| Author |
Title |
Level |
Points |
Description |
Pages |
Have
copy |
| Fair, Jeff |
Wonder of Moose, The |
3.7 |
0.5 |
Text and photographs introduce a huge animal of the north
woods. |
48 |
|
| Fenner, Carol |
Skates of Uncle Richard, The |
4.3 |
1 |
With her Uncle's encouragement, a nine-year-old takes the
first step toward realizing her dream of becoming a figure skater. |
46 |
|
| Field, Rachel |
Hitty: Her First Hundred Years |
7.1 |
11 |
Hitty is a doll of great charm and real character whose memoirs are full of her thrilling adventures on land and sea. |
235 |
Y |
| Field, Rachel |
Calico Bush |
6.2 |
9 |
Orphaned shortly after her French family arrives in the New World, twelve-year-old Marguerite is bound by contract to live with a family of English settlers who are attempting to make their home on an island frequented by Indians. |
201 |
|
| Fine, Anne |
My War with Goggle-Eyes |
5 |
6 |
Kitty is not pleased with her mother's boyfriend, especially his views on the anti-nuclear issue, until unexpected events prompt her, after all, to help him find his place in the family. |
166 |
Y |
| Fisher, Enid Broderick |
Fleas (The New Creepy Crawly Collection) |
5.9 |
0.5 |
Examines the anatomy, behavior, habitat, dangers, and uses of these tiny creatures. |
24 |
Y |
| Fisher, Enid Broderick |
Mosquitoes (The New Creepy Crawly Collection) |
6.1 |
0.5 |
Examines the anatomy, behavior, life cycle, and dangers of this tiny member of the fly family. |
24 |
Y |
| Fitzgerald, John D. |
Great Brain at the Academy, The |
5.8 |
6 |
In the strict atmosphere of a Catholic boarding school, Tom Fitzgerald's fertile brain concocts hilarious trouble. |
164 |
Y |
| Fitzgerald, John D. |
More Adventures of the Great Brain |
5.2 |
6 |
More exploits of the Great Brain, as seen through the eyes of his younger brother, J. D. |
142 |
Y |
| Fitzgerald, John D. |
Great Brain Does It Again, The |
5 |
5 |
Tom's many business ventures include operating a carnival ride, and helping a fat boy reduce. |
129 |
Y |
| Fitzgerald, John D. |
Great Brain Reforms, The |
5.1 |
6 |
Great Brain is home for the summer and is ready to reform, and that's how the trial between the kids of Adenville and the Great Brain takes place on a summer afternoon. |
165 |
Y |
| Fitzgerald, John D. |
Return of the Great Brain, The |
5.5 |
6 |
The shrewdest young con artist west of the Mississippi rides again, and along with his brother attempt to solve a train robbery. |
150 |
Y |
| Fitzgerald, John D. |
Great Brain Is Back, The |
5 |
4 |
Although bedazzled by pretty Polly Reagan, thirteen-year-old Tom Fitzgerald's great brain and money-loving ways haven't changed a bit. |
120 |
Y |
| Fitzhugh, Louise |
Harriet the Spy |
4.5 |
8 |
Harriet's notebook of her feelings about classmates and neighbors is found by her classmates. |
298 |
Y |
| Fleischman, Sid |
McBroom's Ghost |
4 |
0.5 |
The McBroom family is plagued by a mysterious ghost that visits their amazing one acre farm after every prolonged freezing spell. |
62 |
Y |
| Fleischman, Sid |
McBroom the Rainmaker |
3.6 |
0.5 |
When a great drought on the prairie causes cows to give powdered milk and mosquitoes to grow almost as large as small cowsheds, McBroom comes up with a novel idea for producing rain. |
64 |
Y |
| Fleischman, Sid |
McBroom Tells the Truth |
3.9 |
0.5 |
After leaving their rocky Connecticut farm to seek their fortunes in the West, Josh McBroom, his wife Melissa, and their eleven redheaded children stop in Iowa where they become owners of a small but very unusual piece of property. |
62 |
Y |
| Fleischman, Sid |
McBroom Tells a Lie |
3.9 |
0.5 |
A farmer and his family save their amazing one-acre farm by using a Popcornmobile, frozen sunlight, and lightning bugs. |
64 |
Y |
| Forbes, Esther |
Johnny Tremain |
5.9 |
13 |
This book follows a young apprentice from a tragic accident in a silversmith's shop to his dramatic involvement as a patriot in the days just before the American Revolution. |
293 |
Y |
| Fosburgh, Liza |
Bella Arabella |
4.4 |
4 |
Arabella's best friend is her cat. They live in the most beautiful house in the world. Her stepfather thinks she is lonely and decides to send her to boarding school. She makes a wish, and because she really believes, her wish comes true. |
102 |
|
| Fox, Paula |
One-Eyed Cat |
5.4 |
7 |
Ned thinks he may have injured a wild cat when he recklessly fires a forbidden rifle into the dark shadows near the house. |
216 |
Y |
| Freedman, Russell |
Lincoln: A Photobiography |
7.7 |
5 |
Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President. |
150 |
Y |
| Fritz, Jean |
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? |
5.6 |
1 |
A biography of George the Third, King of Great Britain at the time of the American Revolution. |
48 |
Y |
| Fritz, Jean |
Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? |
5.9 |
1 |
A brief biography of Patrick Henry, tracing his progress from planter to statesman. |
48 |
Y |
| Fritz, Jean |
Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? |
5.7 |
0.5 |
A brief biography of Sam Adams, with some American History in the humorous vein added. |
47 |
Y |
| Fritz, Jean |
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? |
5.3 |
1 |
A humorous biography of Paul Revere, covering more than his famous ride, like life in Boston in the 1700s. |
48 |
Y |
| Fritz, Jean |
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? |
5.5 |
1 |
A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States. |
48 |
Y |
| Fritz, Jean |
Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus? |
5.8 |
2 |
With a few humorous touches, this biographer brings the great explorer and his voyages to life. |
80 |
Y |
| Fritz, Jean |
Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? |
5.8 |
1 |
A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation. |
48 |
Y |
| Fritz, Jean |
Cabin Faced West, The |
5.1 |
3 |
A young girl misses the life she had before her family moved into the wilderness, until she gets a very special visitor. |
124 |
Y |
| Fritz, Jean |
George Washington's Breakfast |
4.1 |
0.5 |
George W. Allen, namesake of George Washington, wants to learn everything about the first president, especially what he ate for breakfast. |
40 |
Y |
| Fritz, Jean |
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution |
7.1 |
1 |
Describes how the constitution came to be written and ratified. Also includes the full text of the document produced by the Constitutional Convention of 1787. |
64 |
Y |
| Gannett, Ruth Stiles |
Dragons of Blueland, The |
4.9 |
1 |
Elmer saves the dragon's family from hunters. |
88 |
Y |
| Gannett, Ruth Stiles |
Elmer and the Dragon |
4.6 |
1 |
Elmer and his dragon lend their talents to a troubled king. |
87 |
Y |
| Gannett, Ruth Stiles |
My Father's Dragon |
5.6 |
1 |
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island. |
87 |
Y |
| Gantos, Jack |
Joey Pigza Loses Control |
4.9 |
7 |
Joey, who is taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the father he has never known. Dad insists that Joey stop taking his medication, and Joey loses control as he tries to help his baseball team. |
195 |
Y |
| Gantos, Jack |
Jack on the Tracks |
5.1 |
6 |
Moving with his unbearable sister to Miami, Florida, Jack tries to break some of his bad habits but finds himself irresistibly drawn to things disgusting, gross, and weird. |
182 |
|
| Gantos, Jack |
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key |
4.9 |
5 |
To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription meds wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired. |
154 |
Y |
| Garcia, Eulalia |
Birds: Masters of Flight |
5.1 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics and habits of birds, with an emphasis on how birds fly. |
32 |
|
| Garcia, Eulalia |
Bees: Busy Honeymakers |
5.9 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle of these industrious producers of honey. |
32 |
Y |
| Garcia, Eulalia |
Chameleons: Masters of Disguise |
5.7 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and camouflage technique of the lizard that can change color quickly to blend in with its environment. |
