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These stories are the ones that make you cry, make you count your blessings, and often give you hope. They are stories of courage, adversity, friendship, love, and sometimes hate. They are the stories you will remember long after you've turned the last page.
- Armstrong, William - SOUNDER
- Bawden, Nina - THE RUNAWAY SUMMER
- Blume, Judy THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE IS THE GREEN KANGAROO; SUPERFUDGE; TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING
- Bunting, Eve - THE IN-BETWEEN DAYS
- Byars, Betsy THE BURNING QUESTIONS OF BINGO BROWN; THE GLORY GIRL; GOODBYE, CHICKEN LITTLE; THE PINBALLS; THE SUMMER OF THE SWANS
- Caseley, Judith CHLOE IN THE KNOW; DOROTHY'S DARKEST DAYS; HARRY AND ARNEY
- Caudill, Rebecca - DID YOU CARRY THE FLAG TODAY, CHARLIE?
- Cleary, Beverly DEAR MR. HENSHAW; MITCH AND AMY; THE RAMONA series
- Cleary, Vera - WHERE THE LILIES BLOOM
- Conrad, Pam - MY DANIEL
- Corcoran, Barbara - FAMILY SECRETS
- Danziger, Paula THE CAT ATE MY GYMSUIT; EVERYONE ELSE'S PARENTS SAID YES; MAKE LIKE A TREE AND LEAVE
- Delton, Judy - The ANGEL series
- Duffey, Betsy - UTTERLY YOURS, BOOKER JONES
- Fitzgerald, John - MORE ADVENTURES OF THE GREAT BRAIN
- Fox, Paula - ONE EYED CAT
- Greene, Bette - PHILIP HALL LIKES ME, I RECKON MAYBE
- Greene, Constance - YOUR OLD PAL, AL
- Hest, Amy - WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE PERFECT FAMILY?
- Hunt, Irene - UP A ROAD SLOWLY
- Klein, Norma CONFESSIONS OF AN ONLY CHILD; MOM, THE WOLFMAN AND ME; NAOMI IN THE MIDDLE
- Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie - AS LONG AS THERE ARE MOUNTAINS
- Krumgold, Joseph ...AND NOW MIGUEL, ONION JOHN
- Little, Jean - LOOK THROUGH MY WINDOW
- Lowry, Lois - The ANASTASIA series
- MacLachlan, Patricia CASSIE BINEGAR; THE FACTS AND FICTIONS OF MINNA PRATT; SEVEN KISSES IN A ROW
- Mahy, Margaret - THE OTHER SIDE OF SILENCE
- Mathis, Sharon - THE HUNDRED PENNY BOX
- Murrow, Liza - ALLERGIC TO MY FAMILY
- Naylor, Phyllis R - The ALICE series
- Paterson, Katherine BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA; THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS
- Pevsner, Stella - THE NIGHT THE WHOLE CLASS SLEPT OVER
- Pryor, Bonnie - POISON IVY & EYEBROW WIGS
- Rock, Gail - THE HOUSE WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE
- Rylant, Cynthia - MISSING MAY
- Sachs, Marilyn ALMOST FIFTEEN; FOURTEEN; FRAN ELLEN'S HOUSE
- Sawyer, Ruth - ROLLER SKATES
- Shreve, Susan - JOSHUA T. BATES IN TROUBLE AGAIN
- Slote, Alfred - HANG TOUGH, PAUL MATHER
- Smith, Alison - HELP! THERE'S A CAT WASHING IN HERE!
- Snyder, Zilpha - THE HEADLESS CUPID
- Stolz, Mary - THE BULLY OF BARKHAM STREET
- Thomas, Jane - COURAGE AT INDIAN DEEP
- Voight, Cynthia DICEY'S SONG; HOMECOMING; A SOLITARY BLUE
List compiled by Anne Strang, 2001
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