Entering Grade 5
Humor
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The Astounding Broccoli Boy by Frank Cottrell Boyce
When Rory and the school bully suddenly turn green and are quarantined, the two decide this must be an indication that they possess super powers and team up to escape the hospital. |
 
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Chomp by Carl Hiaasen
(also by this author: Flush, Hoot, Scat and Squirm) When the difficult star of a reality TV show disappears while filming in the Florida Everglades, Wahoo and his classmate Tuna set out to find him. |
 
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney
Book 1: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Greg records his 6th-grade experiences at middle school where he and his best friend, undersized weaklings, hope just to survive. |
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The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
(sequel: The Third Mushroom; also by this author: Full of Beans) Having a grandfather who is a brilliant scientist obsessed with immortality should prepare Ellie for the weirdness that ensues when a bossy, strangely familiar 13-year-old science geek in a bowtie shows up at her house. But Ellie draws the line at attending middle school with newly young Grandpa Melvin. |
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FunJungle series by Stuart Gibbs (and other books by this author)
Book 1: Belly Up Teddy and Summer vow to investigate the death of a hippo at the new zoo, FunJungle. |
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My Life series by Janet Tashjian
Book 1: My Life As a Book "Reluctant reader" Derek spends summer vacation learning a surprising amount about a family mystery, even though he doesn’t complete his summer reading list. |
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Planet Omar series by Zanib Mian
Book 1: Accidental Trouble Magnet When Omar moves into a new neighborhood, he's worried about the first day of school and whether his teacher will be an alien zombie. Although Charlie becomes an "instafriend," the class bully has mean eyes on Omar, but Omar's wild imagination is up to the task of making this year a great one. |
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The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon
When Caleb decides he doesn't want to be ordinary, he allows the fast talking teenage Styx Malone to take the lead in a scheme to get a shiny new motorbike for free. |
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Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones
(sequel: Are You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken?) When Sophie moves with her family from Los Angeles to a farm, she is not prepared for a cranky chicken that can move objects with her tiny chicken brain or a crafty local farmer who wants to steal her flock. |