Ballet Shoes (Shoes, #1)
By: Noel Streatfeild , Diane Goode
3.97
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Pauline, Petrova and Posy are orphans determined to help out their new family by joining the Childr…
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1. The Railway Children
By: E. Nesbit
4.02
Format: 188 pages, Paperback
In this much-loved children's classic first published in 1906, the comfortable lives of three well-… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- british literature
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Girls are just as clever as boys, and don’t you forget it!"-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children
"I'd like to marry a lady who had trances, and only woke up once or twice a year"-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children
"It's an odd thing- the softer and more easily hurt a woman is the better she can screw herself up to do what has to be done."-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children
"Don't you think it's rather nice to think that we're in a book that God's writing? If I were writing a book, I might make mistakes. But God knows how to make the story end just right--in the way that…"-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children
2. The Saturdays (The Melendy Family, #1)
By: Elizabeth Enright
4.17
Format: 177 pages, Hardcover
Saturdays can make dreams come true when the Melendy children take turns to spend their pooled al… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"All over the city lights were coming on in the purple-blue dusk. The street lights looked delicate and frail, as though they might suddenly float away from their lampposts like balloons. Long twirlin…"-Elizabeth Enright, The Saturdays (The Melendy Family, #1)
3. The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic
By: Brett Helquist , Jennifer Trafton , None
3.95
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Ten-year-old Persimmony Smudge leads (much to her chagrin) a very dull life on the Island at the Ce… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"Life is a mess and a miracle, so pick up a broom and dance."-Brett Helquist, The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic
4. A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32
By: Joan W. Blos
3.54
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
I, Catherine Cabot Hall, aged 13 years, 6 months, 29 days…do begin this book. So begins the journal… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"For are we not, all of us, wand'rers and strangers; and do we not, all of us, travel in danger or voyage uncharted seas?"-Joan W. Blos, A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32
5. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)
By: Jeanne Birdsall
4.19
Format: 262 pages, Paperback
The Penderwick sisters busily discover the summertime magic of Arundel estate’s sprawling gardens, … read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"The cuter the boy, the mushier your brain."-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)
"Don't kill her now, just when we've gone to all that trouble to rescue her," said Jeffrey."-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)
"Maybe it's fate Hound ate the map. Maybe we'll discover something wonderful while we're lost."-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)
"Toward the urn the three children raced in a dead heat, Jane still shouting . FOR CHURCHILL, NELSON, AND PRINCE WILLIAM!"-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)
6. Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, #1)
By: Lois Lenski , Maud Hart Lovelace
4.08
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Best Friends Forever There are lots of children on Hill Street, but no little girls Betsy's age.… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"This was Betsy and Tacy's private corner. Betsy's mother was a great believer in people having private corners, and the piano box was plainly meant to belong to Betsy and Tacy, for it fitted them so …"-Lois Lenski, Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, #1)
"Did we bring a lunch?' asked Tacy. 'Yes,' said Betsy. 'It's under the seat. There are chicken sandwiches and hard-boiled eggs and potato salad and watermelon and chocolate cake and sweet pickles and …"-Lois Lenski, Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, #1)
7. Emily of Deep Valley (Deep Valley, #2)
By: Maud Hart Lovelace , Vera Neville
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Welcome back to Deep Valley! Emily Webster, an orphan living with her grandfather, is not like the … read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"I'm finished with something, but I'm not beginning anything. That's wrong. When you finish something, you ought always to begin something new."-Maud Hart Lovelace, Emily of Deep Valley (Deep Valley, #2)
8. Then There Were Five (The Melendy Family, #3)
By: Elizabeth Enright
3.89
Format: 221 pages,
A summer that promises to be eventful turns into something extra special when the four Melendy chil… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
9. Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze
By: Elizabeth Enright
3.89
Format: 221 pages, Hardcover
Four reasons to cheer! Meet the Melendys! Mona, the eldest, is thirteen. She has decided to become … read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
10. The Moffats (The Moffats, #1)
By: Eleanor Estes , Louis Slobodkin
4.01
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
Four Moffat children and a hard-working widowed mother live on New Dollar Street in Cranbury villag… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
11. Ballet Shoes (Shoes, #1)
By: Noel Streatfeild , Diane Goode
3.97
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Pauline, Petrova and Posy are orphans determined to help out their new family by joining the Childr… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- british literature
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
Similar categories in Eva Ibbotson's Madensky Square book and Noel Streatfeild's Ballet Shoes (Shoes, #1)
- fiction
- historical fiction
13. Wave Me Goodbye
By: Jacqueline Wilson
3.92
Format: None pages, Hardcover
September, 1939. As the Second World War begins, ten-year-old Shirley is sent away on a train with … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- historical fiction
14. The Hundred Dresses
By: Eleanor Estes , Louis Slobodkin
4.11
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
This Newbery Honor classic, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist, is a beautifully written tribute t… read more
