| Title |
Author |
Level |
Points |
Description |
Pages |
Have
copy |
| 2095 |
Scieszka, Jon |
3.8 |
1 |
While on a field trip to New York's Museum of Natural History,
Joe, Sam, and Fred travel 100 years into the future, where they encounter
robots, anti-gravity disks, and their own grandchildren. |
72 |
Y |
| 4B Goes Wild |
Gilson, Jamie |
4.6 |
4 |
Fourth-graders on a three-day camping trip with their teachers
experience frights and delights. |
147 |
|
|
Adaline Falling Star |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
4.6 |
4 |
After her mother dies, Adaline is sent to live in St. Louis while her father, the famous scout Kit Carson, explores the West. |
170 |
Y |
|
Adam of the Road |
Gray, Elizabeth Janet |
6.5 |
9 |
This story, set in thirteenth-century England, is about a boy's search for his father and lost dog. |
317 |
Y |
|
Addie Across the Prairie |
Lawlor, Laurie |
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 |
|
Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein, The |
Hurwitz, Johanna |
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 |
|
Afternoon on the Amazon |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
2.6 |
1 |
Eight-year-old Jack, his seven-year-old sister Annie, and Peanut the mouse ride in a tree house to the Amazon rain forest, where they encounter flesh-eating piranhas, hungry crocodiles, and wild jaguars. |
67 |
Y |
|
Agony of Alice, The |
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds |
5.3 |
5 |
Eleven-year-old, motherless Alice, decides she needs a gorgeous role model until she discovers what really makes someone beautiful. |
131 |
|
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Aldo Ice Cream |
Hurwitz, Johanna |
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 |
|
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Alex Fitzgerald's Cure for Nightmares |
Krull, Kathleen |
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 |
|
|
Aliens |
Gentle/Perry |
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 |
|
Aliens Ate My Homework |
Coville, Bruce |
4.8 |
5 |
Rod has enough troubles, but a tiny spaceship adds more problems to his life. |
179 |
Y |
|
Aliens Don't Wear Braces |
Dadey/Jones |
3.7 |
1 |
Strange doings erupt when a substitute teacher walks into Bailey School. |
74 |
Y |
|
Alison Walks the Wire |
Sinykin, Sheri Cooper |
4.7 |
1 |
With the help of her new friends, Allison learns to walk the wire, which is much harder than it looks. |
78 |
|
|
All About Sam |
Lowry, Lois |
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 |
|
All New Jonah Twist, The |
Honeycutt, Natalie |
3.8 |
3 |
Jonah begins third grade determined to be responsible enough to be allowed to get a pet. |
110 |
|
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All the Money in the World |
Brittain, Bill |
3.7 |
4 |
When Quentin gets his wish for all the money in the world, he gets a pack of troubles, too. |
150 |
|
|
All Together Now |
Hughes, Dean |
4.1 |
2 |
The Dodgers make their way to the regional championship, up against the toughest team in California. |
104 |
Y |
|
All-of-a-Kind Family |
Taylor, Sydney |
4.9 |
5 |
Five girls have simple but happy times, with parents rich in kindness but poor in money. |
189 |
Y |
|
Almost Starring Skinnybones |
Park, Barbara |
4 |
3 |
Irrepressible twelve-year-old Alex is convinced that he will be a star and impress his schoolmates when, as the winner of a cat food essay contest, he is asked to make a commercial for national television. |
108 |
Y |
|
Along Came a Dog |
De Jong, Meindert |
5.7 |
5 |
A moving story about a dog, a hen, and a man and about the strange and wonderful friendship that grew between them. |
172 |
Y |
|
Amos Fortune, Free Man |
Yates, Elizabeth |
6.5 |
5 |
This true story details the life of an African prince who was captured by slave traders at age fifteen and brought to America. At age sixty, he bought his freedom, then married and started his own tannery business. |
181 |
Y |
|
Amphibians (Wonderful World of Animals) |
MacLeod, Beatrice |
5.7 |
0.5 |
Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of various amphibians. |
31 |
Y |
|
Amusement Park Mystery, The |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
3.8 |
2 |
The Boxcar Children investigate the theft of antique carousel horses from the amusement park. |
119 |
Y |
|
Anastasia at Your Service |
Lowry, Lois |
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 |
|
Anastasia Krupnik |
Lowry, Lois |
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 |
|
Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst |
Lowry, Lois |
4.2 |
3 |
Anastasia, feeling she is misunderstood by everyone, buys a bust of Freud and starts having "sessions" with it. |
119 |
Y |
|
And Now Miguel |
Krumgold, Joseph |
4.8 |
8 |
The secret wish of Miguel Chavez, to go to the mountains with the men of his family, comes true. |
245 |
Y |
|
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? |
Fritz, Jean |
5.3 |
1 |
A humorous biography of Paul Revere, covering more than his famous ride, like life in Boston in the 1700s. |
48 |
Y |
|
Angels Don't Know Karate |
Dadey/Jones |
3.6 |
1 |
Could the new karate teacher who is guarding the kids and granting wishes really be an angel? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out. |
65 |
Y |
|
Angel's Mother's Boyfriend |
Delton, Judy |
4.8 |
3 |
Ten-year-old Angel finds plenty to worry about when she learns that her mother's new boyfriend is a clown. |
163 |
Y |
|
Angel's Mother's Wedding |
Delton, Judy |
5 |
4 |
Angel is worried because her mother does not seem to be making any preparations for her upcoming wedding. |
166 |
Y |
|
Animal Males and Females (Animals Up Close) |
Renne |
5.2 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the difference between the males and females in the animal world. |
38 |
Y |
|
Animal Shelter Mystery, The |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
4.2 |
3 |
The Alden children save an old woman's house, land, and all the animals in her animal shelter from greedy contractors. |
121 |
Y |
|
Animal Trails and Tracks (Animals Up Close) |
Renne |
5.1 |
0.5 |
This book discusses animal trails and tracks. |
38 |
Y |
|
Animal, the Vegetable and John D Jones, The |
Byars, Betsy |
4.6 |
4 |
Clara and Deanie can't stand John D. Jones, the son of their divorced father's girlfriend. The feeling is mutual, and John D. dubs the girls the Animal and the Vegetable. It takes a near tragedy to bring them together. |
150 |
|
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Animals (Working) |
Stickland, Paul |
2.1 |
0.5 |
This brief text and illustrations enumerate several animals that help humans, including guide dogs, camels, elephants, bees, and donkeys. |
16 |
Y |
|
Animals and Their Eggs (Animals Up Close) |
Renne |
3.4 |
0.5 |
This book discusses animals and their eggs. |
38 |
Y |
|
Animals in the Water (First Book About) |
Various |
2 |
0.5 |
This book briefly discusses different animals that live near water. |
16 |
|
