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The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby

Dav Pilkey - Scholastic, Incorporated
Format: Print book

Move over, Dav Pilkey, it's George and Harold's turn to tell the tale of the all-new superhero who's faster than a speeding stroller and more powerful than diaper rash. Make way for Super Diaper Baby!Oh, no! It looks like George and Harold are in trouble again. . . . As punishment, the boys...
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The Ice Cream Kid: Brain Freeze!

Todd Clark - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Introducing Irwin Snackcracker, seemingly ordinary fourth-grader who is transformed through the power of a Fudgsicle into superhero extraordinaire: The Ice Cream Kid!?When Irwin Snackcracker leaves for school in the morning all he can think about is pizza, tater-tots, and winning first...
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My Zombie Hamster

Havelock McCreely - Egmont Usa
Format: Hardcover

A laugh-out-loud funny middle-grade debut with a scary twist, My Zombie Hamster will appeal to readers who like their animal stories mixed with chills. Fans of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Most Wanted series will grab this one right up.Matt Hunter and his buddies are looking forward to Christmas--actually,...
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The Attack of the Frozen Woodchucks

Dan Elish - Laura Geringer Books
Format: Library Binding

Frozen woodchucks are attacking the galaxy! But they're no match for Jimmy and his crew of space travelers . . . or are they?Meet our heroes:Jimmy Weathers An average fifth grader living in New York City who never suspected that the fate of the world would be resting squarely on his ten-year-old...
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Zombie Baseball Beatdown

Paolo Bacigalupi - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 2ND edition
Format: Hardcover

In this inventive, fast-paced novel, New York Times bestselling and Printz Award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi takes on hard-hitting themes--from food safety to racism and immigration--and creates a zany, grand-slam adventure that will get kids thinking about where their food comes from....
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The Willoughbys

Lois Lowry - Yearling
Format: Hardcover

Now a Netflix animated film starring Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Séan Cullen, and Ricky Gervais!From the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Giver and Number the Stars, comes a "hilarious" (BOOKLIST , starred review) and wonderfully...
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Ungifted

Gordon Korman - Balzer + Bray
Format: Print book

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman comes a hilarious and heartfelt novel in which one middle-school troublemaker accidentally moves into the gifted and talented program - and changes everything. For fans of Louis Sachar and Jack Gantos, this funny and touching underdog...
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Mr. Poppers Penguins

Richard Atwater - ‎Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

The classic Newbery Honor book that inspired the hilarious Jim Carrey movie--and a childhood favorite book for generations.Mr. Poppers Penguins is one of the handful of American books...
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Zeke Meeks vs the Putrid Puppet Pals

D.L. Green - Picture Window Books
Format: Paperback

Instead of playing at recess, Zeke Meeks' classmates have been sitting around, staring at their boring Puppet Pals. Will Zeke join them, even though he has no interest in this playground craze?
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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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The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby

Dav Pilkey - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

The first epic novel by George and Harold, the co-stars of Dav Pilkeys mega-bestselling Captain Underpants series. Now with super-cool foil covers! Shiny! Fun!Oh, no! Its not enough that George and Harold have invented Captain Underpants, the greatest superhero of all time, and that theyve...
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Bad Kitty Gets a Bath

Nick Bruel - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Book

BAD KITTY IS BACK (AND BADDER THAN EVER!) when she is forced to take a bath in this hysterical new illustrated how-to for young readers. The following are some items you will need for Kitty's bath: one bathtub, plenty of water, dry towels, a suit of armor, a letter to your loved ones,...
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Villain School: Good Curses Evil

Stephanie S. Sanders - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Rune Drexler, Big Bad Wolf Jr., and Countess Jezebel Dracula are students at Master Dreadthorns School for Wayward Villains. Its like military school for the children of famous villains its where you learn to be bad. But Rune is failing at his villainous studies, so when he lands himself...
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The Ugly Princess and the Wise Fool

