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Click on any of the titles listed below to access a selection of book reviews from Barnes & Noble.com.  (Note: The Fairfield Public Schools is not responsible for any information or content provided by web sites beyond this site).

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Holes
by 
Louis Sacher
(FIC SAC)

Holes

Description: Adventure, Growing Up, Friendship, Diversity

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Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Max the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Ghost Boy by Iain Lawrence
Kit’s Wilderness by David Almond
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt
A View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg

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Because of  Winn-Dixie 
by Kate DiCamillo
(FIC DiC)

Because of Winn-Dixie

Description: Stories about animals

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Adaline Falling Star by Mary Pope Osborn
The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
The Fire Pony by Rodman Philbrick
Ghost Boy by Iain Lawrence
Rascal by Sterling North
Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul by Jack Canfield, et al

If you enjoyed reading…

To Kill a Mockingbird 
by Harper Lee
(FIC LEE)

To Kill a Mockingbird

Description: Diversity, Equality, Struggle for Justice 

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A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinebeck
Ellen Foster by Kay Gibbons
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years By Sara and Elizabeth Delany
Burning Up by Caroline B. Cooney
Dovey Coe by Frances O'Roark Dowell
White Lilacs by Carolyn Meyer

If you enjoyed reading…

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
by J.K. Rowling
(FIC ROW)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1)

Description: Fantasy, Friendship, Growing Up

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The Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
The Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
The Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson
The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson
The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

If you enjoyed reading…

The Last Book in the Universe
by Rodman Philbrick
(FIC PHI)

The Last Book in the Universe

Description: Science Fiction, Futuristic, Adventure

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The Giver by Lois Lowry
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
The Cure by Sonia Levitin
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer
When the Tripods Came by John Chrisopher
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

If you enjoyed reading…

A Girl Named Disaster
by Nancy Farmer
(FIC FAR)

A Girl Named Disaster

Description: "Being a girl isn't easy", Multicultural

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A Girl Named Disaster also by Nancy Farmer
Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
Journey of the Sparrows by Fran Leeper Buss
Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Staples Fisher
Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
Year of Impossible Goodbyes by Sook Nyul Choi
 

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The Hobbit
by
J.R.R. Tolkein
(FIC TOL)

The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again

Description: Fantasy, Journeys, Adventure

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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy also by J.RR. Tolkien
Redwall by Brian Jacques
The Lost Years of Merlin series by T.A. Barron
The Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones
Watership Down by Richard Adams
The Earthsea Series by Ursula LeGuin

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The Dark is Rising
by Susan Cooper
(FIC COO)

The Dark Is Rising

Description: Fantasy, Good vs. Evil, Adventure

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Greenwitch by Susan Cooper
Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper
Grey King by Susan Cooper
Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
Song of the Lioness Series by Tamora Pierce
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Circle of Magic Series by Tamora Pierce

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Whirligig
by
Paul Fleischman
(FIC FLE)

Whirligig

Description: Intense!, Growing Up, Being Yourself

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Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer 
Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman
Getting Near to Baby by Audrey Couloumbis
Lord of the Deep by Graham Salisbury
Dovey Coe by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Nothing But the Truth by Avi
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Zach's Lie by Roland Smith

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Ender’s Game
(Ender #1)
by 
Orson Scott Card
(FIC CAR)

Ender's Game (Ender #1)

Description: Intense! Science Fiction

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Speaker for the Dead (Ender #2) by Orson Scott Card
Xenocide (Ender #3) by Orson Scott Card 
Children of the Mind (Ender #4) by Orson Scott Card
Ender’s Shadow (Ender #5) by Orson Scott Card
Shadow Puppets  by Orson Scott Card
Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card
2001 A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

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Witch Child
by Celia Rees
(FIC REE)

Witch Child

Description: Historical Fiction, Growing Up

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Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Midwife’s Apprentice also by Karen Cushman
Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman
Midnight Magic by Avi
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Just Ella by Margaret Haddix Peterson
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speer
Hope's Crossing by Joan Elizabeth Goodman

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Soldier's Heart
by Gary Paulsen
(FIC PAU)

Soldier's Heart:

Description: Historical Fiction, Growing Up

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The Righteous Revenge of Artimis Bonner by Walter Dean Myers
Call Me Francis Tucket by Gary Paulsen
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Watson's Go To Birmingham 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Journal of Biddy Owens: The Negro Leagues by Walter Dean Myers
The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds: The Donner Party Expedition by Rodman Philbrick
Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth

