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New school

52 books

Wonder
3rd grade & upPuns & word gamesBittersweetHeads up: Bullying, Anxiety/mental health, New school
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A Little Princess

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

3rd grade & upBittersweetMelancholicHeads up: Loss of a person, Bullying, Absent/unkind parents, New school
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My Weird School #1: Miss Daisy Is Crazy!

My Weird School #1: Miss Daisy Is Crazy!

Dan Gutman

Book 1 of 21 in My Weird School

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First Day Jitters

First Day Jitters

Julie Danneberg

K & upPuns & word gamesBittersweetHeads up: Anxiety/mental health, New school
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Inside Out and Back Again (A Newbery Honor Award Winner)

Inside Out and Back Again (A Newbery Honor Award Winner)

Thanhhà Lai

3rd grade & upPuns & word gamesBittersweetHeads up: New school, Poverty/homelessness
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The Night Before Kindergarten

The Night Before Kindergarten

Natasha Wing

The Night Before

TK & upSilly & physicalBittersweetHeads up: Anxiety/mental health, New school
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Middle School: Get Me out of Here!

Middle School: Get Me out of Here!

James Patterson

Book 2 of 17 in Middle School

3rd grade & upGross stuffBittersweetHeads up: Divorce/family separation, Bodily humor, Bullying, New school
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Because of the Rabbit (Scholastic Gold)

Because of the Rabbit (Scholastic Gold)

Cynthia Lord

2nd grade & upBittersweetFriendshipHeads up: Anxiety/mental health, New school
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The Terrible Two

The Terrible Two

Mac Barnett

Book 1 of 5 in The Terrible Two

3rd grade & upGross stuffSillyHeads up: Bodily humor, New school
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Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel

Nikki Grimes

Book 1 of 5 in Dyamonde Daniel

2nd grade & upBittersweetFriendshipHeads up: Bullying, New school
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