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Ages 11–13

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The Neverending Story

Ages 10–14

Ages 10–14

The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary

Ages 10–14

Ages 13–17

Ages 13–18

Ages 10–14

Ages 13–18

The Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan

John Flanagan

Ages 10–14

Caution

Sexual contentStrong violence

The Death Cure

James Dashner

Ages 13–17

Safe

Homesick: My Own Story

Ages 10–14

Ages 12–18

Ages 10–14

Ages 12–16

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston

Ages 12–16

Ages 13–99

Ages 12–18

Ages 13–18

Ages 12–18

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Ages 12–16

Caution

Strong violence

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

Ages 12–18

Caution

The Dead and the Gone

Susan Beth Pfeffer

Ages 13–17

Safe

The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery

Ages 10–14

Ages 12–18

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Ages 13–18

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