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Ivy and Bean
by Annie Barrows
When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister Nancy, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.
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Ramona Quimby, age 8 : Age Eight
by Beverly Cleary
The further adventures and misadventures of Ramona Quimby feature the heroine as she copes with her family, friends, and turning eight
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Diary of a fly
by Doreen Cronin
Even though she's small in size and shares her home with her 327 brothers and sisters, a little fly is determined to stand out in the crowd and become the hero she feels she is destined to be.
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The BFG
by Roald Dahl
The BFG--Big Friendly Giant--kidnaps Sophie from her bed in the orphanage and takes her back to Giantland where she becomes involved in a scheme to end the loathsome activities of nine evil giants
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Miss Daisy is crazy!
by Dan Gutman
Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J. This is book 1 of the My Weird School series.
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Bunnicula : a rabbit-tale of mystery
by Deborah Howe
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
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Diary of a wimpy kid
by Jeff Kinney
Greg records in his diary such adventures as his father's threats to send him to military school, his feud with his best friend, and trying to find a date to the Valentine's Day dance.
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Alvin Ho : allergic to girls, school, and other scary things
by Lenore Look
Frightened by everything out in the world and so completely quiet at school, Asian-American second-grader Alvin Ho becomes a force to be reckoned with at home when he transforms himself into the loud, talented, and fearless Firecracker Man!
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The adventures of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, he leads them to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper, where they must defeat his evil robot henchmen.
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How to eat fried worms
by Thomas Rockwell
Billy may have bitten off more than he can chew when he is challenged by his friend Alan to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days for fifty dollars.
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Freaky Friday
by Mary Rodgers
A thirteen-year-old girl gains a much more sympathetic understanding of her relationship with her mother when she has to spend a day in her mother's body
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Sideways stories from Wayside School
by Louis Sachar
High atop Wayside School's sideways school, mean Mrs. Gorf is changed into an apple and replaced by Mrs. Jewls, who has her own special way of teaching arithmetic, while pretty Maurecia offers to beat up the school bully.
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Math curse
by Jon Scieszka
When a girl comes down with a case of math mania, she finds that she tabulates her teeth, counts her morning corn flakes, and displays other disturbing symptoms of the dreaded math curse.
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A light in the attic
by Shel Silverstein
A collection of poems and drawings features an assortment of nutty characters, creating a lively world full of imagination and fun.
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The teacher from the black lagoon
by Mike Thaler
On the first day of school, a young boy expects only the worst when he discovers that his new teacher is the "monstrous" Mrs. Green.
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