 | Hail, Hail, Camp Timberwood by Ellen Conford
Buy used from: $0.01 the best young adult book ever.13 yr. old Melanie grows up at summer camp where she learns new activites and falls in love.Get a copy of this while you still can!
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 | A Room of My Own: A Novel by Ann Tatlock
Buy used from: $0.01 a marvellous coming of age story that takes place during the Great Depression. A 13 yr. old girl grows up into a caring, responsible young lady.
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 | I Want to Go Home! by Gordon Korman
Buy used from: $1.22 One of the funniest books I've ever read. Two boys are homesick at camp and learn to cope by constanly trying to run away.All of Korman's books are great.
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 | My Antonia by Willa Cather
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $0.01 For ages 14 and up. A young boy must move in with relatives.He becomes best friends with his Bohemian neighbor Antonia.It's slow paced, but interesting.
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 | The Secret Garden (HarperClassics) by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 I finally started reading this and am loving it. The Hallmark Hall of Fame movie is also excellent.
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 | Departures: Now Boarding at Gate 10 (Christy Miller)/Please Pick Up the White Courtesy Phone (Cooper Ellis)/In the Event of a Water Landing (Sierra Jensen) by Robin Jones Gunn
Buy used from: $0.34 3 fun books in one. Each is about a teen girl who travels during the summer and grows emotionally and spiritually.
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 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (P.S.) by Betty Smith
Buy new: $10.76 / Used from: $0.33 a great novel for anyone over the age of 13. A young girl and her brother must grow up quickly because their father's an alchoholic ,and as a result the family must deal with poverty.
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 | The Silent Piano (Elizabeth Gail Wind Rider Series #10) by Hilda Stahl
Buy used from: $0.01 a 13 yr.old girl grows up by helping others and making some small sacrifices.
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 | Summer Hawk by Deborah Savage
Buy new: $16.00 / Used from: $0.01 This is a realistic coming of age story for anyone over 13. The main character's life changes drastically over a period of only three months.
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 | He Chose The Nails: What God did to Win Your Heart by Max Lucado
Buy used from: $0.01 Curious about who Jesus was/is? This is a good book that tells the meaning of the crucifiction.
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 | Joshua: A Parable for Today by Joseph F. Girzone
Buy new: $10.79 / Used from: $0.01 a wonderful fiction book that is hard to describe unless you read it. See if you can guess whom Joshua is really supposed to be.
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 | Strawberry Girl 60th Anniversary Edition (Trophy Newbery) by Lois Lenski
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 a story of a farmer family in Florida.This was my favorite when I was about 10. Charming illustrations.Try all of Lenski's historical fiction!
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 | Pocahontas: True Princess by Mari Hanes
Buy used from: $0.01 This is both an educational and entertaining book for ages 9 and up.
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 | The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 a wonderful coming of age novel for 11-14 year olds.A girl must learn to cope with the death of her folks and her autistic brother.She also falls for a boy.Byars is a wonderful author.
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 | Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe (Puffin Newberry Library) by Bette Greene
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 i just recently read this, but wish I had read it in middle school.It's all about girl power and staying true to who you are.Excellent author.
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 | The Cay by Theodore Taylor
Buy new: $6.50 / Used from: $0.01 an entertaining and eye opening book for boys and girls ages 9-13.
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 | The Acorn People by Ron Jones
Buy new: $5.50 / Used from: $0.42 true story of a group of disabled kids who get to experience the joys of summer camp.for ages 12 and up.
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 | Once Upon a Summer (Seasons of the Heart #1) by Janette Oke
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 All of Oke's books are good, but the Seasons of the Heart as well as the Canadian West are the best in my opinion.I started reading Oke's historical fiction when I was about 13.
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 | Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
Buy new: $15.80 / Used from: $0.01 Currently the no.1 best seller.A true hilarious and touching story of a hyper lab and his family.I laughed outloud.A must read for animal lovers ages 13 and up.
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 | Women of the Silk: A Novel by Gail Tsukiyama
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.01 a wonderful story about a girl forced to work in a silk factory and grow up quickly. for ages 14 and up.
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 | A Girl of the Limberlost (Library of Indiana Classics) by Gene Stratton-Porter
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.78 I had to read this for summer reading many years ago.I adored it and reread it a couple times.
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 | My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 wonderful adventure story for kids 10-13.A boy runs away from home and decides to live off the land (literally).
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 | A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 a wonderful coming of age story about a geeky girl and cool guy who fall in love despite tragic circumstancesA wonderful story about being true to yourself.For ages 13 and up.
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 | Fifteen (Avon Camelot Books) by Beverly Cleary
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 a wonderful modern coming of age story for girls 12 and up.All of Cleary's books are wonderful.
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| PS I Love You (Sweet Dreams Series #1) by Barbara P. Conklin
Buy used from: $2.71 A nice summer romance for jr. high girls.
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 | Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
Buy used from: $0.01 An educational book that is both depressing and inspiring. For ages 13 and up. Too violent for kids under 13, in my opinion.
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 | Great Inventions (Nature Company Discoveries Libraries) by Richard Wood
Buy used from: $0.01 An excellent and easy book about inventions that are used in transportation, medicine, communications, etc. Wonderful pictures and quick summaries. For ages 8 and up.
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 | Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 A unique book for kids ages 12-15.
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 | Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck
Buy new: $6.74 / Used from: $0.01 This book is awesome. It's about a couple of siblings living in Indiana in the early 1900's. Very empowering and hilarious. For ages 10-14.
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 | Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
Buy used from: $8.72 I finally read it and loved it, much more so than the movie.
Not for kids under the age of 12, in my opinion. A bit too dark for them to handle.
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