| Title |
Author |
Level |
Points |
Description |
Pages |
Have
copy |
| Nate the Great |
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman |
2 |
0.5 |
Super-detective Nate tracks down Annie's missing picture
and finds a lost cat in the bargain. |
50 |
Y |
| Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize |
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman |
3.1 |
0.5 |
Nate the Great is about to enter his dog Sludge in the smartest
pet contest. But when the prize disappears, it looks as if the contest will
flop. |
47 |
Y |
| Nate the Great and the Lost List |
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman |
2.6 |
0.5 |
Nate the Great interrupts his backyard vacation to find his
friend's lost grocery list--before lunch. |
48 |
Y |
| Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail |
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman |
3 |
0.5 |
Nate the Great, super sleuth, has his work cut out for him when Rosamond loses his birthday present. |
48 |
Y |
|
Nate the Great and the Sticky Case |
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman |
2.7 |
0.5 |
At first even Nate the Great is stumped when Claude's stegosaurus stamp disappears. |
47 |
|
|
Nelson in Love |
Smith, Janice Lee |
5 |
1 |
Valentine's Day becomes truly terrifying when Adam Joshua gets a secret admirer of his own. And when he finds out who it is, there's only one thing to do: Keep it a secret. |
70 |
|
|
Night Journey, The |
Lasky, Kathryn |
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 |
|
Night of the Ninjas |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
2.7 |
1 |
Jack and Annie travel back to ancient Japan in search of an enchantress. |
69 |
|
|
Night of the Twisters |
Ruckman, Ivy |
4.7 |
4 |
A twelve-year-old relates an account of the night that freakish and devastating tornadoes hit Grand Island, Nebraska. |
153 |
Y |
|
Nightmare Mountain |
Kehret, Peg |
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 |
|
Nighty-Nightmare |
Howe, James |
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 |
|
Ninjas Don't Bake Pumpkin Pies |
Dadey/Jones |
4.1 |
1 |
There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the new baker who makes the best pumpkin pies really be a ninja in town to steal some valuable Japanese art? |
70 |
|
|
No Room for Francie |
Macdonald, Maryann |
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 |
|
|
Nobody's There |
Nixon, Joan Lowery |
5 |
7 |
Following an act of vandalism against her father's girlfriend, a seventeen-year-old girl is paired by the court with an eccentric senior citizen whose hobby as a sleuth turns deadly. |
200 |
Y |
|
Noonday Friends, The |
Stolz, Mary |
4.8 |
6 |
Two young friends stop speaking to each other, even though they can't remember why they argued in the first place. This is just one more thing on top of the other problems that each has with her own family. |
182 |
Y |
|
Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade |
DeClements, Barthe |
3.7 |
4 |
Jenny and her friends discover that although Elsie is fat, she is really a good friend. |
137 |
|
|
Not-Just-Anybody Family, The |
Byars, Betsy |
4.6 |
4 |
A warm comedy demonstrates how both good and bad times help to unite a family, even one as strange as the unforgettable Blossom family. |
149 |
Y |
|
Not-So-Jolly Roger, The |
Scieszka, Jon |
3.8 |
1 |
Joe receives a mysterious book from his uncle, and soon Joe and his friends travel back in time to a pirate adventure on the high seas. |
57 |
Y |
|
Not-So-Perfect Rosie |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
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 |
|
|
Number the Stars |
Lowry, Lois |
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 |
|
Nutty Can't Miss |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
|
Nutty for President |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
Oh, Brother |
Wilson, Johnniece |
3.9 |
4 |
Alex and Andrew, two black brothers, did not get along very well as it was, then they were forced to share a room so that their new sister had a place to live. |
121 |
|
|
Old Motel Mystery, The |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
4 |
2 |
The Boxcar Children help Aunt Jane fix a dilapidated motel, but someone sabotages their work. |
121 |
|
|
Oliver Dibbs and the Dinosaur Cause |
Steiner, Barbara |
4.3 |
5 |
Immersed in studying his favorite topic, dinosaurs, Oliver involves his fifth grade in a campaign to make the stegosaurus the Colorado state fossil and runs afoul with an interesting bully. |
156 |
Y |
|
Oliver Dibbs to the Rescue! |
Steiner, Barbara |
4 |
4 |
Beginning by painting his dog with tiger stripes, ten-year-old Ollie embarks on a series of sometimes disastrous moneymaking ventures to raise funds, on behalf of wildlife preservation. |
122 |
Y |
|
On the Line |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
On the Way Home |
Wilder, Laura Ingalls |
5.3 |
3 |
The diary of a trip from South Dakota to Missouri in 1894. |
101 |
Y |
|
One Day in the Desert |
George, Jean Craighead |
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 |
|
|
One Day in the Prairie |
George, Jean Craighead |
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 |
|
|
One-Eyed Cat |
Fox, Paula |
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 |
|
Onion Sundaes |
Adler, David A. |
3.3 |
1 |
Kid magician Herman solves a crime wave at the supermarket. |
72 |
|
|
Orphan of Ellis Island, The |
Woodruff, Elvira |
4.9 |
5 |
During a school trip to Ellis Island, Dominic Cantori, a ten-year-old foster child, travels back in time to 1908 Italy and accompanies two young emigrants to America. |
174 |
Y |
|
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great |
Blume, Judy |
3.5 |
4 |
A new friend shows Sheila that you have to admit your fears before you can overcome them. |
118 |
Y |
|
Out of the Dust |
Hesse, Karen |
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 |
|
Package for Miss Marshwater, A |
Donnelly, Elfie |
3.4 |
1 |
Miss Marshwater's life is changed for the better by the arrival of two talking platypuses. |
64 |
|
|
Paints and Pintos |
Gentle/Perry |
4.8 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics of both paint and pinto horses and what differentiates these two breeds. |
24 |
Y |
|
Palominos |
Gentle/Perry |
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 |
|
People (Working) |
