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Mike Wood presents many strange happenings for the Alden children to solve when they spend the summer at Mystery Ranch.

Warner, Gertrude Chandler

Random House Young Readers

In a swinging improvisation with poster artist Paul Rogers, Wynton Marsalis celebrates the spirit of 26 stellar jazz performers, from Armstrong to Dizzy and showcases the same number of poetic forms.

Candlewick Press

Gordon Korman

Goldenstern, Joyce

In the midst of a backyard campout, ten-year-old Matt and four other children are transported back to the time of George Washington and the American Revolution. They begin to live out American history firsthand and learn the sober realities of war.

Woodruff, Elvira

Scholastic Trade Books

Dreams In The Golden Country: The Diary Of Zipporah Feldman, A Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903

Twelve-year-old Zippy, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, keeps a diary account of the first 18 months of her family's life on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1903-1904.

Scholastic Trade Books

Jenny Pausacker

Four children learn the joys of independence when they are allowed to spend their summer vacation on a small island.

Warner, Gertrude Chandler

Random House Young Readers

Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder

Meet the World's Funniest First Grader--Junie B. Jones! Yikes . . . It's a looth tooth! With over 50 million books in print, Barbara Park's New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing--and reading--for over 20 years! In the 20th Junie B. Jones book, one of Junie B.'s top front teeth is loose! Only Junie B. is not that thrilled about this development. Because what if she looks like toothless Uncle Lou? And even worse . . . what's all this tooth fairy business? Like, who is this woman, really? And what does she do with all those used teeth? So many questions, so little time. USA TODAY : "Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set." Publisher's Weekly : "Park convinces beginning readers that Junie B.--and reading--are lots of fun." Kirkus Reviews : "Junie's swarms of young fans will continue to delight in her unique take on the world....A hilarious, first-rate read-aloud." Time Magazine : "Junie B. Jones is a feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty."

Brunkus, Denise

Random House Young Readers

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid--but his new classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. Told from Auggie's point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others, these perspectives converge in a portrait of one community's struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance.

Knopf Books for Young Readers

When his father is arrested for sinking a boat he is certain is illegally dumping raw sewage into the harbor, young Noah visits his father in jail who teaches him an important lesson about justice--inspiring Noah to finish the job he started using a clever, but legal, plan!

Knopf Books for Young Readers

Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by a man he's never met-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. The man tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die...

Disney Hyperion

The Freedom Broker: a heart-stopping, action-packed thriller

The Brain: Our Nervous System

Describes the various parts of the brain and the nervous system and how they function to enable us to think, feel, move, and remember.

Simon, Seymour

Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane unites his children, Sadie and Carter, for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, hoping to set things right for his family after the death of the children's mother--instead, he awakens the gods of Egypt and unleashes the worst of them, the god Set, who banishes Julius to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.

Disney Hyperion

Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas

Regarded as the world's first geneticist, Gregor Mendel overcame poverty and obscurity to discover one of the fundamental aspects of genetic science: animals, plants, and people all inherit and pass down traits following the same rules.

Smith, Joseph A.

Marcia Thornton

Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about it.

Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about it.

From The Mixed-Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Two runaway children make their home in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Konigsburg, E. L.

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Having survived for so long on the deserted island, Luke, Charla, Will, Lysa, J.J., and Ian realize that their enemies are closer than they had expected and soon discover that they will have only one chance at an escape.

Korman, Gordon

Carter and Sadie, offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane, embark on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop them.

Disney Hyperion

Carter and Sadie, offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane, embark on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop them.

Disney Hyperion

They didn't want to be on the boat in the first place. They were sent there as a character-building experience. But now that the adults are gone, the quest for survival has begun.

Korman, Gordon

The 15 year-old Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are accidentally sent back to a strange biblical time period, in which mythical beasts roam the desert and a man named Noah is building a boat in preparation for a great flood.

L'Engle, Madeleine

Stealing Home: The Story Of Jackie Robinson

Chronicles the spectacular career of Jackie Robinson, both on and off the baseball diamond, as the Dodger outfielder became the first black player in professional baseball.

Denenberg, Barry

Scholastic Trade Books

Gurney, John Steven

Random House Young Readers

The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail together to the ancient land--Greece itself--to find the Doors of Death.

