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Nate the Great : When Nate gets an urgent call from Annie about a lost picture, he immediately plunges into his new and baffling case with the cool detachment of a Sam Spade. Nate, the boy detective who "likes to work alone," solves the mystery and tracks down the culprit. In the process, he also discovers the whereabouts of Super Hex, the missing cat. Nate the Great goes undercover : Nate the Great has his first night case! Somebody is raiding Oliver's garbage can each night, but who? The list of suspects is long. Nate courageously encounters a skunk and a telephone pole, but not until he goes under cover of the garbage can lid does he narrow the suspects down to one. Nate the Great and the monster mess : Nate loves his mother's Monster Cookies, but now her recipe is missing! Nate the Great has never solved a case for his mother before. Can he do it? With his dog, Sludge, they look, sniff, climb up, bend down, push, and pull. Can Nate the Great ever hope to eat those wonderful cookies again?

Fancy Nancy: Poison Ivy Expert: When Nancy picks flowers for Ms. Glass's surprise party, she is overjoyed--until she discovers an unpleasant surprise of her own! How could Nancy, practically a poison ivy expert, come down with something so unfancy? Fancy Nancy: Every Day Is Earth Day: After learning about being green at school, Nancy decides to teach her family all about respecting the environment. On a trip to the supermarket, she reminds her dad, "Please take note: always bring a tote." When Mom turns up the heat, Nancy tells her, "It's better just to wear a sweater." Nancy knows that she is helping her family do something very important; but will she take her enthusiasm for the environment a step too far? Fancy Nancy: Apples Galore!: Fancy Nancy is thrilled when Ms. Glass announces a class field trip: apple picking! Nancy is determined to find a perfect Gala apple for her dad--it's his favorite kind, and even the name sounds fancy! But what if that perfect apple is "just" out of reach?

"Chicken Little" is the classic story of a chicken and her bird-brained friends who think the sky is falling. "Rapunzel" is the unique retelling of the classic story of the girl with the long golden hair. In "The three billy goats gruff", a wicked troll tries in vain to gobble up a family of goats when they go trip-trapping over his bridge.

Harry Potter, now a fifth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, struggles with a threatening teacher, problematic house elf, the dread of upcoming final exams, and haunting dreams that hint toward his mysterious past.

"What will Harry Bergen-Murphy do when he braves first grade? Day 1: Find a friend. Day 15: Make an enemy. Day 40: Learn how to be a shark. Day 48: Distract a bully. Day 56: Avoid Goblin, the scary guinea pig. Day 99: Finish the world's most awesome one-hundredth-day-of-school project ever, before morning. Nothing can go wrong. Right? Harry is ready--but he's a little nervous! In the first one hundred days of school, he will do all of the above and much more"--

In the journal she is keeping for English class, sixteen-year-old Tish chronicles the changes in her life when her abusive father returns home after a two-year absence.

Middle schooler Charlie Joe is proud of his success at avoiding reading, but eventually his schemes go too far.

"In the aftermath of the Avengers' Civil War, Scott Lang, the incredible Ant-Man, is grappling with the consequences of his choices -- as a Super Hero, a father, and a friend. While he struggles to rebalance his life (and get used to living under house arrest), Hope Van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym have been forced into hiding, and Hope has taken up her own Super Hero mantle: the Wasp. With Hope and Hank on the run, and Scott stuck in place, the incredible Pym Particle technology might be the only key to getting all their lives back on track -- and solving the mysteries of the Quantum Realm"--

A simple game of hide-and-seek turns into a thrilling and dangerous adventure, as four English schoolchildren step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia--a land enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion Aslan signals a great change.

Ruby, the red fairy: Rainbow Fairies Rachel and Kirsty must find the other Fairies in order to prevent Fairyland from losing its colors and turning gray forever. Amber the orange fairy: Rachel and Kirsty have already found one Rainbow Fairy, but now Amber the orange fairy is trapped in a sea shell and they need to rescue her.

Five stories from around the world.

"Kids will build confidence all summer long as they master early literacy skills with interactive games, challenges, and storybooks. Summer Reading helps kids to: Stay motivated to read; Maintain reading skills to avoid summer slide; Get excited about using the library; Keep discovering and learning all summer long."--