Margaret Gray
Format: Hardcover

Gray, Margaret. The Ugly Princess and the Wise Fool. Illustrated by Randy Cecil. Henry Holt, 2002. ISBN 0805068473. $15.95. 167 pp. Reviewer: Elizabeth Meyers Reading Level: Intermediate, Young adult Rating: Excellent Genre: Fairy tale; Humorous story; Fantasy story; Subject: Beauty, Personal--Juvenile...
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Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #2: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery

Macky Pamintuan - Harper
Format: Print book

Ancient pyramids can be flat-out dangerous!Ever since Stanley was flattened by a bulletin board, there are places he can get to that no one else can. So when Stanley receives a letter from an archaeologist, he travels by airmail to Egypt to help find an ancient treasure deep in the heart...
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No Talking

Andrew Clements - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"You have the right to remain silent." However... The fifth-grade girls and the fifth-grade boys at Laketon Elementary don't get along very well. But the real problem is that these kids are loud and disorderly. That's why the principal uses her red plastic bullhorn. A lot....
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Guinea Dog

Patrick Jennings - EgmontUSA
Format: Library Binding

When his mother brings home a guinea pig instead of the dog he has always wanted, fifth-grader Rufus is not happy--until the rodent starts acting exactly like a dog.
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Frindle

Andrew Clements - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas. Who can forget the time he turned his third-grade classroom into a tropical island, or the times he fooled his teacher by chirping like a blackbird? But now Nick's in fifth grade, and it looks like his days as a troublemaker are over. Everyone knows that...
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Oggie Cooder

Sarah Weeks - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

From the author of So B. It, a super charming middle-grade Napoleon Dynamite with heart - the tale of a very average boy whos put in his schools spotlight when his averageness appeals to a TV show.Oggie Cooder has a talent -- he can charve better than anyone else in Truman Elementary School....
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Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker

Megan McDonald - Candlewick Press
Format: Audio CD

Spurred by a newfound awareness of false advertising, Stink Moody becomes the proverbial kid in a candy store as his letter-writing campaign yields him heaps of free rewards.When Stink buys a mammoth jawbreaker that doesn't break his jaw, he writes a letter of complaint to the manufacturer...
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HOLOSUN HS507C X2 Circle Dot Solar Failsafe

Dan Gutman - ‎HarperCollins
Format: Audiobook

With more than 10 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!

For A.J. and the gang at Ella Mentry School, weirdness and fun are all part of the routine. In this first book in the outrageously funny My Weird School series, second-grade...

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Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride

Kate DiCamillo - Candlewick Press
Format: Hardcover

The amiable Mercy Watson takes an automobile ride she'll never forget in the second tale of an ebullient first chapter-book series by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen.Mr. and Mrs. Watson's porcine wonder, Mercy, loves nothing more than a ride in the car. It takes a fair amount of nudging...
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Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Vs. The Jurassic Jackrabbits From Jupiter

Dav; Pictures of Martin Ontiveros Pilkey - Scholastic; First Edition edition
Format: Print book

When the evil General Jackrabbit uses DNA from the dinosaurs at the museum to create a legion of Jurassic Jackrabbits, it is up to Ricky Ricotta, his family, and his Mighty Robot to stop them from taking over the planet.
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Henry Huggins

Beverly Cleary - HarperCollins; Reissue edition
Format: Print book

In the first novel from Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary, boys and girls alike will instantly be charmed by an average boy whose life is turned upside down when he meets a lovable puppy with a nose for mischief. Just as Henry Huggins is complaining that nothing exciting ever...
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

Betty MacDonald - HarperCollins; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The incomparable Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle loves children good or bad and never scolds but has positive cures for Answer-Backers, Never-Want-to-Go-to-Bedders, and other boys and girls with strange habits. Now in paperback . . . for a new generation of children to enjoy. San Francisco Examiner...
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Mr. Poppers Penguins

Richard Atwater - ‎Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

The classic Newbery Honor book that inspired the hilarious Jim Carrey movie--and a childhood favorite book for generations.Mr. Poppers Penguins is one of the handful of American books...
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Bad Kitty Gets a Bath