Stickland, Paul |
3 |
0.5 |
The author describes the work of people in various occupations. |
16 |
Y |
|
Pet Parade |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
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 |
|
|
Peter and Veronica |
Sachs, Marilyn |
4.6 |
5 |
Peter and Veronica haven't been friends for long. They used to be enemies, but Peter ended their feud by giving Veronica a fat lip and a black eye, and ever since then they've done everything together. |
174 |
Y |
|
Pet-Sitting Peril, The |
Roberts, Willo Davis |
5.8 |
7 |
When Nick took on his pet-sitting job, he had no idea of the mysterious adventures that would come his way. |
167 |
Y |
|
Phantoms Don't Drive Sports Cars |
Dadey/Jones |
4 |
1 |
There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. Could the strange man who plays in the orchestra, wears a cape and always has one side of his face shaded really be a phantom haunting the opera? |
75 |
|
|
Pigs (Animals Are Not Like Us) |
Meadows, Graham |
1.8 |
0.5 |
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of pigs, pointing out ways in which they differ from people. |
23 |
Y |
|
Pinballs, The |
Byars, Betsy |
3.8 |
3 |
Three lonely foster children learn to care about themselves and each other. |
136 |
Y |
|
Pioneer Cat |
Hooks, William |
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 |
|
|
Pirates Don't Wear Pink Sunglasses |
Dadey/Jones |
3.9 |
1 |
Humorous adventures with the Bailey kids at summer camp. |
78 |
|
|
Places (Working) |
Stickland, Paul |
1.9 |
0.5 |
This book tells about different kinds of work and work places. |
16 |
Y |
|
Plagues |
Gentle/Perry |
4.5 |
0.5 |
This book discusses some of history's plagues and the effects of a plague on people and the enviroment. |
24 |
|
|
Planes (On the Move) |
Stickland, Paul |
2.3 |
0.5 |
This book introduces, in brief text and illustrations, various types of airplanes and their uses. |
16 |
Y |
|
Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, The |
McArthur, Nancy |
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 |
|
Plants of Prey (Nature Close-Ups) |
Clyne, Densey |
5.4 |
0.5 |
Reveals the world of the ingenious, carnivorous plants that prey on insects. |
32 |
Y |
|
Play Ball! (Scrappers) |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
Play-off |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
Point Guard |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
Polar Bears Past Bedtime |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3.3 |
1 |
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to the Arctic, where a polar bear leads them onto very thin ice. |
74 |
|
|
Polly Panic |
Shura, Mary Francis |
4.7 |
4 |
When disastrous things happen as Polly enters sixth grade, she finds that in dealing with untrustworthy friends, bullies, and family problems, she has overcome her natural fearfulness. |
127 |
|
|
Postcard Pest, The |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
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 |
|
|
Powder Puff Puzzle, The |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
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 |
|
Prairie Songs |
Conrad, Pam |
5.3 |
5 |
Louisa's life in a loving pioneer family on the Nebraska prairie is altered by the arrival of a new doctor and his beautiful but tragically frail wife. |
167 |
Y |
|
Pressure Play |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
Prickly and Soft Animals |
Behm, Barbara J. |
2.2 |
0.5 |
This book introduces ten animals that can be distinguished by how they feel to the touch. |
24 |
Y |
|
Primates: A Higher Intelligence |
Garcia, Eulalia |
5.4 |
0.5 |
Examines the different types of primates, their habitats, behavior, family life, and locomotion. |
32 |
Y |
|
Princess Diaries, The |
Cabot, Meg |
5.7 |
9 |
Fourteen-year-old Mia, who is trying to lead a normal life as a teenage girl in New York City, is shocked to learn that her father is the Prince of Genovia, a small European principality, and that she is a princess and the heir to the throne. |
238 |
Y |
|
Psyched! |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
Puppies (Pictures & Words) |
Tuxworth, Nicola |
0.9 |
0.5 |
Photographs and simple text present puppies engaged in a variety of activities. |
24 |
Y |
|
Quarter Horses |
Gentle/Perry |
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 |
|
Quest for Queenie, The |
Ball, Brian |
4.1 |
1 |
Harry and Jill are chosen by a magic talking sword to rescue a damsel from the Bad Wizard in Mandragora, but the damsel is Harry's complacent fat spaniel, and she decides she wants to stay in Mandragora. |
78 |
Y |
|
Quick and Slow Animals |
Behm, Barbara J. |
2 |
0.5 |
This book introduces ten animals that can be distinguished by how fast they move. |
24 |
Y |
|
Rabbits, Squirrels, and Chipmunks |
Boring, Mel |
5.1 |
1 |
This book describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and diet of twenty-eight kinds of rabbits, squirrels, and chipmunks. |
40 |
Y |
|
Rabble Starkey |
Lowry, Lois |
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 |
|
|
Racetrack Robbery |
Leroe, Ellen |
4.4 |
1 |
Artie's invisible pet Ghost Dog helps him solve the case of the missing lucky coin. |
63 |
|
|
Racing the Sun |
Pitts, Paul |
4.4 |
5 |
When twelve-year-old Brandon's Navajo grandfather comes to live with him, Brandon is forced to consider his heritage and his father's rejection of the old ways. |
148 |
Y |
|
Radio Fifth Grade |
Korman, Gordon |
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 |
|
Ralph S. Mouse |
Cleary, Beverly |
5.1 |
3 |
Ralph, the motorcycle-riding mouse, is off on another adventure and acquires a new sports car to replace his broken motorcycle. |
160 |
Y |
|
Ramona and Her Father |
Cleary, Beverly |
5.2 |
3 |
In this adventure with Beezus and Ramona, two of the best-loved characters in children's literature, Mr. Quimby loses his job, and the entire family learns to cope with hardship. |
186 |
Y |
|
Ramona and Her Mother |
Cleary, Beverly |
4.8 |
4 |
Now that her daddy has a job, Ramona hopes that her mother will stop working. If Mrs. Quimby stays home again, Ramona won't have to stay with Howie's grandmother after school, and her parents won't be so tired and irritable. |
182 |
Y |
|
Ramona Forever |
Cleary, Beverly |
4.8 |
4 |
Ramona is back and funnier than ever as she prepares for her aunt's wedding and the move her family might make. |
