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The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert DeJong

The House of Sixty Fathers

By Meindert DeJong
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
The House on Walenska Street by Charlotte Herman

The House on Walenska Street

By Charlotte Herman
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

The Hundred Dresses

By Eleanor Estes
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
2
Literary
4
The Ides of April by Mary Ray

The Ides of April

By Mary Ray
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Insects & Arachnids Questions & Answers Book

The Insects & Arachnids Questions & Answers Book

By Anthony Klemm and Sue Stuever Battel
Picture Books
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3
The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps by Stephen Krensky

The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps

By Stephen Krensky
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
3.5
Literary
3
The Iron Peacock by Mary Stetson Clarke

The Iron Peacock

By Mary Stetson Clarke
Level 7
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4.5

The Island of Appledore

By Cornelia Meigs
Level 10
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
3
Literary
4
The Jefferson Lies by David Barton

The Jefferson Lies—Exposing the Myths You’ve Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson

By David Barton
Level 11
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Journey of Ching Lai by Eleanor Frances Lattimore

The Journey of Ching Lai

By Elenor Frances Lattimore
Level 3
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
The King's Equal, Katherine Paterson

The King’s Equal

By Katherine Paterson
Level 4
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
1
Literary
5
The King's Fifth by Scott O'Dell

The King’s Fifth

By Scott O'Dell
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty

The Landing of the Pilgrims

By James Daugherty
Level 6
Entertainment
2.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Light at Tern Rock by Julia L. Sauer

The Light at Tern Rock

By Julia L. Sauer
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
5

The Listeners

By Gloria Whelan
Picture Books
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Little Blue Cottage By Kelly Jordan

The Little Blue Cottage

By Kelly Jordan
Picture Books
Entertainment
2
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
3
The Little Duke by Charlotte Mary Yonge

The Little Duke

By Charlotte Mary Yonge
Level 11
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton

The Little House

By Virginia Lee Burton
Picture Books
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
4
The Little Red Schoolhouse by Eric Sloane

The Little Red Schoolhouse

By Eric Sloane
Level 8
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
Little Known Heroes series by Kaushay and Spencer Ford

The Little-Known Heroes Series

By Kaushay & Spencer Ford
Level 4
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5

The Long Way Series

By Joan Sandin
Level 2
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
4

The Lost Key at Peck’s Cove

By Amanda Parris
Level 1B
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
3
Literary
4
The Lost Kingdom by Chester Bryant

The Lost Kingdom

By Chester Bryant
Level 7
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Lost Prince of Samavia by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Lost Prince of Samavia

By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Level 7
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Mail Wagon Mystery by May Justus

The Mail Wagon Mystery

By May Justus
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
5
The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono

The Man Who Planted Trees

By Jean Giono
Level 7
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
4

The Matchbox Diary

By Paul Fleischman
Picture Books
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
3
Literary
3

The Matchlock Gun

By Walter D. Edmonds
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5

The Mayflower Pilgrims

By Edmund Janes Carpenter
Level 12
Entertainment
2.5
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook by Joyce Lankester Brisley

The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook

By Joyce Lankester Brisley
Level 3
Entertainment
2.5
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
2

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