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The Chalk Box Kid
by Clyde Robert Bulla
Nine-year-old Gregory's house does not have room for a garden, but he creates a surprising and very different garden in an unusual place.
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Diary of a Spider
by Doreen Cronin
A young spider discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about being a spider, including how to spin webs and avoid vacuum cleaners.
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The Enormous Crocodile
by Roald Dahl
The enormous crocodile devises secret plans and a few clever tricks to secure his lunch only to have them foiled by his neighbors.
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Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon
by Paula Danziger
The year she is in the third grade is a sad time for Amber because her best friend Justin is getting ready to move to a distant state.
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What If You Had Animal Hair?
by Sandra Markle
If you could have any animal's hair, whose would you choose? If you had a polar bear's double coat, you would never have to wear a hat when playing in the snow. If you had reindeer hair, it could help you stay afloat in water. And if you had a porcupine's hair, no bully would ever bother you again!
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Goldie
by Ellen Miles
Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. They want a puppy of their own more than just about anything. They know dogs are a lot of work. But their Mom still doesn't think their family is ready for a puppy. Then, Goldie arrives. She is a sweet golden retriever who needs a home. Goldie is very young. She doesn't know how to be a good puppy yet. Will Charles and Lizzie be able to help her?
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I Am America
by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
Rhyming text and photographs of children underscore the diversity which is America.
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Amazing Dolphins!
by Sarah L. Thomson
Profiles facts about dolphins for beginning readers, such as the noises they make, how these noises help them find food, communicate with other dolphins, or avoid predators.
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The World According to Humphrey
by Betty G. Birney
Humphrey, a pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
by Beverly Cleary
A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.
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Look What Came from Mexico
by Miles Harvey
Describes some familiar foods, arts and crafts, music, sports, holidays, and more that originated in Mexico.
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Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
Relates the antics of a rambunctious girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village.
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Polar Bear Vs. Grizzly Bear
by Jerry Pallotta
Contains facts about polar bears and grizzly bears, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.
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Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker
While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
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Ugly Cat & Pablo
by Isabel Quintero
Ugly Cat is dying for a paleta (ice pop) and his friend Pablo is determined to help him get one by scaring a little girl who is enjoying a coconut paleta in the park. Things go horribly wrong when, instead of being scared, the little girl picks Pablo up and declares that he would make great snack for her pet snake. Oh and there's also the small problem that Ugly Cat may have inadvertently swallowed Pablo in all of the commotion!
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Chocolate Fever
by Robert Kimmel Smith
A young boy who loves to eat chocolate all day develops a disease called Chocolate Fever and decides to run away. Henry breaks out in brown bumps as a result of eating too much chocolate. He then gets caught up in a hijacking and learns a valuable lesson about self-indulgence.
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Mister Wolf's class: Mystery club
by Aron Nels Steinke
Mr. Wolf's students are settling into their new classroom, and Randy, Aziza, and Margot realize they have some questions: 1. What happened to Aziza's favorite Frisbee? 2. Is the girls' bathroom really haunted? 3. Where is Mr. Greens, the teacher who disappeared? To answer these questions, the three friends start a mystery club! What could be more fun?
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The Boxcar Children
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Because they do not want to be separated, four orphaned children run away and live in an old abandoned boxcar.
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Poppy's Return
by Avi
Poppy, accompanied by her troublesome son Junior, his skunk friend, and Uncle Ereth the porcupine, responds to a summons to return to her ancestral home, Gray House, to save the mice there from destruction by a bulldozer.
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The Bad Guys
by Aaron Blabey
The Bad Guys, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Piranha, want to be heroes, and they decide that the way to do it is free the 200 dogs in the city dog pound--but their plan soon goes awry.
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Bad Kitty for President
by Nick Bruel
It's time to elect a new president of the Neighborhood Cat Club! Will it be the candidate from the left side of the street or the right side of the street? When election time rolls around, one candidate (guess who?) will learn what it means to be a good winner and a good loser--and the importance of making your voice heard.
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Ramona's World
by Beverly Cleary
With a new baby sister, and a new best friend named Daisy, Ramona is ready to take on the fourth grade!
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Roald Dahl
Three farmers, each one meaner than the other, try all-out warfare to get rid of the fox and his family.
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Dog Man: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #1)
by Dav Pilkey
George and Harold create a new comic book hero in Dog Man, a crimefighter with the head of a police dog and the body of a policeman, who faces off against his archnemesis Petey the Cat.
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School
by Louis Sachar
Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
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Stick Dog Chases a Pizza
by Tom Watson
Is it a flying saucer? Is it a Frisbee? Or is it the best thing they've ever tasted? Stick Dog and his crazy canine crew have discovered a newfangled flavor--and it's even more delicious than hamburgers and hot dogs. It's pizza! And they won't be satisfied until they get some slices of their own.
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Rise of the Earth Dragon
by Tracey West
Eight-year-old Drake is snatched up by the King's soldiers and taken to the castle where he is told by the wizard Griffith that he has been chosen to be a Dragon Master like Ana, Rori, and Bo--and his first task will be to discover whether his dragon, Worm, has any special powers.
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