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A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
This ground-breaking science-fiction and fantasy story is the first of five in the Time Quintet series about the Murry family's adventures in space and time.
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
In this classic novel, the friendship between young Jess and Leslie grows as they meet in Terabithia -- their secret hiding place -- and only ends with the tragic death of one of them.
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own, things seem marvelous. But there's another mother and father there, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.
Drama
by Raina Telgemeier
Callie loves theater. and while she would totally try out for her middle school's production, she's a terrible singer. Instead she's the set designer and determined to create a set worthy of Broadway.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling
Poor, orphaned Harry Potter is stuck living with his miserable relatives until salvation arrives in the form of a letter: he's been invited to attend the prestigious Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Follow Harry into a world of mystery, magic, and intrigue!
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother has given him as a present -- and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart ever since his parents' divorce.
Hoot
by Carl Hiaasen
Roy Eberhardt is the new kid--again. This time around it's Trace Middle School in humid Coconut Grove, Florida. But it's still the same old routine of a table by himself at lunch, no real friends, and bullies pushing him around. Apparently, bullies do serve a greater purpose in the scope of the universe and lead Roy on the adventure of a lifetime.
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
When poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible rhinoceros accident, he is forced to live with his two wicked aunts. After three years he becomes "the saddest and loneliest boy you could find." Then one day, a wizened old man in a dark-green suit gives James a bag of magic crystals that promise to reverse his misery forever...
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, as their Kansas house is swept away by a cyclone and they find themselves in a strange land called Oz. Here she meets the Munchkins and joins the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City, where lives the all-powered Wizard of Oz.
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