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You'll enjoy these titles because: they highlight stories for newly independent readers, featuring illustrated pages and fast-paced plots to build reading confidence.

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  • Across three humorous short stories, best friends Sniff and Scratch discover rain can be fun, share a funny encounter with a balloon, and learn to be brave together when lightning strikes.
    Book, 2024New York, New York : Scholastic Inc., 2024. — GN J FAN
  • Eva Wingdale gets in over her head when she offers to organize a spring festival at school. Even with her best friend Lucy's help, there is NO way she will get everything done in time. Will Eva have to ask Sue (a.k.a. Meanie McMeanerson) for help?…
    Book, 2015New York, New York : Scholastic Inc., 2015. — J ELL
  • New friends Unicorn and Yeti are having a little trouble finding something they are both good at; Yeti is good at kicking a ball, Unicorn is not, Unicorn is fast, Yeti is not--so they finally try ice skating, which neither of them has ever done,…
    Book, 2019New York, New York : Acorn/Scholastic Inc., [2019] — GN J BUR
  • Isadora Moon, a vampire fairy, has to decided which school she wants to got to--vampire or fairy.
    Book, 2016New York : Random House, 2016. — J MUN
  • "One day when their human leaves for work, Squash and Ginny find themselves in the most unfortunate predicament: without snacks. With a little help from a magical portal, the two cats embark on a quest to find ingredients for a potion that will…
    Book, 2021New York, New York : Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021] — GN J YI Vol. 1
  • The King and Queen have put Sasha in charge of planning a Summer Solstice celebration for the horses of Verdant Valley and Crystal Cove! Sasha has never planned a big party before, and there are so many details! Will she find a way to pull this…
    Book, 2018New York, New York : Little Bee Books, [2018] — J PEA
  • "Welcome to Unicornia, the most wonderful place ever! Claudia is about to start her first day at the Unicornia Academy of Magic, where she'll learn all about spells, potions, and most importantly, unicorns! But she will need to ace her first unicorn…
    Book, 2024Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024. — J PUN
  • A fifth Branches early chapter book featuring everyone's favorite pug, Bub, and his human, Bella! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With…
    Book, 2021New York, New York : Scholastic Inc., 2021. — J MAY
  • "Ten-year-old Celie's grandmother has moved in with her family, and Granny's forgetfulness is starting to worry Celie. In the meantime, she can tell her parents are keeping secrets, but she can't talk to her best friend Lula or her sister Jo,…
    Book, 2015Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights, [2015] — J STE
  • Priya is excited to plan her aunty’s birthday party. She will donate the money she makes to help the cutest endangered animal on the planet, the quokka! But the party is this Saturday! With so many items on her to-do list, can she get it all done in…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Branches/Scholastic Inc., 2023. — J RUT
  • Nine-year-old Hilde Lysiak is an aspiring reporter with her own newspaper, the Orange Street News, and she is investigating break-ins and missing baked goods--and with the help of Zeus, a little dog with a big bark, she intends to track down the…
    Book, 2017New York, New York : Scholastic Inc., 2017. — J LYS
  • "The Thea Sisters are back in one of their favorite cities ... Paris! They're shopping when they find a beautiful painting that lands them in the middle of a mystery and the whimsical search for a secret garden. Can the sisters piece together the…
    Book, 2025New York, New York : Scholastic Inc., [2025] — J STI
  • Excitable Junie B. Jones manages to find trouble both before and during a trip to Hawaii and records each incident in a photo journal given to her by her teacher.
    Book, 2006New York : Random House, c2006. — J PAR
  • Narwhal

    Unicorn of the Sea!

    Clanton, Ben, 1988-
    A happy-go-lucky, waffle-loving narwhal and a cynical, no-nonsense jellyfish forge an unlikely friendship and share adventures while exploring the ocean together.
    Book, 2016Toronto, Ontario : Tundra Books, 2016. — GN J CLA Vol. 1
  • Owly

    Flying Lessons

    Runton, Andy
    Owly overcomes his fear of flying with the help of Wormy and a flying squirrel--who overcomes his fear of owls.
    Book, 2005Marietta, Ga. : Top Shelf, 2005. — GN J RUN
  • Posey's fear of starting first grade is alleviated when her teacher invites the students to wear their most comfortable clothes to school on the first day.
    Book, 2010New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Young Readers Group, 2010. — J GRE
  • Hedgehog loves his new bike. His best friend Harry says he likes it, too. But when Hedgehog asks Harry to go bike riding with him, Harry says he does not want to go. Does Harry not like his friend's new bike? Or could this all have something to do…
    Book, 2019New York, New York : Scholastic Inc., [2019] — GN J FEU