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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

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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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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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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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Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill

Maud Hart Lovelace · 171 pages

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Molly Learns a Lesson: A School Story

Valerie Tripp · 67 pages

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Anne of Avonlea

L.M. Montgomery

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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,

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The School at the Chalet

Elinor M. Brent-Dyer · 300 pages

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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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True

Katherine Hannigan

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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,

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Samantha's Surprise: A Christmas Story

Maxine Rose Schur · 66 pages

The two weeks before Christmas are filled with activity as Samantha finishes her homemade presents and makes preparations for visiting relatives.

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Molly Story Collection

Valerie Tripp, Nick Backes, Keith Skeen

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Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates

Mary Mapes Dodge · 332 pages

A Dutch brother and sister work toward two goals--finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates.

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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.

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Smile

Raina Telgemeier · 213 pages

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On the Banks of Plum Creek

Laura Ingalls Wilder · 338 pages

Laura and her family move to Minnesota where they live in a dugout until a new house is built and face misfortunes caused by flood, blizzard, and grasshoppers.

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Ramona Quimby, Age 8

Beverly Cleary · 190 pages

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1981) is a novel by Beverly Cleary in the Ramona series. Ramona Quimby is in the third grade, now at a new school, and making some new friends. With Beezus in Jr. High and Mr. Quimby going back to college, Ramona feels the pressure with everyone counting on her to manage at school by herself and get along with Willa Jean after school every day. Ramona Quimby, Age 8 was named

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Thimble Summer

Elizabeth Enright · 130 pages

Children's novel set in 1930s rural Wisconsin. First published in 1938. A story about the various things that happen during the summer when Garnet Linden is nine.

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Charlotte's Web

E.B. White · 184 pages

Charlotte's Web is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such a

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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

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Lad: A Dog

Albert Payson Terhune · 70 pages

Whisked away from his country estate to compete in a dog show in New York City, Lad is confused and unhappy and wishes only to go home.

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The Magic Half

Annie Barrows · 211 pages

Miri is the only single child in the middle of a family with two sets of twins--older brothers and younger sisters. When the family moves to an old farmhouse Miri accidentally travels back in time to 1935 only to discover Molly, a girl in need of a real family to call her own. A very satisfying classic-in-the-making, with spine-tingling moments, this is a delightful family-friendly middle grade ti

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