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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

An African-American family living in the South during the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children don't understand.

The HItchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Seconds before Earth is demolished to make room for a galactic freeway, an earthman is saved by his friend. Together they journey through the galaxy.

Sounder by William H. Armstrong

Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding with the help of the devoted dog Sounder.

Call of the Wild by Jack London

Buck, a dog that has been forced into the harsh life of a sled dog, befriends a man seeking his fortune in the Klondike gold fields, and must ultimately decide whether to stay with his master or obey his instinct to join the wolves.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Out of this wild night, a strange visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe on a most dangerous and extraordinary adventure—one that will threaten their lives and our universe.

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.

"The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library." 

-Albert Einstein 

"Everything you can imagine is real." 

- Pablo Picasso

"If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book."

 - J.K. Rowling

"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark."

- Victor Hugo

"If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books." 

-Roald Dahl

"Reading for me, is spending time with a friend."

- Gary Paulsen