Children & Young Adults Fiction - Classics

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Danny and the Dinosaur

Syd Hoff

A day with a dinosaur Danny's on the town with a real live dinosaur. From the ballpark to the zoo, these two are having one hundred million years of fun -- all in one day!

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Published: Sep 1992

Time of Wonder (Picture Puffin)

Robert McCloskey

The spell of rain, gulls, a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet of the night, the sudden terror of a hurricane, and the peace of a Maine island as a family packs up to leave are shown in poetic language and vibrant, ev...

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Published: Aug 1989

Mirette on the High Wire

Emily Arnold McCully

Mirette was always fascinated by the strange and interesting people who stayed in her mother's boarding house. But no one excited her as much as Bellini, who walks the clothesline with the grace and ease of a bird. When Mirette discov...

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Published: Apr 1997

Robin Hood (Evergreen Classics)

J. Walker McSpadden

Escape to Sherwood Forest's idyllic charms and join the jolly fellowship of the greenwood with these rollicking tales of the celebrated archer and gentleman thief. Lively episodes introduce each of the famous merry men and other colo...

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Published: Mar 2000

Pretzel

Margret Rey

The longest dachshund in the world, Pretzel is admired by all and the winner of a blue ribbon at the dog show. Only Greta, the little dachshund across the street, doesn't care for long dogs. At least not until she gets into a jam out ...

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Published: Aug 1997

Miracles on Maple Hill

Virginia Eggertsen Sorensen

Marly's father came back from the war a different man. Something inside him seems as cold and dead as the winter world outside. But when the family moves to Grandma's old house on Maple Hill, miracles begin to happen. The sap in the t...

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Published: Aug 2003

Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present

Charlotte Zolotow

Mr. Rabbit helps a little girl find a lovely present for her mother, who is especially fond of red, yellow, green, and blue. 1963 Caldecott Honor BookNotable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA)

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Published: Oct 1977

Harold's ABC (Purple Crayon Book)

Crockett Johnson

Taking along his purple crayon, Harold journeys from A to Z, each letter generating a picture from which the word becomes part of an uninterrupted story.

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Published: May 1981

By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little ...

Laura Ingalls Wilder

In Dakota territory, Pa has a job in a railroad building camp and Laura, the central character in the story, is now 13. 1940 Newbery Honor BookNotable Children's Books of 1940–1954 (ALA)

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Published: Oct 1953

A Stitch in Time (Collins Modern Clas...

Penelope Lively

Maria is always getting lost in the secret world of her imagination…A ghostly mystery and winner of the Whitbread Award,republished in the Collins Modern Classics range.Maria likes to be alone with her thoughts. She talks to animals...

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Published: Jan 2017

Jane of Lantern Hill

L. M. Montgomery

The Happiest Summer of Her LifeHer whole life, Jane had believed her father was dead. It was, therefore, quite a shock to receive an invitation to stay with him for the summer on Prince Edward Island. From their very first meeting, Ja...

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Published: Apr 2014

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (Ala...

Robert C. O'Brien

Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumon...

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Published: Mar 1986

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil...

E. L. Konigsburg

When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere, she wants to run to somewhere -- to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant. She chooses the Metropolit...

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Published: Oct 2002

The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (A...

Mark Twain

Cordially hated and dreaded by all the mothers of the town because he was idle, and lawless, vulgar, and bad - and because all their children admired him so', Huckleberry Finn, the fourteen-year-old son of the town drunkard, joins run...

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Published: May 1987

Charlotte's Web (Trophy Newbery)

E. B. White

Recommended in Laura Berquist First Grade Syllabus, Laura Berquist Third Grade Syllabus

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Published: May 1974

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Avon Camelot Bo...

Beverly Cleary

Ramona feels quite grown-up taking the bus by herself, helping big sister Beezus make dinner, and trying hard to be nice to pesky Willa Jean after school. Turning eight years old and entering the first grade can do that to a girl. So ...

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Published: Oct 1992

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Beverly Cleary

'Boy!' said Ralph to himself, his whiskers quivering with excitement. 'Boy, oh boy!' Feeling that this was an important moment in his life, he took hold of the handgrips. They felt good and solid beneath his paws. Yes, this motorcycle...

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Published: Sep 1990

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Richard Atwater

The 1938 classic tells the story of Mr. Popper, the small-town housepainter who dreamed of exploring Antarctic regions, and Captain Cook, the redoubtable penguin who turned Mr. Popper's world upside down. Reprint. Newbery Honor ...

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Published: Nov 1992

The Children of Green Knowe

L. M. Boston

L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. Now the children of Green Knowe--both alive and gho...

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Published: Apr 2002

Henry and Ribsy

Beverly Cleary

At last, Henry Huggins's father has promised to take him fishing, on one condition. Henry's dog, Ribsy, has been in all sorts of trouble lately, from running off with the neighbor's barbecue roast to stealing a policeman's lunch. To g...

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Published: Mar 1990

Socks

Beverly Cleary

Socks is one happy cat....He lives with a nice young couple called Brickers who play with him, pet him, feed him treats, and always have a warm lap for him to sit in. Then a new baby joins the family Suddenly, the Brickers are sharing...

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Published: Nov 1990

The Time Machine

H. G. Wells

When the Time Traveler courageously stepped out of his machine for the first time, he found himself in the year 802,700--and everything had changed. H.G. Wells's famous novel of one man's astonishing journey beyond the conventional li...

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Published: Jan 1984

Little House in the Big Woods

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls's story begins in 1871 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Four-year-old Laura lives in the little house with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their trusty dog, Jack.Pioneer l...

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Published: Oct 1953

Each Peach Pear Plum (Picture Puffins...

Janet Ahlberg

The classic children's game book. Full color. ALA Notable Children's Book.

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Published: Oct 1986

The Little House

Virginia Lee Burton

The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer.

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Published: Apr 1978

Runaway Ralph

Beverly Cleary

'The rousing notes of the bugle and the laughter and shouting increased the feeling of rebellion within Ralph. As the last strains of the bugle call hovered in the clear mountain air, Ralph made up his mind. He knew now what he was go...

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Published: Nov 1991

The Twits

Roald Dahl

Mr. and Mrs. Twit hate everything, including their trained monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, who now want revenge.

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Published: Aug 2007

Millions of Cats (Gift Edition) (Pict...

Wanda Gag

Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman who were very lonely. They decided to get a cat, but when the old man went out searching, he found not one cat, but millions and billions and trillions of cats! Unable to decid...

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Published: Oct 2006

Penny from Heaven

Jennifer L. Holm

It's1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball. But nothing's that easy in Penny's family. For starters, she can't go swimming because her mother's afraid she'll catch polio at the ...

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Published: Dec 2007

Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Ann...

Crockett Johnson

One evening Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight. But there wasn't any moon, and Harold needed a moon for a walk in the moonlight. Fortunately, he had brought his purple crayon. So he drew a moon. He also needed something ...

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Published: May 1981
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