Tag Archives: Siblings

The Seven Chinese Sisters

Rating: (14 reviews)
Author: Kathy Tucker
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

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(Ages 5-8) Once there were seven Chinese sisters who lived together and took care of each other. Each one had a special talent. When baby Seventh Sister is snatched by a hungry dragon, her loving sisters race to save her.
In Kathy Tucker’s delightful update of [...]

Beezus and Ramona

Rating: (48 reviews)
Author: Beverly Cleary
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books

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Ramona Quimby is the youngest of all the famous characters in Mrs. Cleary’s wonderful Henry Huggins stories. She is also far and away the most deadly. Readers of the earlier books will remember that Ramona has always been a menace to Beezus, her older sister, to Henry, [...]

Fablehaven

Rating: (182 reviews)
Author: Brandon Mull
Publisher: Deseret Book Company

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“The dialogue snaps and sizzles. . . like Harry Potter, Fablehaven can be read aloud in a family with as much pleasure for grownups as for children. . . Do yourself a favor, and don’t miss the first novel by a writer who is clearly going [...]

The Sorceress

Rating: (78 reviews)
Author: Michael Scott
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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Book Three in the New York Times bestselling series.
Nicholas Flamel’s heart almost broke as he watched his beloved Paris crumble before him. The city was destroyed by Dee and Machiavelli, but Flamel played his own role in the destruction. Sophie and Josh Newman show [...]

Amelia’s Most Unforgettable Embarrassing Moments

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Marissa Moss
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

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A Note from the Author — Amelia!
“I don’t know what’s worse — sharing a dorm with girls I don’t know or sharing one with a girl I know too well — my sister, Cleo. This school trip is a major lesson in embarrassment!”
– Me, [...]

A Series of Unfortunate Events #10: The Slippery Slope

Rating: (236 reviews)
Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books

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Like bad smells, uninvited weekend guests or very old eggs, there are some things that ought to be avoided.
Snicket’s saga about the charming, intelligent, and grossly unlucky Baudelaire orphans continues to alarm its distressed and suspicious fans the world over. The 10th book in this outrageous publishing [...]

A Series of Unfortunate Events #11: The Grim Grotto

Rating: (249 reviews)
Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books

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Warning: Your day will become very dark – and possibly damp – if you read this book.
Plan to spend this spring in hiding. Lemony Snicket is back with the eleventh book in his New York Times bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Lemony Snicket’s saga about the charming, [...]

A Series of Unfortunate Events #9: The Carnivorous Carnival

Rating: (210 reviews)
Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books

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Everybody loves a carnival! Who can fail to delight in the colourful people, the unworldly spectacle, the fabulous freaks?
A carnival is a place for good family fun – as long as one has a family, that is. For the Baudelaire orphans, their time at the carnival turns [...]

A Series of Unfortunate Events #13: The End

Rating: (320 reviews)
Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books

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Dear Reader,
You are presumably looking at the back of this book, or the end of the end. The end of the end is the best place to begin the end, because if you read the end from the beginning of the beginning of the end to the [...]

A Series of Unfortunate Events #12: The Penultimate Peril

Rating: (221 reviews)
Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books

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Lemony Snicket returns with the last book before the last book of his bestselling Series of Unfortunate Events. Scream and run away before the secrets of the series are revealed!
Very little is known about Lemony Snicket and A Series of Unfortunate Events. What we do know is [...]

The True Gift: A Christmas Story

Rating: (43 reviews)
Author: Patricia MacLachlan
Publisher: Atheneum

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All year long Lily and Liam look forward to Christmas on their grandparents’ farm. It’s always the perfect trip — walking to the lilac library, trimming the tree, giving gifts. But this year, thanks to a white cow alone in the meadow, things will be different. This Christmas, [...]

A Christmas Without Elizabeth (Sweet Valley Twins)

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Francine Pascal
Publisher: Sweet Valley

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When the entire school thinks she has stolen the money raised for the Christmas party–money she has secretly given to a homeless family–Elizabeth wishes she has never been born, and a friendly Christmas angel gives her wish.

