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• The One and Only Ivan

  Applegate, Katherine

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  When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life. Also available on NCKids Digital Library.

• Ready, Set, Dough! - NC Kids Level Up

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  Sixth-grader Zoe sets her sights on winning a laptop by becoming the top cookie-dough seller in her class, but as she becomes more obsessed with winning, she begins to lose sight of what is really important.

• Race to the Bottom of the Earth - North Carolina Digital Library

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  In 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole. He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye. Then, not long before he set out, the telegram…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Penderwicks

  a Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

  Birdsall, Jeanne

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  This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel's sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wild Robot

  Brown, Peter, 1979-

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  Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants. Also…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dragons and Marshmallows - NC Kids Digital Library

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

• Beezus and Ramona

  Cleary, Beverly

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  Having a little sister like four-year-old Ramona isn't always easy for Beezus Quimby. With a wild imagination, disregard for order, and an appetite for chaos, Ramona makes it hard for Beezus to be the responsible older sister she knows she ought to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Friendship War - NC Kids Digital Library

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  When Grace takes boxes of old buttons from a building her grandfather bought, she starts a fad at school that draws her closer to one friend, but further from another.

• Artemis Fowl

  Colfer, Eoin

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  When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll. Also available on NC Kids Level Up Digital…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Saving Winslow

  Creech, Sharon,

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  When his father brings home an ailing, newborn donkey, Louie names the animal Winslow and takes care of him, but everyone, including Louie's quirky friend Nora, thinks Winslow is not going to survive.

• Flora and Ulysses - NC Kids Level Up

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  Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle Buckman is astonished when the squirrel, Ulysses, demonstrates astonishing powers of strength and flight after being revived.

• Mouse Scouts - NC Kids Digital Library

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  To earn their Sow It and Grow It badge, Violet, Tigerlilly, and the other Mouse Scouts plant a vegetable garden.

• Better Nate Than Ever - NC Kids Level Up

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  An eighth-grader who dreams of performing in a Broadway musical concocts a plan to run away to New York and audition for the role of Elliot in the musical version of "E.T."

• The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

  Glaser, Karina Yan,

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  Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind. Also available on NC Digital Library.

• The Magic Misfits

  Harris, Neil Patrick, 1973-

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  Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons. Also available on NC Digital Library.

• The Lion of Mars - NC Kids Level Up

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  Bell has spent his whole life - all eleven years of it - on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid - he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't have contact with anyone…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bunnicula Collection. Books 1-3

  Howe, James, 1946-

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  Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire. Also available on NC Kids Digital Library.

• Toys Go Out

  Jenkins, Emily, 1967-

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  Six stories relate the adventures of three best friends, who happen to be toys.

• The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher

  Levy, Dana Alison

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  Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school year, Kindergarten through sixth grade, and deal with a grumpy new neighbor. Also available on NC Kids Level Up…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

  Lin, Grace

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  Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River. Also available on…Read moreRead more of this annotation