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"Classics" are subjective, and modern classics even more so. Here, "modern classics" means "staff favorite books published in the last 20 years that we believe will stand the test of time." The titles on this list are aimed primarily at ages 8-12.
$7.99
ISBN: 9780440420477
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Published: Yearling - March 13th, 2007
$7.99
ISBN: 9780786838653
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Published: Disney-Hyperion - April 1st, 2006
$7.99
ISBN: 9781481450164
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - August 29th, 2017
$8.99
ISBN: 9780064405171
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Published: HarperCollins - June 18th, 2019
$8.99
ISBN: 9780375850868
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Published: Yearling - December 28th, 2010
$7.99
ISBN: 9780544022805
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Published: Clarion Books - February 5th, 2013
$7.99
ISBN: 9781338157826
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Published: Arthur A. Levine Books - June 25th, 2019
$9.95
ISBN: 9781616207465
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Published: Algonquin Young Readers - April 30th, 2019
$9.99
ISBN: 9781416971719
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - May 1st, 2012
$9.99
ISBN: 9780147510488
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Published: Puffin Books - May 31st, 2016
$8.99
ISBN: 9780544935204
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Published: Clarion Books - March 5th, 2019
$7.99
ISBN: 9781328499219
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Published: Clarion Books - September 4th, 2018
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062691194
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Published: Quill Tree Books - February 5th, 2019
$8.99
ISBN: 9780060530945
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Published: HarperCollins - December 24th, 2018
$7.99
ISBN: 9780375858246
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Published: Yearling - October 11th, 2011
$9.99
ISBN: 9780316003957
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - April 1st, 2008
$10.99
ISBN: 9780147515827
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - October 11th, 2016
$8.99
ISBN: 9780142403709
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Published: Puffin Books - April 20th, 2006
$8.99
ISBN: 9780399186226
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Published: Rocky Pond Books - January 9th, 2018
$8.99
ISBN: 9780440414803
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Published: Yearling - May 9th, 2000
$7.99
ISBN: 9780545952781
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Published: Arthur A. Levine Books - June 25th, 2019