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The 13 lists have titles that grow in difficulty from the easiest to the hardest to read. They are not based on grade level, but on the difficulty of the text as determined by it's Lexile measurement. A typical interest level is included to help you choose the most appropriate book.

Abbey, Edward Monkey Wrench Gang, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Achebe, Chinua Arrow of God. 8 High School (9-12)  
Achebe, Chinua Things Fall Apart. 8 High School (9-12)  
Ada, Alma Flor My Name is Maria Isabel. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Ada, Alma Flor Yours Truly, Goldilocks. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Adler, David A. Picture Book of Anne Frank, A. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Adler, David A. Picture Book of Jackie Robinson, A. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Adler, David A. Picture Book of Sacagawea. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Aliki William Shakespeare and the Globe. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Anaya, Rudolfo A. Bless Me Ultima. 8 High School (9-12)  
Anderson, Margaret J. Children of Summer. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Arnosky, Jim All About Rattlesnakes. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Asimov, Isaac Foundation. 8 High School (9-12)  
Asimov, Isaac I, Robot. 8 High School (9-12)  
Atkin, S. Beth Voices from the Fields: children of migrant farm workers tell their stories. 8 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Azuela, Mariano Underdogs: a novel of the Mexican Revolution. 8 High School (9-12)  
Barrio, Raymond Plum Plum Pickers, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Bauer, Joan Rules of the Road. 8 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Blackwood, Gary Shakespeare Stealer, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Bledsoe, Lucy Jane Sweat: stories and a novella. 8 High School (9-12)  
Bogues, Tyrone In the Land of Giants: my life in basketball. 8 High School (9-12)  
Bradbury, Ray Dandelion Wine. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Bradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451. 8 High School (9-12)  
Bradbury, Ray Something Wicked This Way Comes. 8 High School (9-12)  
Bradford, Richard Red Sky at Morning. 8 High School (9-12)  
Brett, Jan Goldilocks and the Three Bears. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Bridges, Ruby Through My Eyes. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Brill, Marlene Journey for Peace: the story of Rigoberta Menchu. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Brink, Andre Philippus Rumors of Rain. 8 High School (9-12)  
Bronte, Charlotte Jane Eyre. 8 High School (9-12)  
Bronte, Charlotte Wuthering Heights. 8 High School (9-12)  
Brooks, Bruce Everywhere. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Burks, Brian Runs With Horses. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Burks, Brian Walks Alone. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Burton, Virginia L. Little House, The. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Burton, Virginia L. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Byars, Betsy Cromer Moon and I, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Byars, Betsy Cromer Summer of the Swans, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Camus, Albert Stranger, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Carling, Amelia Lau Mama and Papa Have a Store. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Carlson, Laurie Boss of the Plains: the hat that won the west. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Carrison, Muriel P. Cambodian Folk Stories From the Gatiloke. 8 High School (9-12)  
Carroll, Lewis Alice in Wonderland. 8 High School (9-12)  
Cart, Michael (Compiler) Tomorrowland: ten stories about the future. 8 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Cary, Lorene Black Ice. 8 High School (9-12)  
Chavez, Denise Last of the Menu Girls. 8 High School (9-12)  
Cisneros, Sandra House on Mango Street. 8 High School (9-12)  
Clair, Maxine Rattlebone. 8 High School (9-12)  
Cleary, Beverly Mouse and the Motorcycle, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Cleary, Beverly Ramona and Her Father. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Cleary, Beverly Ramona the Pest. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Clements, Andrew Big Al. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Clements, Andrew Frindle. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Coman, Carolyn Many Stones. 8 High School (9-12)  
Cooney, Barbara Eleanor. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Cormier, Robert We All Fall Down. 8 High School (9-12)  
Cowan, Catherine My Life With the Wave. 8 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Creech, Sharon Chasing Redbird. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Creech, Sharon Wanderer, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Crichton, Michael Andromeda Strain. 8 High School (9-12)  
Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Dahl, Roald James and the Giant Peach. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Danticat, Edwidge Krik? Krak!. 8 High School (9-12)  
Davis, Terry Vision Quest. 8 High School (9-12)  
Davol, Marguerite W. Paper Dragon, The. 8 Primary (K-2)  
De Felice, Cynthia Nowhere to Call Home. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
de Saint-Exupery, Antoine Flight to Arras. 8 High School (9-12)  
de Saint-Exupery, Antoine Night Flight. 8 High School (9-12)  
DeFelice, Cynthia Weasel. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Demi One Grain of Rice: a mathematical folktale. 8 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Denzel, Justin Boy of the Painted Cave. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Denzel, Justin Return to the Painted Cave. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
dePaola, Tomie Lady of Guadalupe, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