32 |
Y |
| Garcia, Eulalia |
Moles: Champion Excavators |
5.9 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics and habits of moles, animals known for their ability to dig. |
32 |
Y |
| Garcia, Eulalia |
Primates: A Higher Intelligence |
5.4 |
0.5 |
Examines the different types of primates, their habitats, behavior, family life, and locomotion. |
32 |
Y |
| Gardiner, John Reynolds |
Top Secret |
4 |
2 |
Allen Brewster, an inquisitive fourth grade student, turns himself into a human plant as part of a project for the Science Fair. |
108 |
|
| Gardiner, John Reynolds |
Stone Fox |
4 |
1 |
Little Willy hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dogsled race he enters. |
81 |
Y |
| Gareth Stevens Publishing |
Getting Around (Animal Marvels) |
5.1 |
1 |
This book is about how animals get around. |
32 |
|
| Gareth Stevens Publishing |
Building a Home (Animal Marvels) |
5.7 |
1 |
This book is about the different types of homes animals live in. |
32 |
|
| Gareth Stevens Publishing |
Finding Food (Animal Marvels) |
5.2 |
1 |
This book is about how animals find their food. |
32 |
|
| Gareth Stevens Publishing |
Living Together (Animal Marvels) |
5.8 |
1 |
This book is about how animals live together. |
32 |
|
| Gates, Doris |
Blue Willow |
6.5 |
6 |
A family forced to become migratory workers finally finds a permanent home again. |
172 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Dragons and Dinosaurs |
4.9 |
0.5 |
This book discusses dragons as they have appeared in the beliefs and legends of various cultures, including ancient Babylon and Egypt, Europe, and Asia, as well as how they are reflected in real creatures such as dinosaurs and komodo lizards. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Giants and Wild, Hairy Monsters |
4.4 |
0.5 |
This book examines the existence of mythical and fictional monsters that are big and hairy, including King Kong, the Abominable Snowman, and Sasquatch. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Mad Scientists |
4.4 |
0.5 |
This book contrasts the monster-creating escapades of mad scientists such as Frankenstein, Moreau, and Jekyll with the methods used by real scientists who try to help, not hurt, the world. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Manmade Monsters |
4.5 |
0.5 |
This book examines monsters fashioned from organic or robotic parts, both in literature and movies, including Frankenstein and the computer HAL, from "2001: A Space Odyssey." |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Monsters of the Deep |
4.8 |
0.5 |
This book discusses some of the large and frightening creatures that live, or are believed to have lived, in the world's oceans. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Morph Monsters |
4.4 |
0.5 |
This book discusses were-creatures, monsters that change from one entity into another, such as werewolves and cat peole, including some scientific explanations for these beasts. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Earthquakes |
4.9 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the causes and effects of earthquakes. |
24 |
|
| Gentle/Perry |
Fires |
4.9 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the causes and effects of fires. |
24 |
|
| Gentle/Perry |
Asteroid Strikes |
5.3 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the causes and effects of asteroid strikes. |
24 |
|
| Gentle/Perry |
Very Big Sharks |
5.1 |
0.5 |
This book is about the largest sharks in the ocean including the tiger shark, the whale shark, and others. |
24 |
|
| Gentle/Perry |
Aliens |
4.8 |
0.5 |
This book describes how alien monsters have been imagined in books and movies and examines real creatures in nature that resemble or may have served as inspiration for them. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Quarter Horses |
5.1 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical features and other characteristics that have made the quarter horse one of the most popular breeds in America. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Palominos |
4.7 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics and appearance that a palomino horse has, how these horses are bred, and some famous palominos. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Paints and Pintos |
4.8 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics of both paint and pinto horses and what differentiates these two breeds. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Mustangs: America's Wild Horses |
5.2 |
0.5 |
Describes the history and characteristics of the wild horses known as mustangs, as well as efforts to keep them from disappearing. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Chasing Sharks |
5.4 |
0.5 |
This book explains why people chase sharks. |
24 |
|
| Gentle/Perry |
Hurricanes |
4.7 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the causes and effects of hurricanes and similar storms. |
24 |
|
| Gentle/Perry |
Plagues |
4.5 |
0.5 |
This book discusses some of history's plagues and the effects of a plague on people and the enviroment. |
24 |
|
| Gentle/Perry |
World's Strangest Sharks, The |
4.9 |
0.5 |
This book is about some of the ocean's strangest sharks, including sharks with a strange look and sharks with strange habits. |
24 |
|
| Gentle/Perry |
Shark Camouflage and Armor |
5.1 |
0.5 |
This book explains different types of defenes that sharks use such as camouflage and armor. |
24 |
|
| Gentle/Perry |
Killer Sharks, Killer People |
5.5 |
0.5 |
This book explains why sharks sometimes kill people and why people kill sharks. |
24 |
|
| Gentle/Perry |
Morgans |
4.6 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical features and other characteristics of the first original American horse breed. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Volcanoes |
5.3 |
0.5 |
This book explains the reason volcanoes exist and what happens when they erupt including some of the important volcano eruptions in history. |
24 |
|
| Gentle/Perry |
Vampires |
4.4 |
0.5 |
This book discusses vampires in legend and literature and some real people and animals that may have helped inspire the concept of blood-drinking monsters. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Zombies |
4.9 |
0.5 |
This book discusses zombies, bodies without souls, and such related phenomena as golems and animated mummies. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Appaloosas |
4.7 |
0.5 |
Describes the history and characteristics that distinguish these horses from other breeds. |
24 |
Y |
| Gentle/Perry |
Baby Sharks |
5 |
0.5 |
This book discusses baby sharks and how they grow. |
24 |
|
| George, Jean Craighead |
One Day in the Prairie |
5 |
1 |
The animals on a prairie wildlife refuge sense an approaching tornado and seek protection before it touches down and destroys everything in its path. |
45 |
|
| George, Jean Craighead |
Julie of the Wolves |
5.8 |
6 |
Common sense and courage enable a young Eskimo girl to survive when she becomes lost in the Arctic wild. |
170 |
Y |
| George, Jean Craighead |
One Day in the Desert |
5.5 |
1 |
Explains how the animal and human inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, including a mountain lion, a roadrunner, a coyote, a tortoise, and members of the Papago Indian tribe, adapt to and survive the desert's merciless heat. |
43 |
|
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Candy Corn Contest, The |
2.5 |
1 |
Richard has been dipping into the jar of candy corn that is the object of Ms. Rooney's contest. What is Ms. Rooney going to do when she finds out? |
76 |
Y |
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Love, from the Fifth-Grade Celebrity |
4.7 |
3 |
Casey and Tracy are good friends. When Tracy moves, she and Casey begin to go to school together. Can their friendship be saved? |
118 |
Y |
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
December Secrets |
2.7 |
1 |
Everyone in Ms. Rooney's room has chosen a special person to be kind to. Almost everyone is happy except Emily who must be nice to the fat, class crybaby. Just before Christmas, the secrets are told; and Emily learns what a special friend really means. |
