Dog Friday
7 best books like Dog Friday (Hilary McKay): A Monster Like Me, The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA, The House with Chicken Legs, The Dark Lady, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, How To Write Really Badly, One Dog and His Boy
| Author | Wendy S. Swore |
| ISBN | 1629725552 |
There are trolls, goblins, and witches. Which kind of monster is Sophie?
Sophie is a monster expert. Thanks to her Big Book of Monsters and her vivid imagination, Sophie can identify the monsters in her school and neighborhood. Clearly, the bullies are trolls and goblins. Her nice neighbor...
| Author | Brenda Woods |
| ISBN | 1524737097 |
The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a young white boy and a Black WWII veteran who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South.
On Gabriel's twelfth birthday, he gets a new bike--and is so excited that he accidentally rides...
The House with Chicken Legs
| Author | Sophie Anderson |
| ISBN | 1474940668 |
All 12-year-old Marinka wants is a friend. A real friend. Not like her house with chicken legs. Sure, the house can play games like tag and hide-and-seek, but Marinka longs for a human companion. Someone she can talk to and share secrets with.
But that's tough when your grandmother is a Yaga, a guardian...
While on summer vacation, little Irene Adler meets a young William Sherlock Holmes. The two share stories of pirates and have battles of wit while running wild on the sunny streets and rooftops. When Sherlock’s friend, Lupin, joins in on the fun, they all become fast friends. But the good times end...
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
| Author | Louis Sachar |
| ISBN | 0590590898 |
Bradley Chalkers is the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls. No one likes him-except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren't afraid to try. But when you feel like...
How To Write Really Badly
| Author | Anne Fine |
| ISBN | 0749720239 |
Chester Howard a survécu a pas mal d’établissements scolaires. Il a connu des uniformes qui grattent, la prière cinq fois par jour, des profs qui se prenaient pour des psychothérapeutes et même une école ou personne ne parlait sa langue.
Pourtant, il se demande comment il va survivre à...
| Author | Eva Ibbotson |
| ISBN | 1407124234 |
All Hal had ever wanted was a dog. "Never!" cries his mother. "Think of the mess, the scratch-marks, the puddles on the floor." But on the morning of Hal's 10th birthday, the unbelievable happens. He's allowed to choose a puppy at Easy Pets, a rent-a-pet agency (a fact his parents keep from him). The moment...
