Accelerated Reader
Level 3

Level Title Author Pts. Description Pages
3 100th Day Worries Cuyler, Margery 0.5 Jessica worries about collecting 100 objects to take to class for the 100th day of school. 30
3 Abominable Snowman of Pasadena, The Stine, R.L. 3 They just wanted to see snow. But now they're being chased by a monstrous creature. 127
3 Amber on the Mountain Johnston, Tony 0.5 With the help of a girl from the city, a country girl learns how to read and write. 30
3 Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest Brown/Krensky 1 Arthur can't come up with a catch jingle until he hears D. W. and wonders if he could use it. 61
3 Arthur's Christmas Brown, Marc 0.5 With only two days left till Christmas, Arthur must decide what to give Santa, the most important person on his list. 32
3 Arthur's Mystery Envelope Brown/Krensky 1 Arthur has to take an envelope home to his parents from the principal. 58
3 Berlioz the Bear Brett, Jan 0.5 Berlioz the bear and his fellow musicians are due to play for the town ball when their bandwagon becomes stuck in a hole in the road. A strange buzzing in Berlioz's double bass turns into a surprise that saves the day. 30
3 Beware of the Bears! MacDonald, Alan 0.5 The three bears seek revenge on Goldilocks for ransacking their house, but find they have made a dreadful mistake. 32
3 Big Anthony De Paola, Tomie 0.5 Big Anthony, well meaning but inattentive, journeys around Italy causing one problem after another before meeting Strega Nona. 29
3 Blob That Ate Everyone, The Stine, R.L. 2 Zackie finds a typewriter in a burned-out Antique Store, but when he takes it home and starts writing, everything he write starts coming true. 114
3 Butterflies Fly Winer, Yvonne 0.5 This book describes the poetics surrounding butterflies from around the world and identifies them. 32
3 Cookies and Crutches Delton, Judy 1 Molly must decide to try for a skating badge or a cookie badge. 69
3 Cranberry Valentine Devlin, Wende/Harry 0.5 Maggie, her grandmother, and the sewing circle make Cranberryport a brighter place for Mr. Whiskers when they send him secret valentines. 27
3 Down the Dragon's Tongue Mahy, Margaret 0.5 When twins Harry and Miranda bring their buttoned-down father to the playground, he discovers that he does not want to stop sliding down the dragon's-tongue slide. 28
3 Drinking Gourd, The Monjo, F.N. 0.5 A suspenseful story of a young boy who helps a slave family escape to Canada and to freedom. 62
3 Egg Monsters from Mars Stine, R.L. 2 Dana's little sister wants an egg hunt for her birthday, and Dana finds just the right kind of egg. 115
3 Egg, The Robertson, M.P. 0.5 When George finds a gigantic egg in his mother's chicken house, he knows that it is his responsibility to keep it warm and read it stories until it hatches. 25
3 Franklin's Blanket Bourgeois, Paulette 0.5 Franklin's favorite blanket is missing. He searches everywhere because he can't sleep without it. 29
3 Franklin's Canoe Trip Bourgeois/Jennings 0.5 Franklin and Bear are thrilled to be heading out on a canoe trip with their fathers. They’out it. 32
3 Freedom's Wings: Corey's Underground Railroad Diary Wyeth, Sharon Dennis 1 A nine-year-old slave keeps a diary of his journey to freedom along the Underground Railroad in 1857. 108
3 Ghost Town at Sundown Osborne, Mary Pope 1 Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to the wild west, where they experience excitement and danger and try to solve a riddle. 73
3 Growing-Up Feet, The Cleary, Beverly 0.5 The twins' feet haven't 'grown up' enough for new shoes, so they get bright red boots instead. 30
3 Haunted School, The Stine, R.L. 3 A boy moves to a new school and everyone is strangely grey. 117
3 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Seuss, Dr. 0.5 The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village; but much to his surprise, it comes anyway. Could Christmas be more than presents? 50
3 Julius, the Baby of the World Henkes, Kevin 0.5 Lilly is convinced that the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that has happened in their house until Cousin Garland comes to visit. 28
3 Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth Park, Barbara 1 Junie creates the strangest job description for career day at school. 69
3 Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl Park, Barbara 1 Junie B. Jones has just turned six and is looking forward to her kindergarten graduation, but when grape juice stains the white gown, she is afraid graduation is ruined. 69
3 Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook Park, Barbara 1 Junie B. Jones experiences glee while showing off her new, furry mittens in kindergarten, but disaster strikes when her mittens disappear. 67
3 Karen's in Love Martin, Ann M. 1 Ricky could be Karen's Valentine if they could get along long enough. 105
3 Karen's New Teacher Martin, Ann M. 1 Karen's favorite teacher is out sick, and she thinks the substitute is the meanest teacher ever. 103
3 Lions at Lunchtime Osborne, Mary Pope 1 The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Africa, where they meet up with some wonderful animals and where they even solve a mystery. 70
3 Log Cabin Christmas, The Howard, Ellen 0.5 Elvirey decides that her family really needs to celebrate Christmas, even though it will not be the same since her mother died. 29
3 Martha Calling Meddaugh, Susan 0.5 Martha the talking dog wins a vacation for her family and manages to change the "no dogs allowed policy." 30
3 Mike's Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 Benny and Mike get into trouble when they get curious about a uranium mine. 128
3 Miss Nelson Has a Field Day Allard, Harry 0.5 The notorious Miss Swamp reappears at the Horace B. Smedley School, this time to shape up the football team and make them win at least one game. 32
3 Mother's Day Mice, The Bunting, Eve 0.5 Three little mouse brothers go into the meadow to find a present for their mother, but it is the littlest mouse that comes up with the most unusual gift of all. 28
3 Mouse Tales Lobel, Arnold 0.5 Papa Mouse tells one Mouse Tale to each of the mouse children to help them to fall asleep. 61
3 Mrs. Spitzer's Garden Pattou, Edith 0.5 With her loving, gardener's touch, Mrs. Spitzer nurtures the students in her classroom each year. 32
3 Muldoon Edwards, Pamela Duncan 0.5 Muldoon works hard for the West family. Each day, he wakes everyone up on time, brings the children to school, and does all his chores. The text tells one story -- while the illustrations show the hilarious reality. 32
3 My Monster Mama Loves Me So Leuck, Laura 0.5 A young monster describes all the things its mother does to show she loves it. 24
3 Mystery of the Missing Dog, The Levy, Elizabeth 0.5 The invisible boy Chip intends to enter his invisible dog Max in the dog show; but when Max is lost, Chip and his Invisible Inc. friends suspect foul play. 45
3 Mystery on October Road Herzig, Alison Cragin 1 Two best friends try to learn more about a mysterious new neighbor. 57
3 Old Shell, New Shell: A Coral Reef Tale Ward, Helen 0.5 A hermit crab who has outgrown his shell searches for a new one among the creatures of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. 38
3 Pet Parade Giff, Patricia Reilly 1 Pet Week is going to be a disaster for Richard "Beast" Best. How can he bring his dog Kissie Poo to school? She's a great dog, but she's fat and has only three teeth left. His friends will laugh. 103
3 Pleasing the Ghost Creech, Sharon 2 Nine-year-old Dennis, whose uncle and father died within a year of one another, is visited by the ghost of his uncle, and together they settle some unfinished business. 89
3 Possum Magic Fox, Mem 0.5 When Grandma Poss's magic turns Hush invisible, the two possums take a culinary tour of Australia to find the food that will make her visible once more. 30
3 Recess Queen, The O'Neill, Alexis 0.5 Mean Jean is the biggest bully on the school playground until a new girl arrives and challenges Jean's status as the Recess Queen. 32
3 Ribbon Rescue Munsch, Robert 0.5 Jillian helps many people who are late for a wedding by using the ribbons on her dress. 30
3 Rotten Ralph Gantos, Jack 0.5 Although Ralph is a rotten cat, Sarah loves him anyway. 46
3 Salamander Room, The Mazer, Anne 0.5 A young boy finds a salamander and thinks of the many things he can do to make a perfect home for it. 20
3 Scaredy Cat Rankin, Joan 0.5 A little kitten fearfully faces scary things such as a huge figure on the wall, but when he encounters a tiny spider, he discovers a bravery deep inside himself. 29
3 School Bus Driver from the Black Lagoon, The Thaler, Mike 0.5 Rumors have been spreading about the new school bus driver, and a young boy's imagination runs wild while he waits for the bus to pick him up. 30
3 Sharks Sharks Sharks Anton, Tina 0.5 Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of sharks. 30
3 Silvabamba D'Amelio, Dan 1 Two explorers discover a lost civilization in the Peruvian jungle. 60
3 Snowmen at Night Buehner, Caralyn 0.5 This book is about snowmen playing games at night when no one is watching. 28
3 Soccer Mania! Tamar, Erika 1 Nine-year-old Pete and his friends, who enjoy playing pick-up soccer, get registered as an official team and discover the negative aspects of competition. 63
3 Star Maiden, The Esbensen, Barbara Juster 0.5 Tired of wandering in the sky, the star maiden searches for the perfect home on earth. 29
3 Sunset of the Sabertooth Osborne, Mary Pope 1 The magic tree house transports Jack and Annie on a mission to the Ice Age where they encounter Cro-Magnons, cave bears, sabertooth tigers, and woolly mammoths. 68
3 Survivors: The Night the Titanic Sank Jenner, Caryn 0.5 Will and Lucy sail on the Titanic and are separated from their father when the ship hits an iceberg and begins to sink. 32
3 Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Galdone, Paul 0.5 To reach a fine meadow of grass and daisies, three hungry billy goats must first cross a bridge over the troll's home. 32
3 Tigers at Twilight Osborne, Mary Pope 1 Having used their magic tree house to travel to India, where they must get a gift to help free the dog Teddy from a spell, Jack and Annie have adventures involving a tiger and other endangered jungle animals. 72
3 True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, The Scieszka, Jon 0.5 The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs. 26
3 Ty's One-man Band Walter, Mildred Pitts 0.5 A young black child while playing by the pond meets a one-legged one-man band who brings music to the community. 18
3 Underground Train Quattlebaum, Mary 0.5 As an underground train rushes beneath the city streets taking a little girl to visit her Nana, many things are happening above ground. 28
3 Verlaine Crossing, The Otfinoski, Steven 1 Roger Morgan determines to foil the spies that are after a world-famous scientist and his secret papers. 44
3 Very Quiet Cricket, The Carle, Eric 0.5 A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. 22
3 Wacky Wedding: A Book of Alphabet Antics, The Edwards, Pamela Duncan 0.5 An alphabetical ant wedding, attended by the other animals, is beset by various disasters. 30
3 Weird Stories from the Lonesome Cafe Cox, Judy 1 Sam moves to Nevada with his uncle to run a cafe in the middle of nowhere, and although Uncle Clem insists that nothing ever happens there, his clientele consists of a number of strange characters, including Dorothy and Toto, Elvis, and Bigfoot. 72
3 What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Jenkins/Page 0.5 This book looks at the ways in which different animals use their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails. 32
3 What's the Time, Grandma Wolf? Brown, Ken 0.5 When the little animals hear there's a big, bad wolf in the woods, their curiosity gets the best of them. 25
3 Where the Forest Meets the Sea Baker, Jeannie 0.5 On a camping trip in an Australian rain forest with his father, a young boy thinks about the history of the plant and animal life around him and wonders about their future. 28
3 White Stallion, The Shub, Elizabeth 0.5 Gretchen would never forget her wonderful friend, a proud white stallion that roamed the plains of Texas. 54
3 Whooo's Haunting the Teeny Tiny Ghost? Winters, Kay 0.5 The teeny, tiny, very timid ghost tries to be brave when he suspects that his house is haunted. 30
3 You Are Special Lucado, Max 0.5 Punchinello's opinion of himself changes after talking to his creator. 31
3.1 Africa Brothers and Sisters Kroll, Virginia 0.5 At lunchtime, Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game; a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse. 26
3.1 Arthur Accused! Brown/Krensky 1 Buster tries to help Arthur prove his innocence when the quarters for the charity drive disappear. 58
3.1 Arthur and the Cootie-Catcher Brown/Krensky 1 At Prunella's half-birthday party, her sister unveils a fortune-telling cootie-catcher that seems to be able to predict the future. 61
3.1 Arthur and the Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club Brown, Marc 1 Arthur and his friends find out their favorite book series has been banned. 58
3.1 Arthur's Funny Money Hoban, Lillian 0.5 When Violet has a numbers problem and Arthur is penniless, they go into business and solve both problems. 64
3.1 Arthur's Pen Pal Hoban, Lillian 0.5 Arthur views his little sister in a different light after receiving a revealing letter from his pen pal. 62
3.1 Arthur's Thanksgiving Brown, Marc 0.5 Arthur finds his role as director of the Thanksgiving play a difficult one, especially since no one will agree to play the turkey. 30
3.1 Beast in the Bathtub, The Stevens, Kathleen 0.5 Lewis gets into mischief with an imaginary beast in the bathtub while his parents are watching television. 31
3.1 Blue Skies, French Fries Delton, Judy 1 Just before school starts, the Pee Wee Scouts have a big Labor Day Pee Wee Weenie Roast. 87
3.1 Bones of Fred McFee, The Bunting, Eve 0.5 A toy skeleton at Halloween provides menace and mystery. 32
3.1 Borreguita and the Coyote Aardema, Verna 0.5 A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up. 24
3.1 Camp Ghost-Away Delton, Judy 1 When the Pee Wee Scouts go camping, they don't expect any scary ghosts. 80
3.1 Caps for Sale Slobodkina, Esphyr 0.5 Charming folktale as a peddler of caps runs into trouble when monkeys steal his wares. 21
3.1 Case of the Stolen Baseball Cards, The Preller, James 1 Eddie brought his baseball cards to school and now they are missing. It's time for Jigsaw Jones to step up to the plate and solve this mystery. 73
3.1 Doctor Me Di Cin Piumini, Roberto 0.5 The emperor's son has grown pale and thin. Doctor Me Di Cin tells him to go outside and get some fresh air, but the boy refuses. 24
3.1 Dolphins at Daybreak Osborne, Mary Pope 1 The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie deep into the sea where they meet up with dolphins, sharks, and octopi as they search for the answer to an ancient riddle. 67
3.1 Donkey Trouble Young, Ed 0.5 In this retelling of the traditional fable, a kind but simple man and his grandson, on their way to market with their donkey, find it impossible to please everyone they meet. 30
3.1 Emily Bedard, Michael 0.5 When a mother and child pay a visit to their reclusive neighbor Emily, who stays in her house writing poems, there is an exchange of special gifts. 40
3.1 Eyes of Gray Wolf, The London, Jonathan 0.5 Gray Wolf searches for a new mate in the Alaskan wilderness. 22
3.1 Farm Flu Bateman, Teresa 0.5 When the farm animals seem to catch the flu one after another, a young boy does his best to take care of them. 32
3.1 Five Goofy Ghosts Stamper, Judith Bauer 0.5 Five ghost stories blend spookiness and humor by taking young readers into the world of quirky ghosts and complementing each tale with funny twists. 46
3.1 Freckle Juice Blume, Judy 0.5 Andrew wants freckles more than anything else and uses a "freckle juice" recipe with hilarious results. 47
3.1 Frederick Lionni, Leo 0.5 Frederick, an apparently lazy mouse, has a special surprise for the mice who thought he should have been storing up supplies for the winter. 27
3.1 Frog in the Bog, A Wilson, Karma 0.5 A frog in the bog grows larger and larger as he eats more and more bugs, until he attracts the attention of an alligator who puts an end to his eating. 32
3.1 Ghost Camp Stine, R.L. 3 Harry and Alex are dying to fit in at Camp Spirit Moon. 118
3.1 Great Gracie Chase: Stop That Dog!, The Rylant, Cynthia 0.5 Gracie Rose is out of her yard and no one in town can catch her. 32
3.1 Grumpy Pumpkins Delton, Judy 1 Molly worries when she learns that the Pee Wee Scouts' Halloween Party will be held in the nursing home where her grumpy grandfather lives. 71
3.1 Gypsy Nussbaum, Al 1 When you race motorcycles, you race to win. No matter what the circumstances. 60
3.1 Happy Birthday to You! Seuss, Dr. 0.5 Describes a birthday celebration in Katroo presided over by the Birthday Bird. 51
3.1 Harry the Dirty Dog Zion, Gene 0.5 Harry gets so dirty playing that the family doesn't recognize him until he takes a bath. 28
3.1 Haunted Lighthouse, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 1 When the Berenstain bears vacation in an abandoned lighthouse, mysterious things start to happen. 88
3.1 Hooway for Wodney Wat Lester, Helen 0.5 All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he can't pronounce his name, but it is Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully. 32
3.1 Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion Kline, Suzy 1 Horrible Harry of classroom 2B cuts back on his mischievous pranks after falling for Song Lee. 56
3.1 Horrible Harry and the Dungeon Kline, Suzy 1 It's almost summer vacation and the students in room 2B are having trouble concentrating on their butterfly project until a frightening-looking new teacher comes to supervise the suspension room. 58
3.1 Horton Hatches the Egg Seuss, Dr. 0.5 When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg. He goes through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would. 30
3.1 How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story Bunting, Eve 0.5 Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America, where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving. 30
3.1 How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World Priceman, Marjorie 0.5 Since the market is closed, the reader is led around the world to gather the ingredients for making an apple pie. 30
3.1 Hurricane Wiesner, David 0.5 The morning after a hurricane, two brothers find an uprooted tree which becomes a magical place, transporting them on adventures limited only by their imaginations. 29
3.1 I Have Heard of a Land Thomas, Joyce Carol 0.5 Describes the hardships and joys experienced by an African-American pioneer woman who staked a claim for free land in the Oklahoma Territory. 28
3.1 It Came from Beneath the Sink! Stine, R.L. 2 Kat and Daniel find something really evil living in their new house. Something that comes from beneath the kitchen sink. 112
3.1 Jenny Archer to the Rescue Conford, Ellen 1 After perfecting her first aid skills, Jenny is disappointed in not finding anyone to rescue and decides to invent her own emergencies. 56
3.1 Jessica the Baby-Sitter Pascal/Stewart 1 The twins think that they are getting a baby brother or sister when their mother begins acting strangely. 71
3.1 Julian's Glorious Summer Cameron, Ann 1 When his best friend, Gloria, receives a new bike, seven-year-old Julian makes up a story about why he can't take the time to learn to ride rather than face his fears. 62
3.1 Kipper's Snowy Day Inkpen, Mick 0.5 Kipper the dog spends the day enjoying the snow with his best friend Tiger. 24
3.1 Legend of the Lost Legend Stine, R.L. 3 The woods of Brovania are filled with the strangest creatures. 122
3.1 Let's Go Home, Little Bear Waddell, Martin 0.5 Little Bear becomes scared, but Big Bear comforts him during a long walk in the big woods. 29
3.1 Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse Henkes, Kevin 0.5 Lily loves everything about school, especially her teacher; but when he asks her to wait awhile before showing her new purse, she does something she is very sorry for later. 28
3.1 Little Critter's Christmas Book Mayer, Mercer 0.5 Little Critter is doing all he can to get ready for Christmas. He celebrates the holiday season with his family in a way only Little Critter can! 44
3.1 Little Elephant Runs Away Hanel, Wolfram 0.5 Little Elephant is angry because his big sister took all his bananas and his big brother called him a crybaby and kicked him. 25
3.1 Little Miss Spider: A Christmas Wish Kirk, David 0.5 Just when Little Miss Spider is wishing her hardest for a friend, she gets whopped with a snowball and discovers Asparagus Beetle. 32
3.1 Little Polar Bear and the Husky Pup de Beer, Hans 0.5 Lars, the Little Polar Bear, rescues a husky puppy trapped in a deep crack in the ice. Instead of thanking Lars, the puppy snarls and yaps at him, then finds herself in trouble and needs to depend on Lars once more. 25
3.1 Locked in the Library! Brown, Marc 1 Arthur gets locked in the library with Francine. They need to set aside their differences and work together to find a way out. 58
3.1 Lorax, The Seuss, Dr. 0.5 The Once-ler describes the results of the local pollution problem. 61
3.1 Lottie's Princess Dress Dorrie, Doris 0.5 Lottie wants to wear her princess dress to school, but her mother doesn't want her to wear it. The authors offer a resolution that will surprise and delight every mother-daughter duo whose outlooks or outfits occasionally clash. 30
3.1 Loudmouth George and the Sixth-Grade Bully Carlson, Nancy 0.5 After having his lunch repeatedly stolen by a bully twice his size, Loudmouth George and his friend Harriet teach him a lesson he'll never forget. 28
3.1 Madeline Bemelmans, Ludwig 0.5 Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the 12 little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis. 43
