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Interrupting Chicken, by David Ezra Stein

It’s time for the little red chicken’s bedtime story—and a reminder from Papa to try not to interrupt. But the chicken can’t help herself! Whether the tale is Hansel and Grettel or Little Red Riding Hood or even Chicken Little, she jumps into the story to save its hapless characters from doing some dangerous or silly thing. Now it’s the little red chicken’s turn to tell a story, but will her yawning papa make it to the end without his own kind of interrupting? Energetically illustrated with glowing colors—and offering humorous story-within-a-story views—this all-too-familiar tale is sure to amuse (and hold the attention of) spirited little chicks.

A favorite joke inspires this charming tale, in which a little chicken’s habit of interrupting bedtime stories is gleefully turned on its head.

Splat the Cat, by Rob Scotton

It's Splat's first day of school and he's worried. What if he doesn't make any new friends? Just in case, Splat decides to bring along his pet mouse, Seymour, and hides him in his lunchbox. The teacher, Mrs. Wimpydimple, introduces Splat to the class and he soon starts learning all his important cat lessons. But when Seymour escapes and the cats do what cats do (they chase mice!), Splat's worried again. Maybe now he'll lose all his friends, old and new! Just in time, wise Mrs. Wimpydimple takes charge and teaches everyone an important new lesson. Maybe Cat School is going to be okay after all!

Tumford the Terrible, by Nancy Tillman

Tumford isn’t really a terrible cat. He just has a way of finding mischief—tracking dirt into the house, knocking over breakable things, and disrupting fancy parties. But even though he feels bad, he has a hard time saying, “I’m sorry.” Will the fact that his owners love him, no matter what, help Tummy say the magic words?

The Quiet Book, by Deborah Underwood

There are many kinds of quiet:

Quiet can be delicate
. Quiet can be thundering!
Quiet can be sweet,and cozy,and can most definitely help you fall asleep.

With kid-centric descriptions and irresistible artwork, this gentle picture book explores all the different quiets that can fill a child's days from morning to night.

More books for this age group...
  The Red Book, by Barbara Lehman

  Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst

  Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak

  I Just Forgot, by Mercer Mayer

  Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum, by Meghan McCarthy

  Fancy Nancy and the Late, Late, LATE Night , by Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser

  My Mommy Hung the Moon, by Jamie Lee Curtis

  Sector 7, by David Wiesner

  The Lion and the Mouse, by Jerry Pinkney

  Art & Max, by David Wiesner

  Knuffle Bunny Free, by Mo Willems

  Splat the Cat, by Rob Scotton

The Lemonade War, by Jacqueline Davis

As the final days of summer heat up, so does a sibling showdown over a high-stakes lemonade stand business. Jessie and Evan Treski compete to see who will make $100 first off of their respective lemonade stands. Full of surprisingly accessible and savvy marketing tips for running a stand (or making money at any business) and with clever mathematical visuals woven in, this sensitively characterized novel subtly explores how war can escalate beyond anyone's intent.

Friendship According to Humphrey, by Betty G. Birney

After a long winter vacation, Humphrey the hamster can’t wait to see his friends in Room 26 again. But on the first day back he gets a big surprise: Room 26 has a new class pet, Og the frog! Humphrey can’t wait to be friends with Og, but Og doesn’t seem interested. To make matters worse, the students are so interested in Og, they almost stop paying attention to Humphrey altogether. Luckily he still gets to go home with different kids on the weekends and help them out with their problems. Humphrey knows that friendship can be a tricky business, but if any hamster can become buddies with a frog, Humphrey can!

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale, by Jeanne Birdsall

This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel’s sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel’s owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures.

The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not as pleased with the Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends to stay out of trouble. Which, of course, they will—won’t they? One thing’s for sure: it will be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget.

Deliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a summer day.

LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, by Simon Beecroft

The Visual Dictionary elucidates, illuminates, and excites even the most discerning LEGO Group, Star Wars™, and minifigure fans around the world.. Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Yoda, Luke Skywalker, and more are brought to life with dozens of little-known facts and hundreds of photos, as are accessories, vehicles, weapons, and even the Death Star! Learn about the history, manufacture, and construction of the minifigures of the Star Wars galaxy, and come away a LEGO® Jedi Master.

More books for this age group...
  Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4), by Jeff Kinney

  The 39 Clues, Book 10: Into the Gauntlet, by Margaret Peterson Haddix

  The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman

  For Boys Only: The Biggest, Baddest Book Ever, by Marc Aronson

  Master of Disaster , by Gary Paulsen

  Where the Mountain Meets the Moon , by Grace Lin

  The Adventures of Nanny Piggins , by R.A. Spratt

  Late for School , by Steve Martin

  The Old Woman Who Named Things, by Cynthia Rylant

  Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun, by Maria Dismondy

  My Name is Not Isabella, by Jennifer Fosberry

  LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, by Simon Beecroft




Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life, by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts

Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Luckily, he's got an ace plan for the best year ever, if only he can pull it off: With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class-5,000 points! Running in the hallway-10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm-50,000 points! But when Rafe's game starts to catch up with him, he'll have to decide if winning is all that matters, or if he's finally ready to face the rules, bullies, and truths he's been avoiding. Blockbuster author James Patterson delivers a genuinely hilarious-and surprisingly poignant-story of a wildly imaginative, one-of-kind kid that you won't soon forget.

Lunch Money, by Andrew Clements

MEET GREG KENTON, BILLIONAIRE IN THE MAKING.

Greg Kenton has two obsessions -- making money and his long-standing competition with his annoying neighbor, Maura Shaw. So when Greg discovers that Maura is cutting into his booming Chunky Comics business with her own original illustrated minibooks, he's ready to declare war.

The problem is, Greg has to admit that Maura's books are good, and soon the longtime enemies become unlikely business partners. But their budding partnership is threatened when the principal bans the sale of their comics in school. Suddenly, the two former rivals find themselves united against an adversary tougher than they ever were to each other. Will their enterprise -- and their friendship -- prevail?

Another Whole Nother Story , by Dr. Cuthbert Soup

The plan was simple. Ethan Cheeseman, along with his three smart, polite, and relatively odor-free children, would travel back in time to end an ancient family curse and save their mother. Now that the LVR (a super-secret time machine) is in working order, it should be easy peasy. Except they didn't account for one basic rule of science: Murphy's Law, where everything that possibly could go wrong, does. So the Cheeseman family finds themselves on another madcap adventure, this time through stormy seas and haunted castles. And though their narrator, Dr. Soup, has a ton of unsolicited advice to offer young readers, he doesn't have much to say to help the Cheesemans. Just this one thing: Good luck!

The Name of this Book Is Secret , by Pseudonymous Bosch

This is the story about a secret. but it also contains a secret story.

When adventurous detectives, Cass, an ever-vigilant survivalist, and Max-Ernest, a boy driven by logic, discover the Symphony of Smells, a box filled with smelly vials of colorful ingredients, they accidentally stumble upon a mystery surrounding a dead magician's diary and the hunt for immortality.

Filled with word games, anagrams, and featuring a mysterious narrator, this is a book that won't stay secret for long.

More books for this age group...
  Dork Diaries - Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous-Life, by Rachel Renee Russell

  Big Nate - In a Class by Himself, by Lincoln Peirce

  The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan

  Infinity, by Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, by John Grisham

  SPHDZ, by Jon Scieszka

  The Toymaker, by Jeremy de Quidt

  Reckless, by Cornelia Funke

  The Atlantis Complex (Artemis Fowl, Book 7), by Eoin Colfer

  The Pumpkin Head Mystery (Boxcar Children Mysteries), by Gertrude Chandler Warner

  Justin Beiber: First Step 2 Forever, by Justin Bieber

  The Gift, by James Patterson and Ned Rust

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