Fiction books:
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Poppleton in Winter by Cynthia Rylant
This book contains three fun adventures of the pig, Poppleton.
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Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman
Lexile 400
Cowgirl Kate and her cowhorse Cocoa, who is always hungry, count cows,
share a story, and help each other fall asleep.
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Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures
Lexile 470
Cynthia Rylant
Henry, feeling lonely on a street without any other children, find companionship and
love in a big dog named Mudge.
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The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz
Lexile 490
Isaac makes a long journey because of a dream and receives a great treasure.
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The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron
Lexile 520
The imaginative Julian transforms everyday family activities into extraordinary,
heartwarming childhood experiences.
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Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Lexile 560
In this loving story of a motherless family, a tall, plain woman comes to stay with
them.
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Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
Lexile 580
Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear
down the road.
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M.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton
Lexile 620
Thirteen-year-old M.C. hopes his mother will be offered a recording contract so his
family can leave their home before a sliding slag heap destroys it.
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Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
Flat Stanley goes north!
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The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
Lexile 680
The understanding and love between Alec Ramsay and a magnificent wild horse
endure through shared adventures and dangers.
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The Lighthouse Family: The Storm by Cynthia Rylant
Lexile 700
The cat Pandora becomes a lighthouse keeper and saves the life of the dog Seabold,
and together the two of them create a family with three young mice rescued from the
sea.
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The One-Eyed Giant (Book One of Tales From the Odyssey)
Lexile 700
By Mary Pope Osborne
When Odysseus must leave his home to fight in the Trojan War, he never imagines
that he will be away from his family for so many years.
Lexile 360
Lexile 660
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Lexile 710
This enchanting fable tells the story of a pilot downed in the Sahara and a boy from
outer space who teaches him the meaning of life.
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Lexile 820
Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish and then joins
a dragon on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of discovering how to
change her family’s fortune.
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Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Lexile 860
Alice lives an ordinary life, until the day she finds herself in the wonderful world of
mad tea parties and remarkable characters.
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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Lexile 970
Mary moves to a huge estate to live with her mysterious uncle, his ailing son, the
servants –and a secret garden.
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The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrick
Lexile 970
Omakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through
the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847.
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My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Lexile 990
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of
lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island.