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Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett

Authentic Authentic re-re-creation of creation of another another time and time and place in place in the past.the past. Here Today

by Ann M. Martin

Authentic Authentic re-creation re-creation of another of another time and time and place place usually in usually in the future.the future.

The Time HackersBy Gary Paulsen

Fast Fast ActionAction

SuspenseSuspense

RiskRisk

Children of the LampBy P.B. Kerr

Realistic Realistic settingsetting

Evil Evil characterscharacters

Sinister Sinister plotsplots Cirque Du Freak

By Darrne Shan

Usually Usually realistic realistic settingsettingFunny Funny characters characters or plotor plot

Miss Daisy is Crazy!By Dan Gutman

CombinatioCombination of n of realistic realistic and and magicalmagicalUsually Usually good wins good wins in the endin the end The Lost Years of Merlin

By T.A. Barron

Highly Highly believablebelievablePresent day Present day or recent or recent pastpastPeople or People or animalsanimals The Holiday Concert

By Andrew Clements

Simple Simple characterscharacters

Often all Often all good or good or all evilall evil

BoundBy Donna Jo Napoli

Conveys Conveys an idea an idea through through carefully carefully selected selected words or words or phrasesphrases Locomotion

By Jacqueline Woodson

A story of A story of a person’s a person’s life life written by written by another another personperson Biography Today

A story of A story of a person’s a person’s life life written by written by the the person.person. GUTS

By Gary Paulsen

FactsFacts

Up-to-date Up-to-date knowledge knowledge about the about the real worldreal world

Dallas Morning News