Saxtons River Elementary School Library

Hoban, Tana. I read signs. 1st ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, c1983.
Introduces signs and symbols frequently seen along the street.

Ruurs, Margriet. My librarian is a camel : how books are brought to children around the world. 1st ed. Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills, 2005.
Contains photographs, information, and personal stories about mobile libraries and their young patrons in countries around the world, showing some of the unique ways by which books are delivered, including boat, camel, and elephant.

Mark, Jan, 1943-2006. The museum book : a guide to strange and wonderful collections. 1st U.S. pbk. ed. Somverville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2014.
Explores various aspects of museums, such as the word "museum," different types of museums, their impact on science, and reasons people collect things, and discusses such topics as the Elgin Marbles and the dodo.

Garza, Carmen Lomas. Family pictures : paintings and stories = Cuadros de familia : cuadros y relatos. San Francisco : Children's Book Press/Editorial Libros para Niños, [2005].
The author describes, in bilingual text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in a Hispanic community in Texas.

Burcaw, Shane. Not so different : what you really want to ask about having a disability. 1st ed. 2017. New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2017.
"A picture book answering the questions young children ask Shane Burcaw about his wheelchair and life with Spinal Muscular Atrophy with equal parts optimism, humor, and empathy."--OCLC.

Aliki. A medieval feast. New York : HarperCollins, c1983.
Describes the preparation and celebration of a medieval feast held at an English manor house entertaining royal guests.

Sayre, April Pulley. Full of fall. 1st ed. New York : Beach Lane Books, [2017].
"Simple text and photographs explore the science behind the transformation that trees undergo in the fall"--OCLC.

Sachar, Louis. More sideways arithmetic from Wayside School. New York : Scholastic, [1994].
Try solving the more than fifty math brainteasers along with the kids from Mrs. Jewis's class.

Sachar, Louis, 1954-. Sideways arithmetic from Wayside School. New York : Scholastic, 1989.
Contains over fifty math puzzles and brainteasers.

Koscielniak, Bruce. About time : a first look at time and clocks. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Describes the concept of time and how it has been measured throughout history, using water clocks, sundials, calendars, and atomic vibrations.

Simon, Seymour. Volcanoes. Rev. ed. New York : Collins, [1988].
Explains, in simple terms, the characteristics of volcanoes and describes some famous eruptions and their aftermath.

Rauzon, Mark J. Water, water everywhere. 1st pbk. ed. San Francisco : Sierra Club Books for Children, [1994].
Describes the many forms water takes, how it has shaped the Earth, and its importance to life.

Chin, Jason, 1978-. Grand Canyon. 1st ed. 2017. New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2017.
"An exploration of the Grand Canyon"--Provided by publisher.

Kudlinski, Kathleen V. Boy, were we wrong about dinosaurs! 1st ed. New York : Dutton Children's Books, [2005].
Describes how information and ideas about prehistoric dinosaurs are constantly changing as new discoveries are made.

Messner, Kate. Over and under the pond. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2017].
"Celebrates the forms of life that live above and under a pond, including turtles, red-winged blackbirds, blue herons, minnows, frogs, and catfish"--OCLC.

Gibbons, Gail. From seed to plant. New York : Holiday House, c1991.
Explores the intricate relationship between seeds and the plants which they produce.

Pfeffer, Wendy, 1929-. From seed to pumpkin. Rev. ed., 2015. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.
Describes and illustrates the growth of a pumpkin from seed to flower to full-grown fruit, and includes an experiment and a recipe for roasted pumpkin seeds.

Hurd, Edith Thacher, 1910-. Starfish. New York : HarperCollins, [2000], c1962.
A simple introduction to the appearance, growth, habits, and behavior of starfish.

Milton, Joyce. Bats : creatures of the night. New York : Penguin Young Readers, 2013.
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of different kinds of bats.

Thomson, Sarah L. Amazing whales! New York : HarperCollins, [2005].
Provides information about whales, describing their size, how they breathe, how they catch their food, their behaviors, and efforts to protect them.

Beaty, Andrea. Rosie Revere's big project book for bold engineers. New York, NY : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017.
An illustrated book of more than forty projects and activities and general information to get young children interested in engineering.

