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Cockroach Cooties
by Laurence YepWhere there's a will, there's a way. If you want something badly enough, you will find the means to get it. Let demons, mages, technology and love show you the way. A collection of fantasy, science fiction and horror stories edited by Sasha Beattie. (More information on the stories is provided in the video. )
Soup
by Robert Newton PeckTwo best friends, growing up in a small Vermont town, create continual adventures and excitement in the world around them
Girls Rule!
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorSummer is around the corner, and the rivalry between the Malloys and the Hatfords is heating up!
The kids have two weeks to earn money for a fundraising contest sponsored by the local hospital. Those who collect $20 or more for the new children's wing can choose to be in the annual Strawberry Festival Parade or get all the strawberry treats they can eat.
There's only one place Caroline Malloy--wants to be: smack dab in the middle of the glamourous Strawberry Queen's float.
But how will she earn the money in such a short time? Do the Hatford brothers have moneymaking secrets that they're not telling the girls?
Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid
by Walter Dean MyersThree orphans try to make their greatest wishes come true with a little luck and a lot of teamwork in this warm-hearted, funny story by Newbery Honor-winning author Walter Dean Myers.
The Long Haul
by Jeff KinneyA family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun . . . unless, of course, you’re the Heffleys. The journey starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns. Gas station bathrooms, crazed seagulls, a fender bender, and a runaway pig—not exactly Greg Heffley’s idea of a good time. But even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure—and this is one the Heffleys won’t soon forget.
Two Weeks with the Queen
by Morris GleitzmanSent to live with relatives in England when his younger brother develops a rare form of cancer, Colin tries to see the Queen to help find a cure for his brother.
Forever Amber Brown
by Paula DanzigerAmber's life has been full of change lately. Her best friend moved and she became friends with Brandi. Then she had to face her parents' divorce. She's getting used to her mom's boyfriend. Now the only change that she wants is to redo her bedroom.
No Talking
by Andrew Clements and Mark ElliottIn No Talking, Andrew Clements portrays a battle of wills between some spunky kids and a creative teacher with the perfect pitch for elementary school life that made Frindle an instant classic.It's boys vs. girls when the noisiest, most talkative, and most competitive fifth graders in history challenge one another to see who can go longer without talking. Teachers and school administrators are in an uproar, until an innovative teacher sees how the kids' experiment can provide a terrific and unique lesson in communication.
Frindle
by Andrew ClementsIs Nick Allen a troublemaker? He really just likes to liven things up at school -- and he's always had plenty of great ideas. When Nick learns some interesting information about how words are created, suddenly he's got the inspiration for his best plan ever...the frindle. Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle? Things begin innocently enough as Nick gets his friends to use the new word. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. His teacher wants Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. The new word is spreading across the country, and there's nothing Nick can do to stop it.
Winner of Pacific Northwest Library Association’s Young Reader’s Choice Junior Award
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus
by Barbara Park and Denise BrunkusIntroducing Junie B. Jones, that lovable, mischievous kindergartner, in her hilarious first book, as she tells all about how she gets locked in school on her very first day!
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
by Judy BlumeLiving with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter Hatcher feel like a fourth grade nothing. Whether Fudge is throwing a temper tantrum in a shoe store, smearing smashed potatoes on walls at Hamburger Heaven, or scribbling all over Peter's homework, he's never far from trouble. He's a two-year-old terror who gets away with everything—and Peter's had enough. When Fudge walks off with Dribble, Peter's pet turtle, it's the last straw. Peter has put up with Fudge too long. How can he get his parents to pay attention to him for a change?