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Calvin Coconut (age 7-10) by Graham Salisbury school ... adventure ... humor Publisher comments: Fourth-grader Calvin lives near the beach in Oahu with his mom and little sister. Mom says: "You're the man of the house." But Calvin's not great at being the man of the house, or taking care of his responsibilities. He's too busy having fun with his pals, and avoiding Tito, the bully. title: Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet title: Calvin Coconut: Hero of Hawaii title: Calvin Coconut: Zoo Breath title: Calvin Coconut: The Zippy Fix title: Calvin Coconut: Dog Heaven |
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I Was a Third Grade Spy
(age 7-10) by Mary Jane Auch brilliant protagonist ... humor ... school When Brian's dog Arful suddenly begins talking, Brian and his two friends send the dog to find out what their classmates are planning for the school talent show. |
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Eaton Stanley and the Mind Control Experiment
(age 7-10) by David Adler humor ... science fiction ... school Brian knows Eaton Stanley is strange. Eaton knows all kinds of weird facts that fascinate Brian. Before he knows what hit him, Brian gets involved in Eaton's bizarre science project -a plan to take control of their teacher's mind. Brian is thrilled when their plan seems to work -- until the day they go too far. |
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Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist (age 7-10) by Jim Benton math/science/technology ... humor ... science fiction ... school When Franny Stein, self-styled mad scientist, creates a stir with her wacky schemes and wild inventions. title: Attack of the 50-ft. Cupid title: The Fran With Four Brains title: Lunch Walks Among Us title: The Frandidate |
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My Weird School Daze Series (age 7-10) by Dan Gutman humor ... school The weirdness never stops. title: Mr. Sunny Is Funny! title: Mrs. Cooney Is Loony! |
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The Arthur Series (age 7-10) by Stephen Krensky school ... friendship Arthur and his friends deal with school, friends, and family...just like you! title: Arthur and the Cootie-Catcher title: Arthur and the Lost Diary title: Arthur and the Popularity Test title: Arthur Rocks With BINKY title: Buster Makes the Grade title: Francine, Believe it or Not title: King Arthur title: Who's in Love With Arthur? |
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The Arthur Series (age 7-10) by Marc Brown school ... friendship Arthur and his friends deal with school, friends, and family...just like you! title: Arthur Accused! title: Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest title: Arthur and the Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club title: Arthur Makes the Team title: Arthur's Mystery Envelope title: Buster's Dino Dilemma title: Locked in the Library! title: The Mystery of the Stolen Bike |
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The World According to Humphrey (age 7-10) by Betty Birney animals ... school ... friendship Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher. title: The World According to Humphrey title: Friendship According to Humphrey title: Trouble According to Humphrey title: Adventure According to Humphrey title: Summer According to Humphrey title: School Days According to Humphrey |
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A Boy and a Boa
(age 7-10) by Abby Israel school ... animals When Marvin's pet boa constrictor gets loose in the library, Marvin and his friends begin a frantic pursuit. |
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Say Something
(age 7-10) by Peggy Moss friendship ... school At this school, there are some children who push and tease and bully. Sometimes they hurt other kids by just ignoring them. The girl in this story sees it happening, but she would never do these mean things herself. Then one day something happens that shows her that being a silent bystander isn't enough. Will she take some steps on her own to help another kid? |
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Ready, Freedy! Series (age 7-10) by Abby Klein school ... humor ... enterprise Freddy Thresher has a problem: a really, really, big problem. And like any first grader, he takes matters into his own hands. title: Tooth Trouble |
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Jigsaw Jones Mysteries (age 7-10) by James Preller school ... mystery Jigsaw and Mila are hot on the case. title: The Case of the Perfect Prank title: The Case of the Race Against Time title: The Case of the Rainy Day Mystery |
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Patti's Pet Gorilla
(age 7-10) by Pat Rhoads Mauser school Not having anything for "show and tell," Patti makes up a pet gorilla and then is faced with the problem of showing it to her friends. |
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Mary Marony Series (age 7-10) by Suzy Kline friendship ... school Second grader Mary Marony faces school with a stuttering problem, and the courage to overcome it. title: Mary Marony, Mummy Girl title: Mary Marony Hides Out title: Mary Marony and the Snake title: Mary Marony and the Chocolate Surprise |
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Alvin's Famous No-Horse
(age 7-10) by William Harry Harding school ... the arts With encouragement from his teacher and help from his classmates, eight-year-old Alvin struggles with his efforts to draw a horse for the third-grade art exhibit. |
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It Goes Eeeeeeeeeeeee!
