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== Grade 6 GOR List==
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'''Avi:''' The Blue Heron, The Man Who Was Poe, Nothing But the Truth, Crispin, Cross of Lead, and others. Note: We will read The True Confessions of Charlo3e Doyle in Grade 6, so please DO NOT read this one on your own.
 
 
 
'''Lloyd Alexander:''' The Chronicles of Prydain (series) and others
 
 
 
'''Joan Aiken:''' The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, and others
 
 
 
'''Laurie Anderson:''' Chains
 
 
 
'''Natalie BabbiA:''' Tuck EverlasHng
 
 
 
'''Blue Balliet:''' Chasing Vermeer
 
 
 
'''Joan Bauer:''' Hope Was Here, and others
 
 
 
'''Gary Blackwood:''' The Shakespeare Stealer
 
 
 
'''Betsy Byers:''' Summer of the Swans, The Midnight Fox and others
 
 
 
'''Gennifer Choldenko:''' Al Capone Does My Shirts
 
 
 
'''Andrew Clements:''' Frindle, Things Not Seen
 
 
 
'''Susan Cooper:''' The Dark is Rising (series)
 
 
 
'''Padriac Collum:''' The Golden Fleece
 
 
 
'''Zizou Corder:''' Lion Boy
 
 
 
'''Sharon Creech:''' Walk Two Moons, Bloomability, The Wanderer, and others, but not her shorter stories
 
 
 
'''Christopher Paul CurLs:''' Bud, Not Buddy, The Watsons Go to Birmingham
 
 
 
'''Karen Cushman:''' Catherine Called Birdie, The Midwife’s ApprenHce
 
 
 
'''Roald Dahl:''' Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, MaHlda, and others
 
 
 
'''Kate DiCamillo:''' The Tale of Despereaux, Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tiger Rising
 
 
 
'''Kathryn Erskine:''' Mockingbird
 
 
 
'''Paula Fox:''' Slave Dancer, One-Eyed Cat, Monkey Island
 
 
 
'''Cornelia Funke:''' The Thief Lord, Dragon Rider, Inkheart, Inkspell
 
 
 
'''Jack Gantos:''' Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, and sequels
 
 
 
'''Jean Craighead George:''' My Side of the Mountain, and sequels
 
 
 
'''Patricia Reilly Giff:''' Pictures of Hollis Woods, Lily’s Crossing
 
 
 
'''BeAe Greene:''' Summer of My German Soldier
 
 
 
'''Margaret Peterson Haddix:''' Among The Hidden
 
 
 
'''Karen Hesse:''' Out of the Dust, The Music of Dolphins, Stowaway, and others
 
 
 
'''Polly Horvath:''' Everything on a Waffle
 
 
 
'''Eva IboAson:''' The Secret of PlaWorm 13, and sequels
 
 
 
'''E.L. Konigsburg:''' From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, The View from Saturday, Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver, and others
 
 
 
'''Joseph Krumgold:''' Onion John, And Now Miguel
 
 
 
'''Cynthia Kadohata:''' Kira-Kira
 
 
 
'''Stephen Lawhead:''' The Dragon King Saga (series)
 
 
 
'''Madeleine L’Engle:''' A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A SwiZly TilHng Planet, Meet the AusHns, and many more.
 
 
 
'''Gail Carson Levine:''' Ella Enchanted, Dave at Night (not her shorter fairy tales)
 
 
 
'''KrisLn Levine:''' The Best Bad Luck I Have Ever Had
 
 
 
'''Lois Lenski:''' Indian CapHve
 
 
 
'''C.S. Lewis:''' Note: You will be required to read The Magician’s Nephew during the summer before Grade 6 as part of the summer reading program. (If you would like to read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, or any of the other books in the Chronicles of Narnia series, these would be excellent choices for GOR.)
 
 
 
'''Lois Lowry:''' The Giver, Gathering Blue, The Messenger, Number the Stars, The Willoughbys, and others
 
 
 
'''Michelle Magorian:''' Goodnight Mr. Tom
 
 
 
'''Walter Dean Myers:''' Somewhere in the Darkness, and others ScoA O’Dell: Island of the Blue Dolphins
 
 
 
'''Linda Sue Park:''' A Single Shard, My Name Is Keoko, and others
 

 
'''Katherine Paterson:''' Bridge to Terabithia, Lyddie, Jip, and others
 
 
 
'''Gary Paulson:''' Hatchet, Dogsong, Brian’s Winter, and others
 
 
 
''' Richard Peck:''' A Long Way from Chicago, A Year Down Under
 
 
 
'''Rodman Philbrick:''' Freak the Mighty
 
 
 
'''Wilson Rawls:''' Where the Red Fern Grows, Summer of the Monkeys
 
 
 
'''Louis Sachar:''' Holes
 
 
 
'''Zilpha Snyder:''' The Bronze Pen
 
 
 
'''Elizabeth George Speare:''' The Witch of Blackbird Pond and others. Note: We will read The Bronze Bow together in Grade 6, so please DO NOT read this one on your own.
 
