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Melonhead
2009
by
Katy Kelly, illus. by Gillian Johnson
Adam "Melonhead" Melon, a 10-year-old with a knack for getting into trouble, has problems including hiding his pet snake from his mom, and coming up with an invention for the school science contest.
210 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Funny
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Masterpiece
2008
by
Elise Broach, illus. by Kelly Murphy
11-year-old James and Marvin, a beetle who lives under James' sink, form an unlikely friendship and help to solve the case of some missing artwork from the Metropolitan Museum.
304 pages
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Insects & Spiders, Museum Mysteries, Burglaries & Heists
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Oggie Cooder
2008
by
Sarah Weeks
Oggie Cooder has an unusual talent: charving. (Charving is carving a piece of cheese with one's teeth.) When he is chosen to be in a nationally televised talent contest, suddenly he's the star of the school, but he's not sure that he wants to shine that way.
176 pages,
Grades 3-4
related subjects:
Funny, Popularity
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Nic Bishop Spiders
2007
by
Nic Bishop
Amazing images show the beauty and otherworldliness of spiders. Simple, engaging text conveys basic information about spiders as well as cool and quirky facts.
48 pages
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Insects & Spiders
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Billy Hooten: Owlboy
2007
by
Tom Sniegoski
Meet Billy Hooten, AKA Owlboy, a quickthinking, goggle-and-feather-wearing superhero who protects the bizarre and monstrous citizens of Monstros City, a city that exists under Billy's hometown.
256 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Monsters, Parallel Universe, Funny
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Soupy Saturdays With the Pain and the Great One
2007
by
Judy Blume, illus. by James Stevenson
Alternating chapters told from the point of view of Jacob AKA "first grade pain" and his sister AKA "the great one".
107 pages,
Grades 3-4
related subjects:
Funny, Brothers, Sisters
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Solomon Snow and the Stolen Jewel
2007
by
Kaye Umansky, illus. by Scott Nash
Book 2 of the Solomon Snow series.
256 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Foundlings, Funny, 19th Century
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The Talented Clementine
2007
by
Sara Pennypacker, illus. by Marla Frazee
Sequel to Clementine.
144 pages,
Grades 3-4
related subjects:
Best Friends, Funny
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Edgar & Ellen: Under Town
2006
by
Charles Ogden, illus. by Rick Carton
Edgar and Ellen encounter a new foe, an unknown prankster who's stealing their best schemes! To stop the copycat capers the twins must descend into the sewers, but what they discover there is stranger than anything they could have imagined.
160 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Twins, Funny
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Clementine
2006
by
Sara Pennypacker, illus. by Marla Frazee
Third-grader, Clementine has a big heart, a creative spirit, and a talent for trouble.
144 pages,
Grades 3-4
related subjects:
Best Friends, Funny
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Horns and Wrinkles
2006
by
Joseph Helgerson, illus. by Nicoletta Ceccoli
River trolls, rock trolls, blue-wing fairies. The stretch of the Mississippi where Claire lives has rumors of them all, not that she's ever spotted any. But when Claire's cousin Duke takes a swim and sprouts a horn, Claire doesn't have much choice but to believe that something rivery is going on, and she's the only one who can help.
368 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Boy Bullies, Trolls
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Pompeii: Lost and Found
2006
by
Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Bonnie Christensen
This book shows the destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Mount Vesuvius, the rediscovery of the ruins nearly 1,700 years later, and what daily life was like in this prosperous Roman town in the year 79 A.D. before the explosion.
40 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Ancient Rome, Volcanoes
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The Lost Feather
2006
by
Mary Lou DeCaprio, illus. by Katherine Megrue-Smith
Eyes-of-a-Hawk has lost the special feather that his father gave him as a reward for his bravery, so he calls on his animal friends to help him find it.
28 pages,
Grade 3
related subjects:
Talking Animals
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Room One: A Mystery or Two
2006
by
Andrew Clements
Ted loves to read mysteries, but when he sees a face in the window of the abandoned Anderson house, he becomes involved in a real-life mystery.
