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Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World

Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World

by Katherine Hannigan

Who is Ida B. Applewood? She is a fourth grader like no other, living a life like no other, with a voice like no other, and her story will resonate long after you have put this book down. How does Ida B cope when outside forces—life, really—attempt to derail her and her family and her future? She enters her Black Period, and it is not pretty. But then, with the help of a patient teacher, a loyal cat and dog, her... (more)

Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake

Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake

by Barbara/ Brunkus, Denise (ILT) Park

Welcome To Camden Falls (Main Street)

by Ann M Martin

Flora and Ruby do not want to move to Camden Falls. But they don't really have a choice -- their parents are dead and their grandmother, Min, is taking them in. It's strange to be in a new place. But luckily, it's a very welcoming place. Min runs a sewing store, Needle & Thread, at the heart of Main Street in Camden Falls. There, Flora and Ruby become friends with Olivia, who likes to organize... (more)

Kit's Surprise: A Christmas Story, 1934 (The American Girls Collection, Book 3)

Kit's Surprise: A Christmas Story, 1934 (The American Girls Collection, Book 3)

by Valerie Tripp

In 1932, Kit faces a very different Christmas because of her family's financial problems and allows her pride to estrange her from her best friend.

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

by Barbara Park

Illus. in black-and-white . Meet Junie B. who tells in her own words the hilarious story of how she gets locked in school after her first day of kindergarten. "It's hard for anyone to resist Junie B."--Booklist. "It's a real hoot!"--School Library Journal. "A genuinely funny, easily read story."--Kirkus.

Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May) (Junie B.Jones)

Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May) (Junie B.Jones)

by Barbara Park

A Junie B. Jones Book, #18 Hurray, hurray for a brand-new school year! Only, for Junie B. Jones, things are not actually that pleasant. ’Cause first grade means having to get used to a whole new classroom. And a whole new teacher. And a whole new bunch of strange children. But here’s the worst thing of all: when Junie B. tries to read words on the chalkboard, she can’t seem to see what everyone else is seeing!... (more)

Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day (Junie B. Jones #16)

Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day (Junie B. Jones #16)

by Barbara Park

Afternoon kindergarten is having a field day, and Junie B. Jones is team captain! Only, here's the problem. Room Eight keeps on winning too many events. And so how will Room Nine ever become the kindergarten champions? As Captain Field Day, will Junie B. find a way to lead her team to victory? Or will it be up to someone else to save the day?

The Doll People

by Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin

Annabelle Doll is eight years old-she has been for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll family, day after day, year after year. . . until one day the Funcrafts move in.

The Chocolate Touch

by Patrick Skene Catling, Margot Apple

John midas loves chocolate. He loves it so much that he'll eat it any hour of any day. He doesn't care if he ruins his appetite. He thinks chocolate is better than any other food! But one day, after wandering into a candy store and buying a piece of their best chocolate, John finds out that there might just be such a thing as too much chocolate. . . .

Each Little Bird That Sings

by Deborah Wiles

Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals--her family owns the local funeral home, after all. And even though Great-uncle Edisto keeled over with a heart attack and Great-great-aunt Florentine dropped dead--just like that--six months later, Comfort knows how to deal with loss, or so she thinks. She's more concerned with avoiding her crazy cousin Peach and trying to figure out why her best friend,... (more)

Sadako and the thousand paper cranes

by Eleanor Coerr, Ronald Himler

Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic--the star of her school's running team. And then the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia, the "atom bomb disease," Sadako faces her future with spirit and bravery. Recalling a Japanese legend, Sadako sets to work folding paper cranes. For the legend holds that if a sick person folds one thousand cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy... (more)

The Quiltmaker's Gift

by Jeff Brumbeau

The Quiltmaker's Gift celebrates the quilting tradition, the value of generosity, and the spirit of community in a beautiful and touching fable for our times. This richly illustrated picture book celebrates the joy of giving and gently emphasizes the age-old truth that material wealth does not necessarily buy happiness. The Quiltmaker's Gift is a heartwarming children's fable, a celebration of quilters and... (more)

Meet Kit: An American Girl

by Valerie Tripp

When her father's business closes because of the Great Depression forcing Kit to make changes in her life, the nine-year-old responds with resourcefulness.

Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever (Giant Little Golden Book)

Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever (Giant Little Golden Book)

by Richard Scarry

This is a collection of the fifty all-time favorite Mother Goose nursery rhymes including Simple Simon, Georgie Porgie Pudding Pie, Little Miss Muffet, Old Mother Hubbard, Peter Piper and Jack Sprat.

Children of the Red King: Book 4

Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors

by Jenny Nimmo

Back in Bloor's Academy, Charlie's power takes on a new dimension. He meets a new gallery of characters, including Mr. Pilgrim's replacement, Tantalus Ebony, and the mysterious new student Joshua Tilpin, who appears to be magnetic. But not all is well. Billy has been adopted by the O'Gres, a child-hating couple, who carry with them a gray bag of oaths wherever they go, seducing Billy to sign an oath of obedience,... (more)

Lilly's Big Day

by Kevin Henkes

Mr. Slinger has big news. He's getting married. Married! Lilly has big plans. She's going to be the flower girl. (Lilly has always wanted to be a flower girl. Even more than a surgeon or a diva or a hairdresser.) But what's the biggest, the best, the most perfect thing of all? You're invited to the wedding -- so start reading!

Children of the Red King: Book 3

Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy

by Jenny Nimmo

This semester at Bloor's Academy brings a few changes. There is a new art teacher, Mr. Boldova, and a new student named Belle, who lives with the Yewbeam aunts and seems to have strange power over them. Emma and Charlie soon discover Mr. Boldova's secret identity: He is the older brother of Ollie Sparks, the boy who lives in the attic of Bloor's Academy. Ollie had always been prying into matters that didn't... (more)

Flat Stanley (A Trophy Chapter Book)

by Jeff Brown, Tomi Ungerer

When Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning, his brother, Arthur, is yelling. A bulletin board fell on Stanley during the night, and now he is only half an inch thick! Amazing things begin happening to him. Stanley gets rolled up, mailed, and flown like a kite. He even gets to help catch two dangerous art thieves. He may be flat, but he's a hero!

Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy (Junie B. Jones 12, paper)

Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy (Junie B. Jones 12, paper)

by Barbara Park

There's going to be a Pet Day at school--only the rule is No Dogs! And that's the only kind of pet Junie B. has! If Mother won't let her get a new pet, then Junie B. will have to take matters into her own hands. Maybe a jar of ants? Or a wiggly worm? Or--could it be--something even better? The world's funniest kindergartner is back in her twelfth book!

Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy (Junie B. Jones 11, paper)

Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy (Junie B. Jones 11, paper)

by Barbara Park

Junie B. Jones knows what she wants to be when she grows up -- a beauty shop guy! All she needs is a little practice. Okay, a lot of practice. And a few volunteers. Like her bunny slippers. And her dog. And maybe even...herself?

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by Katherine Hannigan

by Barbara/ Brunkus, Denise (ILT) Park

by Ann M Martin

by Valerie Tripp

by Barbara Park

by Barbara Park

by Barbara Park

by Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin

by Patrick Skene Catling, Margot Apple

by Deborah Wiles

by Eleanor Coerr, Ronald Himler

by Jeff Brumbeau

by Valerie Tripp

by Richard Scarry

by Jenny Nimmo

by Kevin Henkes

by Jenny Nimmo

by Jeff Brown, Tomi Ungerer

by Barbara Park

by Barbara Park