3.1 Magic Finger, The Dahl, Roald 0.5 A duck-hunting family learns a lesson when an eight-year-old girl turns her magic finger on them. 63
3.1 Martha Speaks Meddaugh, Susan 0.5 Martha, the dog, eats some alphabet soup and starts to speak, to everyone's amazement and eventual annoyance. 31
3.1 Max Graham, Bob 0.5 Max, the young son of superheroes, is a late bloomer when it comes to flying, until he is inspired by the plight of a falling baby bird. 28
3.1 Mrs. Katz and Tush Polacco, Patricia 0.5 A long-lasting friendship develops between Larnel, a young African-American, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely Jewish widow, when Larnel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail. 29
3.1 Name Jar, The Choi, Yangsook 0.5 After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be. 32
3.1 Night of the Living Dummy II Stine, R.L. 3 An evil ventriloquist's dummy comes to life again. 120
3.1 Nothing Is Impossible, Said Nellie Bly Carlson, Judy 0.5 The biography of Nellie Bly and her trip around the world in less than 80 days. Her philosophy was "Nothing is impossible." 30
3.1 Pain and the Great One, The Blume, Judy 0.5 "The Pain" and "The Great One" are a brother and sister, and each thinks the other is the most loved by their parents in these two short stories. 28
3.1 Pee Wee Christmas, A Delton, Judy 1 The Pee Wee Scouts' plans for the holiday must wait when they rescue their scout leader, who is snowed in and whose baby is due. 90
3.1 Peeping Beauty Auch, Mary Jane 0.5 Poulette the dancing hen falls into the clutches of a hungry fox who exploits her desire to become a great ballerina. 29
3.1 Pinky and Rex Howe, James 0.5 Rex and her best friend Pinky, each the proud possessor of twenty-seven stuffed animals, find their visit to the museum and it's gift shop complicated by Pinky's little sister. 40
3.1 Pumpkin Soup Cooper, Helen 0.5 Duck, Squirrel and Cat live peacefully until Duck wants to stir the pumpkin soup. 32
3.1 Rainbow of Friends, A Hallinan, P.K. 0.5 This is a story in verse about how all friends are special and valuable regardless of differences or difficulties. 22
3.1 Sam and the Tigers Lester, Julius 0.5 Relates what happens when a little boy named Sam matches wits with several tigers that want to eat him. 33
3.1 Something Is Growing Krudop, Walter Lyon 0.5 Little Peter finds and plants a seed in the dirt of a city street, gently helping it grow until is starts to take over the whole city, forcing a snoopy neighbor and a professor to investigate the situation. 28
3.1 Sophie and Lou Mathers, Petra 0.5 Shy Sophie, enticed by the dancing that she sees in the studio across the street, sets out to learn on her own. 30
3.1 Tonight on the Titanic Osborne, Mary Pope 1 The magic tree house transports Jack and Annie to the deck of the Titanic to find a mysterious gift that will free their puppy from a terrible magic spell. 71
3.1 Trouble with Trolls Brett, Jan 0.5 While climbing Mt. Baldy, Treva outwits some trolls who want to steal her dog. 30
3.1 Westward to Home: Joshua's Diary Hermes, Patricia 1 Joshua writes a journal of his family's journey from Missouri to Oregon in a covered wagon. 108
3.1 What Is a Teacher? Lehn, Barbara 0.5 This book depicts people engaged in activities that embody the qualities of a teacher. 30
3.1 White House (American Symbols), The Yanuck, Debbie L. 0.5 This book is a simple introduction to the White House, including its history, designer, construction, location, and importance as a symbol of the United States. 24
3.1 Windhover, The Brown, Alan 0.5 A baby falcon is stolen from its nest in the school yard wall by a lonely boy, who returns it when it will not eat and watches it take its first flight. 27
3.1 Worksong Paulsen, Gary 0.5 Illustrations and rhyming text depict people doing all kinds of work. 26
3.2 Albert Napoli, Donna Jo 0.5 When Albert is at his window, two cardinals come to build a nest in his hand, an event that changes his life. 32
3.2 Antarctica Cowcher, Helen 0.5 A brief introduction to the Antarctic and the animals that make this their home. 34
3.2 Arthur and the Lost Diary Brown/Krensky 1 When Sue Ellen loses her diary at the library, Arthur and his friends worry about what will happen if the diary falls into the wrong hands. Arthur is the one who finds it. Will he do the right thing and return it unread? 55
3.2 Arthur Meets the President Brown, Marc 0.5 Arthur's essay wins a contest and he has to read it to the President in a special ceremony at the White House. 30
3.2 Babar's Birthday Surprise De Brunhoff, Laurent 0.5 Queen Celeste decides to surprise King Babar with a statue of himself for his birthday, but has a difficult time keeping it a secret. 32
3.2 Bald Bandit, The Roy, Ron 1 Dink and his detective friends hope to receive a big reward by finding the person whose video recorder picked up a picture of the local bank robber. 71
3.2 Bartholomew and the Oobleck Seuss, Dr. 0.5 The King, tired of rain, snow, sun, and fog, commands his magicians to make something else come down from the sky; but when oobleck falls in sticky greenish droplets, Bartholomew Cubbins shames the King and saves the kingdom. 46
3.2 Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 Take a deep breath. Stick out your tongue. The young Bears see Doctor Grizzly for a checkup. 29
3.2 Beware, the Snowman Stine, R.L. 2 Jaclyn lives in a tiny village on the edge of the Arctic Circle where the snowmen are really creepy. 113
3.2 Bicycle Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 Many complications follow when a dog attaches himself to the Aldens on a bicycle trip. 127
3.2 Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl Hamilton, Virginia 0.5 In this retelling of a familiar story, using Gullah speech, the wily Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox, who has set out to trap him. 36
3.2 Caboose Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 A trip in a caboose leads to an old clown and a search. 128
3.2 Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds Adler, David A. 1 A fifth-grader with a photographic memory and her friend Eric help solve the mystery of the stolen diamonds. 58
3.2 Case of the Detective in Disguise, The Preller, James 1 Someone is stealing brownies from the sandwich shop, and Jigsaw goes undercover to catch the brownie bandit. 72
3.2 Chicken Chicken Stine, R.L. 2 You can't believe everything you hear, but then why are Crystal's lips turning hard like a bird's beak? 112
3.2 Crane Wife, The Bodkin, Odds 0.5 This book is a retelling of the traditional Japanese tale about a poor sail maker who gains a beautiful but mysterious wife skilled at weaving magical sails. 27
3.2 Curious George Learns the Alphabet Rey, H.A. 0.5 Readers learn the alphabet along with George as the man in the yellow hat teaches the curious monkey how to read. 72
3.2 Daddy Fixed the Vacuum Cleaner Scotellaro, Robert 0.5 One day Daddy decides to fix the vacuum cleaner. It seemed like a good idea. The only thing is, now it works so well that nothing is safe when it's turned on...not even the baby's diaper! 22
3.2 Dingoes at Dinnertime Osborne, Mary Pope 1 The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie away to Australia, where they must save some animals from a wildfire. 75
3.2 Enemy Pie Munson, Derek 0.5 Hoping that the enemy pie which his father makes will help him get rid of his enemy, a little boy finds that it helps make a new friend. 32
3.2 Farmer Brown Goes Round and Round Sloat, Teri 0.5 A twister strikes Farmer Brown's farm and mixes the animals all up, so that the cows oinked, sheep clucked, hens brayed, and his hound neighed. 28
3.2 Flight to Fear Belina, Tom 1 A young woman's trip to Jamaica becomes a nightmare when Flight 136 is hijacked by three terrorists. 59
3.2 Franklin's Secret Club Bourgeois, Paulette 0.5 Franklin discovers a hideaway and decides to start a secret club. 30
3.2 Frog Prince Continued, The Scieszka, Jon 0.5 After the frog turns into a prince, he and the Princess do not live happily ever after and the Prince decides to look for a witch to help him remedy the situation. 28
3.2 Hallo-wiener, The Pilkey, Dav 0.5 All the other dogs make fun of Oscar the dachshund until one Halloween when, dressed as a hot dog, Oscar bravely rescues the others. 30
3.2 Headless Ghost, The Stine, R.L. 2 Everyone knows that Hill House is haunted by a boy with no head. 113
3.2 Henny Penny Galdone, Paul 0.5 Henny Penny and her friends travel to see the King, but are outwitted by the fox. 30
3.2 Horrible Harry in Room 2B Kline, Suzy 0.5 Doug discovers that though being Harry's best friend in Miss Mackle's second- grade class isn't always easy, as Harry likes to do horrible things, it is often a lot of fun. 56
3.2 Horrible Harry Moves up to Third Grade Kline, Suzy 1 Horrible Harry and friends start off third grade with a new room and a field trip to an old copper mine to study rocks. 58
3.2 Horror at Camp Jellyjam, The Stine, R.L. 3 Two kids end up at a weird sports camps. 128
3.2 How I Got My Shrunken Head Stine, R.L. 3 Mark can't wait to show the kids at school his shrunken head. 119
3.2 I'll Fix Anthony Viorst, Judith 0.5 A little brother thinks of the ways he will some day get revenge on his older brother 32
3.2 Iron Dragon Never Sleeps, The Krensky, Stephen 2 A story about the building of the transcontinental railroad in the California mountains in 1867. 90
3.2 Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns Quattlebaum, Mary 2 Jackson wants a basketball for his birthday, but his mother gives him a garden plot near their inner-city apartment. 113
3.2 Janet's Thingamajigs Cleary, Beverly 0.5 Janet won't share her thingamajigs with her twin brother Jimmy. Now Jimmy and Janet are shoving and shouting at each other. Their mother is at her wit's end until a big surprise for the twins saves the day! 30
3.2 JoJo's Flying Side Kick Pinkney, Brian 0.5 Everyone gives JoJo advice on how to perform in order to earn her yellow belt in tae kwon do class; but in the end, she figures it out for herself. 28
3.2 Koala Lou Fox, Mem 0.5 Koala Lou is feeling unhappy because her mother is too busy to pay attention to her. She decides if she can win the tree climbing contest, maybe her mother will notice. 32
3.2 Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire Korman, Gordon 1 Zoe, an imaginative third grader, thinks that she has to make things up to be interesting, until a good friend and an eagle convince her that she does not have to lie to be special. 84
3.2 Librarian from the Black Lagoon, The Thaler, Mike 0.5 Sometimes things "they" say are not always true, as in the case of the school librarian. 30
3.2 Lighthouse Mystery, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 Renting a lighthouse is unusual, but even more so is an unfriendly boy's peculiar behavior. 128
3.2 Little Ant, The Novak, David 0.5 When the little ant slips on a snowflake on his way home, he's sure the snowflake did it on purpose. But the snowflake blames someone else. Pretty soon, everyone is blaming someone else! 29
3.2 Little Polar Bear, Take Me Home! de Beer, Hans 0.5 In his earlier adventures, Lars, the little polar bear, was often lost far from home; and each time, someone helped him get back safely. Now it's Lars' turn to help, when a little Siberian tiger named Sasha finds himself lost at the North Pole. 24
3.2 Longest Hair in the World, The Duncan, Lois 0.5 On her sixth birthday, Emily wishes for the longest hair in the world, and as it continues to grow and grow it creates terrible problems for her and everyone around her. 26
3.2 Madeline's Christmas Bemelmans, Ludwig 0.5 With everyone else sick in bed with a cold on Christmas Eve, it is up to Madeline to run the school, and she finds a remarkable helper in a rug-selling magician. 26
3.2 Madeline's Rescue Bemelmans, Ludwig 0.5 A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise. Caldecott Medal winner. 52
3.2 Marvin Redpost: A Flying Birthday Cake? Sachar, Louis 1 Two days after Marvin sees a glowing green thing that looks like a flying birthday cake in the night sky, his third-grade class is joined by a mysterious new boy with peculiar behavior. 76
3.2 Meet M & M Ross, Pat 0.5 Best friends Mandy and Mimi do everything together until they have a falling out. 41
3.2 Monster Blood III Stine, R.L. 3 Andy tries to teach Evan's genius cousin Kermit a lesson with a new batch of Monster Blood. 126
3.2 My Duck Linch, Tanya 0.5 A little girl writes a story about a duck who wears shoes, and a little girl with only one wing. 26
3.2 My Visit to the Dinosaurs Aliki 0.5 A young boy learns much about dinosaurs on his first trip to the museum. 32
3.2 Night of the Living Dummy III Stine, R.L. 3 There are voices in the attic, and dummies keep showing up in the strangest places. 125
3.2 No Roses for Harry! Zion, Gene 0.5 Harry the dog dislikes his birthday sweater with roses on it and finds an ingenious way of getting rid of it. 28
3.2 Once a Mouse... Brown, Marcia 0.5 As it changes from mouse to cat to dog to tiger, a hermit's pet also becomes increasingly vain. 30
3.2 Our Strange New Land: Elizabeth's Diary, Jamestown, Virginia, 1609 Hermes, Patricia 2 Nine-year-old Elizabeth kept a journal of her experiences in the New World as she encountered Indians, suffered hunger and the death of friends, and helped her father build their first home. 109
3.2 Owl Moon Yolen, Jane 0.5 On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl. 28
3.2 Peanut-Butter Pilgrims Delton, Judy 1 Molly is determined that the show will go on when the Pee Wee Scouts put on a Thanksgiving play. 74
3.2 Pee Wee Jubilee, The Delton, Judy 1 The Pee Wee Scouts head for a big Jubilee in Atlanta, but one scout is afraid of airplanes. 86
3.2 Pinky and Rex and the Perfect Pumpkin Howe, James 0.5 When Rex accompanies Pinky and his relatives on their traditional trip to pick and carve pumpkins, she feels left out because of the jealous behavior of Pinky's cousin Abby. 40
3.2 Purple, Green and Yellow Munsch, Robert N. 0.5 Bridget is a budding artist who loves magic markers. 29
3.2 Race to Win Cowen, Eve 1 SporTeller novel about drag-racing. 60
3.2 Rain Came Down, The Shannon, David 0.5 Once upon a sunny day, the sky clouded over, and the rain came down. The chickens squawked, the dog barked, the baby cried, and still, the rain came down. 32
3.2 Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag Herman, John 0.5 This book describes how the American flag came into being, how it has changed over the years, and its importance as the symbol of our country. 48
3.2 Rosie's Nutcracker Dreams Giff, Patricia Reilly 1 A clash with her rival may end Rosie's dream of playing the leading role in her ballet class' production of "The Nutcracker." 78
3.2 Say Cheese and Die - Again! Stine, R.L. 3 Mr. Saur gave Greg an "F" on his oral report. He didn't believe the story of the camera and the pictures it took. 115
3.2 Scarecrow's Hat, The Brown, Ken 0.5 Chicken admires Scarecrow's straw hat and he wants to swap it for a walking stick. 25
3.2 Shadow Cendrars/Brown 0.5 Shadow lives in the forest; it goes forth at night to prowl around the fires. In the African experience, Shadow is much more, an eerie image that shifts between the beliefs of the present and the spirits of the past. 36
3.2 Shocker on Shock Street, A Stine, R.L. 3 Two friends love horror movies, and they know they aren't real. Right? 117
3.2 Skylark MacLachlan, Patricia 1 In the sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall, Sarah's new family experiences some doubts about their future. 87
3.2 Snow Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth 0.5 When Grandpa Rabbit was a boy, he loved playing in the snow with his little brother. Now, he enjoys telling his grandson all about the fun they used to have. 26
3.2 Sophie's Masterpiece: A Spider's Tale Spinelli, Eileen 0.5 Sophie the spider makes wondrous webs, but the residents of Beekman's Boardinghouse do not appreciate her until at last, old and tired, she weaves her final masterpiece. 26
3.2 Starving Time: Elizabeth's Diary, Book Two, The Hermes, Patricia 2 Nine-year-old Elizabeth continues keeping a journal of her experiences in the New World . 109
3.2 Stone Bench in an Empty Park Janeczko, Paul B. 0.5 This is an anthology of haiku reflecting nature in the city. 36
3.2 Stop, Drop, and Roll Cuyler, Margery 0.5 Jessica, who worries about everything from her spelling homework to remembering to fill her dog's water dish, learns that fire safety begins with extinguishing her fears. 32
3.2 Storm in the Night Stolz, Mary 0.5 During a thunderstorm, Grandfather's gentle voice carries Thomas off to a time when Grandfather was a boy. 28
3.2 That Mushy Stuff Delton, Judy 1 Everyone in the Pee Wee Scouts knows that Roger likes Patty, and they get teased during the scout meeting. 63
3.2 Three Hat Day, A Geringer, Laura 0.5 A hat collector is having a very bad day untils he meets his true love in the hat section of the department store. 30
3.2 Three Little Pigs, The Galdone, Paul 0.5 This is the classic tale of the three little pigs and the wolf who tries to get them. 38
3.2 Through Grandpa's Eyes MacLachlan, Patricia 0.5 A young boy learns a different way of seeing the world from his blind grandfather. Featured in Reading Rainbow. NCTE Adventuring with Books. 36
3.2 Tops & Bottoms Stevens, Janet 0.5 Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road. 31
3.2 Tornado Byars, Betsy 1 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. 49
3.2 Treasure Nap Havill, Juanita 0.5 On an afternoon when it is too hot to sleep, a young girl asks to hear the story about how her great-great-grandmother came to the United States from Mexico, bringing a special treasure. 32
3.2 Twister on Tuesday Osborne, Mary Pope 1 When Jack and Annie travel back to the Kansas prairie in search of "something to learn," they gain an understanding of how hard life was for pioneers and they experience the terror of a tornado. 70
3.2 Vampire Breath Stine, R.L. 2 Freddy and Cara should not have opened the bottle of Vampire Breath. 114
3.2 Village of Vampires Otfinoski, Steven 1 Story of the undead as two scientists battle vampires in a remote Mexican town. 59
3.2 Wait! No Paint! Whatley, Bruce 0.5 The three little pigs are in their usual trouble with the big bad wolf, until a mysterious Voice gets involved and mixes things up. 32
3.2 Werewolf Skin Stine, R.L. 3 Strange things happen when Alex goes to visit Uncle Colin and Aunt Marta in Wolf Creek. 125
3.2 Wet Fire Wheeler, W.H. 1 Angry gods wiped out the people who had made them. Were they still on the mountain? 60
3.2 When Jessie Came Across the Sea Hest, Amy 0.5 A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to the United States where she works for three years sewing lace and earning money to bring her grandmother to the United States. 36
3.2 Wind over Stonehenge Dorre, Pamela 1 Archaeologists' excavation near Stonehenge unleash an evil power from the ancient past. 59
3.2 Yellow House Mystery, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 3 A spooky old house on Surprise Island intrigues Benny. 191
3.3 Ahoy There, Little Polar Bear de Beer, Hans 0.5 Lars, a little polar bear, is accidentally scooped up in a fishnet and ends up on a ship, when he meets Nemo the cat who has a plan to help Lars find a way home. 23
3.3 Albert's Thanksgiving Tryon, Leslie 0.5 Albert, the duck, works very hard to make sure this is the best Thanksgiving feast since 1621! 28
3.3 Alligator Baby Munsch, Robert N. 0.5 A little girl takes matters into her own hands after her brother is accidentally born in a zoo, and her parents repeatedly bring home the wrong baby. 30
3.3 Arthur and the Best Coach Ever Brown/Krensky 1 When Arthur's soccer team gets a new coach who gives them new uniforms and lots of ice cream, it takes them a while to realize that he doesn't know how to coach. 58
3.3 Arthur and the Big Blow-Up Brown/Krensky 1 Arthur and his teammates are headed for the playoffs when their best players get into an argument. Will Arthur and Buster be able to help their friends settle their differences and make it to the playoffs? 54
3.3 Arthur and the Seventh-Inning Stretcher Brown/Krensky 1 Binky refuses to join his teammates in pre-game warm-ups, until he injures himself while running the bases in a game. 52
3.3 Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns Stine, R.L. 2 Drew and Walker have a plan for revenge involving two scary pumpkin heads. 113
3.3 Bat Jamboree Appelt, Kathi 0.5 At an abandoned outdoor movie theater, fifty-five bats perform in a toe-tapping, wing-flapping revue-and await the grand finale. 22
3.3 Big Anthony and the Magic Ring De Paola, Tomie 0.5 When Big Anthony borrows Strega Nona's magic ring to turn himself into a handsome man, he gets more trouble than fun. 32
3.3 Big Boy Mollel, Tololwa M. 0.5 Little Oli wants to be big enough to go bird hunting with his brother Mbachu, but has to take a nap instead. 27
3.3 Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella Johnston, Tony 0.5 Tis version of the familiar story in which a mistreated step-child finds happiness with the "man" of her dreams is set in the old-growth forest and features Bigfoot characters. 29
3.3 Buffalo Before Breakfast Osborne, Mary Pope 1 The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains, where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians. 72
3.3 Calling All Creeps! Stine, R.L. 3 Ricky decides to play a joke on Tasha, but the joke's on him. 116
3.3 Camp-Out Mystery, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 While on a camping trip with their grandfather, the Alden children try to find out about the loud music and missing food that threaten to scare away other campers. 120
3.3 Case of the Secret Santa, The Pascal/Stewart 1 Sweet Valley Elementary School has a new custodian named Christopher Kringle, and Elizabeth thinks he looks just like Santa Claus. A Sweet Valley Kids Super Snooper. 88
