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The Scholastic Branches line of early chapter books is designed for those ready to read independently and helps them transition from leveled readers to chapter books. With an array of series featuring riveting stories, fun characters, and engaging art, there is a Branches book for every reader!
Primary Level Readers
Diary of a Pug
With full-color artwork throughout, this funny and charming diary-format early chapter book by Kyla May is perfect for anyone who believes a furry pal is the best kind of friend.
Baron von Bubbles, a.k.a "Bub," is the self-proclaimed cutest pug on the planet! Things he loves: fashion, peanut butter, and his human, Bella. Things he does NOT love: Nutz the squirrel, baths, and the rain. When Bella enters the Inventor Challenge, Bub helps her craft the best project ever. But what happens when Nutz gets on Bub's nerves and makes him ruin Bella's project? If Bub wants to make it up to Bella, he'll have to stand up to Nutz -- and the rain -- once and for all.
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Diaries and Journals
Page: 80
It's a snow day, and Bella is thrilled. There's no school, so she and Bub can play outside all day. Trouble is, Bub does not like the snow - it's slippery, freezing cold, and wet! What's even worse, there's a new kid next door, and he has a scary, monster-sized pet. Can Bub get past his fear of the snow and make a new friend at the same time?
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Comedy and Humor
Page: 80
When the local animal shelter can't afford new toys, it's up to Bub and his human, Bella, to save the day. But how could they possibly raise the money? A pet wash, of course! Fun and high jinks abound as Bella and Bub learn that running a pet wash is harder and wetter than it looks.
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Diaries and Journals
Page: 80
The Notebook of Doom
This humorous, action-packed book, written by Troy Cummings, has fun black-and-white illustrations on every page. Alexander Bopp has just moved to a new town where he uncovers all sorts of monsters!
Alexander has just moved to a new town where he is about to uncover all sorts of monsters! Alexander's elementary school is being torn down, so his new classroom is located in the hospital morgue. There, he finds an old notebook with the word "DOOM" inscribed on the front cover. The Notebook of Doom, which Alexander now holds, contains top secret information about monsters! In this first book, Alexander goes up against spooky balloon goons - unique and twisted arm-waving balloon guys!
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Comedy and Humor
Page: 96
In this second book in the series, Alexander and his new friend, Rip, try to learn more about the monster-filled notebook. They follow clues left by strange worms called night crawlers. It turns out new monsters are in town--giant fish monsters called tunnel fish--and even a fish-kabob monster!
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Comedy and Humor
Page: 96
In this third book in the series, Alexander goes up against shadow smashers. These monsters can jump from shadow to shadow and cause problems such as giving irregular suntans, ruining photos, and tying someone's shoes together. They're wreaking havoc all over town! Meanwhile, a member of Alexander's Super Secret Monster Patrol (SSMP) may turn out to be a monster!
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Comedy and Humor
Page: 96
Haggis and Tank Unleashed
Two dogs with big imaginations! The clever wordplay and homophones in this Jessica Young-penned and exquisitely illustrated series add to the enjoyment of Haggis and Tank's adventures.
Tank is a clumsy, outgoing Great Dane. Haggis is a dapper and grumpy Scottie dog. In the first book in the series, Haggis and Tank set sail as pirates. At first, Haggis doesn't see what Tank does - that an adventure awaits them with just a little imagination! But soon, Haggis joins in the fun and the two friends go on a pirate adventure. They talk like pirates, swab the deck, and even search for buried treasure.
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Age: 6 - 9
Genre: Adventure
Page: 80
Haggis and Tank's big imaginations take them on a search for real live dinosaurs! They build a nest for dino eggs and play baseball with a triceratops. But then the ground starts shaking. Is a T-rex chasing Haggis and Tank? Or could something else be headed their way?
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Age: 6 - 9
Genre: Comedy and Humor
Page: 80
In the third book in the series, Haggis and Tank's imaginations take them across the globe — to Scotland! They fly an airplane, visit a castle, get lost in a bog, play bagpipes, and, when the full moon comes out, even get chased by a... werewolf?! How will they get home?
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Age: 6 - 9
Genre: Adventure
Page: 80
Looniverse
Created by David Lubar, LOONIVERSE is an exciting new series that combines fantasy and humor. A magical coin makes Ed's universe go more than a little loony in this edge-of-your-seat series.
In this first book, Ed finds a coin bearing the words "strange, stranger." Once this coin comes into his life, strange things start happening all around him. One of his friends gets stuck in midair, his brother turns into a pool float, and his sister's food makes its way off her plate! Even more bizarre events all lead up to a surprise ending, leaving Ed with a new responsibility and a realization that there's more to this mysterious coin than meets the eye!
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Comedy and Humor
Page: 96
Ed has to sell chocolate bars to raise money for his soccer team, but the bars have all melted. He must find another way to raise money--and fast! Ed uses his newfound ability to make strange things happen, but his plans go awry and Ed ends up needing money for the soccer team, his friend Mouse, AND two new windows! With surreal and funny antics throughout, the second book in this heavily illustrated early chapter book series is sure to keep kids laughing.
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Comedy and Humor
Page: 96
In this third adventure, Ed and his friends visit a robotic, life-like exhibit called Dinosaur Discovery. He has fun on the trip, but then ends up with a real-life dinosaur following him home. . . . Ed's strange magical coin has done it again! Disaster follows, and Ed simply MUST find a way to put this dinosaur back where it belongs. There are fun black-and-white illustrations on every page!
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Comedy and Humor
Page: 96
Pets Rule!
Created by Susan Tan and illustrated by Wendy Tan, this early chapter book expertly cultivates a larger-than-life pseudo-antihero—an infectiously silly series starter. Filled with laugh-out-loud humor, engaging artwork on every page, and nonstop action that will have readers rushing to turn the pages, Pets Rule is the just-right series for any emerging reader!
