic Club Series friendship , fantasy  | |
| Alfred Slote | 
Finding Buck McHenry (age 9-12) identity , historical , sports  | 
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The Trading Game (age 9-12) family , enterprise , sports  | |
| Dodie Smith | 
The Hundred and One Dalmatians (age 8-11) mystery , humor  | 
| Janice Lee Smith | 
The Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer (age 7-10) in: The Adam Joshua Capers growing up , school  | 
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The Halloween Monster (age 7-10) in: The Adam Joshua Capers growing up , school  | |
| Patricia Clark Smith | 
Weetamoo, Chief of the Pocassets (age 9-12) in: The Royal Diaries Series princesses , letters/journal , historical  | 
| Robert Kimmel Smith | 
Chocolate Fever (age 8-11) humor  | 
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The War With Grandpa (age 8-11) family , humor  | |
| Roland Smith | 
The Captain's Dog: My Journey With the Lewis and Clark Tribe (age 9-12) adventure , historical , animals  | 
| Lemony Snicket | 
The Bad Beginning (age 9-12) sequel to: The Series of Unfortunate Events tragedy , illness/loss , adventure , humor  | 
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The Reptile Room (age 9-12) sequel to: The Series of Unfortunate Events tragedy , illness/loss , adventure , humor  | |
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The Wide Window (age 9-12) sequel to: The Series of Unfortunate Events tragedy , illness/loss , adventure , humor  | |
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The Miserable Mill (age 9-12) sequel to: The Series of Unfortunate Events tragedy , illness/loss , adventure , humor  | |
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The Austere Academy (age 9-12) sequel to: The Series of Unfortunate Events tragedy , illness/loss , adventure , humor  | |
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The Ersatz Elevator (age 9-12) sequel to: The Series of Unfortunate Events tragedy , illness/loss , adventure , humor  | |
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The Vile Village (age 9-12) sequel to: The Series of Unfortunate Events tragedy , illness/loss , adventure , humor  | |
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The Hostile Hospital (age 9-12) sequel to: The Series of Unfortunate Events tragedy , illness/loss , adventure , humor  | |
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The Carnivorous Carnival (age 9-12) sequel to: The Series of Unfortunate Events tragedy , illness/loss , adventure , humor  | |
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The Slippery Slope (age 9-12) sequel to: The Series of Unfortunate Events tragedy , illness/loss , adventure , humor  | |
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The Grim Grotto (age 9-12) sequel to: The Series of Unfortunate Events tragedy , illness/loss , adventure , humor  | |
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The Penultimate Peril (age 9-12) sequel to: The Series of Unfortunate Events tragedy , illness/loss , adventure , humor  | |
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The End (age 9-12) sequel to: The Series of Unfortunate Events tragedy , illness/loss , adventure , humor  | |
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Lemony Snicket: the Unauthorized Autobiography (age 9-12) humor , letters/journal  | |
| Tom Sniegoski | 
Billy Hooten, Owlboy (age 8-11) in: The Owlboy Series action , humor , adventure , comics  | 
| Zilpha Keatley Snyder | 
The Headless Cupid (age 9-12) spooky , mystery , magic , friendship  | 
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The Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case (age 9-12) sequel to: The Headless Cupid spooky , mystery , magic , friendship  | |
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Janie's Private Eyes (age 9-12) mystery  | |
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The Egypt Game (age 10+) spooky , adventure , friendship  | |
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The Gypsy Game (age 10+) sequel to: The Egypt Game spooky , adventure , friendship  | |
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Gib Rides Home (age 9-12) identity , mystery , historical , family  | |
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The Witches of Worm (age 9-12) friendship , magic , spooky  | |
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The Trespassers (age 9-12) adventure , mystery , spooky  | |
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The Changeling (age 10+) growing up , friendship  | |
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Song of the Gargoyle (age 10+) the arts , supernatural , adventure  | |
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Eyes in the Fishbowl (age 10+) fantasy , spooky  | |
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The Runaways (age 9-12) brilliant protagonist , historical , adventure  | |
| Virginia Sorensen | 
Miracles on Maple Hill (age 8-11) war , adventure , family  | 
| Gary Soto | 
Off and Running (age 8-11) humor , school  | 
| Elizabeth George Speare | 
The Sign of the Beaver (age 9-12) survival , adventure  | 
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The Bronze Bow (age 10+) adventure , folklore  | |
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond (age 10+) magic , bigotry , historical  | |
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Calico Captive (age 9-12) family , war , historical  | |
| Armstrong Sperry | 
Call It Courage (age 9-12) adventure , survival , folklore  | 
| Jerry Spinelli | 
Maniac Magee : a Novel (age 10+) folklore , humor , bigotry , realistic , friendship , sports  | 
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Crash (age 10+) family , friendship , growing up  | |
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Fourth Grade Rats (age 8-11) school , humor , realistic , friendship  | |
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Tooter Pepperday (age 7-10) humor  | |
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The Library Card (age 9-12) growing up , short stories , authorship  | |
| Nancy Springer | 
Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest (age 9-12) in: Tales of Rowan Hood Series folklore , adventure , fantasy , identity  | 
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Lionclaw: a Tale of Rowan Hood (age 9-12) in: Tales of Rowan Hood Series folklore , adventure , fantasy , identity  | |
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Outlaw Princess of Sherwood: a Tale of Rowan Hood (age 9-12) in: Tales of Rowan Hood Series folklore , adventure , fantasy , identity  | |
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Rowan Hood Returns: the Final Chapter (age 9-12) in: Tales of Rowan Hood Series folklore , adventure , fantasy , identity  | |
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Wild Boy: a Tale of Rowan Hood (age 9-12) in: Tales of Rowan Hood Series folklore , adventure , fantasy , identity  | |
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The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery (age 10+) in: The Enola Holmes Mystery Series suspense , historical , mystery  | |