The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1)

Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH

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Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.
One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a “research experiment” at the British [...]

I’m a Big Sister

Rating: (95 reviews)
Author: Joanna Cole
Publisher: HarperFestival

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My Big Boy Potty
My Big Girl Potty
When You Were Inside Mommy
Sharing is Fun

Max’s Christmas Stocking (Max Board Books)

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Rosemary Wells
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

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Everybody’s favorite bunnies celebrate Christmas and Valentine’s Day in two adorable shaped board books just right for toddlers. When Santa mixes up their stockings, Max and Ruby are in for a big surprise on Christmas morning! And when Ruby uses all the candy to make her Valentine [...]

Grip of the Shadow Plague (Fablehaven)

Rating: (72 reviews)
Author: Brandon Mull
Publisher: Aladdin

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Very strange things are afoot at Fablehaven. Someone or something has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. Seth discovers the problem early, but as the infectious disease spreads, it becomes clear that the preserve cannot hold out for long. In dire need [...]

The Complete Ramona Collection

Author: Beverly Cleary
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Kids everywhere feel connected to Ramona’s unique way of looking at the world as she tries to adjust to new teachers, feels jealous about Susan’s curls, and is secretly pleased by Yard Ape’s teasing. The scrapes she gets herself into—like wearing pajamas to school or accidentally making egg yolk shampoo—are funny [...]

The New Baby at Your House

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Joanna Cole
Publisher: HarperCollins

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It’s natural for children to be concerned about the arrival of a new baby at their house. Most big brothers and sisters feel loving and tender one minute, angry or jealous the next. With over forty vivid full-color photographs and a clear, supportive textby award-winning author Joanna Cole, [...]

The 39 Clues Book 4: Beyond the Grave

Rating: (15 reviews)
Author: Jude Watson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

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A Clue found in Book 3 sends Amy and Dan jetting off to find out just what’s behind the fierce rivalry between the Tomas and Ekaterina branches of the Cahill family. Was a Clue stolen from the Tomas branch? Where is it now? And most important, can [...]

The Magician’s Elephant

Rating: (59 reviews)
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Publisher: Candlewick

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In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true.
What if? Why not? Could it be?
When a fortuneteller’s tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the [...]

Witch & Wizard

Rating: (20 reviews)
Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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The world is changing: the government has seized control of every aspect of society, and now, kids are disappearing. For 15-year-old Wisty and her older brother Whit, life turns upside down when they are torn from their parents one night and slammed into [...]

Goldilicious (Pinkalicious)

Rating: (25 reviews)
Author: Victoria Kann
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Being Pinkalicious is pinkatastic, especially when she’s accompanied by her pet unicorn, Goldilicious. Goldie is a roller-skating, kite-flying, high-jumping unicorn who will protect Pinkalicious from the evil wizardry of her little brother, Peter. Together, Pinkalicious and Goldilicious can conquer anything!
This enchanting follow-up to the New York Times bestselling [...]

The Magic Christmas (Sweet Valley Twins Magna Editions)

Rating: (26 reviews)
Author: Francine Pascal
Publisher: Sweet Valley

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Given a pair of antique dolls by their grandparents, Jessica and Elizabeth learn that the dolls are a family legacy from a past generation of twins and that they have magical powers.

The 39 Clues Book 5: The Black Circle

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Patrick Carman
Publisher: Scholastic Press

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JOIN ANYTIME TO PLAY FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN!
WHERE ARE AMY AND DAN CAHILL? The two kids were last seen in Egypt, hunting for one of the 39 Clues that could make them the most powerful people on earth. But no one has seen the siblings since. [...]

