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Wrappedup FoxTrot : a treasury with the final daily strips

Amend, Bill.

A collection of stories featuring the characters from the popular comic strip series "Fox Trot.".

Debo compartir mi helado?

Willems, Mo.

Best friends Elefante and Cerdita are complete opposites but still manage to have fun together, but when Elefante takes too long to make an important decision, it may be too late to share with Cerdita.

La paloma encuentra un perro caliente!

Willems, Mo.

Pigeon learns about sharing when a curious duckling keeps asking questions about the hot dog Pigeon has found.

Tony Millionaire's Sock Monkey : the glass doorknob

Millionaire, Tony.

Sock Monkey is fascinated by a glass doorknob that reveals a rainbow and spends his summer trying to reproduce the beautiful site.

Shark and Lobster's amazing undersea adventure

Schwarz, Viviane.

Follows the humorous attempts of Shark and Lobster to conquer their fear of tigers.

Drooling and dangerous : the Riot Brothers return!

Amato, Mary.

Includes three stories about the adventures of the Riot Brothers, plus a section of Riot Brother games.

Stinky and successful : the Riot Brothers never stop

Amato, Mary.

A collection of three short stories featuring the exploits and adventures of the Riot Brothers, who seem to find trouble and fun no matter where they go.

Emperor Pickletine rides the bus : an origami yoda book / #6

Angleberger, Tom.

The seventh graders of McQuarrie Middle School and their Star Wars-inspired Origami finger puppets go on a field trip to Washington, D.C., on what proves to be a very long trip full of shifting alliances, betrayals, carsickness, and sugar rushes.

Dreadful acts

Ardagh, Philip.

Twelve-year-old Eddie Dickens survives encounters with an escape artist in a runaway hearse's coffin, a hot air balloon bearing the escape artist's lovely assistant, a gas explosion, and a jewel thief on the run.

A house called Awful End

Ardagh, Philip.

When eleven-year-old Eddie Dickens's ill parents become "a bit crinkly round the edges," he is taken by his great-uncle and great-aunt, Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maude, and embarks on adventures that involve strolling actors, St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans, and a carnival float shaped like a giant cow.

I was a third grade spy

Auch, Mary Jane.

When Brian's dog Arful suddenly begins talking, Brian and his two friends send the dog to find out what their classmates are planning for the school talent show.

Henry Huggins

Cleary, Beverly.

Henry Huggins picks up a stray dog, names him Ribsy and sets out on numerous adventures with him, including breeding hundreds of fish and collecting over a thousand worms.

The Mercy Watson collection volume 1

DiCamillo, Kate.

Presents two stories about precocious pig Mercy Watson, in which she takes a ride in the car with Mr. and Mrs. Watson and causes a problem--then comes to the rescue--when she climbs into their bed.

Henry and the paper route

Cleary, Beverly.

When Henry wants to start a paper route, he receives unexpected help from a little girl, Ramona.

The Hoboken chicken emergency

Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, 1941-

Chaos ensues when Arthur is sent to buy a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner and comes home instead with a live, 266-pound chicken named Henrietta.

The grim grotto #11

Snicket, Lemony.

Still pursued by the evil Count Olaf, the Baudelaire orphans attempt to reach a very important meeting, but first they travel in a rattletrap submarine to the Gorgonian Grotto, a dark underwater cave, in search of the sugar bowl.

Dragon kiss / #7

Baker, E. D.

Despite obstacles, an ice dragon named Audun pursues the love of his life--a human girl who can transform into a dragon using magic.

Dragon's breath / #2

Baker, E. D.

Having recovered their human shape, Emeralda and Eadric try to help Aunt Grassina find the special objects needed to break the spell that turned Grassina's true love, Haywood, into an otter.

No place for magic/ #4 : book four in the tales of the frog princess

Baker, E. D.

Emma and Eadric travel to Upper Montevista to ask his parents to bless their upcoming marriage and discover that Eadric's younger brother has been kidnapped by trolls.

The salamander spell/ #5 : a prequel to the tales of the frog princess

Baker, E. D.

Thirteen-year-old Grassina vies with her older sister, Chartreuse, to see who will inherit the family's talent for magic and become the Green Witch, while each ponders which prince will be at her side during her "happily ever after.".

Danger goes berserk / #4

Barnett, Mac.

As soon as twelve-year-old Steve Brixton opens a detective office in his backyard, he and his best friend Dana are caught up in a tangle of cases, from breaking up a ring of piratical smugglers, to recovering a stolen surfboard, to tracking down a fifth-grader's missing gym shorts.

Ivy + Bean Take the Case / #10

Barrows, Annie.

After watching a movie about a detective on the television, Bean decides to set up shop as a private investigator--and she and Ivy start looking for mysteries to solve.

