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List: Fountas and Pinnell Q


A photo of Mr. Popper's penguins

Mr. Popper's penguins

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

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More about Paddington

The Peruvian bear decorates, turns detective, and helps with Christmas shopping, along with other disasters.

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A photo of Dear Mr. Henshaw

Dear Mr. Henshaw

Also available in Hoopla. In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

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A photo of James and the giant peach

James and the giant peach

Also available in Overdrive. Wonderful adventures abound after James escapes from his fearful aunts by rolling away inside a giant peach.

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A photo of The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane

The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane

Also available on Overdrive and Hoopla. Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams and histories.

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A photo of The Dunderheads behind bars

The Dunderheads behind bars

The Dunderheads--a gang of misfits with unique and unusual talents--come to the aid of one of their own when Spider is falsely arrested for stealing jewelry.

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Shipwreck

Also available on Hoopla. Luke, J.J., Will, Lyssa, Charla, and Ian are shipwrecked on a desert island.

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Anastasia at this address

Ready for romance, thirteen-year-old Anastasia answers an ad in the personals with an exaggerated description of herself but soon runs into trouble when the unknown man turns up at a friend's wedding.

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Punished!

Logan and his friend Benedict are playing tag in the library. Logan gets caught when he runs into a mysterious man. When Logan doesn't apologize sincerely, the mysterious gentleman punishes him by causing him to speak in puns. Only finding seven examples each of oxymorons, anagrams and palindromes within the time limits will return Logan to normal.

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A photo of The book you're not supposed to have

The book you're not supposed to have

This book was never meant to exist. No one needs to know the details. Just know this: there's a Merry, a Larry, a missing tooth, and a teachers' strike that is crippling Timmy Failure's academic future. Worst of all, Timmy is banned from detective work. It's a conspiracy of buffoons. He recorded everything in his private notebook, but then the manuscript was stolen. If this book gets out, he will be grounded for life. Or maybe longer. And will Timmy's mom really marry Doorman Dave?

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A photo of Addy learns a lesson : a school story

Addy learns a lesson : a school story

After escaping from a plantation in North Carolina, Addy and her mother arrive in Philadelphia, where Addy goes to school, where she learns a lesson in true friendship.

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A photo of SPHDZ 4 life!

SPHDZ 4 life!

With a mysterious new principal and fifth-grade graduation fast approaching, will Michael K. and his friends be able to find the missing Brainwave before the chief of the Anti-Alien Agency uses it to destroy a planet?

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A photo of Another day as Emily

Another day as Emily

"Susie is jealous when her brother is deemed a town hero, so she finds solace in the poetry and reclusive lifestyle of Emily Dickinson"--

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A photo of Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century--alone?

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Dunk under pressure

Free throw specialist Cornell "Dunk" Duncan joins the YMCA summer basketball league all-star team, but after losing his confidence in an important game the seventh-grader makes some decisions about becoming an all-around player.

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Pie

After the death of Polly Portman, whose award-winning pies put the town of Ipswitch, Pennsylvania, on the map in the 1950s, her devoted niece Alice and Alice's friend Charlie investigate who is going to extremes to find Aunt Polly's secret pie crust recipe. Includes fourteen pie recipes.

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A photo of By the shores of Silver Lake

By the shores of Silver Lake

Also available in Hoopla. Ma and the girls follow Pa west by train where they make their home at a rough railroad camp and plan for their own homestead.

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A photo of Nubs : the true story of a mutt, a Marine & a miracle

Nubs : the true story of a mutt, a Marine & a miracle

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. The story of a wild dog who befriended Marine Major Brian Dennis in Iraq, and, when they were separated, trekked seventy miles through the desert winter to rejoin his friend.

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Exploring the Titanic

Describes the large luxury liner which sank in 1912 and the discovery and exploration of its underwater wreckage.

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