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15. Understood Betsy
By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher
4.22
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
For all of her nine years, fragile Elizabeth Ann has heard her Aunt Frances refer in whispers to he… read more
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"What's the matter?" asked the teacher, seeing her bewildered face. "Why—why," said Elizabeth Ann, "I don't know what I am at all. If I'm second-grade arithmetic and seventh-grade reading and third-gr…"-Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Understood Betsy
16. All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1)
By: Sydney Taylor
4.24
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
It's the turn of the century in New York's Lower East Side and a sense of adventure and excitement … read more
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- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
17. What Katy Did (Carr Family, #1)
By: Susan Coolidge
2.88
Format: None pages, Paperback
Grade 5-8-Twelve-year-old Katy is constantly making and quickly breaking resolutions about how she … read more
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18. Flambards (Flambards, #1)
By: K.M. Peyton
3.60
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
A totally absorbing novel about twelve-year-old Christina who is sent to live with her fierce uncle… read more
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19. A Little Princess
By: Frances Hodgson Burnett , Nancy Bond
4.03
Format: None pages, Paperback
Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary … read more
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20. Katy
By: Jacqueline Wilson , Madeleine Leslay
3.58
Format: 376 pages, Audio CD
Katy Carr is a lively, daredevil oldest sister in a big family. She loves messing around outdoors, … read more
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21. Five Children and It (Five Children, #1)
By: E. Nesbit
4.32
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
The five children find a cantankerous sand fairy, a psammead, in a gravel pit. Every day 'It' will … read more
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22. Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (Betsy-Tacy, #3)
By: Lois Lenski , Maud Hart Lovelace
4.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
Betsy, Tacy, and Tib can't wait to be ten. After all, getting two numbers in your age is the beginn… read more
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23. Carney's House Party (Deep Valley, #1)
By: Maud Hart Lovelace , Vera Neville
4.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
It is the summer of 1911, and Carney Sibley is back home in her beloved town of Deep Valley, Minnes… read more
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24. Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9)
By: Maud Hart Lovelace , Vera Neville
4.16
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Betsy's childhood dream is finally coming true: she's off to Europe just like she and Tacy planned … read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Betsy. The great war is on but I hope ours is over. Please come home. Joe."-Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9)
"Was life always like that? she wondered. A game of hide and seek in which you only occasionally found the person you wanted to be?"-Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9)
25. Pinky Pye (The Pyes, #2)
By: Edward Ardizzone , Eleanor Estes
3.85
Format: None pages, Paperback
In Pinky Pye, the Pye family adds another member. A furious black kitten abandoned on their doorste… read more
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26. The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (The Penderwicks, #3)
By: Jeanne Birdsall
4.36
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick fam… read more
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- fiction
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- young adult
27. The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)
By: Jeanne Birdsall
4.32
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they… read more
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"...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons. - Mr. Penderwick"-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)
"I got a C because she has no imagination. Who cares about writing essays, anyway, when you can write stories?"-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)
"The referee told me this league has never had a brawl of that magnitude," said Mr. Penderwick after a long, painful silence. "Of course, at the time I was pretending to be a casual passerby and not a…"-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)
"[The kitchen] was also messy--delightfully so, thought Jane--and it didn't look as though lots of cooking went on there. There was a laptop computer on the counter with duck stickers on it, the spice…"-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)
28. Dogs vs Bears
By: Austin Davis
4.30
Format: 52 pages, Paperback
Fourth-grader Austin Davis introduces a new way for kids to learn about diversity, appreciating dif… read more
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- childrens
- fiction
29. No Ballet Shoes in Syria
By: Catherine Bruton
4.42
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
Aya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asyl… read more
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30. Everything Else in the Universe
By: Tracy Holczer
4.02
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In the midst of the Vietnam War, a young girl struggles to embrace change in this tender family sto… read more
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31. The Borrowed House
By: Hilda van Stockum
4.20
Format: 191 pages, Paperback
During World War II a young German girl, who has been indoctrinated into the Hitler Youth, travels … read more
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"She thought it must be a lonely life for a boy who hated books."-Hilda van Stockum, The Borrowed House
"It is much easier to believe lies than the truth." "Why?" asked Janna. "Because lies are manufactured to satisfy the emotions. A mother would rather believe her pretty girl lazy than accept the fact …"-Hilda van Stockum, The Borrowed House
"How will I ever learn the truth then?" asked Janna despondently. "The way other people learn it, " said Hugo. "Do you think newspaper reporters find it easy to learn the truth? They may have to inter…"-Hilda van Stockum, The Borrowed House
