Bad Day at Riverbend

Amazon Price: $12.57
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 32 pages (1995)

Synopsis:
Trouble is brewing in the quiet town of Riverbend when the stagecoach, which has always passed without stopping, stands motionless in the center of town, and Sheriff Ned Hardy wonders about the strange oily substance that soon covers everybody.

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Ben's Dream

Amazon Price: $11.87
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 31 pages (1988)

Synopsis:
On a terrifically rainy day, Ben has a dream in which he and his house float by the monuments of the world, half submerged in flood water.

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The Garden of Abdul Gasazi

Amazon Price: $12.57
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 33 pages (1979)

Synopsis:
Alan accidentally allows Miss Hester's dog Fritz to enter a magician's garden and is horrified when he thinks Fritz has been turned into a duck.

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Jumanji

Amazon Price: $12.57
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 31 pages (1981)

Synopsis:
Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.

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Just a Dream

Amazon Price: $12.57
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 48 pages (1990)

Synopsis:
A surrealistic masterpiece about the environment. Young Walter couldn't care less about the environment until a terrifying nightmare about the future - with landfills burying neighborhoods - drastically changes his perspective.

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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

Amazon Price: $12.57
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 31 pages (1984)

Synopsis:
Enigmatic drawings, accompanied by brief captions, invite readers to invent their own stories to explain each scene.

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The Polar Express

Amazon Price: $13.27
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover edition (1985)

Synopsis:
A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa.

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The Stranger

Amazon Price: $12.60
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 32 pages (1986)

Synopsis:
The enigmatic origins of the stranger Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the changing season.

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The Sweetest Fig

Amazon Price: $12.57
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding (1993)

Synopsis:
Monsieur Bibot, a cold-hearted dentist, receives two magical figs that can make his dreams come true. But his dog, Marcel, has his own plans for the delicious fruit.

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Two Bad Ants

Amazon Price: $12.57
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding (1988)

Synopsis:
When two bad ants desert from their colony, they experience a dangerous adventure that convinces them to return to their former safety.

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The Veil of Snows

Written by Marc Helprin, illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg
Amazon Price: $16.80
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover - 128 pages (1997)

Synopsis:
Although her kingdom has lived in peace for many years, the queen has always feared the day the Usurper would return to plunge her city into darkness. As that day approaches, the queen's faithful general masterminds a strategy to keep the city safe, against great odds.

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The Widow's Broom

Amazon Price: $12.57
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding (1992)

Synopsis:
Realistic and expressive black-and-white illustrations enhance an eerie story about a widow who helps a fallen witch who overestimated the power of her broom.

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The Wreck of the Zephyr

Amazon Price: $12.57
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover (1983)

Synopsis:
A boy's ambition to be the greatest sailor in the world brings him to ruin when he misuses his new ability to sail his boat in the air.

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The Wretched Stone

Amazon Price: $12.57
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 31 pages (1991)

Synopsis:
A strange glowing stone picked up on a sea voyage captivates a ship's crew and has a terrible transforming effect on them.

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The Z was zapped: A Play in Twenty-six Acts

Amazon Price: $6.36
Reading level: Baby-Preschool
Paperback - 56 pages (1998)

Synopsis:
Here is a dramatic black-and-white presentation of the alphabet in which the two-time Caldecott Medalist depicts a mysterious transformation of each letter. An ALA Notable Book.

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