Peter and the secret of Rundoon / #3

Barry, Dave.

Fearing that the sinister Lord Ombra was not destroyed, Peter and Molly travel to the land of Rundoon, which is ruled by the evil King Zarboff.

The worst class trip ever

Barry, Dave.

"When the eighth grade civics class of Miami's Culver Middle School goes on a trip to Washington, D.C., Wyatt Palmer finds himself in deep trouble before the plane even lands because his best friend, Matt, has decided the men sitting behind them are terrorists and it is up to the boys to stop them"--Provided by publisher.

Double Fudge / #5

Blume, Judy.

His younger brother's obsession with money and the discovery of long-lost cousins Flora and Fauna provide many embarrassing moments for twelve-year-old Peter.

Zombiekins

Bolger, Kevin.

The boring town of Dementedyville is livened up by a mysterious stuffed animal called Zombiekins that turns things upside down when exposed to moonlight.

The return of Meteor Boy?

Boniface, William.

While working on a time machine for the Spring Science Fair, Ordinary Boy discovers the true identity of long-lost Superopolis hero Meteor Boy.

Bad Kitty drawn to trouble

Bruel, Nick.

Author/illustrator Nick Bruel tries to explain to the reader how to write a story, but Bad Kitty is not at all happy about the plot, which has her going on a turnip diet to lose weight. Includes a recipe for roasted turnips.

Bad kitty meets the baby

Bruel, Nick.

Bad Kitty is not pleased when a baby joins her family. Includes fun facts and tips for training a cat to perform tricks.

Bad kitty vs Uncle Murray : the uproar at the front door

Bruel, Nick.

Kitty's owners go away for a week, leaving Kitty and Puppy at home with Uncle Murray, who is driven to near madness by their antics.

NERDS : National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society / #1

Buckley, Michael.

While running a spy network from their elementary school, five unpopular misfits combine their talents and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world.

Planet Tad

Carvell, Tim.

Twelve-year-old Tad has a plan to make seventh grade his most awesome year, but he must overcome a devious little sister, an embarrassing summer job, a science fair project gone awry, and other obstacles.

Henry and the paper route

Cleary, Beverly.

When Henry wants to start a paper route, he receives unexpected help from a little girl, Ramona.

Otis Spofford

Cleary, Beverly.

The misadventures of a young boy whose mischievous spirit constantly gets him into trouble.

Space brat

Coville, Bruce.

Although bratty Blork is good at throwing tantrums, even a megatantrum can't save his pet poodnoobie when it is taken by the Big Pest Squad.

How to betray a dragon's hero : the heroic misadventures of Hiccup the Viking

Cowell, Cressida.

"Hiccup is in hiding in the Murderous Mountains with the Company of the Dragonmark, but he is determined to become King of the Wilderwest by defeating the witch's Vampire Spydragons and steal back the King's Things from Alvin the Treacherous"--Provided by publisher.

How to ride a dragon's storm : the heroic misadventures of Hiccup the Viking / #7

Cowell, Cressida.

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the reluctant Viking hero, tries to make the most of his somewhat limited time to discover America, return to Berk, save his father, fight Polarserpents, and win a swimming race.

How to speak dragonese / #3

Cowell, Cressida.

Recounts the further escapades of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he continues his Viking training during which he escapes from a boatload of Roman soldiers and searches for his kidnapped dragon.

How to twist a dragon's tale : the heroic misadventures of Hiccup the Viking / #5

Cowell, Cressida.

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III has to recover the fire-stone in order to stop a volcano from erupting and wiping out the tribes on Volcano Island.

The case of the weird blue chicken : the next misadventure

Cronin, Doreen.

When a weird blue chicken comes to Chicken Squad headquarters for help, siblings Dirt, Sugar, and Sweetie help find her missing house.

The Twits

Dahl, Roald.

The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.

Mercy Watson fights crime /#3

DiCamillo, Kate.

Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy.

Mercy Watson thinks like a pig /#5

DiCamillo, Kate.

Two sisters move in next door to where Mercy the pig lives, and frustrated when Mercy continues to eat their flowers decide to call for the help of an Animal Control Officer, Francine Poulet, to handle the case.

The transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle

Elliott, David, 1947-

After eating constantly at the fast food restaurant known as Gussy's, ten-year-old Roscoe finds himself turning into a giant bug.

Thrice upon a Marigold

Ferris, Jean, 1939-

When Princess Poppy, the daughter of Queen Marigold and King Christian of Zandelphia-Beaurivage, is kidnapped by the kingdom's former torturer-in-chief and poisoner-in-chief, a ragtag group sets out to rescue her.

Once upon a Marigold

Ferris, Jean.

