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Vegan virgin Valentine
By Carolyn Mackler. 2004
High-school senior Mara's life goes topsy-turvy when her delinquent sixteen-year-old niece "V" arrives to live with the family. Mara loosens…
up when she falls for her boss at the coffeehouse and when V enjoys her new, stable home. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high readers. 2004The best Halloween ever (The Best Ever)
By Barbara Robinson. 2004
The Herdman children create mayhem every year, so the town mayor cancels Halloween and trick-or-treating. Instead, the principal plans a…
safe, controlled holiday party at school, underestimating the Herdmans, who make their own plans. For grades 3-6. 2004Dr. Jekyll, orthodontist (The Zack Files)
By Dan Greenburg. 1997
While ten-year-old Zack is being treated by Dr. Jekyll, the orthodontist undergoes a strange transformation into a growling monster and…
Zack's teeth become more crooked. Zack and his dad decide to investigate the doctor's office. For grades 3-6. 1997Flip
By David Lubar. 2003
Eighth-grader Taylor and her twin brother, Ryan, are complete opposites. So when trouble-making Ryan discovers mysterious alien disks that enable…
him to become legends from the past--Babe Ruth, Albert Einstein, and others--Taylor tries to keep him out of trouble. For grades 5-8. 2003Hollywood hustle: Hollywood Hustle
By Gordon Korman. 2004
Following Son of the Mob (RC 62117) Vince Luca, son of a mobster, and girlfriend Kendra Bightly, daughter of an…
FBI agent, move to Los Angeles for college. Vince enjoys his film classes until his older brother arrives on business. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2004Evangeline Mudd and the golden-haired apes of the Ikkinasti Jungle
By David Elliott. 2004
Nine-year-old Evangeline Mudd's parents, who study primates and raise her as one, travel to the jungle alone to observe apes.…
When they disappear Evangeline joins Dr. Aphrodite Pikkaflee to rescue them from the clutches of a developer. For grades 3-6. 2004Tripping over the lunch lady: and other school stories
By Nancy Mercado. 2004
A collection of ten humorous short stories about school life. In the title piece an accident-prone fifth grader, nicknamed Jinx,…
hopes to excel at square dancing. In "Tied to Zelda" the best athlete in the class is paired with a computer nerd for a three-legged race. For grades 4-7. 2004Born too short: the confessions of an eighth-grade basket case
By Dan Elish. 2002
Matt, a short nerd, is envious of his best friend, Keith, who is five inches taller and a stud/athlete with…
plenty of girlfriends. But Matt feels guilty when his luck improves and the bad luck he wished on Keith starts happening. For grades 6-9. 2002Alien in a bottle
By Kathy Mackel. 2004
Eighth-grader Sean Winger feels destined to be a glassblower but his parents strongly disapprove. His stargazer classmate Olivia Ricci assists…
him. So does an odd assortment of extraterrestrials Sean came to know after discovering two of them in a glass bottle in the ocean. For grades 5-8. 2004The King of Slippery Falls
By Sid Hite. 2004
Rural Idaho, early 2000s. When Lewis Hinton turns fifteen, his parents tell him he is adopted. Now an ensuing identity…
crisis thwarts his simple goals of catching an elusive giant trout and getting Amanda to be his girlfriend. For grades 6-9. 2004Blue Avenger and the theory of everything (The blue Avenger Ser.)
By Norma Howe. 2002
Sixteen-year-old David Schumacher, the "Blue Avenger," returns from Italy in this sequel to Blue Avenger Cracks the Code (BR 13445).…
To help his true love, Omaha, avoid eviction he takes a job that offends his morals but will pay the rent. For junior and senior high readers. 2002Regular Guy (Harper Trophy Bks.)
By Sarah Weeks. 1999
Because he is so different from his eccentric parents, twelve-year-old Guy is convinced he was switched at birth with a…
classmate whose parents seem more normal. The boys switch back one weekend, with hilarious results. For grades 4-7. 1999Don't bug me!
By Pam Zollman. 2001
Sixth-grader Megan needs twenty-five insects for a science project, but her five-year-old brother Alexander doesn't want her to kill them.…
Then pesky classmate Charlie embarrasses Megan before the whole class. As the deadline approaches, she takes some risks. For grades 4-7. 2001Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
By Ian Fleming. 1964
Relates the adventures of the Pott family--twins Jeremy and Jemima, their inventor father, and their mother, Mimsie--in their magical car…
that not only drives but flies and sails. They set out for a quiet picnic by the English Channel but end up in Paris pursuing a gang of criminals. For grades 4-7. 1964No more dead dogs
By Gordon Korman. 2000
Eighth-grade football hero Wallace Wallace is given detention for telling the absolute truth even when it hurts the English teacher's…
feelings. Sentenced to attend school play rehearsals, he becomes involved in spite of himself and makes some creative changes. For grades 5-8. 2000The word eater
By Mary Amato. 2000
Sixth-grader Lerner hates her new school until she finds Fip, a paper-devouring magic worm. When Fip eats printed words, like…
"vending machine," the signified object disappears. Lerner takes Fip to class to get revenge on class bullies, but she gradually learns extraordinary powers bring big responsibilities. For grades 4-7. 2000Following Dancing in My Nuddy-pants (DB 56064) English schoolgirl Georgia Nicolson continues her journal. She describes her trying existence at…
school and home and falling in love with a local Italian American singer. For senior high readers. 2004Wizard at work: a novel in stories
By Vivian Vande Velde. 2003
A young wizard who runs a school looks forward to a quiet summer off, but instead he is drawn into…
several adventures. He helps a village full of delinquent unicorns, rescues an uncooperative damsel, and finds a husband for a princess. For grades 3-6. 2003Arthur's perfect Christmas (Arthur Adventure, An)
By Marc Tolon Brown. 2000
Arthur had hoped for an ideal holiday, but it doesn't snow, he accidently breaks his mom's gift, and his father…
makes an unusual dinner. Arthur starts to think he'll have a terrible Christmas until an unexpected guest changes everything. For grades K-3. 2000The Westing game
By Ellen Raskin. 1992
The mysterious death of eccentric millionaire Samuel W. Westing brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the…
circumstances of his death before they may claim their inheritance. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 1978