75 |
Y |
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room, The |
2.9 |
1 |
Richard "Beast" Best has been held back in school and even had to take a special reading class with the "babies." But with the help of a reading teacher, Beast starts to enjoy reading and may even be able to help the second grade win a reading prize. |
76 |
Y |
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw? |
3.6 |
3 |
Junior detective Abby Jones and her pal Potsie become involved in a series of lighthearted adventures. A great story for all those young readers who love a mystery. |
134 |
Y |
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Gift of the Pirate Queen, The |
5 |
4 |
Grace O'Malley has difficulty adjusting to her mother's death and helping her sister with her diabetes. Then Cousin Fiona visits from Ireland and inspires her with wonderful stories about an earlier Grace O'Malley, the Pirate Queen. |
164 |
|
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Lazy Lions, Lucky Lambs |
2.7 |
1 |
For Richard "Beast" Best, March is the worst time of the year, with report cards and the fear of being held back again. |
73 |
Y |
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Snaggle Doodles |
2.6 |
1 |
Emily is worried that her ''invention group'' will not pull together soon enough to finish an invention. |
68 |
|
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Sunny-Side Up |
2.3 |
1 |
"Beast" Best knows his summer hasn't been ruined by Summer School because he can still go swimming in the afternoon, but those plans could be changed. |
74 |
|
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Beast and the Halloween Horror |
2.7 |
1 |
Beast writes an author telling him how much he liked his book (which he really hadn't read), and the author decides to visit him. |
73 |
|
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Pet Parade |
3 |
1 |
Pet Week is going to be a disaster for Richard "Beast" Best. How can he bring his dog Kissie Poo to school? She's a great dog, but she's fat and has only three teeth left. His friends will laugh. |
103 |
|
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Clue at the Zoo, The |
2.5 |
1 |
Dawn tries to track down a possibly poisonous notebook that she found in the zoo, while keeping an eye on Arno, "the killer kindergarten kid." |
74 |
|
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Show Time at Polk Street School |
2.5 |
1 |
It's time to get out the costumes, makeup, and props and start rehearsing. You can act out your favorite Polk Street characters in these three short plays. |
101 |
|
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Write up a Storm with the Polk Street School |
3.3 |
1 |
Did you ever want to write your own book? Now is your chance. The author tells you just what to do. |
102 |
|
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Secret at the Polk Street School, The |
2.3 |
1 |
After she gets a threatening message and finds pointy teeth marks in her loaf of bread just before she appears as Little Red Riding Hood in the school play, Dawn gets a terrible case of stage fright. |
72 |
|
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Powder Puff Puzzle, The |
2.1 |
1 |
When Dawn Bosco's cat jumps into a car as it speeds away, there are only a few clues to track it down. |
75 |
Y |
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Fourth-Grade Celebrity |
5.6 |
3 |
Casey Valentine resents being compared to her popular older sister and decides that she will make herself over. |
117 |
Y |
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Fancy Feet (New Kids at the Polk Street School) |
2.1 |
1 |
When the shoes that Stacey borrowed turn up missing, others accuse her of stealing them. |
77 |
|
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Not-So-Perfect Rosie |
3.5 |
1 |
A visit from her Irish cousin during Rosie's plans for a special ballet performance proves that not everyone is perfect. |
73 |
|
| Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Postcard Pest, The |
2.8 |
1 |
In honor of Polk Street School's Postcard Day, Ms. Rooney's class plans a special tour of the post office to mail postcards to children all over the U.S. |
73 |
|
| Gilbreth, Ernestine/Frank |
Cheaper by the Dozen |
6 |
10 |
This true-life story chronicles the adventures of twelve wonderful redheaded rascals. |
180 |
Y |
| Gilson, Jamie |
4B Goes Wild |
4.6 |
4 |
Fourth-graders on a three-day camping trip with their teachers experience frights and delights. |
147 |
|
| Gilson, Jamie |
Double Dog Dare |
4 |
3 |
The fifth-grade year starts as one student returns from winning a national personality contest, a new girl with some interesting knowledge arrives, jealousy gets a grip on one particular student, and an 'experiment' to see who's smart is conducted. |
126 |
Y |
| Gilson, Jamie |
Hello, My Name Is Scrambled Eggs |
4 |
4 |
In this sequel to Harvey, the Beer Can King, Harvey attempts to Americanize the son of a Vietnamese family who has moved to his town. |
159 |
Y |
| Gondosch, Linda |
Monsters of Marble Avenue, The |
2.9 |
1 |
One mishap after another dogs Luke's attempts to put on a puppet show. |
60 |
|
| Graeber, Charlotte |
Mustard |
3.1 |
1 |
Alex thinks Mustard is the most wonderful cat in the world. Mustard has been part of Alex's family since before Alex was even born. But Mustard is getting old, and the doctor says he's not well, so it is almost time to say goodbye. |
52 |
|
| Grahame, Kenneth |
Reluctant Dragon, The |
6.5 |
1 |
A young boy and St. George find a way to calm frightened townspeople and spare the life of a harmless dragon. |
55 |
Y |
| Graves, Bonnie |
Best Worst Day, The |
3.1 |
1 |
Lucy wants to impress Maya, the exotic new girl at school, so that she will choose Lucy to be her best friend. |
64 |
|
| Gray, Elizabeth Janet |
Adam of the Road |
6.5 |
9 |
This story, set in thirteenth-century England, is about a boy's search for his father and lost dog. |
317 |
Y |
| Green, Phyllis |
Eating Ice Cream with a Werewolf |
3.4 |
2 |
When Brad and his babysitter, Phoebe, get a hold of a magic book, strange things begin to happen around the house. |
121 |
|
| Green, Tamara |
Cockroaches (The New Creepy Crawly Collection) |
6 |
0.5 |
Examines the anatomy, behavior, and dangers of cockroaches, as well as ways of coping with them. |
23 |
Y |
| Green, Tamara |
Walking Sticks (The New Creepy Crawly Collection) |
5.7 |
0.5 |
Examines the anatomy, behavior, life cycle, and different kinds of walking sticks. |
24 |
Y |
| Green, Tamara |
Flies (The New Creepy Crawly Collection) |
5.6 |
0.5 |
Examines the anatomy, behavior, dangers, relatives, and enemies of the common house fly. |
24 |
Y |
| Greene, Constance C. |
Girl Called Al, A |
3.8 |
3 |
Plump, bespectacled Al moves into the apartment house, bringing nonconformity and friendship with her. |
127 |
Y |
| Greene, Constance C. |
Isabelle Shows Her Stuff |
3.8 |
4 |
In this sequel to Isabelle the Itch, Isabelle teaches eight-year-old Guy how to lose his "goody-goody" image. |
138 |
|
| Greenfield, Eloise |
Rosa Parks |
4 |
0.5 |
When Rosa Parks was growing up, she hated the unfair rules that black people had to live by. Years later, she changed the lives of African-Americans with one courageous act. |
41 |
|
| Greenfield, Eloise |
Sister |
3.8 |
2 |
A young girl's diary of four years in her life that gives her the courage and strength to be herself. |
82 |
|
| Greenwald, Sheila |
Give Us a Great Big Smile, Rosy Cole |
3.8 |
1 |
Rosy's tenth birthday is a disaster when she learns that she is going to be the unwilling star of her uncle's next book. |
76 |
|
| Gregory, Kristiana |
Jimmy Spoon and the Pony Express |
5.3 |
3 |
Jimmy knew he was right for the job when he saw the ad for the Pony Express; but the job is a lot harder than he thought. |
128 |
|
| Grove, Vicki |
Starplace, The |
6 |
7 |
Thirteen-year-old Frannie learns hard lessons about prejudice and segregation when she becomes friends with a young black girl who moves into her small Oklahoma town in 1961. |
214 |
Y |
| Haas, Dorothy |
Secret Life of Dilly McBean, The |
4.4 |
6 |
Dilly's the luckiest kid in the world. He's a millionaire. He's on his own. He's got a neat dog and he's magnetic. He can make metal things do whatever he wants. Soon Dilly's secret is out and a mad scientist is after him. |
202 |
|
| Hahn, Mary Downing |
Doll in the Garden, The |
4.8 |
4 |
After Ashley and Kristi find an antique doll buried in old Miss Cooper's garden, they discover that they can enter a ghostly turn-of-the century world by going through a hole in the hedge. |
128 |
Y |
| Hahn, Mary Downing |
Daphne's Book |
4.2 |
6 |
While she denies it to her friends, Jessica comes to like the outcast Daphne as they work on their class project. |
183 |
Y |
| Hahn, Mary Downing |
Dead Man in Indian Creek, The |
4.9 |
4 |
When Matt and Parker learn the body they found in Indian Creek is a drug-related death, they fear Parker's mother may be involved. |
130 |
Y |
| Hall, Lynn |
Here Comes Zelda Claus and Other Holiday Disasters |
4.6 |
3 |
Relates the amusing holiday misadventures of Zelda Hammersmith, whose good intentions only lead to trouble. |
149 |
|
| Hamilton, Virginia |
Zeely |
4.6 |
4 |
Geeder's summer at her uncle's farm is made special because of her friendship with a very tall, composed woman who raises hogs and who closely resembles the magazine photograph of a Watutsi queen. |
122 |
Y |
| Hamilton, Virginia |
House of Dies Drear, The |
4.8 |
9 |
This mystery concerns an African-American boy's move to Drear House, which had once played a part in the Underground Railroad. |
279 |
Y |
| Hanel, Wolfram |
Jasmine & Rex |
3 |
0.5 |
A story of a cat and a dog who fall in love. |
60 |
|
| Hansen, Joyce |
Yellow Bird and Me |
4 |
5 |
Doris becomes friends with Yellow Bird as she helps him with his studies and his part in the school play and discovers that he has dyslexia. |
155 |
|
| Hansen, Ron |
Shadowmaker, The |
5.1 |
1 |
A cunning little girl named Drizzle rescues her town from the bedlam created by the mysterious Shadowmaker, a wizard who makes new shadows for people. |
66 |
|
| Hass, E.A. |
Incognito Mosquito Makes History |
5.2 |
2 |
The famous insective, Incognito Mosquito, travels back in time to solve five mysteries involving such notables as: Christopher Columbug, Benetick Arnold, Buffalo Bill Cootie, Tutankhamant, and Robin Hoodlum. |
120 |
|
| Havill, Juanita |
Jennifer, Too |
2.9 |
1 |
Jennifer discovers ways to be included in the games of her older brother Matt and his friends. |
58 |
|
| Haywood, Carolyn |
Eddie's Green Thumb |
3.7 |
3 |
Eddie has a lot of problems and adventures in growing his garden. Some unexpected things grow that are better than vegetables. |
182 |
|
| Haywood, Carolyn |
Eddie and Gardenia |
3.8 |
3 |
Eddie Wilson and his adventures with his pet goat, Gardenia. |
191 |
|
| Haywood, Carolyn |
Eddie and the Fire Engine |
4.2 |
3 |
Eddie is a born collector, and in this book he has his sights on a retired fire engine and a goat. |
189 |
|
| Haywood, Carolyn |
Betsy's Busy Summer |
3.7 |
3 |
Betsy and her friends have a splendid summer having watermelon parties, selling lemonade, and having fun. |
163 |
Y |
| Haywood, Carolyn |
Betsy and the Boys |
3.7 |
3 |
Betsy and her fourth-grade friends discover football. |
140 |
Y |
| Haywood, Carolyn |
B Is for Betsy |
4.3 |
2 |
Betsy experiences an interesting first year in school and looks forward to summer vacation at her grandfather's farm. |
159 |
Y |
| Haywood, Carolyn |
Merry Christmas from Betsy |
3.9 |
2 |
Another Christmas adventure finds Betsy and her friends on a sleigh ride with a mysterious driver who claims to be Santa Claus' twin brother. |
187 |
Y |
| Haywood, Carolyn |
Betsy and the Circus |
3.8 |
3 |
The circus is coming to town, and Betsy and her friends can hardly keep their minds on their school lessons so they write stories about the circus. |
149 |
Y |
| Heide, Florence Parry |
Banana Twist |
5.1 |
3 |
Jonah D. Krock plans to spend his summer doing three things: Eating junk food, watching TV, and filling out his application for the Fairlee School. It's a wild summer that ends with one last twist that almost drives Jonah D. Krock bananas! |
111 |
Y |
| Henkes, Kevin |
Two Under Par |
4.7 |
3 |
When his mother's new marriage takes them into the household of a miniature golf-course owner, ten-year-old Wedge struggles with feelings of resentment and dislike for his stepfather. |
116 |
|
| Henry, Marguerite |
Justin Morgan Had a Horse |
5.8 |
5 |
A remarkable little work horse that could walk faster, trot faster, run faster, and pull heavier logs than any other horse in all Vermont, sires a famous family of American horses. |
169 |
Y |
| Henry, Marguerite |
Brighty of the Grand Canyon |
5.6 |
7 |
In this story, a lone burro creates friendships with a number of men in the Grand Canyon and helps to capture a murderer. |
222 |
Y |
| Hermes, Patricia |
Kevin Corbett Eats Flies |
3.6 |
5 |
Kevin and his friend Bailey conspire to prevent Kevin's father from moving himself and Kevin once again. |
160 |
|
| Hesse, Karen |
Out of the Dust |
5.3 |
3 |
In a series of poems, fourteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family's wheat farm. |
227 |
Y |
| Hines, Anna |
Cassie Bowen Takes Witch Lessons |
3.8 |
4 |
A young girl deals with having the most unpopular girl in class as her partner and having to meet her grandmother, who is supposed to be a witch. |
136 |
Y |
| Honeycutt, Natalie |
All New Jonah Twist, The |
3.8 |
3 |
Jonah begins third grade determined to be responsible enough to be allowed to get a pet. |
110 |
|
| Honeycutt, Natalie |
Invisible Lissa |
4.4 |
5 |
Lissa badly wants to get into Debra's exclusive fifth-grade lunch club until she finds out what it is really like. |
122 |
|
| Honeycutt, Natalie |
Best-Laid Plans of Jonah Twist, The |
3.5 |
3 |
Busy third-grader Jonah Twist must endure giving a school report on elephant seals with the bossy Juliet Fisher, while worrying that his new kitten may have eaten his older brother's hamster. |
115 |
|
| Hooks, William |
Pioneer Cat |
3.3 |
1 |
When a young girl smuggles a cat aboard the wagon train taking her family from Missouri to Oregon, it turns out to be the best thing she could have done. |
63 |
|
| Horvath, Polly |
Everything on a Waffle |
5.8 |
5 |
Eleven-year-old Primrose, living in a small fishing village in British Columbia, recounts her experiences and all that she learns about human nature and the unpredictability of life in the months after her parents are lost at sea. |
149 |
Y |
| Houston, James |
Frozen Fire |
4.9 |
5 |
Determined to find his father who has been lost in a storm, a young boy and his Eskimo friend brave wind storms, starvation, wild animals, and wild men during their search in the Canadian Arctic. |
149 |
Y |
| Howe, Deborah/James |
Teddy Bear's Scrapbook |
4.1 |
1 |
The whimsical, dryly humorous account of a small girl and her well-traveled teddy bear. |
75 |
|
| Howe, Deborah/James |
Bunnicula |
4.2 |
2 |
Chester, the Monroe family's cat, resorts to hilarious antics to alert his owners and Harold, their dog, that the newly adopted bunny may actually be a vegetable vampire. |
98 |
Y |
| Howe, James |
Bunnicula Strikes Again! |
4.8 |
3 |
When Bunnicula the rabbit starts acting strangely, the Monroe dogs and cat renew their suspicions that he is a vampire. |
116 |
|
| Howe, James |
Howliday Inn |
4 |
4 |
While investigating the horrible howling that emanates from Chateau Bow Wow, Chester the Cat and Harold the Dog stumble on a mystery involving some suspicious disappearances and maybe murder. |
195 |
Y |
| Howe, James |
Nighty-Nightmare |
4.2 |
2 |
When scary strangers appear at the Monroes' overnight campsite, Chester the cat tries to convince the family's two dogs that foul play is intended. |
121 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Nutty for President |
4.8 |
4 |
One look at the new kid eating in the school cafeteria, and everyone agrees-- William Bilks is a nerd. But Nutty and his friends are in for a big surprise, because William is really a genius in disguise. |
117 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Nutty Can't Miss |
4.7 |
4 |
Nutty Nutsell's basketball team is hopeless. Their two-year losing streak threatens to last even longer when Nutty's dad takes over as coach. Only a miracle can turn the Labradors around. |
118 |
|
| Hughes, Dean |
Play Ball! (Scrappers) |
4.2 |
3 |
Having failed to get their applications in for the middle school summer baseball league, Robbie and Trent scramble to find a sponsor, a coach, and enough players to form their own team. |
123 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Championship Game |
4 |
2 |
Members of the Angel Park community wonder where Coach Wilkens' loyalties lie when he helps players on rival teams before the championship baseball game. |
92 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Up to Bat |
4.2 |
2 |
Sixth-grader Jenny Roper, the Dodgers' star first-baseman, suddenly becomes concerned about her reputation as a jock. |
108 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
On the Line |
4 |
2 |
Unless star guard Miles "Tip" Harris can keep his cool under pressure from opposing players, the Angel Park Lakers could have a short season. |
106 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
All Together Now |
4.1 |
2 |
The Dodgers make their way to the regional championship, up against the toughest team in California. |
104 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Backup Goalie |
4.2 |
2 |
When Nate Matheson, Angel Park's regular goalie, gets injured, he has to train Jared Trajillo to replace him. |
96 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
What a Catch! |
3.8 |
2 |
Brian Waters is so nervous that he can't seem to do anything right on his little league team, the Angel Park Dodgers, but a pep talk from a big-league star psyches him up to make a winning catch. |
82 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Defense |
4.2 |
2 |
Nate, the goalie for the Angel Park All-Stars, learns he must help, rather than criticize his teammates. |
104 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Rookie Star |
3.9 |
2 |
Called "rookie star" by the town paper, third-grader Kenny Sandoval, talented first baseman for the Angel Park Dodgers, is determined to prove that the name has not gone to his head. |
80 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Play-off |
4.2 |
2 |
Because Lian Jie is so small, no one on the Dodgers takes him seriously until they realize he's a baseball expert. |
110 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Winning Streak |
3.6 |
1 |
Kenny, the rookie star of Angel Park's Little League baseball team, finds himself in a major slump because he's trying too hard. |
88 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Making the Team |
3.6 |
2 |
Three third-grade rookies who make the Little League baseball team aren't immediately accepted by the older players. |
91 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Pressure Play |
3.6 |
1 |
When the Angel Park Dodgers get so rattled by the Reds that they can hardly play baseball, rookie Jacob attempts to relax them with meditation exercises he finds in a psychology book. |
82 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Psyched! |
4 |
2 |
The Angel Park players are so nervous about winning their upcoming 'big game' with Blue Spring that they mess up all over the place. |
103 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Total Soccer |
4 |
2 |
The Angel Park Pride must learn to play not as a group of talented individuals but as a single unit if they are to win the championship. |
101 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Victory Goal |
4.5 |
2 |
Sterling Malone is a fullback who wants to be a forward, just like his big brother. |
106 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Safe at First |
4.2 |
2 |
The Dodgers are worried about one of their rookies, who keeps messing up for no apparent reason. |
106 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Stroke of Luck |
4.2 |
2 |
When Jacob loses his lucky charm, he's convinced he'll never be able to bat, field, or throw again until he finds it. |
102 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Superstar Team |
3.8 |
2 |
Follows the members of the Angel Park Dodgers Little League team through their second season as they discuss batting averages, RBIs, and Jonathan Swingle, the new superstar and super braggart. |
106 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Bases Loaded (Scrappers) |
4.3 |
3 |
Because Gloria chews out her team members whenever they mess up, she sets the tone for fighting which in turn causes the coach to quit and leave the future of the team in question. |
115 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Big Base Hit |
3.7 |
1 |
Harlan Sloan, a rookie on the Little League baseball team, gets his first big base hit. |
92 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Point Guard |
3.8 |
2 |
Jackie Wills hopes to convince the coach of the basketball team in Angel Park that she can play as well as the boys. |
102 |
Y |
| Hughes, Dean |
Backup Soccer Star |
4.7 |
3 |
Thirteen-year-old Kim is a star in softball, basketball, and volleyball; but when she begins playing soccer, she fears she will let the team down. |
102 |
|
| Hunt, Irene |
Up a Road Slowly |
6.6 |
8 |
Julie lives with Aunt Cordelia and forms an attachment with both her aunt and her new home. |
186 |
Y |
| Hurwitz, Johanna |
Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein, The |
4.6 |
2 |
Eight-year-old David Bernstein's life changes drastically when he changes his name to Ali Baba, after seeing 17 listings for his name in the New York phone book. |
82 |
Y |
| Hurwitz, Johanna |
Teacher's Pet |
4.7 |
3 |
Nine-year-old Cricket's expectations of being, as always, the teacher's favorite student are dashed by the arrival of an unusual new girl in her fourth-grade class. |
116 |
Y |
| Hurwitz, Johanna |
Hot and Cold Summer, The |
4.2 |
3 |
Rory and Derek are best friends, but with everyone wanting them to include Bolivia, the new girl, their friendship might be put to the test. |
158 |
|
| Hurwitz, Johanna |
Aldo Ice Cream |
4.8 |
2 |
Nine-year-old Aldo discovers the pleasures of doing volunteer work to help the older citizens of the community and the satisfactions of earning his first money on his own for unselfish reasons. |
124 |
|
| Hurwitz, Johanna |
Class Clown |
4.6 |
2 |
Lucas Cott, the class clown, wants to become the perfect student but finds it hard to change his ways. |
98 |
Y |
| Hurwitz, Johanna |
Busybody Nora |
4.1 |
1 |
Relates the adventures of an inquisitive little girl who lives in a large apartment building in New York with her parents and little brother Teddy. |
63 |
Y |
| Jensen, Dorothea |
Riddle of Penncroft Farm, The |
5.4 |
7 |
Lars Olafson's move to a farm near Valley Forge brings him friendship with the ghost of an eighteenth-century ancestor who recounts for him his adventures in that part of Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. |
244 |
|
| Jones/Dadey |
Vampire Trouble |
3.9 |
1 |
Bailey City is full of some pretty weird grown-ups. It is the perfect place for the spooky Hauntly Manor Inn. Could Kilmer's grandmother be a vampire planning to hang around? |
70 |
|
| Jones/Dadey |
Howling at the Hauntlys' |
3.6 |
1 |
After hearing strange howling sounds, Annie and Jane begin to think that Kilmer's cousin fromTransylvania is a werewolf. |
71 |
|
| Jones/Dadey |
Vampire Baby |
3.8 |
1 |
Kilmer's baby cousin Bathilda stays at Hauntly Manor. |
69 |
|
| Jones/Dadey |
Snow Monster Mystery |
3.9 |
1 |
Kilmer's Uncle Yetta , who looks like the Abominable Snowman, comes for a visit. |
75 |
|
| Jones/Dadey |
Happy Boo Day |
4 |
1 |
Bailey City is full of some pretty weird grown-ups. It is the perfect place for the spooky Hauntly Manor Inn. Could Kilmer's great-grandfather Franklin really be a ghost? |
66 |
|
| Jones/Dadey |
Hauntlys' Hairy Surprise, The |
3.9 |
1 |
Bailey City is full of some pretty weird grown-ups. It is the perfect place for the spooky Hauntly Manor Inn. Could all these hairy monsters be hiding out in Bailey City? |
106 |
|
| Jones/Dadey |
Spooky Spells |
3.7 |
1 |
Bailey City is full of some pretty weird grown-ups. It is the perfect place for the spooky Hauntly Manor Inn. Could Kilmer's great-uncle Nilrem really be a wizard casting spells on Bailey City? |
72 |
|
| Jones/Dadey |
Double Trouble Monsters |
3.8 |
1 |
When Professor E. Gore comes to Hauntly Manor to work with Hilda, Annie and Jane suspect they are trying to clone monsters. |
72 |
|
| Jones/Dadey |
Kilmer's Pet Monster |
3.5 |
1 |
Bailey City is full of some pretty weird grown-ups. It is the perfect place for the spooky Hauntly Manor Inn. Could a witch with a very unusual pet be visiting for a while? |
72 |
|
| Jones/Dadey |
Monsters Next Door, The |
3.8 |
1 |
Bailey City is full of some pretty weird grown-ups. It is the perfect place for the spooky Hauntly Manor Inn. Could Dracula, a mad scientist, and Frankenstein's monster be living there? |
71 |
|
| Jukes, Mavis |
Blackberries in the Dark |
3.6 |
1 |
Nine-year-old Austin visits his grandmother the summer after his grandfather dies, and together they try to come to terms with their loss. |
43 |
Y |
| Jukes, Mavis |
Like Jake and Me |
2.9 |
0.5 |
Alex feels that he does not have much in common with his stepfather Jake until a fuzzy spider brings them together. |
36 |
|
| Kehret, Peg |
Nightmare Mountain |
4.6 |
5 |
Twelve-year-old Molly's visit to her aunt and uncle's llama ranch in the state of Washington leads her into unexpected danger and suspense. |
164 |
Y |
| Kehret, Peg |
I'm Not Who You Think I Am |
4.6 |
4 |
Thirteen-year-old Ginger becomes the target of a disturbed woman who believes that Ginger is her dead daughter. |
154 |
Y |
| Kehret, Peg |
Earthquake Terror |
4.6 |
4 |
When an earthquake hits the isolated island in northern California where his family had been camping, Jonathan must find a way to keep himself, his sister, and their dog alive until help arrives. |
132 |
Y |
| Kehret, Peg |
Terror at the Zoo |
4.6 |
5 |
A camp-out at a deserted zoo turns scary for Corey and her little brother. |
131 |
Y |
| Kendall, Carol |
Gammage Cup, The |
5.9 |
8 |
Fantasy about a new race of little people. |
283 |
Y |
| Kherdian, David |
Road from Home, The |
5.7 |
9 |
A true story of courage, survival, and hope as a young Armenian woman is deported and comes to the United States as a mail-order bride. |
238 |
|
| King-Smith, Dick |
Water Horse, The |
5.4 |
2 |
In 1930, on the coast of Scotland, eight-year-old Kirstie finds a large egg which hatches into an unusual sea creature, and as he grows her family must decide what to do with him. |
120 |
Y |
| King-Smith, Dick |
Stray, The |
4.5 |
3 |
When seventy-five-year-old Henny Hickathrift runs away from the old people's home, she meets five children and their parents, who welcome her into their family. |
139 |
Y |
| King-Smith, Dick |
Harry's Mad |
4.8 |
3 |
Harry's legacy from his great-uncle, a talking parrot, proves to be a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined. |
123 |
Y |
| King-Smith, Dick |
Babe, the Gallant Pig |
5.6 |
3 |
Babe, the piglet won by Farmer Hogget at a fair, learns to be a sheep-pig. |
118 |
Y |
| King-Smith, Dick |
Mouse Called Wolf, A |
5.3 |
2 |
A mouse with an unusual name shares his musical gift with a widowed concert pianist. |
98 |
|
| King-Smith, Dick |
Martin's Mice |
4.5 |
3 |
A farm cat who doesn't want to catch mice keeps a family of them as pets in the barn; but then he is given away to a townswoman and acquires a new perspective. |
122 |
Y |
| King-Smith, Dick |
Invisible Dog, The |
3.5 |
1 |
When Janie can't afford the Great Dane puppy she wants, she invents an invisible dog as her pet. |
73 |
Y |
| Kjelgaard, Jim |
Irish Red |
5.8 |
7 |
A boy and his dog face a killing snowstorm and a murderous puma. |
182 |
Y |
| Kjelgaard, Jim |
Stormy |
6.9 |
6 |
Story of loyalty and determination as a boy and his dog weather several different kinds of storms. |
150 |
Y |
| Kline, Suzy |
Horrible Harry in Room 2B |
3.2 |
0.5 |
Doug discovers that though being Harry's best friend in Miss Mackle's second- grade class isn't always easy, as Harry likes to do horrible things, it is often a lot of fun. |
56 |
Y |
| Kline, Suzy |
Horrible Harry's Secret |
2.8 |
0.5 |
Horrible Harry falls in love with Song Lee, and Harry's best friend Doug can't stand all that mush. |
52 |
Y |
| Kline, Suzy |
Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise |
2.9 |
0.5 |
When their teacher ends up in the hospital, the members of class 2B find a way to include her in their holiday celebration. |
54 |
Y |
| Kline, Suzy |
Horrible Harry and the Green Slime |
3.3 |
1 |
Follows the school activities of second-graders, Harry and Doug, as they participate in a secret mission to celebrate 'Charlotte's Web,' learn how to make green slime, and put on a skit warning about the dangers of smoking. |
58 |
|
| Kline, Suzy |
Horrible Harry and the Dungeon |
3.1 |
1 |
It's almost summer vacation and the students in room 2B are having trouble concentrating on their butterfly project until a frightening-looking new teacher comes to supervise the suspension room. |
58 |
Y |
| Kline, Suzy |
Herbie Jones |
3.5 |
2 |
Herbie is elated at being promoted from the lowest reading group in his third- grade class, but it means leaving his best friend behind. |
95 |
|
| Kline, Suzy |
Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom |
2.8 |
1 |
On the last day of second grade, Song Lee's party at the local amusement park forces Harry to face his fear of elevators when he is expected to ride the Drop of Doom. |
58 |
Y |
| Kline, Suzy |
Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt |
2.9 |
0.5 |
When Song Lee's hamster escapes from its cage in Room 2B, the class members and other students in South School become involved in the search for him. |
52 |
|
| Kline, Suzy |
Herbie Jones and the Class Gift |
3.4 |
1 |
Disaster strikes when Annabelle trusts Herbie Jones and Raymond with the job of picking up the class' gift for their teacher. |
94 |
Y |
| Kline, Suzy |
Horrible Harry and the Purple People |
2.9 |
0.5 |
Horrible Harry returns to the spotlight with the purple people, mysterious beings that only he can see. |
53 |
Y |
| Kline, Suzy |
Herbie Jones and Hamburger Head |
3.4 |
2 |
After Herbie and Ray foil a robbery attempt at the local bank, they try to find a good home for the robber's dog. |
111 |
Y |
| Kline, Suzy |
What's the Matter with Herbie Jones? |
3.3 |
2 |
When Herbie Jones gets the dreaded "girl disease" and becomes lovesick for Annabelle Hodgekiss, it threatens his friendship with his good pal Ray. |
111 |
Y |
| Koller, Jackie French |
Dragonling, The |
4 |
1 |
Finding a baby dragon accidentally left alive after his older brother's dragonquest, Darek risks death and the anger of his people in trying to return it to the Valley of the Dragons. |
60 |
|
| Koller, Jackie French |
Dragon in the Family, A |
4.2 |
1 |
It's not easy protecting a dragon against villagers who think dragons are the enemy. |
63 |
|
| Koller, Jackie French |
Impy for Always |
3.5 |
1 |
Eight-year-old Impy, dismayed at the changes she sees in her rapidly maturing twelve-year-old cousin Christina, stubbornly tries to continue their former sharing of dolls and funny nicknames, but Christina persists in growing up. |
57 |
|
| Konigsburg, E.L. |
Up from Jericho Tel |
5.7 |
7 |
The spirit of a dead actress turns two children invisible and sends them out among a group of colorful street performers to search for a missing necklace. |
178 |
Y |
| Konigsburg, E.L. |
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley and Me, Elizabeth |
4.5 |
3 |
Lonely Elizabeth decides to be an apprentice witch to Jennifer, and that's when the fun starts. |
117 |
Y |
| Konigsburg, E.L. |
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler |
4.7 |
5 |
Claudia and her brother Jamie run away from home and take up residence in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
162 |
Y |
| Korman, Gordon |
Radio Fifth Grade |
4.7 |
5 |
Mayhem breaks out in the fifthgrade when the Venice Menace bullies his classmates into letting him become a regular guest on "Kidsview," the school's radio program. |