A young man with a mysterious past and a penchant for inventing things leaves the troll who raised him, meets an unhappy princess he has loved from afar, and discovers a plot against her and her father.

Jack and Rebel, the police dog

Finney, Patricia, 1958-

Jack the Labrador retriever tells the tale of his adventures at home and with his friend Rebel, the police dog, and how they broke up a burglary ring while police were occupied with political protests.

The Great Brain at the academy

Fitzgerald, John Dennis.

With daring exploits and money-making schemes, the Great Brain faces the challenge of life at a strict Catholic boarding school.

From Norvelt to nowhere

Gantos, Jack.

After an explosion, a new crime by an old murderer, and the sad passing of the founder of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack accompanies his slightly mental elderly mentor, Miss Volker, on a cross-country run as she pursues the oddest of outlaws.

In a glass Grimmly : companion to A tale dark & Grimm

Gidwitz, Adam.

Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.

Moxy Maxwell does not love Stuart Little

Gifford, Peggy Elizabeth.

With summer coming to an end, about-to-be-fourth-grader Moxy Maxwell does a hundred different things to avoid reading her assigned summer reading book.

Nicholas on vacation

Goscinny, 1926-1977.

It is time for summer vacation and Nicolás is going to the beach.

The Day My Butt Went Psycho! / Butt Wars / #1

Griffiths, Andy, 1961-

Zack Freeman joins forces with the B-Team squad in an effort to stop a plot by the world's butts--including Zack's own backside--to take what they believe to be their rightful place on the human body.

Coach Hyatt is a riot! / #4

Gutman, Dan.

A.J. believes his new peewee football coach is crazy after she demands the team does push-ups in the mud and tells them to lift up a car, but when she wants to put girls on the team, A.J. thinks the coach is going too far.

Miss Daisy is crazy! / #1

Gutman, Dan.

Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise the second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.

Miss Mary is scary! / #10

Gutman, Dan.

Mr. Granite is assigned a new student teacher but A.J. and his friends become convinced that she is actually a vampire who lives in a cave and plays in a heavy metal band with her zombie boyfriend.

Mr. Tony is full of baloney! / #11

Gutman, Dan.

A.J.'s mom gets a job, which means he has to spend his afternoons at After School Kids Kare--ASKK--where the program's director, Mr. Tony, is obsessed with getting into "The Guinness Book of World Records," for making the world's largest pizza.

Mrs. Roopy is loopy! / #3

Gutman, Dan.

A.J. and his classmates are convinced that new school librarian, Mrs. Roopy, has multiple personality disorder because she keeps pretending to be famous people.

Officer Spence makes no sense! / #5

Gutman, Dan.

When peanut butter and jelly sandwiches start disappearing from the vomitorium, the security guard of Ella Mentry School, Officer Spence, starts behaving strangely and arresting everybody he sees.

Farewell, my lunchbag : from the tattered casebook of Chet Gecko, private eye

Hale, Bruce.

When fourth-grade private eye Chet Gecko is called to catch someone who is stealing food from the school cafeteria, he finds himself framed for the crime.

Two hot dogs with everything

Haven, Paul.

Although everyone credits him and his superstitions for the Slugger's first winning streak in 108 baseball seasons, eleven-year-old Danny Gurkin believes that his discovery of a secret from the team's past may be the real reason behind the ball club's success.

Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny

Himmelman, John.

Although she can throw farther, kick higher, and hit harder than anyone else at school, Isabel, aka Bunjitsu Bunny, never hurts another creature, unless she has to.

Bunnicula meets Edgar Allan Crow

Howe, James, 1946-

An overly-alarmed Chester the cat predicts a gruesome fate for the pets in the Monroe household when a writer of juvenile horror fiction and his bird companion stay overnight.

Jedi Academy / #1

Brown, Jeffrey, 1975-

Roan Novachez has always dreamed of going to Pilot Academy Middle School and becoming the greatest pilot in the galaxy, but the school rejected him. So, when a green guy named Yoda invites him to attend the Jedi Academy, he goes for it, but he soon discovers that going to school with aliens and robots and trying to learn how to use the Force is not as easy as it sounds.

Emmy and the home for troubled girls / #2

Jonell, Lynne.

After learning that she has the power to communicate with rodents, ten-year-old Emmy seeks a way to stop Miss Barmy, an evil nanny who has been turned into a rat, from stealing jewels from Emmy's wealthy parents.

Emmy and the rats in the belfry / #3

Jonell, Lynne.

Ten-year-old Emmy and her rodent friends must fend off the evil former nanny, Miss Barmy, as they search for Ratty's missing mother.

Diary of a wimpy kid #2 : Rodrick rules

Kinney, Jeff.

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 Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.

