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Top picks for junior reading about friends & family
Updated December 4, 2023
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Allergic
Lloyd, Megan Wagner
Paper Book
A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel featuring a girl with severe allergies who just wants to find the perfect pet! At home, Maggie is the odd one out. Her parents are preoccupied with getting ready for a new baby, and her younger brothers are twins and always in their own world....
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The Best Sleepover in the World
Wilson, Jacqueline.
Paper Book
A long-awaited sequel to the hugely popular book Sleepovers! Daisy's worst ever enemy Chloe is desperate to win back her friends so she announces she's going to have THE BEST SLEEPOVER IN THE WORLD. Chloe's party is going to have a swim in a luxury pool, a special makeover for...
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The Courage of Magnolia Moon
Wyatt, Edwina.
Paper Book
Magnolia Moon is very good at finding courage. And when you've fought with your best friend and your grandma is sick, it will take great courage to find a way forward. Magnolia Moon returns with a story of the great daring it takes to be ten years old (almost eleven). Whether...
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Frizzy
Ortega, Claribel A.
Paper Book
Winner of the Pura Belpré Award for Children's Text Winner of the Eisner for Best Publication for Kids Indie Bestseller New York Times-bestselling author Claribel A. Ortega and star debut artist Rose Bousamra's Frizzy is about Marlene, a...
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The insiders
Howe, Cath
Paper Book
A wise, heartwarming story of friendship and family, from the highly-acclaimed author of Ella on the Outside, Not My Fault, and How to be Me.
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The Magic of Magnolia Moon
Wyatt, Edwina.
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For Magnolia Moon, magic is a way to solve problems. And when you're starting a new class at school and your best friend doesn't live across the road anymore, problems seem to come easily. In her latest adventure, Magnolia Moon invents everyday magic to help her...
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Penny draws a best friend
Shepard, Sara
Paper Book
How come Violet is suddenly not into drawing? Who etched the words 'I Am Bug Man' inside my desk? Why is Mom suddenly acting like she has a secret? Nobody said starting the last year of primary school would be easy, and Penny Lowry's anxiety means a million questions are always...
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Penny draws a school play
Shepard, Sara
Paper Book
The second book in the humorous, heartfelt, highly illustrated series about a girl who doodles to cope with her anxiety, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard. Halfway through the fifth grade, Penny Lowry is discovering that things are actually going . . . okay!...
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The secrets of Magnolia Moon
Wyatt, Edwina
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Magnolia Moon is a character whose irrepressible joy and vivid imagination will remind readers just how much can happen in a year of being nine. Magnolia Moon is nine years old, likes Greek mythology, her best friend Imogen May, wishing trees and talking crows. She...
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Squished
Lloyd, Megan Wagner
Paper Book
From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun graphic novel about finding your own space... especially when you're in a family of nine! Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the...
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The tryout
Soontornvat, Christina
Paper Book
STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. This pitch perfect graphic memoir about courage and competition, friendship and belonging is perfect for fans of Smile, New Kid, Rollergirl, and Real Friends. "A captivating...
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Uncle Xbox
Thomas, Jared
Paper Book
Age range 7 to 12 'Nooooo,' I yelled and then Mum ran into the room in panic. 'What is it, what is it?!' she yelled, shaking me by the shoulder. 'Mum, Marcus...
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Xavier in the meantime
Gordon, Kate
Paper Book
Sometimes Xavier wakes up feeling hopeless. Every new doctor this will fix it. Removing him from school this will fix it. The therapy group this will fix it. And his dad moving out. Maybe, this will fix it. His daily affirmations seem to be helping, yet the black dog never really goes away. But...
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