3.3 Catch the Sun Cowen, Eve 1 Deena, a young runner, learns about dedication and working for a goal when she enters a marathon. 60
3.3 Chanukah Lights Everywhere Rosen, Michael J. 0.5 A young boy counts the candles on the family menorah and the lights he sees in the world around him on each night of Hanukkah. 25
3.3 Christmas Ship, The Morrissey, Dean 0.5 Joey and Sam, the toymaker, board a magical ship to help Father Christmas distribute gifts on Christmas Eve. 26
3.3 Christmas Stocking Story, A Knight, Hilary 0.5 When their stockings get mixed up while being washed one Christmas Eve, a group of animal friends manage to sort out the gifts left by Santa Claus. 48
3.3 Chrysanthemum Henkes, Kevin 0.5 Chrysanthemum loves her name until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it. 29
3.3 Day of the Dragon King Osborne, Mary Pope 1 The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie back 2000 years to ancient China, where they must find the original copy of an old legend before the Imperial Library is burned down by the evil Dragon King. 68
3.3 Dear Whiskers Nagda, Ann Whitehead 1 Jenny is discouraged when her pen pal turns out to be a new student from Saudi Arabia who does not speak English very well. 75
3.3 Dog That Called the Pitch, The Christopher, Matt 0.5 Mike and his dog, Harry, the Airedale with ESP, are shocked to discover that the new umpire for Mike's baseball games can hear their mental conversations. 38
3.3 Dog Who Had Kittens, The Robertus, Polly 0.5 Baxter the Basset Hound comes to the aid of some kittens when their mother disappears one afternoon. 28
3.3 Drawing Lessons from a Bear McPhail, David 0.5 A bear explains how he becomes an artist, first experimenting with simple drawings, then continuing to draw both things around him and things in his imagination. Includes tips for drawing. 29
3.3 Earthquake in the Early Morning Osborne, Mary Pope 1 The Magic Tree House takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, in time for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known. 72
3.3 Falcon's Feathers, The Roy, Ron 1 Josh and his two friends look for the person who stole a peregrine falcon from its nest. 87
3.3 Fine, Fine School, A Creech, Sharon 0.5 The principal tells the students and the teachers that he would like to have school on Saturday. It is up to Tillie to convince him that it is not a good idea. 32
3.3 Flora the Frog Isherwood, Shirley 0.5 Flora is afraid that everyone will laugh at her if she is the frog in the class play, but at the pond by her house she makes a remarkable discovery and decides that being a frog in the play might not be so bad. 26
3.3 Fudge-a-Mania Blume, Judy 3 Pete describes the family vacation in Maine with the Tubmans, highlighted by the antics of his younger brother Fudge. 147
3.3 Gleam and Glow Bunting, Eve 0.5 After his home is destroyed by war, Viktor finds hope in the survival of two very special fish. 32
3.3 Good Morning, Gorillas Osborne, Mary Pope 1 The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to an African rain forest, where the siblings encounter gorillas and learn to communicate with them. 71
3.3 Goose's Gold, The Roy, Ron 1 When Ruth Rose and her friends, vacationing in Florida, discover that her grandmother is about to invest in a project to recover sunken treasure, they stumble upon evidence that the entire plan may be a fraud. 86
3.3 Growing Up Is Hard Schlessinger, Laura 0.5 When a young boy has a day where nothing goes right, his father helps him deal with his feelings. 31
3.3 Guinea Pig Gang Baglio, Ben M. 2 Mandy's friends have started a club for their guinea pigs -- the guinea pig gang. Lisa, a girl in Mandy's class, loves guinea pigs but won't join the club. Is something wrong with her guinea pig? 100
3.3 Haunted Mask II, The Stine, R.L. 3 Steve Boswell will never forget Carly Beth's Halloween mask. It was so gross, so terrifying. 124
3.3 Help! I'm Trapped in Obedience School Strasser, Todd 3 Jake accidentally turns his buddy Andy into the Sherman family dog. Now Andy is chasing squirrels, stealing the ball at baseball games, and bringing squeeze toys for show-and-tell. 126
3.3 Horrible Harry Goes to Sea Kline, Suzy 1 The students in Miss Mackle's class enjoy a boat trip on the Connecticut River after a class discussion of ancestors reveals that Sidney and Ida both have connections to the sea. 58
3.3 Horton Hears a Who! Seuss, Dr. 0.5 A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist. 60
3.3 Hour of the Olympics Osborne, Mary Pope 1 The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to retrieve a lost story in ancient Greece, where they witness the original Olympic games. 70
3.3 Hunt for Spring, The O'Halloran, Susan 0.5 When Winter holds Spring prisoner in the coldest part of the world, the land remains cold and coated with ice. The people long to feel the warm sunshine again. So a brave girl named Ursula decides to go north to set Spring free. 31
3.3 Insectlopedia: Poems and Paintings Florian, Douglas 0.5 This book presents twenty-one short poems about such insects as the inchworm, termite, cricket, and mayfly. 48
3.3 Let's Get Invisible! Stine, R.L. 3 Max finds a magic mirror in the attic that can make him invisible. Getting invisible is turning into a dangerous game when Max has trouble coming back. 139
3.3 Library, The Stewart, Sarah 0.5 Elizabeth never liked to play with dolls, or skate. What she liked best was reading books. And when Elizabeth becomes a grown up she has a problem with all the books she has collected. 28
3.3 Little Tiger's Big Surprise! Sykes, Julie 0.5 Little Tiger isn't pleased when he learns that he is to have a new brother or sister, and Daddy Tiger has to get him to change his mind. 25
3.3 Littles, The Peterson, John 1 The Littles, tiny people who live within the walls of the Biggs' house, fear mice. 80
3.3 Lizard Man of Crabtree County, The Nolan, Lucy 0.5 James becomes the unwitting source of wild rumors that a Lizard Man has appeared in his quiet rural community. 29
3.3 Market Day Bunting, Eve 0.5 Tess and Wee Boy observe the farm animals, wonder at the sword swallower, hear playing of pipes, and experience all the excitement of a country fair in Ireland. 28
3.3 More Than Anything Else Bradby, Marie 0.5 Nine-year-old Booker works with his father and brother at the saltworks but dreams of the day when he'll be able to read. 31
3.3 My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Polacco, Patricia 0.5 Patricia shows her brother that there's one thing she can do better than him. 29
3.3 Mystery in the Snow, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 Who's responsible for the missing skiis, the knocked-over snow sculptures, and the melting ice rink at the winter carnival? The Boxcar Children will find out. 121
3.3 Mystery Ranch Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 When an eccentric old aunt needs help on her ranch, the Aldens overturn a plot against her. 127
3.3 Nasty, Stinky Sneakers Bunting, Eve 2 Will ten-year-old Colin find his missing stinky sneakers in time to enter The Stinkiest Sneakers in the World contest? 105
3.3 Night Tree Bunting, Eve 0.5 A family makes its annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree with food for the forest animals at Christmastime. 28
3.3 Noah's Ark Pinkney, Jerry 0.5 This book retells the biblical story of the great flood and how Noah and his family faithfully responded to God's call to save life on Earth. 34
3.3 Oh, the Places You'll Go! Seuss, Dr. 0.5 Advice in rhyme for proceeding in life; weathering fear, loneliness, confusion, and being in charge of your actions. 44
3.3 Patrick's Dinosaurs Carrick, Carol 0.5 Patrick sees dinosaurs everywhere until his brother tells him how long they've been gone. 32
3.3 Peppe the Lamplighter Bartone, Elisa 0.5 Peppe's father is upset when he learns that Peppe has taken a job lighting the gas street lamps in his New York City neighborhood. 30
3.3 Percy to the Rescue Simmons, Steven J. 0.5 A pigeon, who loves flying around London enjoying the sights, finds a way to help two boys who are stranded on an island in Hyde Park. 28
3.3 Pioneer Cat Hooks, William 1 When a young girl smuggles a cat aboard the wagon train taking her family from Missouri to Oregon, it turns out to be the best thing she could have done. 63
3.3 Polar Bears Past Bedtime Osborne, Mary Pope 1 The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to the Arctic, where a polar bear leads them onto very thin ice. 74
3.3 Rainbow Fish, The Pfister/James 0.5 The most beautiful fish in the ocean learns the value of friendship. Illustrated with holographic foil images. 24
3.3 Regular Flood of Mishap, A Birdseye, Tom 0.5 Six-year-old Ima Bean sets off such a "flood of mishaps" when she tries to help her grandpa that she begins to worry whether she will ever be forgiven. 30
3.3 Rosie and Michael Viorst, Judith 0.5 Two friends tell what they like about each other--even the bad things. 36
3.3 Sam and the Moon Queen Herzig, Alison Cragin 5 Sympathetic to a homeless girl's plight, Sam tries to help her find food for herself and medical aid for her dog. 168
3.3 Scarecrow Rylant, Cynthia 0.5 Although made of straw and borrowed clothes, a scarecrow appreciates his peaceful, gentle life and the privilege of watching nature at work. 30
3.3 Schoolhouse Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 3 Benny's curiosity while staying in a fishing village leads to the capture of a swindler. 128
3.3 Separation, The Applegate, K.A. 3 Rachel demorphs and now there are two of her with completely opposite personalities. Now the Animorphs have to figure out a way to put Rachel back together again. 158
3.3 Sideways Stories from Wayside School Sachar, Louis 3 Humorous episodes take place in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story. 124
3.3 Snow Pony, The Crompton, Anne Eliot 3 Janet's afraid she will lose the beautiful pony she's helped train. 117
3.3 So Wild a Dream Florentz, Christopher 1 Seventeen-year-old Beth's seemingly simple mission to deliver a letter for General Washington ends in a British camp where she is sentenced to hang as a spy. 59
3.3 Something from Nothing Gilman, Phoebe 0.5 In this retelling of a traditional Jewish folktale, Joseph's baby blanket is transformed into ever smaller items as he grows until there is nothing left--but then Joseph has an idea. 27
3.3 Song Lee and the "I Hate You" Notes Kline, Suzy 0.5 Song Lee is upset when she receives hateful notes in class, but she finds an appropriate and positive way to deal with them. 51
3.3 Stage Fright on a Summer Night Osborne, Mary Pope 1 Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to Elizabethan London, where they become actors in a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and try to rescue a tame bear. 70
3.3 Stanley, Flat Again! Brown, Jeff 1 After Stanley Lambchop goes flat once again, he uses his flatness to help win a sailboat race and to rescue a classmate from a collapsed building. 87
3.3 Stone Soup Brown, Marcia 0.5 When hungry soldiers get a chilly reception in the village, they use a trick to get a meal. 33
3.3 Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Blume, Judy 3 Peter Hatcher has a terrible problem--his two-year-old little brother. 120
3.3 Thanksgiving on Thursday Osborne, Mary Pope 1 Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to the year 1621, where they celebrate the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians in the New Plymouth Colony. 73
3.3 There's No Such Thing as a Dragon Kent, Jack 0.5 Billy Bixbee is rather surprised when he wakes up one morning and finds a dragon in his room. 27
3.3 Three in a Balloon Wilson, Sarah 0.5 This book is based upon the true story of the world's first air passenger - a sheep, a duck, and a rooster - who flew over France in a new invention, a Montgolfier hot air balloon, on September 19, 1783. 34
3.3 Three Wishes Clifton, Lucille 0.5 When a young girl finds a good luck penny and makes three wishes on it, she learns that friendship is her most-valued possession. 29
3.3 Tortoise and the Hare, The Stevens, Janet 0.5 Recounts the race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise. 28
3.3 Trading Game, The Slote, Alfred 5 During a summer of baseball and baseball-card trading, eleven-year-old Andy makes discoveries about his father and grandfather, who played professional baseball, along with discovering himself. 200
3.3 Tree House Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 From a high perch, Benny discovers a clue to a hidden room with contents that surprise everyone. 127
3.3 Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne 0.5 A boy spends the day with Uncle Willie in the soup kitchen where he works preparing and serving food for the hungry. 32
3.3 Vacation Under the Volcano Osborne, Mary Pope 1 Their magic tree house takes Annie and Jack to Pompeii just as Vesuvius is about to erupt, and they must find a Roman scroll before everything is covered with burning ash. 74
3.3 Very Best Hanukkah Gift, The Rocklin, Joanne 2 During his family's eight-day celebration of Hanukkah, eight-year-old Daniel learns the pleasure of giving and overcomes his fear of dogs. 114
3.3 Viking Ships at Sunrise Osborne, Mary Pope 1 Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to a monastery in medieval Ireland, where they try to retrieve a lost book while being menaced by Viking raiders. 71
3.3 Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger Sachar, Louis 3 Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story. 168
3.3 We Gather Together...Now Please Get Lost! De Groat, Diane 0.5 Gilbert is determined to have fun on the class trip to Pilgrim Town. Now, if only his tattle-tale partner, Philip, would just get lost! 32
3.3 What's the Matter with Herbie Jones? Kline, Suzy 2 When Herbie Jones gets the dreaded "girl disease" and becomes lovesick for Annabelle Hodgekiss, it threatens his friendship with his good pal Ray. 111
3.3 Wild, Wild Wolves Milton, Joyce 0.5 Introduces the natural history of wolves, examining their social structure, hunting tactics, growth, and development. Explores myths and legends about them. 48
3.3 Worrywarts, The Edwards, Pamela Duncan 0.5 Wombat, Weasel, and Woodchuck take a weird and wonderful walk. 32
3.3 Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories Seuss, Dr. 0.5 Includes three humorous stories in verse: Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag. 75
3.3 Zin! Zin! Zin!: A Violin Moss, Lloyd 0.5 Ten instruments take their parts one by one in a musical performance. 27
3.4 Absent Author, The Roy, Ron 1 Dink and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace. 87
3.4 Albert's Field Trip Tryon, Leslie 0.5 Albert leads the third-grade class on a memorable field trip to an apple farm. 32
3.4 Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday Viorst, Judith 0.5 Alexander has problems holding on to his money. A charming book that demonstrates how easy it is to spend and how difficult it is to save. 28
3.4 Aliens for Dinner Spinner, Stephanie 1 Aric the alien returns to Earth to help Richard Bickerstaff save the world from an invasion of Dwilbs, pollution-loving aliens who want to turn the planet into a toxic theme park. 79
3.4 Arctic Son George, Jean Craighead 0.5 A baby boy is given an Inupiat name to go with his English one and grows up learning the traditional ways of the Eskimo people living in the Arctic. 32
3.4 Arthur and the Race to Read Brown/Krensky 1 To raise money for a literacy drive, everyone at Arthur's school is going to run a race together. 58
3.4 Barn Dance Martin Jr., Bill 0.5 A young boy climbs through his window and follows a voice to the barn, where he learns there is really magic in the air. 29
3.4 Because I Love You Lucado, Max 0.5 Shaddai, a wise and loving man, builds a wonderful village for his children, but when one of them chooses to go out into the dangerous wilderness, Shaddai does not abandon him. 32
3.4 Berenstain Bears and the Bully, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 The Berenstain Bears try to set a bully straight. 29
3.4 Berenstain Bears and the Sitter, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 Mom and Dad are going out. Gramps and Gran are, too. Who will stay home with the cubs? Just anyone won't do. . . . 29
3.4 Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 A panda family moves next door and teaches the bears a lesson about acceptance of differences. 29
3.4 Best Friends Kellogg, Steven 0.5 Kathy feels lonely and betrayed when her best friend goes away for the summer and has a wonderful time. 29
3.4 Black and White Macaulay, David 0.5 Four brief "stories" about parents, cows, and trains, or is it really all one story? 32
3.4 Blaze and the Lost Quarry Anderson, C.W. 0.5 Billy and his pony, Blaze, discover the way to an abandoned quarry where they perform a brave deed. 46
3.4 Bogeymen Don't Play Football Dadey/Jones 1 The Bailey School Kids investigate the new student teacher who they believe may be out to get them. 70
3.4 Bread and Jam for Frances Hoban, Russell 0.5 Frances decides she likes to eat only bread and jam at every meal until, to her surprise, her parents grant her wish. 31
3.4 Butterfly House Bunting, Eve 0.5 With the help of her grandfather, a little girl makes a house for a larva and watches it develop before setting it free. Every spring after that butterflies come to visit her. 28
3.4 Cam Jansen and the Catnapping Mystery Adler, David A. 1 While visiting Aunt Molly at a fancy downtown hotel, Cam uses her photographic memory to help one of the guests find her stolen luggage, pet cat, and to catch the thief. 56
3.4 Cam Jansen and the Ghostly Mystery Adler, David A. 1 Cam uses her photographic memory to catch a thief disguised as a ghost. 58
3.4 Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O. Adler, David A. 1 Ten-year-old Cam, possessor of a photographic memory, and her friend Eric investigate what seems to be a brief appearance of U.F.O.s. 58
3.4 Canary Caper, The Roy, Ron 1 Dink and his friends investigate why pets are mysteriously disappearing all over town. 87
3.4 Case of the Mixed-Up Monsters, The Maifair, Linda Lee 1 When neighbors claim to have seen her brother Allen dressed in his Halloween monster costume committing acts of vandalism, Darcy Doyle vows to find out who's framing him. 63
3.4 Chair for My Mother, A Williams, Vera B. 0.5 A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire. 29
3.4 Chester's Way Henkes, Kevin 0.5 Chester and Wilson share the exact way of doing things until Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that new ways can be just as good. 32
3.4 Chinese Mirror, The Ginsburg, Mirra 0.5 A retelling of a traditional Korean tale in which a mirror brought from China causes confusion within a family as each member looks in it and sees a different stranger. 25
3.4 Civil War on Sunday Osborne, Mary Pope 1 Jack and Annie are transported by their magic tree house to the time of the Civil War, where they meet Clara Barton. 74
3.4 Clues in the Woods Parish, Peggy 2 Introducing Liza, Bill, and Jed, young detectives on a case at Grandma's. 154
3.4 Crash Dive Frederick, Lee 1 A German U-boat and an American destroyer fight to the finish in the English channel during World War II. 59
3.4 Curious George Goes to a Movie Rey, Margret/ H.A. 0.5 When his curiosity leads him to investigate how the movie gets onto the screen, George, an inquisitive monkey, disrupts the show. 24
3.4 Curious George Goes to the Hospital Rey, Margret/H.A. 0.5 Curious George eats a puzzle piece and goes to the hospital, while there he meets all kinds of new friends. 45
3.4 Deadly Dungeon, The Roy, Ron 1 While visiting Wallis' castle, Dink and his friends investigate strange noises that lead them to a dangerous secret. 86
3.4 Detective Pony Betancourt, Jeanne 1 The Pony Pals notice that a stray cat who was staying at the clinic is missing. 79
3.4 Dino-Roars Hopkins, Lee Bennett 0.5 Hold onto your belly! This book of silly dinosaur poems will make you roar...with laughter! 48
3.4 Dog Breath: The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis Pilkey, Dav 0.5 Hally, the Tosis family dog, has such bad breath that Mr. and Mrs. Tosis plan to give her away, until she proves to be an invaluable watchdog. 30
3.4 Down the Road Schertle, Alice 0.5 Hetty is very careful with the eggs she has bought on her very first trip to the store, but she runs into trouble when she stops to pick apples. 33
3.4 Edwina the Emu Knowles, Sheena 0.5 Edwina the Emu looks for a job, hoping to help support her family. 30
3.4 Elizabeth's Video Fever Pascal/Stewart 1 Jessica helps her twin snap out of a video game mania. 70
3.4 Engelbert Joins the Circus Paxton, Tom 0.5 After traveling from the jungle to America to visit his cousin in the circus, Engelbert accidentally ends up in the spotlight and steals the show. 28
3.4 Fish (Nature's Friends) Heinrichs, Ann 0.5 This book introduces physical characteristics, methods of movement, habitats, feeding habits, life cycles, and different types of fish. 32
3.4 Frankenstein Moved in on the Fourth Floor Levy, Elizabeth 1 Sam and Robert are convinced that their new neighbor is the real Frankenstein. 57
3.4 Franklin Goes to the Hospital Bourgeois/Jennings 0.5 This book describes Franklin's experience when he gets hurt while playing soccer with his friends and needs an operation. 28
3.4 Fritz and the Beautiful Horses Brett, Jan 0.5 Fritz, a pony excluded from the group of beautiful horses within the walled city, becomes a hero when he rescues the children of the city. 31
3.4 Ghost Beach Stine, R.L. 3 Jerry can't wait to explore a dark, spooky cave he has found. There is a story about a ghost who lives deep inside the cave. It IS just a story, right? 119
3.4 Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips Dadey/Jones 1 When potato chips begin forming secret messages on the floor of Aunt Matilda's house, there must be a ghost behind this spooky business. 67
