The Year Of The Rat By Grace Lin

Pacy had a great year in the year of the dog.(first book) When Melody's mom announces that the year oh the rat is a good time for changes, she and melody,(her best friend) get worried. Could this mean the end of a friendship? Or are they worrying for nothing?
--Madeleine

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because of winn-dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Because of Winn-dixie by Kate Dicamillo. The main character is Miss Franny Block. She is a librarian. She is a friend of India Opal. The author characterizes important people through the character words and action. The three character trait are friendly, helpful and kind.

I think that is a nice story. And some people that read it may get the lesson of the story. --France

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the julian chapter by rj palacio

basically its the same as Wonder but in julians point of view. a little sad near the ending but really good.  --Madeleine

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Hope Is A Ferris Wheel by Robin Herrera

A girl named Star moves from Oregon to California, and is teased at school because she lives in a trailer park. Star is in 5th grade, and she's very innocent and nice. She's just like Winnie in the books 10, 11, 12, and 13. Star has an older sister and a mom. Her dad left the family. Winter, her older sister is a teenager and goes to a special school because she wrote bloody stories about her classmates.

Read this book!

-Alice

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Emma All Stirred Up by Coco Simon

Emma is a part of a cupcake club. One of her friends in the cupcake clubs, name is Katie. Katie was BFF's with a girl named Callie, until Callie ditched Katie to join the Popular Girls Club. Anyways Emma Is going to camp, and she makes new friends, but Katie is worried that Emma is going to replace all of her friends. Plus she need to deal with Jake her little brother to and from camp EVERY SINGLE DAY! [He throws up every day.] Sooooo, Baisically Emma has to deal with the problems i explained to you, and other much bigger problems.

-Isabella

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Wonder by R. J. Palacio

I loved the book Wonder I thought it was inspirational!!

-Canaan

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian written by Sherman Alexie

I was actually assigned to read this book and although I didn't really like it because I thought it was too boring I know others would. The plot is about this Indian boy who lives on a poor reservation and is trying to make something out of his life rather than rot with all the others on the Indian reservation. He has a mind beyond his years and is skilled in basketball but is bullied because of all his problems seizures and looks. - Liz

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Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot

LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love how you know what Mia is feeling about a topic. This is a book for people who like realistic fiction. I know everyone who reads this will love it!! (And the rest of the books in the series.

- Shira

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Clementine by Sara Pennypacker

This book is about a third grade named Clementine and talks about one week in the daily life of Clementine. She is a girl who's always in the wrong place at the wrong time and sometimes she can be the next Judy Moody. Sometimes she gets in trouble by cutting peoples hair off ,and even worse disasters that are more difficult to handle than Someone cutting someone else's hair off.
-Beseleel
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Mango-Shaped Space - Wendy Mass

This is a great book! I love how the plot twists and turns throughout the book. People who like realistic fiction will like this book.
-Shira
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