Grade 3 & 4
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 | Banks, Lynne Reid |
| I, Houdini: The Autobiography of a Self-Educated Hamster |
On his quest for the great Outside, Houdini, a magnificent escape hamster, recounts his daring deeds and close calls.
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 | Blume, Judy, illustrated by Roy Doty |
| Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing |
Two-year-old Fudge drives Peter crazy all the time, but making off with Peter’s pet turtle Dribble is the last straw.
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 | Brown, Jeff |
| Flat Stanley |
When a bulletin board falls on Stanley Lambchop, he finds himself very thin - half -an-inch thick, to be exact. But he manages to live a very full, albeit flat, life, all the same.
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 | Cameron, Ann, illustrated by Ann Stugnell |
| The Stories Julian Tells |
Julian’s stories are much the same as yours and mine - those of getting over the obstacles between where he is and where he is going.
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 | Cleary, Beverley, illustrated by Kay Life |
| Muggie Maggie |
Learning cursive is at the bottom of Maggie’s to-do list until she is appointed class mail messenger, and finds herself out of the "loop."
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 | Coerr, Eleanor, illustrated by Ronald Himler |
| Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes |
This classic novel follows Sadako as she tries to fold 1000 paper cranes to fight the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia.
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 | Danziger, Paula, illustrated by Tony Ross |
| Amber Brown is Not a Crayon |
Third grade brings mixed feelings for Amber Brown, whose best friend Justin is moving out of state.
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 | Dorris, Michael |
| Morning Girl |
At the beginning of this spare, elegant story, Morning Girl and Star Boy are siblings. The trials of pre-Columbian native life and culture forge a deep friendship between them.
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 | Lowry, Lois, illustrated by True Kelley |
| Stay! Keeper’s Story |
Though separated from his mother and puppy siblings, Keeper is determined to find his little sister.
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 | McDonald, Megan, illustrated by Peter Reynolds |
| Judy Moody |
A bad mood threatens to ruin Judy Moody’s first day of school until an art project brightens the horizon.
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 | Sachar, Louis, illustrated by Julie Brinckloe |
| Sideways Stories from Wayside School |
Wayside School accidently got built sideways, with one room on each story. Here are some silly stories from the room on the 30th floor.
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 | Sobol, Donald, |
| Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective |
Can you solve the cases solved by Encyclopedia Brown, America’s Sherlock Holmes in sneakers? Don’t peek at the answers in the back of the book.
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