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The Bad Beginning

Written by Lemony Snicket and Illustrated by Brett Helquist

The Bad Beginning, the first book in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, introduces...

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The Phantom Tollbooth

Written by Norton Juster and Illustrated by Jules Feiffer

When Milo receives a magic tollbooth, he drives his toy car through it into the Kingdom of Wisdom...

3rd - 7th
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Written by E.L. Konigsburg

The story of how Claudia and Jamie Kincaid run away from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum of...

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The Book of Three

Written by Lloyd Alexander
The first of five fantasy books about Taran, an assistant pig-keeper raised Dallben, and his...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Written by Roald Dahl
Charlie Bucket lives in poverty with his parents and grandparents, but things start to change when...
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Mr. Popper's Penguins

Written by Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater and Illustrated by Robert Lawson
Mr. Popper, a house painter, lives in Stillwater, Oklahoma with his wife and two children. He is...
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Written by L. Frank Baum
During a tornado, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are swept away from Kansas to the land of Oz. She...
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Coraline

Written by Neil Gaiman and Illustrated by Dave McKean
Coraline Jones and her parents move into a big, old house that has several apartments in it. It also...
3rd - 7th
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Stuart Little

Written by E. B. White and Illustrated by Garth Williams
Stuart Little is a mouse, but he lives with a family of humans in New York City. They also have two...
3rd - 7th
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The Jungle Book

Written by Rudyard Kipling
A collection of stories that offer lessons about moral behavior. The main character is Mowgli, a boy...
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Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There

Written by Lewis Carroll
In this sequel to Alice in Wonderland, Alice enters a fantasy world by climbing through a looking...
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Operation Typhoon Shore

Written by Joshua Mowll and Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat

After being lashed by a typhoon on their uncle's ship, THE EXPEDIENT, intrepid siblings Becca and...

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Crispin: At the Edge of the World

Written by Avi
“Asta’s son” is all he’s ever been called. It's appropriate because he and his mother are poor...
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Neversink

Written by Barry Wolverton and Illustrated by Sam Nielson

Along the Arctic circle lies a small island called Neversink, home to a colony of odd-looking sea...

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The Vanishing Island

Written by Barry Wolverton and Illustrated by Dave Stevenson

An engrossing fantasy, a high-seas adventure, an alternate history epic—this is the richly imagined...

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Finding Serendipity

Written by Angelica Banks and Illustrated by Stevie Lewis
Tuesday McGillycuddy and her dog, Baxterr, are on a quest to find Tuesday's mother, Serendipity...
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Patrick Griffin’s Last Breakfast on Earth

Written by Ned Rust
Part of the Patrick Griffin adventure series, this book finds Patrick home alone on a rainy day in...
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The Magic Misfits

Written by Neil Patrick Harris and Illustrated by Lissy Marlin

From award-winning actor, Neil Patrick Harris, comes the magical first book in a new series with...

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Marge in Charge

Written by Isla Fisher and Illustrated by Eglantine Ceulemans

Siblings Jemima and Jake Button don’t know what to make of their new babysitter, Marge: She’s not...

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Island of the Blue Dolphins

Written by Scott O'Dell
In the Pacific, there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it...
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Amulet: Firelight

Written by Kazu Kibuishi
In the seventh book in the Amulet series, Emily, her brother Navin, and their friends Trellis and...
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Brian's Hunt

Written by Gary Paulsen
This story takes place two years after Brian had been stranded in the Canadian wilderness. When...
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Brian's Return

Written by Gary Paulsen

After Brian returns to civilization after his time in the Canadian wilderness, he finds that he...

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Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space

Written by David Pilkey
When George and Harold's latest prank causes the school's cranky cafeteria ladies to quit, Mr. Krupp...
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