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Mary Anne and Too Many Boys

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Thirteen Plus One

Lauren Myracle · 290 pages

As Winnie and her friends count the days until the beginning of high school, they attend a summer camp where they learn about sea turtles--as well as human relationships.

Summer VibesFemale FriendshipLightheartedMiddle Grade
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Sleepaway Girls

Jen Calonita

When Sam's best friend gets her first boyfriend, she's not ready to spend the summer listening to the two of them call each other "pookie." Sick of being a third wheel, Sam applies to be a counselor-in-training at Whispering Pines camp in the New York Catskills. But what she doesn't realize is that it's not going to be all Kumbaya sing-alongs and gooey s'mores. If Ashley, the alpha queen of Whispe

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The Au Pairs

Melissa de la Cruz · 294 pages

Three teenage girls from different backgrounds work for a summer in the Hamptons as au pairs for a wealthy family, and in spite of many ups and downs, all three end up changing for the better.

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Claudia and the First Thanksgiving

Ann M. Martin, Nola Thacker · 128 pages

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Summer Term at St Clare's

Enid Blyton · 155 pages

Pat and Isabel look forward to their first summer term at St Clare's. They soon make friends with new girl Carlotta, who has a secret past that she's desperate to hide. But sneaky Prudence finds out and tells everybody. How will the class react? There'll be mischief at St. Clare's!

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A Handful of Stars

Cynthia Lord · 184 pages

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Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty

Jody Gehrman · 256 pages

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Anne of Green Gables

L.M. Montgomery · 308 pages

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Summer VibesFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeLighthearted
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The Unexpected Everything

Morgan Matson · 528 pages

Andie has a plan. And she always sticks to her plan. Future? A top-tier medical school. Dad? Avoid him as much as possible (which isn t that hard considering he s a Congressman and he s never around). Friends? Palmer, Bri, and Toby pretty much the most awesome people on the planet, who needs anyone else? Relationships? No one s worth more than three weeks.

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Emma All Stirred Up!

Coco Simon, Elizabeth Doyle Carey · 133 pages

This book is about emma who goes to camp then she starts to have her own problems . She has problems with her old friend and new friends from camp . Can she solve these problems .

Summer VibesFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeFemale Lead
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Spells & Sleeping Bags

Sarah Mlynowski · 304 pages

At long last, Rachel's powers have arrived and she's a bona fide get-your-broom-ready witch! And it's happened just in time. No Manhattan for her this summer--she's spending her vacation at Camp Wood Lake.But she's having some serious issues:Mosquitoes in the Adirondacks are incredibly thirsty.Her stepmom keeps sending embarrassing feminine hygiene care packages.She accidentally zapped away all he

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The Ivy

Lauren Kunze, Rina Onur

When Callie arrives for her freshman year at Harvard, she encounters her three vastly different roommates, new friendships, steamy romance, and scandalous secrets.

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Summer According to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney · 182 pages

When Humphrey hears that school is ending, he can't believe his ears. What's a classroom hamster to do if there's no more school? It turns out that Mrs. Brisbane has planned something thrilling for Humphrey and Og the frog: they're going to Camp Happy Hollow with Ms. Mac and lots of the kids from Room 26! Camp is full of FUN-FUN-FUN new experiences, but it's also a little scary. There are fur-rais

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Kristy's Great Idea

Raina Telgemeier, Ann M. Martin · 186 pages

Follows the adventures of Kristy and the other members of the Baby-sitters Club as they deal with crank calls, uncontrollable two-year-olds, wild pets, and parents who do not always tell the truth. A graphic novel based on the 1988 book by the same name.

Nanny or CaregiverMiddle GradeFemale FriendshipFemale Lead
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Mary Poppins

P.L. Travers · 206 pages

An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.

Nanny or CaregiverMiddle GradeLightheartedFemale Lead
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Girl Out of Water

Laura Silverman · 356 pages

Anise cant wait to spend the summer before her senior year surfing and hanging out on the beach with friends. But when her aunt, a single mother, is in a serious car accident, Anise must say goodbye to California to help care for her three young cousins. Landlocked Nebraska is the last place Anise wants to be. Sure, she loves her family, but its hard to put her past behind her when she is living i

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Lake Rescue

Annie Bryant · 225 pages

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Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas

Louise Rennison · 183 pages

The saga of fourteen-year-old Georgia Nicolson continues as she travels to Scotland on a nightmarish family vacation, confesses her anxiety over being the girlfriend of a sex god, and tests the limits of true friendship.

Female FriendshipLightheartedMiddle GradeFirst Person Narrator
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Judy Blume · 149 pages

Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pink. She’s just moved from New York City to Farbook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her new friends—Nancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret club to talk about private subjects like boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong. But none of them can b

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeLightheartedFirst Person Narrator
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Smile

Raina Telgemeier · 213 pages

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeLightheartedFirst Person Narrator
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The Wish

Gail Carson Levine · 197 pages

When granted her wish to be the most popular girl in school, Wilma, an eighth grader, forgets that she will graduate in three weeks and her popularity will vanish.

Female FriendshipLightheartedMiddle GradeFirst Person Narrator
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Beach Babe

Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm

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Never Do Anything, Ever

Jim Benton · 132 pages

A hilarious middle-schooler's diary about her stinky beagle, mad best friend, disgustingly lovely rival and unrequited crush on the eighth-best-looking boy in the class.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeLightheartedFirst Person Narrator

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