Summer Reading Annotations
Kindergarten Grade One Grade Two Grade Three Grade Four Grade Five
AR beside the book indicates Accelerated Reader.
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Title |
Annotation |
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Black & White Rabbit's ABC |
Travel through the alphabet with Black And White Rabbit
during the course of his day. |
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Carl Goes Shopping |
When mother asks Carl, a gentle rottweiler,
to watch the baby while she shops in the department store, Carl and the baby
have their own adventures. |
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Cat on the Mat |
A rhyming book about what happen when a cat is resting on
a mat and one by one several animals come along to join her. |
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Chicka Chicka
Boom Boom |
An alphabet rhyme that relates what happens when the whole
alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree. |
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Dr. Seuss's ABC |
Alphabet book in silly rhyme. |
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Exactly the Opposite |
Photographs depict opposites in a very clear manner for
young children. |
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears |
Lost in the woods, a tired and hungry girl finds the house
of the three bears where she helps herself to food and goes to sleep. |
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Goodnight Moon |
A story about saying goodnight to everything around
you.(AR) |
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Happy Birthday Moon |
When a bear discovers that the moon shares his birthday,
he buys the moon a beautiful hat as a present.(AR) |
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Harold and the Purple Crayon |
Harold uses his fantastic purple crayon to draw himself
some wonderful adventures.(AR) |
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Have You Seen My Cat? |
A boy tries to find a cat by asking people from all over
the world. He sees some very interesting kinds of cats until he finally finds
his own. |
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Have You Seen My Cat? |
A boy tries to find a cat by asking people from all over
the world. He sees some very interesting kinds of cats until he finally finds
his own. |
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I Like Me |
A spunky pig tells of all her special qualities and how
she feels good about herself. |
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Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue? |
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Milk & Cookies |
While spending the night at Grandfather's house, a baby
bear dreams of feeding milk & cookies to a dragon. (AR) |
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Moon Cake |
Bear decides he wants to see what the moon tastes like, so
he builds a rocketship and takes off and thinks he
lands on the moon and even gets a taste.(AR) |
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Mouse Count |
The story of a greedy snake catching mice one at a time
and what happens when he wants just one more. |
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Mouse Paint |
Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow
paint and explore the world of color. |
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Of Colors and Things |
A wordless book about colors and objects that usually come
in that color. |
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Rooster's Off To See the World |
Rooster decides he wants to see the world and he asks
animals he meets along the way to accompany him. |
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Rosie's Walk |
Follow Rose as she takes an interesting walk around the
farm. |
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School Bus |
A simple story about a school bus going across town. |
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Sheep in a Jeep |
Records the misadventures of a group of sheep that go
riding in a jeep. |
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Ten Black Dots |
A colorful and fun way to count from 1 to 10 using dots
that go together to make a picture. |
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Tomie dePaola's
Mother Goose |
An illustrated collection of 204 Mother Goose nursery
rhymes, including well-known ones such as "Little Boy Blue". |
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Who Sank the Boat |
An amusing story of five animals and their attempt to go
for a ride on the bay. |
AR beside the book indicates Accelerated Reader.
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Title |
Annotation |
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Anno's Alphabet |
An alphabet book.(A wordless book) |
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do You See? |
A predictable story line reinforcing color words. |
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Carl Goes Shopping |
The family dog goes shopping and the events that
happen.(A wordless book) |
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Carl Goes to Daycare |
The family dog goes to daycare and the events that happen.
(A wordless book) |
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Changes, Changes |
The story of a boy and girl who use blocks to create
different objects. |
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Chicka Chicka
Boom Boom |
The story of letters and their mishap in a coconut tree. |
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Color Zoo |
A book about colors and shapes that makes zoo animals. |
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Deep in the |
A curious bear explores cabin in the forest with
disastrous results. (A wordless book) |
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears |
The story of a little girl who enters the bears house and the mischief she does. |
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Good Dog, Carl |
The family dog takes good care of his human charge. (A
wordless book) |
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Happy Birthday Moon |
The story of a bear who wants to give the moon a birthday
present.(AR) |
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A rhyme story of a mouse and the things that happen while
climbing a clock. |
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Humpty Dumpty |
A story about an egg named Humpty who meets a sad ending. |
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Jambo Means Hello |
A book of common Swahili words and their English
counterparts. |
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Little Miss Muffet |
A story rhyme about a scary spider. |
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Mary had a Little Lamb |
The story of a pet who follows
Mary everywhere. |
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Old Black Fly |
The story of a black fly on a hot summer day on a wild
alphabetical romp. |
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Over in the Meadow |
A story reinforcing counting. |
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Pancakes for Breakfast |
A story about making pancakes for breakfast. |
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Ten Bears in my Bed |
A story introducing subtraction to children. |
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Ten Black Dots |
A story about shapes within shapes. |
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House that Jack Built, The |
The story of a man who built a house containing a variety
of interesting characters. |
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Three Little Kittens, The |
A story about 3 kittens who have
to face the consequences after losing their mittens. |
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Three Little Pigs, The |
A story about 3 pigs who have to
live in the world with a wolf. |
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star |
A nursery rhyme about looking at stars. |
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We're Going On a Bear Hunt |
The story of children on a adventurous hunt for a
bear.(AR) |
AR beside the book indicates Accelerated
Reader.