Arnold, Quinn M. Cranes. 1st ed. Mankato, Minn. : Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks, [2018].
A photographic introduction to cranes, discussing what they are, what they are used for, and how they work, looking at different types of cranes, and explaining why cranes are important.

Kenney, Sean. Cool cars and trucks. 1st ed. New York : Holt, 2009.
Let's build some cars! -- Here come the cool cars! -- SUV -- Taxis of all sizes -- Too fast -- Load the airplane -- Strong builders and heavy haulers -- Pocket-sized crazy cars -- Rush to the rescue! -- Wide load -- Make your own truck -- Moving day -- Around your neighborhood -- Tune it up -- Flatten it down -- Build it big -- About Sean. Provides instructions for building various cars and trucks and creating street scenes with LEGOs.

Hodgkins, Fran, 1964-. How people learned to fly. 1st ed. New York : Collins, [2007].
Explores the history of flight, discussing the many ways people tried to fly, and explains the science of flight.

Arnold, Quinn M. Bulldozers. 1st ed. Mankato, Minn. : Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks, [2018].
Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to bulldozers.

Arnold, Quinn M. Concrete mixers. 1st ed. Mankato, Minn. : Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks, [2018].
Simple nonfiction text and full-color photographs present concret mixers.

Kenney, Sean. Cool city. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2011.
Town square -- Things to do -- Subway station -- Skyscraper -- Aerial view -- Mini metropolis -- Traffic jam -- Street furniture -- Building styles -- Building some buildings -- Elevator -- Shops -- City plaza. A guide to creating LEGO cities, featuring instructions for more than six structures, with insider tips, landscape designs, and decorative stickers.

Kenney, Sean. Cool robots. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2010.
Provides instructions for building different kinds of robots and space scenes using Legos.

Provensen, Alice. The year at Maple Hill Farm. 1st Aladdin Pbk.s ed. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2001.
Describes the seasonal changes on a farm and surrounding countryside throughout the year.

Simon, Seymour. Horses. Updated ed., Rev. ed., 2017. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.
A brief history of horses, their origin, how they have been used for work, sports, and warfare, different kinds of horses, their physical attributes, and breeding habits.

Menzel, Peter, 1948-. What the world eats. 1st ed. Berkeley, CA : Tricycle Press, [2008].
A collection of photographs depicting twenty-five families from twenty-one different countries, and includes Chad, Equador, Greenland, Japan, Mongolia, and others, and also describes the cost of a week's worth of food, and other cultural information for each listed country.

Wulffson, Don L. Toys! : amazing stories behind some great inventions. 1st ed. New York : H. Holt, 2000.
Describes the creation of a variety of toys and games, from seesaws to Silly Putty and toy soldiers to Trivial Pursuit.

Arnold, Tedd. Noodleheads see the future. 1st ed. New York : Holiday House, [2017].
Inspired by folktales about fools from around the world, brothers Mac and Mac Noodlehead exasperate Uncle Ziti, are fooled by their friend Meatball, and make a garden for their mother.

Ferrari, Alessandro (Alessandro Q.). Star Wars : the original trilogy : a graphic novel. 1st ed., March 2016. Los Angeles : Disney/Lucasfilm Press, 2016.
Graphic novelizations of the first three movies in the Star Wars saga, featuring the efforts of the Rebellion, led by Princess Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and the Jedi warriors, to overcome the domination of the Empire and their nemesis, Darth Vader.

Galligan, Gale. The Baby-sitters club. 1st ed., October 2017. New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2017.
As a new member of the Baby-sitters Club, Dawn tries to win the acceptance of the club's president by tackling a tough babysitting job.

Galligan, Gale. The Baby-sitters club. 1st ed. New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2018.
"Kristy's mom is getting married, and Kristy is going to be a bridesmaid! The only trouble is, fourteen kids are coming in town for the wedding. Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Stacey, Dawn, and Mallory think they can handle it, but that's before they spend a week changing diapers, stopping arguments, solving mix-ups, and planning activities. It's the biggest job the BSC has ever had, but they'll work together to make sure Kristy's big day is a success!"--Provided by publisher.

Jamieson, Victoria. All's faire in middle school. New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2017].
Homeschooled by Renaissance Fair enthusiasts, eleven-year-old Imogene has a hard time fitting in when her wish to enroll in public school is granted.

