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Frankly, Fanny Series (age 7-10)
by AJ Stern
school ... growing up ... humor
Catalog: Frannie Miller, who cannot wait to grow up and work in an office with a swivel chair and her own assistant, causes havoc when she tries to help out while on a school field trip to the local radio station.
title: Doggy Day Care
title: Funny Business
title: Check, Please!
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Justin Case: School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters (age 7-10)
by Rachel Vail
humor ... growing up ... school
Publisher comments: It's the start of the school year, and nothing feels right to Justin. He didn't get the teacher he wanted, he's not in the same class as his best friend, and his little sister, Elizabeth, is starting kindergarten at his school. Elizabeth doesn't seem nervous at all. Justin is very nervous about third grade. And to top it off, he's lost his favorite stuffed animal, but he can't tell anyone, because technically he's too old to still have stuffed animals. Right?
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Captain Abdul's Pirate School (age 7-10)
by Colin McNaughton
adventure ... school ... humor
Publisher comments: The incorrigible Colin McNaughton sets sail with a hilarious high-seas, high-time adventure for every swashbuckling young matey. Ahoy! CAPTAIN ABDUL'S PIRATE SCHOOL finds a reluctant pirate pupil stuck on a ship with Captain Abdul, a scary scoundrel with more missing pieces than a secondhand jigsaw puzzle. Will there be a mutiny? Or will this junior pirate end up having more fun than any kid could imagine?
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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: Dog Heaven
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I Was a Third Grade Bodyguard (age 7-10)
by Mary Jane Auch
brilliant protagonist ... humor ... school
When Brian takes care of the third-grade class's pet chicken during Christmas vacation, Arful, his talking dog, has his paws full watching over it.
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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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I Was a Third Grade Science Project (age 7-10)
by Mary Jane Auch
brilliant protagonist ... humor ... school
While trying to hypnotize his dog for the third grade science fair, Brian accidentally makes his best friend Josh think he's a cat.
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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: The Invisible Fran
title: The Fran That Time Forgot
title: Attack of the 50-ft. Cupid
title: The Fran With Four Brains
title: Frantastic Voyage
title: Lunch Walks Among Us
title: The Frandidate
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GUT
My Weird School Daze Series (age 7-10)
by Dan Gutman
humor ... school
The weirdness never stops.
title: Mr. Granite Is From Another Planet!
title: Coach Hyatt Is a Riot!
title: Miss Mary Is Scary!
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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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BIR
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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The Robert Series (age 7-10)
by Barbara Seuling
adventure ... humor ... school
Robert's outlandish plans sometimes get him into trouble.
title: Robert and the Great Escape
title: Robert and the Great Pepperoni
title: Robert and the Weird and Wacky Facts
title: Robert Finds a Way
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Hot Dog and Bob Series (age 7-10)
by Lissa Rovetch
science fiction ... school ... humor
Bob is just an ordinary boy with ordinary friends who goes to an ordinary school, each and every day. But this is no ordinary day. Today when Bob opens his lunchbox, he finds Hot Dog ... a real, live, talking hotdog! Hot Dog says he's from another planet. He’s here to save Earth. And ... gulp ... he needs Bob's help!
title: Hot Dog and Bob and the Seriously Scary Attack of the Evil Alien Pizza Person: Adventure 1
title: Hot Dog and Bob and the Particularly Pesky Attack of the Pencil People
title: Hot Dog and Bob and the Dangerously Dizzy Attack of the Hypno Hamsters
title: Hot Dog and Bob and the Exceptionally Eggy Attack of the Game Gators
title: Hot Dog and Bob and the Surprisingly Slobbery Attack of the Dogwash Doggies
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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: Shark Tooth Tale
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FRI
The Mallory Series (age 7-10)
by Laurie B. Friedman
humor ... friendship ... family ... school
When eight-year-old Mallory moves to a new town, and a new school with new friends, nothing will be the same again.
title: Back to School, Mallory
title: Mallory on the Move
title: Mallory vs. Max
title: Campfire Mallory
title: Honestly, Mallory!
title: Mallory on Board
title: Mallory in the Spotlight
title: Mallory Goes Green
title: Happy New Year Mallory!
title: Step Fourth, Mallory!
title: In Business With Mallory
title: Happy Birthday, Mallory!
title: Heart to Heart With Mallory
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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 Hermie the Missing Hamster
title: The Case of the Kidnapped Candy
title: The Case of the Perfect Prank
title: The Case of the Stolen Baseball Cards
title: Jigsaw Jones' Detective Tips
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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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KLI
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 and the Chocolate Surprise
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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: Miss Small Is Off the Wall!
title: Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind!
title: Ms Lagrange Is Strange!
title: Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker!
title: Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal!
title: Ms. Todd Is Odd!
title: Mr. Macky Is Wacky!
title: Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers!
