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Because Of Winn-Dixie

By Kate DiCamillo

4.63233 ratings271 reviews

kaleb mills
I think this book is sad.The book is sad because Opal lost her mom and don't know anything about her,until Opal's dad told her. Opal about her dad.Opal found a dog in the store named Winn Dixie.So Opal named the dog Winn Dixie, because dog was in the store Winn Dixie. Winn Dixie the dog helped Op...

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Number the Stars

By Lois Lowry

4.63241 ratings356 reviews

felicisowl55 stars
This.. this... is a beautiful story about trust, believing in yourself, the horrors of war.. and most importantly, it's about the friendship between Annemarie and Ellen, and how families can get through the most horrible of crises if they just.. believe. This book takes place in Copenhagen, Denma...

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Little Women

By Louisa May Alcott

4.6635 ratings58 reviews

cadiebug200855 stars
This is a wonderful book. It is about four sisters: the March sisters. Meg; the eldest and the prettiest, Jo; the tomboyish, author, Beth; the sweet, shy one, and Amy; the youngest and most self conscious artist. They and their wise mother have to face the brave of the war going on, with the hang...

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Maniac Magee

By Jerry Spinelli

4.6557 ratings107 reviews

jc2033 stars
This story happened at Pennsylvania, when the orphan Maniac Magee lost his parents in an car accident. The he went to live with his closest relatives. His uncle and aunt doesn’t like each other and wanted to get a divorce, they have separated things like 2 refrigerators, 2 TVs,etc. Maniac magee l...

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Island of the Blue Dolphins

By Scott O'Dell

4.4120 ratings176 reviews

Shirley4th
The book was about a girl named Karana. She lived on the island by herself for 18 years. Aleuts came to the island and killed most of their men. The Aleuts really came to hunt otter, but became aggresive. Their chief was killed so they elected another one. He got into a canoe and went to the main...

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I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

By Malala; Lamb, Christina Yousafzai

4.610 ratings16 reviews

ggfyhh55 stars
This book is about a girl Malala, she lives in Pakistan. In Pakistan girls arent allowed to get an education, but Malala wasnt going to just stand by and not get smart(er) She spoke up and fought by going to school. One day, she climbed onto her school bus and was driving home when all of a sudde...

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Bridge to Terabithia

By Katherine Paterson

4.4278 ratings78 reviews

xxpish
Jess(e) wants to be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. He practices every morning, before he has to go milk the cow. He lives on a farm with four sisters and their parents. One day when new neighbors move into the house next door, he meets Leslie, their 10-year-old daughter. After a few d...

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The Giver (The Giver Quartet)

By Lois Lowry

4.47271 ratings269 reviews

callie_b55 stars
I just finished reading this book, and it was great! Pale-eyed Jonas grew up in a world of Sameness, where colors and feelings don't exist, and there are many rules. When each child of the community turns 12, there is a ceremony in which the town Elders assign each child a job that will continue ...

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The BFG

By NA

4.64253 ratings430 reviews

felicisowl55 stars
The BFG is no ordinary giant - quite honestly, humans don't believe giants exist. They do exist, but most of them, like the Bloodbottler and the Fleshlumpeater, are cruel, nasty giants that live in a place called Giant County. They eat children daily and are gruesome even to look at. (Don't even ...

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Holes

By Louis Sachar

4.5313 ratings456 reviews

callie_b55 stars
If I had to choose one word to describe this book, it would be: AWESOME! Hit rewind-- flashback time! The great-great-great grandfather of present day Stanley is chasing after a girl. Not just any girl, but the most beautiful girl in town. But someone else also wants to marry her- an old 60-year...

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