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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

John H. Ritter

Ages 9–12

Safe

★ Parent pick

A to Z Mysteries: The Absent Author

Ron Roy

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

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Safe

★ Parent pick

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Ages 8–10

Ages 8–10

Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid

Megan McDonald

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

My Weird School: Miss Daisy Is Crazy!

Dan Gutman

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

The Tale of Despereaux

Ages 8–10

Patrick Skene Catling

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

The World According to Humphrey

Ages 8–10

Ages 8–10

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Dav Pilkey

Ages 8–10

Safe

★ Parent pick

Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark

Mary Pope Osborne

Ages 8–10

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