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Picture day by Nees, Susan.

Picture day

After her mother helps with her outfit, Missy is afraid her school picture will not be special this year.

May 22, 2013
Robot rumble by Dixon, Franklin W., author.

Robot rumble

"Bayport Elementary's annual science fair is here, and Frank, Joe, and their friend Phil are determined to win. But the morning of the fair, Phil discovers that their awesome homemade robot has gone missing!"--Page [4] of cover.

May 19, 2013
Stranger things by Lubar, David.

Stranger things

When ordinary third-grader Ed finds a coin with the words "strange" and "stranger" on both sides, weird things start happening around him--but when his friends start blaming him for all the weirdness Ed wonders if this coin is not too strange for comfort.

May 22, 2013
Sylva saves the Fairy Ball by McNamara, Margaret.

Sylva saves the Fairy Ball

Sylva Bell is not old enough to attend the Fairy Ball with her sisters Clara, Rosy, and Golden, but when a horde of trolls crashes the ball, Sylva bravely comes to the rescue.

May 22, 2013
The doodles of Sam Dibble by Press, Judy, 1944-

The doodles of Sam Dibble

Third-grader Sam loves to doodle--especially during class--but his drawings will not help when he tells everyone that their favorite wrestler, Demo Dan, will be at Sam's birthday party.

May 19, 2013
The Empire strikes out by Landers, Ace.

The Empire strikes out

"The Death Star has been destroyed, but the Empire isn't going down so easily. They are rebuilding the space station, and the Emperor is madder than ever. But while Darth Vader deals with the return of Darth Maul, it's up to heroes Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and their friends to travel to Naboo, save the day, and escape from... teenage fangirls?!"--P. [4] of cover.

May 22, 2013
The Halloween party from the Black Lagoon by Thaler, Mike, 1936-

The Halloween party from the Black Lagoon

Hubie feels left out when his teacher announces a class costume party and he, unlike his classmates, has no ideas about what to wear.

May 22, 2013
The lost princess by Dadey, Debbie.

The lost princess

"Not one of the merkids in Shelly Siren's third-grade class can believe the shell-shattering news: Shelly is a princess! A real princess! It's been a well-kept secret in Trident City, but now the word is out, and Shelly doesn't know how to act! Should she start wearing a glittery crown? Or move to a grand undersea palace? Will her friends have to call her Your Highness? Being a princess may be exciting, but Shelly's not sure she can truly play this royal part."--

May 22, 2013
The meanest birthday girl by Schneider, Josh, 1980-

The meanest birthday girl

Dana soon learns that receiving a big white elephant for her birthday is not as wonderful as she thought it would be.

May 22, 2013
You're out! by Scaletta, Kurtis.

You're out!

"Umpire Solomon Johnson is squeezing the strike zone and throws out both the Pine City Porcupines starting pitcher and manager "Grumps" Humphrey for arguing the call. Ballboy Chad tries to make peace by giving Solomon a rarely issued "umpire card," but the ump blows his top"--

May 19, 2013
Zigzag zoom by Giff, Patricia Reilly.

Zigzag zoom

When the Timpanzi Tigers challenge the Zigzag Zebras to a race, Gina worries because she knows she is not a fast runner, but the whole school seems to be counting on her to win.

May 22, 2013