Disney Hyperion

Where The Mountain Meets The Moon

On Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer. Grace Lin, author of the beloved Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat returns with a wondrous story of adventure, faith, and friendship. A fantasy crossed with Chinese folklore, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a timeless story reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon . Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-color, accompany the text throughout. Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers.

Little, Brown and Company

Eleven-year-old Rob Horton, who passes the time in his rural Florida community by wood carving, is drawn by his spunky but angry friend Sistine into a plan to free a caged tiger.

Candlewick Press

A biography stressing the childhood of the woman who overcame the handicaps of being blind and deaf.

Davidson, Margaret

WATSON, WENDY

Scholastic Trade Books

Greek and Roman demigods from the Prophecy of Seven must work together to seal the Doors of Death, and help Percy and Annabeth escape the Underworld in the process.

Disney Hyperion

Tells the stories of a selfish lion, lovesick ostrich, greedy hippopotamus, vain rhinoceros, proud camel, the timid duck sisters, and others, and the lessons that they learn.

Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel and Frank, go on a quest to free Death, but their bigger task is to unite the Greek and Roman camps so that the Prophecy of Seven can be fulfilled.

Disney Hyperion

The Strange Case Of Origami Yoda

When unpopular sixth grader Dwight successfully dispenses sound advice to his classmates via an origami finger puppet, his classmate Tommy investigates the source of Dwight's accuracy and makes a surprising discovery.

Angleberger, Tom

Michael P. Spradlin

Benjamin Banneker: Pioneering Scientist

In a time when most African Americans were slaves, Banneker lived a life of freedom and became known as America's first African American man of science. Through his accomplishments, he helped advance the cause of equality for African Americans.

Wadsworth, Ginger

First Avenue Edition

At the beginning of eighth-grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.

Philbrick, Rodman

Scholastic Trade Books

At the beginning of eighth-grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.

Philbrick, Rodman

Scholastic Trade Books

Greg Heffley and his family hit the road in author-illustrator Jeff Kinney's latest installment of the phenomenally bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

Greg Heffley and his family hit the road in author-illustrator Jeff Kinney's latest installment of the phenomenally bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

My Heart Is On The Ground: The Diary Of Nannie Little Rose, A Sioux Girl, Carlisle Indiana School, Pennsylvania, 1880

In the diary account of her life at a government-run Pennsylvania boarding school in 1880, a twelve-year-old Sioux Indian girl reveals a great need to find a way to help her people.

Scholastic Trade Books

Seymour Simon

Ruby Bridges Goes To School: My True Story

In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through an angry crowd and into a school where she changed history. This is the true story of a girl who helped shape our country when she became the first African-American to attend an all-white school.

Cartwheel Books

Dink and his pals Josh and Ruth Rose try to solve the mystery of who is stealing baby falcons from their nests.

Gurney, John Steven

Random House Young Readers

Tom Angleberger

The Mostly True Adventures Of Homer P. Figg

Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.

Philbrick, Rodman

Scholastic Trade Books

Theresa Grace, Roseanna Pistolesi

Thea Stilton And The Missing Myth

Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters on an adventure packed with mystery and friendship! While on vacation in Greece, the Thea Sisters make friends with a company of actors who are rehearsing for a play that's about to open. When an actress sprains her ankle, Colette ends up standing in for her! But suddenly, right before the performance, the lead actor goes missing. Can the mouselets find him in time for the show to go on?

Scholastic Trade Books

Andrew Clements

Follows the popular children's author from her childhood years in Oregon through high school and into young adulthood, highlighting her family life and her growing interest in writing.

For fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt and Rita Williams-Garcia, Jenn Bishop's heartwarming debut is a celebration of sisterhood and summertime, and of finding the courage to get back in the game. Last summer, Quinnen was the star pitcher of her baseball team, the Panthers. They were headed for the championship, and her loudest supporter at every game was her best friend and older sister, Haley. This summer, everything is different. Haley's death, at the end of last summer, has left Quinnen and her parents reeling. Without Haley in the stands, Quinnen doesn't want to play baseball. It seems like nothing can fill the Haley-sized hole in her world. The one glimmer of happiness comes from the Bandits, the local minor-league baseball team. For the first time, Quinnen and her family are hosting one of the players for the season. Without Haley, Quinnen's not sure it will be any fun, but soon she befriends a few players. With their help, can she make peace with the past and return to the pitcher's mound? "Recommend this poignant novel to fans of Keeping Score by Linda Sue Park and The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin."-- School Library Journal "A piercing first novel...Bishop insightfully examines the tested relationships among grieving family members and friends in a story of resilience, forgiveness, and hope." --Publishers Weekly "With appeal to both sports- and drama-minded girls, this will make a good book club selection and pass-it-among-your-friends read." --The Bulletin "The life-and-death themes are thought-provoking, but readers may love the book even more for its many digressions." --Kirkus

