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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

Louder Than Words

By Kathy Kacer
Level 5
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
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
Marguerite Makes a Book by Bruce Robertson

Marguerite Makes a Book

By Bruce Robertson
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4

Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story

By Andrea L. Rogers
Level 7
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
4.5
Literary
3.5
Mary of the Mayflower by Diane Stevenson Stone

Mary of the Mayflower

By Diane Stevenson Stone
Level 10
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
3
Master Simon's Garden by Cornelia Meigs

Master Simon’s Garden

By Cornelia Meigs
Level 12
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Melissa Across the Fence by Augusta Huiell Seaman

Melissa Across the Fence

By Augusta Huiell Seaman
Level 5
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
5
Educational
3
Literary
5
Men of Iron by Howard Pyle

Men of Iron

By Howard Pyle
Level 11
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5

Miracles on Maple Hill

By Virginia Sorensen
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel by Leslie Connor

Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel

By Leslie Connor
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
Morning Star of the Reformation by Andy Thomson

Morning Star of the Reformation

By Andy Thomson
Level 7
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Mr Pipes: And Psalms and Hymns of the Reformation by Douglas Bond

Mr. Pipes and Psalms and Hymns of the Reformation

By Douglas Bond
Level 7
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4

My First Little House Books

By Adapted from the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
3.5
My Name is Sally Little Song

My Name Is Sally Little Song

By Brenda Woods
Level 5
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
2
Mystery of the Hidden Book by Helen Fuller Orton

Mystery of the Hidden Book

By Helen Fuller Orton
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
1
Literary
3.5
Naya Nuki by Kenneth Thomasma

Naya Nuki

By Kenneth Thomasma
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
3
Night Journeys by Avi

Night Journeys

By Avi
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
4
Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff

Nory Ryan’s Song

By Patricia Reilly Giff
Level 7
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
Nothing Here But Trees by Van Leeuwen

Nothing Here But Trees

By Jean Van Leeuwen
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4.5

Obadiah Series

By Brinton Turkle
Level 3
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Om-Kas-Toe by Kenneth Thomasma

Om-kas-toe

By Kenneth Thomasma
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle

Otto of the Silver Hand

By Howard Pyle
Level 10
Entertainment
3
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
Out of Many Waters by Jacqueline D. Greene

Out of Many Waters

By Jacqueline D. Greene
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
Over the Hills to Nugget, Aileen Fisher

Over the Hills to Nugget

By Aileen Fisher
Level 4
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall

Ox-Cart Man

By Donald Hall
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
3.5

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