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The
Word Eater
by Mary Amato
Worms
eat dirt, right? Not Fip! Lerner Chanse, 6th grader, finds a
worm that eats words! The strange thing is that after Fip eats a
word that item disappears from the world. What power Lerner
has! What words should Lerner feed Fip next?
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Jennifer
Murdley’s Toad
by Bruce Coville
Jennifer
believes she is ugly and has trouble making friends. Wanting a pet, she buys
a fat, ugly toad from the mysterious Mr. Elvis's Magic Shop...and gets the
adventure of a lifetime when the toad starts talking to her, warning her
of a deadly Beauty Parlor, a magical gem, and a witch who wants to kill
her! Jennifer embarks on a quest to keep the toad safe from the evil witch
and on the way learns the truth about true beauty.
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The
Enormous Egg
by Oliver Butterworth
When
twelve-year-old Nate Twitchell takes care of a gigantic egg laid by one of
his hens, he is shocked to find that it hatches into a triceratops.
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Mr.
Tucket
by Gary Paulsen
Francis
Tucket is 14 years old when he strays from his family's wagon on the
Oregon Trail
and is captured by the Pawnee, a Native American tribe. With the help of
Mr. Grimes, a one-armed trapper, Francis escapes and must spend the winter
living off the land.
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The
Kid Who Ran For President
by Dan Gutman
Meet Judson Moon, the newest and most exciting person running for
President. How is he different from other candidates? First of all, he is
12 years old. Second, he doesn’t understand the issues. And third, his
running mate is an elderly African-American woman who used to be his
babysitter!
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The
Dollhouse Murders
by Betty Ren Wright
On
a visit to her Aunt Clare's home — originally owned by her
great-grandparents — Amy discovers a dollhouse that is designed exactly
like her great-grandparents' home. The noises she hears and the moving
dolls haunt Amy. But one night she learns an important clue in the mystery
of her great grandparents' death 30 years ago — from the Grandmother
doll. What will become of Amy, her family secret, and the magical
dollhouse?
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The
Watsons Go to
Birmingham
—1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
Enter the hilarious world of 10-year-old Kenny and his family, The
Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and
older brother Byron. When Momma and Dad decide it's time for a visit to
Grandma, Dad comes home with the amazing Ultra-Glide, and the Watsons set
out on a trip like no other. They're heading south to
Birmingham
,
Alabama
, toward one of the darkest moments in
America
's history.
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The
Secret of Platform 13 by
Eva Ibbotson
Under
Platform 13 at Kings Cross Station, there is a secret door that leads to a
magical island...It appears only once every nine years. And when it opens,
four mysterious figures step into the streets of
London
. A wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young hag have come to find the prince of
their kingdom, stolen as a baby nine years before.
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