Category: Ages 8-11
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The King’s Equal
Author: Katherine Paterson Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1992 Genre: Fantasy Summary: At the King’s dying wish, selfish Prince Raphael must marry a girl who is his equal in every way before he takes the throne. But can he find such a girl? And when he finds someone who might be the one, how can they prove she is his…
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The Night Crossing
Author: Karen Ackerman Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1994 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: When Hitler’s soldiers begin persecuting Jewish Austrians, Clara and her family must escape Austria before they are separated and sent to the horrible Nazi concentration camps. Notes from The Radical Reader: Noble Characters: Clara is just a little girl with a loving Mama and Papa, an older sister…
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F is for Freedom
Author: Roni Schotter Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 2000 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Until the fateful night Amanda heard a slave baby cry, she had no idea that her parents were conductors on the Underground Railroad. When Amanda herself is tasked with protecting and helping a slave family get to freedom, can she be strong enough to guide them through…
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The Little House (Series)
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder Recommended Age: 8-11 Genre: Historical Fiction (based on the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder) Summary: A little girl born and raised in the Big Woods of Wisconsin braves the untracked wilderness when her family moves West to Indian Territory. Books in Series: Little House in the Big Woods (1932) Farmer Boy (1933) Little House on the Prairie (1935)…
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Carolina’s Courage
Author: Elizabeth Yates Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1964 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: She could take only one belonging when her family moved west, and Carolina Putnam chose her doll, Lydia Lou. But when the settlers finally near their future homes, they learn of dangerous Indians on the warpath. When Carolina is faced with losing her beloved doll, will she…
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Trouble River
Author: Betsy Byars Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1969 Genre: Historical Fiction, Adventure Summary: When Dewey’s parents head to town for his Ma to have her baby, Dewey and his grandmother are left alone in their cabin on Trouble River. But when an Indian tries to sneak up on the house, Dewey knows he can’t stay there any longer. Climbing…