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Entering Grade Four
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ADVENTURE


The Adventures of Pete and Weasel by C. Lee McKenzie
Book 1: Alligators Overhead
Pete Riley has gotten into his share of mischief, but when a haunted mansion suddenly appears next door and talking alligators start protesting about bulldozers coming in to develop their swamp, Pete and his friend Weasel are going to need all the help they can get to avert a heap of trouble.

Choose Your Own Adventure series by various authors
Smoke Jumpers
by R.A. Montgomery
This classic series takes readers around the world and allows them to decide where the stories goes. This story takes you on a jump into the Pacific Northwest during a giant forest fire.

Finding Mighty
​Sheela Chari
Myla and Peter must enter a world of parkour, grafitti and diamond-smuggling to find Peter’s missing brother Randall before it's too late.


Further Tales Adventures series by P.W. Catanese
The Thief and the Beanstalk
Everybody knows what happened to Jack when he climbed the beanstalk. But years later, when Jack is an old man, young Nick breaks into Jack's white castle hoping for riches, but finds enemies with plans to destroy the world as he knows it.

The Gauntlet series by Karuna Riazi
Book 1: The Gauntlet
An elegant board game that Farah receives for her birthday turns into a magical trap when she and her friends are sucked into the game and must play against the evil Lord Amari to save themselves and free her seven-year old brother.

The Last, Last Day of Summer by Lamar GIles
Otto and Sheed want to enjoy the last day of summer before school starts up again. When a mysterious man whith a camera that freezes time shows up, the boys must team up with some strange people and even stranger creatures to save their town.

Pyramid Hunters series by Peter Vegas
Book 1:
The Iron Tomb
Sam is prepared for a vacation in Egypt with his uncle Jasper, but he arrives to find that he is wanted by the police and his uncle is missing. With the help of new friends he sets off to follow clues that his uncle left behind, always one step ahead of mysterious men also searching for Uncle Jasper.

Survivor Diaries series by Terry Lynn Johnson
Avalanche!
When Ashley and Ryan are buried in an avalanche, they'll need skill and grit to survive. Written by a survival expert and based on true situations, each story in the series includes tips and tricks to help you survive in similar situations.

The Unicorn Rescue Society series by Adam Gidwitz
Book 1: The Creature of the Pines
When Elliot starts at a new school, he comes to realize he is now part of a secret group of adventurers responsible for protecting and defending mysterious (and wonderful) creatures.

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