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Charley Skedaddle
j BEATTY      Patricia Beatty
A drummer boy deserts during the Civil War.

The seven wonders of Sassafras Springs
j BIRNEY      Betty G. Birney
A small-town boy sets out to find seven wonders in his own backyard.

Twenty and Ten
j BISHOP      Claire Bishop
Twenty fifth graders hide ten children from the Nazis.

Tales of a Fourth-Grade Nothing
j BLUME      Judy Blume
Peter’s little brother, Fudge, is never far from trouble.

The Big Bazoohley
j CAREY      Peter Carey
Sam enters The Perfecto Kiddo Contest.

When the Boys ran the House
j CARRIS      Joan Carris
Four brothers take over all the household responsibilities.

The boy with dinosaur hands
j SS CARUSONE      Al Carusone
Nine spooky stories.

Al Capone does my shirts
j CHOLDENKO      Gennifer Choldenko
A 12-year-old boy moves with his family to Alcatraz Island where his father is a prison guard.

Frindle
j CLEMENTS      Andrew Clements
Nick Allen invents a new word.

Thank You, Jackie Robinson
j S COHEN      Barbara Cohen
A man and a boy share a love of baseball.

Granny Torrelli makes soup
j CREECH      Sharon Creech
Rosie’s grandmother’s recipes and stories help two best friends.

Bud, Not Buddy
j CURTIS      Christopher Paul Curtis
During the Great Depression, Bud runs away to search for a famous bandleader who he believes to be his father.

The Midwife’s Apprentice
j CUSHMAN      Karen Cushman
In medieval England, a homeless girl is taken in by a short-tempered midwife.

The BFG
j DAHL      Roald Dahl
Sophie concocts a plan to save the Big Friendly Giant.

Hurry Home, Candy
j A DEJONG      Meindert DeJong
A pet dog is accidentally left behind during a family outing.

Because of Winn-Dixie
j DICAMILLO      Kate DiCamillo
Good things happen to a girl and her neighbors because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.

The tale of Despereaux
j DICAMILLO      Kate DiCamillo
A small mouse with unusual talents changes the lives of a princess, a servant girl and a rat.

Chuck and Danielle
j DICKINSON      Peter Dickinson
Seven funny stories about a girl and her dog

The Birchbark House
j ERDRICH      Louise Erdrich
A year in the life of a 7 year-old Native American girl in 1847.

The Moffats
j ESTES      Eleanor Estes
The adventures of four Connecticut children.

The Whipping Boy
j FLEISCHMAN      Sid Fleischman
A prince and his whipping boy become involved with outlaws.

A Likely Place
j FOX      Paula Fox
Humorous story of friendship between a young boy and an old man.

Stone Fox
j GARDINER      John Reynolds Gardiner
A boy enters an important dog sled race.

Julie of the wolves
j GEORGE      Jean Craighead George
A wild pack of wolves teaches a girl how to survive in the Alaskan wilderness.

Clever Cooks
j SS GREENE      Ellin Greene
Folktales, riddles, recipes, charms, and fun.

Meet Danitra Brown
j 811 Gri      Nikki Grimes
Poems that celebrate a young girl’s friendship with the spirited Danitra Brown.

Honus and me : a baseball card adventure
j S GUTMAN      Dan Gutman
A boy finds a valuable 1909 Honus Wagner card and travels back in time to meet him.

Misty of Chincoteague
jA HENRY      Marguerite Henry
Classic story of a wild pony.

Hoot
j HIAASEN      Carl Hiaasen
Two boys try to save a colony of owls from a proposed construction site.

Paddle-to-the-Sea
j HOLLING      Holling C. Holling
Classic story of a toy canoe’s journey.

Our Only May Amelia
j HOLM      Jennifer L. Holm
May Amelia is the only girl in her Finnish American family of 7 brothers growing up in Washington State in 1899.

My Louisiana sky
j HOLT      Kimberly Willis Holt
A 12 year-old Louisiana girl and her loving grandmother, her mentally slow parents, and her good friend and neighbor, Jesse.

Bunnicula : a rabbit-tale of mystery
j A HOWE      Deborah and James Howe
A vampire baby bunny joins the family of Chester the Cat and Harold the Dog.

The Iron Giant
j HUGHES  Ted Hughes
An iron giant saves the world from a space monster.

The Trolls
j HORVATH      Polly Horvath
Eccentric Aunt Sally captivates the Anderson children with stories of their unusual family history.

Island of the Aunts
j IBBOTSON      Eva Ibbotson
Funny story of three kind eccentric sisters who need help caring for the exotic creatures on their mysterious island home.

