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The Ghost at Dawn's House

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Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever

Ann M. Martin, Nola Thacker · 144 pages

Dawn has been hired to keep Whitney who has Down's syndrome company while her parents are out, but Whitney doesn't know that Dawn is being paid.

Nanny or CaregiverFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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Marshmallow Skye

Cathy Cassidy

Blended FamilyMiddle GradeFemale FriendshipHeartwarming
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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 GradeLightheartedHeartwarming
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Female FriendshipMiddle GradeLightheartedHeartwarming
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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 CaregiverFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeFemale Lead
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Eleven

Lauren Myracle · 201 pages

The year between turning eleven and turning twelve bring many changes for Winnie and her friends. The year that Winnie and her friends turn from age eleven to twelve brings many changes.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeLightheartedHeartwarming
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Blue Dahlia

Nora Roberts · 375 pages

A Harper has always lived at Harper House, the centuries- old mansion just outside of Memphis. And for as long as anyone alive remembers, the ghostly Harper Bride has walked the halls, singing lullabies at night... Trying to escape the ghosts of the past, young widow Stella Rothchild, along with her two energetic little boys, has moved back to her roots in southern Tennessee--and into her new

Female FriendshipGhosts & HauntingsHeartwarmingLighthearted
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Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill

Maud Hart Lovelace · 171 pages

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeLightheartedHeartwarming
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Alexis and the Perfect Recipe

Coco Simon, Elizabeth Doyle Carey · 137 pages

Alexis Becker loves to organize and plan and set goals, which is why she is in charge of the business end of the Cupcake Club. But when she suddenly develops a major crush on Matt Taylor - who happens to be Emma's brother - things get a little disorganized.

Middle GradeFemale FriendshipLightheartedHeartwarming
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The Gatehouse Mystery

Julie Campbell · 272 pages

When Trixie Belden and Honey Wheeler explore an abandoned gatehouse, they discover more than dust and spiderwebs. Stuck in the dirt floor is a huge diamond! Could a ring of jewel thieves be hiding out in Sleepyside?

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeLightheartedMystery
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The Crossroads

Chris Grabenstein · 336 pages

ZACK, HIS DAD, and new stepmother have just moved back to his father's hometown, not knowing that their new house has a dark history. Fifty years ago, a crazed killer caused an accident at the nearby crossroads that took 40 innocent lives. He died when his car hit a tree in a fiery crash, and his malevolent spirit has inhabited the tree ever since. During a huge storm, lightning hits the tree, rel

Blended FamilyMiddle GradeGhosts & HauntingsMystery
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Love and Other Fiascos with Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang

Amy Ignatow · 202 pages

Junior-high girls Julie and Lydia deal with romance issues as Julie and Roland become an official couple and Lydia's mom announces she is getting married. Book #6

Blended FamilyFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeSeries
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Princess Academy

Shannon Hale · 314 pages

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeLightheartedHeartwarming
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Second Form at St Clare's

Enid Blyton · 181 pages

The first term in the second form is highly eventful. There are two new girls, Mirabel and Gladys who reveal unsuspected talents for acting and music. Elsie learns to be less mean, there's another midnight feast, and Mam'zelle continues to be teased. 9 yrs+

Female FriendshipLightheartedHeartwarmingMiddle Grade
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A Hat Full of Sky

Terry Pratchett · 352 pages

Something is coming after Tiffany ...Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic. She expects spells and magic -- not chores and ill-tempered nanny goats! Surely there must be more to witchcraft than this!What Tiffany doesn't know is that an insidious, disembodied creature is pursuing her. This time, neither Mistress Weatherwax (the greatest witch in the world) nor the fierce, six

LightheartedFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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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 GradeLightheartedHeartwarming
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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.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeLightheartedHeartwarming
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Smile

Raina Telgemeier · 213 pages

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarmingLighthearted
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Nerd Camp

Elissa Brent Weissman · 272 pages

For ten-year-old Gabe, the Summer Center for Gifted Enrichment is all that he dreamed it would be, but he must work hard to write about the fun in letters to Zack, his cool future stepbrother, without revealing that it is a camp for "nerds."

Blended FamilyMiddle GradeLightheartedHeartwarming
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Girls Out Late

Jacqueline Wilson · 202 pages

The third instalment in the story of teenager Ellie and her two best friends, with a brand new cover look.Ellie has a boyfriend! Interested in her - not in her best friends, Magda and Nadine! She and Russell are made for each other - drawn together by their shared enjoyment of art. If only Dad thought Russell was perfect too... And as Ellie runs into trouble with a parent who thinks his daughter i

Blended FamilyFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeFemale Lead
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Horse Crazy

Bonnie Bryant · 135 pages

Carole and Stevie are happy to find that Lisa, the new student at Pine Hollow Stables, shares their enthusiam for riding and horses and, as their friendship grows, the three girls decide to form the Saddle Club.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeLightheartedHeartwarming
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Summer Term at Malory Towers

Pamela Cox

Cousins Esme and Lucy keep Felicity and the rest of the third form amused with their rows.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeLightheartedHeartwarming
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The Clue of the Dancing Puppet

Carolyn Keene · 177 pages

When the eerie performances of a life-size puppet begin to haunt the old Van Pelt estate, where and amateur acting group-The Footlighters-have their theater, Nancy Drew is called upon to unravel the mystery.

Middle GradeLightheartedGhosts & HauntingsFemale Lead
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Thea Stilton and the Ghost of the Shipwreck

Thea Stilton · 166 pages

Nadat professor Van Kraken een lezing heeft gegeven over een gezonken schip, verdwijnt hij. De Thea Sisters gaan op zoek naar de professor en naar het gezonken schip. Voorlezen vanaf ca. 7 jaar, zelf lezen vanaf ca. 9 jaar.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeLightheartedMystery

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