 
 
'''Armstrong Sperry:''' Call it Courage
 
 
 
'''Jerry Spinelli:''' Maniac Magee, Wringer, and others
 
 
 
'''J. R. R. Tolkien:''' The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings (series)
 
 
 
'''Yoshiko Uchida:''' Jar of Dreams
 
 
 
'''Cynthia Voight:''' Homecoming, Dicey’s Song, Jackaroo, and others
 
 
 
'''Virginia Euer Wolff:''' True Believer
 
 
 
'''Lawrence Yep:''' Dragonwings, The Star Fisher, and others
 
 
 
'''Jane Yolen:''' The Devil’s ArithmeHc and others
 
 
 
*There are many other wonderful authors to choose from, but any addiLons to this list must be approved by one of your English teachers in order to count for independent reading. One guideline is to first check if a book that you would like to read has won any significant awards.
 
*Not all books are appropriate for every sixth grader; a book’s appropriateness may depend on one’s level of maturity, understanding of the topic, and familiarity with English. If you have a quesLon about whether or not a book is appropriate for you, please check with one of your English teachers, with one of the CAJ librarians, or with your parents.
 
 
 
 
 
== Grade 7 ==
 
 
 
 
 
{| style="width: 60%; height: 200px" border="1" class="wikitable"
 
! Required Reading:
 
! Task:
 
! Reviewed by:
 
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| rowspan="2" | 1 book from the GOR list
 
| Book Recommendation
 
Poster
 
| rowspan="2" | English Teacher
 
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| Google Drive Survey
 
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| rowspan="2" | 1 book from content area
 
list (Bible, Math, Science,
 
or Social Studies)
 
| 2 Minute Presentation
 
| rowspan="2" | Content Area
 
Teacher
 
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| Google Drive Survey
 
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| 1 free choice (must be on
 
grade level)
 
| Google Drive Survey
 
| Homeroom Teacher
 
|}
 
 
 
• Additional books read should also be recorded on the Google Drive Survey, in order to count toward the class goal.
 
 
 
• Book list & instructions will be posted on the CAJ website.
 
 
 
• Today we will practice using the google drive survey!
 
 
 
 
 
====TASK #1 - GOR BOOK POSTER====
 
You are going to design a Book Recommendation Poster that will persuade others to read the book.
 
 
 
'''Requirements for the poster:'''
 
 
 
* Title and Author (spelled correctly) must stand out clearly
 
 
 
* A summary in your own words – Write 5-7 sentences that sum up the main action or conflict going on in the book. Don't say "This book is about . . ." Get us right into the action!
 
 
 
* Your Personal Recommendation – Write 2-3 sentences telling your classmates why you recommend this book. Be specific!
 
 
 
* 2 Adjectives (Example: ACTION-PACKED!) describing the book must stand out  clearly on the page.
 
 
 
* Visuals: Add pictures, graphics, etc. that relate to the book
 
 
 
* Size: B5 (250 x 176 mm or 9.84 x 6.93 inches) or half of a construction paper 
 
 
 
* Due: the first day of class (to your English teacher)
 
 
 
 
 
====TASK #2 - CONTENT AREA PRESENTATION====
 
 
 
You are going to give a short presentation in a content area class to explain to your classmates what you learned about a particular topic.
 
 
 
'''Requirements for the presentation:'''
 
 
 
* Tell the title and author name
 
 
 
* Give a brief summary
 
 
 
* Explain the most interesting thing that you learned from reading the book
 
 
 
* Script or notecards written for the presentation
 
 
 
* Due: the first day of class (to your content area teacher)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Requirements:===
 
* 1 book from the Guided Outside Reading (GOR) list
 
**Task: book recommendation
 
**Reviewed by: English Teacher
 
* 1 book from a content area (Bible, Math, Science, or Social Studies )
 
** Task: 2 minute presentation - Title and Author
 
*** Brief summary
 
*** What you learned
 
** Reviewed by: Content Area Teacher
 
* 1 free choice (must be on grade level but does not have to be on one of the reading list)
 
 
 
 
 
===Guided Outside Reading List===
 
 
 
English 7 Guided Outside Reading (GOR) List
 
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| Alcott, Louisa M.
 
| Little Women
 
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| Alvarez, Julia
 
| Before we were Free
 
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| Avi
 
| Nothing but the Truth <br>
 
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| The Secret School
 
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| Don’t you know there’s a War on?
 
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| Crispin: Cross of Lead
 
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| Balliett, Blue
 
| Chasing Vermeer
 
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| The Wright 3
 
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| Bauer, Joan
 
| Hope was Here
 
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| Birdsall, Jeanne
 
| The Penderwicks
 
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| Chabon, Michael
 
| Summerland
 
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| Creech, Sharon
 
| Walk Two Moons
 
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| Chasing Redbird
 
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| The Wanderer
 
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| Ruby Holler
 
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| Heartbeat
 
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| Replay
 
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| Curtis, Christopher Paul
 
| Bud, Not Buddy
 
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| Elijah of Buxton
 
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| Cushman, Karen
 
| Catherine called Birdy
 
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| Midwife’s Apprentice
 
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| Matilda Bone
 
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| The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
 
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| DiCamillo, Kate
 
| The Tale of Despereaux
 
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| Dickens, Charles
 
| A Christmas Carol
 
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| Farmer, Nancy
 
| The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
 
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| A Girl Named Disaster
 
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| The House of the Scorpion
 
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| The Sea of Trolls
 
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| Frederick, Heather Vogel
 
| The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed
 
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| Funke, Cornelia
 
| The Thief Lord
 
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| Inkheart
 
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| The Dragon Rider
 
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| Inkspell
 
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| Gantos, Jack
 
| Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
 
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| Joey Pigza Loses Control
 
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| What would Joey Do?
 