177 |
Y |
| Korman, Gordon |
I Want to Go Home! |
4.3 |
6 |
Nobody hates camp more than Rudy Miller does. |
182 |
|
| Korman, Gordon |
Zucchini Warriors, The |
5 |
7 |
The funniest Bruno & Boots story yet, in which they must hide the fact that their school's best football player is a girl from another school. |
197 |
|
| Kroll, Steven |
EAT! |
4.3 |
1 |
Harry's decision to become a vegetarian causes some problems for him in his third-grade class. |
57 |
|
| Krull, Kathleen |
Alex Fitzgerald's Cure for Nightmares |
3.2 |
1 |
When nine-year-old Alex moves to weird California to live with her father for a year, she is plagued by disturbing nightmares and fears her new friends will learn her babyish secret. |
61 |
|
| Krumgold, Joseph |
And Now Miguel |
4.8 |
8 |
The secret wish of Miguel Chavez, to go to the mountains with the men of his family, comes true. |
245 |
Y |
| Lantier/Feeney |
Wonder of Pandas, The |
4.3 |
0.5 |
This book introduces the world of panda bears and their main characteristics. |
48 |
|
| Lantier/Feeney |
Wonder of Koalas, The |
4 |
0.5 |
This book introduces the world of koalas and their many characteristics. |
48 |
|
| Lantier/Fredericks |
Wonder of Elephants, The |
4.5 |
0.5 |
This book introduces the elephant and its many characteristics. |
48 |
|
| Lantier/Lehne |
Wonder of Kangaroos, The |
3.8 |
0.5 |
This book introduces kangaroos and their many characteristics. |
48 |
|
| Lantier/MacPherson |
Wonder of Cheetahs, The |
3.9 |
0.5 |
This book introduces the cheetah and its many characteristics. |
48 |
|
| Lantier/Schuler |
Wonder of Foxes, The |
3.6 |
0.5 |
This book introduces the fox and its many characteristics. |
48 |
|
| Lasky, Kathryn |
Night Journey, The |
5.3 |
5 |
A young girl ignores her parents' wishes and persuades her great-grandmother to relate the story of her escape from Czarist Russia. |
150 |
Y |
| Latham, Jean |
Carry on, Mr. Bowditch |
4.1 |
8 |
This fictionalized biography tells the story of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to become a ship's captain. |
251 |
Y |
| Lawlor, Laurie |
Addie Across the Prairie |
4.9 |
4 |
Unhappy to leave her home and friends, Addie reluctantly accompanies her family to the Dakota Territory and slowly begins to adjust to life on the prairie. |
128 |
Y |
| Lawson, Robert |
Ben and Me |
6.9 |
3 |
Amos the mouse observes and records the life of his great friend, Benjamin Franklin. |
113 |
Y |
| Lawson, Robert |
Tough Winter, The |
6.2 |
4 |
The animals of Rabbit Hill survive the cold and ice of a Connecticut winter with loving good humor in this sequel to Rabbit Hill. |
128 |
Y |
| Le Guin, Ursula K. |
Tombs of Atuan, The |
5.9 |
7 |
Book Two of Earthsea Trilogy, in which Arha becomes high priestess to the ancient powers of the earth. |
163 |
Y |
| Le Guin, Ursula K. |
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings |
3.7 |
1 |
Alexander is chased up a tree and rescued by Jane, a black kitten with wings. Alexander soon learns how he can repay Jane. |
41 |
|
| Leroe, Ellen |
Racetrack Robbery |
4.4 |
1 |
Artie's invisible pet Ghost Dog helps him solve the case of the missing lucky coin. |
63 |
|
| Lever et al., E. Melanie |
Koalas (Animals Are Fun) |
2.3 |
0.5 |
This book briefly discusses the koala and its habitat. |
16 |
|
| Lever et al., E. Melanie |
Dolphins (Animals Are Fun) |
2.6 |
0.5 |
This book briefly describes the dolphin and its habitat. |
16 |
|
| Lever et al., E. Melanie |
Kangaroos (Animals Are Fun) |
2.2 |
0.5 |
This book briefly describes the kangaroo, its habitat, and some of its relatives. |
16 |
|
| Lever et al., E. Melanie |
Frogs (Animals Are Fun) |
2.2 |
0.5 |
This book briefly describes the frog and its habitat. |
16 |
|
| Levine, Gail Carson |
Ella Enchanted |
4.6 |
8 |
In this novel based on Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given. |
229 |
Y |
| Levoy, Myron |
Witch of Fourth Street, The |
4.8 |
3 |
Eight wonderful stories, touched with truth and more than a little magic, about the immigrant families who made their home on New York's Lower East Side in the 1920s. |
110 |
|
| Levy, Elizabeth |
Snack Attack Mystery, The |
2.9 |
0.5 |
Chip, an invisible boy, and his friends investigate the mysterious disappearance of yogurt-covered raisins, mixed nuts, and gingersnaps from their classroom. |
44 |
|
| Levy, Elizabeth |
Mystery of the Missing Dog, The |
3 |
0.5 |
The invisible boy Chip intends to enter his invisible dog Max in the dog show; but when Max is lost, Chip and his Invisible Inc. friends suspect foul play. |
45 |
|
| Lewis, Marjorie |
Wrongway Applebaum |
5.2 |
1 |
Always a little slow and awkward, Applebaum dreams of being on the baseball team and impressing everyone with his spectacular playing. |
63 |
|
| Lexau, Joan |
Striped Ice Cream |
3.5 |
2 |
A seven-year-old black girl is resigned to the fact that her mother cannot afford anything special for her birthday, but she does not understand why her older sisters and brother seem to turn against her--until the big day finally arrives. |
125 |
|
| Little, Jean |
Different Dragons |
3.7 |
3 |
Timid Ben learns how to deal with his fears when he spends the weekend with Aunt Rose and meets a big Labrador retriever named Gully. |
123 |
|
| Llamas, Andreu |
Sponges: Filters of the Sea |
6.7 |
0.5 |
Examines the different types of sponges as well as its enemies, habitat, and ancestors. |
32 |
Y |
| Llamas, Andreu |
Mussels: Hard-Shelled Mollusks |
7 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics and habits of mussels and other mollusks. |
32 |
Y |
| Llamas, Andreu |
Rays: Animals with an Electric Charge |
6.8 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle of these flat fish, some of which have organs that can produce energy. |
32 |
Y |
| Lord, Bette Bao |
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson |
4.6 |
4 |
In 1947, a Chinese child comes to Brooklyn, where she starts to feel at home and makes friends when she discovers baseball and the Brooklyn Dodgers. |
169 |
Y |
| Lovelace, Maud Hart |
Betsy-Tacy |
4 |
3 |
Two young girls become inseparable friends. |
113 |
|
| Lowry, Lois |
Anastasia at Your Service |
4.3 |
5 |
Twelve-year-old Anastasia has a series of disastrous experiences when, expecting to get a job as a lady's companion, she is hired instead to be a maid. |
149 |
Y |
| Lowry, Lois |
Number the Stars |
4.5 |
4 |
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. |
137 |
Y |
| Lowry, Lois |
All About Sam |
4 |
3 |
The adventures of Sam, Anastasia Krupnik's younger brother, from his first day as a newborn through his mischievous times as a toddler. |
135 |
Y |
| Lowry, Lois |
Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst |
4.2 |
3 |
Anastasia, feeling she is misunderstood by everyone, buys a bust of Freud and starts having "sessions" with it. |
119 |
Y |
| Lowry, Lois |
Giver, The |
5.7 |
7 |
The Elders of the Committee choose Jonas to be the person responsible for receiving and keeping all the memories of the past--a huge task for this exceptional boy. |
180 |
Y |
| Lowry, Lois |
Rabble Starkey |
5.3 |
7 |
Many things change for twelve-year-old Rabble Starkey, her mother, and her best friend Veronica Bigelow, when Veronica's mother becomes incapacitated and the Starkeys move in with the Bigelows. |
192 |
|
| Lowry, Lois |
Anastasia Krupnik |
4.5 |
3 |
For ten-year-old Anastasia, life is full of problems like teachers, boys, a grandmother who does not remember her name, and the arrival of a new baby brother. |
113 |
Y |
| Lundell, Margo |
Girl Named Helen Keller, A |
2.5 |
0.5 |
The story of Helen Keller, a blind and deaf child of great courage. |
42 |
|
| Maccarone, Grace |
Haunting of Grade Three, The |
3.8 |
1 |
Because of overcrowding at the school's main building, a third grade takes its classes at the haunted Blackwell mansion. |
94 |
Y |
| MacDonald, Betty |
Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle |
5.2 |
4 |
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle cures a show-off, crybaby, bully, whisperer, and slowpoke. |
125 |
Y |
| Macdonald, Maryann |
