Grade 3 and 4 Summer Reading List 2013

For 2nd Grade going to 3rd and 3rd Grade going to 4th The books on this list are only a selection of many wonderful books for you to read. Not all of the books on this list may be at your level; choose the books that are right for you. Early Chapter Books - Fiction Baratz-Logsted, Lauren/Annie’s Adventures (The Sisters 8 Series) On New Year's Eve, the octuplets, Annie, Durinda, Georgia, Jackie, Marcia, Petal, Rebecca, and Zinnia, discover their parents are missing and then uncover a mysterious note instructing them that each must find her power and her gift if they want to know what happened to their parents. discover that theirparents are missing, and then uncover a mysterious note instructing them that each must find her power and her gift if they want to know what happened to their parents.

Barrows, Annie/Ivy and Bean (Series) Chapter/Fiction When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.

Benton, James K./Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist... (Series) Franny K. Stein is a mad scientist who prefers all things spooky and creepy, but when she has trouble making friends at her new school she experiments with fitting in, which works until a monster erupts from the trash can. Cleary, Beverly/ Muggie Maggie Maggie’s cursive writing is so untidy that the teacher says her name looks like “Muggie” instead of Maggie. Maggie doesn’t want to learn to read or write cursive. But problems arise when Maggie is appointed class mail messenger. Maggie can’t read the notes, but she suspects that some of them might be about her

Coven, Wanda/Heidi Heckelbeck Has a Secret (Series) After being homeschooled her whole life, Heidi Heckelbeck enters a real school in second grade, where she encounters a mean girl named Melanie who makes her feel like an alien.

Cowley, Joy/Snake and Lizard An engaging story of two unlikely but inseparable friends. Through a series of small (and not so small) adventures, the two friends bicker, compete with each other, go into business, and, finally, end up as lifelong friends. Cronin, Doreen (A J.J. Tully Mystery)/The Trouble with Chickens (Series)   A hard bitten former search and rescue dog helps solve a complicated chicken case.

Dahl, Roald/Witches 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.

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Dying to Meet You

Lexile: 730

In this story told mostly through letters, children's book author, I. B. Grumply, gets more than he bargained for when he rents a quiet place to write for the summer.

Pgs: 147Call Letters: F KlKlise, Kate

Crooked Kind of Perfect

Lexile: 730

10-year-old Zoe Elias, who longs to play the piano but must resign herself to learning the organ instead, finds that her musicianship has a positive impact on her workaholic mother, her jittery father, and her school social life.

Pgs: 213Call Letters: F UrUrban, Linda

Witches

Lexile: 740

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.

Pgs: 201Call Letters: F DaDahl, Roald

Castle in the Attic

Lexile: 750

A gift of a toy castle, complete with silver knight, introduces William to an adventure involving magic and a personal quest.

Pgs: 179Call Letters: F WiWinthrop, Elizabeth

Ramona's World

Lexile: 750

Follows the adventures of nine-year-old Ramona at home with sisters Beezus and Roberta, and at school in Mrs. Meacham's fourth-grade class.

Pgs: 192Call Letters: F ClCleary, Beverly

Escaping the Giant Wave

Lexile: 750

When an earthquake creates a tsunami while 13-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.

Pgs: 151Call Letters: F KeKehret, Peg

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A Booklist Especially for... 3rd Grade Girls

Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid

Lexile: 480

Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: 3 feet, 8 inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads 3 feet, 7 and 3/4 inches! Is Stink shrinking?

Pgs: 102Call Letters: F McMcDonald, Megan

Class Trip from the Black Lagoon (series)

Lexile: 480

The students must deal with a scary bus driver named Mr. Fenderbender, mosquitoes as large as Dracula, and their mean teacher, Mrs. Green, on their class trip to the Black Lagoon.

Pgs: 64Call Letters: BC TThaler, Mike

Dragon Slayer's Academy: The New Kid at School (series)

Lexile: 500

Wiglaf is off to Dragon Slayers' Academy and in for a first day of school he will never forget.Pgs: 109Call Letters: BC

McMullen, Kate

A to Z Mysteries: The Absent Author (series)

Lexile: 510

Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace.

Pgs: 86Call Letters: BCRoy, Ron

Ivy and Bean

Lexile: 510

When 7-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.