Diary of a wimpy kid : the long haul / #9

Kinney, Jeff.

The Heffley family road trip starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns--with everything from a fender bender to crazed seagulls--but even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure, and this is one the Heffleys will not soon forget.

Dying to Meet You / 43 Old Cemetery Road / #1

Klise, Kate.

In this story told mostly through letters, children's book author, I. B. Grumply, gets more than he bargained for when he rents a quiet place to write for the summer.

The 6th grade nickname game

Korman, Gordon.

Eleven-year-old best friends Jeff and Wiley, who like to give nicknames to their classmates, try to find the right one for the new girl Cassandra, while adjusting to the football coach who has become their new teacher.

Invasion of the nose pickers

Korman, Gordon.

While on a fourth-grade trip to New York City, Devin helps his friend, Stan Mflxnys, a 147-year-old alien from the planet Pan, and other E.T.s to locate the Humongan who is stealing the Pants' power supply, thereby disabling the microcomputer in Stan's nose.

Ungifted

Korman, Gordon.

Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.

The misadventures of the family Fletcher / #1

Levy, Dana Alison.

Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school year, Kindergarten through sixth grade, and deal with a grumpy new neighbor.

The magic pudding

Lindsay, Norman, 1879-1969.

Bunyip Bluegum, an adventurous Australian koala bear, meets up with a sailor, a penguin, and their magic pudding, which is in constant danger of being stolen.

Six haunted hairdos

Maguire, Gregory.

With the help of their favorite teacher, two rival clubs, the all-boy Copycats and the all-girl Tattletales, stop trying to out-do each other long enough to help the ghosts of a baby elephant and a herd of mastodons that appear near their small Vermont town.

Cloudy with a chance of boys

McDonald, Megan.

While older sister Alex is trying to orchestrate a perfect first kiss with her heartthrob and younger sister Joey prefers frogs to boys, Stevie Reel wonders if she is ready for a boyfriend while being pursued by a new boy in her class.

Judy Moody declares independence

McDonald, Megan.

After learning about the American Revolution on a family trip to Boston, Judy Moody makes her own Declaration of Independence and tries to prove that she is responsible enough to have more freedoms, such as a larger allowance and her own bathroom.

Judy Moody, M.D. : the doctor is in!

McDonald, Megan.

Judy is excited about becoming a doctor, especially when Class 3T starts a new unit on the human body, but she learns more about being a patient when she catches tonsillitis from her little brother, Stink.

Stink and the great Guinea Pig Express

McDonald, Megan.

Stink Moody, friends Webster and Sophie, and Mrs. Birdwistle visit tourist attractions in Virginia as they try to give away 101 guinea pigs rescued from a laboratory, although Stink is very reluctant to relinquish his favorite, Astro.

Stink and the world's worst super-stinky sneakers

McDonald, Megan.

A class visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum inspires Stink Moody to create a variety of terrible smells to put on the sneakers he plans to enter in the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker contest.

A book of coupons

Morgenstern, Susie Hoch.

Elderly Monsieur Noel, the very unconventional new eighth-grade teacher, gives coupon books for such things as dancing in class and sleeping late, which are bound to get him in trouble with the military discipline of Principal Incarnation Perez.

Bad to the bone

Nolan, Lucy A.

As told from the perspective of the dog, Down Girl, she explains about her days protecting her home from the enemy next door, Here Kitty Kitty, and the many ways she tries to properly train her master, Rruff.

On the road

Nolan, Lucy A.

A dog who thinks her name is Down Girl goes on a car ride to the beach, goes camping in the woods, and reluctantly pays a visit to the vet with her master, Rruff.

Junie B. Jones and some sneaky peeky spying / #4

Park, Barbara.

Six-year-old Junie B.'s penchant for spying on people and her curiosity about the private life of her teacher get her in trouble at kindergarten.

Now look what you've done / #2

Pastis, Stephan.

Timmy Failure, founder, president, and CEO of the best detective agency in town, perhaps the nation, is about to crack the biggest case of his generation: a school competition to find a stolen globe.

Patterson, James, 1947-

Georgia Khatchadorian plans to excel at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her troublemaking brother failed.

I Even Funnier / I Funny Series / #2

Patterson, James, 1947-

"While on a mission to win the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic regional competition, New York middle schooler Jamie Grimm copes with rival comics and bullies, a buddy in trouble, and a sudden family emergency, all with a sense of humor and a loyal group of friends"--Provided by publisher.

Lawn Boy returns

Paulsen, Gary.

Having expanded his summer lawn mowing job into an ever-growing business conglomerate, a twelve-year-old boy gets involved in high finance thanks to his hippie stockbroker, takes on sponsorship of a boxer, and becomes a media sensation.