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I Was a Sixth Grade Alien
by Bruce Coville
(FIC COV)

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien

Description: Science Fiction, Adventure

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Alien Secrets by Annette Curtis Klause
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
A Wind in the Door by Madeline L'Engle
Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander
Have Spacesuit Will Travel by Robert Heinlein
When The Tripods Came by John Christopher
Watchers Lab 6 by Peter Lerangis
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Time Machine by H. G. Wells
War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

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A Living Nightmare
(Cirque Du Freak #1)
by Darren Shan
(FIC SHA)

Cirque Du Freak:

Description: Horror, Mystery, Suspense

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Vampire's Assistant (Cirque Du Freak 2) by Darren Shan
Tunnels of Blood (Cirque Du Freak 3) by Darren Shan
Vampire Mountain (Cirque Du Freak 4) by Darren Shan
The Haunting by Loan Lowery Nixon
Jade Green: A Ghost Story by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Terrorist by Caroline B. Cooney
Summer of Fear by Lois Duncan
The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Lottery and other Stories by Shirley Jackson
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales 
    by Edgar Allen Poe
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

If you enjoyed reading…

Walk Two Moons
by
Sharon Creech
(FIC CRE)

Walk Two Moons

Description: Growing Up, Dealing with Change

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Chasing Redbird also by Sharon Creech
Getting Near to Baby by Audrey Couloumbis
The Wanderer also by Sharon Creech
Bloomability also by Sharon Creech
Keeping the Moon by Sara Dessen
The Other Shepherds by Adele Griffin
Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
Homecoming by Cynthia Voight
Izzy Willy-Nilly by Cynthia Voight  

If you enjoyed reading…

A Long Way From Chicago
by Richard Peck
(FIC PEC)

Long Way from Chicago

Description: Growing Up, Relationships with Older People 

You might enjoy reading…

Fair Weather also by Richard Peck
A Year Down Yonder also by Richard Peck
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer 
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Dave At Night by Gail Carson Levine
Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voight
The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith
Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
Hope's Crossing by Joan Elizabeth Goodman
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

If you enjoyed reading…

The Perfect Storm 
by Sebastian Junger
(974.4 JUN)

Perfect Storm:

Description: Intense!, Survival in the Balance, The Ultimate Challenge

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Into Thin Air by Jan Krakauer
Into the Wild by Jan Krakauer
Within Reach: My Everest Story by Mark Pfetzer
Dove by Robin Lee Graham
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
High Exposure by David Breashears
The Mammoth Book of Climbing Adventures edited by Jon E. Lewis
My Old Man and the Sea by Daniel Hays
Call of the Wild by Jack London
The Sea-wolf by Jack London

 

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Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton

(
FIC CRI)

Jurassic Park

Description: Intense!,

You might enjoy reading…

The Lost World by Michael Crichton
Congo by Michael Crichton
Sphere by Michael Crichton
Timeline by Michael Crichton
Prey by Michael Crichton
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
The Cobra Event by Richard Preston
Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston

If you enjoyed reading…

Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
(FIC STE)

Treasure Island

Description: Classics

You might enjoy reading…

Little Women by Luisa May Alcott
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Call of the Wild by Jack London
My Antonia by Willa Cather
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

 

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The World at Her Fingertips
by Joan Dash
(BIO KEL)

The World at Her Fingertips:

Description: Biography

You might enjoy reading…

Hellen Keller: The Story of My Life by Hellen Keller
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
They Cage the Animals at Night by Jennings Michael Burch
Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah
Christopher Reeve: Triumph Over Tragedy by Judy Alter
Stephen Hawking: Unlocking the Universe by Sheridan Simon
Michelle Kwan: Heart of a Champion by Michelle Kwan
Houdini: Master of Illusion by Clinton Cox
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali by Walter Dean Myers

 

If you enjoyed reading…

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
by Jack Canfield, et al
(SC CAN)

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul:

Description: Inspiration / Advice

You might enjoy reading…

When I Was Your Age edited by Amy Ehrlich
Got Issues Much? edited by Randy Reisfeld
Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul by Jack Canfield, et al
Teens with Courage to Give by Jackie Waldman
Stone Soup for the World edited by Marianne Larned
33 Things Every Girl Should Know edited by Tonya Bolden
The Space Between Our Footsteps compiled by Naomi Shihab Nye
Stay True edited by Marilyn Singer

 

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