Pgs: 113Call Letters: F BaBarrows, Annie

Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye (series)

Lexile: 530

Newspaper editor and adventure author Geronimo Stilton--who is also a mouse--gets roped into his sister Thea's treasure hunt on a remote island after she discovers an intriguing old map.

Pgs: 116Call Letters: BCStilton, Geronimo

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  Gliori, Debi/ Witch Baby and Me at School (Series) Lily’s baby sister, Daisy, is a Witch Baby! The sisters have recently settled into their new home and now it;s time for Lily to start at her new school. DiCamillo, Kate/Mercy Watson to the Rescue (Series) Mercy Watson, charming pig adopted by the Watson family, feels warm inside, after she is tucked into bed, as if she has just eaten hot toast with a great deal of butter on it. However, afraid of the dark, she snuggles into bed with the Watsons, their bed falls through the floor and mayhem ensues. Hannigan, Katherine/Emmaline and the Bunny Everyone and everything in the town of Neatasapin is tidy, except Emmaline who likes to dig dirt and jump in puddles, and wants to adopt an untidy bunny.

Harper, Charise Mericle/Just Grace (Series) Grace deals with the usual trials and tribulations of third grade in this hilarious first chapter book. In addition to the usual indignities (being spit on at your birthday party; missing the talent show because of the stomach flu),

Horvath, Polly/Mr. and Mrs. Bunny: Detectives Extraordinaire Middle-schooler Madeline's hippy parents have been kidnapped from Hornby Island, Canada, by foxes and Madeline, upon discovering that she can understand animal languages, hires two rabbit detectives to find them. King Smith, Dick/Sophie in the Saddle Sophie’s parents have a surprise for her. The family is going on a vacation to a real farm and there Sophie gets to ride a pony for the first time ever. Krulik, Nancy/Anyone But Me (Katie Kazoo Switcheroo Series #1) Katie Carew, nicknamed Katie Kazoo by the class bully, had no idea what would happen when she wished that she could be anyone but herself. But now her wish has come true, and-switcheroo!-she keeps turning into other people and even animals! What is one ordinary third-grade girl with a really extraordinary problem to do? Look, Lenore/Ruby Lu Brave and True (Series) Full of joie de vivre, this eight year old loves her family, particularly her baby brother, Oscar; wearing reflective tape; and performing in her own backyard magic show. Ruby musters up her courage to attend Chinese school, confronts mean Christina from California; and decides to drive herself to school. McDonald, Megan/Judy Moody (Series) Meet Judy Moody, her little “bother” Stink, her best friend Rocky and her “pest” friend Frank and find out how she uses creative thinking and humour to deal with all of her moods

Yee, Wong Herbert/A Brand New Day with Mouse and Mole (Series) As best friends Mole and Mouse try to solve the problem of Mole's moth-eaten clothes, they also find new uses for old things.

Chapter Books - Fiction Applegate, Katherine/One and Only Ivan When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.

  Atwater, Richard/Mr. Popper's Penguins Chapter/Fiction Poor Mr. Popper isn't exactly unhappy; he just wishes he had seen something of the world before meeting Mrs.

Popper and settling down. He spends his spare time reading all about polar explorations. Admiral Drake, in response to Mr. Popper's fan letter, sends him a penguin and life at 432 Proudfoot Avenue is never the same again.

Barshaw, Ruth McNally/Ellie McDoodle: Have Pen Will Travel (Series) 11 year old Ellie McDougal, better known as McDoodle, is determined to hate every minute of a summer camping trip with her relatives. To keep her sanity she captures all the excruciating (and very funny) details in her secret journal.

