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Squids 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 3-6Horrible Harry at halloween (Horrible Harry #No. 11)
Par Suzy Kline, Frank Remkiewicz. 2000
Miss Mackle's third-grade class is excited about Halloween and what costumes they will wear. They remember all of Harry's scary…
costumes since kindergarten and wonder what he will be this year. But Harry keeps his secret and surprises everyone. For grades 2-4. 2000Otherwise 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 3-6Syrup: a novel
Par Max Barry. 1999
Scat has a new marketing degree and a wonderful idea for a new cola. Coke offers him three million, but…
Scat's roommate, Sneaky Pete, beats him to the trademark office. Scat scrambles to come up with another winning idea to impress an appealing Coke marketing employee named 6. Strong languageCome 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-3Sammy the seal (I Can Read Level 1 Ser.)
Par Syd Hoff. 1959
Eager to try life outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with the…
children but decides that, after all, home is best. For grades K-3. 1959The great brain is back (The Great Brain #8.)
Par John Fitzgerald, Diane DeGroat. 1995
In this final book about the Great Brain (the manuscript was found after the author's death), J.D. narrates eight more…
tales about how his big brother, Tom, now thirteen, continues to swindle people out of their money. Tom convinces J.D. to sell bars of soap, he almost outwits Polly Reagan in the spelling bee, and he helps rescue a gang of outlaws. For grades 4-7Miss Julia takes over
Par Ann Ross. 2001
Elderly Julia Springer hires private detective J.D. Pickens to find her late husband's mistress, Hazel Marie, who hasn't returned from…
a date. With Little Lloyd, Hazel's son, in tow, the trio end up at the NASCAR races. Sequel to Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind (RC 49141, BR 12542). 2001The cat in the hat comes back!
Par Seuss. 1958
In this sequel to The Cat in the Hat (BR13461), the Cat in the Hat eats cake in the bathtub…
while the mother is away. The children are upset by the mess, but the Cat in the Hat calls on many Little Cats to help him clean up. For grades K-3. 1958The vile village (A Series of Unfortunate Events #7)
Par Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist, Michael Kupperman. 2001
Mr. Poe, the Baudelaire orphans' banker, decides to follow the saying "It takes a village to raise a child" and…
has the children adopted by the village of V.F.D. The results are predictably disastrous. Sequel to The Ersatz Elevator (DB 51769). For grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2001Truth or dairy
Par Catherine Clark. 2000
Courtney's boyfriend breaks up with her because he doesn't want a long-distance relationship while attending college a half-hour drive away.…
Heartbroken, Courtney vows to give up dating, run for student council, and stay vegan. But her life remains a comical mess. For junior and senior high readers. 2000Zelda and Ivy (Zelda And Ivy Ser.)
Par Laura Kvasnosky. 1998
Little foxes Zelda and Ivy are sisters. Zelda, the older, is usually in charge. When they play circus, Zelda announces…
while Ivy swings on the flying trapeze. And when they decide to try out the latest style--a blue striped tail with scallops, it is Zelda who does the work and Ivy who ends up with a funny-looking tail. For grades 2-4Buster's diaries: a true story of a dog and his man
Par Roy Hattersley. 1998
Buster, an abandoned London dog who is part bull terrier, keeps a diary of his life. He is eventually adopted…
from an animal shelter by "the Man" but makes the mistake of killing one of the queen's geese in a public park. The ensuing uproar leaves Buster a very famous canine. 1998The country life
Par Rachel Cusk. 1999
Twenty-nine-year-old Stella Benson--ditching family, job, and London flat--escapes to the country as an au pair to a disabled teenager. The…
eccentric Madden family intrigues Stella. She gradually begins to like her antagonistic charge, Martin, who tries his best to uncover Stella's secrets. Strong languageThe Milly stories: corpes, carnations, the weirdness index, and, of course, Aunt Gloria
Par Janice Lindsay. 1998
Milly and her uncle live alone in his funeral parlor since the recent death of Aunt Gloria, but Milly still…
regularly hears her aunt's comments. As Milly begins measuring her life by her new friend Josie's weirdness index, she ponders how to put her aunt to rest. For grades 5-8On the bright side, I'm now the girlfriend of a sex god: further confessions of Georgia Nicolson
Par Louise Rennison. 2001
Following Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging (BR 12902), fourteen-year-old Georgia continues writing her journal. She worries about moving to New…
Zealand, keeping her sister and cat out of trouble, and being in love with an older boy. For senior high readers. 2001Ramona Quimby, age 8: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Ramona #6)
Par Beverly Cleary, Jacqueline Rogers. 1981
As Ramona enters third grade, her father returns to college to become an art teacher. Having a working mother and…
a student father is tough on the family, but the Quimbys stick together through good times and bad. For grades 3-6 and older Cleary fansCatch-22: a novel
Par Joseph Heller. 1989
Bombardier Yossarian desperately tries to stay alive during World War II. Military rules make it impossible for anyone to achieve…
the combat quota necessary to quit flying. Yossarian and his buddies concoct ways to avoid the ridiculous orders of their officers. Strong language and descriptions of sex