The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin- Delightful mystery. Definitely recommended.
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi- I read this one quite a few times as a child. Interesting and different, if rather unrealistic. I've also read Crispin and the Fighting Ground, but I didn't like them nearly as much.
Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop- Lovely and short book about children in France who hide some Jewish children from soldiers. Very good.
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse- This is a very good book. I need to read it again. Quiet and thought-provoking.
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink- Lighthearted book about a girl and her family living in Wisconsin in the 1800s.
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park- This was a Newbery book a few years ago. Very good.
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett- This is another one I read over and over. Like Laura said on her blog, it is magical when she wakes up to see her room completely changed.
Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher- This is a very good book about a girl who leaves one side of her family to live with other relatives that have very different views on raising children.
Blue Willow by Doris Gates- This is an older book that I read in the last year or two. It is about a migrant family in California. Recommended.
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Oh, and I love young adult books, as well. The really good ones are wonderful, without a lot of the vulgarity or crap in adult fiction. I just read Out of the Dust. I volunteer at the bookmobile library, and sometimes I just go into the young adult section and come home with a whole pile. It's like Christmas.
Anne (I assume it's okay to call you that), what are some YA books you've liked?
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