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Karen English
Full Series List in Order
The Carver Chronicles
1 - Dog Days (Dec-2013)2 - Skateboard Party (Dec-2014)
3 - Don't Feed the Geckos! (Dec-2015)
4 - Trouble Next Door (Dec-2016)
5 - The New Kid (Dec-2017)
6 - Pizza Party (Dec-2018)
Nikki & Deja
1 - Nikki and Deja (Dec-2007)2 - Birthday Blues (Jan-2009)
3 - The Newsy News Newsletter (Jan-2010)
4 - Election Madness (Jul-2011)
5 - Wedding Drama (Mar-2012)
6 - Substitute Trouble (Jul-2013)
Book List in Order: 23 titles
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Big Wind Coming!
- Sep-1996
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When Sarah and her family realize a hurricane is headed toward their farm, they board up the windows, collect their candles and flashlights, and wait, but Sarah begins to worry about her favorite doll....
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Neeny Coming, Neeny Going
- Mar-1997
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Neeny, now a young lady, returns to visit her former home on Daufuskie Island and seems uninterested in the island way of life, but her cousin Essie does not believe that she can abandon her roots and so gives Neeny a gift that will always bind her t...
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Nadia's Hands
- Mar-1999
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When Nadia is chosen to be a flower girl in Auntie Laila's traditional Pakistani wedding, her hands are decorated with beautiful designs made with mehndi, and she comes to understand the rich culture she has inherited....
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Hot Day on Abbott Avenue
- Jun-2004
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It's the hottest, stickiest day of the summer. A fat-sun-in-the-sky day. An eating-ice-pops-on-the-porch day. And for Kishi and Renée, it's a best-friends-breakup day. Each girl sits on her own front porch, waiting for the other to apologize, even t...
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The Baby on the Way
- Oct-2005
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By the Coretta Scott King Honor authorIn an urban rooftop garden, a young African American boy named Jamal initiates an intriguing conversation with his grandmother when he asks her if she was ever a baby. Turns out Grandma was even once ?the ...
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Nikki and Deja
- Dec-2007
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Will Nikki and Deja's plans to become celebrated journalists succeed?Nikki and Deja know that there's plenty of newsy news -- news that's interesting and exciting -- happening on their block and at Carver Elementary, just waiting to be reported....
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Birthday Blues
- Jan-2009
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The second popular book about Nikki and Deja, two third-grade girls who are best friends.Deja’s birthday is coming up, and she’s been talking about it for weeks. But just before the big day, Auntie Dee gets called away on a business trip and Deja...
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The Newsy News Newsletter
- Jan-2010
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Newsy news is not just regular news. It's news that's interesting and exciting. Nikki and Deja know that there's plenty of newsy news happening on their block and at Carver Elementary, just waiting to be reported. Luckily, Nikki has her special pen a...
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Election Madness
- Jul-2011
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When the students in Nikki and Deja's class find out that their school is going to hold its first-ever election for student body president, some kids are more excited than others. But none is as excited as Deja, who figures she's a shoo-in for the th...
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Wedding Drama
- Mar-2012
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Ms. Shelby is getting married! As the girls in Nikki and Deja's class compete over who can plan the best imaginary wedding for their teacher, Nikki excitedly throws herself into preparations for the real thing. But Deja is not so enthusiastic. Her Au...
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Substitute Trouble
- Jul-2013
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Deja is dismayed to learn that her teacher has had an accident and a substitute will be taking her place. Under the new sub's care, nothing is the same in Room Ten. A few of the class troublemakers plot to take advantage of the clueless teacher, and ...
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Skateboard Party
- Dec-2014
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Richard can't wait to show off his flat-ground Ollies at a friend's birthday party at the skate park, but a note home from his teacher threatens to ruin his plans. He really meant to finish his assignment on howler monkeys, but he just got ... distra...
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Don't Feed the Geckos!
- Dec-2015
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Carlos isn’t sure how he feels about the news that his cousin Bernardo will be joining his class at Carver Elementary. But when Bernardo comes to live with him temporarily, taking over Carlos’s top bunk, his spot on the school soccer team, and ev...
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Trouble Next Door
- Dec-2016
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In the fourth book in the Carver Chronicles series, third grader Calvin is dealing with his next door neighbors moving away -- and the school bully moving in. Meanwhile, competition at the school science fair is heating up, and Calvin must decide wha...
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It All Comes Down to This
- Jul-2017
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It’s 1965, Los Angeles. All twelve-year-old Sophie wants to do is write her book, star in the community play, and hang out with her friend Jennifer. But she’s the new black kid in a nearly all-white neighborhood; her beloved sister, Lily, is goin...
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The New Kid
- Dec-2017
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Third-grader Gavin and his friends aren’t sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He sure doesn’t look or act like the other kids ... and they suspect that he stole Gavin's bike! Meanwhile, Gavin’s Great-Aunt Myrtle is coming to...
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Pizza Party
- Dec-2018
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A new title in a chapter book series featuring African American and Latino boys that's full of kid-friendly charm and universal appeal. Third-grader Richard and his friends are just four days away from setting a record for excellent behavior and ...
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Strawberry Moon
Two new heroines from the author of Francie.
There's trouble between Imani's mom and dad, so her mother is taking her and her brother to stay awhile at Auntie Dot's house in Los Angeles. Imani is resentful -- she plans to call her father a...
Award-Winning Books by Karen English
2015 Gryphon Award -- Children's Literature