| Meg Cabot |
Stage Fright (age 8-11) in: Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Series realistic , family , humor , friendship |
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Best Friends and Drama Queens (age 8-11) in: Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Series realistic , family , humor , friendship | |
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Moving Day (age 8-11) in: Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Series realistic , family , humor , friendship | |
| Ann Cameron |
The Stories Julian Tells (age 7-10) in: The Julian Series family |
| Eleanor Cameron |
Julia's Magic (age 8-11) magic , family |
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The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (age 8-11) voyages/journeys , humor , science fiction | |
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Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet (age 8-11) sequel to: The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet voyages/journeys , humor , science fiction | |
| Truman Capote |
A Christmas Memory (age 7-10) traditions , friendship , folklore |
| Elisa Lynn Carbone |
Sarah and the Naked Truth (age 8-11) identity , friendship |
| Patrick Carman |
The Dark Hills Divide (age 9-12) in: The Land of Elyon Series adventure , magic , voyages/journeys , fantasy |
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Beyond the Valley of Thorns (age 9-12) in: The Land of Elyon Series adventure , magic , voyages/journeys , fantasy | |
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The Tenth City (age 9-12) in: The Land of Elyon Series adventure , magic , voyages/journeys , fantasy | |
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Into the Mist (age 9-12) in: The Land of Elyon Series adventure , magic , voyages/journeys , fantasy | |
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Stargazer (age 9-12) in: The Land of Elyon Series adventure , magic , voyages/journeys , fantasy | |
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Atherton: The House of Power (age 10+) in: The Atherton Series suspense , action , science fiction , adventure | |
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The Black Circle (age 9-12) in: The 39 Clues historical , action , adventure , mystery | |
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Trackers (age 10+) in: Trackers Series math/science/technology , mystery , adventure | |
| Isobelle Carmody |
Little Fur: the Legend Begins (age 8-11) in: Little Fur Series adventure , fantasy , nature |
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A Fox Called Sorrow (age 8-11) in: Little Fur Series adventure , fantasy , nature | |
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A Mystery of Wolves (age 8-11) in: Little Fur Series adventure , fantasy , nature | |
| Lewis Carroll |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (age 8-11) math/science/technology , brilliant protagonist , poetry , fantasy |
| Charles E. Carryl |
Davy and the Goblin (age 8-11) fantasy |
| Patrick Skene Catling |
The Chocolate Touch (age 8-11) folklore , humor |
| Marsha Wilson Chall |
Mattie (age 7-10) friendship , family , humor |
| Gabrielle Charbonnet |
Snakes Are Nothing to Sneeze At (age 7-10) family , animals |
| Lynne Cherry |
The Dragon and the Unicorn (age 7-10) fantasy , knights/castles/dragons , nature |
| Ruth Chew |
The Trouble with Magic (age 8-11) in: The Magic Series adventure , magic , fantasy |
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What the Witch Left (age 8-11) fantasy , magic | |
| Gennifer Choldenko |
Al Capone Does My Shirts (age 10+) disability , growing up , historical , family |
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Al Capone Shines My Shoes (age 10+) sequel to: Al Capone Does My Shirts disability , growing up , historical , family | |
| CHR |
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales, Illustrations Chris Van Allsburg (age 8-11) short stories , authorship , mystery |
| John Christopher |
A Dusk of Demons (age 10+) adventure , action , voyages/journeys , science fiction |
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The White Mountains (age 10+) in: The Tripods Series adventure , action , science fiction | |
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The City of Gold and Lead (age 10+) in: The Tripods Series adventure , action , science fiction | |
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When the Tripods Came (age 10+) in: The Tripods Series adventure , action , science fiction | |
| Matt Christopher |
The Hit-Away Kid (age 7-10) in: Peach Street Mudders Series growing up , friendship , sports |
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The Submarine Pitch (age 8-11) in: Matt Christopher's Sports Series realistic , friendship , sports | |
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The Winning Stroke (age 8-11) in: Matt Christopher's Sports Series realistic , friendship , sports | |
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Wild Pitch (age 8-11) in: Matt Christopher's Sports Series realistic , friendship , sports | |
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Soccer Halfback (age 8-11) in: Matt Christopher's Sports Series realistic , friendship , sports | |
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Skateboard Tough (age 8-11) in: Matt Christopher's Sports Series realistic , friendship , sports | |
