Moving Day (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #1)


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#1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot's middle grade debut -- now in paperback!When nine-year-old Allie Finkle's parents announce that they are moving her and her brothers from their suburban split-level into an ancient Victorian in town, Allie's sure her life is over. She's not at all happy about having to give up her pretty pink wall-to-wall carpeting for creaky floorboards and creepy secret passageways-not to mention leaving her modern, state-of-the-art suburban school for a rundown, old-fashioned school just two blocks from her new house.




Glitter Girls and the Great Fake Out


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While trying to spare Erica's feelings so she could go to Brittany's birthday party, Allie disobeys one of her own rules and lies.




Best Friends And Drama Queens (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #3)


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#1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot's first middle-grade series!Allie Finkle is excited when a new girl, who comes all the way from Canada, joins her class at Pine Heights Elementary. Now Allie won't be the new girl anymore!But her excitement turns to dismay when the new girl, Cheyenne, starts telling everyone in the fourth grade what to do! Soon Cheyenne has everyone, including Allie's best friends, Caroline, Sophie, and Erica, believing that if they don't do what she says, they'll be what Cheyenne accuses them of being - babies!




The New Girl (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #2)


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There's a whole new set of rules to learn when you're the new girl!When you are starting at a brand-new school, you have to wear something good.Allie Finkle's starting her first day of school at Pine Heights Elementary! Plus, she's getting a new kitten, the first pick of show cat Lady Serena Archibald's litter! But being the New Girl is turning out to be scary, too, especially since one of the girls in Allie's new class -- Rosemary -- doesn't like her. In fact, Rosemary says she's going to beat Allie up after school.




The Summer Before (The Baby-Sitters Club)


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From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! Before there was The Baby-sitters Club, there were four girls named Kristy Thomas, Mary Anne Spier, Claudia Kishi, and Stacey McGill. As they start the summer before seventh grade, Kristy is still hoping that her father will return to her family, Mary Anne has to prove that she's no longer a little girl, Claudia is navigating her first major crush, and Stacey is leaving her entire New York City life behind. Separately, it's a lot to deal with. But together, these friends will find a way to make it through--with plenty of laughter, tears, and suprises along the way.




The Magic Half


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From New York Times bestselling author of the Ivy and Bean series and blockbuster The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society comes a sweet and charming time travel story. Miri is the non-twin child in a family with two sets of them-older brothers and younger sisters. The family has just moved to an old farmhouse in a new town, where the only good thing seems to be Miri's ten-sided attic bedroom. But when Miri gets sent to her room after accidentally bashing her big brother on the head with a shovel, she finds herself in the same room . . . only not quite. Without meaning to, she has found a way to travel back in time to 1935 where she discovers Molly, a girl her own age very much in need of a loving family. A highly satisfying classic-in-the-making full of spine-tingling moments, both books in the delightful time-travelling Molly and Miri series is perfect for the whole family. Don't miss the sequel: Magic in the Mix Awards for The Magic Half The Virginia Readers' Choice Award list (2010-2011) Missouri Mark Twain Reader Award nominee (2010-2011) Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee 2011 Rhode Island Children's Book Award 2011 Massachusetts Children's Book Award 2011 Washington State Sasquatch Reading Award Masterlist: 2011-2012 Florida Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (grades 3-5)




Magic in the Mix


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Miri and Molly were not always sisters, but thanks to the time-travelling magic of their family's home, they are now twins, and about to start settling down to a normal life when the house unleashes another challenge that sends them back into the past. And this time around they've got twice as much to lose ... Brimming with lovable characters and spine-tingling magic, this book will bring new readers to Annie Barrows' highly acclaimed, wonderfully popular world of twin-inspired magic.




Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister


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Sparkling with magic, warmth and charm, this is the first book in the Philippa Fisher series from bestselling Emily Windsnap author Liz Kessler - full of friendship and fairies. Eleven-year-old Philippa Fisher is not happy. She's picked on at school, her parents are embarrassing, and worst of all, her best friend has just moved away. But it seems Philippa's luck is about to change when Daisy, the new girl at school, reveals that she is Philippa's fairy godmother - or godsister, since they are the same age. Daisy has been assigned to help Philippa by granting her three wishes. Unfortunately, Daisy is not too fond of working with humans, and she can't wait to get her mission over with. But as every wish seems to make Philippa's life worse rather than better, can the two girls team up to fix Philippa's world before it's too late? A traditional story in a thoroughly contemporary setting, PHILIPPA FISHER'S FAIRY GODSISTER touches on friendship, luck, finding out what you really want, and learning to handle the cards you are dealt.




Blast From The Past: Allie Finkle's Rules For Girls 6


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The fantastic sixth book in bestselling author Meg Cabot's funny and sassy series for tweens! Allie Finkle is ten years old. She's got two annoying little brothers, three best friends, a dog called Marvin and a kitten called Mewsie, and is attending her first big birthday bash! Looks like she'll need some new rules to help her out... In this funny, fast-moving series, Allie makes (and breaks) rules all over the place as she deals with everything that life can throw at her.




Moving Day: Allie Finkle's Rules For Girls 1


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Allie Finkle is ten years old. She's got two annoying little brothers and a dog called Marvin. She's also got a bunch of rules - most of them, like 'Don't get a pet that poops in your hand', having been discovered through bitter experience. In this funny, fast-moving series, Allie makes (and breaks) rules all over the place as she deals with everything that life can throw at her. In Moving Day Allie absolutely DOES NOT want to move house. Moving means leaving behind her pretty pink room and her best friend, Mary Kay. The new house is cold, old, dark and creepy, and there is almost definitely a ZOMBIE HAND living in the attic! Listening to your parents is a golden rule, but how can Allie convince her family that moving is a very bad idea?