First Chapter Books

Arthur Chapter Books
Marc Brown
SERIES j Arthur

Fans of Arthur the aardvark, star of the picture books and beginning readers by Marc Brown, who are ready to read on their own, will find longer Arthur Adventures in a chapter book format.
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Bailey School Kids
Debbie Dadey
pb juv Dadey

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But are they really what they seem? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out!
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Bunnicula
James Howe
j Howe

Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
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Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
Dav Pilkey
j Pilkey

Principal Krupp once again turns into the superhero Captain Underpants in order to save the world, and Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, from the evil talking toilets and the Turbo Toilet 2000.
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Chocolate Touch
Patrick Skene Catling
j Catling

A boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate.
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Freckle Juice
Judy Blume
j Blume

Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents.
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Gooney Bird Greene
Lois Lowry
j Lowry

A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.
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The Hundred Dresses
Eleanor Estes
j Estes

In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson.
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Junie B. Jones
Barbara Park
pb juv Park

Meet the funniest kindergartner ever. Junie B. Jones will make young kids crave their daily dose of reading.
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Knights of the Kitchen Table
Jon Scieska
j Scieska

Joe receives a magic book for his birthday present from his uncle. Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported to a time when evil knights, fire-breathing dragons, and vile-smelling giants roamed the land.
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Magic Tree House
Mary Pope Osborne
pb juv Osborne

Jack and his little sister Annie discover a mysterious tree house packed with all sorts of books that have the power to transport them to any place in history or the future.
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Mercy Watson
Kate DiCamillo
j DiCamillo

Be prepared for the unexpected when pig, Mercy, finds herself in fun adventures behind the wheel of a car, fighting crime and dressing up as a princess!
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Rainbow Magic
Daisy Meadows
pb juv Meadows

Fairyland is home to the Rainbow Magic Fairies, the Rainbow Magic Jewel Fairies and the Rainbow Magic Weather Fairies. Join them as they battle the evil Jack Frost.
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Ramona the Pest
Beverly Cleary
j Cleary

Ramona meets lots of interesting people in kindergarten class, like Davy whom she keeps trying to kiss and Susan whose springy curls seem to ask to be pulled.
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Shiloh
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
j Naylor

When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.
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Stone Fox
John Reynolds Gardiner
j Gardiner

Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.
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Time Warp Trio
Jon Scieszka
j Scieska

Join Joe, Fred, and Sam for a hilarious action-packed adventure as the trio travels back in time and into the distant future.
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Tuck Everlasting
Natalie Babbitt
j Babbitt

The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing any older.
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Young Cam Jansen
David A. Adler
j Adler

Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to solve mysteries.
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The Zack Files
Dan Greenburg
pb juv Greenburg

Follow Zack, an eleven-year-old boy, as he finds himself in weird and funny adventures.
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