182 |
Y |
|
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 |
Cleary, Beverly |
5.6 |
3 |
Now in third grade, Ramona rides the school bus alone and helps around the house while her mother works and her father attends college. |
190 |
Y |
|
Ramona the Brave |
Cleary, Beverly |
4.9 |
3 |
Irrepressible Ramona bravely struggles to cope with the assorted trials of growing up. |
190 |
Y |
|
Ramona the Pest |
Cleary, Beverly |
5.1 |
4 |
A lovable five-year-old girl starts kindergarten with a hilarious series of misdeeds. |
192 |
Y |
|
Rattlesnakes |
Ethan, Eric |
4.3 |
0.5 |
Describes what rattlesnakes 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 |
|
Rays: Animals with an Electric Charge |
Llamas, Andreu |
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 |
|
Real Thief, The |
Steig, William |
6.1 |
1 |
Gawain the Goose is guard to the Royal Treasury, and only he and the king have keys. When money and jewels start disappearing, he is fired. Eventually he is exonerated and welcomed back by the king. |
58 |
|
|
Red Sails to Capri |
Weil, Ann |
3.4 |
4 |
When three strangers arrive on Capri and discover the secret of the Blue Grotto, it could change the way of life for the entire island. |
156 |
|
|
Reluctant Dragon, The |
Grahame, Kenneth |
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 |
|
Remember Me to Harold Square |
Danziger, Paula |
4.3 |
4 |
Kendra and her cousin Frank take part in a scavenger hunt in New York City, and the summer becomes filled with fun and discoveries. |
139 |
|
|
Remembering Box, The |
Clifford, Eth |
4.1 |
1 |
Nine-year-old Joshua's weekly visits to his beloved grandmother on the Jewish Sabbath give him an understanding of love, family, and tradition, which helps him accept her death. |
70 |
|
|
Reptile Room, The |
Snicket, Lemony |
6.3 |
5 |
After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time. |
190 |
Y |
|
Reptiles (Wonderful World of Animals) |
MacLeod, Beatrice |
5.2 |
0.5 |
Introduces the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of various reptiles. |
32 |
Y |
|
Return of the Great Brain, The |
Fitzgerald, John D. |
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 |
|
Revolutionary War on Wednesday |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3.5 |
1 |
Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River. |
69 |
|
|
Rich Mitch |
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman |
3.5 |
2 |
Mitchell thought winning the sweepstakes would make all his dreams come true. But so far, it's only made one thing--trouble! |
136 |
Y |
|
Riddle of Penncroft Farm, The |
Jensen, Dorothea |
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 |
|
|
Road from Home, The |
Kherdian, David |
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 |
|
|
Roberto Clemente |
Rudeen, Kenneth |
4.4 |
0.5 |
When Roberto Clemente began playing baseball in Puerto Rico, he couldn't hit very hard or throw very fast, but he practiced. |
53 |
|
|
Robots Don't Catch Chicken Pox |
Dadey/Jones |
4.2 |
1 |
Could the drama teacher directing the class play really be a robot that is trying to take over the school? |
73 |
|
|
Romeo and Juliet Together (and Alive) at Last |
Avi |
5.4 |
3 |
In this sequel to S. O. R. Losers, Ed masterminds a plan to bring Saltz and the girl of his dreams together on stage. |
122 |
Y |
|
Rookie Star |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
Rosa Parks |
Greenfield, Eloise |
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 |
|
|
Runaway Ralph |
Cleary, Beverly |
5.3 |
4 |
Wanting excitement, adventure, and his independence, the cycling mouse runs away from home on his shiny red motorcycle. |
175 |
Y |
|
S.O.R. Losers |
Avi |
3.6 |
2 |
Everyone at South Orange River Middle School is expected to participate in one sport each year. This is the story of a soccer team that would rather be doing something else. |
90 |
Y |
|
Safe at First |
Hughes, Dean |
4.2 |
2 |
The Dodgers are worried about one of their rookies, who keeps messing up for no apparent reason. |
106 |
Y |
|
Samantha Learns a Lesson |
Adler, Susan S. |
4.3 |
1 |
Samantha is determined to help nine-year-old Nellie, attending school for the first time, with her school work and learns a great deal herself about what it is like to be a poor child and work in a factory. |
61 |
Y |
|
Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors |
Dadey/Jones |
3.6 |
1 |
The Bailey School Kids want to find out if the jolly new janitor could really be St. Nick. |
71 |
|
|
Santiago's Silver Mine |
Clymer, Eleanor |
3.9 |
1 |
Andreas and Santiago live in a tiny Mexican village. When their fathers must go away to the city to find work, the boys decide to help their families. They look for treasure and together they find something more valuable than gold or silver. |
74 |
|
|
Sasquatch |
Smith, Roland |
4.5 |
5 |
In an attempt to protect the resident Sasquatch from ruthless hunters, thirteen-year-old Dylan follows his father into the woods on the slopes of Mount Saint Helens, which is on the brink of another eruption. |
188 |
Y |
|
Savage Damsel and the Dwarf, The |
Morris, Gerald |
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 |
|
Schoolhouse Mystery |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
3.3 |
3 |
Benny's curiosity while staying in a fishing village leads to the capture of a swindler. |
128 |
Y |
|
Sea Monsters Don't Ride Motorcycles |
Dadey/Jones |
4 |
1 |
There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. Is the winning rider at the motorcycle races really a sea monster? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out! |
74 |
|
|
Search for Delicious, The |
Babbitt, Natalie |
5.4 |
4 |
The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary; and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of delicious, the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger to poll the country. |
167 |
Y |
|
Search for Grissi, The |
Shura, Mary Francis |
5 |
4 |
Eleven-year-old Peter feels uncomfortable at home and school after his family moves to Brooklyn, until his search for his sister's missing cat opens up a new life for him. |
126 |
Y |
|
Seashells, Crabs, and Sea Stars |
Tibbitts, Christiane Kump |
4.3 |
1 |
Explores the world of seashells, crabs, sea stars, sand dollars, and other things to be discovered at the seashore. |
40 |
|
|
