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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Book 5
The Ugly Truth
by Jeff Kinney
Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. However is getting older really all it's cracked up to be?Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older -- all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the "ugly truth"?
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The Best School Year Ever
by Barbara Robinson
Everyone at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School knows the Herdmans. Theres one in each gradethey smoke, steal, blow things up, and terrorize the other kids. So when the fourth grade assignment for the year is to write compliments for each student in the class, Beth knows it will be hard to find something good to say about Imogene Herdman. Despite the chaos they cause, though, the Herdmans plans also have an uncanny... (more)
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Savvy: Book 1
Savvy
by Ingrid Law
The Beaumont clan is a very special family. Each member has their own power-their savvy. Members of this family receive their power on their thirteenth birthday. When Mississippi aka Mibs Beaumont turns thirteen, she will face tragic times and hopelessness. On a wild bus ride to save a loved one, Mibs discovers the meaning of friendship. Even though mibs misthought her savvy she still finds a way to help. Ingrid... (more)
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If You're Not from the Prairie
by David Bouchard
A nostalgic, evocative look at life in the prairieland of America offers simple, moving verse and beautiful artwork that capture the essence of life in the enduring heartland of North America.
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Corn Belt Harvest
by Raymond Bial
This clear and simple text traces the development of corn through the seasons, as it is planted, cultivated, and harvested.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Book 1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
A Novel in Cartoons
by Jeff Kinney
"This is a journal, not a diary!" Boys don’t keep diaries...or do they? The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to. It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where small weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards... (more)
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Freedom Summer
by Deborah Wiles
John Henry swims better than anyone I know. He crawls like a catfish, blows bubbles like a swamp monster, but he doesn't swim in the town pool with me. He's not allowed. Joe and John Henry are a lot alike. They both like shooting marbles, they both want to be firemen, and they both love to swim. But there's one important way they're different: Joe is white and John Henry is black, and in the South in 1964, that... (more)
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The Old Willis Place
A Ghost Story
by Mary Downing Hahn
Diana and her little brother Georgie have been living in the woods behind the old Willis place, a decaying Victorian mansion, for what already seems like forever. They aren’t allowed to leave the property or show themselves to anyone. But when a new caretaker comes to live there with his young daughter, Lissa, Diana is tempted to break the mysterious rules they live by and reveal herself so she can finally have a... (more)
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Attack On Pearl Harbor
The True Story of the Day America Entered World War II
by Shelley Tanaka
With compelling photographs and memorabilia, and a gripping text that draws on the recollections of American and Japanese civilians, sailors, and airmen, Attack on Pearl Harbor evocatively recreates this tragic day.
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Auntie Claus: Book 1
Auntie Claus
by Elise Primavera
Auntie Claus is just another eccentric New Yorker--or is she? Young Sophie has often wondered about her unusual great-aunt, Auntie Claus. She lives in penthouse 25C at the Bing Cherry Hotel and is so curioso! After all, Auntie Claus serves Christmas cookies all year long and her tree is always the best-decorated in the city. And then there's her annual "business trip," right around the holidays. This year Sophie... (more)
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 5
The Last Olympian
by Rick Riordan
All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of a victory are grim. Kronos’s army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan’s power only grows.While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it’s up... (more)
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Fig Pudding
by Ralph Fletcher
Eleven-year-old Cliff Abernathy shares his family's trials and tribulations. "Fletcher captures perfectly the humor, irritations, and sadness, of life in a large, close-knit family." – Booklist
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Pressure Play
by Matt Christopher
When Travis Bonelli, the new kid in town and Peter Hooper's new teammate, receives threats about improving his playing, he receives the boost he needs to play better baseball and to track down his harasser.
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 4
The Battle of the Labyrinth
by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse.In this book, time is running out and war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more impatient by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to... (more)
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Word After Word After Word
by Patricia MacLachlan
Every school day feels the same for fourth graders Lucy and Henry and Evie and Russell and May. Then Ms. Mirabel comes to their class—bringing magical words and a whole new way of seeing and understanding. From beloved author Patricia MacLachlan comes an honest, inspiring story about what is real and what is unreal, and about the ways that writing can change our lives and connect us to our own stories—word... (more)
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Dragonbreath: Book 1
Dragonbreath
by Ursula Vernon
It’s not easy for Danny Dragonbreath to be the sole mythical creature in a school for reptiles and amphibians—especially because he can’t breathe fire like other dragons (as the school bully loves to remind him). But having a unique family comes in handy sometimes, like when his sea-serpent cousin takes Danny and his best iguana friend on a mindboggling underwater tour, complete with vomiting sea cucumbers and... (more)
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Percy Jackson & The Olympians
The Ultimate Guide
by Rick Riordan, Mary-Jane Knight
It's the handbook no half-blood should be without: a fully illustrated, in-depth guide to gods, monsters, and all things Percy. This novelty companion to the best-selling series comes complete with trading cards, full-color diagrams, and maps, all packaged in a handy, "manual-size" POB with a crisp, magnetic flap enclosure.
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Goddess Girls: Book 1
Athena the Brain
by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams
ATHENA HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOVE AVERAGE. She's never quite fit in at Triton Junior High, but who would've guessed that Athena is actually a goddess? Principal Zeus's daughter, to be exact. When she's summoned to Mount Olympus Academy, Athena thinks she might actually fit in for the first time in her life. But in some ways, school on Mount Olympus is not that different from down on Earth, and Athena is going to... (more)
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Sit-In
How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down
by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney
It was February 1, 1960. They didn't need menus. Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side. This picture book is a celebration of the 50 th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement. Andrea Davis Pinkney... (more)
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Nightmare at the Book Fair
by Dan Gutman
Trip Dinkleman hates to read. Hates, hates, hates it. All he wants to do is play lacrosse. So when the president of the PTA asks Trip to help her out on his way to tryouts, he is not happy. He is even more not happy when a stack of books tumbles onto his head and knocks him out cold. And he is even more not happy when he wakes up and has absolutely no idea where he is. Now all he wants to do is get home. But... (more)

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