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Book! Book! Book!Bruss, Deborah
Book! Book! Book!
A farmyard full of colorful animals heads to the town library when the barn gets boring.
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Help! I’m a Prisoner in the LibraryClifford, Eth, illustrated by George Hughes
Help! I’m a Prisoner in the Library
Mary-Rose and Jo-Beth are rarely of the same mind, but must agree that being locked in a strange library in a strange town is not what they were looking forward to...
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The Library DragonDeedy, Carmen Agra, illustrated by Michael P. White
The Library Dragon
An elemetary school looking for a "thick-skinned professional" who is "on fire with enthusiasm" gets a bespectacled dragon as librarian. Oops.
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Hot CityJoosse, Barbara, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Hot City
Mimi and Joe find the library to be the perfect, air-conditioned oasis, complete with princesses and dinosaurs, on a hot, hot day.
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How to Disappear Completely and Never Be FoundNickerson, Sara
How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
With some strange clues (a swimming medal, a comic book, and a key), and the help of a lonely neighbor, Margaret sets off to find the truth behind her father’s drowning.
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Beatrice Doesn’t Want ToNumeroff, Laura, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
Beatrice Doesn’t Want To
Henry is going to the library to work on a report, and has to take reluctant little sister Beatrice along. But even obstinate Beatrice cannot resist the simple sway of a good story.
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Harry in TroublePorte, Barbara Ann, illustrated by Yossi Abolafia
Harry in Trouble
Harry has lost his library card for the third time - what will happen when he tells the librarian, Ms. Katz?
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Carlo and the Really Nice LibrarianSpanyol, Jessica
Carlo and the Really Nice Librarian
Mrs. Chinca the local (alligator) librarian seems scary until Carlo and Crackers discover just how happy and helpful she is.
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The Library CardSpinelli, Jerry
The Library Card
In four stories, a blank blue library card makes a world of difference to four troubling, troubled kids.
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Beverly Billingsly Borrows a BookStadler, Alexander
Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book
Beverly Billingsly is inordinately excited about her new library card until her first borrowed book becomes overdue. Will Beverly ever return to the library?
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The LibraryStewart, Sarah, illustrated by David Small
The Library
When Elizabeth Brown’s collection of books threatens to become bigger than her house will accomodate, she must hatch a plan.
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Library LilWilliams, Suzanne, illustrated by Steven Kellogg
Library Lil
No one is immune to the persuasive, library-loving pitch of Library Lil, not even a rough-riding motorcycle gang.
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