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The Magic Attic Club Series (age 7-10) friendship ... fantasy Publisher comments: Five young girls prove that they can do and be anything ... anywhere! (With the help of their magic mirror, of course.) title: The Secret of the Attic by Sheri Cooper Sinykin F SIN title: Trapped Beyond the Magic Attic by Sheri Cooper Sinykin F SIN title: Alison Goes for the Gold by Catherine Connor F CON title: Alison on the Trail by Catherine Connor F CON title: Alison of Arabia by Nina Alexander F ALE title: Alison Rides the Rapids by Nina Alexander F ALE title: Alison Saves the Wedding by Catherine Connor F CON title: Alison Walks the Wire by Sheri Cooper Sinykin F SIN title: Cheyenne Rose by L. E. Williams F WIL title: Heather and the Pink Poodles by Marion Engle F ENG title: Heather Takes the Reins by Sheri Cooper Sinykin F SIN title: Heather at the Barre by Sheri Cooper Sinykin F SIN title: Heather Goes to Hollywood by Sheri Cooper Sinykin F SIN title: Heather, Belle of the Ball by Sheri Cooper Sinykin F SIN title: Keisha Discovers Harlem by Zoe Lewis F LEW title: Keisha Leads the Way by Teresa Reed F REE title: Keisha to the Rescue by Teresa Reed F REE title: Keisha's Maze Mystery by Lauren Benson F BEN title: Megan in Ancient Greece by Susan Korman F KOR title: Megan's Balancing Act by Susan Korman F KOR title: Megan's Masquerade by Trisha Magraw F MAG title: Downhill Megan by Trisha Magraw F MAG title: Princess Megan by Tricia Magraw F MAG title: Rose Faces the Music by L. E. Williams F WIL title: Rose's Magic Touch by Nina Alexander F ALE title: The Ghost of Camp Whispering Pines by Susan Korman F KOR title: Three Cheers for Keisha by Teresa Reed F REE title: Viva Heather by Sheri Cooper Sinykin F SIN | |
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Mean, Mean, Maureen Green
(age 7-10) by Judy Cox friendship ... school With help from Adam, a boy in her third grade class, Lilley gains enough confidence to stand up to the school bus bully, Mean Maureen Green. |
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The Arthur Series (age 7-10) by Marc Brown school ... friendship Arthur and his friends deal with school, friends, and family...just like you! title: Arthur Accused! title: Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest title: Arthur and the Lost Diary title: Arthur and the Popularity Test title: Arthur and the Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club title: Arthur Makes the Team title: Arthur Rocks With BINKY title: Arthur's Mystery Envelope title: Buster's Dino Dilemma title: Locked in the Library! title: The Mystery of the Stolen Bike title: Who's in Love With Arthur? |
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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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Butterfly Buddies
(age 7-10) by Judy Cox school ... friendship Publisher comments: The new girl in Robin's third-grade class is way cool. Zoey speaks French, has pierced ears, and wears tap shoes to school. Robin is dying to be her best friend. But how can she when she's so ordinary? When Miss Wing makes Zoey and Robin partners for the butterfly project, Robin has her big chance. To make sure that she doesn't blow it, Robin adds a few flourishes, like rhinestone glasses shaped like a cat's eyes. Who cares if she has trouble seeing through them? But what will happen if Zoey or Miss Wing find out she's faking? |
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Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic
(age 7-10) by Emily Jenkins friendship ... adventure ... short stories Publisher comments: Lumphy is a stuffed buffalo. StingRay is a stuffed stingray. And Plastic... well, Plastic isn't quite sure what she is. They all belong to the Little Girl who lives on the high bed with the fluffy pillows. Together is best for these three best friends. Together they look things up in the dictionary, explore the basement, and argue about the meaning of life. And together they face dogs, school, television commercials, the vastness of the sea and the terrifying bigness of the washing machine. sequel: Toy Dance Party: Being the Further Adventures of a Bossyboots Stingray, a Courageous Buffalo, and a Hopeful Round Someone Called Plastic |
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The Puppy Place Series (age 7-10) by Ellen Miles friendship ... animals Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. They have a puppy of their own named Buddy, but they also foster dogs that need help finding new homes. title: Goldie title: Snowball title: Shadow title: Rascal title: Buddy title: Flash title: Scout title: Patches title: Pugsley title: Noodle title: Princess title: Maggie and Max |
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A Girl, a Boy, and a Monster Cat
