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Books in A Trophy Chapter Book series

  • The Little Sea Pony

    Helen Cresswell, Jason Cockcroft

    Paperback (HarperCollins, June 11, 1997)
    When Molly's father, a fisherman, brings home a tiny pony from the sea, Molly is sure that the creature must be magic. Pure white, with hooves of gold, the pony is too special to keep in captivity, but the townspeople—believing that the pony will bring them good luck—lock it in a cage and throw away the key. Now, Molly and her friend Peter must find a way to save the beautiful pony, and return him to his home in the sea. Helen Cresswell’s engaging, simply written fantasy adventure is perfect for young independent readers.
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  • One Day in the Prairie

    Jean Craighead George, Bob Marstall

    Library Binding (Demco Media, April 1, 1996)
    Depicts the activities of the many animal inhabitants of a prairie wildlife refuge in southwest Oklahoma, as they hurriedly prepare for an approaching tornado
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  • Danger Guys Hit the Beach

    Tony Abbott, Joanne Scribner

    Paperback (HarperCollins, March 23, 1995)
    In Noodle and Zeke’s fourth adventure, a day at the beach turns out to be anything but dull. Their surfboard crash-lands on a haunted island and they find themselves face-to-face with sea captain’s ghost, a mysterious sunken treasure ship, and nasty gang of international thieves!
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  • Tornado

    Betsy Byars, Doron Ben-ami

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Dec. 28, 2004)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. As they wait out a tornado in their storm cellar, a family listens to their farmhand tell stories about the dog that was blown into his life by another tornado when he was a boy.
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  • Frankenstein Moved In on the Fourth Floor

    Elizabeth Levy, Mordicai Gerstein

    Paperback (HarperCollins, June 3, 1994)
    Is Frankenstein living next door?"The new neighbor is weird," Sam whispers to Robert."He could be the real Frankenstein."So Sam and Robert decide to spy on their strange, scowling neighbor, Mr. Frank. First they list the evidence they already have:Mr. Frank is pale and thin.Moans and groans have been heard coming from his apartment.It's not much to go on.Then, one night, the lights in the whole building go out. Will Sam and Robert finally learn the spooky truth?
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  • The Gorgonzola Zombies in the Park

    Elizabeth Levy, George Ulrich

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 5, 1994)
    Sam and Robert Brandford try to convince their loudmouth cousin, Mabel, that there is a zombie in the park, a joke that turns kind of sour when strange things start to happen
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  • Devil's Race

    Avi

    Paperback (HarperCollins, May 18, 1995)
    ‘Sixteen-year-old John Proud discovers his family's dark secret'in 1854 an ancestral namesake confessed to being a demon. Now John finds himself battling his ancestor who is trying to use John for an evil purpose. Mounting suspense plus the sure draw of occult horror will keep readers turning the pages.' 'BL. 1985 Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA) 2001 ALA Popular Paperback for YAs
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  • In a Creepy, Creepy Place: and Other Scary Stories

    Judith Gorog, Kimberly Bulcken Root

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 22, 1997)
    Why is everybody so afraid of Jessie’s new doll, Frankenflopper? Is it because she’s ten times bigger than any kid on the block? Or is it because her creepy yellow eyes seem to follow you wherever you go? Master storyteller Judith Gorog brings us the story of a little girl and her not-so-ordinary doll—along with four other creepy tales—in her second collection of bizzare, icky, and scary-funny stories that are guaranteed to give chapter book readers goosebumps and giggles galore. 1999 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author
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  • Danger Guys and the Golden Lizard

    Tony Abbott, Joanne Scribner

    Paperback (HarperCollins, April 4, 1996)
    In this sixth adventure, our Indiana Jones style heroes set off on a treasure hunt deep in the jungles of Central America. The Guys are determined to find the precious Golden Lizard—even if they have to fight off man-eating plants and hungry alligators to do it. But are they ready for a gang of treasure-seeking thugs? ALA Booklist said of the first two books in the series, ‘If third graders could write adventure books, they might have written these. . . Struggling new readers will find these books exciting.’
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  • Dracula Is a Pain in the Neck

    Elizabeth Levy, Mordicai Gerstein

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Oct. 3, 1984)
    Is Dracula haunting Camp Hunter Creek?Kids started calling Robert a vampire because he brought his Dracula doll to camp. Now Robert is afraid their teasing made the real Dracula angry. Weird things have been happening. Unearthly howling noises have been heard after sundown. Even the counselors are getting spooked.Then one night Robert and his older brother, Sam, see something that chills their very bones....Is the most famous vampire of them all really haunting Camp Hunter Creek? And if he is, will Robert be his next victim?
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  • Glenda Glinka: Witch-at-large

    Janice May Udry, Marc Simont

    Paperback (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Able to turn herself into anything, Glenda Glinka the witch transforms herself into a little girl, aspiring to be the best child that ever was, and learns how hard it is to do everyday little girl things. Reprint.
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  • A Dolphin Named Bob

    Twig C George, Christine Herman Merrill

    Paperback (HarperCollins, April 4, 1998)
    When Bob the dolphin was born, he was small and sickly, with an unusual comet-shaped mark on his drooping dorsal fin. No one at the aquarium expected him to survive. But like his mother, Aster, Bob was ornery, and he stubbornly struggled to overcome his health problems. And soon, he loved to leap high into the air and perform tricks.Then one day, Bob taught himself a new trick-and jumped into more trouble than any other dolphin in the history of the aquarium. With a dolphin like Bob around, you never know what will happen!
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