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Name That Book, Grades 3-5 2025-2026 |
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Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube
by Kerry Aradhya
This first picture book biography of Erno Rubik, creator of the Rubik's Cube, reveals the obsession, imagination, and engineering process behind the creation of a bestselling puzzle that will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2024--
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Volcanoes
by Nell Cross Beckerman
A rumble. A tremple. A grumble. Growing, growling, getting hot. When will it... POP?! Using evocative storytelling, Nell Cross Beckerman leads children on an adventure through the radioactive wonders that are volcanoes. From deep down on the ocean floor to extraterrestrial volcanoes, Beckerman guides readers with dramatic, poetic language. Nonfiction text on every page allows for deeper understanding of the topic. Illustrator Kalen Chock's stunning illustrations have been praised as 'atmospheric' and 'striking, ' and readers will be delighted as each new page brings a new surprise. Extensive backmatter includes an author's note, additional information on the types of volcanic eruptions and the questions volcanologists are trying to answer, and additional facts. An ideal choice for nature lovers, future explorers, and fans of Jason Chin and Kate Messner--
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Haiku, Ew!: Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature
by Lynn Brunelle
These gross and engrossing haiku highlight thirteen animals (and a few fungi) and the exceptionally icky things they do! Accompanied by bonus facts that will delight--and disgust--readers of all ages--
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Nimbus
by Jan Eldredge
Abandoned at the dump, kitten Nimbus is befriended by a theater-loving rat and taken in by a kindly witch where she discovers she has special powers and that she's always been destined for something extraordinary.
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The Liars Society
by Alyson Gerber
"When the money for their school trip is stolen at their elite Boston School, Weatherby and Jack, each protecting secrets that could destroy their lives, are invited to solve this high-stakes mystery, which would guarantee their entrance into the oldest, most powerful society in the world. "
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Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex
by Justina Ireland
The Shady Pines trailer park seems like a miserable place to spend a summer, even before an elderly neighbor suddenly passes away. But then Tasha meets a girl named Ellie who says she knows what really killed old Mr. Harold: a terrifying creature that stalks the trailer park at night, sucking the life from its victims. Tasha doesn't believe it, but when she discovers a book of hoodoo legends in her grandmother's trailer, and more people around Shady Pines start to appear unwell, she begins to fear the stories are true--and that danger is much closer than she thinks--
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Felix Powell, Boy Dog
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Animal communicator Felix's day takes a bizarre turn when a spell transforms the eight-year-old into a dog.
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Welcome to Scare School
by Jarrett Lerner
Bash is a young ghost who has never been good at scaring people is nervous about his first day at scare school, where he will learn to master the necessary skills to become a successful ghost.
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The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel
by Christopher Lincoln
Two siblings uncover a new world featuring Night Librarians and characters literally bursting from their favorite books in this ... graphic novel about the magic that libraries hold--
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Cress Watercress
by Gregory Maguire
An animal adventure about growing up, moving on, and finding community. When Papa doesn't return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Cress holds out hope, but her mother assumes the worst. It's a dangerous world for rabbits, after all. Mama moves what's left of the Watercress family to the basement unit of the Broken Arms, a run-down apartment oak with a suspect owl landlord, a nosy mouse super, a rowdy family of squirrels, and a pair of songbirds who broadcast everyone's business. Can a dead tree full of annoying neighbors, and no Papa, ever be home?--
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Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All: (A Newbery Honor Book)
by Chanel Miller
New York Times bestselling author and artist Chanel Miller tells a fun, funny, and poignant story of friendship and community starring Magnolia Wu, a ten-year-old sock detective bent on returning all the lonely only socks left behind in her parents' NYC laundromat.
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Wagnificent: The Adventures of Thunder and Sage
by Bethanie Murguia
Discover a new young graphic novel series full of humor and heart about a lovable dog, her favorite human, and their pawsome pack in this unforgettable friendship story perfect for fans of PAWCASSO and ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS.
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The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines
by Mo Netz
In this debut spooky adventure, Jerry and her trusty wheelchair move into a creepy motel at the edge of the woods where nothing is as it seems. When her mom disappears, it's up to Jerry to brave the forest and its demons so she can save what's left of her family.Ever since her dad died, 11-year-old Jerry Blum and her mom have bounced around dead-end towns, staying in a series of rundown motels where her mother picks up housekeeping work and Jerry can get around in her wheelchair. But the Slumbering Giant motel is different.
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Ink Girls: A Graphic Novel
by Marieke Nijkamp
In a vibrant city that thrives on trade and invention, two girls from very different walks of life join forces to fight censorship and protect the people they love--
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Invisible Isabel
by Sally J. Pla
Isabel Beane is a shy girl who lives in a home full of havoc and hubbub and hullabaloo. With five siblings, there is always too much too much-ness. At school, there's a new girl who is immediately popular, but she's also not very nice to one person--Isabel. Isabel has never felt more invisible. She begins to get bombarded by fears, like being abandoned by her classmates and taking the upcoming Extremely Important standardized test. Her fears feel like worry-moths that flutter in her belly. With every passing day, they seem to get stronger and stronger. How can Invisible Isabel make people listen?--
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Isabel in Bloom
by Mae Respicio
Making friends in a new city, and new country, is hard for twelve-year-old Isabel, but joining the gardening and cooking club at school helps her find her way. Told in verse format.
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Stuntboy, In-Between Time
by Jason Reynolds
Portico Reeves--or Stuntboy, the greatest superhero people have never heard of--tries to manage his frets and navigate his new normal with divorced parents, bullies in his building, and a newfound friend.
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Hannah Sharpe cartoon detective
by Janet Tashjian
Hannah Sharpe, an eleven-year-old cartoonist with Autism spectrum disorder, uses her curiosity, creativity, and amazing memory to investigate her family's newest Airbnb resident
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Doäna Quixote : Rise of The Knight
by Rey Terciero
When she and her best friend? —? and trusty squire? —? discover the town mayor is secretly a shapeshifting beast of Mexican lore, Lucia Castillo, obsessed with becoming a modern-day knight, uses her grandfather's magical helmet to thwart this supernatural evil.
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Fake Chinese Sounds
by Jing Jing Tsong
Between homework, studying, and Chinese school, Méei Yåing's summer is shaping up to be a boring one. Her only bright spots are practice with her soccer team, the Divas, and the time spent with her næai nai, who is visiting from Taiwan. Although Méei Yåing's Mandarin isn't the best and Næai Nai doesn't speak English, they find other ways to connect, like cooking guåotiåe together and doing tai chi in the mornings. By the end of the summer, Méei Yåing is sad to see Næai Nai go-she's the complete opposite of Méei Yåing serious professor mother-but excited to start fifth grade. Until new kid Sid starts making her the butt of racist jokes. Her best friend, Kirra, says to ignore him, but does everyone else's silence about the harassment mean they're also ignoring Sid... or her? As Sid's bullying fuels Méei Yåing's feelings of invisibility, she must learn to reclaim her identity and her voice--
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Wrath of The Rain God
by Karla Valenti
"Moving from Mexico to Chicago for their dad's new job, nine-year-old twins Emma and Martin are gifted a book by their abuela that transports them directly into Mexican legend where they must stop the god of rain from destroying the legendary city of Texcoco.
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The Boxcar Children
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. The only way they can stay together as a family is to make it on their own. So when the children find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, they decide to call it home--and become the Boxcar Children! Adapted from the feature film of the same name, this early reader allows children to step into reading with the story that launched the beloved Boxcar Children Mysteries.
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