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Core K
Five True Dog Stories (Margaret Davidson) This collection of true dog stories will fascinate young readers. Dox finds jewels, and criminals. Grip picks pockets, and Barry rescues people from the snow. Adventure, suspense, and animals are all here. 5-9 YO http://www.amazon.com/Five-True-Stories-Margaret-Davidson/dp/0590424017
The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz (Frank Baum) One of the true classics of literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over four generations. Originally published in 1900, Baum crafted a wonderful story out of such familiar items as a cornfield scarecrow, a mechanical woodman, and a humbug wizard who used old-fashioned hokum to express that universal theme, "There's no place like home." Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, as their Kansas house is swept away by a cyclone and they find themselves in a strange land called Oz. Here she meets the Munchkins and joins the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City, where lives the all-powered Wizard of Oz. 6-11 YO http://www.amazon.com/Wonderful-Wizard-Oz-Anniversary-Wonder/dp/0060293233 (Cover different)
Core 1 & 2
The Cat In The Hat (Dr. Seuss) He may be an old standby, but he never lets us down. When in doubt, turn to the story of the cat that transformed a dull, rainy afternoon into a magical and just-messy-enough adventure. There's another, hidden adventure, too: this book really will help children learn to read. With his simple and often single-vowel vocabulary, the good Doctor knew what he was doing: hear it, learn it, read it--laughing all the way. 5-9 YO http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Hat-Dr-Seuss/dp/039480001X
Frog And Toad Are Friends (Arnold Lobel) The endearing pair hop along through five enchanting stories, looking for lost buttons, greeting the spring, and waiting for mail. Their genuine care for each other makes Frog and Toad two of the finest amphibious role models around. Young readers will chuckle with Frog as they watch Toad's silly efforts to make up a story. And they will applaud Toad as he finally wakes up after hibernating all winter. The fifth story will warm the hearts of any would-be pen pal--or anyone who has ever known what it's like to have a true-blue (or green) friend. 5-9 YO http://www.amazon.com/Frog-Toad-Friends-Read-Book/dp/0064440206
Frog And Toad Together (Arnold Lobel) http://www.amazon.com/Frog-Toad-Together-Read-Book/dp/0064440214
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett) The classic story of young rich girl Sara Crewe, who finds herself impoverished and at the mercy of a cruel headmistress when her father dies. 6-10 YO http://www.amazon.com/Little-Princess-Frances-Hodgson-Burnett/dp/0064401871 (Cover different)
Mouse Tales (Arnold Lobel) http://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Tales-Can-Read-Book/dp/0064440133
One Fish, Two Fish http://www.amazon.com/One-Fish-Blue-Read-Myself/dp/0394800133
Owl At Home http://www.amazon.com/Owl-Home-Can-Read-Book/dp/0064440346
Ralph S. Mouse In this instalment in Cleary's beloved Mouse and the Motorcycle trilogy, Ralph has problems. His motorcycle is suffering wear and tear from his nightly excursions, and his adoring relatives are messing up the hotel lobby where they live. Yet the "S" stands for Smart, and Ralph calculates that the mysterious place called "school" might hold the solution to his problems. 6-12 YO http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-images/0380709570/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_1?ie=UTF8&index=1#gallery
Core 5
Around The World In Eighty Days (Jules Verne) On a wager with his chums at the Reform Club, Phineas Fogg attempts the trip described in the title of this classic adventure novel. 10+ http://www.amazon.com/Around-World-Eighty-Apple-Classics/dp/059043053X
Call It Courage (Armstrong Sperry) Ever since his mother was killed in a hurricane, Mafatu, the son of the Great Chief of the people of Hikueru, an island in the southern Pacific ocean, has feared that Moana, the Sea God, would kill him, too. Tired of being called a coward and saddened by the shame he has brought his father, 12-year-old Mafatu decides to face and conquer Moana on his own. 10+ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-images/0689713916/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0#gallery
Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling) Gives readers the stories behind the elephant's long trunk, the camel's spots, and the taming of the first dog, to name just a few of the dozen yarns featuring animal escapades in India and Africa. 9+ http://www.amazon.com/Just-So-Stories-Books-Wonder/dp/0688139574 (Older edition)
