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Turtle in Paradise

By Jennifer L. Holm

23 ratings21 reviews

20ospink 4 stars
I love this amazingly detailed book by Jennifer L. Holms! I have read other books by this author such as Penny From Heaven so, I knew from the moment that I picked it up that it would be fantastic. It is about an 11 year old girl who moves in with her Aunt and cousins. During her stay, she meets ...

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Dead End in Norvelt

By Jack Gantos

10 ratings11 reviews

partyrocker 5 stars
Dead End In Norvelt by Jack Gantos was a thrilling story. It all starts when Jack Gantos gets grounded for the whole summer. He is forced to go to his neighbor's, Miss Volker, house and help her type up obituaries. But as old ladies start dropping like flies, an expected dull summer, turns into a...

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The Giant-Slayer

By Iain Lawrence

0 ratings1 review

dogsome54
i want to read this book

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Okay for Now

By Gary D. Schmidt

7 ratings10 reviews

dixiestix 4 stars
This usually isn't the kind of book that I would read, usually it's fantasy, but I really liked this book. Reading this book made me realize what a nice life I have and what loving parents I have. At first I felt sorry for the main character but when he started collecting the birds I really felt ...

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Dead End in Norvelt

By Jack Gantos

1 rating4 reviews

ryleysting
This book will keep going in your mind tell the reader finds out why the killings happened and the boy in the middle of it will have the hardest time trying to figure out.

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Trouble on the Ohio River (The American Adventure Series #15)

By Norma Jean Lutz

1 rating1 review

sharklover101 4 stars
Lucy is an obedient and cheerful girl most of the time. Her cousin is helpful and watches out for her in bad situations. When they are at the boat landing, they met Sadie Rose, who was a tavern singer and who is looking for her long lost brother. A piece of cloth could be the clue to finding S...

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Laddertop, Volume 1

By Orson Scott Card, Emily Janice Card

1 rating1 review

thumsup 4 stars
I read this one and it was really cool! I didn't know it would be so short, though; I could have read it in one day if I was going nonstop. And the second volume isn't even out yet! I'll be looking forward to pursuing the series.

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Rosa

By Nikki Giovanni

0 ratings1 review

Logan's ;
I like how she stands up to a white person

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Ivy Takes Care

By Rosemary Wells

11 ratings26 reviews

maddyrocks13 4 stars
Ivy Takes Care by Rosemary Wells is a very cute story. Ivy is a young girl in 1949 who lives on a ranch. Ivy's family doesn't have much money, so when Ivy wants to buy a ring for her best friend, she had to buy it herself. To make money, Ivy becomes a pet sitter and takes care of a horse, trains ...

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I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

By Lauren Tarshis

13 ratings13 reviews

5bsanderson 4 stars
A boy named Chet lives in a peaceful town and works at his uncles diner. One day his friends invite him to go swimming in the local creek. His whole life will be changed. He saw a sharks fin coming down the creek and yells "Sharks in the water!" But nobody listens. Chet dives in to pull out his f...