Leesville Staff Picks: Chapter Books

A list comprising all of our favorite Kids (Juvenile) books.

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Book cover for "Little women"
Star rating for Little women
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Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Andy & Kelly's Pick
Description:
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.
Book cover for "A long walk to water"
Star rating for A long walk to water
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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Farida's Picks
Description:
When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan. When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his...

3. Pie

Book cover for "Pie"
Star rating for Pie
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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Laura J's Pick
Description:
After the death of Polly Portman, whose award-winning pies put the town of Ipswitch, Pennsylvania, on the map in the 1950s, her devoted niece Alice and Alice's friend Charlie investigate who is going to extremes to find Aunt Polly's secret pie crust recipe. Includes fourteen pie recipes.
Book cover for "The war that saved my life"
Star rating for The war that saved my life
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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Laura J's Pick
Description:
A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.