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Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants: The Questioneers, Book 2
age 6+
Scientific thinking saves the day in funny, kind adventure.
By
Andrea Beaty
(
2019
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Adventures from the Land of Stories: The Mother Goose Diaries and Queen Red Riding Hood's Guide to Royalty
age 10+
Hilarious, weird, edgy companions to fairy tale series.
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Chris Colfer
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2015
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Middle School: Dog's Best Friend
age 10+
Rafe starts dog-walking biz in funny, fast-paced tale.
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James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts
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2016
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Judy Moody and the Bucket List
age 6+
Laughs, lessons enrich tale of what to do before 4th grade.
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Megan McDonald
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2016
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Judy Moody Mood Martian
age 6+
Third grader changes attitude in cute tale of self-control.
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Megan McDonald
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2014
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Middle School: My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar
age 10+
Realistic middle school issues from a girl's point of view.
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James Patterson, Lisa Papademetriou
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2013
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Planet Tad
age 10+
Indignities of middle school fill funny blog novel.
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Tim Carvell
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2012
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