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Betsy-Tacy and Tib by Maud Hart Lovelace, Lois Lenski

Betsy-Tacy and Tib

Betsy-Tacy #2

Maud Hart Lovelace, Lois Lenski

144 pages • first pub 1941 (editions)

5.0literacyluminary's review
fiction childrens classics historical middle grade lighthearted medium-paced
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

The Wednesday Wars

Gary D. Schmidt

264 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0literacyluminary's review
fiction middle grade emotional funny reflective medium-paced
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

One Crazy Summer

Gaither Sisters #1

Rita Williams-Garcia

218 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0literacyluminary's review
fiction childrens historical middle grade emotional fast-paced
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway

The Cellist of Sarajevo

Steven Galloway

235 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0literacyluminary's review
fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced
Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster

Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office

Jen Lancaster

400 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0literacyluminary's review
nonfiction memoir funny reflective fast-paced
True Grit by Charles Portis

True Grit

Charles Portis

224 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0literacyluminary's review
fiction classics historical adventurous funny fast-paced
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

Moon Over Manifest

Clare Vanderpool

368 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0literacyluminary's review
fiction historical middle grade emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand

473 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0literacyluminary's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Home for the Holidays by Heather Vogel Frederick

Home for the Holidays

The Mother-Daughter Book Club #5

Heather Vogel Frederick

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0literacyluminary's review
fiction middle grade young adult lighthearted fast-paced
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Ivan

The One and Only Ivan #1

Katherine Applegate

307 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0literacyluminary's review
fiction contemporary middle grade emotional hopeful fast-paced