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Classics can be tough for kids, especially those written in the 1800s. If they aren't specifically written for kids, then forget it. It will be absolute torture trying to read the big words. This list of classics are the easiest you will find. They hover around a 5th or 6th grade reading level. That's about… Continue reading Easy Classics for Kids
Horse books are a dime a dozen, but most don't stay on the market long. Readership is limited, which makes their shelf life short, especially in libraries. Many older horse books have become classics and will always be available. Others are written by well-known authors whose books will always be available as well. The rest...well...read… Continue reading Middle Grade Horse Stories
Although refugee stories exist all across the globe, in all time periods, this group of books focuses on the tragedies in the Middle East and Africa. Almost always it is the result of a corrupt government or hatred between different ethnic or religious groups. Some of these books are newly published and some of them… Continue reading Middle Grade Refugee Historical Fiction
It's hard to compete with history. There's something compelling about a story that actually happened, real people, facing real odds, surviving, and sometimes not surviving. We can't help but wonder about the untamed world our ancestors navigated, coming up against disasters, both natural and manmade. How did they do it? Could we do it?… Continue reading Middle Grade American Historical Fiction
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