J ABBOTT
Abbott, Tony. The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet: Underneath the steps leading down to
Eric’s basement is a hidden storage space, but when Eric and his friends huddle inside the gray room,
something unbelievable happens. (Part of the Secrets of Droon series)

J ADLER
Adler, David. Cam Jansen and the Ghostly Mystery: Cam uses her photographic memory to catch a
thief disguised as a ghost (Cam Jansen series)
 
J BAKER
Baker, Keith. Lucky Days With Mr. and Mrs. Green: Mr. and Mrs. Green, a loving alligator couple,
have three separate adventures in one book. They try their hands at being detectives, enter a gumball
guessing contest, and participate in a talent show. (Third book in the Mr. and Mrs. Green series)

E BANG
Bang-Campbell, Monika. Little Rat Makes Music: Little Rat loves the violin but hates to practice, until
her teacher suggests she perform a duet with one of the advanced students at the holiday concert.

J BANKS
Banks, Lynne Reid. The Fairy Rebel: A rebellious fairy named Tiki, already in trouble for breaking the
rule against wearing jeans, risks the further wrath of the Fairy Queen by trying to fulfill a human's special
request for help.

J BLUME
Blume, Judy. Freckle Juice: Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for
fifty cents.

J BROWN
Brown, Marc Tolon. Arthur and the Nerves of Steal: When Buster impulsively drops a Cybertoy into
Arthur’s backpack in the drugstore one day, he feels so guilty that he finally confesses to his friend and
they try to return the popular toy before anyone else finds out.

J BROWN
Brown, Jeff. Flat Stanley: After a bulletin board fell on Stanley and made him flat, he could do things no
one else could do. (Flat Stanley Series)
E CAZET
Cazet, Denys. Minnie and Moo: The Attack of the Easter Bunnies: Cow friends Minnie and Moo enlist
the other farm animals to dress up as Easter bunnies to surprise the farmer's grandchildren.

J CHRISTO
Christopher, Matt. The Captain Contest: Dewey loves to draw and wants to enter the soccer team
logo contest, but he does not want to win the grand prize--being team captain. (Soccer Cats series)

J CHRISTO
Christopher, Matt. Catcher with a Glass Arm: Jody is a catcher who is afraid to throw the ball hard.
After getting beaned by the ball one day when he is at bat, he is also afraid of a pitched ball, and must
struggle to overcome his fears and humiliation.

J CLEARY
Cleary, Beverly. Henry Huggins: When Henry adopts a dog of no particular breed, humorous
adventures follow.

J CLEARY
Cleary, Beverly. Muggie Maggie: Maggie resists learning cursive writing in the third grade, until she
discovers that knowing how to read and write cursive promises to open up an entirely new world of
knowledge for her.

J CLEARY
Cleary, Beverly. Ramona’s World: About the adventures of Ramona with big sister Beezus and baby
sister Roberta and at school in Mrs. Meacham’s class.

J COX
Cox, Judy. Third Grade Pet: Fearing for the safety of the third grade’s class pet, Cheese the rat,
Rosemary takes him home in her backpack and creates chaos in the household.

E DANZIGE   
Danziger , Paula. It’s Justin Time: Unlike her best friend Justin, Amber Brown loves to measure time
and hopes to receive a watch on her seventh birthday. (Amber Brown series)

J DEUTSCH   
Deutsch, Stacia. Ben Franklin’s Fame: After Babs convinces Benjamin Franklin to quit before he
becomes famous, Abigail and her friends must try to change his mind. (Blast from the Past Mysteries)

J DICAMIL  
DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson to the Rescue: After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the
Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor

J ERICKSO
Erickson, John R. The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog: Hank the Cowdog, Head of
Ranch Security, is framed for the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the coyotes.
J GUTMAN
Gutman, Dan. Miss Daisy is Crazy: My weird school series #1: Unusual teaching methods surprise
her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J
J HAAS   
Haas, Jessie. Runaway Radish: When Radish the horse grows too big for the girls who own him he
goes to live at a horse camp where there are always new children for him to train.

