A Million Miles from Boston
10 best books like A Million Miles from Boston (Karen Day): Wish You Were Eyre, Kiss Kiss! (Mini Edition), The Paper Crane, Neville, The Trouble with May Amelia, The Naming of Tishkin Silk, Tico and the Golden Wings, The Lion and the Little Red Bird, The E.L. Konigsburg Collection, Class Clown
| Author | Heather Vogel Frederick |
| ISBN | 1442430648 |
The book club says bon voyage to Concord and bonjour to France!
It’s a dream come true for Megan, who’s jet-setting to Paris for Fashion Week with Gigi. Meanwhile, back in Concord, Mrs. Wong decides to run for mayor, so Emma and Stewart team up to make her campaign a success. Jess and Cassidy...
| Author | Margaret Wild |
| ISBN | 1416934405 |
I found this story to be absolutely adorable. It's about a baby hippo who started his morning off really fast. He ran out of the water eager to play. He was so preoccupied with starting the day that he left without giving his mama a kiss! He was wandering around the land and saw every little animal giving their...
| Author | Molly Bang |
| ISBN | 0688073336 |
A beautifully illustrated retelling of an ancient Japanese folktale by Molly Bang, the celebrated creator of numerous picture books including the Caldecott Honor Books Ten, Nine, Eight; The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher; and When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry . . .
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| Author | Norton Juster |
| ISBN | 0375867651 |
Written by the acclaimed author of The Phantom Tollbooth, this is a simply told story about a boy who moves to a new neighborhood and finds a unique way to make friends. With whimsical illustrations by award-winning illustrator G. Brian Karas, here is a read-aloud that's great for storytime, and is sure...
| Author | Jennifer L. Holm |
| ISBN | 1416913734 |
May Amelia Jackson captured readers' hearts in the Newbery Honor Book Our Only May Amelia. Now, after over ten years, Jennifer Holm is bringing this beloved character back in a beautiful way. The Trouble with May Amelia is a gorgeously written story that's as heartbreaking as it is funny. May Amelia...
| Author | Glenda Millard |
| ISBN | 0733313140 |
Griffin Silk is an uncommon sort of boy, from an uncommon sort of family. The warm, loving home he shares with his father, grandmother and five big sisters (The Rainbow Girls) is marked by the aching absence of his mother and baby sister. Where have they gone and will they be coming home again? When Griffin...
| Author | Leo Lionni |
| ISBN | 0394817494 |
As a child, the German version of Leo Lionni's Tico and the Golden Wings (Tico und die goldenen Flügel) was a personal favourite which I repeatedly requested as a read-aloud (I have always loved birds and how Tico attains his golden wings and how he then disposes of them in a charitable manner and is again...
| Author | Elisa Kleven |
| ISBN | 0140558098 |
We LOVE LOVE LOVE this book! We have had it for many years (I think my daughter was 2 when we got it, she's now 10) and we still read it. Very sweet story about friendship and language. The illustrations are fantastic (as they are in all Elisa Kleven books). This book was read many many times when my daughter...
| Author | E.L. Konigsburg |
| ISBN | 1416993851 |
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler:
Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.
Jennifer, Hecate,...
| Author | Johanna Hurwitz |
| ISBN | 0590418211 |
Lucas Cott is one of the smartest kids in Mrs. Hockaday's third grade -- but he is also the most rambunctious. Lucas doesn't mean to be the class clown, so he promises to try to behave, even though it doesn't sound like much fun. With the best intentions, Lucas still manages to cause the unexpected when he...
| Author | Michele Weber Hurwitz |
| ISBN | 0385908024 |
Eleven-year-old Calli Gold is the quiet third child in a family of loud overachievers. In fact, the family motto is Be Gold. Calli's sister is on an ice-skating team, and her brother's a basketball star. Her parents are sure she has a hidden gift for something. They just have to figure out what it is! But...
| Author | Linzi Glass |
| ISBN | 0061797162 |
Twelve-year-old Bree Davies is devastated when her beloved Border Collie, Danny, goes missing after her mom leaves the gate open to their Santa Monica home. In her search to find Danny, Bree is thrust into the world of animals in need. With the help and guidance of animal rescuer Rayleen, Bree's heart...