dePaola, Tomie Popcorn Book, The. 8 Primary (K-2)  
dePaola, Tomie Strega Nona. 8 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Diakite, Baba Wague Hunterman and the Crocodile, The. 8 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Dodson, Peter Alphabet of Dinosaurs, An. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Dorris, Michael Guests. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Crime and Punishment. 8 High School (9-12)  
Du Maurier, Daphne Rebecca. 8 High School (9-12)  
Ehrlich, Amy (Editor) When I Was Your Age: original stories about growing up. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Emecheta, Buchi Second-Class Citizen. 8 High School (9-12)  
Endo, Shusaku Sea and Poison, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Endo, Shusaku Silence. 8 High School (9-12)  
Erdrich, Louise Antelope Wife, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Estes, Eleanor Hundred Dresses, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Faulkner, William As I Lay Dying. 8 High School (9-12)  
Faulkner, William Sound and the Fury, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Fenner, Carol King of Dragons, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Fitzgerald, John D. Great Brain, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Fleischman, Paul Bull Run. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Fleischman, Paul Dateline: Troy. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Fleischman, Paul Weslandia. 8 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Fox, Laurie My Sister From the Black Lagoon. 8 High School (9-12)  
Fraser, Mary Ann Ten Mile Day and the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Fritz, Jean And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Fritz, Jean Homesick: my own story. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Fritz, Jean You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Galloway, Priscilla Snake Dreamer. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Gantos, Jack Joey Pigza Loses Control. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Garland, Sherry Lotus Seed, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
George, Jean Craighead Julie of the Wolves. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
George, Jean Craighead My Side of the Mountain. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Gibbons, Gail Soaring With the Wind: the bald eagle. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Gibbons, Kaye Ellen Foster. 8 High School (9-12)  
Giblin, James Cross Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Goldman, William Princess Bride, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Gollub, Matthew Cool Melons Turn to Frogs: the life and poems of Issa. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Greenberg, Jan Chuck Close, Up Close. 8 High School (9-12)  
Greene, Bette Summer of My German Soldier. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Greene, Graham Quiet American, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Greene, Graham Travels with My Aunt. 8 High School (9-12)  
Grifalconi, Ann Village of Round and Square Houses, The. 8 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Haddix, Margaret Peterson Among the Hidden. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Haddix, Margaret Peterson Just Ella. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Hagedorn, Jessica Dogeaters, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Hahn, Mary Downing December Stillness. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Hahn, Mary Downing Promises to the Dead. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Hale, Janet C. Owl's Song, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Hamilton, Virginia Her Stories: African American folktales, fairy tales and true tales. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Hemingway, Ernest For Whom the Bell Tolls. 8 High School (9-12)  
Henry, Marguerite Justin Morgan Had a Horse. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Herbert, Frank Dune. 8 High School (9-12)  
Hill, Christine M. Langston Hughes: poet of the Harlem Renaissance. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Hillerman, Tony Dance Hall of the Dead. 8 High School (9-12)  
Hiscock, Bruce Big Rock, The. 8 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Ho, Minfong Clay Marble, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Hobbs, Will Far North. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Hobbs, Will Jason's Gold. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Holman, Felice Real. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Howe, James Watcher, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Huck, Charlotte Toads and Diamonds. 8 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Hurmence, Belinda Girl Called Boy, A. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Hurston, Zora Neale Spunk: the selected stories of Zora Neale Hurston. 8 High School (9-12)  
Huxley, Aldous Brave New World. 8 High School (9-12)  
Jacobs, Paul Samuel James Printer: a novel of rebellion. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Jacques, Brian Redwall. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
James, Henry Daisy Miller. 8 High School (9-12)  
Jenkins, Steve Biggest, Strongest, Fastest. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Jenkins, Steve Top of the World: climbing Mount Everest. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Jimenez, Francisco Circuit: stories from the life of a migrant child, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Johnson, Angela Other Side: shorter poems, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Kadohata, Cynthia Floating World, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Kazimiroff, Theodore L. Last Algonquin, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Kerr, M.E. Blood on the Forehead: what I know about writing. 8 High School (9-12)  
Kim, Helen Long Season of Rain, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
