Not all beginner chapter books are plotless, forgettable stories that you dread your child reading aloud.  Here are some fresh picks for your newly independent reader!

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* The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgiesh
https://www.amazon.com/Bears-Hemlock-Mountain-Alice-Dalgliesh/dp/0689716044/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DRKSV1OEKLI3&keywords=bears+on+hemlock+mountain+by+alice+dalgliesh&qid=1681669060&sprefix=bears+on+hem,aps,137&sr=8-1

*Jenny and the Cat Club by Esther Averill
https://www.amazon.com/Jenny-Cat-Club-Collection-Favorite/dp/1590170474/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SB8ZT15QL1O9&keywords=jenny+and+the+cat+club&qid=1681672529&sprefix=jenny+and+the+,aps,76&sr=8-1

*The Cobble Street Cousins (series) by Cynthia Rylant
https://www.amazon.com/Cobble-Street-Cousins-Complete-Collection/dp/1534416331/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1T4QX8RKQSAON&keywords=cobble+street+cousins&qid=1681677224&s=books&sprefix=cobblestreet+cousins,stripbooks,70&sr=1-1

*Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
https://www.amazon.com/Henry-Huggins-Beverly-Cleary/dp/0380709120/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U7BEJOH2TFOP&keywords=henry+huggins+by+beverly+cleary&qid=1681676497&refinements=p_n_feature_browse-bin:2656022011&rnid=618072011&s=books&sprefix=henry+huggins+by+beverly+cleary,stripbooks,70&sr=1-1

*My Father's Dragon by Ruth Gannett
https://www.amazon.com/Fathers-Dragon-Ruth-Stiles-Gannett/dp/0486492834/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HA56P43ZBRPX&keywords=my+father%27s+dragon&qid=1681680026&sprefix=my+father%27s+dragon%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-1

*Nate the Great series (ONLY the early ones!) by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
https://www.amazon.com/Nate-Great-Books-SET-Book/dp/B09BK9TBC7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=50F63S0CVH9Z&keywords=Nate+the+great&qid=1681680061&sprefix=nate+the+great%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1

*The Cat Diaries by Betsy Byars
https://www.amazon.com/Cat-Diaries-Secret-Writings-Society/dp/1250073286/ref=sr_1_1?crid=390N974LL5WFR&keywords=cat+diaries&qid=1681680135&sprefix=cat+diaries%2Caps%2C70&sr=8-1