Juvenile Booklist

Toddler Titles

Animal Babies Around the House. Weber

Baby Signs for Animals.

Baby’s Busy World.

A Book of Hugs. Ross

Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling. Pearson

Doggies. Boynton

Grow Up! Laden

Guess How Much I Love You. McBratney

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. Kubler

I Kissed the Baby.  Murphy

This Little Piggy Went to Market. Herman

What is That? Hoban

Wow! Babies! Gentieu

Asch, Frank. Happy Birthday Moon. E ASC

Baker, Alan. White Rabbit’s Color Book. E BAK

Carle, Eric.  The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  E CAR

Christelow, Eileen. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. E CHR

Crews, Donald.  Freight Train.  E CRE

Day, Alexandra.  Carl’s Birthday.  E DAY

Ehlert, Lois. Snowballs. E EHL

Fleming, Denise.  The Everything Book.  E FLE

Ho, Minfong. Hush: a Thai Lullaby. E HO

Hort, Lenny.  The Seals on the Bus.  E HOR

Hubbell, Patricia. Bouncing Time.  E HUB

Lewis, Kevin. Tugga-Tugga Tugboat. E LEW

Martin, Bill Jr. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? E MAR

McMullan, Kate & Jim. I’m Dirty. E MCM

Miller, Margaret. Can You Guess?  E MIL

O’Connell, Rebecca. The Baby Goes Beep. E OCO

Opie, Iona, edited. My Very First Mother Goose. J398.8 MY

Shapiro, Arnold. Mice Squeak, We Speak. E SHA

Shaw, Nancy. Sheep in a Jeep. Book and Cassette

Shulevitz, Uri. So Sleepy Story. E SHU

Simon, Norma. Wet World. E SIM

Stoeke, Janet Morgan. A Hat for Minerva Louise. E STO

Tafuri, Nancy. Have You Seen My Duckling? E TAF

Walsh, Ellen Stoll.  Mouse Paint. E WAL

Williams, Sue. I Went Walking. Book and Cassette

Young, Ruth. Who Says Moo? J591 YOU

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Suggested Authors

Barton, Byron

Bunting, Eve

Cousins, Lucy

Ehlert, Lois

Gentieu, Penny

Hoban, Tana

Miller, Margaret

Oxenbury, Helen

Henkes, Kevin

McCloskey, Robert

McMillan, Bruce

Numeroff, Laura

Steig, William

Wells, Rosemary

Williams, Vera

Please don’t limit yourself to these authors.  If you and your child fall in love with other authors, read everything you can get your hands on by that author.  This list is just a place to start.

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Preschool Titles

Alborough, Jez. Duck in the Truck. E PBK ALB

Allen, Jonathan. “I’m Not Cute!” E ALL

Anderson, Derek. Gladys Goes Out to Lunch. E AND

Bannerman, Helen. The Story of Little Babaji.  E BAN

Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline.  Book and Cassette

Burton, Virginia Lee. Katy and the Big Snow. E BUR

Ehlert, Lois.  Waiting for Wings. E EHL

Falconer, Ian. Olivia. E FAL

Fleming, Denise. Barnyard Banter. E FLE

Gilman, Phoebe.  Something for Nothing.  J398.2 GIL

Henkes, Kevin. Julius, the Baby of the World. E HEN

Henkes, Kevin.  Shelia Rae, the Brave.  E HEN

Hoban, Russell. A Baby Sister for Frances. E HOB

Houston, Gloria. My Great Aunt Arizona. J371.1 HOU

Hunter, Anne. Possum’s Harvest Moon. E HUN

Lear, Edward. The Owl and the Pussycat.  j821 LEA

Lester, Julius. Sam and the Tigers. E LES

Mahy, Margaret. The Three-Legged Cat. E MAH

Marshall, James. George and Martha. E MAR

Martin, Bill Jr.  Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.  E MAR

Mayer, Mercer.  There’s Something in My Attic. E MAY

McCloskey, Robert. Blueberries for Sal. E MCC

Meddaugh, Martha. Martha Speaks. E MED

Newman, Jeff.  Hippo! No, Rhino! E NEW

Numeroff, Laura.  If You Give a Moose a Muffin. E NUM

Piper, Walter. The Little Engine that Could. E PIP

Potter, Beatrix.  The Tale of Peter Rabbit. E POT

Rathman, Peggy. Ruby the Copycat. E PBK RAT

Riley, Linnea. Mouse Mess. E RIL

Root, Phyllis.  One Duck Stuck. E ROO

Ringgold. Faith. Tar Beach. E RIN

Scieszka, Jon. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. E SCI

Shannon, David.  No, David! E SHA

Steig, William. Pete’s a Pizza. E STE

Whippo, Walt. Little White Duck. E WHI

Williams, Vera B. A Chair for My Mother. E WIL

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Early Readers/Fiction

Amanda and Oliver Pig books by Jean Van Leeuwen
Amanda and Oliver have adventures when they are together.

Amelia Bedelia books by Peggy Parish
Amelia Bedelia has funny adventures when she misunderstands directions.

Are You My Mother by P. D. Eastman
This is the story of a young bird who hatches when his mother is out looking for food.  He falls out of the tree and asks everyone and everything he meets if they are his mother.  He knows who she is when she returns to the nest.

Big Surprise in the Bug Tank by Ruth Horowitz
Two brothers get two giant hissing cockroaches as pets and then must figure out a way to deal with the resulting population explosion.

Breakout at the Bug Lab by Ruth Horowitz
When a giant cockroach named Max escapes from their mother’s bug laboratory, Leo and his brother receive help from a mysterious stranger who advises them to think like a bug in order to recapture the runaway roach.

Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel
A mouse convinces a weasel he needs the ingredients from several stories to make a tasty mouse soup.

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Newbery Medal Winners

2009:  The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman; illustrator Dave McKean
After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own.

2008:  Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village  by Laura Amy Schlitz; illustrated by Robert Byrd.
This book is a collection of short one-person plays featuring characters, between ten and fifteen years old, who live in or near a thirteenth-century English manor.  

2007:  The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron; illustrator Matt Phelan
Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist, Lucky Trimble determines to run away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring stability to her life.

2006:  Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
This is a story of teenagers in a small town in the 1960s who experience new thoughts   and feelings, question their identities, connect, and disconnect as they search  for the meaning of life and love.

2005:  Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
This book chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill.

2004:  The Tale of Despereaux:  Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a   Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo; illustrator Timothy Basil Ering
This is the adventures of Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.

2003:  Crispin:  The Cross of Lead by Avi
Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.

2002:  A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters’ village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself.

2001:  A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
In 1937, during the Depression, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice, initially apprehensive about leaving Chicago to spend a year with her fearsome, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois, gradually begins to better understand and admire her grandmother’s unusual qualities.

2000:  Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father—the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.

1999:  Holes by Louis Sachar
As further evidence of his family’s bad fortune, which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a horrible correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.

1998:  Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
In free verse, fifteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family’s wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Great Depression.

1997:  The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg
Four students, with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who chooses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition.

1996:   The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman
In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she wants most:  a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world.

1995:   Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother’s route.  Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.

1994:   The Giver by Lois Lowry
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

1993:   Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
After the death of a beloved aunt who has raised her, twelve-year-old Summer and her uncle Ob leave their West Virginia trailer in search of the strength to go on living.

1992:  Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
When he finds a  lost beagle in the foothills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog’s real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.

1991:   Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee’s life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.

1990:   Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

1989:   Joyful Noise:  Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman
A collection of poems describing the characteristics and activities of a variety of insects.

1987:   The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.

1986:   Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.

1985:   The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Aerin, with the guidance of Luthe and the help of the blue sword, wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demon-haunted North.

1984:   Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents’ divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

1983:   Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voigt
Now that the four abandoned Tillerman children are settled in with their grandmother, Dicey finds that their new beginnings require love, trust, humor, and courage.

1981:   Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Feeling deprived all her life of schooling, friends, mother, and even her name, by her twin sister, Louise finally begins to find her identity.

1979:   The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.

1978:   Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Living in rural Virginia, ten-year-old Jess and Leslie become special friends as they create a magical secret world that they call Terabithia.  But when a tragic accident causes Leslie’s death during a storm, Jess is forced to face life alone.

1977:   Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand. 

1976:  The Grey King by Susan Cooper
This is the fourth book of The Dark is Rising sequence.  In this book Will Stanton, who is visiting in Wales, is swept into a desperate quest to find the golden harp and to awaken the ancient Sleepers.

1975:   M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton
As a slag heap, the result of strip mining, creeps closer to his house in the Ohio hills, fifteen-year-old M. C. is torn between trying to get his family away and fighting for the home they love.

1974:   The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox
Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo.

1973:   Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.

1972:   Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien
Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived.

1971:   Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars
A teen-age girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally retarded brother gets lost.

1970:   Sounder by William H. Armstrong
Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read and with the help of the devoted dog Sounder.

1969:   The High King by Lloyd Alexander
In this fifth and final chronicle of Prydain, the forces of good and evil meet in the ultimate confrontation.\

1968:   From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.

1965:   Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska
Manolo Olivar has to make a decision:  to follow in his famous father’s shadow and become a bullfighter, or to follow his heart and become a doctor.

1964:   It’s Like This, Cat by Emily Neville
This story reveals the developing maturity of a 14 year old New York City boy, who, with his cat, explores the city.

1963:   A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg’s father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.

1962:   The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
After witnessing his father’s crucifixion by Roman soldiers, Daniel bar Jamin is fired by a single passion:  to avenge his father’s death by driving the Roman legions from the land of Israel.  Time and again Daniel is drawn to the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, only to turn away, disappointed and confused by Jesus’s lack of action in opposing the Roman.  This is a novel about Daniel’s tormented journey from a blind, confining hatred to his acceptance and understanding of love.

1961:   Island of the Blue Dolphins  by Scott O’Dell
This story records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast.

1960:   Onion John  by Joseph Krumgold
His friendship with the town odd-jobs man, Onion John, causes a conflict between Andy and his father.

1959:   The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Born in the Caribbean Islands, Kit finds life in the Connecticut colony of her relatives to be extremely bleak and lonely.  When her only friendship is discovered, she finds herself accused of witchcraft.

1958:   Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith
With fighting erupting around his Kansas farm,  16-year-old Jefferson Davis Bussey can hardly wait to join the Union forces.  When he infiltrates Colonel Watie’s Confederate camp as a spy, he discovers the enemy is much like himself—only fighting for a different cause.

1956:   Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
This is a fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to become a ship’s captain and authored The American Practical Navigator.

1955:   The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong
The school children of a small fishing village in Holland search for a wheel to put on the roof of their school so that storks will nest there and bring good luck to the town.

1951:   Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates
This is the story of a man who, born free in Africa, was sold in America as a slave.  In time he purchased his own freedom to several other people.  This dramatic story of a slave who achieved recognition as a  free man and a worthwhile citizen is based on the life of an actual person.  This is a moving tale of a man who made the democratic ideal come true.

1949:   King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry
This story follows the adventures of the Arabian stallion brought to England to become one of the founding sires of the Thoroughbred breed and the mute Arab stable boy who tended him with loyalty and devotion all his life.

1948:   The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois
Professor William Waterman Sherman wants a change.  He decides to embark on a balloon trip around the world and instead encounters a marvelous fantastic island in the Pacific.

1946:   Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski
In 1945, in Florida, ten-year-old Birdie Boyer and her family struggle to make their new farm prosper despite heat, droughts, cold snaps, and rowdy neighbors.

1945:   Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson
New folks are coming to live in the Big House.  The animals of Rabbit Hill wonder if they will plant a garden and thus be good providers.

1944:  Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
After injuring his hand, a silversmith’s apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.

1943:   Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray Vining
This is a story about the adventures of eleven-year-old Adam as he travels the open roads of thirteenth century England searching for his missing father, a minstrel, and his stolen red spaniel, Nick.

1942:   The Matchlock Gun by Walter Edmonds   
In 1756, during the French and Indian War in upper New York state, ten-year-old Edward is determined to protect his home and family with the ancient and much too heavy, Spanish gun that his father had given him before leaving home to fight the enemy.

1941:   Call It Courage by Armstrong Perry
Based on a Polynesian legend, this is the story of a youth who overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe.

1936:   Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
This book is about the adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.

1934:   Invincible Louisa:  the Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs
This book is about the life of Louisa May Alcott who wrote Little Women.

1931:   The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth
A little cat comes to the home of a poor Japanese artist and, by humility and devotion, brings him good fortune.

1930:   Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field
This is the story of Mehitable or Hitty.  She was a doll made of white ash by a peddler who was spending the winter in Maine.  Hitty was made for a little girl named Phoebe Preble who took Hitty everywhere she went even on a long sailing trip on a whaler.

1927:   Smoky, the Cowhorse by Will James
This book describes the experiences of Smoky, the mouse-colored horse, from his birth on the range, his capture by humans, through his work in the rodeo and on the ranch, and his eventual old age.

1923:   The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island.

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Caldecott Medal Winners

2009:   The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson, illustrator Beth Krommes
Naming nighttime things that are both comforting and intriguing—a key, a bed, a book, a light, the moon—this timeless good night book illuminates a reassuring order to the universe.

2008:   The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized

2007:   Flotsam by David Wiesner
The story of what happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam.

2006:   The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Jester, illustrator Chris Raschka
The kitchen window at Nanna and Poppy’s house is, for one little girl, a magic gateway.  Everything important happens near it, through it, or beyond it.  Told in her voice, her story is both a voyage of discovery and a celebration of the commonplace wonders that define childhood.  It is also a love song devoted to that special relationship between grandparents and grandchild.

2005:   Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet and hungry trying to reach it.

2004:   The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit’s 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center Towers.

2003:   My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around, but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend.

2002:   The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon, and a dragon.

2001:   So You Want to be President?  By Judith St. George, illustrator David Small
This book presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton.

2000:   Joseph Had Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.

1999:   Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrator Mary Azarian
This is a biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.

1998:   Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.  A note on the origins of the story is also included.

1997:    Golem by David Wisniewski
A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.

1996:   Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
The children of Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle’s safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches.

1995:   Smoky Night by Eve Bunting, illustrator David Diaz
When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.

1994:   Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say, edited by Walter Lorraine
A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather’s journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.

1993:   Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother’s boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.

1992:   Tuesday by David Wiesner
Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.

1991:   Black and White by David Macaulay
This book is four brief “stories” about parents, trains and cows, or is it really one story?  The author recommends careful inspection of the words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.

1990:   Lon Po Po:  A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young
Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

1989:   Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman
Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.

1988:   Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
On a winter’s night under a  full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.

1987:   Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks
A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well.

1986:   The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

1985:   Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
This is a retelling of the segment from Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.

1982:   Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
When left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.

1981:   Fables by Arnold Lobel
This book contains twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.

1980:   Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
This story describes the day-to-day life throughout the changing seasons of an early 19th-century New England family.

1979:   The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
A girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free, even though she is fond of her people.

1977:   Ashanti to Zulu:  African Traditions by Margaret Musgrove
This book explains some traditions and customs of 26 African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z.

1976:   Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema
This is a retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.  It also reveals the meaning of the mosquito’s buzz.

1975:   Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
This is an adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

1974:   Duffy and the Devil by Harve Zemach
The spinning and knitting the devil agrees to do for her win Duffy the Squire’s name and a carefree life until it comes time for her to guess the devil’s name.

1972:   One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian
After the old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again.

1971:   A Story A Story by Gail E. Haley
This book recounts how most African folk tales came to be called “Spider Stories.”

1970:   Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock            but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

1968:   Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley
This is a picture book from an old folk verse, which tells of the building of a cannon as each soldier brings a part.

1965:   May I Bring a Friend? by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
A well-mannered little boy has permission to bring his animal friends to visit the king and queen.

1964:   Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.

1963:   The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

1962:   Once a Mouse by Marcia Brown
As it changes from mouse, to cat, to dog, to tiger, a hermit’s pet also becomes increasingly vain.

1960:   Nine Days to Christmas by Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida
Ceci anxiously awaits her first posada, the special Mexican Christmas party, and the opportunity to select a piñata for it.

1958:   Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
This story follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine.

1957:   A Tree is Nice by Janice Udry
This book briefly describes the value of a tree.  Some of the reasons why trees are good to have around are funny.  Some are indisputable facts.  But in all of them there is a sense of poetic simplicity and beauty which will be sure to entrance any young child.

1956:   Frog Went A-Courtin’ by John Langstaff
In this book the author made one happy story out of the different ballads that are sung in many parts of America and other countries about the frog and the mouse and their little animal friends.  This story has been passed down from generation to generation usually it is sung and changed by each teller or singer.

1954:   Madeline’s Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise.

1953:   The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family’s barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble. 

1949:   The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader
Despite their elaborate preparations for winter, the animals and birds are delighted by a surprise banquet after a big snow.

1948:   White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt
When it begins to look, feel and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard.

1947:   The Little Island by Golden MacDonald (Margaret Wise Brown)
This book depicts the changes that occur on a small island as the seasons come and go, as day changes to night, and as a storm approaches.

1945:   Prayer for a  Child by Rachel Field
This is an illustrated bedtime prayer which gives thanks for the many aspects of a child’s world.

1944:   Many Moons by James Thurber
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore’s one wish.

1943:   The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.

1942:   Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McClosky
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.       

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Maud Hart Lovelace Division I titles 2009-2010

Applegate, Katherine.  Home of the Brave.  Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the home of his aunt, as well as in his classroom, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner.

Asch, Frank.  Star Jumper: Journal of a Cardboard Genius.  Alex is fed up with life and his younger brother.  He does the only logical thing and builds a spacecraft to take him to a brother-free planet.

Going, K.  The Liberation of Gabriel King.  In Georgia during the summer of 1975, Gabriel, a white bullied boy, and Frita, a black facing prejudice, overcome their fears together as they enter 5th grade.

Graff, Lisa.  The Thing about Georgie.   Georgie’s dwarfism causes problems, but he could always count on certain things, until an announcement, a new boy and a class project shake things up.

Gutman, Dan.  The Homework Machine.  Four 5th graders, as well a their teacher and mothers relate the events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework.

Hale, Shannon.  Princess Academy.  Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland, while attending a strict academy for potential princesses.

Jonell, Lynne.  Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat.  When Emmy discovers that she are her formerly loving parents are being drugged by their evil nanny, she and some new friends must try everything possible to return life to normal.

Jones, Marcia.  Champ.  Together Riley and Champ make a great team.  But they stand to lose more at the Founder’s Day dog show than a blue ribbon.  Could they be separated forever?

Lin, Grace.  Year of the Dog.   Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.

Lord, Cynthia.  Rules.  Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is full of complications between her autistic brother and her paraplegic friend.

Pennypacker, Cynthia.  Clementine.  While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.

Wilson, Nathan.  Leepike Ridge. While his widowed mother searches for him, Tom, presumed dead after drifting away down a river, finds himself trapped in a series of underground caves with another survivor and a dog, and pursued by murderous treasure hunters.

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Maud Hart Lovelace Division II Titles 2009 – 2010

Applegate, Katherine.  Home of the Brave.  Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the home of his aunt, as well as in his classroom, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner.

Carter, Ally.  I’d Tell You I Love you, But then I’d Have to Kill You.  As a sophomore at a secret spy school and the daughter of a former CIA operative, Cammie is sheltered from “normal teenage life” until she meets a local boy while on a class surveillance mission.

Draper, Sharon.  Fire from the Rock.  Sylvia Patterson’s, normal teenage life in 1957, is disrupted by the impending integration of Little Rock’s Central High when she is selected to be one of the black students attending the previously all white school.

Hale, Shannon.  Princess Academy.  Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland, while attending a strict academy for potential princesses.

Jaramillo, Ann.  La Linea.  When Miguel’s time finally comes to leave his poor Mexican village, cross the border illegally, and join his parents in California, his younger sister’s determinations to join him soon imperils them both.

Kadohata, Cynthia.  Cracker.  A young soldier in Vietnam bonds with his bomb-sniffing dog.

Korman, Gordon.  Schooled.  Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Cap has never watched tv, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie.  But when his grandmother is hospitalized, Cap finds himself living with a guidance counselor and no amount of education could prepare him for the politics of public school.

Lord, Cynthia.  Rules.  Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is full of complications between her autistic brother and her paraplegic friend.

Pfeffer, Susan.  Life As We Knew It.  Through journal entries, Miranda describes her family’s struggles to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.

Smith, Roland.  Peak.  A fourteen year old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.

*Sonnenblick, Jordan.  Notes from the Midnight Driver.  After being assigned to perform community service at a nursing home, Alex befriends a cantankerous old man who has some lessons to impart about jazz guitar playing, love and forgiveness.  *For mature readers.

Wilson, Nathan.  Leepike Ridge. While his widowed mother searches for him, Tom, presumed dead after drifting away down a river, finds himself trapped in a series of underground caves with another survivor and a dog, and pursued by murderous treasure hunters.

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LEXILE SCORE BOOK LIST

Lexile 100

• Cappetta, Cynthia.  Chairs, chairs, chairs!  This is a book about different kinds of chairs and their uses.  E CAP
• Capucilli, Alyssa Satin.  Biscuit Goes to School.  A dog follows the bus to school, where he meets the teacher and takes part in the activities of the class.  PBK J CAP
• Hest, Amy.  Off to School, Baby Duck.  Baby Duck experiences the fear of the first day of school, but with a little help from Grampa, turns out okay in the end.  E HES
• Hines, Anna Grossnickle.  William’s Turn.  William does not join the other children in playing games on the playground because he is waiting for his turn to ring the bell at the end of recess.  E HIN
• Martin, Ann M.  Kristy’s Worst Idea.  This is book number 100 in the Babysitter’s Club book series.  In this book the girls in the club become overwhelmed with homework causing tension and stress.  One of the club’s favorite charges is hurt under Kristy’s nose and she considers disbanding the club.  PBK J MAR
• Minarik, Else Holmelund.  A Kiss for Little Bear.  Little Bear’s thank-you kiss from grandmother gets passed on to him by many animals and greatly aids the skunks’ romance.  E MIN
• Paul, Ann Whitford.  Everything to Spend the Night-from A to Z.  While showing his grandfather all the things, from A to Z, that she has brought with her to spend the night, a little girl suddenly realizes that she forgot one important item.  E PAU
• Pinczes, Elinor J.  One Hundred Angry Ants.  One hundred hungry ants head towards a picnic to get yummies for their tummies, but stops to change their line formation, showing different divisions of one hundred, cause them to loose time and food in the end.  E PIN
• Stevenson, James.  Don’t Make Me Laugh.   Readers are requested not to laugh or do anything to influence the behavior of various animal characters in this book.  E STE
• Wardlaw, Lee.  Hector’s Hiccups.  When Hector gets the hiccups, his brother and sister try everything they can think of to make them go away.  PBK J WAR
• Wells,  Rosemary.  Emily’s First 100 Days of School.  Starting with number one for the first day of school, Emily learns the numbers to one hundred in many different ways.  E WEL

Lexile 110

• Greene, Carol.  Firefighters fight fires.  This book describes what happens when a fire alarm goes off at a firehouse, from firefighters sliding down the poles to the rescue of a dog from a burning building.  J 628.9 GRE
• Heide, Florence Parry.  Some Things Are Scary.  A list of scary things includes “roller skating down hill when you haven’t learned how to stop, getting hugged by somebody you don’t like, and finding out your best friend has a best friend who isn’t you.”  E HEI
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Swim Meet.  This is one of the Babysitter’s Club Little Sister books.  Karen has joined the swim team!  She loves dreaming about winning medals and learning to swim fast.  But mostly she likes to have fun with her swim team friends.  Then the coach starts acting mean.  He says the team is not working hard enough.  Can Karen find a way to be a winner and have fun too?  PBK J MAR
• Parish, Peggy.  Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping.  As always, Amelia Bedelia follows exactly the instructions given to her on a camping trip, including pitching a tent and rowing boats.  E PAR
• Sis, Peter.  Madlenka.  Madlenka, whose New York City neighbors include the French baker, the news vendor, the Italian ice cream man, the South American grocer, and the Chinese shopkeeper, goes around the block to show her friends her loose tooth and finds it is like taking a trip around the world.  E SIS

Lexile 120

• Brimner, Larry Dane.  Dinosaurs Dance.  Though other animals may twirl and prance, there is nothing like a dinosaur dance.  E BRI
• Carlson, Nancy.  Louanne Pig in the Talent Show.  No-talent Louanne’s spirits droop as her friends prepare for the talent show, but then she is called upon to perform in a very special way.  E CAR
• Herman, Gail.  The Haunted Ski Lodge.   A day’s skiing means lots of fun for Scooby and the gang—and lots of hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows when the skiing’s done.  Then  a big storm strands Scooby and Shaggy in an empty ski lodge.  They hear tapping.  They hear banging.  They see strange shadows.  Is the lodge haunted?  Only Scooby-Doo can solve this mystery.  PBK J HER
• Hoban, Lillian.  Silly Tilly’s Valentine.  Mr. Bunny reminds her that the day is special, but while trying to recall why, Silly Tilly, the forgetful mole, gets distracted by the snow.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E HOB
• Hoff, Syd.  Sammy the Seal.  Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with children but decides that there really is no place like home.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Lasky, Kathryn.  Lucille’s Snowsuit.  Lucille has so much trouble getting her snowsuit on that she is almost too tired to go outside and join her brother and sister playing in the snow.  E LAS
• Stojic, Manya.  Rain.  The animals of the African savanna use their senses to predict and then enjoy the rain.  E STO
• Thomas, Shelley Moore.  Get well, Good Knight.  A Good Knight helps three little dragons who are in bed with a cold.  E THO

Lexile 130

• Byars, Betsy.  My Brother, Ant.  In four separate stories, Ant’s older brother gets rid of the monster under Ant’s bed, forgives Ant for drawing on his homework, tries to read a story, and helps Ant write a letter to Santa.  E BYA
• Byars, Betsy.  Ant Plays Bear.  Ant and his brother play a game, discuss growing up, hear a scary noise, and learn to be friends.  E BYA
• Cazet, Denys.  Minnie and Moo and the Thanksgiving Tree.  All the animals in the barnyard ask the cows Minnie and Moo to hide them so that they will not become Thanksgiving dinner.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E CAZ
• Feiffer, Jules.  Bark, George.  A mother dog tries to teach her pup how to bark, and is surprised at why he isn’t learning.  E FEI
• Ghigna, Charles.  Mice are Nice.  This book uses simple rhyming text that extols the virtues of mice as the perfect pet.  This book also discusses different types of bears, focusing especially on the period when the mother bear comes out of hibernation with new cubs, describing how they hunt for food, what they eat, and how the mother protects her young.  E GHI
• Keene, Carolyn.  The Sign of the Falcon.  Nancy’s father has been kidnapped in New York City, and Nancy may be his last chance to come out of it alive.  PBK J KEE
• London, Jonathan.  Froggy Goes to Bed.  Froggy finds many ways to delay bedtime.  E LON
• Minor, Wendell.  Pumpkin heads!  Pumpkin heads and jack-o-lanterns of all varieties abound when Halloween comes around.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION MIN
• Pearlman, Bobby.  Leaf Dance.  Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy, and the other toys throw a party to celebrate the first day of fall.  PBK J PEA
• Tang, Greg.  The Best of Times:  Math Strategies that Multiply.  Simple rhymes offer hints on how to multiply any number by zero through ten without memorizing the multiplication tables.  J513.2 TAN
• Wiseman, B.  Morris the Moose.  Determined to prove that the cow he meets is a moose, Morris the moose enlists the help of a rather confused deer and horse.  E WIS

Lexile 140

• Brown, Laurene Krasny.  How to be a Friend:  a Guide to Making Friends and keeping them.  Dinosaur characters illustrate the value of friends, how to make friends and how to be and not to be a good friend.  J 158.2 BRO
• Freeman, Saxton.  One Lonely Seahorse.  One lonely sea horse learns that she has a lot of friends—friends she can really “count” on.  E FRE
• Hayward, Linda.  A Day in the Life of a Builder.  J 690 HAY
• Keene, Carolyn.  The Door-to-Door Deception.  The police suspect some of the junior high kids in Nancy Drew’s after- school program of breaking into houses.  But when Nancy sets out to find the truth, she finds herself in danger.  The real crooks are determined to shut her down—before she shuts the door on the River Heights burglar ring!  PBK J KEE
• Kessler, Leonard P.  Here Comes the Strikeout.  Hitting the ball is hard work, but after lots of practice and advice from his friend Willy, Bobby learns how.  E KES
• Kessler, Leonard P.  Kick, Pass and Run.  After observing a boy’s football game, a group of animals organizes its own teams and game.  E KES
• Maestro, Marco.  Geese Find the Missing Piece:  School Time Riddle Rhymes.   Rhyming riddles answer questions about a  variety of animals at school.  PBK J  MAE
• Palatini, Margie.  Bedhead.  After many unsuccessful attempts to control his unruly hair one morning, Oliver and his family think that they have solved the problem—until he gets to school and finds that it is school picture day.  E PAL
• Parish, Peggy.  Amelia Bedelia  This book is the zany adventures of a maid who takes instructions literally.  E PAR
• Raschka, Chris.  Charlie Parker Played Be Bop.  This book introduces the famous saxophonist and his style of jazz known as bebop.  JQ788.7 RAS  
• Yee, Brenda Shannon.  Sand Castles.  Jen starts to build a sand castle at the beach, and others come along to help make the moat, path, wall , and road around it.  E YEE

Lexile 150

• Berenstain, Stan.  The Berenstain Bears Ready, Get Set, Go!  The Bear family engage in competitive sports events while demonstrating to the reader the comparison of adjectives.  E BER
• Capucilli, Alyssa Satin.  Bathtime for Biscuit.  Biscuit the puppy runs away from his bath with his puppy friend, Puddles.  PBK J CAP
• Cazet, Denys.  Born in the Gravy.  A young Mexican American girl tells her father all the things she did on her first day of kindergarten.  E CAZ
• Cazet, Denys.  Minnie and Moo Go Dancing.  Cow friends, Minnie and Moo, decide to dress up and attend a party at  the farmer’s house.  E CAZ
• Corey, Shana.  First Graders From Mars, Episode 1, Horus’s Horrible Day.  As the school year begins on Mars, Horus the Martian gets off to a rocky start, but soon discovers that first grade is not really as bad as he thought.  PBK J COR
• Cushman, Doug.  Inspector Hopper.  Inspector Hopper and his perpetually hungry assistant, McBugg, solve three mysteries for their insect friends.  E CUS
• De Paola, Tomie.  Kit and Kat.  This is a collection of three stories featuring the Kitten Kids sleeping at their grandparents’ house, riding bikes, and playing with a bully.  E DEP
• Henkes, Kevin.  Owen’s Marshmallow Chick.  Owen is joyous when he receives a marshmallow chick as part of an Easter basket.  Decked out in his purple plaid Easter finery, this boy mouse spends a giddy day playing with his sugary new pal.  And does he succumb to tasty temptation?  How dare you even think such a thing!  BOARD BOOK
• Krensky, Stephen.  Ben Franklin and His First Kite.  Two popular series, Ready-to-Read and Childhood of Famous Americans, combine to present the story of young Ben Franklin who loves doing experiments and cannot wait to test out his latest idea involving a kite.  PBK J KRE
• Mason, Jane B.  Hello, Two-wheeler.  Even though he loves to ride his bicycle, a young boy makes excuses not to because he is the only one of his friends to still have training wheels.  E MAS
• McMullan, Kate.  Fluffy Meets the Groundhog.  Groundhog Dog inspires the class to celebrate Groundpig Day with their guinea pig Fluffy, and Fluffy gets to help an unhappy groundhog.  PBK J MCM
• Moses, Amy.  If I Were an Ant.  A child imagines how much larger things such as crumbs, puddles, trees, and even babies would seem to an ant.  E MOS
• Ruby, Lois.  Steal Away Home.  In two parallel stories, a Quaker family in Kansas in the late 1850s operates a station on the Underground Railroad, while almost 150 years later twelve-year old Dana moves into the same house and finds the skeleton of a black woman who helped the Quakers.  J RUB
• Shaw, Nancy E.  Sheep in a Shop.  Sheep hunt for a birthday present and make havoc of the shop, only to discover they haven’t the money to pay for things.  J PBK SHA

Lexile 160

• Benjamin, Cynthia.  Footprints in the Sand.  Pictures and simple text depict desert animals and the tracks they leave as they rush to their homes.  E BEN
• Berenstain, Stan & Jan.  The Berenstain Bears by the Sea.  The Bear family goes to the beach, but before they can swim in the ocean there’s a lot of work to be done.  PBK J BER
• Bowdish, Lynea.  Silly Questions.  This book asks such silly questions as “Have you ever tried making an elephant laugh?”,  “Have you waltzed with a penguin?” and “Have you sung a duet with a curly-haired moose?”
• Cronin, Doreen.  Click, Clack Moo:  Cows That Type.  When Farmer Brown’s cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.  E CRO
• Ehlert, Lois.  Waiting for Wings.  In this brightly colored book is the tale of an egg that becomes a caterpillar who is waiting for wings.  E EHL
• Johnston, Tony.  Alien and Possum:  Friends No Matter What.  Possum and Alien become friends and find that they have both similarities and differences.  E JOH
• McKissack, Patricia and Fredrick.  Messy Bessey’s Closet.  Messy Bessey learns a lesson about sharing when she cleans out her closet.  E MCK
• Nakamura, Katherine Riley.  Song of Night:  It’s Time to go to Bed.  Animal parents help their babies get ready for a night of good sleep.  E NAK
• Parish, Peggy.  Come Back, Amelia Bedelia.  Because she does exactly as she is told, Amelia Bedelia is fired from one job after another.  E PAR
• Rylant, Cynthia.  The Case of the Missing Monkey.   While having breakfast at their favorite diner, two detectives, Bunny and Jack, solve a mystery that is not what it seems.  E RYL
• Wiseman, Bernard.  Morris and Boris At the Circus.  Morris and Boris go to the circus as spectators and end up being part of the action.  E WIS
• Zolotow, Charlotte.  My Friend John.  John’s best friend tells everything he knows about John, the secrets they share, their likes and dislikes, and the fun they have as friends.  E ZOL

Lexile 170

• Charlip, Remy.  Why Will I Never Ever Ever Ever Have Enough Time to Read This Book.  A busy girl recounts all of the things she has to do in a day as she tries to find time to read.  E CHA
• Corey, Shana.  First Graders From Mars. Episode 2, The Problem With Pelly.  Pelly feels miserable because she looks different from her Martian classmates, but a glamorous opera singer who visits her class shows Pelly that her differences make her special.  PBK J COR
• Davis, Katie.  Scared Stiff.  A little girl devises a clever way to face her fears and discovers that she really doesn’t have anything to be afraid of.  E DAV
• Ehlert, Lois.  Planting a Rainbow.  A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.  PBK J EHL
• Henkes, Kevin.  Wemberly Worried.  A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school.  E HEN
• Hoff, Syd.  Chester, Story and Pictures.  A wild horse searches for someone to love and care for him.  E HOF
• Johnson, D. B.  Henry Hikes to Fitchburg.  While his friend works hard to earn the train fare to Fitchburg, young Henry Thoreau walks the thirty miles through woods and fields, enjoying nature and the time to think great thoughts.  This book also includes biographical information about Thoreau.  E JOH
• McPhail, David.  Big Pig and Little Pig.  Big Pig and Little Pig enjoy spending time together, though they take different approaches to the same task.  Although they like different things, Big Pig and Little Pig enjoy spending time together.  E MCP
• Parish, Peggy.  Amelia Bedelia’s Family Album.  Amelia Bedelia entertains Mr. and Mrs. Rogers by showing them her family album and describing what her relatives do.  E PAR
• Ray, Mary Lyn.  Red Rubber Boot Day.  A child describes all the things there are to do on a rainy day.  E RAY

Lexile 180

• Bulla, Clyde Robert.  Daniel’s Duck.  A novice wood carver is  momentarily defeated when people laugh at the result of a winter of work.  E BUL
• Freeman, Don.  Gregory’s Shadow.  Gregory Groundhog and his shadow desperately look for each other after they become separated from one another just before their annual appearance on Groundhog Day.  E FRE
• McCarty, Peter.  Hondo & Fabian.  Hondo the dog goes to the beach and plays with his friend, Fred, while Fabian the cat spends the day at home.  E MCC
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Henry and Mudge and Annie’s Perfect Pet:  the Twentieth Book of Their Adventures.  Although Henry’s cousin, Annie, likes his dog, Mudge, when she gets her own pet she decides that a bunny will be perfect for her.  E RYL
• Samms II, Carl R & Jean.  Stranger in the Woods.  Forest animals, awakened by the birds’ warning that there is a stranger in the woods, set out to discover if there is danger and find, instead, a wonderful surprise.  This winter wonderland adventure is filled with beautiful photographs depicting the animals of the forest as they venture out toward a new snowman built by two children.  There, they find different types of food such as nuts and seeds in his hat, and a carrot nose.  E SAM
• Seuss, Dr.  One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.  This is a series of nonsense verses about fish, boxing gox, pet zeeps, things in the park, pet zeds, zans and cans and more.  BOOK AND CASSETTE also E SEU
• Stevenson, James.  The Most Amazing Dinosaur.  Wilfred the rat stumbles into a museum, where he befriends the animals living there and enjoys the many exhibits.  E STE

Lexile 190

• Briggs, Raymond.  Ug:  B oy Genius of the Stone Age.  To the dismay of his parents and friends, a prehistoric boy continually thinks of making things softer, warmer, and nicer, rather than being content in a world of stone.  J BRI
• Carlson, Nancy L.  ABC, I Like Me!  This is an alphabet book that explores self-esteem.     E CAR
• Cocca-Leffler, Maryann.  Missing:  One Stuffed Rabbit.  After losing Coco, the class pet, at a shopping mall, first-grader Janine learns that the stuffed rabbit has mistakenly been given as part of a toy distribution at a local hospital.  E COC
• Duke, Kate.  Twenty is Too Many.  This is a tale of twenty adventurous guinea pigs on sea and land which illustrates the process of subtraction as their numbers dwindle.  E DUK
• Greene, Stephanie.  Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble.  Young Betsy Ross is upset when her brother tells her that she cannot make furniture because she is a girl, but her mother teaches her that she can still do important things.  PBK J GRE
• Lexau, Joan M.  Don’t Be My Valentine.  Sam’s mean valentine for Amy Lou goes astray at school and almost ruins the day for him and his friends.  HOLIDAY E LEX
• Lobel, Anita.  One Lighthouse, One Moon.  This is a presentation of the days of the week, the months of the year, and numbers from one to ten through the activities of a cat and people in and around a lightlhouse.  E LOB
• Numeroff, Laura.  If You Take a Mouse to School.  This story follows a boy and his mouse through a busy day at school.  E NUM
• Seuss, Dr.  My Many Colored Days.  This rhyming story describes each day in terms of a particular color which in turn is associated with specific emotions.  E SEU
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  Benny Goes Into Business.  When Benny Alden decides he wants to go into business like his grandfather, his first several attempts don’t quite work out.  E WAR
• West, Tracey.  The Greedy Gremlin.  This is book number 2 of the Pixie Tricks series.  Violet Briggs and Sprite have to catch fourteen fairies who have escaped from the Otherworld and are causing all kinds of trouble.  PBK J WES
• Wiseman, Bernard.  Morris Goes to School.  Morris the Moose has an exciting day in school learning the alphabet, counting, singing, spelling, and doing other things that make him a unique moose.  BOOK & CASSETTE also E WIS

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Lexile 200

• Catalanotto, Peter.  Emily’s Art.  Emily paints four pictures and enters one in the first-grade art contest, but the judge interprets Emily’s entry as a rabbit instead of a dog.  E CAT
• Coughlan, Cheryl.  Mosquitos.  This book with its simple text and photographs describes the physical characteristics of mosquitoes.  J595.77 COU 
• Donaldson, Julia.  The Gruffalo.  A clever mouse uses the threat of a terrifying creature to keep from being eaten by a fox, an owl, and a snake—only to have to outwit that creature as well.     E DON
• Layton, Neal.  Smile if You’re Human.  An alien child’s quest to take a  photograph of a “mysterious creature known as human” has an unexpected result when a search through an Earth zoo brings an encounter with a gorilla.  E LAY
• Levine, Evan.  Not the Piano, Mrs. Medley!  After several false starts, Mrs. Medley, loaded with gear, sets out for the beach with her grandson, Max and her dog, Word.  E LEV
• Little, Jean.  Emma’s Yucky Brother.  Emma finds out how hard it is to be a big sister when her family adopts a four-year-old boy named Max.  E LIT
• Marzollo, Jean.  Baseball Brothers.  Timmy is distracted while playing right field on his tee ball team, but when he comes up to bat he hits a home run.  PBK J MAR
• Prelustsky, Jack.  Read Aloud Stories for the Very Young.  This is a collection of more than 200 short poems by both known and anonymous American and English authors.  JQ811 REA
• Root, Phyllis.  Oliver Finds his Way.  Oliver the bear becomes lost when he chases a leaf to the edge of the woods, but then he comes up with an idea to find his way back home.  E ROO
• Stevens, Janet and Susan Stevens.  And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon.  When the Dish and the Spoon run away, their nursery rhyme friends Cat, Cow, and Dog set out to rescue them in time for the next evening’s reading of their rhyme.  E STE
• Stoeke, Janet Morgan.  A Friend for Minerva Louise.  When Minerva Louise, a curious chicken, mistakes a baby crib for a rabbit hutch, she searches for the rabbit and in the process discovers new additions around the house.  E STO
• Wild, Margaret.  The Pocket Dogs.  Biff and Buff are two very small dogs who are happy to travel in Mr. Pocket’s pockets, until Biff falls through a hole one day.  E WIL
• Wood, Don and Audrey.  Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear!   “…Now the little Mouse is  celebrating Christmas—with a generous spirit that will warm the hearts of families everywhere.”  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E WOO

