9 Best middle grade books like Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1) by Louisa May Alcott

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Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)

By: Louisa May Alcott

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Rose Campbell, tired and ill, has come to live at "The Aunt Hill" after the death of her beloved fa…

"Let the girl run and shout as much as she will- it is a sure sign of health, and as natural to a happy child as frisking is to any young animal full of life. Tomboys make strong women"

-Louisa May Alcott, Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)

"Let the girl run and shout as much as she will- it is a sure sign of health, and as natural to a happy child as frisking is to any young animal full of life. Tomboys make strong women"

-Louisa May Alcott, Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)

"Let the girl run and shout as much as she will- it is a sure sign of health, and as natural to a happy child as frisking is to any young animal full of life. Tomboys make strong women"

-Louisa May Alcott, Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)

"Let the girl run and shout as much as she will- it is a sure sign of health, and as natural to a happy child as frisking is to any young animal full of life. Tomboys make strong women"

-Louisa May Alcott, Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)

If you liked the middle grade plot in Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1) by Louisa May Alcott , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1) by Louisa May Alcott

1. Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)

By: Louisa May Alcott

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Rose Campbell, tired and ill, has come to live at "The Aunt Hill" after the death of her beloved fa… read more

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  • 19th century
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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  • historical fiction
"Let the girl run and shout as much as she will- it is a sure sign of health, and as natural to a happy child as frisking is to any young animal full of life. Tomboys make strong women"

-Louisa May Alcott, Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)

"It is apt to be so, and it is hard to bear; for, though we do not want trumpets blown, we do like to have out little virtues appreciated, and cannot help feeling disappointed if they are not."

-Louisa May Alcott, Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)

"But he will be all the better fitted for business, because of the help it [sport] gives him. Polish is easily added if the foundations are strong, but no amount of gilding will be of use if your timb…"

-Louisa May Alcott, Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)

"It is my opinion that this day will never come to an end," said Prince, with a yawn that nearly rent him asunder. "Read and improve your mind, my son," answered Archie, peering solemnly over the pape…"

-Louisa May Alcott, Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)

Cover of Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1) by L.M. Montgomery

2. Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1)

By: L.M. Montgomery

4.12

Format: 339 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Emily Starr never knew what it was to be lonely—until her beloved father died. Now Emily's an orpha… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Never on painter's canvas lives The charm of his fancy's dream."

-L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1)

"The happiest countries, like the happiest women, have no history."

-L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1)

"Good-bye, and may you always see a happy face in your looking-glass!"

-L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1)

"If you've brains it's better than beauty - brains last, beauty doesn't."

-L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1)

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3. 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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  • childrens classics
  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • 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)

Cover of Jane of Lantern Hill by L.M. Montgomery

4. Jane of Lantern Hill

By: L.M. Montgomery

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

For as long as she could remember, Jane Stuart and her mother lived with her grandmother in a drear… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. The Blue Castle

By: L.M. Montgomery

3.94

Format: 255 pages,

Valancy lives a drab life with her overbearing mother and prying aunt. Then a shocking diagnosis fr… read more

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  • classics
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

6. Kilmeny of the Orchard

By: L.M. Montgomery

4.37

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A sweet and moving romance from the author of the beloved Anne of Green Gablesseries! Eric Marshall… read more

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  • classics
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney

7. Five Little Peppers and How They Grew

By: Margaret Sidney

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

Five Little Peppers and How They Grewwas originally serialized in an 1880 edition of Wide Awake, a … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

8. Rilla of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #8)

By: L.M. Montgomery

3.61

Format: 8 pages, Paperback

Anne's children were almost grown up, except for pretty, high-spirited Rilla. No one could resist h… read more

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9. The Wheel on the School

By: Maurice Sendak , Meindert DeJong

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Why do the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina,… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"... but first to dream and then to do - isn't that the way to make a dream come true?"

-Maurice Sendak, The Wheel on the School

"That's the trouble with being twins - if you don't know something, you don't know it double."

-Maurice Sendak, The Wheel on the School

10. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

By: Kate Douglas Wiggin

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Shirley Temple did a lot to make Rebecca famous when she won the world's heart in the movie we all … read more

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11. Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (Betsy-Tacy, #4)

By: Lois Lenski , Maud Hart Lovelace

4.12

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Betsy, Tacy, and Tib are twelve--old enough to do lots of things...even go downtown on their own. T… read more

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12. 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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Cover of Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1) by Eleanor H. Porter

13. Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)

By: Eleanor H. Porter

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Pollyanna's eternal optimism has made her one of the most beloved characters in American literature… read more

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  • childrens classics
  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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"Oh, but Aunt Polly, Aunt Polly, you haven't left me any time at all just to- to live."

-Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)

"„ în loc de a scoate la iveală greșelile unui om, vorbește-i de calitățile sale încearcă să-l scoți din făgașul obiceiurilor lui rele, deșteaptă eul său cel mai bun, adevăratul său eu care poate îndr…"

-Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)

"I was growlin' one day 'cause I was so bent up and crooked; an'what do ye s'pose the little thing said? ... She said I could be glad, anyhow, that I didn't have ter stoop so far ter do my weedin' - '…"

-Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)

"Oh, yes," nodded Pollyanna, emphatically. He [her father] said he felt better right away, that first day he thought to count 'em. He said if God took the trouble to tell us eight hundred times [in th…"

-Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)

14. A Tangled Web

By: L.M. Montgomery

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

No amount of drama between the Dark and Penhallow families can prepare them for what follows when A… read more

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15. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

By: Carol Ryrie Brink

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more

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  • historical
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  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

16. 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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17. Betsy's Wedding (Betsy-Tacy, #10)

By: Maud Hart Lovelace , Vera Neville

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

Betsy returns from Europe to marry Joe Willard--and soon learns that beloved friend Tacy is expecti… read more

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Cover of All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #2) by Sydney Taylor

18. All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #2)

By: Sydney Taylor

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sydney Taylor grew up among immigrant families on New York City's Lower East Side prior to World Wa… read more

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  • middle grade
  • young adult
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  • historical fiction

19. Rainbow Valley (Anne of Green Gables, #7)

By: L.M. Montgomery

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

Anne Shirley is grown up, has married her beloved Gilbert and now is the mother of six mischievous … read more

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20. The Enchanted Barn

By: Grace Livingston Hill

4.28

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Condemned! Their old, crumbling apartment building had been condemned and would soon be demolished.… read more

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21. Freckles (Limberlost #1)

By: Gene Stratton-Porter

4.33

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

FRECKLES "This tender love story is set in the wild swampland of Limberlost, the most frightening p… read more

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