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Mrs. Bergen’s Summer Reading. Stink: Solar System Superhero by Megan McDonald When Stink learns that Pluto has flunked the Planet test for being too shrimpy, he has no choice but to take a stand for the sake of little planets everywhere! Genre: Realistic Fiction Call # F MCD.
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Stink: Solar System Superheroby Megan McDonaldWhen Stink learns that Pluto has flunked the Planet test for being too shrimpy, he has no choice but to take a stand for the sake of little planets everywhere!Genre: Realistic FictionCall # F MCD
Just Dessertsby Hallie DurandThird grader Dessert Schneider fed up with her younger sister and brothers, creates an Annoying Siblings Club, a well-meaning but less-than-useful support group for herself and her school friends. Dessert's class is studying the American Revolution, and she is intrigued by the idea of gaining her own kind of freedom from Charlie and the Beasties, but there is another parallel the class unit on American independence that will have very real, negative consequences for Dessert. Much like the British did when they taxed the colonists in the New World, she collects fees from her club members, but she does not consult them on how she spends them, which is mainly on cafeteria food forbidden by her parents. Dessert has to end the club and repay the money, but she does learn the greater value of friendship and family in the end.Genre: Realistic FictionCall# F Dur
Aargh, It’s an ALIEN!Albert Twiddle is a rich kid who has everything money can buy -a big mansion, servants, video games, but still he is unhappy. The only thing Albert ever really wants is to spend time with his mom and dad but they are too busy making money. One day some aliens show up at his house and change his life forever!Genre: Graphic NovelCall #: 741.5 W
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett J. KrosoczkaThe child characters in the book are three average kids: Hector, Terrence, and Dee. When they are bothered by the school bully, Milmoe, a new substitute teacher saves the day--but there's something very strange about the sub, and soon Lunch Lady is trying to figure out just what he's up to. She is assisted by another lunch lady named Betty, who is like James Bond's gadget guy.Genre: Graphic NovelCall# 741.5 J
The Adventures of Daniel Boom AKA Loud BoybyDavid SteinbergDaniel, almost 10, is a lively, thoughtful child, but he has a problem. He was born with “no indoor voice,” and his words have been known to shatter glass. At his new school, he meets a handful of other children, each of whom has a different peculiarity (from fidgeting to throwing tantrums), which, like Daniel's, is eventually revealed as a superpower.Genre: Graphic NovelCall# 741.5 S
The Newsy News Newsletter byKaren EnglishTwo friends, Nikki and Deja decide to write a newsletter about their neighborhood and school. The trouble starts when they don’t checkout their facts!Genre: Realistic FictionCall# F Eng
Nana Cracks the Case by Kathleen LaneNana is not your ordinary grandma. She never wears cloppy shoes, drinks prune juice, or worries about slippery surfaces Eufala and Bog's nana would much rather join the circus, or maybe become a detective. That is exactly what happens in this very funny chapter book. When Nana answers an ad in the local newspaper for a detective, she arrives at the police department just in time to investigate the theft of one entire case of delicious Yumdums candy. Can one little old lady find a way to save the day and stop the candy thief from striking again?Genre: Fiction Call# F Lane
Super Chicken Nugget Boy and the Furious Fryby Josh LewisFern Goldberg and his pal Lester spend most of their time at school trying to avoid Dirk Hamstone, the school bully, and his sidekick, Snort. A desperate Fern invents Super Chicken Nugget Boy, an imaginary crime fighter, and the friends wage a ninja attack on Dirk and Snort. The attack gets even weirder when Fern and his salamander,Arnie Simpson, fall in a vat of radioactive green goo and become real mutant superheroes. Fern's new skills as a crime fighter come in handy when the school is attacked by a giant French fry.Genre: Fiction Call# F Lew
The Best Horse Ever by Alice DeLaCroixAbby gets her heart’s desire: her parents purchase Griffin, the gentle horse she has grown to love during her riding lessons. But when her best friend, Devon, can’t get past her fear of the horse to share Abby’s excitement, they quarrel. Abby turns her attention entirely to Griffin and works hard to prove that she is responsible enough to care for him and ride him safely. Still, she misses Devon, and finally she reaches outto mend the friendshipGenre: Realistic FictionCall# F Del