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The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School

Written by Joan Holub
A silly twist on the classic tale. The school principal bakes a gingerbread cookie and brings it to...
1st - 2nd
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Finding Dory: Oceans

Written by Paul Dichter
Dive into the astonishing world that Dory and her friends inhabit. Discover the real-life sea...
1st - 2nd
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Grow Grateful

Written by Sage Foster-Lasser and Jon Lasser and PhD and Illustrated by Christopher Lyles
Head off with Kiko on a school camping trip and learn how she figures out what being grateful is and...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Stickley Makes A Mistake!: A Frog's Guide to Trying Again

Written by Brenda S. Miles and PhD and Illustrated by Steve Mack
Stickley didn't like making mistakes. "Oh no!" he'd say, and he wouldn't try again. He wanted to be...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Prince Fly Guy (Fly Guy)

Written and Illustrated by Tedd Arnold
Once upon a time, Buzz writes a fairy tale for a class assignment and Fly Guy becomes a handsome...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Surf's Up

Written by Kwame Alexander and Illustrated by Daniel Miyares
Surf's up! Not yet, Dude! Books are boring! Not this one! Bro and Dude have very different ideas...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Going Places

Written by Paul A. Reynolds & Peter H. Reynolds and Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

It’s time for this year’s Going Places contest! Finally. Time to build a go-cart, race it—and win...

Pre-K - 3rd
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The Biggest Apple Ever

Written by Steven Kroll and Illustrated by Jeni Bassett
As another year at Mouseville School begins, the students will be learning about apples, starting...
Pre-K - 1st
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Whatever After: Fairest of All

Written by Sarah Mlynowski
Mirror, mirror, on the basement wall . . .

Once upon a time my brother and I were normal kids. The...

3rd - 7th
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Masters of Disaster

Written by Gary Paulsen

Roped into wacky attempts to break world records, imitate scenes from books, and other inspired...

3rd - 6th
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Freak the Mighty

Freak The Mighty

Written by Rodman Philbrick
Two boys - a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny Einstein in leg braces - forge a unique friendship when they pair up to create one formidable human force.
4th - 7th
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How I Became a Pirate

Written by Melinda Long and Illustrated by David Shannon
When a pirate ship sails by, young Jeremy learns how to say “scurvy dog,” sing sea chanteys, and...
Pre-K - 3rd
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David Gets in Trouble

Written and Illustrated by David Shannon
David doesn't mean to get in trouble. It's not his fault. Most of the time, it's just an accident...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Written by Louis Sachar and Illustrated by Adam McCauley

Accidentally built sideways and standing thirty stories high (the builder said he was very sorry for...

3rd - 7th
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What To Do When Mistakes Make You Quake

Written by Claire A. B. Freeland, PhD and and Jacqueline B. Toner and Illustrated by Janet McDonnell
Explorers investigate places they have never been before. These explorers might take a while to make...
3rd - 7th
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Busy, Busy

Written by Lucy Scott
Parents may think their toddlers are simply playing or making messes, but really they're building...
Pre-K - K
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The Big Adventures of Mr. Small

Written by JoAnne Adinolfi
Mr. Small is a hamster with a big hunger for adventure. When he leaves his cozy cage and meets Dusty...
1st - 5th
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Shark Detective

Written and Illustrated by Jessica Olien
During the day, Shark lives a lonely life in the big city, but at night, he dreams of being a...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Flat Stanley Goes Camping (I Can Read Level 2)

Written by Jeff Brown
Stanley and the Lambchop family take a trip to the woods. It gets a little scary when Stanley and his brother, Arthur, run away from a skunk—and straight toward the edge of a cliff!
Pre-K - 3rd
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Flat Stanley

Written by Jeff Brown and Illustrated by Scott Nash
A flat boy can do almost anything! p Stanley Lambchop is an ordinary boy. At least he was, until the...
2nd - 4th
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Disaster Strikes: Earthquake Shock

Written by Marlane Kennedy
Disaster strikes and excitement and thrills follow in this rip-roaring new survival series where the...
3rd - 5th
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Disaster Strikes: Tornado Alley

Written by Marlane Kennedy
Disaster strikes and excitement and thrills follow in this rip roaring new survival series where the...
3rd - 5th
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Killer Species: Feeding Frenzy

Written by Michael P. Spradlin
A genetically engineered super predator is wreaking havoc on the environment, and 12-year-old sleuth...
5th - 7th
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Ten True Animal Rescues

Written by Jeanne Betancourt
A gorilla takes care of a boy who falls into her cage at the zoo; a cat saves an infant’s life...
3rd - 4th

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