Secret at the Polk Street School, The |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
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 |
|
|
Secret Life of Dilly McBean, The |
Haas, Dorothy |
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 |
|
|
Secret of Gumbo Grove, The |
Tate, Eleanora E. |
4.6 |
7 |
While helping restore the cemetery of the old Baptist church, eleven-year-old Raisin solves the mystery surrounding the founding of her home town and gains pride in her family's past. |
199 |
Y |
|
Secret of the Indian, The |
Banks, Lynne Reid |
5.2 |
5 |
In this third book about Omri and his magic cupboard, Omri and his friend Patrick must risk grown-ups discovering their secret when they find themselves in need of a friend whose toy plastic doctors can be brought to life to save wounded people. |
147 |
Y |
|
Secret Window, The |
Wright, Betty Ren |
4.4 |
4 |
Meg has a secret that she does not tell anyone--she has weird dreams and they come true. After a series of traumatic events, Meg feels more different than ever. Following a near tragedy, Meg realizes that sometimes being different is a good thing. |
149 |
|
|
See You Later, Gladiator |
Scieszka, Jon |
4.2 |
2 |
Joe, Fred, and Sam demonstrate some of their professional wrestling moves, when they're transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Colosseum. |
87 |
Y |
|
Seven Kisses in a Row |
MacLachlan, Patricia |
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 |
|
Shadowmaker, The |
Hansen, Ron |
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 |
|
|
Shakespeare's Scribe |
Blackwood, Gary L. |
6.1 |
10 |
In plague-ridden 1602 England, a fifteen-year-old orphan boy, who has become an apprentice actor, goes on the road with Shakespeare's troupe and finds out more about his parent's along the way. |
265 |
Y |
|
Shark Camouflage and Armor |
Gentle/Perry |
5.1 |
0.5 |
This book explains different types of defenes that sharks use such as camouflage and armor. |
24 |
|
|
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution |
Fritz, Jean |
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 |
|
Shiloh |
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds |
4.4 |
4 |
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner. The owner is a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs. |
144 |
Y |
|
Shoeshine Girl |
Bulla, Clyde Robert |
2.7 |
1 |
Determined to earn some money, ten-year-old Sarah Ida gets a job at a shoeshine stand and learns a great many things besides shining shoes. |
84 |
Y |
|
Show Time at Polk Street School |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
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 |
|
|
Sidewalk Story |
Mathis, Sharon Bell |
3.3 |
1 |
Lilly Etta tries to keep her friend's family from being evicted. |
58 |
|
|
Sideways Stories from Wayside School |
Sachar, Louis |
3.3 |
3 |
Humorous episodes take place in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story. |
124 |
Y |
|
Silent Thunder: A Civil War Story |
Pinkney, Andrea Davis |
5.4 |
7 |
In 1862, eleven-year-old Summer and her thirteen-year-old brother Rosco take turns describing how life on the quiet Virginia plantation where they are slaves is affected by the Civil War. |
218 |
|
|
Sing down the Moon |
O'Dell, Scott |
4.9 |
4 |
The forced migration of Navahos from their homeland, is described from the Native American point of view. |
121 |
Y |
|
Single Shard, A |
Park, Linda Sue |
6.6 |
6 |
Tree-ear, an orphan in Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the celadon ceramics himself. |
152 |
Y |
|
Sister |
Greenfield, Eloise |
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 |
|
|
Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You |
DeClements, Barthe |
4.3 |
4 |
After being sent to special education classes because of her reading problem, "Bad Helen" meets a sympathetic teacher who helps her achieve her dream of going to junior high. |
146 |
|
|
Sixth Grade Secrets |
Sachar, Louis |
3.7 |
5 |
When Laurie Sibbie starts a club called Pig City, she incites a near-war among her sixth-grade classmates and generates the creation of a rival club that has designs on Pig City's precious box of secrets. |
201 |
Y |
|
Skates of Uncle Richard, The |
Fenner, Carol |
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 |
|
|
Skeletons Don't Play Tubas |
Dadey/Jones |
3.8 |
1 |
The new band instructor at Bailey School teaches everyone to play instruments, even a skeleton! |
73 |
|
|
Skinnybones |
Park, Barbara |
4.1 |
3 |
Life looks hopeless when Alex's losing team has to play baseball against T.J.'s winning team. But Alex has a hidden talent that could save the day -- unless it ruins his life first. |
111 |
Y |
|
Skull of Truth, The |
Coville, Bruce |
4.7 |
6 |
Charlie, a sixth-grader with a compulsion to tell lies, acquires a mysterious skull that forces its owner to tell only the truth, causing some awkward moments. |
195 |
Y |
|
Sleepy and Busy Animals |
Behm, Barbara J. |
2 |
0.5 |
This book contrasts the behavior of a variety of animals. |
24 |
Y |
|
Snack Attack Mystery, The |
Levy, Elizabeth |
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 |
|
|
Snaggle Doodles |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
2.6 |
1 |
Emily is worried that her ''invention group'' will not pull together soon enough to finish an invention. |
68 |
|
|
Snakes, Salamanders, and Lizards |
Burns, Diane L. |
4.8 |
1 |
A field guide introducing thirty species of snakes, salamanders, and lizards. |
40 |
|
|
Snow Monster Mystery |
Jones/Dadey |
3.9 |
1 |
Kilmer's Uncle Yetta , who looks like the Abominable Snowman, comes for a visit. |
75 |
|
|
Snow Treasure |
McSwigan, Marie |
5.3 |
5 |
Brave children help save Norway's gold from the invading Nazis during World War II. |
156 |
Y |
|
Snowbound Mystery |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
3.4 |
3 |
A freak snowstorm traps the Aldens in a cabin, where they find a coded message. |
128 |
Y |
|
Socks |
Cleary, Beverly |
5.2 |
2 |
A comfortable cat's life for tabby Socks is disrupted by the arrival of a new baby in the owner's home. |
156 |
Y |
|
Soldier's Heart |
Paulsen, Gary |
5.7 |
2 |
Eager to enlist, fifteen-year-old Charley has a change of heart after experiencing both the physical horrors and mental anguish of Civil War combat. |
104 |
Y |
|
Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt |
Kline, Suzy |
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 |
