Children’s Book Characters Named Ava
Ava and Pip by Carol Weston
Meet outgoing Ava Wren, a fun fifth grader who tries not to lose patience with her shy big sister. She can’t understand why Pip is so reserved and never seems to make friends with others, and decides to use her writing talents to help her sister overcome her shyness. She writes a short story based on the girl that ruined her sister’s birthday party … but it doesn’t quite go over like she wanted it to.
- Ratings: Amazon- 4.6 Goodreads- 4.1
- 8-11 year olds or 5th-7th grade
- Lexile Measure: 720L
Ava and the Real Lucille by Cari Best, Illustrated by Madeline Valentine
When Ava and her sister Arlie see the “Write a Poem / Win a Pet” sign in Mr. Noah’s pet shop window, Ava is sure the prize is going to be a dog and convinces Arlie to enter the contest with her. The girls write the best poem they can, and while waiting and hoping to win, they decide that “Lucille” would be the perfect name for a dog. But when Mr. Noah finally announces that they have won, Ava is so disappointed when she sees the prize, a parakeet, that she says, “You’re not the real Lucille!”
- Ratings: Amazon- 5.0 Goodreads- 3.5
- 4-8 year olds or 1st-2nd grade
Rainbow Magic: Ava The Sunset Fairy (Twilight Fairy series) by Daisy Meadows
Another adventure with Rachel and Kirsty! This time with “Ava the Sunset Fairy”.
- Ratings: Amazon: 5.0 Goodreads- 4.1
- 6-10 year olds
- Lexile Measure: 740L
Time Jumpers: Stealing the Sword (series) by Wendy Mass, Illustrator: Oriol Vidal
- Ratings: Amazon-4.7 Goodreads-3.9
- 6-8 year olds or 1st-3rd grade
- Lexile Measure: 570L
Unicorn Academy: Ava and Star (series) by Julie Skyes
Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and have amazing adventures together! That’s what happens for the girls at Unicorn Academy on beautiful Unicorn Island. Ava and Star love their beautiful garden at Unicorn Academy. It’s where they grow their very own magical plants! When the sky berries that the unicorns need to survive disappear, Ava and Star will need all their skills and courage to help their friends. Can they find more of the special berries before every unicorn’s magic starts to fade?
- Ratings: Amazon- 4.8 Goodreads-4.3
- 6-9 year olds or 1st-4th grade
- Lexile Measure: 650L
The Unlucky Lottery Winners of Classroom 13 (series) by Honest Lee
When unlucky teacher Ms. Linda LaCrosse wins the lottery, she shares her winnings with her class-giving each student over a BILLION DOLLARS! You might think this was nice, but it was not. It was a nasty idea. With great money comes awful allergies, terrible taxes, violent volcanoes, and other pesky problems. As the students of Classroom 13 are about to learn, winning the lottery is not always lucky.
- Includes characters: Mason, Emma, William, Sophia, Santiago, Ximena, Jayden Jason, Lily, Jacob, Olivia, Ava, Teo, Earl, Mark, Mya, Madison, Dev, Ethan, Chloe, Fatima, Yuna, Benji, Preeya, Liam, Isabella, Hugo, & Zoey
- Ratings: Amazon-4.7 Goodreads-3.5
- 6-10 year olds or 1st-5th grade
- Lexile Measure: 710L
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