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Appropriate Books for Middle School Readers
The middle school years are hard, no longer a child but not ready for the "grown up" content of many books. These are the best age appropriate books for middle school readers.
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Fish in a Tree
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Lynda Mullaly Hunt (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 82,828 ratings
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Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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4.36 avg rating — 1,175,568 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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4.43 avg rating — 4,380,198 ratings
score: 384,
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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4.62 avg rating — 4,032,464 ratings
score: 296,
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Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
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Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 439,760 ratings
score: 227,
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Holes (Holes, #1)
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Louis Sachar (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 1,341,261 ratings
score: 216,
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Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)
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3.77 avg rating — 334,692 ratings
score: 208,
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One for the Murphys
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Lynda Mullaly Hunt (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 33,427 ratings
score: 199,
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The Crossover (The Crossover Series)
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4.22 avg rating — 68,424 ratings
score: 198,
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The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1)
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3.70 avg rating — 64,708 ratings
score: 196,
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No Talking
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3.98 avg rating — 19,986 ratings
score: 190,
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The Warlock (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #5)
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Michael Scott (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 61,271 ratings
score: 188,
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Number the Stars
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Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 611,033 ratings
score: 183,
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Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1)
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Jessica Day George (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 36,767 ratings
score: 180,
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Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 52,592 ratings
score: 171,
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The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 924,773 ratings
score: 170,
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Fever 1793
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Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 131,712 ratings
score: 166,
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2 people voted
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 2,749,542 ratings
score: 166,
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3 people voted
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
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3.88 avg rating — 346,781 ratings
score: 166,
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Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
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3.79 avg rating — 441,894 ratings
score: 163,
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Shipwreck (Island, #1)
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3.81 avg rating — 6,876 ratings
score: 163,
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My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)
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4.10 avg rating — 83,682 ratings
score: 161,
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Reached (Matched, #3)
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Ally Condie (Goodreads Author)
3.54 avg rating — 176,018 ratings
score: 157,
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2 people voted
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Crossed (Matched, #2)
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Ally Condie (Goodreads Author)
3.52 avg rating — 257,054 ratings
score: 154,
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2 people voted
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Matched (Matched, #1)
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Ally Condie (Goodreads Author)
3.62 avg rating — 810,861 ratings
score: 149,
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Escape (Island, #3)
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3.96 avg rating — 4,330 ratings
score: 146,
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2 people voted
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Survival (Island, #2)
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3.90 avg rating — 4,509 ratings
score: 144,
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The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
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Trenton Lee Stewart (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 172,651 ratings
score: 142,
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Walk Two Moons
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 172,510 ratings
score: 131,
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Charlotte’s Web
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4.21 avg rating — 2,005,591 ratings
score: 128,
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2 people voted
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Tuck Everlasting
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3.91 avg rating — 290,940 ratings
score: 122,
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Bridge to Terabithia
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4.06 avg rating — 582,244 ratings
score: 122,
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2 people voted
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A Mango-Shaped Space
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Wendy Mass (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 36,022 ratings
score: 108,
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2 people voted
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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3.84 avg rating — 12,208 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Behind the Gates (Tomorrow Girls, #1)
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4.09 avg rating — 2,865 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Marianna Mestre: Nothing's As It Seems
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Kristin O'Ferrall (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Marrow
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Preston Norton (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 629 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Pax (Pax, #1)
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3.98 avg rating — 63,153 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)
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4.35 avg rating — 45,378 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1)
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3.83 avg rating — 2,614 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Unquiet
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Jeannine Garsee (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 2,119 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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The Boy in the Dress
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4.08 avg rating — 16,283 ratings
score: 99,
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Mr. Terupt Falls Again (Mr. Terupt, #2)
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4.31 avg rating — 11,288 ratings
score: 99,
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The Crystal Prison (The Deptford Mice, #2)
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4.02 avg rating — 1,344 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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The Undrowned Child
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3.84 avg rating — 1,242 ratings
score: 98,
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Saving Mr. Terupt
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4.40 avg rating — 6,758 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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The Final Reckoning (The Deptford Mice, #3)
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4.11 avg rating — 1,260 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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Sixth Grade Secrets
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Louis Sachar (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 3,374 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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V is for Villain
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3.94 avg rating — 1,323 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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Ingo