Lexile 210

• Banks, Kate.  Baboon.  A young baboon’s view of the world changes as his mother shows him various parts of his environment.  E BAN
• Byars, Betsy.  The Golly Sisters Go West.  May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters travel West by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way.  E BYA  also BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Cazet, Denys.  Minnie and Moo go to the Moon.  Two cow friends, Minnie and Moo, decide to drive the farmer’s tractor all the way to the moon.  E CAZ
• Golembe, Carla.  Annabelle’s Big Move.  In two stories, a dog must adjust when her family moves to a new house and she makes new friends on a visit to the beach.  E GOL
• Goode, Diane.  Mama’s Perfect Present.  Two children have some problems when they take their dog along as they search through the streets of Paris for just the right present for their mother’s birthday.  E GOO
• Hoff, Syd.  Julius.  Julius, an African gorilla, finds a home in an American circus.  One day he inadvertently frightens away his audience, and goes in search of them.  E HOF
• Hood, Susan.  Bad Hair Day.  On the way to get a hair cut, a child sees others with not-so-perfect hair.  E HOO
• Maccarone, Grace.  I Have a Cold.  A sick child describes how it feels to have a bad cold.         PBK J MAC
• Peterson, Katherine.  The Smallest Cow in the World.  Rosie is the meanest cow in the world—and Marvin’s best friend.  When his family moves to a new farm, Marvin is sad and lonely . . .  until he finds Rosie again.  But now she’s making trouble for everyone.  Will she and Marvin ever adjust to the changes of a new life in a new place?  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Root, Phyllis.  One Duck Stuck.  In this counting book, increasingly larger groups of animals try to help a duck that is stuck in the sleepy, slimy marsh.  E ROO
• Saunders-Smith, Gail.  Spring.  The simple text and photographs of this book depict the weather, plants, animals and activities of spring.  J508.2 SAU
• Yolen, Jane.  How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?  Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur could say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.    E YOL

Lexile 220

• Bridwell, Norman.  Clifford the Big Red Dog.  Emily Elizabeth describes the activities she enjoys with her very big, very red dog and how they take care of each other.  E BRI also BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Brunhoff, Laurent de.  Babar and the Succotash Bird.  A beautiful with sparkling colors and magical powers visits Babar’s son, Alexander, in the middle of the night.  E BRU
• Bruss, Deborah.  Book! Book! Book!  When the children go back to school, the animals on the farm are bored, so they go into the library in town trying to find something to do.  E BRU
• Hoff, Syd.  Grizzwold.  Grizzwold, the lovable bear, is having a tough time finding somewhere to live.  He’s too big for most places, and too clumsy for others.  He’s not even any good as a live bearskin rug!  Will Grizzwold ever find a home that’s just right?  E HOF
• Karlin, Nunt.  The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat.  Rat tries to get the fat cat off the mat and back to his usual resting place in the vat.  E KAR
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Day of the Dragon King.  The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie back two thousand years to ancient China where they must find the original copy of the old legend before the Imperial Library is burned down by the evil Dragon King.  This is book number 14 of the Magic Tree House series.  PBK J OSB
• Palatini, Margie.  The Web Files.  Ducktective Web and his partner try to quack the case of the pilfered peck of perfectly picked pickled peppers.  E PAL
• Parish, Herman.  Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor.  A series of misunderstandings leads to the literal-minded Amelia Bedelia to run for mayor.  E PAR
• Parish, Herman.  Bravo, Amelia Bedelia!  From the time she is sent to pick up the guest conductor, Amelia Bedelia’s normal confusion causes quite an uproar at the school concert.      E PAR
• Parish, Peggy.  Good Work, Amelia Bedelia.  Literal-minded Amelia Bedelia does household chores and gets dinner ready.  E PAR
• Parish, Peggy.  Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia.  Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game.  E PAR
• Scheffler, Ursel.  Who Has Time for Little Bear?  A little bear who’s parents are too busy to play with him finds a friend in another little bear with the same problem.  E SCH
• Shannon, George.  Lizard’s Home.  When Snake starts sleeping on the rock where Lizard lives, Lizard must figure out how to get his home back.  E SHA
• Shulevitz, Uri.  Snow.  As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.  E SHU
• Whybrow, Ian.  Sammy and the Dinosaurs.  Sammy finds toy dinosaurs in the attic that come to life when he names each one.  E WHY

Lexile 230

• Arnold, Tedd.  Huggly Goes to School.  Huggly doesn’t realize that his perfect hide-and-seek hiding spot is . . . a school!  PBK J ARN
• Base, Graeme.  The Waterhole.  As ever growing numbers of animals visit a watering hole, introducing the numbers from one to ten, the water dwindles.  E BAS
• Brown, Marc.  Arthur’s Underwear.  It takes a really embarrassing moment in the school cafeteria to cure Arthur of his fear of being caught in his underwear.  E BRO
• DiTerlizzi, Tony.  Ted.  A young boy manages to get his busy father’s attention with the help of a special imaginary friend.  E TED
• Glaser, Linda.  Rosie’s Birthday Rat.  Rosie’s mother reluctantly agrees to get her a rat for her birthday, but it takes Rosie a while to convince her mother that she made the right decision.  PBK J GLA
• Meddaugh, Susan.  Martha and Skits.  Martha watches as the new dog her family brings home grows through all the troublesome phases of being a puppy, and even though he does not develop Martha’s ability to speak, Skit’s displays his own unique talent.  E MED
• Rey, Margaret and H. A.  Margaret & H. A. Rey’s Curious George Goes to the Beach.  Curious George has fun feeding the sea gulls at the beach and then saves the day when he rescues a picnic basket and helps his friend overcome her fear of the water.  E CUR
• Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman.  Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective.  Nate the Great goes to San Francisco  to solve a mystery with his cousin, Olivia Sharp, who is also a detective.  E SHA
• Souhami, Jessica.  No dinner!:  the Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin.  This is a retelling of an old Indic folktale in which an old woman outwits a wolf, a bear, and a tiger who want to ear her.  E SOU
• Walsh, Melanie.  Do Pigs Have Stripes?  This book asks silly questions for you to think about.      E WAL

Lexile 240

• Bonsall, Crosby.  The Case of the Scaredy Cats.  This book chronicles the series of events occurring after the girls take over the boys’ club house.  E BON
• Hest, Amy.  In the Rain With Baby Duck.  Although her parents love walking in the rain, Baby Duck does not—until Grandpa shares a secret with her.  E HES
• Keenan, Sheila.  Lizzy’s Dizzy Day.  Although she thinks she is helping with her cousin’s birthday party, Lizzy’s mathematical reasoning does not always add up.  PBK J KEE
• Lobel, Arnold.  Mouse Soup.  A mouse convinces a weasel he needs the ingredients from several stories to make a tasty mouse soup.  E LOB
• Mozelle, Shirley.  The Pig is in the Pantry, The Cat is on the Shelf.  Having left his house unlocked to go shopping, Mr. McDuffel returns to find that the barnyard animals have taken it over and created chaos.  E MOZ
• Numeroff, Laura.  If You Take a Mouse to the Movies.  Taking a mouse to the movies can lead to letting him do other things, such as making a snowman, listening to Christmas carols, and decorating the Christmas tree.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E NUM
• Sayre, April Pulley.  Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!  From before the time she hatches until she returns to the same beach to lay eggs of her own, a sea turtle is helped to escape from danger many times by different human hands.  E SAY
• Seuss, Dr.  Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!  This relates in verse some of the unusual things you can think if only you try.  E SEU
• Shannon, David.  Duck on a Bike.  A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.  E SHA
• Simon, Charnan.  Show-and-Tell Sam.  Rosie brings her dog Sam to school for show-and-tell.      E SIM
• Slater, Teddy.  The Littles and the Summer Storm.  The Littles try to protect their home from a storm.  PBK J SLA

Lexile 250

• Bonsall, Crosby.  The Case of the Hungry Stranger.  Wizard and his friends are clueless when they are sent on the trail of a blueberry pie thief, until Wizard hits on a plan that is sure to nab the sweet-toothed pilferer.  E BON
• Danziger, Paula.  What a Trip, Amber Brown.  Amber Brown and her parents go to the Poconos for two weeks with Amber’s best friend, Justin, and his family.  E DAN
• Jennings, Sharon.  Franklin’s Birthday Party.  Franklin gets carried away with his birthday plans and offers to take all of his friends to a spectacular party at Tamarack Play Park.  PBK J JEN
• Kajikawa, Kimiko.  Sweet Dreams:  How Animals Sleep.  Rhyming verses followed by factual information briefly describe the sleep habits of a variety of animals.  E KAJ
• Lasky, Kathryn.  Science Fair Bunnies.  In need of a replacement science fair project, two friends must decide whether to use their loose teeth or leave them for the Tooth Fairy.  E LAS
• Little, Jean.  Emma’s Magic Winter.  With the help of her new friend, who has magic boots just like her own, Emma overcomes her shyness and no longer hates reading out loud in school.       E LIT
• McCully, Emily Arnold.  Grandmas at the Lake.  Pip and Ski have a hard time enjoying themselves at the lake with Pip’s two grandmothers, who cannot agree on anything.  PBK J MCC
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B., first grader (at last!).  Junie B. thinks first grade is a flop when her kindergarten friend, Lucille, prefers the company of twins Camille and Chenille and Junie B. needs glasses.  J PAR
• Turner, Ann Warren.  Through Moon, and Stars and Night Skies.  A boy who came from far away to be adopted by a couple in this country remembers how unfamiliar and frightening some of the things were in his new home, before he accepted the love to be found there.  BOOK & CASSETTE
• West, Tracey.  The Halloween Goblin.  Fourteen fairies have escaped from their world.  Now they’re causing trouble in our world!  It’s up to a girl named Violet and a fairy named Sprite to trick them all and send them back home.  Who will they trick next?  A spooky goblin is haunting Violet’s town, and the pixie, Buttercup, is giving everyone a case of the hiccups.  Can Violet and Sprite stop the pranksters, or are they in for double trouble?  PBK J WES
• West, Tracey.  The Pet Store Sprite.  All the sinks in town are leaking.  Is it some kind of pixie magic?  Violet and Sprite will have to figure it all out – or the whole town will be swimming in trouble.  PBK J WES

Lexile 260

• Banks, Kate.  The Night Worker.  Alex wants to be a “night worker” like his father who goes to work at a construction site after Alex goes to bed.  E BAN
• Bos, Burny.  Meet the Molesons.  Members of the Moleson family exchange birthday presents, have a bike race, go camping, and enjoy other activities.  J BOS
• Brooks, Alan.  Frogs Jump:  a Counting Book.  Illustrations provide humorous interpretations of the actions of animals from one frog to twelve whales.  E BRO
• Brown, Marc.  Arthur’s Birthday.  Their friends must decide which party to attend when Francine schedules her birthday party for the same day as Arthur’s birthday party.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Brown, Marc.  Arthur’s Eyes.  His friends tease Arthur when he gets glasses, but he soon learns to wear them with pride.  E BRO
• Christelow, Eileen.  The Great Pig Search.  Bert and Ethel go to Florida to look for their runaway pigs and find them in unexpected places.  E CHR
• Dorros, Arthur.  The Fungus That Ate My School.  While the students are home for spring vacation, the fungus they are growing in their classroom grows and grows and takes over the entire school.  E DOR
• Hall, Zoe.  Fall Leaves Fall!  When fall comes, two brothers enjoy catching the falling leaves, stomping on them, kicking them, jumping in piles of them, and using them to make pictures.  The book includes a description of how leaves change through the year.  E HAL
• Horowitz, Ruth.  Breakout at the Bug Lab.  When a giant cockroach named Max escapes from their mother’s bug laboratory, Leo and his brother receive help from a mysterious stranger who advises them to think like a bug in order to recapture the runaway roach.  E HOR
• Hubbell, Patricia.  Bouncing Time.  An exuberant infant bounces through the day’s activities, including a trip to the zoo.  E HUB
• Lyon, George Ella.  One Lucky Girl.  Even though their trailer is destroyed by a tornado, a young boy’s family is grateful because they find his baby sister alive.  E LYO
• Mathers, Petra.  Lottie’s New Friend.  When a new bird moves in nearby, Herbie the duck worries that his friend, Lottie, the chicken doesn’t care about him anymore.  E MAT
• Preller, James.  The Case of the Stinky Science Project.  Something stinks, and it’s coming from a science project in Ms. Gleason’s classroom.  Could someone have sabotaged the volcano?  Looks like another mystery for the best detectives in the second grade.  There are humorous line drawings throughout the book.  PBJ K PRE
• Rockwell, Anne F.  Sweet Potato Pie.  Everybody on the farm stops what they are doing to come and enjoy Grandma’s sweet potato pie.  E ROC
• Seuss, Dr.  The Cat in the Hat.   One wet, rainy day while mother is out, a boy and a girl sit dejectedly in their chairs, watching the rain beat against the window.  They’re bored.  Suddenly, in bursts a large cat in a tall, striped hat, ready to play – and not just ordinary games, oh no!  He likes to create mischief and mayhem, and to aid him, he brings Thing One and Thing Two.  These two small fuzzy imps race around the house, wreaking havoc.  Who’s going to clean up this mess?  E SEU
• Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman.  Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise.  As more and more of his flowers display the bite marks of a wandering tortoise, Nate sets out to uncover the mystery of the reptile’s origins.  E SHA
• Stamper, Judith Bauer.  The Red Hen.  Lazy Fox and Duck are in for a big surprise after they refuse to help the hardworking Little Red Hen prepare lunch.  This includes phonics activities as well.  E STA
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  Benny’s New Friend.  This is the third book of the Adventures of Benny and Watch series of books.  Benny anticipates making friends with the new kid down the street, but when he finds out that she’s a girl, he is very disappointed.  E WAR

Lexile 270

• Bunting, Eve.  The Wall.  A boy and his father come from far away to visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington and find the name of the boy’s grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.  E BUN
• Cristaldi, Kathryn.  Baseball Ballerina.  A baseball-loving girl worries that the ballet class her mother forces her to take will ruin her reputation with the other members of her baseball team.  E CRI
• Falconer, Ian.  Olivia.  Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.  E FAL
• Mayer, Gina & Mercer.  Just Me and My Cousin.  In this funny picture book starring Mercer Mayer’s popular Little Critter, our young hero is off for a visit with his cousin.  The day starts well but turns into pillow fights and tattle telling and checker boards overturned.  It’s not always easy to be a cousin.  Little Critter is ready to go home, but his cousin saves the day before it’s too late.  E MAY
• McClintock, Marshall.  A Fly Went By.  A sheep with its foot caught in a tin can sets off a chase with a fly in the lead.  E MCC
• Meddaugh, Susan.  Martha Walks the Dog.  Martha the talking dog rescues the neighborhood from a bully dog with the help of a parrot.  E MED
• Parrish, Peggy.  Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower.  While helping prepare a surprise shower, Amelia Bedelia and her cousin make some arrangements that are not quite what the guests expected.  E PAR
• Pearson, Mary E.  Generous Me.  An older sister lists all the things she would willingly share with her younger sister, such as her broccoli and her chores.  E PEA 
• Pearson, Tracey Campbell.  Where Does Joe Go?  Because Joe’s Snack Bar always closes for the season, the townspeople speculate about where Joe goes for the winter.  E PEA
• Pinkwater, Daniel Manus.  Big Bob and the Thanksgiving Potatoes.  Big Bob and Big Gloria, who are friends because they are both large for their age, start a new trend when their second-grade class is supposed to make turkey decorations for Thanksgiving.  E PIN
• Van Leeuwen, Jean.  Oliver & Amanda and the Big Snow.  Four stories about Amanda and Oliver Pig and their parents, who go outside to play after a big snowstorm.  E VAN

Lexile 280

• Brown, Marc Tolon.  Arthur, It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll.  Francine starts a rock band, hoping it will focus on music rather than money and fame.  E BRO
• Burleigh, Robert.  Home Run:  The Story of Babe Ruth.  This is a poetic account of the legendary Babe Ruth as he prepares to make a home run.  E BUR
• Dobkin, Bonnie.  Just a Little Different.  A child relates how he and his best friend, who is in a wheelchair, are both alike and different.  E DOB
• Fox, Mem.  Harriet, You’ll Drive Me Wild.  When a young girl has a series of mishaps at home one day, her mother tries not to lose her temper—and does not quite succeed.  E FOX
• Hendry, Diana.  The Very Noisy Night.  Disturbed by the many peculiar sounds he hears while trying to sleep, Little Mouse repeatedly asks to get into bed with Big Mouse.  E HEN
• Kalman, Maira.  Fireboat:  The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey.  A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.  J974.7 KAL
• Lasky, Kathryn.  Porkenstein.  Lonely after his two brothers are eaten by the Big Bad Wolf, Dr. Smart Pig invents a wolf-proof friend to keep him company on Halloween. HOLIDAY COLLECTION E LAS
• Myers, Walter Dean.  Patrol:  An American Soldier in Vietnam.  A frightened American soldier faces combat in the lush forests of Vietnam.  J MYE
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Night of the Ninjas.  The Magic Tree House takes Jack and Annie in time to feudal Japan where the siblings learn about the ways of the Ninja.  PBK J OSB
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B., First Grader:  Toothless Wonder.  Junie B. Jones learns some interesting things about the Tooth Fairy when she becomes the first student in Room One to lose an upper tooth.  J PAR
• Pilkey, Dav.  A Friend for Dragon.  Dragon becomes such close friends with an apple that he deeply mourns its loss and is overjoyed when more grow to take its place.  PBK J PIL
• Preller, James.  The Case of the Class Clown.  This book is number 12 of the Jigsaw Jones mystery series.  Clever, funny detectives Jigsaw Jones and Mila Yeh solve mysteries in school and out.  PBK J PRE
• Seuss, Dr.  I Am Not Going to Get Up Today.  A boy is so sleepy that he vows nothing will get him out of his morning bed, neither peas and beans nor the United States Marines.  E SEU
• Zolotow, Charlotte.  Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present.  Mr. Rabbit helps a little girl find a lovely present for her mother, who is especially fond of red, yellow, green, and blue.  E ZOL

Lexile 290

• Arnold, Tedd.  Huggly and the Toy Monster.  When Huggly the monster is accidentally mistaken for a toy and given as a birthday gift, it is up to his friends, Booter and Grubble, to rescue him.   E ARN
• Asch, Frank.  Moonbear’s Dream.  When Moonbear and his friend, Little Bird, see a kangaroo in the backyard, they think they must be dreaming, so they do things they would not do if they were awake.  E ASC
• Bunting, Eve.  The Memory String.  While still grieving for her mother and unable to accept her stepmother, a girl clings to the memories represented by forty-three buttons on a string.  E BUN
• Crimi, Carolyn.  Don’t Need Friends.  After his best friend moves away, Rat rudely rebuffs the efforts of the other residents of the junkyard to be friendly, until he and a grouchy old dog decide that they need each other.  E CRI
• Doyle, Malachy.  Jody’s Beans.  From spring to fall with the help of her grandfather, Jody learns to plant, care for, harvest, prepare, and eat some runner beans.  E DOY
• Hutchins, Pat.  Ten Red Apples.  In rhyming verses, one animal after another neighs, moos, oinks, quacks and makes other appropriate sounds as each eats an apple from the farmer’s tree.  E HUT
• Koller, Jackie French.  One Monkey Too Many.  Adventurous monkeys have a series of mishaps and escapades involving a bike, a canoe, a restaurant, and a hotel.  E KOL
• Krensky, Stephen.  Who’s in Love With Arthur?  Arthur and Francine are a square-dancing duo in gym class.  When Muffy tries to switch partners (she’s saddled with Binky Barnes!), Francine refuses to trade.  “Francine won’t share Arthur with me,” Muffy complains to Binky.  “She acts like she owns him.”  That’s all Binky needs to hear to put two and two together—Arthur and Francine are in love!  J KRE
• Lee, Huy Voun.  At the Beach.  A mother amuses her young son at the beach by drawing in the sand Chinese characters, many of which resemble the objects they stand for.  J495.1 LEE
• Levinson, Nancy Smiler.  Clara and the Bookwagon.  Clara’s dream of enriching her rough life on the family farm is fulfilled when a horse-drawn book wagon visits with the country’s first traveling library.  E LEV
• London, Jonathan.  Dreamweaver.  While walking on a mountain path, a young boy discovers a yellow spider spinning her web and as he quietly watches her, he sees the world from a different perspective.  E LON
• Long, Melinda.  Hiccup Snickup.  Acting on the advice of family members, a child tries different ways to get rid of the hiccups.  E LON
• MacLachlan, Patricia.  Caleb’s Story.  In this sequel to a book called Skylark, the stranger lurking on the Witting family’s prairie farm turns out to be their long-lost grandfather, whose presence plus prodding from Sarah forces Jacob to deal with his past.  J MAC
• Minarik, Else Holmelund.  Little Bear’s Visit.  Little Bear enjoys a visit with his grandparents.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Munsch, Robert N.  50 Below Zero.  Jason’s dad tends to walk in his sleep and ends up in the most unlikely places.  On one especially cold night it falls to Jason to find his father and keep him safe.  E MUN
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Afternoon on the Amazon.  This is the sixth book in the Magic Tree House series.  Eight-year-old Jack, his seven-year-old sister, Annie, and Peanut the mouse ride in a tree house to the Amazon rain forests, where they encounter giant ants, flesh-eating piranhas, hungry crocodiles, and wild jaguars.  PBK J OSB
• Sachar, Louis.  Marvin Redpost:  Kidnapped at Birth?  In this first book of the Marvin Redpost series, red-haired Marvin is convinced that the reason he looks different from his family is that he is really the lost prince of Shampoon.  J SAC
• Waber, Bernard.  Bearsie Bear and the Surprise Sleepover Party.  In a cumulative story, one animal after another asks to come in out of the winter cold to sleep in Bearsie Bear’s big bed.    E WAB
• West, Tracey.  The Angry Elf.  In volume 5 of the Pixie Tricks series, Fixit is an angry elf.  He’s breaking all the toys in town.  Robots are crying and ballerina dolls are mooing like cows.  Rusella is messing with everyone’s messages.  Violet and Sprite have to stop these sneaky fairies before they mess up everything—for good.  PBK J WES
• West, Tracey.  Sporty Sprite.  The sixth volume of the Pixie Tricks series.  Violet’s team is ready for the big soccer game, but the other team has a secret weapon—Sport.  Sport thinks her team should always win, and she’ll cheat to help them score goals.  PBK J WES
• Young, James.  The Cows Are in the Corn.  Everyone in the family is upset when the farm animals get into the crops, but Mother remains calm and knows just what to do.  PBK J YOU

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Lexile 300

• Bridwell, Norman.  Clifford at the Circus.  Emily Elizabeth and Clifford, the big red dog, have a day at the circus that they will always remember.  PBK J BRI
• Briggs, Raymond.  The Snowman.  When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside.  E BRI
  Clifford, Eth.  Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Missing Eye.  Detective Fox uncovers the thief who stole Fat Cat’s glass eye.  J CLI
• Cole, Joanna.  The Gator Girls.  Alligator friends Allie and Amy have big plans for their summer vacation together but are stymied when Allie’s parents announce she is going to summer camp.  They decide to cram all their outings into one day so they dash to the Swamp Street fair, to the swimming pool, and to the pizza parlor for their favorite dragonfly pizza.  J COL
• Cosby, Bill.  The Day I Saw My Father Cry.  Little Bill is sad when a friend of the family dies, he remembers the friend saying “Merry Christmas” to get people to stop fighting.  E COS
• DePaola, Tomie.  Big Anthony.  Big Anthony, well-meaning but inattentive, journeys around Italy causing one problem after another, before meeting Strega Nona.  E DEP
• Ehlert, Lois.  Snowballs.  Some children create a family out of snow.  The book includes labeled pictures of all the items they use, as well as information about how snow is formed.  E EHL
• Gantos, Jack.  Rotten Ralph’s Trick or Treat!  Sarah’s rotten cat, Ralph, goes to a Halloween party dressed as her and creates horrible mischief under his disguise.  HOLIDAY E GAN
• Hines, Anna Grossnickle.  Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti.  Not only does Corey’s dad make the best spaghetti, but he also dresses up as Bathman and acts like a barking dog.  E HIN
• Lobel, Arnold.  Frog and Toad All Year.  Two friends experience each season of the year.  E LOB
• MacDonald, Amy.  Cousin Ruth’s Tooth.  When little Cousin Ruth loses a tooth, the whole Fister family is in a dither.  E MAC
• Minarik, Else Holmelund.  Little Bear’s Friend.  Little bear makes friends with a child named Emily.  With their friends, a duck, a cat, an owl, and a hen, they play all through the happy summer.  E MIN
• Stevenson, Sucie.  The Twelve Dancing Princesses.  This book is an easy-to-read retelling of how the king’s twelve daughters wear out their shoes every night while they are supposedly sleeping in their locked bedrooms.  The illustrations show the characters depicted as dogs.  J398.2 STE
• Wild, Margaret.  Rosie and Tortoise.  Rosie the hare is afraid to hold her premature baby brother until their father tells her a special story about a tortoise and a hare.  E WIL

Lexile 310

• Banks, Kate.  Howie Bowles, Secret Agent.  Howie Bowles copes with having to change schools twice in one year by pretending to be a secret agent named Agent Bean Burger.  J BAN
• Brimner, Larry Dane.  Nana’s Fiddle.  Although her neighbors are reluctant to listen to her play the fiddle, Nana persists and her hog steals the show.  E BRI
• Brown, Marc.  Arthur’s Baby.  Arthur and D. W. find out what it is like to have a new baby in the house.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Christelow, Eileen.  Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.  A counting book in which one by one the little monkeys jump on the bed only to fall off and bump their heads.  E CHR
• Cooper, Helen.  Pumpkin Soup.  The Cat and the Squirrel come to blows with the Duck in arguing about who will perform what duty in preparing their pumpkin soup, and they almost lose the Duck’s friendship when he decides to leave them.  E COO
• Demarest, Chris L.  Firefighters A to Z.  An alphabetic look at a firefighter’s day.  J628.9 DEM
• Fletcher, Ralph J.  Tommy Trouble and the Magic Marble.  Five-year-old Bradley tries to help big brother Tommy earn enough money to buy a magnificent marble for his collection.  PBK J FLE
• Greene, Carol.  Veterinarians Help Animals.  This book briefly describes the work of veterinarians and includes information about their education, qualifications, and possible financial earnings.  J636.089 GRE
• Jennings, Sharon.  Franklin’s Thanksgiving.  Franklin’s family tradition is broken when Grandma and Grandpa can’t come.  Each member of the family invites someone who can’t spend the holiday with their family without the knowledge of the others.  When there isn’t room in the house for the family and all of the guests, they move the dinner outside like the first Pilgrims did.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E JEN
• Kern, Noris. I Love You With all my Heart.  Polo, the polar bear, asks his mother how she loves him, and she says she loves him with her eyes, her nose, her paws, and all her heart.    E KER
• Kessler, Ethel and Leonard.  Stan the Hot Dog Man.  After he retires, Stan becomes a hot dog man and finds that his new job helps him come to the rescue during a big snowstorm.  E KES
• Martin Larranaga, Ana.  The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog.  A big wide-mouthed frog asks every creature he meets what they like to eat, but when he meets a crocodile he doesn’t like the crocodile’s answer.  E MAR
• Mills, Claudia.  Gus and Grandpa at Basketball.  Gus enjoys basketball practice, but the noise and pace of real games bother him, until his grandpa gives him some good advice.  E MIL
• Mozelle, Shirley.  Zack’s Alligator.  When Zack soaks his new alligator keychain in water, it grows into a full-sized and fun-loving alligator.  E MOZ
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Good Morning, Gorillas.  This is book number 26 in the Magic Tree House series.  The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to an African rainforest, where the siblings encounter gorillas and learn to communicate with them.  PBK J OSB
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  The Knight at Dawn.  Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister, Annie, use the magic treehouse to travel back to the Middle Ages, where they explore a castle and are helped by a mysterious knight.  Book number 2 of the Magic Tree House Series.  PBK J OSB
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Twister on Tuesday.  Jack and Annie travel back to the Kansas prairie in search of “something to learn.” They gain an understanding of how hard life was for pioneers and experience the terror of a tornado.  Book 23 of the Magic Tree House Series.  PBK J OSB
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day.  As captain of Room Nine’s field day team, Junie B. Jones tries to rally her troops after they lose several events.  PBK J PAR
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren.  Unable to compete with her friend’s fancy clothes and running ability, irrepressible six-year-old Junie B. finds her own way to make the new boy at school like her.  J PAR
• Preller, James.  The Case of the Great Sled Dog Race.  This is volume 8 of the Jigsaw Jones Mystery series.  When it snows, there’s sledding, snowballs, and snow days!  But things get frosty when someone steals Bigs Maloney’s sled two days before the great sled race.  Jigsaw and Mila are on the case.  They need to keep Bigs cool and find his sled.  Fast.  PBK J PRE
• Root, Phyllis.  What Baby Wants.  Various family members try to stop Baby from crying, but only his brother figures out what he wants.  E ROO
• Shaw, Eve.  Grandmother’s Alphabet.  An alphabet introducing grandmas doing different kinds of jobs and showing what kids can do when they grow up.  E SHA
• Waber, Bernard.  Ira Sleeps Over.  A little boy is excited at the prospect of spending the night at his friend’s house but worries how he’ll get along without his teddy bear.  E WAB
• Wood, Audrey.  King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub.  Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.  E WOO
• Yorinks, Arthur.  Ugh.  Oy, the local scientist shows the world his latest invention:  The Wheel.  Though the world is not impressed, Ugh’s mind spins.  Cleverly, he builds on what he’s seen and in the end rides off to a new and happy life.  E YOR

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• Brown, Marc.  Arthur Writes a Story.  Arthur has to write a story as a homework assignment and keeps changing his idea of what to write as he talks to his friends.  E BRO
• Cox, Judy.  Third Grade Pet.  Fearing for the safety of the third grade’s class pet, Cheese the rat, Rosemary takes him home in her backpack and creates chaos in the household.  J COX
• Ginsburg, Mirra.  Clay Boy.  Wanting a son, an old man and woman make a clay boy who comes to life and begins eating everything in sight until he meets a clever goat.  J398.2 GIN
• Gleiter, Jan and Kathleen Thompson.  Pocahontas.  This is a biography of the Powhatan Indian woman who befriended the English settlers at Jamestown, Virginia, and helped maintain peace between her tribe and the colonists.  J975.5 GLE
• Hobby, Holly.  Toot and Puddle.  Toot and Puddle are best friends with very different interests, when Toot spends the year travelling the world, Puddle enjoys receiving his postcards.  E HOB
• Kite, L. Patricia.  Dandelion Adventures.  This story follows seven dandelion seed parachutes which the wind blows into the air and which land in different circumstances as an example of the way in which a common plant regenerates.  J583 KIT
• Marzollo, Jean.  Valentine Cat’s.  Writer cats, artist cats and postal cats create and deliver Valentines.  HOLIDAY E MAR
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Midnight on the Moon.  In book number 8, the magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to a moon base in the future where they continue to search for the fourth thing they need to free their friend Morgan from the Magician’s spell.  PBK J OSB
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Revolutionary War on Wednesday.  Book 22 of the Magic Tree House Series.  Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.  PBK J OSB
• Preller, James.  The Case of the Sneaker Sneak.  Book 16 of the Jigsaw Jones Mystery series.  The girls take on the boys in the biggest football game ever.  But when one boy’s sneakers disappear, the players stop the clock.  And Jigsaw and Mila take the field.  It’s a tough case to tackle, but this detective team plays to win.  PBK J PRE
• Pulver, Robin.  Nobody’s Mother is in Second Grade.  Cassandra’s mother, who she wishes could go to second grade again, visits her daughter’s class disguised as a plant.  E PUL
• Rand, Gloria.  A Home for Spooky.  Based on a true story, a girl finds a homeless dog in a dump, visits him every day, and eventually saves his life.  E RAN
• Ray, Mary Lyn.  Mud.  As winter melts into spring, the frozen earth turns into magnificent mud.  E RAY
  Saunders-Smith, Gail.  Summer.  This book contains simple text and photographs that depict the weather, plants, animals, and activities of summer.  J508.2 SAU
• Seus, Dr.  The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.  This book has more adventures of the Cat in the Hat.  He comes back to find the two children home alone.  He comes back and wreaks havoc and then he has to clean up his mess.  He does this with the help of his alphabet friends.  E SEU
• Seus, Dr.  There’s a Wocket in my Pocket!  A household of unusual creatures help beginning readers recognize common “household” words.  E SEU
• Simon, Charnan.  Guard the House, Sam!  When Rosie tells her dog to guard the house while she is gone, he makes a mess everywhere he goes.  E SIM
• Stevenson, James.  A Village Full of Valentines.  Each animal who lives in a little village celebrates Valentine’s Day in a different way.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E STE
• Sturgis, Philemon.  The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza.  In this version of the traditional tale, the duck, the dog, and the cat refuse to help the Little Red Hen make a pizza but do get to participate when the time comes to eat it. E STU
• Waber, Bernard.  The Mouse That Snored.  A loudly snoring mouse disturbs the residents of a quiet country house.  E WAB
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Windy City Mystery.  While visiting Chicago with their grandfather, the Alden children begin receiving mysterious clues to a treasure hunt.  The book contains related puzzles, games, and activities.  PBK J WAR

Lexile 330

• Adler, David A.  The Babe & I.  While helping his family make ends meet during the Depression by selling newspapers, a boy meets Babe Ruth.  E ADL 
• Berenstain, Stan & Jan.  The Berenstain Bears Blaze a Trail.  Bumbling Papa Bear tries to help the Bear Scouts earn their merit badges in hiking.  E BER
• Bridwell, Norman.  Clifford, the Small Red Puppy.  Clifford begins life as a very small red puppy, but once he starts growing there seems no limit to his potential size.    E BRI
• Chall, Martha Wilson.  Happy Birthday, America.  Joined by an army of aunts, uncles, and cousins, eight-year old Kay and her family celebrate the Fourth of July.  E CHA
• Crews, Donald.  Sail Away.  A family takes an enjoyable trip in their sailboat and watches the weather change throughout the day.  E CRE
• Cronin, Doreen.  Giggle, Giggle, Quack.  Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother in charge. Duck makes trouble, changing the instructions so the animals like them better.  E CRO
• Cuyler, Margery.  Skeleton Hiccups.  Ghost tries to help Skeleton get rid of his hiccups.  E CUY 
• Howard, Arthur.  Hoodwinked.  A young witch searches for a creepy pet.  E HOW
• Krensky, Stephen.  Muffy’s Secret Admirer.  Brain and Francine devise the perfect plan to get even with Muffy after she unfairly wins the top prize at the science fair.  J KRE
• Lakin, Patricia.  Fat Chance Thanksgiving.  When their apartment burns down and they move to a much smaller place, Mama tells Carla they can’t have Thanksgiving, but Carla thinks about all the hardships the Pilgrims faced and figures out a way.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E LAK
• London, Jonathan.  Froggy Eats Out.  After Froggy misbehaves at a fancy restaurant, his parents take him to a fast flies restaurant to celebrate their anniversary.  E LON
• MacDonald, Margaret Read.  Fat Cat:  a Danish Folktale.  A greedy cat grows enormous as he eats everything in sight, including his friends and neighbors who call him fat.  J398.2 MAC
• Marzollo, Jean and Dan Marzollo.  Hockey Hero.  When Hal moves to a new town where he is no longer the star hockey player, he learns that scoring goals is not the only way to be a star.    E MAR
• Milios, Rita.  The Hungry Billy Goat.  After a billy goat eats all of his clothes, a little boy decides to stay far away from goats in the future.  E MIL
• Novak, Matt.  The Robobots.  When the Robobots move onto Littlewood Lane they create controversy with their strange ways, but eventually they convince the neighbors that they are a family worth knowing.  E NOV
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B., First Grader:  Boss of Lunch.  Junie, an outspoken, sometimes exasperating, first grader is thrilled when she is told she can help out in the school cafeteria.  PBK J PAR
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B. Jones is a graduation Girl.  Junie B. Jones has turned six and is looking forward to her kindergarten graduation, but when grape juice stains the white gown she couldn’t resist trying on, she is afraid graduation is ruined.  PBK J PAR
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B. Jones Smells Somethig Fishy.  Frustrated because the rules for her class’s Pet Day will not let her take her dog to school, Junie B. Jones considers taking a raccoon, a worm, a dead fish, and other unusual replacements.  PBK J PAR
• Preller, James.  The Case of the Haunted Scarecrow.  In volume 5 of the Jigsaw Jones Mystery Series, Jigsaw and Mila discover what appears to be a living scarecrow while investigating a new case.  PBK J PRE 
• Sendak, Maurice.  In the Night Kitchen.  In this book a little boy’s dream-fantasy is one in which he helps three fat bakers get milk for their cake batter.  E SEN
• Spinelli, Eileen.  Night Shift Daddy.  A father shares dinner and bedtime rituals with his daughter before going out to work the night shift.  E SPI
• Spinelli, Eileen.  Sophie’s Masterpiece.  Sophie the spider makes wondrous webs, but the residents of Beekman’s Boarding House do not appreciate her until at last, old and tired, she weaves her final masterpiece.  E SPI
• Sprin, Michele Sobel.  The No-Nothings Talk Turkey.  Four friends celebrate Thanksgiving in their own silly way.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E SPI

Lexile 340

• Ahlberg, Allan.  Bravest Bear Ever.  Fairy tale characters tell their stories from their own perspective, with new endings, and find themselves encountering each other as their stories overlap.  E AHL
• Auch, Mary Jane.  The Easter Egg Farm.  Pauline the hen lays unusual eggs, but Mrs. Pennywort, her owner, thinks they’re beautiful, and she and Pauline work together to open an Easter egg farm.  E AUC
• Bauer, Marion Dane.  Bear’s Hiccups.  On a hot summer day, while Bear and Frog are arguing about who owns the cool, wet pond, Frog disappears and Bear develops a sudden case of hiccups.  E BAU
• Berenstain, Stan & Jan.  The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Honey.  Sister Bear, Brother Bear, Cousin Fred, and his hound Snuff search for the thief who stole Papa Bear’s blackberry honey.   E BER
• Berenstain, Stan & Jan.  The Wrong Crowd.  Sister is worried when Brother joins the Too-Tall gang’s basketball team.  PBK J BER
• Brown, Laurie Krasny and Marc Brown.  When Dinosaurs Die:  A Guide to Understanding Death.  This book explains, in simple language, the feelings people may have regarding the death of a loved one and the ways to honor the memory of someone who has died.  J155.9 BRO
• Carlstrom, Nancy White.  I’m Not Moving, Mama!  Mama and child discuss the family’s upcoming move to a new house and the reasons why she does not wish to leave the child behind.  E CAR
• Christelow, Eileen.  What Do Authors Do?   This book uses informative commentary and humorous, action-filled cartoons to explain how books are created and produced.  This book uses the characters of two neighbors who write books about their pets.  J808.06 CHR
• Cole, Joanna.  Ms. Fizzle’s Adventures:  Ancient Egypt.  Ms. Fizzle and her tour group are transported to ancient Egypt, where they learn about the pyramids, mummification, flooding of the Nile, and other aspects of life in Egypt long ago.  J932 COL
• Conford, Ellen.  Annabel the Actress Starring in Just a Little Extra.  When she learns that a famous director is making a movie in her home town, ten-year-old Annabel is determined to get a part in it.  J CON
• Finchler, Judy.  Miss Malarkey Won’t Be in Today.  A teacher imagines the chaos that takes place when she stays home one day because she is sick.  E FIN
• Greene, Carol.  Truck Drivers Deliver Goods.  This book describes the job of a truck driver using simple text and photographs.  J388.3  GRE
• Haas, Jessie.  Runaway Radish.  When Radish the pony grows too big for the girls who own him, he goes to live in a horse camp where there are always new children for him to train.  J HAA
• Hall, Katy and Lisa Eisenberg.  Sheepish Riddles.  This book is a collection of easy-to-read riddles that feature puns, whimsical wordplay and broad punch lines.  The exaggerated cartoons and comic invention give this book vaudevillian humor.  J793.7 HAL
• Halperin, Wendy Anderson.  Love is.  This is Wendy Anderson Halperin’s vision to Paul’s immortal words about what is love from 1 Corinthians 13:2.  J242 BIB
• Hutchins, Hazel.  Two so Small.  A boy set out to visit his grandmother.  His father warns him not to lose his way and to go “under the bridge, around the trees, left at the big rock, in front of the waterfall and over the hill.”  The boy does get lost and drifts into the land of the giants.  He and his trusty goat find strange treasures along their way, culminating in the discovery of a baby giant in need of comfort.  They help as best they can.  The giant mom finds them all curled up asleep together, she lifts the two small, brave souls back into their own little land.  E HUT
• Kellogg, Steven.  The Three Sillies.  A young man believes his sweetheart and her family are the three silliest people in the world until he meets three others who are even sillier.  J398.2 KEL
• Kimmel, Eric A.  Anansi and the Talking Melon.  A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.  J398.24 KIM
• Krensky, Stephen.   Arthur and the Double Dare.  Unhappy about how much homework they have to do, Arthur and his friends dare each other to skip school.  PBK J KRE
• Marshall, James.  George and Martha One Fine Day.  This is a collection of short stories about two hippos and their friendship.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Meddaugh, Susan.  The Best Place.  After traveling around the world to make sure that the view from his screen porch is the best, an old wolf tries drastic measures to get his house back from the rabbit family that had bought it.  E MED
• Minarik, Else Holmelund.  No fighting, No Biting!  Sometimes Rosa and Willy behave like two little alligators in the stories Cousin Joan tells them.  E MIN
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Civil War on Sunday.  In book number 21 of the Magic Tree House Series, Jack and Annie are transported by their magic tree house to the time of the Civil War where they meet Clara Barton.  PBK J OSB
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Thanksgiving on Thursday.  Book number 27 of the Magic Tree House Series takes Jack and Annie in their magic treehouse back to 1621, where they celebrate the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians in the New Plymouth Colony.     PBK J OSB
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Tonight on the Titanic.  In book number 7 of the Magic Tree House series, the magic treehouse transports Jack and Annie to the deck of the Titanic to find a mysterious gift that will free a small dog from a magic spell.  PBK J OSB
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentime [i.e. Valentine].  When Junie B. Jones receives a mushy gushy, “valentine” on Valentine’s Day, she tries to find out who in her kindergarten class is her secret admirer.  PBK J PAR
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed.  After hearing from a classmate at kindergarten that people have monsters under their beds, Junie B. Jones is afraid to go to sleep that night.  J PAR
• Rey, H. A. and Margret.  Curious George Makes Pancakes.  Curious George, an inquisitive monkey, causes quite a stir when he tries his “hand” at making pancakes at a fundraiser for the children’s hospital.  E CUR
• Robinson, Fay.  Pilots Fly Planes.  This book explains the work of a pilot by taking the reader step-by-step through a typical day.  J629.132 ROB
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Mr. Putter & Tabby Feed the Fish.  After Mr. Putter buys three goldfish and takes them home, he discovers that his cat, Tabby, has a serious problem with them.  E RYL
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Mr. Putter & Tabby Toot the Horn.  Mr. Putter’s neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, decides that they should join a band, but finding the right one isn’t as easy as it sounds—for them or their pets.  E RYL
• Sandin, Joan.  The Long Way to a New Land.  Carl Erik journeys with his family from Sweden to America during the famine of 1868.  E SAN
• Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman.  Nate the Great and the Stolen Base.  Second Base (a purple octopus belonging to Oliver) is missing.  All that can be found are two purple plastic arms in the dirt.  First, suspicions fall on Annie’s dog, Fang, known to be capable of eating nearly anything, and although he is in possession of another of the octopus’s arms, he is proven innocent.  By following clues and using reasoning, Nate the Great solves the mystery.  PBK J SHA
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  Blue Bay Mystery.  Book number 6 in the Boxcar Children series.  Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar.  They live with their grandfather now and are taking a vacation.  But someone who does not want them around.  PBK J WAR

