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Diary, Journal, and Letter Books for 4th and 5th graders |
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Dear Mr. Henshaw
by Beverly Cleary
Leigh Botts writes letters to his favorite author asking for information and describing his own life since his parents got divorced.
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Letters from Rifka
by Karen Hesse
In letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's flight from Russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in Belgium for a while when the others emigrate to America. An ALA Notable Book. Reissue.
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Letters to Leo
by Amy Hest
Adopting a dog after the loss of her mother, young Annie writes stories and poems about her life in a hidden notebook and reads them to her new canine friend at bedtime while sharing thoughts about her friends, late mom and serious professor father. By the author of Kiss Good Night.
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Amelia's notebook
by Marissa Moss
The hand-lettered contents of a nine-year-old girl's notebook, in which she records her thoughts and feelings about moving, starting school, and dealing with her older sister, also includes reflections on keeping her old best friend and making a new one.
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Kizzy Ann Stamps
by Jeri Hanel Watts
In 1963, as Kizzy Ann prepares for her first year at an integrated school, she worries about the color of her skin, the scar running from the corner of her right eye to the tip of her smile, and whether anyone at the white school will like her. She writes letters to her new teacher in a clear, insistent voice, stating her troubles and asking questions with startling honesty. The new teacher is supportive, but not everyone feels the same, so there is a lot to write about. Her brother, James, is having a far less positive school experience than she is, and the annoying white neighbor boy won't leave her alone. But Shag, her border collie, is her refuge. Even so, opportunity clashes with obstacle. Kizzy Ann knows she and Shag could compete well in the dog trials, but will she be able to enter?
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Doodlebug : a novel in doodles
by Karen Romano Young
When Doreen "Dodo" Bussey's family moves to a new home, her mother gives her a blank notebook in which Dodo documents her new life, from the move and first days in a new city, to her new school and friends.
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Unusual chickens for the exceptional poultry farmer
by Kelly Jones
Feeling like a fish out of water when her family moves from Los Angeles to a recently inherited chicken farm, 12-year-old Sophie encounters a telekinetic chicken and her equally unusual flockmates, who are endangered by a thieving farmer.
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Absolutely normal chaos
by Sharon Creech
Begrudgingly writing a journal for a summer project, Mary Lou Finney pens a record of first love and family intrigue when her cousin Carl Ray moves in, and her friend Alex turns pervasively pink.
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Richmond, VA 23219
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