Bert Breen's Barn
by Walter D. Edmonds
Middle grade · ages 10–14 · grades 5–9 · 780L · 1975
Why we'd hand it over
A quietly gripping novel about a 13-year-old's years-long project to rebuild a barn—Edmonds treats the work itself as the story, and kids who stick with it discover something rarely available in children's lit: genuine long-term commitment.