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Best for Pre-Adults (Aka 'Best for Boys & Girls')

These are books from the 'Best For Boys and Girls' section of 'More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason' by Nancy Pearl, supplemented by sequels in the Bagthorpe Saga, Earthsea cycle and The Hermux Tantamoq Adventures series.
Pre-adults is the equivalent term for children in "Politically Correct Holiday Stories" (which is best read at this time of year for full humorous impact, given its spoofs of A Christmas Carol, certain reindeer etc).
This is a single category embedded in the 'More Book Lust' challenge posted 2 years ago by jobinsonlis, but expanded by ~20 books.
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Joan Aiken)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
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Joan Aiken
Black Hearts in Battersea (Joan Aiken)
Black Hearts in Battersea
2
Joan Aiken
The Eyes of the Amaryllis (Natalie Babbitt)
The Eyes of the Amaryllis
3
Natalie Babbitt
Chasing Vermeer (Blue Balliett)
Chasing Vermeer
4
Blue Balliett
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
5
Judy Blume
The Highly Trained Dogs of Professor Petit (Carol Ryrie Brink)
The Highly Trained Dogs of Professor Petit
6
Carol Ryrie Brink
Queenie Peavy (Robert Burch)
Queenie Peavy
7
Robert Burch
The Pinballs (Betsy Byars)
The Pinballs
8
Betsy Byars
Frindle (Andrew Clements)
Frindle
9
Andrew Clements
The Report Card (Andrew Clements)
The Report Card
10
Andrew Clements
Love That Dog
Love That Dog
11
Ordinary Jack: Being the First Part of the Bagthorpe Saga (Helen Cresswell)
Ordinary Jack: Being the First Part of the Bagthorpe Saga
12
Helen Cresswell
Absolute Zero (Helen Creswell)
Absolute Zero
13
Helen Creswell
Bagthorpes Unlimited (Helen Cresswell)
Bagthorpes Unlimited
14
Helen Cresswell
Bagthorpes V. the World (Helen Cresswell)
Bagthorpes V. the World
15
Helen Cresswell
Bagthorpes Abroad (Helen Cresswell)
Bagthorpes Abroad
16
Helen Cresswell
Bagthorpes Haunted (Helen Cresswell)
Bagthorpes Haunted
17
Helen Cresswell
Bagthorpes Liberated (Helen Cresswell)
Bagthorpes Liberated
18
Helen Cresswell
The Bagthorpe Triangle (Helen Cresswell)
The Bagthorpe Triangle
19
Helen Cresswell
Bagthorpes Besieged (Helen Cresswell)
Bagthorpes Besieged
20
Helen Cresswell
Bagthorpes Battered (Helen Cresswell)
Bagthorpes Battered
21
Helen Cresswell
The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)
The Tale of Despereaux
22
Kate DiCamillo
The Saturdays (Elizabeth Enright)
The Saturdays
23
Elizabeth Enright
The Four-Story Mistake (Elizabeth Enright)
The Four-Story Mistake
24
Elizabeth Enright
Then There Were Five (Elizabeth Enright)
Then There Were Five
25
Elizabeth Enright
Spiderweb for Two (Elizabeth Enright)
Spiderweb for Two
26
Elizabeth Enright
The Hundred Dresses (Eleanor Estes)
The Hundred Dresses
27
Eleanor Estes
Ginger Pye (Eleanor Estes)
Ginger Pye
28
Eleanor Estes
The Moffats (Eleanor Estes)
The Moffats
29
Eleanor Estes
The Middle Moffat (Eleanor Estes)
The Middle Moffat
30
Eleanor Estes
Rufus M. (Eleanor Estes)
Rufus M.
31
Eleanor Estes
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
32
Louise Fitzhugh
Long Secret (Louise Fitzhugh)
Long Secret
33
Louise Fitzhugh
Time Stops for No Mouse (Michael Hoeye)
Time Stops for No Mouse
34
Michael Hoeye
The Sands of Time (Michael Hoeye)
The Sands of Time
35
Michael Hoeye
No Time Like Show Time (Michael Hoeye)
No Time Like Show Time
36
Michael Hoeye
Time to Smell the Roses (Michael Hoeye)
Time to Smell the Roses
37
Michael Hoeye
Rabbit Hill (Robert Lawson)
Rabbit Hill
38
Robert Lawson
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
39
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Tombs of Atuan (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Tombs of Atuan
40
Ursula K. Le Guin
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