| Barbara Brooks Wallace |
Peppermints in the Parlor (age 8-11) family , adventure , mystery |
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The Barrel in the Basement (age 8-11) fantasy , folklore , humor | |
| Bill Wallace |
Beauty (age 8-11) animals , family |
| Rich Wallace |
Dunk Under Pressure (age 9-12) in: Winning Season Series friendship , sports |
| Jill Paton Walsh |
The Green Book (age 9-12) science fiction , adventure , voyages/journeys |
| Mildred Pitts Walter |
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World (age 8-11) identity , family , growing up |
| Lynd Ward |
The Silver Pony: a Story in Pictures (age 7-10) animals , fantasy |
| Gertrude Chandler Warner |
The Amusement Park Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery |
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The Animal Shelter Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Benny Uncovers a Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Bicycle Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Blue Bay Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Boxcar Children (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Dinosaur Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Firehouse Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Hurricane Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Lighthouse Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Mike's Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Mountain Top Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Mystery at the Alamo (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Mystery Behind the Wall (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Mystery in San Francisco (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Mystery in the Sand (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Mystery in the Snow (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Mystery Ranch (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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The Niagara Falls Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Schoolhouse Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Snowbound Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
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Tree House Mystery (age 7-10) in: The Boxcar Children Series adventure , mystery | |
| Sally Warner |
Super Emma (age 7-10) friendship , school |
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Watch Your Whiskers, Stilton! (age 7-10) in: Geronimo Stilton Series authorship , mystery , adventure |
| Kate Waters |
On the Mayflower: the Voyage of the Ship's Apprentice and a Passenger Girl (age 7-10) voyages/journeys , historical |
| Yoko Kawashima Watkins |
So Far From the Bamboo Grove (age 10+) war , historical , adventure , survival |
| Sylvia Waugh |
The Mennyms (age 9-12) in: The Mennyms Series fantasy , family |
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Space Race (age 10+) friendship , family , science fiction | |
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Wedding Crasher (age 7-10) in: Geronimo Stilton Series authorship , mystery , adventure |
| Sarah Weeks |
So B It: a Novel (age 10+) family , identity |
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Oggie Cooder (age 8-11) school , humor | |
| Jeff Weigel |
Atomic Ace (He's Just My Dad) (age 7-10) in: Atomic Ace Series poetry , science fiction , adventure , action , family |
| Rosemary Wells |
Lassie Come-Home (age 7-10) friendship , animals |
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Wingwalker (age 8-11) growing up , historical | |
| Nick West |
Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon (age 8-11) in: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators Series mystery |
| Robert Paul Weston |
Zorgamazoo (age 9-12) adventure , fantasy , poetry |
| E. B. White |
Stuart Little (age 9-12) family , adventure |
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The Trumpet of the Swan (age 8-11) friendship , growing up , the arts | |
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Charlotte's Web (age 8-11) friendship , animals , enterprise | |
| Ellen Emerson White |
Voyage on the Great Titanic: the Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic, 1912 (age 8-11) in: Dear America Series war , identity , letters/journal , historical |
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Kaiulani: the People's Princess (age 9-12) in: The Royal Diaries Series princesses , letters/journal , historical | |
| Ian Whybrow |
Little Wolf's Haunted Hall for Small Horrors (age 7-10) sequel to: Little Wolf's Book of Badness humor , school |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder |
Little House on the Prairie (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical |
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Little House in the Big Woods (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
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By the Shores of Silver Lake (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
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Farmer Boy (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
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On the Banks of Plum Creek (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
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The First Four Years (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
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The Long Winter (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
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These Happy Golden Years (age 8-11) in: Little House on the Prairie Series family , historical | |
| Deborah Wiles |
Love, Ruby Lavender (age 8-11) tragedy , letters/journal , illness/loss , family |
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Each Little Bird that Sings (age 8-11) tragedy , friendship , family , illness/loss | |
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The Aurora County All-Stars (age 8-11) friendship , family , bigotry , sports | |
| Jay Williams |
Danny Dunn and the Universal Glue (age 8-11) in: The Danny Dunn Series humor , adventure , math/science/technology |
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Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine (age 8-11) in: The Danny Dunn Series humor , adventure , math/science/technology | |
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Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor (age 8-11) in: The Danny Dunn Series humor , adventure , math/science/technology | |
| Margery Williams |
The Velveteen Rabbit: or, How Toys Become Real (age 8-11) friendship , magic |
| Vera B. Williams |
Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart (age 7-10) family , poetry |
| Jacqueline Wilson |
The Story of Tracy Beaker (age 9-12) humor , family |
| Henry Winkler |
Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor |
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I Got a D in Salami (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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Day of the Iguana (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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The Zippity Zinger (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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The Night I Flunked My Field Trip (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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Holy Enchilada! (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade! (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up? (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
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My Dog's a Scaredy-Cat: a Halloween Tail (age 8-11) in: Hank Zipzer Series school , friendship , humor | |
| Elizabeth Winthrop |
The Castle in the Attic (age 9-12) magic , knights/castles/dragons , fantasy |
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The Battle For the Castle (age 9-12) sequel to: The Castle in the Attic magic , knights/castles/dragons , fantasy | |
| William Wise |
Christopher Mouse: the Tale of a Small Traveler (age 8-11) adventure , friendship , animals |
| Maia Wojciechowska |
Shadow of a Bull (age 9-12) identity , family , growing up |
| Elvira Woodruff |
The Christmas Doll (age 9-12) traditions , magic , enterprise , historical |
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Awfully Short for the Fourth Grade (age 8-11) magic , fantasy , adventure , school | |
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The Summer I Shrank My Grandmother (age 8-11) action , humor , fantasy , magic | |
| Kay Woodward |
Candytuft's Enchanting Treats (age 7-10) in: Flower Fairy Friends friendship , magic , fantasy |
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Jasmine's Starry Night (age 7-10) in: Flower Fairy Friends friendship , magic , fantasy | |
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Lavender's Midsummer Mix-up (age 7-10) in: Flower Fairy Friends friendship , magic , fantasy | |
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Rose's Special Secret (age 7-10) in: Flower Fairy Friends friendship , magic , fantasy | |
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Willow's Underwater World (age 7-10) in: Flower Fairy Friends friendship , magic , fantasy | |
| Patricia C. Wrede |
Dealing With Dragons (age 10+) in: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles princesses , knights/castles/dragons , fantasy , humor |
| Betty Ren Wright |
The Wish Master (age 8-11) adventure , family |
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The Dollhouse Murders (age 9-12) spooky , family , mystery | |
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The Ghost Comes Calling (age 8-11) mystery , spooky | |
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The Ghosts of Mercy Manor (age 8-11) family , spooky | |
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The Ghost Witch (age 8-11) spooky | |
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Christina's Ghost (age 8-11) mystery , spooky | |
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The Secret Window (age 8-11) mystery , spooky | |
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Nothing But Trouble (age 8-11) mystery , self-reliance , family | |
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Rosie and the Dance of the Dinosaurs (age 8-11) mystery , the arts , self-reliance , family | |
| Sharon Dennis Wyeth |
Ginger Brown the Nobody Boy (age 7-10) friendship |
| Johann Wyss |
The Swiss Family Robinson (age 9-12) family , adventure , survival |