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The World According to Humphrey

Betty G Birney - Putnam
Format: Print book

The first in the series about everyone's favorite classroom pet!You can learn a lot about life by observing another species. That's what Humphrey was told when he was first brought to Room 26. And boy is it true! There are always adventures in the classroom and each weekend he gets...
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The Sword in the Tree

Clyde Robert Bulla - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

In the days of King Arthur there stood a mighty oak tree within the walls of a castle. Peace reigned in the castle until the fearsome night when Lionel, longlost brother of Lord Weldon, returned to cause trouble and unhappiness.It was then that Shan, the son of Lord Weldon, took on the duties...
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Dandelions

Eve Bunting - Harcourt Brace
Format: Print book

Embarking on a new life in a new place, Zoe and her family journey west to the Nebraska Territory in the 1800s. They build their soddie, but in the endless miles of prairie it can't be seen from any distance. Zoe finds some dandelions and replants them on their soddie as a surprise for her mother--a...
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The Enormous Egg

Oliver Butterworth - The Enormous Egg [Library Binding]
Format: Paperback

Twelve-year-old Nate Twitchell tells of the preposterous events that occurred after his pet chicken hatched a dinosaur egg. --This text refers to an alternate Library Binding edition.

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Jake Drake, Bully Buster

Andrew Clements - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

Meet Jake Drake. He's not the toughest kid in fourth grade or the fastest kid or the funniest. But he's got ideas -- big ideas, and boy, does he have stories to tell about what really goes on in school. Like bullies, for instance. Jake wants to know "if everybody who works...

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Honus & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure (Baseball Card Adventures)

Dan Gutman
Format: Hardcover

Joe Stoshack is beginning to think life can't get much worse. The thing he likes best in the whole world is baseball. He knows everything there is to know about the game...except how to hit home runs. His specialty seems to be striking out. But Joe's life is about to change in the most...
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Dory Fantasmagory

Abby Hanlon - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Move over, Junie B. Jones and Ivy & Bean! Here comes a lovably energetic little sister with a BIG personality - and an imagination to match!As the youngest in her family, Dory really wants attention, and more than anything she wants her brother and sister to play with her. But she's...
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Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery

Deborah Howe - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

THIS book is written by Harold. His full time occupation is dog. He lives with Mr. and Mrs. X (here called Monroe) and their sons Toby and Pete. Also sharing the home are a cat named Chester and a rabbit named Bunnicula. It is because of Bunnicula that Harold turned to writing. Someone...
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Invisible Inkling

Emily Jenkins - Balzer Bray
Format: Book

From award-winning author Emily Jenkins and New York Times bestselling illustrator Harry Bliss comes the first book in a sweet, quirky chapter book series about a boy and his invisible friend, Inkling. Perfect for fans of Clementine and Ivy and Bean. This series is a great choice for emerging...

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ORPHAN TRAIN GIRL

CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

This young readers' edition of Christina Baker Kline's #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train follows a young foster girl who forms an unlikely bond with a ninety-one-year-old woman. Adapted and condensed for a young audience, Orphan Train Girl includes an author's note and archival...
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From The Mixed-up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg
Format: Print book

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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

Lindsay Mattick - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Audiobook

"Finding Winnie introduces young readers to the fascinating world of nonfiction with a Caldecott Medal winning story of the bear that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. " - Seira Wilson, Amazon EditorA #1 New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Caldecott Medal about the remarkable...
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Judy Moody Gets Famous!

Megan McDonald - Candlewick; 1st edition
Format: Book

Good moods, bad moods, can't-stand-Jessica-Finch moods. Judy Moody is back with her many hilarious moods.Fans of JUDY MOODY already know that Judy has a mood for every occasion - and this time Judy is in a jealous mood. Jealous of classmate Jessica Finch, that is, who gets her picture...

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The Superlative A. Lincoln: Poems About Our 16th President

Eileen R. Meyer - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover

Tallest, wisest, most studious--Lincoln was simply superlative!Get to know the personal side of Honest Abe (his LEAST FAVORITE nickname) through fresh and funny poems expressing his superlative nature. Abraham Lincoln is famous for many extremes: he was the TALLEST president, who gave...
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Dinosaurs Before Dark

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House
Format: Paperback

Jack and Annie's very first fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series - the Magic Tree House!Where did the tree house come from?Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home....
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City Spies

James Ponti - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

In this thrilling new series that Stuart Gibbs called "a must-read," Edgar Award winner James Ponti brings together five kids from all over the world and transforms them into real-life spies - perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls.Sara...
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May B.

Caroline Starr Rose - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

Ive known it since last nightIts been too long to expect them to return. Somethings happened.If May is a brave, stubborn fighter, the short, free-verse lines are one-two punches in this Laura Ingalls Wilder-inspired ode to the human spirit, raved Kirkus Reviews in a starred review. May is helping...
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How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning

Rosalyn Schanzer - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Wonderfully inventive art evokes the ebullient spirit of an American original, the great Ben Franklin. Told with narrative flair, this focuses on his famous lightning experiments. In an inventive way, Rosalyn Schanzer brings us a brilliant and ever-curious American original. This nonfiction...
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Stuart Little

E. B. White - Listening Library
Format: Paperback

A paperback edition of E.B. White's classic novel about one small mouse on a very big adventure! With black and white illustrations.Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat....
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Christopher Mouse: The Tale of a Small Traveler

William Wise - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Print book

Though his life begins "in a commonplace way," Christopher Mouse is not the least bit common. Born in an ordinary wire cage, he endures various young owners who range from bad to worse before narrowly escaping death by taxidermy. His adventures continue in the Metropolitan Museum...
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