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Juliet: A Dream Takes Flight (Girlhood Journeys), Anna Kirwan

Girlhood Journeys Series

By Various Authors
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4.5
God King by Joanne Williamson

God King—A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah

By Joanne Williamson
Level 7
Entertainment
3
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
3.5

Hanna’s Cold Winter

By Trish Marx
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
3.5
Literary
3.5
Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge

Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates

By Mary Mapes Dodge
Level 8
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Henry's Red Sea, Barbara Smucker

Henry’s Red Sea

By Barbara Smucker
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5

Hidden on the High Wire

By Kathy Kacer
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
4.5

Honey Cake

By Joan Betty Stuchner
Level 4
Entertainment
4
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Hue & Cry by Elizabeth Yates

Hue & Cry

By Elizabeth Yates
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
Huguenot Garden by Douglas M. Jones III

Huguenot Garden

By Douglas M. Jones III
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
I Am David by Anne Holm

I Am David

By Ann Holm
Level 7
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
Ice Falcon by Rita Ritchie

Ice Falcon

By Rita Ritchie
Level 10
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
2
Educational
4
Literary
4.5
Imagination Station byMarianne Hering & Paul McCusker

Imagination Station Series

By Marianne Hering & Paul McCusker
Level 3
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
3
In Grandma's Attic (SERIES) by Arleta Richardson

In Grandma’s Attic Series

By Arleta Richardson
Level 4
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
4.5
Literary
3.5
In the Reign of Terror by G.A. Henty

In the Reign of Terror

By G.A. Henty
Level 10
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
4
Ink on His Fingers, Louise A. Vernon

Ink on His Fingers

By Louise A. Vernon
Level 5
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
3
Jacqueline of the Carrier Pigeons by Augusta Huiell Seaman

Jacqueline of the Carrier Pigeons

By Augusta Huiell Seaman
Level 9
Entertainment
4
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Jade Dragons by Florence Wightman Rowland

Jade Dragons

By Florence Wightman Rowland
Level 7
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
4.5
Literary
5
Juddie by Florence Wightman Rowland

Juddie

By Florence Wightman Rowland
Level 5
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Ladycake Farm by Mabel Leigh Hunt

Ladycake Farm

By Mabel Leigh Hunt
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
3.5
Literary
5
Leah's Pony by Elizabeth Friedrich

Leah’s Pony

By Elizabeth Friedrich
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
3
Let the Children March

Let the Children March

By Monica Clark-Robinson
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
2
Educational
4
Literary
3
Li Lun, Lad of Courage, Carolyn Treffinger

Li Lun—Lad of Courage

By Carolyn Treffinger
Level 4
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
4.5
Literary
4

Lily and Miss Liberty

By Carla Stevens
Level 3
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
3.5

Lily’s Victory Garden

By Helen L. Wilbur
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
Little House in the Big Woods

Little House on the Prairie Series

By Laura Ingalls Wilder
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Lucy's Wish

Lucy’s Wish

By Joan Lowery Nixon
Level 5
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Lumber Camp Library by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock

Lumber Camp Library

By Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
Level 3
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
5
Maggie's Door by Patricia Reilly Giff

Maggie’s Door

By Patricia Reilly Giff
Level 7
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
Mansa Musa and the Empire of Mali by P. James Oliver

Mansa Musa and the Empire of Mali

By P. James Oliver
Level 8
Entertainment
3
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Mara—Daughter of the Nile

By Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
5

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