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Chasing Vermeer<br />

Balliett, Blue. RL 5.4, 254p<br />

When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer<br />

painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve<br />

an international art scandal.<br />

Class clown<br />

Hurwitz, Johanna. RL 4.6, 98p<br />

Lucas Cott, a smart and unruly boy in the third grade, finds it very hard to turn over a<br />

new leaf when he decides to become the perfect student.<br />

Dear Mr. Henshaw<br />

Cleary, Beverly. RL 5, 133p<br />

In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping<br />

with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own<br />

place in the world.<br />

Ereth's birthday<br />

Avi, RL 4.8, 180p<br />

Feeling neglected on his birthday, Ereth, the cantankerous old porcupine, sets out<br />

looking for his favorite treat and instead finds himself acting as "mother" to three young<br />

fox kits.<br />

Firegirl<br />

Abbott, Tony. RL 4.1, 149p<br />

A middle school boy's life is changed when Jessica, a girl disfigured by burns, starts<br />

attending his Catholic school while receiving treatment at a local hospital.<br />

Flush<br />

Hiaasen, Carl. RL 5, 263p<br />

With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister,<br />

Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge<br />

tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.<br />

Frindle<br />

Clements, Andrew. RL 4.8, 105p<br />

When he decides to turn his fifth-grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her,<br />

clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves<br />

beyond his control.<br />

Gooney Bird Greene<br />

Lowry, Lois. RL 5, 88p<br />

A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her<br />

teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself,<br />

including how she got her name.

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