Nick Bruel - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Book

BAD KITTY IS BACK (AND BADDER THAN EVER!) when she is forced to take a bath in this hysterical new illustrated how-to for young readers. The following are some items you will need for Kitty's bath: one bathtub, plenty of water, dry towels, a suit of armor, a letter to your loved ones,...
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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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How to Train Your Dragon

Cressida Cowell - Little Brown and Company
Format: Audiobook

Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon.
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Freckle Juice Book

Judy Blume - Pied Piper
Format: Audiobook

Nicky has freckles - they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. Sitting behind him in class, Andrew once counted eighty-six of them, and that was just a start! If Andrew had freckles like Nicky, his mother would never know if his neck was dirty.One day after school,...
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Tales of a Fourth-Grade Nothing

Judy Blume - Professional Services Center for the Visually Handicapped [Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction
Format: Large print book

Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever increasing problem.
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My Weird School #2: Mr. Klutz Is Nuts!

Dan Gutman - HarperCollins
Format: Library Binding

Never before has school been this mixed up - or this much fun!Principal Klutz was hanging upside down from the school flagpole! He kissed a pig on the lips and painted his bald head orange! And now he wants to bungee jump off the roof of the school dressed as Santa Claus!
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The Twits

Roald Dahl - A.A. Knopf
Format: Print book

Roald Dahl's thrillingly grotesque book for young readers is now available in a gorgeous new gift edition, featuring the deliciously wicked artwork of Quentin Blake.Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything-except playing mean jokes...
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Gabby Garcia's Ultimate Playbook

IVA MARIE PALMER - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

Dear fans of Dork Diaries and Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life - meet your new favorite kid-next-door hero! Gabby Garcia an overly confident baseball-obsessed sport nut who's going to win your heart.If life were a baseball game, all-star pitcher Gabby Garcia would be having her Best....
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Do Not Open!

Mark Parisi - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

"Funny and engaging. Marty Pants is a surefire hit!" - Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate seriesMove over, Wimpy Kid. Here comes the imaginative, the inquisitive, the unstoppable Marty Pants!Marty Pants is different from your typical middle schooler. He has the soul of an artist,...
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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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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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How to Train Your Dragon

Cressida Cowell - Little Brown and Company
Format: Audiobook

Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon.
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How to Train Your Dragon

Cressida Cowell - Little Brown and Company
Format: Audiobook

Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon.
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Tales of a Fourth-Grade Nothing

Judy Blume - Professional Services Center for the Visually Handicapped [Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction
Format: Large print book

Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever increasing problem.
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Tales of a Fourth-Grade Nothing

Judy Blume - Professional Services Center for the Visually Handicapped [Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction
Format: Large print book

Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever increasing problem.
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Freckle Juice Book

Judy Blume - Pied Piper
Format: Audiobook

Nicky has freckles - they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. Sitting behind him in class, Andrew once counted eighty-six of them, and that was just a start! If Andrew had freckles like Nicky, his mother would never know if his neck was dirty.One day after school,...
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Freckle Juice Book

Judy Blume - Pied Piper
Format: Audiobook

Nicky has freckles - they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. Sitting behind him in class, Andrew once counted eighty-six of them, and that was just a start! If Andrew had freckles like Nicky, his mother would never know if his neck was dirty.One day after school,...
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My Weird School #2: Mr. Klutz Is Nuts!

Dan Gutman - HarperCollins
Format: Library Binding

Never before has school been this mixed up - or this much fun!Principal Klutz was hanging upside down from the school flagpole! He kissed a pig on the lips and painted his bald head orange! And now he wants to bungee jump off the roof of the school dressed as Santa Claus!
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The Twits

Roald Dahl - A.A. Knopf
Format: Print book

Roald Dahl's thrillingly grotesque book for young readers is now available in a gorgeous new gift edition, featuring the deliciously wicked artwork of Quentin Blake.Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything-except playing mean jokes...
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