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10 best books like The Luckiest Girl (Beverly Cleary): More All-of-a-Kind Family, Ella of All-of-a-Kind Family, Anne's House of Dreams, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Hail, Hail Camp Timberwood, The Four-Story Mistake, Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze, Then There Were Five, "B" Is for Betsy, Dancing Shoes

More All-of-a-Kind Family
AuthorSydney Taylor
ISBN0929093100
In the third book of Sydney Taylor's classic children's series, Ella finds a boyfriend and Henny disagrees with Papa over her curfew. Thus continues the tale of a Jewish family of five sisters-Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertie-and little brother, Charlie, living at the turn of the century in...
Ella of All-of-a-Kind Family
AuthorSydney Taylor
ISBN0929093054
World War I has ended, and Ella, the oldest of the five sisters, who dreams of singing and dancing in the theater, is discovered by a Broadway talent scout. It seems that she will have her chance at a theatrical career after all, starting in vaudeville. But her thoughts are also on Jules, just returned from...
Anne's House of Dreams
AuthorL.M. Montgomery
ISBN0553213180
Anne's own true love, Gilbert Blythe, is finally a doctor, and in the sunshine of the old orchard, among their dearest friends, they are about to speak their vows. Soon the happy couple will be bound for a new life together and their own dream house, on the misty purple shores of Four Winds Harbor.

A...
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...
Hail, Hail Camp Timberwood
AuthorEllen Conford
ISBN0553267221
Dear Mom and Dad, I'll Stay!

For thirteen-year-old Melanie Kessler, going to overnight camp was no way to spend a summer vacation. Right from the start, Melanie knew there was going to be trouble. Getting stuck with the six-year-old Tadpoles in the beginners' swim class was downright embarrassing....
The Four-Story Mistake
AuthorElizabeth Enright
ISBN0805070613
Following on from the first book, the Melendy family move from the city to the countryside to live in a house called The Four-Story Mistake. Some of the family were sad to leave New York but soon they all discover the space and the freedom and a whole new load of adventures.

We loved following the...
Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze
AuthorElizabeth Enright
Four reasons to cheer!

Meet the Melendys! Mona, the eldest, is thirteen. She has decided to become an actress and can recite poetry at the drop of a hat. Rush is twelve and a bit mischievous. Miranda is ten and a half. She loves dancing and painting pictures. Oliver is the youngest. At six, he is...
Then There Were Five
AuthorElizabeth Enright
ISBN0805070621
This 1944 YA/middle grade novel is a charming, nostalgic trip to a simpler time, when kids explored the outdoors, swam in swimming holes, searched for Indian arrowheads, and fished for jumbo catfish. A livestock auction and homemade fair with a variety show of local talent provide enough excitement...
"B" Is for Betsy
AuthorCarolyn Haywood
Carolyn Haywood's stories about her irrepressible character Betsy have never been out of print, and now, thanks to dynamic new covers, the Betsy books will find their way onto the bookshelves of modern young readers--and into the hearts of a whole new generation.

Betsy is scared about going...
Dancing Shoes
AuthorNoel Streatfeild
ISBN0340626631
Wintle's Little Wonders
When Cora Wintle goes to pick up her orphaned niece, Rachel, she discovers that Rachel's adopted sister, Hilary, would be perfect for her dancing troupe. The only problem is that Hilary might be as good as her own precious daughter, Dulcie. Still, she's determined to take...
When the Dolls Woke
AuthorMarjorie Filley Stover
ISBN0590404199
Following on from Midnight in the dollhouse this story skips forward in time about 100 years to a time when the doll's house is passed on to a descendant of the original owner. A mystery is solved again and treasure is found.

A 3.5 star book, my daughter said that this was an okay book, but I think...
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...
Carney's House Party
AuthorMaud Hart Lovelace
ISBN0064408590
It is the summer of 1911, and Carney Sibley is back home in her beloved town of Deep Valley, Minnesota. She's looking forward to hosting a month-long house party, with guests including her Vassar college roommate Isobel Porteous and old chum Betsy Ray. With lots of the old Crowd and a new friend--wealthy,...
The Cheerleader
AuthorRuth Doan MacDougall
ISBN0966335201
First published in 1973 and 1974 by Putnam and Bantam, The
Cheerleader was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection, optioned by Twentieth Century-Fox, made into an NBC sitcom pilot, and became a best-seller beloved by generations of readers.
p/pThe reprint of this classic coming-of-age novel...
Betsy's Wedding
AuthorMaud Hart Lovelace
ISBN0064405443
I can never decide which of the Betsy-Tacy books are my favorite. I think that's because I love them all (especially the ones from her highschool years on) equally. They are all so sweet and perfect and I love them. But Betsy's Wedding has a special place in my heart.

Why? Well, y'know. Betsy and...
Betsy Was a Junior
AuthorMaud Hart Lovelace
ISBN0064405478
The Best School Year Ever That's the kind of junior year Betsy Ray has planned for herself. And when her childhood friend Tib Muller moves back to Deep Valley, Betsy's sure her perfect year is off to a grand start. With charming, funny Tib around, Crowd doings are more fun than ever -- especially after Betsy...
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