Lexile 350

• Anderson, Laurie Halse.  Thank You, Sarah:  The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving.  This story relates how Sarah Hale, a magazine editor and author, persuaded President Lincoln to transform Thanksgiving Day into a national holiday.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION J394.26 AND
• Birnbaum, A.  Green Eyes.  A cat recalls favorite experiences from each season of its first year of life, from struggling to get out of its cozy box in the spring, to snuggling by the radiator in the cold of winter.  E BIR
• Brown, Marc.  Arthur and the True Francine.  Francine and Muffy are good friends until Muffy lets Francine take the blame for cheating on a test.  E BRO and BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Brown, Marc.  Arthur’s Nose.  Unhappy with his nose, Arthur visits the rhinologist to get a new one.  E BRO
• Brown, Marc.  D. W. Thinks Big.  Even though her brother, Arthur, says she is too little to help with the upcoming wedding, D. W. proves she is just the right size when disaster strikes during the ceremony.  E BRO
• Catalanotto, Peter.  Matthew A. B. C.  A new boy named Matthew joins Mrs. Tuttle’s class, which already has twenty-five students whose first names are Matthew and whose last names begin with every letter except Z.  E CAT
• Cooper, Helen.  Little Monster Did It!  A small girl’s favorite plush toy seems to be responsible for the mischievous “accidents” that begin occurring when a new baby brother joins the household.  E COO
• Corey, Shana.  You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer:  A Very Improper Story.  Amelia Bloomer does not behave the way 19th century society tells her a lady should. She introduces pantaloons to women to save them from the discomfort of their heavy, tight dresses.  J305.42 COR
• Cowley, Joy.  Red-Eyed Tree Frog.  This frog found in the rain forest of Central America spends the night searching for food while also being careful not to become dinner.  J597.8  COW
• De Groat, Diane.  Happy Birthday to You, You Belong in a Zoo.  Before Lewis’s birthday party, Gilbert’s mother wisely substitutes a toy for the frying pan Gilbert wants to give Lewis.  E DEG
• Graham, Bob.  Let’s Get a Pup, Said Kate.  When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind.  E GRA
• Greene, Carol.  Police Officers Protect People.   The simple text and photographs describe what police officers do.  J363.2 GRE
• Hassett, John and Ann.  Cat up a Tree.  With rapidly increasing numbers of cats stuck in her tree, Nana Quimby asks for help from the firehouse, the police, the pet shop, the zoo, the library, and even city hall, but no one will help rescue the cats.  E HAS
• Hoban, Lillian.  Silly Tilly’s Thanksgiving Dinner.  Forgetful Silly Tilly Mole nearly succeeds in ruining her Thanksgiving dinner, but her animal friends come to the rescue with tasty treats.  HOLIDAY E HOB
• Karas, G. Brian.  The Windy Day.  One day the wind blows into a tidy little town, giving a tidy little boy named Bernard a hint of how wonderful and exciting the world is.  E KAR
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Dolphins at Daybreak.  In book 9 of the Magic Tree House series, Jack and Annie travel deep into the sea, where they meet up with dolphins, sharks, and octopi as they search for the answer to an ancient riddle.  PBK J OSB
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Earthquake in the Early Morning.  The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known, in book 24 of the Magic Treehouse Series.  PBK J OSB
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Ghosttown at Sundown.  Book number 10 of the Magic Treehouse Series brings Jack and Annie back to the Wild West, where they experience excitement and danger and try to solve a riddle.  PBK J OSB
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  New York’s Bravest.  This book tells of the heroic deeds of the legendary New York firefighter, Mose Humphreys.  E OSB
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Sunset of the Sabertooth.  The magic tree house transports Jack and Annie on a mission to the Ice Age where they encounter Cro-Magnons, cave bears, sabertooth tigers, and woolly mammoths, in book number 7 of the Magic Treehouse Series. PBK J OSB
• Pinkney, Jerry.  Noah’s Ark.  This retells the biblical story of the great flood and how Noah and his family faithfully responded to God’s call to save life on earth.  J222 PIN
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan.  Henry, his dog, Mudge, and his father enter a snowman building contest at the local park and win third place.  E RYL
• Serfozo, Mary.  Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin.  Peter finds the perfect pumpkin so that he and his Dad can make a jack-o-lantern.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E SER
• Silverman, Erica.  Big Pumpkin.  A witch trying to pick a big pumpkin on Halloween discovers the value of cooperation when she gets help from a series of monsters.  E SIL
• Wells, Rosemary.  Yoko.  When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she eats—until one of them tries it for himself.  E WEL
• Whatley, Bruce.  Wait!  No Paint!  The three little pigs are in their usual trouble with the big bad wolf, until a mysterious Voice gets involved and mixes things up.  E WHA
• Young, Ed.  Seven Blind Mice.  This is a retelling in verse of the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance.  The illustrations depict the blind arguers as mice.  J398.2 YOU

Lexile 360

• Adler, David A.  Cam Jansen and the Catnapping Mystery.  While visiting Aunt Molly at a fancy downtown hotel, Cam uses her photographic memory to help one of the guests find her stolen luggage and pet cat, and to catch the thief.  PBK J ADL
• Brown, Marc.  Arthur Rocks with BINKY.  Arthur and the gang are thrilled to learn that the rock group BINKY is giving a concert in their town.  But thanks to D. W.’s indecision, Arthur lands in row ZZZ!  His only hope of seeing his favorite rock stars up close is to be chosen as the lucky kid who gets to meet BINKY at the concert.  But that’s a one in 7,025 chance . . .  J BRO
• Carlson, Nancy.  Harriet and the Garden.  Harriet feels terrible until she confesses to trampling on a neighbor’s garden and ruining a prize dahlia.  E CAR
• Collicott, Sharleen.  Seeing Stars.  Junkyard animals Motley and Fuzzball build a junkbird and fly up to what they think are the stars.  E COL
• Cosby, Bill.  The Best Way to Play.  Little Bill and his friends, avid fans of the television show “Space Explorers,” clamor to get the video game version, but they find that they have more fun using their imagination while playing outside.  PBK J COS
• Edited by Rey, Margaret and Alan J. Shalleck.  Curious George Goes to the Aquarium.  Curious George jumps in with the seals during his visit to the aquarium.  E CUR
• Edited by Art Spiegelman & Francoise Mouly.  Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies.  This book contains twelve great tales with weird and wacky pictures.          J741.5 FOL
• Ericsson, Jennifer A.  The Most Beautiful Kid in the World.  At the last minute, Annie takes off her conventional clothes in a sudden burst of desire to dress far more unconventionally but comfortably for her grandmother’s visit.  E ERI
• Fleming, Denise.  Mama Cat Has Three Kittens.  While two kittens copy everything their mother does, their brother naps.  E FLE
• Hamilton, Virginia.  The Girl Who Spun Gold.  In this West Indian or African American version of the Rumpelstiltskin story, Lit’mahn spins thread into gold cloth for the king’s new bride.
• Hautzig, Deborah.  Beauty and the Beast.  Through her capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.  J398.2 HAU
• Henkes, Kevin.  Good-bye Curtis.  Everyone in the neighborhood says a fond farewell to Curtis, their beloved longtime letter carrier, on his last day of work.  E HEN
• Keller, Laurie.  Open Wide:  Tooth School Inside.  Through a classroom setting in which teeth are the students, this story presents information about the structure and care of teeth and the services provided by dentists.  J617.6 KEL
• Krensky, Stephen.  Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest.  When Arthur hears his sister singing a catchy tune, he wonders if he could call that jingle his own and enter it in the Crunch Cereal Contest.  This is book 4 of the Arthur chapter books.  J KRE
• Krensky, Stephen.  Arthur and the Pen-Pal Playoff.  After bragging to his pen pal about his basketball skills, Arthur realizes that he has to make good on his boasts when the pen pal comes to visit.  This is book 6 of Arthur’s chapter books.  PBK J KRE
• Krensky, Stephen.  Arthur Makes the Team.  In book 3 of the Arthur chapter books, Arthur worries that he won’t be able to play little league baseball as well as all his friends and faces lots of teasing until someone discovers teamwork.  J KRE
• Krensky, Stephen.  Buster Baxter, Cat Saver.  When Buster rescues a cat stuck in a tree he is treated like a hero, but when he begins to enjoy his celebrity a little too much, his friends devise a plan to bring him back to his old self.  Book 19 of the Arthur chapter books.         J KRE
• Levy, Elizabeth.  The Snack Attack Mystery.  Chip, an invisible boy, and his friends investigate the mysterious disappearance of yogurt-covered raisins, mixed nuts, and ginger snaps from their classroom.  This is book number 3 of the Invisible Inc. books. PBK J LEV
• McDermott, Gerald.  Coyote:  A Trickster Tale From The American Southwest.  Coyote, who has a nose for trouble, insists that the blackbirds teach him how to fly, but the experience ends in disaster for him.  J398.24 MCD
• Murphy, Stuart J.  Beep, Beep, Vroom, Vroom!  This lively picture book uses a story from a child’s daily world to teach the basic math skill of patterns.  The story also combines sibling rivalry with hands-on play.  E MUR
• Polacco, Patricia.  Babushka’s Doll.  A little girl gets a doll that turns out to be twice as rambunctious as her owner.  E POL
• Preller, James.  The Case of the Bear Scare.  Jigsaw Jones mystery number 18.  Is there a bear on the loose in Jigsaw’s town, or is someone trying to scare Ms. Gleason’s class silly?  PBK J PRE
• Rey, Margret & H. A.  Curious George Takes a Train.  While waiting for the man with the yellow hat to buy a train ticket, Curious George causes trouble by mixing up the numbers on the schedule, but he makes up for it when a little boy’s toy rolls toward the tracks.  E CUR
• Tolhurst, Marilyn.  Somebody and the Three Blairs.  In a reversal of the Goldilocks story, a bear explores the home of the three Blairs while they are out.  E TOL
• Yorinks, Arthur.  Harry and Lulu.   Lulu, who has always wanted a dog, instead gets a very unusual stuffed animal that takes her on a trip to France.  E YOR

Lexile 370

• Beech, Linda.  Scholastic’s The Magic School Bus in the Haunted Museum:  A Book About Sound.  Readers learn about sound and how it is made as Ms. Frizzle’s class spends the night in a sounds museum that turns out to be haunted.  PBK J BEE
• Brown, Marc.  Arthur’s First Sleepover.  Rumors about sightings of an alien space ship create excitement when Arthur’s friends come to spend the night.  E BRO
• Carrick, Carol.  What Happened to Patrick’s Dinosaurs?  Fascinated with dinosaurs, Patrick invents an imaginary explanation of why they become extinct.  BOOK & CASSETTE
• Fowler, Allan.  Tasting Things.  This book is an introduction to the sense of taste.     J612.8 FOW
• Henkes, Kevin.  Owen.  Owen’s parents try to get him to give up his blanket before he starts school, when their efforts fail, they come up with an idea that makes everyone happy.  E HEN
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B. Jones and the Meanie Jim’s Birthday.  Junie B. is very upset when a boy in her class plans to invite everyone except her to his birthday party, but her grandfather helps her deal with the situation.  PBK J PAR
• Rattigan, Jama Kim.  Truman’s Aunt Farm.  When Truman sends away the coupon for an ant farm given as a birthday gift from his Aunt Fran, he gets more than he bargained for when aunts start showing up and he must train them all.  E RAT
• Schaefer, Carole Lexa.  The Squiggle.  As she walks to the park with her school class, a young girl finds a piece of string which turns into all kinds of things in her imagination.  E SCH
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  Mike’s Mystery.  In book 5 of the Boxcar Children series, the Boxcar Children meet their old friend, Mike.  When Mike is blamed for starting a fire, they know he’s innocent.  Can they discover who really caused the fire?  J WAR

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Lexile 400

• Aylesworth, Jim.  Old Black Fly.  Rhyming text and illustrations to follow a mischievous old black fly through the alphabet as he has a very busy bad day landing where he should not be.  E AYL
• Brenner, Barbara.  The Boy Who Loved to Draw.  Recounts the story of the Pennsylvania artist who began drawing as a boy and became well known on both sides of the Atlantic.  J759.13 BRE
• Brown, Marc Tolon.  Arthur’s April Fool.  Arthur worries about remembering his magic tricks for the April Fool’s Day assembly and Binky’s threat to pulverize him.  E BRO
• Brown, Marc Tolon.  Arthur’s New Puppy.  Arthur’s new puppy causes problems when it tears the living room apart, wets on everything, and refuses to wear a leash.  E BRO
• Brown, Marc Tolon.  Arthur’s Teacher Trouble.  Third-grader Arthur is amazed when he is chosen to be in the school spellathon.  E BRO and BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Cosby, Bill.  My Big Lie.  This is one of the Little Bill books for beginning readers.  Little Bill gets in big trouble when he tells a fib to explain why he has come home late for dinner.   PBK J COS
• Dengler, Marianna.  The Worry Stone.  When a small, serious boy joins Amanda on the park bench, she remembers that once she was small and serious too, but she had Grandfather—and his wonderful stories.  E DEN
• Desimini, Lisa.  Dot the Fire Dog.  Dot the fire dog accompanies the firefighters from the fire station as they respond to a call.  E DES
• Franco, Betsy.  Amazing Animals.  This Rookie Reader book briefly notes amazing animal actions such as a walrus feeling with its whiskers and a fly tasting with its feet.  E FRA
• Geisert, Arthur.  Pigs From A to Z.  Seven piglets cavort through a landscape of hidden letters as they build a tree house.  E GEI
• Giff, Patricia Reilly.  Next Year I’ll Be Special.  Unhappy at school, Marilyn fantasizes about how much better life will be next year when she is in the second grade.  E GIF
• Giganti, Paul.  Each Orange Had Eight Slices:  a Counting Book.  This book is an illustrated introduction to counting and simple addition.  E GIG
• Goodman, Joan E.  Bernard’s Bath.  When a little elephant refuses to take a bath, his parents must show him how much fun bath time can be.  E GOO
• Greeson, Janet.  An American Army of Two.  During the War of 1812, Rebecca and Abigail Bates save their town’s ships from the British by playing “Yankee Doodle” on a fife and drum to simulate the approach of American troops.  E GRE
• Hearne, Betsy Gould.  Who’s in the Hall?  A Mystery in Four Chapters.  3 children, 2 babysitters, 2 dogs, a rat, and a janitor finally get together and put an end to some confusion.  E HEA
• Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald.  Aunt Flossie’s Hats (and Crab Cakes Later).  Sara and Susan share tea, cookies, crab cakes, and stories about hats when they visit their favorite relative, Aunt Flossie.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Hunter, Anne.  Possum’s Harvest Moon.  Possum wakes one autumn evening and invites his friends to a party to celebrate the beautiful harvest moon before the long winter.  E HUN
• Jukes, Mavis.  Like Jake and Me.  Alex feels he does not have much in common with his stepfather, Jake, until a fuzzy spider brings them together.  Q J JUK
• Kellogg, Steven.  A Penguin Pup for Pinkerton.  After dreaming that he is the father of a penguin egg, Pinkerton mistakes a soccer ball and a football for real eggs, resulting in chaos.  E KEL
• Kimmel, Eric A.  Gershon’s Monster.  When his sins threaten the lives of his beloved twin children, a Jewish man finally repents of his wicked ways.         J398.2 KIM
• Krensky, Stephen.  Locked in the Library!  Book 6 of the Arthur chapter books.  After Arthur calls Francine a marshmallow, she refuses to speak to him.  Then Mr. Ratburn pairs them up for a homework project.  They go to the library for research – and find themselves locked in once the library closes.  Will they set aside their differences to find a way out?  J KRE
• Kurtz, Jane.  River Friendly, River Wild.  A family experiences renewed appreciation for home and community after they evacuate during a flood and return to survey the damage.  E KUR
• Laden, Nina.  Roberto the Insect Architect.  Roberto the termite has wanted to be an architect since he was wee.  Discouraged by family and friends, he goes to the big city where he meets some not-so-creepy crawlers who inspire the courage he needs to build a community.  E LAD
• Littlefield, Holly.  Fire at the Triangle Factory.  Two girls, sewing machine operators at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, are caught in the famous Triangle fire of 1911.  E LIT
• Lobel, Arnold.  Frog and Toad Are Friends.  A collection of five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends -- Frog and Toad.  Frog and Toad are always there for each other – just as best friends should be.  E LOB
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Treasure.  Book 85 of the Baby-Sitters Little Sister. Karen is playing detective one day and finds an old treasure map.  The map says there is a treasure in her backyard.  Karen looks, but she can’t find it.  Kristy is going to help her find it.  PBK J MAR
• Medearis, Angela Shelf.  Too Much Talk.  A retelling of a West African tale. A king refuses to believe that yams, fish, and cloth can talk until his throne agrees with him.  J398.2 MED
• Murphy, Frank.  Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares.  Shows how Ben Franklin created a puzzle called the magic square to keep from being bored as a clerk for the Pennsylvania Assembly.  Step-by-step instructions for creating your own magic squares are included.  PBK J MUR
• Nagda, Ann Whitehead.  Dear Whiskers.  Jenny is discouraged when her second grade pen pal turns out to be a new student from Saudi Arabia who does not speak English very well, but as she works with her they slowly become friends.  J NAG
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake.  Number 5 of the Junie B. Jones series.  Junie’s adventures at the school carnival are recounted as she looks forward to winning lots of prizes at the school carnival, but a fruit cake was not exactly what she had in mind.  J PAR
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook.  Book 9 in the Junie B. Jones series.  In this book Junie B. Jones experiences glee while showing off her new furry mittens in kindergarten, but disaster strikes when they disappear from the playground.  J PAR
• Rey, Margret.  Curious George Goes to School.  It’s open house at George’s school, and George tries his hand at painting in the art room.  What he creates is not a pretty picture!  George is still a clever monkey and in the end, he makes the open house happy for everyone.  E CUR
• Royston, Angela.  Firefighter!  Describes a day in the life of a fire fighter.  J628.9 ROY
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Henry and Mudge and Annie’s Good Move.  When Henry’s cousin, Annie, prepares to move in next door, he and Mudge help calm her fears.  E RYL
• Saunders-Smith, Gail.  Autumn.  Simple text and photographs depict the weather, plants, animals, and activities of autumn.  J508.2 SAU
• Saunders-Smith, Gail.  Winter.  Simple text and photographs depict the weather, plants, animals, and activities of winter.  J508.2 SAU
• Stevenson, Augusta.  Sitting Bull:  Dakota Boy.  A biographical look at the childhood of Sitting Bull, one of the greatest Sioux warriors to fight against the white man.     PBK J STE
• Swift, Hildegarde Hoyt.  The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge.  A little lighthouse on the Hudson River regains its pride when it finds out that it is still useful.  E SWI
• Waddell, Martin.  You and Me, Little Bear.  Little Bear helps Big Bear gather wood, fetch water, and tidy the cave so that they can play together.  E WAD
• Wood, Audrey.  Jubal’s Wish.  Jubal Bullfrog wishes for happiness for his animal friends and finds that sometimes wishes come true in an unexpected way. 
• Yaccarino, Dan.  Deep in the Jungle.  After being tricked into joining the circus, a lion escapes and returns to the jungle where he lives peacefully with the animals he used to terrorize.  E YAC

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• Arnosky, Jim.  Every Autumn Comes the Bear.  Every autumn a bear shows up behind the farm, and goes through a series of routines before finding a den among the hilltop boulders where he sleeps all winter long.  E ARN
• Avi.  Prairie School:  Story.  In 1880, Noah’s aunt teaches him how to read as they explore the Colorado prairie together, Noah pushing Aunt Dora in her wheelchair.  E AVI
• Benchley, Nathaniel.  Sam the Minuteman.  This is an account of Sam and his father fighting as minutemen against the British in the Battle of Lexington.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Chall, Marsha Wilson.  Bonaparte.  A young French boy and his dog are sad to be separated when he goes away to school until they find a way to change the school’s rules.          E CHA
• Clements, Andrew.  Workshop.  Describes, rhyming text and illustrations, the characteristics of tools commonly found in most toolboxes.  J621.9 CLE
• Cole, Joanna.  The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs.  The classroom is decorated as Dinosaur Land, but Ms. Frizzle craves a more authentic experience.  J567.9 COL
• Edwards , Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton.  Dumpy the Dumptruck.  After Charlie and his grandfather fix up a rusty old dump truck, they use Dumpy to help Trundle the tractor, Bee Bee the backhoe, and Stinky the garbage truck build a new barn.  E EDW
• Egielski, Richard.  Jazper.  While watching a house for five menacing moths, Jaz, an industrious young bug, teaches himself how to transform into various other things and then must use this talent to save himself.  E EGI
• Gleiter, Jan and Kathleen Thompson.  Sacagawea.  Traces the life of the Shoshoni Indian girl who was stolen from her tribe at the age of twelve, sold to a French trapper, and served as a guide in the Lewis and Clark expedition.      J970 GLE
• Holub, Joan.  Tatiana Comes to America:  an Ellis Island Story.  Lila and Rose are spending the year with their grandmother (who runs a doll hospital) while their parents are working out of the country.  They learn that their grandmother has a special power to “read” the lives of the dolls she is working to restore.  Meet Tatiana, a doll who travels to Ellis Island with her owner, a Russian girl named Anya.  PBK J HOL
• Howe, James.  Horace and Morris But Mostly Delores.  Three mice friends learn that the best clubs include everyone.  E HOW
• Keene, Carolyn.  Thrill on the Hill.  Nancy Drew Notebook number 28.  The ground is covered with thick snow and that means no school.  Nancy, George, and Bess head straight for the park to go sledding.  Everybody is there, including Molly Angelo with her brand-new sled.  Molly’s sled is really fast, and everyone wants to borrow it.  But after the girls take a hot-chocolate break, they return to find it’s gone!  So who took it?  PBK J KEE 
• Krensky, Stephen.  Arthur and the Goalie Ghost.  In book 5 of the Arthur good sports chapter books, Arthur and his hockey teammates, as well as the ghost of the greatest goalie of all time, help out when Buster worries he’ll never be as good a goalie as his hero.  J KRE
• Mahy, Margaret.  Down the Dragon’s Tongue.  When twins Harry and Miranda bring their buttoned-down father to the playground, he discovers that he does not want to stop sliding down the dragon’s-tongue slide.  E MAH
• Muth, Jon J.  The Three Questions.  Nikolai asks his animal friends to help him answer three important questions:  “When is the best time to do things?” “Who is the most important?” and “What is the right thing to do?”  E MUT
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Vacation Under the Volcano.  Book 13 of the Magic Tree House series.  Annie and Jack journey to Pompeii just as Vesuvius is about to erupt, and they must find a Roman scroll before everything is covered with burning ash.     PBK J OSB
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Viking Ships at Sunrise.  Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to a monastery in medieval Ireland, where they try to retrieve a lost book while being menace by Viking raiders in book number 15 of the Magic Tree House series.  PBK J OSB
• Parish, Peggy.  Thank You, Amelia Bedelia.  Preparing for the arrival of an important visitor, a wacky housekeeper follows her employer’s instructions with humorous results.  E PAR
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business.  Through a misunderstanding, Junie B. thinks that her new baby brother is really a baby monkey, and her report of this news creates excitement and trouble in her kindergarten class.  Book 2 in the Junie B. Jones series.       J PAR
• Pfister, Marcus.  The Rainbow Fish.  The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.  E PFI
• Pomerantz, Charlotte.  The Outside Dog.  Marisol, who lives in Puerto Rico, wants a dog but her grandfather will not let her have one, until a skinny mutt wins him over.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Preller, James.  The Case of the Runaway Dog.   Jigsaw Jones mystery 7.  Jigsaw isn’t thankful even though it almost Thanksgiving, his dog Rags is missing.  E PBK PRE
• Primavera, Elise.  Auntie Claus.  When her eccentric Aunt Claus leaves for her annual business trip, Sophie stows away in her luggage, travels with to the North Pole, and discovers that her aunt is really Santa’s sister and helper.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E PRI
• Rappaport, Doreen.  Martin’s Big Words:  The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.  An excellent, accessible introduction to one of the world’s influential leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  The words of Dr. King are woven into a captivating narrative to tell the story of his life.  J323 RAP
• Root, Phyllis.  Kiss the Cow.  Annalisa, the most curious and stubborn of Mama May’s children, upsets the family cow by refusing to kiss her in return for the milk she gives.  E ROO
• Rotner, Shelley.  Close, Closer, Closest.  This book introduces perspective and scale through pictures of objects taken from three different distances.  J152.14 ROT
• Rylant, Cynthia.  The Great Gracie Chase:  Stop That Dog!  This is a cumulative tale about a small dog named Gracie whose quiet life is disrupted by some noisy painters.  E RYL
• Saunders-Smith, Gail.  Clouds.  Describes different kinds of clouds—cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and nimbus—and the types of weather they indicate.  J551.57 SAU
• Saunders-Smith, Gail.  The Farm.  Simple text and photographs depict places on the farm and what farmers do there.  J630 SAU
• Simon, Norma.  Fire Fighters.  This book describes the vehicles, equipment, and procedures used by fire fighters.  J363.37 SIM
• Stine, R. L.  Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes.  Goosebumps 34. Joe’s dad loves lawn ornaments.  But when he brings home two ugly gnomes, strange things begin to happen at night.  PBK J STI
• Verney, Sarah J.  Cat by the Tail.  Book 7 of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Salem’s Tails.  Salem is being terrorized!  When Hilda brings home a tiny kitten, Salem feels out-cuted and downright ignored.  Worse is that the “temporary” guest acts more like a permanent pet, sleeping in Salem’s favorite spots, following him, and monopolizing Sabrina and her aunts.  PBK J VER
• Waber, Bernard.  Lyle at Christmas.  At Christmastime, Lyle the crocodile helps Mr. Grumps search for his missing cat Loretta.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E WAB
• Wood, Audrey.  Alphabet Adventure.  On their way to school, the little letters of the alphabet have to rescue little “i” and then find his dot before they can proceed.  E WOO

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• Almond, David.  Heaven Eyes.  Having escaped from their orphanage on a raft, Erin, January, and Mouse float down into another world of abandoned warehouses and factories, meet a strange old man and an even stranger girl with little memory of her past.    J ALM
• Best, Cari.  Shrinking Violet.  Violet, who is very shy and hates for anyone to look at her in school, finally comes out of shell when she is cast as Lady Space in a play about the solar system and saves the production from disaster.  E BES
• Betancourt, Jeanne.  The Fourth Pony Pal.  Pony Pals Super Special book 4.  Pam, Anna, and Lulu take their ponies to a jumping clinic on their first road trip together.   PBK J BET
• Blake, Robert J.  Togo.  In 1925, Togo, a Siberian husky, who loves being a sled dog, leads a team that rushes to bring diphtheria antitoxin from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska.  E BLA
• Bunting, Eve.  One Candle.  Each year a family celebrates Hanukkah by telling the story of how Grandma and her sister marked the day while in a German concentration camp.  E BUN
• Cosby, Bill.  Money Troubles.  While trying to raise enough money for a telescope, Little Bill makes a discovery about generosity and the needs of others.  PBK J COS
• Duffey, Betsy.  Hey, New Kid!  Jeremy dreads going to a new school when his family moves. He decides to reinvent himself, hoping his new classmates will be impressed.   J DUF
• Edwards, Michelle.  Zero Grandparents.  Calliope does not have a grandparent to bring to school on Grandparent’s Day, but she finds a special way to participate anyway.    J EDW
• Gibbons, Gail.  Fill It Up:  All About Service Stations.  This story describes a busy day at a gas station, with cars coming in for gas or repairs.  J629.2 GIB
• Graham, Bob.  Max.  Max, the young son of superheroes, is a late bloomer when it comes to flying, until he is inspired by the plight of a falling baby bird.  E GRA
• Greene, Stephanie.  Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman.  Owen, a second grader who is being teased for his small size, discovers that his friend Joseph is just as concerned about being overweight, and they share their fear of being humiliated by the school nurse.  J GRE
• Knight, Dawn.  Mischief, Mad Mary and Me.  When Britt encounters a stray dog, she makes plans to keep it without considering the possibility that it could belong to her eccentric next-door neighbor, Mad Mary.  PBK J KNI
• Lewis, Thomas P.  Clipper Ship.  Captain Murdock is accompanied by his wife and children as he commands a clipper ship from New York to San Francisco.  E LEW
• Marx, David F.  Valentine’s Day.  This book is a Rookie Read-About Holidays book and explains for young readers the significance and traditions of Valentine’s Day.  HOLIDAY J394.2 MAR
• McPhail, David.  The Teddy Bear.   A teddy bear, lost by the little boy who loves him, still feels loved after being rescued by a homeless man.  E MCP
• Meddaugh, Susan.  Cinderella’s Rat.  One of the rats that was turned into a coachman by Cinderella’s fairy godmother tells his story.  E MED
  Mitchell, Rita Phillips.  Hue Boy.  Everyone in little Hue Boy’s island village has suggestions on how to help him grow, but he learns to stand tall in a way all his own.  E MIT
  Moses, Amy.  Doctors Help People.  This story discusses, simply, the things doctors do and what people do to become doctors.  J610.69 MOS
• Munsch, Robert.  Ribbon Rescue.  A young girl unselfishly gives away the ribbons from her new dress to help various people on their way to a wedding.  The girl is identified as wearing a traditional Mohawk ribbon dress.  E MUN
• O’Connor, Jane.  Fancy Nancy.  This is the first book in the Fancy Nancy series.  A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night.  E OCO
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Christmas in Camelot.  Magic Tree House book 29 takes place on Christmas Eve.  Jack and Annie’s magic tree house transports them to King Arthur’s castle at Camelot, where they undertake a quest to the castle of the Otherworld.  J OSB
• Park, Barbara.  Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth.  When her kindergarten class has Job Day, Junie B. goes through much confusion and excitement before deciding on the “bestest” job of all.  This happens in book 3 of the Junie B. Jones books.  PBK J PAR
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Birthday Presents.  An almost six-year-old girl listens as her mother and father describe her six previous birthday celebrations.  E RYL
• Sachar, Louis.  Marvin Redpost:  Super Fast, Out of Control.  In book 7 of the Marvin Redpost series, afraid of his new mountain bike, third-grader Marvin finds himself in a desperate situation when he accepts a challenge to ride down Suicide Hill.  J SAC
• Stevens, Janet and Susan Stevens Crummel.  Cook-a-doodle-doo!  With the questionable help of his friends, Big Brown Rooster manages to bake a strawberry shortcake which would have pleased his great-grandmother, Little Red Hen.  E STE
• Teague, Mark.  Lost and Found.  When their math teacher sends them to see the principal, two boys risk further punishment by following a new girl who has disappeared into the lost and found bin looking for her lucky hat.  E TEA
• Thompson, Carol.  The Case of the Volcano Mystery.  Three marshmallow-mining prospectors have been scared away from their mine by a claim-jumping, snowball-throwing monster.  In a wild volcanic wilderness like Jelly Jungle, what are the twins up against?  PBK J THO

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• Athkins, D. E.  Secret Santa.  Everyone loves the holidays.  When some friends decide to become each others’ Secret Santas, it should have been a blast.  There might have been a joke or two because no one would know who their Secret Santa was.  But when people in the group start disappearing, it’s clear that one of the Secret Santas is not so jolly after all.  PBK ATH
• Carle, Eric.  The Very Quiet Cricket.  A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals, finally achieves his wish.  The cricket’s sound is reproduced at the end of the book.  E CAR
• Carr, Jan.  Big Truck and Little Truck.  Big Truck and Little Truck work together on Farley’s Farm, until Big Truck is towed away for repairs and Little Truck must haul to the city by himself.  E CAR
• Coombs, Patricia.  Dorrie and the Haunted Schoolhouse.  Dorrie, the little witch, goes to school where she and Dither, a fellow student, cause chaos when they mix up some spells.  E COO
• Cosby, Bill.  Shipwreck Saturday.  Little Bill is very proud of the toy boat he has built and upset when it is wrecked the first time he puts it in the water.  PBK J COS
• Gantos, Jack.  Rotten Ralph Helps Out.  Sarah’s cat, Rotten Ralph, tries to help her create a school project based on ancient Egypt, but he is more of a hindrance than a help.  E GAN
• Haas, Jessie.  Clean House.  After Mom and Tess thoroughly clean house in preparation for a visit from Aunt Alice and Cousin Kate, all admit that they prefer a “normal” mess.  E HAA
• Hoberman, Mary Ann.  One of Each.  Oliver Tolliver, who lives alone in his little house with just one of everything, discovers that it is more fun to have two and share with a friend.  E HOB
• Kline, Suzy.  Molly Gets Mad.  Molly is jealous of Florence’s superior ice skating ability but makes an interesting discovery about teamwork when she joins the hockey team.      J KLI
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Magic Garden.  In book number 76 of the Baby-sitters Little Sister series, special things happen when Karen and Diana, fix up a hidden garden.         PBK J MAR
• McCully, Emily Arnold.  The Orphan Singer.  Determined that their daughter realize her musical destiny, her poor but devoted parents send her away as a baby to the Venetian “ospedale,” knowing she will be raised an orphan and will never again be allowed to return home.  E MCC
• Munsch, Robert N.  Wait and See.  It’s Olivia’s birthday, and when she blows out the candles on her cake and makes a wish, she gets exactly what she wanted! E MUN
• Preller, James.  The Case of the Million-Dollar Mystery.  Eddie Becker is convinced he has a million-dollar idea, but someone has snatched his top-secret invention folder.  Jigsaw and Mila may have to invent some sleuthing gadgets of their own to solve this mystery PBK J PRE
• Robinson, Fay.  Solid, Liquid, or Gas?  This Rookie-Read-About Science book discusses the properties of solids, liquids, and gases, the three forms in which matter exists.  J530.4 ROB
• Selsam, Millicent Ellis.  Egg to Chick.  This easy-to-read science text traces the fertilization of the egg and the growth and hatching out of the chick.  J636.5 SEL
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Camp-Out Mystery.  While on a camping trip with their grandfather, the Alden children try to find out about the loud music and missing food that threatens to scare away other campers.  Book 27 of the Boxcar Children series.   J WAR
• Wattenberg, Jane.  Henny-Penny.  While on their way to tell the king that the sky is falling, Henny Penny and her friends meet the very hungry Foxy-Loxy.  J398.24 WAT
• Zion, Gene.  Harry By the Sea.  When a wave washes over a dog and covers him with seaweed, he is mistaken for a sea monster.  E ZIO