|
|
Song of the Trees |
Taylor, Mildred D. |
3.8 |
1 |
Every day when Cassie opened her windows, the trees would greet her; now her mother has been forced to sell the trees. This story begins the chronicle of the Logan family that is continued in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and Let the Circle Be Unbroken. |
48 |
|
|
Soup |
Peck, Robert Newton |
4.4 |
2 |
Rural Vermont during the 1920s is the setting of this nostalgic account of episodes in the lives of young Rob Peck and his pal, Soup. |
96 |
Y |
|
Soup and Me |
Peck, Robert Newton |
4.3 |
3 |
From their crisp Vermont spring to the chill of winter, Soup and Rob learn about many things: Untended clothes, runaway pumpkins, marigolds, fighting turkeys, and Miss Kelly's Christmas. |
115 |
|
|
Soup for President |
Peck, Robert Newton |
4 |
3 |
Soup is running against Rob's girlfriend for class president, and with Rob as his campaign manager, life for Soup and Rob gets pretty interesting. |
108 |
Y |
|
Soup on Ice |
Peck, Robert Newton |
4.7 |
3 |
Rob and Soup engineer an incredible appearance by Santa and his sleigh in their small Vermont town. |
112 |
Y |
|
Soup's Hoop |
Peck, Robert Newton |
4.4 |
3 |
Soup's crazy plan to help his town's basketball team to victory includes constructing a musical instrument called a spitzentootle and snaring the evil Janice Riker in an unpleasant trap. |
130 |
Y |
|
Southern 500 |
Ethan, Eric |
5.1 |
0.5 |
This book describes the Southern 500, one of the oldest races sponsored by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and held annually in Darlington, South Carolina. |
24 |
Y |
|
Space Brat |
Coville, Bruce |
3.7 |
1 |
A young, spoiled space child meets a spaceman with even worse tantrums. |
68 |
Y |
|
Splish, Splash (Pictures & Words) |
Tuxworth, Nicola |
1.1 |
0.5 |
Photographs and simple text describe many ways a group of young children use and have fun with water. |
24 |
Y |
|
Sponges: Filters of the Sea |
Llamas, Andreu |
6.7 |
0.5 |
Examines the different types of sponges as well as its enemies, habitat, and ancestors. |
32 |
Y |
|
Spooky Spells |
Jones/Dadey |
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 |
|
|
Spotlight on Spiders (Nature Close-Ups) |
Clyne, Densey |
5.1 |
0.5 |
Examines how spiders find their food, defend themselves against danger, and protect their eggs. |
32 |
Y |
|
Stanley and the Magic Lamp |
Brown, Jeff |
3.7 |
1 |
The members of the Lambchop family react differently when a boisterous genie grants their wishes for fame, power, and the ability to fly. |
87 |
|
|
Starplace, The |
Grove, Vicki |
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 |
|
Stay Away from Simon! |
Carrick, Carol |
3.8 |
1 |
Lucy and her younger brother examine their feelings about a mentally handicapped boy they both fear when he follows them home one snowy day. |
63 |
|
|
Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, The |
Scieszka, Jon |
3.4 |
0.5 |
Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales, including 'Jack and the Bean Soup,' 'Goldilocks and the Three Elephants,' and 'Cinderumplestilskin.' |
49 |
Y |
|
Stone Fox |
Gardiner, John Reynolds |
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 |
|
Stormy |
Kjelgaard, Jim |
6.9 |
6 |
Story of loyalty and determination as a boy and his dog weather several different kinds of storms. |
150 |
Y |
|
Story of Jumping Mouse, The |
Steptoe, John |
3.8 |
0.5 |
The gifts of Magic Frog and his own hopeful and unselfish spirit bring Jumping Mouse to the Far-Off Land where no mouse goes hungry. |
36 |
|
|
Stray, The |
King-Smith, Dick |
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 |
|
Strider |
Cleary, Beverly |
4.8 |
3 |
In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires joint custody of an abandoned dog, and joins the track team at school. |
179 |
Y |
|
Striped Ice Cream |
Lexau, Joan |
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 |
|
|
Stroke of Luck |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
Stuart Little |
White, E.B. |
6 |
3 |
Stuart, an inventive and debonair mouse, has a great adventure. |
131 |
Y |
|
Summer Reading Is Killing Me! |
Scieszka, Jon |
3.9 |
1 |
At the beginning of summer vacation Joe, Sam, and Fred find themselves trapped inside their summer reading list, involved in a battle between good and evil characters from well-known children's books. |
69 |
|
|
Sunny-Side Up |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
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 |
|
|
Sunset of the Sabertooth |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3 |
1 |
The magic tree house transports Jack and Annie on a mission to the Ice Age where they encounter Cro-Magnons, cave bears, sabertooth tigers, and woolly mammoths. |
68 |
|
|
Superfudge |
Blume, Judy |
3.4 |
4 |
In a sequel to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, twelve-year-old Peter relates his life with his troublesome little brother, Fudge. |
166 |
Y |
|
Superfudge (Spanish) |
Blume, Judy |
3.4 |
4 |
Peter, de doce aħles of a Fourth Grade Nothing, twelve-year-old Peter relates his life with his troublesome little brother, Fudge. |
158 |
|
|
Superstar Team |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
Surprise Island |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
4.2 |
3 |
Summer vacation on an almost-private island gives the Aldens a challenge. |
178 |
Y |
|
Swamp Monsters Don't Chase Wild Turkeys |
Dadey/Jones |
3.9 |
1 |
Can the creepy scientist in town to help with the class's ecology projects really be a swamp monster? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out. |
67 |
|
|
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing |
Blume, Judy |
3.3 |
3 |
Peter Hatcher has a terrible problem--his two-year-old little brother. |
120 |
Y |
|
Tangerine |
Bloor, Edward |
4.3 |
13 |
Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football-hero brother, fights for his right to play soccer despite his near-blindness. |
292 |
Y |
|
Taste of Blackberries, A |
Smith, Doris Buchanan |
4 |
2 |
A little boy confronts grief and wrestles with the pain of loss when his best friend dies. |
85 |
Y |
|
Teacher's Pet |
Hurwitz, Johanna |
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 |
|
Teddy Bear's Scrapbook |
Howe, Deborah/James |
4.1 |
1 |
The whimsical, dryly humorous account of a small girl and her well-traveled teddy bear. |
