Call Number
J F PECK
J F PECK
Summary
A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
Title
Nuts to You
Call Number
J F PERKINS
J F PERKINS
Summary
After surviving being carried off by a hawk, a young squirrel resolves to find his way home, as his best friends begin their search for him. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
After surviving being carried off by a hawk, a young squirrel resolves to find his way home, as his best friends begin their search for him. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
Title
Heart of a Samurai
Call Number
J F PREUS
J F PREUS
Summary
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Title
Look Both Ways
Call Number
J F REYNOLDS
J F REYNOLDS
Summary
Jason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings, and weaves them into one funny, poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Jason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings, and weaves them into one funny, poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Title
Esperanza Rising
Call Number
J F RYAN
J F RYAN
Summary
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Call Number
J F SACHAR
J F SACHAR
Summary
Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Call Number
J F SCHMIDT
J F SCHMIDT
Summary
Sixth-grader Carter must adjust to the unwelcome presence of a know-it-all butler who is determined to help him become a gentleman, and also to deal with burdens from the past. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Sixth-grader Carter must adjust to the unwelcome presence of a know-it-all butler who is determined to help him become a gentleman, and also to deal with burdens from the past. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Title
City of Ghosts
Call Number
J F SCHWAB
J F SCHWAB
Summary
Ever since her near-fatal drowning, Cassidy has been able to pull back the "Veil" that separates the living from the dead and see ghosts, not that she wants to, and she was really looking forward to a ghost-free summer at the beach; however her parents are going to start filming a TV series about the world's most haunted places, starting with Edinburgh with its graveyards, castles, and restless phantoms -- and Cass and her personal ghost companion, Jacob, are about to find out that a city of old ghosts can be a very dangerous place indeed. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Ever since her near-fatal drowning, Cassidy has been able to pull back the "Veil" that separates the living from the dead and see ghosts, not that she wants to, and she was really looking forward to a ghost-free summer at the beach; however her parents are going to start filming a TV series about the world's most haunted places, starting with Edinburgh with its graveyards, castles, and restless phantoms -- and Cass and her personal ghost companion, Jacob, are about to find out that a city of old ghosts can be a very dangerous place indeed. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Call Number
J F SCIESZKA
J F SCIESZKA
Summary
In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own, and after an accident brings wisecracking Klink and overly expressive Klank to life, they set about helping Frank perfect his Antimatter Motor until his archnemesis, T. Edison, steals the robots for his doomsday plan. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own, and after an accident brings wisecracking Klink and overly expressive Klank to life, they set about helping Frank perfect his Antimatter Motor until his archnemesis, T. Edison, steals the robots for his doomsday plan. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
Title
Rump
Call Number
J F SHURTLIFF
J F SHURTLIFF
Summary
Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Title
Chocolate Fever
Call Number
J F SMITH
J F SMITH
Summary
From eating too much chocolate, Henry breaks out in brown bumps that help him foil some hijackers and teach him a valuable lesson about self-indulgence. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
From eating too much chocolate, Henry breaks out in brown bumps that help him foil some hijackers and teach him a valuable lesson about self-indulgence. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
Title
Any Which Wall
Call Number
J F SNYDER
J F SNYDER
Summary
In the middle of an Iowa cornfield, four children find a magic wall that enables them to travel through time and space. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
In the middle of an Iowa cornfield, four children find a magic wall that enables them to travel through time and space. (For 6 to 9 year olds)
Call Number
J F STEWART
J F STEWART
Summary
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Call Number
J F STEWART
J F STEWART
Summary
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
Call Number
J F SUTHERLAND
J F SUTHERLAND
Summary
Determined to end a generations-long war among the seven dragon tribes, a secret movement called the Talons of Peace draws on a prophecy that calls for a great sacrifice, compelling five appointed dragonets to fulfill a painful destiny against their will. (For 9 to 12 year olds)
Determined to end a generations-long war among the seven dragon tribes, a secret movement called the Talons of Peace draws on a prophecy that calls for a great sacrifice, compelling five appointed dragonets to fulfill a painful destiny against their will. (For 9 to 12 year olds)