Kids Book Reviews by Grade Level

Wintering (Yearling Books)

Wintering (Yearling Books)

By William Durbin

51 ratings1 reviews

Pierre, the 14-year-old hero of The Broken Blade, spends a winter with the North West Company in ...
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Pedro's Journal: A Voyage with Christopher Columbus, August 3, 1492-February 14, 1493

Pedro's Journal: A Voyage with Christopher Columbus, August 3, 1492-February 14, 1493

By Pam Conrad

4.54 ratings7 reviews

The cabin boy on the Santa Maria keeps a diary which records his experiences when he sails with C...
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Weird But True Gross: 300 Slimy, Sticky, and Smelly Facts

Weird But True Gross: 300 Slimy, Sticky, and Smelly Facts

By National Geographic Kids

4.910 ratings22 reviews

Get ready to be grossed out -- in a good way! This latest addition to the crazy popular Weird but...
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Ungifted

Ungifted

By Gordon Korman

4.6755 ratings85 reviews

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman comes a hilarious and heartfelt novel in ...
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Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Boys' & Girls' Library)

Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Boys' & Girls' Library)

By Mark Twain

3.9135 ratings34 reviews

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy growing up...
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Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, Book 1)

Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, Book 1)

By Susan Cooper

53 ratings3 reviews

Three English children find clues to an ancient treasure linked to King Arthur and suddenly find ...
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games)

Catching Fire (The Hunger Games)

By Suzanne Collins

4.76773 ratings767 reviews

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute P...
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The Birchbark House

The Birchbark House

By Louise Erdrich, Louise Erdich

45 ratings5 reviews

"[In this] story of a young Ojibwa girl, Omakayas, living on an island in Lake Superior around 18...
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The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (The Song of the Lioness)

The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (The Song of the Lioness)

By Tamora Pierce

54 ratings2 reviews

The third book in the popular "Song of the Lioness" series about Alanna, the knight errant.
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