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Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl
Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
Dork Diaries, Rachel Renee Russell
Magyck, Angie Sage
Million Dollar Books, Dan Gutman
Moon Over Manifest, Clare Vanderpool
No Talking, The Report Card, Frindle, Andrew Clements
Ronia the Robber’s Daughter, Ingrid Law
Savvy, Scrumble, Ingrid Law
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Starcatchers, Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
The Girl Who Could Fly. Victoria Bearer
The Conch Bearer, Chitra Banerjee Civakaruni
The Whipping Boy, Sid Fleischman
Tiger’s Curse, Colleen Houck
War Horse, Michael Morpurgo
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