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Second Form at St Clare's

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The School at the Chalet

Elinor M. Brent-Dyer · 300 pages

Boarding SchoolFemale FriendshipChildren'sLighthearted
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What Katy Did at School

Susan Coolidge · 188 pages

Katy and her sister Clover dread being sent away to boarding school, but discover that being away from home isn't so bad after all.

Boarding SchoolFemale FriendshipChildren'sHeartwarming
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The Third Form at St. Clare's

Pamela Cox · 152 pages

Boarding SchoolFemale FriendshipLightheartedChildren's
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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,

Boarding SchoolFemale FriendshipChildren'sHeartwarming
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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

Female FriendshipLightheartedChildren'sHeartwarming
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Princess Academy

Shannon Hale · 314 pages

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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

Boarding SchoolChildren'sLightheartedHeartwarming
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Children'sLightheartedHeartwarmingFemale Friendship
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Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill

Maud Hart Lovelace · 171 pages

Children'sLightheartedFemale FriendshipMiddle Grade
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Ramona's World

Beverly Cleary · 192 pages

To the delight of Ramona Quimby readers everywhere, Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary has just made Ramona's world a little bit bigger.As she starts the fourth grade, Ramona believes that this year will be "the best year of her life, so far." She can show off her calluses from swinging on the rings in the park; the boy she calls Yard Ape sits across the aisle from her; her teacher praise

Children'sLightheartedFemale FriendshipMiddle Grade
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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 FriendshipLightheartedChildren'sHeartwarming
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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.

Boarding SchoolLightheartedChildren'sHeartwarming
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Molly Learns a Lesson: A School Story

Valerie Tripp · 67 pages

Female FriendshipChildren'sMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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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.

Boarding SchoolLightheartedChildren'sHeartwarming
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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

Boarding SchoolFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeNostalgic
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The Worst Witch Strikes Again

Jill Murphy · 91 pages

Disaster-prone Mildred Hubble finds that despite her best efforts she still manages to get into trouble at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, especially after she is put in charge of the new girl, the seemingly placid Enid Nightshade.

Boarding SchoolChildren'sLightheartedMiddle Grade
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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.

Boarding SchoolHeartwarmingMiddle GradeNostalgic
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Miss Nelson Is Back

Harry Allard · 32 pages

Boarding SchoolChildren'sLightheartedMiddle Grade
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Female FriendshipLightheartedHeartwarmingChildren's
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Isla and the Happily Ever After

Stephanie Perkins · 368 pages

Isla has had a crush on classmate Josh since their freshman year at the School of America in Paris, but after a chance encounter over the summer in Manhattan they return to France for their senior year where they are forced to confront challenges every young couple in love must face. As they begin their senior year in France, Isla and Josh are quickly forced to confront the heartbreaking reality

Boarding SchoolLightheartedHeartwarmingFemale Friendship
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Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder · 335 pages

When Laura Ingalls and her family leave their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, they head west for the open prairie skies of Kansas Territory. They travel for many days in their covered wagon until they find the perfect spot for Pa to build them a new home. Soon they are planting and plowing, hunting wild ducks and turkeys, and gathering grass for their cows. But just when they begin to

Children'sLightheartedMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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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 FriendshipHeartwarmingMiddle Grade
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Harry Potter Boxset

J.K. Rowling

Boarding SchoolHeartwarmingChildren'sMiddle Grade

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