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• The Hidden Staircase

  Keene, Carolyn

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  "I loved all the Nancy Drew mysteries when I was a young girl. This was my favorite one as I remember." Lynne

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

  Rowling, J. K.

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  "Maybe this is cliché, but this was the first significant chapter book I read growing up. I was six, a sad, lonely kid, and this was the book that showed me I could escape into literature and a different world. I literally grew up with the story,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Deep and Dark and Dangerous

  Hahn, Mary Downing

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  "A summertime vacation turned supernatural, Mary Downing Hahn's Deep and Dark and Dangerous tells the tale of Ali, a young girl caught in the middle of a broken family and a tale of a mysterious lake drowning." Olivia

• The Story of Ferdinand

  Leaf, Munro, 1905-1976,

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  "This is a classic storybook about a little bull named Ferdinand. Although he grows up to be the biggest and mightiest bull in the pasture, he is a gentle creature who simply wants to spend his days happily smelling flowers." Andie

• The BFG

  Dahl, Roald

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  "An orphaned ten-year-old girl (Sophie) befriends a 24-foot tall giant. She is an insomniac that reads through the night, even during the witching hour and taken from her bed by a Giant. This Giant takes her on an adventure to Giant Country. While…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Corduroy

  Freeman, Don, 1908-1978

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  "A small stuffed bear named Corduroy has lived in a department store for a long time. He waits to be picked up and taken home by someone special. One day a little girl wants to buy him, but her mom says no because a button is missing from his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Another Monster at the End of This Book

  Stone, Jon,

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  "I loved how interactive this book was, I have fond memories of my mom reading it to me and later reading it to my boys." Angela

• I Know What You Did Last Summer

  Duncan, Lois, 1934-2016

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  "Four teenagers who have desperately tried to conceal their responsibility for a hit-and-run accident are pursued by a mystery figure seeking revenge." Rebecca

• The Boxcar Children

  Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979

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  "I loved this series so much as a child I made all my neighborhood friends pretend we were living in a boxcar one summer! We did not have a dog so my cat Mittens was the dog named Watch. So many happy memories."

• Misty of Chincoteague

  Henry, Marguerite, 1902-1997

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  "A couple living on Assateague Island capture and tame a wild mare, known as the Phantom, with her colt." Luann