(age 7-10) by Gail Gauthier animals ... friendship ... humor Sam's house would have been the perfect place for Brandon to go after school. The big-screen TV is on all the time, and Sam is a boy. Instead, Brandon's mom sends him to Hannah's, where he is forced to play imaginary games in which Hannah is always the hero. Even the cat, Buttercup, gets more exciting roles than Brandon. Then a new neighbor moves in with a tiny dog who is actually quite fierce. He gives Hannah lots of material for games, but when Buttercup defends her territory with some malicious tactics, reality becomes much more exciting than fiction. |
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Nikki and Deja
(age 7-10) by Karen English friendship ... school When an arrogant new girl comes to school, third-graders and best friends Nikki and Deja decide to form a club that would exclude her but find the results not what they expected. |
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Disney Fairies (age 7-10) friendship ... fantasy In Never Land's fairy kingdom, Pixie Hollow, magic is a part of everyday life as fairies enjoy friendship and adventure. title: Beck and the Great Berry Battle by Laura Driscoll F DRI title: Lily's Pesky Plant by Kirsten Larsen F LAR title: The Trouble With Tink by Kim Thorpe F THO | |
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A Christmas Memory
(age 7-10) by Truman Capote traditions ... friendship ... folklore A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them. |
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Ivy Plus Bean Series (age 7-10) by Annie Barrows realistic ... humor ... friendship Publisher comments: The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hide, Ivy comes to the rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other. title: Ivy + Bean title: Ivy and Bean Bound to be Bad title: Ivy and Bean Take Care of the Babysitter |
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The Red Balloon
(age 7-10) by albert Lamorisse friendship ... magic A young boy finds a red balloon with a mind of its own floating across the skies of Paris. A magical book that has become an enduring children's classic, The Red Balloon is the story of a young boy and his best friend--a bright red balloon. |
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Lassie Come-Home
(age 7-10) by Rosemary Wells friendship ... animals A collie undertakes a 1000-mile journey in order to once again meet her former master at the school gate. Retelling of Eric Knight's classic tale. |
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Mary Marony Series (age 7-10) by Suzy Kline friendship ... school Second grader Mary Marony faces school with a stuttering problem, and the courage to overcome it. title: Mary Marony and the Snake |
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Juliet Fisher and the Foolproof Plan
(age 7-10) by Natalie Honeycutt humor ... friendship ... identity Juliet always tries to be perfect, but all the kids hate her. But when Lydia Jane starts sharing her desk, Juliet learns to have fun. |
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It Goes Eeeeeeeeeeeee!
(age 7-10) by Jamie Gilson friendship ... animals ... school Patrick, the new boy in Richard's class, is always causing trouble, but his work on a science project about bats helps him make new friends. |
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Cody Unplugged
(age 7-10) by Betsy Duffey friendship ... school Concerned that his television and video habits have gotten out of hand, Cody's parents send him to Camp Bear where he learns to experience real life rather than virtual reality. |
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The Best-Laid Plans of Jonah Twist
(age 7-10) by Natalie Honeycutt friendship ... school Busy third grader Jonah Twist must endure giving a school report on elephant seals with the bossy Juliet Fisher, while worrying that his new kitten may have eaten his older brother's hamster. Sequel to "The All New Jonah Twist." |
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The All New Jonah Twist
(age 7-10) by Natalie Honeycutt friendship ... school Jonah's efforts to survive the third grade are complicated by the new boy in class, who has the potential for either becoming a friend or beating him up. |
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Ghost Trap: a Wild Willie Mystery
(age 7-10) by Barbara Joosse friendship ... mystery ... spooky When Wild Willie's best friend Kyle moves back to the neighborhood the boys suspect that Kyle's new house is haunted. |
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Wild Willie and King Kyle
(age 7-10) by Barbara Joosse friendship ... mystery Willie and his best friend, Kyle, who has moved to Ohio, start a detective agency, and their first case is to spy on the girl who has moved into Kyle's old house. |
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I'll Meet You at the Cucumbers
(age 7-10) by Lillian Moore friendship Adam and Junius, two country mice, go for a visit to the city, where Adam despairs when his dear friend admits he might like to stay. |
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The Clementine Series (age 7-10) by Sara Pennypacker friendship ... humor ... school Clementine notices everything...especially when adults would prefer her not to. This chapter book finds her sorting through all kinds of trouble, in her own hilarious way. title: Clementine title: The Talented Clementine |