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• Brett, Jan.  The Hat.  When Lisa hangs her woolen clothes in the sun to air them, the hedgehog, to the amusement of the other animals, ends up wearing a stocking on his head.  E BRE
• Brown, Marc Tolon.  Arthur’s Thanksgiving.  Arthur finds his role as director of the Thanksgiving play a difficult one, especially since no one will agree to play the turkey.  HOLIDAY E BRO
• Brown, Marc Tolon.  The Mystery of the Stolen Bike.  Book 8 of the Arthur chapter books.  Arthur and his friends ride their bikes to school, but Francine is embarrassed by her hand-me-down bicycle, which used to belong to her father.  When Francine reports that the bike is stolen, her friends rally to find the thief.  J KRE
• Buller, Jon and Susan Schade.  Growling Grizzly. Joe Jr.’s dad is Danger Joe, the host of a wildlife TV show.  Together, they travel the globe in search of the most magnificent animals.  They get up close and personal with the world’s wildest creatures.  But sometimes Danger Joe gets a little too close, and that’s when Joe Jr. comes to the rescue.  PBK J BUL
• Carlson, Nancy.  Bunnies and Their Hobbies.  This book describes the many activities bunnies like to spend time on after “a long day at work.”  E CAR
• Duey, Kathleen.  Moonsilver.  In book 1 of the Unicorn’s Secret series, Heart, a foundling who was discovered five years earlier wrapped in a unicorn-embroidered blanket, finds a pregnant white mare in the woods and struggles to keep her and her colt safe and well.  PBK J DUE
• Edwards, Pamela Duncan.  The Worrywarts.  When Wombat, Weasel and Woodchuck decide to wander the world, they wonder what worries they will encounter.  E EDW
• Fowler, Allan.  The Sun is Always Shining Somewhere.  Examines the sun in the context of other, more distant stars and discusses the night sky and movement of the Earth.  J523.7 FOW
• Giff, Patricia Reilly.  Kidnap at the Catfish Café.  This is the first book in the Adventures of Minnie and Max series.  Assisted by her cat Max, Minnie starts up her new detective agency by investigating a kidnapping and a thief who will steal anything, even a hot stove.  J GIF
• Hermes, Patricia.  Hoppy Easter.  Katie always seems to have a hard time around the holidays.  Perfect Tiffany is bringing her fluffy white bunny to class for show-and-tell. Katie is determined to have a bunny of her own.  Katie asks her father for a bunny, but he says no.  Katie just won’t listen.  Will Katie’s Easter basket be full of trouble?  Or will her dreams come true?  PBK J HER
• Hurst, Carol Otis.  Rocks in his Head.  A young man has a lifelong love of rock collecting that eventually leads him to work at a science museum.  E HUR
• Keene, Carolyn.  The Gumdrop Ghost.  Nancy Drew Notebooks, number 33.  She does headstands, she does cartwheels, she can even do a split!  Lizzie Benson gives such an amazing performance in a talent show that she wins a shopping spree at Tremendous Toys.  But is Lizzie for real?  She looks an awful lot like the actress in a very old movie poster whose name is Elizabeth Benson.  And Lizzie says she lives at 10 Tide Street – a haunted house.  Nancy’s friends are convinced that Lizzie is a ghost.  Nancy says she’ll prove them wrong – can she?  PBK J KEE
• Keene, Carolyn.  Not Nice on Ice.  Book 10 of the Nancy Drew notebook series.  When someone erases her name from a sign up list for skating flower girls, Nancy investigates.  PBK J KEE
• Kline, Suzy.  Molly’s in a Mess.  Morty Hill worries that his best friend, Molly Zander, will get in trouble at school when a new classmate tells that Molly is the one who knocked off the principal’s toupee.  J KLI
• Krensky, Stephen.  Buster Makes the Grade.  Arthur and his friends help Buster study for an important test so that he will be able to move onto the fourth grade with them.  J KRE
• Krensky, Stephen.  Francine, Believe It or Not.  Arthur chapter books 6. Muffy is so sure that Francine can’t be nice for a whole week the she bets her Princess Peach watch on it.  J KRE
• Lerangis, Peter.  Poof!  Rabbits Everywhere!  In this first book of the Abracadabra! Books, anything can happen when you wave your magic wand.  Poof!  All Max wanted to do was pull a fake rabbit out of his magician’s hat . . . but he made real bunnies appear instead!  Now they’re poofing up all over school, and the Abracadabra Club is in trouble.  But if they can’t figure out where the bunnies came from, magic won’t be allowed at school anymore.  Can the Abracadabra Club solve this hopping problem before bunnies take over the school?  PBK J LER
• Lobel, Arnold.  Mouse Tales.  This book is a collection of tales in the I Can Read series.  E LOB
• Lobel, Arnold.  Small Pig.  Because the farmer’s wife insists on cleaning his mud puddle, a pig runs away to the city where he becomes stuck in what he thought was a mud puddle.  E LOB
• Martin, Ann M.  Ducky. Diary Three.  California Diaries series (book 15).  “Sunny and I are just friends.  Sunny and I are JUST friends.  Sunny and I are JUST FRIENDS.” PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Ice Skates.  Book 56 of the Babysitter’s Club:  Little Sister series.  Karen got an early Christmas present from Granny and Grandad – new ice skates!  Karen can’t wait to try them out.  But the ice on the pond is not ready for skating.  But Karen and her friends go anyway.  And before she knows it, something terrible has happened…  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Mistake.  Book 117 of the Babysitters Little Sister series. Karen plans to have a great new year.  It will start with a big party at her house.  She will even stay up until midnight!  But something strange happens and it makes Karen think her family might be changing.  If it does, Karen could have the worst year ever.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s New Puppy.  When Karen’s dog, Midgie, runs away, she gets Sadie, a new puppy who’s out of control.  Sadie isn’t trained, doesn’t get along with Rocky the cat, and requires a lot of work.  Karen’s family decides they must find a new home for Sadie.  Book 72, Babysitter’s Club:  Little Sister.  PBK J MAR
• Mazer, Ann.  The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword.  Abby Hayes is chosen to write an advice column for her fifth-grade newspaper, but her own life is out of control.  PBK J MAZ
• McCully, Emily Arnold.  The Battle for St. Michaels.  In 1813, 9-year-old Caroline, a fast runner, helps the residents of St. Michaels, Maryland defend their town against the British.  E MCC
• Mills, Claudia.  Gus and Grandpa Ride the Train.  Gus waves at the train near his grandfather’s house, sets up a toy train, and eventually gets to ride the train with his grandfather.  PBK J MIL
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Kate and the Beanstalk.  In this version of the classic tale, a girl climbs the beanstalk, uses her quick wits to outsmart a giant and make a fortune.  J398.2 OSB
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Polar Bears Past Bedtime.  Book 12, Magic Treehouse Series. Jack and Annie travel to the Arctic, where a polar bear leads them onto very thin ice.  PBK J OSB
  Oxenbury, Helen.  It’s My Birthday.  The birthday child’s animal friends bring ingredients and help make a birthday cake.  E OXE
• Preller, James.  The Case of the Stolen Baseball Cards.  This is a Jigsaw Jones Mystery number 5.  Eddie brings his baseball cards to school and now they seem to be missing.  It’s up to Jigsaw Jones  and his partner, Mila, to solve this puzzling case.  PBK J PRE
• Raatma, Lucia.  Responsibility.  This book in the Character education series explains the virtue of responsibility and how readers can practice it at home, at school, in the community, and with each other.  J179.9 RAA
• Rey, Margret and H. A.  Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory.  George’s curiosity causes a problem at the chocolate factory, but his quick thinking and his speedy action on the assembly line help save the candies.  E CUR
• Roy, Ron.  The Orange Outlaw.  This is a book in the A-Z Mystery series.  While visiting Dink’s uncle in New York City, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose help uncover who is responsible for stealing a very valuable painting.  PBK J ROY
• Ryan, Pam Munoz.  Mice and Beans.  In this rhythmic cumulative tale, Rosa Maria spends the week getting ready for her granddaughter’s birthday party and trying to avoid attracting mice—unaware that the mice in her walls are preparing for a party of their own.  E RYA
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers.  While trying out the spy glasses, spy hat, and other items in their new spy kit, seven-year-old Henry and his dog Mudge make a new friend and form a spy club.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night:  the seventeenth book of their adventures.  Henry, his dog Mudge, and his parents go on a quiet camping trip to Big Bear Lake, enjoying the clean smell of trees and wonderful green dreams.  E RYL
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Mr. Putter & Tabby Paint the Porch.  Mr. Putter finds it a challenge to paint his front porch in the presence of his cat, Tabby, and his neighbor’s dog, Zeke.  E RYL
• Rylant, Cynthia.  In November.  This book describes the autumn activities and traditions that November’s cooling temperatures bring.  E RYL
• Schwartz, David M.  On Beyond a Million:  An Amazing Math Journey.  This book explores counting by powers of ten all the way up to the largest numbers that exist.  J513.5 SCH
• Sharmat, Marjorie W.  Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize.  Though it means Nate can’t get his dog ready for the smartest pet contest, he searches for the missing prize for the contest.  E SHA
• Stine, R. L.  Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls.  This is book number 11 of the Goosebumps 2000 series.  The fog shimmered up over the dark grass, over the bent, scraggly trees.  And then I heard the horrifying moan.  Through the windowpane, I heard a long, low moan floating from the hill.  Human and animal at the same time.  So cold.  So sad.  So near . . .  PBK J STI
• Stine, R. L.  The Headless Ghost.  Book 37 in the Goosebumps series.  Hill House, is the biggest tourist attraction in town as well as being haunted by the ghost of a thirteen-year-old boy with no head.  Duane and Stephanie love Hill House.  Still, they’ve never seen the ghost.  Until the night they decide to go on a search.  A search for his head . . .  PBK J STI 
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Lighthouse Mystery.  Strange things happen when the Alden children spend the summer in a lighthouse on the New England coast in book number 8 of the Boxcar Children books.  J WAR
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Mystery in San Francisco.  In this Boxcar Children adventure (number 57) strange things are happening at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco.  It seems as if someone doesn’t want Charlie to catch any fish.  Can the Boxcar Children find out?  PBK J WAR
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  Mystery Ranch.  In book 4 of the Boxcar Children series, Violet and Jessie begin an adventure when they journey to Centerville to keep Aunt Jane company on the family ranch.  PBK J WAR
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Yellow House Mystery.  Book 3 of the Boxcar Children series relates the exploits of the four Alden children as they locate a missing man.     J WAR
• Yep, Laurence.  The Magic Paintbrush.  A magic paintbrush transports Steve and his elderly caretakers from their drab apartment in Chinatown to a world of adventures.  J YEP

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• Blume, Judy.  Double Fudge.  His younger brother’s obsession with money and the discovery of long-lost cousins Flora and Fauna provide many embarrassing moments for twelve-year-old Peter.  J BLU
  Bourgeois, Paulette.  Hurry Up, Franklin.  Franklin learns to manage his time so as not to be late for his friend’s party.  E BOU
• Brown, Marc Tolon.  Arthur’s Tooth.  Arthur, tired of being the only one in his class who still has all his baby teeth, waits impatiently for his loose tooth to fall out.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Bunting, Eve.  Fly Away Home.  A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, is given hope when he sees a trapped bird find its freedom.  E BUN
• Desimini, Lisa.  Sun and Moon:  a Giant Love Story.  A girl giant, afraid of the light, and a boy giant, afraid of the dark, live lonely lives following only the moon or the sun until an eclipse brings them together.  E DES
• Duffey, Betsy.  Puppy Love (The Pet Patrol #1).  When Evie and Megan start the Pet Patrol to solve animal problems, they soon have their hands full taking care of homeless puppies.  J DUF
• Finchler, Judy.  Testing Miss Malarkey.  Although the teachers, the principal, and the parents say The Test is not important, their actions tell another story.  E FIN
• Fleischman, Paul.  Lost! :  A Story in String.  A grandmother tells a story about a young girl who uses her wits and what is available to her to help her survive when she is lost in the snow.  The book includes instructions for creating a number of string figures mentioned in the story.    J FLE
• Hoban, Lillian.  Arthur’s Camp- Out.  Bored with spring vacation, Arthur decides to go alone on an overnight field trip in the woods behind his house.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Jenkins, Jerry B.  The Showdown:  Behind Enemy Lines (Left Behind:  The Kids Series  # 13).  The death toll rises as the great wrath of the Lamb earthquake ends.  Victims throughout the world struggle to find family and friends.  The Young Trib Force is no exception.  Judd risks his life with a dangerous motorcycle jump.  And through a series of strange events, Lionel finds himself in the mind-numbing clutches of Global Community.  Will he figure out his true identity and locate his friends?  Will Ryan survive the deadly earthquake?   PBK J JEN
• Kline, Suzy.  Horrible Harry and the Purple People.  Horrible Harry, the class clown of Room 2B, returns to the spotlight with the Purple People, mysterious beings only he can see.  PBK J KLI
• Lund, Bill.  The Ojibwa Indians.  This book provides an overview of the past and present lives of the Ojibwa people, covering daily life, customs, and more.  J973 LUN
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Paper Route.  Book 97 of the Babysitters Little Sister series.  Karen really wants Moonbeam, the new video game system.  But Daddy won’t buy it for her.  So Karen decides to get a job.  She will help Kristy deliver newspapers.  Karen has to get up early in the morning!  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s School Mystery.  In book number 57 of the Babysitters Little Sister series of books, Karen and Addie are elected to the safety patrol.  Karen is so proud to wear her badge and help keep the halls safe.  But uh-oh.  Things are being stolen all over school.  Can Karen and Addie catch the thieves?  PBK J MAR
• Marx, Patricia A.  Meet My Staff.  Young Walter introduces his imaginary “staff” of toy-fixers, piano practicers, sandwich de-crusters, and beast inspectors.  E MAR
• Middleton, Charlotte.  Tabitha’s Terrifically Tough Tooth.  A young girl tries everything she can think of to make her loose tooth fall out in time to leave it for the Tooth Fairy.  E MID
• Munsch, Robert N.  Pigs.  Megan is told to feed the pigs, but not to open the gate.  She does, of course, and the results are hilarious as the pigs help themselves to coffee and the newspaper at the breakfast table, follow Megan to school, and ride home by way of the school bus.  E MUN
• O’Neill, Alexis.  The Recess Queen.  Mean Jean is the biggest bully on the school playground until a new girl arrives and challenges Jean’s status as the Recess Queen.  E ONE
• Prager, Annabelle.  The Baseball Birthday Party.  Billy decides to have a party to show the other kids that he can play baseball, but his young helper’s mistake almost spoils the plan.  E PRA
• Rey, H. A.  Curious George Learns the Alphabet.  The man with the yellow hat illustrates the alphabet for his curious monkey friend.  E REY
• Rey, Margret.  Curious George Flies a Kite.  A little monkey needs to be rescued when he tries to fly a kite.  E REY
• Say, Allen.  Tea With Milk.  After growing up near San Francisco, a young Japanese woman returns with her parents to their native Japan, but she feels foreign and out of place.  E SAY
• Silverman, Erica.  Don’t Fidget a Feather!  Their contest to see who is the champion of champions almost has disastrous consequences for Gander and Duck.  E SIL
• Stevens, Janet.  Shoe Town.  As she tries to settle down for a nap, a mouse who lives in a shoe is visited first by Tortoise and Hare, then by Little Red Hen, and lastly by the Big Bad Wolf.  E STE
• Stine, R. L.  Beware, the Snowman.  In book number 51 of the Goosebumps series, Jaclyn and aunt have moved to Sherpia.  There’s something odd about the village.  At night there are strange howling noises.  And in front of every house there’s a snowman.  A creepy snowman with a red scarf.  A deep scar on his face.  And a really evil smile. .  .  PBK J STI 
• Stine, R. L.  How I Got My Shrunken Head.  This is book number 39 in the Goosebump series.  Two heads are better than one!  What has two eyes, a mouth, and wrinkly green skin?  Mark’s shrunken head.  It’s a present from his Aunt Benna.  A gift from the jungle island of Baladora.  Mark can’t wait to show the kids at school his shrunken head.  PBK J STI
• Stine, R. L.  Night of the Living Dummy III.  Book 40 of the Goosebumps series.  When dummies speak  everybody listens!  Trina O’Dell’s dad used to have a ventriloquist act.  Right?  PBK J ST
• Waddell, Martin.  Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear?  When bedtime comes Little Bear is afraid of the dark, until Big Bear brings him lights and love.  E WAD
• Wallace, Karen.  Tale of a Tadpole.  This Level 1 Eyewitness Reader, describes the development of a tadpole into a frog.  J597.8 WAL
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  Bus Station Mystery.  In book 18, the Alden children, isolated in a storm at a small bus station, are led into a mystery centering on a polluted river.  J WAR
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  Schoolhouse Mystery.  Book 10 of the Boxcar Children series.  The whole Alden family sat on the front porch, on a hot vacation day in June, reading.  Wherever the Aldens were on vacation they always seemed to have a good time.  But could the Aldens have an exciting time in a small fishing town on the northern coast?  J WAR

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• Bemelmans, Ludwig.  Madeline’s Rescue.  A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise.  E BEM\
• Bliss, Corinne Demas.  Snow Day.  When school is cancelled because of snow, Emily not only has fun playing with her friends but she also decides on a topic for her class report.  PBK J BLI
• Brodkin, Adele M.  The Lonely Only Dog.  A dog who longs for someone to play with finds out how good life is as an only pet when another dog comes to visit.  E BRO
• Bunting, Eve.  How Many Days to America?  Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving.  HOLIDAY E BUN
• Calhoun, Mary.  Henry the Sailor Cat.  A stowaway cat proves his worth as a sailor during a sudden storm.  E CAL
• Carter, Alden.  Big Brother Dustin.  A boy with Down Syndrome helps his family get ready for the birth of his baby sister and chooses the perfect name for her.     E CAR
• Conford, Ellen.  Annabel the Actress, Starring in Hound of the Barkervilles.  When Annabel, who wants to be a famous actress someday, has a part in a real play, she finds she must cope with a big dog and an unruly audience member.  J CON
• De Paola, Tomie.  The Legend of Old Befana:  an Italian Christmas Story.  Because Befana’s household chores kept her from finding the Baby King, she searches to this day, leaving gifts for the children on the Feast of the Three Kings.  J398.2 DEP
• Donnelly, Judy.  True-life Treasure Hunts.  This Step-Up book describes several successful searches for lost treasure, including discoveries of sunken Spanish ships off the coast of Florida, the sacred well of the Mayas in Yucatan, and the tomb of King Tut in Egypt.  J930.1 DON
• Fowler, Allan.  When You Look Up at the Moon.  This Rookie Read-About Science book describes the moon using simple text and photos.  J523.3 FOW
• Gibbons, Gail.  The Art Box.  This book describes the many types of tools and supplies which artists use to produce their work.  J702.8 GIB
• Greene, Stephanie.  Owen Foote, Frontiersman.  Second grader Owen Foote is looking forward to spending time with his friend Joseph in their tree fort, until some bullies visiting his neighbor, Mrs. Gold, threaten to wreck the fort.  J GRE
• Greene, Stephanie.  Owen Foote, Super Spy.  Owen and his friends decide that spying on the school principal at his own house will be a fun challenge.  J GRE
• Hamilton, Virginia.  Her Stories:  African American Folktales.  A dramatic collection of 25 compelling tales from the female African American storytelling tradition, each story focuses on the role of women and their particular strengths, joys, and sorrows.  J398.2 HAM
• Katz, Bobbi.  Lots of Lice.   In rhyming text, head lice or “cooties” explain how they like to invade schools and live in children’s hair and reveal how they can be stopped.  E KAT
• Krensky, Stephen.  Arthur and the Poetry Contest.  Fern dares Arthur and his friends to enter the poetry writing contest at the local library, but writing poems turns out to be harder than they thought.  J KRE
• Mayer, Mercer.  Just a Rainy Day.  Little Critter’s sister is upset because it’s raining, and she doesn’t want to play inside.  A trip to the mall, however, is a lot of fun.  E MAY
• Munsch, Robert N.  The Fire Station.  This story starts out with a familiar premise:  Michael and Sheila visit a fire station.  While the two kids are exploring a fire truck, an alarm goes off – and away go Michael and Sheila.  E MUN
• Napoli, Donna Jo.  Crazy Jack.  In this version of the traditional tale of the young boy who climbs a beanstalk, Jack searches for his father, falls in love with Flora, and learns the value of real treasure.  J NAP
• O’Neil, Laura.  The Case of the Hotel Who-Done-It.  We’re Mary-Kate and Ashley – the Trenchcoat Twins.  We were on vacation in Hawaii – and we couldn’t wait to jump into the big swimming pool.  But first, we had a mystery to solve.  We had to catch a thief who stole our mom’s gold bracelet!  No problem.  We were on the case!  PBK J ONE
• Orgel, Doris.  Button Soup.  In this version of the French folktale “Stone Soup,” Rag-Tag Meg shows the neighborhood how to make a pot of soup starting with water and an old wooden button.  E ORG
• Rey, Margret.  Curious George at the Fire Station.  Curious George sets off a false alarm while visiting the fire station but redeems himself by rescuing a Dalmatian puppy.  E CUR
• Root, Phyllis.  Mrs. Potter’s Pig.  Mrs. Potter keeps everything perfectly clean, except for her daughter Ermajean, who delights in being so messy that she seems to turn into a pig.      E ROO
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane.  Mr. Putter’s love of toys is almost as strong as his affection for his cat—but are he and she too old to play with a toy airplane?  This is one of the Mr. Putter and Tabby books.  E RYL
• Sachar, Louis.  Marvin Redpost:  a Flying Birthday Cake.  Book number 6 in the Marvin Redpost series.  Two days after Marvin sees a glowing green thing like a flying birthday cake in the night sky, his third-grade class is joined by a mysterious new boy with peculiar behavior.       J SAC
• Sachar, Louis.  Sideways Stories from Wayside School.  Wayside School was supposed to be built with thirty classrooms all next to each other in a row.  Instead, the classrooms were stacked one on top of the other. . .thirty stories tall!  That’s probably the reason all kinds of wacky things happen at Wayside School. . .especially on the thirtieth floor.  But you will discover the funniest, craziest, most mixed-up place that ever called itself a school!  PBK J SAC
• Seuss, Dr.  Horton Hatches the Egg.  When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg—which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.  E SEU
• Shea, George.  First Flight:  the Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers.  A twelve-year-old boy named Tom Tate meets Orville and Wilbur Wright and witnesses the invention of the airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.  J629.13 SHE
• Stine, R. L.  Little Comic Shop of Horrors.  You’re walking through a creep part of town, when you find a new comic shop-Milo’s Comics Dungeon.  The place is dusty, dingy, and really dark.  You choose from one of 20 spooky endings in book number 17 of the Give Yourself Goosebumps series.  PBK J STI
• Stine, R. L.  Trapped in Bat Wing Hall.  This is book number 3 of the “Give Yourself Goosebumps” series.  Being the new kid in school is no picnic.  At your old school you had tons of friends, but now you don’t even have one.  Then you meet Nick.  He asks you to join the Horror Club.  The Horror Club meets in an old mansion known as Bat Wing Hall.  PBK J STI
• Thaler, Mike.  The School Nurse from the Black Lagoon.  This is another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . .  There’s supposed to be a nurse at school, but no one has ever seen her.  She’s supposed to be a real ghoul!  You won’t go see her unless you’re really sick.  No wonder the wary young hero of this Black Lagoon novel is terrified of meeting the new school nurse—who, of course, turns out to be the nicest, prettiest school nurse in the world!  PBK J THA
• Waber, Bernard.  Lyle and the Birthday Party.  Mrs. Primm fears Lyle the crocodile is terribly sick, when in reality he’s just “green” over Joshua’s birthday party.  E WAB
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Mystery on Blizzard Mountain.  This is book number 86 of the Boxcar Children series.  When the Alden children go camping on Blizzard Mountain, a place said to be inhabited by a ghost looking for buried treasure, they begin to think someone or something is trying to scare them off.  PBK J WAR
• Wiesner, David.  Hurricane.  The morning after a hurricane, two brothers find an uprooted tree which becomes a magical place, transporting them on adventures limited only by their imaginations.  E WIE
• Wood, Douglas.  What Dads Can’t Do.  This story describes how dads show love by explaining all the things that they cannot do, such as sleeping late, keeping their ties clean, and reading books by themselves.  E WOO

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• Abbott, Tony.  City in the Clouds.  Book 4 in the Secrets of Droon.  Neal turns into a giant bug, Eric and Julie rush him back to Droon.  Princess Keeah thinks there is a cure in the City of the Clouds.  But they only have one day before the city disappears for an entire year.  PBK J ABB
• Almond, David.  Kit’s Wilderness.  Thirteen-year-old Kit goes to live with his grandfather in the decaying mining town of Stoneygate, England, and finds both the old man and the town haunted by ghosts of the past.  J ALM
• Blia, Xiong.  Nine-in-One, Grr!  Grr!:  a Folktale from the Hmong People of Laos.  When the great god, Shao, promises Tiger nine cubs each year, Bird comes up with a clever trick to prevent the land from being overrun by tigers.  J398.24 BLI
• Bynum, Janie.  Otis.  Because he doesn’t like mud, Otis is different from the other pigs and has trouble finding friends.  E BYN
• Calhoun, Mary.  Tonio’s Cat.  Toughy, the cat, begins to fill the emptiness which Tonio feels because he had to leave his dog in Mexico.  The book includes bilingual conversation.  E CAL
• Carlson, Nancy L.  Smile a Lot!  A frog explains how smiling is a great way to get through life’s ups and downs.  E CAR
• Fowler, Allan.  The Sun’s Family of Planets.  This is another book in the Rookie Read-About Science series.  This book provides brief information about each of the nine planets that makes up our solar system.  J523.4 FOW
• Freymann, Saxton.  Dr. Pompo’s Nose.  Dr. Pompo believes that he has found a nose lying on the ground, but everyone he meets identifies the mysterious object in a different way.  E FRE
• Hest, Amy.  Gabby Growing Up.  Gabby knits mittens to give her grandfather for his birthday, and on their way to meet him, Gabby gets a new haircut and her mother gets a surprise.  E HES
• Hest, Amy.  When Jessie Came Across the Sea.  A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to New York City, where she works for three years sewing lace and earning money to bring her Grandmother to the United States, too.  J HES
• Hoban, Russell.  A Bargain for Frances.  Thelma usually outsmarts Frances until Frances decides to teach her a lesson about friendship.  E HOB
• Hoff, Syd.  The Horse in Harry’s Room.  Although no one else could see it, Harry was very pleased to have a horse in his room.  E HOF
• Jenkins, Jerry B.  Earthquake!  Book 12 of Left Behind –the Kids.  The worst disaster the world has ever seen scatters the Young Trib Force.  When the earthquake strikes the globe, Judd has been captured by the Global Community, Vicki is planning to distribute the Underground newspaper.  Lionel tries to make it back to his friends while Ryan stays in hiding.    PBK J JEN
• Johnston, Tony.  Pages of Music.  A childhood visit to Sardinia haunts a composer, who returns one Christmas to repay with his music the kindness of the island’s inhabitants.  HOLIDAY E JOH
• Larson, Kirby.  The Magic Kerchief.  Sharp-tongued, lonely Griselda gets a magic kerchief from a stranger, and when she wears it she can speak only kind words to the people she meets.  E LAR
• Lester, Helen.  Tacky and the Emperor.  While awaiting a visit from the Emperor, a group of penguins fail to recognize their friend Tacky in the Emperor’s clothes.  E LES
• Lester, Helen.  Three Cheers for Tacky.  Tacky the penguin adds his own unique touch to his team’s routine at the Penguin Cheering Contest, with surprising results.  E LES
• Lowery, Linda.  Wilma Mankiller.  This fascinating beginning biography tells how Wilma Mankiller found strength in her Cherokee heritage and how she became Chief Mankiller, leader of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995.  J973 LOW
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Big Move.  Book 96 of the Babysitter’s Little Sister books.  Karen is moving to Chicago for six months, with Mommy, Andrew, and Seth.  Karen wants to be with her little-house family.  But leaving her big-house family will be hard.  And Karen will miss her friends and her school a lot too.  She will try her best to like Chicago.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Bunny.  Book 83 of the Babysitter’s Little Sister books. Karen’s grandmother is coming for a visit.  She brings Karen and Andrew Easter baskets.  Inside the baskets is a wonderful surprise – real live bunnies.  Karen and Andrew are very excited about the bunnies.  But Mommy and Seth are not.  The bunnies are troublemakers.  They chew on everything.  What can Karen do about the bunny trouble?  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Softball Mystery.  Book 74 of the Babysitter’s Little Sister books.  Karen loves playing on her big sister’s softball team, Kristy’s Krushers.  But Karen sees things going on at practices.  Gloves and bats are disappearing.  Pages are missing from Kristy’s notebook.  Who is doing this?  And why?  Karen and her friends are trying to find out.  PBK J MAR
• McNulty, Faith.  The Lady and the Spider.  A spider who lives in a head of lettuce is saved when the lady who finds her puts her back in the garden.  E MCN
• Minarik, Else Holmelund.  Am I Beautiful?  Overhearing other animal and human mothers call their children beautiful, Young Hippo tries to find out if he is beautiful as well.  E MIN
• Recorvits, Helen.  Goodbye, Walter Malinski.  In 1934, even though life is hard for Wanda Malinski and her family, she enjoys school, good times with her best friend, and a special relationship with her older brother.  J REC
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat:  the Eighth Book of Their Adventures.  Henry’s family takes in a stray cat, the ugliest cat they have ever seen, and an amazing relationship blossoms between it and their dog Mudge.  PBK J RYL
• Say, Allen.  Tree of Cranes.  A Japanese boy learns of Christmas when his mother decorates a pine tree with paper cranes.  HOLIDAY E SAY
• Spinner, Stephanie.  Little Sure Shot:  the Story of Annie Oakley.  This is a biography of the poor young farm girl who went on to become the famous sharpshooter with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.  J799.3  SPI
• Stine, R. L.  Deep Trouble.  Book 19 in the Goosebumps series.  Billy and his sister, Sheena, are visiting their uncle Dr. Deep on a tiny Caribbean island.  It’s the perfect place to go exploring and Billy’s ready for an adventure.  There’s only one rule to remember:  Stay away from the coral reefs.  Still, the reefs are so beautiful.  Billy can’t resist.  But he’s not alone in the water.  Something’s lurking deep below the surface.  Something that’s half-human, half-fish. . . PBK STI
• Stine, R. L.  Diary of a Mad Mummy.  The reader experiences the adventures of visiting an exhibit of Egyptian artifacts and a pretty cool mummy.  Use the clues and decide your own fate in book 10 of the Give Yourself Goosebumps series.  PBK J STI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Molly Marches On.  Molly is sure that she will find the surprise at the end of the overnight nature hike at Camp Gowonagin, but then she finds her own secret surprise.  J TRI
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Mystery of the Spider’s Clue.  Book 87 of the Boxcar Children.  An elderly friend is injured and the children offer to help him with his window-washing business then agree to help him solve a riddle that has arrived in a mysterious invitation.  PBK J WAR
• Wells, Rosemary.  Emily’s First 100 Days of School.  Starting with number one for the first day of school, Emily learns the numbers to one hundred in many different ways.  E WEL
• White, Nancy.  Scholastic’s The Magic School Bus Gets Programmed:  a Book About Computers.  This is from an episode of the TV series and introduces computers and how they work.  J004.165 WHI
• Wick, Walter.  I Spy, Mystery:  a Book of Picture Riddles.  Rhyming verses ask readers to find hidden objects in the photographs.  E WIC
• Willey, Margaret.  Clever Beatrice:  an Upper Peninsula Conte.  A small, but clever young girl outwits a rich giant and wins all his gold.  J398.2 WIL

Lexile 480

• Avi.  The Good Dog.  The story of McKinley, a malamute torn between the world of his human family and the wild world of Lupin, a wolf trying to recruit dogs to replenish the wolf pack.  J AVI
• Berenstain, Stan.  The Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Stinky Milk Mystery.  Merit Badge Mystery series.  The Bear Scouts use a clue from Wise Old Owl to solve the mystery of why Farmer Ben’s cows are giving milk that tastes like onions.  PBK J BER
• Brown, Marc Tolon.  Arthur Meets the President.  Arthur’s essay wins a contest and he has to read it to the President in a special ceremony at the White House.  E BRO
• Bunting, Eve.  The Mother’s Day Mice.  Three mouse brothers go to the meadow to find a present for their mother, the littlest mouse comes up with the most unusual gift of all.  E BUN
• Cannon, Annie.  The Bat in the Boot.  A family finds a baby bat in their mudroom and takes care of him until his mother comes back for him.  E CAN
• Christelow, Eileen.  The Five-Dog Night.  Cantankerous Ezra keeps rebuffing his nosy neighbor Old Betty when she tries to give him advice on how to survive the cold winter nights, until she finally discovers that his five dogs are his private source of warmth.  E CHR
• Cuyler, Margery.  The Biggest, Best Snowman.  Nell is told by her BIG sisters and her mother that she is too small to help out, but everyone, including Nell, feels differently after her forest friends give her the confidence to build a large snowman.  E CUY
• De Paola, Tomie.  The Kids’ Cat Book.  Patrick goes to Granny Twinkle’s for a free kitten and learns everything there is to know about cats—their different breeds, care, place in art and literature, and history.  J636.8 DEP
• Fowler, Allan.  Please Don’t Feed the Bears.  Rookie Read-About Science book.  An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of bears.  J599.74 FOW
• Freymann, Saxton.  Gus and Button.  Gus and his dog Button leave their white world to brave the scary forest and discover color.  E FRE
• Gantos, Jack.  Rotten Ralph’s Rotten Romance.  It is Valentine’s Day and Rotten Ralph, a very, very nasty cat, is up to his rotten tricks.  HOLIDAY E GAN
• Giff, Patricia Reilly.  A Glass Slipper for Rosie.  Rosie plans to surprise her grandfather on his birthday by getting her dance class to perform “Cinderella” his favorite ballet.  J GIF
• Howe, James.  Pinky and Rex and the Bully.  Pinky learns the importance of identity as he defends his favorite color, pink, and his friendship with a girl, Rex, from a bully.  PBK J HOW
• Lasky, Kathryn.  Lunch Bunnies.  Clyde, the rabbit, is ready to start school, but after talking with his brother, he is worried about what will happen at lunchtime.  E LAS
• Levine, Gail Carson.  The Princess Test.  In this humorous retelling of Hans Christian  Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea”, Lorelei must pass many difficult tests in order to prove that she is a true princess and win the hand of Prince Nicholas.  J LEV
• Levitin, Sonia.  Nine For California.  Amanda travels by stagecoach with her four siblings and her mother from Missouri to California to join her father.  E LEV
• MacBride, Roger Lea.  Missouri Bound.  Little House chapter books.  Rose is sad to leave her home in South Dakota, but has many new experiences as she moves to Missouri.  PBK J MAC
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Big Sister.  Karen loves her stepsister, Kristy.  Then Daddy gives Kristy a pin.  Karen is jealous and wants the pin.  But Kristy will not let Karen even borrow it.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Haunted House.  Book 90, Babysitter’s Little Sister series.  Karen’s class is helping to decorate a haunted house for Halloween, and it’s fun making things scary.  But not when they start hearing spooky noises. Is the haunted house really haunted?  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Telephone Trouble.  Book 86, Babysitter’s Little Sister books.  Karen loves to talk on the phone.  But Karen’s family is mad.  Daddy makes phone rules for Karen.  But Karen sneaks phone calls anyway.  And soon she is in a huge mess.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Leo, the Magnificat.  A homeless cat wanders into a small church and warms the hearts of the people there.  E MAR
• Mead, Alice.  Soldier Mom.  Jasmyn gets a different perspective on life when her mother is sent to Saudi Arabia at the beginning of the Persian Gulf War, leaving her and her baby brother behind in Maine in the care of her mother’s boyfriend, Jake. Feeling abandoned and overwhelmed, Jas wonders how much longer this can go on?  PBK J MEA
• Meddaugh, Susan.  Martha Calling.  Martha the talking dog wins a call-in radio contest and her family go for a vacation and manage to change the “no dogs allowed” policy.           E MED
• Novak, Matt.  Mouse TV.  Each member of the Mouse family wants to watch something different ontelevision, they discover a solution when the television does not work.  E NOV
• Nye, Naomi Shihab.  Come With Me:  Poems for a Journey.  This book is a collection of poems, including “Secrets,” “When You Come to a Corner,” “Mad,” and “Come With Me.”  J811.54 NYE
• Porter, Connie Rose.  Addy’s Little Brother.  American Girl collection.  After her brother joins the family in Philadelphia at the end of the Civil War, Addy wants to be with him as much as possible, so she is jealous when he starts spending time with her friend’s cousin.  J POR
• Schaefer, Lola M.  Scarecrows.  This book uses simple text and photographs to describe scarecrows, their purpose, composition, and places where they are found.  J632.68 SCH
• Seuss, Dr.  The King’s Stilts.  The King’s stilts are stolen and hidden. He can no longer enjoy his play hour, so the whole kingdom is threatened until a page boy bravely saves the day.  E SEU
• Slobodkina, Esphyr.  Caps For Sale:  a Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Busniess.  A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler’s caps while he takes a nap under a tree.  E SLO 
• Stine, R. L.  A Shocker on Shock Street.  Book 35, Goosebumps series.  Erin and her brother Marty love Shock Street horror films until a tour of the Shocker studio theme park shows them that real life is a whole lot scarier than the movies.  PBK J STI
• Stine, R. L.  Tick Tock, You’re Dead!    Book 2, Give Yourself Goosebumps series.  A terrifying tour through a medieval castle, a close-up look at ferocious dinosaurs, and a shivery vision of the future are just three of the twenty adventures readers can experience.  PBK J STI
• Tompert, Ann.  Just A Little Bit.  When Mouse and Elephant decide to go on the seesaw, Mouse needs a lot of help from other animals before they can go up and down.  E TOM
• Tripp, Valerie.  Samantha Saves the Wedding.  American Girls collection.  When Cornelia’s veil is ruined on the day of her wedding ceremony in 1904, Samantha comes to the rescue.  J TRI 
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  Houseboat Mystery.  Book 12, Boxcar Children. The Alden’s rent a houseboat to drift down the river. They encounter a mystery involving a fast black car.  J WAR
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Mystery of the Tiger’s Eye.  Boxcar Children. While visiting an old mansion, the Aldens explore the possibility that it may be haunted.  PBK J WAR
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.    Snowbound Mystery.  Book 13, Boxcar Children.  The Alden children are on a fall vacation in the woods - but suddenly a snowstorm hits! While trapped in their cabin they discover a strange message written in code. Who is the message for?  J WAR
• Welch, Willy.  Playing Right Field.  Although he is always chosen last and sent to play in right field, a young boy discovers the importance of that position.  E WEL
• Woelfle, Gretchen.  Katje, the Windmill Cat.  When a dike breaks during a violent storm, flooding a little Dutch town, Nico’s baby is saved by his heroic cat.  E WOE
• Zollman, Pam.  Don’t Bug Me!  Megan must collect twenty-five insects for a school project, her little brother’s interference and a classmate’s teasing make the task difficult,  and reveal that she does not know either of them as well as she thought.  J ZOL
  

Lexile 490

• Almond, David.  Skellig.  Unhappy about his baby sister’s illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.  J ALM
• Appelt, Kathi.  Bubba and Beau, Best Friends.  When Mamma Pearl washes their favorite blanket it’s a sad day forBubba and Beau, but it gets worse when she decides the boy and his puppy need baths, too.  E APP
• Auch, Mary Jane.  Hen Lake.  Tired of Percival the peacock, Poulette convinces the other hens in the barnyard that they can out perform the boastful bird in a ballet she creates.   E AUC
• Branley, Franklyn Mansfield.  What the Moon is Like.  A description of sights and experiences on the surface of the moon, based on information gathered by astronauts.  BOOK & CASSETTE
• Brett, Jan.  Annie and the Wild Animals.  When Annie’s cat disappears, she attempts friendship with a variety of woodland animals, but with the emergence of Spring, everything comes right.  BOOK & CASSETTE
• Child, Lauren.  Clarice Bean, That’s Me.  A girl describes the hectic life she leads among the members of her large family, and her search for a little peace and quiet.  E CHI
• Cole, Joanna.  The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip.  Ms. Frizzle takes her class through electrical wires to learn how electricity is generated and how it is used.  J621.3 COL
• Cole, Joanna.  The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses.  Ms. Fizzle and her class explore the senses by traveling bus in and out of an eye, ear, nose, mouth, and other parts of both human and animal bodies.  J612.8 COL
• Cole, Joanna.  The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor.  On a special field trip, Ms. Frizzle’s class learns about the ocean and the different creatures that live there.  J591.92 COL
• Cosby, Bill.  One Dark and Scary Night.  One night, little Bill is positive there are mean things in his dark closet and that they are just dying to get him.  Only when Alice the great performs a magical tucking-in trick do the mean things go away for good.  PBK J COS
• Fowler, Allan.  The Best Way to See a Shark.  Rookie Read-About science book.  This book uses simple explanation and photographs to explain about sharks.  J597.31 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  What’s the Weather Today?  Rookie Read-About science book.  This book is a simple explanation of weather and climate.  J551.6 FOW
• Franklin, Kristine L.  The Wolfhound.  Pavel saves the life of an enormous dog he finds in the snow, but since only the tsar keeps wolfhounds, he fears he will be punished for stealing.  E FRA
• Hoban, Lillian.  Arthur’s Funny Money.  When Violet has a numbers problem and Arthur is penniless, they go into business and solve both problems.  BOOK & CASSETTE
• Hoban, Russell.  A Baby Sister for Frances.  When things change around the house after her baby sister is born, Frances decides to run away—but not too far.  E HOB
• Hoban, Russell.  Bread and Jam for Frances.  “Jam on Toast,” sings Frances about the food she likes most—until she has it for the sixth meal in two days.  E HOB
• Hoeye, Michael.  The Sands of Time:  a Hermux Tantamoq Adventure.  Despite fierce opposition from mouse supremacists and other residents of Pinchester, three mice team up with an old chipmunk to prove that there existed, long before the time of mice, a Cat Kingdom.  J HOE
• Johnson, Crockett.  Harold and the Purple Crayon.  Harold goes for an adventurous walk in the moonlight with his purple crayon.  E JOH
• Keene, Carolyn.  Trouble Takes the Cake.  Book 27, Nancy Drew Notebooks.  Nancy’s aunt Eloise in New York City invites her, and friends to spend the weekend.  After sightseeing, the group ends up at Haunted Harriet’s, a spooky theme restaurant.  But horror begins when a birthday cake explodes and oozes green slime, rubber worms, and more, Nancy gets blamed.  PBK J KEE
• Levine, Gail Carson.  Dave at Night.  When orphaned Dave is sent to the Hebrew Home for Boys where he is treated cruelly, he sneaks out at night and is welcomed into the music- and culture-filled world of the Harlem Renaissance.  J LEV
• Locker, Thomas.  Sky Tree:  Seeing Science Through Art.  Thomas Locker’s lyrical text records the changes in the tree’s world as simply as a child might observe them, and his magnificent paintings crystallize the natural phenomena that embellish the tree on each page.  J582.16 LOC
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Swim Meet.  Book 110, Babysitter’s Little Sister.  Karen has joined the swim team!  She loves dreaming about winning medals and learning to swim fast.  But mostly she likes to have fun with her swim team friends.  Then the coach says the team is not working hard enough.  Can Karen find a way to be a winner and have fun too?  PBK J MAR
• Mayer, Mercer.  I Just Forgot.  Little Critter series.  Little Critter struggles to remember what to do each day.  On rainy days he remembers his raincoat but forgets his boots.  On school days he gets to school on time but forgets his lunchbox.  At home he takes a bath but forgets to use soap.  He tries hard but hasn’t quite mastered the art of how to get through the day.  E MAY 
• Minters, Frances.  Sleepless Beauty.  In this updated, rhyming retelling of the traditional fairy tale, Beauty outwits the wicked witch and arranges for her own happy ending.  E MIN
• Paxton, Tom.  Engelbert Moves the House.  Let Me Read series. Engelbert, an elephant helps out. E PAX
• Roop, Peter.  Good-Bye for Today:  The Diary of a Young Girl at Sea.  Nine-year-old Laura writes in her journal about the boredom, excitement and danger that she and her family face while sailing from Japan to the Arctic seas aboard the whaling ship captained by her father.  J ROO
• Roth, Carol.  Little Bunny’s Sleepless Night.  Little Bunny, an only child, is so lonely he cannot sleep, so he asks his friends Squirrel, Skunk, Porcupine, Bear, and Owl if he can stay with them, only to discover that his own bed is best.   E ROT
• Roy, Ron.  The Lucky Lottery.  A to Z Mystery series.  Dink and his two friends help Lucky find the culprit who stole Lucky’s winning lottery ticket.  PBK J ROY
• Roy, Ron.  The Quicksand Question.  A to Z Mystery series.  Someone steals the money the town has been collecting to help the ducks, Josh and his friends try to find the thief.  PBK J ROY
• Seuss, Dr.  Horton Hears a Who! Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton’s friends that Who’s really exist.  E SEU
• Stine, R. L.  Escape From the Carnival of Horrors.  Book 1, Give Yourself Goosebumps. The Carnival of Horrors invites readers to choose from over 20 horrifying scenarios, from the Reptile Petting Zoo to the Supersonic Space Coaster!    PBK J STI
• Strasser, Todd.  Don’t Get Caught in the Girl’s Locker Room.  There’s a rumor that the girls keep a Kissing Book in their locker room.  The girls write about guys in it.  Kyle and his friends find out that the girls have trash-talked them in the book so they decide to steal it.  PBK J STR
• Tripp, Valerie.  Samantha and the Missing Pearls.  American Girls collection.  When her friend Nellie is suspected of stealing Mrs. Van Sicklen’s black pearls at Christmastime, Samantha helps her discover where they really went.  J TRI
• Zolotow, Charlotte.  When the Wind Stops.  A mother explains to her son that in nature an end is also a beginning as day gives way to night, winter ends and spring begins, and, after it stops falling, rain makes clouds for other storms.  E ZOL