176 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Homelessness
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You Can't, But Genghis Khan
2006
by
Jon Scieszka, illus. by Lane Smith
Part of the Time Warp Trio series. Join Joe, Fred, and Sam as they travel back in time to meet a young Genghis Khan and explore the Mongolian Empire. Will the Time Warp Trio find The Book in time, or will they be stuck in the thirteenth century forever?
80 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
9th-13th Century, Funny, Time Travel
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Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Other Sea Monsters
2006
by
Robert Sabuda, illus. by Matthew Reinhart
While dinosaurs patrolled the lands, massive prehistoric sharks, giant scorpions, and colossal squid cruised the ancient oceans - most with just one thing in mind: eat or be eaten. This pop-up book explores the prehistoric underwater world, where monsters like megalodon ruled the waves.
310 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Sharks
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Southpaw
2006
by
Rich Wallace
After moving to New Jersey following his parents divorce, Jimmy tries out for the 7th grade baseball team, and has to prove himself as a pitcher in a new town.
105 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Baseball
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Beowulf
2006
by
Michael Morpurgo, illus. by Michael Foreman
A brave warrior Beowulf must defeat the monster Grendel in this epic battle based on the Scandinavian tale.
96 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Dragons
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Peter and the Shadow Thieves
2006
by
Dave Barry
Prequel to Peter Pan. Sequel to Peter and the Starcatchers. On the journey across the sea to London, Peter and Tinkerbell discover the deadly part-man/part-creature Lord Ombra. When Peter reaches London, he and Molly must combat Ombras' forces to protect the Starcatchers and the starstuff, and to rescue Molly's mother from the clutches of evil.
576 pages
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Orphans, Sea Adventures, Pirates, Flying People, Monsters
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Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist
2006
by
Liz Kessler
Book 3 of the Emily Windsnap series. The magic ring that Emily - half mermaid, half ordinary girl - finds buried in the sand belongs to Neptune, and he wants it back. But the ring, once on, won't come off, and Neptune puts a terrible curse on Emily.
224 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Mermaids & Selkies
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Urchin and the Heartstone
2006
by
M.I. McAllister
Book 2 of the Mistmantle Chronicles.
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Foundlings, Talking Animals
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Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
2006
by
Craig Hatkoff, illus. by Peter Greste
The inspiring true story of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-yr-old giant tortoise named Mzee. When Owen was stranded after the 2004 tsunami, villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. Then, to everyone's amazement, the motherless hippo and the elderly tortoise adopted each other. Now they are inseparable, swimming, eating, and playing together.
40 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Best Friends, Tsunamis
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The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
2006
by
Laurence Yep
Eight-year-old Henry and nine-year-old Chin love to read about heroes in popular "penny dreadful" novels, until they both experience real courage while trying to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
128 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Earthquakes
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The Wright 3
2006
by
Blue Balliett
Petra and Calder are drawn into another mystery when unexplainable accidents and ghostly happenings throw a spotlight on Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, and it's up to the two junior sleuths to piece together the clues. Together with Calder's friend Tommy the kids hunt for a coded message left behind by Wright.
318 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Museum Mysteries, Secret Codes
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Key Lardo: A Chet Gecko Mystery
2006
by
Bruce Hale
Chet and Natalie have met their sleuthing match, and boy, are they jealous. A new detective has arrived at Emerson Hicky Elementary. His name's Bland. James Bland. But when Bland suddenly goes missing, the blame falls squarely on Chet.
128 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Funny
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The Possum Always Rings Twice: A Chet Gecko Mystery
2006
by
Bruce Hale
Someone is sending school council candidates ominous threats, and a certain not-so-smooth-talking fox is hitting the hallways to drum up fanatic support for his flashy campaign. This presidential race is getting fishy. Could it be that someone is trying to rig the election?
128 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Funny
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Pond Scum
2005
by
Alan Silberberg
Oliver is miserable in his new home in the sticks, until he finds a magical amulet that allows him to talk to animals and transform into animals.
