Entering Grade 6
Humor
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Flush by Carl Hiaasen
(also by this author: Chomp, Hoot, Scat and Squirm) 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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Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt
On the first day of Middle School, when the milk is spoiled, the dog has thrown up again and his three sisters are having various breakdowns, the last thing Carter needs is the butler who shows up on their doorstep. His mother, however, is grateful for the help and soon Cater finds himself being driven to school in a purple Bentley. |
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Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai
also by this author: Fly on the Wall When Jingwen, his mother, and his annoying little brother Yanghao move to Australia from China, it sees like they're living on an alien planet. The only thing he looks forward to is working on cake recipes, which is problematic because he has to babysit his bratty brother and isn't allowed to use the oven. |
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Star Scouts series by Mike Lawrence
Book 1: Star Scouts Spunky alien Mabel needs to collect some Earth specimens for Star Scouts. Luckily, she runs into Avani, an earthling who could use a little teleportation and jetpack racing to spice up her life. If Avani can just survive Camp Andromeda, and keep her dad from discovering that she’s left planet Earth, she’s in for the adventure of a lifetime. (graphic novel) |
 
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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. |
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A Year in the Life of a Complete and Total Genius by Stacey Mason
As Arthur enters seventh grade, he is convinced of his amazing writing ability, which he occasionally uses to insult the class bully. |