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Frindle

Clements, Andrew, 1949-


Various publishers. When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.
Date Published:1996

The name of this book is secret

Bosch, Pseudonymous.


Various publishers. Two eleven-year-old misfits try to solve the mystery of a dead magician and stop the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais, who are searching for the secret of immortality.
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Mark of the plague

Sands, Kevin.


Various publishers. As the plague decimates London in 1665 and an assassin threatens the apothecary's life, apprentice Christopher Rowe and his faithful friend Tom, following a trail of puzzles, riddles, and secrets, risk their lives to untangle the heart of a dark conspiracy.
Date Published:2016

Brave

Chmakova, Svetlana, 1979-,


Graphic novel. Althouh shy Jensen daydreams about being a hero, the reality of his school life is very different, but when two school newpapers writers begin to put him in their stories, he discovers he may have to find real solutions for his problems.
Date Published:2017

Mr. Popper's penguins

Atwater, Richard.


Various publishers. The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.
Date Published:1988

Junie B. Jones and some sneaky peeky spying

Park, Barbara.


Various publishers. Six-year-old Junie B.'s penchant for spying on people and her curiosity about the private life of her teacher get her in trouble at kindergarten.
Date Published:1994

Hamsters

Sjonger, Rebecca.


Includes index. "A Bobbie Kalman book"--cover.
Date Published:2004

Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone

Rowling, J. K.


Various publishers. Also published under the title: Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the forlorn Harry goes to live under the stairs in his uncle's house after his parents die in a car crash. Then he learns who he truly is: a budding wizard with powers that will soon rival those of the evil wizard who killed his parents.
Date Published:1997

Heart of a champion

Schwartz, Ellen, 1949-


Various publishers. A poignant coming-of-age novel set in 1941, about Kenji, a young boy obsessed with baseball, whose life changes drastically when war comes to his Vancouver Japanese community.
Date Published:2016

Tales from a not-so-graceful ice princess

Russell, Rachel Renée,


Various publishers. When her crush Brandon reveals that the animal shelter where he volunteers is in danger of being closed, Nikki and her friends enter an ice skating competition to help raise money, an effort that is compromised by an interfering Mackenzie.
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Big Nate : a good old-fashioned wedgie

Peirce, Lincoln,


Graphic novel. Nate endures a series of middle school hijinks and adventures while dealing with his crush on his baseball team's new pitcher.
Date Published:2017

Stay out of the basement

Stine, R. L.,


Various publishers. When Margaret and Casey see their father become weedy while working on his botany experiments, they worry that his plant-testing may not be entirely harmless.
Date Published:1992

Chester

Watt, Mélanie, 1975-


Various publishers. A humorous story about Chester, a cat who moves in a mouse's house.
Date Published:2007

In a blink

Thorpe, Kiki,


Various publishers. When four friends are whisked out of their ordinary lives to Never Land, home to fairies and mermaids, Queen Clarion and Tinker Bell have to figure out a way for them to get home.
Date Published:2013

Winter turning

Sutherland, Tui, 1978-


Various publishers. Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family, unlike his sister Icicle, who has been raised to challenge IceWing queen--but now that Icicle has broken the truce and escaped from Jade Mountain Academy, so Winter, accompanied by his new clawmates, Moon, Qibli, and Kinkajou, embarks on his own quest to free his brother from the clutches of Queen Scarlet, and win the respect of his family.
Date Published:2015

Various publishers. Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family, unlike his sister Icicle, who has been raised to challenge IceWing queen--but now that Icicle has broken the truce and escaped from Jade Mountain Academy, so Winter, accompanied by his new clawmates, Moon, Qibli, and Kinkajou, embarks on his own quest to free his brother from the clutches of Queen Scarlet, and win the respect of his family.

Date Published:2015

Thea Stilton and the legend of the fire flowers

Stilton, Geronimo.


Various publishers. Traveling to Hawaii to compete in an international hula festival, the Thea Sisters' fun is about to change when they realize a volcano is about to erupt and they must warn the other competitors before it is too late.
Date Published:2011

Big Nate and friends

Peirce, Lincoln,


Graphic novel. Collects sixth-grader Nate Wright's adventures with his best friends, Francis and Teddy, exchange student, Artur, and annoying teacher's pet, Gina.
Date Published:2011

The dark secret

Sutherland, Tui, 1978-


Various publishers. When Starflight, one of the dragonets of destiny, is kidnapped by the NightWings he finds that the kingdom of his birth is a miserable place, full of terrible secrets--and that, with his fellow dragonets too far away to help, the fate of two kingdoms rests in his talons.
Date Published:2012

Talons of power

Sutherland, Tui, 1978-


Various publishers. When the war ends with the fulfillment of a false prophecy, the dragonets confront the rise of a dark evil while a young NightWing experiences what may be a first true prophecy in generations.
Date Published:2017

The assassin's curse

Sands, Kevin.


Various publishers. When Christopher Rowe's code-breaking uncovers the true target of an assassination attempt, he and his friends are odered to Paris to investigate a centuries-old curse on the French throne.
Date Published:2017