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The Truth About Stacey

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Mary Anne Saves the Day

Raina Telgemeier, Ann M. Martin · 158 pages

Who would have guessed that when the BSC girls get in a HUGE fight, it's shy and quiet Mary Anne who manages to save their friendship? When a terrible fight breaks out among the four BABY-SITTERS CLUB friends, Mary Anne is left to her own devices. She has to sit by herself at lunch, make new friends, and deal with her overprotective father without advice from the BSC gang. But the worst part is

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Stacey's Emergency

Ann M. Martin · 139 pages

Thirteen-year-old Stacey needs the support of the Baby-sitters Club when the pressures of school, work, and home pile up and her diabetes puts her in the hospital.

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Phoebe and Her Unicorn

Dana Simpson · 224 pages

A boy and his dog . . . a girl and her . . . unicorn? It all started when Phoebe skipped a rock across a pond and accidentally hit a unicorn in the face. Improbably, this led to Phoebe being granted one wish, and she used it to make the unicorn, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, her obligational best friend. But can a vain mythical beast and a nine-year-old daydreamer really forge a connection? Indee

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Lumberjanes, Vol. 5: Band Together

Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis · 112 pages

Excited for the annual Bandicoot Bacchanal, Ripley recruits her friends to help her get ready for the dance. But before the Lumberjanes know it, something mysterious begins to bubble to the surface of the lake near camp! Will the Lumberjanes be able to bring peace to the lake in time for the Bacchanal?

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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.

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A Wind in the Door

Madeleine L'Engle · 211 pages

A Wind in the Door is a young adult science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle. It is a companion book to A Wrinkle in Time, and part of the Time Quartet (and by extension the Time Quintet). It is November. When Meg comes home from school, Charles Wallace tells her he saw dragons in the twin’s vegetable garden. That night Meg, Calvin and C.W. go to the vegetable garden to meet the Teacher (Bla

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P.S. Longer Letter Later

Paula Danziger, Ann M. Martin · 237 pages

Twelve-year-old best friends Elizabeth and Tara-Starr continue their friendship through letter-writing after Tara-Starr's family moves to another state.

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Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story

Susan S. Adler · 61 pages

When nine-year-old Nellie begins to attend school, Samantha determines to help her with her schoolwork and learns a great deal herself about what it is like to be a poor child and work in a factory.

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The 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.

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My Happy Life

Rose Lagercrantz · 134 pages

Download This Book ➞➞ https://www.booksyeah.ml/ Dani has been waiting to go to school her whole life, and cannot wait for the joys it will bring, such as the friendship of Ella. However, school also brings many unexpected things that Dani isn't sure she is ready to face.

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Millennium Snow, Vol. 3

Bisco Hatori · 200 pages

Chiyuki Matsuoka, 17, was born with heart problems. Toya, 18, is a vampire who hates blood and refuses to enter into the traditional partnership with a human, whose blood would keep them both alive for a thousand years. Chiyuki has to find a way to support Toya, since he won't accept the help she knows he needs.

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Jellaby

Kean Soo · 160 pages

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Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story

Valerie Tripp · 69 pages

Shortly before the Revolutionary War, nine-year-old Felicity, who lives in Williamsburg, is torn between supporting the tariff-induced tea boycott and saving her friendship with Elizabeth, a young loyalist from England.

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A Good Yarn

Debbie Macomber · 400 pages

A place of welcome and warmth, of friends old and new. Discover how knitting can change your life!Lydia Hoffman owns the shop on Blossom Street. In the year since it opened, A Good Yarn has thrived--and so has Lydia. A lot of that is due to Brad Goetz. But when Brad's ex-wife reappears, Lydia is suddenly afraid to trust her newfound happiness.Three women join Lydia's newest class. Elise Beaumont,

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Luv Ya Bunches

Lauren Myracle · 335 pages

Four friends--each named after a flower--navigate the ups and downs of fifth grade. Told through text messages, blog posts, screenplay, and straight narrative.

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Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill

Maud Hart Lovelace · 171 pages

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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?

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Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow, Vol. 3

CLAMP · 186 pages

Yue, the Guardian of the Moon, and Yukito, the human boy he embodies, suffer while Sakura deals with the dangerous presence of Clow Reed.

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The Doll in the Garden

Mary Downing Hahn · 128 pages

After Ashley and Kristi find an antique doll buried in old Miss Cooper's garden, they discover that they can enter a ghostly turn-of-the-century world by going through a hole in the hedge.

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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.

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Anne of Avonlea

L.M. Montgomery

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The Year of the Book

Andrea Cheng · 160 pages

Follows a young Chinese American girl, as she navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.

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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

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