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National Eduation Association's Top 100 Children Books (this century)
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Book
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Author
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Ages
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1
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Charlotte's Web
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E. B. White
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9-12 years
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2
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The Polar Express
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Chris Van Allsburg
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4-8 years
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3
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Green Eggs and Ham
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Dr. Seuss
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4-8 years
| X
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4
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The Cat in the Hat
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Dr. Seuss
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4-8 years
| X
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5
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Where the Wild Things Are
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Maurice Sendak
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4-8 years
| X
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6
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Love You Forever
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Robert N. Munsch
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4-8 years
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7
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The Giving Tree
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Shel Silverstein
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All ages
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8
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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Eric Carle
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Baby - Preschool
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9
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Where the Red Fern Grows
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Wilson Rawls
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Young Adult
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10
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The Mitten
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Jan Brett
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4-8 years
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11
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Goodnight Moon
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Margaret Wise Brown
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Baby - Preschool
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12
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Hatchet
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Gary Paulsen
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9-12 years
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13
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The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
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C. S. Lewis
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9-12 years
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14
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Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawing of Shel Silverstein
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Shel Silverstein
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All ages
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15
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Bridge to Terabithia
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Katherine Paterson
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9-12 years
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16
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Stellaluna
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Janell Cannon
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4-8 years
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17
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Oh the Places You'll Go
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Dr. Seuss
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4-8 years
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18
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Strega Nona
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Tomie De Paola
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4-8 years
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19
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Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
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Judith Viorst
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4-8 years
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20
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Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?
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Bill Martin Jr.
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Baby - Preschool
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21
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Roald Dahl
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9-12 years
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22
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The Velveteen Rabbit
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Margery Williams
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4-8 years
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23
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A Wrinkle in Time
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Madeleine L'Engle
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9-12 years
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24
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Shiloh
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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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9-12 years
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25
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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Dr. Seuss
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4-8 years
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26
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
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Jon Scieszka
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4-8 years
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27
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
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John Archambault
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4-8 years
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28
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Little House on the Prairie
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
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9-12 years
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29
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The Secret Garden
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
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9-12 years
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30
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The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
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A. A. Milne
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4-8 years
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31
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The Boxcar Children
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Gertrude Chandler Warner
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9-12 years
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32
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Sarah Plain and Tall
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Patricia MacLachlan
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9-12 years
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33
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The Indian in the Cupboard
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Lynne Reid Banks
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9-12 years
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34
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
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Scott O'Dell
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9-12 years
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35
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Maniac Magee
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Jerry Spinelli
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9-12 years
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36
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The BFG
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Roald Dahl
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9-12 years
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37
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The Giver
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Lois Lowry
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9-12 years
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38
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
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Laura Joffe Numeroff
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4-8 years
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39
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James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story
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Roald Dahl
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9-12 years
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40
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Little House in the Big Woods
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
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9-12 years
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41
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Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
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Mildred D. Taylor
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9-12 years
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42
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The Hobbit
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J.R.R. Tolkien
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Young Adult
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43
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The Lorax
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Dr. Seuss
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4-8 years
| X
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44
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Stone Fox
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John Reynolds Gardiner
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9-12 years
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45
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Number the Stars
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Lois Lowry
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9-12 years
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46
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Mrs. Fris and the Rats of Nimh
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Robert C. O'Brien
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9-12 years
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47
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Little Women
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Louisa May Alcott
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All ages
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48
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The Rainbow Fish
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Marcus Pfister
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Baby - Preschool
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49
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Amazing Grace
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Mary Hoffman
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4-8 years
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50
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
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Barbara Robinson
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9-12 years
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51
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Corduroy
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Don Freeman
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Baby - Preschool
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52
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Jumanji
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Chris Van Allsburg
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4-8 years
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53
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Math Curse
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Jon Scieszka
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4-8 years
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54
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Matilda
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Roald Dahl
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9-12 years
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55
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Summer of the Monkeys
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Wilson Rawls
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Young Adult
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56
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
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Judy Blume
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9-12 years
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57
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Ramona Quim Age 8
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Beverly Cleary
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9-12 years
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58
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The Trumpet of the Swan
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E. B. White
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9-12 years
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59
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Are You My Mother?
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Philip D. Eastman
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4-8 years
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60
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The Chronicles of Narnia
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C. S. Lewis
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9-12 years
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61
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Make Way for Ducklings
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Robert McCloskey
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4-8 years
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62
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One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
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Dr. Seuss
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4-8 years
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63
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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Norton Juster
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9-12 years
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64
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The Snowy Day
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Ezra Jack Keats
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Baby - Preschool
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65
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The Napping House
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Audrey Wood
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4-8 years
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66
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
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William Steig
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4-8 years
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67
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
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Beatrix Potter
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4-8 years
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68
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Tuck Everlasting
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Natalie Babbitt
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9-12 years
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69
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The Wizard of Oz
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L. Frank Baum
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All ages
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70
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Anne of Green Gables
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
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9-12 years
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71
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Horton Hatches the Egg
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Dr. Seuss
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4-8 years
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72
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Basil of Baker Street
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Eve Titus
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4-8 years
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73
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The Little Engine That Could
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Watty Piper
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4-8 years
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74
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The Cay
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Theodore Taylor
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Young Adult
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75
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Curious George
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Hans Augusto Rey
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4-8 years
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76
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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
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Mem Fox
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4-8 years
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77
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Arthur series
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Marc Tolon Brown
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4-8 years
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78
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The Great Gilly Hopkins
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Katherine Paterson
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9-12 years
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79
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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
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Kevin Henkes
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4-8 years
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80
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Little House books
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
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9-12 years
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81
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The Little House
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Virginia Lee Burton
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4-8 years
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82
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The Runaway Bunny
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Margaret Wise Brown
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Baby - Preschool
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83
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School
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Louis Sachar
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9-12 years
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84
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Amelia Bedelia
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Peggy Parish
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4-8 years
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85
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Harriet the Spy
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Louise Fitzhugh
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9-12 years
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86
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A Light in the Attic
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Shel Silverstein
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9-12 years
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87
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Mr. Popper's Penguins
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Richard Atwater
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9-12 years
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88
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My Father's Dragon
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Ruth Stiles Gannett
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9-12 years
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89
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Stuart Little
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E. B. White
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9-12 years
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90
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Walk Two Moons
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Sharon Creech
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9-12 years
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91
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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Elizabeth George Speare
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9-12 years
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92
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The Art Lesson
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Tomie De Paola
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4-8 years
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93
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Caps for Sale
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Esphyr Slobodkina
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4-8 years
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94
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Clifford the Big Red Dog
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Norman Bridwell
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4-8 years
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95
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Heidi
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Johanna Spyri
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All ages
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96
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Horton Hears a Who
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Dr. Seuss
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4-8 years
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97
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The Sign of the Beaver
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Elizabeth George Speare
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Young Adult
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98
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963
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Christopher Paul Curtis
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9-12 years
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99
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Guess How Much I Love You
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Sam McBratney
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Baby - Preschool
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100
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The Paper Bag Princess
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Robert N. Munsch
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4-8 years
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