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Check It Out -- Teen Literature Database
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5 book reviews found, page 1 of 1. Narrow results by selecting age range:
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Dark Is Rising
Audience: 5th Grade - 9th Grade
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It's mid-winter's eve, the longest night of the year and the night before Will's 11th birthday. Everything seems normal in Will's house, except the animals are acting strangely around him, and blackbirds keep screaming outside, and there's a strange little man sneaking around outside. Will soon learns that his life is not what it seems. Will is the last of the 'Old Ones' and it's his job to keep evil from triumphing over good. This fantasy combines magical elements and traditional Celtic lore in an exciting adventure.
Similar books: Ranger's Apprentice Series, Sea of Trolls (Farmer)
Date read: 05/25/2004
ISBN: 0689303173
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Secret Garden
Audience: 3rd Grade - 8th Grade
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In no book is the transformative power of gardens more vivid than in this classic work first published in 1911. Two cousins, Mary and Colin, live in Misselthwaite Manor and, at first, do not know of each other's existence. Both children are sickly and suffer from various ailments. As they discover a secret, abandoned garden and nurse it back to health, they, too, join the world again and find the companionship, love, and life they always needed. This old-fashioned English novel will appeal to readers of all ages.
Similar books: 'The Little Princess' 'The Penderwicks'
Date read: 10/01/1998
ISBN: 0517200198
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Where the Lilies Bloom
Audience: 4th Grade - 8th Grade
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Mary Call is only 14 years old and yet she is responsible for holding her family together in order to keep three promises she made to her father. Mary Call, along with her two sisters and one brother, become 'wildcrafters,' gathering herbs, roots, leaves and other plants that are used for medicinal purposes. Mary Call faces lots of obstacles ranging from interfering neighbors to winter blizzards as she struggles to survive.
Similar books: My Louisiana Sky (Holt); Christy (Marshall)
Date read: 02/28/2004
ISBN: 0064470059
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Where the Red Fern Grows
Audience: 4th Grade - 9th Grade
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Billy Colman roams the Ozarks of Oklahoma with his two bluetick coonhounds trying to 'tree' an elusive raccoon. In time, the inseparable trio wins the coveted gold cup in the annual coon-hunt contest. When victory turns to tragedy, Billy learns the beautiful old Native American legend of the sacred red fern.
Similar books: Summer of Riley
Date read: 4/28/2002
ISBN: 0385323301
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Wrinkle in Time
Audience: 4th Grade - 10th Grade
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When Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace go on a mission to rescue their dad they get trapped in a sticky mess literally!! Will the three find their father or will be the end of all of lives as they know it?
Similar books: Other books in the series: Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Date read: 6/25/2005
ISBN: 0440498058
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