Fair weather : a novel

Peck, Richard, 1934-

In 1893, thirteen-year-old Rosie and members of her family travel from their Illinois farm to Chicago to visit Aunt Euterpe and attend the World's Columbian Exposition which, along with an encounter with Buffalo Bill and Lillian Russell, turns out to be a life-changing experience for everyone.

The teacher's funeral : a comedy in three parts

Peck, Richard, 1934-

In rural Indiana in 1904, fifteen-year-old Russell's dreams of quitting school and joining a wheat threshing crew are disrupted when his older sister takes over the teaching at his one-room schoolhouse after mean old Myrt Arbuckle "hauls off and dies."

Big Nate flips out / #5

Peirce, Lincoln.

Sixth-grader and self-proclaimed genius Nate Wright's sloppiness is getting out of hand and getting Francis in trouble.

Big Nate in the zone / #6

Peirce, Lincoln.

Sixth-grader and self-proclaimed genius Nate Wright's bad luck has turned around and suddenly he can do no wrong.

Big Nate on a roll / #3

Peirce, Lincoln.

Middle-schooler Nate Wright must compete with a new rival, the "perfect" Artur, for the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest.

Clementine

Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-

While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.

Clementine and the family meeting

Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-

Third-grader Clementine tries to adjust to the news that her perfect family of four is adding a new brother or sister.

The adventures of Captain Underpants : #1 : an epic novel

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-

When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, he leads them to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper, where they must defeat his evil robot henchmen.

Captain Underpants and the big, bad battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, part 2 : the revenge of the ridiculous Robo-Boogers : #7

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-

Captain Underpants and his friends, having dispatched Melvin Sneedley, the Bionic Booger Boy, must join the fray again when they realize they have forgotten about Sneedley's sidekicks, the Robo-Boogers.

Captain Underpants and the perilous plot of Professor Poopypants : #4

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-

When Professor Pippy P. Poopypants comes to Jerome Horwitz Elementary School to teach science, and he goes off the deep end because students make fun of his name, only Captain Underpants can save the school from the professor's perilous plot.

Captain Underpants and the tyrannical retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 / #11

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-

The monstrous Turbo Toilet 2000 is determined to take revenge on George, Harold, and Captain Underpants.

Ricky Ricotta's mighty robot vs. the Jurassic Jackrabbits from Jupiter : #5

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-

General Jackrabbit and his Robo-Rabbits from Jupiter attempt to take over the world on Ricky Ricotta's birthday.

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn : #6

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-

Ricky Ricotta, his Mighty Robot, cousin Lucy, and some friends set out to save mousekind from Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn, with a little help from some special gum and taffy.

Fat men from space

Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, 1941-

Through his radio tooth, William learns of an invasion by spacemen who are taking all of earth's supply of junk food.

Looking for Bobowicz : a Hoboken chicken story

Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, 1941-

Upon moving to Hoboken, New Jersey, a boy convinces his two new friends to help him track down the mysterious phantom who stole his bicycle, as well as Arthur Bobowicz, owner of a giant chicken that once terrorized local citizens.

The Werewolf Club meets Dorkula / #3

Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, 1941-

The Werewolf Club tries to find out if the geeky new kid, Henry Count Dorkula, is really a vampire as he claims.

The Amazing Maurice and his educated rodents

Pratchett, Terry.

A talking cat, intelligent rats, and a strange boy cooperate in a Pied Piper scam until they try to con the wrong town and are confronted by a deadly evil rat king.

The mysterious disappearance of Leon (I mean Noel)

Raskin, Ellen.

The disappearance of her husband is only the first of the mysteries Mrs. Carillon must solve.

Twice upon a time

Riley, James, 1977-

Jack, of the village of Giant's Hand, is now accompanied by a prince as he continues trying to help a reluctant princess find her family, while also attempting to save a city full of fairies from a nameless curse.

Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger / #3

Sachar, Louis, 1954-

Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.

Alcatraz versus the evil Librarians / #1

Sanderson, Brandon.

On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.

Alcatraz versus the Scrivener's Bones / #2

Sanderson, Brandon.

Thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry and his companions seek Al's father and grandfather in the Great Library of Alexandria, where they face undead, soul-stealing wraiths called the Curators of Alexandria, and one of the Scrivener's Bones, a part-human, part-machine mercenary.

Frank Einstein and the antimatter motor / #1

Scieszka, Jon.

In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own, and after an accident brings wisecracking Klink and overly expressive Klank to life, they set about helping Frank perfect his Antimatter Motor until his archnemesis, T. Edison, steals the robots for his doomsday plan.

Your mother was a Neanderthal

Scieszka, Jon.