Meet Ember, a rescue Chihuahua who has just been adopted by the Chin family. Ember is no ordinary dog: he thinks he is an evil overlord, destined to rule the world. He enlists the help of the other pets in the house, like Smelly Steve the hamster and Neo the canary, to take over the neighborhood. Their first mission is defeating Masher, the mean squirrel who lives next door. But to his shock, Ember finds himself growing attached to his "minions", the Chin family-especially Lucy. Does Ember still have what it takes to control of the neighborhood... and the world?
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre:: Comedy and Humor
Page: 96
Ember is one step closer to achieving his goal of world domination. But first, he needs to take down a new enemy: Fluffy the poodle, who belongs to Lucy's grandmother Poh Poh. Fluffy has evil plans of his own, including building a doomsday machine that will hypnotize humans. Does Ember have what it takes to outsmart this evil genius? This story culminates with the ultimate battle-a rock-and-roll DANCE battle!
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre:: Comedy and Humor
Page: 96
A mysterious cat visits Ember in the middle of the night. She tells him that she will give him an army if he can complete a simple task: babysit her kittens for three days. Ember is eager to complete the task and be one step closer to his goal of world domination. But babysitting is no walk in the dog park, and it'll take all paws on deck to keep the kittens safe and make sure the humans don't find out.
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre:: Comedy and Humor
Page: 96
Press Start!
With full-color art on every page by Thomas Flintham! It's always GAME ON with SUPER RABBIT BOY!
Meanie King Viking is tired of losing to Super Rabbit Boy. So he has gone to find the Super Power Up to give him super powers! Super Rabbit Boy must stop King Viking. But first he must make it past goblins, ghosts, and scary mini bosses. Can Super Rabbit Boy power up in time to stop King Viking and save the day?
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Adventure
Page: 80
Welcome to the Super Cup Grand Prix! Eight racers must compete in four races to win the Super Cup Power Up, which gives the winner super speed powers. Super Rabbit Boy is ready to win, but meanie King Viking is racing this year, too! And he has racers who are helping him cheat.Super Rabbit Boy needs to beat King Viking, but with tricks, traps, and brand-new racers to race, winning won't be easy. Can Super Rabbit Boy outpace and outrace the competition, or will he spin out of control before he crosses the finish line?
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Adventure
Page: 80
Time Jumpers
Adventure waits for no one! Oriol Vidal's engaging illustrations appear on every page. Newly independent readers will eat up this time-travel series from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Mass!
Chase and Ava find an old suitcase filled with strange objects. One of the objects looks like a dragon-headed doorknob... Suddenly Chase and Ava find themselves jumping back in time to King Arthur's castle! They meet the king's wizard Merlin and soon discover what the dragon-headed doorknob really is. It turns out they have an important job to do: They must save the king! But a bad guy is after them... How will Chase and Ava get back home? They will need to act fast to find out!
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Adventure
Page: 96
Chase and Ava are ready for their next adventures as Time Jumpers! When Chase touches the dead, green-backed beetle in the suitcase, he and Ava spin through time -- to King Tut's tomb! Now they have to put the beetle back where it belongs. But the man with different color eyes is still chasing them... Why does he want these objects? Chase and Ava need to stay one step ahead of this bad guy. And they need to find some answers!
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Adventure
Page: 96
The Magic School Bus Rides Again
Seatbelts, everyone! The Magic School Bus is back and ready to ride again. Take another ride on the Magic School Bus in this collection of early chapter books that help boost reading confidence and stamina with easy-to-read text, high-interest content, and illustrations on every page.
Professor Frizzle's kid sister Fiona might be the new teacher at Walkerville Elementary, but she's got the same old motto: take chances, make mistakes, and get messy! She decides to take the class camping, but come nightfall their tent grounds are pitch black. But Arnold's been watching a ton of scary monster movies and has been having trouble going to sleep at night. What will Arnold do without a night light to ward off the monsters? The class thinks fast and learns a ton about renewable energy.
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Adventure
Page: 96
Professor Frizzle's kid sister Fiona might be the new teacher at Walkerville Elementary, but she's got the same old motto: take chances, make mistakes, and get messy! When the class decides to go to Hawaii for their latest field trip, they think they're in for rest, relaxation, and riding the waves. But when Wanda tries to save an endangered fish from a giant shark, it's Wanda that needs saving. Luckily her own class learns something from a totally different type of school--fish!
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Adventure
Page: 96
Professor Frizzle's kid sister Fiona might be the new teacher at Walkerville Elementary, but she's got the same old motto: take chances, make mistakes, and get messy! Carlos desperately wants a classroom pet and he's got the perfect idea-- a rat! But when Carlos can't stop sneezing, the class has to figure out what's going on, so they head straight to the source--his body!
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Adventure
Page: 96
Space Camp is the launching pad to becoming an astronaut, and Keesha is determined to get accepted! Miss Frizzle takes the class on a field trip to outer space and Keesha decides to take a selfie to include in her application form. That will surely get her a spot at camp, right? But in her eagerness to get the perfect shot, she accidentally disrupts several Earth-orbiting satellites, and jeopardizes not only her future but the planet's!
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Adventure
Page: 96
Next stop...The Magic School Bus heads to the Galapagos to learn about invasive species! Arnold is alarmed to discover that the beloved Ms. Frizzle has been promoted and her younger sister Fiona is taking over the class. His worries come true when a simple field trip results in the Galapagos Islands being overrun by invasive bunnies. Can Arnold save the islands, and will he ever learn to like his new teacher?
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Age: 6 - 12
Genre: Adventure
Page: 96