Birdsall, Jeanne/The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters Two Rabbits and a Very Interesting Boy (Series) The Penderwick family, four sisters, their father and Hound the dog, embark on a three-week vacation in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts, where they have rented a cottage on the beautiful estate Arundel. There the sisters befriend Jeffrey, the neglected, musically talented son of the strict and overbearing owner Mrs. Tifton. Burnett Frances Hodgson/The Secret Garden The classic story of sullen and self absorbed Mary Lennox, who, after the death of her parents in India, is sent to live with her reclusive uncle in his large and lonely house on the Yorkshire moors. In the dreary countryside, Mary discovers a locked, walled garden, neglected and in ruins; and in a distant room in her uncle's house she finds a cousin she never knew existed. Cleary, Beverly/Beezus and Ramona (The Ramona Series) Nine year old Beezus Quimby has her hands full with her little sister, Ramona. Sure, other people have little sisters that bother them sometimes, but is there anyone in the world like Ramona? Whether she's taking one bite out of every apple in a box or secretly inviting fifteen other four year olds to the house for a party, Ramona is always making trouble and getting all the attention. Clements, Andrew/Frindle Nick really likes to liven things up at school and he always has plenty of great ideas. One day Nick decides to invent a new word, “frindle”. It starts out innocently enough but soon gets out of hand as “frindle” starts spreading across the country.

Davies, Jaqueline/The Lemonade War (Series) Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful lemonade stand.

Fitzhugh, Louise/Harriet the Spy The thoughts and notebooks of a young girl who lives in New York City, is unhappy when her nurse leaves, and “spies” and writes about her classmates.

Klise, Kate/Till Death Do Us Bark (Series) Semour adopts a dog that carries a big secret left by the late Noah Breth whose greedy children, Kitty and Kanine Breth, want only to recover their father’s fortune which he has left hidden around the town of Ghastly.

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Bailey School Kids: Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (series)

Lexile: 600

Until Mrs. Jeepers, the third grade at Baily Elementary School was hard to handle. No one ever dared make her mad--because whenever they did, the strangest things would happen.

Pgs: 78Call Letters: BCDadey, Debbie

Little Wolf's Book of Badness (series)

Lexile: 600

Little Wolf has not been behaving too courteously, so his parents send him to his uncle's Big Bad Wolf school to learn to be a proper wolf.

Pgs: 130Call Letters: F WhWhyBrow, Ian

Maze of Bones

Lexile: 610

Amy and Dan, members of the powerful Cahill family, try to uncover the 39 clues which will reveal what really happened to their parents.

Pgs: 220Call Letters: F ThRiordan, Rick

Because of Winn-Dixie

Lexile: 610

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.

Pgs: 182Call Letters: F DiDiCamillo, Kate

Lemonade War

Lexile: 630

Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for 4th grade and as summer's end approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars.

Pgs: 173Call Letters: F DaDavies, Jacqueline

Canned

Lexile: 630

Fergal Banfield, an eccentric lad who collects cans, is surprised to find some unexpected--and even alarming--things in a few of his treasures, and when he meets Charlotte, another collector, they begin an investigation that leads them into dangerous territory.

Pgs: 237Call Letters: F ShShearer, Alex

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Dying to Meet You

Lexile: 730

In this story told mostly through letters, children's book author, I. B. Grumply, gets more than he bargained for when he rents a quiet place to write for the summer.

Pgs: 147Call Letters: F KlKlise, Kate

Crooked Kind of Perfect

Lexile: 730

10-year-old Zoe Elias, who longs to play the piano but must resign herself to learning the organ instead, finds that her musicianship has a positive impact on her workaholic mother, her jittery father, and her school social life.

Pgs: 213Call Letters: F UrUrban, Linda

Witches

Lexile: 740

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.

Pgs: 201Call Letters: F DaDahl, Roald

Castle in the Attic

Lexile: 750

A gift of a toy castle, complete with silver knight, introduces William to an adventure involving magic and a personal quest.

Pgs: 179Call Letters: F WiWinthrop, Elizabeth

Ramona's World

Lexile: 750

Follows the adventures of nine-year-old Ramona at home with sisters Beezus and Roberta, and at school in Mrs. Meacham's fourth-grade class.

Pgs: 192Call Letters: F ClCleary, Beverly

Escaping the Giant Wave

Lexile: 750

When an earthquake creates a tsunami while 13-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.

Pgs: 151Call Letters: F KeKehret, Peg

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  Lee, Lisa/Millicent Min Girl Genius In a series of journal entries, eleven-year-old child prodigy Millicent Min records her struggles to learn to play volleyball, tutor her enemy, deal with her grandmother's departure, and make friends over the course of a tumultuous summer. Lin, Grace/Year of the Dog Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American 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 li Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds/Shiloh (Series) Marty must make some painful decisions about returning a dog to his abusive owner.