King, Stephen Christine. 8 High School (9-12)  
King, Stephen Different Seasons. 8 High School (9-12)  
King, Stephen Thinner. 8 High School (9-12)  
Kingston, Maxine Hong Woman Warrior: memoirs of a girlhood among ghosts, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Kipling, Rudyard Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Knight, Margy Burns Welcoming Babies. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Konigsburg, E.L. View From Saturday, A. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Krisher, Trudy Spite Fences. 8 High School (9-12)  
Kroeber, Theodora Ishi, Last of His Tribe. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Kroll, Steven Ellis Island: doorway to freedom. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Lasky, Kathryn Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Lasky, Kathryn Librarian Who Measured the World. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Lasky, Kathryn She's Wearing a Dead Bird on her Head!. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Lauber, Patricia Painters of the Caves. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Lavender, David Snowbound: the tragic story of the Donner Party. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Le Guin, Ursula K. Tombs of Atuan, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Lee, Gus China Boy. 8 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird. 8 High School (9-12)  
Lee, Spike;Wiley, Ralph Best Seat in the House. 8 High School (9-12)  
Lester, Julius Long Journey Home. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Levi, Primo If Not Now, When?. 8 High School (9-12)  
Limon, Graciela Song of the Hummingbird. 8 High School (9-12)  
Lindquist, Susan Hart Summer Soldiers. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Lisle, Janet Taylor Lost Flower Children. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Lorbiecki, Marybeth Just One Flick of a Finger. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Louie, Ai-Ling Yeh Shen: a Cinderella story from China. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Lunn, Janet Root Cellar, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Maguire, Gregory Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. 8 High School (9-12)  
Malamud, Bernard Assistant, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Marsden, John Tomorrow, When the War Began. 8 High School (9-12)  
Martin, Jacqueline Briggs Snowflake Bentley. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Marzollo, Jean Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King. 8 Primary (K-2)  
McCloskey, Robert Blueberries for Sal. 8 Primary (K-2)  
McKissack, Patricia C. Ma Dear's Aprons. 8 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
McKissack, Patricia C. Run Away Home. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Miklowitz, Gloria D. Masada: the last fortress. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Mills, Magnus All Quiet on the Orient Express. 8 High School (9-12)  
Momaday, N. Scott Way to Rainy Mountain, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Monfredo, Miriam North Star Conspiracy. 8 High School (9-12)  
Morgenstern, Susie Secret Letters From 0 to 10. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Mori, Kyoko Shizuko's Daughter. 8 High School (9-12)  
Morrison, Toni Beloved. 8 High School (9-12)  
Morrison, Toni Song of Solomon, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Musgrove, Margaret Ashanti to Zulu: African traditions. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Naipaul, V.S. House for Mr. Biswas, A. 8 High School (9-12)  
Narayan, R.K. Waiting for the Mahatma. 8 High School (9-12)  
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Shiloh. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Walker's Crossing. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Newth, Mette Abduction, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Nexo, Martin Anderson Pelle the Conqueror. 8 High School (9-12)  
Nolan, Han Face in Every Window, A. 8 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Nye, Naomi Shihab Habibi. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
O'Brien, Edna Country Girls Trilogy, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
O'Brien, Robert C. Z For Zachariah. 8 High School (9-12)  
O'Brien, Tim Things They Carried, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
O'Connor, Flannery Complete Stories, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Opdyke, Irene Gut;Armstrong, Jennifer In My Hands: memories of a Holocaust rescuer. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Ozick, Cynthia Pagan Rabbi, and Other Stories, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Paterson, Katherine Bridge to Terabithia. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Paterson, Katherine Great Gilly Hopkins, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Paterson, Katherine Jip: his story. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Paterson, Katherine Lyddie. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Paterson, Katherine Master Puppeteer, The. 8 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Paterson, Katherine Preacher's Boy. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Paton, Alan Cry, The Beloved Country. 8 High School (9-12)  
Peet, Bill Big Bad Bruce. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Penn, W.S. (Editor) Telling of the World: Native American stories and art, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Petry, Ann Tituba of Salem Village. 8 High School (9-12)  
