Category: Ages 8-11
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The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry
Author: Anna Rose Johnson Recommended Age: 8-11 Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Date Published: 2024 Summary: Selena Lucy Landry has been afraid of the water ever since her father drowned at sea. When she’s sent to live with the Martin family in a lighthouse in the middle of Lake Superior, Lucy struggles to fit in with this hardworking family. But if…
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Just a Girl
Author: Lia Levi Recommended Age: 8-11 Genre: Memoir, Historical Fiction Date Published: 2022 Summary: It’s 1938 in Italy and six-year-old Lia thinks Italy’s leader, Mussolini, is silly for prohibiting Jewish children from attending Italian schools, Jewish papas from working, and Jewish families from taking vacations to the seashore. And when Papa loses his job, Lia’s family must give up…
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The Treasure of Pelican Cove
Author: Milly Howard Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1988 Genre: Contemporary Summary: While visiting his Granny’s house in Pelican Cove, Jimmy is shocked to discover an expensive jewel that may have belonged to a pirate’s treasure years before. But now Pelican Cove is overrun with tourists and everyone wants their hands on a piece of the treasure. Can Jimmy solve…
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Sheriff at Waterstop
Author: Andy Thomson Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1986 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: The town of Waterstop needs a sheriff and when Bret Jensen and his parents move into the town, his Pa, Felix Jensen, might be the one to keep the peace. But being the sheriff comes with a price, and soon Bret finds himself helping his dad keep…
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Beyond Mulberry Glen
Author: Millie Florence Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 2024 Genre: Fantasy Summary: Lydia Green doesn’t want her pleasant life in Mulberry Glen to change. But when rumors of the creeping Darkness spread to the Valleylands, two of her friends decide to save the world from its evil. The only problem? Now Lydia has to try and rescue her friends from…
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The Boxcar Children (Series)
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner (later books in the series are written under her name, but by different authors) Recommended Age: 8-11 Genre: Contemporary, Mystery Books in Series: I have read and reviewed the first five books (as listed here), but there are well over 150 adventures in the series with more being released every year. The Boxcar Children Surprise…