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Fox in Socks
Fox in Socks
Dr. Seuss

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Giraffes Can't Dance
Giraffes Can't Dance
Giles Andreae

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Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate DiCamillo

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The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls
The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls
Valorie Schaefer

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A Long Walk to Water
A Long Walk to Water
Linda Sue Park

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Stellaluna
Stellaluna
Janell Cannon

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Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson

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The Bad Beginning
The Bad Beginning
Lemony Snicket

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The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Trenton Lee Stewart

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Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising
Pam Muñoz Ryan

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Growing Up & Facts of Life Books

Lioness Rampant
Lioness Rampant
Tamora Pierce

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The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
Tamora Pierce

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The Graves Family Goes Camping
The Graves Family Goes Camping
Patricia Polacco

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Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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A Mango-Shaped Space
A Mango-Shaped Space
Wendy Mass

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Fear of Falling
Fear of Falling
Laurie Halse Anderson

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Fly by Night
Fly by Night
Frances Hardinge

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The Wyverns’ Treasure
The Wyverns’ Treasure
R.L. LaFevers

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The Search for Belle Prater
The Search for Belle Prater
Ruth White

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A Year and a Day
A Year and a Day
Monica Furlong

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Where the Lilies Bloom
Where the Lilies Bloom
Bill Cleaver

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Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh
Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh
R.L. LaFevers

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Evernight
Evernight
Claudia Gray

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The Secret Box
The Secret Box
Barbara Lehman

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A Day with Wilbur Robinson
A Day with Wilbur Robinson
William Joyce

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Outlaw Princess of Sherwood: A Tale of Rowan Hood
Outlaw Princess of Sherwood: A Tale of Rowan Hood
Nancy Springer

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Please Don't Eat the Children (Secrets of Dripping Fang: Book Seven)
Please Don't Eat the Children (Secrets of Dripping Fang: Book Seven)
Dan Greenburg

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The Boneshaker
The Boneshaker
Kate Milford

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Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos
R.L. LaFevers

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The Unicorn’s Tale: Nathaniel Fludd – Beastologist – Book Four
The Unicorn’s Tale: Nathaniel Fludd – Beastologist – Book Four
R.L. LaFevers

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Non-Fiction

It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families
It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families
Michael Emberley

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The American Boy's Handy Book: What to Do and How to Do It
The American Boy's Handy Book: What to Do and How to Do It
Daniel Carter Beard

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The Daring Book for Girls
The Daring Book for Girls
Miriam Peskowitz

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Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul - 101 Stories of Changes, Choices
Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul - 101 Stories of Changes, Choices
Jack Canfield

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Amazing You: Getting Smart About Your Private Parts
Amazing You: Getting Smart About Your Private Parts
Gail Saltz

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The Period Book, Updated Edition: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know)
The Period Book, Updated Edition: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know)
Karen Gravelle

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A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt
A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt
C. Coco De Young

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Mary On Horseback: Three Mountain Stories
Mary On Horseback: Three Mountain Stories
Rosemary Wells

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The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
Francisco Jiménez

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Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women
Catherine Thimmesh

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First Encyclopedia of the Human Body (First Encyclopedias)
First Encyclopedia of the Human Body (First Encyclopedias)
Fiona Chandler

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Book of Living Long Ago
Book of Living Long Ago
Helen Edom

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One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference
Katie Smith Milway

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Clara Barton, girl nurse (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Clara Barton, girl nurse (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Augusta Stevenson

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Going to the Potty (First Experiences)
Going to the Potty (First Experiences)
Fred Rogers

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Your Body Belongs to You
Your Body Belongs to You
Cornelia Maude Spelman

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Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
Russell Freedman

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Helen Keller: From Tragedy to Triumph (Childhood of Famous Americans Series)
Helen Keller: From Tragedy to Triumph (Childhood of Famous Americans Series)
Katharine Elliot Wilkie

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The Boys' Book Of Survival (How To Survive Anything, Anywhere)
The Boys' Book Of Survival (How To Survive Anything, Anywhere)
Guy Campbell

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Is This Normal?: Girls' Questions, Answered by the Editors of the Care & Keeping of You
Is This Normal?: Girls' Questions, Answered by the Editors of the Care & Keeping of You
Erin Falligant

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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Avi

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Teeth Are Not for Biting
Teeth Are Not for Biting
Elizabeth Verdick

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The Tower Treasure
The Tower Treasure
Franklin W. Dixon

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The Butter Battle Book
The Butter Battle Book
Dr. Seuss

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The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners
The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners
Stan Berenstain

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The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room
The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room
Jan Berenstain

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I Love You, Stinky Face
I Love You, Stinky Face
Lisa McCourt

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Fritz and the Beautiful Horses
Fritz and the Beautiful Horses
Jan Brett

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Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Mem Fox

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The Clue in the Diary
The Clue in the Diary
Carolyn Keene

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Magyk
Magyk
Angie Sage

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Meet Kaya
Meet Kaya
Janet Beeler Shaw

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A Long Way From Chicago
A Long Way From Chicago
Richard Peck

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Everywhere Babies
Everywhere Babies
Susan Meyers

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Felicity's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Felicity, #3)
Felicity's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls: Felicity, #3)
Valerie Tripp

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My Truck is Stuck!
My Truck is Stuck!
Kevin Lewis

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Little Bear's Friend
Little Bear's Friend
Else Holmelund Minarik

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Addy Saves The Day: A Summer Story
Addy Saves The Day: A Summer Story
Connie Rose Porter

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Rechenka's Eggs
Rechenka's Eggs
Patricia Polacco

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Rules
Rules
Cynthia Lord

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Children's Books

The Truth About Stacey
The Truth About Stacey
Raina Telgemeier

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David Gets in Trouble
David Gets in Trouble
David Shannon

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I Want My Hat Back
I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen

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Swimmy
Swimmy
Leo Lionni

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Summer of the Monkeys
Summer of the Monkeys
Wilson Rawls

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What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What to Do Guides for Kids)
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What to Do Guides for Kids)
Dawn Huebner

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Meet Felicity
Meet Felicity
Valerie Tripp

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Doctor De Soto
Doctor De Soto
William Steig

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If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
Laura Joffe Numeroff

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Meet Samantha: An American Girl
Meet Samantha: An American Girl
Susan S. Adler

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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (Lyle the Crocodile)
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (Lyle the Crocodile)
Bernard Waber

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Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Joseph Bruchac

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How to Eat Fried Worms
How to Eat Fried Worms
Thomas Rockwell

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The Mystery at Lilac Inn
The Mystery at Lilac Inn
Carolyn Keene

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The Bungalow Mystery
The Bungalow Mystery
Carolyn Keene

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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Simms Taback

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Dealing with Dragons
Dealing with Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede

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Library Lion
Library Lion
Michelle Knudsen

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Freak the Mighty
Freak the Mighty
Rodman Philbrick

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Elephant & Piggie: Elephants Cannot Dance!
Elephant & Piggie: Elephants Cannot Dance!
Mo Willems

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Family Life

Meet Addy: An American Girl
Meet Addy: An American Girl
Connie Rose Porter

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The Seven Silly Eaters
The Seven Silly Eaters
Mary Ann Hoberman

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A Lion to Guard Us
A Lion to Guard Us
Clyde Robert Bulla

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Just a Little Critter Collection
Just a Little Critter Collection
Mercer Mayer

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The Relatives Came
The Relatives Came
Cynthia Rylant

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It's Not the Stork!: A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends
It's Not the Stork!: A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends
Robie H. Harris

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Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
Ji-li Jiang

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Meet Kirsten: An American Girl (American Girl: Kirsten, #1)
Meet Kirsten: An American Girl (American Girl: Kirsten, #1)
Janet Beeler Shaw

