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• The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again

  Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973

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  Did I include this fantasy novel because Bilbo's adventures are so entertaining? Or because I love being Gollum and hissing "My precious"? You decide.

• All Creatures Great and Small

  Herriot, James

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  So yes, there are a lot of uteri flopping out of cows, but James Herriot's warm recollections of life as a Yorkshire veterinarian are a winner with all ages.

• Watership Down

  Adams, Richard, 1920-

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  Let's learn Lapine! Yes, you, too can learn to speak (and curse) rabbit when you follow Hazel and his assorted band of misfit rabbits on the adventure of a lifetime.

• The Outsiders

  Hinton, S. E.

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  I was totally in love with Ponyboy when I was fourteen (ok, I still am) and this stellar story of a teen's search for identity still holds up today. Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold.

• Nicholas and Alexandra

  the Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty

  Massie, Robert K., 1929-

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  I struggled, oh how I struggled!, with those Russian names, but take a deep breath and plow through because this classic account of the last years of Imperial Russia is completely enthralling.

• The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

  How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less

  Ryan, Terry

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  The Ryan kids might not have had much money, but they did have a loving, determined mom with a real knack for winning contests.

• Giant

  Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968

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  Yes, I read this tome the size of Texas to my teens and guess what? They loved this sweeping epic of outsider Leslie and her true blue Texan husband, Bick Benedict.

• The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

  a Memoir

  Bryson, Bill

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  Stories of growing up in Des Moines, Iowa in the 1950s, cheekily told with Bryson's trademark humor.

• The Teacher's Funeral

  a Comedy in Three Parts

  Peck, Richard, 1934-

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  Fifteen-year-old Russell has an eventful school year in front of him when his sister Tansy becomes the new schoolmarm.

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  Rowling, J. K.

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  Any Harry Potter book works as a great read aloud, but this one is particularly good for teens since "sullen", "uncommunicative", and "moody" could all be applied to Harry.

• It's (Teenage) Story Time

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  My tips for a successful teenage "story time."