The Greek Who Stole Christmas (Diamond Brother Mysteries)

Author: Anthony Horowitz
Publisher: Puffin

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Tim Diamond is the worst detective in the world—he couldn’t find his nose with both hands and a road map. Luckily, his younger brother, thirteen-yearold Nick, is the real brains behind the operation! It’s Christmastime, and once again, Tim and Nick are flat broke. Luckily for them, a famous Greek pop [...]

Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Jon Scieszka
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

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How did Jon Scieszka get so funny, anyway? Growing up as one of six brothers was a good start, but that was just the beginning. Throw in Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, jokes [...]

Just Listen

Rating: (121 reviews)
Author: Sarah Dessen
Publisher: Puffin

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when Annabel, the youngest of three beautiful sisters, has a bitter falling out with her best friend—the popular and exciting Sophie—she suddenly finds herself isolated and friendless. but then she meets owen—a loner, passionate about music and his weekly radio show, and always determined to tell the truth. [...]

The Sorceress (Secrets Imrtl Nicholas Flamel)

Author: Michael Scott
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Fablehaven

Rating: (102 reviews)
Author: Brandon Mull
Publisher: Aladdin

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For centuries mystical creatures of all description were gathered into a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary survives today as one of the last strongholds of true magic. Enchanting? Absolutely. Exciting? You bet. Safe? Well, actually, quite the opposite.
Kendra and her brother, Seth, have [...]

The Thief Lord

Rating: (392 reviews)
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: The Chicken House

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Prosper and Bo are orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle. The brothers decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet a mysterious character who calls himself the “Thief Lord.” Brilliant and charismatic, the Thief Lord leads a ring of street children [...]

Go Long! (Kickoff)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Ronde Barber, Tiki Barber
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

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It’s Tiki and Ronde’s second year on their junior high school football team, the Hidden Valley Eagles. The eighth-grade season is here, and the boys have come together as a team. Now key starters, Tiki and Ronde are ready for a great [...]

Al Capone Does My Shirts

Rating: (184 reviews)
Author: Gennifer Choldenko
Publisher: Puffin

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Murderers, mob bosses, and convicts . . . these guys are not your average neighbors. Unless you live on Alcatraz. It’s 1935 and twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan and his family have just moved to the infamous island that’s home to criminals like notorious escapee Roy Gardner, Machine Gun Kelly, [...]

Kickoff!

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber
Publisher: Aladdin

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“Hut! Hut! Go long, Tiki!”
Tiki and Ronde’s twelfth summer is winding down — the nights are gettingshorter and the evenings cooler. That means two things: The first day of junior high is just a few days away, and it’s almost the start of footballseason at last. [...]

The Rules of Survival

Rating: (17 reviews)
Author: Nancy Werlin
Publisher: Puffin

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For Matt and his sisters, life with their cruel, vicious mother is a day-to-day struggle for survival. But then Matt witnesses Murdoch coming to a child’s rescue in a convenience store, and for the first time, he feels a glimmer of hope. When, amazingly, Murdoch begins dating Matt’s [...]

Rules (Apple Signature)

Rating: (71 reviews)
Author: Cynthia Lord
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

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Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She’s spent years trying to teach David the rules from “a peach is not a funny-looking apple” to “keep your pants [...]

I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed (Charlie and Lola)

Rating: (27 reviews)
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Publisher: Candlewick

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It’s bedtime for Charlie and Lola, the hilarious siblings from I WILL NEVER NOT EVER EAT A TOMATO.
Night owl Lola likes to stay up coloring and scribbling and wriggling and bouncing and chattering. Lola never gets tired. How can big brother Charlie convince her it’s time for bed? Heralded by [...]

Ish

Rating: (21 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Candlewick

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A creative spirit learns that thinking “ish-ly” is far more wonderful than “getting it right” in this gentle new fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book THE DOT.
Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere.
Drawing is what Ramon does. It¹s what makes him happy. But in one split second, [...]

You Can Do It!

Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: Tony Dungy
Publisher: Little Simon Inspirations

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Tony Dungy’s little brother, Linden, is a third grader who is having a bad day at school. Linden is the youngest of the Dungy family and the least motivated because he hasn’t found “it.” In a family where everyone seems to have found their special talent, [...]