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| Griff, Patricia R.
 
| Pictures of Hollis Woods
 
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| Grisham, John
 
| Skipping Christmas
 
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| Haddix, Margaret P.
 
| Running Out of Time
 
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| Among the Hidden
 
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| Among the Barons
 
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| Among the Betrayed
 
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| Among the Imposters
 
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| Escape from Memory
 
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| Among the Brave
 
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| Among the Enemy
 
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| The House on the Gulf
 
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| Double Identity
 
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| Among the Free
 
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| Hamilton, Virginia
 
| The Mystery of Drear House
 
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| Hannigan, Katherine
 
| Ida B.
 
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| Hiassen, Carl
 
| Hoot
 
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| Hesse, Karen
 
| Out of the Dust
 
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| Stowaway
 
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| Horvath, Polly
 
| Everything on a Waffle
 
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| The Vacation
 
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| Jacques, Brian
 
| Mattimeo
 
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| Mossflower
 
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| Pearls of Lutra
 
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| Redwall
 
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| Taggerung
 
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| The Bellmaker
 
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| Jimenez, Francisco
 
|Breaking Through
 
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|Kadohata, Cynthia
 
|Kira-Kira
 
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|Weedflower
 
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| Klass, David
 
| You don’t know Me
 
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| Konigsburg, E.L.
 
| The Outcasts ot 19 Schulyer Place
 
|-
 
| Korman, Gordon
 
| Everest Series (I: Contest, II: Climb, III: Summit)
 
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| Island Series (I: Shipwreck, II: Survival, III: Escape)
 
|-
 
| Lawhead, Stephen
 
| various titles
 
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| L’engle, Madeleine
 
| A Ring of Endless Light
 
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| A Wind in the Door
 
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| Many Waters
 
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| An Acceptable Time
 
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| Lewis, C.S.
 
| The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
 
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| Lisle, Janet Taylor
 
| The Art of Keeping Cool
 
|-
 
| Lobel, Anita
 
| No Pretty Pictures
 
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| Lowry, Lois
 
| The Giver
 
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| Gathering Blue
 
|-
 
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| Silent Boy
 
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| Messenger
 
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| Myers, Walter Dean
 
| The Glory Field
 
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| Napoli, Donna Jo
 
| Daughter of Venice
 
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| Stones into Water
 
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| Sirena
 
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| Three Days
 
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| North
 
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| Bound
 
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| Park, Linda Sue
 
| A Single Shard
 
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| When my Name was Keoko
 
|-
 
| Paterson, Katherine
 
| Jip
 
|-
 
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| Preacher’s Boy
 
|-
 
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| The Same Stuff as Stars
 
|-
 
| Paulsen, Gary
 
| Dogsong
 
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| Hatchet
 
|-
 
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| Brian’s Winter
 
|-
 
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| Brian’s Return
 
|-
 
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| The Transall Saga
 
|-
 
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| Guts
 
|-
 
| Peck, Richard
 
| A Long Way from Chicago
 
|-
 
|
 
| A Year Down Yonder
 
|-
 
|
 
| Fair Weather
 
|-
 
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| The River Between Us
 
|-
 
| Sachar, Louis
 
| Small Steps
 
|-
 
| Schmidt, Gary
 
| Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster
 
|-
 
|
 
| Boy
 
|-
 
| Smith, Roland
 
| Peak
 
|-
 
| Spinelli, Jerry
 
| Stargirl
 
|-
 
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| Loser
 
|-
 
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| Crash
 
|-
 
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| The Library Card
 
|-
 
|
 
| Milkweed
 
|-
 
| Staples, Suzanne Fisher
 
| Shabanu
 
|-
 
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| Haveli
 
|-
 
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| Shiva’s Fire
 
|-
 
| St. John, Patricia M.
 
| Twice Freed
 
|-
 
| Taylor, Mildred D.
 
| Let the Circle be Unbroken
 
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| The Road to Memphis
 
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| The Land
 
|-
 
| Tolan, Stephanie S.
 
| Surviving the Applewhites
 
|-
 
| Ullman, James Ramsey
 
| Banner in the Sky
 
|-
 
| Voigt, Cynthia
 
| Dicey’s Song
 
|-
 
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| Homecoming
 
|-
 
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| The Runner
 
|-
 
| Weeks, Sarah
 
| So B. It
 
|-
 
| Wolff, Virginia Euwer
 
| Make Lemonade
 
|-
 
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| True Believer
 
|-
 
| Yolen, Jane
 
| Armageddon Summer
 
 
 
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