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New in the Barn

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Wilbur and Fern were the best of friends. But Wilbur is a growing pig, and there is no room for a growing pig at the Arable house. When Wilbur moves to Zuckerman's farm, he'll have to make new friends—but will anyone be as special as Fern?

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First published October 31, 2006

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Catherine Hapka

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Catherine (Cathy) Hapka has written more than one hundred books for children and adults, as a ghostwriter for series as well as original titles, including the Romantic Comedies Something Borrowed, The Twelve Date of Christmas, and Love on Cue. She lives in Pennsylvania.

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December 8, 2025
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3,328 reviews44 followers
June 7, 2017
This book has illustrations-photographs from the real life people movie by the same name. So if children are familiar with the movie they would feel at home with the book. This is the beginning and it doesn't tell the entire story. It only tells about Wilber's birth and how Fern took care of him and how he ended up on the farm. So don't think it's the entire story. Was still a nice little book.
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173 reviews2 followers
February 18, 2012
This book a shortened version of the chapter book. I didn't like it as much as I did the chapter book, but this book would be ideal for children who wouldn't be able to read a chapter book yet. This book was off the recent movie adaptation with Dakota Fanning.
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95 reviews1 follower
December 2, 2012
This is another classic book for children. This book is a cut version of the chapter book. So I would read this book to younger student. I would recommend the chapter book for advanced or older readers. I enjoyed charlottes web as a child and an adult.. This story is great for new friendship.
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4,129 reviews
August 16, 2013
Danny selected this one for a reward at school. It took him a long time to get around to reading it. It is very light on action, covering only a small portion of the original story.
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