3.4 Golden Goose, The McDermott, Dennis 0.5 Hans's generosity helps him gain a princess for his bride. 30
3.4 Good-bye Pony Betancourt, Jeanne 1 Pam and Lulu help Anna, who is upset when her old horse Winston becomes ill. 86
3.4 Greatest Treasure, The Demi 0.5 In this traditional Chinese tale, a poor man receives a treasure of gold and discovers the true value of simple pleasures. 28
3.4 Happy Birthday, Pooh! Talkington, Bruce 0.5 Pooh's friends forget his birthday and must hurry to throw him a party before it is too late. 29
3.4 Haunted Hotel, The Roy, Ron 1 When the guests of the Shangri-la Hotel are scared away by a white-haired female ghost, Dink and his friends investigate the mystery. 87
3.4 Help! I'm Trapped in Santa's Body Strasser, Todd 3 Jake somehow switches bodies with Santa Claus and now must find a way to get out of this situation. 121
3.4 Henry's Baby Hoffman, Mary 0.5 Henry feels both family and peer pressure when his brother is born. 32
3.4 High Escape Cowen, Eve 1 Irina has a bad fall while skiing, and it is up to Dory to help her. 60
3.4 Houseboat Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 3 Floating down a lazy river, Benny finds a blackmail scheme in progress. 128
3.4 How Much Is a Million? Schwartz, David M. 0.5 Examples from Marvelosissimo the Magician explain the concepts a million, a billion, and a trillion. 34
3.4 I Wish I Were a Butterfly Howe, James 0.5 A wise spider helps a despondent cricket realize that he is special in his own way. 35
3.4 If You Hopped Like a Frog Schwartz, David M. 0.5 This book introduces the concept of ratio by comparing what humans would be able to do if they had bodies like different animals. 30
3.4 Island of the Giant Pokemon West, Tracey 1 Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu are invited to a party on a cruise ship. It's a Team Rocket trap to steal their Pokemon. Things get worse when the ship sinks and everyone is trapped on an island with unfriendly giant Pokemon. 85
3.4 Little Polar Bear de Beer, Hans 0.5 While hunting with his father, a young polar bear drifts out to sea and ends up in a jungle where a friendly hippopotamus helps him return home. 23
3.4 Love You Forever Munsch, Robert N. 0.5 A young woman tells her son, throughout his childhood, how she loves him, until a time when the son has a daughter of his own and passes on the same message of love. 28
3.4 Make a Wish, Molly Cohen, Barbara 1 Being different is not always bad, Molly learns after going to a birthday party. 36
3.4 Marvin Redpost: Class President Sachar, Louis 1 Even though they have all come to school in holey clothes, Marvin and his third grade class manage to impress their surprise visitor, the President of the United States. 67
3.4 Mayor for a Day Sommer, Carl 0.5 When he gets to be mayor of his small, peaceful town for a day, Davy decides to abolish all rules, which turns out to be a big mistake. 48
3.4 Most Wonderful Egg in the World, The Heine, Helme 0.5 To settle a quarrel between three hens, the king must choose which one lays the most beautiful egg. 25
3.4 Music of Dolphins, The Hesse, Karen 3 After rescuing an adolescent girl from the sea, researchers learn she has been raised by dolphins and attempt to rehabilitate her to the human world. 181
3.4 My Brother Loved Snowflakes: The Story of Wilson A. Bentley, the S Bahr, Mary 0.5 In this imaginary reminiscence, Charles Bentley recalls the life and times of his brother, Wilson A. Bentley, who made the study of snow his life's work. 28
3.4 Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs De Paola, Tomie 0.5 A small boy enjoys his relationship with his grandmother and his great-grandmother, but he learns to face their inevitable death. 24
3.4 North to Oak Island Bromley, Dudley 1 Robbed of all his money and desperate to get to the New World, Will becomes a stowaway on a pirate ship captained by a woman. 59
3.4 Officer Buckle and Gloria Rathmann, Peggy 0.5 The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's safety tips until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches. 30
3.4 One Day at HorrorLand Stine, R.L. 3 There is something weird about the rides at Horrorland. Something a little too creepy. A little too real. 123
3.4 Phantom of the Auditorium Stine, R.L. 3 Really scary things start happening at the play "The Phantom." Is there really a phantom living under the stage? 126
3.4 Purple Coat, The Hest, Amy 0.5 Despite her mother's reminder that 'navy blue is what you always have,' Gabby begs her tailor grandfather to make her a beautiful purple fall coat. 28
3.4 Sally's Room Brown, M.K. 0.5 Sally's messy room fights back. 30
3.4 Sarah, Plain and Tall MacLachlan, Patricia 1 In this loving story of a motherless family, a tall, plain woman comes to stay with them. 58
3.4 Secret Shortcut, The Teague, Mark 0.5 BEcause Wendell and Floyd have trouble getting to school on time, they decide to take a shortcut which leads to unexpected adventure. 30
3.4 Seven Kisses in a Row MacLachlan, Patricia 1 Emma learns to accept "different strokes for different folks" when her aunt and uncle come to take care of her and her brother. 56
3.4 Snakes Are Hunters Lauber, Patricia 0.5 Describes the physical characteristics of a variety of snakes and how they hunt, catch, and eat their prey. 32
3.4 Sneetches and Other Stories, The Seuss, Dr. 0.5 Four short stories including: The Sneetches, The Zax, Too Many Daves, and What Was I Scared Of? 65
3.4 Snowbound Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 3 A freak snowstorm traps the Aldens in a cabin, where they find a coded message. 128
3.4 Space Mall Buller/Schade 1 Ten-year-old Ron is at the mall when it is hijacked and flown into space by small but horrible extraterrestrials. 63
3.4 Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, The Scieszka, Jon 0.5 Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales, including 'Jack and the Bean Soup,' 'Goldilocks and the Three Elephants,' and 'Cinderumplestilskin.' 49
3.4 Stories Julian Tells, The Cameron, Ann 1 The imaginative Julian transforms everyday family activities into extraordinary, heartwarming childhood experiences. 71
3.4 Strike Two Shea, George 1 Al has a chance to become a member of the St. Louis baseball team if they will overlook his past and give him a try. 60
3.4 Superfudge Blume, Judy 4 In a sequel to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, twelve-year-old Peter relates his life with his troublesome little brother, Fudge. 166
3.4 There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom Sachar, Louis 5 An eleven-year-old misfit learns to believe in himself when he gets to know the new school counselor, who is a sort of misfit, too. 195
3.4 Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose Seuss, Dr. 0.5 The story of what happened to the big-hearted moose whose kindness would tolerate others riding on his antlers. 38
3.4 Too Many Tamales Soto, Gary 0.5 Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together, but panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing. 31
3.4 Trash Bash Delton, Judy 1 Molly is determined to recycle whether anyone else does or not. 86
3.4 Verdi Cannon, Janell 0.5 A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives. 40
3.4 Wayside School Is Falling Down Sachar, Louis 4 More humorous episodes from the classroom on the 13th floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom Surprise, and study a hobo during Show and Tell. Sequel to Sideways Stories from Wayside School. 179
3.4 Where the Wild Things Are Sendak, Maurice 0.5 A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king. 21
3.4 Year of the Panda, The Schlein, Miriam 1 A Chinese boy rescues a starving baby panda, and in the process learns why pandas are endangered and what the government is doing to save them. 83
3.5 Agapanthus Hum and the Eyeglasses Cowley, Joy 0.5 Agapanthus struggles to do handstands and other acrobatic tricks while wearing her eyeglasses. 44
3.5 Ahyoka and the Talking Leaves Roop, Peter/Connie 1 In 1818, a Native-American girl and her father work to create a written language out of their Cherokee tongue. 58
3.5 Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going To Move Viorst, Judith 0.5 Angry Alexander refuses to move away if it means having to leave his favorite friends and special places. 28
3.5 Attack of the Mutant Stine, R.L. 3 Skipper has an awesome comic-book collection, and his favorite is The Masked Mutant. Skipper finds a building that looks like the Mutant's secret headquarters. A building that appears and disappears. 117
3.5 Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Friends, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 Sister Bear and Lizzy Bruin learn one can't always have their way if they want to have friends. 29
3.5 Burnt Toast on Davenport Street Egan, Tim 0.5 Arthur and Stella Crandall, two dogs, are for the most part content with their lives until a fly gets mixed up while granting Arthur three wishes. 30
3.5 Cam Jansen and the Barking Treasure Mystery Adler, David A. 1 When a woman's poodle disappears during a boat ride around the city, Cam uses her photographic memory to solve the mystery. 55
3.5 Camp Sink or Swim Davis, Gibbs 1 In trouble at camp because he has bragged about his non-existent swimming abilities, Danny finds himself forming an unexpected alliance with the bully "Two Ton" Tonya. 79
3.5 Cecil Bunions and the Midnight Train Paraskevas, Betty 0.5 A young boy has a dreamlike adventure on the Midnight Super Train where he meets Cecil Bunions, a private eye. 29
3.5 Corduroy Freeman, Don 0.5 A little girl wants a stuffed bear, but her mother refuses to buy it for her. 28
3.5 Dancing in the Wings Allen, Debbie 0.5 Sassy tries out for a summer dance festival in Washington, D.C., despite the other girls' taunts that she is much too tall. 29
3.5 Dandelions Bunting, Eve 0.5 Zoe and her family find strength in each other as they make a new home in the Nebraska territory. 43
3.5 Deep Trouble Stine, R.L. 3 Billy and his sister Shenna are visiting their uncle, Dr. Deep, on a Caribbean island. But something is lurking below the surface, something that is half-human, half-fish.... 117
3.5 Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? Seuss, Dr. 0.5 Compared to the problems of some of the creatures the old man describes, the boy is really quite lucky. 48
3.5 Dinorella: A Prehistoric Fairy Tale Edwards, Pamela Duncan 0.5 In this story, loosely based on that of Cinderella but featuring dinosaurs, the duke falls in love with Dinorella when she rescues him from the dreaded deinonychus at the Dinosaur Dance. 30
3.5 Dunc Gets Tweaked Paulsen, Gary 2 Dunc and Amos search for a stolen prototype skateboard. 89
3.5 Earth Magic Loehr, Mallory 2 Polly and Sam encounter strange magical objects as they walk through the woods. 117
3.5 Empty Envelope, The Roy, Ron 1 Dink and his friends unearth the mysterious truth behind the envelopes incorrectly delivered to his house. 79
3.5 Finding Buck McHenry Slote, Alfred 6 Eleven-year-old Jason, believing the school custodian Mack Henry to be Buck McHenry, a famous pitcher from the old Negro League, tries to enlist him as a coach for his Little League team by revealing his identity to the world. 250
3.5 First Strawberries, The Bruchac, Joseph 0.5 A Native American legend about how strawberries came into the world. 30
3.5 For the Love of the Game: Michael Jordan and Me Greenfield, Eloise 0.5 Two children discover the importance of the human spirit and recognize their similarity to basketball star Michael Jordan. 28
3.5 Franny B. Kranny, There's a Bird in Your Hair! Lerner/Goldhor 0.5 Franny B. Kranny refuses to cut her wild hair, despite her family's insistence, and wears a bird in her hair to a family reunion. 33
3.5 Gingerbread Baby Brett, Jan 0.5 A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar not-so-clever gingerbread man. 31
3.5 Good Luck, Mrs. K.! Borden, Louise 0.5 All the students in the third grade are affected when their beloved teacher, Mrs. Kempczinski, is suddenly hospitalized with cancer. 29
3.5 Good Night, Maman Mazer, Norma Fox 4 After spending years fleeing from the Nazis in war-torn Europe, twelve-year-old Karin Levi and her older brother, Marc, find a new home in a refugee camp in Oswego, New York. 185
3.5 Happy Birthday, Molly! Tripp, Valerie 1 When an English girl comes to stay at Molly's during World War II, she and Molly learn to bridge their differences and ultimately enjoy a wonderful, mutual birthday party. 57
3.5 Hedgie's Surprise Brett, Jan 0.5 Hedgie, the hedgehog, helps Henny, the speckled hen, trick the Tomten who has been eating all of Henny's eggs for breakfast. 30
3.5 Help! I'm Trapped in Obedience School Again Strasser, Todd 2 When Jake switches bodies with his sister's dog, Lance, he roots through the garbage, devours dog food, and has to put up with the affections of a little dog named Foo-Foo. 118
3.5 Herbie Jones Kline, Suzy 2 Herbie is elated at being promoted from the lowest reading group in his third- grade class, but it means leaving his best friend behind. 95
3.5 How to Eat Fried Worms Rockwell, Thomas 2 Billy accepts the challenge to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days when his friend bets fifty dollars that he cannot do it. 115
3.5 Iggie's House Blume, Judy 3 When Grove Street gets its first black family, Winnie is a welcoming party of one. 117
3.5 I'll Meet You at the Cucumbers Moore, Lilian 1 Adam and Junius, two country mice, go for a visit to the city, where Adam despairs when his dear friend admits he might like to stay. 63
3.5 Invisible Dog, The King-Smith, Dick 1 When Janie can't afford the Great Dane puppy she wants, she invents an invisible dog as her pet. 73
3.5 Island of the Skog, The Kellogg, Steven 0.5 To escape the dangers of urban life, Jenny and her friends sail away to an island, only to be faced with a new problem--its single inhabitant--the Skog. 24
3.5 Jaguar's Jewel, The Roy, Ron 1 Dink and his friends use their detective skills to locate a giant emerald missing from a statue delivered to Uncle Warren's museum in New York City. 86
3.5 Jake Drake, Bully Buster Clements, Andrew 1 Jake Drake takes matters into his own hands when Link Baxter, SuperBully, moves into the neighborhood. Link's reign of terror must be stopped. 73
3.5 Judy Moody McDonald, Megan 1 Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an assignment to create a collage all about herself. 160
3.5 Judy Moody Gets Famous! McDonald, Megan 1 Judy Moody is jealous of Jessica Finch, who gets her picture on the front page of the newspaper. 126
3.5 Little Engine That Could, The Piper, Watty 0.5 The story of the little blue engine that thought she could pull the heavy train and did. 37
3.5 Little Match Girl, The Andersen/San Josée 0.5 The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life. 32
3.5 Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, The Williams, Linda 0.5 A little old lady who is not afraid of anything must deal with a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and other spooky objects that follow her through the dark woods trying to scare her. 29
3.5 Littles Go Exploring, The Peterson, John 1 The Littles venture into the unknown land beyond the Dark Woods. 94
3.5 Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China Young, Ed 0.5 Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother. 27
3.5 Marianthe's Story: Painted Words & Spoken Memories Aliki 0.5 Of the two stories in this book , one tells of Mari starting school in a new land; the other describes her life in her old country. 26
3.5 Math for All Seasons: Mind-Stretching Math Riddles Tang, Greg 0.5 In this book, rhyming riddles introduce strategies for solving a variety of math problems. 40
3.5 Meanwhile Back at the Ranch Noble, Trinka Hakes 0.5 Rancher Hicks drives to Sleepy Gulch for some excitement, but it's his wife back at the ranch who has the really exciting day. 27
3.5 Millions of Cats Ga'g, Wanda 0.5 How can an old man and his wife select one cat from a choice of millions and trillions? Universally recognized as the first American 'picture book.' 30
3.5 Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree Barry, Robert 0.5 Mr. Willowby's Christmas tree is too tall, but what will happen to the tree's top once it's cut off? 32
3.5 Mrs. Claus Doesn't Climb Telephone Poles Dadey/Jones 1 There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. Could the jolly woman fixing the phone lines after a big blizzard really be Mrs. Claus? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out! 90
3.5 Mummies Milton, Joyce 0.5 This book explains the Egyptian pharaohs' beliefs about life after death, details the technique of mummification, and describes pyramids as burial places. 48
3.5 My Hairiest Adventure Stine, R.L. 3 Larry Boyd and his friends start growing really gross, shiny hair all over--hair that keeps growing back even after it is shaved off. 122
3.5 Mystery Behind the Wall Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 A young Canadian visitor helps the Alden family solve a mystery involving a lost coin collection. 127
3.5 Mystery Girl, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 The Boxcar Children notice some peculiar things about the girl who works in Jerry Taylor's general store. 121
3.5 Mystery of the Hot Air Balloon, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 The Aldens solve a mystery at a hot air balloon rally. 119
3.5 Night in Terror Tower, A Stine, R.L. 3 Sue and Eddie get locked in a gloomy prison tower with a strange, dark figure who wants them dead. 129
3.5 One Fine Day Hogrogian, Nonny 0.5 Catchy verses and ebullient illustrations combine to make this saga of a greedy fox irresistible. 14
3.5 Orp Goes to the Hoop Kline, Suzy 2 All-star baseball pitcher Orp goes out for basketball in the seventh grade and finds that the skills he has developed in his old sport can be effectively transferred to his new one. 109
3.5 Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Blume, Judy 4 A new friend shows Sheila that you have to admit your fears before you can overcome them. 118
3.5 Panda Puzzle, The Roy, Ron 1 Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the kidnapping of the new baby panda at the petting zoo. 84
3.5 Pee Wees on Parade Delton, Judy 1 When the Pee Wee Scouts are asked to participate in the Fourth of July parade, only Molly doesn't know how to ride a horse. 90
3.5 Piano Lessons Can Be Murder Stine, R.L. 3 Jerry hears stories about his piano teacher. Terrifying stories about other students. Students who went in and never came out. 124
3.5 Plain City Hamilton, Virginia 6 Buhlaire, a "mixed" child who feels out of place in her community, struggles to unearth her past and her family history as she gradually discovers more and more about her long-missing father. 194
3.5 Private Notebook of Katie Roberts, Age 11, The Hest, Amy 1 In a series of journal entries and letters to a pen pal, Katie relates her feelings about her father's death in World War II, her mother's remarriage, and the family's move from New York City to Texas. 75
3.5 Revolutionary War on Wednesday Osborne, Mary Pope 1 Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River. 69
3.5 Rosy Noses, Freezing Toes Delton, Judy 1 Sonny is terrified of playing his violin in front of an audience. 87
3.5 Scarecrow Walks at Midnight, The Stine, R.L. 3 Jodi loves visiting her grandparents' farm until one night she sees something odd. The scarecrows seem to be moving, twitching on their stakes. 122
3.5 Scatterbrain Sam Jackson, Ellen 0.5 Scatterbrain Sam finds true love while gathering ingredients for the mysterious glue stew that is supposed to make him smarter. 32
3.5 Shark in School Giff, Patricia Reilly 2 Matthew is concerned about starting over in a new school, after he forgot to read some books over the summer. 103
3.5 Skellig Almond, David 4 An unusual being called Skellig enters the life of Michael, a boy whose family has moved into a new house and whose baby sister is gravely ill. Michael's sadness and isolation lead to a special friendship with Skellig and with a neighbor girl. 182
3.5 Snow Tree, The Repchuk, Caroline 0.5 A bear cub wakes up to see snow for the first time and, with the help of other animals, searches for the colors of the forest and creates a magical symbol of the Christmas season. 22
3.5 Spiders Spin Silk (How & Why?) Pascoe, Elaine 0.5 This book explains how spiders make silk and use it in various ways. 24
3.5 Splendid Little War, A Jones, S.D. 2 Olive Dunford is horrified when she learns how her newspaper articles have influenced a member of her own family. 69
3.5 Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon Lovell, Patty 0.5 When the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her. 32
3.5 Stellaluna Cannon, Janell 0.5 After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother. 45
3.5 Striped Ice Cream Lexau, Joan 2 A seven-year-old black girl is resigned to the fact that her mother cannot afford anything special for her birthday, but she does not understand why her older sisters and brother seem to turn against her--until the big day finally arrives. 125
3.5 Surviving Brick Johnson Myers, Laurie 1 Afraid of getting maimed for making fun of Brick, the new kid in his fifth-grade class, Alex decides that even his baseball collection will not protect him, so he signs up for karate class despite his brother's reassurances that Brick is not a bully. 74
3.5 Teeny Weeny Zucchinis Delton, Judy 1 It's time for the harvest fest, and all the Pee Wees are planning to pitch in. 88
3.5 Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe Williams, Vera B. 0.5 Mother, Aunt Rosie, and two children make a three-day camping trip by canoe. 30
3.5 Thunder Cake Polacco, Patricia 0.5 Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms. 30
3.5 Two of Everything Hong, Lily Toy 0.5 A humorous Chinese tale about a couple who meet up with their doubles. 28
3.5 Very Small, The Dunbar, Joyce 0.5 When Giant Baby Bear finds a very small something in the woods, he takes it home to share in his day. 25
