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Clockwork, or, All wound up
Par Philip Pullman. 1998
Long ago in a German tavern, Fritz begins telling a story about a clockmaker. This master craftsman makes mechanical figures…
so lifelike, they appear to breathe. Then Fritz's story comes to life as the clockmaker enters the tavern. And Karl, an apprentice clockmaker, is desperate enough to accept this stranger's dangerous mechanical gift. For grades 5-8Squids will be squids: fresh morals, beastly fables
Par Jon Scieszka. 1998
Eighteen modern fables with fresh morals about bossy, sneaky, funny, annoying, "dim-bulb" people--all disguised as animals to avoid hurting anyone's…
feelings. Topics include homework, using the telephone on the right occasion, friendship, and dinner-table talk. For grades 3-6Stacey McGill... matchmaker? (The baby-sitters Club Ser. #No. 124)
Par Ann Martin. 1998
Baby-Sitters Club member Stacey McGill takes a sitting job with a new client, Mr. John Brooke. Mr. Brooke is divorced,…
and Stacey decides he might make a perfect match for her divorced mother. But Mr. Brooke's two children have different ideas. Stacey soon finds herself in a matchmaking mess. For grades 3-61re avenue
Par Émilie Rivard. 2016
" Certains jours, un écureuil écrasé dans un stationnement et une bonne chanson suffisent à tout remettre en question. C'est…
ainsi que Laura décide de mettre son quotidien et ses plans de côté pour prendre une pause. Elle fait alors escale dans le quartier Limoilou, où elle bouscule ses convictions et livre du bonheur, un pudding à la fois. Entre ses nouveaux colocs inquiétants et ses clients, parmi lesquels une femme enceinte à l'imagination fertile, un accro au gluten et des joueurs de poker qui portent un lourd secret, la pause sur la 1re avenue est bénéfique, mais pas toujours apaisante. "Claudia's big party (The baby-sitters Club Ser. #No. 122)
Par Ann Martin. 1998
Claudia is having trouble juggling time with her friends, her homework, and her new boyfriend, Josh. Then she gets the…
idea of having a big party to get all of her friends together. She even plans the party for the weekend her parents will be out of town. A big mistake. For grades 3-6My teacher is an alien
Par Bruce Coville, Katherine Coville. 1999
Contains the complete text of four books, including My Teacher Is an Alien, in which Susan catches her substitute teacher…
peeling off his face and realizes he's not human. Also My Teacher Fried My Brains, My Teacher Glows in the Dark, and My Teacher Flunked the Planet. For grades 3-6. 1992The velveteen rabbit, or How toys become real: The Classic Children's Book
Par Margery Bianco. 1922
A velveteen rabbit stuffed with sawdust learns from an older toy that a child's love can make him real. Rabbit…
happily experiences the joy of this love and at last learns of another kind of reality. For grades 2-4 and older readersFaraway summer
Par Johanna Hurwitz. 1998
In 1910, orphaned Dossi, twelve, lives with her seamstress sister, Ruthi, in a New York tenement. Ruthi signs Dossi up…
for a Fresh Air Fund vacation on a Vermont farm. Dossi knows the family members are puzzled by her Jewish customs, but she can't understand why the daughter is so unfriendly to her. For grades 5-8Julie's wolf pack (Julie of the Wolves Ser.)
Par Jean George, Wendell Minor. 1997
This sequel to Julie (DB 40306, BR 10116) chronicles six years of the wolf pack family led by Kapu. The…
Eskimos call these wolves "Julie's wolf pack" because of the past connection between Julie and the wolves. Now on their own, the members of the pack face famine and disease. When Kapu is captured for a scientific experiment, Julie intervenes on his behalf. For grades 5-8Attack of the graveyard ghouls (Goosebumps Series 2000 #No. 11)
Par R. L Stine. 1998
When Spencer Kassimir reads his essay about the graveyard ghouls in the town's cemetery, it gives his teacher an idea.…
The next day the class takes a trip up to the graveyard. Spencer forgets his backpack and returns that night to get it. But it is not Spencer who comes home. For grades 4-7My Louisiana sky (Major And Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide To Ser.)
Par Kimberly Holt. 1998
Louisiana, 1950s. Twelve-year-old Tiger Ann Parker begins to feel embarrassed in front of the other kids about the "slowness" of…
her parents. Her grandmother is the one who keeps the family intact. After Granny dies, Tiger has a chance to move to the city with her sophisticated aunt, but she is reluctant to abandon the parents who love her. For grades 6-9Jack and Jill: From the Original Publisher
Par Louisa Alcott, Jane Dyer, Louisa Alcott. 1999
Jack and Jill are the best of friends and when they are severely injured in a sledding accident they become…
even closer. With the help of Jack's mother, the two are provided with many amusements to pass the Christmas season. But will Jill ever walk again? For grades 5-8Swept Away: Ruth Mornay and the Unwanted Clues
Par Natalie Hyde. 2023
Suspicious of her neighbour Beatrice’s untimely death, Ruth Mornay teams up with Bea’s godson Saul to figure out what happened…
that night on the flooded banks of the Teeswater River. Ruth, Saul, and Ruth’s pet chicken Dorcas scour the box of seemingly random junk that Bea left behind for clues.Otherwise known as Sheila the Great
Par Judy Blume. 1972
Although Sheila pretends to be knowledgeable, witty, and afraid of nothing, she secretly fears dogs, spiders, pools, thunder, ghosts, and…
the dark. A summer away from home brings out all her fears. For grades 4-7Falling up: poems and drawings
Par Shel Silverstein. 1996
A collection of brief and humorous poems featuring silly situations and a gallery of zany characters. You will see the…
world from "a different angle" as you meet the Terrible Toy-Eating Tookle, attend the "Rotten Convention," and visit Hungry Kid Island. For grades 2-4 and older readers. BestsellerBeetles, lightly toasted
Par Phyllis Naylor. 1987
Andy really wants to win a fifth-grade essay contest on conservation, and he especially wants to beat his cousin Jack.…
Andy's idea involves testing recipes using handy critters--like beetles and worms--on unsuspecting eaters. The results surprise him. For grades 3-6Altogether, one at a time
Par E. L Konigsburg. 1971
Four short coping stories. In "Inviting Jason" Stan learns something about dyslexia; in "The Night of the Leonids" Lewis spends…
time at grandmother's; in "Camp Fat" Clara learns to love herself; and in "Momma at the Pearly Gates" Momma copes with prejudice. Some strong language. For grades 4-7. 1971Stargone John (A redfeather book)
Par Ellen McKenzie. 1990
From the first day Liza's little brother, John, joins her in the one-room schoolhouse, he is in trouble. Their teacher…
whacks him for being "stargone"--unresponsive to his lessons. In desperation Liza takes him to her retired teacher, who is now blind. Soon John begins amazing his classmates. For grades 3-6Come back, Amelia Bedelia (I Can Read Level 2 Ser.)
Par Peggy Parish. 1995
Amelia Bedelia cannot keep a job because she does exactly as she is instructed. For example, as an office clerk…
Amelia jumps up and down on letters that she is asked to stamp. For K-3Gallows Hill
Par Lois Duncan. 1997
When her mother marries, Californian Sarah Zoltanne is forced to spend her senior year in a small Missouri town. At…
the Halloween festival, Sarah reluctantly agrees to play fortune teller. Using her Hungarian grandmother's crystal ball, Sarah really sees things that frighten her--especially when they happen. Some violence. For grades 6-9