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Harry Potter and the Sorcerors's Stone by J.K. Rowlings
During his first year at the Hogwart's School for Wizards and Witches, Harry begins to uncover secrets about who he really is.
snicket
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
The three Baudelaire children must depend upon each other and use their wits against their guardian who wants their fortune. The first book in the Series of Unfortunate Events.
shiloh
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner.
windcatcher
Windcatcher by Avi
Tony investigates rumors of buried treasure during summer vacation.
winndixie
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DeCamille
An ugly dog, a lonely girl, and an assorment of off-beat characters weave a tale of kindness and friendship in a small town.

Other Mentionable Books

26 Fairmont Avenue by Tomie dePaola (2000)

A Corner of the Universe by Ann Martin (2003)

A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck (1999)

A Single Chard by Linda Sue Park (2003)

A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck (2001)

Blue Willow by Doris Gates (1941)

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (1978)

Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Brink (1936)

Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon (1961)

Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi (2003)

Dragon's Gate by Laurence Yep (1994)

The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1968)

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (1998)

Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath (2002)

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg (1968)

The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson (1979)

The House of the Scorpian by Nancy Farmer (2003)

Hoot by Carl Hiassen (2003)

Holes by Louis Sachar (1999)

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes (1945)

Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson (1981)

Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos (2001)

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (1973)

Lily's Crossing by Patricfia Reilly Giff (1998)

Little House on the Prairie by Ingalls Wilder (1942)

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (1991)

Missing May by Cynthia Rylant (1993)

Mr. Popper's Penguins by Atwater (1939)

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by O'Brien (1972)

My Side of the Mountain by Craighead George (1960)

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (1990)

Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes (2004)

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse (1998)

Our Only Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm (2000)

Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff (2003)

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (1986)

Sing Down the Moon by Scott O'Dell (1971)

Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski (1946)

Sounder by William H. Armstrong (1970)

Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie Tolan (2003)

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (2004)

The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg (1997)

A Wish Giver: A Tale of Coven Tree by Brittan (1984)

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (1995)

The Wanderer by Sharon Creech (2001)

The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman (1987)

Wringer by Jerry Spinelli (1998)

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