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The Giver 3084 reviews
Lois Lowry
Laurel Leaf, 2002
A Thought-provoking, Original Story
+ Must read for all ages.
+ Good thought provoking read
+ From compassion to acumen, Lowry incorporates all there is to learn to develop maturity in this little wonder of a book.
+ A Realistic Utopia
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The Secret Garden (HarperClassics)268 reviews
Frances Hodgson Burnett
HarperTrophy, 1998
An Absolute Treasure!
+ Awesome story
+ Favorite children's book
+ Great read for all ages
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The Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre (Great Episodes)67 reviews
Ann Rinaldi
Gulliver Books Paperbacks, 2004
Anna Rinaldi does it again!!!!!
+ Riveting historical fiction for an intense period of American history
+ Romance and the Revolution
+ Book Review for The Fifth of March
+ Rinaldi's best!!!
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The Little House Collection Box Set (Full Color) (Little House) 23 reviews
Laura Ingalls Wilder
HarperTrophy, 2004
The set only has the first 5 books, but has gorgeous color illustrations
+ Get Cozy with the Little House Series
+ Beautiful!!!
+ Awesome!
+ LITTLE HOUSE Books
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Island of the Blue Dolphins607 reviews
Scott O'Dell
Yearling, 1987
Classic adventure
+ Dolphin book for school
+ An empowering adventure story
+ A Wonderful Classic
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The Midwife's Apprentice 138 reviews
Karen Cushman
HarperTrophy, 1996
A journey of self discovery
The Midwife's Apprentice is a historical fiction set in a small English village early in the 14th century. The setting allows the reader to compare the values and ways of the culture in which we live to the ways of the past. The exact time the story takes place isn't really divulged by the ...
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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
Wonderful, wonderful series
+ Great series, but this printing is UGLY!
+ One of the best series ever written...
+ new movie
+ Light Is Rising
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The Whipping Boy137 reviews
Sid Fleischman
HarperTrophy, 2003
Excellent Book
+ A really good book
+ Whipping never was so pleasant
+ The Whipping Boy
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Little Women (Signet Classics)70 reviews
Louisa May Alcott
Signet Classics, 2004
The Sticking Together Sisters
+ One of those obvious classics
+ Little Women
+ Frustratingly realistic.
+ Smooth Transaction
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A Girl of the Limberlost (The Library of Indiana Classics)50 reviews
Gene Stratton-Porter
Indiana University Press, 1984
Gene Stratton Porter's greatest work
+ Read this, whoever you may be
+ A timeless classic
+ So good my mom had to read it at the same time as me!
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Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery)284 reviews
Karen Cushman
HarperTrophy, 1995
Outstanding Read for Eng. Lit., Historical Study, and High Interest
+ Great book
+ Catherine Called Birdy
+ A. Stewart's Book Review
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The Complete Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set (Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne ...186 reviews
L.M. Montgomery
Starfire, 1990
Anne of Green Gables
+ A heartwarming story for girls of all ages, at all times.
+ Lovely
+ Good for all ages
+ AWESOME!
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The Outsiders1531 reviews
S. E. Hinton
Puffin, 1997
one of my favorite books of all time
+ A great book, but a little bit of a repetitive story
+ Relevant Teenage Tale
+ Pony will always be gold.
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An Old-Fashioned Girl (Puffin Classics)47 reviews
Louisa May Alcott
Puffin, 1996
Simple Good Clean fun
+ Every Girl Should Read This Wonderful Book
+ An Old Fashioned (and really good) Story!
+ A Good Read
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The Phantom Tollbooth549 reviews
Norton Juster
Bullseye Books, 1988
A fun book! (review by Harry, a 9 year old boy)
+ An Overlooked Classic
+ The point is to learn how to think
+ Enjoying the PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH: now and forever.
+ Fantastic Book
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Number the Stars707 reviews
Lois Lowry
Laurel Leaf, 1998
The Run Away
+ Wonderful book
+ A Holocaust tale appropriate for younger readers
+ Hitler
+ Sruthie's Book Review
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond383 reviews
Elizabeth George Speare
Laurel Leaf, 1978
Classic
+ read it four times when I was younger
+ The first book I ever read twice
+ still enjoyable as an adult
+ Perfect Historical Fiction Book for Adolescent Girls
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Walk Two Moons718 reviews
Sharon Creech
HarperTrophy, 1996
Walk Two Moons
+ Deep, Funny, Easy-to-Read
+ One of my favorites
+ A book you'll never be albe to put down
+ AWESOME!
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The Perilous Gard69 reviews
Elizabeth Marie Pope, Richard J Cuffari
Houghton Mifflin, 2001
My intro to the Tam Lin legend
+ I'll never forget this book
+ Pne of the best children's books ever
+ Great Read
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The Phantom Tollbooth549 reviews
Norton Juster
Bullseye Books, 1988
A fun book! (review by Harry, a 9 year old boy)
+ An Overlooked Classic
+ The point is to learn how to think
+ Enjoying the PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH: now and forever.
+ Fantastic Book
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