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The Year of the Horse

By Rita Ritchie
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
5
Through the Wall by Alida Sims Malkus

Through the Wall

By Alida Sims Malkus
Level 9
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
Tiger on the Mountain by Shirley L. Arora

Tiger on the Mountain

By Shirley L. Arora
Level 7
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
5

To Hope and Back

By Kathy Kacer
Level 6
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4.5
Toliver's Secret by Esther Wood Brady

Toliver’s Secret

By Esther Wood Brady
Level 6
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
3.5
Tree of Freedom by Rebecca Caudill

Tree of Freedom

By Rebecca Caudill
Level 6
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
4
Tree Wagon by Evelyn Sibley Lampman

Tree Wagon

By Evelyn Sibley Lampman
Level 6
Moral
2
Educational
1
Literary
3.5
Trouble for Lucy, Carla Stevens

Trouble for Lucy

By Carla Stevens
Level 4
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
4
Twenty and Ten, Claire Huchet Bishop

Twenty and Ten

By Claire Huchet Bishop
Level 5
Moral
3
Educational
1
Literary
4
Twice Freed by Patricia St. John

Twice Freed

By Patricia St. John
Level 8
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker

Underground to Canada

By Barbara Smucker
Level 6
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4
Viking Adventure by Clyde Robert Bulla

Viking Adventure

By Clyde Robert Bulla
Level 3
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
3.5
Viking Quest by Lois Walfrid Johnson

Viking Quest Series

By Lois Walfrid Johnson
Level 6
Moral
4
Educational
3.5
Literary
3
When the Dikes Broke by Alta Halverson Seymour

When the Dikes Broke

By Alta Halverson Seymour
Level 8
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
When the Soldiers Were Gone, Vera W. Propp

When the Soldiers Were Gone

By Vera W. Propp
Level 4
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
Wild Geese Flying by Cornelia Meigs

Wild Geese Flying

By Cornelia Meigs
Level 8
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
Winter Danger by William O. Steele

Winter Danger

By William O. Steele
Level 6
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
4
Wulf the Saxon by G.A. Henty

Wulf the Saxon—A Story of the Norman Conquest

By G.A. Henty
Level 10
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
4.5
Young Americans by Cornelia Meigs

Young Americans

By Cornelia Meigs
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis

Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

By Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
Level 7
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
4.5

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Entertainment Value

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Educational Value

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Literary Value

Books that score high in literary value include exceptional writing, use of literary devices, and a rich vocabulary. All books on The Good and the Beautiful Book List are well-written, but some have a higher literary value than others.

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