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The Great Hamster Massacre

Katie Davies - Beach Lane Books; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

Anna and her brother, Tom, have always wanted a pet. And after their latest pestering campaign, their mother finally gives in and lets them choose a pair of hamsters from the local pet shop. But their happiness soon turns to horror when the hamsters are found mysteriously dead in their...
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Judy Blume - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

Celebrate 45 years of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing!The #1 New York Times bestselling author's first book in her classic Fudge series.Two is a crowd when Peter and his little brother, Fudge, are in the same room. Grown-ups think Fudge is absolutely adorable, but Peter and his pet turtle,...
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Aliens Ate My Homework

Bruce Coville - Aladdin Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

IT'S THE WEIRDEST ALIEN INVASION EVER! "I cannot tell a lie," says Rod Allbright. And it's the truth. Ask him a question and he's bound to give you an honest answer. Which is why, when his teacher asks what happened to last night's math assignment, Rod has to give...
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The Twits

Roald Dahl
Format: Book

How do you outwit a Twit? Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything?except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day....
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Super Fly: The World's Smallest Superhero!

Todd H Doodler - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

From just a tiny larva in diapers to . . . SUPER FLY! This is the story of Eugene Flystein, a small and nerdy, mild-mannered housefly, who also happens to be the world's smallest superhero and humanity's greatest crime fighter. SUPER FLY!: Able to stop tornadoes from destroying towns with...
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Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things

Lenore Look - Schwartz & Wade Books
Format: Hardcover

Here's the first book in the beloved and hilarious Alvin Ho chapter book series, which has been compared to Diary of a Wimpy Kid and is perfect for both beginning and reluctant readers. Alvin, an Asian American second grader, is afraid of everything - elevators, tunnels, girls,...
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Mallory on the Move

Laurie B. Friedman - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Library Binding

When eight-and-a-half-year-old Mallory McDonald's parents tell her that they are moving, she's mad--really mad! It's not fair! How can they make her move away from Mary Ann, her best friend in the whole wide world? Who will she paint her toenails with, tell secrets to, and make...
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The 13-Story Treehouse

Andy Griffiths - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Andy and Terry live in a treehouse. But it's not just any old treehouse, it's the most amazing treehouse in the world!This treehouse has thirteen stories, a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a secret underground laboratory, and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and automatically...
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Just Grace (The Just Grace Series)

Charise Mericle Harper - HMH Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Grace loves cats. She also loves taking pictures of cats and drawing Not-So Super comics. She doesn’t like Sammy Stringer, a boy in her class. She’s got lots and lots of ideas, and when her neighbor’s cat goes missing, Grace does her best to make Mrs. Luther feel less...
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Mrs. Noodlekugel

Daniel Pinkwater - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

With signature wit and whimsy, the inimitable Daniel Pinkwater introduces an eccentric, endearing babysitter every child will wish they could have.Nick and Maxine live in a tall building with one apartment on top of another. So when they look out their window and see a little house they...
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Emma Dilemma and the New Nanny

Patricia Hermes - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Marmaduke is missing! Once again, Emma has forgotten to put her ferret back in his cage. And with four brothers and sisters and a poodle who chases Marmaduke around the house, Emma finds herself in the middle of this and other family dilemmas. If only she can prove to her parents that shes...
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Melonhead

Katy Kelly - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

Melonhead is my preferred name. Preferred by me, not my mom. She likes people to call me by my real name, Adam Melon. Luckily, it’s too late for that because when my friend, Lucy Rose, invented Melonhead, it caughton fast.Usually I am the one doing the inventing. All my life, which...
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Captain Awesome to the Rescue!

Stan Kirby - Little Simon
Format: Hardcover

Bad guys beware! Eugene McGillicudy just happens to be the most awesome superhero of all time ... Captain Awesome. MI-TEE!Now readers between the ages of five and seven can read chapter books tailor-made for a younger level of reading comprehension. Heavily illustrated with large type,...
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Pippi Longstocking

Astrid Lindgren - Listening Library
Format: Paperback

Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on the porch and a pet monkey named Mr. Nilsson. Whether Pippis scrubbing her floors, doing arithmetic or stirring things...
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Lulu and the Duck in the Park

Hilary McKay - Albert Whitman
Format: Hardcover

Lulu loves animals. When Lulu finds a duck egg that has rolled out of its nest, she takes it to class to keep it safe. Lulu isn't allowed to bring pets to school. But she's not really breaking the rules because it's just an egg. Surely nothing bad will happen... A fun-filled new series...
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Julia Gillian

Alison McGhee - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

A new middle-grade heroine is born! The first story in an extraordinary new series by a New York Times best-selling author.Ten-year-old Julia Gillian knows everything about her quirky neighbors, her Minneapolis neighborhood, even the inscrutable "claw machine" in the back of the corner...
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JUDY MOODY WAS IN A MOOD

Megan McDonald - Candlewick
Format: Paperback

Any kid who's ever been in a bad mood will relate to the feisty, funny, ever-changing Judy Moody. (Ages 6-10) To start, Judy Moody doesn't have high hopes for third grade. Her new desk won't have an armadillo sticker with her name on it. Her new classroom will not have a porcupine named...
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Gooney Bird Greene

Lois Lowry

From the moment Gooney Bird Greene arrives at Watertower Elementary School, her fellow second-graders are intrigued by her unique sense of style and her unusual lunches. So when story time arrives, the choice is unanimous: they want to hear about Gooney Bird Greene. And that suits her just...
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Clementine

Sara Pennypacker - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Audio CD

Clementine is having not so good of a week.On Monday she's sent to the principal's office for cutting off Margaret's hair. Tuesday, Margaret's mother is mad at her. Wednesday, she's sent to the principal again. Thursday, Margaret stops speaking to her. Friday starts with yucky eggs and gets...
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Big Nate: In a Class by Himself

Lincoln Peirce - Harper
Format: Print book

For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: Get ready to meet Big Nate! In the first novel in the New York Times bestselling series, Big Nate is in a class by himself!Nate knows he's meant for big things. REALLY big things. But things don't always go your way just because you're...
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The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Dav Pilkey - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

The first book in Dav Pilkeys mega-bestselling Captain Underpants series. Now with super-cool foil covers! Shiny! Fun!George and Harold have created the greatest superhero in the history of their elementary school--and now theyre going to bring him to life! Meet Captain Underpants! His true...
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Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot

Dav Pilkey - Scholastic Inc.; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

From Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants, and acclaimed artist Dan Santat, an out-of-this-world friendship adventure with all-new full-color illustrations!Getting picked on by creeps at your school? Wish you had a special friend? Meet Ricky Ricotta and his giant flying Robot! Young...
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