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Oh, Emma
(age 7-10) by Barbara Baker growing up ... family Frustrated by life in a crowded housing project, Emma longs for a room of her own, but, because of family circumstances, must settle for far less. |
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Yossi Asks the Angels For Help
(age 7-10) by Miriam Chaikin traditions ... growing up ... folklore When he loses the Hanukkah money he planned to use for presents for his sister and parents, Yossi prays to the angels for help. |
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Tutu Much Ballet
(age 7-10) by Gabrielle Charbonnet family ... growing up When her grandmother comes to visit during the summer, Charlotte thinks she will be allowed to go to gymnastics camp with her best friend, but her mother and grandmother insist that she take ballet lessons instead. |
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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: Dance With Rosie title: Rosie's Nutcracker Dreams title: Starring Rosie |
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The Adam Joshua Capers (age 7-10) by Janice Lee Smith growing up ... school Adam Joshua faces one dilemma after another in these hilarious stories. title: The Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer title: The Kid Next Door and Other Headaches: Stories About Adam Joshua title: Serious Science title: Superkid! title: George Takes a Bow-Wow! title: Nelson in Love title: The Christmas Ghost title: The Halloween Monster title: Turkey Trouble title: The Baby Blues |
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Martin Bridge Series (age 7-10) by Jessica Scott Kerrin school ... growing up ... short stories Meet Martin Bridge--a most special and ordinary boy whose well-meant plans sometimes go awry. In three stories, Martin encounters two bus drivers with very different ways of relating, makes a tough decision about a friend's pet and takes on an extremely competitive model rocket project that almost costs him a friendship. The daily rhythms, struggles and triumphs of childhood ... at home, at school and with friends ... are evoked with warmth, understanding, honesty and humor. title: Martin Bridge on the Lookout title: Martin Bridge: Ready for Takeoff! title: Martin Bridge: Blazing Ahead! title: Martin Bridge: Sound the Alarm! title: Martin Bridge in High Gear! |
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Magid Fasts for Ramadan
(age 7-10) by Mary Matthews growing up Magid, an eight-year-old Muslim boy in Cairo, is determined to celebrate Ramadan by fasting, despite the opposition of family members who feel that he is not yet old enough to fast. |
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The Chalk Box Kid
(age 7-10) by Clyde Robert Bulla enterprise ... the arts ... growing up Nine-year-old Gregory's house does not have room for a garden, but he creates a surprising and very different garden in an unusual place. |
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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 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: Russell Sprouts title: Rip-roaring Russell title: Russell and Elisa title: "E" is for Elisa title: Elisa in the Middle title: Make Room for Elisa |
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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: All-Star Fever title: The Catcher's Mask title: Shadow Over Second title: The Hit-Away Kid title: Zero's Slider |