Books like Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself
12 books with a reading profile close to Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume. Clear-cut and thought-provoking; an easy read.
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Old Yeller
by Fred Gipson
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Set in the late 1860s on the Texas frontier, the story follows fourteen-year-old Travis Coates, who manages his family’s homestead while his father is away on a cattle drive.
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The Child's Story
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Tracing the progression of a single traveler across an allegorical landscape, this narrative depicts the human life cycle as a series of encounters in a vast forest.
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In 1687, sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler leaves her wealthy, sun-drenched home in Barbados to live with Puritan relatives in the Connecticut Colony.
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The Sign of the Beaver
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Twelve-year-old Matt Hallowell remains alone in a newly built cabin in the Maine wilderness while his father returns to Massachusetts to retrieve the rest of his family.
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Pinocchio
narrative, accessible
Geppetto, a poor woodcarver, fashions a puppet out of a piece of talking wood and names him Pinocchio.
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Chronicles of Avonlea
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
This collection of twelve short stories centers on the inhabitants of Prince Edward Island, specifically within the rural communities of Avonlea and Carmody.
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Ballet Shoes
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Set in 1930s London, the story follows three adopted sisters—Pauline, Petrova, and Posy Fossil—who are left to fend for themselves when their guardian, Great Uncle Matthew, disappears on an extended expedition.
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Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls
Also clear-cut and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Ten-year-old Billy Colman lives in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression.
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Twelve Angry Men
Also thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Reginald Rose’s teleplay centers on twelve unnamed jurors deliberating the fate of a nineteen-year-old boy accused of fatal stabbing.
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The Complete Fairy Tales
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
This anthology gathers numerous narratives that blend Danish folklore with original moral inquiries.
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The Secret Garden
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
After the death of her parents in India, ten-year-old Mary Lennox travels to a bleak estate on the Yorkshire moors to live with her uncle.
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The Jungle Books
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Mowgli, an orphaned human child, grows up in the Seoni jungle under the protection of a wolf pack, Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the black panther.
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