The Horse And His Boy (C.S. Lewis) Shasta is a young boy living in Calormene with a cruel man who claims to be his father. One night he overhears his "father" offering to sell him as a slave, so Shasta makes a break and sets out for the North. He meets Bree, a talking horse who becomes his companion. On their way they encounter Aravis, a high-born girl escaping an arranged marriage, and her talking horse. Despite their differences the children and horses learn to work together to reach the freedom they long for.9+ http://www.amazon.com/Horse-His-Boy-C-Lewis/dp/0064471063
King Of The Wind (Marguerite Henry) The Newbery Medal-winning tale about a stallion, a stable boy, and their globe-spanning adventures. 9+ http://www.amazon.com/King-Wind-Story-Godolphin-Arabian/dp/0689714866
Rascal (Sterling North) At 11 years of age, Sterling North found himself the caretaker of a baby raccoon. His long-enjoyed Newbery Honor book (Dutton, 1963) provides the details of a year in the life of a boy and a raccoon. Set in 1918, Sterling's father is often absent and perpetually involved in research for a novel about Fox and Winnebago Indians. Sterling's mother is deceased, and he is often left to his own devices. Rascal therefore enjoys such comforts as sleeping in Sterling's bed and attending the county fair. As Rascal ages, Sterling is aware that the raccoon is having normal springtime urges and is not happy residing in the pen Sterling was forced to construct. 9+ http://www.amazon.com/Rascal-Sterling-North/dp/0140344454
Core 6 & 7
Escape From Warsaw (The Silver Sword) (Ian Seraillier) A moving account of a journey through war-torn Europe. Alone and fending for themselves in a Poland devastated by war, Jan and his three homeless friends cling to the silver sword as a symbol of hope. As they travel through Europe towards Switzerland, where they believe they will be reunited with their parents, they encounter many hardships and dangers. 9+ http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/ian-serraillier/silver-sword.htm (Cover different - old edition)
I Am David (North To Freedom) (Anne Holm) Having escaped from the eastern European concentration camp where he has spent most of his life, a twelve-year-old boy struggles to cope with an entirely strange world as he flees northward to freedom in Denmark. 9+ http://www.amazon.com/North-Freedom-Anne-Holm/dp/0152575537
Core 100
Call Of The Wild (Jack London) The Alaskan Gold Rush of 1896, sled dogs, wolves, and Jack London enrich the reading experience of young people first encountering The Call of the Wild. A classic of a kidnapped dog and Yukon gold. 10+http://www.amazon.com/Call-Wild-Tor-Classics/dp/0812504321 (Cover art different)
The Cross And The Switchblade (David Wilkerson) The tortured face of a young killer, one of seven boys on trial for a brutal murder, started country preacher David Wilkerson on his lonely crusade to the most dangerous streets in the world. Violent gangs ruled by warlords, drug pushers and pimps held the streets of New York's ghettoes in an iron grip. It was into this world that David Wilkerson stepped, armed only with the simple message of God's love and the promise of the Holy Spirit's power. Then the miracles began to happen. 10+ http://www.amazon.com/Cross-Switchblade-David-Wilkerson/dp/0515090255 (Older edition)
Core 200
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell) Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century way--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. 9+ http://www.amazon.com/Black-Beauty-Childrens-Classics-Sewell/dp/0517189585 (Cover art different)
Romeo And Juliet
Robinson Crusoe
Pride And Prejudice
Little Women
Little Men
Jane Eyre
In His Steps
Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
A Christmas Carol
Treasure Island
Core 300
Jacob Have I Loved (Katherine Paterson) http://www.amazon.com/Jacob-Have-Loved-Katherine-Paterson/dp/0064403688
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton) Fourteen-year-old Ponyboy, his brothers, and his friends are poor outcasts--"greasers." They have little but always stick together. After they're victims of the town's "socs (socials)--kids with lots of money, tough cars, and chips on their shoulders--everyone comes to realize how deep and serious their divide is. This moving story is excellent for all ages and perfect to illustrate both sides of bullying. 10+ http://www.amazon.com/Outsiders-S-E-Hinton/dp/014038572X (Cover art different)
Heart Of Darkness
The Great Gatsby
Core 400
The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
The Crucible
The Scarlet Letter
Core 530
Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland
Frankenstein
Gulliver’s Travels
Lord Of The Flies
Peter Pan
Wuthering Heights
A Tale Of Two Cities