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Pirate's Promise by Clyde Robert Bulla

Pirate’s Promise

By Clyde Robert Bulla
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
3.5
Prairie School by Avi

Prairie School

By Avi
Level 2
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
2.5
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

By Jane Austen
Level 11
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Primrose Day, Carolyn Haywood

Primrose Day

By Carolyn Haywood
Level 4
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
4.5
Race for the Prairie by Aileen Fisher

Race for the Prairie

By Aileen Fisher
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Ranger in Time by Kate Messner

Ranger in Time Series

By Kate Messner
Level 3
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
2
Educational
4
Literary
1.5
Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky by Sandra Dallas

Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky

By Sandra Dallas
Level 7
Entertainment
5
Moral
3.5
Educational
3
Literary
4
Red Falcons of Tremoine by Hendry Peart

Red Falcons of Tremoine

By Hendry Peart
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
3
Literary
4
Red Hugh of Ireland by Jeannette Covert Nolan

Red Hugh of Ireland

By Jeannette Covert Nolan
Level 11
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal by Hendry Peart

Red Hugh—Prince of Donegal

By Robert T. Reilly
Level 7
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil

Red Sails to Capri

By Ann Weil
Level 5
Entertainment
5
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
4.5
Redwood Pioneer by Betty Stirling

Redwood Pioneer

By Betty Stirling
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4.5
Educational
4
Literary
5
Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins

Rickshaw Girl

By Mitali Perkins
Level 5
Entertainment
5
Moral
3.5
Educational
4.5
Literary
3.5
Ring Out Bow Bells! by Cynthia Harnett

Ring Out Bow Bells!

By Cynthia Harnett
Level 10
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Run for Your Life

Run For Your Life!

By Betty Swinford
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
4.5
Literary
3
Ruth of Boston by James Otis

Ruth of Boston

By James Otis
Level 11
Entertainment
2.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
Sam's Secret Journal

Sam’s Secret Journal

By Elizabeth Yates
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
3
Literary
4

Secret Beyond the Mountains

By Rita Ritchie
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
3.5
Literary
4.5
SeeSaw Girl by Linda Sue Park

SeeSaw Girl

By Linda Sue Park
Level 5
Entertainment
5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Shadrach by Meindert Dejong

Shadrach

By Meindert DeJong
Level 5
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
3.5
Literary
4
Shark Beneath the Reef by Jean Craighead George

Shark Beneath the Reef

By Jean Craighead George
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
4
Silver for General Washington by Enid LaMonte Meadowcroft

Silver for General Washington

By Enid LaMonte Meadowcroft
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4

Silver Threads

By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
3
Literary
3

Slave Boy in Judea

By Josephine Sanger Lau
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan

Snow Treasure

By Marie McSwigan
Level 5
Entertainment
5
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
4
Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard

Son of Charlemagne

By Barbara Willard
Level 9
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
4.5
Literary
3.5
Stories of the Pilgrims by Margaret B. Pumphrey

Stories of the Pilgrims

By Margaret B. Pumphrey
Level 7
Entertainment
3
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
This well-written classic features clean language and content and a heartwarming story. Fourteen-yearold Jay Berry lives on a farm in the Ozarks. When a circus train crashes in his area and all the monkeys escape, a large reward is offered for the monkeys. As Jay and his dog try to track the monkeys down, the reader is taken on a journey of adventure. I love the wonderful relationship of Jay and his grandfather and Jay's persistence and hard work. This story is slower than most stories today, so not all readers will love it.

Summer of the Monkeys

By Wilson Rawls
Level 8
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
4
Surprise for a Cowboy by Clyde Robert Bulla

Surprise for a Cowboy

By Clyde Robert Bulla
Level 3
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
2
Literary
3.5
Sylvia & Aki by Winifred Conkling

Sylvia & Aki

By Winifred Conkling
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4

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