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The Graveyard Book
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Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 562,624 ratings
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
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Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 667,985 ratings
score: 172,
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Ghost (Track, #1)
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4.19 avg rating — 50,859 ratings
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The Daydreamer
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Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 8,792 ratings
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Holes (Holes, #1)
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Louis Sachar (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 1,344,559 ratings
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That's Not My Style
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The Stars Beneath Our Feet
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David Barclay Moore (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 7,181 ratings
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Rob's Place
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Ghost Boys
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Jewell Parker Rhodes (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 32,863 ratings
score: 97,
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Topcat of Tam
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3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
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The Chalk Box Kid
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3.80 avg rating — 1,659 ratings
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Frindle
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3.85 avg rating — 124,241 ratings
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Dreams of Victory
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3.85 avg rating — 67 ratings
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Long Way Down
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P.S. Write Soon
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3.13 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Lord of the Flies
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3.70 avg rating — 3,144,466 ratings
score: 93,
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Douglas
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3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Hole in My Life
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Jack Gantos (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 8,017 ratings
score: 92,
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Babcock
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Joe Cottonwood (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings
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The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
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3.49 avg rating — 46,696 ratings
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Sus
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The Outsiders
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S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 1,558,671 ratings
score: 90,
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Cobweb Castle
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3.52 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Whale Talk
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3.97 avg rating — 11,360 ratings
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The Crazy Horse Electric Game
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3.88 avg rating — 1,108 ratings
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Elliot Allagash
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3.49 avg rating — 1,772 ratings
score: 87,
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You
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Charles Benoit (Goodreads Author)
3.38 avg rating — 3,132 ratings
score: 86,
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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3.83 avg rating — 1,325,318 ratings
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 3,368,656 ratings
score: 84,
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Slam!
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3.92 avg rating — 5,182 ratings
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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4.06 avg rating — 282,662 ratings
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The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1)
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Nancy Farmer (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 95,917 ratings
score: 80,
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Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1)
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Gennifer Choldenko (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 45,771 ratings
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One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1)
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4.02 avg rating — 37,421 ratings
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Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare (Cirque du Freak, #1)
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Darren Shan (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 63,326 ratings
score: 77,
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
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3.90 avg rating — 129,327 ratings
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Harbor Me
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Jacqueline Woodson (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 13,305 ratings
score: 75,
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The Unteachables
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4.34 avg rating — 18,557 ratings
score: 74,
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