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• Race to the Magic Mountain

  Mensah, Bernard, (Children's author),

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  Eight-year-old Kwame is called upon to save the world from the evil magic that has turned his friend into a green flame--new to magic he has five days to learn as much as he can before setting out on a dangerous journey to the Magic Mountain, where…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Skunk and Badger

  Timberlake, Amy,

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  An uptight badger reluctantly shares his home with a boisterous skunk, leading to an unlikely friendship as they navigate their differences and unexpected adventures, including a chicken-filled rock room and a quest for a valuable egg.

• The Princess in Black Bk.1

  Hale, Shannon

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  Who says princesses don't wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black.

• The Mouse and the Motorcycle

  Cleary, Beverly,

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  A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.

• Night of the Ninjas

  Osborne, Mary Pope,

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  Have you ever met a real live ninja? Jack and Annie do when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Japan where they find themselves in the cave of a ninja master.

• Matilda

  Dahl, Roald

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  Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.

• Dinosaurs Before Dark

  Osborne, Mary Pope,

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  Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.

• The Trumpet of the Swan

  White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-

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  Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter swan, finds himself far from his wilderness home when he determines to communicate by learning to play a stolen trumpet.

• The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation Bk.4

  Hale, Shannon,

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  A sleepy Princess in Black takes a much-needed vacation and rides her bicycle to the seaside, where she plans to nap in a hammock, but her peace is disrupted by a roaring sea monster.

• Mr. Putter and Tabby Smell the Roses

  Rylant, Cynthia,

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  When Mr. Putter and Tabby take Mrs. Teaberry to the Conservatory for her birthday, Zeke tries his best to stay out of trouble, but one of the trees is irresistible.

• The BFG

  Dahl, Roald

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  Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.

• Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day

  Van Leeuwen, Jean

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  Amanda Pig and her family and friends try to find different ways to beat the heat.

• Little House on the Prairie

  Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957,

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  The Ingalls family packs up their covered wagon and travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home in Kansas Territory, where wide open land stretches as far as the eye can see.

• The Mouse With the Question Mark Tail

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  Peck, Richard

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  A very small mouse of unknown origins runs away from school in the Royal Mews of Buckingham Palace shortly before the celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, celebrating her sixty years on the British throne.

• The Borrowers

  Norton, Mary

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  Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock.

• The Willoughbys

  Lowry, Lois

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  In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pippi Longstocking

  Lindgren, Astrid, 1907-2002

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  Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village.

• The Sam Krupnik Series

  Lowry, Lois

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  Starting with "All About Sam", this series tells the story of Anastasia Krupnik's younger brother, Sam, from his own perspective as a toddler and preschooler, exploring his unique observations and experiences with life, family, and school.

• The Mowgli Stories

  Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

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  Presents three adventures of Mowgli, the boy reared by a pack of wolves in an Indian jungle, including "Mowgli's brothers," Kaa's hunting," and "Tiger! Tiger!"

• Fortunately, the Milk

  Gaiman, Neil

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  While picking up milk for his children's cereal, a father is abducted by aliens and finds himself on a wild adventure through time and space.