284 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Funny, Talking Animals
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The Scarecrow and his Servant
2005
by
Philip Pullman, illus. by Peter Bailey
A scarecrow is truck by lightning and comes to life. He hires a young orphan, Jack, to be his servant, and Scarecrow plunges them into terrifying dangers: battles, brigands, broken hearts, and treasure islands.
240 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Funny
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Urchin of the Riding Stars
2005
by
M.I. McAllister
Book 1 of the Mistmantle Chronicles. Orphaned as a baby squirrel, Urchin is raised by the kind animals on the island of Mistmantle, but treachery and murder are about to change Urchin's destiny.
288 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Foundlings, Talking Animals
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The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming
2005
by
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Sequel to The Conch Bearer. Anand journeys back to ancient India where he encounters powerful sorcerors, spoiled princes, noble warriors, and evil djinns.
336 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
India, Magic, Genies (or Djinn)
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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
2005
by
Jeanne Birdsall
This summer the Penderwick sisters go on vacation to a beautiful estate called Arundel where they discover sprawling gardens, a treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and other creatures. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey, son of Arundel's owner, who is the perfect companion for their adventures.
272 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Sisters
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Isabel of the Whales
2005
by
Hester Velmans
When Isabel's fifth-grade class goes on a whale-watch field trip, something amazing happens: dozens of whales surround the boat, bumping the deck and sending Isabel flying into the ocean. Isabel discovers she has the ability to turn from a human into a whale and back again, and she has a destiny to fulfill among the whales.
192 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Whales, Sea Adventures
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The Giant Rat of Sumatra: or Pirates Galore
2005
by
Sid Fleischman, illus. by John Hendrix
A cabin boy on a pirate ship finds himself in San Diego in 1846 as war breaks out between the United States and Mexico.
194 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Mexico, Pirates, 19th Century, Wild West Pioneers
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The Bully Blockers Club
2004
by
Teresa Bateman, illus. by Jackie Urbanovic
Lottie Raccoon is tired of being bullied by Grant and so is everyone else, so she gathers everyone together and they form a club, The Bully Blockers Club. Now when Grant tries to bully someone, the other kids speak up. That gets an adult's attention, and Grant stops his bullying!
32 pages,
Grade 3
related subjects:
Boy Bullies
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The Silver Spoon of Solomon Snow
2004
by
Kaye Umansky
Ten-year-old Solomon Snow, a foundling who was discovered with a distinctive silver spoon in his mouth, sets out to find his parents and receives help along the way from an aspiring writer, a precocious young circus star, and several Orphans.
289 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Foundlings, Funny, 19th Century
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Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen
2004
by
Marissa Moss, illus. by C.F. Payne
Jackie Mitchell loved baseball. And before long she could outplay anyone in her neighborhood -- even the boys. But no seventeen-year-old girl could pitch against Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Then on April 2, 1931, the New York Yankees stopped in Tennessee for an exhibition game. And on that day, Jackie Mitchell made baseball history.
32 pages,
Grade 3
related subjects:
Baseball
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Basho and the River Stones
2004
by
Tim Myers, illus. by Oki S. Han
A collection of illustrated Japanese folktales.
32 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Japan
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Peter and the Starcatchers
2004
by
Dave Barry
Prequel to Peter Pan. In a fast-paced adventure on the high seas and on a faraway island, an orphan boy named Peter and his new friend, Molly, overcome bands of pirates and thieves in their quest to keep a fantastical secret safe and save the world from evil.
480 pages
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Orphans, Sea Adventures, Mermaids & Selkies, Pirates, Flying People
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Dragon Rider
2004
by
Cornelia Funke
Firedrake, a young dragon, must journey to a place above the clouds called the Rim of Heaven --- which may not even exist. As he embarks on his journey, he meets Ben, a runaway boy. Together, the boy & dragon make their way toward the Rim of Heaven, all the while running a step ahead of Nettlebrand, a monster who will stop at nothing to hunt down Firedrake.
