Category: Ages 8-11
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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…
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Hitty’s Travels (Series)
Author: Ellen Weiss Recommended Age: 8-11 Genre: Historical Fiction Books in Series: Civil War Days (2001) Gold Rush Days (2001) Voting Rights Days (2002) Ellis Island Days (2002) Summary: Hitty is just a simple, wooden doll, carved in 1829 in the state of Maine. But as the years pass, she experiences some of the greatest events in American history!…
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Sarah Whitcher’s Story
Author: Elizabeth Yates Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1971 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: When little Sarah Whitcher wanders away from her New Hampshire farmstead in the 1700s, a search ensues for her. But winter is approaching and no one can find Sarah. Alone in the wilderness, can Sarah survive on her own? Notes from The Radical Reader: Noble Characters: Sarah Whitcher’s…
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The Queen’s Smuggler
Author(s): Dave & Neta Jackson Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1991 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Sarah Poytnz is the daughter of a shipping merchant in 16th century Belgium. When her friend, William Tyndale, is captured and imprisoned for translating the Bible into English, Sarah becomes the only chance of saving his life. If she can smuggle a copy of Tyndale’s…
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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…