Anastasia on Her Own
10 best books like Anastasia on Her Own (Lois Lowry): Remember Me to Harold Square, Alice in Rapture, Sort of, Three Lives to Live, Otis Spofford, Maui-maui, The Long Secret, Claudia and the Middle School Mystery, A Girl Called Al, The Burning Questions of Bingo Brown, Beginners
| Author | Paula Danziger |
| ISBN | 0698116941 |
This summer could be a disaster. Kendra's parents have invited Frank, a 15-year-old she's never met, to stay with them. And they've planned a goofy scavenger hunt for the kids, including Kendra's bratty younger brother. They have to race all around New York City and visit places like the Empire State...
Alice in Rapture, Sort of
| Author | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
| ISBN | 0743450469 |
The summer of the first boyfriendThat's what Alice's father calls the summer before Alice starts junior high. And because Pamela's cousin from New Jersey says starting seventh grade without a boyfriend is the worst thing that can happen to a girl (even worse than not having pierced ears or a leather...
| Author | Anne Lindbergh |
| ISBN | 0316526282 |
I FOUND IT!
For years, I have thought about this book from time to time. I vividly recalled reading a really good book, narrated by a girl living with her grandmother and involving time travel down a laundry chute. I had no idea what the title was or who the author was, so I despaired of ever finding...
| Author | Beverly Cleary |
| ISBN | 0380709198 |
When it comes to stirring up a little excitement in class, Otis Spofford knows just what to do. He can turn a folk dance fiesta into a three-ring circus . . . or an arithmetic lesson into a spitball marathon. Best of all, Otis likes teasing neat, well-behaved Ellen Tebbits—until the day his teasing goes...
| Author | Stephen Cosgrove |
| ISBN | 0843138297 |
Serendipity books have warmed the hearts of young and old for over two decades, becoming classics in children's literature.
Each beloved tale teaches youngsters how to deal with the challenges of their world, providing them with positive solutions to difficult problems.
Join the whimsical...
| Author | Louise Fitzhugh |
| ISBN | 0440418194 |
Harriet the Spy refuses to become ruffled when an unidentified person starts leaving disturbing notes all over the quiet little beach town of Water Mill. She’s determined to discover the author of the notes. And she drags her friend, mousy Beth Ellen, into all kinds of odd and embarrassing situations...
Claudia and the Middle School Mystery
| Author | Ann M. Martin |
| ISBN | 0590734520 |
this book opens with janine the genius helping claudia study for her upcoming remedial math test. claudia has to figure out how much chocolate is in each of eight cookies if gertrude is using 2/3 cup of chocolate altogether. i tried to figure it out myself & remembered why i failed every math test i...
| Author | Constance C. Greene |
| ISBN | 0140347860 |
The first--and inho best of the series of "Al" books by Constance C. Greene. The young narrator--whose name is never given!--describes her new friend "Al" who just moved into the apartment down the hall.
Al(exandra---she NEVER uses her full name--soon because fast friends which our narrator...
| Author | Betsy Byars |
| ISBN | 0140324798 |
"Bingo Brown fell in love three times during English Class." When I read this first sentence, I knew I was in for a treat. Of course, I was the same age as Bingo at the time, sixth grade, and over the course of the next several weeks, I fell in love with Bingo, myself. I devoured everything Byars wrote about...
| Author | Elizabeth Levy |
| ISBN | 0590440500 |
I'm re-reading these in the hope of getting rid of them. I first read the series when I was actually too old for it, but there's something very likeable about it and I love gymnastics as a sport. Re-reading as an adult, I think I was a little more aware of the failings of the book, many of which could have been...
| Author | David A. Adler |
| ISBN | 0142400173 |
The original Cam Jansen series follows the exploits of 10-year-old 5th grader Jennifer "the Camera" (aka "Cam") Jansen and her best friend, classmate, and neighbor Eric Shelton. Cam got her nickname because of her photographic memory. All she has to do is say "Click," and Cam can remember everything...
| Author | E.L. Konigsburg |
| ISBN | 0689823320 |
Long before there was Dolly the sheep, Jeanmarie Troxell dubbed the look-alike, think-alike girls in her school "clones" and decided she wanted nothing to do with them. That's how Jeanmarie forms an unlikely friendship with another outsider, Malcolm Soo, over an equally unlikely activity -- burying...
Days of Dreams and Laughter: The Story Girl and Other Tales
| Author | L.M. Montgomery |
| ISBN | 0517051370 |
There were three different stories in this one book, so that was nice. I didn't have to go back to the library every time I needed a new one. The author is an absolutely amazing writer. So incredibly descriptive. The first two books within the book were about beautiful childhoods and the adventures of growing...
| Author | Joan Lowery Nixon |
| ISBN | 0440227313 |
The Civil War has officially ended, and Frances Mary Kelly's true love, Johnny, is back from the war. But to Frances's dismay, Johnny is hesitant to marry her. Attempting to ease her aching heart, Frances accepts an offer to go to New York City and escort a group of orphans out West to new homes. Along the...
| Author | Caroline B. Cooney |
| ISBN | 0590334026 |
I read this series CHEERLEADERS as a teenager and I remember loving the characters and their story lines. All different authors. I have books 1-3, 5-8, 25 & 29. No idea what happened to the others but I know I had more than these.
Blurb from back of book 1:
To all of them, being a cheerleader...
