Hope Was Here
By: Joan Bauer
4.01
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner, Hope's not sure w…
Want to Read $ 8.99"The sad heart needs work to do."-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here
"Revenge of the Giant Grill Man."-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here
"The sad heart needs work to do."-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here
"Revenge of the Giant Grill Man."-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here
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1. Penny from Heaven
By: Jennifer L. Holm
4.01
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
It’s1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
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- family
"My idea of Heaven has nothing to do with fluffy clouds or angels. In my Heaven there's butter pecan ice cream and swimming pools and baseball games. The Brooklyn Dodgers always win, and I have the be…"-Jennifer L. Holm, Penny from Heaven
2. The Contender
By: Robert Lipsyte
3.64
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
Before you can be a champion, you have to be a contender. Alfred Brooks is scared. He's a highsc… read more
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- school
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
"It's the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward. "-Robert Lipsyte, The Contender
3. The Moves Make the Man
By: Bruce Brooks
3.70
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Reverse spin, triple pump, reverse dribble, stutter step with twist to the left, stutter into jumpe… read more
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- childrens
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- fiction
4. The Great Brain (Great Brain, #1)
By: Mercer Mayer , John D. Fitzgerald
4.17
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
The best con man in the Midwest is only ten years old. Tom, a.k.a., the Great Brain, is a silver-to… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
5. Parallel Journeys
By: Eleanor H. Ayer , Alfons Heck , Helen Waterford
4.03
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
She was a young German Jew. He was an ardent member of the Hitler Youth. This is the story of their… read more
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- school
6. Our Only May Amelia (May Amelia, #1)
By: Jennifer L. Holm
4.23
Format: 510 pages, Paperback
It isn't easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in 1899, but it's particularly hard when y… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
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- young adult
7. A Murder for Her Majesty
By: Beth Hilgartner
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
Horrified at having witnessed her father's murder and fearing that the killers are agents of Queen … read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- school
- young adult
8. Children of the River
By: Linda Crew
3.99
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
Sundara fled Cambodia with her aunt's family to escape the Khmer Rouge army when she was thirteen, … read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- school
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10. The Wednesday Wars
By: Gary D. Schmidt
2.88
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero.The Wednesday… read more
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11. The Wanderer
By: David Díaz , Sharon Creech
3.23
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
The sea, the sea, the sea. It rolled and rolled and called to me. Come in, it said, come in. Sophie… read more
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13. Father's Arcane Daughter
By: E.L. Konigsburg
3.96
Format: None pages, Paperback
POOR LITTLE RICH BOY Winston Carmichael has it all: a big house, servants, vacations in Palm Beach … read more
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14. A Long Way from Chicago (A Long Way from Chicago, #1)
By: Richard Peck
4.32
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Join Joey and his sister Mary Alice as they spend nine unforgettable summers with the worst influen… read more
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15. Made You Look: How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know
By: Shari Graydon
5.00
Format: 172 pages, Hardcover
Advertising is pervasive. A typical North American child views a staggering 40,000 ads every year o… read more
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16. Hope Was Here
By: Joan Bauer
4.01
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner, Hope's not sure w… read more
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- teen
- childrens
- school
- coming of age
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"The sad heart needs work to do."-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here
"Revenge of the Giant Grill Man."-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here
"Addie always keeps her promises. That's why my mother gave me to her."-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here
"a man who was, as we say in the restaurant business, one taco short of a combo platter."-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here
17. Living on the Devil's Doorstep: International Adventures
By: Floyd McClung
4.29
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
When thousands of young people checked out of Western society and sought enlightenment in the East,… read more
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18. The Great Gilly Hopkins
By: Katherine Paterson
4.09
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Watch out world! The Great Gilly Hopkins is looking for a home. She's a foster kid who's been angry… read more
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19. Walk Two Moons
By: Sharon Creech
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
"How about a story? Spin us a yarn." Instantly, Phoebe Winterbottom came to mind. "I could tell you… read more
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20. The Story That Cannot Be Told
By: J. Kasper Kramer
4.26
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade debut that weaves together folklore and history to tell the story of a girl finding … read more
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- family
21. The Six-Day Hero
By: Tammar Stein
4.18
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Motti knows that war is coming. Israel is only nineteen years old, the same age as Motti's brave ol… read more
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