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Title |
Annotation |
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Abraham Lincoln |
Picture book story of life of President Lincoln. |
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Amazing Grace |
Although classmates tell Grace she cannot play Peter Pan
because she is black and a girl, she discovers she can do anything she sets
her mind to.(AR) |
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Amelia Bedelia |
Amelia Bedelia starts to work as
a maid but she gets a little confused by the Roger's list.(AR) |
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Don't Let the |
A pigeon that longs to drive a bus sees a chance to make
its dream come true when the bus driver takes a short break. |
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From Seed to Plant |
Simple text that describes growth of a plant. |
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Helen Keller |
Picture book story of the woman who overcame her handicaps
of being both blind and deaf. |
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If Pigs Could Fly |
A collection of humorous poems for children. |
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Knuffle Bunny |
A trip to the laundromat leads
to a momentous occasion when Trixie, too young to
speak words, realizes that something important is missing and struggles to
explain the problem to her father. |
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My Dog Ate My Homework |
A collection of humorous poems for children, grouped in
the categories of parents, brothers and sisters, pets, school, disasters, all
mixed up , and advice. |
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Small Pig |
Because the farmer's wife insists on cleaning his mud
puddle, a little pig runs away to the city where he becomes permanently stuck
in what he thought was a mud puddle. (AR) |
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Uncle Elephant |
Uncle Elephant comes to the rescue when his nephew's
parents are lost at sea and cares for him until they are found again. |
AR beside the book indicates
Accelerated Reader.
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Title |
Annotation |
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All Night Near the Water |
A story about mallard ducks. |
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Angel Child, Dragon Child |
A Vietnamese girl attending school in the |
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Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky |
With Harriet Tubman as her
guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the Underground
Railroad in order to reunite with her younger brother. (AR) |
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Chicken Sunday |
To thank Miss Eula for her
wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy
her a beautiful Easter hat. (AR) |
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Chipmunk Song |
A child lives the life of a chipmunk. |
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Cuddley |
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Dinner at Aunt Connie's House |
As Melody and Lonnie play hide-and -seek in Aunt
Connie's the portraits of famous Afro-American women speak to them. |
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Honey, I Love |
Afro-American poetry |
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Nathaniel Talking |
The life of a nine-year old told in rap and verse |
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Relatives Came, The |
The relatives come from |
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Something Big has Been Here |
A collection of humorous poems. |
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A young girl dreams of flying above her |
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Tree Trunk Traffic |
The comings and goings of animals on and around a backyard
maple tree. |
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Where Butterflies Grow |
Describes what it feels like to change from a caterpillar
into a butterfly. (AR) |
AR beside the book indicates
Accelerated Reader.
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Title |
Annotation |
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A Taste of Blackberries |
This narrator guides the reader through his emotional
reactions to the death of his friend Jamie. Jamie was a special child, full
of surprises, one who had an answer for everything. Jamie would court danger
and always escape; however, he couldn't escape his allergy to bees. AR 3.0 (2
points) |
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Annie and the Old One |
Annie tries to stop time so her grandmother won't die. She
comes to understand her American Indian heritage and the fact that time
cannot be stopped. |
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Arthur for the Very First Time |
Arthur spends the summer with his eccentric aunt and
uncle. He is accused of being an observer rather than a doer. This story is
full of warmth, humor, and quirky characters, both human and animal. AR 4.0
(3 points) |
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Black Snowman |
Using the magical powers of the kente
cloth (African scarf), a black snowman comes to life and helps young Jacob
discover the beauty of his African American heritage as well his own
self-worth. AR 3.5 (1 point) |
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Boy and the Ghost, The |
In this folktale a poor boy spends a night in a haunted
house and is rewarded for his bravery. AR 3.0 (.5 points) |
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Bunnicula |
What if a pet rabbit really is a vampire? |
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Castle in the Attic, The |
A gift of a toy castle, complete with silver knight,
introduces William to an adventure involving magic and a personal guest. The
sequel is Return to the Castle. AR 6.2 (6 points) |
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Dear Mr. Henshaw |
Cleary's book is a portrayal of a child in a single-parent
family. Readers must draw inferences from this story told completely in
letters written by sixth-grader Leigh Botts to the
author of his favorite books. AR 4.0 (3 points) |
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Encounter |
Christopher Columbus's discovery of the new world is seen
through the eyes of a Taino boy. The book shows |
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Freckle Juice |
A hilarious tale of a boy who wants one thing more than
anything else-freckles! But when a classmate sells him a secret juice
formula, strange things begin to happen. AR 2.0 (.5 points) |
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Green Book, The |
Vivid writing tells the story of a family from the future who must leave Earth to colonize a new planet. How do they
survive? What is the importance of stories in a new land? This
thought-provoking short novel begins and ends with the same sentence, a magical
discovery for fourth graders. AR 6.5 (2 points) |
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Homer Price |
McCloskey tells the humorous adventures of an
irresponsible boy who comes up with ingenious solutions to strange dilemmas.
