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Title of the Book/Read/Short Summary
Cam Jansen: The Valentine Baby Mystery Short Read Cam is up to it again and has to use her photographic memory to determine who the hospital thief is.	Franny K. Stein Short Read Franny is a girl that loves science and is in fact a mad scientist.  She has never really fit in and when something attacks the class, it is up to her science skills to help protect them.
Centerfield Ballhawk Short Read Jose Mendez is an incredible fielder who can catch any ball play that is hit to him.  However, he wants to hit like his dad did when he played baseball.	The Get Rich Quick Club Medium Read A small group of students decide that they want to get rich.  well what better way to get rich, but to take a picture of a fake UFO. Once this picture is released the action just gets started.
Chilling With the Great Ones Short Read Three little aliens disguise themselves as little children trying to make their way to Area 51 to save their alien friend.	Jake Drake Bullybuster Short Read Jake is always getting picked on through out his life.  Well this year he has to work with the class bully on a group project.  Will he find a way to survive or will there be trouble?
King of Murder Medium Read Herculeah Jones is at it again.  A stabbing takes place which is fairly similar to a story that the author Mathias King writes about.  Herculeah has to decide who the criminal is.	The Million Dollar Putt Medium Read Imagine being blind and trying to play golf.  Imagine being bliind and so good that you are in a tournament to win a milion dollars.
The Inventions of Hugo Cabret Medium Read An orphan named Hugo lives inside the walls of a train station where he takes parts of toys to help him fix a robotic toy he found.  No one knows that Hugo lives there and when he is caught, thats when the trouble starts.	Frindle Medium Read Imagine having a teacher that gives out a dictionary the first week of school.  She is concerned with how you spell words and that you use them correctly.  Now imagine if you were a student in her class and you made up a word called "frindle."   How is she going to react?
Silverfin Challenging Read Bond.  James Bond.  A young James Bond finds himself at a new school and must stop an evel faculty member from creating a weapon that could harm the world.	The Lemonade War Medium Read It's WAR.  When a brother and sister decide to have a contest on who could sell the most lemonade in a week, the action gets intense.  Each character will stop at nothing to win.
Judy Moody Declares Independence Easy Read After Judy Moody receives a letter from her friend in England, she decides to declare independence in the Moody house.  Be careful because her stand for independence even includes a Boston "tub" party.	Shakespeare's Secret Medium/Challenging Read Imagine having a father who loves Shakespeare's plays so much that he studies them all the time.  Now imagine that someone(your neighbor) has just told you that a diamond is in your house.  This very valuable diamond has been in the house for many years.  Would you look for it?
Lunch Money Medium Read Everyone likes money right?  Well Greg believes that money is everything and wants as much as he can.  However, when his neighbor begins selliing items to earn money he must think of other ways to make more money then her. Will his greed get to him or will he learn something from all of this?	The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Medium Read Have you ever talked to your stuffed animal and wondered what it is saying?  Well let me introduce you to Edward and you will take part in his journeys.  Be careful though.  It might be wet ride.
The Homework Machine Easy/Medium Read Every have a day where you didn't feel like doing your homework?  Well have no fear because the homework machine is here.  It will even complete your homework in your own handwriting.  Shhhh!  Its a secret.  I sure hope that no one finds out.	Holes Medium/Challenging Read Yes, you have seen the movie.  Well here is the book.  Imagine walking home one day and a pair of valuable sneakers flies through the air. They hit you and the next thing you know, you are arrested because the police think that you stole them.  Now you find yourself at a camp in which you dig holes all day long.  Will you ever get out?
Dork in Disguise Medium Read Ever feel like you don't belong?  Want to start over as a cooler person?  Well the main character in this book does and even gets rid of his glasses.  Will this new change at a brand new school help him?	MVP Medium/Challenging Read Imagine a strange man in a cape comes up to you with a business card.  As you are talking to him, he provides you with a challenge.  The challenge is to make it around the world in the shortest time possible.  Are you up for the challenege?
Catcher with a Glass Arm Easy/Medium Read Poor Jody just can't make the throw to second base from  his position as the catcher.  Then factor in a bean ball and he becomes afraid to hit the ball.  With other teams yelling, "Catcher with a glass arm,"  all of Jody's confidence has vanished.  With some hard work though, he just might find a solution to both of his problems.	The Bad Beginning Medium Read When the orphans found out that their parent's house has burned down and their parents are dead, they are forced to find someplace else to live.  Well who should they go to live with, but Count Olaf.  The adventure begins here.
Football Fugitive Easy/Medium Read Imagine that when you were playing football, you favorite football player came to your games disguised.  Now imagine that this football player needs your help to have your dad, who is a lawyer talk to him.  Throughout all of this, a stronger father-son bond forms.

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