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	The Children Who Smelled a Rat
	By Allan Ahlberg
	The Gaskitts are having a bad day with this unlucky series of events. Also by Ahlberg, The Cat Who Got Carried Away.
	The Riot Brothers
	By Mary Amato
	Titles include Drooling and Dangerous and Snarf Arf Attack and others.
	Ivy and Bean
	By Annie Barrows
	Bean plays a trick on her sister and makes a friend. Also by Barrows, Ivy and Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go.
	A Bear Named Trouble
	By Marion Dane Bauer
	Two lonely boys help an injured bear and a zookeeper’s family.
	Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist
	By Jim Benton
	Fantasy series.
	The World According to Humphrey
	By Betty Birney
	Humphrey, a pet hamster, learns that he has to help a class at Longfellow School.
	The SOS File
	By Betsy Byars
	The students in Mr. Magro’s class submit stories about their biggest emergencies, and have to read them aloud.
	Tales Our Abuelitas Told: a Hispanic Folktale Collection
	By Isabel F. Campoy
	The author’s retelling of more than ten traditional tales.
	Clarice Bean Spells Trouble
	By Lauren Child
	Clarice tries to help a friend in need by following the rules of her favorite fictional spy.
	The Big Scoop
	By Dorian Cirrone
	Lindy Blues with a nose for news is stumped when she learns about a missing ice cream shop.
	Ramona Quimby
	By Beverly Cleary
	Family Life and Humor Series.
	Birdbrain Amos, Mr. Fun
	By M.C. Delaney
	Amos, a hippopotamus, and his tick bird friend, Amoeba, share an adventure.
	The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
	By Kate DiCamillo
	Edward Tulane, a proud toy rabbit, travels across the country and endures hardship.
	The Sloppy Copy Slipup
	By DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan
	Brian worries about his teacher’s reaction when he turns in his writing assignment.
	Phineas L. MacGuire Erupts! The First Experiment
	By Frances O’Roark Dowell
	Science wiz, Phineas, is forced to team up with the new boy in class on a science fair project.
	Hanne’s Quest
	By Olivier Dunrea
	A young hen must prove herself pure, wise and brave in a quest to save her owner’s farm.
	Beauty and the Beast
	A kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell that cast him as an ugly beast.
	Notso Hotso
	By Anne Fine
	Anthony, a neglected pet dog, has most of his hair shaved off and realizes he looks like a lion.
	Lowji Discovers America
	By Candace Fleming
	Lowji, an East Indian boy, tries to adjust to his life in suburban America.
	Ghosthunters and the Totally Moldy Baroness!
	By Cornelia Funke
	Tom and Heddy come up with a plan to rid the castle of the spirit of the brutal baroness. Also by Funke, Ghosthunters and the Muddy Monster of Doom!
	Dude, Where’s My Spaceship?
	By Dan Greenburg
	When the space aliens unexpectedly land on the Nevada desert, hilarity ensues.
	Rosy Cole’s Memoir Explosion
	By Sheila Greenwald
	When Rosy writes her memoir her frank explanations end up offending just about everyone.
	Dear Max
	By Sally Grindley,
	Max and his favorite writer exchange letters and develop a special friendship.
	Say What?
	By Margaret Peterson Haddix
	Parents use language as a way to stop bad behavior, and mix-ups occur.
	Lugalbanda: the Boy Who Got Caught up in a War
	By Kathy Henderson
	An ancient Sumerian tale about the youngest and weakest of eight brothers who, caught up in an ill-advised war, uses his wits and courage and eventually becomes king.
	Emma Dilemma and the New Nanny
	By Patricia Hermes
	Emma tries to make her parents understand its okay that her beloved new nanny isn’t perfect.
	Babymouse
	By Jennifer Holm
	Graphic Novel Series.
	Bunnicula
	By Deborah and James Howe
	Animal Fantasy Series.
	Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo and Someone Called Plastic
	By Emily Jenkins
	Stories relating the adventures of three best friends, who happen to be toys.
	Dead Guys Talk: a Wild Willie Mystery
	By Barbara Joosse
	A mysterious client sends the detectives to a cemetery for clues.
	Martin Bridge on the Lookout!
	By Jessica Scott Kerrin
	Three stories about Martin, one sharing lunch with a boy who eats erasers. Also look for Martin Bridge: Blazing Ahead.
	The Golden Goose
	By Dick King-Smith
	Farmer Skint has fallen on hard times, but his luck changes when a golden goose arrives.
	Year of the Dog
	By Grace Lin
	A young Taiwanese American girl applies the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog to her own life.
	Drita, My Homegirl
	By Jenny Lombard
	Drita is teased about not speaking English well, and makes a friend.
	Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything
	By Lenore Look
	Ruby finds her new family from China challenging, and faces various adventures in summer school. Also look for, Ruby Lu, Brave and True.
	Moon Runner
	By Carolyn Marsden
	Mina discovers that she can run faster than her best friend Ruth, and has a tough decision to make. Also read, The Jade Dragon.
	Akimbo and the Elephants
	By Alexander McCall Smith
	Akimbo devises a dangerous plan to catch a ring of elephant poachers.
	Judy Moody
	By Megan McDonald
	Real Life Series. See also, Stink, the Incredible Shrinking Kid.
	Roxie and the Hooligans
	By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
	Roxie becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of bank robbers.
	Clementine
	By Sara Pennypacker
	Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while helping her father rid the pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
	Extreme Team
	By Stephanie Peters
	Matt Christopher Sports Series.  Also see, Soccer Cats, another Matt Christopher Sports Series.
	Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich: and Other Stories You’re Sure to Like Because They’re All About Monsters, and Some of Them Are Also About Food…
	By Adam Rex
	Poems about the well-kept secrets of Wolfman, Bigfoot, Godzilla, and others.
	Fairy Realm
	By Emily Rodda
	Fantasy Series.
	Wayside School
	By Louis Sachar
	Humor and Fantasy Series.
	My Haunted House
	By Angie Sage
	Araminta enlists the help of several ghosts in an attempt to stop her Aunt Tabby from selling Spook House. Also read the sequel, The Sword in the Grotto.
	Time Warp Trio
	By Jon Scieszka
	Humor and Science Fiction Series.
	Encyclopedia Brown
	By Donald Sobol
	Mystery Series.
	Fergus Crane
	By Paul Stewart
	Fergus’s life is filled with classes and schoolwork until a mysterious box flies into his window and leads him on adventures.
	Geronimo Stilton
	By Geronimo Stilton
	Animal Fantasy Series.
	Mostly Ghostly
	By R. L. Stine
	Fantasy Series.
	Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom
	By Tim Tingle
	A Choctaw angel leads seven slaves to freedom by crossing Bok Chitto, a river in Mississippi.
	Three Good Deeds
	By Vivian Vande Velde
	Caught stealing some goose eggs from a witch, Howard is turned into a goose, and can become human again by performing three good deeds.