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Super Emma
(age 7-10) by Sally Warner friendship ... school Third-grader Emma becomes a reluctant heroine when she defends a friend from the class bully. |
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The Cobble Street Cousins Series (age 7-10) by Cynthia Rylant friendship Nine-year-old cousins Rosie, Lily, and Tess make a neighborhood newspaper celebrating all their friends on Cobble Street. title: The Cobble Street Cousins: Some Good News title: Special Gifts |
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Esio Trot
(age 7-10) by Roald Dahl humor ... friendship Mr. Hoppy is in love with Mrs. Silver, but her heart belongs to Alfie, her pet tortoise. Then, one day Mr. Hoppy comes up with a brilliant idea to win her heart--involving 140 tortoises, an ancient spell, and a little bit of magic. |
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Shoeshine Girl
(age 7-10) by Clyde Robert Bulla enterprise ... friendship ... growing up Determined to earn some money, ten-year-old Sarah Ida gets a job at a shoe shine stand and learns a great many things besides shining shoes. |
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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 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 Beany Adventures (age 7-10) by Susan Wojciechowski humor ... growing up ... friendship Beany worries about everything whether she is at home or school. title: Beany Goes to Camp |
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Dear Whiskers
(age 7-10) by Ann Whitehead Nagda letters/journal ... realistic ... friendship Jenny is initially discouraged when her second grade pen pal turns out to be a new student from Saudi Arabia who does not speak English very well, but as she works with her they slowly develop a true friendship. |
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The Stink Series (age 7-10) by Megan McDonald realistic ... enterprise ... friendship ... humor Meet Judy Moody's little brother Stink. Whether he's corresponding with candy companies to get free samples or drawing special inspiration from a visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum, Stink Moody is always up to something. title: Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers title: Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid |
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Judy Moody Series (age 7-10) by Megan McDonald realistic ... friendship ... humor Publisher comments: "Judy Moody was in a mood. Not a good mood. A bad mood. A mad-faced mood." Judy also has an abundance of individuality and attitude, and when Mr. Todd assigns a very special class project, she really gets a chance to express herself! The mercurial Judy Moody will delight any kid who's known a bad mood or a bad day--and managed to laugh anyway. title: Judy Moody |
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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 |
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Horrible Harry Series (age 7-10) by Suzy Kline humor ... friendship ... school Horrible Harry of classroom 2B is known for his mischievous pranks, and his unexpected moments of insight into the elementary school experience. title: Horrible Harry and the Green Slime title: Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise title: Horrible Harry and the Dungeon title: Horrible Harry and the Kickball Wedding title: Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion title: Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt title: Song Lee and the Leech Man title: Song Lee in Room 2B |
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My Dog, Cat
(age 7-10) by Marty Crisp realistic ... friendship ... animals It's bad enough being a boy with a girl's name, but now Abbie's dog is making him a target for bullies. He's worried about being seen with his aunt's ``sissy'' dog... but feisty Catullus proves that big isn't necessarily better! |
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Peach Street Mudders Series (age 7-10) by Matt Christopher growing up ... friendship ... sports The Peach Street Mudders learn a lot about sportsmanship, and a lot about life. title: The Hit-Away Kid |
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My Father's Dragon Series (age 7-10) by Ruth Stiles Gannett adventure ... friendship ... knights/castles/dragons A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island. title: My Father's Dragon title: Elmer and the Dragon title: The Dragons of Blueland title: Three Tales of My Father's Dragon |
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The Hundred Dresses
(age 7-10) by Eleanor Estes identity ... friendship ... school Publisher comments: Wanda Petronski is an immigrant girl in an American school, who is ridiculed for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. When she tells her classmates that she has one hundred dresses at home, she unwittingly triggers a game of teasing that eventually ends in a lesson for all. |