528 pages,
Grades 3-7
related subjects:
Dragons
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The Princess Tales, Volume 2
2004
by
Gail Carson Levine
Three stories in one volume: Cinderellis and the Glass Slipper, For Biddle's Sake, and The Fairy's Return.
256 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Fairies, Fairy Tales, Princesses
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Thora: A Half-Mermaid Tale
2004
by
Gillian Johnson
Book 1 in the Thora series. Thora's a half-mermaid. And as mermaid law commands, Thora must spend ten years at sea and ten years on land. In a houseboat called the Loki, Thora sails the seas with her mermaid mother, Halla. But following her tenth birthday, Thora heads to the seaside town of Grimli, where her father grew up.
256 pages
, Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Mermaids & Selkies
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Emily Windsnap and the Monster From the Deep
2004
by
Liz Kessler
Book 2 of the Emily Windsnap series. Picture an island paradise, a secret place where humans and merfolk live together. To Emily Windsnap - half mermaid, half human - her new home is perfect. That is, until Emily ruins everything by waking a legendary sea monster known as the Kraken from its hundred-year sleep.
224 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Mermaids & Selkies
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Murder, My Tweet: A Chet Gecko Mystery
2004
by
Bruce Hale
Right in the middle of a run-of-the-mill case, the powers that be finger Chet's fine-feathered partner, Natalie Attired, as a no-goodnik blackmailer and boot her out of Emerson Hicky quicker than you can say, "Boot her out of Emerson Hicky."
136 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Funny
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Chasing Vermeer
2004
by
Blue Balliett
When strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, 11-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
272 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Burglaries & Heists, Museum Mysteries
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Give My Regrets to Broadway: A Chet Gecko Mystery
2004
by
Bruce Hale
Chet Gecko can't sing, dance, or act. He can't even act normal. So why would he take the lead in Mr. Ratnose's musical version of Shakespeare's Omlet, Prince of Denver? A new case, naturally. The original leading man has disappeared, and something smells rotten in the realm of Ratnose.
115 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Funny
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Trouble is my Beeswax: A Chet Gecko Mystery
2003
by
Bruce Hale
Chet Gecko and his partner Natalie blow the lid off a cheating ring in Mr. Ratnose's classroom.
132 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Funny
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The Malted Falcon: A Chet Gecko Mystery
2003
by
Bruce Hale
Chet Gecko and his partner Natalie try to find a missing valentine and track down the winning ticket for the biggest, chocolatiest, most gut-busting dessert ever, the Malted Falcon.
132 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Funny
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The Tail of Emily Windsnap
2003
by
Liz Kessler
Book 1 of the Emily Windsnap series. The first time twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap goes swimming, she makes a startling discovery - she's a mermaid!
209 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Mermaids & Selkies
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Not Just a Witch
2003
by
Eva Ibbotson, illus. by Kevin Hawkes
Determined to be more than just an ordinary witch, Heckie, whose speciality is changing people into animals, settles in a small town determined to use her powers for good purposes.
176 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Funny, Witches
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread
2003
by
Kate DiCamillo, illus. by Timothy B. Ering
The adventures of Desperaux 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.
272 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Princesses, Talking Animals
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The Conch Bearer
2003
by
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
In India, twelve-year-old Anand discovers his destiny as the bearer of a magical and powerful conch shell, and must journey to return it to its rightful home high in the Himalayan mountains while enemies try to steal it from him.
272 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
India, Magic
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Escaping the Giant Wave
2003
by
Peg Kehret
When an earthquake creates a tsunami while thirteen-year-old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a family vacation at a Pacific Coast resort, he tries to save himself, his sister, and a boy who has bullied him for years.
160 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Boy Bullies
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The Princess Tales, Volume 1
2002
by
Gail Carson Levine
Three stories in one volume: The Fairy's Mistake, The Princess Test, and Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep.
240 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Fairies, Fairy Tales, Princesses
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Nice Shot, Cupid!
2002
by
Kate McMullan
Book #4 of the Myth-O-Mania series. That story about Cupid falling in love with the beautiful Psyche? What malarkey! He did accidentally prick himself with one of his own arrows and fall in love-but with himself!
