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Back-to-School Books
 It's that big yellow bus, cafeteria food, and hall pass time of year again, and off to school you'll go. But before you cram your backpack full with papers and pencils and spirals and scissors, don’t forget to make room for a book or two. Whether on the bus or during a rained-out recess, these books are sure to remind you that school is filled with all sorts of giggles, grins, and gross-outs. So grab something to read and get this school year started with a bang – and a book!
Miss Nelson
(series) Harry Allard, illustrated by James Marshall
Houghton Mifflin
Read what happens when one misbehaved class’s teacher disappears and is suddenly replaced by mean Miss Viola Swamp.
Math Curse
Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith
Viking Juvenile
Imagine seeing the world as a tangle of math problems, just as the narrator does in this funny take on the world of numbers.
Junie B. Jones
(series) Barbara Park, illustrated by Denise Brunkus
Random House
With spunk and sass, Junie B. handles many of the typical — and not so typical — problems of elementary school.
Captain Underpants
(series) Dav Pilkey
Scholastic
There’s no end to the silliness as Captain Underpants, a.k.a. Jerome Horwitz Elementary School’s Principal Krupp, battles talking toilets, Bionic Booger Boy, and more.
Class Clown
Johanna Hurwitz, illustrated by Sheila Hamanaka HarperCollins
Follow the misadventures of Lucas Cott, class clown in Mrs. Hockaday’s third grade class.
Magic School Bus
(series) Joanna Cole, illustrated by Bruce Degen
Scholastic
Ms. Frizzle’s students visit outer space, go inside the human body, explore the food chain, and more, all thanks to one magic school bus.
Matilda
Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake
Puffin Books
Kind and good Matilda battles mean Miss Trunchbull, the scariest headmistress to have ever lived.
Miss Malarkey Doesn’t Live in Room 10
Judy Finchler, illustrated by Kevin O’ Malley
Walker Books for Young Readers
Who knew that teachers had lives outside of school?
Mouse Views: What the Class Pet Saw
Bruce McMillan
Holiday House
Watch a mouse explore his world inside an elementary school.
A Fine, Fine School
Sharon Creech, illustrated by Harry Bliss
HarperCollins
Principal Keene loves school so much that he decides to do away with weekends, holidays, and even summer!
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