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Whodunit?: detective stories
By Philip Pullman. 2007
Sixteen stories of crimes ranging from cold-blooded murder to dognapping, in settings that include an Egyptian tomb, a sinister English…
country house, and New York City streets. In "Butch Minds the Baby" by Damon Runyon, a safecracker takes his infant son along on a job. For grades 6-9. 1998Hotlanta (Hotlanta Ser. #1)
By Denene Millner. 2008
Beautiful African American twin sisters--Sydney, a high achiever, and Lauren, a party girl--live a privileged life in Atlanta with their…
mother and stepfather. But the girls must deal with family secrets and scandal when their biological father is released from prison. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2008The man who made lists: love, death, madness, and the creation of Roget's Thesaurus
By Joshua C Kendall. 2008
Biography of Englishman Peter Mark Roget (1779-1869), physician, mathematician, inventor, writer, and chess expert. Discusses Roget's family, marriage, and social…
life. Describes Roget's invention of the log-log slide rule, near-capture by Napoleon's army, progressive medical practices, and love of list-making that culminated in his publishing a book of synonyms. 2008Project Mulberry: a novel
By Linda Sue Park. 2005
While working on a project for an after-school club Korean American Julia and her friend Patrick learn about silkworms and…
also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Alternating with chapters are short dialogs between the author and Julia, the main character, about writing. For grades 4-7. 2005Phineas L. MacGuire erupts!: The First Experiment (From The Highly Scientific Notebooks Of Phineas L. Macguire Ser.)
By Frances O'Roark Dowell. 2007
At the beginning of fourth grade, Mac's best friend Marcus moves away, and Mac is stuck with the new boy--Mac…
R., whom nobody likes--as his partner for the science fair. But then Mac discovers that Mac R.'s real name is Ben and he's a natural-born artist. For grades 3-6. 2006The Anne of Green Gables cookbook
By Kate Macdonald. 1988
Step-by-step recipes for teatime fare from egg-salad sandwiches and old-fashioned lemonade to macaroons, raspberry tarts, vanilla ice cream, chocolate caramels,…
cakes, and puddings. Inspired by passages from the books about Anne of Green Gables. Adult assistance recommended. For grades 3-6. 1985Tony Hawk (Sports Heroes And Legends Ser.)
By Edgar Greene. 2003
This biography of champion skateboarder Tony Hawk focuses on his determination to perfect his moves ever since he began the…
sport at age eight. Discusses competitions, sponsorships, starting his own skateboard company, and performing in extreme-sports shows. For grades 4-7. 2003Un massacre magnifique: roman historique
By Camille Bouchard. 2010
" Entre le dernier voyage de Jacques Cartier (1542) et les premières incursions de Samuel de Champlain dans le Saint-Laurent…
(1603), il s'est écoulé plus de 60 ans. Cela ne signifie pas pour autant que la France était indifférente à l'égard du Nouveau Monde. Au contraire! Après la tentative d'établir la France antarctique au Brésil (1555), Gaspard II de Coligny, Amiral de Châtillon, envoie Jean Ribault en Floride en 1562. Cest un nouvel échec. Deux ans plus tard, en pleine guerre de religion, tandis que Ribault est emprisonné à la Tour de Londres, Coligny renvoie en Floride une poignée de huguenots sous la gouverne de René Goulaine de Laudonnière. Là encore, l'expérience tourne à la catastrophe.Alors qu'on se prépare à mettre un terme à ce projet de colonisation, Ribault, qui est libéré depuis peu, est mandaté pour prendre la tête de la troisième expédition (1565). Le projet aboutira-t-il enfin? " -- 4e de couvThe canary caper ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 3)
By Ron Roy. 1998
Mrs. Davis asks Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to help find her missing canary, Mozart. When other pets mysteriously disappear--including…
Ruth Rose's cat, Tiger--the friends set out to catch the thief and return the animals to their rightful owners. For grades 2-4. 1998Heat
By Mike Lupica. 2006
Star pitcher Michael Arroyo is banned from Little League baseball because rival coaches don't believe he's only twelve years old.…
An orphan whose birth certificate is back in Cuba, Michael is on the run from social services because he fears separation from his seventeen-year-old brother, Carlos. For grades 5-8. 2006Roxie and the hooligans
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. 2006
In Lord Thistlebottom's Book of Pitfalls and How to Survive Them, fourth-grader Roxie Warbler finds no advice on handling Helvetia's…
Hooligans, the bullies at school. But Roxie's survival skills come in handy when she, the Hooligans, and a pair of crooks land on a deserted island. For grades 3-6. 2006Junie B. Jones smells something fishy (Junie B. Jones Ser. #No. 12)
By Barbara Park. 1998
Disappointed because the rules for her class's Pet Day will not let her take her dog to school, Junie B.…
Jones considers taking a raccoon, a worm, or a dead fish. For grades K-3. 1998Fame and glory in Freedom, Georgia
By Barbara O'Connor. 2003
Sixth-grader "Bird" Weaver, an outcast at school, befriends Harlem Tate, the new kid in town, and together they enter the…
spelling bee. Harlem is considered dumb and difficult to like, but once he gets the eyeglasses he needs he begins to bloom. For grades 4-7. 2003Stumptown kid
By Carol Gorman. 2007
Holden, Iowa; 1952. Eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska, whose father died in the Korean War, improves his baseball game with the help…
of Luther Peale, who played in the Negro Leagues. Charlie also learns the meaning of both racism and heroism. For grades 5-8. 2005Dashing through the snow
By Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark. 2008
Regan Reilly, Alvirah Meehan, and their families come to Branscombe, New Hampshire, for a holiday festival. Although four local market…
employees won millions in a lottery, a fifth coworker who normally plays is missing. While searching for the missing man, Regan and Alvirah discover wrongdoing in the town. Bestseller. 2008Michelle: a biography
By Liza Mundy. 2008
Washington Post staff writer describes Michelle Obama's life from childhood through her political journey of becoming America's first African American…
first lady. Discusses her being the child of a Chicago city worker; her Ivy League education and successful career; marriage to Barack, who calls her "the boss"; and motherhood. 2008Seven wonders of Sassafras Springs
By Betty G Birney. 2007
Missouri, 1923. Eleven-year-old Eben McAllister is challenged by his father to find seven wonders in their hometown in seven days--with…
a train ticket to Colorado as the prize. For grades 3-6. 2005The Empty Envelope ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 5)
By Ron Roy. 1998
When Dink receives a series of strange letters addressed to "D. Duncan" and then an empty envelope, he believes he…
has a mystery on his hands. Josh and Ruth Rose help Dink decode a secret message and foil a pair of stamp thieves. For grades 2-4. 1998Peak (A Peak Marcello Adventure)
By Roland Smith. 2007
A New York City SWAT team arrests fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello for scaling a skyscraper. A judge places Peak on probation…
and allows him to accompany his father, a famous mountain climber, to Tibet, where Peak hopes to be the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. For grades 6-9. 2007Listen!
By Stephanie S Tolan. 2006
A lonely summer spent regaining use of her injured leg becomes interesting when twelve-year-old Charley adopts a wild dog she…
finds in the woods. While Charley slowly tames the dog, he begins healing her heart, which is full of memories of her dead mother. For grades 4-7. Christopher Medal. 2006