Rilla of Ingleside
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Middle grade · ages 10–14 · grades 5–9 · 820L · 216 pages · 2014
Why we'd hand it over
A surprisingly grownup war novel wrapped in a domestic chronicle—Rilla's transformation from silly 15-year-old to capable young woman feels earned, and Montgomery's treatment of wartime loss is tender without sentimentality.