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Bonus that the brother character is more cautious and likes to read and take notes, while the sister character is more adventurous - start subverting gender norms early!
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Magic Tree House, maybe? The writing is not as beautiful as Wild Robot, but my kids enjoyed the stories and the predictable structure - and they started a lot of great conversations about history! (Plus there are a million of them.)
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We use "sack lunch" or "cold lunch" to talk about food kids bring from home (vs ordering from the cafeteria). Not sure I've ever said "brown bag lunch"!
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Molly Brown is the name of a Denver women's Ultimate team! usaultimate.org/club/teams/d...
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They keep saying the quiet part out loud...
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Vespertine (Margaret Rogerson) is fun and snarky - great combo
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These were so fun!
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I love Steifvater - The Scorpio Races was also excellent, as is the follow up series that comes after the Raven books (Dreamer trilogy)
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Patricia McKillip is amazing
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Really, anything by Stroud is worth reading
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Such a fun read!
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Let's do our best to make this world beautiful.