We don't eat our classmates
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Ryan T Higgins
When the class pet bites the finger of Penelope, a Tyrannosaurus rex, she finally understands why she should not eat her classmates, no matter how tasty they are
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Ghost boys
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Jewell Parker Rhodes
After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till
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The wolf, the duck & the mouse
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Mac Barnett
When a woeful mouse is swallowed whole by a wolf, he quickly discovers that a previously swallowed duck has already set up a cushy home for himself using the many comfortable things that the greedy wolf has eaten up. By the author of the Caldecott Honor-winning Sam and Dave Dig a Hole.
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Wishtree by Katherine Applegate A wise old oak tree that stands as the neighborhood's "wishtree," where people write wishes on cloth and tie them to her branches, shares her days with her crow friend and helps the community embrace differences when new neighbors move in and are not warmly welcomed. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only Ivan.
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Du iz tak?
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Carson Ellis
The creator of Home turns a droll eye to the natural world, combining playful artwork and whimsical invented language in the story of a sequence of friendly insects who build a tree fort together before a hungry predator swoops in to disrupt their fun.
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The girl who drank the moon
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Kelly Regan Barnhill
Luna, whose magical abilities are emerging, was raised in the forest by a witch, a swamp monster, and a dragon, but when a young man from the Protectorate is determined to kill the witch, Luna must use her magic to protect her family
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Mother Bruce by Ryan T Higgins Enjoying a life of solitude and delicious hard-boiled eggs, Bruce the bear is surprised when his goose eggs hatch live goslings who believe he is their mother, require constant care and refuse to fly south.
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The thing about jellyfish
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Ali Benjamin
Twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson wades through her intense grief over the loss of her best friend by investigating the rare jellyfish she is convinced was responsible for her friend's death
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Sam & Dave dig a hole
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Mac Barnett
Hoping to find something spectacular, Sam and Dave begin digging an immense hole and enjoy an unexpectedly spectacular day despite finding nothing. By the author of the Caldecott Honor-winning Extra Yarn.
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Brown girl dreaming
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Jacqueline Woodson
In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South
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The day the crayons quit
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Drew Daywalt
When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them
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Flora & Ulysses : the illuminated adventures
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Kate DiCamillo
Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle Buckman is astonished when the squirrel, Ulysses, demonstrates astonishing powers of strength and flight after being revived. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Tale of Despereaux.
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Extra yarn
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Mac Barnett
With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.
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Wonder
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R. J Palacio
Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates
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I want my hat back
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Jon Klassen
A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until he remembers something important, in a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist.
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The apothecary
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Maile Meloy
Meeting fearless Benjamin Burrows when she moves to London in 1952, 14-year-old Janie Scott helps Benjamin on a quest to rescue his kidnapped father while protecting a sacred apothecary tome from dangerous Russian spies. A first children's novel by the award-winning author of A Family Daughter.
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Children make terrible pets
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Peter Brown
When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train.
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The strange case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future.
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The curious garden
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Peter Brown
Liam discovers a hidden garden and, with careful tending, spreads color throughout the dark, gray city, in this imaginative picture book with an environmental theme.
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The brilliant fall of Gianna Z.
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Kate Messner
Gianna has to complete her leaf project soon if she wants to compete in the upcoming cross-country sectionals, but procrastination, disorganization, and her grandmother's declining health seem destined to keep her from finishing
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A visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker An entertaining story follows Bear, who doesn't like visitors, as he matches wits with a very determined little mouse who keeps popping up in the most unexpected places!
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Masterpiece
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Elise Broach
After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as a present for James, a human boy with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Dürer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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When dinosaurs came with everything by Elise Broach Although his mother is a little worried, a young boy is delighted to discover that every shop in town is giving away real dinosaurs to their customers.
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The mysterious Benedict Society
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Trenton Lee Stewart
As the only four children to pass the series of tests provided, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are asked to go on a secret mission as undercover agents at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and quickly realize they will have to use their collective wit to get their important task complete.
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Houndsley and Catina
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James Howe
Houndsley and Catina run into trouble when they decide to prove that they are the best at cooking and writing, respectively
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If I built a car
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Chris Van Dusen
When young Jack decides to build the car of his dreams using his imagination and creativity, the result is a one-of-a-kind, futuristic machine that can travel by air or underwater while providing every possible comfort for its passengers, including a pool and fully stocked snack bar.
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Wild about books
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Judy Sierra
A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the various animals of the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake.
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Skippyjon Jones
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Judith Byron Schachner
Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese cat with a huge imagination, who battles a giant bumblebee on behalf of his new Chihuahua friends
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