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Website below has lots of different lists!. Two that may interest you are: Betsy-Tacy Series of books by Maud Hart Lovelace (They are based on her life!.) and the Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder - Did you know there are books about Laura's mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and her daughter Rose!?

Louis Sachar
Holes, Small Steps, Someday Angeline, Johnny's In the Basement, The Boy Who Lost His Face, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, Sixth Grade Secrets, and There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom

Christopher Paul Curtis Bud, Not Buddy
Carl Hiaasen Hoot and Flush!.

Gary Paulsen
Brian's Saga - Hatchet; Brian's Return; Brian's Winter; The River; and Brian's Hunt!.
True Adventures - How Angel Peterson Got His Name; Caught by the Sea; Guts; Father Water, Mother Woods; and My Life in Dog Years!.
Back in Time - The Cookcamp; Alida's Song; The Quilt; Soldier's Heart; Nightjohn; Sarny; and The Legend of Bass Reeves!.
Tucket Adventures- Mr!. Tucket; Call Me Francis Tucket; Tucket's Ride; Tucket's Gold; Tucket's Home; and Tucket's Travels!.
The World of Adventure - Captive!; Danger on Midnight River; and Escape from Fire Mountain!.
Explore the World of Gary Paulsen - Canoe Days; The Beet Fields; The White Fox Chronicles; The Transall Saga; Dogteam; A Christmas Sonata; The Monument; The Haymeadow; The Night the White Deer Died; and Canyons!.
Tales to Tickle the Funny Bone - Lawn Boy; The Amazing Life of Birds; Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day; The Glass Cafe; The Boy Who Owned the School; and The Schernoff Discoveries!.

John Gunther
Death Be Not Proud (A memoir about the death of his son from cancer)

Lois Lowry
The Giver - Banned in some areas, yet required reading in some schools, this is a rather different look at a utopian society!. Sequels: Gathering Blue and Messenger

Richard Peck
Long Way From Chicago and A Year Down Yonder

Robin Jones Gunn
Christy Miller Series - Summer Promise; A Whisper and a Wish; Yours Forever; Surprise Endings; Island Dreamer; A Heart Full of Hope; True Friends; Starry Night; Seventeen Wishes; A Time to Cherish; Sweet Dreams; and A Promise is Forever!.
Sierra Jensen Series - Only You, Sierra; In Your Dreams; Don't You Wish; Close Your Eyes; Without a Doubt; With This Ring; Open Your Heart; Time Will Tell; Now Picture This; Hold on Tight; Closer Than Ever; and Take My Hand!.
Katie Weldon Series - Peculiar Treasures

Kate DiCamillo
Because of Winn Dixie, The Tiger Rising, The Tale of Despereaux, and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane!.

Johanna Spyri (1827 - 1901; Swiss)
Heidi Publication 1880!.

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849 - 1924; English)
The Secret Garden Publication 1911!.

Anna Sewell (1820 - 1878; English)
Black Beauty - This story is told from the horse's point of view!. Warning: It's a sad story, but there is a happy ending!. Publication 1877!.

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888; American)
Eight Cousins - Rose's father has died leaving her an orphan!. She goes to live with her Aunt Plenty and Aunt Rose!. She is very lonely until she makes friends with a servant, Phoebe and then seven cousins, all boys, arrive!. Life will never be the same!. Publication 1875!.

Little Women - This novel about Jo and her three sisters, Meg, Amy, and Beth, is set during the Civil War!. Their father has gone off to fight!. It is based upon the author's life and the lives of her three sisters!. Publication 1868!.

Little Men Publication 1871!.
Jo's Boys - This is the sequel to Little Men!.Publication 1886!.

Jane Austen (1775 - 1817; English)
Pride and Prejudice - The courtship of proud Mr!. Darcy and prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet is complicated by their persistent misunderstanding of each other's actions and feelings!. There are many interesting characters!. Mrs!. Bennet is preoccupied with marrying off her five daughters!. There is an impressive dowager aunt who intimidates everyone except Elizabeth!. The amazingly conceited clergyman rehearses his speeches to young ladies!. The story is set in the 18th century!. Publication 1813!.

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874 - 1942; Canadian)
Anne of Green Gables - Orphaned red head Anne Shirley goes to live with an elderly brother and sister, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert on Prince Edward Island!. Anne is a bookish dreamer who needs to be loved!. Publication 1908!. Sequels include: Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, and Anne of Ingleside!.

Fred Gipson (1908 - 1973; American)
Old Yeller - The old stray dog certainly is ugly and a thieving rascal, but out here on the Texas frontier a dog is a good companion, especially with Dad away on a cattle drive!. Publication 1956!.

Jack London (1876 - 1916; American)
The Call of the Wild - A domesticated dog, Buck, is kidnapped and sold to gold hunters!. To survive he has to learn to listen to the call of the wild and learn the ways of his wolf ancestors!. Eventually, he falls into the ownership of John Thornton, whose life Buck saves twice!. Publication 1903!.

White Fang - A half wolf - half dog is nearly destroyed by the vicious cruelty of men!. If you have not yet discovered the "WHOLE STORY" Publications you should check them out!. They provide information and pictures about the time and place in which the story is set!.

The Sea Wolf Publication 1904!.

Esther Forbes (1891 - 1968; American)
Johnny Tremain - Johnny is an apprentice to a silversmith in Boston (not Paul Revere) in the days just prior to the American Revolution!. An accident ends his apprenticeship!. In the days following his accident he meets Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and many other men of history!. Publication 1944!.

Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745; Anglo-Irish)
Gulliver's Travels - Lemuel Gulliver travels to a series of very unusual and heretofore unknown lands!. In one place he is a giant compared to the Lilliputians!. In another, he is the size of a mouse compared to the people he finds!. He also finds a floating island and a place where intelligent horses are served by humanoids!. Publication 1726!. This was made into a movie starring Ted Danson!.

Daniel Defoe (1660 - 1731; English)
Robinson Crusoe - Crusoe finds himself stranded on an uncharted island off the coast of South America for nearly 30 years!. He must find food, shelter, and clothing!. He survives because of his faith in God!. Many years after landing on the island, he saves a man named, Friday, who is about to be eaten by cannibals and Friday becomes Crusoe's faithful servant!. Publication 1719!.

Johann Wyss (1743 - 1848; Swiss)
Swiss Family Robinson - Fritz, Ernest, Jack, Franz, Mother, and Father survive a shipwreck and find themselves stranded on a deserted island near New Guinea!. Being a religious family they offer thanks to God for all that he has provided!. They salvage all that they can from the ship!. They build a tree house for protection from wild animals, find food, make candles from berries, bread from roots, and a canoe from a tree!. They face snakes, wolves, bears, and a lion, but are doing quite well until they discover a way to leave the island!. Who will go!? Who will stay!? This was made into a movie a very long time ago!. Publication 1812!.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894; Scot)
Treasure Island - Young Jim Hawkins, an innkeeper's son, finds a treasure map among the belongings of a dead seaman!. Pirates seek that very map and Jim finds himself in quite a predicament!. On board ship, Jim overhears Long John Silver's plans for mutiny!. This has also been made into a movie!. Publication 1883!.

Kidnapped - Young David Balfour went to visit his uncle after his father's death!. Uncle Ebenezer wants to steal the boy's inheritance and won't stop at murder!. David is soon kidnapped and on board a ship facing a life of slavery!. The story is set in 18th century Europe!. Publication 1886!.

Jules Verne (1828 - 1905; French)
Around the World in Eighty Days - Phineas Fogg tries to make his way around the globe in 80 days in order to win a bet of 20,000 pounds!. He is accompanied on his journey by a servant and they implore all sorts of modes of travel (elephant, sled, balloon, etc!.)!. Publication 1873!.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Professor Aronnax leads an expedition attempting to destroy a giant sea monster!. Their efforts with harpoons are futile and the men find themselves in the water!. Later, they are captured by the enigmatic Captain Nemo on his underwater vessel, the Nautilus!. Publication 1870!. The movie starred a rather young Kirk Douglas!.

Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936; English)
The Jungle Book - A boy is lost in the jungle of India and adopted by a family of wolves!. Publication 1894!.

Just So Stories - Publication 1902!.

Captains Courageous - Harvey Cheyne is a spoiled rich teenager who considers himself above the manual labor aboard the ship!. Then he falls overboard and his rescued by a fisherman who insists he earn his keep!. Publication 1897!.

Scott O'Dell (1898 - 1989; American)
The Black Pearl - Ramon and his father seek pearls of the coast of Baja, California!. Ramon dreams of finding a valuable black pearl, but he also thinks of the monster of the deep, Manta Diablo!. When he does find a black pearl he is warned that to keep it risks the wrath of the monster!. Publication 1967!.

Island of the Blue Dolphins - This is the true story of an Indian girl, Karana, who spent 18 years alone on an island off the coast of California!. Publication 1960!.

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896 - 1953; American)
The Yearling - This story is set in the backwoods of Florida in the 1860's!. A twelve year old boy, Jody Baxter, raises an orphaned fawn, buWww@QuestionHome@Com

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warriors erin hunter
the dreamwalker’s child
gregor the overlander s!. collins
fablehaven b!. mull
candy shop war b!. mull
the 13th reality James Dashner
goose girl
princess academy
sandry's book
the magic half
spyhunt m!. a!. bell
On The Run g!. korman
The Unicorn Chronicles
The Witch Trade m!. molly
The Kidnappers w!. d!. roberts
Island g!. korman
Questors j!. lennon
runemarks
the dark hills divide
dragon rider
dragon slippers
shadow thieves
lightning thief
nightmare mountain
what could go wrong w!. d!. roberts
saving lily by peg kerhet
sisters Grimm
Samuel Blinks and the forbidden forests
The book of story beginnings

enjoy!
definetly read Saving Lily!. definetly!. i mean it!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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it depends on what you like to read, when i was around 12 or 13 i read gone with the wind and loved it!. the princess diaries series or twilight series if you haven't already read it as popular as it is!. i really liked the book to kill a mockingbird too!. hope that helpedWww@QuestionHome@Com

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well i read the giver and the sequels to that last summer when i was going into 6th grade! those are really good books!.i think they have 3 sequels to the giver-discovering blue,the messenger and the gossamerWww@QuestionHome@Com

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I think for your age group a few good books to read are:
-The Clique: A Novel
- Elsewhere
- Bras & Broomsticks
- Graceful Reflections
- Lucky T
- Raisin Rodriguez and the Big Time Smooch

These are just a few but i hope they help!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Well, it really depends what kind of stuff you like to read, so if you could tell us that, it'd be a lot easier!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Well they might be a little old for your age, but I loved the "Summer boys" series books!. They were amazing and I couldn't put them down! I'd say give them a try, they are pretty easy to read also!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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my daughter really liked the "My Dumb Diary" series, but she's not much of a reader!. (meaning that you have probably already read that)Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I read "Because of Winn Dixie" When I was going into 6th grade and it's still my all time favorite book!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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