The Time Warp Trio find themselves in the middle of an adventure in prehistoric times, where cave art is a form of graffiti and "rock" music takes on a whole new meaning.

Horrid Henry and the abominable snowman

Simon, Francesca.

Horrid Henry builds a big, mean monster snowman in order to win the snowman competition against Moody Margaret's ballerina snowgirl, and claim the prize--a year's supply of ice cream--all for himself.

"When did you see her last?"

Snicket, Lemony.

Thirteen-year-old Lemony Snicket and his mentor S. Theodora Markson of the secretive V.F.D. in the tiny dot of a town called Stain'd By The Sea go searching for a missing girl.

The austere academy #5

Snicket, Lemony.

As their outrageous misfortune continues, the Baudelaire orphans are shipped off to a miserable boarding school, where they befriend the two Quagmire triplets and find that they have been followed by the dreaded Count Olaf.

The end #13

Snicket, Lemony.

Lost at sea, the Baudelaire orphans, along with the evil Count Olaf, wash up on the shore of an island populated by an oddly placid group of inhabitants, and they try to decide whether or not they are truly safe.

Lemony Snicket : the unauthorized autobiography

Snicket, Lemony.

The elusive author provides a glimpse into his mysterious and sometimes confusing life, using fanciful letters, diary entries, and other miscellaneous documents as well as photographs and illustrations.

The penultimate peril #12

Snicket, Lemony.

The Baudelaire orphans begin their journey in a cab with a distraught pregnant woman named Kit Snicket while on route to the Hotel Denouement and must pose as concierges while trying to ferret out the secrets of the elusive sugar bowl.

The wide window #3

Snicket, Lemony.

Catastrophes and misfortune continue to plague the Baudelaire orphans after they're sent to live with fearful Aunt Josephine who offers little protection against Count Olaf's treachery.

Einstein the class hamster

Tashjian, Janet.

Einstein, a very knowledgeable hamster, is desperate to help the students in his classroom win an audition for a televised trivia game show but, unfortunately, only one student, Ned, can hear him.

The Gecko & Sticky : the greatest power

Van Draanen, Wendelin.

When the diabolical Damien Black robs a bank and steals a tiger-eye of great sentimental value, he is pursued by thirteen-year-old Dave Sanchez and his sidekick, a talking gecko named Sticky, who are armed with a magical Aztec armband.

Stick dog

Watson, Tom, 1962-

"Stick Dog and his four friends - Stripes, Mutt, Poo-Poo and Karen - will do anything to steal some sweet-smelling hamburgers from a family at Picasso Park!"--Provided by publisher.

Niagara Falls, or does it?

Winkler, Henry, 1945-

Fourth-graders Hank, Ashley, and Frankie are excitedly preparing for a magic show at the Rock 'N Bowl when Hank's creative alternative to an English essay lands him in detention and grounded the week of the show.

Zorgoochi Intergalactic Pizza

Yaccarino, Dan.

Luno delivers pizzas from his family's pizzeria all over the galaxy, often encountering dangerous planets and frustrating aliens, but serious problems evolve when someone wants the Zorgoochi family's secret ingredient, the Golden Anchovy, which happens to be the most powerful pizza topping in the Universe.

Mr. Putney's quacking dog

Agee, Jon.

Mr. Putney has all sorts of unusual friends including an overweight orangatan, an octopus with cold feet, and an elephant that is difficult to see.

The fortune-tellers

Alexander, Lloyd.

A carpenter in the West African country of Cameroon goes to a fortune teller and finds the predictions about his future coming true in an unusual way.

Big Bad Wolf

Archer, Dosh.

"A choking wolf is rushed to City Hospital, and a lost little girl in a red coat has been found, looking for her missing granny. What on earth did the wolf eat?"--Provided by publisher.

Once upon a banana

Armstrong, Jennifer, 1961-

Everyday signs serve as captions for this pictorial tale of what happens after a man tosses a banana peel into the garbage can and misses.

Bantam of the opera

Auch, Mary Jane.

Luigi the rooster wins fame and fortune when the star of the Cosmopolitan Opera Company and his understudy both come down with chicken pox on the same night.

Extra yarn

Barnett, Mac.

With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.

Sam & Dave dig a hole

Barnett, Mac.

"Sam and Dave are digging a hole and they will not stop until they find something spectacular"--Dust jacket.

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

Barrett, Judi.

Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.

Circle, square, Moose

Bingham, Kelly L., 1967-

When Zebra and his enthusiastic friend Moose are asked to exit a book about shapes, Moose has other plans.

The baby tree

Blackall, Sophie.

After learning that his parents are expecting a baby, a young boy asks several people where babies come from and gets a different answer from each before his parents have a chance to give the right answer. Includes advice on answering questions about reproduction.

