Mia by Laurence Yep

Mia St. Clair is a 10 year old girl who has three older brothers, Perry, Skip and Rick. She is a figure skater, only she learned how to play hockey. She helps out at the rink in exchange for lessons and ice time.
One night, her whole family and she play living room hockey, and she gets knocked over and lands head first behind the sofa!
As Mia prepares for the Winter Show, she helps teach a basic skating class for little kids, the Twinkles, and has to keep up with her home-work and rehearsals to.

***This is an American Girl book.***

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

Pippi Longstocking is a nine year old girl, and she lives all alone in her house, Villa Villekulla. She and her neighbors Tommy and Annika, have lots of adventures, such as playing-follow-the leader, only that includes climbing on the roof!
Pippi is the strongest person in the world. She could lift her horse off of her porch if she wanted.
Pippi has bright red hair, that was braided so tightly that they stuck straight out, and she had lots and lots of freckles. She wears a dress that she made herself. It is blue with a yellow flower near the top, and has patches of red all over it. She wears un-matching stockings, and too-big-shoes.
She has a monkey called Mr.Nilsson. Pippi sometimes walks down the street backwards. Pippi also sleeps with her feet on her pillow, and sings her self to sleep.

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Opal wants a dog really badly, even before she moved from her home town, Watley in Florida, to her new town, Naomi in Florida. Her dream comes true, when her father, "the preacher" asks her to run to the market to buy a box of Macaroni and Cheese, some white rice, and two tomatoes. At the market, she finds a dog. The manager of the market threatens to call the pound, but Opal stands up for the dog and tells the manager that the dog is hers. She brings the dog home, even though where she lives, in a trailer park, dogs are not allowed.
Read this book to find out how she helps the dog, and how the dog helps her!!

Meet Julie by Megan Mcdonald

Meet Julie is right! Julie is a girl who does not give up. Julie has a big sister Tracy who is fifteen, and a mother Mrs. Albright who is now Ms. Albright. Her dad is a pilot. Julie had gotten used to the idea that her mother and father were divorced when she played pretend! But now it's for real - her father and mother divorced. Julie, Tracy, and mom would move across town while Julie's father would stay at their old home.

Julie's best friend Ivy didn't want to say good-bye to Julie. It was too sad.
But Julie would miss her pet rabbit, Nutmeg most of all! Julie wasn't allowed to bring Nutmeg so she had to leave her behind with her father!

When Julie gets to their new home she finds out that there is a basket ball team at her school! Julie wants to join. Her friend T.J. is already on the basket ball team! T.J. tells Julie that he will have the registration form up soon! When Julie asks the coach and he says "No!" She doesn't know what to do. Will she have to give up the idea about joining the basketball team or will she figure out something?


***This an American Girl book***

Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald

Mrs.Piggle-Wiggle is very good at helping parents with their kids. She helps parents change their children's behavior, such as being a slow-poke, or being a cry-baby. For a slow-poke she asks the parents to spray a special spray of hers onto their kid's clothes. For a cry-baby, she asks the parents to give their child a special liquid medicine, that tastes really good.
She keeps all her cures in a big chest, that Mr.Piggle-Wiggle left for her.
This book is very funny, and kids of all ages will like it.

The Good Dog by Avi

McKinley a head leader dog of a pack is up to a big challenge! Redburn a golden Retriever wants to take over McKinley's leadership! Half of the pack want Redburn to be leader, but the other loyal half of the pack want to help McKinley be leader again. But poor McKinley also has to help a wolf, Lupin hide from Mr. Pycraft who is mean and wants to kill her! Mr. Pycrafts dog Duchess has tried getting away from Mr. Pycraft but it's no use.

But back at home McKinley is causing big trouble and his owner which Mckinley calls his boy, wants to find out what's happening! .... to be continued

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