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A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
Ages 9 - 12
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Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government. Book 1. (1963 Newbery Medal winner)
In the Night Kitchen
by Maurice Sendak
Ages 4 - 8
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A little boy's dream-fantasy in which he helps three fat bakers get milk for their cake batter.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Ages 10 and up
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Huck floats down the Mississippi River on a raft with a runaway slave, becomes involved with a feuding family, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer's aunt, who mistakes him for Tom.
Daddy's Roommate
by Michael Willhoite
Ages 4 - 8
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A young boy discusses his divorced father's new living situation, in which the father and his gay roommate share eating, doing chores, playing, loving, and living.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
by Alvin Schwartz
Ages 9 - 12
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Filled with folktales of eerie horror and dark revenge, this collection contains stories about skeletons that roam the Earth with torn and tangled flesh; a ghost who takes revenge on her murderer; and a haunted house where a bloody head falls down the chimney each night. Don't say we didn't warn you!
And Tango Makes Three
by Justin Richardson
Ages 4 - 8
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At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins build a nest and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling
Ages 9 - 12
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Harry is rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle and sent to prove his worth at Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches. Book One.
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
Ages 9 - 12
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An 11-year-old boy's life is changed forever when he befriends the class outsider, a girl. Together they create the world of Terabithia, an imaginary kingdom filled with giants, trolls and other magical beings. (1978 Newbery Medal winner)
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
Ages 9 - 12
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James is surprised but delighted when he escapes from his two wicked aunts and sets off on a cross-the-ocean adventure with six insects.
The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman
Ages 10 and up
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Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subjects of gruesome experiments in the Far North. (Book 1)
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