(age 7-10) by Jamie Gilson friendship ... animals ... school Patrick, the new boy in Richard's class, is always causing trouble, but his work on a science project about bats helps him make new friends. |
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How to Be Cool in the Third Grade
(age 7-10) by Betsy Duffey friendship ... school When Robbie York is marked as a target by a bully at school, he decides that the only way to survive the third grade is by being cool. |
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The Best-Laid Plans of Jonah Twist
(age 7-10) by Natalie Honeycutt friendship ... school Busy third grader Jonah Twist must endure giving a school report on elephant seals with the bossy Juliet Fisher, while worrying that his new kitten may have eaten his older brother's hamster. Sequel to "The All New Jonah Twist." |
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The All New Jonah Twist
(age 7-10) by Natalie Honeycutt friendship ... school Jonah's efforts to survive the third grade are complicated by the new boy in class, who has the potential for either becoming a friend or beating him up. |
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The Clementine Series (age 7-10) by Sara Pennypacker friendship ... humor ... school Clementine notices everything...especially when adults would prefer her not to. This chapter book finds her sorting through all kinds of trouble, in her own hilarious way. title: Clementine title: The Talented Clementine |
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My Weird School Series (age 7-10) by Dan Gutman humor ... school Is that staff weird or wonderful? Check out the My Weird School series, and find out. title: Miss Daisy Is Crazy title: Mr. Klutz Is Nuts! title: Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy! title: Ms. Hannah Is Bananas! title: Miss Small Is Off the Wall! title: Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind! title: Ms Lagrange Is Strange! title: Miss Lazar Is Bizarre! title: Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker! title: Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal! title: Ms. Todd Is Odd! title: Mrs. Patty Is Batty! title: Miss Holly Is Too Jolly! title: Mr. Macky Is Wacky! |
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The Trouble With Cats
(age 7-10) by Martha Freeman family ... school After a difficult first week of third grade, Holly begins to adjust to her new school and living in her new stepfather's tiny apartment with his four cats. |
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Gooney Bird Greene Series (age 7-10) by Lois Lowry school ... humor There's never been anyone like Gooney Bird Greene at Watertower Elementary School. What other new kid comes to school wearing pajamas and cowboy boots one day and a polka-dot t-shirt and tutu on another? Gooney Bird has to sit right smack in the middle of the class because she likes to be in the middle of everything. She is the star of story time and keeps her teacher and classmates on the edge of their seats with her absolutely true stories. But what about her classmates? Do they have stories good enough to share? title: Gooney, the Fabulous title: Gooney Bird and the Room Mother title: Gooney Bird Is So Absurd |
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213 Valentines
(age 7-10) by Barbara Cohen school ... brilliant protagonist Catalog: Wade has trouble adjusting when he is transferred to a special fourth grade class for the gifted and talented, so he plans to send himself 213 valentines signed by celebrities. |
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Jake Drake Series (age 7-10) by Andrew Clements friendship ... school Kidalog: Jake Drake takes on bullies, boring classes, science fairs, and more! title: Jake Drake, Bully Buster title: Jake Drake, Class Clown title: Jake Drake, Know-it-all title: Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet |
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Some Frog!
