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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
The Adventures of Philippe–A Story of Old Quebec by Gwendolyn Bowers

The Adventures of Philippe—A Story of Old Quebec

By Gwendolyn Bowers
Level 5
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great by Gerald Morris

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great

By Gerald Morris
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
4
The American Twins of the Revolution by Lucy Fitch Perkins

The American Twins of the Revolution

By Lucy Fitch Perkins
Level 7
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Beggars' Bible by Louise A. Vernon

The Beggars’ Bible

By Louise A. Vernon
Level 7
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Boy in the Alamo by Margaret Cousins

The Boy in the Alamo

By Margaret Cousins
Level 5
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
3

The Boy Who Held Back the Sea

By Lenny Hort
Picture Books
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
3

The Broken Blade

By William Durbin
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
4.5
Literary
4
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

The Bronze Bow

By Elizabeth George Speare
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5

The Brushmaker’s Daughter

By Kathy Kacer
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4
The Buffalo Knife by William O. Steele

The Buffalo Knife

By William O. Steele
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
4
The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz

The Cabin Faced West

By Jean Fritz
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Cat of Bubastes by G.A. Henty

The Cat of Bubastes—A Tale of Ancient Egypt

By G.A. Henty
Level 10
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
4.5
The Challengers by Jo Lundy

The Challengers

By Jo Lundy
Level 7
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Corn Grows Ripe by Dorothy Rhoads

The Corn Grows Ripe

By Dorothy Rhoads
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

The Cricket in Times Square Series

By George Selden
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
2
Literary
3.5
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli

The Door in the Wall

By Marguerite de Angeli
Level 7
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Dragon and the Raven, by G.A. Henty

The Dragon and the Raven—The Days of King Alfred

By G.A. Henty
Level 11
Entertainment
3
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Falcon of Eric the Red by Catherine Cate Coblentz

The Falcon of Eric the Red

By Catherine Cate Coblentz
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart

The Gardener

By Sarah Stewart
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
4
The Golden Bull: A Mesopotamian Adventure by Marjorie Cowley

The Golden Bull—A Mesopotamian Adventure

By Marjorie Cowley
Level 5
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

The Golden Goblet

By Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Level 7
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Golden Hawks of Genghis Khan by Rita Ritchie

The Golden Hawks of Genghis Khan

By Rita Ritchie
Level 8
Entertainment
5
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
The Good Master by Kate Seredy

The Good Master

By Kate Seredy
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Great Molasses Flood by Beth Wagner Brust

The Great Molasses Flood

By Beth Wagner Brust
Level 2
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
3.5

The Greatest Skating Race

By Louise Borden
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
3.5
Literary
4
The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day by Scott O'Dell

The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day

By Scott O'Dell
Level 7
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
The Hidden Treasure of Glaston by Eleanore M. Jewett

The Hidden Treasure of Glaston

By Eleanore M. Jewett
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
4

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