Pennypacker, Sara/Clementine (Series) Third grader, Clementine, is not an easy child. Despite good intentions, things often go wrong for her. She pays attention but not to the things that grown ups think are important.

Snickett, Lemony/The Bad Beginning (Series) Make no mistake. Things begin badly for the three Baudelaire children, and then get worse. Their misfortunes begin one gray day on Briny Beach when they discover that their parents perished in a fire that destroyed their whole house. From then on the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune and cold porridge for breakfast. Taylor, Theodore/The Trouble With Tuck This is the poignant, triumphant story of a thirteen year old girl who trains her blind dog to trust and follow a seeing-eye companion dog. Streatfield, Noel/Ballet Shoes (Series) In this classic children's story, three unsinkable orphans, believing that they are destined for greatness, set out to make their mark in the world of show business. Each girl quickly finds out her own special talent. Wilder, Laura Ingalls/In the Big Woods (Little House on the Prairie Series) A rich and rewarding series about the life and adventures of little Laura and her pioneer family. Fantasy Books - Fiction . Avi /Poppy (Series) Chapter/Animal A loyal supporter of Ocax the hoot owl, who claims to be a mouse protector, timid dormouse Poppy is horrified when Ocax devours her fiancé and decides to prove that the intimidating protector is a phony. Banks, Lynne Reid/Harry and the Poisonous Centipede.. (Series) Tired of spending time in dark tunnels, Harry, a curious centipede, and his best friend, George, venture out of the creepy underground world to visit the surface and come face to face with the most dangerous creature they have ever encountered, a human.

Birney, Betty G./The World According to Humphrey (Series) Chapter/Animal Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.

Collins, Suzanne/Gregor the Overlander (Series) Hurled into a fantastical realm below New York City, Gregor finds himself wrapped up in a war between these underground

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Bobby vs. Girls (Accidently)

Lexile: 650

Bobby inadvertently gets into a fight with his best friend Holly, and their disagreement develops into a boys versus girls war involving their whole fourth-grade class.

Pgs: 170Call Letters: F YeYee, Lisa

11 Birthdays

Lexile: 650

After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda and Leo, who haven't spoken in a year, prepare to celebrate their 11th birthday separately. But peculiar things begin to happen as the day of their birthday begins to repeat itself over and over again.

Pgs: 267Call Letters: F MaMass, Wendy

Sheep

Lexile: 660

After a fire destroys the farm where he was born, a young border collie acquires a series of owners and learns about life as he seeks a home and longs to fulfill his life's purpose of shepherding sheep.

Pgs: 115Call Letters: F HoHobbs, Valerie

Poppy (series)

Lexile: 670

Poppy, a deer mouse, urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas.

Pgs: 146Call Letters: F AvAvi

World According to Humphrey

Lexile: 670

Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.

Pgs: 124Call Letters: F BiBirney, Betty

Little Secret

Lexile: 680

Jane travels to a remote region of Scotland to spend the summer with her new friend Staffa, but her vacation takes a mysterious turn when Jane finds herself irresistibly drawn to a glowing box she has been warned not to touch and the magical world found inside the castle walls.

Pgs: 231Call Letters: F SaSaunders, Kate

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Peter and the Starcatchers

Lexile: 770

Peter, an orphan boy, and his friend Molly fight off thieves and pirates in order to keep the secret safe away from the diabolical Black Stache and his evil associate Mister Grin.

Pgs: 451Call Letters: F BaBarry, Dave

Thing About Georgie

Lexile: 770

Georgie's dwarfism causes problems, but he could always rely on his parents, his best friend, and classmate Jeanie the Meanie's teasing, until a surprising announcement, a new boy in school, and a class project shake things up.

Pgs: 220Call Letters: F GaGraff, Lisa

Wedding Planner's Daughter

Lexile: 780

Willa, a romantic girl who wants a father, tries to find a husband for her mother, Cape Cod's most popular wedding planner.

Pgs: 200Call Letters: F PaParatore, Coleen

Lost and Found

Lexile: 780

Twin brothers Jay and Ray Grayson learn about friendship, honesty, and themselves after taking advantage of a clerical oversight in which their new school thinks there is only one Grayson boy.