(age 7-10) by Eve Bunting school ... family It'll take some frog to win the frog-jumping contest at Billy's school. But Billy's all set--he's got a champion jumper, a grandpa with lots of good advice, and a mom and grandma to cheer him on. Everything will be perfect--if only his dad shows up. |
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The Berenstain Bear Scouts (age 7-10) by Stan Berenstain friendship ... school ... humor The Berenstain Bears take on scouting, in their own hilarious way. title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Coughing Catfish title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Evil Eye title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Humongous Pumpkin title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Ice Monster title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Magic Crystal Caper title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Really Big Disaster title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Ripoff Queen title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Runamuck Robot title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Sci-Fi Pizza title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Sinister Smoke Ring title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Terrible Talking Termite title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts Ghost Versus Ghost title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts In Giant Bat Cave title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts Meet Bigpaw title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts Save That Backscratcher title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts Scream Their Heads Off |
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The Russell and Elisa Stories (age 7-10) by Johanna Hurwitz growing up ... family ... school The stories of Russell, age six, and Elisa, age four, as they experience the frustrations and excitement of growing up. Now that he's six, Russell has some very important questions: If he has to wear hand-me-downs, shoulden't bigger kids wear hand-me-ups? If he can't say bad words, can he make up his own words when he's angry? If he has to get a report card, isn't it about time his parents got one to? title: Russell Sprouts title: Rip-roaring Russell title: Russell and Elisa title: "E" is for Elisa title: Make Room for Elisa |
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My Name Is Maria Isabel
(age 7-10) by Alma Flor Ada identity ... realistic ... school For Maria Isabel Salazar Lopez, the hardest thing about being the new girl in school is that the teacher doesn't call her by her real name. "We already have two Marias in this class," says her teacher. "Why don't we call you Mary instead?" But Maria Isabel has been named for her Papa's mother and for Chabela, her beloved Puerto Rican grandmother. Can she find a way to make her teacher see that if she loses her name, she's lost the most important part of herself? |
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The Legend of Spud Murphy
(age 7-10) by Eoin Colfer school ... brilliant protagonist ... humor When their mother starts dropping them off at the library several afternoons a week, nine-year-old William and his brother dread boredom and the overbearing librarian, but they are surprised at how things turn out. |
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Muggie Maggie
(age 7-10) by Beverly Cleary humor ... school A curse on cursive! Maggie doesn't really mean it when she vows never to read and write those wiggly, squiggly, roller-coaster letters. After all, she uses the computer. But everybody seems to be taking her revolt very, very seriously. |
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Junie B, First Grader Series (age 7-10) by Barbara Park realistic ... humor ... school Hurray, hurray for a brand-new school year! Only, for Junie B. Jones, things are not actually that pleasant. 'Cause first grade means having to get used to a whole new classroom. And a whole new teacher. And a whole new bunch of strange children. title: Junie B First Grader (at Last!) title: Junie B First Grader: Toothless Wonder title: Junie B First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha! title: Junie B First Grader: Cheater Pants title: Junie B First Grader: Boo! and I Mean It! title: Junie B First Grader: Boss of Lunch title: Junie B First Grader: One-man Band title: Junie B First Grader: Shipwrecked |
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Junie B. Jones Series (age 7-10) by Barbara Park realistic ... humor ... school Junie is the bestest, funniest kindergartener ever. title: Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business title: Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth title: Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying title: Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday title: Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus title: Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake title: Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed title: Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy title: Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl title: Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal title: Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook title: Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren title: Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy |
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Horrible Harry Series (age 7-10) by Suzy Kline humor ... friendship ... school Horrible Harry of classroom 2B is known for his mischievous pranks, and his unexpected moments of insight into the elementary school experience. title: Horrible Harry and the Green Slime title: Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise title: Horrible Harry and the Dungeon title: Horrible Harry and the Kickball Wedding title: Horrible Harry in Room 2B title: Horrible Harry's Secret title: Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion title: Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt title: Song Lee and the Leech Man title: Song Lee in Room 2B |
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Alien for Rent
(age 7-10) by Betsy Duffey humor ... science fiction ... school Lexie and J.P. accidentally rent an alien named Bork for the price of two gugentocks, a.k.a. Twinkies. The alien saves J.P. from the punch of a fifth-grade bully. Just what other good deeds has Bork done? Anything is possible when a junk food-loving alien comes to visit. |
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Dragon Slayers' Academy Series (age 7-10) by Kate McMullan humor ... knights/castles/dragons ... school In the first of this hilarious series, Wiglaf is off to Dragon Slayers' Academy and in for a first day of school he will never forget. title: Class Trip to the Cave of Doom title: Countdown to the Year 1000 title: Knight for a Day title: The New Kid at School title: Revenge of the Dragon Lady title: A Wedding for Wiglaf? |
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Kids of the Polk Street School Series (age 7-10) by Patricia Reilly Giff realistic ... school The kids at the Polk Street School are a lot like you: they go to class, make friends, and learn a lot about life along the way. title: All About Stacy title: Fancy Feet title: Spectacular Stone Soup title: Stacy Says Good-bye title: Watch Out! Man-Eating Snake title: The Candy Corn Contest title: Beast and the Halloween Horror title: B-E-S-T Friends title: Count Your Money With the Polk Street School title: December Secrets title: Emily Arrow Promises to Do Better This Year title: Fish Face title: Green Thumbs, Everyone title: In the Dinosaur's Paw title: Lazy Lions, Lucky Lambs title: Let's Go, Philadelphia! title: Look Out, Washington, D.C.! title: Next Stop, New York City! : the Polk Street Kids On Tour title: Oh Boy, Boston! : the Polk Street Kids On Tour title: Pet Parade title: Pickle Puss title: Purple Climbing Days title: Say "Cheese" title: Snaggle Doodles title: Sunny-Side Up title: The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room title: The Valentine Star title: Turkey Trouble title: Wake Up, Emily, It's Mother's Day |
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The Hundred Dresses
(age 7-10) by Eleanor Estes identity ... friendship ... school Publisher comments: Wanda Petronski is an immigrant girl in an American school, who is ridiculed for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. When she tells her classmates that she has one hundred dresses at home, she unwittingly triggers a game of teasing that eventually ends in a lesson for all. |
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Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Series (age 7-10) by Debbie Dadey spooky ... mystery ... school Bailey City seems like such a normal place, but the Bailey School Kids encounter some pretty strange grownups. Mermaids and mummies, phantoms and gremlins. Who or what else will they meet? title: Angels Don't Know Karate title: Bogeymen Don't Play Football title: Cyclops Doesn't Roller-Skate title: Dracula Doesn't Drink Lemonade title: Dragons Don't Cook Pizza title: Elves Don't Wear Hard Hats title: Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias title: Frankenstein Doesn't Slam Hockey Pucks title: Gargoyles Don't Drive School Buses title: Genies Don't Ride Bicycles title: Ghouls Don't Scoop Ice Cream title: Giants Don't Go Snowboarding title: Hercules Doesn't Pull Teeth title: Knights Don't Teach Piano title: Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball title: Martians Don't Take Temperatures title: Monsters Don't Scuba Dive title: Phantoms Don't Drive Sports Cars title: Pirates Don't Wear Pink Sunglasses title: Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors title: Skeletons Don't Play Tubas title: Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides title: Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots title: Werewolves Don't Go To Summer Camp title: Wolfmen Don't Hula Dance title: Zombies Don't Play Soccer title: Aliens Don't Wear Braces title: Bigfoot Doesn't Square Dance title: Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips title: Goblins Don't Play Video Games title: Gremlins Don't Chew Bubble Gum title: Mermaids Don't Run Track title: Mummies Don't Coach Softball title: Witches Don't Do Backflips title: Wizards Don't Need Computers title: Mrs. Jeepers in Outer Space |
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The Young Cam Jansen Mysteries (age 7-10) by David Adler school ... mystery ... humor Young Cam Jansen can't resist a mystery, and you won't be able to resist solving it with her in these easy beginning readers. title: Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie |