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Read-Alikes for
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Book Capers, our book discussion group for students in
grades 2 & 3, read and discussed The Adventures of Captain Underpants.
If you liked this book, you may want to look at other books in our collection by this author: |
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| Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
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by Dav Pilkey
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J PIL
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Principal Krupp once again turns into the superhero, Captain Underpants, in order to save the school from the evil talking toilets and the Turbo Toilet 2000.
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| Dog Breath
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by Dav Pilkey
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JE PIL
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Hally, the Tosis family dog, has such bad breath that Mr. and Mrs. Tosis plan to give her away until she proves to be an invaluable watchdog.
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| The Hallo-Wiener
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by Dav Pilkey
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HOLIDAY JE PIL
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All the other dogs make fun of Oscar the dachshund until one Halloween when, dressed as a hot dog, Oscar bravely rescues the others.
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| 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving
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by Dav Pilkey
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HOLIDAY JE PIL
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School children on a field trip to Mack Nugget's farm save the lives of eight turkeys in this poem based on "The Night Before Christmas."
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MORE BOOKS TO ENJOY: Fun stories of heroes and superheroes.
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| Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher
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by Lois Duncan
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J DUN
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Terrorized by an evil lunch-snatcher at his new school, Brian devises, with the help of a fellow comic book fan, a plan involving a super hero called Wonder Kid.
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| Odds On Oliver
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by Constance C. Green
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J GRE
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Oliver's attempts to be a hero result in humorous disasters such as going up a tree to rescue a cat and getting stuck himself.
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| The Adventures of Sparrowboy
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by Brian Pinkney
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JE PIN
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After an encounter with a sparrow, Henry finds he is able to fly just like his favorite comic book hero Hawkman.
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| Wingman
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by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
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J PIN
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To escape the problems of being poor and Chinese, Donald begins to cut school to climb George Washington Bridge where he meets Wingman, a sort of Chinese Superman.
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| The Adventures of Ratman
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by Ellen Weiss
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J WEI
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| With the help of a rat costume, Tod Watson is transformed from an ordinary 8-year-old into a superhero named Ratman.
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This list was prepared by Youth Services at St. Charles Public Library,
April 1999.
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