Fiction
The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts BR
15974
by Richard Peck
1 volume
Rural Indiana, 1904. After Miss Myrt Arbuckle, the mean old
teacher, "hauled off and died" in August, fifteen-year-old
Russell figures the one-room schoolhouse will close. His dreams
of quitting school and joining a wheat-threshing crew are
disrupted when his older sister fills the vacancy. For grades 6-
9. 2004.
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs BR
15976
by Donald J. Sobol
1 volume
Ten-year-old detective Encyclopedia Brown solves ten cases. In
the title story, Encyclopedia figures out who got through the
locked gates of a camp to steal his friend's camera. In "The Case
of Nemo's Tuba," his attention to detail traps a liar. For grades
3-6. 2003.
Carnival at Candlelight: Magic Tree House, Book 33 BR
15978
by Mary Pope Osborne
1 volume
While on a mission to prove to Merlin that they can use magic
wisely, Jack and Annie travel to seventeenth-century Venice,
Italy, to save the city from disaster. For grades 2-4. 2005.
Al Capone Does My Shirts BR 15982
by Gennifer Choldenko
2 volumes
1935. Twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan moves to Alcatraz Island
when his father takes a job at the maximum-security prison there.
Moose struggles to make friends and cares for his older autistic
sister while their mother applies for the girl's acceptance to a
special school. For grades 6-9. 2004.
Ten Little Rubber Ducks BR 16040
by Eric Carle
1 volume
When a cargo ship runs into a storm, a box of rubber ducks goes
overboard. Ten rubber ducks drift in different directions to have
separate adventures with sea animals. Introduces ordinal numbers.
PRINT/BRAILLE. For preschool-grade 2. 2005.
The Shadows of Ghadames BR 16071
by Joëlle Stolz
1 volume
Libya, late 1800s. Malika and her brother Jasim are still
children playing on the rooftop of their village home when their
father leaves with a caravan. In his absence the women of the
household take in a wounded stranger, disrupting the traditional
order. For grades 5-8. Mildred Batchelder Award. 1999.
I Am David BR 16079
by Anne Holm
2 volumes
A twelve-year-old boy who has spent most of his childhood in a
concentration camp seizes an opportunity to escape. Facing
tremendous obstacles he heads toward Denmark, running by night,
stowing away on a boat, hitchhiking, and always fearing
recapture. Formerly titled North to Freedom. For grades 5-
8. 1963. 1963.
Double-Dare to Be Scared: Another Thirteen Chilling Tales BR
16080
by Robert D. San Souci
1 volume
More spooky stories like those in Dare to Be Scared: Thirteen
Stories to Chill and Thrill (BR 15429). In "Class Cootie," a
boy teased to death at school is appropriately avenged by his
Nana Olga, rumored to be a witch. In "Laughter," an American boy
learns the hard way to respect Irish beliefs. For grades 4-7.
2004.
Scorpia: An Alex Rider Adventure BR 16112
by Anthony Horowitz
2 volumes
Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider goes to Venice, Italy, determined to
track down Scorpia because of the organization's connection to
his deceased father. But the for-hire terrorist group planning to
kill thousands of British schoolchildren ensnares Alex for its
own purposes. For grades 6-9. 2004.
Bad Bears and a Bunny: An Irving and Muktuk Story BR
16133
by Daniel Pinkwater
1 volume
The two naughty polar bears plan to misbehave as usual at a fancy
hotel party until they spot a guest who strikes fear into their
hearts. For preschool-grade 2. 2005.
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