3.5 Water Wishes Loehr, Mallory 2 While staying at the beach for the summer, ten-year-old Polly and her younger brother Sam find a message in a bottle, providing them and their thirteen-year-old brother with exciting and scary adventures. 117
3.5 Werewolf of Fever Swamp, The Stine, R.L. 3 There's something horrible happening in Fever Swamp. Something really horrible. Is Grady's new dog to blame? 123
3.5 When the Soldiers Were Gone Propp, Vera W. 2 After the German occupation of the Netherlands, Benjamin leaves the Christian family with whom he had been living and reunites with his real parents who returned from hiding. 101
3.5 Why I'm Afraid of Bees Stine, R.L. 3 Gary's dream is about to come true. Gary can't wait to get his new body. Except his new body isn't exactly human. 117
3.5 Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge Fox, Mem 0.5 A Small boy tries to discover the meaning of memory so he can restore that of an elderly friend. 30
3.5 Willis Marshall, James 0.5 Snake, Bird, and Lobster use their imagination to earn twenty-nine cents to buy sunglasses for Willis. 47
3.5 You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown Danziger, Paula 1 Amber Brown is one very excited third-grader. She is going to visit her Aunt Pam in London! Amber is all set for the best vacation ever, until she gets the chicken pox! 101
3.5 You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer! Corey, Shana 0.5 This is the story of Amelia Bloomer, an early women's rights activist, who wore baggy pantaloons with a short skirt over them, and liberated women from the dangerous and oppressive clothing of the mid-nineteenth century. 30
3.5 Zombies Don't Play Soccer Dadey/Jones 1 The Bailey School Kids are going to find out what is wrong with the new Soccer Coach. 70
3.6 29-Jun-99 Wiesner, David 0.5 Holly launches her vegetable seedlings into the sky and gets surprising results. 29
3.6 And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street Seuss, Dr. 0.5 A boy imagines a series of incredible sights on his way home from school so that he will have an interesting report to give his father. 30
3.6 Andalite's Gift, The Applegate, K.A. 5 After the Animorphs take some time off to relax, Rachel turns up missing; and it's up to them to find out what has happened. 227
3.6 Andy and the Lion Daugherty, James 0.5 In this retelling of Androcles and the Lion, Andy meets lion on the way to school and wins his friendship for life by removing a thorn from his paw. 68
3.6 Angels Don't Know Karate Dadey/Jones 1 Could the new karate teacher who is guarding the kids and granting wishes really be an angel? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out. 65
3.6 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Blume, Judy 4 Margaret approaches adolescence with trepidation, but with the help of God and nature, she makes a successful transition. 149
3.6 Art Lesson, The De Paola, Tomie 0.5 Tommy wants to be an artist and can't wait to take art lessons in school. 32
3.6 Beardream Hobbs, Will 0.5 When Short Tail climbs into the mountains to find the Great Bear, he tires and slips into a dream in which the Great One reveals a marvelous secret. 27
3.6 Berenstain Bears and the Truth, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 Brother and Sister Bear learn how important it is to tell the truth after they accidentally break Mama's favorite lamp. 29
3.6 Berenstain Bears and Too Much Birthday, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 Papa Bear and the cubs learn there can be too much birthday when they go overboard in planning Sister's sixth birthday party. 29
3.6 Berenstain Bears Gotta Dance!, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 1 Brother's new girlfriend makes him a quick study as a dance student. 102
3.6 Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 When Papa Bear tells the children why they should never talk to strangers, Mama Bear brings reassuring sense to the problem. 29
3.6 Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Pets, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 Brother and Sister Bear learn that a new puppy is not a plaything but a responsibility. 29
3.6 Biggest, Best Snowman, The Cuyler, Margery 0.5 Since Little Nell is always being told she is too little to help, she thinks she is too small to build a snowman. With help and encouragement from her forest friends, she builds the biggest, best snowman ever. 30
3.6 Blow Me a Kiss, Miss Lilly Carlstrom, Nancy White 0.5 When her best friend, an old lady named Miss Lilly, passes away, Sara learns that the memory of a loved one never dies. 28
3.6 Bus Station Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 The Alden children, isolated in a storm at a small bus station, are led into a mystery centering on a polluted river. 127
3.6 Capture, The Applegate, K.A. 4 Jake finds out his brother is one of them. Tobias stays in his morph too long. Jake and friends find out where the Yeerk base is. 154
3.6 Chickens Aren't the Only Ones Heller, Ruth 0.5 Bright, colorful illustrations depict for young readers all types of animals that lay eggs. 40
3.6 Christmas Crocodile, The Becker, Bonny 0.5 A very hungry crocodile is mistakenly delivered to the wrong address and thoroughly disrupts the Christmas celebrations of Alice Jayne and her family. 28
3.6 Christmas Teddy Bear, The Gantschev, Ivan 0.5 When a grandfather walking through the woods on Christmas Eve becomes lost in a snowstorm, the brightly dressed teddy bear he is bringing home for his granddaughter becomes instrumental in his rescue. 23
3.6 Crash Spinelli, Jerry 4 Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan is comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with a Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family. 162
3.6 Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers Dadey/Jones 1 The kids of Bailey School find out if the new cook in the cafeteria is really Cupid. 76
3.6 Curious George Takes a Job Rey, H.A. 0.5 Curious George takes a job washing windows and ends up a movie star. 47
3.6 Dave at Night Levine, Gail Carson 8 When orphaned Dave is sent to the Hebrew Home for Boys where he is treated cruelly, he sneaks out at night and is welcomed into the music- and culture-filled world of the Harlem Renaissance. 281
3.6 Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School Teague, Mark 0.5 Gertrude LaRue receives funny typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog Ike entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home. 32
3.6 Demeter Star, The Oreshnik, A.F. 1 On his first ocean dive, Mike discovers a sunken cargo ship that he later learns may be carrying treasure in silver. 60
3.6 Dinosaur Bones Barner, Bob 0.5 This book is filled with fun facts and rhyming text about dinosaurs that may have lived in your neighborhood millions of years ago. 31
3.6 Doctor De Soto Steig, William 0.5 Dr. De Soto, a dentist mouse, and his wife, who is also his assistant, were not in the habit of treating animals that could be threatening to mice; so when a fox with a very painful toothache showed up at their office, they had quite a decision to make. 28
3.6 Don't Be Afraid, Amanda Moore, Lilian 1 Having entertained her country pen pal Adam in the city, city mouse Amanda overcomes her fear of the country to visit him among the pleasures of nature. 64
3.6 Don't You Know There's a War On? Avi 4 In wartime Brooklyn in 1943, eleven-year-old Howie Crispers mounts a campaign to save his favorite teacher from being fired. 200
3.6 Double Fudge Blume, Judy 5 His younger brother's obsession with money and the discovery of long-lost cousins Flora and Fauna provide many embarrassing moments for twelve-year-old Peter. 213
3.6 Dracula Doesn't Drink Lemonade Dadey/Jones 1 Is the new counselor at Bailey School a vampire? 71
3.6 Dragons Don't Cook Pizza Dadey/Jones 1 Could the new pizza place with a man dressed as a knight really have a fire-breathing dragon as a cook? Eddie's going to find out. 58
3.6 Dreaming of America: An Ellis Island Story Bunting, Eve 1 A girl and her two smaller brothers immigrate to America in 1892. 16
3.6 Edward the Emu Knowles, Sheena 0.5 Edward is sick of the zoo because there is nothing to do. He decides to go on an adventure to see what is happening. 27
3.6 Elves Don't Wear Hard Hats Dadey/Jones 1 Could the short construction workers building the school playground really be elves working on a secret present? 70
3.6 Felita Mohr, Nicholasa 2 The everyday experiences of an eight-year-old Puerto Rican girl growing up in a close-knit, urban community. 112
3.6 Funnie Family Vacation Jinkins/Ryan 0.5 The last thing Doug wants to do on his summer vacation is go camping with his family, especially when it means missing Beebe's annual swim party. The camping trip has a few surprises in store for Doug and turns out to be more fun than anybody expected. 55
3.6 Funny Little Woman, The Mosel, Arlene 0.5 Delightful retelling of Japanese tale in which a woman goes underground, finds a magic rice-paddle, and grows exceedingly rich. 36
3.6 Gargoyles Don't Drive School Buses Dadey/Jones 1 Could the new bus driver who looks just like a statue on top of the old library really be a living gargoyle? 66
3.6 Genies Don't Ride Bicycles Dadey/Jones 1 The Bailey School students are on the trail of a real genie. 69
3.6 Girl Who Cried Monster, The Stine, R.L. 3 Lucy likes to tell monster stories, and everyone she knows is tired of them. Then she discovers a real monster, and no one believes her. 137
3.6 Good Grief...Third Grade McKenna, Colleen O'Shaughnessy 3 Marsha Cessano, Collette Murphy's neighbor, is determined to be good in third grade--no messy desk, no tricks, no temper--but Roger Friday is making it difficult. 152
3.6 Grandfather's Journey Say, Allen 0.5 A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America, which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries. 32
3.6 Grasshopper Summer Turner, Ann 4 In 1874, eleven-year-old Sam and his family move from Kentucky to the southern Dakota Territory, where harsh conditions and a plague of hungry grasshoppers threaten their chances for survival. 149
3.6 Hansel and Gretel Montresor, Beni 0.5 This is a retelling of the well-known tale in which two children are lost in the woods and find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch. 28
3.6 Harlem Myers, Walter Dean 0.5 Words and pictures convey to readers the spirit of Harlem in its music, art, literature. 32
3.6 Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw? Giff, Patricia Reilly 3 Junior detective Abby Jones and her pal Potsie become involved in a series of lighthearted adventures. A great story for all those young readers who love a mystery. 134
3.6 Hawk, I'm Your Brother Baylor, Byrd 0.5 Lyrical storybook with spacious illustrations and poetic text. 42
3.6 Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or There Must Be More to Life Sendak, Maurice 1 Jennie, a terrier who has everything, decides that there must be more to life. She leaves her loving master and sets out on a quest to find the answer. 69
3.6 Hot-Air Henry Calhoun, Mary 0.5 A sassy Siamese cat stows away on a hot air balloon and ends up taking a fur-raising flight across the mountains. 38
3.6 How to Hide a Butterfly Heller, Ruth 0.5 Rhyming text describes how various insects camouflage themselves to protect against predators. 29
3.6 Howling at the Hauntlys' Jones/Dadey 1 After hearing strange howling sounds, Annie and Jane begin to think that Kilmer's cousin fromTransylvania is a werewolf. 71
3.6 I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew Seuss, Dr. 0.5 Walking while not looking is the beginning of a young boy's problems. 59
3.6 Illusion, The Applegate, K.A. 3 The Yeerks possess a weapon that could be the biggest threat to the Animorphs yet. The anti-morphing ray transforms a person in a morph back to natural form. 156
3.6 Invisible Island, The Roy, Ron 1 While picnicking on Squaw Island, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose find a hundred-dollar bill, and when they return to explore further they find an entire cave full of money. 87
3.6 Jenny Archer, Author Conford, Ellen 1 Stymied by an assignment to write her autobiography, Jenny decides to enhance her life story by using her considerable imagination. 61
3.6 Judy Moody Saves the World McDonald, Megan 1 When Judy Moody gets serious about protecting the environment, her little brother, Stink, thinks she is overdoing it, but she manages to inspire her third-grade class to undertake an award-winning, environment-saving project. 144
3.6 Just a Dream Van Allsburg, Chris 0.5 When he has a dream about a future Earth devastated by pollution, Walter begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment. 44
3.6 Kate and the Beanstalk Osborne, Mary Pope 0.5 A girl climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where she uses her quick wits to outsmart a giant and make her and her mother's fortune. 31
3.6 Kristy's Great Idea Martin, Ann M. 4 Four unsuspecting girls start a baby-sitting club without considering things like twin St. Bernards or two children turning into five. 153
3.6 Legend of the Poinsettia, The De Paola, Tomie 0.5 Retelling of the Mexican legend of how the poinsettia came to be. 28
3.6 Little Island, The MacDonald, Golden 0.5 Depicts the changes that occur on a small island as the seasons come and go, as day changes to night, and as a storm approaches. 40
3.6 Littles and the Big Storm, The Peterson, John 1 As the Littles prepare for a storm, they have a few adventures and even solve a mystery. 80
3.6 Littles to the Rescue, The Peterson, John 1 There was a surprise for the Littles and Stubby Speck when they finally got to the end of the trail. 94
3.6 Lonely Scarecrow, The Preston, Tim 0.5 A lonely scarecrow with a scary face has trouble making friends with the animals who surround him, until a heavy snowfall transforms him into a jolly snowman. 24
3.6 Mailing May Tunnell, Michael O. 0.5 In 1914, because her family cannot afford a train ticket to her grandmother's town, May is mailed and rides the mail car on the train to see her grandmother. 32
3.6 Martians Don't Take Temperatures Dadey/Jones 1 Some of the students at Bailey School think the new school nurse is a Martian. 67
3.6 Max and the Secret Skunk Bloss, Janet Adele 2 Gershwin thinks he has everything: a swimming pool, ski trips, an exotic rock collection, and his prize-winning dog. Gershwin and Mr. Mighty versus Max and the Secret Skunk sounds like a wrestling match, but it's the final showdown. 127
3.6 McElligot's Pool Seuss, Dr. 0.5 A boy imagines the rare and wonderful fish he might catch in McElligot's pool. 52
3.6 Mice and Beans Ryan, Pam Muñs the rare and wonderful fish he might catch in McElligot's pool. 0.5 Rosa Maria, a Spanish-speaking grandmother, spends all week getting ready for her granddaughter's birthday party, and each day items keep disappearing, along with the mousetraps she sets to ensure the celebration isn't ruined by uninvited guests. 32
3.6 Milly and the Macy's Parade Corey, Shana 0.5 Concerned that the immigrant employees of New York City's Macy's department store are homesick at Christmas, a young girl inspires the store's head to hold the first Macy's Parade. 40
3.6 Ming Lo Moves the Mountain Lobel, Arnold 0.5 A wise man tells Ming Lo how to move the mountain away from his house. 29
3.6 Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman Schroeder, Alan 0.5 Young Harriet Tubman, whose childhood name was Minty, dreams of escaping slavery on the Brodas plantation in the late 1820s. 35
3.6 Mirandy and Brother Wind McKissack, Patricia C. 0.5 To win first prize in the Junior Cakewalk, Mirandy tries to capture the wind for her partner. 29
3.6 Mirette on the High Wire McCully, Emily Arnold 0.5 Mirette learns to become a tightrope walker and also discovers a valuable lesson about courage and faith from her instructor. 30
3.6 Molly's Surprise Tripp, Valerie 1 Even though he is away serving in an English hospital during World War II, Molly's father finds a way to make the family Christmas very special. 64
3.6 Monster Blood II Stine, R.L. 3 Andy has a present for Evan; it's green and it's growing. Now, Evan's fears about Monster Blood coming back are real. 121
3.6 Monsters Don't Scuba Dive Dadey/Jones 1 The Bailey School kids go to summer camp. 69
3.6 Mountain Top Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 Marooned on a mountain, the Aldens survive a landslide and find an Indian secret. 128
3.6 Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Medieval Castle Cole, Joanna 0.5 When Ms. Frizzle and her student Arnold follow an underground passage beneath Craig's Castle Shop and find themselves in the middle of a siege of a 12th century English castle, they learn a great deal about both castles and the Middle Ages. 40
3.6 My Little Island Lessac, Frane 0.5 A young boy rediscovers the beauties of a small Caribbean island while on a visit with his best friend. 39
3.6 My Robot Buddy Slote, Alfred 1 When an evil robotnapper starts lurking around the neighborhood, Jack needs all the help he can get from his look-alike robot friend, Danny One. 70
3.6 Mysterious Tadpole, The Kellogg, Steven 0.5 It soon becomes clear that a pet tadpole is not turning into an ordinary frog. NCTE Adventuring with Books. 30
3.6 Nobodies & Somebodies Orgel, Doris 4 Laura is the new girl at school, and she desperately wants to become part of an exclusive clique. 152
3.6 Nothing But the Truth Avi 4 A ninth-grader's suspension for humming "The Star-Spangled Banner" during homeroom becomes a national news story. 177
3.6 On Christmas Eve Brown, Margaret Wise 0.5 The children creep downstairs to see the glorious tree and to make a Christmas wish. This book captures all the wonder and mystery of a child's Christmas Eve. 29
3.6 Paper Crane, The Bang, Molly 0.5 A mysterious man enters a restaurant and pays for his dinner with a paper crane that magically comes alive and dances. 27
3.6 Predator, The Applegate, K.A. 4 Marco is worried about his father, but the Yeerks have a surprise waiting for him. 150
3.6 Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale Pfister/James 0.5 Rainbow fish must help his friends from a whale that lashes out at them. 24
3.6 Runaway Racehorse, The Roy, Ron 1 Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the disappearance of a valuable racehorse that Dink's uncle and his friend, Forest Evans, have just bought and entered in a race at Saratoga. 84
3.6 S.O.R. Losers Avi 2 Everyone at South Orange River Middle School is expected to participate in one sport each year. This is the story of a soccer team that would rather be doing something else. 90
3.6 Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream Jordan, Deloris/Roslyn 0.5 Young Michael Jordan, who is smaller than the other players, learns that determination and hard work are more important than size when playing the game of basketball. 32
3.6 Sam and the Lucky Money Chinn, Karen 0.5 Sam must decide how to spend the lucky money he's received for Chinese New Year. 28
3.6 Sam, Bangs & Moonshine Ness, Evaline 0.5 Sam is a fisherman's daughter who dreams rich and lovely dreams. After a near disaster involving Thomas her friend and Bangs her cat Sam is forced to draw a line between dreams and reality. 34
3.6 Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors Dadey/Jones 1 The Bailey School Kids want to find out if the jolly new janitor could really be St. Nick. 71
3.6 Santa Claustrophobia Reiss, Mike 0.5 Holiday characters ranging from the Easter Bunny to the April Fool try to take over Christmas responsibilities so that stressed Saint Nick can take a vacation. 32
3.6 Season of Promise: Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary Hermes, Patricia 2 In 1610, ten-year-old Elizabeth continues a journal of her experiences living in Jamestown, as her brother Caleb rejoins the family, a new, strict governor comes to the colony, and her father considers remarriage. 108
3.6 Skyrockets and Snickerdoodles Van Nutt, Julia 0.5 In 1845, with the Fourth of July only days away, Lucy Hart can barely contain her excitement. The anticipation fizzles, however, when Cobtown is told that it no longer exists. 32
3.6 Soap! Soap! Don't Forget the Soap! Birdseye, Tom 0.5 Plug has such a bad memory that all the folks in Sassafras Hollow think he could forget his own name. 28
3.6 Stone Soup Muth, Jon J. 0.5 Three wise monks trick a frightened community into finding happiness by teaching them the magic of generosity. 32
3.6 Then Again, Maybe I Won't Blume, Judy 5 Tony Miglione's father's invention makes the family rich, but wealth causes more problems than Tony has expected. 164
3.6 Trevor's Wiggly-Wobbly Tooth Laminack, Lester L. 0.5 Although he is happy about having a loose tooth, Trevor worries when his classmates tell him some of the ways others might try to pull out the tooth. 30
3.6 Triple Trouble Pellowski, Michael J. 2 Sandi and Randi Daniels are identical twins. They've learned that switching places with each other can be fun, but it can also lead to disaster. Then their cousin Mandy comes to visit, and she looks just like Sandi and Randi! 111
3.6 Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides Dadey/Jones 1 The Bailey school kids are investigating whether a horse is a unicorn or just a regular horse. 69
3.6 When I Was Young in the Mountains Rylant, Cynthia 0.5 The story of an Appalachian childhood which evokes a love of a place, a family, and a way of life. 29
3.6 Who Stole the Wizard of Oz? Avi 2 Becky and her brother use some ingenious clues to identify the person who stole five children's books from the town's library. 116
3.6 William's Doll Zolotow, Charlotte 0.5 William wants a doll, but his father and brother are against it. 32
3.6 You Can't Scare Me Stine, R.L. 3 Eddie knows Courtney believes that silly rumor about Mud Monsters in Muddy Creek. Too bad Eddie doesn't believe because it might be true. 120
