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6-9
A Pawtograph Problem in Paris
The Nuclear Death: Part 2
Winter
A Kite.
Wishtree
Orli Umlauf
The Fly
Lola Greenman
The Assassin Games
Naomi Chen and Lena Yan
The Sunday Surprise
Liana Quick
Giant Cats 2: HUMANS
Juliette Limb-Goldstein
The Planet
Iman Abdur-Rahman
Spaghetti and… Clams?
Willa Beck
The Nuclear Death, Part 1
MIlan Garg
The Anteater
Jiann Hong
Birds
Ruby Friedman
Anabella
Erin Wong
Sally loves Cinnamon the Hamster, Book 1
Ruby Friedman
Quinn & Kit
Uliana Kochedykova
The Birthday Mystery
Erin Wong
The Book Story
Uliana Kochedykova
The Mustache
Juliette Limb-Goldstein
MESSI AND THE THREE LITTLE
Arya Mathur
Escape Mars
Ela Mathur
Ant and Flower
Daniel Zheng
Kitty’s Big Adventure
Tess Pizzamiglio
The Tomato Trouble
Sienna Augustin
HS Travels the World
by Sebastian Gonzalez, age 6
The Library
by Leontios Marios Porter, age 8
The Sloth Who Gave Up Being Mean to the Pythons
by Millie Tucker, age 7
Softy the Unicorn
by Amrisha Kumar, age 9
Star and the Dilemma
by Lucy Q., age 8
Revenge of the Demon Chicken
by Ian Nguyen, age 9
The Happy Dragon
by Millie Tucker, age 7
Taco
by Alexandra Keyworth, age 9
Knights At Sunset
by K. Shah, age 9
Moon
by Emilio B-R, age 9
Leo the Parrot
by Emilio Bottrell-Rogers, age 9
A Lesson Learned for the World
by Hudson Zimmerman, age 9
Tippy Toothpaste
by Joaquim, age 8
Lollipops
by Miranda, age 6
Three Poems
by Jacob Eckstein, age 7
The Bad Ghost
by Kabeer Arora, age 9
Crossing the North Pole
by Lazaro Novik, age 6
Arctic Jungle Adventure
by Monte Lang, age 6
The Story of Chimpanzees
by Miranda, age 6
The Disney Cruise
by Lyla Miller, age 9
Thrasi’s Pot of Gold
by Lora Wu, age 9
Funky Fairy Tales
by Gabriella M., age 8
A Trip to Yellowstone
by Lora Wu, age 9
Simone La Unicorn
by Penny Smith, age 9
Ruth to the Rescue
by Masua Chaiken, age 8
Lost
by Simone Washburn, age 8
The Paint Palette
by Poppy W, age 8
Penny Story
by Jacob Eckstein, age 7
THE WRITER WAS ABOUT TO DIE!!!
by Anonymous, age 7
The Tale of Sir Beetle
by Gabe Horowitz, age 9
Pengy and His Friends
by Aaron A., age 6
Covers and Codes (The Book of a Book and the Root of a Root)
by Cleo Bogart, age 6
Before Us
by Cleo Bogart, age 6
Escape
by Iris Chen, age 9
My One and Only Haunted House Experience
by Lulu, age 9
Sean and Alex
by Sean Li, age 9
The Strong Pencil, the Weak Eraser, and the Evil Microphone
by Sean Li, age 9
A Friend’s Secret
by Lara Veedon, age 9
The Diary of Sir Littleton III
by Lily Quintanilla, age 9
Goldfish
by Ellie Pilko, age 8
Coco At The Circus
by Audrey Tian Yi O'Neill, age 8
Faller Killed Killer
by Dheer Seth, age 8
The Twins that Never Fight
by Olivia Tucker
The Evil Santa
by Sebastian Czaplicki, age 8
War of the Fruits
by Amdo Goodman
The Great Snowball Fight
by Amdo Goodman
Maddy the Gymnast
by Alice Liao
The Girl Who Couldn’t Stop Drawing
Treasure Map
by Ari
The Castle of Love
by Ivana Chan
Charlotte
by Avery Hines-Mudry
Random Stories
by SJ Sheth
Awesome Airplanes!
by Matthew
Candyland
by Anonymous
Video Games
by James Hong
Trouble in Disney World!!!
