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Absolutely Lucy
(age 7-10) by Ilene Cooper animals ... friendship Publisher comments: Bobby Quinn is shy. In fact, hes so shy, he has trouble making friends. But that changes when he gets a squirmy little puppy for his birthday. Unlike Bobby, Lucy isn't shy at all. And to his surprise, she keeps dragging him into all sorts of adventures and friendships, too! |
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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 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: Island Rose by L. E. Williams F WIL 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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Mean, Mean, Maureen Green
(age 7-10) by Judy Cox friendship ... school With help from Adam, a boy in her third grade class, Lilley gains enough confidence to stand up to the school bus bully, Mean Maureen Green. |
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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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The William Problem
(age 7-10) by Barbara Baker friendship ... school Third grade is looking grim for Liza. She's stranded next to creepy William Spear in the worst homeroom, and her "best friend" is suddenly snobby. Liza's happy to have Bridget as a friend--until Bridget makes friends with William. And Liza has to make a choice. |
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The Beautiful Christmas Tree
(age 7-10) by Charlotte Zolotow traditions ... friendship ... folklore Publisher comments: Mr. Crockett is neither handsome nor fashionable, but he knows a secret...all things need love and care. With years of attention and patience, he transforms his shabby brownstone into an elegant home and brings a scrawny, neglected tree to life, teaching his critical neighbors that beauty can be found in unexpected places. |
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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 Cootie-Catcher title: Arthur and the Lost Diary title: Arthur and the Popularity Test title: Arthur Rocks With BINKY 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: 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: 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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Butterfly Buddies
(age 7-10) by Judy Cox school ... friendship Publisher comments: The new girl in Robin's third-grade class is way cool. Zoey speaks French, has pierced ears, and wears tap shoes to school. Robin is dying to be her best friend. But how can she when she's so ordinary? When Miss Wing makes Zoey and Robin partners for the butterfly project, Robin has her big chance. To make sure that she doesn't blow it, Robin adds a few flourishes, like rhinestone glasses shaped like a cat's eyes. Who cares if she has trouble seeing through them? But what will happen if Zoey or Miss Wing find out she's faking? |
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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. |
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The Paint Brush Kid
(age 7-10) by Clyde Robert Bulla friendship ... the arts Uncle Pancho is about to lose his house! Gregory and his friends love Uncle Pancho. He isn't really anyone's uncle; he's their friend. When he begins to tell the story of his life, Gregory has an idea. He will paint the story of Uncle Pancho's Life . . . and maybe, just maybe, the painting will help save Uncle Pancho's house. |
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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: Goldie title: Shadow title: Rascal title: Patches |
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Naughty Fairies Series (age 7-10) by Lucy Mayflower humor ... friendship ... magic Ping has played the biggest practical joke EVER! But has she gone just too far this time? And now the Tooth Fairy is missing. Maybe Ping can get herself out of serious trouble by bringing her back? But it will mean going on a daring mission! title: Spells and Smells |
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Flower Fairy Friends (age 7-10) friendship ... magic ... fantasy The flower fairies meet adventure with grace and elegance. title: Candytuft's Enchanting Treats by Kay Woodward F WOO 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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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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Ginger Brown the Nobody Boy
(age 7-10) by Sharon Dennis Wyeth friendship Ginger's summer at her grandparents' home in the country is enlivened by the appearance of a sad little boy who calls himself Nobody. |
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The Red Balloon
(age 7-10) by albert Lamorisse friendship ... magic A young boy finds a red balloon with a mind of its own floating across the skies of Paris. A magical book that has become an enduring children's classic, The Red Balloon is the story of a young boy and his best friend--a bright red balloon. |
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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 Hides Out title: Mary Marony and the Snake 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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Virtual Cody
(age 7-10) by Betsy Duffey friendship ... school and his classmates in the third grade are having fun reporting on the origin of their names, until Cody finds out that his parents named him after a dog. |
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The All New Jonah Twist
(age 7-10) by Natalie Honeycutt friendship ... school Jonah's efforts to survive the third grade are complicated by the new boy in class, who has the potential for either becoming a friend or beating him up. |
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The Losers Fight Back: a Wild Willie Mystery
(age 7-10) by Barbara Joosse friendship ... mystery ... sports With some help from his detective partner King Kyle in Cleveland, Wild Willie and his friend Lucy figure out how to turn their soccer team into winners. |
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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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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: Rosie's Big City Ballet title: Starring Rosie title: A Glass Slipper for Rosie title: Not-So-Perfect Rosie |
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Third Grade Bullies
(age 7-10) by Elizabeth Levy friendship ... school Being short and having moved four times in the last three years makes Sally defensive, so although she tries to help a classmate stand up to two bullies, she gets off to a bad start in her new school. |
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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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Solo Girl
(age 7-10) by Andrea Davis Pinkney math/science/technology ... friendship Although she is good at math, Cass wishes that she could jump rope as well as the group she watches in her new neighborhood. |
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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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Roxie and the Hooligans
(age 7-10) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor humor ... friendship ... adventure ... survival What do you do if you're buried in an avalanche? Roxie Warbler knows what to do in all kinds of situations. And she's learned it all from her favorite book: Lord Thistlebottom's Book of Pitfalls and How to Survive Them. But there's one situation Roxie doesn't know how to handle and that's dealing with Helvetia's Hooligans, the meanest band of bullies in school. Then Roxie and the hooligans are stranded together on a desert island, the hideout of a couple of criminals on the lam. Can five kids, armed with only a load of survival tactics and a little bit of teamwork, vanquish the villains and find their way home? |
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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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Mole and Shrew Series (age 7-10) by Jackie French Koller friendship Shrew proves to be a good friend to Mole in all the situations they encounter together. title: Mole and Shrew |
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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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Jake Drake Series (age 7-10) by Andrew Clements friendship ... school Kidalog: Jake Drake takes on bullies, boring classes, science fairs, and more! title: Jake Drake, Bully Buster title: Jake Drake, Class Clown title: Jake Drake, Know-it-all title: Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet |
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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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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 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 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 Coughing Catfish title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Humongous Pumpkin title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Ice Monster title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Magic Crystal Caper title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Really Big Disaster title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Runamuck Robot title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Sci-Fi Pizza title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Sinister Smoke Ring title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Terrible Talking Termite title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts Ghost Versus Ghost title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts Meet Bigpaw title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts Save That Backscratcher |
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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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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 |
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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 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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The Stink Series (age 7-10) by Megan McDonald realistic ... enterprise ... friendship ... humor Meet Judy Moody's little brother Stink. Whether he's corresponding with candy companies to get free samples or drawing special inspiration from a visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum, Stink Moody is always up to something. title: Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express title: Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker title: Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers title: Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid |
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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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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 |
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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 Dragon War title: Horrible Harry and the Dungeon title: Horrible Harry and the Kickball Wedding title: Horrible Harry and the Locked Closet 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 Ant Invasion 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: Horrible Harry Takes the Cake title: Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt title: Song Lee and the Leech Man title: Song Lee in Room 2B title: Horrible Harry Cracks the Code title: Horrible Harry and the Triple Revenge title: Horrible Harry and the Goog |
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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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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: The Hit-Away Kid |
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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 |
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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: I Want a Pony title: A Pony For Keeps title: A Pony In Trouble 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: Detective Pony title: Don't Hurt My Pony title: Good-bye Pony title: Magic Pony title: The Missing Pony Pal title: Moving Pony title: Pony-Sitters title: The Saddest Pony title: Stolen Ponies title: The Winning Pony |