3.6 Zachary's Ball Tavares, Matt 0.5 Dad takes Zachary for his first Boston Red Sox game, where they catch a ball and something magical happens. 30
3.7 Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig Krensky, Stephen 0.5 Abe Lincoln is on his way to give an important speech when he comes across a pig stuck in the mud. Abe helps the pig and makes his speech in a dirty suit. 29
3.7 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Viorst, Judith 0.5 One day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days, too. 21
3.7 Alien, The Applegate, K.A. 4 Ax and his friends know they have to stop the Yeerks. 159
3.7 Aliens Don't Wear Braces Dadey/Jones 1 Strange doings erupt when a substitute teacher walks into Bailey School. 74
3.7 Aliens for Lunch Etra/Spinner 1 When their bag of microwave popcorn explodes and a space alien emerges, Richard and Henry join him on a top secret interstellar mission to save the desserts of the universe. 64
3.7 Amber Brown Goes Fourth Danziger, Paula 1 Amber is all ready for the fourth grade, except she needs to find a new best friend. 101
3.7 Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon Danziger, Paula 1 Amber learns her best friend is moving to Alabama. 80
3.7 Amber Brown Sees Red Danziger, Paula 2 Amber is upset and angry when her parents argue over who she should live with. 116
3.7 Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit Danziger, Paula 2 Amber Brown is in deep trouble. No matter what she does, it isn't enough. Her room is a mess, her homework late, and her mom is dating someone. 120
3.7 Amelia's Notebook Moss, Marissa 0.5 The hand-lettered contents of a nine-year-old girl's notebook in which she records her thoughts and feelings about moving, starting school, and dealing with her older sister, as well as keeping her old best friend and making a new one. 30
3.7 Asian Holidays (Read and Discover) Winchester, Faith 0.5 Briefly describes eight festivals celebrated by Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese, including various New Year's festivals, Ch'ing Ming, and Buddha's birthday. 22
3.7 Back to School with Betsy Haywood, Carolyn 2 Third-grader Betsy and her friend Billy seem to be always getting into scrapes both inside and outside of school. 135
3.7 Be Careful What You Wish For Stine, R.L. 3 Sam meets someone who can grant her three wishes. Her wishes come true and turn her life into a nightmare. 121
3.7 Berenstain Bears Accept No Substitutes, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 1 Brother heads for trouble when he tortures the substitute teacher. 102
3.7 Berenstain Bears and the Red-Handed Thief, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 1 Brother and Sister find out who is breaking into the lockers at school. 102
3.7 Best Halloween of All, The Wojciechowski, Susan 0.5 A young boy recalls all the Halloween costume agonies he's been through, until, at last, he gets to do things his own way. 25
3.7 Betsy's Busy Summer Haywood, Carolyn 3 Betsy and her friends have a splendid summer having watermelon parties, selling lemonade, and having fun. 163
3.7 Bigfoot Doesn't Square Dance Dadey/Jones 1 The Bailey School kids are investigating the strange adult that lives in Bailey City, for he may be the legendary Bigfoot. 67
3.7 Billy and Blaze Anderson, C.W. 0.5 A young boy who loves horses gets a pony of his own. 48
3.7 Boy of the Three-Year Nap, The Snyder, Dianne 0.5 A poor Japanese woman maneuvers events to change the lazy habits of her son. 32
3.7 Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Gold Coins Adler, David A. 1 Fifth grader Cam Jansen puts her mental camera to work when her box camera disappears from the school science fair. 57
3.7 Catcher with a Glass Arm Christopher, Matt 2 Jody is a catcher who does not throw well, and after he is hit by a ball, is afraid of pitched balls; but he is able to overcome his fear and humiliation. 137
3.7 Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella San Souci, Robert D. 0.5 A Creole variant of the familiar Cinderella tale set in the Caribbean and narrated by the godmother who helps Cendrillon find true love. 36
3.7 Cereal Box Mystery, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 While the Boxcar Children are trying to find stolen jewels, someone breaks into their home and steals a box of Benny's favorite cereal. 111
3.7 Chicken Sunday Polacco, Patricia 0.5 To thank old Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, the children sell decorated eggs and buy her a beautiful Easter hat. 29
3.7 Christmas Rat, The Avi 3 Alone in his apartment during Christmas vacation, eleven-year-old Eric finds himself caught in a battle between a strange exterminator and the rat he wants to kill. 135
3.7 Coffin on a Case Bunting, Eve 2 Twelve-year-old Henry Coffin, the son of a private investigator, helps a gorgeous high school girl in her dangerous attempt to find her kidnapped mother. 105
3.7 Cranberry Thanksgiving Devlin, Wende/Harry 0.5 Grandmother almost loses her secret recipe for cranberry bread to one of the guests she and Maggie invite for Thanksgiving dinner. Includes the secret recipe. 30
3.7 Culpepper's Cannon Paulsen, Gary 2 Dunc and Amos go back to the time of the Civil War where they are mistaken for Northern spies. 90
3.7 Cyclops Doesn't Roller-Skate Dadey/Jones 1 Could the doctor who has come to check everyone's eyes really be a cyclops? Liza is determined to find out. 65
3.7 Dance at Grandpa's Wilder, Laura Ingalls 0.5 A young pioneer girl and her family attend a wintertime party at her grandparents' house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. 29
3.7 Deserted Library Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 At an old library, the Alden children discover a boy who needs their help and a stranger who is after a valuable object they found in the library. 121
3.7 Different Dragons Little, Jean 3 Timid Ben learns how to deal with his fears when he spends the weekend with Aunt Rose and meets a big Labrador retriever named Gully. 123
3.7 Double Trouble Pellowski, Michael J. 2 Sandi and Randi Daniels are identical twins. Sandi is an "A" student, loves romance novels and hates sports. Randi is an average student, hates to read and is the star of her soccer team. Imagine the trouble they can get into if they switch roles! 121
3.7 Dragon Scales and Willow Leaves Givens, Terryl 0.5 Although they are twins, Jonathan and Rachel neither look the same, nor do they see things the same way - especially in the forest. 30
3.7 Earthquack! Palatini, Margie 0.5 When Chucky Ducky feels the earth beneath him grumble and rumble, he runs to alert the other barnyard animals to the coming earthquake. Just as a wily weasel is about to take advantage of their fears, the true source of the rumbling is revealed. 32
3.7 Eat Your Peas Gray, Kes 0.5 Mom tries to get Daisy to eat her peas by offering her many different bribes, but Daisy turns the tables on Mom in the end. 25
3.7 Exposed, The Applegate, K.A. 3 When the Animorphs try to help their only true ally, the Chee, they discover that the Chee's problem is deeper than they could have imagined. And the Animorphs realize what will happen if Visser Three discovers the valuable secrets of the Chee. 154
3.7 Fanny's Dream Buehner, Caralyn 0.5 Fanny Agnes is a sturdy farm girl who dreams of marrying a prince; but when her fairy Godmother doesn't show up, she decides on a local farmer instead. 30
3.7 Fear on Ice Rice, Earle 1 SporTeller novel about hockey, fighting, and becoming successful. 60
3.7 Flimflam Man, The Beard, Darleen Bailey 1 In the summer of 1950, a con man comes to Wetumka, Oklahoma, about his fabulous circus, and although he swindles the townspeople, two young girls grow from the experience. 85
3.7 Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias Dadey/Jones 1 A fun-filled horror adventure story. 57
3.7 Ghost Next Door, The Stine, R.L. 3 Hannah's new neighbor keeps disappearing in the oddest ways. Is Hannah being haunted by the ghost next door? 124
3.7 Ghouls Don't Scoop Ice Cream Dadey/Jones 1 The Bailey School Kids think the new worker at Burger Doodle is a ghoul spying for vampires. 66
3.7 Giggler Treatment, The Doyle, Roddy 1 A talking dog, the Mack children, and the small elf-like Gigglers themselves must try to stop the prank that the Gigglers have mistakenly set in motion to punish Mr. Mack for being mean to his children. 112
3.7 Go Eat Worms Stine, R.L. 3 Todd is obsessed with worms, and he even keeps a worm farm in his basement. Suddenly, worms show up in the worst places: In bed, in homework, and in food. 119
3.7 Good Dog, The Avi 5 McKinley, a malamute, is torn between the domestic world of his human family and the wild world of Lupin, a wolf that is trying to recruit dogs to replenish the dwindling wolf pack. 243
3.7 Grandmother Winter Root, Phyllis 0.5 When Grandmother Winter shakes out her feather quilt, birds, bats, bears, and other creatures prepare themselves for the cold. 30
3.7 Gremlins Don't Chew Bubble Gum Dadey/Jones 1 The electrical appliances of the new secretary at Bailey School blow up. 80
3.7 Happy Birthday, Samantha! Tripp, Valerie 1 A ten-year-old girl discovers the modern delights of turn-of-the-century New York City when she travels there with her grandmother. 56
3.7 Heads, I Win Hermes, Patricia 4 In this sequel to 'Kevin Corbett Eats Flies,' Bailey runs for class president hoping that popularity will secure her place in her current foster home. 132
3.7 Hello, Mallory Martin, Ann M. 3 Mallory seems like a natural for the Club, but the Baby-Sitters are doing all they can to keep her from joining. 136
3.7 Hercules Doesn't Pull Teeth Dadey/Jones 1 Could the dentist really be Hercules, the strongest man in the world? 70
3.7 Here Comes Martian Mushroom Zach, Cheryl 2 Tennessee was never like this! My first few days as a fourth-grader in Los Angeles were the most horrible, rotten, embarrassing days in my life. 127
3.7 House for Hermit Crab, A Carle, Eric 0.5 A hermit crab who has outgrown his old shell moves into a new one, which he decorates and enhances with the various sea creatures he meets in his travels. 26
3.7 I, Amber Brown Danziger, Paula 2 Because her divorced parents share joint custody of her, nine-year-old Amber suffers from lack of self-esteem and feels that she is a piece of jointly-owned property. 140
3.7 If the Shoe Fits Jackson, Alison 0.5 The old woman who lives in a shoe sets out to find a larger home for her many children, and gets mixed up in other nursery rhymes along the way. 25
3.7 Invasion, The Applegate, K.A. 5 Jake and his friends take a shortcut one night and meet an alien after his ship crashes. 184
3.7 It's All Greek to Me Scieszka, Jon 1 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 much as the characters in the trio's class play. 73
3.7 Just as Long as We're Together Blume, Judy 7 A humorous story of how three girls' friendship is tested as they enter their first year of junior high school. 296
3.7 Loop the Loop Dugan, Barbara 0.5 Anne thinks that Mrs. Simpson, who travels in a wheelchair and performs fabulous yo-yo tricks, is just great. 28
3.7 Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger Martin, Ann M. 4 Mary Anne and the other Club members go to great lengths to find the missing kitten Tigger. 142
3.7 Mary Anne Saves the Day Martin, Ann M. 4 By handling an emergency responsibly, Mary Anne impresses her over-protective father and the other Club members. 167
3.7 Math Curse Scieszka, Jon 0.5 When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse. 29
3.7 Me and My Amazing Body Sweeney, Joan 0.5 A girl describes how her skin, bones, muscles, brain, blood, heart, lungs, and stomach receive energy and function as part of her body. 29
3.7 Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding Pevsner, Stella 6 Doug and his friends keep their pet goat a secret from their families; but before long, sightings of the high-spirited animal occur at very inappropriate places. 180
3.7 Merry Christmas, Strega Nona De Paola, Tomie 0.5 Big Anthony plans a surprise Christmas party for Strega Nona. 32
3.7 Movie Star Mystery, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 While Tate Radison was filming his last movie, a lot of odd things happened. Now he wants to keep his presence in Greenfield a secret to avoid any more mishaps, but a note arrives in his mailbox and the troubles start again. 119
3.7 Mr. Lincoln's Way Polacco, Patricia 0.5 When Mr. Lincoln discovers that Eugene, the school bully, knows a lot about birds, he uses this interest to help Eugene overcome his intolerance. 40
3.7 Mud Pony, The Cohen, Caron Lee 0.5 A poor boy becomes a powerful leader when Mother Earth turns his mud pony into a real one; but after the pony turns back to mud, he must find his own strength. 28
3.7 Mystery in the Sand Warner, Gertrude Chandler 3 Living in a seaside mobile home, the Aldens unravel the secret of two secluded women. 127
3.7 Night of the Living Dummy Stine, R.L. 3 Kris is jealous of his sister Lindy and gets his own ventriloquist's dummy. Then weird things begin to happen. Can the dummy be the cause? 134
3.7 Ninth Nugget, The Roy, Ron 1 When Dick, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit a dude ranch in Montana, they find themselves with another mystery to solve. 86
3.7 Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade DeClements, Barthe 4 Jenny and her friends discover that although Elsie is fat, she is really a good friend. 137
3.7 Orca Song Armour, Michael C. 0.5 Orca Pup is trapped in an abandoned net and separated from his family until he hears the song that they sing while looking for him. 31
3.7 Paddington Bear Goes to the Hospital Bond/Jankel 0.5 Paddington Bear has hurt his arm, and he's having trouble remembering just how it happened. The Browns are worried enough to take Paddington on his first trip to the hospital. 30
3.7 Patchwork Quilt, The Flournoy, Valerie 0.5 Using scraps cut from the family's old clothing, Tanya helps her grandmother make a beautiful quilt that tells the story of her family's life. 28
3.7 Pocket For Corduroy, A Freeman, Don 0.5 When Lisa's toy bear Corduroy discovers that he doesn't have a pocket, he goes in search of one. 28
3.7 Proposal, The Applegate, K.A. 3 The Yeerks are stepping up their invasion tactics. Marco has problems of his own. His dad is starting to date, but Marco knows his mother might still be alive. 147
3.7 Quicksand Question, The Roy, Ron 1 When someone steals the money the town has been collecting to help the ducks, Josh and his friends try to find the thief. 80
3.7 Rainbow Fish to the Rescue! Pfister/James 0.5 Rainbow Fish learns the lesson of standing up for others even when peer pressure to do the opposite is placed against someone who is different. 24
3.7 Rodomonte's Revenge Paulsen, Gary 1 Brett and Tom play a virtual reality game until a computer infiltrates their minds. 76
3.7 Rooster's Gift, The Conrad, Pam 0.5 Young Rooster thinks his gift is making the sun rise, until one morning when the sun rises without him. 36
3.7 Scaredy Dog Thomas, Jane Resh 0.5 With patience and love, a young girl helps the dog she has chosen from the Humane Society grow from a frightened puppy into a happy pet. 44
3.7 Secret Life of the Underwear Champ, The Miles, Betty 2 Being famous is one problem after another (if you modeled underwear like Larry, you'd try to keep your TV career a secret, too). 117
3.7 Sharing Susan Bunting, Eve 3 Twelve-year-old Susan is shocked to find that she was switched with another baby in the hospital and that the parents who have raised her may have to give her up to her true biological parents. 122
3.7 Sickness, The Applegate, K.A. 3 Ax is dying and the Animorphs do not know what to do about it. Cassie and the other Animorphs come up with a plan involving finding a new way into the Yeerk pool. 152
3.7 Skirt, The Soto, Gary 1 Maita loses her folklorico shirt on the bus just before an important dance in the warm-hearted tale of a Mexican American family. 74
3.7 Snowbound with Betsy Haywood, Carolyn 3 It's one week before Christmas and due to an enormous snowstorm, Betsy and her sister, Star, are snowbound--they couldn't be happier. Betsy turns this snowbound holiday week into one merry adventure after another. 188
3.7 Some Bugs Glow in the Dark Llewellyn, Claire 0.5 This book provides information about various insects and their physical characteristics, homes, feeding habits, and defenses. 32
3.7 Spinning Spiders Berger, Melvin 0.5 This book describes the characteristics of spiders and the methods they use to trap their prey in webs. 28
3.7 Story of Ferdinand, The Leaf, Munro 0.5 Ferdinand is a little bull who would rather just sit and smell the flowers than fight. 35
3.7 Stranger, The Applegate, K.A. 4 Rachel and the other Animorphs have found the new entrance to the Yeerk pool. Some guy is also giving them the choice of living on a different planet or staying on Earth to fight the Yeerks. 163
3.7 Super Duper Pee Wee! Delton, Judy 2 Yikes! Molly's newly divorced aunt is coming to town, and she's taking over Molly's dresser, Molly's closet, and Molly's life. It's up to Molly and Mary Beth to see if they can marry her off. Meanwhile, Molly is worried about her own parents. 135
3.7 Sweetest Fig, The Van Allsburg, Chris 0.5 A dentist receives two magic figs for an extracted tooth, but the dentist's dog has his own plan for the mysterious fruits. 28
3.7 Test of Loyalty, A Jones, S.D. 2 Harry Dunford Drewes travels to Oregon to learn about his family's business. He is torn between sympathy for the oppressed workers and loyalty to the management people who take orders from his own parents. 73
3.7 Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving Anderson, Laurie Halse 0.5 This book relates how Sarah Hale, a magazine editor and author, persuaded President Lincoln to transform Thanksgiving Day into a national holiday. 40
3.7 Three Little Javelinas, The Lowell, Susan 0.5 A southwestern-flavored version of the three little pigs, here represented by wild javelinas who are running from a hungry coyote. 28
3.7 Totally Disgusting! Wallace, Bill 2 Despite his uncourageous name, Mewkiss proves to be a strong and brave kitten during a crisis in which his mistress' life is threatened. 111
3.7 True-Life Treasure Hunts Donnelly, Judy 1 Incredible true stories of real treasure hunters. 48
3.7 Upchuck and the Rotten Willy Wallace, Bill 3 Chuck the cat enjoys adventures with his best friend Tom until Tom moves away. 101
3.7 Very Last First Time Andrews, Jan 0.5 When the tide recedes, a young Eskimo girl living in northern Canada journeys alone for the first time under the ice, walking on the seabed floor to gather mussels. 28
3.7 Visitor, The Applegate, K.A. 4 Rachel and her friends knew morphing wouldn't always be great, but can they save the earth? 175
3.7 Watchdog and the Coyotes Wallace, Bill 2 Sweetie the great dane could not afford to bark or bite. After three little nips, she would go to the pound. But when her friends and home are threatened, she must find a way to outfox the coyotes. 104
3.7 Welcome to Dead House Stine, R.L. 3 Amanda and Josh make some new friends in their new town, Dark Falls. These friends want to stay friends. . .forever. 123
3.7 Wreck of the Zephyr, The Van Allsburg, Chris 0.5 A boy's ambition to be the greatest sailor in the world brings him to ruin when he misuses his new ability to sail his boat in the air. 28
3.7 Your Mother Was a Neanderthal Scieszka, Jon 1 The Time Warp Trio find themselves in the middle of an adventure in prehistoric times, where cave art is a form of graffiti and "rock" music takes on a whole new meaning. 76
3.8 Amazing Gracie Cannon, A.E. 6 The daughter of a depressive mother finds strength and maturity. 214
3.8 Amusement Park Mystery, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 The Boxcar Children investigate the theft of antique carousel horses from the amusement park. 119
3.8 Animals, The Rice, Earle 1 World War II tale of a downed pilot and his valiant effort to thwart a German plan to kill the Prime Minister of England. 58
3.8 Anna All Year Round Hahn, Mary Downing 3 Eight-year-old Anna experiences a series of episodes, some that are funny, others sad, involving friends and family during a year in Baltimore just before World War I. 133
3.8 Appelemando's Dreams Polacco, Patricia 0.5 Because he spends his time dreaming, the villagers are convinced that Appelemando will never amount to much, but in time his dreams change the village and all the people in it. 30
3.8 Arilla Sun Down Hamilton, Virginia 10 Arilla learns that she will not always be in her older brother's shadow. 296
3.8 Backward Bird Dog, The Wallace, Bill 3 J. C. the bird dog is having all kinds of problems with accidents and injuries to his nose, which he is to use for hunting. 101
3.8 Bad Case of Stripes, A Shannon, David 0.5 Camilla Cream worries so much about what other people think of her that she's about to break out in a bad case of stripes. 30
3.8 Benny Uncovers a Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 Two brothers take summer jobs at a department store, where a series of peculiar events brings them under suspicion. 128
3.8 Berenstain Bears and the New Girl in Town, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 1 Brother falls in love with a girl, but their relationship is thwarted by feuding families. 102
3.8 Berenstain Bears and the Week at Grandma's, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 Brother and Sister Bear are reluctant to spend a week with their grandparents, but they learn much from them; and the older bears learn how wonderful it is to be grandparents. 29
3.8 Berenstain Bears and the Wheelchair Commando, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 1 Harry, a new student at Bear Country School who is disabled and uses a wheelchair, has trouble making friends until the others discover that he is really very much like them. 104