75 |
|
|
Terror at the Zoo |
Kehret, Peg |
4.6 |
5 |
A camp-out at a deserted zoo turns scary for Corey and her little brother. |
131 |
Y |
|
Thatcher Payne-in-the-Neck |
Bates, Betty |
4.6 |
3 |
Kib and Thatcher are long-time friends who enjoy the summers spent together at Trout Lake. They also share a sadness--Kib's mother and Thatcher's father were killed in a plane crash. Can they get their parents to marry each other? |
130 |
Y |
|
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom |
Sachar, Louis |
3.4 |
5 |
An eleven-year-old misfit learns to believe in himself when he gets to know the new school counselor, who is a sort of misfit, too. |
195 |
|
|
These Happy Golden Years |
Wilder, Laura Ingalls |
5.6 |
10 |
Fifteen-year-old Laura begins teaching and is courted by her future husband, Almanzo. |
289 |
Y |
|
Tigers at Twilight |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3 |
1 |
Having used their magic tree house to travel to India, where they must get a gift to help free the dog Teddy from a spell, Jack and Annie have adventures involving a tiger and other endangered jungle animals. |
72 |
Y |
|
Tight End |
Christopher, Matt |
4.3 |
4 |
Jim's school football career is jeopardized by someone who wants to make an issue of his father's being an ex-con. Mystery and plenty of football action as Jim fights against prejudice. |
137 |
Y |
|
Tombs of Atuan, The |
Le Guin, Ursula K. |
5.9 |
7 |
Book Two of Earthsea Trilogy, in which Arha becomes high priestess to the ancient powers of the earth. |
163 |
Y |
|
Tonight on the Titanic |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3.1 |
1 |
The magic tree house transports Jack and Annie to the deck of the Titanic to find a mysterious gift that will free their puppy from a terrible magic spell. |
71 |
Y |
|
Tools (Working) |
Stickland, Paul |
2 |
0.5 |
This book presents a group of tools and a situation in which they might be used such as a spade to plant a tree, scissors to cut the fabric for a dress, and a wrench to tighten a nut on a bicycle wheel. |
16 |
Y |
|
Toothpaste Millionaire, The |
Merrill, Jean |
5 |
3 |
Rufus Mayflower learns about making toothpaste, forming a corporation, and earning lots of money. |
89 |
Y |
|
Top Secret |
Gardiner, John Reynolds |
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 |
|
|
Total Soccer |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
Tough Winter, The |
Lawson, Robert |
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 |
|
Tracks, Scats, and Signs |
Dendy, Leslie |
4.4 |
0.5 |
This book describes how to find and identify footprints, droppings, nests, feathers, fur and other common clues left by sixteen wild animals as they pursue their lives in woods, fields, and along ponds. |
40 |
Y |
|
Trains (On the Move) |
Stickland, Paul |
2.6 |
0.5 |
This book introduces, in brief text and illustrations, various types of trains and their uses. |
16 |
Y |
|
Tree House Mystery |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
3.3 |
2 |
From a high perch, Benny discovers a clue to a hidden room with contents that surprise everyone. |
127 |
Y |
|
Trees, Leaves, and Bark |
Burns, Diane L. |
3.8 |
0.5 |
A guide to 15 trees found in the United States, providing information about their lifespan, uses, leaves, bark, and seeds. |
40 |
|
|
Trolls Don't Ride Roller Coasters |
Dadey/Jones |
3.8 |
1 |
Could the small woman selling T-shirts at the carnival really be an evil troll? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out! |
68 |
|
|
Trouble for Lucy |
Stevens, Carla |
3.8 |
1 |
Based on actual journals of the pioneer's journey to Oregon, the story combines with Ronald Himler's striking illustrations, to bring an exciting time in American history warmly to life. |
77 |
Y |
|
Trouble with Tuck, The |
Taylor, Theodore |
5.5 |
4 |
From an award-winning author comes a compelling story of a young girl who works against all odds to provide her blind dog with a guide dog of his own. |
110 |
Y |
|
Tuck Everlasting |
Babbitt, Natalie |
5 |
4 |
Winnie Foster discovers a magic spring that has given the Tuck family eternal life. She is faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to drink from it, and whether to tell all when a stranger wants to know the secret in order to sell the water. |
139 |
Y |
|
Tucker's Countryside |
Selden, George |
4.9 |
5 |
Children and animals allied in an effort to keep bulldozers and high-rise apartments from spoiling their wilderness playground. |
166 |
|
|
Tut, Tut |
Scieszka, Jon |
4.2 |
2 |
Because of a magical time travel book, the kids are dodging crocodiles and trying to outwit the evil high priest. |
73 |
Y |
|
TV Kid, The |
Byars, Betsy |
4.3 |
3 |
Television is Lennie's only escape from loneliness and boredom, until a snake bite jolts him into reality. |
123 |
|
|
Twenty and Ten |
Bishop, Claire Huchet |
4 |
2 |
A nun and 20 French children contrive to hide ten Jewish refugee children. This is their exciting tale of courage and kindness. |
76 |
Y |
|
Twister on Tuesday |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3.2 |
1 |
When Jack and Annie travel back to the Kansas prairie in search of "something to learn," they gain an understanding of how hard life was for pioneers and they experience the terror of a tornado. |
70 |
|
|
Two Under Par |
Henkes, Kevin |
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 |
|
|
Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides |
Dadey/Jones |
3.6 |
1 |
The Bailey school kids are investigating whether a horse is a unicorn or just a regular horse. |
69 |
|
|
Up a Road Slowly |
Hunt, Irene |
6.6 |
8 |
Julie lives with Aunt Cordelia and forms an attachment with both her aunt and her new home. |
186 |
Y |
|
Up from Jericho Tel |
Konigsburg, E.L. |
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 |
|
Up to Bat |
Hughes, Dean |
4.2 |
2 |
Sixth-grader Jenny Roper, the Dodgers' star first-baseman, suddenly becomes concerned about her reputation as a jock. |
108 |
Y |
|
Vampire Baby |
Jones/Dadey |
3.8 |
1 |
Kilmer's baby cousin Bathilda stays at Hauntly Manor. |
69 |
|
|
Vampire Trouble |
Jones/Dadey |
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 |
|
|
Vampires |
Gentle/Perry |
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 |
|
Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots |
Dadey/Jones |
3.8 |
1 |
