Fiction Reviews: 5 to 12

Ivy and Bean: Doomed to Dance

Ivy and Bean: Doomed to Dance

Annie Barrows
Illustrator:  Sophie Blackall 
Fiction  Series
For ages 6 to 9
Chronicle Books, 2009   ISBN: 978-0811862660
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Bot Wars

Bot Wars

J.V. Kade
Fiction
For ages 9 to 12
Penguin, 2013   ISBN: 978-0803738607
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Maybelle Goes to Tea

Maybelle Goes to Tea

Katie Speck
Illustrator:  Paul Ratz de Tagyos 
Fiction  Series
For ages 5 to 7
Henry Holt and Co., 2008   ISBN: 978-0805080933
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Dodsworth in Paris

Dodsworth in Paris

Tim Egan
Fiction  Series
For ages 7 to 9
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008   ISBN: 978-0618980628
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Eggs

Eggs

Jerry Spinelli
Fiction
For ages 9 to 12
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2008   ISBN: 978-0316166478
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Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown

Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown

Megan McDonald
Illustrator:   Peter H. Reynolds 
Fiction  Series
For ages 6 to 8
Candlewick, 2012   ISBN: 978-0763643508
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Drop It, Rocket!

Drop It, Rocket!

Tad Hills
Fiction
For ages 5 to 7
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2014   ISBN: 978-0385372541
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The Battle for WondLa

The Battle for WondLa

Tony DiTerlizzi
Fiction  Series
For ages 10 and up
Simon and Schuster, 2014   ISBN: 978-1416983149
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How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen

How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen

Russell Hoban
Illustrator:   Quentin Blake 
Fiction
For ages 5 to 7
David R Godine, 2006   ISBN: 978-1567923223
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Sophie the Hero

Sophie the Hero

Lara Bergen
Illustrator:  Laura Tallardy 
Fiction  Series
For ages 7 to 10
Scholastic , 2010   ISBN: 978-0545146050
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Family Tree: The Long Way Home

Family Tree: The Long Way Home

Ann M. Martin
Fiction  Series
For ages 9 to 12
Scholastic Press, 2013   ISBN: 978-0545359436
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The Secret School

The Secret School

Avi
Fiction
For ages 8 to 11
HMH Books for Young Readers, 2003   ISBN: 978-0152046996
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The Mary Kate Storybook

The Mary Kate Storybook

Helen Morgan
Illustrator:   Shirley Hughes 
Fiction
For ages 5 to 7
Faber Children's Books UK, 2000   ISBN: 978-0571206605
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Thimbleberry Stories

Thimbleberry Stories

Cynthia Rylant
Illustrator:  Maggie Kneen 
Fiction
For ages 6 to 8
HMH Books for Young Readers, 2006   ISBN: 978-0152056452
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Mallory on Board

Mallory on Board

Laurie Friedman
Illustrator:  Barbara Pollak 
Fiction  Series
For ages 7 to 9
Lerner, 2008   ISBN: 978-0822590231
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