Are you quite polite? : silly dilly manners songs
j 782.42 Kat      Alan Katz
Funny lyrics to familiar children's songs.

Babe: The Gallant Pig
j A KING SMITH      Dick King-Smith
A piglet becomes the perfect sheep “dog.”

From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
j KONIGSBURG      E. L. Konigsburg
Claudia and her brother run away to the the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Night Journey
j LASKY      Kathryn Lasky
A grandmother tells of her dangerous escape from Czarist Russia.

The Thing at the Foot of the Bed, and Other Scary Tales
j 398 Lea      Maria Leach
Scary folktales.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
j LEWIS      C. S. Lewis
Four English children visit a magical land.

The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
j M LIVELY      Penelope Lively
A 17th century ghost creates problems for an English boy.

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
j LORD      Bette Bao Lord
In 1947, a Chinese child living in Brooklyn loves baseball.

Anastasia on Her Own
j LOWRY      Lois Lowry
Anastasia is confident she can run the household while her mother is out of town.

Castle
j 728.8 Mac      David Macaulay
The building of a 13th century castle.

Sarah, Plain and Tall
j MACLACHLAN      Patricia MacLachlan
Caleb and Anna want their father’s mail order bride to stay.

The Rough-Face Girl
j 398.2 UNITED STATES Mar      Rafe Martin
An Algonguian Indian version of Cinderella.

Secret Letters from 0 to 10
j MORGENSTERN      Susie Morgenstern
Ernest’s boring life is enlivened when a spunky girl named Victory enters his class.

Amelia's notebook
j pb M      Marissa Moss
A nine-year-old keeps a notebook in which she records her thoughts and feelings.

Owls in the Family
j A MOWAT      Farley Mowat
Humorous adventures of two owls and a special family.

Shiloh
j A NAYLOR      Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
A West Virginia boy tries to protect a lost beagle from its mean-spirited owner.

The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars
j M NEWMAN      Robert Newman
Sherlock Holmes enlists the help of London street urchins.

Midnight for Charlie Bone : children of the red king. Book 1
j NIMMO      Jenny Nimmo
When Charlie Bone discovers that he can hear people in photographs talking he is sent to Bloor's Academy “for gifted children.”

Tom's midnight garden
j M PEARCE A.      Philippa Pearce
When the clock strikes thirteen, Tom discovers a magical garden.

Soup’s Hoop
j PECK      Robert Newton Peck
More adventures of Soup and Rob.

The Hoboken chicken emergency
j PINKWATER      D. Manus Pinkwater
Arthur doesn’t buy a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, he buys a live 260-pound chicken.

A Pizza the Size of the Sun
j 811 Pre      Jack Prelutsky
Fun poems.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
j pb R XMAS      Barbara Robinson
The worst kids in town are in the Sunday School play.

How to Eat Fried Worms
j ROCKWELL      Thomas Rockwell
Billy must eat 15 worms or lose a bet.

Math Curse
j SCIESZKA      Jon Scieszka
One day everything is a math problem.

The Good Master
j SEREDY      Kate Seredy
A Hungarian farm family gets a visit from their city cousin.

Stories to Solve: Folktales from Around the World
j 793.7 Sha      George Shannon
Folktales to make you think.

Roosevelt Grady
j SHOTWELL      Louisa R. Shotwell
A migrant worker’s son longs to stay in one place.

John, Paul, George & Ben
j Ea SMITH      Lane Smith
A humorous look at 5 of our founding fathers.

The War with Grandpa
j SMITH      Robert Kimmel Smith
A boy declares war to regain his bedroom.

The Egypt Game
j SNYDER      Ziplha Keatley Snyder
Suspense and humor surround a game about ancient Egypt.

So you want to be president?
j 923.173 Stg      Judith St. George
Interesting facts about the presidents.

All-Of-A-Kind Family
j TAYLOR      Sydney Taylor
Stories of a Jewish family in New York.

The Great Rescue Operation
j VANLEEUWAN      Jean Van Leeuwan
Funny story of two mice out to rescue their missing friend.

Orphan Train Rider: One Boy’s True Story
j 362.73 War      Andrea Warren
The story of one boy and his brothers who rode the orphan train to Texas in 1926.

Love, Ruby Lavender
j WILES      Deborah Wiles
With her grandmother in Hawaii, Ruby Lavender learns to live on her own in Mississippi with new friends, and chickens.

Roberto Clemente : pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
j 92C CLEMENTE Win      Jonah Winter
The life of the legendary Pittsburgh Pirate.

Passager
j YOLEN      Jane Yolen
Merlin the Magician as a young boy.

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