 | Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.25 An alternative look at the story of Sleeping Beauty.
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 | The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.00 This book was not a favorite of mine. It was OK, but my brother, who hates reading, loved it so much he tried to make a movie version in our basement.
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 | Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.04 A non-fiction book about the life of Roald Dahl. I read this as kid and really liked it.
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 | Maximum Ride : The Angel Experiment (Teen's Top 10 (Awards)) by James Patterson
Buy used from: $6.20 If you have not already read this book, you should. It is a great adventure story with some sci-fi mixed in.
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 | School's Out - Forever (Maximum Ride, Book 2) by James Patterson
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $0.92 The next book in the series. Many people told me it was a great read.
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 | The Fire Thief by Terry Deary
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $0.01 This is a very funny book. If you like mythology, you will like this one. Quick and easy to finish.
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 | One Fat Summer (Ursula Nordstrom Book) by Robert Lipsyte
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 Another funny book about dealing with who you are and what you look like. The main character is a boy who is overweight.
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 | Kringle by Tony Abbott
Buy new: $11.24 / Used from: $0.17 I know it is summer, but Santa is great all year round.
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 | Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.96 The back story of Peter Pan
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 | The Iron Giant by Ted Hughes
Buy new: $5.50 / Used from: $0.84 This book is in the kids section and looks like a 3rd grade book, but don't let the size and font fool you. This book is about the fear of nuclear war. Great language, like poetry.
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 | Death Be Not Proud (P.S.) by John J. Gunther
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $4.36 I read this book the summer before I started 8th grade. It is so sad, but a great look at the relationships between a child and his parents.
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 | Love Among the Walnuts: or, How I Saved My Family from Being Poisoned by Jean Ferris
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 The previous 8th graders loved this book. Many read it 3 or 4 times.
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 | Among the Hidden (Shadow Children #1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.77 Several students have already read this book, but even adults found this book hard to put down. It is the first in a series.
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 | The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $3.54 I have not read this one, but the reviews were wonderful and many people have told me it is a great novel. This is not a quick and easy read, though.
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 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Books of Wonder) by L. Frank Baum
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.03 I know you have seen the movie, but the book is not the same. A lot of historical connections are in this book if you look.
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 | The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story by Richard Preston
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.93 I read this book in high school for biology. I really liked it. If science interests you, this may be the book for you. Non-fiction.
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 | Summer of My German Soldier (Puffin Modern Classics) by Bette Greene
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.99 I read this book in 9th grade. I finished it in one day.
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