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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: Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One title: Going, Going, Gone with the Pain and the Great One title: Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great One title: Friend or Fiend? with the Pain and the Great One |
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Hello, Star
(age 7-10) by Carolyn Haywood family ... animals Spending the summer in the country with her grandparents, five-year-old Star has a chance to make friends with raccoons, swans, and other animals both domestic and wild. |
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Time Flies
(age 7-10) by Florence Parry Heide family When his mother goes to the hospital to have a baby, Noah's worst fears about a baby around the house are realized when he goes to stay with Bib and her family. |
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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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The Riddle Streak
(age 7-10) by Susan Beth Pfeffer enterprise ... family Since her older brother always wins at ping pong, checkers, and everything else, Amy decides to learn riddles in hope of finding some way she can beat him. |
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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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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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Ginger Brown: Too Many Houses
(age 7-10) by Sharon Dennis Wyeth identity ... family When her parents get a divorce, six-year-old Ginger lives for a while with each set of grandparents and begins to understand her mixed background and her new family situation. |
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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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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: M and M and the Mummy Mess title: Meet M and M |
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The Trouble With Cats
(age 7-10) by Martha Freeman family ... school After a difficult first week of third grade, Holly begins to adjust to her new school and living in her new stepfather's tiny apartment with his four cats. |
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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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The Julian Series (age 7-10) by Ann Cameron family Meet Julian and Huey, and ride along as they find adventures in everyday life. title: The Stories Julian Tells title: Julian's Glorious Summer title: Julian, Dream Doctor title: Julian, Secret Agent |
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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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Starring Grace
(age 7-10) by Mary Hoffman friendship ... family Grace and her friends have all sorts of adventures during their summer vacation--going to the circus, taking an imaginary safari, making friends with an elderly neighbor, and more. |
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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: Russell and Elisa title: Elisa in the Middle title: Make Room for Elisa |
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My Sister the Sausage Roll
(age 7-10) by Barbara Ware Holmes family Although she does not like having a new baby sister, Eloise keeps an eye on her while their father is away and finds herself learning to love her. |
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Sable
(age 7-10) by Karen Hesse family Tate is overjoyed when a scrawny mutt turns up in the yard one day. She even persuades Mam and Pap to let her keep Sable, named for her dark, silky fur. But before long, the incorrigible dog begins to cause trouble with the neighbors. Will Sable have to go? |
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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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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 |