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1) Jo's boys
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Jo's Boys (1886) is a novel by American author Louis May Alcott. Written while Alcott was living in the historic Thoreau-Alcott House in Concord, Massachusetts, Jo's Boys picks up ten years after the events of Little Men, which followed the young sons of Jo Bhaer (née March) and Professor Friedrich Bhaer at their newly established Plumfield Estate School. As with the rest of the series, Jo's Boys was inspired by the educational reforms theorized...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
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Buck, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, is stolen from his family and forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields. He quickly learns the harsh law of survival and eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
4) White Fang
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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The adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and how he comes to make peace with man.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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Join the mischievous Huck Finn and his runaway slave friend, Jim, on a daring escapade down the Mississippi River. Fleeing their troubled pasts, they encounter a world of danger and excitement, meeting eccentric characters and facing moral dilemmas along the way. This timeless coming-of-age tale explores friendship, freedom, and the complexities of society, with humor and heartwarming moments throughout. Follow Huck's thrilling journey as he learns...
7) Oliver Twist
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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An abridged version of the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
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"Kindhearted Sara Crewe suffers a reversal of fortunes when she goes from the wealthiest and most adored student at her boarding school to an orphaned servant. But through it all, she stays a princess inside and treats others with kindness and respect"--
11) Heidi
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 16
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"Heidi" by Johanna Spyri is a beloved classic novel that tells the heartwarming story of a young orphan girl named Heidi, who brings joy and transformation to the lives of those around her. The story begins with Heidi being taken by her Aunt Dete to live with her reclusive grandfather, Alm-Uncle, in a small Swiss mountain village. Initially gruff and solitary, Alm-Uncle gradually warms to Heidi's innocent charm and infectious happiness. Heidi quickly...
12) Run
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
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Winston MacDonald, a troubled teen who has been suspended from school, spends some time traveling with his father, a newspaper columnist who is covering the early stages of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope.
16) Black Beauty
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11
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Black Beauty is the "autobiography" of a horse, chronicling his life experience at the hands of his owners. Some are cruel, with no empathy, while others are kind and gentle.
17) Little women
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The classic story of the March family whose four daughters are growing up in New England in the mid-1800s. Little Women is the heartwarming story of the March family that has thrilled generations of readers. It is the story of four sisters -- Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth -- and of the courage, humor and ingenuity they display to survive poverty and the absence of their father during the Civil War.
18) Peter Pan
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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J.M. Barrie's fantasy adventure with pirates, mermaids, and fairies, brought to life in a new book-plus-audio edition.
Peter Pan refuses to grow up. Instead he spends his never-ending childhood making mischief and seeking out adventure as leader of the Lost Boys on the small island of Neverland. His only cares in the world are stopping the pirates, led by the dangerous Captain Hook, from hurting any of his friends. Occasionally he even gets to see...
20) The jungle book
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IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 9
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The adventures of Mowgli, a boy raised by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle.