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1) Loser
Author
Language
English
Description
Even though his classmates from first grade on have considered him strange and a loser, Daniel Zinkoff's optimism and exuberance and the support of his loving family do not allow him to feel that way about himself.
Author
Series
Willoughbys volume 1
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
Author
Series
Ramona Quimby volume 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follows the adventures of nine-year-old Ramona at home with big sister Beezus and baby sister Roberta and at school in Mrs. Meacham's class.
7) The getaway
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 12
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venomous creatures all threaten their vacation.
Author
Series
Cookie chronicles volume 1
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Ben takes a fortune cookie literally, and believing he has only one day left to live, tries to do everything he has always wanted to before nightfall.
Author
Series
Fudge books volume 4
Language
English
Description
Pete describes the family vacation in Maine with the Tubmans, highlighted by the antics of his younger brother Fudge.
10) My very own room
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
With the help of her family, a resourceful Mexican American girl realizes her dream of having a space of her own to read and to think.
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 3
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his father's attempts to change Greg's wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school.
13) The outsiders
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.
15) Ñec-ñec ris-ras!
Author
Publisher
Editorial Juventud
Pub. Date
2004
Language
Español
Description
Grandpa Boo-Dad not only believes that Bobo has seen a pink-skinned boy with orange fur on his head hiding under the bed, he knows exactly how a little monster can scare off such a horrible creature.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Grandpa Alden tells Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny of the curious circumstances in which the yellow house became vacant over forty years ago. Determined to solve the mystery, the children uncover a trail of clues that leads them to memories of their boxcar days.
17) Olive's ocean
Author
Language
English
Description
On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.
19) Black dog
Author
Publisher
Templar Books
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Language
English
Description
"When a huge black dog appears outside the Hope family home, each member of the household sees it and hides. Only Small, the youngest Hope, has the courage to face the black dog, who might not be as frightening as everyone else thinks"--
20) The long winter
Author
Series
Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 6
Language
English
Description
After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an Indian has predicted will be seven months of bad weather.
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