Minnie and Moo go dancing

Cazet, Denys.

Cow friends, Minnie and Moo, decide to dress up and attend a party at the farmer's house.

Minnie and Moo go to the moon

Cazet, Denys.

Two cow friends, Minnie and Moo, decide to drive the farmer's tractor all the way to the moon.

Double trouble in Walla Walla

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

It's an ordinary morning in Walla Walla until Lulu, her teacher, the school nurse, and the principal are all infected by a word warp which makes them reduplicate everything they say.

The marvelous misadventures of-- Fun-Boy

Cosentino, Ralph.

In twelve short stories without words, Fun-Boy looks for adventure, but it is misadventure that he finds.

Dooby dooby moo

Cronin, Doreen.

While Farmer Brown sleeps, his animals prepare for a talent show at the county fair.

Bink & Gollie

DiCamillo, Kate.

Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.

Big bad bunny

Durant, Alan

Big Bad Bunny learns a lesson about being nice after he tries to rob everyone is his little town.

Goldilocks returns

Ernst, Lisa Campbell.

Thirty years after Goldilocks first met the three bears, she returns to fix up their cottage and soothe her guilty conscience.

By the side of the road

Feiffer, Jules.

After his father leaves him by the side of the road because he refuses to stop fooling around in the back of the car, Richard decides that spot is where he wants to set up residence.

The day I swapped my dad for 2 goldfish

Gaiman, Neil.

A young boy swaps his father for two goldfish, but when his mother sends him to retrieve his dad, he learns that his somewhat boring, newspaper-reading father has been traded on down the line.

Barn storm

Ghigna, Charles.

When a tornado touches down in a pond on Farmer Brown's property, it sets off a chain of events among the barnyard animals that soon has every creature displaced, but not unhappy.

The adventures of the dish and the spoon

Grey, Mini.

Having run away together, the Dish and the Spoon from the nursery rhyme "The Cat and the Fiddle" become vaudeville stars before turning to a life of crime.

Marley goes to school

Grogan, John, 1957-

Marley the rambunctious dog sniffs his way to Cassie's school and spreads chaos as he searches for her.

Chickens to the rescue

Himmelman, John.

Six days a week the chickens help the Greenstalk family and their animals recover from mishaps that occur on the farm, but they need one day to rest.

Sammy the seal

Hoff, Syd, 1912-

Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with the children but decides that there really is no place like home.

Once upon an alphabet

Jeffers, Oliver.

"From an Astronaut who's afraid of heights, to a Bridge that ends up burned between friends, to a Cup stuck in a cupboard and longing for freedom, this series of interconnected stories and characters explores the alphabet"--Provided by publisher.

Potato pants!

Keller, Laurie.

Potato is very excited to buy a pair of pants on sale at Lance Vance's Fancy Pants Store, but when he sees Eggplant, who pushed him the day before, he is afraid to go in.

Joha makes a wish : a Middle Eastern tale

Kimmel, Eric A.

An original story, based on the Joha tales of the Arabic-speaking world, in which a hapless man finds a wishing stick that brings him nothing but bad luck. Includes an author's note about the history of Joha tales.

Sam and the tigers : a new telling of Little Black Sambo

Lester, Julius.

Relates what happens when a little boy named Sam matches wits with several tigers that want to eat him (a retelling of Little Black Sambo).

Froggy goes to the doctor

London, Jonathan, 1947-

Froggy isn't looking forward to his check-up because he might get a shot but when it's over and he's pronounced a very healthy frog, Dr. Mugwort is the one who dreads Froggy's next visit.

The absentminded fellow

Marshak, S. (Samuil), 1887-1964.

From the time he puts his pants on his arms until he tries to buy a train ticket at the flower shop, "that absentminded fellow from Portobello Road" bumbles from one muddle to the next.

We eat dinner in the bathtub

Medearis, Angela Shelf, 1956-

A child visits a friend who lives in a topsy-turvy house.

Hippo! No, rhino!

Newman, Jeff, 1976-

When a careless worker places the wrong sign near a rhinoceros's cage, zoo visitors continually mistake the frustrated rhino for a hippopotamus, until a young boy comes along who can help.

Where did Daddy's hair go?

O'Connor, Joe, 1950-

When Jeremiah overhears his father talking about losing his hair, Jeremiah sets out to find it.

Ding dong ding dong

Palatini, Margie.

Despite repeated difficulties, a large ape tries various approaches to selling Ape-On Cosmetics and his persistence pays off in an unexpected way.

Piggie pie!

Palatini, Margie.

Gritch the witch flies to Old MacDonald's farm for some pigs to make a piggie pie, but when she arrives she can't find a single porker.

Amelia Bedelia

Parish, Peggy.

A literal-minded housekeeper causes a ruckus in the household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.