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Animals of the Forest (First Book About) |
Various |
1.9 |
0.5 |
This book briefly describes different animals that live in forests throughout the world. |
16 |
|
|
Animals of the Plains (First Book About) |
Various |
1.7 |
0.5 |
This book briefly discusses different animals that live in the plains. |
16 |
|
|
Animals of the Polar Regions (First Book About) |
Various |
1.8 |
0.5 |
This book briefly discusses the different animals that live in the polar region. |
16 |
|
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Animals That Live in Water (Animals Up Close) |
Renne |
4.9 |
0.5 |
This book discusses animals that live in water. |
338 |
Y |
|
Anne of Green Gables (Unabridged) |
Montgomery, L.M. |
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 |
|
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Ants (The New Creepy Crawly Collection) |
Vaughan, Jenny |
5.1 |
0.5 |
Examines the anatomy, behavior, and colony life of ants, as well as unusual facts about them and their nests. |
23 |
Y |
|
Appaloosas |
Gentle/Perry |
4.7 |
0.5 |
Describes the history and characteristics that distinguish these horses from other breeds. |
24 |
Y |
|
Arthur Accused! |
Brown/Krensky |
3.1 |
1 |
Buster tries to help Arthur prove his innocence when the quarters for the charity drive disappear. |
58 |
Y |
|
Arthur and the Best Coach Ever |
Brown/Krensky |
3.3 |
1 |
When Arthur's soccer team gets a new coach who gives them new uniforms and lots of ice cream, it takes them a while to realize that he doesn't know how to coach. |
58 |
|
|
Arthur and the Big Blow-Up |
Brown/Krensky |
3.3 |
1 |
Arthur and his teammates are headed for the playoffs when their best players get into an argument. Will Arthur and Buster be able to help their friends settle their differences and make it to the playoffs? |
54 |
|
|
Arthur and the Cootie-Catcher |
Brown/Krensky |
3.1 |
1 |
At Prunella's half-birthday party, her sister unveils a fortune-telling cootie-catcher that seems to be able to predict the future. |
61 |
Y |
|
Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest |
Brown/Krensky |
3 |
1 |
Arthur can't come up with a catch jingle until he hears D. W. and wonders if he could use it. |
61 |
Y |
|
Arthur and the Lost Diary |
Brown/Krensky |
3.2 |
1 |
When Sue Ellen loses her diary at the library, Arthur and his friends worry about what will happen if the diary falls into the wrong hands. Arthur is the one who finds it. Will he do the right thing and return it unread? |
55 |
|
|
Arthur and the Perfect Brother |
Brown/Krensky |
3.3 |
1 |
Arthur can hardly wait for the Brain to come stay at his house for the whole weekend; but when the Brain seems almost too perfect, Arthur is jealous. |
54 |
|
|
Arthur and the Poetry Contest |
Brown/Krensky |
3.4 |
1 |
Fern dares Arthur and his friends to enter the poetry writing contest at the local library, but writing poems turns out to be harder than they thought. |
60 |
Y |
|
Arthur and the Popularity Test |
Brown/Krensky |
3.5 |
1 |
When the gang takes a popularity test, something strange happens to Fern and Sue Ellen. |
58 |
Y |
|
Arthur and the Race to Read |
Brown/Krensky |
3.4 |
1 |
To raise money for a literacy drive, everyone at Arthur's school is going to run a race together. |
58 |
Y |
|
Arthur and the Recess Rookie |
Brown/Krensky |
3.1 |
1 |
Arthur challenges Francine to a game of kickball to prove to her that a person does not have to be a great athlete to be important to the team. |
55 |
|
|
Arthur and the Seventh-Inning Stretcher |
Brown/Krensky |
3.3 |
1 |
Binky refuses to join his teammates in pre-game warm-ups, until he injures himself while running the bases in a game. |
52 |
|
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Arthur Rocks with BINKY |
Brown/Krensky |
3.4 |
1 |
Arthur daydreams different ways to meet his favorite rock star. |
61 |
Y |
|
Arthur, for the Very First Time |
MacLachlan, Patricia |
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 |
|
Arthur's Mystery Envelope |
Brown/Krensky |
3 |
1 |
Arthur has to take an envelope home to his parents from the principal. |
58 |
|
|
Asteroid Strikes |
Gentle/Perry |
5.3 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the causes and effects of asteroid strikes. |
24 |
|
|
Austere Academy, The |
Snicket, Lemony |
6.7 |
6 |
As their outrageous misfortune continues, the Baudelaire orphans are shipped off to a miserable boarding school, and find that they have been followed by the dreaded Count Olaf. |
221 |
Y |
|
B Is for Betsy |
Haywood, Carolyn |
4.3 |
2 |
Betsy experiences an interesting first year in school and looks forward to summer vacation at her grandfather's farm. |
159 |
Y |
|
Babe, the Gallant Pig |
King-Smith, Dick |
5.6 |
3 |
Babe, the piglet won by Farmer Hogget at a fair, learns to be a sheep-pig. |
118 |
Y |
|
Baby Animals (Pictures & Words) |
Tuxworth, Nicola |
1 |
0.5 |
Simple text and photographs present various baby animals, including a chick, piglet, and kitten. |
24 |
Y |
|
Baby Sharks |
Gentle/Perry |
5 |
0.5 |
This book discusses baby sharks and how they grow. |
24 |
|
|
Baby-sitting Is a Dangerous Job |
Roberts, Willo Davis |
5.3 |
6 |
Thirteen-year-old Darcy thought she was being followed for some strange reason, and then the children she baby-sat for were kidnapped. |
139 |
Y |
|
Back Yard Angel |
Delton, Judy |
4.3 |
2 |
Although ten-year-old Angel loves her little brother Rags dearly, the constant responsibility of taking care of him weighs heavily on her young shoulders. |
111 |
Y |
|
Backup Goalie |
Hughes, Dean |
4.2 |
2 |
When Nate Matheson, Angel Park's regular goalie, gets injured, he has to train Jared Trajillo to replace him. |
96 |
Y |
|
Backup Soccer Star |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
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Bad Beginning, The |
Snicket, Lemony |
6.4 |
4 |
After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune. |
162 |
Y |
|
Ballet Shoes |
Streatfeild, Noel |
5.7 |
9 |
Three self-sufficient orphans set out to make their names in show business. |
294 |
Y |
|
Bambi |
Salten, Felix |
4.9 |
6 |
Bambi learns much about life and about people as he grows into a beautiful stag. |
190 |
Y |
|
Banana Twist |
Heide, Florence Parry |
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 |
|
Banner in the Sky |
Ullman, James Ramsey |
5.1 |
11 |
Rudi's father had been killed trying to climb the Citadel, a dangerous Swiss mountain. Now it is Rudi's dream to make that climb. |
285 |
Y |
|
Bases Loaded (Scrappers) |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! |
Manes, Stephen |
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 |
|
Bear Called Paddington, A |
Bond, Michael |
4.7 |
4 |
A bear from darkest Peru goes to live with a family in London. |
128 |
Y |
|
Bears' House, The |
Sachs, Marilyn |
4.1 |
2 |
Although she sucks her thumb, smells bad, and loses herself in the make-believe world of the three bears' dollhouse, ten-year-old Fran knows how to take care of her baby sister better than anybody else. |
67 |
Y |
|
