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50 Brilliant and Challenging Reads

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Wonder
Wonder
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Absolutely Almost (Lisa Graff)
Absolutely Almost
Lisa Graff
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The Running Dream (Wendelin Van Draanen)
The Running Dream
Wendelin Van Draanen
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The Waffler (Gail Donovan)
The Waffler
Gail Donovan
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Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! (James Patterson)
Middle School: Get Me Out of Here!
James Patterson
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The Top Ten Ways to Ruin the First Day of School
The Top Ten Ways to Ruin the First Day of School
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One for the Murphy's (Lynda Hunt)
One for the Murphy's
Lynda Hunt
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I Funny (James Patterson)
I Funny
James Patterson
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Jake and Lily (Jerry Spinelli)
Jake and Lily
Jerry Spinelli
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The Night Gardener (Jonathan Auxier)
The Night Gardener
Jonathan Auxier
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The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co #1) (Jonathan Stroud)
The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co #1)
Jonathan Stroud
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Doll Bones
Doll Bones
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz
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Jinx (Sage Blackwood)
Jinx
Sage Blackwood
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Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting
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Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia
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Holes
Holes
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Always October (Bruce Coville)
Always October
Bruce Coville
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Timmy Failure : Mistakes Were Made (Stephan Pastis)
Timmy Failure : Mistakes Were Made
Stephan Pastis
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Among the Hidden (Margaret Peterson Haddix)
Among the Hidden
Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Shadow (Michael Morpurgo)
Shadow
Michael Morpurgo
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (Lauren Tarshis)
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Lauren Tarshis
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Al Capone Does My Shirts (Gennifer Choldenko)
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Gennifer Choldenko
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The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano (Sonia Manzano.)
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
Sonia Manzano.
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Breaking Stalin's Nose (Eugene Yelchin)
Breaking Stalin's Nose
Eugene Yelchin
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Number the Stars
Number the Stars
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The Time Machine (Chris Sasaki)
The Time Machine
Chris Sasaki
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The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
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Riptide (France Weller)
Riptide
France Weller
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A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'engle
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Time Riders (Alex Scarrow)
Time Riders
Alex Scarrow
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The Lightning Thief
The Lightning Thief
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The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book
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Liar & Spy (Rebecca Stead)
Liar & Spy
Rebecca Stead
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The Secret Tree (Natalie Standiford)
The Secret Tree
Natalie Standiford
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Closed for the Season (Mary Downing Hahn)
Closed for the Season
Mary Downing Hahn
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The Midnight Tunnel: A Suzanna Snow Mystery (Angie Frazier)
The Midnight Tunnel: A Suzanna Snow Mystery
Angie Frazier
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