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The Hitler Dilemma by Carolyn Twede Frank

The Hitler Dilemma

By Carolyn Twede Frank
Level 7
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4

The Horseback Librarians

By Jane Yolen
Picture Books
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert DeJong

The House of Sixty Fathers

By Meindert DeJong
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
The House on Walenska Street by Charlotte Herman

The House on Walenska Street

By Charlotte Herman
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
The Ides of April by Mary Ray

The Ides of April

By Mary Ray
Level 7
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps by Stephen Krensky

The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps

By Stephen Krensky
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
3.5
Literary
3
The Iron Peacock by Mary Stetson Clarke

The Iron Peacock

By Mary Stetson Clarke
Level 7
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
The King's Fifth by Scott O'Dell

The King’s Fifth

By Scott O'Dell
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5

The Listeners

By Gloria Whelan
Picture Books
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5

The Long Way Series

By Joan Sandin
Level 2
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Mitchells: Five for Victory (Series) by Hilda Van Stockum

The Mitchells: Five for Victory

By Hilda Van Stockum
Level 6
Entertainment
3
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
4
The Mooring Tree by Gertrude Robinson

The Mooring Tree

By Gertrude Robinson
Level 7
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Night Crossing by Karen Ackerman

The Night Crossing

By Karen Ackerman
Level 3
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
2.5
The Orphan Train Adventures by Joan Lowery Nixon

The Orphan Train Adventures Series

By Joan Lowery Nixon
Level 7
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
4

The Other Side

By Jacqueline Woodson
Picture Books
Entertainment
5
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Ravenmaster's Secret by Elvira Woodruff

The Ravenmaster’s Secret

By Elvira Woodruff
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Samurai's Tale by Eric Christian Haugaard

The Samurai’s Tale

By Erik Christian Haugaard
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Saracen Steed by Arthur Anthony Gladd

The Saracen Steed

By Arthur Anthony Gladd
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Scarlet Oak by Cornelia Meigs

The Scarlet Oak

By Cornelia Meigs
Level 7
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Schoolhouse Blizzard by Shannen Yauger

The Schoolhouse Blizzard

By Shannen Yauger
Picture Books
Entertainment
5
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3
The Secret Valley by Clyde Robert Bulla

The Secret Valley

By Clyde Robert Bulla
Level 3
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Sign of the Anchor by Evelyn C. Nevin

The Sign of the Anchor

By Evelyn C. Nevin
Level 6
Entertainment
5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

The Sign of the Beaver

By Elizabeth George Speare
Level 6
Entertainment
4.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Sign Painter's Secret, Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler

The Sign Painter’s Secret

By Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler
Level 4
Entertainment
4
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
3.5
The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy

The Singing Tree

By Kate Seredy
Level 6
Entertainment
4
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
The Skippack School by Marguerite de Angeli

The Skippack School

By Marguerite de Angeli
Level 5
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Small War of Sergeant Donkey by Maureen Daly

The Small War of Sergeant Donkey

By Maureen Daly
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
3.5
Literary
3
The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins

The Spartan Twins

By Lucy Fitch Perkins
Level 5
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
2.5
Educational
4
Literary
3.5

The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow

By Allen French
Level 9
Entertainment
3
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
3.5

The Storyteller’s Beads

By Jane Kurtz
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
4

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