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The Penderwicks in Spring

Jeanne Birdsall · 339 pages

As spring arrives on Gardam Street, there are surprises in store for each Penderwick, from neighbor Nick Geiger's expected return from the war to Batty's new dog-walking business, but her plans to use her profits to surprise her family on her eleventh birthday go astray. Batty is saving up her dog-walking money for an extra-special surprise for her family, which she plans to present on her upcomi

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The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport

Laura Lee Hope · 178 pages

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The Borrowers

Mary Norton · 180 pages

This book is full of fun and adventure, explaining the life of not exactly normal people. Journey alongside the "Borrowers" as they go on a daring adventure, outwitting every problem they face.

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Henry and the Paper Route

Beverly Cleary · 192 pages

Henry and the Paper Route is a book of Henry Huggins series that was written by Beverly Cleary and illustrated by Louis Darling. It was written in 1957 and focused on the main character Henry Huggins' attempts to get a paper route, despite his young age.

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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 Poky Little Puppy

Janette Sebring Lowrey

*Five little puppies dug a hole under the fence and went for a walk in the wide, wide world. . . .* *The Poky Little Puppy* was one of the original twelve Little Golden Books published in 1942, and went on to become the bestselling picture book of all time. The story of a curious puppy, who digs holes under fences and who has to go to bed without any strawberry shortcake, has delighted families f

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All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown

Sydney Taylor · 160 pages

The further adventures of five sisters and their baby brother growing up in New York during World War I

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Little House in the Big Woods

Laura Ingalls Wilder · 237 pages

The first in a series of truly charming tales of life on the early American frontier, Little House in the Big Woods introduces us to Laura Ingalls, her Ma and Pa, big sister Mary and Baby Carrie. She lives in an isolated cabin in the Big Woods of Wisconsin and spends her days helping Ma with household chores, learning how to care for a house, farm and family. The descriptions of typical activities

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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.

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At Home in Mitford

Jan Karon · 542 pages

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The Great Brain

John D. Fitzgerald · 175 pages

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Goldie

Ellen Miles · 76 pages

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Clifford the Big Red Dog

Norman Bridwell · 39 pages

Emily Elizabeth describes the activities she enjoys with her very big, very red dog and how they take care of each other.

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Anne of Green Gables

L.M. Montgomery · 308 pages

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Lyman Frank Baum · 226 pages

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz remains one of the world's most beloved and widely read books. Throughout a century of remarkable change, the popularity of L. Frank Baum's classic tale has endured and grown, embraced by generation after generation of children and the young at heart. To honour the centennial of its publication in 1900, the University Press of Kansas is presenting this special anniversar

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Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill

Maud Hart Lovelace · 171 pages

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Little House in Brookfield

Maria D. Wilkes · 298 pages

Meet Caroline Quiner, the little girl who would grow up to be Laura Ingalls's mother. Little House in Brookfield is the first in an ongoing series about the adventures of another girl from America's favorite pioneer family. It's 1845 in the bustling frontier town of Brookfield, Wisconsin. Five-year-old Caroline lives in a frame house at the edge of town with her mother, her grandmother, and her fi

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Bunnicula

James Howe, Deborah Howe · 98 pages

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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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James Herriot's Dog Stories

James Herriot · 464 pages

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Wonder

R.J. Palacio · 330 pages

## **Don't judge a boy by his face.** ## Auggie is a kid who just wants to be ordinary. He does ordinary things, like play on his Xbox and watch TV and eat. But ordinary kids don't make people stare just by walking down the block. They don't scare kids by looking at his face. They *definitely* haven't had over 20 surgeries by age 10. But when Auggie starts going to school for the first time in h

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Go, Dog. Go!

P.D. Eastman · 64 pages

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Little City by the Lake

Celia Wilkins · 309 pages

Fifteen-year-old Caroline Quiner, who will become the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, moves to Milwaukee in 1855 to experience city life and attend school.

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A Bear Called Paddington

Michael Bond · 160 pages

Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington, a most endearing bear from Darkest Peru on a railway platform in London. A sign hanging around his neck said, "Please look after this bear. Thank you" So that is just what they did. From the very first night when he attempted his first bath and ended up nearly flooding the house, Paddington was seldom far from imminent disaster. Jonathan and Judy were de

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