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Man Out at First (age 8-11) in: Matt Christopher's Sports Series realistic , friendship , sports | |
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Dirt Bike Runaway (age 8-11) in: Matt Christopher's Sports Series realistic , friendship , sports | |
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Centerfield Ballhawk (age 8-11) in: Matt Christopher's Sports Series realistic , friendship , sports | |
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Baseball Pals (age 8-11) in: Matt Christopher's Sports Series realistic , friendship , sports | |
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Favor for a Ghost (age 8-11) animals , friendship , spooky | |
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Fighting Tackle (age 9-12) sports , family | |
| Scott Ciencin |
Return to Lost City (age 9-12) in: Dinotopia Series friendship , fantasy |
| Cla |
Classic Horse and Pony Stories (age 9-12) short stories , animals |
| Ann Nolan Clark |
Secret of the Andes (age 10+) historical , identity |
| Clara Gillow Clark |
Hill Hawk Hattie (age 10+) adventure , historical , illness/loss |
| Beverly Cleary |
Beezus and Ramona (age 8-11) humor , realistic , family |
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Ramona the Pest (age 8-11) sequel to: Beezus and Ramona humor , realistic , family | |
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Ramona the Brave (age 8-11) sequel to: Beezus and Ramona humor , realistic , family | |
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Ramona and Her Father (age 8-11) sequel to: Beezus and Ramona humor , realistic , family | |
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Ramona and Her Mother (age 8-11) sequel to: Beezus and Ramona humor , realistic , family | |
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Ramona Forever (age 8-11) sequel to: Beezus and Ramona humor , realistic , family | |
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (age 8-11) sequel to: Beezus and Ramona humor , realistic , family | |
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Ramona's World (age 8-11) sequel to: Beezus and Ramona humor , realistic , family | |
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Henry Huggins (age 8-11) adventure , animals , realistic | |
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Henry and Beezus (age 8-11) sequel to: Henry Huggins adventure , animals , realistic | |
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Henry and Ribsy (age 8-11) sequel to: Henry Huggins adventure , animals , realistic | |
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Ribsy (age 8-11) sequel to: Henry Huggins adventure , animals , realistic | |
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Henry and the Paper Route (age 8-11) sequel to: Henry Huggins adventure , animals , realistic | |
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle (age 8-11) adventure | |
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Ralph S. Mouse (age 8-11) sequel to: The Mouse and the Motorcycle adventure | |
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Runaway Ralph (age 8-11) sequel to: The Mouse and the Motorcycle adventure | |
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Dear Mr. Henshaw (age 9-12) identity , friendship , authorship , letters/journal | |
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Ellen Tebbits (age 8-11) the arts , school , realistic , friendship | |
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Muggie Maggie (age 7-10) humor , school | |
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Socks (age 8-11) humor , realistic , friendship , family , animals | |
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Strider (age 9-12) school , friendship , growing up , letters/journal | |
| Andrew Clements |
Frindle (age 8-11) brilliant protagonist , realistic , school |
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The School Story (age 8-11) authorship , school , brilliant protagonist | |
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A Week in the Woods (age 9-12) identity , survival , adventure , school | |
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The Janitor's Boy (age 9-12) family , school | |
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Jake Drake, Bully Buster (age 7-10) in: Jake Drake Series friendship , school | |
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Jake Drake, Class Clown (age 7-10) in: Jake Drake Series friendship , school | |
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Jake Drake, Know-it-all (age 7-10) in: Jake Drake Series friendship , school | |
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Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet (age 7-10) in: Jake Drake Series friendship , school | |
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The Last Holiday Concert (age 8-11) enterprise , the arts , school | |
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The Report Card (age 8-11) friendship , brilliant protagonist , school | |
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No Talking (age 8-11) friendship , realistic , humor , school | |
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Lost and Found (age 8-11) humor , identity , school | |
