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The Pain and the Great One Series (age 7-10) by Judy Blume friendship ... family Catalog: A six-year-old (The Pain) and his eight-year-old sister (The Great One) see each other as troublemakers and the best-loved in the family. title: Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One |
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The Hundred Penny Box
(age 7-10) by Sharon Bell Mathis family Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother, who wants to toss out all her old things. |
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I Want Answers and a Parachute
(age 7-10) by P. J. Petersen family Matt finds his little brother's fears very annoying when they travel from Tucson to San Francisco to visit their divorced father. |
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Roommates and Rachel
(age 7-10) by Kathryn Osebold Galbraith family Beth and Mimi find their lives changed in both good and bad ways after the arrival of their new baby sister Rachel. |
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Mokie and Bik
(age 7-10) by Wendy Orr humor ... family Mokie is bigger but Bik is faster. They are twins, and they have a nanny Ruby that looks after them while their mom is Arting and their dad is on his ship at sea. Whether they’re helping Erik the Viking splosh his decks or learning to swim fast as fisk, these two are always overboard or underfoot! Rambunctious and charming, Mokie and Bik are a pair you won’t soon forget. |
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Bravo, Tavo!
(age 7-10) by Brian Meunier family ... enterprise ... sports Tavo, named for his father Gustavo, plays basketball so much that his sneakers are worn out. His father is too worried about the drought afflicting their small village to focus on replacing them. Gustavo thinks he can solve the water shortage, but the other villagers say hes crazy. Tavo puts aside basketball to help prove his father right. In return, something miraculous happens to his sneakers, and he's the hero of the next game. Did the magic come from his shoes, or was it in his heart all along? |
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The Quigleys Series (age 7-10) by Simon Mason realistic ... adventure ... family ... humor The adventures and misadventures of the four members of the Quigley family--Mum, Dad, Lucy, and Will. title: The Quigleys |
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Immigrant Girl: Becky of Eldridge Street
(age 7-10) by Brett Harvey family ... historical Becky, whose family has emigrated from Russia to avoid being persecuted as Jews, finds growing up in New York City in 1910 a vivid and exciting experience. |
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Roz and Ozzie
(age 7-10) by Johanna Hurwitz family Although eight-year-old Roz usually feels annoyed by the pestering attentions of her uncle Ozzie, who is two years younger than she is, she finds that there are times when she is glad to have him around. |
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The Trouble With Cats
(age 7-10) by Martha Freeman family ... school After a difficult first week of third grade, Holly begins to adjust to her new school and living in her new stepfather's tiny apartment with his four cats. |
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The Family Under the Bridge
(age 7-10) by Natalie Savage Carlson family ... friendship This is the delightfully warm and enjoyable story of an old Parisian named Armand, who relished his solitary life. Children, he said, were like starlings, and one was better off without them. But the children who lived under the bridge recognized a true friend when they met one, even if the friend seemed a trifle unwilling at the start. And it did not take Armand very long to realize that he had gotten himself ready-made family; one that he loved with all his heart, and one for whom he would have to find a better home than the bridge. |
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The Julian Series (age 7-10) by Ann Cameron family Meet Julian and Huey, and ride along as they find adventures in everyday life. title: The Stories Julian Tells title: More Stories Julian Tells title: Julian's Glorious Summer title: Julian, Secret Agent |
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The Berenstain Bears (age 7-10) by Stan Berenstain friendship ... family ... humor The Berenstain Bears muddle their way through real-life situations, in their own hilarious way. title: The Berenstain Bears and the Great Ant Attack title: The Berenstain Bears and the School Scandal Sheet title: The Berenstain Bears and the Wheelchair Commando title: The Berenstain Bears, No Guns Allowed |
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The Bathwater Gang
(age 7-10) by Jerry Spinelli war ... humor ... family ... friendship Bertie's all-girl gang becomes involved in a harmless but heartfelt war with an all-boy gang, until Bertie's grandmother steps in with a perfect solution. |
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The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates
(age 7-10) by Susan Shreve humor ... friendship ... family ... school Driving home from the beach on Labor Day, Joshua receives some shocking news from his mother: he must repeat third grade. |
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The Russell and Elisa Stories (age 7-10) by Johanna Hurwitz growing up ... family ... school The stories of Russell, age six, and Elisa, age four, as they experience the frustrations and excitement of growing up. Now that he's six, Russell has some very important questions: If he has to wear hand-me-downs, shoulden't bigger kids wear hand-me-ups? If he can't say bad words, can he make up his own words when he's angry? If he has to get a report card, isn't it about time his parents got one to? title: Rip-roaring Russell |
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Sable
(age 7-10) by Karen Hesse family Tate is overjoyed when a scrawny mutt turns up in the yard one day. She even persuades Mam and Pap to let her keep Sable, named for her dark, silky fur. But before long, the incorrigible dog begins to cause trouble with the neighbors. Will Sable have to go? |
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Legend of -- the Worst Boy in the World
(age 7-10) by Eoin Colfer family ... authorship Every Saturday, while helping polish the lens of the lighthouse his grandfather tends, nine-year-old Will tells a tale he hopes will top Grandad's, but Grandad always wins until Dad reminds Will of a long-forgotten escapade with his brother. |
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Ruby Lu Series (age 7-10) by Lenore Look adventure ... family ... friendship ... realistic Most days the best thing about being Ruby is everything. Like when she's the star of her own backyard magic show. Or when she gives a talk at the school safety assembly on the benefits of reflective tape. And then there are the days when it's very hard to be Ruby. Join Ruby Lu on her first adventure and discover your own best things about her! title: Ruby Lu, Brave and True |