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How to Steal A Dog by Barbara O'Connor  Half of me was thinking, Georgina, don’t do this. Stealing a dog is just plain wrong. The other half of me was thinking, Georgina, you’re in a bad fix and you got to do whatever it takes to get yourself out of it. Georgina Hayes is desperate. Ever since her father left and they were evicted from their apartment, her family has been living in their car. With her mama juggling two jobs and trying to make enough money to find a place to live, Georgina is stuck looking after her younger brother, Toby. And she has her heart set on improving their situation. When Georgina spots a missing-dog poster with a reward of five hundred dollars, the solution to all her problems suddenly seems within reach. All she has to do is “borrow” the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward. What happens next is the last thing she expected.	The Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman Some inappropriate language...classroom copy has been edited!  They say his clothes blend into the background, no matter where he stands. They say a lot of things about the Schwa, but one thing’s for sure: no one ever noticed him. Except me. My name is Antsy Bonano—and I was the one who realized the Schwa was "functionally invisible" and used him to make some big bucks. But I was also the one who caused him more grief than a friend should. So if you all just shut up and listen, I’ll tell you everything there is to know about the Schwa, from how he got his name, to what really happened with his mom. I’ll spill everything. Unless, of course, "the Schwa Effect" wipes him out of my brain before I’m done . . . .
Rules by Cynthia Lord Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants on in public"---in order to head off David's embarrassing behaviors. But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a surprising, new sort-of friend, and Kristi, the next-door friend she's always wished for, it's her own shocking behavior that turns everything upside down and forces her to ask: What is normal?	4 Kids in 5E and 1 Crazy Year by Virginia Frances Schwartz So what's up this year at PS 1? The first day of school, twenty-two fifth graders are sent to small, stuffy room 5E with a teacher named Ms. Hill. Little do they know that Gio the clown, Destiny the chatterbox, Willie the daydreamer, and Maximo the sullen boy are going to see some big changes this year, and Ms. Hill is going to find all kinds of sneaky ways to get her students to talk and write about them. Told in four voices, this heartfelt and sometimes hilarious story chronicles, the ups and downs as a unique group of city children learn to cope with their complicated lives.
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech So you think poetry is only for girls?  It doesn't make sense and has to rhyme?  Well, Jack thinks the same thing.  Unfortunately, his teacher Ms. Stretchberry is making him read and write poems Some Jack thinks are bad like "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost, but other poems by poets William Carlos Williams and Walter Dean Myers show Jack poetry is not so bad, it's not just for girls, and not that hard to write.  This Newbery Medal winning short novel is written in as series of poems.  You'll enjoy watching Jack grow in his love for poetry and even come to make peace with some of his own feelings of sadness over the loss of his yellow dog.  You can also enjoy reading all of Ms.  Ms. Stretchberry's assignments included in the back of the book.	Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan If you love Harry Potter, you will love Percy Jackson!  At 12 years old, Percy finds out he is a demigod--half human, half Greek god.  And this answers many questions about his troubles at school and his inabilities to control his temper...and all the other trouble that follows him!  Percy must go to the one place where he will be safe-Camp Half-Blood to learn how to use his powers correctly. Percy, along with new friends, must go on quests to stop a war between the gods, the destruction of Camp Half-Blood, and the plans of revenge by the Titan Kronos.  Check out all the books series including The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, and The Titan's Curse!
N.E.R.D.S. by Michael Buckley Nope.  Can't tell you about this book.  Only readers with the top double-secret pass code can read this book!  No way, no-- Oh you know the top double-secret pass code?  Well, that's ok then! Eleven-year old, Jackson Jones is the most popular kid, a star athlete, and the school bully.  That is until he gets braces and the world as he knows it comes crashing down!  In the middle of his misery, he stumbles upon the secret headquarters for N.E.R.D.S. (the National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society).  His life changes once again as he and the rest of the N.E.R.D.S. team fight secret agent style against the evil Dr. Jigsaw. If you like action, adventure, AND comedy, you will love this book!  Shhh...it's top secret though!