Beast and the Halloween Horror |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
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 |
|
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Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room, The |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
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 |
|
Because of Winn-Dixie |
DiCamillo, Kate |
3.9 |
3 |
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie. |
182 |
Y |
|
Bees: Busy Honeymakers |
Garcia, Eulalia |
5.9 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle of these industrious producers of honey. |
32 |
Y |
|
Beezus and Ramona |
Cleary, Beverly |
4.8 |
3 |
Nine-year-old Beezus finds it difficult to love her troublesome younger sister all the time, but her mother explains why that is all right. |
159 |
Y |
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Bella Arabella |
Fosburgh, Liza |
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 |
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Ben and Me |
Lawson, Robert |
6.9 |
3 |
Amos the mouse observes and records the life of his great friend, Benjamin Franklin. |
113 |
Y |
|
Benny Uncovers a Mystery |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
3.8 |
2 |
Two brothers take summer jobs at a department store, where a series of peculiar events brings them under suspicion. |
128 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Coughing Catfish, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
4.5 |
2 |
Old Jake is sick from the pollution in the lake. Can the Bear Scouts clean up the lake in time to save the coughing catfish? |
99 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Humongous Pumpkin, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
4 |
1 |
Papa planted a special pumpkin seed guaranteed to grow the biggest pumpkin ever, but the seed is part of a plot of the evil Weasel McGreed. |
96 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Sci-Fi Pizza, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
3.9 |
1 |
Evil Weasel McGreed has cooked up something to destroy the Scouts. The monstrous flying pizza is getting ready to attack. |
98 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Terrible Talking Termite, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
4.1 |
1 |
Ralph Ripoff just met the biggest bug this side of Bear Country; now he is trying to get rich by selling termite insurance. |
96 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bear Scouts in Giant Bat Cave, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
4.4 |
1 |
Ralph Ripoff wants to turn the cave, home to Bear Country's bats, into an underground theme park! |
96 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bear Scouts Meet Bigpaw, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
4.4 |
1 |
The grown-ups of Bear Country want to attack Bigpaw, but is he really dangerous? |
96 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bear Scouts Save That Backscratcher, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
4 |
1 |
The Bears are out to solve the bear country's tree trouble and save the backscratcher, before it is turned into firewood. |
96 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bears Accept No Substitutes, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
3.7 |
1 |
Brother heads for trouble when he tortures the substitute teacher. |
102 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bears and the Dress Code, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
4.2 |
1 |
The new principal sets up a strict dress code for the school. |
104 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bears and the Female Fullback, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
4.1 |
1 |
Sexual stereotyping in Bear Country when a girl signs up for the football team. |
102 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bears and the Galloping Ghost, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
4.4 |
1 |
The Bears enroll at a haunted riding academy. |
104 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bears and the Giddy Grandma, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
3.9 |
1 |
Grandma performs at a big PTA fund-raiser. |
104 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bears and the Nerdy Nephew, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
3.9 |
1 |
Professor Factual's nerdy nephew has a special talent. |
102 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bears and the New Girl in Town, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
3.8 |
1 |
Brother falls in love with a girl, but their relationship is thwarted by feuding families. |
102 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bears and the Red-Handed Thief, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
3.7 |
1 |
Brother and Sister find out who is breaking into the lockers at school. |
102 |
Y |
|
Berenstain Bears and the School Scandal Sheet, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
4.4 |
1 |
Frustrated by their lack of artistic freedom on the staff of the school newspaper, Brother Bear and his friends start an underground paper and discover some basic truths about freedom of the press and responsibility. |
104 |
Y |
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Berenstain Bears and the Wheelchair Commando, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
3.8 |
1 |
Harry, a new student at Bear Country School who is disabled and uses a wheelchair, has trouble making friends until the others discover that he is really very much like them. |
104 |
Y |
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Berenstain Bears at Camp Crush, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
4.2 |
1 |
The coach tries to keep the boys and girls separated at summer camp. |
105 |
Y |
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Berenstain Bears Gotta Dance!, The |
Berenstain, Stan/Jan |
3.6 |
1 |
Brother's new girlfriend makes him a quick study as a dance student. |
102 |
Y |
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Berries Goodman |
Neville, Emily Cheney |
4.4 |
5 |
A city boy's move to the suburbs includes a painful experience in anti-Semitism. |
178 |
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Berries, Nuts, and Seeds |
Burns, Diane L. |
4.2 |
1 |
This book describes a variety of berries, nuts, and seeds that might be found on a nature walk and includes identification information. |
40 |
Y |
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Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The |
Robinson, Barbara |
5.1 |
2 |
The Herdman children, given to horrible pranks, take over the Sunday school Christmas pageant but eventually learn the true meaning of Christmas. |
80 |
Y |
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Best Worst Day, The |
Graves, Bonnie |
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 |
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Best-Laid Plans of Jonah Twist, The |
Honeycutt, Natalie |
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 |
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Betsy and the Boys |
Haywood, Carolyn |
3.7 |
3 |
Betsy and her fourth-grade friends discover football. |
140 |
Y |
|
Betsy and the Circus |
Haywood, Carolyn |
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 |
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Betsy's Busy Summer |
Haywood, Carolyn |
3.7 |
3 |
Betsy and her friends have a splendid summer having watermelon parties, selling lemonade, and having fun. |
163 |
Y |
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Betsy-Tacy |
Lovelace, Maud Hart |
4 |
3 |
Two young girls become inseparable friends. |
113 |
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Bicycle Mystery |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
3.2 |
2 |
Many complications follow when a dog attaches himself to the Aldens on a bicycle trip. |
127 |
Y |
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Big Base Hit |
Hughes, Dean |
3.7 |
1 |
Harlan Sloan, a rookie on the Little League baseball team, gets his first big base hit. |
92 |
Y |
|
Bigfoot Doesn't Square Dance |
Dadey/Jones |
3.7 |
1 |
The Bailey School kids are investigating the strange adult that lives in Bailey City, for he may be the legendary Bigfoot. |
67 |
Y |
|
Bingo Brown and the Language of Love |
Byars, Betsy |
4.3 |
4 |
As twelve-year-old Bingo Brown strives for the triumphs of today and steels himself against the tribulations of tomorrow, he discovers that he will have to undergo a few more trials and triumphs before growing up. |
132 |
|
|
Binky Rules |
Brown/Krensky |
3.4 |
1 |
Someone has been writing "Binky Rules" all over school property, but Binky denies he is the one doing it. |
57 |
|
|
Birds (Wonderful World of Animals) |
MacLeod, Beatrice |
4.8 |
0.5 |
Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of various birds. |
32 |
Y |
|
Birds, Nests, and Eggs |
Boring, Mel |
4.9 |
1 |
A guide to identifying 14 different birds, providing information about the physical characteristics and habits of each. |
40 |
Y |
|
Birds: Masters of Flight |
Garcia, Eulalia |
5.1 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics and habits of birds, with an emphasis on how birds fly. |
32 |
|
|
Black Beauty (Unabridged) |
Sewell, Anna |
7.7 |
11 |
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. |
240 |
Y |
|
Black Cauldron, The |
Alexander, Lloyd |
5.2 |
7 |
In Prydain, a young Assistant Pig-Keeper achieves honor in a quest to destroy the evil Black Cauldron. |
229 |
Y |
|
Blackberries in the Dark |
Jukes, Mavis |
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 |
|
Blossom Promise, A |
Byars, Betsy |
4.1 |
4 |
In the aftermath of a big flood in Alderson County, the Blossom family continues coping with adventure and adversity in their rare family style. |
145 |
Y |
|
Blossoms and the Green Phantom, The |
Byars, Betsy |
4.6 |
4 |
While Junior puts the finishing touches on his new invention, the Green Phantom, his grandfather disappears. |
146 |
|
|
Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady, The |
Byars, Betsy |
4.3 |
4 |
In this sequel to The Not-Just-Anybody Family, Junior Blossom meets Mad Mary, the vulture lady, and gets kidnapped. |
134 |
Y |
|
Blue Bay Mystery |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
2.9 |
2 |
The Aldens find a castaway on a South Sea Island. |
157 |
Y |
|
Blue Moose |
Pinkwater, Daniel |
4.4 |
0.5 |
The adventures of a talking blue moose who moves in with Mr. Breton and helps him run his restaurant on the edge of the big north woods. |
47 |
Y |
|
Blue Willow |
Gates, Doris |
6.5 |
6 |
A family forced to become migratory workers finally finds a permanent home again. |
172 |
Y |
|
Boas, Pythons, and Anacondas |
Ethan, Eric |
3.9 |
0.5 |
Describes what these constrictors look like, what they eat, where they can be found, how they defend themselves, the dangers they present, and the outlook for their future. |
24 |
Y |
|
Boats (On the Move) |
Stickland, Paul |
2.3 |
0.5 |
Illustrations and brief text present various types of boats: ferries, rowboats, sailing ships, oil tankers, and more. |
16 |
Y |
|
Bobby Baseball |
Smith, Robert Kimmel |
3.9 |
5 |
Ten-year-old Bobby is passionate about baseball and convinced that he is a great player. The only problem is getting the chance to prove his skill, especially to his father. |
165 |
Y |
|
Bogeymen Don't Play Football |
Dadey/Jones |
3.4 |
1 |
The Bailey School Kids investigate the new student teacher who they believe may be out to get them. |
70 |
|
|
Borrowers Afloat, The |
Norton, Mary |
6 |
6 |
Mary Norton's beloved family of miniature people set out on a voyage in a tea kettle in search of a new home. |
191 |
Y |
|
Borrowers, The |
Norton, Mary |
5.3 |
5 |
There are not many Borrowers left, as they like to live in quiet places. This is the story of the mysterious tiny people who live in old houses everywhere,... |
180 |
Y |
|
Boxcar Children, The |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
3.9 |
2 |
The resourceful Alden children survive without adult supervision and make a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar. |
154 |
Y |
|
Boy Named Boomer, A |
Esiason, Boomer |
2.9 |
0.5 |
The author describes some childhood memories: Valentine's Day at school, fishing with his father, building a fort, letting frogs loose in his class, and Thanksgiving with his grandmother. |
44 |
|
|
Brian's Winter |
Paulsen, Gary |
5.9 |
5 |
Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the author's book Hatchet, this story portrays what would have happened to Brian had he been forced to survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and hatchet. |
133 |
Y |
|
Brickyard 400 |
Ethan, Eric |
4.7 |
0.5 |
This book describes one of the newest NASCAR races, the Brickyard 400, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. |
24 |
Y |
|
Bride of Frankenstein Doesn't Bake Cookies, The |
Dadey/Jones |
4.2 |
1 |
There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City, but is the strange new cookie chef at the ice rink really the Bride of Frankenstein? |
75 |
|
|
Bridge to Terabithia |
Paterson, Katherine |
4.6 |
5 |
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer, who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm. |
128 |
Y |
|
Brighty of the Grand Canyon |
Henry, Marguerite |
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 |
|
Bronze Bow, The |
Speare, Elizabeth George |
5 |
10 |
Eighteen-year-old Daniel, an Israeli, is consumed by hatred of the Romans who killed his father, until he learns from listening to Jesus that love is the answer. |
254 |
Y |
|
Buffalo Before Breakfast |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3.3 |
1 |
The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains, where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians. |
72 |
Y |
|
Building a Home (Animal Marvels) |
Gareth Stevens Publishing |
5.7 |
1 |
This book is about the different types of homes animals live in. |
32 |
|
|
Bunnicula |
Howe, Deborah/James |
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 |
|
Bunnicula Strikes Again! |
Howe, James |
4.8 |
3 |
When Bunnicula the rabbit starts acting strangely, the Monroe dogs and cat renew their suspicions that he is a vampire. |
116 |
|
|
Burning Questions of Bingo Brown, The |
Byars, Betsy |
4.1 |
4 |
A boy is puzzled by the comic and confusing questions of youth and worried by disturbing insights into adult conflicts. |
166 |
Y |
|
Bus Station Mystery |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
3.6 |
2 |
The Alden children, isolated in a storm at a small bus station, are led into a mystery centering on a polluted river. |
127 |
Y |
|
Buster Baxter, Cat Saver |
Brown/Krensky |
3.1 |
1 |
When Buster rescues a cat stuck in a tree he is treated like a hero, but when he begins to enjoy his celebrity a little too much, his friends devise a plan to bring him back to his old self. |
58 |
|
|
Buster Makes the Grade |
Brown/Krensky |
3.3 |
1 |
Arthur and his friends help Buster study for an important test so that he will be able to move on to the fourth grade with them. |
55 |
Y |
|
Buster's Dino Dilemma |
Brown/Krensky |
3.2 |
1 |
Arthur's friend Buster wants to keep a fossil he found at a state park. |
58 |
Y |
|
Buster's New Friend |
Brown/Krensky |
3.3 |
1 |
Arthur's feelings are hurt when Buster begins to spend all of his time with his new friend, Mike. |
54 |
|
|
Busybody Nora |
Hurwitz, Johanna |
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 |
|
Butterflies (The New Creepy Crawly Collection) |
Coleman, Graham |
6.1 |
0.5 |
Examines the anatomy, behavior, life cycle, and legends of butterflies. |
24 |
Y |
|
By the Shores of Silver Lake |
Wilder, Laura Ingalls |
5.3 |
9 |
The Ingalls family leaves Minnesota, travels to the Dakota Territory, and lives at a railroad camp until Pa can file their claim to a homestead near Silver Lake. |
290 |
Y |
|
Cabin Faced West, The |
Fritz, Jean |
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 |
|
Caboose Mystery |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
3.2 |
2 |
A trip in a caboose leads to an old clown and a search. |
128 |
Y |
|
Caddie Woodlawn |
Brink, Carol Ryrie |
6 |
8 |
This is a story of a spirited pioneer girl's adventures on the Wisconsin frontier. |
242 |
Y |
|
Calico Bush |
Field, Rachel |
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 |
|
|
Call It Courage |
Sperry, Armstrong |
6.2 |
3 |
This is the inspiring story of a youth who overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe. |
116 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Barking Treasure Mystery |
Adler, David A. |
3.5 |
1 |
When a woman's poodle disappears during a boat ride around the city, Cam uses her photographic memory to solve the mystery. |
55 |
|
|
Cam Jansen and the Birthday Mystery |
Adler, David A. |
3.6 |
1 |
When Cam's grandparents are robbed on their way to her parents' surprise birthday party, Cam uses her photographic memory to solve the mystery. |
58 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Catnapping Mystery |
Adler, David A. |
3.4 |
1 |
While visiting Aunt Molly at a fancy downtown hotel, Cam uses her photographic memory to help one of the guests find her stolen luggage, pet cat, and to catch the thief. |
56 |
|
|
Cam Jansen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery |
Adler, David A. |
3.7 |
1 |
When Cam Jansen and her friend Eric uncover a mystery while selling fudge door to door to raise money for the local library, Cam uses her photographic memory to foil the crime. |
58 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Ghostly Mystery |
Adler, David A. |
3.4 |
1 |
Cam uses her photographic memory to catch a thief disguised as a ghost. |
58 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House |
Adler, David A. |
3.5 |
1 |
Cam traces the thief who stole her aunt's wallet. |
58 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Monkey House |
Adler, David A. |
3.7 |
1 |
The fifth-grade sleuth uses her photographic memory to catch the monkey kidnappers at the city zoo. |
56 |
|
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of Flight 54 |
Adler, David A. |
3.4 |
1 |
Cam Jansen and her friend Eric go to the airport to meet Cam's Aunt Molly who has just arrived from France; but before they can say bonjour, a young French girl has disappeared. |
56 |
|
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball |
Adler, David A. |
3.8 |
1 |
Cam Jansen has the perfect chance to show off her amazing mental camera at the community hobby show. When a prized baseball is stolen, Cam's memory is put to the test. |
57 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Carnival Prize |
Adler, David A. |
3.7 |
1 |
At the school carnival, Cam Jansen thinks something funny is going on when only two people can win the prizes at the dime toss. |
57 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Circus Clown |
Adler, David A. |
3.9 |
1 |
Pickpockets disguised as clowns are no match for Cam Jansen, the girl with the photographic memory. |
57 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones |
Adler, David A. |
3.8 |
1 |
When she notices some bones missing from a dinosaur skeleton exhibited in the museum, a young girl with a photographic memory tries to discover who has been taking them and why. |
56 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Gold Coins |
Adler, David A. |
3.7 |
1 |
Fifth grader Cam Jansen puts her mental camera to work when her box camera disappears from the school science fair. |
57 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Monster Movie |
Adler, David A. |
3.9 |
1 |
When Cam goes to see the new monster movie, someone steals the last half of it--but can she find out who it was? |
57 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Corn Popper |
Adler, David A. |
3.8 |
1 |
Fifth-grade sleuth Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to catch a thief during a department store sale. |
58 |
|
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds |
Adler, David A. |
3.2 |
1 |
A fifth-grader with a photographic memory and her friend Eric help solve the mystery of the stolen diamonds. |
58 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Television Dog |
Adler, David A. |
3.4 |
1 |
Fifth-grader Cam uses her photographic memory, with help from her friend Eric and his twin sisters, to solve the mystery of Poochie, a famous canine television star. |
58 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O. |
Adler, David A. |
3.4 |
1 |
Ten-year-old Cam, possessor of a photographic memory, and her friend Eric investigate what seems to be a brief appearance of U.F.O.s. |
58 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Scary Snake Mystery |
Adler, David A. |
3.5 |
1 |
Cam investigates when a thief steals her mother's video camera and a tape containing footage of a big, scary snake. |
58 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the School Play Mystery |
Adler, David A. |
3.4 |
1 |
It is time for Cam Jansen's friend Eric to star as Honest Abe Lincoln, but first, Cam has a mystery to solve. The clues are in the story. Will you find them before Cam does? |
54 |
Y |
|
Cam Jansen and the Triceratops Pops Mystery |
Adler, David A. |
3.7 |
1 |
When Cam Jansen and her friend Eric go to the music store at the mall for the latest CD by the Triceratops Pops band, Cam uses her photographic memory to foil a crime. |
56 |
Y |
|
Camaros (Great American Muscle Cars) |
Ethan, Eric |
4.8 |
0.5 |
This book surveys the history of the Chevrolet Camaro and its designs, engines, performance, and costs. |
24 |
Y |
|
Camp-Out Mystery, The |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
3.3 |
2 |
While on a camping trip with their grandfather, the Alden children try to find out about the loud music and missing food that threaten to scare away other campers. |
120 |
|
|
Candy Corn Contest, The |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
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 |
|
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? |
Fritz, Jean |
5.6 |
1 |
A biography of George the Third, King of Great Britain at the time of the American Revolution. |
48 |
Y |
|
Carp in the Bathtub, The |
Cohen, Barbara |
3.9 |
0.5 |
Two children try to rescue the carp their mother plans to make into gefilte fish, for the Seder. |
48 |
|
|
Carry on, Mr. Bowditch |
Latham, Jean |
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 |
|
Cars (On the Move) |
Stickland, Paul |
1.9 |
0.5 |
This book introduces, in brief text and illustrations, various types of automobiles and their uses. |
16 |
Y |
|
Case for Jenny Archer, A |
Conford, Ellen |
3 |
1 |
After reading three mysteries in a row, Jenny becomes convinced that the neighbors across the street are up to no good and decides to investigate. |
61 |
Y |
|
Case of the Elevator Duck, The |
Berends, Polly |
4 |
1 |
This book tells the story of an eleven-year-old detective and his adventures after finding a duck in the elevator of his apartment building. |
54 |
Y |
|
Cassie Binegar |
MacLachlan, Patricia |
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 |
|
Cassie Bowen Takes Witch Lessons |
Hines, Anna |
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 |
|
Castle in the Attic, The |
Winthrop, Elizabeth |
4.9 |
6 |
William has a fantastic present in the attic that is able to transport him to another land and another time for a challenging and exciting adventure. |
179 |
Y |
|
Cat Ate My Gymsuit, The |
Danziger, Paula |
3.9 |
4 |
Marcy defends a controversial teacher and incurs the wrath of her school and her father. |
147 |
Y |
|
Cat Who Went to Heaven, The |
Coatsworth, Elizabeth |
5.9 |
2 |
A magical cat inspires a Japanese artist to paint the greatest picture of his life. |
64 |
Y |
|
Catch Me If You Can! (Nature Close-Ups) |
Clyne, Densey |
5.4 |
0.5 |
Highlights insects, the most successful creature on earth, and their amazing tactics for survival. |
32 |
Y |
|
Caterpillars, Bugs, and Butterflies |
Boring, Mel |
5.5 |
1 |
An introduction to the world of caterpillars, butterflies, and other insects, including identification information, educational activities, and fun facts. |
40 |
Y |
|
Catnapping Caper, The |
Anderson, Mary |
4.1 |
2 |
Melvin, the famous Talking Cat, has been catnapped! Luckily, Katie and her best friend Ben are right at the scene of the crime; and with Katie's younger brother Hector as a crime expert, the three are hot on the trail of the thief. |
116 |
|
|
Cats (Animals Are Not Like Us) |
Meadows, Graham |
2 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of cats, pointing out ways in which they differ from people. |
23 |
Y |
|
Centerburg Tales |
McCloskey, Robert |
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 |
|
Chalk Box Kid, The |
Bulla, Clyde Robert |
2.7 |
1 |
Nine-year-old Gregory's house does not have room for a garden, so he creates one in a surprising place. |
56 |
Y |
|
Chameleons: Masters of Disguise |
Garcia, Eulalia |
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 |
|
Championship Game |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
Changes for Addy |
Porter, Connie |
4.1 |
1 |
The long struggle to reunite Addy's family finally ends, but there is heartache along with the happiness. |
61 |
Y |
|
Changes for Josefina |
Tripp, Valerie |
4.3 |
1 |
When Tia Dolores, the beloved aunt who has cared for the Montoya family since the death of their mother, announces that she is planning to leave, Josefina and her sisters try to find a way to change her mind. |
67 |
Y |
|
Changes for Kirsten |
Shaw, Janet |
3.9 |
1 |
After their home is destroyed by fire, Kirsten makes an important discovery that means better times for her family. |
65 |
Y |
|
Changes for Molly |
Tripp, Valerie |
3.7 |
1 |
Nothing seems to go right for Molly as she tries for the lead role in the big Red Cross show. |
67 |
Y |
|
Changes for Samantha |
Tripp, Valerie |
3.9 |
1 |
When Samantha moves to New York, she plans a daring rescue to free a servant friend from an orphanage. |
67 |
Y |
|
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Dahl, Roald |
4.8 |
5 |
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way. |
155 |
Y |
|
Charlotte's Web |
White, E.B. |
4.4 |
5 |
In this endearing story, a little girl and Charlotte, a beautiful grey spider, struggle to save Wilbur the pig from being butchered. |
184 |
Y |
|
Chasing Sharks |
Gentle/Perry |
5.4 |
0.5 |
This book explains why people chase sharks. |
24 |
|
|
Cheaper by the Dozen |
Gilbreth, Ernestine/Frank |
6 |
10 |
This true-life story chronicles the adventures of twelve wonderful redheaded rascals. |
180 |
Y |
|
Chocolate Fever |
Smith, Robert Kimmel |
4.2 |
1 |
Henry eats so much chocolate that he makes medical history by getting the first recorded case of Chocolate Fever. |
93 |
Y |
|
Chocolate Touch, The |
Catling, Patrick |
4.7 |
2 |
Instead of gold, everything John Midas touched turns to precious chocolate. |
87 |
Y |
|
Choosing Up Sides |
Ritter, John H. |
4.2 |
5 |
In 1921, thirteen-year-old Luke finds himself torn between accepting his left handedness or conforming to the belief of his preacher-father that such a condition is evil and must be overcome. |
166 |
Y |
|
Christina's Ghost |
Wright, Betty Ren |
4.1 |
3 |
Christina's summer in a spooky, isolated Victorian house with her grumpy uncle turns into a ghostly adventure. |
105 |
Y |
|
Cicada Sing-Song (Nature Close-Ups) |
Clyne, Densey |
4.9 |
0.5 |
Introduces the physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of this noisy little insect. |
32 |
Y |
|
Circle of Gold |
Boyd, Candy Dawson |
4 |
3 |
Mattie Benson knows just what to get her mother for Mother's Day until she loses her best job and is accused of stealing. She thinks that she can still get the present, but maybe she is expecting miracles again. |
124 |
|
|
Civil War on Sunday |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3.4 |
1 |
Jack and Annie are transported by their magic tree house to the time of the Civil War, where they meet Clara Barton. |
74 |
|
|
Class Clown |
Hurwitz, Johanna |
4.6 |
2 |