by Evangeline Joy Flynn, age 9
Walking Through a Cave
by Wrenn Thomas, age 9
One Look is Friendship
by Ronni Colette, age 8
The Haunted Circus Chronicles
by Aditya Pathiyal, age 9
Animals
by Leontios Marios Porter, age 8
The World’s Smallest Dog
by Wrenn Thomas, age 9
Thunder the Tiger
by Satya Shah Thum, age 7
Princess Cat Makes a Friend
by Helena Rose, age 7
Falcin’s Pizza
by Elliot Higgins-Woo, age 7
The False Accident
by Sareetha, age 8
My Dogs Baba, Ibiza, and Poppy
by Sanaa Chappelle, age 9
A Wizard Who Can’t Talk
by Anonymous
Changing Towns
by Nina Mamik, age 7
A New Friend
by Sydney, age 8
No Snooping!
by Vivian, age 9
The Amazing Aliens
by Sia Sethi and Soham Sethi
The Magic Rhino
by Ethan Goodman
Emma Learns How to Fly
by Celine, age 8
The Story of Candyland
by Anonymous, age 8
Dragon Time
by Max Khankin, age 8
Three Worlds
by Daniel Nasseri, age 7
Raining Frogs
by Emil Mehri, age 8
The Girl Who Finally Got A Dog
by Anika Pandit
The Hat With Hands
by Farah Blount
Definitely Not Evil
by Tommy Coughlin
Rumble in the Jungle
by Lucas Lee
Bill and Her Mice
by Sophia
The Rat
by Ryan
The Three Portals Book No. 1 The Wizard
by Zachary Chang
Reality Toddlers
by Ryan Suh
The World
by Julia Zhu-Han Pitt
Tacos, Part 1
by Cameron Arias
Godly Mythical War
by Cameron Arias
Arly and Asher and The Missing Martial Arts Belt
by Mason Canarick
Train Lines
by Liam J. Reilly
AK-47
by John-Michael
The Dream
by Sophie Plitas
Being a Fairy
by Ellie Plitas
The Space Travelers
by Wajih Ahmed
The Pirates and the Ninja
by Zion Bowman-Witter
Outer Space
by Hudson
Sarina’s Story
by Sarina Parikh, age 7
The Water Problem
by Ayden Parikh, age 8
Kiku and Sophia
by Z Money, age 8
The World of Evil
by Kiichi Como, age 9
Stay out of the Attic
by Geronimo L., age 7
Orcas are Fat
by Shinn, age 9
Jake, David, and the Eiffel Tower Adventure
by Logan Thomas
Soccer
by Kofi Asante-Abedi
Italy to New York City
by Giana T.
Bob and Bobby the Weirdos
by Tunca Altintepe
Jake’s Friends
by Alexander Ormsby
Awesome Airplanes: The Escape From The TCOEP
by Matthew
My Pencil
by Evangeline Joy Flynn
Nantucket Adventure
by Satya Shah Thum
My Marble
by Elliot Higgins-Woo
The Fairy Who Didn’t Have A Friend
by Nina Mamik
Have an Ice Day
by Sydney
Being a Princess
by Anonymous
NATURE
by Daniel Nasseri
The Girl Who Was Never Patient
by Anika Pandit
Christmas is My Favorite Holiday
by Julia Zhu-Han Pitt
The Space Travelers 4
by Wajih Ahmed
The Mighty Tree
by Ratan
Alien Invasion
by Ari
Haunted Teddy Bear
by Camila Belmont Lutz, age 9
Color Wars: The Ghouls Strike Back
by Elijah Fingerman, age 9
Finding the Keys
by Sophia Chew, age 9
Guide for Being EVIL, I Mean Eating a Bunch of Cotton Candy and Being Super Cute.