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3.95 avg rating — 10,712 ratings
score: 97,
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The Alchemist's Cat (The Deptford Histories, #1)
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3.98 avg rating — 961 ratings
score: 97,
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A Beautiful Friendship (Honorverse: Star Kingdom, #1)
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4.06 avg rating — 5,286 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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The Tide Knot
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3.99 avg rating — 5,597 ratings
score: 96,
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The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2)
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4.22 avg rating — 604 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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The Deep
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4.01 avg rating — 4,910 ratings
score: 95,
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Thomas (The Deptford Histories, #3)
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4.12 avg rating — 389 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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The One (The Selection, #3)
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Kiera Cass (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 762,957 ratings
score: 94,
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The Iron Trial (Magisterium, #1)
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Holly Black (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 80,886 ratings
score: 94,
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The Crossing of Ingo
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4.10 avg rating — 3,447 ratings
score: 94,
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The Perfect Score (The Perfect Score, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 2,794 ratings
score: 94,
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Redwall (Redwall, #1)
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4.14 avg rating — 127,269 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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The Elite (The Selection, #2)
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Kiera Cass (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 855,826 ratings
score: 93,
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The Enchanter Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #4)
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Cinda Williams Chima (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 10,391 ratings
score: 93,
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Stormswept
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3.84 avg rating — 1,186 ratings
score: 93,
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Mossflower (Redwall, #2)
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4.13 avg rating — 71,842 ratings
score: 93,
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The Selection (The Selection, #1)
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Kiera Cass (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 1,727,351 ratings
score: 92,
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Steelheart (The Reckoners, #1)
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Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 193,070 ratings
score: 92,
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Storm Boy
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4.03 avg rating — 3,326 ratings
score: 92,
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Mattimeo (Redwall, #3)
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4.09 avg rating — 37,062 ratings
score: 92,
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The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow
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3.94 avg rating — 1,161 ratings
score: 91,
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The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 381,309 ratings
score: 91,
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 119,438 ratings
score: 91,
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Martin the Warrior (Redwall, #6)
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4.17 avg rating — 44,857 ratings
score: 91,
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The Dark and Deadly Pool
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3.72 avg rating — 886 ratings
score: 90,
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The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.57 avg rating — 472,202 ratings
score: 90,
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Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic, 1912
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score: 90,
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Mariel of Redwall (Redwall, #4)
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score: 90,
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Don't Scream
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3.74 avg rating — 737 ratings
score: 89,
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Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914
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Carolyn Meyer (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 10,571 ratings
score: 89,
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When Good Ghouls Go Bad
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R.L. Stine (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 40 ratings
score: 88,
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Sapphique (Incarceron, #2)
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3.70 avg rating — 22,817 ratings
score: 88,
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Kaspar
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4.17 avg rating — 4,478 ratings
score: 88,
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Fable (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, #3)
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Chanda Hahn (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 13,920 ratings
score: 87,
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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
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James Dashner (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 1,646,006 ratings
score: 87,
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White Star
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3.82 avg rating — 865 ratings
score: 87,
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Fairest (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, #2)
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Chanda Hahn (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 20,183 ratings
score: 86,
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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
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Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 94,320 ratings
score: 86,
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| 86 |
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Forget Me Not: The Story of One Family's Voyage on the Titanic
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Sue Lawson (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 160 ratings
score: 86,
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UnEnchanted (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, #1)
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Chanda Hahn (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 42,930 ratings
score: 85,
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I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1)
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3.94 avg rating — 350,215 ratings
score: 85,
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Fog a Dox
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3.95 avg rating — 222 ratings
score: 85,
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Where She Went (If I Stay, #2)
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Gayle Forman (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 303,868 ratings
score: 84,
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| 92 |
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Incarceron (Incarceron, #1)
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3.65 avg rating — 62,250 ratings
score: 84,
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A Rose for the ANZAC Boys
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4.02 avg rating — 2,232 ratings
score: 84,
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This Is What Happy Looks Like (This is What Happy Looks Like, #1)
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Jennifer E. Smith (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 51,532 ratings
score: 83,
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The Crimson Crown (Seven Realms, #4)
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Cinda Williams Chima (Goodreads Author)
4.46 avg rating — 46,435 ratings
score: 83,
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Valentine Joe (Rose #1)
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3.95 avg rating — 428 ratings
score: 83,
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Abduction!
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4.16 avg rating — 5,364 ratings
score: 82,
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Wicked Girls
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3.34 avg rating — 2,319 ratings
score: 82,
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