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• Hero Dog!

  Lysiak, Hilde, 2006-

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stealing the Sword

  Mass, Wendy, 1967-

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  At the flea market nine-and-a-half-year-old Chase and his younger sister Ava acquire an old suitcase filled with rows of carefully packed strange objects, and when they handle one of the objects (a dragon-headed doorknob) they find…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy!

  Flintham, Thomas

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  When King Viking and his evil robot army attack Animal Town, and kidnap Singing Dog, it is up to Super Rabbit Boy, with some help from Sunny and his video game console, to save the day.

• Rise of the Earth Dragon

  West, Tracey, 1965-

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  Eight-year-old Drake is snatched up by the King's soldiers and taken to the castle where he is told by the wizard Griffith that he has been chosen to be a Dragon Master like Ana, Rori, and Bo--and his first task will be to discover whether…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny

  Himmelman, John

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  Although she can throw farther, kick higher, and hit harder than anyone else at school, Isabel, aka Bunjitsu Bunny, never hurts another creature--unless she has to.

• Safari Pug

  the Dog Who Walked on the Wild Side

  James, Laura, 1979-

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  Deciding that Pug needs to face his fears, Lady Miranda takes him to a safari park where he goes nose-to-nose with Florence, a rare white lion cub, but he soon realizes that lions may not be the most dangerous thing in the wildlife park.

• Dragons and Marshmallows

  Citro, Asia

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  A girl, Zoey, and her cat, Sassafras, use science experiments to help a dragon with a problem.

• Leroy Ninker Saddles Up

  DiCamillo, Kate

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  Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse -- until he meets Maybelline, that is, and then it's love at first sight. Maybelline loves spaghetti and sweet nothings, and she loves Leroy, too. But when Leroy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A New Friend

  Green, Poppy

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  Eight-year-old Sophie Mouse is excited to return to school after the long winter break, but there is a new student--a snake--and Sophie and the other animals are afraid to sit near him, much less ask him to play with them, because they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Haunted House Next Door

  Miedoso, Andres

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  When supernatural things start happening in the house timid Andres and his parents just moved into, next-door-neighbor Desmond Cole, eight, comes to the rescue.

• Meet the Bigfeet

  Sherry, Kevin,

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  Blizz Richards is a great guy, a caring boss, and a loyal friend. Oh, yeah...he's also a yeti! He's made it his life's mission to study cryptids like him, hidden animals who have taken a powerful oath to never be seen by the outside world.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ball Hogs

  Wallace, Rich

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  Nine-year-old Ben, a natural athlete and member of the Bobcats co-ed soccer team, wants to overcome his inexperience and prove himself on the field, but his obnoxious teammate, Mark, keeps hogging the ball.

• Princess Pistachio

  Gay, Marie-Louise

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  One day Pistachio Shoelace opens a mysterious present: a golden crown! Pistachio knew all along that she was a princess, but her 'real' parents, the king and queen of Papua, have sent her a message at last. Soon they will come to claim…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Too Much Space!

  Roth, Jonathan

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  After being humiliated while on a field trip to Pluto, Bob, with the help of his alien friend Beep, tries to change his personality and overcome his fears (heights, darkness, space, and spiders) before the next field trip to a black hole.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Piper Green and the Fairy Tree

  Potter, Ellen, 1963-

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  Piper's older brother leaves Peek-A-Book Island and Piper refuses to take off his old earmuffs, no matter what! Things are going from bad to worse... until she discovers The Fairy Tree

• The Bad Guys

  Blabey, Aaron

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  The Bad Guys, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Piranha, want to be heroes, and they decide that the way to do it is free the 200 dogs in the city dog pound--but their plan soon goes awry.

• The Cave of Aaaaah! Doom!

  Kent, Jaden

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  A young dragon named Ella convinces her twin brother Owen to join her on a bold quest to find a wizard that will help cure Owen of his flaming cold.

• Narwhal

  Unicorn of the Sea

  Clanton, Ben, 1988-

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  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.

• Wolfie & Fly

  Fagan, Cary

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  Wolfie, a lone wolf who does not like using her imagination, reluctantly befriends Fly, a slightly weird and wordy boy, and soon they find themselves navigating through deep water in a submarine made from a cardboard box.

• Meet Yasmin!

  Faruqi, Saadia

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  In this compilation of four separately published books, Pakistani American second grader Yasmin learns to cope with the small problems of school and home, while gaining confidence in her own skills and creative abilities.