by Amalia Ichilov, age 9
The Story of the Unfortunate 2
by Eisei, age 9
Detective Story
by M. F., age 9
Mom
by Jigisha Singh, age 9
On a farm
by Yusuke Ho, age 8
A Japanese Poem: Life in Stories
by Alyson A., age 9
The Horror Mustache
by Leandro Triana, age 7
Pandacorn
by Lily, age 8
GOD DIARIES: Diary of the Messenger Boy
by Belen Haro, age 10
Queen Alison and Queen Maia
by Christina Merikas, age 9
Silvermoon’s Song
by Ariadne Civin, age 9
Emma and the Cat
by Hanna Barlow, age 9
The Adventures of Peroni and Stella: Syrup Stopper
by Matthew Shagiev, age 8
Blue Bean: A Limerick
by Alyson A., age 9
Cherry trees in the wind
by Yusuke Ho, age 8
The Baguette Fight
by Amalia Ichilov, age 9
Vacation Blackberry Crumble
by Tamar, age 8
Rusty
by Tamar, age 8
Melissa and the First Day of School
by Nicolo Petrosino, age 8
January
by Alice Etheridge, age 8
Zeef: Fart Detective
by Zakhur Morales, age 8
Sperm Whale 2: Sperm VS. Squid
by Liam Farley, age 8
Mittens the Hero
by Caroline, age 7
Otto and Max’s Adventure
by Leo A., age 9
The Story of the Unfortunate
by Eisei Kori, age 9
Arresting Criminals
by Sophia Chew, age 9
Color Wars: The Beginning
by Elijah Fingerman, age 9
Limericks
by Eisei Kori, age 9
The 100 Awesome Rules of How Not to Be Stupid
by P.W., age 9
From the Diary of Dinah Arena
by Solé Cook, age 9
The Life of a Totally Average Person
by Gala Kamal-Bourdelois, age 9
The Life that No One Wants
by Anna Ashikhmin, age 9
The Soccer Game
by Vic, age 9
Peculiar Foods
by Judith Huang, age 9
Buckingham Puck and the Light Figure
by Julianne Tran, age 8
Mr. Macaroonvoh and the Dog
by Jeeya Deepak Ballaney, age 7
Will You Take The Chance?
by Sadie Walsh, age 9
The Visitors
by Niko Boris Butler, age 9
Animals Talk
by Lillian, age 7
The Chicken Savior
by Chicknugget, age 9
Detective James Slute and the Murder on L Street
by Hendrix Kahlon, age 8
My Butt is on Fire
by Noa Horowicz-Mehler, age 8
Nina: An Awesome Trip to Auckland
by Zachary Mullens, age 7
Dan and Dan’s Friends: Adventures of Friendship
by Soham Sethi, age 9
Ten Roads
by Eunsu Kang, age 8
Krispy Kreme
by Tristan Salaam, age 9
The War That Saved My Life
by Alex Gan, age 9
A Soccer Dream
by Chloe Kim, age 9
Princess Sadie and the Time Machine
by Christina Merikas, age 9
The Diary of a Cat with a Crazy Owner
by Leyla Bayraktar, age 9
Potato Lady and the Big Party Bash
by Maxanne Wallace-Segall, age 8
The Toaster
by Rafi Rogers, age 9
The War that Came to Peace
by Harper C., age 8
Blackout Poetry
by Hayden del Valle, age 9
Ornette’s Adventure
by Olivia Hicks, age 8
A Book About Space
by Mira Kanodia, age 8
Josh’s Samsung Phone and Computer
by Ludivine M., age 8
Messy May
by Luna K., age 8
Man in the Shadows
by Horus K., age 9
Alien Plant
by Horus K., age 9
The Strong Genie
by Benjamin Afrasiabi, age 9
Invisible
by B. Rosenblatt, age 8
The Snow Adventure
by Benjamin Afrasiabi, age 9
The Flying Pig
by B. Rosenblatt, age 8
The War That I Fought For
by Lucie, age 9
Pink
by Lucie, age 9
The Friend Fight
by Sophia Ahmed, age 8
Trouble Doubles
by Iris Lau, age 8
Nick and The Championship Soccer Game
by Akshay Setty, age 8
The Mysteries of Clara
by Soleil Pilato, age 8
The Squish
by Ariadne, age 8
The Cats, the Battle, and the Secret British Spies
by Eva Woodruff, age 8
The Mighty Warrior
by Ravi C., age 8
Sam
by Peyton Q., age 9
Dinosaurs Come Back
by AG, age 7
Cop and Bob
by AG, age 7
The Baby Panda Bear and Me
by Lucas Lee, age 7
Ninja Fight
by Iacopo, age 9
Sophie
by Soha Chhapra, age 9
King of the World
by Sophia Backer, age 7
The Book of Man Bun
by Daniel Rodriguez, age 9
Georgia’s Big Day
by Samara Chopra, age 8
Cooking is Hard!
