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  5,000-Year-Old Puzzle:  Solving a Mystery of Ancient
          Egypt, by Claudia Logan
                    Grades 3-6

                    Are you brave enough to find out what's inside the secret tomb at Giza 7000X?  Go back in time and use the actual records, photos and artifacts to find the clues to this ancient mystery.
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      Becoming Joe DiMaggio, by Maria Testa
                    Grades 5-6

                    With his father gone much of the time, it is Joseph Paul's grandfather, who named him after baseball great Joe DiMaggio, who shares his love of baseball, hopes and fears.
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      Benno's Bear by N. F. Zucker
                    Grades 5-6

                    Eleven-year-old Benno has been arrested for being a pickpocket.  When the judge sends him to live with a kindly policeman and his wife, Benno must decide whether or not he can make a fresh start - without his beloved bear.
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  The Bug Scientist, by Donna Jackson
                    Grades 3-6

                    A scientist who solves crimes by examining insects on dead bodies and a professor who brings people's attention to bugs by sponsoring a cricket spitting contest - these are two occupations described in this book about people who work with and love the "creepy crawlies".
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    Butterfly Buddies, by Judy Cox
                    Grades 3-4

                    Zoey, the new girl at school was so exciting - French speaking, looked older, had pierced ears, and was that lipstick she was wearing?  Will Zoey be friends with plain, ordinary Robin?
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        Crispin:  The Cross of Lead, by Avi,
                        Grades 4-6

                        Falsely accused of theft and marked for death, 13 year-old orphan peasant boy in medieval England seeks his real name and embarks on a journey when he meets up with a traveling juggler named Bear.
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     The Devil in Ol' Rosie, by Louise Moeri
                    Grades 4-6

                    An adventuresome Western tale of a boy who sets out to bring back his family's escaped horses.  Eager to please his father, he fights to survive out on the range and return home safely.
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   The Elephant Hospital, by Kathy Darling
                    Grades 3-6

                    How do you take care of a sick elephant?  Learn how veterinarians at the Elephant Hospital solve some "giant" problems.
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   The Gold-Threaded Dress, by Carolyn Marsden
                    Grades 3-5

                    Oy, a Thai-American fourth grader, desperately wants to make friends at her new school.  Will she trade her gold-threaded dress for their friendship?
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   Gooney Bird Greene, by Lois Lowry
                    Grades 3-4

                    Her name is weird, her clothes are wacky and her stories?  WILD!  Meet this unusual girl and laugh out loud as you learn about the changes she brings to her 2nd grade class.
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    Jake Drake:  Teacher's Pet, by Andrew Clements
                    Grades 3-4

                    Fourth grader, Jake Drake, remembers the four horrible days in 3rd grade when everybody thought he was the "teacher's pet".
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    Joshua's Song, by Joan Hiatt Harlow
                    Grades 4-6

                    In 1919, Joshua had it pretty easy.  But all that changed when his Dad died.  Now he's man of the house at 13.  Exciting things are in store for him as he takes on the tough street life of a Boston newspaper boy.
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    Junebug in Trouble, by Alice Mead
                    Grades 4-6

                    While trying to get to know his father who is in prison and stop his friend Robert from joining a gang, Junebug himself gets involved in gang violence.
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    No More Nasty, by Amy MacDonald
                    Grades 4-5

                    Simon's Great Aunt Matilda, wearing her hugh fruit and flowered hat, shows up as the new substitute in his class.  Will they SINK THIS SUB?
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    Pictures of Hollis Woods, by Patricia Reilly Giff
                    Grades 4-6

                    12 year-old Hollis had found the perfect family.  The pictures she had drawn show the happy moments, but no picture tells the secret of why she moved on to yet another foster home.
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    Ruby Holler, by Sharon Creech
                    Grades 4-6

                    What happens when two precocious orphans move in with an eccentric couple in a magical place called Ruby Holler?  Excitement and adventure - that's what!
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    Stopping to Home, by Lea Wait
                    Grades 4-6

                    After the death of their mother to smallpox, eleven year-old Abigail must accept responsibility for her younger brother Seth as she looks for a home and family life in a small seaport town in 1806 Maine.

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   A Strong Right Arm:  The Story of Mamie "Peanut"
        Johnson, by Michelle Green
                Grades 4-6

                Girls playing professional baseball?!?  This true story shows how Mamie "Peanut" Johnson became a professional pitcher while she was still a kid?
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  When Marian Sang, by Pam Munoz Ryan
                    Grades 3-6

                    All Marian Anderson ever wanted was to sing, but how could a young African-American girl become a famous opera singer in a time of racism and prejudice?
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        The Young Adventurer's Guide to Everest:  From
          Avalanche to Zopkiok, by Jonathan Chester
                    Grades 3-6

                    Ready for the ultimate challenge?  How about climbing Mount Everest?  Everything you need to know from A to Z.
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     This page was created on March 25, 2003 and updated on August 23, 2005.