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Extra Credit (age 8-11) school , friendship , identity | |
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We the Children (age 8-11) in: Keepers of the School friendship , mystery , school | |
| Eth Clifford |
Help I'm a Prisoner in the Library (age 8-11) humor , mystery , adventure |
| Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth |
The Cat Who Went to Heaven (age 8-11) animals , folklore , the arts |
| Esme Raji Codell |
Sahara Special (age 8-11) growing up , humor , authorship , school |
| Eleanor Coerr |
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (age 8-11) war , folklore , historical , illness/loss |
| Eoin Colfer |
Artemis Fowl (age 9-12) in: Artemis Fowl Series math/science/technology , mystery , adventure , science fiction , brilliant protagonist , adventure , action , fantasy |
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The Legend of Spud Murphy (age 7-10) school , brilliant protagonist , humor | |
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Eoin Colfer's Legend of -- Captain Crows Teeth (age 7-10) humor , spooky | |
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Half-moon Investigations (age 9-12) action , brilliant protagonist , mystery | |
| James Lincoln Collier |
Jump Ship to Freedom (age 10+) adventure , historical |
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My Brother Sam is Dead (age 10+) war , family , historical | |
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War Comes to Willy Freeman (age 10+) war , adventure , historical | |
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Who Is Carrie? (age 10+) mystery , identity , historical | |
| Suzanne Collins |
Gregor the Overlander (age 8-11) in: Gregor the Overlander Series action , adventure , fantasy |
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Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (age 8-11) in: Gregor the Overlander Series action , adventure , fantasy | |
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Gregor and the Marks of Secret (age 8-11) in: Gregor the Overlander Series action , adventure , fantasy | |
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Gregor and the Code of Claw (age 8-11) in: Gregor the Overlander Series action , adventure , fantasy | |
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Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (age 8-11) in: Gregor the Overlander Series action , adventure , fantasy | |
| Carlo Collodi |
The Adventures of Pinocchio (age 8-11) identity , adventure , folklore |
| Molly Cone |
Mishmash (age 8-11) in: Mishmash Series humor , animals |
| Jane Leslie Conley |
RT, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH (age 9-12) sequel to: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by: Robert C. O'Brien adventure , brilliant protagonist |
| Catherine Connor |
Alison Goes for the Gold (age 7-10) in: The Magic Attic Club Series friendship , fantasy |
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Alison on the Trail (age 7-10) in: The Magic Attic Club Series friendship , fantasy | |
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Alison Saves the Wedding (age 7-10) in: The Magic Attic Club Series friendship , fantasy | |
| Hy Conrad |
Whodunit-- You Decide!: Mini-Mysteries For You to Solve (age 8-11) mystery |
| Pam Conrad |
Stonewords: a Ghost Story (age 10+) mystery , spooky |
| Susan Cooper |
Over Sea, Under Stone (age 10+) in: The Dark Is Rising Series folklore , action , adventure , fantasy |
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The Dark is Rising (age 10+) in: The Dark Is Rising Series folklore , action , adventure , fantasy | |
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Greenwitch (age 10+) in: The Dark Is Rising Series folklore , action , adventure , fantasy | |
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The Grey King (age 10+) in: The Dark Is Rising Series folklore , action , adventure , fantasy | |
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Silver on the Tree (age 10+) in: The Dark Is Rising Series folklore , action , adventure , fantasy | |
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The Boggart (age 9-12) folklore , humor , spooky , adventure | |
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Seaward (age 10+) folklore , fantasy , voyages/journeys , survival | |
| Scott Corbett |
The Baseball Bargain (age 8-11) sports |
| Bruce Coville |
Aliens Stole My Body (age 8-11) in: Bruce Coville's Alien Adventures humor , fantasy , science fiction |
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Aliens Ate My Homework (age 8-11) in: Bruce Coville's Alien Adventures humor , fantasy , science fiction | |
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My Teacher is an Alien (age 8-11) humor , fantasy , school , science fiction | |
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My Teacher Flunked the Planet (age 8-11) sequel to: My Teacher is an Alien humor , fantasy , school , science fiction | |
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My Teacher Fried My Brains (age 8-11) sequel to: My Teacher is an Alien humor , fantasy , school , science fiction | |
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My Teacher Glows in the Dark (age 8-11) sequel to: My Teacher is an Alien humor , fantasy , school , science fiction | |
