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24 books with the same feel
Hide books by the same authorGreetings from Nowhere (Frances Foster Books)
Barbara O'Connor · 208 pages
Hello, Universe
Erin Entrada Kelly · 320 pages
The Pinballs
Betsy Byars · 137 pages
Three lonely foster children learn to care about themselves and each other.
New York, New York!
Ann M. Martin · 224 pages
The Baby-sitters have always wanted to be sophisticated New Yorkers like Stacy. Well, now here's their chance: Stacy has invited them all to the city for a vacation!
Every Soul a Star
Wendy Mass · 322 pages
And as streams of light fan out behind the darkened sun like the wings of a butterfly, I realize that I never saw real beauty until now.At Moon Shadow, an isolated campground, thousands have gathered to catch a glimpse of a rare and extraordinary total eclipse of the sun. It's also were three lives are about to be changed forever:Ally likes the simple things in life--labyrinths, star-gazing, and c
Mr. Terupt Falls Again
Rob Buyea · 384 pages
Peter, Luke, Jefferey, Anna, Lexie, Danielle, and Jessica are back for another year with the amazing Mr. Terupt. Lots of ups and downs. Book 2 of 3.
Mother-Daughter Book Camp
Heather Vogel Frederick · 321 pages
Emma, Jess, Megan, Becca, and Cassidy go to Camp Lovejoy in New Hampshire to serve as counselors and when some of the young campers are stricken with homesickness, the friends decide to start a summer camp book club.
Caddy Ever After
Hilary McKay · 160 pages
The fourth (or fifth counting the prequel) book in the Casson Family Series by Hillary McKay. This book is about the whole family, but mainly focuses on Caddy (short for Cadmium), the eldest Casson child.
Counting by 7s
Holly Goldberg Sloan · 380 pages
Ida B. . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
Katherine Hannigan · 256 pages
In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.
If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
Gennifer Choldenko · 224 pages
The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher
Dana Alison Levy · 274 pages
Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school year, Kindergarten through sixth grade, and deal with a grumpy new neighbor. This story relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school year, kindergarten through sixth grade, and
Prairie Evers
Ellen Airgood
"Ten-year-old Prairie is happy being home-schooled and raising her flock of chickens, so transferring to regular school is a big change, but fortunately she meets a wonderful friend"--
The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman
Meg Wolitzer · 294 pages
Twelve-year-olds Duncan Dorfman, April Blunt, and Nate Saviano meet at the Youth Scrabble Tournament where, although each has a different reason for attending and for needing to win, they realize that something more important is at stake than the grand prize.
Little Darlings
Jacqueline Wilson
Sunset lives a life of luxury with her beautiful ex-model mum, a world-famous ex-rocker dad and two little celeb siblings. But life on the red carpet is no compensation for rowing parents, constant nagging, being exposed to the media’s spotlight, and having no real friends. Meanwhile, Destiny is an only child living on a rundown estate, whose loving but sickly mother constantly reminds her that sh
Goodbye Stranger
Rebecca Stead · 304 pages
As Bridge makes her way through seventh grade on Manhattan's Upper West Side with her best friends, curvaceous Em, crusader Tab, and a curious new friend--or more than friend--Sherm, she finds the answer she has been seeking since she barely survived an accident at age eight: "What is my purpose?"
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech · 310 pages
From the winner of the Newbery Award for Walk Two Moons comes a novel for young people about finding love -- and a home -- in the most unexpected of places. Filled with humor, poignancy, cookies, and treasure maps, Ruby Holler is about a special place where it's never too late to be loved.Dallas and Florida have been dubbed the "trouble twins." They have been shuffled between foster families and o
Amina's Voice
Hena Khan · 208 pages
"A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community"-- A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school. After her local mosque if vandalized, she is devastated. Her friend Soojin is talking about chan
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu
Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Eleven-year-old aspiring basketball star and interior designer Lucy Wu is excited about finally having her own bedroom, until she learns that her great-aunt is coming to visit and Lucy will have to share a room with her for several months, shattering her plans for a perfect sixth-grade year.
Jake and Lily
Jerry Spinelli · 368 pages
"Jake and Lily are twins and have always felt the same--like two halves of one person--but the year they turn eleven and Jake begins hanging out with Bump Stubbins, everything changes"--
Chicken Boy
Frances O'Roark Dowell · 216 pages