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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe O'Sullivan Twins
Enid Blyton · 183 pages
It's the start of the Easter Term and Pat and Isabel are looking forward to meeting all their friends at St. Clare's once more. The new girls prove to be a source of much amusement, and there is all the fun of boarding-school life as well.
The School at the Chalet
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer · 300 pages
The Third Form at St. Clare's
Pamela Cox · 152 pages
By the Shores of Silver Lake
Laura Ingalls Wilder · 290 pages
The Ingalls family had fared badly in Plum Creek, Minnesota. They were in debt. Mary was blind now. So Pa went West to work at a railroad camp in Dakota Territory where he could make as much as fifty dollars a month! Then he sent for his wife and four children, and they became the first settlers in the new town of De Smet. But the railroad brought hordes of land-hungry people from the East. Had Pa
Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill
Maud Hart Lovelace · 171 pages
A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett · 224 pages
This is a story about a different kind of princess than one might imagine; a princess that is an orphan - lonely, cold, hungry and abused. Sara Crewe begins life as the beloved, pampered daughter of a rich man. When he dies a pauper, she is thrown on the non-existent mercy of her small-minded, mercenary boarding school mistress. Stripped of all her belongings but for one set of clothes and a doll,
All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown
Sydney Taylor · 187 pages
The further adventures of five sisters and their brother growing up on New York's East Side in the early twentieth century.
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
Jo's Boys
Louisa May Alcott · 288 pages
This sequel to Alcott's "Little Women" and "Little Men" chronicles the return of the classmates of Plumfield, Jo's school for boys. Readers reencounter Nat, the orphaned street musician, now a conservatory student; restless Dan, back from the gold mines of California; business-minded Tom; and other old friends.
Mary Anne Saves the Day
Ann M. Martin · 167 pages
Mary Anne has never been a leader of the Baby-sitters Club. She's left that up to Kristy... or Claudia... or Stacey. But now there's a big fight among the four friends, and Mary Anne doesn't have them to depend on anymore. It's bad enough when she's left alone at the lunch table at school. But when she has to baby-sit a sick child without any help from the club members, Mary Anne knows it's tim
Wayside School Is Falling Down
Louis Sachar · 179 pages
"Watch Closely," said Mrs. Jewls. "You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil." Then she pushed the new computer out the window. The children watched it fall thirty floors and smash against the sidewalk. "See?" said Mrs. Jewls. "That's gravity! I've been trying to teach you about gravity, but the computer showed you a lot quicker!" That's the way things happen a
White Boots
Noel Streatfeild · 286 pages
Can the friendship between Harriet, who skates for fun, and Lalla, future world champion, survive the threat from Lalla's formidable Aunt Claudia?
Molly Learns a Lesson: A School Story
Valerie Tripp · 67 pages
Wishing for Tomorrow
Hilary McKay · 320 pages
This book is the long-awaited sequel to A Little Princess. Nothing is quite the same at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies since Sara Crewe went away with the Indian gentleman. Lavinia is once again the girls' leader, but she hungers for a more interesting life. Lottie is still busy making mischief, as is the new neighbor, the red-headed boy. Alice, the new maid, brings a breath of fr
Dot and Anton
Erich Kastner · 139 pages
'Matches, buy my matches, ladies and gents!' calls Luise Pogge, a.k.a. 'Dot', evening after evening, standing on Weidendammer Bridge in the middle of Berlin. Of course, her wealthy parents have no idea of her whereabouts, believing her to be in the safe care of her nanny, Miss Andacht. But Miss Andacht is being blackmailed by her shady fianc , which is where Dot comes in. Anton, on the other hand,
Matilda
Roald Dahl · 240 pages
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
The Four-Story Mistake
Elizabeth Enright · 177 pages
The Melendy family leave their New York brownstone and move to the country. The house is quirky with lots of odd additions including the fourth floor, the mistake. The family adjusts to their new home with both small and big adventures.
Claudia and Mean Janine
Raina Telgemeier, Ann M. Martin · 175 pages
Madeline's Christmas
Ludwig Bemelmans · 32 pages
With everyone else sick in bed with a cold on Christmas Eve, it is up to Madeline to run the school, and she finds a remarkable helper in a rug-selling magician.