P.S. Longer Letter Later
10 best books like P.S. Longer Letter Later (Paula Danziger): 1001 Cranes, Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance, The Naming of Tishkin Silk, A Million Miles from Boston, The E.L. Konigsburg Collection, Class Clown, Calli Be Gold, Finding Danny, The Dancing Pancake, The No. 1 Car Spotter
| Author | Naomi Hirahara |
| ISBN | 0385735561 |
WHEN 12-YEAR-OLD ANGELA Kato arrives in L.A., the last thing she wants to do is spend the entire summer with her grandparents. But in the Kato family, one is never permitted to complain. Grandma Michi and Aunt Janet put Angela to work in their flower shop, folding origami and creating 1001 crane displays...
In the spirit of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES comes this delightful turn-of-the-century journal of a feisty, imaginative young girl who is finding her voice and the courage to make it heard.
It’s the year 1901, and fourteen-year-old aspiring writer Mable Riley is on her way to fulfilling her dreams,...
| 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 | Karen Day |
| ISBN | 0385738994 |
School's out! That means Lucy is off to her favorite place: Pierson Point, Maine, where she spends summers with her family. And as she tries to forget her worries about starting middle school and about Dad's new girlfriend, Lucy can't get there soon enough. Pierson Point is where she feels most like herself,...
| 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 |
DELICIOUS PANCAKES!!
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NEW GRAND OPENING!
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 | 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 | 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,...
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 | Marissa Moss |
| ISBN | 1416909044 |
Can Amelia keep a friend and her deepest secrets at the same time?
Amelia’s sister, Cleo, gives her a new notebook as a tenth birthday present, and Amelia can’t wait to fill it with all her secret thoughts and drawings. But when her best friend Leah wants to read her notebook, Amelia is torn:...
Jessi and the Jewel Thieves
| Author | Ann M. Martin |
| ISBN | 0590449591 |
this is my first time reading this book!
in this mystery with the most obvious solution in the world, by mystery ghostwriter extraordinaire Ellen Miles, jessi goes to nyc for the weekend with stacey. she's there to see quint perform in a ballet, but she also wants to take the opportunity to tell...
| Author | Tina Wells |
| ISBN | 0061583170 |
As a fashionista and future rock star, California girl Mackenzie "Zee" Blue's life is busy. Zee keeps in touch with all her friends with texts, IMs, and emails--and now, Bluetopia, the coolest social networking site ever!
In Mixed Messages, fourth in the illustrated middle-grade Mackenzie...
| Author | Erika Tamar |
| ISBN | 0679885617 |
A moving middle-grade novel about a girl's struggle to save the life of a starving junkyard dog comes to Knopf Paperbacks. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly said, "Tamar produces a tough-edged but tender story. ...Besides conveying a strong message about neglectful pet owners, she deftly...
| Author | Elizabeth Lenhard |
| ISBN | 0525477640 |
I liked this second installment of Chicks with Sticks, but I didn't love it. While the first book felt more edgy with each of the Chicks dealing with serious issues in their lives, this time we are treated to a light story about how the Chicks are handling their relationships with boys. Perhaps my vantage...
