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Pinky and Rex Series (age 7-10) by James Howe adventure ... friendship Publisher comments: Pinky has twenty-seven stuffed animals, and Rex has twenty-seven dinosaurs. They have everything the same, and that's the way it should be with best friends. So what do they do when there's only one pink dinosaur in the museum gift shop, and they both want it? Could Pinky's pesky little sister Amanda have the answer? title: Pinky and Rex |
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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: 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 Walks the Wire by Sheri Cooper Sinykin F SIN 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 the Fairy Snow Queen by Teresa Reed F REE title: Keisha to the Rescue by Teresa Reed F REE title: Three Cheers for Keisha by Teresa Reed F REE title: Viva Heather by Sheri Cooper Sinykin F SIN | |
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Meet Posy Bates
(age 7-10) by Helen Cresswell family ... friendship The adventures and misadventures of a little girl, Posy Bates, who desperately wants a dog or cat for a pet. |
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Lila on the Landing
(age 7-10) by Sue Alexander friendship ... identity Lila, always the last to be chosen for games by the other children, earns their interest and acceptance by creating her own imaginative activities on the landing of her apartment house. |
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Alison's Puppy
(age 7-10) by Marion Dane Bauer friendship ... animals All Alison wants is a puppy for her birthday. |
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A Dog on His Own
(age 7-10) by Mary Jane Auch humor ... friendship ... animals ... adventure Catalog: After a daring escape from the animal shelter, Pearl, Peppy, and K-10 -- so named because he is one step above all the other canines -- explore the outside world while moving from one adventure to another. |
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The Arthur Series (age 7-10) by Stephen Krensky school ... friendship Arthur and his friends deal with school, friends, and family...just like you! title: Arthur and the Big Blowup title: Arthur and the Cootie-Catcher title: Arthur and the Poetry Contest title: Arthur and the Popularity Test title: Arthur Rocks With BINKY title: Buster Baxter, Cat Saver title: Buster Makes the Grade title: Francine, Believe it or Not title: King Arthur title: Who's in Love With Arthur? |
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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 Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club title: Arthur Makes the Team title: Arthur's Mystery Envelope title: Buster's Dino Dilemma title: Locked in the Library! title: The Mystery of the Stolen Bike |
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The World According to Humphrey (age 7-10) by Betty Birney animals ... school ... friendship Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher. title: Friendship According to Humphrey title: Trouble According to Humphrey title: Adventure According to Humphrey |
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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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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: Princess |
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Flower Fairy Friends (age 7-10) friendship ... magic ... fantasy The flower fairies meet adventure with grace and elegance. title: Jasmine's Starry Night by Kay Woodward F WOO title: Willow's Underwater World by Kay Woodward F WOO | |
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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: Beck Beyond the Sea by Kimberly Morris F MOR title: Lily's Pesky Plant by Kirsten Larsen F LAR title: The Trouble With Tink by Kim Thorpe F THO title: Vidia and the Fairy Crown by Laura Driscoll F DRI title: Dulcie's Taste of Magic by Gail Herman F HER title: Fira and the Full Moon by Gail Herman F HER title: A Masterpiece for Bess by Lara Bergen F BER title: Prilla and the Butterfly Lie by Kitty Richards F RIC title: Rani in the Mermaid Lagoon by Lisa Papademetriou F PAP title: Tink, North of Never Land by Kiki Thorpe F THO title: Silvermist and the Ladybug Curse by Gail Herman F HER title: Fawn and the Mysterious Trickster by Laura Driscoll F DRI | |
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Mattie
(age 7-10) by Marsha Wilson Chall friendship ... family ... humor Mattie's adventures include selling her little brother, finding the perfect Valentine's Day gift for an obnoxious classmate, and cutting her brother's hair. |
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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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The Seven Treasure Hunts
(age 7-10) by Betsy Cromer Byars adventure ... humor ... friendship Two boys make up a series of treasure hunts for each other, with disastrous and hilarious results. |
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Lucy on the Loose
(age 7-10) by Ilene Cooper friendship When Bobby Quinn got a beagle puppy for his eighth birthday, his whole life changed. But now Lucy's taken off after a fat orange cat, and no one in the neighborhood has seen her anywhere. What will Bobby do if his best friend is gone for good? |
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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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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, Mummy Girl title: Mary Marony and the Chocolate Surprise |
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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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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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Triffic, the Extraordinary Pig
(age 7-10) by Dick King-Smith friendship ... humor ... animals An amusing tale of a piglet who teaches animals and humans what really matters most. |
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Ballet Slippers Series (age 7-10) by Patricia Reilly Giff the arts ... friendship ... growing up Rosie and her dance class perform their favorite parts, and learn a lot about growing up along the way. title: Starring Rosie |
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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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M and M series (age 7-10) by Pat Ross friendship ... family Mandy and Mimi are twins, learning about life, just like you! title: M and M and the Bad News Babies title: M and M and the Halloween Monster title: M and M and the Haunted House Game title: Meet M and M |
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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: Summer Party title: In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen title: Wedding Flowers title: Special Gifts |
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Max Malone Series (age 7-10) by Charlotte Herman enterprise ... friendship Max and his sidekick, Gordy, never run out of schemes...but will they succeed? title: Max Malone, Superstar |
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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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The Christmas Puppy
(age 7-10) by Roberta Grobel Intrater traditions ... family ... friendship A mischievous dog and a lonely old man help Zach learn the true meaning of Christmas. |
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Class Clown
(age 7-10) by Johanna Hurwitz humor ... friendship ... school Lucas Cott, the most obstreperous boy in the third grade, finds it very hard to turn over a new leaf when he decides to become the perfect student. |
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Beware the Mare
(age 7-10) by Jessie Haas friendship ... animals ... enterprise Gramps gets a good bargain on an apparently perfect bay mare for Lily, but because the horse is named Beware he suspects that there may be something wrong with her. |
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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 (Not Beanhead) and the Magic Crystal |
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The Littles Series
(age 7-10) by John Peterson adventure ... fantasy ... friendship Meet the Littles, a tiny family with a big heart. sequel: The Littles |
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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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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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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 in Room 2B title: Horrible Harry Moves Up to Third Grade title: Horrible Harry's Secret title: Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon title: Horrible Harry Goes to Sea title: Horrible Harry and the Holidaze title: Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins title: Horrible Harry and the Purple People title: Horrible Harry at Halloween title: Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt title: Horrible Harry Cracks the Code title: Horrible Harry Bugs the Three Bears title: Horrible Harry and the June Box |
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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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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. |
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The Pony Pals Series (age 7-10) by Jeanne Betancourt adventure ... friendship ... animals Each book finds our pals in a new equine adventure. title: A Pony For Keeps title: Give Me Back My Pony title: Pony to the Rescue title: Too Many Ponies title: Runaway Pony title: The Wild Pony title: The Girl Who Hated Ponies title: The Blind Pony title: Circus Pony title: Detective Pony title: Don't Hurt My Pony title: Ghost Pony title: Keep Out, Pony! title: The Missing Pony Pal title: Ponies on Parade title: Pony-Sitters title: The Saddest Pony title: Western Pony |