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4th Grade Books:
* two wild elk who saved a boy from freezing in the mountains * the courageous cat who fought off a deadly intruder * two dolphins who saved a girl from a terrifying shark attack * and much more. If you like animal stories, you'll be amazed by these incredible true tales. ||  ||
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 * [[image:1090671.gif align="center"]] ||  || Maggie Marmelstein thought that her friend would be a good class president. But when he refuses her offer to manage his campaign, she decides to run against him. ||   ||
 * [[image:103222942.jpg width="90" height="135" align="center"]] ||  ||< More than anything, Ida Bidson wants to become a teacher. To do that, she must finish eighth grade, then go on to high school. But her dream falters when the one-room school in her remote Colorado town shuts down. Her only hope is to keep the school open without anyone finding out. Yet even a //secret// school needs a teacher. Ida can't be it. . . . Or can she? ||   ||
 * [[image:111717191.jpg width="90" height="128" align="center"]] ||  || Would you believe that some animals have saved people's lives? In this fascinating book, you'll read about:* the brave dog who rescued two kids from a burning house
 * [[image:103222942.jpg width="90" height="135" align="center"]] ||  ||< More than anything, Ida Bidson wants to become a teacher. To do that, she must finish eighth grade, then go on to high school. But her dream falters when the one-room school in her remote Colorado town shuts down. Her only hope is to keep the school open without anyone finding out. Yet even a //secret// school needs a teacher. Ida can't be it. . . . Or can she? ||   ||
 * [[image:111717191.jpg width="90" height="128" align="center"]] ||  || Would you believe that some animals have saved people's lives? In this fascinating book, you'll read about:* the brave dog who rescued two kids from a burning house
 * [[image:111717191.jpg width="90" height="128" align="center"]] ||  || Would you believe that some animals have saved people's lives? In this fascinating book, you'll read about:* the brave dog who rescued two kids from a burning house
 * [[image:13785782.JPG width="98" height="145" align="center"]] ||  || Before it's too late, Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe household -- a suspicious-looking bunny with unusual habits...and fangs! ||   ||
 * [[image:ben.jpg width="98" height="142" align="center"]] ||  || Ever wonder where inventors get their ideas? As it turns out, the great inventor Benjamin Franklin got his best ideas from a mouse named Amos! Funny, interesting and wise, this classic tale has been a favorite for generations. Once you've met Amos and read his account, you'll never think of Ben Franklin-or American history-quite the same way. ||   ||
 * [[image:stealing_the_show.jpg height="120" align="center"]] ||  || A sonic boom and a flash of blue light announce the arrival of CHAOS in the Lexington household! How come the Lexingtons' foreign exchange student arrives in the middle of the night without a suitcase, wearing stinky tights, and carrying a sword? How come he doesn't know what a bathroom is? As usual, Mr. and Mrs. Lexington are totally clueless. But Josh and Katie are on the case. Could Jack Bradford really be from the year 1599? And if he is, what's going to happen when Josh and Katie bring this swashbuckling teen to school? Welcome to Time Flyers, where the past meets the present and the present is changed forever. ||   ||
 * [[image:ben.jpg width="98" height="142" align="center"]] ||  || Ever wonder where inventors get their ideas? As it turns out, the great inventor Benjamin Franklin got his best ideas from a mouse named Amos! Funny, interesting and wise, this classic tale has been a favorite for generations. Once you've met Amos and read his account, you'll never think of Ben Franklin-or American history-quite the same way. ||   ||
 * [[image:stealing_the_show.jpg height="120" align="center"]] ||  || A sonic boom and a flash of blue light announce the arrival of CHAOS in the Lexington household! How come the Lexingtons' foreign exchange student arrives in the middle of the night without a suitcase, wearing stinky tights, and carrying a sword? How come he doesn't know what a bathroom is? As usual, Mr. and Mrs. Lexington are totally clueless. But Josh and Katie are on the case. Could Jack Bradford really be from the year 1599? And if he is, what's going to happen when Josh and Katie bring this swashbuckling teen to school? Welcome to Time Flyers, where the past meets the present and the present is changed forever. ||   ||
 * [[image:stealing_the_show.jpg height="120" align="center"]] ||  || A sonic boom and a flash of blue light announce the arrival of CHAOS in the Lexington household! How come the Lexingtons' foreign exchange student arrives in the middle of the night without a suitcase, wearing stinky tights, and carrying a sword? How come he doesn't know what a bathroom is? As usual, Mr. and Mrs. Lexington are totally clueless. But Josh and Katie are on the case. Could Jack Bradford really be from the year 1599? And if he is, what's going to happen when Josh and Katie bring this swashbuckling teen to school? Welcome to Time Flyers, where the past meets the present and the present is changed forever. ||   ||

5th Grade Books
= = Can a stray dog change the life of a teenage boy? It looks as if Strider can. He's a dog that loves to run; because of Strider, Leigh Botts finds himself running -- well enough to join the school track team. Strider changes Leigh on the inside, too, as he finally begins to accept his parents' divorce and gets to know a redheaded girl he's been admiring. With Strider's help, Leigh finds that the future he once hated to be asked about now holds something he never expected: hope. ||
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 * [[image:esperanza.jpg align="center"]] ||  || Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard labor, financial struggles, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When their new life is threatened, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances--Mama's life, and her own, depend on it. ||
 * [[image:strider.jpg width="180" height="180" align="center"]] ||  || Strider has a new habit. we stop, he places his paw on my foot. It isn't an accident because he always does it. I like to think he doesn't want to leave me.
 * [[image:strider.jpg width="180" height="180" align="center"]] ||  || Strider has a new habit. we stop, he places his paw on my foot. It isn't an accident because he always does it. I like to think he doesn't want to leave me.
 * [[image:music_of_dolphins.jpg width="150" height="150" align="center"]] ||  || A girl raised by dolphins must choose between two worlds in this critically acclaimed novel about what it means to be a human being. ||
 * [[image:music_of_dolphins.jpg width="150" height="150" align="center"]] ||  || A girl raised by dolphins must choose between two worlds in this critically acclaimed novel about what it means to be a human being. ||