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WAR
Super Emma (age 7-10)
by Sally Warner
friendship ... school
Third-grader Emma becomes a reluctant heroine when she defends a friend from the class bully.
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FRE
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 Bird Greene
title: Gooney, the Fabulous
title: Gooney Bird and the Room Mother
title: Gooney Bird Is So Absurd
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CLE
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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The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates (age 7-10)
by Susan Shreve
humor ... friendship ... family ... school
Driving home from the beach on Labor Day, Joshua receives some shocking news from his mother: he must repeat third grade.
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HUR
Class Clown (age 7-10)
by Johanna Hurwitz
humor ... friendship ... school
Lucas Cott, the most obstreperous boy in the third grade, finds it very hard to turn over a new leaf when he decides to become the perfect student.
sequel: Class President
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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: Russell and Elisa
title: "E" is for Elisa
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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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Owen Foote Series (age 7-10)
by Stephanie Greene
school ... humor ... enterprise
Publisher comments: In Owen Foote, Money Man: Owen has discovered an amazing catalog called "Junk You Never Knew About," and found a bunch of neat stuff to buy. The only trouble is, he's broke! How can he make some cash, quick? His parents are willing to give him an allowance, but that would mean doing all sorts of boring chores. Owen is sure there's a better way--all he needs is the perfect plan. With the help of his best friend, Joseph, Owen comes up with one money-making scheme after another, but--funny thing--he's still broke. Not till Owen changes his ideas about how to make money, and how to spend it, does the tide of fortune start to flow the other way. In 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.
title: Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman
title: Owen Foote, Super Spy
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Little Wolf's Book of Badness (age 7-10)
by Ian Whybrow
humor ... school
Little Wolf has been behaving too courteously, so his parents send him to his uncle's Big Bad Wolf school to learn to be a proper wolf.
sequel: Little Wolf's Diary of Daring Deeds
sequel: Little Wolf's Haunted Hall for Small Horrors
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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: Boss of Lunch
title: Junie B First Grader: Dumb Bunny
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 Mushy Gushy Valentime i.e. Valentine
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 Has a Peep in Her Pocket
title: Junie B. Jones Is (Almost) a Flower Girl
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 Captain Field Day
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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KLI
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 Dungeon
title: Horrible Harry in Room 2B
title: Horrible Harry's Secret
title: Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion
title: Horrible Harry at Halloween
title: Song Lee and the "I Hate You" Notes
title: Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt
title: Song Lee and the Leech Man
title: Song Lee in Room 2B
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KLI
Herbie Jones Series (age 7-10)
by Suzy Kline
realistic ... school
Join Herbie for his antics in the third grade, in class, on field trips, on the playground.
title: Herbie Jones
title: What's the Matter With Herbie Jones?
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MCM
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: 97 Ways to Train a Dragon
title: Beware! It's Friday the 13th
title: Class Trip to the Cave of Doom
title: Danger! Wizard at Work
title: Double Dragon Trouble
title: The New Kid at School
title: Revenge of the Dragon Lady
title: Sir Lancelot, Where Are You?
title: World's Oldest Living Dragon
title: Never Trust a Troll!
title: Little Giant--Big Trouble
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Adventures of Captain Underpants (age 7-10)
by Dav Pilkey
school ... humor
When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, they find themselves part of an unlikely trio, fighting for Truth, Justice, and all that is Preshrunk and Cottony. Tra-la-laaaaaa!
title: The Adventures of Captain Underpants: an Epic Novel
title: Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2
title: Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1
title: Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies From Outer Space
title: Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants
title: Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman
title: Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People: the Eighth Epic Novel
title: The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby: the First Graphic Novel
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GIF
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: The Candy Corn Contest
title: Beast and the Halloween Horror
title: December Secrets
title: Emily Arrow Promises to Do Better This Year
title: Fish Face
title: In the Dinosaur's Paw
title: Lazy Lions, Lucky Lambs
title: Look Out, Washington, D.C.!
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: 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: Trolls Don't Ride Roller Coasters
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: Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers
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: Mrs. Jeepers in Outer Space
title: The Bailey School Kids Joke Book

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