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Book: Meet Kit: An American Girl 1934

By Valerie Tripp

Kit meets economic adversity with courage, spunk.

Review date: 5/28/2008

Age 8+

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Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

By Jeff Kinney

Laugh-out-loud funny school stories with lessons.

Review date: 8/17/2007

Age 9+

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Book: Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls: Moving Day

By Meg Cabot

Cabot for tweens introduces a spunky heroine.

Review date: 3/5/2008

Age 8+

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Book: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

By C. S. Lewis

Classic Narnia chronicle has Christian themes.

Review date: 12/8/2005

Age 8+

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Book: Midnight for Charlie Bone: Children of the Red King, Book 1

By Jenny Nimmo

Mild but enjoyable fantasy good for middle grades.

Review date: 6/11/2006

Age 8+

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Book: Beacon Street Girls: Worst Enemies/Best Friends

By Annie Bryant

Different is OK -- a great message for tweens.

Review date: 1/18/2007

Age 9+

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Book: Little House in the Big Woods

By Laura Ingalls Wilder

75th anniversary of a favorite pioneer story.

Review date: 12/14/2007

Age 9+

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Book: Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, Book 1)

By Suzanne Collins

One of the best of the post-Potter fantasies.

Review date: 1/4/2005

Age 9+

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Book: Ballet Shoes

By Noel Streatfeild

Fascinating for kids who dance or act.

Review date: 8/13/2003

Age 9+

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