AR 6.5 (4 points) |
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Julian, Secret Agent |
Twelve short chapters present the escapades of Julian, his
brother Huey, and their friend Gloria when they become "crimebusters". AR 3.1 (1 point) |
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Mud Pony, The |
A poor Indian boy becomes a powerful chief when Mother
Earth turns his artistic creation of a clay pony into a real pony. This
Pawnee legend conveys the spirit and wonder of faith and courage. AR 3.7 (.5
points) |
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Muggie Maggie |
In eight short chapters, Maggie resists mastering cursive
writing in the third grade until she discovers its advantages. AR 4.0 (1
point) |
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This Newberry winner tells about an eleven-year old boy
from |
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Stone Fox |
This touching story is based on a |
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Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? |
This short biography traces Virginian Patrick Henry's life
from farmer to statesman. AR 4 (1 point) |
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Yeh-Shen |
In this Chinese version of Cinderella, a fish replaces the
fairy godmother. AR 4.5 (1 point) |
AR beside the book indicates
Accelerated Reader.
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Title |
Annotation |
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4B goes wild |
Fourth graders on a three-day camping trip with their
teachers experience frights and delights. AR 5.2 |
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Call It Courage |
A survival story in which Mafatu
defies a taboo, steals a much needed spear from an idol, fights dangerous
animals, and escapes from cannibals. Having proven himself, Mafatu returns to his former life. AR 5.0 |
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Castle in the Attic, The |
A gift of a toy castle, complete with silver knight,
introduces William to an adventure involving magic and a personal guest. The
sequel is Return to the Castle. AR 6.2 |
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Celery Stalks at |
This is the sequel to Bunnicula.
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Encounter |
A Taino Indian boy on the |
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From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweileer |
Two suburban children run away from their |
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson |
In this story set in |
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Indian in the Cupboard |
When a nine-year old boy receives a plastic Indian, a
cupboard, and a key for his birthday, he discovers himself involved in an
adventure when the Indian comes to life. This book is one in a series. AR 6.1 |
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Little House on the Prairie |
A classic story about a family who heads west from the big
woods of |
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Maniac Magee |
An orphan, Maniac Magee, is accepted and well-liked by all
who meet him, but he enjoys his independence so much that he has trouble
accepting help from anyone. By the books end, Maniac Magee understands the
importance of family as a support group. AR 5.0 |
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My Side of the Mountain |
In this stirring story about a fifth grade boy's survival
in the Catskills, the author uses authentic details to present nature. AR 5.9 |
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Number the Stars |
Set in |
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On My Honor |
A young boy gives his word to his father, than bows to
peer pressure. There is a swimming accident and his friend dies. This is a
book about choices people make and the ones they refuse to make. (*Sensitive
issue - deals with death) AR 5.3 |
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 |
This book shows the humor and seriousness about a loving
family that has its problems but its shares of joy as well. The reader sees
life through young Ramona's eyes and shows her young readers that they are
not alone. AR 4.5 |
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Rosa Parks, My Story |
When Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on
an |
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Runaway Ralph |
A mouse named Ralph runs away looking for freedom but
winds up a prisoner at a summer camp. AR 4.9 |
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Soup |
The adventures and misadventures of two boys growing up in
a small |
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Superfudge |
Fudge loves to drive his brother, Peter, crazy. He is a
human hurricane and creates many unforgettable surprises. AR 4.8 |
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Tuck Everlasting |
The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation
when they discover a ten-year-old girl and a stranger who know their secret
about a spring whose waters prevent one from growing old. AR 6.3 |