Ruby Holler
by Sharon Creech
Age: 8+
Interests: orphans, twins, siblings, family, country living, adoption
Ruby Holler
07 Oct 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: adoption, country life, family, orphans, siblings, twins
The Lark on the Wing
01 Oct 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+ Tags: careers, coming of age, independence, music, religion, romance, siblings, singing
The Lark on the Wing
by Elfrida Vipont
Age: 11+
Interests: music, religion, romance, coming of age stories More
The Wind on the Moon
15 Jun 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: adventure, animals, bad behavior, Magic, satire, siblings, strong girls, travel
The Wind on the Moon
by Eric Linklater
Nicolas Bentley drew the pictures
Age: 9+
Interests: magic, animals, adventure, siblings, action, bad behaviour, strong girls, satire More
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
11 Sep 2013 2 Comments
in Books, books 9+, Classics Tags: adventure, bad behavior, England, family, money, siblings, treasure
The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune
by E. Nesbit
Age: 9+
Interests: siblings, adventure, family, England, treasure, money
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
05 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: art, museum, mystery, New York, running away from home, siblings
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E. L. Konigsburg
Age: 10+
Interests: museums, art, running away from home, New York City, mysteries
Ginger Pye
13 May 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+, books 9+ Tags: detective, dogs, family, mystery, pets, siblings
Ginger Pye
by Eleanor Estes
Age: 6+ (read to) ; 9+ (independent reading)
Interests: dogs, pets, family, mystery
The Family from One End Street
17 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in Books Tags: England, family, independence, siblings
The Family from One End Street
written and illustrated by Eve Garnett
Age: 5+ (read to)
Interests: family, siblings, Great Britain
Caddie Woodlawn
06 Feb 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+, books 8+ Tags: adventure, American history, country life, family, farming, First Nations, history, pioneer life, racial tension, siblings, strong girls
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1936
by Carol Ryrie Brink
MacMillan: 1935
275 pages, 24 chapters
Age: 6+ (read to); 8+ (independent reading)
Interests: history, American history, farm life, pioneers, siblings, growing up
Also by this author: sequel Magical Melons (aka Caddie Woodlawn’s Family)
Next: picture books – They Were Strong and Good, Abraham Lincoln, Ox-Cart Man; chapter books – Sarah Plain and Tall, Little House on the Prairie series, Anne of Green Gables
Swallows and Amazons, Pigeon Post
10 Jan 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+, books 9+ Tags: adventure, birds, boats, camping, country life, island, maps, nature, siblings, strong girls, wilderness survival
by Arthur Ransome
London: Jonathan Cape, 1930
363 pp.
CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER – 1936
by Arthur Ransome
London: Jonathan Cape, 1936
433 pp.
Age: (read to) 6+, (read independently) 9+
Interests: boats, sailing, camping, adventures, summer vacation, maps, exploring
Bedknob and Broomstick
04 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+ Tags: adventure, British history, Magic, medieval history, siblings, travel, witches
by Mary Norton
Harcourt Brace, 1943
(the two original books – The Magic Bed-Knob and Bonfires and Broomsticks – are now commonly combined into this one volume)
189 pp., 20 chapters
Age: 6+
Interests: magic, witches, medieval history, adventure, siblings, travel
Next: the Disney movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks has a totally different plot than the book
Also by this author: The Borrowers series
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