Pgs: 161Call Letters: F ClClements, Andrew

Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat

Lexile: 780

When Emmy discovers that she and her formerly loving parents are being drugged by their evil nanny with rodent potions that can change people in frightening ways, she and some new friends must try everything possible to return things to normal.

Pgs: 352Call Letters: F JoJonell, Lynne

Clementine (series)

Lexile: 790

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

Pgs: 133Call Letters: F PePennypacker, Sara

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  worlds where his fate and that of his little sister and missing father are in his hands. Cowell, Cressida/How to Train Your Dragon (Series) Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon.

Dahl Roald/Matilda Matilda applies her mental powers to rid the school of the evil headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore Miss Honey, her nice teacher to financial security.

DiCamillo, Kate/The Tale of Despereaux The Tale of Despereaux draws the reader into an enchanting account of a smaller than usual mouse in love with music, stories and a princess named Pea. This tiny hero faints at loud noises but gathers the courage to fulfill his dreams. The 2004 Newbery Medal Book. DiTerlizzi, Tony/The Field Guide: Book One (The Spiderwick Chronicles) The Grace children, Mallory, thirteen, and twins Jared and Simon, nine, move into their Great Aunt Lucinda's dilapidated Spiderwick Estate with their mother only to quickly find themselves sucked into a dark and fascinating world of faeries.

Fodi, Lee Edward/Kendra Kandlestar and The Box of Whispers For over a thousand years, the Box of Whispers has guarded the most precious treasure in the Land of Een. But when the Box is suddenly stolen, young Kendra Kandlestar finds herself swept away on a magical magical adventure where doors speak in riddles, plants cast dangerous spells, and strange creatures lurk in every shadow.

French, Vivian/The Robe of Skulls The sorceress Lady Lamorna wants a skull-studded gown of deep black velvet, but her treasure chest is empty of gold. That doesn’t stop her, however — from kidnapping, blackmailing, and using more than a little magic to get what she needs. Funke, Cornelia/Dragon Rider Firedrake and his friends are in search of the mythical place where dragons can live in peace forever. Together they embark on a journey that takes them to magical lands and where they meet marvelous creatures.

George, Jessica Day/Dragon Slippers (Series) Orphaned after a fever epidemic, Creel befriends a dragon and unknowingly inherits an object that can either save or destroy her kingdom.

Ibbotson, Eva/Dial-a-Ghost The Dial-a-Ghost Agency finds good homes for ghosts, and Fulton and Frieda Snodde-Brittle are looking for a few frightening ghosts to "accidentally" scare their young cousin and heir, Oliver, to death. The ladies at the Dial-a- Ghost Agency have the perfect match: the Shriekers, two bloodstained and bickering horrors. But thanks to a mix- up at the agency, the Wilkinsons, a kind family of ghosts, arrive instead.

 Klimo, Kate/The Dragon in the Sock Drawer (The Dragon Keepers Series #1) When Jesse and Daisy's "geode" hatches a dragon, the ordinary ten-year-olds begin an extraordinary adventure as Dragon Keepers, who must not only take care of the baby dragon, but also protect her from St. George the Dragon Slayer.

Levine, Gail Carson/Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg (Our Writer-in-Residence next year!) Follow fairy Prilla in her quest to save Never land despite her feelings of inadequacy and frustration over being a no talent fairy. Levine, Gail Carson/The Fairy's Mistake (The Princess Tales Series) In a retelling of the Grimm Brothers' The Golden Goose, the good natured son of a baker wins the heart of a princess, with the help of a fairy and a magic goose. Lyons, Jayne/100% Wolf At the time of his first transformation, a young werewolf of noble and proud ancestry, is driven from his pack when, instead of turning into a fierce wolf, he changes into a little black poodle.

Martin, Ann M. & Godwin, Laura /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.

Murphy, Jill/Worst Witch (Series) Mildred Hubble was a trainee witch and making an awful mess of it. But she managed to get by at Miss Cackle's Academy until she turned Ethel, the teacher's pet whose spells were always perfect, into her deadly enemy.

