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A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter

A Girl of the Limberlost

By Gene Stratton-Porter
Level 11
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
A Grain of Rice by Helena Clare Pittman

A Grain of Rice

By Helena Clare Pittman
Level 3
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
5
A House of Tailors by Patricia Reilly Giff

A House of Tailors

By Patricia Reilly Giff
Level 7
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
2
Literary
4
A Little Maid Series by Alice Turner Curtis

A Little Maid Series

By Alice Turner Curtis
Level 8
Entertainment
2.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
A Loyal Foe by Ivy May Bolton

A Loyal Foe

By Ivy May Bolton
Level 12
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4

A New Coat for Anna

By Harriet Ziefert
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
3.5

A Place Called Freedom

By Scott Russell Sanders
Level 3
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

A Single Shard

By Linda Sue Park
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4

A Slip of a Girl

By Patricia Reilly Giff
Level 9
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4

A Thousand Shall Fall

By Susi Hasel Mundy
Level 10
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5

Adam of the Road

By Elizabeth Janet Gray
Level 8
Entertainment
2.5
Moral
2.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Addie Across the Prairie

Addie Across the Prairie

By Laurie Lawlor
Level 6
Entertainment
3
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
4

Alone Yet Not Alone

By Tracy Leininger Craven
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
Amber on the Mountain by Tony Johnston

Amber on the Mountain

By Tony Johnston
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4

American Girl Mysteries Series

By Various Authors
Level 4
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
3.5
Literary
3

American Girl Series

By Various Authors
Level 5
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
3.5
Literary
2.5
Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates

Amos Fortune, Free Man

By Elizabeth Yates
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Anna's Fight For Hope

Anna’s Fight For Hope

By JoAnn A. Grote
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
4.5
Literary
3

Aram’s Choice

By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Level 5
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4.5
Educational
4.5
Literary
4.5
Away Goes Salley by Elizabeth Coatsworth

Away Goes Sally

By Elizabeth Coatsworth
Level 7
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin by Marguerite Henry

Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin

By Marguerite Henry
Level 7
Entertainment
3
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
Beyond the Orphan Train

Beyond the Orphan Train Series

By Arleta Richardson
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
Big John's Secret by Eleanore M. Jewett

Big John’s Secret

By Eleanore M. Jewett
Level 7
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Black Fox of Lorne by Marguerite de Angeli

Black Fox of Lorne

By Marguerite de Angeli
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Black Hawk by Arthur J. Beckhard

Black Hawk

By Arthur J. Beckhard
Level 9
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Bound for Oregon

Bound for Oregon

By Jean Van Leeuwen
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming

Boxes for Katje

By Candace Fleming
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Boy of the Pyramids–A Mystery of Ancient Egypt by Ruth Fosdick Jones

Boy of the Pyramids—A Mystery of Ancient Egypt

By Ruth Fosdick Jones
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
By the Great Horn Spoon!

By the Great Horn Spoon!

By Sid Fleischman
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
3.5

Cabin on Trouble Creek

By Jean Van Leeuwen
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4

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