"Ferret in the Bedroom Lizards in the Fridge" by Bill Wallace

"Liz tells her zoologist father he must get rid of all the homeless animals he keeps at their house or she'll never win the sixth-grade class presidency, but when they're gone she misses them and learns there are more important things than winning." 

 

144 pages

Target Age: 9 to 12 

Reading Level: 4.4