3.8 Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 Mama Bear decides her family spends too much time in front of the TV, so she bans it for a week. The Bears find other ways to keep busy; and when the week is up, they watch less TV without missing it. 29
3.8 Berenstain Bears Get Stage Fright, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 After relentless teasing of Sister Bear, it is Brother Bear who ends up with opening night stage fright. 29
3.8 Berenstain Bears in the Dark, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 When Brother Bear brings a spooky book from the library, bedtime and the dark become ominous and threatening to Sister Bear. 29
3.8 Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag Weil, Ann 3 Recreates the childhood of the woman traditionally remembered as the maker of the first American flag. 192
3.8 Bicycle Man, The Say, Allen 0.5 The amazing tricks two American soldiers do on a borrowed bicycle are a fitting finale for the school sports-day festivities in a small village in occupied Japan. 38
3.8 Boundless Grace Hoffman, Mary 0.5 Grace is invited for a visit with her father and his new family in Africa. 24
3.8 Boy with the Helium Head, The Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds 0.5 Jonathan is going to the doctor for a flu shot and knows that this will be a terrible day. 62
3.8 Brand New Kid, The Couric, Katie 0.5 Ellie and Carrie are nervous about the first day of school. Ellie makes a new friend and teaches the other classmates an important lesson about accepting people who are different. 29
3.8 Butterfly, The Polacco, Patricia 0.5 During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique's mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom. 48
3.8 Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones Adler, David A. 1 When she notices some bones missing from a dinosaur skeleton exhibited in the museum, a young girl with a photographic memory tries to discover who has been taking them and why. 56
3.8 Change, The Applegate, K.A. 4 Tobias is about to make a very special choice. It could mean the difference between being a hawk or a human. 162
3.8 Chicken Little Kellogg, Steven 0.5 Chicken Little and his feathered friends, alarmed that the sky seems to be falling, are easy prey to hungry Foxy Loxy when he poses as a police officer in hopes of luring them into his truck. 28
3.8 Christmas Candle, The Evans, Richard Paul 0.5 On Christmas Eve, Thomas buys a magical candle that changes the way he views his fellow human beings and helps him feel charity for those less fortunate than he. 25
3.8 Claudia and Mean Janine Martin, Ann M. 4 Along with responsibilities to the club, Claudia deals with a very mean sister and a beloved grandmother's stroke. 145
3.8 Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls Martin, Ann M. 4 Claudia keeps getting calls while baby-sitting that make her certain that the house she's staying in is the next target for the Phantom Jewel Thief. 153
3.8 Coaching Ms. Parker Heymsfeld, Carla 2 Mike and his friends try to help their fourth-grade teacher learn how to play baseball before the annual teacher-student game. 85
3.8 Coast to Coast Byars, Betsy 4 A girl and her grandfather fly across the country in an antique plane. 164
3.8 Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes Yolen, Jane 0.5 In search of new worlds, Commander Toad and his crew land their spaceship on the strange planet of Grapes. 64
3.8 Counting on Calico Tildes, Phyllis Limbacher 0.5 This book describes the calico cat, its characteristics, and behavior. 30
3.8 Crazy Lady! Conly, Jane Leslie 5 Although Vernon joins his friends in ridiculing the neighborhood outcasts, he develops a social conscience after all. 180
3.8 Daisy Comes Home Brett, Jan 0.5 Daisy, an unhappy hen in China, floats down the river in a basket and has an adventure. 32
3.8 Dawn's Big Date Martin, Ann M. 4 Dawn decides that the only way to impress Mary Anne's cousin is with an entirely new image. 159
3.8 Debt, The Jones, S.D. 1 Reconstruction, carpetbaggers, and the Ku Klux Klan form the backdrop for Miles Pryce's one-man war against his cousin Jefferson Dunford. At stake: Economic survival. 68
3.8 Departure, The Applegate, K.A. 4 When Cassie decides to leave the Animorphs, she is unaware that her last mission left unsolved business and someone is out to finish her. 159
3.8 Discovery, The Applegate, K.A. 4 Part one of a trilogy: The blue box Elfangor is found by a kid named David who discovers its power. Now the choices left are to turn David over to the Yeerks or make him the sixth Animorph. 153
3.8 Dogs Don't Tell Jokes Sachar, Louis 5 Twelve-year-old Gary, known as Goon because of his constant clowning and joke-telling, tries to change his image and make new friends at school. 209
3.8 Double Trouble in Walla Walla Clements, Andrew 0.5 It's am ordinary morning in Walla Walla until LuLu, her teacher, the school nurse, and the principal are all infected by a word warp which makes them reduplicate everything they say. 29
3.8 Dracula Doesn't Rock and Roll Dadey/Jones 1 There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could Mr. Drake, the old school counselor, really be in a rock band full of vampires? 67
3.8 Eggs with Legs Delton, Judy 1 The Pee Wees are planning fun activities for springtime holidays. 87
3.8 Empty Pot, The Demi 0.5 When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty. 30
3.8 Encounter, The Applegate, K.A. 4 It is four kids and a hawk against a force that is determined to destroy them. 154
3.8 Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like Williams, Jay 0.5 Because of the road sweeper's belief in him, a dragon saves the city of Wu from the Wild Horsemen of the north. 24
3.8 Fairy's Return, The Levine, Gail Carson 1 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. 104
3.8 Fire Children: A West African Creation Tale, The Maddern, Eric 0.5 A West African creation myth sheds light on why people come in so many colors. 26
3.8 Foghorn Hanson, Mary Elizabeth 0.5 One summer day at the beach, Emma makes a cat out of sand. But Emma gets in trouble when the sand cat mysteriously follows her home. 30
3.8 Forever Amber Brown Danziger, Paula 1 Amber Brown is learning that sometimes when things change, the most important thing stays the same. 101
3.8 Forgotten, The Applegate, K.A. 4 Jake, the other Animorphs, and Ax find themselves in another place and another time. 162
3.8 Fortune in Men's Eyes Jones, S.D. 2 Gold-seeker Matthew Wilder and runaway slave Zeke Rutlidge face some hard choices as they get caught in the government's plan to forcibly 'resettle' Indian tribes in the Colorado territory. 69
3.8 Frog Princess of Pelham, The Conford, Ellen 3 When a kiss from Danny turns Chandler, a wealthy but lonely orphan, into a frog, Danny's humorous attempts to change her back into a human land the pair on a television talk show. 106
3.8 Ghost at Dawn's House, The Martin, Ann M. 4 When Dawn hears creaking stairs and spooky noises, then finds a secret passage to her own room, she's sure her house is haunted. 148
3.8 Giants Don't Go Snowboarding Dadey/Jones 1 There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the large man giving snowboarding lessons really be a giant lurking on Ruby Mountain? 76
3.8 Giraffes Can't Dance Andreae, Giles 0.5 The giraffe Gerald is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music. 30
3.8 Girl with 500 Middle Names, The Haddix, Margaret Peterson 2 Janie's parents move to the suburbs so she can go to a better school, but when she discovers that all the other students are richer than she is, she feels out of place. 81
3.8 Give Us a Great Big Smile, Rosy Cole Greenwald, Sheila 1 Rosy's tenth birthday is a disaster when she learns that she is going to be the unwilling star of her uncle's next book. 76
3.8 Good, the Bad, and the Goofy, The Scieszka, Jon 1 Joe, Sam, and Fred are cowboys who find the Wild West just a bit too wild. 70
3.8 Great Kapok Tree, The Cherry, Lynne 0.5 The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home. 30
3.8 Great Wall of China, The Fisher, Leonard Everett 0.5 This book is a brief history of the Great Wall of China, begun about 2,200 years ago to keep out Mongol invaders. 30
3.8 Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm Nolen, Jerdine 0.5 A child ventures out in the middle of the night to see how Harvey Potter grows his wonderful balloons. 29
3.8 Haunted Mask, The Stine, R.L. 3 It's the best Halloween mask ever. Halloween is nearly over, and Carly Beth is still wearing that special mask... 121
3.8 Help! I'm Trapped in a Professional Wrestler's Body Strasser, Todd 3 At WrestleInsanity, Jake suddenly realizes Andy is in the match, wrestling in the body of Bruce "Brainiac" Bloom, and he is getting beaten up! Suddenly wrestling doesn't look so fake. 124
3.8 Hit-Away Kid, The Christopher, Matt 1 Barry McGee, hit-away batter for the Peach Street Mudders, enjoys winning so much that he has a tendency to bend the rules; then the dirty tactics of the pitcher on a rival team give him a new perspective on sports ethics. 60
3.8 Hucklebug (Original Text) Cosgrove, Stephen 0.5 Hucklebug discovers that life in bug village isn't so bad after all. 28
3.8 Hurricane Mystery, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 The children are in North Carolina during hurricane season, looking for a pirate's gold. 118
3.8 Island Baby Keller, Holly 0.5 Simon helps out Pops at a bird hospital on a Caribbean island, but he hates to see his cured patients fly away. 29
3.8 Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon McDermott, Gerald 0.5 All the birds enjoy the songlike flute music of Jabuti, except Vulture, who is jealous because he cannot sing. 32
3.8 John Henry (Tall Tales) Balcziak, Bill 0.5 This book presents the life story of John Henry, the African American railroad legend known as the "Steel Driving Man." 32
3.8 Journey MacLachlan, Patricia 2 When Journey and Cat's mother goes off, leaving them with their grandparents, the two children feel as if their past has been erased until Grandfather finds a way to restore it to them. 83
3.8 Just Juice Hesse, Karen 3 Realizing that her father's lack of work has endangered her family, nine-year-old Juice decides that she must return to school and learn to read in order to help their chances of surviving and keeping their house. 138
3.8 Knights of the Kitchen Table Scieszka, Jon 1 When Joe, Fred, and Sam are sent back in time by a magic book, they find themselves face to face with giants, dragons, wizards, King Arthur, and the Knights of the Round Table. 55
3.8 Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball Dadey/Jones 1 The students at Bailey Elementary School think their gym teacher is a leprechaun. 71
3.8 Logan Likes Mary Anne! Martin, Ann M. 4 Logan becomes an associate member of the Baby-Sitters Club, but his interest in Mary Anne is other than professional. 139
3.8 Louis Braille Davidson, Margaret 2 This book is a biography of the French man who created a way for the blind to read. 80
3.8 Louisa May Alcott (Young at Heart) Wheeler, Jill C. 0.5 A biography of the well-known nineteenth-century American author whose popular novels "Little Women" and "Little Men" were based on her own family experiences. 32
3.8 Manatee Winter Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner 0.5 A mother manatee and her little calf travel from the Gulf of Mexico through dangerous water full of speeding boats. 31
3.8 Maps and Globes (New True Books) Broekel, Ray 0.5 Briefly discusses different types of maps and globes and explains such map-related terms as symbol, key, direction, and scale. 45
3.8 Meet Kirsten Shaw, Janet 1 Nine-year-old Kirsten and her family endure many hardships as they travel from Sweden to their new home in America in 1854. 61
3.8 Meet Samantha Adler, Susan S. 1 In 1904, Samantha and her servant friend try to learn what happened to the seamstress who suddenly left her job. 61
3.8 Mermaids Don't Run Track Dadey/Jones 1 There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the beautiful singing track coach with long hair really be a magical mermaid? 72
3.8 Midas Mouse Ellwand, David/Ruth 0.5 Midas Mouse becomes so enthralled with sunlight that he is given the power to turn anything he touches into gold. 29
3.8 Miss Rumphius Cooney, Barbara 0.5 Alice Rumphius wants to travel the world and do the one thing her grandfather told her to do--make the world more beautiful. 28
3.8 Mississippi River Blues: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Abbott, Tony 3 When Mrs. Figglehopper's autographed page of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" falls between the library's zapper gates, Devin and Frankie have no choice but to dive in after it. Through the crack, they are transported right into Mark Twain's book. 127
3.8 Momo's Kitten Yashima, Mitsu 0.5 Momo finds a scraggly kitten, takes her home as a pet, and nurtures her into a beautiful mother cat. 31
3.8 Morgy Makes His Move Lewis, Maggie 2 When third-grader Morgy MacDougal-MacDuff moves from California to Massachusetts with his parents, he has a lot of new things to get used to before he feels comfortable. 74
3.8 Mummies Don't Coach Softball Dadey/Jones 1 The Bailey School Kids have their doubts about the new softball coach who keeps wrapping up his injuries in bandages. 70
3.8 My Mama Had a Dancing Heart Gray, Libba Moore 0.5 A ballet dancer recalls how she and her mother would welcome each season with a dance outdoors. 30
3.8 Mystery of the Hidden Painting, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny spot what looks like a necklace that was given to their grandmother when she was married, but later was stolen. 117
3.8 Nightjohn Paulsen, Gary 1 Sarny is a slave who wants to read and write, and Nightjohn is a slave who returned from freedom in the North to educate his friends. 92
3.8 Not-So-Jolly Roger, The Scieszka, Jon 1 Joe receives a mysterious book from his uncle, and soon Joe and his friends travel back in time to a pirate adventure on the high seas. 57
3.8 Old Turtle Wood, Douglas 0.5 Moving fable that promotes a deeper understanding of the Earth and its inhabitants. 43
3.8 Paddington Bear at the Circus Bond, Michael 0.5 Paddington Bear and the Browns have front-row seats at the circus. When Paddington sees a man hanging from a rope above his head, he rushes off to save the trapeze artist. 32
3.8 Pinballs, The Byars, Betsy 3 Three lonely foster children learn to care about themselves and each other. 136
3.8 Pink and Say Polacco, Patricia 1 Sheldon Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, and their capture by Southern troops during the Civil War. 41
3.8 Pistachio Prescription, The Danziger, Paula 5 Teenage novel in which thirteen-year-old Cassandra runs for class president and tries to cope with explosive conditions at home. 154
3.8 Polar Express, The Van Allsburg, Chris 0.5 An incredible children's story, beautifully illustrated, about a young boy's Christmas adventure. 29
3.8 Pollyanna (Great Illustrated Classics) Porter/Leighton 2 When Pollyanna's father dies, she is all alone in the world except for her cold and demanding aunt. She struggles to adjust to life in a new place with new people. To help her cope, she plays "the Glad Game." 236
3.8 Prehistoric Pinkerton Kellogg, Steven 0.5 Pinkerton's natural canine urge to chew on things while teething coincides with a chaotic visit to the museum's collection of dinosaur bones. 29
3.8 Reaction, The Applegate, K.A. 4 Rachel's morphing is out of control. She and the other Animorphs have to find out what is happening very quickly. 130
3.8 Return of the Mummy Stine, R.L. 3 Gabe learns a secret chant that is supposed to bring mummies back to life. Something starts moving. Words can't make the dead, can they? 118
3.8 Russell Rides Again Hurwitz, Johanna 2 This book is about Russell, his family, and friends, as he gets ready to celebrate his sixth birthday. 86
3.8 Sable Hesse, Karen 1 Tate is determined to keep a stray dog despite her mother's protests. 81
3.8 Samantha Saves the Day Tripp, Valerie 1 When Samantha and the twins head off to find Teardrop Island, their exploration puts them in the middle of a dangerous storm. 65
3.8 School Picture Day Plourde, Lynn 0.5 It is school picture day, and everyone, except Josephina, starts out clean, shiny, and all dressed up. She creates dirt and confusion as she figures out how things work, but in the end is the only one who can fix the camera. 32
3.8 Shadow over Second Christopher, Matt 1 Nicky is on his way to breaking the record for most runs batted in, but first he must overcome his superstitions, and someone who doesn't want to see the old record broken. 62
3.8 Simon's Book Drescher, Henrick 0.5 Late one night, a boy at a drawing table starts to draw a story about Simon and the monster. He tires soon, however, and goes to bed, leaving the drawing of Simon and the monster to take on a life of its own. 28
3.8 Skeletons Don't Play Tubas Dadey/Jones 1 The new band instructor at Bailey School teaches everyone to play instruments, even a skeleton! 73
3.8 Skull Alphabet Book, The Pallotta, Jerry 0.5 This book identifies the alphabet by the functions of facial bones and teeth. The skull of an animal is used for each letter of the alphabet. 32
3.8 Song of the Trees Taylor, Mildred D. 1 Every day when Cassie opened her windows, the trees would greet her; now her mother has been forced to sell the trees. This story begins the chronicle of the Logan family that is continued in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and Let the Circle Be Unbroken. 48
3.8 Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock, The Peet, Bill 0.5 When Prewitt's shamefully scraggly tail develops the appearance of a scary green-eyed monster, the other peacocks decide it has to go. 30
3.8 Squids Will Be Squids Scieszka, Jon 0.5 Contemporary fables with tongue-in-cheek morals address such topics as homework, curfews, and television commercials. 42
3.8 Story of Jumping Mouse, The Steptoe, John 0.5 The gifts of Magic Frog and his own hopeful and unselfish spirit bring Jumping Mouse to the Far-Off Land where no mouse goes hungry. 36
3.8 Stuttgart Nanny Mafia, The Fletcher, Susan 5 In an effort to gain more time alone with her mother, Aurora schemes to get rid of Tanja, a nineteen-year-old au pair from Germany. 166
3.8 Summer of Riley, The Bunting, Eve 4 Shortly after he gets the perfect dog, Riley, eleven-year-old William must fight for his dog's life after Riley chases the neighbor's horse. 170
3.8 Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt Hopkinson, Deborah 0.5 Drawn from a true incident in African American history, this is the story of a young slave who uses a quilt as a map to the underground railroad. 30
3.8 Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush Hamilton, Virginia 8 Drawn into a fascinating exploration of her family's recent past by a handsome stranger who calls himself Brother Rush, fourteen-year-old Tree uncovers a web of dark and frightening secrets. 215
3.8 They Followed a Bright Star Alavedra/Wensell 0.5 This book retells the story of how an angel led the shepherds and kings to Bethlehem when Jesus was born. 36
3.8 Too Many Ponies Betancourt, Jeanne 1 When Pam takes a job training two new ponies, the other girls feel left out because she doesn't have the time to spend with them. 86
3.8 Trapped in Transylvania: Dracula Abbott, Tony 4 When Devin and Francine do poorly on a book report on "Dracula", the teacher sends them to work in the library. When they accidentally drop a copy of the book behind an old security gate, the sixth graders find themselves in Transylvania. 128
3.8 Trolls Don't Ride Roller Coasters Dadey/Jones 1 Could the small woman selling T-shirts at the carnival really be an evil troll? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out! 68
3.8 Trouble for Lucy Stevens, Carla 1 Based on actual journals of the pioneer's journey to Oregon, the story combines with Ronald Himler's striking illustrations, to bring an exciting time in American history warmly to life. 77
3.8 Truth About Stacey, The Martin, Ann M. 4 Stacey's parents want to drag her off to another specialist in the hope of curing her diabetes, but she worries about losing her new friends in the Club. 167
3.8 Uncle Jed's Barbershop Mitchell, Margaree King 0.5 Despite serious obstacles and setbacks, Sarah Jean's Uncle Jed, the only black barber in the county, pursues his dream of saving enough money to open his own barbershop. 28
3.8 Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots Dadey/Jones 1 The rowdy third-grade class at Bailey Elementary is given a new teacher--the formidable Mrs. Jeepers. 78
3.8 Volcano! When a Mountain Explodes Barr, Linda 0.5 This book discusses what causes volcanic eruptions, the three main types of volcanoes, early myths about volcanoes, and the environmental impact of eruptions, and takes a comprehensive look at the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State. 48
3.8 Wizards Don't Wear Graduation Gowns Dadey/Jones 1 Could the new assistant principal really be a wizard who wants to turn everyone at graduation into an animal? 74
3.8 Wolf Is Coming!, The MacDonald, Elizabeth 0.5 The wolf is on the farm, and the animals must get away. 24
3.8 You Look Ridiculous Said the Rhinoceros to the Hippopotamus Waber, Bernard 0.5 A worried hippopotamus walks through the forest, growing increasingly depressed as one animal after another confesses that she look ridiculous. 32
3.8 Zathura: A Space Adventure Van Allsburg, Chris 0.5 Left on their own for an evening, two boisterous brothers find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical space adventure board game. 32
3.9 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents Wardlaw, Lee 5 When his parents call off the family vacation and enroll their son in a creative writing class instead, twelve-year-old Steve comes up with a wacky money-making project. 204
3.9 Addy Learns a Lesson Porter, Connie 1 After escaping from a plantation in North Carolina, Addy and her mother arrive in Philadelphia, where Addy goes to school and learns a lesson in true friendship. 68
3.9 Adopted by the Eagles Goble, Paul 0.5 Two friends go out hunting for horses, but only one returns, in this story based in the Lakota Indian tradition. 25
3.9 All the Places to Love MacLachlan, Patricia 0.5 A young boy describes the favorite places that he shares with his family on his grandparents' farm and in the nearby countryside. 28
3.9 Amazing Bone, The Steig, William 0.5 Pearl, a pig, is saved from a band of highwaymen by a small bone, who can talk in any language and imitate any sound. 28
3.9 Angel Pig & the Hidden Christmas Waldron, Jan L. 0.5 A group of pigs discovers the meaning of Christmas. 20
3.9 Babar's Battle De Brunhoff, Laurent 0.5 Discord between the elephants and the rhinoceroses threatens to lead to war, but King Babar has a plan of his own. 32
3.9 Baseball Saved Us Mochizuki, Ken 0.5 A Japanese-American boy learns to play baseball when he and his family are forced to live in internment camps during World War II. 30
3.9 Basketball Mystery, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 3 The Aldens investigate when the new coach of their community basketball league has her Most Valuable Player trophy stolen. 135
3.9 Because of Winn-Dixie DiCamillo, Kate 3 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. 182
3.9 Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Sci-Fi Pizza, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 1 Evil Weasel McGreed has cooked up something to destroy the Scouts. The monstrous flying pizza is getting ready to attack. 98
3.9 Berenstain Bears and the Bad Habit, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 With the help of her family, Sister Bear breaks her habit of biting her nails. 29
3.9 Berenstain Bears and the Nerdy Nephew, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 1 Professor Factual's nerdy nephew has a special talent. 102
3.9 Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Grownups, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 The squabbling in the Bear household between parents and cubs subsides after Mama and Papa Bear and Brother and Sister Bear perform humorous role-playing skits. 29
3.9 Berenstain Bears and Too Much Pressure, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 The Bears' lives grew more and more hectic, and there's no time left for family fun. 29
3.9 Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 Brother and Sister Bear, and even Papa, get caught up buying as many of the popular new Beary Bubbies as they can. 29
3.9 Berenstain Bears Think of Those in Need, The Berenstain, Stan/Jan 0.5 When Mama Bear decides that the family has accumulated too many old toys, books, and games, they sort through all their extra stuff and take it to the Old Bears' Home, the Beartown Young Cubs Hospital, and the Bears Who Care store. 30
3.9 Big Brother's in Love Pascal/Suzanne 3 The Wakefield twins try to end their brother's lovesickness. 133
3.9 Biggest Bear, The Ward, Lynd 0.5 Johnny sets out to kill a big bear and insteads befriends him. Caldecott Medal Winner. NCTE Adventuring with Books. 84
3.9 Blaze Finds the Trail Anderson, C.W. 0.5 Billy and his pony, Blaze, explore on an old woodland road. Their adventures soon lead them off the trail and deep into the woods. Before they know it, the sky grows dark with a coming storm, and Billy cannot find the way out of the woods. 44
3.9 Bobby Baseball Smith, Robert Kimmel 5 Ten-year-old Bobby is passionate about baseball and convinced that he is a great player. The only problem is getting the chance to prove his skill, especially to his father. 165
3.9 Book About Your Skeleton, A Gross, Ruth B. 0.5 Easy-to-read introduction to the human skeletal system. 38
3.9 Boxcar Children, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 The resourceful Alden children survive without adult supervision and make a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar. 154
3.9 Boy-Crazy Stacey Martin, Ann M. 3 While Stacey devotes all her energies to a lifeguard, and Mary Anne tends to seven children, their friendship is really put to the test. 138
3.9 Brave Irene Steig, William 0.5 Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball. 28
3.9 Bunny & the Beast Coxe, Molly 0.5 Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful rabbit maid releases a handsome rabbit prince from the spell that has made him an ugly beast. 33
3.9 Butter Battle Book, The Seuss, Dr. 0.5 Engaged in a long running battle, the Yooks and the Zooks develop more and more sophisticated weaponry as they attempt to outdo each other. 42
3.9 By the Side of the Road Feiffer, Jules 0.5 Richard refuses to stop fooling around in the backseat of the car. After his father pulls over to the side of the road and lets him out, Richard takes up a new residence. 64
3.9 Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Circus Clown Adler, David A. 1 Pickpockets disguised as clowns are no match for Cam Jansen, the girl with the photographic memory. 57
3.9 Carousel, The Rosenberg, Liz 0.5 Two sisters find that the horses of a broken carousel have come alive in the rain. 29
3.9 Changes for Samantha Tripp, Valerie 1 When Samantha moves to New York, she plans a daring rescue to free a servant friend from an orphanage. 67
3.9 Christmas Day in the Morning Buck, Pearl S. 0.5 A boy surprises his father on Christmas morning by getting up early and milking the cows on their farm. 36
3.9 Claudia and the Bad Joke Martin, Ann M. 4 While baby-sitting for Betsy, one of Betsy's pranks causes Claudia to fall and break her leg. 141
3.9 Conspiracy, The Applegate, K.A. 3 Jake's dad and brother, Tom, have left for a meeting of The Sharing, where Tom may force their dad into involuntary Yeerk infestation. Jake must save his father. 139
3.9 Courage of Sarah Noble, The Dalgliesh, Alice 1 A charming and brave eight-year-old girl accompanies her father into the wilderness of Connecticut in 1707 to cook for him while he builds a new home for his family. 54
3.9 Cross-Country Cat Calhoun, Mary 0.5 When he becomes lost in the mountains, a cat with the unusual ability of walking on two legs finds his way home on cross-country skis. 40
3.9 Crow Boy Yashima, Taro 0.5 A shy mountain boy in Japan leaves his home at dawn to go to the village school and returns at sunset. 35
3.9 Dark Stairs, The Byars, Betsy 3 Young detective Herculeah Jones solves a mysterious situation on a forbidding estate. 130
3.9 Dawn and the Impossible Three Martin, Ann M. 4 Dawn not only has to show the Barrett kids that she's the boss, she must prove herself to Kristy too. 155
3.9 Defenders of the Universe Kelleher, D.V. 2 Rachel joins the Defenders of the Universe--her neighborhood super heroes--and her first adventures put her in great peril. 121
3.9 Dog Years Warner, Sally 3 After his father is imprisoned, twelve-year-old Case switches to a new school, where he makes some important discoveries about friendship and honesty. 154
3.9 Don't Get Caught Driving the School Bus Strasser, Todd 3 Sarge, the new driver on the bus route, used to work at a prison, and he treats all the kids like they're criminals. Wilson, Dusty, and Kyle decide they'll show Sarge who's in charge! 117
3.9 Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way Sobol, Donald J. 1 Encyclopedia Brown, brilliant fifth-grade amateur detective, solves ten crimes. The reader may match solutions with those at the end of the book. 110
3.9 Epossumondas Salley, Coleen 0.5 This is a retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally. 33
3.9 Fifth-Grade Crush Shahan, Sherry 2 Tracy would never forget the first time she spotted the new teacher, Mr. Arnold. He was the cutest guy she had ever seen. She just had to make sure that she was assigned to his classroom. Then she would make sure that he noticed her. But how? 123
3.9 Fig Pudding Fletcher, Ralph 4 The Abernathys, who do everything in a big way, have an eventful year. 136
3.9 First Dog, The Brett, Jan 0.5 Kip and Palewolf each face hunger and danger on a journey in Paleolithic times. They decide to join forces and help one another; Palewolf becomes the first dog. 30
3.9 Flying Solo Fletcher, Ralph 3 Rachel, having chosen to be mute following the sudden death of a classmate, shares responsibility with the other sixth-graders who decide not to report that the substitute teacher failed to show up. 138
3.9 For Mike Sykes, Shelley 6 When Jeff's best friend Mike disappears in the fall of their senior year in high school, Jeff has disturbing dreams in which Mike urges him to come get him, and a secret begins to unfold. 197
3.9 Gardener, The Stewart, Sarah 0.5 A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her uncle in the city but takes her love for gardening with her. 30
3.9 Ghost of the Southern Belle: A Sea Tale Bodkin, Odds 0.5 The young son of a ship's captain finds a way to end the curse of a ghost ship whose daring Confederate captain once gave him a lucky ball. 32
3.9 Ghost Town Mystery, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny solve the mystery behind their grandfather's haunted land in the Rocky Mountains. 121
3.9 Gooney Bird Greene Lowry, Lois 2 A most unusual new student, who loves to be the center of attention, entertains her teacher and fellow second-graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name. 88
3.9 Greedy Man in the Moon, The Rossiter, Rick 0.5 When a poor boy rescues a wounded bird, he is rewarded for his kindness. Soon, the boy's neighbor tries to copy him, but in a much different way. 28
3.9 Gymnastics Mystery, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 A young Russian gymnast, Katya, has come to visit the Boxcar Children. Someone is trying to ruin Katya's chances of winning the big competition and Katya has been acting strange. Can the Boxcar Children solve both mysteries? 132
3.9 Help! I'm Trapped In My Principal's Body Strasser, Todd 3 Jake makes his buddy Josh switch bodies with the principal. Principals can do anything. They can hang out in their offices. They can play computer games all day. They can expel kids like Barry Dunn.... 117
3.9 Herbie Hummerston Homework Haters' Club, The Erlbach, Arlene 2 Homework stinks! It should be illegal. That's why I came up with my radically awesome idea, a movement to stamp out homework for good. 111
3.9 Humbug Holiday: A Christmas Carol Abbott, Tony 4 The library zapper gates have transported the class misfits again, this time into Dickens's own Christmas classic. Frankie and Devin find themselves on a wacky, ghost-guided tour that just might turn around this humbug holiday. 135
3.9 Hundred Penny Box, The Mathis, Sharon Bell 1 The Box contains a penny for each year of Aunt Dew's life, and each penny symbolizes a memory which she shares ritually with her great-great-nephew Michael. 47
3.9 If I Forget, You Remember Williams, Carol Lynch 6 Twelve-year-old Elyse plans to write an award-winning novel during the summer, but is interrupted when her grandmother, who has Alzheimer's disease, moves in with the family. 201
3.9 If I Ran the Circus Seuss, Dr. 0.5 Young Morris McGurk has big plans for starting a circus in the vacant lot behind Snellocks' Store. 58
3.9 I'm in Charge of Celebrations Baylor, Byrd 0.5 A dweller in the desert celebrates a triple rainbow, a chance encounter with a coyote, and other wonders of the wilderness. 32
3.9 In the Blink of an Eye Wiesmünk of an Eye 0.5 In this book, an eye on each page and clues in the text, challenge readers to figure out what living thing is watching them. 32
3.9 In-Between Days, The Bunting, Eve 3 A child confronts the death of his mother and his father's remarriage. 119
3.9 Indonesia (A Ticket To) Lim, Robin 0.5 This book discusses the people, geography, religion, language, customs, daily life, and culture of Indonesia. 48
3.9 Is Anybody There? Bunting, Eve 4 After discovering the disappearance of several household items, Marcus, a thirteen-year-old latchkey child, suspects that a stranger may be prowling around inside his house while he's at school and his mother is at work. 170
3.9 Jumanji Van Allsburg, Chris 0.5 Two children play a dice game, Jumanji, that must be played to the very end. 27
3.9 Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World Walter, Mildred Pitts 3 Suffering in a family full of females, Justin learns real lessons in what "women's work" is, when he spends time on his beloved grandfather's ranch. 122
3.9 Kid in the Red Jacket, The Park, Barbara 3 When ten-year-old Howard has to move with his family to a distant state, he is forced to live on a street named Chester Pewe, adjust to a new school, and get used to being shadowed by the little girl in a nearby house. 113
3.9 Kid Who Only Hit Homers, The Christopher, Matt 2 A boy becomes a phenomenal baseball player one summer when a mysterious player resembling Babe Ruth befriends him. 151
3.9 Kirsten's Surprise Shaw, Janet 1 Kirsten and her family celebrate their first Christmas in their new home on Uncle Olav's farm, in mid-nineteenth-century Minnesota. 62
3.9 Knights Don't Teach Piano Dadey/Jones 1 The kids wonder if the new piano teacher is a knight planning to take over Bailey City. 66
3.9 Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise Martin, Ann M. 4 The Baby-Sitters Club decide to give their moms the day off on Mother's Day. 141
3.9 Kristy and the Walking Disaster Martin, Ann M. 4 It's not until after the Baby-Sitters form a softball team that they realize they are all klutzes. 141
3.9 Laura's Star Baumgart, Klaus 0.5 In this magical story, a lonesome girl learns that friendship sometimes means giving away the brightest treasures. 28
3.9 Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive, The Cole, Joanna 0.5 Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a field trip to a beehive in her magic school bus. 47
3.9 Man Who Tricked a Ghost, The Yep, Laurence 0.5 Sung, a brave man who is not afraid of ghosts, meets one on a dark road and tricks it into revealing its secret weakness. 30
3.9 Math Wiz, The Duffey, Betsy 1 Harry is in love and his best friend, Doug, is disgusted. Harry won't even throw snowballs at girls anymore. Will Harry ever go back to being his horrible self? 67
3.9 Matter of Pride, A Bledsoe, Lucy Jane 2 Frances Roberts leaves her home in Stonesbury to marry Morris Dunford, a southerner. Frances becomes determined to turn a neglected rice plantation into a thriving enterprise once again. 72
3.9 Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid Myers, Walter Dean 5 After they are adopted, eleven-year-old T.J. and his younger brother Moondance, remain involved with their friend Mop's relentless attempts to become adopted herself and to wreak revenge on their baseball rivals, the obnoxious Eagles. 154
3.9 Merry Christmas from Betsy Haywood, Carolyn 2 Another Christmas adventure finds Betsy and her friends on a sleigh ride with a mysterious driver who claims to be Santa Claus' twin brother. 187
3.9 Message, The Applegate, K.A. 4 The Animorphs have to figure out if the strange dreams they have all been having are a message or a trap. 151
3.9 Miss Spider's Tea Party Kirk, David 0.5 When lonely Miss Spider tries to host a tea party, the other bugs refuse to come for fear of being eaten. 32
3.9 Mitten, The Brett, Jan 0.5 Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes. 27
3.9 Monster's Ring, The Coville, Bruce 2 A timid boy, eager to frighten the school bully on Halloween, acquires a magic ring and the power to change himself into a monster. 87
3.9 My Angelica Williams, Carol Lynch 5 Sage is enthusiastic about submitting her historical romance novel to the school creative writing contest, but her would be boyfriend George thinks that it is awful and tries to stop her. 149
3.9 Mystery Cruise, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 Someone tries to delay the cruise ship the Boxcar Children are on so that Max Greene won't be in time to inherit his great aunt's estate. 118
3.9 Mystery of the Wild Ponies, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 3 Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny have promised Grandfather a vacation from mysteries during their island visit. However, the promise proves hard to keep when things start to go missing. 135
3.9 Mystery on the Ice, The Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2 The Aldens find several promising suspects for the theft of precious jewels. 117
3.9 Our Sixth-Grade Sugar Babies Bunting, Eve 4 Vicki and her best friend fear that their sixth-grade project, carrying around five-pound bags of sugar to learn about parental responsibility, will make them look ridiculous in the eyes of the seventh-grade boy they both love. 146
3.9 Picture Book of Christopher Columbus, A Adler, David A. 0.5 This is a brief account of the life and accomplishments of Christopher Columbus. 29
3.9 Pirates Don't Wear Pink Sunglasses Dadey/Jones 1 Humorous adventures with the Bailey kids at summer camp. 78
3.9 Rag Coat, The Mills, Lauren 0.5 Minna proudly wears her new coat made of clothing scraps to school, where the other children laugh at her until she tells them the stories behind the scraps. 29
3.9 Reluctant Pitcher, The Christopher, Matt 2 Wally Morris likes playing right field, but his coach wants him to pitch. He finds a friend who convinces him that being true to oneself is sometimes more important than fulfilling another's dreams. 85
3.9 Saving Sweetness Stanley, Diane 0.5 The sheriff of a dusty western town rescues Sweetness, an unusually resourceful orphan, from nasty old Mrs. Sump and her terrible orphanage. 30
3.9 Say Cheese and Die! Stine, R.L. 3 Greg knows there is something wrong with the camera he found. Each picture is worth a thousand screams. Who will take the next fall for the evil camera? 132
3.9 Secret, The Applegate, K.A. 4 Something strange is happening in the woods behind Cassie's house, and the Animorphs have to stop a bogus logging camp. 158
3.9 Solution, The Applegate, K.A. 4 Part three of a trilogy: David the new Animorph is trouble and no one knows what to do about him. 152
3.9 Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch Spinelli, Eileen 0.5 A scout admirer sends the unsmiling Mr. Hatch a valentine. 17
3.9 Sophie's Snail King-Smith, Dick 1 Sophie is only four years old and knows she wants to be a lady farmer. She's fond of all creatures, but gets fed up with her twin brothers and the new girl Dawn. 95
3.9 Soup on Wheels Peck, Robert Newton 2 Rob and Soup vie for the prize in their town's "Vermont Mardy Grah." 101
3.9 Stand Tall Bauer, Joan 5 Tree, a six-foot-three-inch twelve-year-old, copes with his parents' recent divorce and his failure as an athlete by helping his grandfather, a Vietnam vet and recent amputee, and Sophie, a new girl at school. 182
3.9 Stardust Ferguson, Alane 4 When her acting career comes to an end, eleven-year-old Haley has trouble adjusting, so she assumes the personality of the popular television character she had portrayed so that her new classmates will like her. 155
3.9 Stay Out of the Basement Stine, R.L. 3 Dr. Brewer is doing some plant-testing in his basement. Margaret and Casey are worried about their father. Has their basement turned into another little shop of horrors? 122
3.9 Strega Nona De Paola, Tomie 0.5 When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works. 30
3.9 Summer Reading Is Killing Me! Scieszka, Jon 1 At the beginning of summer vacation Joe, Sam, and Fred find themselves trapped inside their summer reading list, involved in a battle between good and evil characters from well-known children's books. 69
3.9 Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest Viorst, Judith 0.5 Olivia, who is very neat and practically perfect, despairs because her sister, Sophie, is super-completely and totally the messiest person, no matter where she goes or what she does. 32
3.9 Tacky and the Emperor Lester, Helen 0.5 While awaiting a visit from the Emperor, a group of penguins fail to recognize their friend, Tacky, in the Emperor's clothes. 32
3.9 Theo Zephyr Hughes, Dean 4 Brad's fantasies in which an imaginary friend humiliates the bright athletic boy of whom Brad is extremely jealous start coming true in a way he cannot control. 122
3.9 Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Schecter, Ellen 0.5 When the town mouse and the country mouse visit each other, they find they prefer very different ways of life. 47
3.9 Underground, The Applegate, K.A. 4 The Yeerks are getting a little crazy after eating oatmeal. 167
3.9 War with Grandpa, The Smith, Robert Kimmel 3 Peter is thrilled to hear that Grandpa is coming to live with him, until he finds out that he will have to give up his room. Peter decides that it will take a war to regain his room, but Grandpa has ideas of his own for retaining the room. 140
3.9 Warning, The Applegate, K.A. 4 Jake finds that there are other people out there who know about the Yeerks. Maybe. 146
3.9 Welcome to Camp Nightmare Stine, R.L. 3 Billy's fellow campers start disappearing. Camp Nightmoon is turning into Camp Nightmare. Is Billy next? 136
3.9 What Eric Knew Howe, James 3 After Eric moves away, he sends cryptic notes to Sebastian and David, who follow them to investigate a mysterious death. 138
3.9 Whipping Boy, The Fleischman, Sid 2 A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places. 90
3.9 White Wave: A Chinese Tale Wolkstein, Diane 0.5 Kuo Ming's discovery of a moon goddess inside a snail shell changes his lonely life. 30
3.9 Wind Spell Loehr, Mallory 2 Three feathers fall out of the sky into the hands of Joe, Polly, and Sam, promising them the ability to fly. 117
3.9 Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats Earle, Anne 0.5 This text provides basic facts about the behavior of bats and describes how they benefit the environment. 32

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