192 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Ancient Greece, Funny, Mythology
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This Gum's For Hire: A Chet Gecko Mystery
2002
by
Bruce Hale
To save his own skin, private eye Chet Gecko sets out to solve the mystery of Emerson Hicky Elementary School's disappearing football players.
144 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Funny
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The Hamster of the Baskervilles: A Chet Gecko Mystery
2002
by
Bruce Hale
Chet Gecko doesn't believe in the supernatural. But when a teacher reports seeing a monster by the light of a full moon, Chet and his sleek-winged partner, Natalie Attired, must answer the burning question: Is there a vicious, supernatural werehamster on the loose?
144 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Funny
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Farewell My Lunchbag: A Chet Gecko Mystery
2001
by
Bruce Hale
Chet Gecko's hunger for mystery is matched only by his appetite for cockroach casserole, mosquito marshmallow surprise, and stinkbug pie. So when the cafeteria needs help nabbing a food thief, Chet digs into the case with a passion. But this time Chet may have bitten off more than he can chew.
132 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Funny
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The Big Nap: A Chet Gecko Mystery
2001
by
Bruce Hale
Someone is turning the students at Emerson Hickey Elementary into zombies, and it's up to fourth-grade private eye Chet Gecko to find out who.
132 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Funny
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The Great Shark Escape
2001
by
Joanna Cole
What starts as a class trip to the aquarium ends in the depths of the ocean, where the class has to escape from the jaws of a great white shark. Ms. Frizzle teaches the class all about different shark species, including the goblin shark, the angel shark, and the enormous whale shark.
96 pages,
Grades 3-4
related subjects:
Sharks
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See You Later, Gladiator
2000
by
Jon Scieszka, illus. by Adam McCauley
Part of the Time Warp Trio series. Joe, Fred, and Sam demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves, including the "Time Warp Trio Blind Ninja Smackdown," when they're transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Colosseum.
96 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Ancient Rome, Funny, Time Travel
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Four Stupid Cupids
2000
by
Gregory Maguire
The students' scheme to find a love match for their beloved teacher on Valentine's Day turns into a comedy of errors when four stupid cupids from Ancient Greece try to help.
192 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Funny, Love
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Because of Winn Dixie
2000
by
Kate DiCamillo
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
184 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Dogs
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Island of the Aunts
2000
by
Eva Ibbotson
On a mysterious island, three eccentric women care for an assortment of astonishing creatures--not just seals, fish, and gulls, but mermaids, selkies, a couple of ghosts, a very long talking worm, and a boobrie that lays eggs so large, just one will make seventy-two omelets.
281 pages,
Grades 3-7
related subjects:
Mermaids & Selkies
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The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse: A Chet Gecko Mystery
2000
by
Bruce Hale
When hired by a fellow fourth-grader to find her missing brother, Chet Gecko uncovers a plot involving a Gila monster's revenge upon the school football team.
120 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Funny
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The Mystery of Mr. Nice: A Chet Gecko Mystery
2000
by
Bruce Hale
When the principal of his school begins acting nice to him, Chet Gecko realizes that he is an imposter and so sets out to find the real one.
120 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Detectives, Funny
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It's All Greek to Me
1999
by
Jon Scieszka, illus. by Lane Smith
Part of the Time Warp Trio series. 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 like the characters in the trio's class play.
80 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Ancient Greece, Funny, Mythology, Time Travel
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Which Witch?
1999
by
Eva Ibbotson, illus. by Annabel Large
Deciding that he must sire a child to carry on his tradition of Loathing Light and Blighting the Beautiful, the Great Wizard Arriman announces a competition among the witches of Todcaster, one of whom will marry him.
249 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Funny, Witches
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The Volcano Disaster
1998
by
Peg Kehret
When an "Instant Commuter" transports him to Mt. Saint Helens during its eruption in 1980, twelve-year-old Warren cannot get himself back to his own time.
