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Bridge to Terabithia 804 reviews Katherine Paterson
HarperTrophy, 1987
The Magic of Friendship
+ Bridge to Terabithia + Bridge to Terabithia Recommmendation
I have read this countless times since the 4th grade, and it still continues to be one of my favorite books ever. The odd thing is that I remember being severely disappointed to learn this was not a fantasy.
But the real story is stronger, that of a deep friendship that affects a young boy for ...
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Bobbsey Twins Complete Series Set, 1-12 (Bobbsey Twins) Laura Lee Hope
Grosset & Dunlap, 2007
The Bobbsey Twins: Available for the first time in one complete collection only at Amazon.com. Join the two sets of twins as they go on wild adventures and solve intriguing mysteries. #1: The Bobbsey Twins' of Lakeport #2: The Bobbsey Twins' Adventure in the Country #3: The Bobbsey Twins' Secret at the Seashore #4 The Bobbsey Twins' and the Mystery at Snow Lodge #5 The ...
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Time Traders 6 reviews Andre Norton
Baen, 2001
Through Time and Space
+ Classic young adult SF + Still Strong After All These Years
Time Traders (2000) is an omnibus edition of the Time Traders series, including The Time Traders and Galactic Derelict. These novels are set in the near future when the Russians have discovered time travel and the Americans duplicate their efforts. Yet the Russians have discovered other new ...
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The Dark Is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree; The Grey King; Greenwitch; The Dark Is Rising; and Over Sea, ... 203 reviews Susan Cooper
Simon Pulse, 1993
One of the best series ever written...
+ Great series, but this printing is UGLY! + new movie + Light Is Rising + Wonderful, wonderful series
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (Aladdin Fantasy) 329 reviews Robert C. O'Brien
Aladdin, 1986
An adventure for young and old.
+ Great Book With Slight Sadness + A great book for young readers + Insipid cover currently shipping + Sci-Fi Animals!
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Three Beloved Classics by E.B. White: Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan (Boxed Set) 18 reviews E. B. White
HarperCollins, 2000
The Triple Crown of White's Fictional Work
+ moral fables, set in the modern age + Classics + Authentic Children's Books - + The Trumpet of the swan
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The Secret of Terror Castle (The Three Investigators #1) 58 reviews Robert Arthur
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1991
A Great Introduction
+ My son loved this as much as I did at age 10 + First of a clever and exciting mystery series + Slow start that warms up and captures your imagination + Extremely Entertaining
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The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain) 232 reviews Lloyd Alexander
Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks, 2006
A Wonderful Experience.
+ Entertainment Plus + A terrific beginning to the best fantasy series ever + A great introduction to fantasy
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The Mad Scientists' Club (Mad Scientist Club) 67 reviews Bertrand R. Brinley
Purple House Press, 2001
The Mad Scientists' Club
+ The Mad Scientists' Club + excellent all-round + An inspiration to me + Well loved children's book is back in print
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The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics) 729 reviews Ellen Raskin
Puffin, 2004
One of my all time favorite books
+ the Westing Game Review + Childhood Favorite + The Westing Game
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Secret Agents Four (Adventure Library) 3 reviews Donald J. Sobol
Bethlehem Books, 2003
Remarkably ahead of its time.
+ VACUUM to the Rescue! + Cool Book
I read this book over and over when I was a kid. It's a great story. However, I have a new appreciation for it now. Given the terrorist threat that we now face, this book was eerily prescient. It deals with sleeper spies and poisoning a town's milk supply, a scenario that is not as far-fetched as ...
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Homer Price 59 reviews Robert McCloskey
Puffin, 2005
Crazy Centerburg, somewhere in the USA.
+ Americana at its finest + Nostalgic hilarity for young people and adults as well! + Six Tales and Great Illustrations + Retro Review: Homer Price
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Books of Wonder) 1 review Hugh Lofting, Patricia & Fredrick Mckissack
HarperTrophy, 2005
GREAT READ ALOUD
Both my 5 and 7 year old have enjoyed this book. In fact, they have enjoyed it so much that we are now reading The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle. This book is even better. They wake in the morning asking to be read this book. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle would be great for a teacher to to read aloud ...
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The Phantom Tollbooth 552 reviews Norton Juster, 1996
The point is to learn how to think
+ A funny book + THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster + My favorite book of all time. + An Overlooked Classic
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Trixie Belden Boxed Set #1-#3 (Trixie Belden) 8 reviews Julie Campbell
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2004
At last, they are in print again!!
+ A favorite heroine from an earlier time + GIVE ME MORE! + TRIXIE BELDEN + great for any age
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Gentle Ben 21 reviews Walt Morey
Puffin, 1992
A story that will stay emblazoned in your mind for years to come, and warm your heart
+ Bears Of the Wild!!!! + Good book, questionable premise. + One of the most beautiful! + Suspenseful Page-Turner!
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Great Brain,The (Great Brain) 79 reviews John D. Fitzgerald
Puffin, 2004
A great read but BEWARE.
+ A Classic Must Read For All Kids + book review + Not too shabby... + Reliving my childhood through my daughter.
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The Time Trilogy: A Swiftly Tilting Planet, A Wind in the Door and A Wrinkle in Time 1 review Madeleine L'Engle
Farrar Straus & Giroux (J), 1979
Madeline L'engle
i have read every one of her "A Wrinkle in Time" trilogy books (several times each). i have to say that they are some of the best books i have ever read. they are exciting, captivating and altogether perfectly written.
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The Swiss Family Robinson (Signet Classics) 3 reviews Johann D. Wyss
Signet Classics, 2004
Wonderful adventure and nature story
I rarely give 5 star reviews but this 200 year old book deserves it. It is well-written, well-paced, full of adventure, and is a wonderful book on man's interactions with nature and the environment.
A shipwreck strands a family headed for the new world with nothing but the ship's supplies and ...
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Danny Dunn and the Smallifying Machine, No. 1 1 review Jay Williams, Raymond Abrashkin
Pocket Books, 1979
Easily my least favorite of the series
Instead of using sound science, explaining it, and sometimes extending it like in the other fourteen books, this one stoops to one of the oldest premises of B-movie sci-fi - and it isn't even scientifically sound. Just because it's easy to shrink people on screen doesn't make it possible. ...
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