The rowdy third-grade class at Bailey Elementary is given a new teacher--the formidable Mrs. Jeepers. |
78 |
|
|
Veronica Ganz |
Sachs, Marilyn |
4.9 |
4 |
Peter tries to get even with bossy Veronica. |
156 |
Y |
|
Very Big Sharks |
Gentle/Perry |
5.1 |
0.5 |
This book is about the largest sharks in the ocean including the tiger shark, the whale shark, and others. |
24 |
|
|
Victory Goal |
Hughes, Dean |
4.5 |
2 |
Sterling Malone is a fullback who wants to be a forward, just like his big brother. |
106 |
Y |
|
Viking Ships at Sunrise |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
3.3 |
1 |
Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to a monastery in medieval Ireland, where they try to retrieve a lost book while being menaced by Viking raiders. |
71 |
|
|
Vikings Don't Wear Wrestling Belts |
Dadey/Jones |
4.1 |
1 |
Could the professional wrestler in town for WrestleBaileyLive be a real-life Viking? |
75 |
|
|
Vile Village, The |
Snicket, Lemony |
6.7 |
7 |
Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results. |
256 |
|
|
Vipers |
Ethan, Eric |
4.2 |
0.5 |
Describes what various types of vipers 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 |
|
Viva Heather! |
Sinykin, Sheri Cooper |
4.4 |
1 |
Heather travels to Spain in 1492 and finds herself in danger. |
70 |
|
|
Volcanoes |
Gentle/Perry |
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 |
|
|
Walking Sticks (The New Creepy Crawly Collection) |
Green, Tamara |
5.7 |
0.5 |
Examines the anatomy, behavior, life cycle, and different kinds of walking sticks. |
24 |
Y |
|
War with Grandpa, The |
Smith, Robert Kimmel |
3.9 |
3 |
Peter is thrilled to hear that Grandpa is coming to live with him, until he finds out that he will have to give up his room. Peter decides that it will take a war to regain his room, but Grandpa has ideas of his own for retaining the room. |
140 |
|
|
Water Horse, The |
King-Smith, Dick |
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 |
|
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger |
Sachar, Louis |
3.3 |
3 |
Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story. |
168 |
Y |
|
Wayside School Is Falling Down |
Sachar, Louis |
3.4 |
4 |
More humorous episodes from the classroom on the 13th floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom Surprise, and study a hobo during Show and Tell. Sequel to Sideways Stories from Wayside School. |
179 |
Y |
|
Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp |
Dadey/Jones |
3.8 |
1 |
The Bailey Elementary third-graders are in for a hairy adventure when they meet Mr. Jenkins, camp director, who is as strange as a wolf...or a werewolf. |
93 |
|
|
What a Catch! |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? |
Fritz, Jean |
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 |
|
What's the Matter with Herbie Jones? |
Kline, Suzy |
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 |
|
When Grandfather's Parrot Inherited Kennsington Court |
Allen, Linda |
4.4 |
1 |
Appalled that Grandfather left his inheritance to his parrot, the relatives seek to break the will; but young Miranda, who is caring for the parrot, makes a discovery that settles everything. |
68 |
|
|
When the Soldiers Were Gone |
Propp, Vera W. |
3.5 |
2 |
After the German occupation of the Netherlands, Benjamin leaves the Christian family with whom he had been living and reunites with his real parents who returned from hiding. |
101 |
Y |
|
Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus? |
Fritz, Jean |
5.8 |
2 |
With a few humorous touches, this biographer brings the great explorer and his voyages to life. |
80 |
Y |
|
Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? |
Fritz, Jean |
5.9 |
1 |
A brief biography of Patrick Henry, tracing his progress from planter to statesman. |
48 |
Y |
|
Who's in Love with Arthur? |
Brown/Krensky |
3 |
1 |
Miscommunication leads Binky to believe that Arthur and Francine are in love. |
57 |
Y |
|
Why Animals Have Tails (Animals Up Close) |
Renne |
4.1 |
0.5 |
This book discusses why some animals have tails. |
38 |
Y |
|
Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? |
Fritz, Jean |
5.7 |
0.5 |
A brief biography of Sam Adams, with some American History in the humorous vein added. |
47 |
Y |
|
Wide Window, The |
Snicket, Lemony |
6.3 |
5 |
Catastrophes and misfortune continue to plague the Baudelaire orphans after they are sent to live with fearful Aunt Josephine, who offers little protection against Count Olaf's treachery. |
214 |
Y |
|
Wild Animals (Pictures & Words) |
Tuxworth, Nicola |
2.2 |
0.5 |
Simple text and photographs present the characteristics and behavior of such wild animals as the lion, chimpanzee, and giraffe. |
24 |
Y |
|
Wildflowers, Blooms, and Blossoms |
Burns, Diane L. |
4.8 |
1 |
This book identifies twenty-eight popular wildflowers, and explains where they can be found, and what creatures eat them. |
40 |
Y |
|
Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? |
Fritz, Jean |
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 |
|
Winged Colt of Casa Mia, The |
Byars, Betsy |
4.6 |
4 |
Charles was a serious, bookish kid whose mother had sent him out to his uncle's ranch for the summer. Uncle Coot was tired and bitter. The two just had nothing in common--until an amazing colt that can fly brings them together. |
128 |
Y |
|
Winning of Miss Lynn Ryan, The |
Cooper, Ilene |
4.6 |
3 |
No matter how hard she tries, Carrie fails to impress her attractive, new fifth-grade teacher, who favors the more popular members of the class and either ignores or criticizes Carrie and her new friend Luke, the class nerd. |
123 |
|
|
Winning Streak |
Hughes, Dean |
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 |
|
Winston 500 |
Ethan, Eric |
5 |
0.5 |
This book describes the action at Winston 500, held at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. |
24 |
Y |
|
Wish Giver, The |
Brittain, Bill |
4.4 |
4 |
When a strange little man comes to the Coven Tree Church Social promising he can give people exactly what they ask for, three young believers-in-magic each make a wish that comes true in the most unexpected way. |
181 |
Y |
|
Witch of Fourth Street, The |
Levoy, Myron |
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 |
|
|
Witches Don't Do Backflips |
Dadey/Jones |
3.7 |
1 |
Is the new gym teacher at Bailey School really a witch? |
85 |
|
|
Witches, The |
Dahl, Roald |
4.7 |
5 |