Lucas Cott, the class clown, wants to become the perfect student but finds it hard to change his ways. |
98 |
Y |
|
Clue at the Zoo, The |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
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 |
|
|
Cobras |
Ethan, Eric |
3.6 |
0.5 |
Describes what cobras look like, what they eat, where they can be found, how they defend themselves, the dangers from their bites, and the outlook for their future. |
24 |
Y |
|
Cobras (Great American Muscle Cars) |
Ethan, Eric |
4.5 |
0.5 |
This book surveys the history of the Shelby Cobra and its designs, engines, performance, and costs. |
24 |
Y |
|
Coca-Cola 600 |
Ethan, Eric |
4.9 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the background, events, and rules of the Coca-Cola 600, the longest automobile race sanctioned by NASCAR. |
24 |
Y |
|
Cockroaches (The New Creepy Crawly Collection) |
Green, Tamara |
6 |
0.5 |
Examines the anatomy, behavior, and dangers of cockroaches, as well as ways of coping with them. |
23 |
Y |
|
Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love |
McKissack, Patricia C. |
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 |
|
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo |
Paterson, Katherine |
4.7 |
8 |
Young James is a singing star on stage, but his offstage world is coming apart. |
178 |
Y |
|
Comeback Dog, The |
Thomas, Jane Resh |
4.9 |
1 |
The heartwarming story of a special dog, a very special boy, and how they learn to live with each other. |
62 |
Y |
|
Computer Nut, The |
Byars, Betsy |
3.8 |
3 |
Ten-year-old Kate begins a communication exchange on a computer with someone purporting to be from outer space. |
153 |
Y |
|
Copperheads |
Ethan, Eric |
3.8 |
0.5 |
Describes what copperheads look like, what they eat, where they can be found, how they defend themselves, the danger from their bites, and the outlook for their future. |
24 |
Y |
|
Corvettes (Great American Muscle Cars) |
Ethan, Eric |
5 |
0.5 |
This book surveys the history of the Corvette and its designs, engines, performance, and costs. |
24 |
Y |
|
Cory Coleman, Grade 2 |
Brimner, Larry Dane |
2.9 |
1 |
Seven-year-old Cory Coleman's birthday party is ruined by the class bully, who turns out not to be such a bully in the end. |
66 |
|
|
Cottonmouths |
Ethan, Eric |
3.9 |
0.5 |
Describes what cottonmouths, or water moccasins, look like, what they eat, where they can be found, how they defend themselves, the danger from their bites, and the outlook for their future. |
24 |
Y |
|
Courage of Sarah Noble, The |
Dalgliesh, Alice |
3.9 |
1 |
A charming and brave eight-year-old girl accompanies her father into the wilderness of Connecticut in 1707 to cook for him while he builds a new home for his family. |
54 |
Y |
|
Cracker Jackson |
Byars, Betsy |
4.2 |
4 |
After attempting to save his ex-babysitter from wife abuse, Cracker Jackson gains an adult insight into the sadness of failed heroics. |
146 |
Y |
|
Crash |
Spinelli, Jerry |
3.6 |
4 |
Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan is comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with a Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family. |
162 |
Y |
|
Cricket in Times Square, The |
Selden, George |
4.9 |
4 |
Chester the cricket resides in a newsstand in Times Square. He has many adventures, climaxing with the rescue of the newsstand owner from financial disaster. |
151 |
Y |
|
Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers |
Dadey/Jones |
3.6 |
1 |
The kids of Bailey School find out if the new cook in the cafeteria is really Cupid. |
76 |
|
|
Cyclops Doesn't Roller-Skate |
Dadey/Jones |
3.7 |
1 |
Could the doctor who has come to check everyone's eyes really be a cyclops? Liza is determined to find out. |
65 |
|
|
Daniel Boone |
Daugherty, James |
7.7 |
4 |
Life on the frontier with Daniel Boone, includes exploring the wilderness and many adventures along the way. |
95 |
Y |
|
Danny, the Champion of the World |
Dahl, Roald |
4.7 |
6 |
A light-hearted tale of Danny and his Dad and the numerous brave and zany adventures they share. |
196 |
Y |
|
Daphne's Book |
Hahn, Mary Downing |
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 |
|
Day of the Dragon King |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3.3 |
1 |
The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie back 2000 years to ancient China, where they must find the original copy of an old legend before the Imperial Library is burned down by the evil Dragon King. |
68 |
|
|
Daytime and Nighttime Animals |
Behm, Barbara J. |
2.2 |
0.5 |
This book introduces ten animals, their behaviors, and whether they are daytime or nighttime animals. |
24 |
Y |
|
Daytona 500 |
Ethan, Eric |
5 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the background events and rules of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious of the NASCAR Winston Cup racing series. |
24 |
Y |
|
Dead Man in Indian Creek, The |
Hahn, Mary Downing |
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 |
|
Dear Mr. Henshaw |
Cleary, Beverly |
4.9 |
3 |
A series of letters from Leigh Botts to the author, Mr. Henshaw, dealing with Leigh's aspirations of being an author, as well as excerpts from Leigh's diary showing the concerns of this bright young boy. |
134 |
Y |
|
December Secrets |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
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 |
|
Defense |
Hughes, Dean |
4.2 |
2 |
Nate, the goalie for the Angel Park All-Stars, learns he must help, rather than criticize his teammates. |
104 |
Y |
|
Deserted Library Mystery |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
3.7 |
2 |
At an old library, the Alden children discover a boy who needs their help and a stranger who is after a valuable object they found in the library. |
121 |
Y |
|
Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley? |
Caudill, Rebecca |
3.9 |
2 |
Charley Cornett longs to carry the flag for his school--a sign of the most helpful student. |
94 |
Y |
|
Different Dragons |
Little, Jean |
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 |
|
|
Dingoes at Dinnertime |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3.2 |
1 |
The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie away to Australia, where they must save some animals from a wildfire. |
75 |
|
|
Dinosaurs Before Dark |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
2.6 |
1 |
A time-travel fantasy in which two children encounter dinosaurs in their tree house. |
68 |
|
|
Dirt Bike Racer |
Christopher, Matt |
4 |
4 |
Ron finds a dirt bike which he fixes up with the help of an old man who raced bikes himself, and a challenge to race the old man's nephew provides a special excitement. |
149 |
Y |
|
Dog on Barkham Street, A |
Stolz, Mary |
4.6 |
5 |
For Edward Frost, getting a dog and getting rid of the bully, Martin Hastings, seem equally unlikely. |
184 |
Y |
|
Dog-Gone Hollywood |
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman |
2.8 |
1 |
Now a major movie star, Genghis Khan, also known as Duz, finds himself in serious competition for the Oscar in the category of best male actor. |
71 |
|
|
Dogs (Animals Are Not Like Us) |
Meadows, Graham |
1.8 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of dogs, pointing out ways in which they differ from people. |
23 |
Y |
|
Dogs Don't Tell Jokes |
Sachar, Louis |
3.8 |
5 |
Twelve-year-old Gary, known as Goon because of his constant clowning and joke-telling, tries to change his image and make new friends at school. |
209 |
Y |
|
Doll in the Garden, The |
Hahn, Mary Downing |
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 |
|
Dollhouse Murders, The |
Wright, Betty Ren |
4.3 |
5 |
Amy thinks the dolls in her aunt's dollhouse are trying to tell her something about the unsolved murder of her great-grandparents. |
149 |
Y |
|
Dolphins (Animals Are Fun) |
Lever et al., E. Melanie |
2.6 |
0.5 |
This book briefly describes the dolphin and its habitat. |
16 |
|
|
Dolphins at Daybreak |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3.1 |
1 |
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie deep into the sea where they meet up with dolphins, sharks, and octopi as they search for the answer to an ancient riddle. |
67 |
|
|
Don't Call Me Toad! |
Shura, Mary Francis |
4.9 |
3 |
It only took a minute for me to decide I didn't want to be friends with Dinah Dobbins. First she jumped out of the shadows, scaring me half to death, then she had the nerve to call me "Toad"! I hoped I'd never see her again. |
124 |
Y |
|
Door in the Wall, The |
De Angeli, Marguerite |
6.2 |
4 |
A crippled boy in fourteenth-century England proves his courage and earns recognition from the king. |
121 |
Y |
|
Double Dog Dare |
Gilson, Jamie |
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 |
|
Double Trouble Monsters |
Jones/Dadey |
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 |
|
|
Dracula Doesn't Drink Lemonade |
Dadey/Jones |
3.6 |
1 |
Is the new counselor at Bailey School a vampire? |
71 |
|
|
Dracula Doesn't Rock and Roll |
Dadey/Jones |
3.8 |
1 |
There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could Mr. Drake, the old school counselor, really be in a rock band full of vampires? |
67 |
|
|
Dragon in the Family, A |
Koller, Jackie French |
4.2 |
1 |
It's not easy protecting a dragon against villagers who think dragons are the enemy. |
63 |
|
|
Dragonling, The |
Koller, Jackie French |
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 |
|
|
Dragons and Dinosaurs |
Gentle/Perry |
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 |
|
Dragons Don't Cook Pizza |
Dadey/Jones |
3.6 |
1 |
Could the new pizza place with a man dressed as a knight really have a fire-breathing dragon as a cook? Eddie's going to find out. |
58 |
|
|
Dragons of Blueland, The |
Gannett, Ruth Stiles |
4.9 |
1 |
Elmer saves the dragon's family from hunters. |
88 |
Y |
|
Dragonslayers, The |
Coville, Bruce |
4.6 |
3 |
Princess Wilhelmina slays a dragon with the help of Brian, a castle page boy. She then gains her independence and the right to rule half the kingdom. |
119 |
Y |
|
Drinking Gourd, The |
Monjo, F.N. |
3 |
0.5 |
A suspenseful story of a young boy who helps a slave family escape to Canada and to freedom. |
62 |
|
|
Earthquake in the Early Morning |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3.3 |
1 |
The Magic Tree House takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, in time for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known. |
72 |
|
|
Earthquake Terror |
Kehret, Peg |
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 |
|
Earthquakes |
Gentle/Perry |
4.9 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the causes and effects of earthquakes. |
24 |
|
|
Easter Cat, The |
De Jong, Meindert |
5 |
3 |
Although she always wanted a cat, Millie was never allowed to keep one until she found one next to her Easter basket. |
110 |
|
|
EAT! |
Kroll, Steven |
4.3 |
1 |
Harry's decision to become a vegetarian causes some problems for him in his third-grade class. |
57 |
|
|
Eating Ice Cream with a Werewolf |
Green, Phyllis |
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 |
|
|
Eddie and Gardenia |
Haywood, Carolyn |
3.8 |
3 |
Eddie Wilson and his adventures with his pet goat, Gardenia. |
191 |
|
|
Eddie and the Fire Engine |
Haywood, Carolyn |
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 |
|
|
Eddie's Blue-Winged Dragon |
Adler, C.S. |
4.4 |
4 |
A sixth-grader with cerebral palsy becomes the owner of a brass dragon, which helps him out in some of the battles he faces due to his handicap. |
144 |
Y |
|
Eddie's Green Thumb |
Haywood, Carolyn |
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 |
|
|
Egypt Game, The |
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley |
6.4 |
7 |
It is only a game for six children, until an oracle tells the truth and a murderer appears. |
215 |
Y |
|
Einstein Anderson, Science Sleuth |
Simon, Seymour |
4.4 |
2 |
Adam "Einstein" Anderson uses his knowledge to discover the cause of a shrinking table, win a bet with Pat the Brat, uncover a UFO hoax, and solve other scientific riddles. |
73 |
|
|
Elephants: Gentle Land Giants |
Sßnts: Gentle Land Giants |
5.5 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, diet, enemies, ancestors, and life in a herd for elephants. |
32 |
Y |
|
Ella Enchanted |
Levine, Gail Carson |
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 |
|
Ellen Tebbits |
Cleary, Beverly |
4.9 |
3 |
Through many humorous adventures, Ellen learns the true value of friendship. |
160 |
Y |
|
Elmer and the Dragon |
Gannett, Ruth Stiles |
4.6 |
1 |
Elmer and his dragon lend their talents to a troubled king. |
87 |
Y |
|
Elves Don't Wear Hard Hats |
Dadey/Jones |
3.6 |
1 |
Could the short construction workers building the school playground really be elves working on a secret present? |
70 |
|
|
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers |
Sobol, Donald J. |
4 |
1 |
America's Sherlock Holmes in sneakers continues his war on crime in ten more cases, the solutions to which are found in the back of the book. |
92 |
|
|
Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective |
Sobol, Donald J. |
4.1 |
1 |
Presents ten baffling mysteries for the boy detective and the reader, with Encyclopedia's solutions included at the end of the book. |
111 |
Y |
|
Ersatz Elevator, The |
Snicket, Lemony |
6.6 |
7 |
The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at EsmT Squalor's seventy-one-bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune. |
259 |
Y |
|
Esperanza Rising |
Ryan, Pam Mu±ga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at EsmT Squalor's seventy-one-bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune. |
5.3 |
6 |
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California on the eve of the Great Depression. |
262 |
Y |
|
Everything on a Waffle |
Horvath, Polly |
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 |
|
Eye of the Great Bear |
Wallace, Bill |
4.3 |
5 |
After moving to Montana, Bailey Trumbull's whole life changes and he must face his fears head on. |
161 |
Y |