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Lexile 500

• Berenstain, Stan.  The Berenstain Bears on the Job.  A first time reader book.  Two young bears speculate on the things they could grow up to be, including bus driver, farmer, scientist, singer, and computer programmer.  E BER
• Bunting, Eve.  Butterfly House.  With the help of her grandfather, a little girl makes a house for a larva and watches it develop before setting it free, and every summer after that butterflies come to visit her.  E BUN
• Carrick, Carol.  Big Old Bones:  a Dinosaur Tale.  Professor Potts discovers some bones and puts them together until he is satisfied he has discovered a dinosaur that ruled the earth.  E CAR
• Cole, Joanna.  The Magic Schoolbus:  Inside a Hurricane.  Flying through the clouds, Ms. Frizzle’s class experiences a hurricane-and even a tornado-firsthand.  During their thrilling ride through the sky, Arnold gets lost!  Will the Frizz be able to save the day this time?  J551.5 COL
• Cole, Joanna.  The Magic Schoolbus:  Inside the Earth.  Ms. Frizzle’s class learns firsthand about different kinds of rocks and the formation of the earth.  J551 COL
• De Paola, Tomie.  Country Angel Christmas.  St. Nicholas wants the Country Angels to plan the Christmas celebration for all of Heaven.  They can’t wait to get started.  But with all the baking, brushing, and singing going on, the Country Angels seem to have forgotten the most important detail of all.  HOLIDAY E DEP
• Delton, Judy.  Rosie Noses, Freezing Toes.  Book 13, Pee Wee Scouts.  The Scouts are having a holiday party to show off their musical talents.  But not all the Scouts are ready for the concert.  Sonny hates the violin so much, he’d rather run away from home than play it! PBK J DEL
• Feiffer, Jules.  Meanwhile--.  Using a “magical” word from his comic books, Raymond escapes his mother’s calls into a series of dangerous adventures.  E FEI
• Fleischman, Sid.  A Carnival of Animals.  Tall tales about the fantastic adventures of some of the animals that live around Barefoot Mountain.  J FLE
• Fowler, Allan.  Let’s Talk About Tongues.  Rookie Read-About Science. The physical characteristics and uses of human and animal tongues.  J591.4 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  North, South, East and West.  Rookie Read About Science. A simple explanation of the four main directions and tells how to use the sun to determine direction.  J526.6 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  Thanks to Cows.  Rookie Read About Science. A simple description of how a cow produces milk and how the milk is processed for humans.  J636.2 FOW
• Galdone, Paul.  The Three Billy Goats Gruff.  Three clever billy goats outwit a big ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain.  J398.2 GAL
• Harrison, Troon.  The Dream Collector.  This is a captivating tale of a boy’s fantastic dream-tinged adventure.  E HAR
• Hubbell, Will.  Pumpkin Jack.  In the course of one year, a jack-o-lantern, discarded after Halloween, decomposes in the backyard and eventually grows new pumpkins from its seeds.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E HUB
• Jenkins, Jerry B.  Judgement Day.  Book 14, Left Behind—the Kids series.  Left behind at the Rapture, they must fend for themselves in a world gone crazy.  The continuing story of Judd Thompson, Vicky Byrne, and Lionel Washington.  With Nicolae on the rise, will this unlikely group survive?  Or will they fall prey to the unending train of death and destruction?  Follows the events and timeline established in the fifth book of the adult series, Apollyon.  PBK J JEN
• Johnston, Tony.  Alice Nizzy Nazzy, the Witch of Santa Fe.  When Manuela’s sheep are stolen, she has to go to Alice Nizzy Nazzy’s talking road-runner-footed adobe house and try to get the witch to give the flock back, in a Southwestern version of the Baba Yaga story.  J398.22 JOH
• Kleven, Elisa.  Hooray!  A Pinata.  After she chooses a cute dog piñata for her birthday party, Clara pretends it is her pet and she doesn’t want it to get broken.  E KLE
  Lynch, Chris.  Freewill.  A teenager trying to recover from the tragic death of his father and stepmother believes himself to be responsible for the rash of teenage suicides.  LYN
• Macdonald, Fiona.  Women in Medieval Times.  This book looks at the lives and social conditions of women in medieval Europe.  J305.4 MAC
• Marshall, James.  George and Martha.  This book relates several episodes in the friendship of the two hippos.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Chicken Pox.  Book 114, Babysitter’s Little Sister. Halloween is coming, and Karen is excited about her costume, the party at school, and trick-or-treating.  But when she catches the chicken pox from her little sister, her plans fade fast.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Copycat.  Book 107, Babysitter’s Little Sister.  Karen’s new nanny teaches a pottery class, and Karen is eager to prove she can be as skilled as the older kids.  When she can’t keep up, Karen passes off another student’s work as her own.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Show and Share.  Book 109, Babysitter’s Little Sister.  Karen doesn’t want to be boring at the class Show and Share, so she makes up a story about being related to Bobby Mason, the famous baseball star.  Her white lie spins out of control when classmates ask for signed souvenirs and more information about the sports hero.  PBK J MAR
• Modaressi, Mitra.  Yard Sale.  When Mr. Flotsam has a yard sale in the quiet town of Spudville, his neighbors are first upset, then delighted, by their purchases.  E MOD
• Nixon, Joan Lowery.  Gus & Gertie and the Missing Pearl.  Arriving for a vacation on Holiday Island, penguins Gus and Gertie stumble into a hotel full of Bad Guys and have a beautiful, valuable deep-sea pearl stolen from them.  PBK J NIX
• Pallotta, Jerry.  The Dory Story.  While taking a bath with his new red toy dory, a boy imagines himself alone on the ocean getting a first-hand look at the ocean’s food chain.  E PAL
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Some Good News.  Book 4, Cobble Street Cousins.  Cousins Rosie, Lily, and Tess make a neighborhood newspaper celebrating all their friends on Cobble Street.  PBK J RYL
• Schneider, Christine M.  Picky Mrs. Pickle.  After years of wearing only green clothes and eating only pickle foods, picky Mrs. Pickle learns that trying something new can be fun.  E SCH
• Scott, Ann Herbert.  Brave as a Mountain Lion.  Spider is afraid to get up on stage in front of everybody in the school spelling bee, but after listening to his father’s advice, decides that he too will try to be as brave as his Shoshoni ancestors.  J SCO
• Seuss, Dr.  Bartholomew and the Oobleck.  The King, tired of bad weather, commands his magicians to make something else come down from the sky, but when oobleck falls, in sticky greenish droplets, Bartholomew Cubbins shames the King and saves the kingdom.  E SEU
• Steig, William.  Pete’s a Pizza.  When Pete feels miserable because rain makes it impossible to play ball outdoors, his father finds a fun indoor game to play with his son.  E STE
• Stevenson, James.  Don’t You Know There’s a War on?  The author recalls his efforts to help win the Second World War.  J940.53 STE
• Teague, Mark.  Dear Mrs. Larue:  Letters From Obedience School.  Gertrude LaRue receives typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog Ike, entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home.  E TEA
• Tripp, Valerie.  Samantha’s Blue Bicycle.  In 1904, when ten-year-old Samantha has trouble riding her new bicycle, her grandmother offers her a surprising solution.  J TRI
• Wolff, Patricia Rae.   The Toll-bridge Troll.  A troll tries to prevent Trigg from crossing the bridge on the way to school only to be outwitted by the boy’s riddles.  E WOL
  

Lexile 510

• Barrows, Annie.  Ivy and Bean.  Seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, and finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.  J BAR
• Bodnar, Judit Z.  Tale of a Tail.  Not wishing to share his fish with Bear, Fox slyly directs him how to catch his own, not realizing the extraordinary event that would result.  E BOD
• Brown, Marc Tolon.  Arthur’s Pet Business.  Arthur’s determination to prove he is responsible enough to have a puppy brings him a menagerie of animals to care for.  BOOK & CASSETTE
• Bunting, Eve.  Nasty Stinky Sneakers.  Will ten-year-old Collin find his missing stinky sneakers in time to enter The Stinkiest Sneakers in the World contest?  J BUN
• Dubowski, Mark.  Ice Mummy:  The Discovery of a 5,000 Year-Old-Man.   Step Into Reading Step 3 book.  Describes the discovery, by Alpine hikers near the Austrian-Italian border, of the frozen body of a man who was found to be more than 5,000 years old.  J937 DUB
• Edwards, Pamela Duncan.  Livingstone Mouse.  An explorer mouse in search of China discovers that he must be careful to choose a new home that does not offend his senses.  E EDW
• Fowler, Allan.  Hearing Things.  This Rookie Read-About Science book discusses the sense of hearing and how it expands and contributes to your world.  J151.1 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  Horses, Horses, Horses.  This Rookie Read-About Science book is a simple explanation of how horses are beautiful and useful animals.  J 636.1 FOW
• Greenburg, Dan.  Maximum Boy, Starring in How I Became a Super Hero.  Max Silver touches some radioactive space rocks in a museum.  Now Max can do things most boys can’t.  Like fly.  Still, it isn’t easy being a superhero.  Max’s sister is jealous of the attention he gets.  His father is determined to beat him at arm-wrestling.  His mother just wants him to be in bed on time.  And—uh, oh!—the President is asking him to save Manhattan!  PBK J GRE
• Grimm, Jacob.  Iron John.  With the help of Iron John, the wild man of the forest who is under a curse, a young prince makes his way in the world and finds his true love.  J398.21 GRI
• Hooks, William H.  Freedom’s Fruit.  Mama Marina, a slave woman and conjuror in the Old South, casts a spell on her master’s grapes as part of her plan to win freedom for her daughter Sheba and the man Sheba loves.  J HOO
• Jenkins, Jerry B.  Battling the Commander.  Book 15, Left Behind:  The Kids series.  Follows teens that were “left behind,” with nothing left but their newfound faith in Jesus Christ.  Determined to stand up for God no matter the cost, they are tested at every turn.  Books 15 and 16 have background plots from the fourth book in the adult series, Soul Harvest.  PBK J JEN
• Jenkins, Jerry B.  Fire From Heaven.  Book 16, Left Behind:  The Kids series.   This book has background plots from the fourth book in the adult series, Soul Harvest.    PBK J JEN
• Jenkins, Jerry B.  The Underground.  Book 6, Left Behind:  The Kids series.  The Young Trib Force, Judd, Vicki, Ryan, and Lionel, unleash the power of the printed page through an underground newspaper at Nicolae High, while the authorities search for the kids responsible.  PBK J JEN
• Johnston, Jennifer.  The Great Shark Escape.  Magic School Bus science chapter book 7.  Ms. Frizzle’s class travels under the ocean.  PBK J JOH
• Jones, Rebecca C.  Great Aunt Martha.   A young girl cannot watch television, dance, or play with the dog because her parents think that a visiting great-aunt needs her rest.  E JON
• Kaye, Marilyn.  Pursuing Amy.  Book 2, Replica series.  Now that she’s discovered the secret about her past, Amy is trying to deal with the reality of who she is.  She starts meeting with the elusive Dr. Jaleski, who may be able to help her – but only by putting his life own in danger.  This time it’s up to Amy to protect herself--and those she loves--before it’s too late.    PBK J KAY
• Keller, Laurie.  The Scrambled States of America.  In this book the states become bored with their positions on the map and decide to change places for a while.  E KEL
• Krensky, Stephen.  King Arthur.  Book 13, Arthur chapter book.  Arthur’s third-grade class competes at the Middle Ages Fair and their only hope for victory is if Arthur can pull a sword from a stone.  J KRE
• Lester, Julius.  Sam and the Tigers.  What happens when a little boy named Sam matches wits with several tigers that want to eat him (a retelling of Little Black Sambo).     E LES
• Levine, Gail Carson.  The Fairy’s Mistake.  Princess Tales.  In this humorous retelling of a Perrault tale, the fairy Ethelinda rewards one twin sister for good behavior and punishes the other for bad, only to discover that her punishment is more pleasing than her reward.  J LEV
• MacBride, Roger Lea.  The Adventures of Rose and Swiney.  Little House Chapter book.  Rose, the eight-year-old daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, has adventures in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri with her neighbor, Swiney Baird.  PBK J MAC
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Spy Mystery.  Book 111, Babysitter’s Little Sister. Karen’s neighbors are on vacation, and the house-sitter is acting strange.  Karen catches the sitter in a computer crime.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Maggie.  Book 3, California diaries.  Maggie has to decide whether to be true to her own dreams, or to merely do what her father expects of her.  PBK J MAR
• McDonald, Megan.  The Night Iguana Left Home.  Although her friend, Alison Frogley, treats her very well, Iguana feels that something is missing in her life.  E MCD
• Rathmann, Peggy.  Officer Buckle and Gloria.  The children of Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle’s safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he give his safety speeches.  E RAT
• Rockwell, Anne F.  One Bean.  Describes what happens to a bear as it is soaked, planted, watered, repotted, and eventually produces pods with more beans inside.  PBK J ROC
• Root, Phyllis.  Rattletrap Car.  Various disasters threaten to stop Poppa and the children from getting to the lake in their rattletrap car, but they manage to come up with an ingenious solution to each problem.  E ROO
• Roy, Ron.  The Missing Mummy.  A to Z Mystery series.  Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose help catch the thieves who have stolen the treasure from the museum’s mummy exhibit.  PBK J ROY
• Saunders-Smith, Gail.  The Fire Station.  This book uses simple text and photographs to depict a visit to a fire station, including the people, uniforms, and equipment.  J628.9 SAU
• Shannon, David.  The Amazing Christmas Extravaganza.   To the dismay of his neighbors and family, Mr. Delbert’s Christmas display grows from a string of lights into an outrageous spectacle.  HOLIDAY E SHA
• Siebold, Jan.  Doing Time Online.  Involved in a prank that led to an elderly woman’s injury, Mitchell must make amends by participating in a police program and chat online with a nursing home resident.  PBK J SIE
• Stamper, Judith Bauer.  Dinosaur Detectives.  Book 9, Magic School Bus science.  During a trip to the Museum of Natural History the class travels back to the Mesozoic Era and experiences a Jurassic adventure!  PBK J STA
• Stamper, Judith Bauer.  Penguin Puzzle.  Book 8, Magic School Bus science.  Ms. Frizzle’s class travel to Antarctica to learn about penguins.  PBK J STA
• Stine, R. L.  Attack of the Mutant.  Book 25, Goosebumps.  Skipper Matthews favorite comic book is called The Masked Mutant.  It’s about an evil supervillain out to rule the universe!  Then he gets lost in a strange part of town.  And finds a building that looks like The Mutant’s secret headquarters.  Does The Masked Mutant really live in Riverview Falls?  PBK J STI
• Verdet, Jean-Pierre.  Light.  First Discovery Book.  Children will experience the beauty natural light provides – from a colorful rainbow to the amazing aurora borealis; learn about fluorescent plants and animals that glow, and see the impact electric light has had on our society.  J535 VER
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Haunted Clock Tower Mystery.  Book 84, Boxcar Children.  The Aldens accompany their grandfather to his class reunion and investigate the possibility of a buried Civil War treasure, and of a ghost in the bell tower, at Goldwin University.  PBK J WAR
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  Mountain Top Mystery.  Book 9, Boxcar Children.  The Aldens take a one-day mountain climbing excursion that becomes very exciting.  They unearth some mysteries and have a fine time in the process.  J WAR
• Wells, Rosemary.  Max and Ruby’s Midas:  Another Greek Myth.  Ruby tries to keep her brother Max from eating so many sweets by reading him an altered story of King Midas.  E WEL

Lexile 530

• Aliki.  Dinosaurs are Different.  Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2.  You can learn about dinosaurs by looking at their bones.  Today scientists have divided dinosaurs into separate orders based on their special characteristics.   BOOK & CASSETTE
• Anderson, C. W. Blaze Shows the Way.  Billy and his friend Tommy enter their ponies in the pair jumping contest.  PBK J AND
• Brett, Jan.  Town Mouse, Country Mouse.  After trading houses, the country mouse and the town mouse discover there’s no place like home.  J398.24 BRE
• Carle, Eric.  The Very Lonely Firefly.  A lonely firefly goes into the night searching for other fireflies.  E CAR
  
• Clement, Rod.  Grandpa’s Teeth.  Soon after Grandpa’s teeth disappear from a glass of water near his bed, Inspector Rate has the whole town under investigation.  E CLE
• Cowley, Joy.  The Rusty, Trusty Tractor.  A grandfather is convinced that his rusty, trusty fifty- year old tractor will make it through another haying season.  E COW
• Delton, Judy.  Piles of Pets.  Book 19, Pee Wee Scouts mystery.  During “Be Kind to Animals Week,” Mrs. Peters wants the Pee Wee Scouts to do some good deeds for animals, so Molly takes some homeless animals, and must find homes for them.  PBK J DEL
• Diane Goode’s Book of Silly Stories and Songs.  16 stories from around the world. J808.8 DIA
• Dooley, Norah.  Everybody Serves Soup.  Trying to earn money by shoveling snow so he can buy his mother a Christmas present, Carrie comes up with an idea for just the right gift.  E DOO
• Edwards, Pamela Duncan.  Dinorella:  a Prehistoric Fairy Tale.  Loosely based on Cinderella. The Duke falls in love with Dinorella when she rescues him from the dreaded deinonychus at the Dinosaur Dance.  E EDW
• Fowler, Allan.  The Biggest Animal on Land.  This is one of the Rookie Read-About Science books.  This book is an intro the elephant, the biggest animal in the zoo.  J599.6 FOW
• Gibbons, Gail.  Rabbits, Rabbits & More Rabbits.  This book describes different kinds of rabbits, their physical characteristics, behavior, where they live, and how to care for them.  J636.9 GIB
• Hoban, Lillian.  Arthur’s Pen Pal.  I Can Read book.  Arthur views his little sister in a different light after receiving a revealing letter from his pen pal.  E HOB
• Howe, James.  Pinky and Rex and the Just-Right Pet.  Ready to Read book.  Pinky, a confirmed dog lover, has a change of heart after his family’s new kitten pounces on his foot in the middle of the night.  E HOW
• Howe, James.  Pinky and Rex and the School Play.  Pinky is jealous when his best friend Rex gets the lead in the school play, even though she only tried out to give moral support.  E HOW
• Jeram, Anita.  Bunny, My Honey.  When Bunny gets lost and can’t find his mother, he fears that Mummy and his friends may not be able to find him to take him home.  E JER
• Joslin, Sesyle.  What Do You Say Dear?  This book offers advice on how to cope correctly with a variety of common and uncommon social situations.  E JOS
• Kimmel, Eric A.  Easy Work!  Thinking his work in the fields is harder than his wife’s work in the house, Mr. McTeague trades places with her for one day.  J398.2 KIM
• Leedy, Loreen.  Who’s Who in my Family?  The students in Ms. Fox’s class each make a family tree.  As they share their family trees, they see how families are unique and special.  J306.85LEE
• Macaulay, David.  Shortcut.  Visual cues provide answers to the mysterious interrelationship of a series of brief stories.  E MAC
• MacBride, Roger Lea.  Rose and Alva:   Rose meets Alva and together they explore the hills, pick pokeweed, explore a cave, and have other adventures in the Ozark Mountains.  PBK J MAC
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Pony Camp.  Karen, Nancy, and Hannie, the Three Musketeers, share fun and adventure, as well as anxious moments at pony camp.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Mary Anne’s Big Breakup.  Book 3, Baby-sitters Club, Best Friends Forever.  Mary Anne is ready for a change.  She’s about to find out that breaking up is hard.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Bill Jr.  and John Archambault.  Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.  An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.  E MAR
• Munsch, Robert N.  Angela’s Airplane.  While looking for her lost father at the airport, Angela ends up in the front of a plane.  She decides to push one button, and then another . . . . E MUN
• O’Hara, Megan.  Pioneer Farm:  Living on a Farm in the 1880’s.  Living History series.  A young girl and her family describe life on a small farm in Minnesota in the 19th century.  J977.6 OHA
• Oppel, Kenneth.  Peg and the Whale.  Peg, a big strapping lass, who has caught everything else in the sea, joins the crew of a whaling ship and sets out to catch herself a whale.  E OPP
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Winter of the Ice Wizard.  Book 32, Magic Treehouse.  Travel to the snowy Land-Behind-the-Clouds and search for the eye of the Ice Wizard to help Merlin and Morgan.  J OSB
• Paterson, Katherine.  The Field of the Dogs.  Josh, who has just moved to Vermont must deal with the bullying of a neighbor boy and discovers that his dog, whom he hears talking with other dogs, is also facing a bully of his own.  J PAT
• Perkins, Lynne Rae.  Home Lovely.  Hoping for trees or a flower garden, Tiffany transplants and cares for some seedlings that she finds and is surprised by what they become.  E PER
• Raatma, Lucia.  Consideration.  Character Education series.  Consideration is the virtue of being thoughtful and suggests ways in which consideration can be shown.  J177.7 RAA
• Raatma, Lucia.  Cooperation.  Character Education series.  Explains the virtue of cooperation and how readers can practice it at home, in the community, and with each other.  J179.9 RAA
• Rey, Margret.  Curious George Visits the Zoo.  Curious George visits the zoo and manages to both cause trouble and make up for it in his inimitable fashion.  BOOK AND CASSETE and E CUR
• Scieszka, Jon.  It’s All Greek to Me.  As they are about to go on stage, Joe, Fred, and, Sam are transported back to the time of Zeus and the other gods in Greek mythology, who, strangely enough, behave much as the characters in the trio’s class play.  J SCI
• Shaw, Janet.  Kirsten Snowbound.  American Girls short story books.  In 1856, Kirsten and her cousins look after the farm while the adults go to town, everything is fine—until a blizzard surprises them.  J SHA
• Silverstein, Shel.  The Giving Tree.  A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.  E SIL
• Stine, R. L.  My Hairiest Adventure.  Book 26, Goosebumps.  Larry Boyd just found an old bottle of INSTA–TAN in the trash.  “Rub on a dark suntan in minutes.” So Larry and his friends do.  But nothing much happens.  Until Larry notices the hair.  Dark spiky hair growing on his hands and face.  Hair that keeps growing back even after he shaves it off. . . .  PBK J STI
• Stine, R. L.  Piano Lessons Can be Murder.  Book 13, Goosebumps.  When Jerry finds a dusty old piano in the attic of his new house, his parents offer to pay for lessons.  But there’s something creepy about Jerry’s piano teacher, Dr. Shreek.  Then Jerry hears terrifying stories about the students at Dr. Shreek’s music school, who went for a lesson. . .and never came out.  PBK J STI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Josefina’s Song.  American Girls short story books.  In the early 1800’s, Josefina accompanies her father into the New Mexican mountains to check on the elderly shepherd who works for him, and she proves herself useful when her father has an accident.  J TRI
• Vogt, Gregory L.  Space Robots.  Explore Space!   This book explains the different types of space robots and their uses.  J629.4 VOG
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  Surprise Island.   Book 2, Boxcar Children.  The Alden children spend a summer living by themselves on their grandfather’s island.  A bit of suspense is present until the mysterious true identity of Joe the handyman is finally revealed.  J WAR
• Wilder, Laura Ingalls.  The Adventures of Laura and Jack.  Laura and her bulldog, Jack, share some wild adventures as the family moves frequently.  PBK J WIL
• Yolen, Jane.  Commander Toad and the Voyage Home.  Commander Toad leads the lean green space machine ”Star Warts” to find new worlds but runs into trouble when he sets course for home.  E YOL
• Yolen, Jane.  Commander Toad in Space.  Brave Commander Toad and the crew of the spaceship Star Warts have a mission:  to go where no spaceship has gone before and to bring a little bit of Earth back to the alien stars.  PBK J YOL

Lexile 540

• Baglio,Ben M.  Cat Crazy.  Book 13, Animal Ark Pets.  Mandy Hope loves animals. While on vacation, James and Mandy discover a boat called Puss-in-Boots.  It’s a houseboat filled with cats!  Mrs. Browne and her son live there with the village’s abandoned cats.  PBK J BAG
• Conrad, Pam.  The Tub People.  A family of wooden toys lives on the edge of the bathtub until disaster strikes and they fear they have been separated forever.  E CON
• Dadey, Debbie.  Swamp Monsters Don’t Chase Wild Turkeys.  Book 44, Adventures of the Bailey School Kids.  Could the creepy scientist, in town to help with the class’s ecology project, really be a swamp monster?  PBK J DAD
• Erickson, John R.  Hank the Cowdog:  The Secret Laundry Monster Files. Hank the Cowdog and Deputy Drover investigate a monster that appears just as they are about to arrest Eddy the Rac for ripping one of Sally May’s sheets while it hangs on the clothesline.  PBK ERI
• Fowler, Allan.  It Could Still Be a Mammal.  Rookie Read About Science. Identifies the characteristics of mammals and provides specific examples.  J599 FOW
• Fox, Mem.  Shoes From Grandpa.  In a cumulative rhyme, family members describe the clothes they intend to give Jessie to go with her shoes from Grandpa.  E FOX
• Gelsey, James.  Scooby-Doo! And the Masked Magician.  Book 14, Scooby-Doo mysteries.  The Mystery, Inc. gang is visiting the Magic Palace, a place where magicians can make 12- course dinners appear—yum!  But then the magician makes a diamond necklace disappear.  PBK J GEL
• George, William T.  Box Turtle at Long Pond.  On a busy day at Long Pond, Box Turtle searches for food, basks in the sun, and escapes a raccoon.  E GEO
• Gliori, Debi.  The Snow Lambs.  Because she is on a rescue mission, Bess, the sheep dog, fails to respond when Sam’s dad calls her to return home as a winter storm approaches.  E GLI
• Hamanaka, Sheila.  All the Colors of the Earth.  Verse reveals that despite outward differences children everywhere are essentially the same and all are lovable.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Henkes, Kevin.  Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse.  Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.  E HEN
• Hong, Lily Toy.  Two of Everything.  A poor old farmer finds a magic pot that doubles whatever is placed inside it, but his efforts to make himself wealthy lead to complications.  J398.21 HON
• Jenkins, Jerry B., Tim LaHaye with Chris Fabry.  Secrets of New Babylon.  Book 21, Left Behind—the Kids.  Follow the kids as they struggle to escape the tightening GC grip.      PBK J JEN
• Johnson, Lois Walfrid.  Grandpa’s Stolen Treasure.  Book 7, Adventures of the Northwoods.  Kate O’Connell and her family wait at the Grantsburg train depot to meet her grandpa and grandma from Sweden.  But Grandpa and Grandma did not appear and no one knew anything about them.  A telegram arrives and says that Grandma is lost.  Can they find her? PBK J JOH
• Johnson, Lois Walfrid.  The Vanishing Footprints.  Bok 4, Adventures of the Northwoods.  Kate, Anders, and Erik try to solve the mystery of the stolen creamery checks.  PBK J JOH
• Jukes, Mavis.  Cinderella 2000.  Fourteen-year-old Ashley has her heart set on spending New Year’s Eve 1999 at an exclusive country club party with an Almost Boyfriend, but her plan is endangered by her stepmother and two bratty stepsisters.  J JUK
• LaMarche, Jim.  The Raft.  Nicky spends a summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks.  E LAM
• L’Engle, Madeleine.  The Other Dog.  The family poodle protests at first when the master and mistress bring home a new “dog” to share the household.  E LEN
• Lobel, Arnold.  Fables.  Twenty original fables about an array of animals from crocodile to ostrich are related in this book.  J LOB
• MacBride, Roger Lea.  Rose at Rocky Ridge.  Little House chapter book.  Rose and her parents must work hard to make a rundown farm into their home in Missouri.  PBK J MAC
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Nanny.  Book 105, Babysitter’s Club Little Sister.  Mommy’s going back to work, so the new year begins with big changes for Karen and her Andrew.  Luckily, they find a nanny as perfect as Mary Poppins – even down to her name!  PBK J MAR
• Meddaugh, Susan.  Hog-eye.  A young pig uses her ability to read to outwit a wolf that intends to eat her.  E MED
• Munsch, Robert N.  Moira’s Birthday.  Moira invites grades 1 to 6 to her birthday party.  But her parents don’t know until . . . .  E MUN
• Nixon, Joan Lowery.  David’s Search.  Book 4, Orphan Train series.  After orphan-train rider David Howard settles with a strict Texas farm family, his best friend, an ex-slave, is threatened by the growing presence of the Ku-Klux Klan.  J NIX
• Noble, Trinka Hakes.  The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash.  Jimmy’s boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.  E NOB
• O’Hara, Megan.  General Store:  a village store in 1902.  Living History series. The role of the general store in nineteenth century rural America is described.  J977.6 OHA
• Ortiz, Simon J.  The People Shall Continue.  This book traces the progress of the Indians of North America from the time of the Creation to the present.  JQ970.004 ORT
• Paulsen, Gary.  Dunc and Amos go to the Dogs.  Book 25, Culpepper Adventures.  Amos doesn’t get along with dogs, but when Scruff gets mixed up in a dognapping scheme, Amos and his best friend, Dunc, have to team up to spring him.   PBK J PAU
• Pinkney, Brian.  The Adventures of Sparrowboy.  After an encounter with a sparrow, Henry finds he is able to fly just like his favorite comic book hero HawkMan.  E PIN
• Polacco, Patricia.  When Lightning Comes in a Jar.  A young girl describes the family reunion at her grandmother’s house, the food, baseball, photos and flickering fireflies on the lawn.  E POL
• Price, Moe.  The Reindeer Christmas.  Elwin the elf helps Santa Claus find a faster way to deliver his gifts on Christmas Eve.  HOLIDAY E PRI
• Propp, Vera W.  When the Soldiers Were Gone.  After the German occupation of the Netherlands, Benjamin leaves the Christian family with whom he had been living and reunites with his real parents who returned from hiding.  J PRO
• Rey, Margret and H. A.  Curious George Goes to a Movie.  When his curiosity leads him to investigate how the movie gets onto the screen, George disrupts the show.  E CUR
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea.  Mr. Putter gets an old cat to share his life with him.  E RYL
• Salas, Laura Purdie.  A is for Arrr!:  A Pirate Alphabet.  “Introduces pirates through photographs and brief text that uses one word relating to pirates for each letter of the alphabet.”  E SAL
• Salisbury, Graham.  Lord of the Deep.  Working for his stepfather on a charter fishing boat in Hawaii teaches Mikey about fishing, taking risks, making sacrifices, and some of life’s difficult choices.  J SAL
• Scieszka, Jon.  Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge.  Thanks to their magical book, Fred, Sam, and Joe travel through time to 1877 New York City.  J SCI
• Shannon, David.  A Bad Case of Stripes.  In order to ensure her popularity, Camilla Cream always does what is expected, until the day arrives when she no longer recognizes herself.  E SHA
• Stadler, Alexander.  Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book.  Beverly is thrilled to finally check out a book with her own library card, but when she accidentally keeps the book too long she worries that she’ll have to pay a huge fine or go to jail.  E STA
• Steig, William.  Shrek!  Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Stine, R. L.  The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight.  Book 20, Goosebumps. They’re baa-ck!  Just when you thought it was safe. . . PBK J STI
• Strasser, Todd.  Don’t Get Caught Driving the School Bus.  “Now there is a new driver on the bus route.  Sarge used to work at a prison, and he treats all kids like they’re criminals.  But Wilson, Dusty, and Kyle can’t take it.  They’ll show Sarge who’s in charge!”  PBK J STR
• Strasser, Todd.  Don’t Get Caught in the Teachers’ Lounge.  “Together they bend every rule in school-but they never get caught.”  PBK J STR
• Tripp, Valerie.  Felicity’s Dancing Shoes.  American Girls collection.  In colonial Williamsburg, Felicity’s dancing skills improve when she changes from wearing clumsy shoes to dainty slippers but ultimately she learns that “Gracefulness is in the foot, not the shoe.”  J TRI
• Van Allsburg, Chris.  Zathura:  a Space Adventure.  Left on their own for an evening, two  brothers find more excitement than they bargained for in a mystical space board game.  J VAN
• Wilder, Laura Ingalls.  Pioneer Sisters.  Little House chapter book.  Laura Ingalls and her sisters share many adventures while growing up on the American frontier.  PBK J WIL

Lexile 550

• Anderson, M. T.  Handel, Who Knew What He Liked.  A man who would compose some of the world’s most beautiful music is shown as a stubborn little boy with a mind of his own.  J780.92 AND
• Applegate, Katherine.  The Solution.  Book 22, Animorphs.  David, the newest Animorph, needs to control the other Animorphs.  The battle against the Yeerks is the most important, winning could mean slowing down the invasion.  But no one knows what to do with David.  Because he’s more than just a little problem.  He’s deadly. . .  PBK J APP 
• Ata, Te.  Baby Rattlesnake.  Willful Baby Rattlesnake throws tantrums to get his rattle before he’s ready, but he misuses it and learns a lesson.  J398.24 ATA
• Auch, Mary Jane.  Eggs Mark the Spot.  Pauline uses her talent for laying eggs with the image of what she sees to help capture the thief who has stolen a famous painting from an art gallery.  E AUC
• Baglio, Ben M.  Bunnies in the Bathroom.  Book 15, Animal Ark.  Mandy’s new friend John has his heart set on buying two baby rabbits in the local pet shop.  Before he has a chance, Barney and Button are gone!  Mandy and James decide to get the bunnies back for John.  PBK J BAG 
• Bate, Lucy.  Little Rabbit’s Loose Tooth.  When Little Rabbit’s loose tooth finally comes out, she isn’t convinced that the tooth fairy will really come.   E BAT
• Brett, Jan.  Hedgie’s Surprise.  Hedgie, the hedgehog, helps Henny, the speckled hen, trick the Tomten who has been eating all of Henny’s eggs for breakfast.  E BRE
• Fowler, Allan.  Busy, Buzzy Bees.  This is a Rookie Read-About Science book describes where bees live and their life.  J595.79 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  Frogs, Toads, and Tadpoles.  This Rookie Read-About Science series book explains basic likenesses and differences between frogs and toads.  J597.8 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  Inside an Ant Colony.  Rookie Read-About Science.  Learn how these social insects live and work together in communities that are like bustling cities.  J595.79 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  Spiders are not Insects.  Rookie Read-About Science. An introduction to the spider, an eight-legged creature, not to be confused with the six-legged insect.  J595.4 FOW
• Gelsey, James.  Scooby Doo! And the Toy Store Terror.  Book 16, Scooby-Doo mysteries.  Scooby and his friends are volunteering at an enormous toy store during the holiday season.  But when a huge rag doll goes on a rampage, it looks like there’s another mystery to solve!  PBK J GEL
• Hall, Lynn.  Barry, the Bravest Saint Bernard.  Step Into Reading book Step 4.  Relates the feats of Barry, the dog whose name honors the best dog at the St. Bernard Monastery.  J636.7 HAL
• Isadora, Rachel.  Sophie Skates.  A girl who loves to ice skate introduces the sport, the parts and care of skates, the techniques of skating moves, and ice skating competitions.  J796.91 ISA
• Jenkins, Jerry, Tim LaHaye with Chris Fabry.  Attack of Apollyon. Book 19, Left Behind – the Kids.  As a strange star falls to earth, the Young Trib Force knows the next judgment is near—one so terrible it will be announced from heaven first.  Follow Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and the rest of the growing Young Trib Force as they face the most horrifying judgment yet.  PBK J JEN
• Johnson, Lois Walfrid.  The Creeping Shadows.  Adventures of the Northwoods Book 3.  Kate plans a birthday party for Anders and gets involved in the mysterious disappearance of items from the Erickson household.  PBK J JOH
• Johnson, Lois Walfrid.  The Disappearing Stranger.  Adventures of the Northwoods Book 1.  When her mother marries Mr. Nordstrom, Kate moves to a farm in northwest Wisconsin, solves a mystery, and learns to adjust to her new stepfamily.  PBK J JOH
• Johnson, Lois Walfrid.  The Hidden Message.  Adventures of the Northwoods Book 2.  When their father leaves to earn money away from home, Kate and Anders assume more responsibility at the farm and uncover a mystery.  PBK J JOH
• Johnston, Marianne.  Dealing With Anger.  Conflict Resolution Library.  A discussion of anger, including suggestions for ways to deal with it directly and avoid its destructiveness.  J152.4 JOH
• Kerley, Barbara.  The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins.  The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hopes of educating the world about these awe-inspiring ancient animals.  J567.9 KER
• Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie.  The Fiddler of the Northern Lights.  Henry and Grandpa go in search of the fiddler whose music makes the Northern Lights dance.  E KIN
• Krulik, Nancy E.  Anyone But Me.  Katie Carew wishes she could be anyone but herself, and turns into a hamster.  PBK J KRU
• Leedy, Loreen.  Celebrate the 50 States!  This book introduces statistics, emblems, notable cities, products, and other facts about the fifty states, and territories.  J973 LEE
• Lewis, Rose A.  I Love You Like Crazy Cakes.  A woman describes how she went to China to adopt a special baby girl.  This book is based on the author’s own experiences.  E LEW
• Martin, Ann M.  Claudia and the Friendship Feud.  Book 4, Babysitter’s Club Friends Forever.  Claudia thinks her ex-best friend Stacey is a liar, a cheat, and a boyfriend-stealer.  She’s finding new friends, like Erica Blumberg.  And the most unexpected friend of all ---- Jeremy Rudolph, the boy who Stacey stole.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Fishing Trip.  Book 98, Babysitter’s Club Little Sister.  It’s an all-girl week at the lake with Karen’s family.  Karen, Hannie, and Nancy play at their secret clubhouse, learn to fish, tell stories around the campfire, and look for the Shadow Monster!  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Rafe.  The Brave Little Parrot.  Because the brave little parrot does the thing that comes from its heart as it takes precious drops of water to the burning forest, things change in ways no one could imagine.  J294.3 MAR
• McKissack, Pat.  Goin’ Someplace Special.  In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town:  the public library.  E MCK
• McPhail, David.  Edward and the Pirates.  Once Edward has learned to read, books and his vivid imagination provide him with great adventures.  E MCP
• Park, Barbara.  Maxie, Rosie, and Earl—Partners in Grime.  When their disciplinary meetings with the principal are postponed, three students skip school with humorous results.  J PAR
• Paulsen, Gary.  Amos Binder, Secret Agent.  Book 28, Culpepper Adventures.  It’s spy vs. spy when Amos is mistaken for a government double agent and given a top-secret assignment.  Join best friends Dunc and Amos as they try a little espionage, Culpepper style!  PBK J PAU
• Peterson, Melissa A.  Hard Times on the Prairie.  This book was adapted from the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.  Laura and her pioneer family struggle against hardships on the Kansas frontier, including a prairie fire, a grasshopper invasion, and a blizzard.  J PET
• Poisson, English.  Fish.  This is a First Discovery Book.  The book introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of various fish.  J597 FIS
• Pratchett, Terry.  The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents.  A talking cat, intelligent rats, and a strange boy cooperate in a Pied Piper scam until they try to con the wrong town and are confronted by a deadly evil rat king.  J PRA
• The Random House Book of Poetry for Children.  More than 550 poems by American, English, and anonymous authors are collected in this book.  J808.81 RAN
• Rey, Margret and H. A.  Curious George and the Puppies.  Curious George goes to the animal shelter where he accidentally lets all the dogs out of their cages.       E CUR
• Robinson, Fay.  Too Much Trash!  This Rookie Read-About Science book talks about the amount of trash that is thrown away each day and ways to cut down or recycle.  J363.72 ROB
• Scieszka, Jon.  Sam Samurai.  Time Warp Trio.  Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported to 17th century Japan where they infuriate a Samurai warrior, encounter their great-granddaughters, and save their lives by reciting an ancient form of poetry.  J SCI
• Schuett, Stacey.  Somewhere in the World Right Now.  This book describes what is happening in different places around the world at a particular time.  E SCH
• Tabor, Nancy.  See What You Say.  Demonstrates the different ways people look at the same situations by presenting contrasting idiomatic expressions in both English and Spanish.  Example:  Someone important is a “big wheel” in English but a “fat fish” in Spanish.  J428.2 TAB
• Thaler, Mike.  The School Bus Driver From the Black Lagoon.  There’s a new bus driver at school.  His name is T. Rex Fenderbender.  Rumor has it that he drives like he’s in the Indy 500 and he turns kids into his pit crew.  E THA 
• Tripp, Valerie.  Again, Josefina!  American Girls collection.  Josefina wants to give up learning to play the piano until she sees how much joy her music gives to her baby nephew.  J TRI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Changes for Felicity:  a Winter Story.  American Girls collection.  The outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1775 brings drastic changes to Felicity’s life in Williamsburg, affecting both her family and her friendship with Elizabeth.  J TRI