Knopf Books for Young Readers

Twelve-year-old Tom Elm, his raccoon friend Roderick, Percival, Abbey, and Barclay Bone, warrior-priest Randolf, and forest-woman Lorimar join in a quest to find the pieces of the Spark that can save Dreaming--and the Waking World--from a Darkness created by the Nacht.

Sniegoski, Tom

Andrew believes in the importance of loyalty. He is loyal to his family. He is loyal to his hound dog, Dash. And he is loyal to his country, the Confederate States of America. Although he's too young to join the Confederate Army, Andrew is welcomed into the Home Guard, a group of men who track down deserters and runaways. He and Dash make a great team. But hunting people is very different from hunting raccoons. And soon Andrew's loyalty will be tested like never before.

London, C. Alexander

Scholastic Trade Books

Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen-all of them-and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood-the blood of Olympus-in order to wake. The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance. Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge statue belongs back on Long Island, where it might be able to stop a war between the two camps. The Athena Parthenos will go west; the Argo II will go east. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea's army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other option. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over.

Disney Hyperion

Six hundred and fifty-seven days ago, Meg Kenyon's father left their home in France to fight for the Allies in World War II, and that was the last time Meg saw him. Recently, she heard he was being held prisoner by the Nazis, a terrible sentence from which Meg fears he'll never return. All she has left of him are the codes he placed in a jar for her to decipher, an affectionate game the two of them shared. But the codes are running low, and soon there'll be nothing left of Papa for Meg to hold on to at all. Suddenly, an impossible chance to save her father falls into Meg's lap. After following a trail of blood in the snow, Meggie finds an injured British spy hiding in her grandmother's barn. Captain Stewart tells her that a family of German refugees must be guided across Nazi-occupied France to neutral Spain, whereupon one of them has promised to free Meg's father. Captain Stewart was meant to take that family on their journey, but too injured to complete the task himself, he offers it to Meg, along with a final code from Papa to help

Nielsen, Jennifer A.

Scholastic Press

When Will This Cruel War Be Over? The Civil War Diary Of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864

This is the diary of a fictional 14 year-old girl living in Virginia, in which she describes the hardships endured by her family and friends during one year of the Civil War.

Denenberg, Barry

Scholastic Trade Books

Disaster reigns when A.J. participates in the school's holiday pageant celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.

For three seasons, Sylvester has been coached by men who look exactly like baseball legends Babe Ruth, Eddie Cicotte, and Mickey Mantle. This time, he is visited by another legend, Ty Cobb. But can he trust his infamous baseball legend, or should he follow his heart?

Christopher, Matt and Peters, Stephanie

Little, Brown and Company

Lincoln Tells A Joke: How Laughter Saved The President (And The Country)

Focuses on the sixteenth president's sense of humor and its transforming role in a presidency challenged by civil war and unpopularity, in a portrait that also describes Lincoln's talents as a comic storyteller.

Krull, Kathleen and Paul Brewer

As their cross-country journey with their parents continues through the midwest, twins Coke and Pepsi, now thirteen, again face strange assassins at such places as the first McDonald's restaurant and Cedar Point amusement park.

Jeff Brown; illustrated by Scott Nash

The Misadventures Of Maude March

Enamored with Western novels, eleven-year-old Sallie March, an irrepressible tomboy, and her sister Maude flee from their guardians and embark on a grand adventure through the Old West, where Maude becomes wanted by the law!

Couloumbis, Audrey

The Misadventures Of Maude March

Enamored with Western novels, eleven-year-old Sallie March, an irrepressible tomboy, and her sister Maude flee from their guardians and embark on a grand adventure through the Old West, where Maude becomes wanted by the law!

Couloumbis, Audrey

A magical adventure on the high seas pits an orphan boy named Peter and his mysterious new friend, Molly, against pirates and thieves, in their quest to keep a fantastical secret safe and save the world from evil.

Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson

Disney Hyperion

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few more years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis, but when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at the Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. By the award-winning author of Looking for Alaska.

Dutton Children's Books

Story Painter: The Life Of Jacob Lawrence

A biography of the African American artist who grew up in the midst of the Harlem Renaissance and became one of the most renowned painters of the life of his people.

Duggleby, John

Story Painter: The Life Of Jacob Lawrence

A biography of the African American artist who grew up in the midst of the Harlem Renaissance and became one of the most renowned painters of the life of his people.

Duggleby, John

Story Painter: The Life Of Jacob Lawrence

A biography of the African American artist who grew up in the midst of the Harlem Renaissance and became one of the most renowned painters of the life of his people.

Duggleby, John

Story Painter: The Life Of Jacob Lawrence

A biography of the African American artist who grew up in the midst of the Harlem Renaissance and became one of the most renowned painters of the life of his people.

Duggleby, John

Out Of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets

A Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Honoree offer a glorious, lyrical ode to poets who have sparked a sense of wonder. Out of gratitude for the poet's art form, Newbery Award winning author and poet Kwame Alexander, along with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth, present original poems that pay homage to twenty famed poets who have made the authors' hearts sing and their minds wonder. Stunning mixed-media images by Ekua Holmes, winner of a Caldecott Honor and a John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award, complete the celebration and invite the reader to listen, wonder, and perhaps even pick up a pen.

Alexander, Kwame

Candlewick Press

Relates the life and experiences of the Japanese-American who defied the order of internment during World War II and took his case as far as the Supreme Court.

Isabel I, Jewel Of Castilla, Spain, 1466

While waiting anxiously for others to choose a husband for her, Isabella, the future Queen of Spain, keeps a diary account of her life as a member of the royal family.

Scholastic Trade Books

Ralph J. Fletcher

Seven fifth-graders at Snow Hill School in Connecticut relate how their lives are changed for the better by "rookie teacher" Mr. Terupt.

Delacorte Press for Young Readers

This is the story of young Liz, her father, and their strained relationship. Dad has been away at WWII for longer than she can remember, and they begin their journey of reconnection through a hunting shirt, cherry pie, tender conversation, and the crow call. This allegorical story shows how, like the birds gathering above, the relationship between the girl and her father is graced with the chance to fly.

Ibatoulline, Bagram

Scholastic Trade Books

The Girl Who Thought In Pictures: The Story Of Temple Grandin

When young Temple was diagnosed with autism, no one expected her to talk, let alone become one of the most powerful voices in modern science. Yet, the determined visual thinker did just that. Her unique mind allowed her to connect with animals in a special way, helping her invent groundbreaking improvements for farms around the globe! The Girl Who Thought In Pictures: The Story Of Dr. Temple Grandin is the first book in a brand new educational series about the inspirational lives of amazing scientists. In addition to the illustrated rhyming tale, you?ll find a complete biography, fun facts, a colorful timeline of events, and even a note from Temple herself!

Mosca, Julia Finley

The Innovation Press

A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.

Martin, Jacqueline B.

Harvesting Hope: The Story Of Cesar Chavez

A picture book biography that chronicles the life of one of America's greatest civil rights leaders Cesar Chavez, who led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, that ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farmworkers. He wasn't always a leader and young readers will find out what it was about Cesar Chavez that got an entire country to listen.

Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great

A summer in Tarrytown, N.Y., is a lot of fun for ten-year-old Sheila even though her friends make her face up to some self-truths she doesn't want to admit.

Daisy Meadows

Daisy Meadows

Prepared for a trip to study the dinosaurs at the Museum of Natural History, Ralphie and his classmates are surprised to instead travel back in time to the Mesozoic Era where they learn about the dinosaurs first-hand.

Scholastic Trade Books

In the conclusion of the Everest trilogy, things are tough enough with low supplies and sabotage between the climbers, but when a storm hits, the climbers may need to take extreme measures.

The Knights Of The Kitchen Table

Three friends, Sam, Joe, and Fred travel through time having action-packed, outlandish adventures. The snappy dialogue and classic "boy" humor in this series of chapter books will engage the most reluctant readers.

The Knights Of The Kitchen Table

Three friends, Sam, Joe, and Fred travel through time having action-packed, outlandish adventures. The snappy dialogue and classic "boy" humor in this series of chapter books will engage the most reluctant readers.

Soft Rain: A Story Of The Cherokee Trail Of Tears

Soft Rain, a nine-year-old Cherokee girl, is forced to relocate, along with her family, from North Carolina to the West.

Cornelissen, Cornelia

Random House Young Readers

Fradin, Dennis B.

Geronimo And The Gold Medal Mystery

Geronimo Stilton is not a sportsmouse. He prefers relaxing in an armchair. However, with the Olympics coming up, sports are all anyone in New Mouse City can talk about. Too bad for Geronimo!

Stilton, Geronimo

Scholastic Trade Books

Gordon Penrose,Tina Holdcroft

Harper, Charise Mericle

The Magic School Bus Flies With The Dinosaurs

Transported back in time on the Magic School Bus to the age of the dinosaurs, Ms. Frizzle's class looks for clues among the animals they find there about whether or not some dinosaurs had feathers.

Capeci, Anne and Joanna Cole

Bracken, Carolyn

Scholastic Trade Books

Flora And Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry--and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. From Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting new format--a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black-and-white by up-and-coming artist K. G. Campbell.

Candlewick Press

Harriet Tubman: The Road To Freedom

The biography of a slave whose flight to freedom was the first step in her becoming a "conductor" on the underground railroad.

Tales From A Not-So-Fabulous Life

Through journal entries, sketches, and drawings, the complicated life of eighth grader Nikki Maxwell is presented through revelations about her relationship with her mother, secret crushes, dealings with her biggest rival at school, passion in pursuing art as a career, and overall views on the world in which she lives.

Russell, Rachel Renee

Russell, Rachel Renee

Geronimo Stilton

When Wanda brings her new ladybugs to school, she just wants Ms. Frizzle to give her some hints on caring for her insect pets, but instead, the whole class gets a field trip to learn about different insects.

Scholastic Trade Books

A Line In The Sand: The Alamo Diary Of Lucinda Lawrence, Gonzales, Texas, 1836

In the journal she receives for her twelfth birthday in 1835, Lucinda Lawrence describes the hardships her family and other residents of the "Texas colonies" endure when they decide to face the Mexicans in a fight for their freedom.

Scholastic Trade Books

A Light In The Storm: The Civil War Diary Of Amelia Martin, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 1861

In 1860 and 1861, while working in her father's lighthouse on an island off the coast of Delaware, 15 year-old Amelia records in her diary how the Civil War is beginning to devastate her divided state.

Scholastic Trade Books

Your Mother Was A Neanderthal

Three friends, Sam, Joe, and Fred travel through time having action-packed, outlandish adventures. The snappy dialogue and classic "boy" humor in this series of chapter books will engage the most reluctant readers.

Daisy Meadows

When a mother and child pay a visit to their reclusive neighbor Emily, who stays in her house writing poems, there is an exchange of special gifts. Illustrations by Barbara Cooney.

Bedard, Michael

Cooney, Barbara

Provides an introduction to the life of the first U.S. president that includes coverage of his Revolutionary War contributions and progressive ideals.

VanArsdale, Anthony

Scholastic Trade Books

Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements

Gurney, John Steven

Random House Young Readers

Gurney, John Steven

Random House Young Readers

Evan Treski is people-smart. He is good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math-smart-but not especially good at understanding people. She knows that feelings are her weakest subject. So when their lemonade war begins, there really is no telling who will win-and even more important, if their fight will ever end. Here is a clever blend of humor and math fun. As it captures the one-of-a-kind bond between brother and sister, this poignant novel subtly explores how arguments can escalate beyond anyone's intent.

Davies, Jacqueline

When Geronimo has too much work to do with his newspaper, The Rodent's Gazette, he cannot spend Christmas in New Mouse city with his family and friends and wishes he could get his own team of reindeer and fly to Santa's Toy Factory.

Stilton, Geronimo

Scholastic Trade Books

Dear America: A City Tossed And Broken

It is 1906, and when her family is cheated out of their tavern, fourteen-year-old Minnie Bonner is forced to become a maid to the Sump family, who are moving to San Francisco--three weeks before the great earthquake.