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The Gardener
The Gardener
Sarah Stewart

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Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids
Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids
Jane O'Connor

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Potty
Potty
Leslie Patricelli

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When Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry
When Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry
Molly Bang

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The Berenstain Bears and the Truth
The Berenstain Bears and the Truth
Stan Berenstain

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Fancy Nancy
Fancy Nancy
Jane O'Connor

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Bedtime for Frances
Bedtime for Frances
Russell Hoban

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Mystery Ranch (The Boxcar Children, #4)
Mystery Ranch (The Boxcar Children, #4)
Gertrude Chandler Warner

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The Story of Holly and Ivy
The Story of Holly and Ivy
Rumer Godden

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Understood Betsy
Understood Betsy
Dorothy Canfield Fisher

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It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
Marilyn Sadler

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All the World
All the World
Liz Garton Scanlon

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Family Life Books

The End
The End
Lemony Snicket

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Caddie Woodlawn
Caddie Woodlawn
Carol Ryrie Brink

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick

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The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
Trenton Lee Stewart

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The Invisible String
The Invisible String
Patrice Karst

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Among the Hidden
Among the Hidden
Margaret Peterson Haddix

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The Carnivorous Carnival
The Carnivorous Carnival
Lemony Snicket

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The Wednesday Wars
The Wednesday Wars
Gary D. Schmidt

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The Ersatz Elevator
The Ersatz Elevator
Lemony Snicket

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One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer
Rita Williams-Garcia

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All-of-a-Kind Family
All-of-a-Kind Family
Sydney Taylor

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Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis

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The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma
Trenton Lee Stewart

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Olivia
Olivia
Ian Falconer

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How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?
How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?
Jane Yolen

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When I Was Young in the Mountains
When I Was Young in the Mountains
Cynthia Rylant

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Just in Case You Ever Wonder
Just in Case You Ever Wonder
Max Lucado

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Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
Eric Carle

from $4.59

One Morning in Maine
One Morning in Maine
Robert McCloskey

from $4.79

A Single Shard
A Single Shard
Linda Sue Park

from $4.19

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Smile
Smile
Raina Telgemeier

from $4.09

No, David!
No, David!
David Shannon

from $4.09

Gathering Blue
Gathering Blue
Lois Lowry

from $4.29

The Tooth Book (Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners)
The Tooth Book (Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners)
Theo LeSieg

from $3.59

The Going to Bed Book
The Going to Bed Book
Sandra Boynton

from $3.59

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
Eric Litwin

from $4.89

Out of My Mind
Out of My Mind
Sharon M. Draper

from $4.59

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
Don Wood

from $4.19

Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Patricia MacLachlan

from $4.19

A Color of His Own
A Color of His Own
Leo Lionni

from $3.99

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Grace Lin

from $4.19

The Reptile Room
The Reptile Room
Lemony Snicket

from $3.59

Inside Out & Back Again
Inside Out & Back Again
Thanhhà Li

from $4.19

Fever 1793
Fever 1793
Laurie Halse Anderson

from $3.59

The Wide Window
The Wide Window
Lemony Snicket

from $4.19

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
Jeanne Birdsall

from $4.19

From Head to Toe
From Head to Toe
Eric Carle

from $3.59

When You Reach Me
When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead

from $4.19

The Secret of the Old Clock
The Secret of the Old Clock
Carolyn Keene

from $3.69

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Susan Wojciechowski

from $15.35

The common theme among these books is coming of age, growing up, and navigating life's challenges. Many of the books feature young protagonists who learn important life lessons through their experiences. The books cover a wide range of topics, including family, friendship, adventure, identity, and overcoming obstacles. Some books also focus on specific issues such as puberty, anxiety, and body safety. Additionally, there are several historical fiction novels that provide insight into different time periods and cultures.

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