SOAR's Curated Library
Books handpicked by Ivy League educators for young readers, K-12
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New York Times
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In 1 class
The Other Side of Truth
Beverley Naidoo
7-8
AR 5.3
★ SOAR's Pick
New York Times
College Board
In 1 class
The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton
7-8
AR 4.7
The Penderwicks
Jeanne Birdsall
3-4
AR 4.7
New York Times
Top School Recommend
The Twenty-One Balloons
Du Bois, William Pene
5-6
AR 6.8
The War I Finally Won
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
5-6
AR 4.9
The World According to Humphrey
Betty G. Birney
3-4
AR 4.3
★ SOAR's Pick
New York Times
In 7 classes
Tuck Everlasting
Natalie Babbitt
5-6
AR 5.0
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom
Lynda Blackmon Lowery
5-6
AR 6.1
Weird But True! Animals: 300 Outrageous Facts About Wacky Wildlife
National Geographic Kids
3-4
AR NA
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New York Times
Library Recommend
In 1 class
Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls
5-6
AR 4.9
Who Was Nelson Mandela?
Pam Pollack
3-4
AR 5
★ SOAR's Pick
New York Times
Newbery
Wish
Barbara O'Connor
3-4
AR 5.0
93 books
The Other Side of Truth
Beverley Naidoo
7-8
AR 5.3
3.7
The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton
7-8
AR 4.7
4.8
The Penderwicks
Jeanne Birdsall
3-4
AR 4.7
4.8
The Twenty-One Balloons
Du Bois, William Pene
5-6
AR 6.8
3.7
The War I Finally Won
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
5-6
AR 4.9
4.8
The World According to Humphrey
Betty G. Birney
3-4
AR 4.3
4.8
Tuck Everlasting
Natalie Babbitt
5-6
AR 5.0
4.8
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom
Lynda Blackmon Lowery
5-6
AR 6.1
4.8
Weird But True! Animals: 300 Outrageous Facts About Wacky Wildlife
National Geographic Kids
3-4
AR NA
4.8
Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls
5-6
AR 4.9
4.8
Who Was Nelson Mandela?
Pam Pollack
3-4
AR 5
4.8
Wish
Barbara O'Connor
3-4
AR 5.0
4.8