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Mr. Muddle Mr. Muddle Roger Hargreaves Mr. Muddle botches absolutely everything he tries to do. His friend George is determined to figure out how to help him. Can he discover the secret of how to unmuddle Mr. Muddle? OL10467287W
Jim Hedgehog's supernatural Christmas Jim Hedgehog's supernatural Christmas Russell Hoban Jim Hedgehog is converted to a healthy diet and lifestyle by confronting a frightening image of his future self in his favorite film the Revolting Blob. OL10588759W
Don't call me Beanhead! Don't call me Beanhead! Susan Wojciechowski The test - Glamour nails - The star sweater - The tooth - The talent show. OL108097W
Sam's Car Sam's Car Barbro Lindgren Sam and Lisa fight over a car until Mother intervenes. OL108905W
Struwwelpeter Struwwelpeter Heinrich Hoffmann Struwwelpeter is a collection of children's poetry meant to serve as instructions for life's lessons. Most of the stories tell the tale of a child's misbehavior and the grizzly end they will meet if … OL1115809W
Where it stops, nobody knows Where it stops, nobody knows Amy Ehrlich Having all her life unquestioningly abided by her mother's decisions to move frequently and remain aloof from outsiders, fourteen-year-old Nina begins to wonder about the reasons for their way of lif… OL11278657W
The unnameables The unnameables Ellen Booraem On an island in whose strict society only useful objects are named and the unnamed are not allowed to exist, thirteen-year-old Medford encounters an unusual and powerful creature, half-man, half-goat… OL11787149W
Billy Twitters and his big blue whale problem Billy Twitters and his big blue whale problem Mac Barnett When Billy Twitters' mother follows through on her threat to buy him a blue whale if he refuses to obey, he finds himself the owner of an enormous pet that he must take with him everywhere, which doe… OL11892762W
The wishing tree The wishing tree Mary Redman When her father leaves for a deployment, to try to make the waiting easier for herself, Amanda decides to make a wishing tree. Includes instructions and information about wishing trees. OL12017340W
The Adventures of Reddy Fox The Adventures of Reddy Fox Thornton W. Burgess,Maddie Frost Despite his grandmother's efforts to teach him to behave, Reddy Fox always seems to get into trouble. OL121265W
Look before you leap Look before you leap Sheila Sweeny A frog wreaks havoc by leaping onto a checkerboard, into a kitchen sink, and even onto a pizza while Micky, Goofy, and their friends try to convince him to look before he leaps. OL12277626W
Samantha Hansen has rocks in her head Samantha Hansen has rocks in her head Nancy Viau Ten-year-old Samantha Hanson must try to control her temper and get along with her older sister if she wants to go on a vacation to the Grand Canyon, but she has some bigger problems too, like figuri… OL13267996W
I Can't Take You Anywhere! I Can't Take You Anywhere! Phyllis Reynolds Naylor When the klutzy Amy Audrey Perkins is as good as gold at Aunt Linda's wedding her relatives are so surprised that they have an accident. OL13459W
Fate Totally Worse Than Death Fate Totally Worse Than Death Paul Fleischman In this horror novel parody, three self-centered members of Cliffside High School's ruling clique, who are beginning to age rapidly, become convinced that the beautiful new exchange student is the gh… OL13692W
The Meanest Thing to Say The Meanest Thing to Say Bill Cosby When a new boy in his second grade class tries to get the other students to play a game that involves saying the meanest things possible to one another, Little Bill shows him a better way to make fri… OL13753657W
Don't touch! Don't touch! Suzy Kline When all the grownups constantly say, "Don't touch!" Dan finds something he can safely squeeze, smash, and pound, to his heart's content. OL13838W
Ooops! Ooops! Suzy Kline An energetic preschooler who often drops and spills things feels relieved when she notices the adults around her occasionally having their share of mishaps. OL13866W
Alex Ryan, stop that! Alex Ryan, stop that! Claudia Mills Seventh-grader Alex Ryan enjoys attracting attention, though he never seems to impress his father, but when his antics cause problems with his would-be girlfriend on a school outing, he has second th… OL14419W
The Parsley Garden The Parsley Garden William Saroyan After being caught shoplifting, eleven-year-old Al feels humiliated and tries to recapture his self-respect. OL1442082W
Three Good Deeds Three Good Deeds Vivian Vande Velde Caught stealing some goose eggs from a witch, Howard is cursed for his heartlessness and turned into a goose himself, and he can only become human again by performing three good deeds. OL14849925W
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