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Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech
Ruby Holler
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Interest: Grades 4-8. Reading Level: 4.3. Author: Sharon Creech. Key Award: Carnegie Medal.

"Trouble twins" Dallas and Florida are orphans who have given up believing there is such a thing as a loving home. Tiller and Sairy are an eccentric older couple who live in the beautiful, mysterious Ruby Holler, but they're restless for one more big adventure. When they invite the twins to join them on their journeys, they first must all stay together in the Holler, and the magic of the place takes over. Two pairs of lives grow closer, and are changed forever.
The Dark is Rising Box Set by Susan Cooper
Dark is Rising Box Set
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Interest: Grades 4-8. Reading Levels: 5.3-6.2. Author: Susan Cooper. Key Awards: Newbery Medal. Carnegie Medal Honor.

The Dark Is Rising is the name of a five-book series of children's novels by Susan Cooper originally published in the 1960s and 1970s. The series is written as contemporary fantasy, and depicts the struggle between the forces of good, called The Light, and the forces of evil, known as The Dark. The series is based on the Arthurian mythos, and is written primarily for older children and young adults. One of the books won the Newbery medal, and another was an honor book. The Dark Is Rising is also the title of the second book in the series, whose main character is an eleven-year-old boy who learns that he is an Old One, destined to wield the powers of The Light in an ancient struggle with The Dark. Children, both magical and ordinary, feature prominently in the struggle portrayed in the five books.
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden
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Interest: Grades 4-8. Reading Level: 6.1. Author: Philippa Pearce. Key Award: Carnegie Medal.

Tom is furious. His brother, Peter, has measles, so now Tom is being shipped off to stay with Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan in their boring old apartment. Then one night the landlady's antique grandfather clock strikes thirteen times, leading Tom to a wonderful, magical discovery and marking the beginning of a secret that's almost too amazing to be true. Tom discovers a special friend named Hatty and more than a summer's worth of adventure for both of them!
The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, The
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Interest: Grades 6-8. Reading Level: 4.3. Author: Terry Pratchett. Key Award: Carnegie Medal.

A talking cat, intelligent rats, and a strange boy cooperate in a Pied Piper scam until they try to con the wrong town and are confronted by a deadly evil rat king.
River Boy
River Boy
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Interest: Grades: 6-8. Reading Level: 5.3. Author: Tim Bowler. Key Award: Carnegie Medal.

Fifteen-year-old Jess's grandfather has just had a major heart attack, but he insists upon finishing his painting, River Boy. At first, Jess cannot understand why this painting is so important to her grandfather, especially since there doesn't seem to be any boy in it at all. But while swimming in the river herself, Jess begins to feel the presence of a strange boy. Could this be the same one her ailing grandfather struggles to paint? And if so, why has he returned?
The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff
Lantern Bearers, The
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Interest: Grades 8-12.  Author: Rosemary Sutcliff. Key Award: Carnegie Medal.

Threatened by a tide of invaders, the last of the Roman Auxiliaries are to leave Britain forever. But Aquila, a young legionnaire, chooses to stay behind, in order to join the fight to save his native land. Rosemary Sutcliff is known for her highly acclaimed historical fiction. This book is part of a set of loosely-connected books—it follows The Eagle of the Ninth and The Silver Branch and precedes Sword at Sunset, but the themes in The Lantern Bearers are more complex than in the prior books. Issues of loss, estrangement, and loyalty are more complicated, pulling main characters in conflicting directions.  This book is very well written, and an excellent choice for those studying ancient Rome or Britain, slightly more mature readers (ages 14+) and for book club discussions - a readers guide is included under "Technical Specs" section.
Just in Case
Just in Case
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Interest: Grades 9-12. Reading Level: 5.4. Mature Content. Author: Meg Rosoff. Key Award: Carnegie Medal.

Justin Case is convinced fate has in for him. And he's right. After finding his younger brother teetering on the edge of his balcony, fifteen-year-old David Case realizes the fragility of life and senses impending doom. Without looking back, he changes his name to Justin and assumes a new identity, new clothing and new friends, and dares to fall in love with the seductive Agnes Day.

With his imaginary dog Boy in tow, Justin struggles to fit into his new role and above all, to survive in a world where tragedy is around every corner.

He's got to be prepared, just in case.
His Dark Materials Trilogy
His Dark Materials Trilogy ("The Golden Compass")
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Interest: Grade 9-12. Reading Levels: 6.2-7.1. Author: Philip Pullman. Key Awards: Carnegie Medal. Costa (Whitbread) Book Award.

"Dark Materials" refers to dust, and this series is an epic adventure of two children who wander through two parallel universes to try to stop those experimenting with "dust".