If you liked Captain Underpants
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Snarf Attack, Underfoodle and the Secret of Life

J Amato

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Mary Amato
Orville and Wilbur Riot decide that the Secret of Lifeis to make something exciting happen every day -- even if that 'something' might get them in a whole lot of trouble!
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Frantastic Voyage

J Benton

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Jim Benton
Reduced to miniature size, Franny travels through her pet dog's nostril and into his stomach.
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The Return of Meteor Boy

J Boniface

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Boniface, William
While working on a time machine for the Spring Science Fair, Ordinary Boy discovers the true identity of long-lost Superopolis hero Meteor Boy.
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Nasty, Stinky Sneakers

J Bunting

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Eve Bunting
Will ten-year-old Colin find his missing stinky sneakers in time to enter The Stinkiest Sneakers in the World contest?
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The Legend of Captain Crow

J Colfer

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Eoin Colfer
When Will hears the legend of Captain Crow's Teeth from his prank-loving older brother, the nine-year-old fears he will be the bloodthirsty pirate's next victim.
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How to Speak Dragonese

J Cowell

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Cressida Cowell
Recounts the further escapades of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he continues his Viking training during which he escapes from a boatload of Roman soldiers and searches for his kidnapped dragon.
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Matilda

J Dahl

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Roald Dahl
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
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The Giggler Treatment

J Doyle

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Roddy Doyle
A talking dog, the Mack children, and the small elf-like Gigglers themselves must try to stop the prank that the Gigglers have mistakenly set in motion to punish Mr. Mack for being mean to his children.
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Mr. Klutz is Nuts!

J Gutman

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Dan Gutman
A skateboarding principal offers unusual incentives to his students to motivate them to learn more.
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Alien Brain Fryout

J Joosse

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Barbara Joosse
When the neighborhood bully starts following Willy, Lucy, and Kyle around and acting goofy, they suspect that he's been abducted by aliens until Scarface the parrot presents another possibility.
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Night of the Living Gerbil

J Levy

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Elizabeth Levy
Sam and his brother Robert fear their new neighbor is a zombie and plans to bring their dead pet gerbil back to life.
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Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days

J Manes

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Stephen Manes
Milo, tired of problems with his sister, parents, and classmates, finds a book in the library that promises to make him a perfect person in just three days.
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Stink:  The Incredible Shrinking Kid

J McDonald

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Megan McDonald
The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.
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The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

J Pinkwater

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Daniel Pinkwater
Arthur goes to pick up the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner but comes back with a 260-pound chicken.
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The Scarecrow and His Servant

J Pullman

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Phillip Pullman
A scarecrow and his boy servant, Jack, set off on a dangerous adventure as they try to outwit the crooked Buffaloni family and stake their claim to valuable Spring Valley.
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Moby Stink

J Rumble

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Chris Rumble
With some help from his nephews Zack and Billy, Uncle Stinky lands a famous catfish, recalls how a restaurant became the haunt of zombie chickens, and foils the plot of a madman.
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Marco? Polo!

J Scieszka

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John Scieszka
The Time Warp Trio find themselves in a desert in China, and in order to retrieve their magical book from the court of Kublai Khan, they must pose as astrologers and join the caravan of Marco Polo and his father.
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The Stinky Cheese Man

J Scieszka

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John Scieszka
Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales, such as: Chicken licken -- Princess and the bowling ball -- Really ugly duckling.
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Grampa

J Scroggs

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Kirk Scroggs
When zombies show up at their annual barbecue, Wiley and Grampa try to find a way to stop the hungry creatures from eating the other guests until Gramma comes to the rescue with a surprise weapon
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The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich

J Trine

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Greg Trine
After graduating from the superhero academy, Melvin Beederman heads for Los Angeles, where he unexpectedly teams up with Candace Brinkwater, school play actress, to nab the evil McNasty Brothers
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Attack of the Tagger

J Van Draanen

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J Van Draanen
Someone is spray-painting graffiti all over Cedar Valley and it is up to fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, also known as Shredderman, to expose the vandal.
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Regular Guy

J Weeks

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Sarah Weeks
Because he is so different from his eccentric parents, twelve-year-old Guy is convinced he has been switched at birth with a classmate whose parents seem more normal.
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The Night I Flunked my Field Trip

J Winkler

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Henry Winkler
Fourth-grader Hank, while on a field trip aboard "The Pilgrim Spirit," tries to learn knot tying in his own unique way, which causes unforeseen problems.
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