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A Thanksgiving Wish
(age 7-10) by Michael Rosen family ... traditions Catalog: When Amanda's grandmother dies and the extended family tries to recreate her famous Thanksgiving meal, friends and neighbors pitch in to help carry on Bubbe's traditions. |
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Girl Wonder and the Terrific Twins
(age 7-10) by Malorie Blackman adventure ... family Catalog: The plans that Maxine, the Girl Wonder, and her younger brothers, the Terrific Twins, come up with usually mean trouble for their mother. |
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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: Friend or Fiend? with the Pain and the Great One |
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Donavan's Double Trouble
(age 7-10) by Monalisa DeGross family ... school Publisher comments: Donavan thought that fourth grade would be his best year ever. Instead, it's turning out to be nothing but trouble: 1. He's failing math class. 2. If his grades don't improve, his whiz-kid "younger" sister will have to tutor him! 3. When his beloved Uncle Vic returns from overseas combat as a paraplegic, everyone else is happy that he's safe at home. But all Donavan feels is uncomfortable and sad. 4. Grandma insists on inviting Uncle Vic to the biggest family event of the school year, and she's not taking no for an answer! But what will the other kids think when they see Uncle Vic in a wheelchair? |
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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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Annie and the Old One
(age 7-10) by Miska Miles family ... illness/loss A Navajo girl unravels a day's weaving on a rug whose completion, she believes, will mean the death of her grandmother. |
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I Hate Company
(age 7-10) by P. J. Petersen humor ... family ... friendship When his mother offers to share their apartment temporarily with an old friend and her three-year-old son, Dan finds himself resenting the loss of space, privacy, and peace and quiet. |
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Warton and the King of the Skies
(age 7-10) by Russell Erickson family Two toad brothers gain their freedom from a bickering weasel family by teaching them the value of teamwork. |
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Snakes Are Nothing to Sneeze At
(age 7-10) by Gabrielle Charbonnet family ... animals Although he's not furry and her best friend thinks he's yucky, Annabel loves her new pet snake. |
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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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Go Fish
(age 7-10) by Mary Stolz identity ... family After spending the day fishing in the Gulf of Mexico with Grandfather, eight-year-old Thomas has a quiet evening on the porch hearing more about his African heritage. |
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Some Frog!
(age 7-10) by Eve Bunting school ... family It'll take some frog to win the frog-jumping contest at Billy's school. But Billy's all set--he's got a champion jumper, a grandpa with lots of good advice, and a mom and grandma to cheer him on. Everything will be perfect--if only his dad shows up. |
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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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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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The Magic Menorah
(age 7-10) by Jane Breskin Zalben traditions ... fantasy ... family Stanley does not look foward to spending another Chanukah with all his relatives, but when an old man comes out of a tarnished menorah in the attic and grants Stanley three wishes, he changes his mind. |