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• Appleate, Katherine.  The Exposed.  Book 27, Animorphs series.  To rescue their friends, the Chee, the Animorphs must see a giant squid morph to get to the Chee ship deep in a trench beneath the ocean.  And they must reach the ship before Visser Three does.  PBK J APP
• Applegate, Katherine.  The Pretender.  Book 23, Animorphs series.  When someone claiming to be Tobias’s long-lost cousin shows up, he’s not sure that she’s telling the truth.  Tobias, the other Animorphs, and Ax decide to do a little checking on this “cousin.”  PBK J APP   
• Braun, Eric.  If I Were a Major League Baseball Player.  Dream Big series.  If I were a Major League baseball player, I would smack balls out of the park!  I would scoop up a grounders to throw out the runners.  Dream big.  E BRA
• Bruchac, Joseph.  Squanto’s Journey:  The Story of the First Thanksgiving.  Squanto recounts how in 1614 he was captured by the British, sold into slavery in Spain, and ultimately returned to the New World to become a guide and friend for the colonists.  J BRU       
• Carle, Eric.  The Grouchy Ladybug.  A grouchy ladybug, looking for a fight, challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength.  E CAR
• Dadey, Debbie.  The Bride of Frankenstein Doesn’t Bake Cookies.  Book 41, Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series.  Is the strange new cookie chef at the ice rink really the Bride of Frankenstein?  The Bailey School Kids are going to find out!”  PBK J DAD
• Dadey, Debbie.  Vikings Don’t Wear Wrestling Belts.  Book 43, Adventures of the Bailey School Kid series.  Could the professional wrestler in town for WrestleBaileyLive be a real-live Viking?  The Bailey School Kids are going to find out!”  PBK J DAD
• Dadey, Debbie.  Zombies Don’t Play Soccer.  Book 15, Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series.  The Bailey School Kids investigate a new soccer coach whose spacey stare has them worried. Will her hard-driving practice sessions turn them into winners or zombies?  PBK J DAD
• Fleming, Candace.  Muncha!  Muncha!  Muncha! Planting a garden he has dreamed of for years, Mr. McGreeley tries to find a way to keep some bunnies from eating all his vegetables.  E FLE
• Grambling, Lois G.  Can I Have a Stegasaurus, Mom?  Can I?  Please!?  A child describes all the possible advantages of having a Stegosaurus for a pet.  E GRA
• Hesse, Karen.  The Music of Dolphins.  After rescuing a girl from the sea, researchers learn she has been raised by dolphins and attempt to rehabilitate her to the human world.  J HES
• Hildick, E. W.  The Purloined Corn Popper. Tim is worried when a popcorn popper containing a wad of money is stolen from his kitchen and his friend Freddie is suspected of the crime.  J HIL
• Hooper, Meredith.  River Story.  Follow a river from its source as a mountain stream formed by melting snow, rushing over rocks and through valleys to the busy city, to its end, where it joins the sea.  E HOO
• Jenkins, Jerry, Tim LaHaye with Chris Fabry.  On the Run.  Book 10, Left Behind—the Kids.  Follow Judd, Vicki, Lionel, Ryan, and the growing Young Trib Force as they continue their heroic journey through the earth’s last days.  PBK J JEN
• Johnson, Lois Wilfrid.  Mystery of the Missing Map.  Adventures of the Northwoods book 9.  Kate, Anders, and their friend Erik go visit Kate’s blind cousin in Red Jacket, Michigan and try to find a long-lost map that will supposedly lead to a fortune in silver.  PBK J JOH
• Johnson, Lois Wilfrid.  Trouble at Wild River.  Adventures of the Northwoods book 5.  Kate and her friends discover a timber swindler while visiting their Indian friend Running Deer and suspect that Kate’s uncle, newly arrived from Sweden may be involved.  PBK J JOH
• Lovell, Patty.  Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon.  Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself.  E LOV
• Macaulay, David.  Baaa.  After the last person has gone from the earth, sheep take over the world, make the same mistakes as man, and eventually they too disappear.  J MAC
• MacLachlan, Patricia.  Sarah, Plain and Tall.  When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.  J MAC
• Mills, Claudia.  Gus and Grandpa and the Christmas Cookies.  Having baked six dozen Christmas cookies for themselves and been given many more by the neighbors, Gus and Grandpa find a rewarding solution to disposing of their extra holiday treats.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E MIL
• Montgomery, Heather L.  Why Do My Teeth Fall Out?:  ….  How many bones does my body have?  How does my hair grow?  Do I have blood in my whole body?  You’ve got questions about your body, and Kids’ Questions has answers.  J612.4 MON 
• Numeroff, Laura.  The Chicken Sisters.  The Chicken sisters drive a troublesome wolf home to his mother with their overwhelming eccentricities.  E NUM
• Ray, Karen.  The T. F. Letters.  Alex starts to lose her baby teeth, begins a correspondence with the Tooth Fairy, and tries to accept the fact that her family is moving.  PBK J RAY
• Riordan, James.  My G-r-r-r-reat Uncle Tiger.  When Marmaduke the cat sees a picture of a tiger, he decides they must be related and sets off with his friends to find him at the zoo.  E RIO
• Scieszka, Jon.  Math Curse.  A teacher tells the class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem and one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.  E SCI
• Shulevitz, Uri.  The Golden Goose.  A simpleton’s kind deed is rewarded with the gift of a goose with feathers of gold.  But everyone who comes too close to the goose gets stuck, and soon the simpleton is leading a comical procession that wins him the heart of a princess.  J398.2 SHU
• Steig, William.  Doctor De Soto.  Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until a fox comes to him in great pain.  E STE
• Strasser, Todd.  Help!  I’m Trapped in my Lunch Lady’s Body.  When Jake, Josh, and Andy switch bodies with three different lunch ladies, students get in line for big laughs.  PBK J STR
• Strommen, Judith Bernie.  Champ Hobarth.  Marty, a perennial failure in a family of high achievers, finds something to fight for when his love of a stray dog takes him to the local animal shelter and he discovers the plight of the many homeless pets there.  J STR
• Tripp, Valerie.  Molly and the Movie Star.  American Girls collection.  Molly is eager to meet a famous movie star at a War Bond rally, until she cannot find the money that her class had collected to buy a bond.  J TRI
• Waddell, Martin.  Small Bear Lost.  A girl leaves Small Bear, her teddy bear, on the train, but he manages to find his way home after a number of adventures.  E WAD
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Mystery of the Hidden Painting.  Book 24, Boxcar Children.  The Alden children hunt for their grandmother’s necklace that has been gone for years.  J WAR
• Wilder, Laura Ingalls.  Little House Friends.  Little House chapter book.  Laura Ingalls shares adventures and good times with her friends while growing up on the western frontier.    J WILYep, Laurence. 
• TheMan Who Tricked a Ghost.  Sung, a brave man who is not afraid of ghosts, meets one on a dark road and tricks it into revealing its secret weakness.  J398.25 YEP

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• Armour, Peter.  Stop That Pickle!  A pickle tries to escape being eaten by fleeing through the city streets, pursued by a variety of other food items.  E ARM
• Baglio, Ben M.  Cub in the Cupboard.  Book 7, Animal Ark series.  While her parents treat an injured fox in their veterinary hospital, Mandy cares for the fox’s cub and tries to stop a farmer from setting steel traps and organizing a fox hunt.  PBK J BAG
• Bartone, Elisa.  Peppe the Lamplighter.  Peppe’s father is upset when he learns that Peppe has taken a job lighting the gas street lamps in his New York City neighborhood.  E BAR
• Brooke, Lauren.  Coming Home.  Book 1, Heartland series.  Follow Amy Fleming through the loss of her mother and her struggle to continue the work at Heartland-a refuge for horses.  PBK J BRO
• Brooke, Lauren.  Thicker Than Water.  Book 8, Heartland series.  Amy’s father is scheduled to visit Heartland.  Amy hasn’t seen him since he abruptly left the family following his debilitating accident.  But when she watches him with horses, she realizes that what they share goes beyond blood.  PBK J BRO
• Burckhardt, Ann.  Apples.  Early Reader Science series.  The book uses simple text to introduce apples, and gives instructions for making an apple pomander.        J641.3 BUR
• Burleigh, Robert.  Flight:  the Journey of Charles Lindbergh.  Charles Lindbergh achieved the remarkable feat of flying nonstop and solo from New York to Paris in 1927.  J629.13 BUR
• Byars, Betsy.  Dead Letter.  Herculeah Jones mystery.  Herculeah Jones and her best friend Meat crack the case of the mysterious note she finds in the lining of a second-hand coat.  PBK J BYA 
• Child, Lauren.  That Pesky Rat.  A brown street rat, who longs to be someone’s pet and have a name, gets lucky when he meets a man in the pet shop with extremely poor eyesight.  E CHI
• Christopher, Matt.  Center Court Sting.  Daren’s tendency to blame everyone but himself when anything goes wrong causes problems with many different people.  PBK J CHR
• Christopher, Matt.  Snowboard Showdown.  Rivalry flares between brothers Freddie and Dondi, both on and off the slopes, nearly leading to disaster.    PBK J CHR
• Coleman, Evelyn.  Mystery of the Dark Tower.  Book 6, History Mysteries books.  In 1928, when her father tears her and her brother from their mother in North Carolina and takes them to live with aunts in Harlem, Bessie is trapped in a strange place after her father disappears.  PBK J COL
• Creech, Sharon.  Fishing in the Air.  A young boy and his father go on a fishing trip and discover the power of imagination.  E CRE
• Dadey, Debbie.  Mrs. Jeepers’ Secret Cave.  Super special book 3, Adventures of the Bailey School Kids.  Could Mrs. Jeepers and some creepy creatures really be hiding the legendary Bailey Treasure in the caves of Ruby Mountains?  PBK J DAD
• Dadey, Debbie.  Gremlins Don’t Chew Gum.  Book 13, Adventures of the Bailey School Kids.  Could the substitute school secretary really be a gremlin messing up the electricity?  PBK J DAD
• Delton, Judy.  Planet Pee Wee.  Book 34, Pee Wee Scouts Series.  Everyone in the Pee Wee Scouts wants to win a trip to Camp Blast Off, the super summer camp where kids learn what it’s like to be an astronaut.  But there’s only room for one scout from each country PBK J DEL
• De Paola, Tomie.  Jamie O’Rourke and the Pooka.  While his wife is away, a lazy man relies on a pooka to clean up the messes that he and his friends make.  E DEP
• Elya, Susan Middleton.  Say Hola to Spanish.  This book introduces Spanish by defining such common words as “hola” (“hello”), “perro” (“dog”), and “madre” (“mother”).  J468.1 ELY
• Ets, Marie Hall.  Just Me.  A little boy mimes the walk of the animals he sees.  E ETS
• Fleischman, Sid.  Bo & Mzzz Mad.  When his father dies, Bo moves to the Mojave Desert home of his estranged relatives and finds that “Mad” lives up to her name, PawPaw despises him, and Aunt Juna hopes he’ll help search for the gold mine that started a family feud.  J FLE
• Fowler, Allan.  Feeling Things.  This Rookie Read-About Science book discusses the sense of touch and how it works to tell us more about the world around us.  J152.1 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  Turtles Take Their Time.  This is a Rookie Read-About Science series book that gives a simple description of the physical characteristics and behavior of turtles.  J597.92 FOW
• Howard, Ellen.  The Log Cabin Quilt.  When Elvirey and her family move to a log cabin, something more important than Granny’s quilt pieces makes the new dwelling a home.  E HOW
• Hubbard, Colleen.  The Great Spaniel Escape:  a story of an English Cocker Spaniel.  Book 4, Dog Tales.  Lindy and Rachel are having a great summer running a dog-walking business.  Fannie, a sweet, lively English Cocker Spaniel, belongs to the mayor, and has lived a sheltered life.  One hot afternoon, Fannie breaks loose and disappears.  PBK J HUB
• Jenkins, Jerry, Tim LaHaye, with Chris Fabry.  Busted!  Book 7, Left Behind – the Kids. Vicki is sent to a juvenile detention center after being charged with distributing The Underground newspaper.  Will she be able to hold up under pressure?  PBK J JEN
• Jenkins, Jerry, Tim LaHaye, with Chris Fabry.  Death Strike.  Book 8, Left Behind – the Kids.  As Vicki fights for her life in a detention center, Judd sets a goal that could put the Young Trib Force in great danger.  PBK J JEN
• Jenkins, Jerry, Tim LaHaye, with Chris Fabry.  Into the Storm.  Book 11, Left Behind – the Kids.  Filled with grief over the loss of their friend, the Young Trib Force hears scary details of the future.  PBK J JEN
• Jenkins, Jerry, Tim LaHaye, with Chris Fabry.  Terror in the Stadium.  Book 17, Left Behind – the Kids. Join the Young Trib Force as they continue to learn from Tsion Ben-Judah and try to evade their enemies.  PBK J JEN
• Jenkins, Martin.  The Emperor’s Egg.  Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born.  J598.47 JEN
• Johnson, Lois Walfrid.  The Mysterious Hideaway.  Adventures of the Northwoods book 6.  Kate, Anders, and Erik investigate baffling clues that lead them to tunnels in the woodpile, stolen food, and a hidden ladder.  PBK J JOH
• Johnson, Lois Walfrid.  The Runaway Clown.  Adventures of the Northwoods book 8.  While working for the circus that is touring Wisconsin in 1907, Kate and her stepbrother Anders uncover a mystery.  PBK J JOH
• Lester, Julius.  Ackamarackus:  Julius Lester’s Sumptuously Silly Fantastically Funny Fables.  This is a collection of six original fables with morals both silly and serious.  E LES
• Little, Jean.  Hey World, Here I Am!  A collection of poems and vignettes from the perspective of Kate Bloomfield that reflect her views on friendship, school, family, and the world.  J811.54  LIT
• Martin, Ann M. and Laura Godwin.  The Doll People.  A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn’t follow The Doll Code of Honor.  J MAR
• McKenna, Colleen O’Shaughnessy.  Good Grief, Third Grade.  Marsha Cessano is determined to be good in third grade—no messy desk, no temper, no tricks—but Roger Friday is making it difficult.  PBK J MCK
• Modarressi, Mitra.  Monster Stew.  This book presents three fairy tales, based on themes from traditional tales and Hans Christian Andersen, featuring a variety of monsters.  E MOD
• Moses, Amy.  Zookeepers Care For Animals.  This book explains what zookeepers do and how they work with the animals.  J636.088 MOS
• Moss, Marissa.  Luv, Amelia Luv, Nadia.  Amelia exchanges letters and postcards with her long-distance friend Nadia.  Includes actual letters folded and inserted into envelopes.  J MOS
• Numeroff, Laura.  If You Give a Pig a Pancake.  One thing leads to another when you give a pig a pancake.  E NUM
• Pastore, Clare.  Fiona McGilray’s Story: a Voyage From Ireland in 1849.  Journey to America book 1.  Fiona McGilray’s family flees the Irish Potato Famine in the mid-1800s for the promise of Boston.  J PAS
• Paulsen, Gary.  Super Amos.  Book 30, Duncan Culpepper Series.  Dunc thinks Mr. Smith is just an old man who owns a junkyard and mean junkyard dog.  But Amos is convinced Mr. Smith is Lightning Man, a retired superhero, and the dog is his super sidekick.  PBK J PAU
• Polacco, Patricia.  Babushka Baba Yaga.  The villagers are afraid of her, so Baba Yaga disguises herself as an old woman in order to know the joys of being a grandmother.          E POL
• Quinlan, Patricia.  My Dad Takes Care of Me.  When asked what his father does for a living, a little boy says a pilot rather than that his father lost his job to a factory closing.  However, in reality, the little boy is quite glad that his father takes care of him while his mother works.  His father fixes his meals, plays games with him, reads him stories, and listens to his fears.  E QUI
• Raatema, Lucia.  Self-discipline.  Character Education series.  The book explains self-discipline, or controlling your actions, and describes ways to show your self-discipline.  J179.9 RAA
• Rey, H. A.  Curious George Gets a Medal.  Following a day of misadventures, Curious George becomes the first space monkey.  E REY
• Rey, H. A.  Curious George Takes a Job.  George’s curiosity leads him into new adventures when he escapes from the zoo, gets a job, and winds up in the hospital.  E REY
• Robinson, Fay.  Where Do Puddles Go?  Rookie Read-About Science. Describes what a puddle is and how it fits in the water cycle and explains what happens to it.  J551.57 ROB
• Schuh, Mari C.  Avalanches.  Earth in Action book.  What is an avalanche?  --  What causes avalanches?  --  During an avalanche  --  Staying Safe  --  After an avalanche.     J551.57 SCH
• Shaw, Janet Beeler.  Kirsten and the Chippewa.  American Girls collection.  In 1854, Kirsten, living with her family in Minnesota, meets a raiding party of Ojibway Indians and finds help when her dog is in danger.  J SHA
• Shaw, Janet Beeler. Kirsten and the New Girl. American Girls collection. When a new girl comes, Kirsten is jealous, forgetting how scared and lonely she felt when she was the new girl. J SHA
• Shriver, Maria.  What’s Wrong With Timmy?  Making friends with a mentally retarded boy helps Kate learn that the two of them have a lot in common.  E SHR
• Stanley, Diane.  Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter.  Rumpelstiltskin’s daughter may not be able to spin straw into gold, but she is more than a match for a monarch whose greed has blighted an entire kingdom.  E STA
• Stock, Catherine.  Where Are You Going Manyoni?  A child living near Limpopo River in Zimbabwe encounters several wild animals on her way to school.  E STO
• Strasser, Todd.  Help!  I’m Trapped in a Movie Star’s Body.  When a cool movie star comes to shoot a film, he jumps at the chance to change places with Jake and live like a normal kid.  Soon Jake is riding in a limo, signing autographs, and being a good actor, maybe too good.  PBK J STR
• Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie.  Mama Elisabeti.  When her mother has a new baby, Elizabeti is given charge of her younger brother and finds it more difficult to take care of him than it was to care for her rock doll.  E STU
• Teague, Mark.  The Secret Shortcut.  Because Wendell and Floyd have a problem getting to school on time, they decide to take a shortcut which, leads to unexpected adventures.  E TEA
• Tripp, Valerie.  Felicity Discovers a Secret.  American Girl collection.  In 1774 Williamsburg, Virginia, Felicity helps the irritable Mrs. Burnie do laundry and learns a secret that seems to explain her behavior.  J TRI
• Watson, Jude.  The Mark of the Crown.  Book 4, Star Wars, Jedi Apprentice.  The young apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi ventures into a new dimension of his training with Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn.  PBK J WAT
• White, Diana.  Ballerina Dreams.  Diana White tells how her dream of being a ballerina came true from her first dance class to her work with the New York City Ballet.      PBK J WHI
• Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Animal Adventures. Little House chapter book.Laura Ingalls and her family encounter a variety of animals on the American frontier at the turn of the century.  PBK J WIL
• Williams, Suzanne.  Library Lil.  A librarian makes readers not only out of the residents of her town, but out of a tough-looking, television-watching motorcycle gang as well.  E WIL
• Wyllie, Stephen.  A Flea in the Ear.  When a fox tricks a dog into abandoning his post at the hen house in order to get rid of his fleas, the dog discovers his error and returns the favor.  E WYL

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• Adler,David A.  America’s Champion Swimmer:  Gertrude Ederle.  This book describes the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women’s rights movements.  J797.2 ADL
• Applegate, Katherine A.  The Reunion.  Book 30, Animorphs.  Marco’s mom is back.  But she’s not Visser One anymore.  Marco’s not even sure if she’s still a Controller.  But he’s determined to find out.  PBK J APP
• Ayres, Katherine.  Under Copp’s Hill.  Book 8, History mysteries.  In 1908, Innie joins the library club at a settlement house, Innie’s past as a troublemaker puts her under suspicion.  J AYR
• Berenstain, Stan.  The Berenstain Bears and the New Girl in Town.  Brother Bear’s romance with Squire Grizzly’s niece helps bring about an end to the feud between the Grizzly and Bear clans.  PBK J BER
• Brett, Jan.  The Trouble With Trolls.  While climbing Mt. Baldy, Treva outwits some trolls who want to steal her dog.  E BRE
• Bunting, Eve.  Dandelions.  Zoe and her family find strength in each other as they make a new home in the Nebraska territory.  J BUN
• Choldenko, Gennifer.  Notes From a Liar and Her Dog.  Ant, stuck in a family that she does not like, copes by pretending that her “real” parents are coming to rescue her, by loving her dog Pistachio, by volunteering at the zoo, and by bending the truth and telling lies.     J CHO
• Christopher, Matt.  Stranger in Right Field:  a Peach Street Mudders Story.  Who is the new player on the Peach Street Mudders, can Alfie Maples help him improve his game?  PBK J CHR
• Darrow, Sharon.  Old Thunder and Miss Raney.  Miss Raney is determined to win a ribbon for her biscuits at the county fair until a tornado changes her plans.  E DAR
• Delton, Judy.  Halloween Helpers.  Book 33, Pee Wee Scouts.  The Pee Wees’ leader has been called out of town by a family emergency.  Who will help the Pee Wees plan their big Halloween party?  PBK J DEL
• Delton, Judy.  Pee Wee Pool Party.  Book 29, Pee Wee Scouts.  Summer vacation is here and all of the Pee Wee Scouts are excited about their new swimming badge.  All, that is, except for Molly, who doesn’t know how to swim and is afraid of the water.  PBK J DEL
• Ernst, Lisa Campbell.  Little Red Riding Hood:  a Newfangled Prairie Tale.  An updated version, set on the prairie, about a little girl, her grandmother, and a not-so-clever wolf.  J398.21 ERN
• Faustin, Charles.  The Selfish Crocodile.  A selfish crocodile who will not share the river with the other jungle animals changes his mind after receiving help from a brave mouse.  E FAU
• Fowler, Allan.  Horns and Antlers.  Rookie Read-About Science. Learn the difference between horns and antlers, which animals have which and more. J591.47 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  It Could Still be a Lake.  Rookie Read-About Science.  This book uses simple text and illustrations to describe the characteristics, origins, and pollution of lakes.  J551.48 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  Squirrels and Chipmunks.  Rookie Read-About Science. Introduces members of the squirrel family, including woodchucks and prairie dogs.           J599.32 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  What Magnets Can Do.  This Rookie Read-About Science book uses simple text and photographs to explain about how magnets work.  J538 FOW 
• Gantos, Jack.  Rotten Ralph.  Ralph, a very, very, nasty cat, finally sees the errors of his ways—or does he?  BOOK & CASSETTE
• Gibbons, Gail.  Tell Me, Tree:  All About Trees for Kids.  Helps children make a tree identification book of their own.  J582.16 GIB
• Giff, Patricia Reilly.  Rosie’s Nutcracker Dreams.  Book 2, Ballet Slippers series.  A clash with her rival may end Rosie’s dream of playing the leading role in her class’s production of the Nutcracker.  J GIF
• Heymsfeld, Carla.  Coaching Ms. Parker.  Mike and his friends try to help their fourth-grade teacher learn how to play baseball before the annual teacher-student game.  J HEY
• Jenkins, Jerry B., Tim LaHaye with Chris Fabry.  Darkening Skies.  Book 18, Left Behind—the Kids.  Follow the kids as they struggle to survive the next judgment.  PBK J JEN
• Jenkins, Jerry B., Tim LaHaye with Chris Fabry.  Escape From New Babylon.  Book 22, Left Behind—the Kids.  Suspicion mounts as Vicki and the others head for the schoolhouse with newcomer Chris Traickin.  Though he says he is one of them, the kids wonder if they can trust him.  Follow the kids as they search for new ways to help other know the truth.  PBK J JEN
• Jenkins, Steve.  What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You?  Describes how various animals escape danger.  J591.47 JEN
• Johnson, Paul Brett.  Fearless Jack.  In this Appalachian folktale, Jack wins fame and fortune after killing ten yellow jackets with one whack.  J398.2 JOH
• Johnson, Lois Walfrid.  Disaster on Windy Hill.  Adventures of the Northwoods Book 10.  After Kate buys two horses with a mysterious past, someone sets the Nordstrom barn on fire.  PBK J JOH
• Johnson, Lois Walfrid.  Escape Into the Night.  Adventures of the Northwoods book 1.  In 1857 twelve-year-old Libby joins her father aboard the Christina and proves that she can be trusted to assist in the escape of a fugitive slave.  PBK J JOH
• Johnson, Lois Walfrid.  Race for Freedom.  Adventures of the Northwoods book 2.  In 1857 while helping to conceal a runaway slave on her father’s steamboat, Libby looks to God for support and hopes that her friend Caleb will let her join the Underground Railroad.  PBK J JOH
• Johnson, Paul Brett.  The Cow Who Wouldn’t Come Down.  Miss Rosemary tries everything to coax her flying cow Gertrude down from the sky.  E JOH
• Lasky, Kathryn.  The Emperor’s Old Clothes.  This is a continuation of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” in which a simple farmer finds the Emperor’s old clothes on his way home from the market and decides to put them on.  E LAS
• Levine, Gail Carson.  Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep.  Princess Tales.  A retelling of the fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty. Princess Sonora, who is ten times smarter than anyone else, vows to choose for herself the best time to be pricked by the spindle.  J LEV
• Lorbiecki, Marybeth.  Sister Anne’s Hands.  Anna has her first encounter with racism in the 1960s when an African American nun comes to teach at her parochial school.        E LOR
• Maestro, Betsy.  Why Do Leaves Change Color?  Stage 2 Let’s Read-And-Find-Out Science.  The book explains how leaves change their colors in autumn and then separate from the tree as the tree prepares for winter.  J582.16 MAE
• Martin, Ann M.  Claudia and the Disaster Date.  Book 12, Babysitters Club Friends Forever.  Claudia used to think that Alan Gray was immature, goofy, and not to be trusted.  Now, she’s dating him, but she can’t tell if he’s a dream date or a date disaster.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Claudia Makes Up Her Mind.  Book 113, Baby-sitters Club.  Claudia loves seventh grade now.  She has great new friends, solid grades, and even a steady boyfriend, Mark.  Suddenly, she’s offered the chance to return to the eighth grade.  It’s an easy choice, right?  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Kristy’s Worst Idea.  Book 100, Babysitters Club Little Sister.  When extra schoolwork makes the members tense, arguments abound between them, and a favorite sitting charge gets hurt right under Kristy’s nose, she considers disbanding the club.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Stacey’s Ex-Boyfriend.  Book 119, Babysitters Club.  Stacey and Robert had a stormy breakup.  Later, Robert is moody and depressed, but he’ll only talk to Stacey about it.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Jane Read.  Now I Will Never Leave the Dinner Table.  When her perfect older sister forces her to remain at the dinner table until she finishes her spinach, a young girl broods about being stuck there forever and devises a plan to get rid of her sister.  E MAR
• Munsch, Robert N.  The Dark.  Jule Ann pounds on the bottom of a cookie jar, and a small dark lump bounces out.  The Dark gobbles up every shadow in sight, growing bigger with each one.  Munsch’s plucky heroine resolves the perplexing problem with brilliant, spirited logic.  E MUN
• Peterson, Melissa A.  Laura and Nellie.  Little House chapter book.  Laura tries to get even with Nellie, the meanest girl in school.  PBK J WIL
• Pilkey, Dav.  The Hallo-weiner.  All the other dogs make fun of Oscar the dachshund until one Halloween when, dressed as a  hot dog, Oscar bravely rescues the others.  HOLIDAY E PIL
• Rey, H. A.  Curious George Rides a Bike.  George the monkey goes riding on his new bicycle and runs into unexpected adventure.  E REY
• San Souci, Robert D.  Callie Ann and Mistah Bear.  A bear disguised as a handsome man comes courting Callie’s mother. Callie must outwit the bear to prevent her mother from marrying it.  J398.2 SAN
• Schertle, Alice.  Down the Road.  Hetty is very careful with the eggs she has bought on her very first trip to the store, but she runs into trouble when she stops to pick apples.  E SCH
• Seabrooke, Brenda.  The Vampire in my Bathtub.  After moving into an old house, Jeff opens a locked closet and finds an ancient, good vampire named Eugene, who is being hunted by his cousin Louis, an evil vampire from New Orleans.  J SEA
• Sirimarco, Elizabeth.  Tiger Woods.  Sports Heroes.  Examines the life and golfing success of Tiger Woods, the first golfer of African heritage to win a Major.  J796.352 SIR
• Stevens, Janet.  Tops and Bottoms.  Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.  J398.2 STE
• Stine, R. L.  The Haunted Mask.  Book 11, Goosebumps.  How ugly is Carly Beth’s Halloween mask?  It’s everything Carly Beth hoped it would be.  And more.  Maybe too much more.  Because Halloween is almost over.  And Carly Beth is still wearing that special mask. . .  PBK J STI
• Thaler, Mike.  The Librarian From the Black Lagoon.  Featuring a fire-breathing teacher and a library where all the books are bolted to the shelves. PBK J THA
• Tripp, Valerie.  Felicity’s New Sister.  American Girls collection.  Although she is tired of the responsibility of being the oldest sister, Felicity realizes how much her family means to her when a carriage accident puts her pregnant mother in danger. J TRI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Happy Birthday, Molly!:  a Springtime Story.  American Girls collection.  When an English girl comes to stay at Molly’s during World War II, she and Molly learn to bridge their differences and ultimately enjoy a wonderful, mutual birthday party.  J TRI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Kit’s Home Run.  American Girls collection.  In 1933 Cincinnati, Kit is an enthusiastic baseball player whose home run slide has surprising consequences.  J TRI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Molly Saves the Day:  a Summer Story.  American Girls collection.  Molly conquers her fear of swimming underwater when she and other campers at Camp Gowonagin divide into two teams to play Color War.  J TRI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Molly’s A+ Partner.  American Girls collection.  Molly and her friend Susan have different ideas about how to present their school report on George Washington.  J TRI
• Van Allsburg, Chris.  The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.  When the dog he is caring for runs away from Alan into a forbidden garden of a retired dog-hating magician, a spell seems to be cast over the contrary dog.  E VAN
• Van Allsburg, Chris.  The Wretched Stone.  A strange glowing stone picked up on a sea voyage captivates a ship’s crew and has a terrible transforming effect on them.  J VAN
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Old Motel Mystery.  Boxcar children.  Someone is trying to put Aunt Jane’s motel out of business, but the Alden children wont’ let that happen.  J WAR
• Warner, Sally.  Private Lily.  After a series of unsuccessful attempts, six-year-old Lily succeeds in making a private space for herself in her small apartment.  J WAR
• White, Nancy.  The Magic School Bus Sees Stars:  a Book About Stars.  Ms. Frizzle and her class explore the universe by traveling into outer space.  J523
• WHIWinter, Jeanette.  My Name is Georgia:  a Portrait.  This book presents, in brief text and illustrations, the life of the painter who drew much of her inspiration from nature.  J759.13 WIN

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• Auch, Mary Jane.  The Latch-Key Dog.  Sam’s efforts to help his dog, Amber, adjust to being home alone all day cause his mother to worry he is spending too much time by himself.   J AUC
• Becker, Bonny.  My Brother, the Robot.  When his father buys a SIMON Robot, advertised as “the perfect son,” Chip decides that he can’t compete with his new brother, but the whole family learns that perfection may not be so great after all.  J BEC
• Blake, Robert J.  Akiak:  A Tale From the Iditarod.  Akiak, the sled dog, refuses to give up after being injured during the Iditarod sled dog race.  E BLA
• Bryant, Bonnie.  Painted Horse.  Saddle Club #75.  Stevie Lake takes the big apple!  Stevie Lake is going on a class trip to New York City.  Stevie can see herself hanging out in Greenwich Village, but her teacher thinks an eight-page paper is a much better idea.  Well, Stevie has her own plans.  She shakes classmates and sets off to explore the Big Apple on her own.  PBK J BRY
• Byars, Betsy.  Keeper of the Doves.  In the late 1800s Kentucky, Amie McBee and her four sisters fear and torment the reclusive and sinister Mr. Tominski, but their father continues to provide for his needs.  J BYA
• Cannon, Janell.  Crickwing.  A lonely cockroach named Crickwing has a creative idea that saves the day for the leaf-cutter ants when their fierce forest enemies attack them.  E CAN
• Casanova, Mary.  The Hunter:  A Chinese Folktale.  After learning to understand the language of animals, Hai Li Bu the hunter sacrifices himself to save his village.  J398.2 CAS
• Cushman, Doug.  The Mystery of King Karfu.  The great detective Seymour Sleuth journeys to Egypt  to search for an important clue to the location of the Lost Treasure of King Karfu.  E CUS
• Dadey, Debbie and Marcia Thornton Jones.  Frankenstein Doesn’t Slam Hockey Pucks.  Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #34.   Could the large man coaching the new hockey team really be Frankenstein’s monster?  The Bailey School Kids are going to find out!  EPBK DAD
• deGroat, Diane.  Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink.  Gilbert forges other students’ names on some mean valentines, his trick is discovered and his classmates are angry.  HOLIDAY E DEG
• De Paola, Tomie.  On My Way.  26 Fairmont Avenue book.  Tomie shares childhood memories as he prays for his brand-new sister to get over pneumonia and learns to read.  J811.54 DEP
• Fletcher, Ralph J.  Flying Solo.  Rachel shares responsibility with the other sixth-graders who don’t report that the substitute teacher failed to show up.  J FLE
• Fowler, Allan.  A Good Night’s Sleep.  Rookie Read-About Science book.  Information about the need for sleep and effects of its lack, sleepwalking, dreaming, animals which sleep and dream, nocturnal animals, and hibernation.  J612.8 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  It Could Still Be Water.  Rookie Read-About Science book.  The book is a simple description of the uses, properties and forms of water.  J553.7 FOW
• Franklin, Christine.  Dove Song.  When eleven-year- old Bobbie Lynn’s father is reported missing in action in Vietnam, she and her thirteen-year-old brother must learn to cope with their own despair, as well as their mother’s breakdown.  J FRA
• Goble, Paul.  Buffalo Woman.  A young hunter marries a female buffalo in the form of a beautiful maiden, but when his people reject her he must pass several tests before being allowed to join the buffalo nation.  J398.2 GOB
• Herriot, James.  Oscar, Cat-About-Town.  Nobody knows why a stray cat keeps sneaking away from his new home until he begins turning up at social events all over the village.  J636.8 HER
• Jennings, Patrick.  The Beastly Arms.  Eleven-year-old Nickel, a boy with a great affinity for both animals and photography, moves into an apartment building run by the strange and mysterious Mr. Beastly and discovers a secret about the other tenants.  J JEN
• Kirk, David.  Miss Spider’s New Car.  Miss Spider and her husband go shopping for  a  car.  E KIR
• Lowry, Lois.  Gooney Bird Greene.  A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.  J LOW
• Mara, William P.  Chameleons.  This is one of the Exotic Lizards series.  This book describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the chameleon lizard.  J597.95 MAR
• Mills, Claudia.  7 x 9 = Trouble.  Third-grader Wilson struggles with his times-tables in order to beat the class deadline.  J MIL
• Moss, Marissa.  Oh boy, Amelia!  Ten-year-old Amelia watches her older sister Cleo change when she gets her first boyfriend, while Amelia takes a class in “life skills” and tries to figure out what it means that she likes shop class better than home economics.  J MOS
• O’Hara, Megan.  Frontier Fort:  Fort Life on the Upper Mississippi, 1826.  Living History series.  Provides a look at the history and importance of one particular frontier fort and describes what life was like for its inhabitants.  J977.6 OHA
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  Carnival at Candlelight.  Magic Tree House #33.  While on a mission to prove to Merlin that they can use magic wisely, Jack and Annie travel to 17th-century Venice, Italy, to save the city from disaster.  With the help of some new friends, a research book, and a mysterious rhyme from Merlin, the heroes will save the beautiful city from a flood!  PBK J OSB
• Pastore, Clare.  A Voyage From Cambodia in 1975.  Journey to America #3.  The story of Chantrea Conway.  After her mother is killed by the Khmer Rouge, Chantrea flees to America to be reunited with her father, an American soldier.  J PAS
• Polacco, Patricia.  Pink and Say.  Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops.  Based on a true story by the author’s great-great-grandfather.  E POL
• Polacco, Patricia.  Some Birthday!  On her birthday, Dad takes a young girl and her brother to see the Monster at Clay Pit Bottom.  E POL
• Rinaldi, Ann.  The Coffin Quilt:  the Feud Between the Hatfields and the McCoys.  In the 1880s, young Fanny McCoy witnesses the growth of a terrible and violent feud between her Kentucky family and the West Virginia Hatfields, complicated by her older sister Roseanna’s romance with a Hatfield.  J RIN
• Robinson, Fay.  We Love Fruit!  This is a Rookie Read-About Science series book.  The book discusses different kinds of fruit and how they grow.  J641.3 ROB
• Roop, Peter.  A School Album.  Peter Roop Long Ago and Today series.  Texts, photographs, and illustrations identify and trace patterns of change and continuity in American schools, covering such topics as travel to school, subjects studied, and the nature of classrooms.  J372.973 ROO
• Rowland, Della.  The Case of the Missing Movie.  Clue Jr. #4.  The Clue Club loves to solve mysteries, cases at school, the baseball field, and the park.  Look for clues in the stories and pictures.  PBK J ROW
• Scieszka, Jon.  2095.  Time Warp Trio.  While on a field trip to New York’s Museum of Natural History, Joe, Sam, and Fred travel one hundred years into the future, where they encounter robots, anti-gravity disks, and their own grandchildren.  PBK J SCI
• Slate, Joseph.  Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten.  This book introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten.  E SLA
• Steig, William.  The Toy Brother.  An apprentice alchemist finds that his despised kid brother is the only one who can help him when he concocts a potion which makes him the size of a peanut.  E STE
• Strasser, Todd.  Help!  I’m Trapped in the First Day of Summer Camp.  Jake Sherman’s first day of summer camp seems strangely familiar.  Maybe that’s because he just went through that same day yesterday, and the day before. . .!  Will Jake ever be able to say he spent a whole summer at Camp Walton?  Or will he be stuck in the first day forever?  PBK J STR
• Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie.  Elizabeti’s School.  Although she enjoys her first day at school, Elizabeti misses her family and wonders if it wouldn’t be better to stay home.  E STU
• Teague, Mark.  Pigsty.  When Wendell doesn’t clean up his room, a whole herd of pigs comes to live with him.  E TEA
• Tripp, Valerie.  Felicity Takes a Dare.  American Girls short stories. All winter Felicity has waited to go to the Williamsburg town fair, but her foolhardy actions in trying to feed the race horses spoil the fun and teach her a lesson.  J TRI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Kit’s Surprise.  American Girls, Kit # 3.  In 1932, Kit faces a very different Christmas because of her family’s financial problems and allows pride to separate her from her best friend.  J TRI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Meet Kit, an American Girl.  American Girls, Kit # 1.  When her father’s business closes because of the Great Depression forcing Kit to make changes in her life, the nine-year-old responds with resourcefulness.  J TRI
• Turner, Ann Warren.  Secrets From the Dollhouse.  A series of poems describes the lives of a family of dolls and their servants living in a dollhouse in a young girl’s room, from the perspective of Emma, the oldest of the doll children.  J811.54 TUR
• Waber, Bernard.  A Lion Named Shirley Williamson.  Although a lion’s unusual name causes confusion and misunderstanding at the zoo, she becomes a favorite with the public and the zookeeper.  E WAB
• Waber, Bernard.  Lyle at the Office.  When Lyle the crocodile visits Mr. Primm’s advertising office, he is almost recruited as the Krispie Krunchie Krackles cereal spokesperson.  E WAB
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Growling Bear Mystery.  Boxcar Children #61.  When the Aldens visit Yellowstone, they discover a map showing the way to a cabin where gold is supposedly hidden, but they encounter interference in their attempts to hike to it.  PBK J WAR
• Zimmerman, Andrea Griffing and David Clemescha.  The Cow Buzzed.  The farm animals give one another a cold, passing along their distinctive voices along with the coughs, sniffles, and sneezes.  E ZIM

