Entering Grade 6
Humor
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The Awesome, Almost 100% True Adventures of Matt & Craz by Alan Silberberg
A weird web site helps Matt and Craz make their cartoons become real, which has some unexpected and dire consequences. |
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Flush by Carl Hiaasen
(also by this author: Chomp, Hoot and Scat) When Noah’s dad is convinced that a casino boat is dumping raw sewage into the harbor, his idea to fix it lands him in jail but doesn’t solve the problem. |
 
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House of Robots series by James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein
Book 1: House of Robots As if Sammy doesn’t have enough trouble fitting in at school, his mother sends the super-nerdy robot she invented into school as his “brother.” |
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Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka by Jon Scieszka
Funny stories of what can go wrong when one of your five brothers comes up with a “good idea.” |
 
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A Tale Dark and Grimm series by Adam Gidwitz
Book 1: A Tale Dark and Grimm Follow Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more funny, gory tales. |
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The Terrible Two series by Mac Barnett and Jory John
Book 1: The Terrible Two Yawnee Valley is about to experience an epic prankster war when Miles moves to this rural town that already contains a mystery trickster--and a lot of cows. |
 
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What We Found in the Sofa and How it Saved the World by Henry Clark
When River, Freak and Fiona find a zucchini colored crayon in a mysterious sofa at their bus stop, they find themselves caught up in an adventure involving an evil billionaire, an artificially intelligent domino and a cat named Mucus. |