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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 |
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: 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: 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: Keisha's Maze Mystery by Lauren Benson F BEN title: Princess Megan by Tricia Magraw F MAG 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. |
AUC |
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 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: The World According to Humphrey title: Friendship According to Humphrey title: Trouble According to Humphrey title: Adventure According to Humphrey title: Summer According to Humphrey title: School Days According to Humphrey |
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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: Going, Going, Gone with the Pain and the Great One |
FEL |
The Curious Adventures of the Abandoned Toys
(age 7-10) by Julian Fellowes friendship Publisher comments: When Doc the bear arrives at the dump from his former home in a children’s hospital, he’s not sure what kind of life awaits him. But the friends he finds there are determined to make his new home a welcoming one. In the gentle, classic style of The Velveteen Rabbit, the toys discover what it’s like to live on their own. |
JEN |
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 |
MYE |
Wings
(age 7-10) by Christopher Myers identity ... friendship Ikarus Jackson, the new boy in school, is outcast because he has wings. But his resilient spirit inspires one girl to speak up for him in this thought provoking story about celebrating individuality. |
SHA |
The Society of Super Secret Heroes (age 7-10) by Phyllis Shalant magic ... friendship ... school ... humor Upon entering fourth grade, Finch and his friends think they must stop playing superheroes, until they discover that their game might become real through a magical cape, and the Society of Secret Superheroes is born. title: The Great Cape Rescue |
Flower Fairy Friends (age 7-10) friendship ... magic ... fantasy The flower fairies meet adventure with grace and elegance. title: Lavender's Midsummer Mix-up by Kay Woodward F WOO title: Rose's Special Secret by Kay Woodward F WOO | |
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The Mallory Series (age 7-10) by Laurie B. Friedman humor ... friendship ... family ... school When eight-year-old Mallory moves to a new town, and a new school with new friends, nothing will be the same again. title: Step Fourth, Mallory! title: Happy Birthday, Mallory! title: Heart to Heart With Mallory |
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: Fira and the Full Moon by Gail Herman F HER title: Prilla and the Butterfly Lie by Kitty Richards F RIC title: Rani in the Mermaid Lagoon by Lisa Papademetriou F PAP | |
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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 Hides Out |
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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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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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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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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 Berenstain Bear Scouts (age 7-10) by Stan Berenstain friendship ... school ... humor The Berenstain Bears take on scouting, in their own hilarious way. title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Runamuck Robot |
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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. sequel: Class President sequel: School Spirit |
HAA |
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. |
MCD |
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 title: Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything |
KLI |
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 Ant Invasion |
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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: 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: Give Me Back My Pony |