| Author | Eileen Spinelli |
| ISBN | 0375858709 |
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The grand opening of the Dancing Pancake isn't the only new thing in Bindi's life: new friends, a new apartment, maybe even a cute new crush? But there are other changes, like her dad's move to a new...
| Author | Gerald Morris |
| ISBN | 0547418558 |
In the third installment in the Knights’ Tales series, Gerald Morris tells the laugh-out-loud tale of King Arthur’s most celebrated knight, and nephew, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. With lively illustrations by Aaron Renier, Morris creates a captivating and comical medieval world that teems...
| Author | Atinuke |
| ISBN | 1610670515 |
When I discovered the amazing, remarkable, one-of-a-kind, never before seen Anna Hibiscus books by Atinuke last year I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. It just didn't seem possible. A contemporary early chapter book set on the continent of Africa? To understand how rare this was visit your local...
| Author | Erica S. Perl |
| ISBN | 0375959246 |
Okay, so here's what I've been puzzling over with this book-- it's a PRIME example of the sort of book that sometimes struggles to find the right readers, I think. Because it takes real risks, in quiet ways. It doesn't announce itself as "quirky" or "zany." It just is those things, because it is human, and...
| Author | Patricia Reilly Giff |
| ISBN | 0375838899 |
Rachel, Cassie, and Joey live in the city with their Pop, until Pop's search for work lands the family on a run down farm. Dreamy Rachel loves to read, and doesn't know much about the country. Times are hard there, too—the school and library are closed. When Pop gets work near Canada, he has to leave...
| Author | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
| ISBN | 0385736169 |
From Newbery Award winner Phyllis Reynolds Naylor comes a witty tale of the Wild West filled with comical cliffhangers and featuring a cast of plucky orphans and dastardly villains.
Emily Wiggins is poor and timid, without a drop of self-confidence. When she is unexpectedly orphaned,...
| Author | Mini Grey |
| ISBN | 0224083627 |
A dog, a cat, and a mouse happily share a beach house UNTIL a mysterious stranger shows up one day, and begins sowing all sorts of discord. I love the look of this one, and Grey's illustrations are always a delight.
(view spoiler)[At first I thought the stranger was trying to drive the pals away...
| Author | Lauren Thompson |
| ISBN | 1416906649 |
A little frog’s first leap out into the world is a big, scary thing. But luckily, his mama is always there to catch him when he comes home. As the leaps get bigger, the frog gets braver—and before he knows it, he’s soaring out to the moon and beyond! Brought to life with touching text from New York...
Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully (Chester the Raccoon
| Author | Audrey Penn |
| ISBN | 1933718153 |
In this latest addition to the Kissing Hand book collection, Chester Raccoon must learn to deal with another common problem of childhood: a bully at school.
When Mrs. Raccoon learns that there is a bully problem at school, she decides to investigate the situation. But after seeing the bully...
Just Grace and the Double Surprise
| Author | Charise Mericle Harper |
| ISBN | 0547370261 |
In this seventh installment in the Just Grace series, any day now Grace’s best friend in the whole world, Mimi, is going to be getting a brand-new sister. Grace is really excited, plus nervous, plus worried, plus happy all mixed together. But both Grace and Mimi are in for a surprise when they find out...
| Author | Ellen Miles |
| ISBN | 0545275725 |
From the bestselling author of THE PUPPY PLACE.Mia and Michael Battelli want a pet more than anything. And a cuddly cat or kitten would be perfect for their small brownstone apartment. But their parents aren't sure Mia and Michael are ready for the responsibility.
Then Mia spots a tiny calico...
| Author | Kirby Larson |
| ISBN | 0385737459 |
I am Miss Kanagawa. In 1927, my 57 doll-sisters and I were sent from Japan to America as Ambassadors of Friendship. Our work wasn't all peach blossoms and tea cakes. My story will take you from New York to Oregon, during the Great Depression. Though few in this tale are as fascinating as I, their stories...
