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Matilda

Matilda

3rd grade & up Puns & word games DarkHeads up: Bullying, Absent/unkind parents

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Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking

Astrid Lindgren

Book 1 of 3 in Pippi Longstocking

2nd grade & up Silly & physical Puns & word gamesHeads up: Absent/unkind parents

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2nd grade & up Puns & word games WhimsicalHeads up: Absent/unkind parents

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A Little Princess

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

3rd grade & up Bittersweet MelancholicHeads up: Loss of a person, Bullying, Absent/unkind parents, New school

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James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

2nd grade & up Puns & word games WarmHeads up: Absent/unkind parents

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George's Marvelous Medicine

George's Marvelous Medicine

2nd grade & up Gross stuff Puns & word gamesHeads up: Bodily humor, Absent/unkind parents

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Faker

Faker

3rd grade & up Puns & word games SuspensefulHeads up: Absent/unkind parents

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Robot Island

Robot Island

3rd grade & up Whimsical WarmHeads up: Absent/unkind parents

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The House at the Edge of Magic

The House at the Edge of Magic

Book 1 of 4 in The House at the Edge of Magic

3rd grade & up Weird & wacky Puns & word gamesHeads up: Absent/unkind parents, Adoption/foster care, Poverty/homelessness

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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

Jeanne Birdsall

Book 1 of 5 in The Penderwicks

3rd grade & up Lighthearted Puns & word gamesHeads up: Loss of a person, Absent/unkind parents

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