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May We Suggest: Upper Elementary Mix

These books are recommended for upper elementary-aged kids that enjoy a mix of graphic novels, quick reads, and longer chapter books. Baseball is emphasized in this mix of books that older kids will enjoy.

Canton Public Library

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  • A companion to the previous title "Ice Cream Time Machine", this collection of six stories features an explosion of some sort in each one.
    Book, 2023New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2023 — JFICTION RUBIN
  • What’s better than a middle-grade graphic novel? A full-color middle-grade graphic novel! Follow best friends Jack, Quint, June, and Dirk as they take matters into their own hands when their favorite comic book gets discontinued. Can they keep the…
    Graphic Novel, 2023New York : Viking, 2023 — KIDS GRAPHIC NOVEL LAST COMICS ON EARTH
  • Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name. Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop human-like…
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — JFICTION WARGA
  • Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There’s George: the brain Sara: the loner Dayara: the tough kid Nico: the rich kid And Miguel: the athlete And they’re stuck together when they’re forced to complete their school’s community…
    Graphic Novel, 2022New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2022 — KIDS GRAPHIC NOVEL INVISIBLE
  • There are only three rules at the Santa Ana Holdsten Peach Orchard: No stealing product. No drunkenness or gambling. And absolutely no organizing. Well, Gloria Mae Willard isn’t about to organize any peaches, no ma’am. She’s got more on her mind…
    Book, 2022New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2022] — JFICTION SCHREMPP
  • Trish Das is at a crossroads. Not only is the 12-year-old unhappy that her family has moved yet again due to her mother's cardiology career, but she also has to try out for a new baseball team. The fact that one of her new teammates is a former…
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Yellow Jacket, [2021] — JFICTION LAROCCA
  • Meet the little pig who wants to spend his days painting and writing poetry but must hunt monsters instead. In this hilarious graphic novel series, Ham and his friends tackle vampires, ghosts, and haunted castles. These goofy books will keep Dog Man…
    Graphic Novel, 2021New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2021] — KIDS GRAPHIC NOVEL HAM HELSING
  • Rumple Buttercup

    a Story of Bananas, Belonging, and Being Yourself

    Gubler, Matthew Gray, 1980-
    Rumple Buttercup, a monster who lives underground in a rain drain because he thinks he is too weird, finally talks to an aboveground person and learns something important.
    Book, 2019New York : Random House, [2019] — JFICTION GUBLER
  • Max and a group of friends dubbed the Midknights go on a quest to rescue the Kingdom of Byjovia from the mean King Gastley!
    Graphic Novel, 2019New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2019] — KIDS GRAPHIC NOVEL MAX AND THE MIDKNIGHTS
  • A glitchy time machine strands a bumbling janitor and a brilliant scientist in the distant past, and they must find their way home before they're attacked by angry cavemen or eaten alive by a saber-toothed tiger.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Rodale Kids, [2018] — JFICTION RODKEY
  • The Hero Two Doors Down

    Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend

    Robinson, Sharon, 1950-
    Stephen Satlow is an eight-year-old boy living in Brooklyn, New York, which means he only cares about one thing-the Dodgers. Steve and his father spend hours reading the sports pages and listening to games on the radio. Aside from an occasional…
    Book, 2016New York : Scholastic Press, 2016 — JFICTION ROBINSON
  • The Chicken Squad

    the First Misadventure

    Cronin, Doreen
    When the squirrel Tail comes barreling into the chicken coop ranting about a round, shiny, green, big, scary thing in the yard, Dirt, Sweetie, Poppy, and Sugar investigate this strange object.
    Book, 2014New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2014] — JFICTION CRONIN
  • Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
    Book, 2007New York : Puffin Books, 2007, c2006 — JFICTION LUPICA