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1) The secret garden

Author

Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Language

English

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Darien Public Schools Summer Reading Assignments 2022

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A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

2) Five Flying Penguins

Author

McGrath, Barbara Barbieri

Pub. Date

2018

Language

English

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Five little penguins are content in the cold—until they spot a menacing mammal!

With a rhyming narrative that counts to five, adorable penguins are soaring—or flying—through the sea, trying to elude a lurking creature. But as young readers of this charming tale will discover, a friendly seal is only looking to play a game of tag.

3) Judy Moody and the not bummer summer

Author

McDonald, Megan

Language

English

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Judy's big plans for the summer seem ruined when two of her best friends go away, and then her parents leave her and Stink with Aunt Opal, but a new "thrill-a-delic" plan has her racing toward fun.

4) How to catch a Turkey

Author

Wallace, Adam

Language

English

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Thanksgiving time is here again, but there's a turkey on the run! Can you catch this tricky bird before the school play has begun?

5) Big Foot and Little Foot

Author

Potter, Ellen

Language

English

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"Hugo is a young Sasquatch who longs for adventure. Boone is young boy who longs to see a Sasquatch. When their worlds collide, they become the unlikeliest pair of best friends"--

6) The Jungle Book

Author

Kipling, Rudyard

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, eComic

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Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle. Also includes other short stories set in India

7) Pete with no pants

Author

Watkins, Rowboat

Language

English

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Pete does not like wearing pants, so he imagines himself as a boulder, or a squirrel, or maybe a cloud--just as long as he does not have to wear pants.

8) On account of the gum

Author

Rex, Adam

Language

English

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Improbable, ridiculous remedies accumulate when there is gum stuck in your hair.

9) Rubylicious

Author

Kann, Victoria

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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When she and her brother uncover a magic rock that will grant them one wish, Pinkalicious and Peter must think long and hard about what they want most in the whole wide world.

10) Judy Moody, girl detective

Author

McDonald, Megan

Pub. Date

2010

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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When a puppy who is being trained as a police dog goes missing, third-grader Judy forms a detective agency to solve the mystery, imitating her literary heroine, Nancy Drew

11) Alice's adventures in Wonderland

Author

Carroll, Lewis

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters

12) Here in the real world

Author

Pennypacker, Sara

Language

English

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Immersing himself in a fantasy world of knights and chivalry, introverted Ware is sent to a summer camp designed around social interactions and begins building a castle-like private space while clashing with a fellow misfit.

13) The Velveteen Rabbit, or, How toys become real

Author

Bianco, Margery Williams

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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By the time the Velveteen Rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real.

14) The most magnificent thing

Author

Spires, Ashley

Language

English

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Be Kind: Books for Birth to 5

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Book, eBook

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A little girl and her canine assistant set out to make the most magnificent thing, but despite their hard work, the end result is not what the girl had envisioned and she must develop a new strategy for success.

15) Barkus

Author

MacLachlan, Patricia

Language

English

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Summer Reading Challenge: Read a Book with a Yellow Cover

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Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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Barkus is a large and very smart dog who comes to live with seven-year-old Nicky when Nicky's Uncle Everton goes traveling--and soon he is a family and school favorite.

16) Roxaboxen

Author

McLerran, Alice

Pub. Date

1991

Language

English

Description

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A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for Marian, her sisters, and their friends.

17) Pineapple Princess

Author

Hahn, Sabina

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

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New Children's Books June 2022

Description

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A misunderstood girl, who is certain she is a princess, creates a pineapple headpiece fit for royalty--unfortunately, a horde of eager subjects in the form of flies take direction poorly and her kingdom slowly devolves into chaos, causing both her rule and her pineapple crown to fall apart.