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The following humorous books feature headstrong young girls who take charge and are not afraid of speaking their mind.
*Many of these are part of a series!
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Captain Awesome Saves the Winter Wonderland
Stan Kirby - Little Simon
Format: Paperback
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A new villain threatens to put "the big freeze" on the second grade's holiday play. Can the Sunnyview Superhero Squad save the show?
Eugene and Charlie can hardly wait for Sunnyview Elementary's holiday spectacular, "The Winter Wonderland." These... |
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Clementine
Sara Pennypacker - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Paperback
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Clementine is having not so good of a week.On Monday she's sent to the principal's office for cutting off Margaret's hair. Tuesday, Margaret's mother is mad at her. Wednesday, she's sent to the principal again. Thursday, Margaret stops speaking to her. Friday starts... |
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Daisy Dawson Is on Her Way!
Steve Voake - Candlewick
Format: Book
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Imagine if you woke up one day and found you could talk to animals! A lighthearted tale with lots of appeal for early chapter-book readers.Even though Daisy Dawson is late for school — again — she can't help but stop to free a butterfly trapped in a web. And when she does,... |
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Frankly, Frannie
AJ Stern - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Frannie Miller, who cannot wait to grow up and work in an office with a swivel chair and her own assistant, causes havoc when she tries to help out while on a school field trip to the local radio station.
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Ivy and Bean
Annie Barrows - Chronicle Books
Format: Book
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The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hide, quick! Ivy comes to the rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other.
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Blueberry Queen
Marci Peschke - Picture Window Books
Format: Paperback
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It's time for the Blueberry Festival, and everyone in town is busy getting ready. Kylie Jean Carter's momma is baking pies, her pa is picking berries, and Kylie is thinking about becoming the Blueberry Queen.
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Judy Moody Was in a Mood
Megan McDonald - Candlewick
Format: Paperback
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Any kid who's ever been in a bad mood will relate to the feisty, funny, ever-changing Judy Moody.
To start, Judy Moody doesn't have high hopes for third grade. Her new desk won't have an armadillo sticker with her name on it. Her new classroom will not have a porcupine... |
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Lulu and the Duck in the Park
Hilary McKay - Albert Whitman
Format: Book
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Lulu loves animals. When Lulu finds a duck egg that has rolled out of its nest, she takes it to class to keep it safe. Lulu isn't allowed to bring pets to school. But she's not really breaking the rules because it's just an egg. Surely nothing bad will happen... A fun-filled... |
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The Princess in Black
Shannon Hale - Candlewick
Format: Book
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Who says princesses don't wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black!
Princess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when . . . Brring! Brring! The... |
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Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot
Anna Branford - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback
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Introducing Violet Mackerel, a charismatic new chapter book star with a zest for life and an endearing, relatable voice akin to Ramona Quimby and Junie B. Jones. Violet is a seven-year-old with a knack for appreciating the smallest things in life: her “Theory of Finding Small Things”... |
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Lulu and the Brontosaurus
Judith Viorst - Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Book
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It's Lulu's birthday and she's decided she'd like a pet brontosaurus as a present. When Lulu's parents tell her that's not possible, Lulu gets very upset. She does not like it when things don't go her way. So she takes matters into her own hands and storms off into... |
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All's Fair
Nancy Krulik - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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The fair has arrived in town! Countless games and rides, a Ferris wheel, a beauty pageant, and a whole lot of fun are in store for Katie and her friends. But guess what else has arrived? The magic wind! Talk about unfair! |
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Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet
Nick Bruel - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Book
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When Kitty is happy and healthy, everything is perfect. She jumps around, eats everything in sight, and has the energy to keep slobbering puppies in their place. But when she's sick, all she can do is lie in her bed. Looks like it's time for this sick kitty to go...to the vet.
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Bink and Gollie
Kate DiCamillo - Candlewick Press; First Edition edition
Format: Book
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In a brilliant collaboration, best-selling authors Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, along with acclaimed illustrator Tony Fucile, introduce an outrageously funny pair of friends.Meet Bink and Gollie, two precocious little girls - one tiny, one tall, and both utterly irrepressible. Setting... |
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