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Lexile 600

• Applegate, Katherine.  The Attack.  Animorphs #26.  The Animorphs have met the Ellimist.  He “helped” to save the kids when they were about to be eaten by a Taxxon.  He “helped” to free two Hork-Bajir and restored Tobias’s morphing ability.  But, even though the Ellimist has enormous power, he is not all-powerful.  He has an enemy.  The Crayak.  PBK J APP
• Berenstain, Stan and Jan.  The Berenstain Bears and the Giddy Grandma.  Sister Bear interviews her grandmother for a school assignment, Gran decides to enter her old vaudeville act in the school talent show, and Gramps moves into the gardening shed.  PBK J BER
• Brooke, Lauren.  Come What May.  Heartland #5.  Follow Amy Fleming through the loss of her mother and her struggle to continue the work at Heartland-a refuge for abused and abandoned horses.  PBK J BRO
• Colfer, Eoin.  Artemis Fowl.  Artemis Fowl #1.  When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.  J COL
• Dadey, Debbie and Marcia Thornton Jones.  Ghosts Don’t Ride Wild Horses.  Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #44.  Mrs. Jeepers’ class is taking a trip to a pretend pioneer settlement in the wild wild west.  But this settlement looks more like a ghost town.  When a pale old cowboy shows up, the kids think he may be the ghost of an old bandit out for revenge.  PBK J DAD
• Dadey, Debbie and Marcia Thornton Jones.  Robots Don’t Catch Chicken Pox.  Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #42.  Could the drama teacher directing the class play be a robot?   PBK J DAD
• Dadey, Debbie and Marcia Thornton Jones.  Trolls Don’t Ride Roller Coasters.  Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #35.  Eddie and his friends are having a blast at the spring carnival.  But a tiny woman who sells t-shirts is scaring some of them away – she’s got bright red hair, pointy ears, a squeaky voice, and yells at the kids – just like a mean troll.  PBK J DAD
• Danziger, Paula.  I, Amber Brown.  Because her divorced parents share joint custody of her, nine-year-old Amber suffers from lack of self-esteem and feels that she is piece of jointly-owned property.  J DAN
• De Paola, Tomie.  The Clown of God:  an Old Story.  A once famous Italian juggler, now old and a beggar, gives one final performance before a statue of Our Lady and the Holy Child.  J398.2 DEP
• Evans, Douglas.  Math Rashes and Other Classroom Tales.  This collection of nine short stories presents episodes of education gone awry.  J EVA
• Floca, Brian.  Lightship.  Lightships once served where lighthouses could not be built.  They helped to guide sailors safely through the fog.  J387.2 FLO
• Fowler, Allan.  They Could Still Be Mountains.  Rookie Read-About Science.  The book discusses different kinds of mountains, how they were formed, how they change over time.  J551.4 FOW
• Gelsey, James.  Scooby-Doo and the Caveman Caper.  Scooby-Doo mysteries #18.  Scooby Doo and the gang investigate the disappearance of an Olympic athlete’s skates, which seem to have been stolen by a caveman.  PBK J GEL
• Giff, Patricia Reilly.  Dance With Rosie.  Ballet Slippers #1.  Rosie tries to make up with her former best friend and get into ballet class after the sign-up deadline.  J GIF
• Giff, Patricia Reilly.  Nory Ryan’s Song.  When a terrible blight attacks Ireland’s potato crop in 1845, Nory Ryan’s courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive.  J GIF
• Graham, Bob.  Benny:  an Adventure Story.  When Benny the dog steals the show from Brillo the magician, he is forced to look for a new home where his rare talents such as juggling and tap dancing will be appreciated.  E GRA
• Harlow, Joan Hiatt.  Star in the Storm.  In 1912, fearing for the safety of her beloved Newfoundland dog, Sirius, because of a new law outlawing non-shepherding dogs in her Newfoundland village, twelve-year-old Maggie tries to save him by keeping him hidden.  J HAR
• Herzig, Alison Cragin and Jane Lawrence Mali.  The Wimp of the World.  Great Aunt Dawsie surprises Bridget who lives and works with her family at the Blue Moon Motel.  J HER
• Ho, Minfong.  Hush!:  a Thai Lullaby.  A lullaby which asks animals such as a lizard, monkey, and water-buffalo to be quiet and not disturb the sleeping baby.  E HO
• Holt, Kimberly Willis.  When Zachary Beaver Came to Town.  During the summer of 1971 in a small Texas town, thirteen-year-old Toby and his best friend Cal meet the star of a sideshow act, 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world.  J HOL
• Houston, Gloria.  The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree:  an Appalachian Story.  Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation to getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left to go to war.  HOLIDAY E HOU
• Jenkins, Jerry B., Tim LaHaye with Chris Fabry.  Horsemen of Terror.  Left Behind—The Kids #23.  As the world faces a deadly judgment from God, Judd’s life changes forever.  Vicki and the others at the schoolhouse witness a powerful answer to prayer.  Then their worst fears are realized as the Global Community sets a plan in motion to trap believers.  Will the kids be forced underground?   PBK J JEN
• Kemp, Kristen.  How to Become Popular Without Losing Your Mind.  Genny in a Bottle #1.  “Genny is not an ordinary genie.  She’s been thirteen years old for over a thousand years, helping other thirteen-year-olds with their problems…”
• King, Andrew.  Exploring Numbers.  Math For Fun.  Games and projects introduce the number system, starting with place value and ending with the four operations—addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  J513 KIN
• Korman, Gordon.  Survival.  Island #2.  Six kids are stranded on a desert island.  They have no food.  No shelter.  Nobody knows they’re lost.  They must take from the island in order to survive.  But what if they’re not alone?  PBK J KOR
• MacLeod, Elizabeth.  What Did Dinosaurs Eat?:  and Other Things You Want to Know About Dinosaurs.  You will find facts galore about dinosaurs in this question-and-answer book all about the long-ago mysterious lives of these “terrible lizards.”  J567.9 MAC
• Martin, Ann M.  Claudia and the Lighthouse Ghost.  Babysitters Club Mystery #27.  When the Hatts, old family friends of the Kishis, come to stay at Claudia’s house, things get pretty cramped and tempers flare.  PBK J MAR  
• Martin, Ann M.  Mary Anne’s Revenge.  Babysitters Club Friends Forever #8.  Look out, Cokie!  Even though Cokie Mason has never been nice to her, Mary Anne has always tried to be nice to Cokie.  But this time Cokie’s gone too far.  Mary Anne isn’t going to sit back and take it anymore.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Stacey McGill…Matchmaker?  Babysitters Club #124.  When Stacey sits for the two Brooke kids, she can’t help noticing that their dad is a very cute single father, and the perfect match for her single mom.  PBK J MAR
• Mazer, Norma Fox.  After the Rain.  After discovering her grandfather is dying, fifteen-year-old Rachel gets to know him better than ever before and finds the experience bittersweet.  J MAZ 
• McCully, Emily Arnold.  The Bobbin Girl.  A ten-year-old bobbin girl working in a textile mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1830s, must make a difficult decision—will she participate in the first workers’ strike in Lowell?  J MCC
• Nixon, Joan Lowery.  Lucy’s Wish.  Orphan Train Children #1.  Lucy, an orphan wants a little sister more than anything, finds a special one in the less than perfect family she joins.  J NIX
• Nixon, Joan Lowery.  Who Are You?  When the police discover that a man who has been shot has been keeping a file of her entire life, sixteen-year—old Kristi, an aspiring artist, suspects a connection with the possible theft of a painting from a museum.  J NIX
• Osborne, Mary Pope.  After the Rain.  This is book 2 of the Virginia Diaries series.  In her diary, a ten-year-old girl writes about her family’s experiences living in Washington, D. C., in 1864-65, during which time the Civil War comes to an end and President Lincoln is assassinated.  The book includes historical notes.  PBK J OSB
• Pastore, Clare.  Aniela Kaminski’s Story:  A Voyage From Poland During World War II.  Journey to America series.  When Aniela’s Jewish friends in Warsaw start disappearing, she flees to America with her father.  She loves her new home but Aniela longs for those left behind.  J PAS
• Paulsen, Gary.  The White Fox Chronicles: Book one: Escape, book two: Return, book three: Breakout.  Cody, imprisoned when the Confederation of Consolidated Republics, a foreign power, conquered Los Angeles in 2056, escapes, and becomes the hero the White Fox.  J PAU
• Rosenthal, Bert.  Basketball.  New True Book.  Explains the fundamental aspects of basketball, including equipment, scoring, game rules, players and officials, and contrasts professional basketball with high school and college sport.  J796.323 ROS
• Rotner, Shelley.  Hold the Anchovies:  a Book About Pizza.  Describes the ingredients used to make a pizza, where each comes from, and how they are used to prepare final product.  The book also includes a recipe.  J641.8 ROT
• Salley, Coleen.  Epossumondas.  Retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother’s instructions much too literally.  J398.2 SAL
• Scieszka, Jon.  See You Later, Gladiator.  Time Warp trio.  The trio demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves, like the “Time Warp Trio Blind Ninja Smackdown,” when they’re transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Colosseum.  J SCI
• Scott, Cynthia Anne.  Lizard Meets Ivana the Terrible.  When third-grader Lizzie Gardener must live temporarily with her grandmother, her greatest fears have to do with making friends in her new school.  J SCO
• Sinykin, Sheri Cooper.  Heather at the Barre.  Magic Attic Club series.  Heather’s family receives tickets to a ballet performance, and then Heather is transported in time to New York to star in the lead role for the New York City Junior Ballet ensemble.   PBK J SIN
• Sinykin, Sheri Cooper.  Heather Takes the Reins.  Magic Attic Club series.  Adagio is the old horse nobody else wants, but Heather falls in love with his gentle spirit and enters him in Jumping.  The jumps are too much for Adagio and they’re both ready to quit when Heather discovers his talents in Dressage.  Is it too late for them to get ready for the big event? PBK J SIN
• Stine, R. L.  Welcome Dead House.  Goosebumps #1.  Amanda and Josh move with their parents into an old haunted house in the strange town of Dark Falls where people are unlike any they have known before.  PBK J STI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Felicity’s Surprise:  a Christmas Story.  American Girls, Felicity #3.  Christmas in Williamsburg means a dancing party at the Governor’s Palace for Felicity, but her mother becomes very ill and cannot finish the special blue gown.  PBK J TRI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Meet Felicity:  an American Girl:  1774.  American Girls, Felicity #1.  In Williamsburg in 1774, nine-year-old Felicity rescues a beautiful horse who is being beaten and starved by her cruel owner.  J TRI
• Wallace, Bill.  Watchdog and the Coyotes.  Sweetie, The Great Dane, can’t afford to bark – or bite.  After three little nips and three masters, the next stop is the pound.  When coyotes come prowling, he tries to make peace – as they howl in scorn.  They promise they’ll return – to eat his food, his friends, Red, the Irish Setter, Poky, the Beagle, and Sweetie for dessert!  If Sweetie can’t protect them they’ll all perish!  How can he outfox twelve hungry coyotes?  PBK J WAL
• Young, Ed.  The Lost Horse:  a Chinese Folktale.  A retelling of the tale about a Chinese man who owned a marvelous horse and who believed that things were not always as bad, or as good, as they might seem.  J398.2 YOU

Lexile 610

• Adler, Susan S.  Meet Samantha, an American Girl.  American Girl, Samantha #1.  In 1904, Samantha, an orphan living with her grandmother, and her servant friend Nellie have an adventure to try and find out what happened to the seamstress who left suddenly.  J ADL
• Applegate, Katherine.  Them.  Remnants #3.  Of the Eighty people chosen to escape Earth’s destruction, only a handful survived.  And those that made the five-hundred-year-trip through time have not emerged unscathed.  They’ve landed among the truly bizarre, and now it is time to confront their strange new reality. PBK J APP
• Berenstain, Stan & Jan.  The Berenstain Bear Scouts Meet Bigpaw.  Berenstain Bear Scout #1.  When the Bear Scouts meet Bigpaw, they can hardly believe their eyes.  He’s a King-Kong size bear!  Is Bigpaw really dangerous?  Or is he just a bid old lovable bear?  PBK J BER
• Birdseye, Tom.  A Regular Flood of Mishap.  Ima Bean sets off such a “flood of mishaps” when she tries to help her grandpa that she begins to worry whether she will ever be forgiven.  E BIR
• Bowman, Donna H.  Did Dinosaurs Eat People:  and Other Questions Kids Have About Dinosaurs.  Kids Questions series.  Could dinosaurs swim?  How big were their teeth?  What color was their skin?  J567.9 BOW
• Brooke, Lauren.  One Day You’ll Know.  Heartland #6.  Amy’s grandfather has been hospitalized with a case of pneumonia, and her sister, Lou, has left for England on a mission to track down her estranged father.  Independent as ever, Amy takes on the responsibility of maintaining Heartland with her usual dedication.  PBK J BRO
• Bruchac, Joseph.  The Trail of Tears.  Step Into Reading Step 4 book.  Recounts how the Cherokees, after fighting to keep their land in the 19th century, were forced to leave and travel 1200 miles to a new settlement in Oklahoma, a journey known as the Trail of Tears.  PBK J BRU
• Buffie, Margaret.  The Warnings.  Rachel leads a lonely life with the old people she calls Fossils until she starts to receive Warnings, strange psychic messages that tell of a grave threat.  J BUF
• Calhoun, Mary.  Flood!  One fictional Midwestern family is forced to leave their home during the flood of the Mississippi River in 1993.  E CAL
• Capeci, Anne.  Insect Invaders.  Magic School Bus a science chapter book #11.  When Wanda brings her new ladybugs to school, she just wants Ms. Frizzle to give her some hints on caring for her insect pets.  Instead, the whole class gets a field trip.  PBK J CAP
• Christopher, Matt.  Mountain Bike Mania.  Will is looking for an afterschool activity, but when he joins the mountain biking club, his old friendships and values are challenged.  PBK K CHR
• Dadey, Debbie and Marcia Thornton Jones.  Ghouls Don’t Scoop Ice Cream.  Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #31.  Could the new worker at Burger Doodle with very pale skin and sad eyes really be a ghoul spying for a family of vampires?  PBK J DAD
• Dadey, Debbie and Marcia Thornton Jones.  Mrs. Jeepers’ Monster Class Trip. Adventures of the Bailey School Kids super specials #5.  Mrs. Jeepers takes the third grade camping for the weekend to study rocks, and they begin to wonder whether she could bring a canyon full of rock monsters to life.  PBK J DAD
• Delton, Judy.  Pedal Power.  Pee Wee Scouts #35.  It’s spring and the Pee Wees are planning an exciting bike hike.  But first they have to learn some important safety rules.  PBK J DEL
• DiCamillo, Kate.  Because of Winn-Dixie.  India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in Naomi, Florida, and all the things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.  J DIC
• Dixon, Franklin W.  The Twisted Claw.  Hardy Boys mystery #18.  The Hardy boys embark on another puzzling mystery when they try to discover who is stealing rare collections of ancient pirate treasure and smuggling them out of the United States.  J DIX
• Fowler, Alan.  Where Land Meets the Sea.  Rookie Read-About Science book.  Examines seashores, sandy, marshy, and rocky, and discusses how they change over time.  J551.4 FOW
• Gammie, Janet L.  Clydesdale Horses.  Checkerboard Animal Library series.  Discover important facts about these beautiful animals and how to properly care for them.  Learn about different members of the horse family and how to identify each one.  J636.1 GAM
• Gelsey, James.  Scooby-Doo! And the Farmyard Fright.  Scooby-Doo mysteries #17.  Scooby and the gang are on a farm, exploring a maze made from maize, when a sinister scarecrow kidnaps Daphne.  PBK J GEL
• Glassman, Peter.  My Working Mom.  Although she sometimes resents her mother’s work as a witch, a young girl decides to keep her mother just the way she is.  E GLA
• Gregory, Kristiana.  We Are Patriots.  Hope’s Diary #2. Hope writes about her life as a patriot in 1777 Philadelphia, as the Redcoats try to take over the city and defeat the Continental Army.  PBK J GRE
• Hoffman, Elizabeth Stokes.  Miss Renee’s Mice.  Miss Renee lives in an old house filled with many very small houses.  She makes dollhouses and miniatures.  Life is quiet until a big clan of barn mice arrives, and nothing about Miss Renee’s life is peaceful or tidy anymore!  E HOF
• Jenkins, Jerry, Tim LaHaye with Chris Fabry.  A Dangerous Plan.  Left Behind-the Kids #20.  Amid screams of agony from the scores of people affected by the latest judgment, the Young Trib Force struggles to stay alive as terrifying demons take over the earth.  PBK J JEN
• Jenkins, Jerry, Tim LaHaye with Chris Fabry.  Uplink From the Underground.  Left Behind – the Kids #24.  A daring plan by the kids at the schoolhouse may cost them everything and put a friend in great danger.  Will they continue their bold schemePBK J JEN
• Keene, Carolyn.  The Secret of Candlelight Inn.  Nancy Drew Mystery #139.  Twenty-five years ago a ring of counterfeiters flooded River Heights with fake $20 bills.  Now the funny money has resurfaced, and Nancy’s found the source—a hidden room at the Candlelight Inn.  PBK J KEE
• Krulik, Nancy E.  Out to Lunch.  Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo #2.  Katie turns into Lucille the lunch lady.  PBK J KRU
• London, Jonathan.  Mustang Canyon.  A young mustang is separated from its mother when a plane sweeps over the canyon and the horses run from the noise.  E LON
• Lovelace, Maud Hart.  Betsy Was a Junior.  Betsy Ray is determined to make her junior year of high school the best ever.  Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned …  J LOV
• Macaulay, David.  Black and White.   “Stories” about parents, trains, and cows, or is it all one story?  Careful inspection of words and pictures will minimize and enhance confusion.  J MAC
• MacDonald, Amy.  No More Nasty.  When Simon’s Great Aunt Matilda becomes the substitute teacher for his unruly fifth-grade class, her unique way of looking at things gives the students a new perspective on learning.  J MAC
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Yo-Yo.  Baby-sitter’s Little Sister #119.  Karen knows she shouldn’t be playing with her yo-yo in school.  Soon she finds herself in trouble with the substitute teacher – but for something that’s not her fault.  PBK J MAR
• McKissack, Pat.  Flossie & the Fox.  A wily fox, notorious for stealing eggs, meets his match when he encounters a bold little girl in the woods who insists upon proof that he is a fox before she will be frightened.  E MCK
• McNamee, Graham.  Sparks.  When Todd is both happy and anxious about trying to fit in with the regular fifth-grade class but feels confused about how to relate to his former friends in the Special Needs class, a school assignment on the exploited pygmy, Ota Benga, helps give him confidence and clarity.  J MCN
• Moss, Marissa.  Amelia Works It Out.  Amelia draws on her artistic talent to earn money for something special that she really wants.  J MOS
• Paulsen, Gary.  Dunc and the Scam Artists.  Culpepper Adventures #11.  Dunc and Amos befriend a woman who they fear will be the next victim of a scam artist who has been bilking elderly citizens out of their life savings by pretending to be a long-lost relative.  PBK J PAU
• Peck, Richard.  A Year Down Under.  In 1937, Mary Alice, is apprehensive about leaving Chicago to spend a year with her fearsome, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois. J PEC
• Polacco, Patricia.  Mrs. Mack.  The author remembers the summer when she was ten years old, staying with her father in Michigan, taking riding lessons and meeting a perfect horse.  E POL
• Rinaldi, Ann.  Cast Two Shadows:  The American Revolution in the South.  In South Carolina in 1780, fourteen-year-old Caroline sees the Revolutionary War take a terrible toll among her family and friends and comes to understand the true nature of war.  J RIN
• Scieszka, Jon.  Summer Reading is Killing Me!  Time Warp Trio.  At the beginning of summer vacation Joe, Sam, and Fred find themselves trapped inside their summer reading list, involved in a battle between good and evil characters from well-known children’s books.  J SCI
• Seuling, Barbara.  Winter Lullaby.  The book depicts the ways various animals spend the cold months of winter, from bats sleeping in caverns to fish swimming deeper in lakes where the water is warmer.  J591.54 SEU
• Strasser, Todd.  Help!  I’m Trapped in an Alien’s Body.  Yep, Jake Sherman has switched bodies again!  And this time with an alien!  Not just any alien though.  A funny-looking alien.  PBK J STR
• Tripp, Valerie.  Samantha Saves the Day:  a Summer Story.  American Girl – Samantha #5.  While spending the summer at Grandmary’s  home on Goose Lake, Samantha and the twins, decide to visit the island where Samantha’s parents were drowned during a storm.  J TRI
• Wallace, Bill.  No Dogs Allowed.  After losing Dandy, her family’s beloved horse, Kristine decides that she will never get close to another pet again – it’s just too heartbreaking.  So when her father surprises her with a new puppy for her birthday, Kristine is furious!  PBK J WAL
• Wilkes, Maria D.  A New Little Cabin.   Little House chapter book adapted from the Caroline years books by Maria Wilkes.  PBK J WIL
• Wilkinson, Valerie.  Flies Are Fascinating.  Rookie Read-About Science books.  Simple text and photographs are used to teach about flies.  J595.77 WIL
• Wood, Audrey.  The Red Racer.  Nona tries desperately to get rid of her junky old bike so that she can get the Deluxe Rocket Racer which she sees in the store window.  E WOO
• Wroble, Lisa A.  Kids During the Industrial Revolution.  Kids throughout History.  Discusses the social and economic climate of the Industrial Revolution as it affected children.  J973 WRO

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• Avi.  Poppy and Rye.  When their home next to a brook is destroyed by beavers, a large family of golden mice is aided by Poppy, the deer mouse, and her grumpy porcupine friend, who in the process forges a relationship with the son he had abandoned.  J AVI
• Betancourt, Jeanne. Ready, Shoot, Score! Cheer USA #3.The Regional Cheer USA Competition in Miami brings the girls on the squad to a new level of rivalry, ambition, and friendship.PBK J BET
• Buckey, Sarah Masters.  Enemy in the Fort.  History Mysteries #13.  In 1754, with her own parents taken captive, Rebecca must confront her fear and hatred of the Abenaki when a boy raised by members of that tribe is brought to the fort at Charleston, New Hampshire, just before a series of thefts occurs.  PBK J BUC
• Bunting, Eve.  Night Tree.  A family makes its annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree with food for the forest animals at Christmastime.  HOLIDAY E BUN
• Byars, Betsy.  Computer Nut.  Ten-year-old Kate begins a communication exchange on a computer with someone purporting to be from outer space, who says he is going to pay a visit to Earth soon.  PBK J BYA
• Colfer, Eoin.  Artemis Fowl:  The Eternity Code.  Artemis Fowl #3.  After Artemis uses stolen fairy technology to create a powerful microcomputer and it is snatched by a dangerous American businessman, Artemis, Juliet, Mulch, and the fairies join forces to try and retrieve it.  J COL
• Cooney, Doug. The Beloved Dearly. Ernie, a twelve-year-old business tycoon, makes a tidy profit in the pet funeral business, but when he refuses to give his star employee a raise and things start to fall apart, it takes the death of his own dog to bring everyone back together. PBK J COO
• Erickson, John R.  Slim’s Goodbye. Hank the Cowdog #34. The ranch falls on hard times, so Slim the cowboy hits the road in search of a new job and inadvertently takes Hank and Drover with him.  J ERI
• Fowler, Alan.  Gentle Gorillas and Other Apes.  Rookie Read-About Science series.  This book uses photographs and simple text to explain about the different types of apes.  J599.88 FOW
• Fowler, Alan.  Save the Rain Forests.  Rookie Read-About Science book.  The book discusses the need to conserve the rain forests because of their wealth of plant and animal life, effect on weather, and importance to people throughout the world.  J574.5 FOW
• Freeman, Don.  Mop Top.  Picture Puffins series.  An almost-six-year-old mass of floppy red hair tries to postpone the inevitable trip to Mr. Barberoli’s barber shop.        E FRE
• King-Smith, Dick.  Puppy Love.  The author describes some of the puppies of all sizes, from Dachsunds to Great Danes, that he and his family have loved over the years.  J636.7 KIN
• Korman, Gordon.  Escape.  Island #3.  ISLAND is a thrilling trilogy of stories.  Luke, Charla, Will, Lyssa, J. J., and Ian aren’t alone on their desert island.  They’ve survived so far, but now their enemies are closing in.  They have only one chance to escape.  Will they make it?  PBK J KOR
• Lasky, Kathryn.  Marven of the Great North Woods. When his Jewish parents send him to a Minnesota logging camp to escape the influenza epidemic of 1908, Marven finds a special friend.  J LAS
• Lauber, Patricia.  Who Eats What?:  Food Chains and Food Webs.  Explains the concept of a food chain and how plants, animals, and humans are ecologically linked.         J574.5 LAU
• Pfeffer, Susan Beth.  Jo Makes a Friend.  Portrait of Little Women series.  At the request of her great-aunt, Jo tries to befriend a sad, lonely blind girl visiting the neighborhood.  J PFE
• Robinson, Faye.  Vegetables, Vegetables!  Rookie Read-About Science book.  The book uses simple text and photographs to teach children all about vegetables.  J635 ROB
• Van Allsburg, Chris.  Jumanji.  Left on their own, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious jungle adventure board game.  J VAN
• Viorst, Judith.  Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest.  Olivia, who is very neat and practically perfect, despairs because her sister Sophia is super-completely and totally the messiest person, no matter where she goes or what she does.  E VIO
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Mystery in the Old Attic.  Boxcar Children Special book.  While visiting Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to prepare their Great-Aunt Sophie’s big house for sale, the Boxcar Children encounter a mystery involving a valuable ring supposedly hidden somewhere in the house.  The book includes puzzles and activities.  PBK J WAR
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  Mystery of the Mixed-up Zoo.  Boxcar Children #26.  The Alden children investigate various mix-ups at a zoo run by their grandfather’s friend in an effort to save it not only from pranksters but also from the town council.  J WAR
• Wilder, Laura Ingalls.  Christmas Stories.   Little House chapter book.  Laura Ingalls and her family celebrate several joyous Christmases on the western frontier.  J WIL
• Wilder, Laura Ingalls.  Laura & Mr. Edwards .  Little House Chapter book.  When Laura and her family move from Wisconsin to Kansas, they make friends with a helpful neighbor who comes to their aid later when they settle in the Dakota Territory.  PBK J WIL
• Wilder, Laura Ingalls.  Little House Parties.  Little House Chapter book. From the maple syrup party at her grandpa’s house in the Wisconsin Big Woods to parties with her friends in Plum Creek and her first co-ed party in De Smet, Dakota Territory, Laura enjoys lots of parties.  J WIL
• Wilkes, Maria D.  Caroline & Her Sister:  Adapted From The Caroline Years Books.  Little House Chapter book.  Six-year-old Caroline and her older sister Martha share wash-day chores, playing in the snow, and the first day of school in their home on the Wisconsin frontier.         PBK J WIL 
• Williams, Laura E.  The Mystery of the Missing Tiger.  Mystic Lighthouse series.  The circus including a white Siberian tiger has come to Mystic, Maine.  On the day of the tiger’s first performance, it disappears After other things start going terribly wrong at the circus, it’s clear that someone is behind it all.  PBK J WIL
• Wilson, Nancy Hope.  Mountain Pose.  Ellie inherits a Vermont farm from her grandmother Aurelia, reads diaries written by an ancestor and discovers secrets from the past.  J WIL
• Wood, Audrey.  Bright and Early Thursday Evening:  a Tangled Tale.  A rhyming nonsense tale featuring a series of impossible occurrences, such as a bald-headed baby with hair hanging over its eyes and an egg-laying rooster.  E WOO

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• Almond, David.  Counting Stars.  In a series of interconnected stories, a boy describes his life growing up in the English urban district of Felling.  J ALM
• Arkin, Alan.  Cassie Loves Beethoven.  The book relates the startling effects of Beethoven’s music on the Kennedys’ new cow.  J ARK
• Baglio, Ben M.  Sheepdog in the Snow.  Animal Ark #7.  It’s almost Christmas, and Mandy and James have just rescued a wounded sheepdog.  But when local farmers accuse the dog of attacking their sheep, Mandy and James must prove the dog’s innocence.  PBK J BAG
• Best, Cari.  Getting Used to Harry.  When her mother marries Harry, Cynthia finds that she has to adjust to changes in her life at home.  E BES
• Burgess, Melvin.  The Copper Treasure.  In mid-nineteenth century London, three young boys try to retrieve a valuable roll of copper from the bottom of the Thames River.  J BUR
• Cappo, Nan Willard.  Cheating Lessons:  a Novel.  When her team is announced as finalists in the state Classics Bowl contest, Bernadette suspects cheating may have been involved.       J CAP
• D’Lacey, Chris.  The Fire Within.  Dragon #1.  David Rain rents a room in a boardinghouse full of clay dragons, they, along with some squirrels, will help jumpstart his writing career.  J D’LA
• Gelsey, James.  Scooby-Doo! And the Ghostly Gorilla.  Scooby-Do mysteries #20.  Professor Pumpernickel has recreated an ancient civilization on a beautiful jungle nature preserve.  A mysterious white gorilla starts terrorizing all the visitors – is the ghostly gorilla real?  PBK J GEL
• Howe, James.  Howliday Inn.  While their family is away, Harold and Chester, a dog and a cat, are boarded at Chateau Bow-Wow where Chester becomes increasingly alarmed by the strange behavior of his fellow guests and the sudden disappearance of one of them.  PBK J HOW
• Karr, Kathleen.  Skullduggery.  In 1839, twelve-year-old Matthew’s job as assistant to the phrenologist Dr. Cornwall takes him up and down the Eastern Seaboard and to Europe, as they rob graves and try to find out who is following them and why.  J KAR
• Keene, Carolyn.  The Door-to-Door Deception.  Nancy Drew mystery #140.  The police suspect some of the junior high kids in Nancy Drew’s after school program of breaking into houses.  But when Nancy sets out to find the truth, she finds herself in danger.  PBK J KEE
• Kurtz, Jane.  I’m Sorry, Almira Ann.  Eight-year-old Sarah’s high spirits help make her family’s long journey from Missouri to Oregon more bearable, though they do cause both her and her best friend Almira Ann some problems.  J KUR
• MacBride, Roger Lea.  Little House on Rocky Ridge.   The Rose Years #1,  In 1894 Laura Ingalls Wilder, her husband, and her seven-year-old daughter Rose leave the Ingalls family in Dakota and make the long and difficult journey to Missouri to start a new life.  J MAC
• Martin, Ann M.  Mary Anne in the Middle.  Babysitters Club #125.  Mallory is going away to boarding school, but her best friend Jessi doesn’t want her to go.  It’s the biggest fight in BSC history- -and Mary Anne is caught in the middle!  PBK J MAR
• McKay, Hilary.  Saffy’s Angel.  After learning that she was adopted, Saffron’s relationship with her eccentric, artistic family changes, until they help her go to Italy where she was born to find a memento of her past.  J MCK
• Napoli, Donna Jo.  Stones in Water.  After being taken by German soldiers from a local movie theater along with other Italian boys, Roberto is forced to work in Germany, escapes into the Ukrainian winter, before trying to make his way home to Venice.  PBK J NAP
• Napoli, Donna Jo.  Zel.  Based on the fairy tale Rapunzel, the story is told in alternating chapters from the point of view of Zel, her mother, and the nobleman who pursues her, and delves into the psychological motivations of each of the characters.  J NAP
• Paulsen, Gary.  The Transall Saga.  While backpacking in the desert, thirteen-year-old Mark falls into a tube of blue light and is transported into a more primitive world, where he must use his knowledge and skills to survive.  J PAU
• Polacco, Patricia.  The Trees of the Dancing Goats.  During a scarlet fever epidemic one winter in Michigan, a Jewish family helps make Christmas special for their sick neighbors by making their own Hanukkah miracle.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E POL
• Retan, Walter.  Armies of Ants.  Hello Reader! Level 4.  Did you know that:  Ants have been around for over 100 million years;  they may have been stepped on by dinosaurs!  Ants are social insects.  They live in a real society in which everyone has a job.  J595.79 RET
• Rylant, Cynthia.  Christmas in the Country.  A girl reflects on Christmas in the country, with fresh-cut trees, handmade ornaments, gifts, and church services.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E RYL
• Schotter, Roni.  Dreamland.  As it gets harder to make a living, Uncle Gurney leaves his family and business to head West with his nephew’s drawings to complete a mystery project.  E SCH
• Scieszka, Jon.  Knights of the Kitchen Table.  Time Warp Trio #1.  When Joe, Fred, and Sam are sent back in time by a magic book, they find themselves face-to-face with giants, dragons, wizards, and the Knights of the Round Table.  PBK J SCI
• Shaw, Janet Beeler.  Kirsten On the Trail.  American Girls collection.  Nine-year-old Kirsten keeps her friendship with a Sioux Indian girl a secret until Kirsten’s little brother becomes lost in the woods.  The book includes a section on Sioux Indians and a project related to the story.  J SHA
• Shaw, Janet Beeler.  Kirsten Saves the Day:  A Summer Story.  American Girls, Kirsten #5. Kirsten is proud and excited when she finds a bee tree full of honey, one of the natural treasures of her Minnesota frontier world.  J SHA
• Stewart, Dianne.  Gift of the Sun:  A Tale From South Africa.  Tired of milking when he would rather bask in the sun, Thulani sells the cow and begins a series of exchanges that results in a sunflower crop and prosperity.  E STE
• Tripp, Valerie.  Happy Birthday, Felicity!:  a Springtime Story.  American Girl, Felicity #4.  As her tenth birthday approaches, Felicity is excited by her grandfather’s visit, but also concerned about the growing tensions between the colonists and the British governor.  J TRI 
• Tripp, Valerie.  Just Josephina.  American Girl.  In 1824 New Mexico, nine-year-old Josephina is happy when her grandparents and aunt come to visit, but she thinks she must choose between meeting her grandmother’s expectations and being true to herself.  J TRI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Kit Learns a Lesson:  a School Story.  American Girl, Kit #2.  In 1934 Kit finds she has hard lessons to learn both at home, and at school.  J TRI 
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Haunted Cabin Mystery.  Boxcar Children #20.  The children are going to visit old Cap Lambert, a retired riverboat pilot who lives in a cabin in the woods. When they arrive at the cabin, they find some mysterious things are going on.  J WAR
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Mystery on the Train.  Boxcar Children #51. The Boxcar children uncover a mystery on a train trip from Boston to San Francisco.   PBK J WAR
• Williams, Laura E.  The Mystery of Dead Man’s Curve.  Mystic Lighthouse mysteries.  Jen and Zeke live with their Aunt Bee in the old Mystic Lighthouse.  Dead man’s curve has caused many  accidents on the road to the old lighthouse but this time it was not an accident.  PBK J WIL
• Woodruff, Elvira.  The Wing Shop.  After his family moves to a different part of town, Matthew tries to get back to his old house by trying on different pairs of wings in a wing shop.  E WOO
• Yolen, Jane.  The Mary Celeste:  an Unsolved Mystery From History.  A young girl relates the facts that are known about the unexplained disappearance of the crew on the ship Mary Celeste in 1872, and challenges the reader to solve the mystery.  J YOL
• Yolen, Jane.  Owl Moon.  On a winter’s night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.  E YOL

Lexile 640

• Applegate, Katherine.  The Suspicion.  Animorphs #24.  The Yeerks are not the only invaders of Earth.  Meet the new enemy:  the Helmacrons.  Cassie finds their miniature spaceship and donates it to a toy drive.  The Helmacrons are tiny, but they’re far from helpless.  PBK J APP
• Bemelmans, Ludwig.  Madeline and the Gypsies.  Pepito and Madeline, rescued by gypsies during a storm, travel and perform with their friends until they find Miss Clavel.  E BEM
• Borden, Louise.  Sleds on Boston Common:  A Story from the American Revolution.  Henry complains to the royal governor, General Gage, after his plan to sled down the steep hill at Boston Common is thwarted by the masses of British troops camped there.  E BOR
• Brown, Jeff.  Flat Stanley.  Meet Stanley Lambchop.  He’s an ordinary boy with an extraordinary problem.  He’s four feet tall, about a foot wide . . .oh, and half an inch thick.  After a bulletin board falls on Stanley while he is sleeping, he finds that being flat has its advantages. J BRO
• Brown, Margaret Wise.  Big Red Barn.  Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many different animals that live in the big red barn.  BOOK AND CASSETTE
• Brumbeau, Jeff.  The Quiltmaker’s Gift.  A generous quiltmaker agrees to make a quilt for a greedy king but under certain conditions and he undergoes a change of heart.  E BRU
• Bryant, Bonnie.  Horse Whispers.  Saddle Club #74.  The Saddle Club is spending February vacation at the Bar None Ranch.  Colonel Devine has just bought some new horses and one of the mares reminds Carole of Cobalt, the first horse she really loved.  PBK J BRY
• Chbosky, Stacy.  Who Owns the Sun?  Having learned from the father he admires so much that the world is filled with things too special for any one person to own, a boy is upset to hear that he and his father are owned by the man in the big house where they work.  E CHB
• Christopher, Matt.  Roller Hockey Radicals.  Newcomer Kirby Childs overcomes obstacles to find his spot on a new roller hockey team.  PBK J CHR
• Crossley-Holland, Kevin.  The Seeing Stone.  In late twelfth-century England, Arthur recounts how Merlin gives him a magical seeing stone which shows him images of the legendary King Arthur, the events of whose life seem to have many parallels to his own.  J CRO
• Danziger, Paula.  United Tates of America:  a Novel With Scrapbook Art.  Aspiring artist Skate experiences many changes when she enters middle school.  J DAN
• DeFelice, Cynthia C.  Cold Feet.  After stealing a dead man’s boots, a poor wandering bagpiper uses them to play a trick on an unfriendly farmer, then finds the trick turned on him.    E DEF
• Delton, Judy.  Angel Spreads Her Wings.  Angel, whose imagination causes her to expect the worst, is given new things to worry about when her stepfather plans to move the family to Greece for the summer.  J DEL
• Delton, Judy.  Stage Frightened.  Pee Wee Scouts #32.  The Pee Wees are putting on a talent show.  They plan to sell tickets so they can raise money for a trip to Minnesota Magic, a huge and fantastic amusement park.  But right away there is trouble.  PBK J DEL
• Dixon, Franklin W.  The Masked Monkey.  Hardy Boys Mystery #51.  The Hardy brothers’ search for the missing son of a wealthy industrialist leads them to Brazil and great danger.  J DIX
• Dixon, Franklin W.  The Sinister Signpost. Hardy Boys mystery #15.The Hardy Boys and their dad solve a mystery of inexplicable crashes of race cars being used to test a turbine motor.  J DIX
• Dixon, Franklin W.  The Witchmaster’s Key.  Hardy Boys mystery #55.  The Hardy Boys’ investigation of a museum robbery in England arouses the anger of a coven of witches.  J DIX
• Dunmore, Helen.  Zillah & Me.  When Katie meets Zillah, she’s pretty sure she hates her.  Zillah is difficult and bad-tempered and makes it clear she doesn’t want Katie for a friend.  Well, that’s fine by Katie.  Just because she’s new to town doesn’t mean she’s desperate.  PBK J DUN
• Funke, Cornelia Caroline.  The Thief Lord.  Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the younger one, are sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they have found shelter with- -and protection from- -Venice’s “Thief Lord.”  J FUN
• George, Jean Craighead.  Frightful’s Mountain.  A peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area’s ecological balance.  J GEO
• Giff, Patricia Reilly.  All the Way Home.  In 1941, Brick, a boy from New York’s apple country, and Mariel, a young girl made shy by polio, journey from Brooklyn, help Brick’s neighbors save their apple crop and help Mariel learn about her past.  J GIF
• Gregory, Kristiana.  Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile.  Royal Diaries.  While her father is hiding after attempts on his life, Cleopatra records her fears for safety and hopes to become Queen some day.  J GRE
• Hermes, Patricia.  Calling Me Home.  Twelve-year-old Abbie struggles to accept her father’s desire to make a new home for his family on the Nebraska prairies of the late 1850s.  J HER
• Hoeye, Michael.  Time Stops For No Mouse.  When Linka Perflinger, a jaunty mouse, brings a watch into his shop to be repaired and then disappears, Hermux Tantamoq is caught up in a dangerous world as he tries to find out what happened to her.           J HOE
• Hurwitz, Johanna.  New Shoes For Sylvia.  A girl receives a pair of beautiful red shoes from her Tia Rosita and finds different uses for them until she grows enough for them to fit.      E HUR
• Jones, Marcia Thornton and Debbie Dadey.  The Hauntly’s Hairy Surprise.  Bailey City monsters super special #1.  It’s a howling good time when the Hauntly clan throws a monster birthday bash for Hilda.  PBK J JON
• Kehret, Peg.  I’m Not Who You Think I Am.  Thirteen-year-old Ginger becomes the target of a disturbed woman who believes that she is her dead daughter.  J KEH
• Korman, Gordon.  The Stars From Mars.   Slapshots Series.  The newest players in the Waterloo Junior Hockey League are the Martians- -the kids from a nearby town called Mars.  PBK J KOR
• Lawrence, Iain.  The Wreckers.  High Seas Trilogy #1.  Shipwrecked after a vicious storm, fourteen-year-old John Spencer attempts to save his father and himself while also dealing with an evil secret about the English coastal town where they are stranded.  J LAW
• Linch, Tanya.  My Duck.  A little girl writes a story and soon it has a life of its own.  E LIN
• Lovelace, Maud Hart.  Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill.  Betsy and Tacy can’t wait to be ten.  After all, getting two numbers in your age is the beginning of growing up.  J LOV
• Merriam, Eve.  12 Ways to Get to 11.  The book uses ordinary experiences to present twelve combinations of numbers that add up to eleven.  E MER
• Merrick, Patrick.  Droughts.  Using a question-answer format, information is provided about the causes of droughts, their characteristics, and the effects they produce.  J551.57 MER
• Myers, Walter Dean.  Somewhere in the Darkness.  A teenage boy accompanies his father, recently escaped from prison, on a trip that turns out to be a time of discovery for both.  J MYE
• Rotner, Shelley.  Wheels Around.  We know what a wheel is, but do we really know all that it does?  Everywhere you look, there are wheels – wheels that deliver things, wheels that help people do their jobs, and wheels that help build and fix things.  J621.8 ROT
• San Souci, Robert D.  Little Gold Star:  a Spanish American Cinderella Story.  A Spanish-American retelling of the story of a kind girl who is mistreated by her jealous stepmother and stepsisters.  In this version, the Virgin Mary replaces the traditional fairy godmother.           J398.2 SAN
• Sleator, William.  Marco’s Millions.  Twelve-year-old Marco’s love for travel and for his younger sister Lilly, who has psychic powers, leads him to journey to other universes, gaining the ability to wherever he wishes without growing old.  J SLE
• Stine, R. L.  Monster Blood.  Goosebumps, number 3 of the HorrorLand tales.  For an athlete like Matt Daniels, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  It’s also the most dangerous.  That’s because somebody is about to pull a mean prank.  PBK J STI 
• Tripp, Valerie.  Felicity Saves the Day.  American Girl, Felicity #5 collection.  During a visit to her grandfather’s plantation in Virginia during the summer of 1775, Felicity’s loyalty is torn between her father and Ben, her father’s apprentice who needs her help as he runs away to join George Washington’s army of Patriots.  J TRI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Happy Birthday, Samantha!:  A Springtime Story.  American Girl, Samantha #4.  When Samantha’s birthday party is spoiled by the boy next door, Aunt Cornelia and her young sisters try to ease her disappointment by inviting her to visit them in New York City.    J TRI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Kit Saves the Day:  a Summer Story, 1934.  American Girl, Kit #5.  Tired of doing chores and longing for adventure, Kit meets a hobo and decides to hop a freight train.  J TRI
• Tripp, Valerie.  Molly’s Surprise:  a Christmas Story.  American Girl, Molly #3.  Even serving in an English hospital during World War II, Molly’s father makes Christmas very special.  J TRI
• Wallner, Rosemary.  Michelle Kwan.  Sports Heroes.  The book includes a biographical reference and an index.  J 796.61 WAL
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Firehouse Mystery.  Boxcar Children #56.  The Alden children draw upon their resourcefulness to save the neighborhood firehouse from being torn down, while they also face a series of mysterious incidents connected with it.  PBK J WAR
• Willard, Nancy.  Shadow Story.  The clever Holly Go Lolly, now orphaned, lures the evil parent-eating ogre Ooboo into the make-believe forest she has created with hand shadows.  E WIL
• Yolen, Jane.  The Bagpiper’s Ghost.  While in Scotland visiting relatives, thirteen-year-old twins hunting for ghosts in a cemetery find big trouble when Peter is possessed by the spirit of a man who is determined to keep his twin sister from the man she loves.  J YOL
• Yolen, Jane.  Merlin and the Dragons.  When young Arthur is troubled by dreams, Merlin tells him a story about a fatherless boy who himself dreamed about dragons and the defeat of the evil king Vortigern.  J YOL

