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You must be joking!: lots of cool jokes
By Paul Brewer. 2003
The journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: a World War II soldier (My Name is America)
By Walter Dean Myers. 1999
Europe, 1944. American teenage soldier Scott Collins describes the Omaha Beach invasion, in which many men in his company are…
killed. Writing home, he details his experiences as he fights across France, receives a promotion, and suffers a wound. For grades 4-7. 1999Summer of the sea serpent (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #31)
By Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 2004
The magician Merlin sends Jack and Annie back into time where they are reunited with boy sorcerer Teddy. The children…
are transformed into selkies, or seal people, then dive into a cave and discover an old sword. For grades 2-4. 2004On the far side of the mountain
By Jean Craighead George. 1990
Continues teenager Sam Gribley's wilderness survival adventures begun in My Side of the Mountain (BR 15070). Sam's peaceful new life…
is shattered when a conservation officer confiscates his falcon and his younger sister, Alice, disappears from their mountain home. For grades 5-8. 1990Gus and Grandpa go fishing (Gus and Grandpa #9)
By Claudia Mills, Catherine Stock. 2003
Why I sneeze, shiver, hiccup, and yawn (Let's-read-and-find-out-science Ser.)
By Melvin Berger. 2000
Father Bear comes home (I Can Read Level 1 Ser.)
By Else Holmelund Minarik. 1959
Four episodes about Little Bear in which he waits impatiently for his father to come home from a day of…
fishing, has the hiccups, meets a mermaid, and plays with Owl. Beginning chapter book. For grades K-3. 1959A tree is a plant (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)
By Clyde Robert Bulla, Stacey Schuett. 1960
Follows an apple plant from seed to sprout to tree, explaining the functions of roots, trunk, branches, leaves, and blossoms…
that lead to fruit. Also describes the cycle of seasonal changes. Includes two simple science projects. For grades 2-4. 1960In defense of liberty: the story of America's Bill of Rights
By Russell Freedman. 2003
Describes the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution and explains how they are applied as well as tested. Examples…
of challenges include a suit brought on behalf of schoolchildren who were required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and rap musicians sued for obscenity. For junior and senior high readers. 2003The tombs of Atuan
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2001
Arha is taken from her parents to be trained as high priestess to the Old Ones in the Atuan tombs.…
She endures her bleak captivity until a trespasser violates her domain in his search for the tombs' greatest treasure. Sequel to A Wizard of Earthsea (BR 7742). For grades 6-9. 1970Lizards: weird and wonderful
By Margery Facklam. 2003
Introduces thirteen remarkable lizards from the Komodo dragon and marine iguana to the glass snake and Gila monster. Presents facts…
and true stories about each. Also provides tips on how to tell the difference between lizards and similar reptiles. For grades 3-6. 2003Henry and Mudge and the wild goose chase: the twenty-third book of their adventures (Henry & Mudge #23)
By Cynthia Rylant, Suçie Stevenson, Carolyn Bracken. 2003
The river (A yearling Book Ser.)
By Gary Paulsen. 1991
In this sequel to Hatchet (BR 11525), Brian Robeson returns to the wilderness with Derek Holtzer, a psychologist investigating the…
nature of survival. The two are struck by lightning, and the radio transmitter is knocked out leaving them stranded. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1991Marvin one too many (I Can Read Bks.)
By Katherine Paterson. 2001
Marvin starts first grade in a new school but has trouble learning to read. His family gives him some extra…
help when he finally tells his father about the problem. For grades K-3. 2001The book of three (Prydain Chronicles)
By Lloyd Alexander. 1964
The castle of Llyr: The Chronicles Of Prydain, Book 3 (Chronicles Of Prydain #Bk. 3)
By Lloyd Alexander. 1999
Taran is now assistant pig keeper for the wizard Dallben. His friend Princess Eilonwy, en route to the Isle of…
Mona, is captured by wicked enchantress Achren, and Taran's companions set out to rescue her. Sequel to The Black Cauldron (BR 15454). For grades 5-8. 1966The high king (Chronicles Of Prydain #Bk. 5)
By Lloyd Alexander. 1968
Taran leads his companions on a last great quest against evil when the enchanted sword Dyrnwyn falls into the hands…
of Arawn, Lord of the Land of Death. Sequel to Taran Wanderer (BR 15456). For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 1968Tehanu: the last book of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle Ser. #4)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 1990
Tenar, former priestess of Atuan and now the widow of a Gontish farmer, lives quietly caring for her foster daughter…
Therru. Soon another needs Tenar's care: Ged, no longer archmage of Earthsea, returns home half-conscious--on a dragon's back. Sequel to The Farthest Shore (BR 15408). For grades 6-9. 1990Dare to be scared: thirteen stories to chill and thrill (Dare To Be Scared Ser.)
By Robert D San Souci. 2003
Thirteen horror stories involve ghosts, a boogey woman, and creatures from outer space. In "The Caller," ungrateful Lindsay is haunted…
by phone calls from her dead aunt. In "Space Is the Place," Mark and his mother board a bus to escape an alien invasion. For grades 4-7. 2003Lucinda's secret (The Spiderwick Chronicles #3)
By Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi. 2003
Following their adventures in The Seeing Stone (DB 56515), Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace are now being harassed by a…
house boggart. Mallory wants to get rid of the Field Guide, but hospitalized great-aunt Lucinda comes to the rescue. For grades 2-4. 2003