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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

By Grace Lin
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
1
Literary
3.5
White Sails to China by Clyde Robert Bulla

White Sails to China

By Clyde Robert Bulla
Level 2
Moral
4
Educational
3.5
Literary
3
Whose Tree House? by Jean Castle

Whose Tree House?

By Jane Castle
Level 3
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
3

Whose Waves These Are

By Amanda Dykes
Level 10
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
4.5
Educational
3
Literary
5
Wild Geese Flying by Cornelia Meigs

Wild Geese Flying

By Cornelia Meigs
Level 8
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
Wild Like the Foxes by Anauta

Wild Like the Foxes

By Anauta
Level 8
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4

Wild Outside

By Les Stroud
Level 6
Entertainment
3
Moral
2.5
Educational
5
Literary
3
Wild, Wild Wind By Shannen Yauger

Wild, Wild Wind

By Shannen Yauger
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
4

William and the Wind—The Story of William Kamkwamba

By Shannen Yauger
Level 2
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5

William Bradford—Pilgrim Boy

By Bradford Smith
Level 4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
3.5

Windows

By Julia Denos
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
1
Literary
4
Winter Danger by William O. Steele

Winter Danger

By William O. Steele
Level 6
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
4

Wintercake

By Lynne Rae Perkins
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
2
Literary
4

With Lots of Love

By Jenny Torres Sanchez
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
3

Wonder Walkers

By Micha Archer
Picture Books
Entertainment
2
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
3
Wonderful Waterfalls of the World by Molly Sanchez

Wonderful Waterfalls of the World

By Molly Sanchez
Picture Books
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3

Wright Cousin Adventures Series

By Gregory O. Smith
Level 6
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
3.5
Literary
2.5
Wulf the Saxon by G.A. Henty

Wulf the Saxon—A Story of the Norman Conquest

By G.A. Henty
Level 10
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
4.5

Yasmin Series

By Saadia Faruqi
Level 2
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
3.5
Literary
3.5
Year of the Black Pony by Walt Morey

Year of the Black Pony

By Walt Morey
Level 7
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
4
Young Americans by Cornelia Meigs

Young Americans

By Cornelia Meigs
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis

Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

By Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
Level 7
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
Young Pelé: Soccer's First Star

Young Pelé—Soccer’s First Star

By Lesa Cline-Ransome
Picture Books
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
Young Prince Hubert by Sidney Baldwin

Young Prince Hubert

By Sidney Baldwin
Level 7
Moral
4
Educational
2
Literary
5
Young Thomas Edison by Sterling North

Young Thomas Edison

By Sterling North
Level 6
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
4
Zara's Hats by Paul Meisel

Zara’s Hats

By Paul Meisel
Picture Books
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
3
Zeke and the Fisher-Cat by Virginia Frances Voight

Zeke and the Fisher-Cat

By Virginia Frances Voight
Level 6
Moral
4
Educational
4.5
Literary
4
Zia by Scott O’Dell

Zia

By Scott O’Dell
Level 6
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
4
Zip Zap Zoom by Ashlin Awerkamp

Zip, Zap, Zoom

By Ashlin Awerkamp
Level 1B
Entertainment
3
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
3

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Entertainment Value

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Literary Value

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