136 pages,
Grade 3-5
related subjects:
Time Travel, Volcanoes
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The Flag of Childhood: Poems From the Middle East
1998
by
Naomi Shihab Nye
Sixty poems from different Middle Eastern poets depict the love of family, friends, and for the Earth, the daily occurrences of life that touch us forever, the longing for a sense of place. These poems show that beneath the veil of stereotypes, our human connections are stronger than our cultural differences.
112 pages,
Grades 3-7
related subjects:
Middle East
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The Volcano Goddess Will See You Now
1997
by
Dan Greenburg
Part of the Zack Files series. Zack and his father go to Hawai'i where Zack has an unfortunate encounter with an angry volcano goddess.
57 pages,
Grade 3
related subjects:
Funny, Volcanoes
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Ella Enchanted
1997
by
Gail Carson Levine
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
256 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Fairy Tales, Love
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Tornado
1996
by
Betsy Byars, illus. by Doron Ben-Ami
As they wait out a tornado in their storm cellar, a family listens to their farmhand tell stories about the dog that was blown into his life by another tornado when he was a boy.
64 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Dogs, Tornadoes
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Crash
1996
by
Jerry Spinelli
Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family.
176 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Grandparents, Boy Bullies
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The Moorchild
1996
by
Eloise McGraw
Feeling that she is neither fully human nor "Folk," a changeling learns her true identity and attempts to find the human child whose place she had been given.
256 pages,
Grades 3-7
related subjects:
Fairies
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Tut Tut
1996
by
Jon Scieszka, illus. by Lane Smith
Part of the Time Warp Trio series. The Time Warp Trio ends up in Ancient Egypt.
80 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Funny, Ancient Egypt, Time Travel
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2095
1995
by
Jon Scieszka, illus. by Lane Smith
Part of the Time Warp Trio series. 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.
80 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Funny, Future, Time Travel
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The Secret of Platform 13
1994
by
Eva Ibbotson
Odge Gribble, a young hag, joins a wizard, a fey, and an ogre on a quest from their magical kingdom to London through a tunnel which opens every nine years for nine days, to rescue the young prince who had been stolen as an infant nine years before.
240 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Funny, Magic
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Skylark
1994
by
Patricia MacLachlan
Sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall. When a drought tests the commitment of a mail-order bride from Maine to her new home on the prairie, her stepchildren hope they will be able to remain a family.
87 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Mothers, Wild West Pioneers, Drought
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The Prince of the Pond
1992
by
Donna Jo Napoli, illus. by Judy Schachner
Having been turned into a frog by a hag, a frog-prince makes the best of his new life as he mates, raises a family, and instills a new kind of thinking into his frog family.
160 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Fairy Tales, Funny, Talking Animals
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R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIHM
1990
by
Jane Leslie Conly
Sequel to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM, and Rasco and the Rats of NIHM. When Margaret and her younger brother, Artie, get lost in the woods on a family camping trip, they are rescued by the superintelligent rats of NIMH.
240 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Mutants, Talking Animals
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Shoebag
1990
by
Mary James
Shoebag, a happy young cockroach who finds himself suddenly changed into a little boy, changes the lives of those around him before returning to his former life as an insect.
135 pages
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Insects & Spiders
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Rasco and the Rats of NIHM
1986
by
Jane Leslie Conly
Sequel to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM. Timothy Frisby, a field mouse, teams up with the adventurous young rat Racso as together they try to prevent the destruction of a secret community of rats that can read and write.
240 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Mutants, Talking Animals
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
1985
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.
64 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Mothers, Wild West Pioneers
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
1984
by
Betty Bao Lord
In 1947, a Chinese girl comes to Brooklyn, where she starts to make friends and feel at home when she discovers Baseball and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
160 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
China
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Babe: The Gallant Pig
1983, 1995 reissue
by
Dick King-Smith, illus. by Mary Raynor
A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success.
128 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Talking Animals
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The Witches
1983, 1998 reissue
by
Roald Dahl, illus. by Quentin Blake
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.
208 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Funny, Witches
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
1977, 1999 reissue
by
Eleanor Coerr
Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy.
