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| Title | Bird Lake Moon |
| Author | Kevin Henkes |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • acceptance • accepting others • anger • change • choices • death • divorce • feelings • friendship • growing up • helping others • If You Liked Bridge to Terabithia • If You Liked Tangerine • middle reader • older reader • realistic fiction • risk • self-control • sensitivity • Belonger/Connector |
Mitch has come to live at Bird Lake when his mother and father decide to divorce. Mitch is angry and wants things to go back to the way they were...
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| Title | Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. |
| Author | Kate Messner |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | girls • boys/girls • accepting others • autumn • being different • being yourself • change • character • choices • competition • fall • family • growing old • growing up • If You Liked Bridge to Terabithia • individuality • middle readers • older readers • overcoming obstacles • persistence • relationships • relatives • responsibility • rivalry • struggle |
Gianna Zales struggles to get things done on time. The most important deadline in her life right now is the one for getting her leaf project done for her science...
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| Title | Deliver Us From Normal |
| Author | Kate Klise |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • being different • being embarrassed • being yourself • coming of age • courage • family • fears • feelings • growing up • If You Liked Bridge to Terabithia • middle reader • older reader • realistic fiction • Belonger/Connector |
Eleven-year-old Charlie struggles with school and friends and his family. The power of this story lies in the strength of each character: the older sister, who sees the positive in...
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| Title | Edward's Eyes |
| Author | Patricia MacLachlan |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Independent Readers • Middle Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • a tissue box book • baseball • being yourself • death • family • If You Liked Bridge to Terabithia • loss • middle reader • organ donor • realistic fiction • siblings • tissue box book • Belonger/Connector |
Edward is one of those magical people from the moment he comes home from the hospital and is dropped, diapers and all, into the lap of his brother Jake. Jake...
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| Title | Feathers |
| Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • accepting others • African American • being different • being yourself • coming of age • courage • differences • disabilities • discrimination • getting along • hope • If You Liked Bridge to Terabithia • middle readers • Newbery Honor • older readers • prejudice • realistic fiction • Belonger/Connector |
"Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul," is the line of Emily Dickinson's poetry that sixth-grader Frannie is fascinated by. Frannie is asking a lot of...
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| Title | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs.Basil E. Frankweiler |
| Author | E.L. Konigsburg |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | Middle Reader-Careful Content • boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • art • If You Liked Bridge to Terabithia • If You Liked Sammy Keyes • If You Liked The Westing Game • intrigue • middle reader • mystery • Newbery Medal • older reader • running away • self-confidence • self-reliance • siblings • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
For every child who ever dreamed of running away, here is the perfect book. Claudia runs away with her brother in tow to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New...
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| Title | Hero |
| Author | S.L. Rottman |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • abuse • bravery • change • character • child abuse • coming of age • courage • dysfunctional families • heroes • hope • horses • If You Liked Bridge to Terabithia • If You Liked Tangerine • journeys • mature reader • older reader • realistic fiction • risk • self-confidence • self-control • self-reliance • sensitivity • trust • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Fifteen -year-old Sean looks like a bad kid – one of those kids who can't be reasoned with. They are giving him a last chance by sending him out to...
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| Title | Love, Aubrey |
| Author | Suzanne LaFleur |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • a tissue box book • abandonment • acceptance • accepting others • change • family • fears • feelings • friendship • grief • journeys • loss • love • middle readers • older readers • overcoming obstacles • If You Liked Bridge to Terabithia |
Taking the money out of her sock drawer, Aubrey goes to the store to buy corn and beans. Then, she heads back home. It's pretty quiet there. Her father and...
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| Title | Schooled |
| Author | Gordon Korman |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • being different • being yourself • identity • If You Liked Bridge to Terabithia • If You Liked Frindle • If You Liked Tangerine • middle reader • older reader • peer pressure • realistic fiction • school story • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Cap, short for Capricorn, is a 13-year-old boy when he has his run in with the law. The offense? Driving without a license. But Cap has been driving for years....
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| Title | The Bridge to Terabithia |
| Author | Katherine Paterson |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • a tissue box book • coming of age • courage • death • fears • friendship • identity • If You Liked Bridge to Terabithia • middle reader • older reader • thoughtful • tissue box book • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
This is one of those books that reaches in and grabs your heart. Jess has run all summer long so he will earn the title of the fastest boy in...
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| Title | The Pinballs |
| Author | Betsy Byars |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • accepting others • being yourself • courage • fears • feelings • foster family • hope • identity • If You Liked Bridge to Terabithia • middle readers • realistic fiction • Belonger/Connector |
Carlie, Harvey and Thomas J. are foster children. Harvey's father ran over him with the car. Thomas J. just appeared out of nowhere as a toddler. Carlie has trouble with...
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| Title | The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis |
| Author | Barbara O'Connor |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • being different • being yourself • books that make a difference • brothers • change • family • friendship • getting along • great read aloud • hope • If You Liked Bridge to Terabithia • If you Liked Diary of A Wimpy Kid • If You Liked Frindle • middle readers • older readers • read aloud to 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s • sibling rivalry • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
Popeye is trapped in the small world of his grandmother, his uncle and a stain on the ceiling that drips water when it rains. Nothing ever changes until the day...
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