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Traditional Values Fiction Grades 3-6 The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street By Karina Yan Glaser The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brown- stone on 141st Street. So when their curmudgeonly landlord decides not to re- new their lease, the five sib- lings have 11 days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home. 311 pages. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White When Wilbur the pig dis- covers that he is destined to be someone's dinner, he is desolate until his spi- der friend Charlotte de- cides to help him. 184 pages. Anne of Green Ga- bles by L.M. Montgomery Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan with a lively imagi- nation, is sent by mistake to live with an elderly- brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm. 382 pages. Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry Paul and his sister Maureen are determined to own a Chincoteague pony when they see the Phantom and her colt at the yearly auction. 173 pages. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house in England and meets a cousin and discovers a secret garden. 240 pages. Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper. 138 pages. Woodburn Public Library 280 Garfield Street Woodburn, Oregon 97071 Phone: [PHONE REDACTED] ---PAGE BREAK--- Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two dogs and a Boy by Wilson Rawls The story of a young boy's love for two hunting dogs and his coming of age in Oklahoma in the 1930's. Readers may need tissues. 212 pages. Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm It isn′t easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in 1899. It′s particularly hard when you are the only girl ever born in the new settlement. With seven older brothers and a love of adventure, May Amelia Jackson just can′t seem to abide her family′s insistence that she behave like a Proper Young Lady. 253 pages. Dear America series By various authors The life of a boy or girl during different time periods in U.S. history is explored in diary format. 140-250 pages. The Phantom Tollbooth by Juster Norton When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in Milo’s room, he drives through be- cause he's got noth- ing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. He visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watch- dog named Tock, and embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason! 255 pages. My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven- days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island. 86 pages. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate By Jacqueline Kelly In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate lstudies the natural world with her grandfather which leads to an important discovery. 340 pages. Sequel: The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate. Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink At age 11,, Caddie is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a clock- fixing tomboy running wild in the woods of Wisconsin in 1864. 275 pages. The Penderwicks : A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy By Jeanne Birdsall While vacationing with their father in the Berk- shire Mountains, four young sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy. 262 pages. Johnny Tremain By Esther Forbes Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silver- smith, is caught up in the danger and excite- ment of 1775 Boston, just before the Revolu- tionary War. 256 pages.