Sunshine State Readers 2023-2024 Grades 3-5

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Ted discovers that his wild red hair is actually a gift rather than a curse when he helps his best friend search for the Brookside Beast--a giant raccoon terrorizing the town.

3) Better with Butter

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Piontek, Victoria

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Afraid of absolutely everything, 12-year-old Marvel momentarily forgets her anxiety when she rescues a fainting goat named Butter and must fight for her new friend when she is told she might have to give Butter up forever.

4) The curse on Spectacle Key

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Acevedo, Chantel

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Eleven-year-old Frank Fern�andez and his family move to Spectacle Key, Florida, where he befriends a ghost who needs Frank's help breaking the curse plaguing the island.

5) Glitch

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Martin, Laura

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Publisher Annotation: Regan Fitz and Elliot Mason are training to become Glitchers, or time travelers who prevent others from altering important historical events. They’ve always been enemies—but everything changes when they find a letter from the future that warns of a devastating event to come. Suddenly forced to work together, Regan and Elliot must get over their animosity fast, because to save everyone they know, they’ll need to break every...

6) Good dogs on a bad day

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Wenitsky, Rachel

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"When a group of well-behaved dogs realize how much fun a little mischief can be, mayhem ensues"--

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Struggling with ADHD, loneliness, and connecting with his divorced father who would rather see him embrace sports instead of cooking, sixth-grader Elliott finds an unlikely friend in popular, perfect Maribel when the two are paired in a school-wide contest.

8) The haunted mustache

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McGee, Joe

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Publisher Annotation: Wolver Hollow is not a normal town. The adults are too busy shuffling off to work at the old coffin factory to notice or care, but the kids know all about monsters, ghosts, and strange lights in the sky. Strange things happen in Wolver Hollow. Creepy things. But fifth graders Parker and Lucas are determined to debunk one of Wolver Hollow's legends: Over a hundred years ago, Bockius Beauregard was vaporized in an unfortunate accident...

9) Odder

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Applegate, Katherine

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"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--

10) The Raven heir

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Burgis, Stephanie

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"Cordelia, a young shapeshifter who has always lived in an enchanted forest with her siblings and mother, must now use her powers to discover the truth about who the Raven Heir really is"--

11) Secondhand dogs

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Crimi, Carolyn

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When a new dog named Decker arrives in Miss Lottie's home and convinces Moon Pie to embark on an impossible journey, Gus, the insecure pack leader, must gather his courage to bring Moon Pie home.

12) Solimar: the sword of the monarchs

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Ryan, Pam Muñoz

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On the eve of her Quinceanera, Princess Solimar discovers that it will take more than magic to save her kingdom and prevent the destruction of the Monarch butterfly.

13) Strangeville School is totally normal

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Miller, Darcy

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"Harvey Hill's first day at Strangeville Middle School doesn't go quite as expected when he discovers it's full of various creatures and odd happenings, including a particularly nefarious supply clososet"--

14) Stuck

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Swender, Jennifer

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"A coming-of-age story about a boy who is used to constantly moving and flying under the radar at school, and the classroom of kids who help him stand out in the best way"--

15) Swim team

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Christmas, Johnnie

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