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Jennifer Murdley's Toad (age 8-11) in: Magic Shop Series fantasy , friendship , magic , humor | |
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The Skull of Truth (age 8-11) in: Magic Shop Series fantasy , friendship , magic , humor | |
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Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher (age 8-11) in: Magic Shop Series fantasy , friendship , magic , humor | |
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The Monster's Ring (age 8-11) in: Magic Shop Series fantasy , friendship , magic , humor | |
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The Dragonslayers (age 9-12) princesses , adventure , fantasy , knights/castles/dragons | |
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Space Brat (age 7-10) humor , science fiction | |
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I Was a Sixth Grade Alien (age 8-11) science fiction , school , humor | |
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Into the Land of the Unicorns (age 9-12) in: The Unicorn Chronicles magic , fantasy | |
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The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed (age 9-12) mystery , spooky | |
| Cressida Cowell |
How to Train Your Dragon (age 8-11) in: How to Train Your Dragon Series growing up , humor , knights/castles/dragons |
| Joe Craig |
Jimmy Coates: Assassin? (age 10+) in: The Jimmy Coates Series thriller , science fiction , action , adventure |
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Jimmy Coates: Target (age 10+) in: The Jimmy Coates Series thriller , science fiction , action , adventure | |
| Sharon Creech |
Absolutely Normal Chaos (age 10+) authorship , family |
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Walk Two Moons (age 10+) tragedy , illness/loss , identity , growing up , friendship , voyages/journeys , family | |
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Love That Dog (age 8-11) tragedy , illness/loss , animals , authorship , school , poetry | |
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Hate That Cat (age 8-11) sequel to: Love That Dog tragedy , illness/loss , animals , authorship , school , poetry | |
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Ruby Holler (age 8-11) voyages/journeys , family | |
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Granny Torrelli Makes Soup (age 9-12) growing up , family , friendship | |
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The Wanderer (age 9-12) tragedy , identity , adventure , family , illness/loss , voyages/journeys | |
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The Castle Corona (age 8-11) fantasy , knights/castles/dragons , family | |
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Bloomability (age 8-11) identity , growing up , family , school | |
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Chasing Redbird (age 9-12) growing up , identity , family , illness/loss | |
| Mark Crilley |
Akiko and the Alpha Centauri 5000 (age 8-11) in: The Akiko Series graphic novels , science fiction , action , adventure |
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Akiko and the Great Wall of Trudd (age 8-11) in: The Akiko Series graphic novels , science fiction , action , adventure | |
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Akiko and the Intergalactic Zoo (age 8-11) in: The Akiko Series graphic novels , science fiction , action , adventure | |
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Akiko and the Journey to Toog (age 8-11) in: The Akiko Series graphic novels , science fiction , action , adventure | |
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Akiko on the Planet Smoo (age 8-11) in: The Akiko Series graphic novels , science fiction , action , adventure | |
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Akiko: Pieces of Gax (age 8-11) in: The Akiko Series graphic novels , science fiction , action , adventure | |
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Akiko. Pocket size 4, The Story Tree (age 8-11) in: The Akiko Series graphic novels , science fiction , action , adventure | |
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Akiko. Pocket size 5, Bornstone's Elixir (age 8-11) in: The Akiko Series graphic novels , science fiction , action , adventure | |
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Akiko: The Training Master (age 8-11) in: The Akiko Series graphic novels , science fiction , action , adventure | |
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Akiko in the Castle of Alia Rellapor (age 8-11) in: The Akiko Series graphic novels , science fiction , action , adventure | |
| Christopher Curtis |
Bud, Not Buddy (age 9-12) the arts , identity , voyages/journeys , historical , family , brilliant protagonist |
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 (age 9-12) historical , humor , bigotry , family | |
| Karen Cushman |
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (age 9-12) growing up , historical |
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Rodzina (age 10+) identity , survival , historical , family | |
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Catherine, Called Birdy (age 10+) growing up , letters/journal , historical | |
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The Midwife's Apprentice (age 9-12) growing up , historical |