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10 best books like The Cheerleader (Ruth Doan MacDougall): Ramona the Pest, Sulwe, Pippi in the South Seas, Fifteen, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Love Is One of the Choices, Taking Sides, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, Junie B., First Grader (at Last!), Amber Brown Goes Fourth

Ramona the Pest
AuthorBeverly Cleary
ISBN0192750976
This is the second title in the hugely popular series about Ramona Quimby. Ramona doesn't think she's a pest - she knows that she isn't a pest on purpose. So how in the world does Ramona get in trouble? Why does Davy run away whenever Ramona comes near him? And how does she manage to disrupt the whole kindergarten...
Sulwe
AuthorLupita Nyong’o
From Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful, moving picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within.

Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school....
Pippi in the South Seas
AuthorAstrid Lindgren
ISBN0670557110
My favourite bit is the song "Sjörövar-Fabbe" - though, as Gulla points out below, this isn't actually in the book, only the movie. It's about Pippi's great-grandfather, Fabbe, who despite being a fearsome pirate has a tendency to become seasick any time the waves get a little rough. Most Swedish...
Fifteen
AuthorBeverly Cleary
ISBN0380728044
It seems too good to be true. The most popular boy in school has asked Jane out -- and she's never even dated before. Stan is tall and good-looking, friendly and hard-working -- everything Jane ever dreamed of. But is she ready for this?

Suppose her parents won't let her go? What if she's nervous...
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
AuthorJudy Blume
ISBN0142408794
Sheila Tubman sometimes wonders who she really is: the outgoing, witty, and capable Sheila the Great, or the secret Sheila, who's afraid of the dark, spiders, swimming, and dogs.

When her family spends the summer in Tarrytown, Sheila has to face some of her worst fears. Not only does a dog come...
Love Is One of the Choices
AuthorNorma Klein
ISBN0449702731
WHEN YOU'RE NEITHER A GIRL NOR A WOMAN...
Maggie and Caroline are both seniors in high school and suddenly everything that seemed simple has become complicated. Thinking about sex, wondering about college, planning for careers -- there are so many choices.

Maggie is brilliant and very...
Taking Sides
AuthorNorma Klein
Nell knows other kids her age whose parents are divorced, but they all live with their mothers. She wonders what living with Dad will be like, even though she's always felt closer to her father. But is it right to love one parent more than another?

There are other adjustments Nell has to make...like...
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
AuthorEric Litwin
ISBN0061906220
Don't miss the first and bestselling book in the beloved Pete the Cat series!

Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand-new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as he steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries, and other big messes!

But...
Junie B., First Grader (at Last!)
AuthorBarbara Park
ISBN0375815163
The 18th installment in Barbara Park's popular beginning chapter-book series puts our temperamental heroine into a brand-new class where she has to make brand-new friends. And as if that weren't hard enough, her brand-new teacher, Mr. Scary ("He made that name up, I believe," Junie writes in a journal...
Amber Brown Goes Fourth
AuthorPaula Danziger
ISBN0439544122
Amber Brown isn't entirely ready for fourth grade. She has her pens, pencils, new clothes, and new shoes. But the one thing she doesn't have is her best friend, Justin Daniels. Justin has moved away, leaving Amber utterly best friend-less. Amber knows Justin can't be replaced, but she is on the lookout...
Ramona and Her Mother
AuthorBeverly Cleary
This is a previously published edition of edition of ISBN 9780380709526. An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Ramona Quimby is no longer seven, but not quite eight. She's "seven and a half right now," if you ask her! Not allowed to stay home alone, yet old enough to watch...
Mom, the Wolf Man, and Me
AuthorNorma Klein
ISBN0380007916
This book tells the story of Brett, an eleven-year-old girl with a feisty unwed-and-single-by-choice mother who's brought her up on all varieties of granola liberal hogwash. The Wolf Man is her mother's new beau. He has a wolfhound, a pock-marked face and a great red beard. A pleasurable aspect of this...
It's OK If You Don't Love Me
AuthorNorma Klein
ISBN0449702367
Omg, if only life was a easy as a sheepskin coat and as carefree as a 18 year old behind swaggering in the air. Klein's protagist Jody is probably the most amazing YA protag. She's cheeky, slutty, nerdy, bossy and despite being so beyond her years she is still so teendreamqueen. The book is supposedly a look...
There's a Bat in Bunk Five
AuthorPaula Danziger
ISBN0142406813
In this book I think the author wants us to know that Marcy is a girl who doesn't really fit in with most people because of how she looks. Also Marcy and her father don't have a good connection.But when she goes to this special writing camp to be a counselor, her life just turns so much better. I think the author...
Jean and Johnny
AuthorBeverly Cleary
ISBN0060533013
First Date Fifteen-year-old Jean is astonished when a handsome Johnny whirls her ‘round the dance floor. She's never given much thought to boys before; now Johnny is all that's on her mind. Finally she finds the courage to invite him to a dance. But the excitement of a new dress and a scheme to take Johnny's...
And This Is Laura
AuthorEllen Conford
ISBN0316153540
I read this book in middle school, and I found it again at St. Vincent De Paul. Loved it! Laura feels that she's ordinary. She gets straight As in school, but feels that isn't enough. Her sister, Jill, bowls and has been in every high school play. Brother Douglas is on the debate team and plays piano. Dennis,...
The Luckiest Girl
AuthorBeverly Cleary
ISBN0060532998
Shelley Latham can't wait to get to San Sebastian, where flowers bloom in November, oranges grow on the trees, and the sun shines almost every day. And once she's there, things get even better. In no time, she catches the attention of two boys: one, a good-looking basketball star, the other, an interesting,...
Mr. Wolf's Class
AuthorAron Nels Steinke
Mr. Wolf has just started teaching at Hazelwood Elementary. He wants the first day of school to go well, but he's got his hands full with his new class. Some of his students include: Margot, who is new in town and is trying to make friends. Sampson, who brought something special to school for show-and-tell....
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