Lexile 650

• Abbott, Tony.  The Fortress of the Treasure Queen.  Secrets of Droon #23.  Ko is back in power – and nothing in Droon is safe!  His beasts have found a lightning-powered submarine hidden in the secret Fortress of the Treasure Queen.  PBK J ABB
• Adler, Carole S.  Not Just a Summer Crush.  A twelve-year-old girl develops a crush on her English teacher when he spends a week at a beach near her family’s cottage.  J ADL
• Beard, Darleen Bailey.  The Flimflam Man.  In the summer of 1950, a con man comes to Wetumka, Oklahoma, about his fabulous circus, and although he swindles the townspeople, two young girls grow from the experience.  J BEA
• Berenstain, Stan.  The Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Really Big Disaster.  Berenstain Bear Scouts.  When an earthquake shakes up Bear Country, Bigpaw springs to the rescue with mighty muscle power!  PBK J BER
• Borden, Louise.  A. Lincoln and Me.  With the help of his teacher, a young boy realizes that he not only shares his birthday and similar physical appearance with Abraham Lincoln, but that he is like him in other ways as well.  E BOR
• Carlson, Nancy L.  Harriet and George’s Christmas Treat.  While getting ready for Christmas, Harriet and her friend George try to avoid Ms. Hoozit and her fruitcake, only to miss out on a yummy treat.  HOLIDAY COLLECTION E CAR
• Cross, Gillian.  Great Elephant Chase.  In 1881 fifteen-year-old Tad helps a girl in her attempt to get a mighty Indian elephant to friends in Nebraska, while pursued by two unscrupulous villains who wish to take the elephant from her.  J CRO
• Crossley-Holland, Kevin.  At the Crossing-Places.  Arthur trilogy #2.  In late twelfth-century England, the thirteen-year-old Arthur goes to begin his new life as squire to Lord Stephen at Holt, where crusaders ready themselves.  J CRO
• Cullen, Lynn.  The Mightiest Heart.  Based on Welsh legend about Prince Llywelyn and his loyal dog Gelert, wrongly banished when the prince believes the dog attacked his son.  J398.2 CUL
• Diakite, Baba Wague.  The Hatseller and the Monkeys.  An African version of the story of a man who sells his hats, only to have them stolen by a tree full of mischievous monkeys.  J398.2 DIA
• Dixon, Franklin W.  The Flickering Torch Mystery.  Hardy Boys mystery #22.  When two suspicious plane accidents occur near an airport, the two brothers investigate the case and find themselves in greater danger than they anticipated.  J DIX
• Dixon, Franklin W.  Mystery of the Flying Express.  Hardy Boys mystery #20.  After the new hydrofoil they are guarding is stolen, the Hardy Boys face frequent danger in solving a mystery involving criminals who operate by signs of the zodiac.       J DIX
• Dixon, Franklin W.  The Shattered Helmet.  Hardy Boys mystery #52.  The Hardy brothers’ visiting Greek pen pal enlists their help in searching for a priceless ancient Greek helmet loaned to and lost by a Hollywood movie company years before.  J DIX
• Egan, Tim.  Metropolitan Cow.  Although his parents, are uncomfortable with the idea, Bennett becomes good friends with Webster, a young pig who moves in next door.  E EGA
• Estes, Eleanor.  The Middle Moffat.  This book follows the adventures and misadventures of ten-year-old Jane Moffat living with her widowed mother and three siblings in their new home in Cranbury, Connecticut, in the early twentieth century.  J EST
• Farrell, Mame.  Bradley and the Billboad.  When Brad, a baseball hero, gets a job as a fashion model, he must come to terms with his ideas of what it is to be a real guy.          J FAR
• Fierstein, Harvey.  The Sissy Duckling.  Elmer the duck is teased because he is different, but he proves himself by not only surviving the winter, but also saving his Papa.  E FIE
• Fowler, Allan.  How Do You Know It’s Fall?  Rookie Read-About Science series.  Presents signs of fall, including geese flying south, squirrels hiding acorns, and people playing football.  J508 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  When a Storm Comes Up.  Rookie Read-About Science series.  The book uses simple text and photographs to tell about the different types of storms.  J551.5 FOW
• George, Michael.  The Moon.  Nature Books Space Library Vision series.  The book describes the size, features, orbit, and possible future uses of Earth’s natural satellite, the moon.  J523.3 GEO
• Gibbons, Gail.  Apples.  The book explains how apples were brought to America, how they grow, their traditional uses and cultural significance, and some of the varieties grown.  J634 GIB
• Giff, Patricia Reilly.  Pictures of Hollis Woods.  A troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the only other time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her.  J GIF
• Gross, Ruth Belov.  A Book About Your Skeleton.  Hello Reader! Book.  Facts about the human skeleton presented in easy to read vocabulary.  J611 GRO
• Hayes, Joe.  Juan Verdades:  the Man Who Couldn’t Tell a Lie.  A wealthy rancher is so certain of the honesty of his foreman that he wagers his ranch.  J398.2 HAY
• Hesse, Karen.  A Time of Angels.  Sick with influenza during the 1918 epidemic and separated from her two sisters, a young Jewish girl living in Boston relies on the help of an old German man, and her visions of angels, to get better and to reunite herself with her family.  PBK J HES
• Jarvis, Robin.  The Dark Portal.  Deptford Mice #1.  On a rescue mission, a few mice journey below the sewers to an evil world populated by rats.  J JAR
• Johnson, Lois Walfrid.  Midnight Rescue.  Riverboat Adventures #3.  In 1857, having arrived in Minnesota Territory on her father’s steamboat, Libby continues to harbor the runaway slave boy Jordan while worrying about a fugitive who has escaped from the local prison.  PBK J JOH
• Keene, Carolyn.  The Secret of the Forgotten Cave. Nancy Drew mystery #134.  Nancy has come to visit George’s aunt Elizabeth, and lands right in the middle of a controversy.  PBK J KEE
• Korman, Gordon.  The Toilet Paper Tigers.  When his Little League team gets a coach who knows nothing about baseball, seventh grader Corey is dismayed to see the team taken over by the coach’s pushy twelve-year-old granddaughter.  J KOR
• Lawlor, Laurie.  1829, Down the Rio Grande.  Sixteen-year-old Rosita Trevino dreams of a better life, as does her book loving stepsister, Maria Alvarez.  Neither girl can imagine the danger they will face when they run away and catch a steamboat bound for Texas.  J LAW
• Le Guin, Ursula K.  A Ride on the Red Mare’s Back.  A brave girl sets out through the snowy northern wilderness to rescue her brother from the trolls.  She’s helped by her horse, a small red toy transformed into a powerful mare to carry her through darkness and storm.  E LEG
• Lester, Helen.  Tacky in Trouble.  Tacky the penguin accidentally goes sailboarding and winds up on a tropical island, where he meets an elephant who demands proof of Tacky’s identity.  E LES
• Lovelace, Maud Hart.  Betsy-Tacy.  After Tacy Kelly moves into the house across the street from Betsy Ray, the five-year-olds become inseparable friends.  J LOV
• Lovelace, Maud Hart.  Betsy-Tacy and Tib.  After Tib Muller moves into the town where Betsy Ray and Tacy Kelly live, the eight-year-olds never quarrel, even when learning to fly- -from the limb of a tree.  J LOV
• Mack, Tracy.  Drawing Lessons.  Twelve-year-old Rory begins to lose the passion for making art that she shares with her father after she finds him kissing his female model and fears for the safety of her parents’ marriage.  J MAC
• Mahy, Margaret.  The Three-Legged Cat.  A fortuitous mistake brings happiness to nearsighted Mrs. Gimble who wishes her cat didn’t eat so much, her cat Tom who dreams of roaming the wide world and Mrs. Gimble’s drifter brother who wants to keep his head warm.  E MAH
• Martin, Ann M.  Karen’s Hurricane.  Babysitter’s Little Sister #113.  A hurricane is forming in the Atlantic Ocean, and its name is Hurricane Karen!  At first Karen Brewer thinks it is fun that a famous storm has her name.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Stacey’s Broken Heart.  Baby-sitters Club #99.  Will Stacey and Robert be together forever?  PBK J MAR
• Munsch, Robert N.  Purple, Green and Yellow.  Brigid loves markers.  But when she draws with super-permanent ink, she must find a creative solution to stay out of trouble.  E MUN
• Murray, Peter.  Floods.  This book explains how floods occur and the damage they do.         J363.3 MUR
• Murray, Peter.  Mountains.  This book describes different types of mountains and how they are formed.  J551.4 MUR
• Pearson, Debora.  Load ‘Em Up Trucks.  Mighty Wheels series.  The book has large detailed illustrations of machines and simple rhythmic text suitable for reading aloud.  J629.224 PEA
• Pfeffer, Susan Beth.  Portraits of Little Women.  Beth Makes a Friend.  Based on characters found in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.  Beth tries to help an Irish immigrant boy and his family by stealing a silver bowl from her great aunt and giving it to the O’Neills to sell.  J PFE
• Pinczes, Elinor J.  One Hundred Hungry Ants.  One hundred hungry ants head towards a picnic to get yummies for their tummies, but stops to change their line formation, showing different divisions of one hundred, cause them to lose both time and food in the end.  E PIN
• Pinkney, Jerry.  The Ugly Duckling.  An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.  J398.2 PIN
• Polacco, Patricia.  Chicken Sunday.  To thank old Eula for her wonderful chicken dinners, the children sell decorated eggs and buy her a beautiful Easter hat.  E POL
• Polacco, Patricia.  Thank you, Mr. Falker.  At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.  E POL
• Porter, Connie Rose.  Addy Studies Freedom.  American Girls collection.  Addy’s jubilation over her family’s new freedoms is cut short by the news that President Lincoln has been shot.  J POR
• Porter, Connie Rose.  Addy’s Wedding Quilt.  American Girl collection.  Though her parents “jumped the broom” to get married when they were slaves, now that they are living free in Philadelphia after the Civil War they plan to have a church wedding.  J POR
• Rylant, Cynthia.  The Cobble Street Cousins:  a Little Shopping.  Rosie, Lily, and Tess, three cousins who are living together with their aunt, decide to make a miniature flower shop just like Aunt Lily’s real shop, and give it to her as a gift.  J RYL
• Salas, Laura Purdie.  Amphibians:  Water to Land Animals. Amazing Science Animal Classification series.  How do amphibians breathe?  What do amphibians eat?  Hop through the pages of this book to learn all about amphibians!  J597.8 SAL
• Say, Allen.  Grandfather’s Journey.  A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather’s journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.  E SAY
• Scieszka, Jon.  The Not-So-Jolly Roger.  Time Warp Trio series. Three friends are sent back in time by a magic book and find themselves prisoners of the pirate Blackbeard.  PBK J SCI
• Scieszka, Jon.  Squids Will Be Squids:  Fresh Morals, Beastly Tales.  Contemporary fables with tongue-in-cheek morals with topics:  homework, curfews, and television commercials.  E SCI
• Shaw, Janet Beeler.  Changes for Kirsten:  A Winter Story.  American Girls collection.  A tough Minnesota winter brings many changes to Kirsten’s frontier life, including the new responsibility of helping her brother Lars set his traps and a move into a new house for her family.  J SHA
• Shaw, Janet Beeler.  Meet Kaya:  an American Girl.  American Girls collection.  In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Perce Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble.  J SHA
• Shaw, Janet Beeler.  Meet Kirsten, an American Girl.  American Girls collection.  Kirsten and her family experience hardships traveling from Sweden to the Minnesota frontier in 1854.  J SHA
• Van Draanen, Wendelin.  Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyes.  When Sammy finds herself with an abandoned baby on her hands, she sets out to find the young mother, who may belong to a gang, and accidentally jeopardizes her position on the softball team.  J VAN
• Waugh, Sylvia.  Earthborn.  Upon suddenly learning that her parents are researchers from another planet and they must leave in seven days or risk discovery, twelve-year-old Nesta decides to stay in their York, England, home, whether or not her parents go.  J WAU
• Wells, Rosemary.  Wingwalker.  During the Depression, Rueben and his out-of-work parents move from Oklahoma to Minnesota, where his father gets a job as a carnival wingwalker and Rueben has a chance to overcome his terror of flying.  J WEL
• Wright, Betty Ren.  Haunted Summer.  Shy, nine-year-old Abby surprises herself, her equally timid babysitter, and her older brother when they are haunted by a ghost that is trying to reclaim a stolen music box.  J WRI
• Wright, Betty Ren.  The Wish Master.  Certain that his grandfather doesn’t want him around, Corby is unhappy when he and his mother go to spend the summer in Wisconsin to help take care of his ailing grandmother, until a local boy takes him to the Wish Master.  J WRI
• Wynne-Jones, Tim.  The Boy in the Burning House.  Trying to solve the mystery of his father’s disappearance from their rural Canadian community, fourteen-year-old Jim gets help from the disturbed Ruth Rose, who suspects her stepfather, a local pastor.  J WYN
• Zemach, Margot.  It Could Always Be Worse:  a Yiddish Folk Tale.  Unable to stand his overcrowded and noisy home any longer, a poor man goes to the Rabbi for advice.  J398 ZEM

Lexile 660

• Anderson, C. W.  Blaze and Thunderbolt.  Billy and his loyal pony Blaze attempt to tame the wild horse Thunderbolt.  PBK J AND
• Applegate, Katherine.  The Hidden.   Animorphs #39.  The Yeerks have discovered and repaired a damaged Helmacron ship.  They know of its morph-seeking capabilities, and they plan to use the ship to capture the “Andalite bandits.”  PBK J APP
• Berenstain, Stan.  The Berenstain Bears Get Their Kicks. First Time Books.  When Brother and Sister try out for the soccer teams, Papa is disappointed they don’t want to play baseball, but he changes his mind when he sees them practice.  PBK J BER
• Bradby, Marie.  More Than Anything Else.  Nine-year-old Booker works with his father and brother at the saltworks but dreams of the day when he’ll be able to read.  E BRA
• Cohn, Amy L and Suzy Schmidt.  Abraham Lincoln.  A simple biography of the Illinois lawyer who served the country as president through the difficulties of the Civil War.  J973.7 COH
• Cole, Joanna.  The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks. Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a field trip to the waterworks and they learn the water purification system from the inside.  J363.6 COL
• Creech, Sharon.  Ruby Holler.  Thirteen-year-old fraternal twins Dallas and Florida have grown up in a terrible orphanage but their lives change forever when an eccentric but sweet older couple invites them on an adventure, beginning in a place called Ruby Holler.  J CRE
• Danziger, Paula & Ann M. Martin.  Snail Mail No More.  Now that they live in different cities, thirteen-year-old Tara and Elizabeth use email to “talk” about everything that is occurring in their lives and try to maintain their closeness as they face big changes.  PBK J DAN
• DeClements, Barthe.  The Bite of the Gold Bug:  a Story of the Alaskan Gold Rush.  Bucky and his father, prospecting for gold in Alaska in 1898, must overcome storms, dangerous mountain trails, and wilderness predators before confronting human treachery.  PBK J DEC
• DeFelice, Cynthia C.  The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs.  Hindered by a fight with her friend Dub and a series of mysterious fires, eleven-year-old Allie investigates the fire seventeen years earlier which claimed the lives of the husband and infant son of a school cafeteria worker, as well as the handsome young man who ghost asks Allie for help.  J DEF
• De Paola, Tomie.  What a Year!  26 Fairmont Avenue #4.  Tomie celebrates his sixth birthday in style, dresses up as Snow White for his first Halloween, suffers through a bout of the chicken pox, and gets to stay up to see the new year in!  J813.54 DEP
• Dixon, Franklin W.  The Mysterious Caravan.  Hardy Boys mystery #54.  On a winter vacation in Jamaica the Hardy boys begin a dangerous adventure when an ancient bronze death mask is discovered near their beach house.  J DIX 
• Duey, Kathleen.  Janey G. Blue, Pearl Harbor, 1941.  American Diaries series.  In Hawaii in 1941, sixth grader Janey G. Blue experiences the terror of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  PBK J DUE
• Ernst, Kathleen.  Trouble at Fort La Pointe.  History Mysteries series.  In the early 1700s, Suzette, an Ojibwa-French girl, must use her knowledge of both French and Ojibwe to find the real thief after her father is accused of stealing.  PBK J ERN
• Fowler, Allan.  Life in a Wetland.  Rookie Read-About Science series.  This book is a simple description of what a wetland is and what kinds of life can be found in it.  J577.68 FOW
• Fritz, Jean.  Leonardo’s Horse.  Leonardo da Vinci is commissioned to create a sculpture of a bronze horse three times larger than life to honor the Duke’s father.  Leonardo dies before completing it.  The tale jumps to 1977 when an American named Charles Dent vows to create the sculpture and make it a gift from America to the people of Italy.  J730 FRI
• George, Jean Craighead.  Everglades.  Describes the Florida Everglades, the evolution of this unique area, and the impact humans have had on its once abundant life forms.         J975.9 GEO
• George, Jean Craighead.  The First Thanksgiving.  The colonists from the Mayflower founded New Plymouth and celebrated their first harvest with a feast of Thanksgiving.  J394.2 GEO
• Gibbons, Gail.  Sharks.  This book describes the physical characteristics of sharks and different kinds of sharks and also shark behavior.  J597 GIB
• Howe, James.  The New Nick Kramer, or my Life as a Babysitter.  Fourteen-year-old Nick signs up for a babysitting and child care class to be near a beautiful new girl at school, but his first attempts at real babysitting prove to be less than successful.  J HOW
• Jenkins, Jerry B.  Nicolae High.  Left Behind—the kids #5.  Judd, Vicki, Ryan, and Lionel must take their newfound faith to the classrooms of high school, but danger awaits them—should they obey the authorities who outlaw carrying Bibles or even talking about God?  PBK J JEN
• Kalman, Esther.  Tchaikovsky Discovers America.  Eleven-year-old Jenny, whose family came from Russia to America to start a new life, meets the famous Russian composer on his 1891 trip to the New World and writes about it in her diary.  J KAL
• Keene, Carolyn.  The Clue of the Black Keys.  Nancy Drew mystery #28.  Nancy Drew tries to locate an archaeologist who disappeared with the clues to a buried treasure.  J KEE
• Keene, Carolyn.  Password to Larkspur Lane.  Nancy Drew mysteries #10.  A carrier pigeon furnishes Nancy with a clue to a mysterious retreat.  Nancy solves two mysteries when she learns the origins of an eerie wheel of fire.  J KEE
• Keene, Carolyn.  The Sign of the Falcon.  Nancy Drew mystery #130.  Nancy’s father has been kidnapped in New York City, and Nancy may be his last chance to come out of it alive.  PBK J KEE
• Lawlor, Laurie.  Addie’s Long Summer.  Twelve-year-old Addie eagerly awaits her cousins’ summer visit to her prairie home but, once they arrive, finds things much more complicated than she had ever imagined.  PBK J LAW
• Lunge-Larsen, Lise.  The Race of the Birkebeiners.  This is the story of how the infant Prince Hakon is rescued by men fiercely loyal to his dead father, who ski across the rugged mountains in blizzard conditions to save him from his enemies, the Baglars.  J398.2 LUN
• Mantell, Paul.  Windmill Windup.  Kelly, softball star, has to face new challenges in her life, including assignment to a different softball team and her mother’s new boyfriend.  PBK J MAN
• McCormick, Lisa Wade.  Alien Abductions:  the Unsolved Mystery.  Blazers Mysteries of Science.  Presents the mystery of alien abductions,theories and famous abduction stories.  J001.942 MCC
• Munsch, Robert N. David’s Father. Julie discovers that her new friend’s father is a giant.  E MUN
• Owens, Caleb.  Deforestation.  Describes how the world’s forests are being destroyed, some of the causes and consequences of this destruction and some ways of preventing it.  J333.75 OWE
• Pallotta, Jerry.  The Airplane Alphabet Book.  An alphabet book that presents interesting facts about different kinds of airplanes.  J629.133 PAL
• Reynolds, Marilynn.  Belle’s Journey.  In the early 1920’s, when Marilynn Reynolds’ mother was a child on the Canadian prairie, she rode her pony, Belle, eight miles to piano lessons.  Ms. Reynolds’ account of the pair’s trip through a sudden, blinding snowstorm movingly portrays Belle’s life-saving perseverance during that Journey and the events that surrounded it.  E REY
• Rice, Bebe Faas.  The Year the Wolves Came.   Therese recalls life on her family’s farm on the Canadian prairie during the winter of 1906 when the arrival of both blizzards and wolves leads to a terrifying revelation about her beautiful, other-worldly mother.  J RIC
• Tripp, Valerie.  Changes for Samanta:  a Winter Story.  American Girls Collection.  When she discovers that Nellie and her sisters have been sent to an orphanage, Samantha, now living with her aunt and uncle in New York City, tries to help her friends as much as she can.  J TRI
• Waber, Bernard.  The House on East 88th Street.  The Primm family finds Lyle, a performing crocodile, in the bathtub in their new apartment.  To everyone’s surprise all become great friends.  E WAB
• Warner, Gertrude Chandler.  The Mystery of the Stolen Sword. Boxcar Children # 67.  The Alden children visit a family friend at his apple orchard which is rumored to be haunted, but instead of a ghost they find that some of the families’ valuable antiques are being stolen.  J WAR
• Whelan, Gloria.  Night of the Full Moon.  When she sneaks away to visit her friend, a young girl living on the Michigan frontier is caught up in the forced evacuation of a group of Potawatomi Indians from their tribal lands in the 1840’s.  J WHE
• Wilder, Laura Ingalls.  Laura’s Pa.  Little House Chapter book #12.  The stories in this book are about Laura’s father and life on the frontier.  J WIL

Lexile 670

• Barasch, Lynne.  Radio Rescue.  In 1923, after learning Morse code and setting up his own amateur radio station, a twelve-year-old boy sends a message that leads to the rescue of a family stranded by a hurricane in Florida. E BAR
• Carney, Margaret.  The Biggest Fish in the Lake.  This lyrical fishing tale celebrates the loving bond between a grandfather and his granddaughter.  E CAR
• Child, Lauren.  Beware of the Storybook Wolves.  When two wolves escape one night from his fairy tale book and threaten to eat him, Herb enlists the reluctant help of Cinderella’s fairy godmother.  E CHI
• Dixon, Franklin, W.  Danger on Vampire Trail.  Hardy Boys mystery #50.  The Hardy Boys take a camping trip to the Rocky Mountains and try to locate credit-card counterfeiters.  J DIX
• Dixon, Franklin W.  The Jungle Pyramid.  Hardy Boys mystery #56.  The search for missing gold takes the Hardy boys to the Yucatan Peninsula where they uncover a second mystery.  J DIX
• Dixon, Franklin W.  The Missing Chums.  Hardy Boys mystery #4.  A series of bizarre events in their home town lead the Hardy Boys on a trail of robbers and kidnappers.  J DIX
• Dixon, Franklin W.  The Phantom Freighter.  Hardy Boys mystery #26.  The Hardy boys embark on a trip under mysterious circumstances and find they are involved in a smuggling ring.  J DIX
• Farmer, Nancy.  The Sea of Trolls.  Sea of Trolls series #1.  After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen.  J FAR
• Flanagan, Alice.  Raising Cows on the Koebels’ Farm.  Our Neighborhood series.  Provides a basic introduction to the workings of a dairy farm.  J635.2 FLA
• Fowler, Allan.  All the Colors of the Rainbow.  Rookie Read-About Science series.  Explains how rainbows are formed by the colors in sunlight shining through water.  J 551.56 FOW
• Fowler, Allan.  It Could Still Be a Worm.  Rookie Read-About Science series.  The book is a simple introduction to the earthworm, roundworm, flatworm, and other kinds of worms.  J595.1 FOW
• Gilson, Jamie.  Sticks and Stones and Skeleton Bones.  Hobie, whose fifth grade class is meeting in a shopping mall because the school was devastated by a flood, has a disagreement with his best friend Nick that escalates into a big fight as the day continues.  J GIL
• Goble, Paul.  The Girl Who Loved Horses.  Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.  J398.2 GOB
• Goode, Diane.  The Dinosaur’s New Clothes.  In this retelling of the familiar story about two rascals who sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes, the characters are dinosaurs.  E GOO
• Haas, Irene.  A Summertime Song.  Lucy attends a magical birthday party and finds the doll her grandmother loved and lost when she was a girl.  E HAA
• High, Linda Oatman.  Barn Savers.  A  boy helps his father recycle a 19th century barn.       E HIG
• Howe, James.  The Celery Stalks at Midnight.   Chester the cat is convinced that Bunnicula is a vampire when there is a harvest of white vegetables on the morning after Bunnicula was wandering through the neighborhood.  PBK J HOW
• Johnson, Lois Walfrid.  Mysterious Signal.  Riverboat Adventures #5.  Libby finds comfort in God’s love as she faces dangers helping a fugitive slave escape to freedom.  PBK J JOH
• Johnson, Lois Walfrid.  The Swindler’s Treasure.  Riverboat Adventures #4.  In 1857, while working for the Underground Railroad on a Mississippi River steamboat, Libby hunts for the swindler who robbed her father and tries to reunite the slave Jordan with his father.  PBK J JOH
• Jones, Jennifer.  Dear Mrs. Ryan, You’re Ruining My Life.  In an effort to get his mother to stop writing about him in her books, fifth-grader Harvey and his best friend decide to try to make a romantic connection between her and their school principal.  J JON
• Jones, Marcia Thornton.  Vampire Trouble.  Bailey City monsters #3.  Madame Hauntly cheers the kids on at soccer games, but she also sleeps in the dirt and has long creepy fangs.  PBK J JON
• Keene, Carolyn.  The Clue in the Crumbling Wall.  Nancy Drew mystery #22.  While trying to locate a missing dancer who is about to gain a large inheritance, Nancy Drew finds a clue leading to the solution of yet another mystery.  J KEE
• Kehret, Peg.  Don’t Tell Anyone.  Twelve-year-old Megan does not realize that feeding a group of feral cats living in a field near her house will involve her as a witness to a traffic accident and in the dangerous plan of an unstable criminal.  J KEH
• Korman, Susan.  The Ghost of Camp Whispering Pines. Magic Attic Club series.  During another adventure with the magic mirror the members of the Magic Attic Club find themselves at summer camp on a scavenger hunt that may lead them to a ghost.             PBK J KOR
• Krensky, Stephen.  Striking it Rich:  the Story of the California Gold Rush.  Ready-to-Read series, Level 3.  The book describes the discovery of gold in California and its impact on the development of California and the West.  J979.4 KRE
• Lottridge, Celia Baker.  Berta:  a Remarkable Dog.  Berta the dachshund is an easy dog to love.  She sleeps a lot and doesn’t seem to be bothered by much of anything. When the Millers are given a newborn lamb to raise, Berta immediately jumps into his box and protectively curls herself around him.  She barks when it is time for his feedings, and she tries to lick him clean.  Margery begins to piece it together:  Berta wants to be a mother, and she has finally found a baby to look after!  J LOT  
• Lovelace, Maud Hart.  Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown.  The further adventures of 12 year-old Betsy, Tacy, and Tib as they explore the world beyond their neighborhood and discover the public library, see a real play, and make friends with the owners of the downtown hotel.  J LOV
• Macgraw, Trisha.  Princess Megan.  Magic Attic Club series.  Megan has read all about medieval France, but arriving there as a royal princess gives her a new perspective.  While there, she is asked to rescue the magical unicorn from a terrible fate.       PBK MAG
• Martin, Ann M.  Claudia and the Little Liar.  Babysitter’s Club #128.  Haley is usually a quiet, hassle-free girl to baby-sit.  But after Claudia catches her in a lie and causes her to get grounded, Haley’s out of control.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Kristy in Charge.  Babysitter’s Little Sister #122.  When the students at Stoneybrooke Middle School start teaching the classes, big problems develop.  PBK J MAR
• Mayer, Mercer.  Just Me and My Little Brother.  Our young hero thinks of all the wonderful things he is going to be able to do with his little brother, go out together on Halloween, fight bullies successfully, ride bikes, and more.  But it becomes clear on the last page that the joys of having a brother will have to wait.  First, Little Critter’s baby brother must learn to walk!  E MAY
• McKissack, Patricia C.  The Maya. New True Book series.  This book describes the history, language, social classes, customs, culture, religion, and warfare of the ancient Central American civilization of the Mayas.  J972 MAC
• Murray, Peter.  Lightning.  The book explains how lightning forms and the impact it can have.  J551.5 MUR
• Murray, Peter.  Tornadoes.  This book describes tornadoes, how they form, their destructive capabilities, and safety precautions that people should know.  J551.55 MUR
• Nolen, Jerdine.  Raising Dragons.  A farmer’s young daughter shares numerous adventures with the dragon that she raises from infancy.  E NOL
• Paradis, Susan.  My Daddy.  A young boy marvels at the things his daddy can do.  E PAR
• Paterson, Katherine.  The Same Stuff as Stars.  When Angel’s mother leaves her and her brother with their great-grandmother, she worries not only about her mother and brother, her imprisoned father, the frail old woman, but also a man who begins sharing with her the wonder of  the stars.  J PAT
• Peck, Richard.  Fair Weather:  a Novel.  In 1893, thirteen-year-old Rosie and members of her family travel from their Illinois farm to Chicago to visit Aunt Euterpe and attend the World’s Columbian Exposition which, along with an encounter with Buffalo Bill and Lillian Russell, turns out to be a life-changing experience for everyone.  J PEC
• Pfeffer, Susan Beth.  Amy Makes a Friend.  Portraits of Little Women.  Desperate for art lessons, Amy hopes to manipulate her friendship with two other girls to get what she wants.  J PFE
• San Souci, Daniel.  In the Moonlight Mist:  a Korean Tale.  A good-hearted woodcutter finds a heavenly wife in this retelling of a Korean folk tale.  J398.2 SAN
• Schwartz, Amy.  A Teeny, Tiny Baby.  A two-week-old baby describes the many activities he enjoys, both at home and out in the busy city.  E SCH
• Shaw, Janet Beeler.  Kirsten’s Surprise:  a Christmas Story.  American Girls collection.  Kirsten and her family celebrate their first Christmas in their new home on Uncle Olav’s farm in mid-nineteenth-century Minnesota.  J SHA
• Skurzynski, Gloria.  Cliff-Hanger.  Mysteries in our National Parks #2.  Twelve-year-old Jack and his younger sister visit Mesa Verde National Park, where they delve into the park’s history while gradually uncovering the mysterious past of their family’s teenage foster child Lucky.  PBK J SKU
• Taulbert, Clifton L.  Little Cliff and the Porch People.  Sent to buy special butter for Mama Pearl’s candied sweet potatoes and told to get back lickety-split, Little Cliff is delayed by all his neighbors when they want to contribute their own ingredients.  J TAU
• Tripp, Valerie.  Molly Learns a Lesson:  a School Story.  American Girls collection.  During World War II, nine-year-old Molly goes to school and with her friends tries to aid the war effort.  J TRI
• Walker, Paul Robert.  The Sluggers Club:  a Sports Mystery.  When baseball equipment starts disappearing from B. J.’s Little League team, he and his friends investigate the crime.  J WAL
• Weitzman, Elizabeth.  Let’s Talk About When a Parent Dies.  Let’s Talk Library.  Provides advice on surviving the death of a parent and suggests what feelings and behavior to expect from others.  J155.9 WEI
• Williams, Laura E.  The Mystery of the Bad Luck Curse. Mystic Lighthouse series.  Many years ago a terrible crime was committed in Mystic, Maine.  The ghost of the criminal is said to haunt the area and that anyone who disturbs the scene of the crime will be struck with a bad luck curse.  When archaeologists try to figure out what happened strange things occur.    PBK J WIL
• Wright, Betty Ren.  The Scariest Night.  When her family decides to spend the summer in Milwaukee so that her adopted brother can perfect his genius at a special piano school, Erin finds herself consumed with jealousy and turns to a medium for help.  J WRI

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• Antle, Nancy.  Lost in the War.  Twelve-year-old Lisa Grey struggles to cope with a mother whose traumatic experiences as a nurse in Vietnam during the war are still haunting her.  J ANT
• Applegate, Katherine.  The Mayflower Project.  Remnants #1.  What if you found out an asteroid the size of New Jersey were about to collide with the earth?  What would you do?  It’s the year 2011, and that’s the question Jobs is asking.  Didn’t expect that in a very short time he and his family would be some of the lucky few selected to board a revamped space shuttle… A shuttle that would leave Earth just before the asteroid destroys it.  But the shuttle has no ultimate destination; and all those aboard will be placed in a state of suspended animation - - -indefinitely.  Or at least until computers find a habitable planet for them to live.  PBK J APP
• Aylesworth, Jim.  Aunt Pitty Patty’s Piggy.  A cumulative tale in which Aunt Pitty Patty’s niece Nellie tries to get piggy to go through the gate.  J398.22 AYL
• Berenstain, Stan and Jan.  The Berenstain Bears and the Slumber Party.  First Time Books series.  Lizzy Bruin’s slumber party becomes wild when Too-Tall Grizzly and his friends decide to attend uninvited.  E BER
• Christopher, Matt.  Snowboard Maverick.  Having just begun to learn how to snowboard, thirteen-year-old Dennis faces a frightening challenge when he allows a bully to shame him into racing on a difficult slope.  J CHR
• Cooney, Barbara.  Miss Rumphius.  As a child Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea and do something to make the world more beautiful—and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.  E COO
• Dixon, Franklin W.  The Giant Rat of Sumatra.  Hardy Boys mysteries #143.  Someone’s determined to sabotage a new play that’s come to town.  Part of the set crashes on stage.  Death threats are painted on the walls.  Stage props are transformed into sinister weapons.  And if Frank and Joe don’t catch the villain, the climax could be crushing.  PBK J DIX
• Dixon, Franklin W.  The Mark on the Door.  Hardy Boys mysteries #13.  The search for a stolen boat leads the Hardy brothers to Mexico where they become involved with a band of Indians and a strange smuggling operation.  J DIX
• Dixon, Franklin W.  While the Clock Ticked.  Hardy Boys mystery #11.  Frank and Joe solve the mystery of the secret locked room in the spooky Dalrymple Mansion.  J DIX
• DuTemple, Lesley A.  Whales.  Early Bird Nature series.  The book describes the physical and social characteristics of various whales, including the first year of a humpback calf.  J599.5 DUT
• Echewa, T. Obinkaram.  The Magic Tree:  a Folktale from Nigeria.  Mbi, an orphan boy, is constantly asking to “do this” and “do that” by his many relatives until a special tree grows, just for him.  J398.2 ECH
• Freeman, Don.  Norman the Doorman.  Norman, the doorman of a mouse hole in an art museum, uses his own art talent and finds a way to see the art treasures in the galleries upstairs.  E FRE
• Hoffman, Mary.  Amazing Grace.  Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.  E HOF
• Howe, James.  Nighty-nightmare.  When scary strangers appear at the Monroes’ overnight campsite, Chester the cat tries to convince the family’s two dogs that foul play is intended.      PBK J HOW
• Keene, Carolyn.  The Wedding Day Mystery.  Nancy Drew mystery #136.  Nancy’s teacher is getting married, the class chips in to get her a gift; but then the money disappears.  PBK J KEE
• Kehret, Peg.  The Stranger Next Door.  A clever cat’s heroism helps two twelve-year-old boys become friends after their families, one of which is in a witness protection program, move to neighboring houses in Hilltop, Washington.  J KEH
• Kehret, Peg.  Terror at the Zoo.  Twelve-year-old Ellen and her younger brother Corey are excited about their overnight camp-out at the zoo, until they discover that they are locked inside with a desperate escaped convict.  J KEH
• Kramer, Sydelle.  Baseball’s Greatest Hitters.  Step Into Reading, Step 4.  This book has brief profiles of such hard-hitting baseball players as Barry Bonds, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, and Hank Aaron.  J796.357 KRA
• Lowry, Lois.  Gathering Blue.  Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.  J LOW
• Lund, Bill.  Weight Lifting.  Extreme Sports series.  The book describes the history, equipment, and contemporary practice of weightlifting.  J796.41 LUN
• Martin, Ann M.  The All-New Mallory Pike.  Babysitters Club #126.  Mallory says good-bye to Stoneybrook and hello to Riverbend School.  The boarding school in the Berkshires introduces Mallory to a new group of friends- -and a not-so-friendly roommate.  PBK J MAR
• Martin, Ann M.  Baby-sitters’ Haunted House.  Babysitter’s Club Super Mystery #1.  Kristy, Claudia, Mary Ann and Dawn are off to Maine to help take care of Karen and Andrew and the four Menders kids, whose parents stand to inherit the huge seaside house where the whole group will be staying.  PBK J MAR
• Mosher, Richard.  Zazoo.  Amid old secrets revealed and rifts healed, a thirteen-year-old Vietnamese orphan raised in rural France by her aging “Grand-Pierre” learns about life, death, and love.  J MOS
• Munsch, Robert N.  Mortimer.  It’s Mortimer’s bedtime, but he would much rather sing his rowdy song.  Mom, Dad and even the police can’t get him to quiet down, until they become so distracted by each other that Mortimer drifts off to sleep.  E MUN
• Murray, Peter.  Planet Earth.  Nature books Space Library.  The book describes the Earth’s physical characteristics, discussing interactions of climate, geology, and ecology.  J525 MUR
• Murray, Peter.  Planet Earth.  This book describes the earth’s physical characteristics, discussing interactions of climate, geology, and ecology.  J550 MUR
• Park, Barbara.  The Graduation of Jake Moon.  Jake recalls how he has spent the last four years watching his grandfather descend slowly into the horrors of Alzheimer’s disease.  J PAR
• Peel, John.  Field Trip.  Star Trek, Deep Space Nine #6.  Ever since the Wormhole was discovered as a shortcut to the far off Gamma Quadrant, Jake Sisko has been dying to go through it.  Not only is the one-of-a-kind stable Wormhole and incredible sight, but the trip through is a once-in-a-lifetime ride.  PBK J PEE
• Pfeffer, Wendy.  What’s It Like to Be a Fish?  Stage 1 Let’s Read-and-Find-Out-About Science.  How can fish live in water?  Why don’t they drown?  The book clearly explains how a fish’s body is perfectly suited to life underwater, just as our bodies are suited for life on land.  J597 PFE
• Porter, Connie Rose.  Happy Birthday, Addy! :  a Springtime Story.  American Girls collection.  Trying to shape a new life of freedom in Philadelphia after having been a slave, Addy finds inspiration from a new friend.  J POR
• Rodda, Emily.  Dread Mountain.  Deltora Quest #5.  The Shadow Lord dominates the Land of Deltora.  Only Lief, Barda, and Jasmine can save it from his evil powers.  To do this, they must restore all seven gems to the magic belt of Deltora.  To find the fifth stone, the heroes must venture to the edge of the Shadowlands and enter the dark and terrifying realm of the monster Gelik.  Can Lief, Barda, and Jasmine survive Dread Mountain?  PBK J ROD
• Smith, Roland.  Sasquatch.  Thirteen-year-old Dylan follows his father into the woods on the slopes of Mount St. Helens, which is on the brink of another eruption, in an attempt to protect the resident Sasquatch from ruthless hunters.  PBK J SMI
• Stewart, Sarah.  The Journey.  A young Amish girl tells her “silent friend,” her diary, about all the wonderous experiences she has on her first trip to the city.  E STE
• Swanson, June.  I Pledge Allegiance.  On My Own History series.  The book describes how and why the Pledge of Allegiance was written, how it has changed in wording over the years, and precisely what it means.  J323.6 SWA
• Tripp, Valerie.  Changes for Molly:  a Winter Story.  American Girls collection.  Molly’s excitement at performing in a big show is exceeded only by the announcement that her father is returning home from the war.  J TRI
• Wallace, Bill.  Danger in Quicksand Swamp.  Ben and Jake battle alligators, quicksand, and a murderer when they search for buried treasure on an island in a swamp.  PBK J WAL
• Westall, Robert.  The Kingdom by the Sea.  During World War II twelve-year-old Harry and a stray dog travel through war-torn England in search of safety.  J WES
• White, Ruth.  Memories of Summer.  In 1955, thirteen-year-old Lyric finds her whole life changing when her family moves from the hills of Virginia to a town in Michigan and her older sister Summer begins descending into mental illness.  J WHI
• Williams, Mark London.  Dino Sword.  Danger Boy #2.  Twelve-year-old time traveler Eli Sands continues his search for his missing mom, encountering new characters and trying to save the free world from tyrannical rule.  PBK J WIL

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Children and Death

Coming on home soon. Jacqueline Woodson. 2004. E WOO

Tear Soup: a recipe for healing after loss. Pat Schwiebert. 2005. J SCH

Thanks to Nicki. Ann Howard Creel. 2007. PBK J CRE

Shooting the Moon. Frances O’Roark Dowell. 2008. J Dow

The tenth good thing about Barney. Judith Viorst. 1971. E VIO

Cicada Summer. Andrea Beaty. 2008. J BEA

Saying Goodbye to Lulu. Corinne Demas. 2004. E DEM

The Purple balloon. Chris Raschka. 2007. E RAS

When Dinosaurs Die. Laurene Kransy Brown. 1996. J155.9 BRO

What’s Heaven? Maria Shriver. 1999. E SHR

Let’s talk about when a parent dies. Elizabeth Weitzman. 1996. J155.9 WEI

This book is for all kids but especially my sister Libby; Libby died. Jack Simon. 2002. J155.9 FIT

The grieving teen: a guide for teenagers and their friends. Helen Fitzgerald. 2000. 155.9 FIT

Water bugs and dragonflies: explaining death to young children. Doris Stickney. 1997. J306.9 STI

Grandma’s  gone to live in the stars. Max Haynes. 2000. E HAY

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