by Claire, age 9
Emotion Poems
by Mylee Rhow, age 8
Today I Feel…
by Kate Lee, age 8
The Complicated Way
by Jane Cooper, age 9
Joe the Bird
by Shaleen Sheth, age 8
The Book With No Title
by Emily Eng, age 8
The Class Election
by Quade, age 9
Josh and the Bully
by Asher Drew, age 9
A Mermaid’s Home
by Claire Efran, age 8
The Adventures of a Young Girl
by Kari Manzo, age 9
Mushrooms
by Nate, age 8
The Pencils’ First Weekend
by Anonymous, age 8
Ethan and the Elephant
by Pranay Kaveri, age 8
The Really Bad Cold
by Pranay Kaveri, age 8
Peanut Butter and Jells
by Ami Keller, age 7
The Battle Cats
by Sean, age 7
The Kings’ War
by Sean, age 7
A Green Galaxy
by Rachel Horn, age 9
The Emoji Story
by Sierra Chang, age 7
The Trouble with Babysitting
by Olivia Devins, age 9
The Baby Turtle
by Claire, age 8
The Sleepover
by Claire, age 8
Super Dog vs. Super Cat!
by Ezra Kruger, age 7
Wizards
by Cooper Stacey, age 8
The Big, Old, Dusty Book
by Olivia Dannibale, age 9
Petals
by Soleil Pilato, age 8
Bill Gates: A Biography
by NBZ, age 9
The Monopoly Twist
by Sean, age 7
The Life of Jorden
by Malena G., age 8
The Bad Dreamer
by Lily Smith, age 8
Land of the Dead
by P.L. Sullivan, age 8
Hammy the Hamster
by Anchine Liu, age 8
Candyland
by Sonya Inal, age 9
The Unlucky Charm Bracelet
by Haya, age 9
Mia’s Diary
by Avani V., age 9
The Game
by Hudsy, age 8
The Monster Chronicles
by Sanaya Rustam Dastur, age 8
A Date at the Fair
by Lily M., age 9
The Story With No Name
by Asha Tallapragada, age 9
Plum the Golden Retriever
by Lora Wu, age 7
Crayon Monster
by Daylin J., age 7
Spike The Cat and His Discovery
by Sophie Uribe, age 7
Fire and Ice: A New Home
by Anthony Bommarito, age 9
Sugarpaws One: Partners in Mischief
by Sienna Hwang, age 9
Snakes Go to War
by Aaron Fattal and Allipica, ages 7
Bloody Funny Story
by Pragnya Jois, age 9
Class 306 And Mr. Broom
by Zaharek, age 9
The Great Adventure
by James Bradley Kakivelis, age 7
The Story of How a Brother and Sister Become Spies
by Jasper H., age 9
Mexico
by Shaleen Sheth, age 8
Naruto and the Evil Wizard
by Kiichi Como, age 8
The Escape
by Teresa Dean, age 9
Caterina’s Gold
by Aiki Nasu Kapila, age 9
The Makr
by Neil M., age 9
Falling Petals
by Nanami, age 9
Nothing
by Dylan Vernor, age 9
The Baker and The Talking Cakes
by Sarah Rubinstein, age 9
A Sweet Poem
by Zalah Blount, age 9
Pie
by Dylan Vernor, age 9
Talent Show Drama
by Grace Wu, age 8
The Adventure of Princess Awesome!!!
by Sasha Larrabure, age 9
Lazy Saturday
by Hugh V., age 9
The Clown Meets the Mouse
by Caleb S., age 7
The Bully Story
by Dalia Mullens, age 9
The Miracle
by Daniela R. Thomas, age 6
Princess Mermaid
by Cecilia M., age 6
The Travel Through Time
by Jay Tikoo, age 9
Finley’s First Charm Bracelet
by Maya Mera, age 8
The Flynn Poem
by Chloe Muellers, age 9, Chloe L., age 10, Abigail F., age 10, and Ruby O., age 9
iPhones: According to Stripes
by Eavan Anderson, age 9