The Great American Read

 

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1. The call of the wild

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Author:
London, Jack, 1876-1916
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Description:
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.

2. Charlotte's web

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Author:
White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Description:
A little girl named Fern raises the little runt pig, Wilbur, only to have her father give him away. At his new home, Wilbur is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him. Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.

3. Ghost

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Author:
Reynolds, Jason
Series:
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Description:
Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father.

4. Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone

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Author:
Rowling, J. K.
Series:
Harry Potter (Original series) volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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Description:
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.

5. Hatchet

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Author:
Paulsen, Gary
Series:
Brian's saga volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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Description:
Headed for Canada to visit his father for the first time since his parents' divorce, thirteen-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of a plane crash, with only the clothes he has on and a hatchet to help him live in the wilderness.

6. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe

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Author:
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963
Series:
Chronicles of Narnia volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Description:
Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.

7. Little women

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Author:
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
Series:
Little Women series volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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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.