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Willow Run 3 reviews
Patricia Reilly Giff
Yearling, 2007
A story about the power of friendship and hope
+ Poignant story of war and change.
+ Willow Run
The year is 1944 when Margaret "Meggie" Dillon leaves her grandfather and her best friend Lily behind in Rockaway, New York and moves to Willow Run, Michigan, so her father can work at a factory building airplanes. Her older brother Eddie is fighting the war in Europe and Meggie misses him ...
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Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself 56 reviews
Judy Blume
Yearling, 1986
A great look at WWII-era childhood from the American perspective...
+ wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!
+ From a girls eye veiw
+ Growing Up
+ The best Judy Blume book (besides Double Fudge)
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Behind the Attic Wall (Avon Camelot Books)61 reviews
Sylvia Cassedy
HarperTrophy, 1985
At 30 years of age I remember reading it at 11!
+ Warm, dark fantasy
+ Captivating read-aloud
+ HOPING TO BE "THE RIGHT ONE"
+ Wonderful Book!!
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Love, Ruby Lavender38 reviews
Deborah Wiles
Gulliver Books Paperbacks, 2005
It's been 3 years!!
+ Brilliant!!!
+ Love - Ruby Lavender
+ All About Ruby
+ great
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Emily's Runaway Imagination (rpkg)8 reviews
Beverly Cleary
HarperTrophy, 1990
Very charming, lovely and nostalgic
+ Pretty Good.......but needs improvement
+ Emily's Runaway Imagination
+ A lively book, about a spunky girl!
+ charming
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Lily's Crossing (Yearling Newberg)118 reviews
Patricia Reilly Giff
Yearling, 1999
One of the best books!
+ my fav book
+ Everything You Crave to Know About Lily's Crossing!
+ My review- SG
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Understood Betsy35 reviews
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1999
AWESOME!
+ A window into my heart.
+ Lovely Story For Girls
+ By far my girl's favorite book
+ A Wonderful Children's Book
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The Landry News62 reviews
Andrew Clements
Aladdin, 2000
Reid's reivew for Mr.B's assinment
+ Landry News Review by Travis Johnson
In my opinion The Landry News was a great book because it was so realistic.It had problems that could happen to any kid.Everybody has school problems,and it's talking about a girls problem with her principal and teacher.For these reasons I thout that The Landry News was an ...
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Afternoon of the Elves 41 reviews
Janet Taylor Lisle
Putnam Juvenile, 1999
Pulled Me In
+ Bittersweet reality, not fantasy
+ Great book teaches about acceptance
+ The Afternoon of the Elves
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Heidi (Illustrated Junior Library)63 reviews
Johanna Spyri
Grosset & Dunlap, 1994
A revelation
+ Beautiful Story of Forgiveness and love
+ this is the best book i have ever read...
+ Wonderful Children's Book
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Circle Of Gold (Apple Paperbacks)8 reviews
Candy Dawson Boyd
Scholastic Paperbacks, 1996
A Book About Family and Love
+ Great book!
+ A super book
The main characters in this book are Mattie Benson, Matt Benson (Mattie's twin brother), and Ms. Benson. After Mattie's father died her family was never the same. Her mother was always working late and was hardly ever home. When she was home she was usually tired or in a very bad mood, and she ...
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Strawberry Girl 60th Anniversary Edition (Trophy Newbery)34 reviews
HarperTrophy, 1995
Strawberry Girl
+ I want to grow strawberries...
+ Excellent Read Aloud!
+ Strawberry Girl
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When Pirates Came to Brooklyn
Phyllis Shalant
Dutton Juvenile, 2002
Lee Bloom is drawn to the house on Avenue J by mysterious voices from behind the rose trellis. It isn't long before the girl who lives there, Polly Burke, invites Lee in for a shipwreck, a poisoned-tea party, and-best of all-flying lessons. Then Polly reveals a secret-Peter Pan has told her he needs their help-and the newfound friends join forces to fight the pirates who are coming by cloudship ...
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The Velvet Room73 reviews
Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Backinprint.com, 2004
'The Velvet Room' brings back fond memories
+ Pleased
+ I loved this as a child
+ Fatastic!
+ The Velvet Room
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Everything on a Waffle84 reviews
Polly Horvath
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2004
Tasty
+ Fun, heartfelt book, Recipe to follow
+ A Kid's Review
+ A Kid's Review
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Ellen Tebbits (Avon Camelot Books)28 reviews
Beverly Cleary
HarperTrophy, 1990
Stories for Children Magazine 5 Star Review
+ Early gem from Beverly Cleary
+ 'Ellen Tebbits' is a winner!
REVIEWED BY: Wayne Walker
Ellen Tebbits is a third grade school girl who finally finds a best friend in Austine Allen, the new student in her class who has moved from California, primarily because the two share a terrible secret. In fact, the two become such close companions that they ...
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Cheaper by the Dozen (Perennial Classics)149 reviews
Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002
You only need one word to describe this book: fun!
+ A Wonderful Classic That Is Still Great - By Jingo!
+ Among the most classic of classics...
+ great family book
+ Fun for all ages
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Pictures of Hollis Woods146 reviews
Patricia Reilly Giff
Yearling, 2004
Great for pre-teens.
+ pictures of hollis woods
+ Beautifully Pictured
+ Pictures of Hollis Woods
+ Captivating
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Because of Winn-Dixie750 reviews
Kate DiCamillo
Candlewick, 2001
A little book with a lot of heart
+ Charming!
+ Man's Best Friend
+ how a stray dog wins friends and influeces people
+ Because of Winn Dixie
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Journey to the River Sea42 reviews
Eva Ibbotson
Puffin, 2003
What a great book!
+ Boring at the start... Exciting in the middle... Inspiring at the end!
+ Circumstances Don't Dampen This Orphan's Spirit
+ Jigsaw puzzle
+ An interesting Journey to the River Sea
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