Napoli, Donna Jo/The Prince of the Pond: Otherwise Known as De Fawg Pin 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. Nimmo, Jenny/Midnight for Charlie Bone (Series) When he is ten years old, Charlie discovers that he is able to look at photographs and hear conversations and even thoughts that were taking place at the time the photo was taken, a legacy of his ancestor the Red King, whose descendants all have different magical abilities. Oppel, Kenneth/Silverwing (Series) During a winter migration, a young and curious bat is separated from his group and manages to survive many dangerous situations.

Thomas, Valerie/Winnie the Witch (Series) Winnie the Witch uses her magic to solve some very practical problems. But the results are never quite as she imagined. One day after turning everything in her house black to hide the mess, she discovers she can longer see her black cat Wilbur. So she decides to use a bit of magic, and that's when the trouble really starts.

Umansky, Kaye/Clover Twig and the Magical Cottage (Series) Clover Twig goes to work for a messy witch and discovers that the witch's cottage has quite a few secrets hiding inside it. White, E.B./Stuart Little An adventurous and heroic little mouse, with very human qualities, sets out in the world to seek out his dearest

  friend, a little bird who stayed a few days in his family's garden.

Historical Fiction Ackerman Karen/The Night Crossing Early Chapter/Historical Fiction When the Nazi occupation of Austria spells danger for Clara and her Jewish family, the entire family pack up whatever they can carry and embark on a perilous journey to find safety in Switzerland. Coerr Eleanor/Mieko and the Fifth Treasure Ten year old Mieko dreams of becoming a great artist, but when the atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Mieko's hand is severely injured.

Coerr, Eleanor/Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Sadako lives in Hiroshima and becomes gravely ill with leukemia, an after effect of the atom bomb that fell on her city when she was an infant. Recalling a Japanese legend, Sadako sets to work folding paper cranes. The legend holds that if a sick person folds one thousand paper cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again.

Farris Christine/My Brother Martin The reader views the early life of Martin Luther King Jr. through the eyes of his sister. Napoli, Donna Jo/The King of Mulberry Street Napoli, Donna Jo/The King of Mulberry St.

Dom, a nine-year old stowaway from Naples, Italy, arrives in New York and must learn to survive the perils of street life in the big city.

Mystery Books - Fiction

Byers, Betsy/Herculeah Jones: The Dark Stairs The intrepid Herculeah Jones helps her mother, a private investigator solve a puzzling and frightening case.

Napoli, Donna Jo/Sly the Sleuth and the Pet Mysteries (Series) Sly the Sleuth, also known as Sylvia, solves three mysteries for her friends and neighbors, all involving pets, through her detective agency, Sleuth for Hire.

Rosenberg, Aaron/Case of the Secret Sauce (Series) When Pete and Penny's parents leave them with their uncle in charge of the family pizza parlor, they must solve a mystery after their secret sauce recipe is lost.

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Judy Moody (series)

Lexile: 530

Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an assignment to create a collage all about herself and begins creating her masterpiece, the Me collage.

Pgs: 160Call Letters: F McMcDonald, Megan

Ghostville Elementary: Ghost Class (series)

Lexile: 540

ghosts who haunt the basement of Sleepy Hollow Elementary are determined not to allow living students to use their room.

Pgs: 79Call Letters: BCJones, Marcia Thornton

Mallory on the Move (series)

Lexile: 550

After moving to a new town, eight-year-old Mallory keeps throwing stones in the "Wishing Pond" but things will not go back to the way they were before, and she remains torn between old and new best friends.

Pgs: 158Call Letters: F FrFriedman, Laurie

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (series)

Lexile: 560

Fifth grader Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same.

Pgs: 88Call Letters: F SoSobol, Donald

Herculeah Jones: Dark Stairs (series)

Lexile: 570

The intrepid Herculeah Jones helps her mother, a private investigator, solve a puzzling and frightening case.

Pgs: 130Call Letters: F ByByars, Betsy

Doll People

Lexile: 570

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.

Pgs: 256Call Letters: F MaMartin, Ann M.

