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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for Grades 7-12

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Fantasy | Fiction | Science Fiction

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Olympus

Like millions of others around the world, Karl Huber is crazy about Olympus – the new full-cyber-suit, multi-player, virtual reality game on the Internet – even though his father hates it. When Mr. Huber forbids his son to play the game in his house any more, Karl’s jealous brother, Jacob, seizes the opportunity to tempt his twin to run away.
With trails leading in all directions, now he could be anywhere on earth. The only way to find Karl is to look for him in Olympus, where sinister forces are using high technology to build a world too fascinating for children to resist, and too profitable and powerful for adults to ignore.

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Lexile/Reading Level
780L

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Fiction | Historical

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Trouble with Jeremy Chance

Set in New England just as troops are returning from World War I, this is a classic American coming-of-age story. Curious and impulsive, 12-year-old Jeremy is always getting into trouble. This time, after an argument with his father, Jeremy decides to run away to Boston to meet his older brother’s troop ship. Jeremy’s adventures — and misadventures — provide plenty of opportunities for him to use his common sense and determination, from his train trip through rural New Hampshire to his wide-eyed explorations of Boston upon his arrival there. Showing the world through the eyes of a young boy, George Harrar’s moving, suspenseful story casts Jeremy’s personal struggles and successes against the backdrop of the events unfolding on the world stage. The Trouble with Jeremy Chance is a tale of heroism in unlikely places.

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Lexile/Reading Level
700L

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Fiction | Historical

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Meet Addy: An American Girl (An American Girl: Addy #1)

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Addy Walker’s family is planning a dangerous escape
from slavery in the summer of 1864. But before they can make the escape, the worst happens–Master Stevens decides to sell some of his slaves, including Poppa and Addy’s brother, Sam. Addy and Momma take the terrible risk of escaping by themselves, hoping that the family eventually will be together again in Philadelphia. Set during America’s own struggle over slavery, the Civil War, Addy’s story is one of great courage and love–love of family and love of freedom.

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Lexile/Reading Level
660L

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Fiction | Historical

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Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (I Survived #7)

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The bloodiest battle in American history is under way . . .

It’s 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they’ve found a new home. Best of all, they don’t have to find their way north alone-they’re marching with the army.

But then orders come through: The men are called to battle in Pennsylvania. Thomas has made it so far . . . but does he have what it takes to survive Gettysburg?

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Lexile/Reading Level
750L

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Fiction | Historical

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Caleb’s Choice

In 1858 Texas, people are violently divided over a law that makes it a crime to help runaway slaves. Caleb isn’t sure how he feels. When an escaped slave saves his life, Caleb knows he has a debt to repay. But should he break the law and risk his life to help two slaves escape? Fast paced and filled with details that illuminate a less well-known escape route than the Underground Railroad.? — School Library JournalG. Clifton Wisler is the author of many books of historical fiction for young adults, including Mr. Lincoln?s Drummer and Jericho?s Journey (both Lodestar and Puffin). He lives in Plano, Texas.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 4-6 Grades

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Fiction | Realistic

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Project: Run Away (Faithgirlz! / Girls of 622 Harbor View #6)

Shortly before Christmas, Emily’s family must flee after her abusive father finds them in Boscoe Bay. Emily’s friends rally to help get the family safely back home, and Emily soon discovers that forgiveness doesn’t always come easily. Illustrations.

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Lexile/Reading Level
660L

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Adventure | Fiction | Historical

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Barn Burner

Fast-paced and stirring, this historical fiction captures the grit of the Depression, as seen through the eyes of a resilient young boy.

The words echo in Ross Cooper’s head. “Get out of my sight,” his mother said; so fourteen-year-old Ross took to the road. But it’s 1933 – the Great Depression. Families are pushed to their limits and hope is necessary to survive. And Ross can’t muster much hope. After taking shelter in a barn for the night, he awakens to blazing bushels of hay-and is then seen running from the fire. The barn is one of many that have been burned, and now Ross is the prime suspect. Luckily, he finds a haven with a loving family while he searches for the real barn burner. Can he clear his good name in time?

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for Preschool-2 Grade

Veronica

Veronica, a hippopotamus who wants to stand out from the herd and be famous travels to the big city where she indeed does stand out. Causing traffic jams, blocking sidewalks, and devouring a pushcart vendor’s vegetables in one big gulp, Veronia is arrested and jailed. How she discovers that there is no place like home is told with warm humor and sublimely mirthful illustrations that are great fun to share with a young child.

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Recommended for 6-9 Grades

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Fiction | Realistic

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Whispers Down the Lane (Summerhill Secrets #1)

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Book 1 in the SummerHill Secrets for preteen girls. Merry Hanson and her Amish friend, Rachel Zook, devise a plan to hide a runaway in the Amish community.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Varies - Recommended for 7-9 Grades

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Classics | Fiction | Historical

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Oliver Twist

The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens’s tale of childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid and memorable characters — the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and the prostitute Nancy. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, in Oliver Twist Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.

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