J KOLLER   
Koller, Jackie French. Dragonling: After finding a baby dragon accidentally left alive after his older
brother's dragon quest, Darek risks death and the anger of his people in trying to return it to the Valley of
the Dragons.

J LOWRY   
Lowry, Lois. Gooney Bird Greene: An unusual new student entertains her class and teacher telling
true stories of how she got her name.

J MCDONAL   
McDonald, Megan. Judy Moody Gets Famous!: When a fellow student gets her picture in the paper
for winning a spelling bee, Judy is determined to find a way to become famous herself.

J MCDONAL   
McDonald, Megan. Judy Moody, MD: Judy is excited about becoming a doctor, especially when class
3T starts a new unit on the human body. But she learns more about being a patient when she catches
tonsillitis from her little brother.

J PARK   
Park, Barbara. Junie B., First Grader: Boo - and I Mean It!: With Halloween approaching, Junie B.
needs to find a costume that will scare off the real witches and ghosts that she believes will be out on the
holiday. (Junie B Jones series)

J PILKEY
Pilkey, Dave. Ricky Ricotta’s Giant Robot: an Epic Novel: Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, saves a
giant robot from his evil creator, Dr. Stinky. In turn, the robot protects Ricky from the bullies at school and
saves the city from Dr. Stinky’s plan to destroy it. (Ricky Ricotta Series)

E PINKWAT   
Pinkwater, Daniel. Second Grade Ape: Flash Fleetwood finds a very quiet gorilla which he names Phil,
and, to the delight of the second grade students, their teacher Mrs. Hotdogbun says he may attend school
along with them.

J PRELLER
Preller, James. The Case of the Double Trouble Detectives: Jigsaw Jones finds himself in
competition with Reggie for the title of the best detective in town. Reggie relies on technology and charm to
solve mysteries. Can Jigsaw prove that he is better? (Jigsaw Jones series)
 
J ROY   
Roy, Ron. The Absent Author: Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of
famous mystery author Wallis Wallace. (A to Z Mystery series)

P RYLANT   
Rylant, Cynthia. The Bookshop Dog: When Martha Jane's owner falls ill and has to go to the hospital,
the inhabitants of her small town bicker over who will care for the beloved dog.
E RYLANT   
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble: For Henry and his big dog Mudge, spring
means admiring the first show glory, playing in puddles in the rain, and watching the five new kittens next
door. (Henry and Mudge series)

E RYLANT   
Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter and Tabby: books Adventure stories about Mr. Putter and his cat, Tabby,
their neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her dog, Zeke.

J SACHAR   
Sachar, Louis. Wayside School is Falling Down: More humorous episodes from the classroom on
the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom
Surprise, and study a hobo during Show and Tell. (Sequel to Sideways Stories from Wayside
School, part of the Wayside series)

P SCHACHN   
Schachner, Judith Byron. Yo, Vikings!: Emma’s research on Erik the Red soon extends beyond the
classroom.

E SHARMAT   
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Nate the Great Talks Turkey: Nate the Great and his cousin Olivia are
on the case of a runaway turkey, but unfortunately the clues appear to contradict each other.

E SILVERM   
Silverman, Erica. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa, Partners: Cocoa the horse herds the cows with Cowgirl
Kate, helps her practice her roping skills, and wishes he could wear boots instead of horseshoes.

J WARNER
Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Boxcar Children: Introduces the orphaned Alden family children,
who make an abandoned boxcar their home and demonstrate their independence and ability to "make do."
(Part of the Boxcar Children Mystery Series)

J WHYBROW   
Whybrow, Ian. Little Wolf’s Book of Badness: Little Wolf has been behaving too courteously, so his
parents send him to Big Bad Wolf school to learn how to be a proper wolf.

J WILLIAM
Williams, Vera B. Amber was Brave, Essie was Smart: Poems tell how two sisters help each other
out while their mother works and their father is in jail.