Alvin Ho: allergic to girls, school, and other scary things , by Lenore Look
A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything. RL 3.8
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Bad Kitty gets a bath, by Nick Bruel
Takes a humorous look at the normal way cats bathe, why it is inappropriate for humans to bathe that way, and the challenges of trying to give a cat a real bath with soap and water. 'Includes fun facts, glossary, and other information. RL 3.7
Animal stories
Humorous stories

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Bed, bats and beyond, by Joan Holub
Fang, a bat, is having a tough time getting to sleep. His brother Fink decides he needs a story - a scary story. Now Fan really can't get to sleep. Next, brother Batrick thinks he has the answer - an adventurous pirate story! Fang is so excited that he is even more wide awak. Then sister Batsy offers a dramatic romance story about Cleobatra. That's even worse! How will Fang finally get to sleep? There's one story yet to hear . . . will it be the one that works? RL 3.1

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Home Run King, by Patricia McKissack
Eleven-year-old Tank and his older brother Jimbo, who both love baseball, can't believe their good fortune when Josh Gibson, home-run king of the Homestead Grays, stays at their house during a series in Nashville. RL 4.0 Scraps of Time Series
Baseball stories
Historical Fiction

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Puppy Power, by Judy Cox
Boisterous third-grader Fran has trouble controlling herself, but learning how to train her gigantic Newfoundland puppy helps her gain enough self-control to win the part of princess in the class play. Includes instructions on puppy trainingr.RL 3.1
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