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149 books

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

L. M. Montgomery

Book 1 of 6 in Anne of Green Gables

BittersweetMelancholicHeads up: Loss of a person, New school
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Wonder
Puns & word gamesBittersweetHeads up: Bullying, Anxiety/mental health, New school
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Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking

Astrid Lindgren

Book 1 of 3 in Pippi Longstocking

Silly & physicalPuns & word gamesHeads up: Absent/unkind parents
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

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Maniac Magee (Newbery Medal Winner)

Maniac Magee (Newbery Medal Winner)

Jerry Spinelli

BittersweetAdventureHeads up: Loss of a person, Race/racism, Adoption/foster care
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The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner (The Crossover Series)

The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner (The Crossover Series)

Kwame Alexander

Book 1 of 2 in The Crossover

BittersweetMelancholicHeads up: Loss of a person
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Walk Two Moons (A Newbery Award Winner)

Walk Two Moons (A Newbery Award Winner)

Sharon Creech

Silly & physicalPuns & word gamesHeads up: Loss of a person
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Jane Eyre
SuspensefulBittersweetHeads up: Loss of a person, Bullying, Absent/unkind parents, Adoption/foster care
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The One and Only Ivan (A Newbery Award Winner)

The One and Only Ivan (A Newbery Award Winner)

Katherine Applegate

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The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

SuspensefulBittersweetHeads up: Adoption/foster care
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Among the Hidden

Among the Hidden

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Book 1 of 7 in Shadow Children

BittersweetAdventureHeads up: Anxiety/mental health
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