In spite of everything his grandmother has taught him about witches, a young boy gets turned into a mouse but does manage to interrupt their plans. |
208 |
Y |
|
Wizards Don't Need Computers |
Dadey/Jones |
3.6 |
1 |
The new librarian has a long, white beard and a magic wand. Could he be Merlin? |
63 |
|
|
Wolfmen Don't Hula Dance |
Dadey/Jones |
4.1 |
1 |
There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the hairy, fire-eating hula dancer for the Bailey School Luau really be a wolfman? |
71 |
|
|
Wonder of Bats, The |
Bauman/Lundberg |
3.8 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the many wonders of bats. |
48 |
|
|
Wonder of Beavers, The |
Bauman/Corrigan |
4 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the many wonders of beavers. |
48 |
|
|
Wonder of Butterflies, The |
Bauman/Norsgaard |
4.4 |
0.5 |
This book introduces butterflies and their life cycle. |
488 |
|
|
Wonder of Cheetahs, The |
Lantier/MacPherson |
3.9 |
0.5 |
This book introduces the cheetah and its many characteristics. |
48 |
|
|
Wonder of Elephants, The |
Lantier/Fredericks |
4.5 |
0.5 |
This book introduces the elephant and its many characteristics. |
48 |
|
|
Wonder of Foxes, The |
Lantier/Schuler |
3.6 |
0.5 |
This book introduces the fox and its many characteristics. |
48 |
|
|
Wonder of Hawks, The |
Ritchie/Matteson |
3.7 |
0.5 |
Text and photographs introduce members of the hawk family, with emphasis on the Cooper's Hawk. |
48 |
|
|
Wonder of Kangaroos, The |
Lantier/Lehne |
3.8 |
0.5 |
This book introduces kangaroos and their many characteristics. |
48 |
|
|
Wonder of Koalas, The |
Lantier/Feeney |
4 |
0.5 |
This book introduces the world of koalas and their many characteristics. |
48 |
|
|
Wonder of Manatees, The |
Bauman/Corrigan |
4.2 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the many wonders of manatees. |
48 |
|
|
Wonder of Moose, The |
Fair, Jeff |
3.7 |
0.5 |
Text and photographs introduce a huge animal of the north woods. |
48 |
|
|
Wonder of Owls, The |
Bauman/Niemuth |
3.9 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the many wonders of owls. |
48 |
|
|
Wonder of Pandas, The |
Lantier/Feeney |
4.3 |
0.5 |
This book introduces the world of panda bears and their main characteristics. |
48 |
|
|
Wonder of Sharks, The |
Bauman/Corrigan |
4.3 |
0.5 |
This book discusses the many wonders of sharks. |
48 |
|
|
Wonder of Wild Horses, The |
Ritchie/Henckel |
3.8 |
0.5 |
Text and illustrations provide an introduction to the wild horses that still run free in the American West and on islands off the Atlantic coast. |
48 |
|
|
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings |
Le Guin, Ursula K. |
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 |
|
|
Woodshed Mystery, The |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
4.3 |
5 |
A double puzzle involves an old friend of Aunt Jane's, romance, discovering the truth behind rumors about the house Grandfather and Aunt Jane lived in as children. |
159 |
Y |
|
World's Strangest Sharks, The |
Gentle/Perry |
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 |
|
|
World's Worst Fairy Godmother, The |
Coville, Bruce |
3.9 |
2 |
Maybelle Clodnowski has one last chance to cast a spell correctly and reform an obnoxious kid named Susan. Her spell backfires and throws the entire town into an uproar. |
112 |
Y |
|
Wringer |
Spinelli, Jerry |
4.5 |
5 |
As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it. |
228 |
Y |
|
Write up a Storm with the Polk Street School |
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
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 |
|
|
Wrongway Applebaum |
Lewis, Marjorie |
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 |
|
|
Yellow Bird and Me |
Hansen, Joyce |
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 |
|
|
Yellow House Mystery, The |
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
3.2 |
3 |
A spooky old house on Surprise Island intrigues Benny. |
191 |
Y |
|
Young Animals and Their Parents (Animals Up Close) |
Renne |
4.9 |
0.5 |
This book discusses young animals and their parents. |
38 |
Y |
|
Young Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery |
Adler, David A. |
2.3 |
0.5 |
When a baseball game is stopped because of a lost ball, Cam uses her photographic memory to find the ball. |
31 |
|
|
Young Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Game |
Adler, David A. |
2.5 |
0.5 |
When eight-year-old sleuth Cam Jansen and her friend Eric go to a birthday party, she uses her photographic memory to solve the puzzle of the dinosaur count. |
32 |
|
|
Young Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate Mystery |
Adler, David A. |
2.5 |
0.5 |
When her friend Eric loses the key to their locker at the ice skating rink, Cam uses her photographic memory to solve the mystery. |
31 |
Y |
|
Young Cam Jansen and the Library Mystery |
Adler, David A. |
2.9 |
0.5 |
Cam uses her photographic memory to find a shopping list that her dad lost at the library. |
30 |
Y |
|
Young Cam Jansen and the Lost Tooth |
Adler, David A. |
2.4 |
0.5 |
Cam uses her photographic memory to help a classmate find the tooth she lost at school. |
32 |
|
|
Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie |
Adler, David A. |
2.5 |
0.5 |
Eight-year-old sleuth Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to discover what happened to a classmate's missing cookie. |
32 |
|
|
Young Cam Jansen and the Pizza Shop Mystery |
Adler, David A. |
2.8 |
0.5 |
Cam, her friend Eric, and her father go shopping at the mall. Cam must rely on her photographic memory to locate her missing jacket. |
32 |
|
|
Your Mother Was a Neanderthal |
Scieszka, Jon |
3.7 |
1 |
The Time Warp Trio find themselves in the middle of an adventure in prehistoric times, where cave art is a form of graffiti and "rock" music takes on a whole new meaning. |
76 |
Y |
|
Zeely |
Hamilton, Virginia |
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 |
|
Zombies |
Gentle/Perry |
4.9 |
0.5 |
This book discusses zombies, bodies without souls, and such related phenomena as golems and animated mummies. |
24 |
Y |
|
Zombies Don't Play Soccer |
Dadey/Jones |
3.5 |
1 |
The Bailey School Kids are going to find out what is wrong with the new Soccer Coach. |
70 |
|
|
Zucchini Warriors, The |
Korman, Gordon |
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 |
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