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A Boy Called Bat
by Elana K. Arnold
For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises -- some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise day. Bat's mom, a veterinarian, has brought home a baby skunk, which she needs to take care of until she can hand him over to a wild-animal shelter. But the minute Bat meets the kit, he knows they belong together. And he's got one month to show his mom that a baby skunk might just make a pretty terrific pet.
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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, which wins him the admiration of the children at his new school.
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The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
by Betty G. Birney
Living in his boring town, Eben McAllister begrudgingly accepts his father's challenge to locate the Seven Wonders in Sassafras in order to win the prize of a family trip to Colorado and, in the process, discovers the magic that lies within his community that he had never taken notice of before.
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The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown
Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
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Wanted . . . Mud Blossom
by Betsy Cromer Byars
Convinced that Mud is responsible for the disappearance of the school hamster that was his responsibility for the weekend, Junior Blossom is determined that the dog should be tried for his "crime".
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Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher: A Magic Shop Book
by Bruce Coville
Sixth-grader Jeremy Thatcher discovers a strange magic shop he has never seen before. He enters, and his life is changed forever. Buying what he thinks is a marble, he discovers he has really purchased a dragon's egg.
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Moo
by Sharon Creech
When Reena, her little brother, Luke, and their parents first move to Maine, Reena doesn't know what to expect. She's ready for beaches, blueberries, and all the lobster she can eat. Instead, her parents 'volunteer' Reena and Luke to work for an eccentric neighbor named Mrs. Falala, who has a pig named Paulie, a cat named China, a snake named Edna, and that stubborn cow, Zora.
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Out of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper
Possessing a photographic memory in spite of an inability to walk or speak, Melody is mistaken as mentally challenged by those who cannot see beyond her cerebral palsy, impelling her to discover a way to communicate.
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Wolfie and Fly
by Cary Fagan
Wolfie, a lone wolf who does not like using her imagination, reluctantly befriends Fly, a slightly weird and wordy boy, and soon they find themselves navigating through deep water in a submarine made from a cardboard box.
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Pocket Full of Colors
by Jacqueline Tourville
Presents the life of the American artist, describing her early work at Disney Studios, her frustrations at not getting her color work accepted, and the later incorporation of her work into some of Disney's best-loved films.
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The Million Dollar Shot
by Dan Gutman
Eddie Ball believes he can solve his family's financial woes by sinking a million-dollar half-time basket at the NBA finals, but someone wants him to miss and will stop at nothing to keep Eddie from winning.
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Earthquake Terror
by Peg Kehret
When their mother breaks her ankle during a family camping trip, Jonathan and his little sister, Abby, are left alone on a deserted island, from which they barely escape with their lives after an earthquake.
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Henry's Freedom Box
by Ellen Levine
When his family is sold during the era of slavery, a determined young boy who dreams of freedom ships himself in a wooden box to a place up north in the hopes of living the life he always wanted, in an inspiring story about one of the Underground Railroad's most amazing escapes.
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Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
by Lenore Look
Frightened by everything out in the world and so completely quiet at school, Asian-American second-grader Alvin Ho becomes a force to be reckoned with at home when he transforms himself into the loud, talented, and fearless Firecracker Man!
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A Handful of Stars
by Cynthia Lord
When her blind dog slips his collar, 12-year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family are in Maine for the blueberry-picking season, and, based partly on their mutual love of dogs, the two forge a friendship while painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather—but as the Blueberry Queen pageant approaches Lily and Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.
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All About Sam
by Lois Lowry
Anastasia Krupnik's precocious younger brother, Sam, gets to tell his side of the story about the events that have earned him the reputation of a pest.
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Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller
by Doreen Rappaport
A narrative portrait of the inspirational blind and deaf American woman traces her life and legacy while considering how her advocacy for innovation and progress changed the world, in a volume complemented by poignant illustrations and evocative quotes.
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The Best School Year Ever
by Barbara Robinson
The six horrible Herdmans, the worst kids in the history of the world, cause mayhem throughout the school year.
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
by Lauren Tarshis
Excited to board the Titanic with his aunt and little sister, ten-year-old George begins to explore the ill-fated ship's first-class storage cabin when the ship is rocked by a collision with an iceberg and begins to sink.
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