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Frankly, Fanny Series (age 7-10) by AJ Stern school ... growing up ... humor Catalog: Frannie Miller, who cannot wait to grow up and work in an office with a swivel chair and her own assistant, causes havoc when she tries to help out while on a school field trip to the local radio station. title: Doggy Day Care title: Funny Business title: Principal For the Day |
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The Skirt
(age 7-10) by Gary Soto growing up Publisher comments: The skirt is gone. Miata Ramirez is scared and upset. She brought her forklorico skirt to show off at school and left it on the bus. It's not just any skirt. This skirt belonged to Miata's mother when she was a child in Mexico. On Sunday, Miata and her dance group are going to dance forklorico. It’s Friday afternoon. Miata doesn't want her parents to know she's lost something again. Can she find a way to rescue the precious skirt in time? |
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Thumbelina Tiny Little Runaway Bride
(age 7-10) by Barbara Ensor adventure ... growing up ... folklore Catalog: In this expanded version of the Andersen fairy tale, a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb becomes separated from her overprotective mother, has adventures with various animals, and records her feelings in a diary as she gains self-reliance and searches for someone to love. |
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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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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! |
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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: Russell and 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: The Hit-Away Kid |