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  Roy, Ron/The Absent Author (A to Z Mysteries Series) A is for author.... Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. To Dink's amazement, Wallace says he'll come! But when the big day arrives, Wallace is nowhere to be found. The police think he just missed his plane, but Dink suspects foul play. It's up to Dink and his two best friends, Josh and Ruth Rose, to find the famous writer-- before it's too late! Poetry Books Clements, Andrew/Dog Haiku A haiku poem about a loveable dog. Creech, Sharon/Love that Dog A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem. Nye, Naomi/Come With Me A journey can lead east and west, north to south, up and down, over, under, in between and next to. A journey can last a minute, an hour, a year, a month or a lifetime. Where, and how, will these sixteen poems take you? Silverstein, Shel/Falling Up Silverstein writes humourous poems often giving power to children to retaliate for perceived injustices. One child character wields a "Remote-a-Dad" that will instantly control his father. Earlier books of poetry by Silverstein are "The Light in the Attic" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends". Non-Fiction Books Coren Stanley/Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses? Non-Fiction Almost anything you'd want to know about dogs in general can be read about in this book in question and answer format. The photographic illustrations that accompany the text are of a wide variety of dog breeds, and they portray dogs in different positions, activities and situations.

Grogan, John/Marley, A Dog Like No Other A true account of a dog named Marley.

Hatkoff Isabells/Owen and Mzee Baby hippo Owen is dramatically rescued and brought to a Kenyan nature preserve, where it forms a surprising bond with a giant tortoise. Jenkins, Steve/Never Smile at a Monkey Incredible cut paper illustrations highlight eighteen creatures whose weapons of teeth, claws, spines, and venom make them dangerous to humans, while the captivating text explains what you should never do if you encounter one of these animals. Nivali, Claire A./Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Picture Book) This beautifully illustrated biography tells how Wangair Maathai encouraged the people of Kenya to plant trees in an effort to restore their depleted land.

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Marley: A Dog Like No Other

Lexile: 760

Those who know and love Marley understand that nothing can stop his loyalty, exuberance, and passion—not even the Grogans' screen door! How this big, rambunctious dog becomes the heart of the Grogan family is the story of Marley.

Pgs: 196Call Letters: F GrGrogan, John

Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost

Lexile: 760

A timid boy named Tom reluctantly agrees to help professional ghostbuster Hetty Hyssop dispel an IRG (Incredibly Revolting Ghost) from an old house.

Pgs: 135Call Letters: F FuFunke, Cornelia

School Story

Lexile: 760

After twelve-year-old Natalie writes a wonderful novel, her friend Zoe helps her devise a scheme to get it accepted at the publishing house where Natalie's mother works as an editor.

Pgs: 196Call Letters: F ClClements, Andrew

Chocolate Touch

Lexile: 770

A boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate.Pgs: 126Call Letters: F Ca

Catling, Patrick Skene

Secret of Zoom

Lexile: 770

10-year-old Christina lives a sheltered life until she discovers a secret tunnel, an evil plot to enslave orphans, and a mysterious source of energy known as zoom.

Pgs: 291Call Letters: F JoJonell, Lynne

Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism (series)

Lexile: 770

Unlucky and unloved, Molly Moon, living in a dreary orphanage in a small English town, discovers a hidden talent for hypnotism and hypnotizes her way to stardom in New York City.

Pgs: 371Call Letters: F ByByng, Georgia

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  Graphic Books – Fiction Holm, Jennifer L./Babymouse An imaginative young mouse is terrified to face her enemy in dodgeball, but with help from friends and family, she proves   herself a hero.  

Holm, Jennifer L. & Holm, Matthew/Squish, Super Amoeba Squish, a meek amoeba who loves the comic book exploits of his favorite hero, "Super Amoeba," tries to emulate him when his best friend is threatened by a bully.  

Gownly, Jimmy/The Whole World’s Crazy (Amelia Rules Series)   Collects the adventures of Amelia Louise McBride, a nine-year-old who recently moved from New York to a small town after her parents were divorced and relies on her friends and family to deal with everyday situations. Konami, Konata/Chi’s Sweet Home Chi is a mischievous newborn kitten who, while on a leisurely stroll with her family, finds herself lost. Overcome with loneliness, she breaks into tears in a large park meadow, when she is rescued by a young boy named Yohei and his mother. The little kitty is then quickly and quietly whisked away into the warm and inviting Yamada family apartment...where pets are strictly prohibited. Krosoczka, Jarrett J./Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute (Series) The school lunch lady is a secret crime fighter who uncovers an evil plot to replace all the popular teachers with robots.