Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.JUV
Clements, Andrew. Lunch Money
Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.JUV
Creech, Sharon. Love that Dog
A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem.JUV
DiCamillo, Kate. Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.JUV
Fitzgerald, John Dennis. The Great Brain at the Academy
The Great Brain faces the challenge of life at a strict Catholic boarding school with daring exploits and money-making schemes.JUV
Gantos, Jack. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription medications wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired.JUV
Hatkoff, Isabella Owen and Mzee: the Language of Friendship
This is the sequel to Owen and Mzee and continues the story of the unusual friendship between Owen, a young orphaned hippo, and Mzee, a 130-year old Aldabra tortoise.EASY 599.63 HATKOFF
Marrin, Albert. Oh Rats! The Story of Rats and People
Get ready to look at rats in a whole new way. These intelligent, compassionate creatures are greatly misunderstood.j599.35 MARRIN
Martin, Ann M. Me and Katie (the Pest)
Wendy struggles to adjust to life with her occasionally irritating younger sister.JUV
McKissack, Patricia. Porch Lies : Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters
Pour the lemonade, climb aboard the porch swing and prepare to pass the time listening to these nine original stories hung on the bones of the "slicksters, tricksters and other wily characters" the author came to know and love as a child growing up in the rural south.JUV
Roberts, Willo Davis. Hostage
When eleven-year-old Kaci interrupts burglars in the process of robbing her house, she and her nosy elderly neighbor Mrs. Banducci are kidnapped and held hostage by the desperate and ruthless criminals.JUV
Sachar, Louis. Sideways Stories from Wayside School
On the 30th floor of the wacky Wayside School is Mrs. Jewl's class. Sharie falls asleep and rolls out the window. Joe counts all wrong and gets the right answer. Calvin is sent to the 19th floor to deliver a note, but there is no 19th floor - the builder forgot it. JUV
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