Pinkney, Andrea Davis Alvin Ailey. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Pinkney, Andrea Davis Duke Ellington: the Piano Prince and his orchestra. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Pinkney, Andrea Davis Silent Thunder: a Civil War story. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Pinkwater, Daniel Education of Robert Nifkin, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Pollock, Penny Turkey Girl: a Zuni Cinderella story, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Pullman, Philip Firework-Maker's Daughter. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Pyle, Howard (Editor) Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Quarles, Heather Door Near Here, A. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Ransome, Arthur Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Reeder, Carolyn Shades of Gray. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Remarque, Erich Maria All Quiet on the Western Front. 8 High School (9-12)  
Roberts, Willo Davis Twisted Summer. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Rodriguez, Luis J. Always Running: la vida loca, gang days in LA. 8 High School (9-12)  
Roop, Peter;Roop, Connie If You Lived With the Cherokee. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Root, Phyllis Aunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Ryder, Joanne Without Words. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Rylant, Cynthia Heavenly Village, The. 8 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Rylant, Cynthia Islander, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Rylant, Cynthia Van Gogh Cafe, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
San Souci, Robert D. Sukey and the Mermaid. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Sandburg, Carl Huckabuck Family and How They Raised Popcorn in Nebraska and Quit and Came Back, The. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Sayers, Dorothy Gaudy Night. 8 High School (9-12)  
Sayers, Dorothy Murder Must Advertise. 8 High School (9-12)  
Schaefer, Jack Shane. 8 High School (9-12)  
Service, Pamela F. Stinker from Space. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Seymour, Tres Jake Johnson: the story of a mule. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Shannon, George Dance Away. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Siegal, Aranka Upon the Head of the Goat: a childhood in Hungary. 8 High School (9-12)  
Sierra, Judy Tasty Baby Belly Buttons. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Silko, Leslie Ceremony. 8 High School (9-12)  
Singer, Isaac Bashevis Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories. 8 Middle School (6-8)
Smith, Betty Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A. 8 High School (9-12)  
Smith, Roland Last Lobo, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley Runaways, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Soto, Gary Baseball in April and Other Stories. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Speare, Elizabeth George Witch of Blackbird Pond, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Sperry, Armstrong Call It Courage. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Spinelli, Jerry Maniac Magee. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Springer, Nancy Colt. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Stanley, Diane Shaka, King of the Zulus. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Stanley, Diane Time Apart, A. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Steig, Jeanne Handful of Beans, A. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Szymusiak, Molyda Stones Cry Out: a Cambodian childhood, 1975-1980, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Tan, Amy Kitchen God's Wife, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Tanaka, Shelley Lost Temple of the Aztecs: what it was when the Spaniards invaded Mexico (I Was There). 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Taylor, Mildred D. Mississippi Bridge. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Taylor, Theodore Bomb, The. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Taylor, Theodore Cay, The. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Trueman, Terry Stuck in Neutral. 8 High School (9-12)  
Tsukiyama, Gail Women of the Silk. 8 High School (9-12)  
Turner, Ann Warren Nettie's Trip South. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Uchida, Yoshiko Journey Home. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Van Draanen, Wendelin Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Van Draanen, Wendelin Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
van Gulik, Robert Red Pavilion: a Judge Dee mystery, The. 8 High School (9-12)  
Velde, Vivian Vande Ghost of a Hanged Man. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Villasenor, Victor Rain of Gold. 8 High School (9-12)  
Vonnegut, Kurt Slaughterhouse Five. 8 High School (9-12)  
Vonnegut, Kurt Welcome to the Monkey House. 8 High School (9-12)  
Wells, Rebecca Little Altars Everywhere. 8 High School (9-12)  
Whelan, Gloria Homeless Bird. 8 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Wick, Walter Drop of Water: a book of science and wonder. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Wideman, John Edgar Brothers and Keepers. 8 High School (9-12)  
Wideman, John Edgar Philadelphia Fire. 8 High School (9-12)  
Williams, Vera B. Scooter. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Wood, Audrey Birdsong. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Woodruff, Elvira George Washington's Socks. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Yee, Paul Tales from Gold Mountain: stories of the Chinese in the New World. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Yep, Laurence Dragonwings. 8 Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle School (6-8)  
Yolen, Jane Dragon's Blood. 8 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Yolen, Jane Passager. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Yolen, Jane Welcome to the Sea of Sand. 8 Primary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)  
Yolen, Jane;Colville, Bruce Armageddon Summer. 8 Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)  
Zemser, Amy Bronwen Beyond the Mango Tree. 8 Middle School (6-8)  
Zolotow, Charlotte Quarreling Book, The. 8 Primary (K-2)  
Zolotow, Charlotte Seashore Book, The. 8 Primary (K-2)  


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