Adventure

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Dog Man

Dav Pilkey

Book 1 of 15 in Dog Man

Gross stuff Silly & physicalHeads up: Bodily humor

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Pippi Longstocking

Astrid Lindgren

Book 1 of 3 in Pippi Longstocking

Silly & physical Puns & word gamesHeads up: Absent/unkind parents

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl

Puns & word games WhimsicalHeads up: Absent/unkind parents

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The Tale of Despereaux

Kate DiCamillo

Bittersweet Melancholic

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We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Helen Oxenbury

Puns & word games Uplifting

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, Book 1)

J. K. Rowling

Book 1 of 7 in Harry Potter

Suspenseful Fantasy

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The Mysterious Benedict Society

Trenton Lee Stewart

Book 1 of 4 in The Mysterious Benedict Society

Suspenseful Bittersweet

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Maniac Magee (Newbery Medal Winner)

Jerry Spinelli

Bittersweet AdventureHeads up: Loss of a person, Race/racism, Adoption/foster care

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The Wild Robot

Peter Brown

Bittersweet Melancholic

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The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

Chris Colfer

Book 1 of 6 in The Land of Stories

Bittersweet WarmHeads up: Loss of a person

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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Roald Dahl

Puns & word games Warm

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Among the Hidden

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Book 1 of 7 in Shadow Children

Bittersweet AdventureHeads up: Anxiety/mental health

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