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Boys Without Names

Boys without Names

By Kashmira Sheth
Level 6
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
Brambly Hedge by Jill Barklem

Brambly Hedge Series

By Jill Barklem
Level 3
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
0
Literary
3.5
Brave Little Ruby by Shannon Yauger

Brave Little Ruby

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

Brent’s Bot

By Tessa Greene
Level 1B
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
3
Literary
4

Building Our House

By Jonathan Bean
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
3
Literary
3

Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid

By Victoria Tentler-Krylov
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
4
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner

Buzzing with Questions—The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner

By Janice N. Harrington
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
4
Buzztail—The Story of a Rattlesnake by Robert McClung

Buzztail—The Story of a Rattlesnake

By Robert McClung
Entertainment
3
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
4
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
Caddie Woodlawn

Caddie Woodlawn

By Carol Ryrie Brink
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
3.5
addie Woodlawn's Family

Caddie Woodlawn’s Family

By Carol Ryrie Brink
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
3.5
Calico Bush by Rachel Field

Calico Bush

By Rachel Field
Level 7
Entertainment
2
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Call It Courage

Call It Courage

By Armstrong Sperry
Level 6
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
1
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
Can You Track it? Mammals by Maggie Felsch and Shannen Yauger

Can You Track it? Mammals

By Maggie Felsch and Shannen Yauger
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3
Candy Bomber by Michael O. Tunnell

Candy Bomber

By Michael O. Tunnell
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Carl in the Garden by Molly Sanchez

Carl in the Garden

By Molly Sanchez
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

By Jean Lee Latham
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4.5

Carved in Ebony (Young Reader’s Edition)

By Jasmine L. Holmes
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
Castle by David Macaulay

Castle

By David Macaulay
Level 8
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
0
Educational
5
Literary
4
Catch That Chicken! by Atinuke

Catch That Chicken!

By Atinuke
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
1
Literary
2

Caves: The Underground Wilderness

By Anthony Klemm
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
5

Celia Planted a Garden

By Phyllis Root & Gary D. Schmidt
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
3

Cezanne’s Parrot

By Amy Guglielmo
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
3

Changing Weather: The Story of June Bacon-Bercey

By Ashlee Klemm
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4

Charlotte’s Web

By E.B. White
Level 5
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
4.5
Child of the Wolves by Elizabeth Hall

Child of the Wolves

By Elizabeth Hall
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
3
Literary
4.5
Childhood of Famous Americans Ready-to-Read Series by Various Authors

Childhood of Famous Americans (Ready-to-Read) Series

By Various Authors
Level 2
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
3

Childhood of Famous Americans Series

By Various Authors
Level 4
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Children of the Storm by Natasha Vins

Children of the Storm

By Natasha Vins
Level 8
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
3.5

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Entertainment Value

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