Books for young readers

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Audience: 9 and up
Rating: B+
Synopsis:
If you liked Series of Unfortunate Events, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Princess Bride, or Tale of Despereaux, then you’ll like this book too. When her uncle’s doorknob store is broken into and her [...]

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Audience: Middle School and up
Rating: A
Synopsis:
Steven thinks his life is rough: he considers himself an awkward band geek with an adorable little brother. This changes when his life actually becomes rough: his adorable little brother is diagnosed with leukemia. Steven tries to cope with the demands of eight grade, all-city [...]

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Audience: 8 and up

Rating: B
Synopsis:
Greg Heffley’s mom is making him write in a journal. And it’s a journal, NOT a diary! The narrator is a funny, selfish, and very often clueless kid who draws and journals his way through the first [...]

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