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YFRUTH, M
Awesome OrangeBirthday
MitaliBanerjeer Ruths
In this full-color early chapter book series, Priya starts a party-planning business to help save the planet -- one party at a time! She will donate the money she makes to help save the cutest endangered animal on the planet, the quokka!
YFMIED, A
TheHaunted HouseNext Door
Andres
Miedoso
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.
YFMESS, K
Emma McKenna, FullOut
KateMessner
Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third-grade class!
Cheerleader Emma McKenna is thrilled for the first day of school… until her frenemy shows up and all of Emma’s plans for a social do-over take a tumble!
YFHIGG, C
GoodDog: HomeisWhere theHeartis
CamHiggins
Springtime has arrived at the Davis Family Farm! Spring showers lead to muddy hijinks for a young pup named Bo. But when Bo loses his dog tag, he gets serious and enlists all of his barnyard pals to help him find it.
Zoey& Sassafras:
Dragonsand Marshmallows
AsiaCitro
In the first book of this series, Zoey discovers a glowing photo and learns an amazing secret. Injured magical animals come to their backyard barn for help! When a sick baby dragon appears, it’s up to Zoey and Sassafras to figure out what’s wrong. Will they be able to help little Marshmallow before it’s too late?
YFKIM, C
JinaJeong: ProjectFood Drive
CarolKim
Jina and her classmates are determined to collect the most food for the local food pantry so they can pick out books for the library--but when a classmate's home is damaged in a fire, the class votes to donate much of the food they collected to his family instead.
YFTARS, L
LaurenTarshis ISurvivedthe GreatAlaska Earthquake,1964
Lauren Tarshis's story of one child surviving this terrifying natural disaster pounds with page-turning action and heartwarming hope.
Dragonsina Bag YFELLI, Z
ZettaElliott
In Brooklyn, nine-year-old Jax joins Ma, a curmudgeonly witch who lives in his building, on a quest to deliver three baby dragons to a magical world, and along the way discovers his true calling.
YFNONA, A
FirstDay, WorstDay
AndyNonamus
A very unlucky kid navigates the many challenges of the first day of school in the first book in The Very Worst Ever chapter book series!
LaurenMagaziner
Full of action, adventure, and friendship, a team of five girls must stop a powerful villain by finding their mythical familiars.
Dog-and-human detective duo, King and Kayla, must try to figure out how Raj's cat escaped from a locked house. ZanibMian
Imaginative Omar goes through the ups and downs of starting a new school and making new friends with the help of his wonderful (and silly) Muslim family.
Eight-year-old Isla Verde loves living on the ever-adventurous island of Sol with her best friend, a gecko named Fitz, but when a new girl moves next door, Isla has a hard time keeping her big secret--that she can talk to animals!
When his friend RJ bets that Miles will wipe out at the ice rink, he is determined to prove him wrong.
Tana's friend Ana is nervous about auditioning for the school play, so Tana helps her practice and makes Ana's favorite snack.