No Room for Francie |
2.8 |
1 |
There are six children in the O'Leary family, and when her Comics Club needs a place to meet, Francie seems to be the only one with no special place of her very own. |
61 |
|
| MacLachlan, Patricia |
Arthur, for the Very First Time |
4.2 |
3 |
Arthur spends a summer with his unconventional aunt and uncle and begins to look at life, his family, and himself differently. |
117 |
Y |
| MacLachlan, Patricia |
Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt, The |
5.7 |
4 |
Story of an endearing, clever girl and the relationships she encounters on her way to growing up. |
136 |
Y |
| MacLachlan, Patricia |
Seven Kisses in a Row |
3.4 |
1 |
Emma learns to accept "different strokes for different folks" when her aunt and uncle come to take care of her and her brother. |
56 |
Y |
| MacLachlan, Patricia |
Cassie Binegar |
4.3 |
3 |
While yearning for sameness and ordinariness, Cassie learns from eccentric relatives that some things cannot and should not remain the same forever. |
120 |
Y |
| MacLeod, Beatrice |
Amphibians (Wonderful World of Animals) |
5.7 |
0.5 |
Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of various amphibians. |
31 |
Y |
| MacLeod, Beatrice |
Insects and Other Invertebrates (Wonderful World of Animals) |
5.9 |
0.5 |
Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of various invertebrates. |
32 |
Y |
| MacLeod, Beatrice |
Mammals (Wonderful World of Animals) |
4.7 |
0.5 |
Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of various mammals. |
32 |
Y |
| MacLeod, Beatrice |
Fish (Wonderful World of Animals) |
5.3 |
0.5 |
Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of various fish. |
32 |
Y |
| MacLeod, Beatrice |
Reptiles (Wonderful World of Animals) |
5.2 |
0.5 |
Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of various reptiles. |
32 |
Y |
| MacLeod, Beatrice |
Birds (Wonderful World of Animals) |
4.8 |
0.5 |
Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of various birds. |
32 |
Y |
| Magraw, Trisha |
Megan's Masquerade |
5.7 |
2 |
At a masquerade ball during the Revolutionary War, Megan makes a new friend who desperately needs her help. |
72 |
|
| Manes, Stephen |
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! |
4.2 |
1 |
Milo, tired of problems with his sister, parents, and classmates, finds a book in the library which promises to make him perfect in just three days. |
76 |
Y |
| Manes, Stephen |
It's New! It's Improved! It's Terrible! |
3.2 |
2 |
For his birthday, 12-year-old Arnold wants a pair of Helicopter Shoes, but he learns that what he wants may not be what it is advertised to be. |
98 |
Y |
| Mathis, Sharon Bell |
Hundred Penny Box, The |
3.9 |
1 |
The Box contains a penny for each year of Aunt Dew's life, and each penny symbolizes a memory which she shares ritually with her great-great-nephew Michael. |
47 |
Y |
| Mathis, Sharon Bell |
Sidewalk Story |
3.3 |
1 |
Lilly Etta tries to keep her friend's family from being evicted. |
58 |
|
| McArthur, Nancy |
Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, The |
4.1 |
4 |
Michael 's side of the room was a mess. Brother Norman was a neatness nut. They got a plant, and the problem was gone--and so were their socks. |
119 |
Y |
| McCloskey, Robert |
Homer Price |
6.6 |
4 |
Ingenious young Homer Price captures thieves, solves mysteries, and helps people in trouble. |
149 |
Y |
| McCloskey, Robert |
Centerburg Tales |
6 |
5 |
The further adventures of Homer Price, including those in which a jukebox sets the whole town singing against its will and in which a mad scientist develops weeds that overrun the town. |
191 |
Y |
| McDonald, Megan |
Judy Moody |
3.5 |
1 |
Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an assignment to create a collage all about herself. |
160 |
Y |
| McDonald, Megan |
Judy Moody Gets Famous! |
3.5 |
1 |
Judy Moody is jealous of Jessica Finch, who gets her picture on the front page of the newspaper. |
126 |
Y |
| McGill, Alice |
Miles' Song |
5.6 |
7 |
In 1851 in South Carolina, Miles, a twelve-year-old slave, is sent to a "breaking ground" to have his spirit broken, but he endures the experience by secretly taking reading lessons from another slave. |
213 |
Y |
| McInerney, Judith |
Judge Benjamin: Superdog Gift |
4.7 |
3 |
It's an extra-special Christmas for the Riley family, when their St. Bernards, Benjamin and Agatha, give birth to puppies. |
128 |
|
| McKinley, Robin |
Hero and the Crown, The |
7 |
15 |
A return to the kingdom of Damar where the girl-warrior, Arien, wields the power of the Blue Sword. |
227 |
Y |
| McKissack, Patricia C. |
Flossie and the Fox |
3.2 |
0.5 |
A wily fox, notorious for stealing eggs, meets his match when he encounters a bold little girl in the woods who insists upon proof that he is a fox before she will be frightened. |
29 |
Y |
| McKissack, Patricia C. |
Mirandy and Brother Wind |
3.6 |
0.5 |
To win first prize in the Junior Cakewalk, Mirandy tries to capture the wind for her partner. |
29 |
Y |
| McKissack, Patricia C. |
Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love |
4.9 |
5 |
Eleven-year-old Nellie Lee Love records in her diary the events of 1919, when her family moves from Tennessee to Chicago, hoping to leave the racism and hatred of the South behind. |
214 |
Y |
| McMorrow, Catherine |
Gold Fever! |
3.8 |
0.5 |
A story of the forty-niners who went to California to look for gold. |
48 |
|
| McMullan, Kate |
Great Ideas of Lila Fenwick, The |
4.8 |
4 |
Fifth-grader Lila has some truly amazing "Great Ideas" that get her out of and into all kinds of trouble. |
118 |
|
| McSwigan, Marie |
Snow Treasure |
5.3 |
5 |
Brave children help save Norway's gold from the invading Nazis during World War II. |
156 |
Y |
| Meadows, Graham |
Pigs (Animals Are Not Like Us) |
1.8 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of pigs, pointing out ways in which they differ from people. |
23 |
Y |
| Meadows, Graham |
Horses (Animals Are Not Like Us) |
2 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of horses, pointing out ways in which they differ from people. |
23 |
Y |
| Meadows, Graham |
Dogs (Animals Are Not Like Us) |
1.8 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of dogs, pointing out ways in which they differ from people. |
23 |
Y |
| Meadows, Graham |
Cats (Animals Are Not Like Us) |
2 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of cats, pointing out ways in which they differ from people. |
23 |
Y |
| Merrill, Jean |
Toothpaste Millionaire, The |
5 |
3 |
Rufus Mayflower learns about making toothpaste, forming a corporation, and earning lots of money. |
89 |
Y |
| Mohr, Nicholasa |
Going Home |
4.4 |
6 |
Feeling like an outsider when she visits her relatives in Puerto Rico, eleven-year-old Felita tries to come to terms with the heritage she always took for granted. |
192 |
|
| Monjo, F.N. |
Drinking Gourd, The |
3 |
0.5 |
A suspenseful story of a young boy who helps a slave family escape to Canada and to freedom. |
62 |
|
| Montgomery, L.M. |
Anne of Green Gables (Unabridged) |
7.3 |
17 |
This is the first novel in the Anne series that has delighted millions of young readers since its publication in 1908. Eleven-year-old Anne Shirley wins the heart of her foster mother. |
446 |
|
| Moore, Lilian |
I'll Meet You at the Cucumbers |
3.5 |
1 |
Adam and Junius, two country mice, go for a visit to the city, where Adam despairs when his dear friend admits he might like to stay. |
63 |
Y |
| Morey, Walt |
Gentle Ben |
4.8 |
8 |
Danger and excitement as young Mark Andersen struggles to save his friend, Ben, the big brown bear. |
191 |
Y |
| Morris, Gerald |
Savage Damsel and the Dwarf, The |
5.3 |
7 |
Lynet, a feisty young woman, journeys to King Arthur's court in order to find a champion to rescue her beautiful older sister. |
213 |
Y |
| Mukerji, Dhan Gopal |
Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon |
6.5 |
6 |
Gay-Neck, a carrier pigeon, is trained by his owner and has many courageous and spirited adventures over the housetops of an Indian village, in the Himalayas, and finally on the French battlefield on World War I. |
191 |
Y |
