10 best books for readers ages 7 to 9

Ten delightful literary adventures for young readers aged 7 to 9.

6. 'The Hundred Dresses,' by Eleanor Estes, illustrated by Louis Slobodkin

Wanda Petronski is a poor Polish immigrant being raised by her father. In order to impress the girls at school, and deflect attention from her sole blue frock, she boasts that she owns one hundred dresses. The merciless teasing that ensues drives the Petronskis to relocate, and compels Wanda's classmate Maggie to undergo a strengthening of conscience. 

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