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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: Zoo Breath title: Calvin Coconut: The Zippy Fix title: Calvin Coconut: Dog Heaven |
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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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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 Society of Super Secret Heroes (age 7-10) by Phyllis Shalant magic ... friendship ... school ... humor Upon entering fourth grade, Finch and his friends think they must stop playing superheroes, until they discover that their game might become real through a magical cape, and the Society of Secret Superheroes is born. title: The Great Cape Rescue |
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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: Tooth Trouble title: The King of Show-and-Tell |
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Mostly Monty
(age 7-10) by Johanna Hurwitz identity ... school A shy boy with asthma starts first grade and comes into his own, in this appealing story for early chapter book readers. With familiar situations and gentle humor, Hurwitz follows an endearing character as he discovers that being himself can be pretty great after all. |
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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: Step Fourth, Mallory! title: Happy Birthday, Mallory! title: Heart to Heart With Mallory |
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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 Hides Out |
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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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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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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 Runamuck Robot |
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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 sequel: School Spirit |
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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. 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 Is Not a Crook title: Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren |
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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 Ant Invasion |
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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: Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets: 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 title: Super Diaper Baby 2: the Invasion of the Potty Snatchers |
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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: Turkey Trouble |
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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. |