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H.I.S.D. Name That Book, Grades 3-6
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A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat
by Emily Jenkins
A richly detailed picture book ingeniously shows how food, technology and even families have changed throughout American history by depicting four families in four different cities over the course of four centuries making the same delicious dessert called Blackberry Fool. Includes a recipe and historical notes.
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The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Relates the story of the National Memorial African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by Louis Michaux in 1939, as seen from the perspective of Louis Michaux Jr., who met famous men like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X while helping out there. By the Coretta Scott King Award-winning author of Almost to Freedom.
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Crenshaw
by Katherine Applegate
Fearing his family will have to move into their minivan when they suffer another financial setback, Jackson finds support and comfort through his friendship with a giant imaginary cat. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only Ivan.
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The Terrible Two
by Mac Barnett
Disgusted when he has to move from the oceanside community where he was infamous for his tricks to a sleepy, cow-filled town that already has a notable prankster, Miles plots mischief that culminates in a daring partnership. Co-written by the author of the Caldecott Honor-winning Extra Yarn.
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Circus Mirandus
by Cassie Beasley
Learning from his dying grandfather that a magical circus at the heart of his favorite bedtime stories is real, young Micah and his friend Jenny embark on a journey to claim a miracle from the circus's wondrous magician, the Lightbender.
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Book Scavenger
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Delightedly moving to San Francisco, 12-year-old Emily longs to meet a favorite author who lives nearby and who is savagely attacked just before the release of his latest online puzzle series.
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Frindle
by Andrew Clements
Fifth-grade language arts teacher Mrs. Granger comes to regret her lesson that language is controlled by human beings when her student, Nick Allen, begins a wildly successful campaign to rename the ballpoint pen.
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The Chicken Squad
by Doreen Cronin
When the squirrel Tail comes barreling into the chicken coop ranting about a round, shiny, green, big, scary thing in the yard, Dirt, Sweetie, Poppy, and Sugar investigate this strange object
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Space Case
by Stuart Gibbs
Living on a moon base along with his famous fellow lunarnauts, 12-year-old Dashiell Gibson investigates the suspicious death of a top scientist who was on the verge of an important new discovery. By the author of Belly Up.
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Fish in a Tree
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Hiding the truth about her inability to read from a highly motivated new teacher, Ally eventually discovers that her dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of and gains new confidence as she finds alternative ways to learn. By the award-winning author of One for the Murphys.
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Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
by Kelly Jones
Feeling like a fish out of water when her family moves from Los Angeles to a recently inherited chicken farm, 12-year-old Sophie encounters a telekinetic chicken and her equally unusual flockmates, who are endangered by a thieving farmer.
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler,
by E.L. Konigsburg
Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself
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Ratscalibur
by Josh Lieb
A creative reimagining of the Excalibur legend by the Emmy Award-winning producer of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon follows the adventures of a boy who lands at the center of a rodent prophecy after transforming into a rat.
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A Handful of Stars
by Cynthia Lord
When her blind dog slips his collar, 12-year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family are in Maine for the blueberry-picking season, and, based partly on their mutual love of dogs, the two forge a friendship while painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather—but as the Blueberry Queen pageant approaches Lily and Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.
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Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce
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Woof: A Bowser and Birdie Novel
by Spencer Quinn
Teaming up with 11-year-old Birdie to solve mysteries on the Louisiana coast, dog detective Bowser investigates the theft of a prize stuffed marlin in which Birdie's Grammy may have hidden a treasure map. By the best-selling author of the Chet and Bernie mysteries.
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The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.
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Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
by Robbie Robertson
Hiawatha, a Mohawk, is plotting revenge for the murder of his wife and daughters by the evil Onondaga Chief, Tadodaho, when he meets the Great Peacemaker, who enlists his help in bringing the nations together to share his vision of a new way of life marked by peace, love, and unity rather than war, hate, and fear.
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The Fog Diver
by Joel N. Ross
Working with a crew of salvagers in a fog-covered world that has forced civilization to move to the highest mountain peaks, 13-year-old Chess hides a deadly secret about his ability to survive while his crew leader forges an evil plan.
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Rooftoppers
by Katherine Rundell
Clinging to hope that her mother also survived an English Channel shipwreck, Sophie flees the threat of life in an orphanage and hides from authorities in France, where she is accepted into a network of rooftop-dwelling urchins who help her search for answers.
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Echo: A Novel
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Decades after a man is entwined in a prophecy-based quest involving three mysterious sisters and a harmonica, three individuals from different areas of the world confront daunting challenges involving the same harmonica. By the award-winning author of Paint the Wind.
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Nightmares!
by Jason Segel
A first installment in a planned trilogy co-written by the actor from How I Met Your Mother and The Muppets follows the misadventures of young Charlie Laird, who struggles with nightmares and a conviction that his stepmother is a witch.
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Hamster Princess: Harriet the invincible
by Ursula Vernon
Never a conventional princess, Harriet becomes an adventurer after learning she is cursed to fall into a deep sleep on her 12th birthday, but after two years of slaying ogres, cliff-diving and more, things go awry at home and she must seek a prince to set things right.
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The Mysterious Howling
by Maryrose Wood
Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles (a.k.a. Alexander, Cassiopeia and Beowulf) are no ordinary children -- luckily, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordinary governess… but mysteries abound and Penelope will unquestionably have her hands full as she attempts to domestic the Incorrigibles.
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Lowriders in Space
by Cathy Camper
Loving to fix all kinds of cars but especially loving hip-hopping, dip-dropping lowriders, friends Lupe Impala, El Chavo Flapjack and Elirio Malaria compete in a "best car" contest in hopes of winning enough money to open their own shop, in a story complemented by a Spanish-English glossary. .
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Roller Girl
by Victoria Jamieson
"A graphic novel adventure about a girl who discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend are growing apart"
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Poems in the Attic
by Nikki Grimes
A young girl learns much about her mother as she reads a collection of poems written before she was born that capture her mother's memories of living around the world and growing up as a child of an Air Force serviceperson. Includes author's note, list of Air Force bases, and explanation of the free verse and tanka poetry forms used
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The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
by Chris Barton
A comprehensive introduction to the life and achievements of one of the country's first African-American congressmen describes his experiences as a child slave and his post-Emancipation rise as a justice of the peace. By the award-winning author of Shark vs. Train.
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