Scholastic Trade Books

Dear America: A City Tossed And Broken

It is 1906, and when her family is cheated out of their tavern, fourteen-year-old Minnie Bonner is forced to become a maid to the Sump family, who are moving to San Francisco--three weeks before the great earthquake.

Scholastic Trade Books

Bronia Brandman

Mischievous Otis Spofford may finally get what is coming to him when he teases Ellen Tebbits once to often.

The Bears On Hemlock Mountain

A young boy sent on an errand over Hemlock Mountain is not so sure he likes going alone, because there may be bears on the mountain. But with the help of the big iron pot he borrows, he completes his errand.

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

This is a charming first-person account of the exploits of a pet hamster named Houdini.

Banks, Lynne Reid

Mary Pope Osborne; illustrated by Sal Murdocca

Four students develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who chooses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition.

Konigsburg, E. L.

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Thea Stilton And The Star Castaways

The Thea Sisters are in for a great adventure when they are invited by a professor at Mouseford Academy on a trip to the Moon.

Scholastic Trade Books

After her mother's death, Adaline Falling Star is sent to live in St. Louis with her prejudiced cousins. When she realizes her explorer father may have left for good, Adaline decides to find her own way back to her mother's Arapaho people.

Osborne, Mary Pope

Scholastic Trade Books

After her mother's death, Adaline Falling Star is sent to live in St. Louis with her prejudiced cousins. When she realizes her explorer father may have left for good, Adaline decides to find her own way back to her mother's Arapaho people.

Osborne, Mary Pope

Scholastic Trade Books

The League of Seven is the first book in an action-packed, steampunk series by the acclaimed author of Samurai Shortstop, Alan Gratz. In an alternate 1875 America electricity is forbidden, Native Americans and Yankees are united, and eldritch evil lurks in the shadows. Young Archie Dent knows there really are monsters in the world. His parents are members of the Septemberist Society, whose job it is to protecthumanity from hideous giants called the Mangleborn. Trapped in underground prisons for a thousand years, the giant monsters have been all but forgotten-but now they are rising again as the steam-driven America of 1875 rediscovers electricity, the lifeblood of the Mangleborn. When his parents and the rest of the Septemberists are brainwashed by one of the evil creatures, Archie must assemble a team of seven young heroes to save the world.

Attract And Repel: A Look At Magnets

Introduces the concept of magnetism, describes what magnets are, explains how they work, and examines the ways in which they are used in everyday life.

Boothroyd, Jennifer

Lerner Publishing Group

Developing readers hop into the world of amazing amphibians with FABULOUS FROGS. How do frogs' bodies work? How do frogs behave, and why are they so important to our global ecosystem? All of these questions and more will be answered for budding herpetologists. A companion digital book poses evidence-based questions through mapping and charting interactive features, videos, quizzes, vocabulary "slams," and "Serious-or-silly?" writing activities.

Arlon, Penelope

Scholastic Trade Books

The Flower Hunter: William Bartram, American's First Naturalist

Young Billy Bartram keeps a journal of his experiences learning about the plants of the colonial United States from his father, John Bartram, as they travel together gathering specimens and planting seeds.

Ray, Deborah Kogan

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Virgie Goes To School With Us Boys

In the post-Civil War South, a young African American girl is determined to prove that she can go to school just like her older brothers.

Howard, Elizabeth F.

Virgie Goes To School With Us Boys

In the post-Civil War South, a young African American girl is determined to prove that she can go to school just like her older brothers.

Howard, Elizabeth F.

When Karen shows off her roller-skating expertise and accidentally crashes into her brother, she ends up with a broken wrist but uses the opportunity to get everyone she knows to sign her new cast.

Thea Stilton And The Mystery In Paris

In this exciting adventure, the Thea Sisters are off to Paris to visit Colette's fashion-designer friend Julie. But when Julie's designs are suddenly stolen, the girls must search the city of Paris to catch the thief and save the fashion show.

Scholastic Trade Books

Thea Stilton And The Mystery In Paris

In this exciting adventure, the Thea Sisters are off to Paris to visit Colette's fashion-designer friend Julie. But when Julie's designs are suddenly stolen, the girls must search the city of Paris to catch the thief and save the fashion show.

Scholastic Trade Books

Friddell, Claudia/ Lowe, Wesley (ILT)

Holey cheese, what an adventure! I was off to Niagara Falls with my nephew Benjamin's class. It was a beautiful place. But unfortunately, I was surrounded by mischievous young mouselets who were determined send me over the Falls in a barrel!

