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Ages 9–12

The Kid from Tomkinsville

Ages 10–13

Ages 9–12

Ages 10–13

Ages 10–13

Ages 10–13

Ages 10–13

Ages 10–13

Miracle on 49th Street

Ages 10–13

Ages 9–12

Ages 9–12

The Boy Who Saved Baseball

Ages 9–12

Ages 8–10

Ages 8–10

Ages 8–10

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Ages 8–10

Ages 8–10

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Ages 8–10

Ages 8–10

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Kate DiCamillo

Ages 8–10

Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

Safe

★ Parent pick

Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

Geronimo Stilton

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

The World According to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark

Mary Pope Osborne

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

The Tale of Despereaux

Kate DiCamillo

Ages 8–10

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