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Read-Alikes for
The Gadget War
by Betsy Duffey
Book Capers, our book discussion group for students in
grades 2 & 3, read and discussed The Gadget War.
If you liked this book,
you may also like reading other books by this author:
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| A Boy in the Doghouse
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by Betsy Duffey
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J DUF
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| George is in trouble because he has not taught his dog, Lucky, proper manners. Lucky, meanwhile, is trying to train George to scratch him behind the ears and feed him ham. With the help of a book from the vet, they eventually work things out.
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(Also look for Lucky in Left Field and Lucky on the Loose.)
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| Cody's Secret Admirer
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by Betsy Duffey
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J DUF
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| Nine-year-old Cody receives a valentine from a "secret admirer." Problem is, Cody thinks this is "gross"! |
(Also look for Virtual Cody.)
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| Hey, New Kid!
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by Betsy Duffey
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J DUF
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Third-grader Jeremy dreads going to a new school when his family moves, so he decides to create a new image for himself, hoping his new classmates will be impressed.
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| How to be Cool in Third Grade
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by Betsy Duffey
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J DUF
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When Robbie York is marked as a target by a bully at school, he decides that the only way to survive the third grade is by being cool.
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MORE BOOKS TO ENJOY: Funny stories of contests and inventions.
| | Nasty, Stinky Sneakers
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by Eve Bunting
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J BUN
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Colin thinks his sneakers are so smelly that they could win a prize. Then they disappear. Will Colin find his missing sneakers in time to enter The Stinkiest Sneakers in the World contest?
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| Can Do, Jenny Archer
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by Ellen Conford
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J CON
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Attempting to win a can-collecting contest, the winner of which will direct a class movie, Jenny risks losing her best friend.
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| Snaggle Doodles
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by Patricia Reilly Giff
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J GIF
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| When Mrs. Rooney sets up groups to make reports, Emily's group has trouble coming up with an idea until they learn to work together.
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(Also look for Pickle Puss.)
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| Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest
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by Stephen Krensky
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J KRE
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Arthur's attempts to come up with a jingle for a cereal contest fall short until he is inspired by a ditty he overhears D.W. humming.
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| One Dog Day
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by J. Patrick Lewis
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J LEW
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With the help of her new friend Twef, 12-year-old Jill and her pet collie, Poetry, run in the annual coon dog race in Effingham.
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| The Green Magician Puzzle
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by Susan Pearson
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J PEA
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Ernie and the other Magician club members hope to win the school contest by solving clues about the environment, which will allow them to appear as Green Magicians in the class play.
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| The Stinky Sneakers Contest
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by Julie Anne Peters
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J PET
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| Earl and Damian jeopardize their friendship when they compete in a contest to see who has the smelliest sneakers.
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This list was prepared by Youth Services at St. Charles Public Library,
January 1999.
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