Stilton, Geronimo

Keys, Larry, et al.

Scholastic Trade Books

Holey cheese, what an adventure! I was off to Niagara Falls with my nephew Benjamin's class. It was a beautiful place. But unfortunately, I was surrounded by mischievous young mouselets who were determined send me over the Falls in a barrel!

Stilton, Geronimo

Keys, Larry, et al.

Scholastic Trade Books

Holey cheese, what an adventure! I was off to Niagara Falls with my nephew Benjamin's class. It was a beautiful place. But unfortunately, I was surrounded by mischievous young mouselets who were determined send me over the Falls in a barrel!

Stilton, Geronimo

Keys, Larry, et al.

Scholastic Trade Books

Koya Delaney And The Good Girl Blues

Koya Delaney, an eleven-year-old African American girl, has trouble expressing anger, until her cousin, a popular male singer, comes to town.

Greenfield, Eloise

Scholastic Trade Books

Thirteen extremely valuable pieces of art have been stolen from one of the most secretive museums in the world. A Vermeer has vanished. A Manet is missing. And nobody has any idea where they and the other eleven artworks might be . . . or who might have stolen them. Calder, Petra, and Tommy are no strangers to heists and puzzles. Now they've been matched with two new sleuths -- Zoomy, a very small boy with very thick glasses, and Early, a girl who treasures words . . . and has a word or two to say about the missing treasure. The kids have been drawn in by the very mysterious Mrs. Sharpe, who may be playing her own kind of game with the clues. And it's not just Mrs. Sharpe who's acting suspiciously -- there's a ghost who mingles with the guards in the museum, a cat who acts like a spy, and bystanders in black jackets who keep popping up.

Scholastic Press

Thirteen extremely valuable pieces of art have been stolen from one of the most secretive museums in the world. A Vermeer has vanished. A Manet is missing. And nobody has any idea where they and the other eleven artworks might be . . . or who might have stolen them. Calder, Petra, and Tommy are no strangers to heists and puzzles. Now they've been matched with two new sleuths -- Zoomy, a very small boy with very thick glasses, and Early, a girl who treasures words . . . and has a word or two to say about the missing treasure. The kids have been drawn in by the very mysterious Mrs. Sharpe, who may be playing her own kind of game with the clues. And it's not just Mrs. Sharpe who's acting suspiciously -- there's a ghost who mingles with the guards in the museum, a cat who acts like a spy, and bystanders in black jackets who keep popping up.

Scholastic Press

Thirteen extremely valuable pieces of art have been stolen from one of the most secretive museums in the world. A Vermeer has vanished. A Manet is missing. And nobody has any idea where they and the other eleven artworks might be . . . or who might have stolen them. Calder, Petra, and Tommy are no strangers to heists and puzzles. Now they've been matched with two new sleuths -- Zoomy, a very small boy with very thick glasses, and Early, a girl who treasures words . . . and has a word or two to say about the missing treasure. The kids have been drawn in by the very mysterious Mrs. Sharpe, who may be playing her own kind of game with the clues. And it's not just Mrs. Sharpe who's acting suspiciously -- there's a ghost who mingles with the guards in the museum, a cat who acts like a spy, and bystanders in black jackets who keep popping up.

Scholastic Press

Thea Stilton And The Cherry Blossom Adventure

While the Thea sisters explore Kyoto during a cultural exchange program, a valuable item is stolen from their friend Kumi's family, and the five mice must catch the thief.

Scholastic Trade Books

Thea Stilton And The Cherry Blossom Adventure

While the Thea sisters explore Kyoto during a cultural exchange program, a valuable item is stolen from their friend Kumi's family, and the five mice must catch the thief.

Scholastic Trade Books

Blood And Gore, Like You've Never Seen

A best-selling science writer takes kids on an amazing journey through the cells of human blood, skin, bone, muscle, and nerves with the help of dramatic close-ups taken with an electron microscope.

Scholastic Trade Books

You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown

At the end of third-grade, Amber is excited about her trip with her aunt to London and Paris, where she will see her father again, but her plans change when she comes down with chicken pox.

Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Born in Connecticut in 1811, Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist, author, and playwright. Slavery was a major industry in the American South, and Stowe worked with the Underground Railroad to help escaped slaves head north towards freedom. The publication of her book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, a scathing anti-slavery novel, fanned the flames that started the Civil War. The book's emotional portrayal of the impact of slavery captured the nation's attention. A best-seller in its time, Uncle Tom's Cabin sealed Harriet Beecher Stowe's reputations as one of the most influential anti-slavery voices in US history.

Rau, Dana Meachen

Harrison, Nancy

Grosset & Dunlap

Young Abraham Lincoln: Log-Cabin President

A simple biography of the man who was president of the United States during the Civil War.

Woods, Andrew

Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All

Boy detective Encyclopedia Brown, who has never lost a case, helps the Idaville police force.

Sobol, Donald J.

Shortall, Leonard

Michael Buckley

Michael Buckley

This engaging biography of one of the most memorable First Ladies is an ideal addition to the Women Who Broke the Rules series, presented with full-color illustrations and text that blends history and humor. Simultaneous.

Baddeley, Elizabeth

Junie B. Jones Is A Graduation Girl

All the children in Room Nine are excited when they get their bright white graduation gowns. Mrs. says to keep them in their boxes until the big day. But Junie B. Jones just can't help herself.

Brunkus, Denise

Random House Young Readers

Matt Christopher

Matt Christopher

Martin, Jana (EDT)

Everyone in Emma's family is special. Her ancestors include Revolutionary War spies, brilliant scientists, and famous musicians--every single one of which learned of their extraordinary destiny through a dream. For Emma, her own dream can't come soon enough. Right before her mother died, Emma promised that she'd do whatever it took to fulfill her destiny, and she doesn't want to let her mother down. But when Emma's dream finally arrives, it points her toward an impossible task--finding a legendary treasure hidden in her town's cemetery. If Emma fails, she'll let down generations of extraordinary ancestors...including her own mother. But how can she find something that's been missing for centuries and might be protected by a mysterious singing ghost? With her signature blend of lyrical writing, quirky humor, and unforgettable characters, Natalie Lloyd's The Key to Extraordinary cements her status as one of the most original voices writing for children today.

Scholastic Press

Daisy Meadows

Daisy Meadows

In 1894, fifteen-year-old Francie determines to fight the lumbermen and protect the largest Sequoia tree ever seen, which had been given to her sister just before her death six years earlier.

Pfitsch, Patricia Curtis

In 1894, fifteen-year-old Francie determines to fight the lumbermen and protect the largest Sequoia tree ever seen, which had been given to her sister just before her death six years earlier.

Pfitsch, Patricia Curtis

Geronimo Stilton

Geronimo Stilton

Having run a successful pet funeral business for some time, Ernie hires Swimming Pool to assist him. Yet when he refuses to give her the raise she deserves, Swimming Pool sets up her own business to compete with her former boss.

DiTerlizzi, Tony

Having run a successful pet funeral business for some time, Ernie hires Swimming Pool to assist him. Yet when he refuses to give her the raise she deserves, Swimming Pool sets up her own business to compete with her former boss.

DiTerlizzi, Tony

Having run a successful pet funeral business for some time, Ernie hires Swimming Pool to assist him. Yet when he refuses to give her the raise she deserves, Swimming Pool sets up her own business to compete with her former boss.

DiTerlizzi, Tony

Having run a successful pet funeral business for some time, Ernie hires Swimming Pool to assist him. Yet when he refuses to give her the raise she deserves, Swimming Pool sets up her own business to compete with her former boss.

DiTerlizzi, Tony

Nancy Star, James Bernardin

Nancy Star, James Bernardin

When the evil Jack Frost sends the Rainbow Fairies away, Rachel and Kirsty hope that a magical book that transports them to the Land of Sweets will lead them to Inky.

Meadows, Daisy

Ripper, Georgie

Scholastic Trade Books

When the evil Jack Frost sends the Rainbow Fairies away, Rachel and Kirsty hope that a magical book that transports them to the Land of Sweets will lead them to Inky.

Meadows, Daisy

Ripper, Georgie

Scholastic Trade Books

The Magic School Bus: Butterfly And The Bog Beast

Adapted from episodes of the animated TV series, and based on The Magic School Bus books written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen.

Thompson, Dana and Del

Scholastic Trade Books

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter

Baynes, Pauline