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Alice-Miranda at School
Author: Jacqueline Harvey
Resourceful seven-and-one-quarter-year-old Alice-Miranda finds her new boarding school to be a very curious establishment with no flowers in the gardens, a headmistress that has not been seen for years, and a mysterious stranger who seems to be hiding out on the premises. Ages 8-10. J Harvey
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Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon
Author: Paula Danziger
Third grader Amber Brown becomes very upset when she finds out that her best friend Justin Daniels is moving away.
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Amelia Rules: Volume 1: The Whole World’s Crazy
Author: Jimmy Gownley
Amelia Louise McBride is a nine-year-old former New Yorker trying to adjust to small town life after her parents’ divorce. In this first book of adventures, Amelia and her friends take on bullies, survive gym class, and get a disgusting explanation of the infamous Sneeze Barf.
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Anyone But Me
Author: Nancy E. Krulik
Katie Carew wishes she could be anyone but herself. Then a magical wind turns her into a hamster! In each book of the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo series she is changed into another person or animal.
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Bink & Gollie
Author: Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee
Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion. Ages 6-9
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Cinderella Smith
Author: Stephanie Barden
Cast off by her old friends, Cinderella agrees to help a new student deal with new stepsisters while a former friend tries to prevent Cinderella from dancing the lead in their tap recital.
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Clementine
Author: Sara Pennypacker
While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles and helps her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
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Dessert First
Author: Hallie Durand
Third-grader Dessert's love of treats leads to a change in her large family's dinner routine, then an awful mistake, and later a true sacrifice after her teacher, Mrs. Howdy Doody, urges students to march to the beat of their own drums.
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Gloria’s Way
Author: Ann Cameron
Gloria shares special times with her mother and father as well as with her friends Julian, Huey, and Latisha.
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Gooney Bird Greene
Author: Lois Lowry
Gooney Bird Greene is new at school and she loves to entertain her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.
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In Aunt Lucy’s Kitchen
Author: Cynthia Rylant
While staying with their aunt for a year, a trio of nine-year-old cousins keep busy baking and selling cookies, putting on a poetry and singing performance, and trying to encourage a romance between their aunt and one of their former customers.
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Ivy and Bean
Author: Annie Barrows
When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.
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Just Grace
Author: Charise Mericle Harper
Misnamed by her teacher, seven-year-old Just Grace prides herself on being empathetic, but when she tries to help a neighbor feel better, her good intentions backfire.
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Kay Thompson’s Eloise
Author: Kay Thompson
Eloise is an extremely independent little girl who lives at the exclusive Plaza Hotel in New York City and believes getting bored should not be allowed.
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Lady Lollipop
Author: Dick King-Smith
Princess Penelope asks her father the king for a pig for her 8th birthday. A quick-witted swineherd and a pig named Lollipop are royally rewarded after they reform the spoiled princess.
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Lulu and the Duck in the Park
Author: Hilary McKay
When Lulu finds a duck egg that has rolled out of its nest, she takes it to class to keep it safe. Unfortunately, Lulu isn't allowed to bring pets to school. But she's not really breaking the rules because it's just an egg. Surely nothing bad will happen... Ages 6-8 J McKay
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Lulu Walks the Dog
Author: Judith Viorst
In this humorous sequel to Lulu and the Brontosaurus, stubborn, sassy Lulu decides start a dog walking business even though she knows nothing about dogs. Much to her displeasure, she discovers that in order to succeed she will need the help of her neighbor Fleischman, a classmate she despises for his perfection and friendly disposition. Illustrated by Lane Smith. Ages 6-9. J Viorst
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Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little
Author: Peggy Elizabeth Gifford
With summer coming to an end, about-to-be-fourth-grader Moxy Maxwell does a hundred different things to avoid reading her assigned summer reading book.
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Only Emma
Author: Sally Warner
Third-grader Emma's peaceful life as an only child is disrupted when she has to temporarily share her tidy bedroom with four-year-old Anthony Scarpetto, a bona fide "pain in the patootie."
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Ottoline Goes to School
Author: Chris Riddell
Ottoline is enchanted with her new friend, Cecily, and her new school for the "Differently Gifted." But Ottoline's companion, Mr. Monroe, is impressed with neither, and does his best to help Ottoline uncover the truth about Cecily's stories and the school's haunted corridors. Ages 7-10. J Riddell
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Penelope Crumb
Author: Shawn Stout
Fourth-grader Penelope Crumb's large nose leads her to an unexpected family discovery with positive consequences for all. Ages 8-10. J Stout
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Piper Reed, Navy Brat
Author: Kimberly Willis Holt
Piper is sad about leaving her home and friends behind when her father, a Navy aircraft mechanic, is transferred yet again, but with help from her often-annoying sisters and a surprise from their parents, she finds happiness in their new home in Pensacola, Florida.
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Ramona’s World
Author: Beverly Cleary
Beloved chapter book character Ramona Quimby experiences challenges and adventures as her year in 4th grade unfolds.
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Roxie and the Hooligans
Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Roxie Warbler, the niece of a famous explorer, follows her Uncle Dangerfoot's advice on how to survive any crisis when she becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of murderous bank robbers.
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Ruby Lu, Brave and True
Author: Lenore Look
Almost-eight-year-old" Ruby Lu spends time with her baby brother, goes to Chinese school, performs magic tricks, learns to drive, and has adventures with both old and new friends.
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Sophie the Awesome
Author: Lara Bergen
Sophie Miller's life is boring. She's not the oldest or the youngest, the tallest or the shortest. She's not even the only Sophie in her third-grade class! Sophie knows she's special andnd she's come up with the perfect name to show it: Sophie the Awesome! But living up to her name won't be easy--especially if super-annoying Toby Myers has anything to say about it. Ages 7-10. J Sophie
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Stella Batts Needs a New Name
Author: Courtney Sheinmel
When a classmate makes fun of her name, eight-year-old Stella picks a new one for herself, but discovers that the name she abandoned suits her just fine. Ages 5-9
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Utterly Me, Clarice Bean
Author: Lauren Chilld
When someone steals the winner's trophy for the school book project, Clarice emulates her favorite book heroine, Ruby Redfort the detective.
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Year of the Dog
Author: Grace Lin
Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.
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