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Romeo and Juliet--Together (and Alive!) at Last. |
The eighth grade's plan to get two reluctant "lovers" together by means of a classroom production of Shakespeare's play has some very unexpected results.
Grades 6 - 8.
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| Blume, Judy |
Fudge-a-mania. |
Pete describes the family vacation in Maine with the Tubmans highlighted by the antics of his younger brother Fudge.
Grades 4 - 6.
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. |
Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever increasing problem.
Grades 3 - 6.
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| Bunting, Eve |
Nasty Stinky Sneakers. |
Will ten-year-old Colin find his missing stinky sneakers in time to enter The Stinkiest Sneakers in the World contest?
Grades 4 - 7.
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| Byars, Betsy |
Burning Questions of Bingo Brown. |
A boy is puzzled by the comic and confusing questions of youth and worried by disturbing insights into adult conflicts.
Grades 6 - 8.
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| Cameron, Ann |
JULIAN. (Series) |
Delightful stories of a boy, Julian and his comical misadventures.
Grades 2 - 6.
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| Catling, Patrick |
Chocolate Touch. |
A boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate.
Grades 3 - 4.
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| Clearly, Beverly |
Mouse and the Motorcycle. (Series) |
A mouse named Ralph and a boy named Keith have one thing in common, a love of motorcycles.
Grades 4 - 6.
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Ramona. (Series) |
A wonderful and funny look at a young girl growing up in the third grade.
Grades 3 - 5.
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| Clifford, Eth |
Harvey's Horrible Snake Disaster. |
When ten-year-old Harvey is visited by his cousin Nora, trouble is bound to ensue, and this year's episode with snakes is no exception.
Grades 3 - 4.
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| Conford, Ellen |
Dear Mom, Get Me Out of Here! |
Trapped in a dreadful boarding school, Paul joins his classmates in attempting to uncover the shocking past of their headmaster Mr. Pickles.
Grades 6 - 9.
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| Coville, Bruce |
Aliens Ate my Homework. |
Rod is surprised when a miniature spaceship lands in his school science project and reveals five tiny aliens, who ask his help in apprehending an interstellar criminal.
Grades 5 - 8.
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| Duffey, Betsy |
Gadget War. |
Kelly Sparks battles new kid Albert Einstein Jones, for the Gadget Wiz crown in their classroom.
Grades 2 - 4.
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| Fitzhugh, Louise |
Harriet, the Spy. |
Determined to be a writer, Harriet, a fifth grader, fills her secret notebook with remarks about everyone she knows until her classmates discover what she's been doing.
Grades 5 - 6.
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| Gilson, Jamie |
Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub. |
The boys and girls in the fourth grade devise a contest to "sink" their substitute teacher by making her cry.
Grades 4 - 5.
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| Hass, E. A. |
Incognito Mosquito, Private Insective. |
The mosquito detective tells a cub reporter of his exploits and encounters with such insect notables as Mickey Mantis, F. Flea Bailey, and the Warden of Sting Sting Prison.
Grades 4 - 6.
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| Horvath, Polly |
Occasional Cow. |
Imogene is sent from New York City to spend the summer with her cousins on an Iowa farm.
Grades 4 - 6.
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| Howe, Deborah |
Bunnicula. |
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
Grades 3 - 6.
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| Howe, James |
Celery Stalks at Midnight. |
Chester the cat is more than ever convinced that Bunnicula is a vampire when there is a harvest of white vegetables on the morning after the night that Bunnicula was probably wandering through the neighborhood.
Grades 4 - 6.
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| Hurwitz, Johanna |
Class Clown. |
Lucas Cott, the most obstreperous boy in the third grade, finds it very hard to turn over a new leaf when he decides to become the perfect student.
Grades 3 - 5.
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| Jones, Rebecca C. |
GERMY. (Series) |
The misadventures of Germy Bluett, a young boy who provides tons of laughs and adventures.
Grades 4 - 6.
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| Kline, Suzy |
Orp. |
Orville Rudemever Pygenski, Jr.'s, decision to form an "I Hate My Name Club" has some surprising results.
Grades 4 - 6.
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| Lord, Bette B. |
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. |
In 1947, a Chinese child comes to Brooklyn where she becomes Americanized at school, in her apartment building, and by her love for baseball.
Grades 4 - 6.
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| Lowry, Lois |
All About Sam. (Anastasia Krupnik series) |
An unusually warm, insightful, and amusing series on family life told through a 10-year old girl, Anastasia.
Grades 3 - 5.
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| MacDonald, Betty |
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. |
From her upside-down house, the eccentric Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle issues to parents her marvelous cures for such common children's diseases as Won't-Put-Away-Toys-itis, Answerbackism, and Fighter-Quarrelitis.
Grades 1 - 5.
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| Maguire, Gregory |
Seven Spiders Spinning. |
Seven prehistoric spiders that had been trapped in ice for thousands of years bring excitement to rural Vermont and briefly unite two rival clubs at a local elementary school.
Grades 3 - 6.
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| Manes, Stephen |
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! |
Milo, tired of problems with his sister, parents, and classmates, finds a book in the library which promises to make him perfect in just three days.
Grades 4 - 7.
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Chocolate-Covered Ants. |
Max and his little brother Adam make a bet about eating chocolate-covered ants.
Grades 3 - 5.
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| Pilkey, Dav |
Adventures of Captain Underpants. (Captain Underpants Series) |
An amusing series about a fourth grade boy and his adventures as a superhero.
Grades 2 - 4.
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| Pinkwater, Daniel M. |
Fat Men From Space. |
Through his radio tooth, William learns of an invasion by spacemen who are taking all of earth's supply of junk food.
Grades 4 - 6.
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| Robinson, Barbara |
Best Christmas Pageant Ever. |
The six mean Herdman family kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant.
Grades 4 - 6.
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| Rockwell, Thomas |
How to Eat Fried Worms. |
Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal.
Grades 4 - 7.
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| Sachar, Louis |
Sideways Stories from Wayside School. (Series) |
Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
Grades 3 - 5.
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