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Meg, an awkward girl who doesn鈥檛 quite fit in, has a lot to worry about. Her beloved father has suddenly disappeared, and neighbors are beginning to gossip that he鈥檚 run off with another woman. It turns out that his disappearance is connected with his scientific work, and Meg, her brilliant little brother, and her friend Calvin set out to find him 鈥� a search that takes them on an exciting but dangerous galactic adventure.

Want to see the movie? Check out the 2006 adaptation, which dramatizes the struggle between good and evil, or the new release coming spring 2018.

Perfect for: Kids who like science fiction and fantasy.

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The hook: The madcap adventures of Mr. Toad, Badger, Ratty, and Mole have enchanted children for over a century in this timeless English treasure. Enjoy the flawed but loyal friendships, weasel-ly villains, exciting battles, masterful illustrations, worthy themes, and sublime descriptions of the rural Thames riverbank. Great rollicking fun to read out loud!

Want to see the movie? The 1983 made-for-TV adaptation recreates the story in charming stop-motion animation.

Perfect for: Kids聽who like classics and adventures.

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The hook: An American classic, this nine-book series has been the first history class for many an American girl (long before the American Girls historical book series was born). The 鈥渢hrough-a-white-girl鈥檚-eyes鈥� perspective has its critics; Ingalls Wilder鈥檚 depiction of savage Native Americans has some old-黄色app racist chestnuts. But the children鈥檚 canon offers nary a replacement for the closely-observed, tedious and at times grueling daily life of a frontier family. In short, it鈥檚 one of those series that will teach your child a lot while she gets sucked into the story.

Perfect for: Girls and boys (ages 7 and up) curious about simpler, albeit tougher, times.

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When the Little family鈥檚 second son arrives, they are surprised to find that he looks just like a mouse! It鈥檚 tough growing up mouse-sized in a regular-sized family in New York City 鈥� hazards are everywhere. But Stuart鈥檚 pluck and humor see him through many adventures, from getting tangled up in the window blinds to racing a model sailboat in Central Park. And when his bird friend Margalo is chased away by the family cat, Stuart hits the open road in a gas-powered toy car on his greatest adventure of all. The short but dramatic chapters make this a great choice for readers making the transition from short books to novels.

Want to see the movie? Check out the live-action film from 1999, which features the voice of Michael J. Fox as Stuart.

Perfect for: Kids who want a little inspiration to be brave.

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Precocious, slightly lonely, 11-year-old Harriet wants to be a writer when she grows up. She spends her afternoons writing down her uncensored and decidedly unflattering observations about her neighbors and classmates in a secret spy notebook. But when the other kids find the notebook, they form a Spy Catchers鈥� Club 鈥� and Harriet is NOT invited. This funny novel deals with issues central to the tween experience like friendships and peer rejection, without being sappy.

Want to see the movie? Check out the 1997 film starring Rosie O鈥橠onnell as Harriet鈥檚 nanny.

Perfect for: Observant kids who notice everything.

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An unorthodox picture-book text, to be sure, but this sensitive rendition of Eric Knight’s 1938 classic (re-written by Rosemary Wells and published in 1995) about the much-loved collie that refuses to be separated from her young master is sure to win a large, latter-day audience of younger listener/viewers. Stark poverty 鈥� a subject much in the news today 鈥� forces a jobless Yorkshire miner to sell his son’s dog for hard cash. Without a maudlin word, Wells relates the saga of Lassie’s unbelievable trek across Scotland and part of England to find her old home. And Jeffers’ grave, deeply felt illustrations eloquently capture the harshness of poverty and the high drama of Lassie’s incredible journey. The book’s uplifting message that 鈥� just occasionally 鈥� love does conquer all is yet another plus.

Perfect for: Kids who like realism stories.

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A pilot crashes in the Sahara Desert. A thousand miles from any habitation, while attempting to fix his plane, he meets a strangely dressed little boy who seems to have come from nowhere, and who demands that he draw a sheep. “When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey,” so the pilot attempts to draw a sheep. Gradually the Little Prince reveals his story. He comes from a small asteroid, where he lives alone until a rose grows there. But the rose is demanding, and he is confused by his feelings about her. Eventually he decides to leave and journey to other planets in search of knowledge. After meeting many confusing adults, he eventually lands on Earth, where he befriends a snake and a fox. The fox helps him to understand the rose, and the snake offers to help him return to his planet — but at a price. Many adults look back on this book with a catch in the throat and have a special place for it in their hearts. This gentle picture book, concerned with the true “matters of consequence,” was as much a part of growing up for those of a certain age as The Lord of the Rings or the Beatles. There quite literally has never been anything like it, though others have certainly tried.

Perfect for: Kids who like fantasy stories.

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Terabithia is a secret kingdom that Jess creates with his friend Leslie in the woods outside her house. The two retreat there to vanquish giants and zombies, and to escape the tedium of 黄色app and the cruelty of classmates. In Terabithia, it doesn鈥檛 matter that Jess鈥檚 family is very poor, or that he and Leslie are considered losers at 黄色app. But one day an accident changes everything and Jess has to deal with the pain and permanence of loss.

Want to see the movie? The 2007 adaptation sensitively covers the mature themes in the book, including the death of a main character.

Perfect for: Kids who like intense friendship.

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The hook: Young teen Arietty Clock and her parents are tiny people called borrowers. They live under the floorboards in a house inhabited by giant 鈥渉uman beans,鈥� surviving by sneaking up into the house for scraps of food and other tiny leavings. When Arietty is spotted by a human boy and the two strike up a forbidden friendship, Arietty鈥檚 father is horrified. But then the cook starts to notice that food is disappearing, and the Clock family may need the boy鈥檚 help to escape being discovered. This imaginative tale and its four sequels have sparked a love of fantasy in countless children since it was first published in 1952.

Want to see the movie? Check out the 1998 live-action version starring John Goodman, or the beautifully animated Japanese version, The Secret World of Arietty, released in 2012.

Perfect for: Kids with big imaginations.

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Louis the swan is born with a disability 鈥� he has no “HONK!” He learns to communicate via a brass trumpet that his father steals from a music store, then a human friend, Sam, teaches him to read and write. Uplifting, exciting tale of love and courage, with old-fashioned sepia illustrations.

Want to see the movie? Check out the 2001 animated film featuring the voice talents of Carol Burnett and Reese Witherspoon.

Perfect for: Kids who have ever felt different.

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