CHAPTER BOOKS
FOR YOUNG READERS AGES 7-9
Ahlberg, Allan. The Children Who Smelled a Rat
All the Gaskitts have a bad day when the baby rolls away in a shopping cart, the
twins' teacher acts peculiar, and a lost bird tries to hypnotize the cat.
(E,K,S,J,N,R,S,V)
Avi. The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail
Avon the snail and Edward, a take-charge ant, set off together on a journey to an
undetermined destination in search of unspecified adventures. (E,K,G,J,N,R,S,V)
Benton, Jim. Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist: Lunch Walks Among Us
Franny K. Stein is a mad scientist who prefers all things spooky and creepy, but
when she has trouble making friends at her new school she experiments with
fitting in--which works until a monster erupts from the trashcan. (Books in this
series are available at E,K,J,S,R,S,V)
Byars, Betsy. Little Horse
Little Horse falls into the stream and is swept away into a dangerous adventure
and a new life. (Books in this series are available at E,K,S,N)
Cleary, Beverly. Ramona the Pest
Ramona's entry into kindergarten becomes a big event for all concerned when
she makes her presence known. (E,K,S,J,N,R,S,V)
Greene, Stephanie. Owen Foote: Money Man
Ingenious eight-year-old Owen wants to make money for the things he absolutely
needs, such as plastic vomit, but he tries to come up with some alternatives to
earning an allowance, which sounds like too much work. (Books in this series
are available at E,K,N,S,G,J,R,V)
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Say What?
When their parents begin saying the wrong thing every time six-year-old Sukie
and her older brothers misbehave, the children discover that it is a plot and fight
back with their own wrong phrases. (E,K,J,N,S,V,G)
Kerrin, Jessica Scott. Martin Bridge On the Lookout!
A trio of illustrated stories in which Martin entertains an unwanted guest, shares
lunch with a boy who eats erasers and embarks on a madcap search for his
school's escaped pet parakeet. (E,K,G,J,N,R,S,V