Sunflower Houses

by Sharon Lovejoy. This (like Roots, Shoots, Buckets, and Boots,) is for people with green thumb.

Roots, Shoots, Buckets, and Boots

by Sharon Lovejoy. This is a good book for people who like to garden.

Black Hearts In Battersea

by Joan Aiken. This sequel to The Wolves of Willoughby Chase is an excellent book.

The main characters in this book are:

Simon, Bonnie's friend from The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Sophie, Simon's sister
Justin
and Dido.

Trixie Belden

There are lots of books in this series. As I read them I will add them to this post.


In order they are:
The Secret of the Mansion, by Julie Campbell is the first book in the series. When Trixie meets Honey Wheeler, daughter of a millionaire, she has a feeling that she isn't going to have a boring summer. (And she doesn't.)
The Red Trailer Mystery, by Julie Campbell
The Gatehouse Mystery, by Julie Campbell
The Mysterious Visitor, by Julie Campbell
The Mystery off Glen Road, by Julie Campbell
Mystery in Arizona, by Julie Campbell

An Old-Fashioned Girl

by Louisa May Alcott.

The Wolves of Willouby Chase

by Joan Aiken is a good book.

The main characters are:
Bonnie Green
Sylvia Green, Bonnie's cousin
Simon, a friend of Bonnie's who lives in the woods
Miss Slighcarp, Bonnie's fourth cousin
Mr. Grimshaw, Miss Slighcarp's friend
and Mrs. Brisket, another of Miss Slighcarp's friends.



P.S. There are lots of sequels.

Pyramid

by David Macaulay. I always knew pyramids were hard to build, but I never knew that they were so complicated. This is a good bookk.

Born Free

by Joy Adamson is a great book for grades 5 and above.

Little Men

by Louisa May Alcott is a continuation in the life of Jo March (now Mrs. Bhaer.) You'll read this book much more than one time. Before reading Little Men, you should read Little Women.

The Wind Blows Free

by Loula Grace Erdman is about a family who goes to live in Panhandle, Texas. In order, the children are:
Melinda~15
Bert~11
Dick~11
Katie~8 and
Carolyn~4

The Wind Blows Free would make an absolutely wonderful read-aloud.

I, Juan de Pareja

by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino. This is an excellent book that I would recommend for fourth grade and up.

Mrs. Piggle Wiggles Farm

by Betty MacDonald.