80 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Japan, Nuclear Weapons
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Jenny and the Cat Club
1973, 2003 reissue
by
Ester Averill
Jenny Linsky, a black cat who lives with Captain Trinker in New York City, has adventures with the neighborhood cats who belong to the Cat Club.
160 pages,
Grades 3-4
related subjects:
Cats
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Captains of the City Streets
1972, 2005 reissue
by
Ester Averill
Two tramp cats searching for a place of their own discover the members of the Cat Club but are not easily induced to join them.
176 pages,
Grades 3-4
related subjects:
Cats
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM
1971
by
Robert C. O'Brien
Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma.
240 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Mutants, Talking Animals
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The Hotel Cat
1969, 2005 reissue
by
Ester Averill
Relates the rise of Tom, the hotel cat, from catcher of mice in the cellar to successful upstairs cat in charge of the hotel's guest cats.
176 pages,
Grades 3-4
related subjects:
Cats
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Miranda the Great
1967, 2005 reissue
by
Eleanor Estes, illus. by Edward Ardizzone
When barbarians invade Rome, Miranda and her daughter must find a safe place to hide from the chaos. They make their way through the burning city, collecting motherless kittens as they go.
Grades 3-4
related subjects:
Ancient Rome, Cats
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1967, 2002 reissue
by
E.L. Konigsburg
Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away, so she decided not to run FROM somewhere, but TO somewhere. After some careful planning, she and her younger brother, Jamie, escaped to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, right into a mystery that made headlines!
176 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Museum Mysteries
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Jenny Goes to Sea
1957, 2005 reissue
by
Ester Averill
The little black cat named Jenny, along with her brothers and their owner Captain Tinker, sails around the world on a ship called the Sea Queen.
128 pages,
Grades 3-4
related subjects:
Cats
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The Children of Green Knowe
1954
by
L. M. Boston, illus. Peter Boston
Tolly comes to live with his great-grandmother at the ancient house of Green Knowe and becomes friends with three children who lived there in the seventeenth century.
192 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Ghosts, Grandparents
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Half Magic
1954
by
Edward Eager
When Jane finds a magic charm that grants exactly half of any wish, her brother Mark and her sisters Katharine and Martha take turns making double wishes, leading to results that are twice as unpredictable and hilarious.
192 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Funny, Magic
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The Horse and His Boy
1954, 1994 reissue
by
C.S Lewis
Book 3 in the Chronicles of Narnia series. A boy and a talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians.
256 pages
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Horses, Talking Animals
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The Silver Chair
1953, 1994 reprint
by
C.S Lewis
Book 6 in the Chronicles of Narnia series. Two English children undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald Witch.
272 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Giants, Talking Animals, Witches
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Charlotte's Web
1952
by
E. B. White, illus. by Garth Williams
Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte decides to help him.
192 pages,
Grades 3-4
related subjects:
Talking Animals, Best Friends
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
1950, 1994 reprint
by
C.S Lewis
Book 2 in the Chronicles of Narnia series. Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
208 pages,
Grades 3-5
Talking Animals, Witches
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The Big Wave
1948, 1986 reprint
by
Pearl S. Buck
The story of a Japanese boy who must face life after escaping the tidal wave that destroyed his family and village.
64 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
Tsunamis
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The Hundred Dresses
1944, reissue 2004
by
Eleanor Estes
Wanda Petronski 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.
96 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Mean Girls
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Snow Treasure
1942, 1997 reissue
by
Marie McSwigan
In the winter of 1940, Nazi troops parachuted into Peter's tiny Norwegian village and held it and its treasure captive. Nobody thought the Nazis could be defeated, but Peter and the other children risked their lives and outwitted the Nazis, sending all the town's gold to America.
156 pages,
Grades 3-6
related subjects:
World War II
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Little House in the Big Woods
1932, 2007 reissue
by
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Book 1 of the Little House series. A year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier, as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and singing, and share special occasions when they get together with relatives or neighbors.
224 pages,
Grades 3-5
related subjects:
Survival, Sisters, 19th Century, Wild West Pioneers
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