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Discussion questions created by Hennepin County Librarians. quick list by title | quick list by author
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Alexander, Lloyd The Book of Three Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to a famous oracular sow, sets out on a hazardous mission to save Prydain from the forces of evil. 1999 Appears on the following book lists:  Discussion Guides - Teen Books
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Amato, Mary The Word Eater Lerner Chanse, a new student at Cleveland Park Middle School, finds a worm that magically makes things disappear, and she hopes it will help her fit in, or get revenge, at her hated school. 2000 Discussion Questions | ||||||||||||
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Anderson, Jodi Lynn May Bird and the Ever After Lonely and shy, ten-year-old May Ellen Bird has no idea what awaits her when she falls into the lake and enters The Ever After, home of ghosts and the Bogeyman. 2005 Appears on the following book lists: Girls Read
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Applegate, Katherine Home of the Brave Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the Minneapolis home of his aunt and cousin, as well as in his fifth grade classroom, and longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner. 2009 Discussion Questions | ||||||||||||
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Avi Poppy Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas. 1995 Appears on the following book lists: Animal Stories - fantasyDiscussion Questions | ||||||||||||
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Avi S.O.R. losers Each member of the South Orange River seventh-grade soccer team has qualities of excellence, but not on the soccer field. 1984 Discussion Questions Other formats available | ||||||||||||
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Avi, Crispin: The Cross of Lead Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret. 2002 Appears on the following book lists: Newbery Medal and Honor Books to 1960
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Babbitt, Natalie Tuck Everlasting A family accidentally stumbles upon a spring with water endowing them with the gift of eternal life. Seventy years later, without having grown a day older, they are discovered by a young girl who learns their secret. 2000 Appears on the following book lists: Classics - modernDiscussion Questions Other formats available | ||||||||||||
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Balliett, Blue Chasing Vermeer When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal. 2004 Appears on the following book lists: Elementary Grades - Grades 5-6
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Barron, T. A. The Lost Years of Merlin A young boy who has no identity nor memory of his past washes ashore on the coast of Wales and finds his true name after a series of fantastic adventures. 1996 Appears on the following book lists: If You Like Harry Potter Fantasy - modern
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Barrows, Annie The Magic Half Eleven-year-old Miri Gill feels left out in her family, which has two sets of twins and her, until she travels back in time to 1935 and discovers Molly, her own lost twin, and brings her back to the present day. 2008 Appears on the following book lists:
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Bauer, Marion Dane Runt Runt, the smallest wolf cub in the litter, seeks to prove himself to his father King and the rest of the pack and to earn a new name. 2002 Appears on the following book lists: Animal Stories - real Elementary Grades - Grades 3-5 Maud Hart Lovelace Award
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Birdsall, Jeanne The Penderwicks While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother. 2005 Appears on the following book lists: Kids Book Prizes
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Byng, Georgia Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism Unlucky and unloved, Molly Moon, living in a dreary orphanage in a small English town, discovers a hidden talent for hypnotism and hypnotizes her way to stardom in New York City. 2002 Appears on the following book lists:
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Cabot, Meg Moving Day Nine-year-old Allie Finkle has rules for everything and is even writing her own rule book, but her world is turned upside-down when she learns that her family is moving across town, which will mean a new house, school, best friend, and plenty of new rules. 2008 Appears on the following book lists: Best Books for Kids - October 2008
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Catanese, P. W. The Brave Apprentice Meet Patch Ridling. He's a tailor's simple apprentice in the remote village of Crossfield. He's a hard worker who's never wanted for much, except a little adventure. When he rescues his friend Osbert from an aging troll, Patch finds himself the town hero. Word of his bravery quickly spreads throughout the country side, and Patch is summoned to the king's castle. King Milo needs his help to wage war on a gang of trolls threatening to destroy the kingdom. Soon Patch finds himself engaged in an all-out battle against the trolls. With only the help of a fool named Simon and a maddening riddle, can Patch figure out the trolls' fatal flaw? Or is the kingdom destined to perish? 2005 Discussion Questions | ||||||||||||
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Choldenko, Gennifer Al Capone Does My Shirts A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister. 2004 Appears on the following book lists: Guys Read Good Reads for Middle School Good Reads for Guys Newbery Honor Discussion Guides - Teen Books Kids Book Prizes Classroom Read Aloud - chapter books Audio books - history on the go (1- 6 hours)
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Cleary, Beverly Ramona Quimby, Age 8 The further adventures of the Quimby family as Ramona enters the third grade. 1981 Appears on the following book lists: Newbery HonorDiscussion Questions | ||||||||||||
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Clements, Andrew Frindle When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control. 1996 Appears on the following book lists: Classics - modern
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Clements, Andrew No Talking The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a no talking contest. 2007 Appears on the following book lists: Best Books for Kids - February 2008
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