Amelia Bedelia goes camping

Parish, Peggy.

As always, Amelia Bedelia follows exactly the instructions given to her on a camping trip, including pitching a tent and rowing boats.

Play ball, Amelia Bedelia

Parish, Peggy.

Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game.

Meet the Dullards

Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-

"Mr. and Mrs. Dullard move their family to a boring town to avoid any excitement in their lives"--Provided by publisher.

The Dumb Bunnies' Easter

Denim, Sue, 1966-

It's Christmas Eve, and the Dumb Bunnies are celebrating the holidays in their own ridiculous way.

Dog breath : the horrible trouble with Hally Tosis

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-

Hally, the Tosis family dog, has such bad breath that Mr. and Mrs. Tosis plan to give her away, until she proves to be an invaluable watchdog.

At the Hotel Larry

Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, 1941-

A young girl and Larry, the polar bear who lives in her father's hotel, enjoy each other's company and, on an outing to the zoo, they discover Larry's brother Roy.

Mush, a dog from space

Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, 1941-

Kelly Mangiaro, who has wanted a pet for as long as she can remember, gets more than she bargained for from her new dog, Mush.

Young Larry

Pinkwater, Daniel Manus, 1941-

After being hit on the head by his mother and told to fend for himself, Larry the polar bear floats from Baffin Bay to New Jersey where he gets a job as a lifeguard.

The Huckabuck family and how they raised popcorn in Nebraska and quit and came back

Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967.

After the popcorn the Huckabucks had raised explodes in a fire and Pony Pony Huckabuck finds a silver buckle inside a squash, the family decides it is time for a change.

Skippyjon Jones

Schachner, Judith Byron.

Skippyjon Jones, a little kitten with a big imagination, is sent to his room to contemplate what it means to be a cat, but instead embarks on an imaginary adventure in which his Zorro-like alter ego, El Skippito, rescues a group of chihuahuas from a bean-eating bumblebee.

Cowboy & Octopus

Scieszka, Jon.

A cowboy and an octopus learn a thing or two about friendship as they struggle through a knock-knock joke, ugly hats, and a special dinner of beans.

How to drive your sister crazy

Shore, Diane ZuHone.

A younger brother offers detailed advice on how to annoy older sisters.

Madam President

Smith, Lane.

A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were President of the United States.

The cats of Mrs. Calamari

Stadler, John.

Mrs. Calamari's new landlord tells her that no cats will be allowed starting Sunday, thus beginning a week of trickery and amusing deception, ending in a happy surprise.

Shrek!

Steig, William, 1907-2003.

Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride.

The great fuzz frenzy

Stevens, Janet.

When a tennis ball lands in a prairie dog town, the residents find that their newfound frenzy for fuzz creates a fiasco.

Dear Mrs. Larue : letters from obedience school

Teague, Mark.

Gertrude LaRue receives typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog Ike, entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home.

Here comes the big, mean dust bunny!

Thomas, Jan, 1958-

The dust bunnies try to help a big, mean dust bully smile by playing a rhyming game with him.

Let's sing a lullaby with the brave Cowboy

Thomas, Jan, 1958-

Brave Cowboy tries to sing his young calf pals to sleep on a dark, dark night, with humorous results.

Outfoxed

Twohy, Mike.

Fox breaks into a henhouse to steal a chicken for dinner but grabs Duck, instead--a clever fowl that pretends to be a dog.

Chester's back!

Watt, Mélanie, 1975-

Chester, high off the success of his first book, decides he has no need for his illustrator, until she calls an open audition for a new, less self-absorbed feline to take Chester's place in the book.

The duckling gets a cookie!?

Willems, Mo.

Pigeon is very angry when the duckling gets a cookie just by asking politely.

Goldilocks and the three dinosaurs

Willems, Mo.

A spin on the traditional tale with dinosaurs who visit Norway as the main characters.

I will surprise my friend!

Willems, Mo.

Gerald the elephant and Piggie, who are best friends, play a game to surprise each other by a big rock and their fun takes a strange turn when Gerald gets worried.

Should I share my ice cream?

Willems, Mo.

Best friends Gerald and Piggie are complete opposites but still manage to have fun together, but when Gerald takes too long to make an important decision, it may be too late to share with Piggie.

We are in a book!

Willems, Mo.

Piggie realizes that she and Gerald the elephant are in a book and that she can make the reader say words, but when Gerald comes to understand the danger of the book ending, Piggie comes up with a solution to get the reader to keep reading.

How the second grade got $8,205.50 to visit the Statue of Liberty

Zimelman, Nathan.

Chronicles the triumphs and setbacks of the second grade as they try a variety of schemes to raise money for a trip to the Statue of Liberty.