The Flat Stanley Collection Box Set (Flat Stanley)

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Jeff Brown
Publisher: HarperTrophy

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Stanley Lambchop is just a normal boy, with a normal younger brother named Arthur, and two normal parents. That is, until a bulletin board falls on him during the night and flattens him to half an inch thick! From this point on, Stanley will never again be just [...]

Socks

Rating: (24 reviews)
Author: Beverly Cleary
Publisher: HarperTrophy

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Socks is one happy cat….
He lives with a nice young couple called Brickers who play with him, pet him, feed him treats, and always have a warm lap for him to sit in. Then a new baby joins the family Suddenly, the Brickers are sharing their laps and [...]

Dirt on My Shirt

Rating: (23 reviews)
Author: Jeff Foxworthy
Publisher: HarperCollins

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In this hilarious collection of poems, comedian Jeff Foxworthy creates a neighborhood filled with fun, family, friends, and more. Here you’ll meet Cousin Lizzy, Uncle Ed and Aunt Foo Foo, cows with horns that don’t go beep, dads in sweaters, also sheep. From the thrill of flying to [...]

Max’s Toys (Max Board Books)

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Rosemary Wells
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

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Max is an irresistibly cute but persistent little bunny who wants what he wants when he wants it–any parent with an active toddler will relate. And like most little kids, Max thinks the grass is always greener on the other side; to be more precise, he’s sure the [...]

The Willoughbys

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books

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Abandoned by their ill-humored parents to the care of an odious nanny, Tim, the twins, Barnaby A and Barnaby B, and their sister, Jane, attempt to fulfill their roles as good oldfashioned children. Following the models set in lauded tales from A Christmas Carol to [...]

Septimus Heap Box Set: Books 1 and 2 (Septimus Heap)

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Angie Sage
Publisher: HarperTrophy

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Enter the world of Septimus Heap
With heart-stopping action, humor, and endearing characters, Septimus Heap is an internationally bestselling fantasy sesries

Julius, the Baby of the World

Rating: (37 reviews)
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Publisher: HarperTrophy

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For children who are facing the arrival of a new sibling, Julius, the Baby of the World makes for great biblio-therapy. At first, big sister Lilly thought it might be fun to have a new baby in the family. But when her parents repeatedly coo, “Julius is the baby of world,” [...]

The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores (Berenstain Bears)

Rating: (6 reviews)
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Publisher: HarperFestival

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Papa Bear and the cubs are having some trouble with chores –– they don’t want to do them! When they decide to take a break from cleaning, Mama Bear plays along. But what will happen when the mess builds up . . . and up . . . and up?
Ages [...]

Lock and Key

Rating: (24 reviews)
Author: Sarah Dessen
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

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“Ruby, where is your mother?”
Ruby knows that the game is up. For the past few months, she’s been on her own in the yellow house, managing somehow, knowing that her mother will probably never return.
That’s how she comes to live with Cora, the sister she hasn’t seen [...]

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Rating: (163 reviews)
Author: Judy Blume
Publisher: Puffin

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Passed on from babysitters to their young charges, from big sisters to little brothers, and from parents to children, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and its cousins (Superfudge, Fudge-a-mania, and Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great) have entertained children since they first appeared in the early 1970s. The [...]

Ruby’s Rainy Day (Max and Ruby)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Rosemary Wells
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Book Description
It’s raining outside, but all Max wants to do is play baseball. So his big sister Ruby struggles to get him into his rain gear: red boots, yellow slicker, and orange rain hat. But see what happens when Max is finally all dressed! Kids will love [...]

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (Mysterious Benedict Society)

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

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The fabulous foursome readers embraced as The Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new mission, significantly closer to home. After reuniting for a celebratory scavenger hunt, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are forced to go on an unexpected search–a search to find Mr. [...]