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The Case of the Lefthanded Lady: An Enola Holmes Mystery (age 10+) in: The Enola Holmes Mystery Series suspense , historical , mystery  | |
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The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets: An Enola Holmes Mystery (age 10+) in: The Enola Holmes Mystery Series suspense , historical , mystery  | |
| Johanna Spyri | 
Heidi (age 9-12) family  | 
| G. E. Stanley | 
Frogs' Legs for Dinner? (age 7-10) enterprise , humor  | 
| Mary Stanton | 
Sunchaser's Quest (age 8-11) in: The Unicorns of Balinor Series princesses , magic , fantasy  | 
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Valley of Fear (age 8-11) in: The Unicorns of Balinor Series princesses , magic , fantasy  | |
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By Fire, By Moonlight (age 8-11) in: The Unicorns of Balinor Series princesses , magic , fantasy  | |
| Rebecca Stead | 
When You Reach Me (age 9-12) mystery , family  | 
| William Steig | 
Abel's Island (age 9-12) voyages/journeys , survival , adventure  | 
| James Stevenson | 
Oliver, Clarence, and Violet (age 7-10) adventure , animals  | 
| Robert Louis Stevenson | 
Kidnapped: the Adventures of David Balfour (age 10+) historical , adventure  | 
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Treasure Island (age 10+) voyages/journeys , adventure  | |
| Jennifer Stewart | 
If That Breathes Fire, We're Toast (age 7-10) science fiction , humor  | 
| Paul Stewart | 
Fergus Crane (age 8-11) voyages/journeys , science fiction , school , humor , adventure  | 
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Corby Flood (age 8-11) in: Far-Flung Adventures math/science/technology , adventure , fantasy , humor  | |
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Hugo Pepper (age 8-11) in: Far-Flung Adventures math/science/technology , adventure , fantasy , humor  | |
| Trenton Lee Stewart | 
The Mysterious Benedict Society (age 10+) in: The Mysterious Benedict Society Series friendship , science fiction , brilliant protagonist , adventure , school  | 
| R. L. Stine | 
The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | 
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Attack of the Jack-o'-Lanterns (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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Attack of the Mutant (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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Bad Hare Day (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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The Barking Ghost (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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Calling All Creeps! (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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The Cuckoo Clock of Doom (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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The Curse of Camp Cold Lake (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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Egg Monsters From Mars (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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Ghost Camp (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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The Ghost Next Door (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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The Girl Who Cried Monster (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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How I Got My Shrunken Head (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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It Came From Beneath the Sink! (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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Legend of the Lost Legend (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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Let's Get Invisible! (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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Monster Blood (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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My Hairiest Adventure (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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A Night in Terror Tower (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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Night of the Living Dummy (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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One Day at HorrorLand (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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Piano Lessons Can Be Murder (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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Welcome to Camp Nightmare (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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Welcome to Dead House (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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The Werewolf of Fever Swamp (age 8-11) in: Goosbumps Series mystery , spooky  | |
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The Knight in Screaming Armor (age 8-11) in: The Goodbumps Series spooky , adventure  | |
| Mary Stolz | 
A Dog on Barkham Street (age 9-12) growing up , adventure , animals  | 
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The Bully of Barkham Street (age 9-12) sequel to: A Dog on Barkham Street growing up , adventure , animals  | |
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Cat Walk (age 8-11) adventure , animals  | |
| Jeff Stone | 
Monkey (age 10+) in: Five Ancestors Series identity , adventure , action , historical  | 
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Snake (age 10+) in: Five Ancestors Series identity , adventure , action , historical  | |
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Crane (age 10+) in: Five Ancestors Series identity , adventure , action , historical  | |
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Eagle (age 10+) in: Five Ancestors Series identity , adventure , action , historical  | |
| Todd Strasser | 
Hey Dad, Get a Life! (age 8-11) supernatural , family , spooky  | 
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Help I'm Trapped in My Gym Teacher's Body (age 8-11) in: Help! I'm Trapped! Series spooky , humor  | |
| Jonathan Stroud | 
The Amulet of Samarkand (age 10+) in: The Bartimaeus Trilogy humor , adventure , action , fantasy , magic  | 
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The Golems Eye (age 10+) in: The Bartimaeus Trilogy humor , adventure , action , fantasy , magic  | |
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Ptolemy's Gate (age 10+) in: The Bartimaeus Trilogy humor , adventure , action , fantasy , magic  | |
| Rosemary Sutcliff | 
The Minstrel and the Dragon Pup (age 7-10) fantasy , knights/castles/dragons  | 
| Jonathan Swift | 
Gulliver's Travels (age 10+) fantasy , humor  |