* = This book is part of a series. See others by this author.
Avi. Poppy.* (J Av)
Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas. Read more about Poppy by this author.
Boston, L.M. The Children of Green Knowe.* (J Classics Bo)
Tolly comes to live with his great-grandmother at the ancient house of Green Knowe and becomes friends with three children who lived there in the seventeenth century.
Broach, Elise. Masterpiece. (J Broach)
After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Durer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Buckley, Michael. The Fairy-tale Detectives.* (J Buckley)
Enter a world in which humans and fairy-tale creatures live side-by-side in rural New York in an uneasy alliance. Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, two sisters seemingly abandoned by their parents, are swept up in a mystery that includes giants, pixies, fairies, and witches. (*First in
The Sisters Grimm series.)
Clements, Andrew. Frindle. (J Cl)
When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.
Coville, Bruce. William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. (J 822.33 Co)
A retelling of Shakespeare's play about the strange events that take place in a forest inhabited by fairies who magically transform the romantic fate of two young couples.
Danziger, Paula. United Tates of America: A Novel with Scrapbook Art. (J Da)
Eleven-year-old aspiring artist Skate experiences many changes when she enters middle school, finds her best friend drifting away from her, and loses her beloved great-uncle. Along with this often funny story are tips on scrapbooking.
Farmer, Nancy. The Warm Place. (J Farmer)
When Ruva, a young giraffe, is captured and sent to a zoo in San Francisco, she calls upon two rats, a street-smart chameleon, a runaway boy, and all the magical powers of the animal world to return to the warm place that is home.
Fitzgerald, John. The Great Brain.* (J Fitzger)
The exploits of the Great Brain of Adenville, Utah are described by his younger brother, frequently the victim of the Great Brain's schemes for gaining prestige or money.
Fleischman, Paul. Seedfolks. (J Fl)
One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.
Flores-Galbis, Enrique. 90 Miles to Havana. (J Floresg)
When unrest hits the streets of Havana, Cuba, Julian's parents must make the heartbreaking decision to send him and his two brothers away to Miami via the Pedro Pan operation. But when the boys get to Miami, they are thrust into a world where bullies seem to run rampant and it's not always clear how best to protect themselves.
Freedman, Russell. Lafayette and the American Revolution. (J 921 Lafayette Fre)
Nineteen year old Gilbert de Lafayette defied his family and his king to become the youngest general in the Continental Army. He devoted his huge fortune and took great personal risks to help secure freedom for the young American nation.
Goscinny. Nicholas.* (J Goscinn)
The co-creator of "Asterix" pokes gentle fun at grown-ups and children alike in these nineteen tales of daily life as seen through the eyes of an uncritical young boy, Nicholas.
Horvath, Polly. The Pepins and their Problems. (J Horvath)
The reader is invited to help solve the Pepin family's unusual problems, which include having a cow that produces lemonade rather than milk and having to cope with a competitive neighbor.
Johnson, Gillian. Thora / A Half-Mermaid Tale.* (J Johnson)
Ten-year-old Thora, daughter of a mermaid mother and a human father, has many adventures at sea until she must return to the English seaside town of Grimli and save her mother who has been captured by the greedy real estate developer, Frooty de Mare.
Klise, Kate. Regarding the Fountain: A Tale in Letters of Liars and Leaks.* (J Klise)
When the principal asks a fifth-grader to write a letter regarding the purchase of a new drinking fountain for their school, chaos ensues.
Krull, Kathleen. Leonardo da Vinci. (J 759.13 Leonardo Kru)
This book chronicles the life of the great artist and inventor, often using his own writings to reveal the inner workings of this great mind.
Montgomery, Sal. Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot (J 598.71 Mon)
On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the islands. Now on the isolated island refuge, a team of scientists is trying to restore the kakapo population.
Oppel, Kenneth. Silverwing.* (J Op)
When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in ways that prepare him for even greater journeys.
Osborne, Mary P. American Tall Tales. (J398.208 Os)
Lively retellings of classic tales such as Davy Crockett, Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan.
Park, Barbara. Mick Harte Was Here. (J Park)
Thirteen-year-old Phoebe recalls her younger brother Mick and his death in a bicycle accident.
Paulsen, Gary. Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered. (J Paulsen)
Sent to live with relatives on their farm because of his unhappy home life, an eleven-year-old city boy meets his distant cousin Harris and is given an introduction to a whole new world.
Philbrick, Rodman. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg. (J Philbri)
Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.
Pierce, Tamora. First Test.* (J Pi)
Ten-year-old Keladry of Mindalen, daughter of nobles, serves as a page but must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a knight.
Scieszka, Jon. Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories About Growing Up Scieszka. (J 921 Scieska Sci)
How did Jon Scieszka get so funny? He grew up as one of six brothers with a Catholic education, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, and jokes told at family dinner.
Selznick, Brian. The Invention of Hugo Cabret. (J Selznic)
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.
Shang, Wendy Wan-Long.The Great Wall of Lucy Wu. (J Shang)
Eleven-year-old aspiring basketball star and interior designer Lucy Wu is excited about finally having her own bedroom, until she learns that her great-aunt is coming to visit and Lucy will have to share a room with her for several months, shattering her plans for a perfect sixth-grade year.
Slavin, Bill. Transformed: How Everyday Things are Made. (J 670 Sl)
Discover how nature is transformed into more than sixty things we eat, drink, play with, wear or use every day.
Stanley, Diane. Bella at Midnight. (J Stanley)
Raised by peasants, Bella discovers that she is actually the daughter of a knight and finds herself caught up in a terrible plot that will change her life and the kingdom forever.
Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection. (J Graphic Novels Trickst)
Collects over twenty trickster stories, in graphic novel format, from various Native American traditions, including tales about coyotes, rabbits, ravens, and other crafty creatures and their mischievous activities.
Vanderpool, Clare. Moon Over Manifest. (J Vanderp)
Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker is the daughter of a drifter who, in the summer of 1936, sends her to stay with an old friend in Manifest, Kansas, where he grew up, and where she hopes to find out some things about his past.
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