By Beverly Cleary
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL P; AR pts: 3.0
Ellen Tebbits is eight years old and is lonely now that her best friend has moved. She becomes best friends with the new girl in town, Austine and together they share a secret that no one else knows about. Continue reading
By Emily Rodda
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL S; AR pts: 4.0
Lief, Jasmine and Barda head to toward the Shifting Sands anxious to get the next gem for the Belt of Deltora. On their way they come to Rithmere, a city where the annual Games are held. The companions enter into the Games and do well, but are betrayed when the lady who is supposedly taking care of them tricks them and they become prisoner to the Grey Guards. Continue reading
By Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL R; AR pts: 4.0
Hank Zipzer doesn't feel great about his soccer skills, but learns with the help of Papa Pete that he really loves ping-pong. The only trouble is his father and friends don't think ping-pong is a real sport. Continue reading
By Francesca Simon
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
In story 1, Henry copies Peter’s story during school and ends up having to read it to the kindergarteners. In Story 2, Mr. Nudie Foodie comes to Henry’s school to teach them how to eat more nutritiously. Story three is about Henry tricking Peter out of all his money and candy and in story four Peter and Henry get to sleep over at the museum with their classes. Continue reading
By Francesca Simon
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
Henry's at it again when he realizes Peter's going to have to go Trick or Treating with him on Halloween. In the second story, Henry gets stuck with Rebecca as a babysitter. In story three, Henry and Margaret raid each other's secret clubs. In story four Henry gets to go to his new baby cousin's christening. Continue reading
By Francesca Simon
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
Horrid Henry hates going on walks and figures how to turn his family’s hike into a mess. He also tricks Perfect Peter into thinking his washing machine box is a real time machine. In the third story Peter gets fed up with Horrid Henry’s horridness and tries to get revenge. In the last story Aunt Ruby takes Henry’s family out to a fancy French restaurant for Henry’s mom’s birthday. Continue reading
By Francesca Simon
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
In the first story Horrid Henry and Perfect Peter are both collecting toys that come in Sweet Tweet cereal boxes. In the next story, Henry wants to get a perfect score on his spelling test to earn a bag of candy, but fails to study. The third story’s about Henry taking swim lessons and the last story is about Henry wanting to use Perfect Peter’s mummy kit and how he tricks him to be able to play with it. Continue reading
By Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
A blizzard has hit Bailey City and caused the roads to shut down. The kids are stuck at school overnight and are very suspicious when the dragon snow sculpture has left the yard from across the street. The Bailey School Kids hear strange noises flying over the school during the night and realize they need to find out why a dragon is angry and lurking around the city. Continue reading
By Carolyn Keene
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; Lexile 560L; AR pts: 1.0
George’s mom is catering a pirate party on the beach and has invited George, Nancy and Bess to come along. The friends help get ready for the party and get the treasure chest hidden, but during the party the chest disappears. The Clue Crew searches for answers and are surprised to find another mystery on the beach. Continue reading
By Carolyn Keene
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; Lexile 550L; AR pts: 1.0
The Clue Crew spends some of their summer vacation attending a Zoo Camp. They get to make toys and snacks for the animals and help clean the petting zoo. But there's trouble when the enrichment toys go missing and chimpanzees show up at the animal hospital sick. Continue reading