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• Beti and the Little Round House

  Atinuke,

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  Beti loves her family’s little round house, where there is always the promise of adventure with her friends and her own tiny goat, whatever the season! Color and b&w illustrations add to the warmth of the stories.

• They Call Me No Sam!

  Daywalt, Drew,

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  Justin’s scientist parents adopt a dog in the midst of their top-secret project. When two crooks try to steal the research secrets, the dog just may save the day. The story is told through Sam the dog's humorous diary entries, accompanied by panel…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

  Miller, Chanel,

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  A self-proclaimed sock detective inside her parents' New York City laundromat, Magnolia Wu and her friend Iris set off across the city to solve the mystery of each missing sock. Cartoon-like illustrations show Magnolia, her friends and their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Badger

  a Love Story

  Wood, Maryrose,

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  Soft black and white, full page illustrations add to the cozy story about an eccentric badger who ventures out to find his missing seagull friend.

• Mac B. Kid Spy

  Mac Undercover

  Barnett, Mac,

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  Brightly colored and goofy illustrations accompany the story of Mac who embarks on his first adventure as a secret agent--with the assurance that the Queen of England will give him a note excusing him from school.

• The Hotel Balzaar

  DiCamillo, Kate,

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  Young Marta hears stories from a strange guest at the hotel where she and her mother are living while her father is away at war. Black and white illustrations are sprinkled throughout.

• A Royal Conundrum

  Yee, Lisa,

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  Occasional black and white line artwork adds to the escapades of an elite group of underdogs trained to fight crime.

• Polly Diamond and the Magic Book

  Kuipers, Alice, 1979-

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  Cheerful artwork shows Polly who loves words, writing, and telling stories. When she finds a book on her doorstep, she discovers that anything she writes in it actually happens. She soon realizes though that kind of power can be dangerous.

• The Last Kids on Earth

  Brallier, Max,

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  Thirteen-year-old Jack and his friends battle a monster called Blarg when a monster apocalypse hits town. Comic-like illustrations with speech bubbles make this part graphic novel, part traditional book.

• The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow

  Dimopoulos, Elaine,

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  Butternut, a young rabbit who loves stories, makes friends among the other animals and birds of Milkweed Meadow. Realistic black and white artwork depicts the meadow residents as they cooperate to rescue orphaned coyote pups.

• Sam Wu Is NOT Afraid of Ghosts

  Tsang, Katie, 1987-

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  After an embarrassing incident on his school field trip, Sam is determined to prove that he is not afraid of ghosts. Dynamic text and illustrations bring energy to the story.

• Frazzled

  Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom

  Vivat, Booki,

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  Energetic doodles depict middle child Abbie’s ups and downs as she starts middle school.

• Popcorn

  Harrell, Rob,

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  'Anxiety files' comic panels and other spot illustrations appear throughout this sometimes laugh-out-loud funny take on making it through an unreasonably difficult day.

• Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom

  Swanson, Matthew, 1974-

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  Illustrations on every page add to the humor and action as eight-year-old Ben takes a fortune cookie literally. Believing he has only one day left to live, Ben tries to do everything he has always wanted to before nightfall.

• J.D. and the Great Barber Battle

  Dillard, J.,

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  Black and white illustrations appear frequently to show J.D., his friends and family and some of the haircuts J.D. creates after J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business.

• Klawde

  Evil Alien Warlord Cat

  Marciano, Johnny,

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  Klawde, the exiled ruler of the planet Lyttyrboks, and Raj, who just moved from Brooklyn to tiny Elba, Oregon, forge an unlikely friendship as they find their footing in a strange new world. Cartoon-like illustrations capture the silliness of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sasquatch Escape

  Selfors, Suzanne

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  Spending the summer in his grandfather's rundown town, Ben meets an adventurous girl and they discover the town's veterinarian runs a secret hospital for imaginary creatures. Illustrations help bring the kids’ adventure and the creatures to life.

• The Best of Iggy

  Barrows, Annie,

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  With illustrations almost on every page, this story relates three times that nine-year-old Iggy got into trouble, two of which he does not regret and one for which he is very, very sorry.

• Future Me Saves the World (and Ruins My Life)

  Cypess, Leah,

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  Ethan Koslov’s future adult self appears, demanding that he save the world by stopping his fourth-grade class from making their substitute teacher so miserable that she becomes a future evil dictator and starts a war. Cartoon illustrations appear…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stuntboy, in the Meantime

  Reynolds, Jason,

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  Cartoon artwork with speech bubbles illustrate the story of Portico Reeves whose secret identity as Stuntboy allows him to use his superpower to keep everybody safe. When his superhero parents start fighting a lot, he feels the responsibility to…Read moreRead more of this annotation