Kusaka, Hidenori. Pokémon adventures. VIZ Kids ed. San Francisco : VIZ Media, [2010].
Yellow Caballero and Pikachu lead the search when their trainer, Red, vanishes, and their quest leads them to Cerise Island, headquarters of the mysterious Elite Four.

Lawrence, Mike (Comic book artist). Star scouts. 1st ed. 2017. New York : First Second, 2017.
"Avani is the new kid in town, and she's not happy about it. Everyone in school thinks she's weird, especially the girls in her Flower Scouts troop. Is it so weird to think scouting should be about fun and adventure, not about makeovers and boys, boys, boys? But everything changes when Avani is 'accidentally' abducted by a spunky alien named Mabel. Mabel is a scout too--a Star Scout. Collecting alien specimens (like Avani) goes with the territory, along with teleportation and jetpack racing. Avani might be weird, but in the Star Scouts she fits right in. If she can just survive Camp Andromeda, and keep her dad from discovering that she's left planet Earth, she's in for the adventure of a lifetime"--From publisher's web site.

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-. Dog Man and Cat Kid. 1st ed., January 2018. New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2018.
"Dog Man, ... the heroic hound with a real nose for justice, now has a furry feline sidekick, and together they have a mystery to sniff out! When a new kitty sitter arrives and a glamorous movie starlet goes missing, it's up to Dog Man and Cat Kid to save the day! Will these heroes stay hot on the trail, or will Petey the world's most evil cat send them barking up the wrong tree?"--Provided by publisher.

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-. Dog Man. 1st ed. New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2018.
"When a new bunch of baddies bust up the town, Dog Man is called into action--and this time he isn't alone. With a cute kitten and a remarkable robot by his side, our heroes must save the day by joining forces with an unlikely ally: Petey, the World's Most Evil Cat. But can the villainous Petey avoid vengeance and venture into virtue?"--OCLC.

Aliki. Ah, music! New York : HarperCollins, [2003].
Surveys the history and components of music, concentrating on Western musical traditions.

Nelson, Kadir. We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball. 1st ed. New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, [2008].
Explores the history of Negro League baseball teams, discussing owners, players, hardships, wins, and losses; and including illustrations.

Harris, Chris, 1970-. I'm just no good at rhyming and other nonsense for mischievous kids and immature grown-ups. 1st ed.: September 2017. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2017.
"An illustrated collection of comically irreverent rhyming poems for readers of all ages, ranging in topic from avocados and anacondas to zombies and zebras (dressed like ghosts)"--Provided by publisher.

Coles, Robert. The story of Ruby Bridges. Special anniversary ed. New York : Scholastic, [2010].
For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960.

Aliki. A weed is a flower : the life of George Washington Carver. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, c1988.
Brief text and pictures present the life of George Washington Carver, a man born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its agriculture.

Bang, Molly. The paper crane. New York : Greenwillow Books, c1985.
A mysterious man enters a restaurant and pays for his dinner with a paper crane that magically comes alive and dances.

Barnes, Derrick D. Crown : an ode to the fresh cut. Chicago : Bolden, an Agate imprint, [2017].
Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.

Cooper, Elisha. Big cat, little cat. 1st ed., 2017. New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2017.
"A ... tale about friendship, new beginnings, and cats"--Provided by publisher.

Cordell, Matthew, 1975-. Wolf in the snow. 1st ed.: 2017. New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2017.
This wordless story tells of a girl and a wolf pup lost in a snow storm. The girl helps the pup find its family and the wolves return the favor.

Crews, Donald. Truck. New York : Greenwillow Books, [1980].
Follows the journey of a truck from loading to unloading.

Davies, Nicola, 1958-. Bat loves the night. 1st U.S. pbk. ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2004.
Bat wakes up, flies into the night, uses the echoes of her voice to navigate, hunts for her supper, and returns to her roost to feed her baby.

Daywalt, Drew. The legend of rock paper scissors. 1st ed. New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017].
Tells a humorous story of how the rock, paper, and scissors found each other and formed a battle game.

Deedy, Carmen Agra. El gallo que no se callaba! = : The rooster who would not be quiet! New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2017].
The villagers of a noisy city elect a new mayor who outlaws all singing, but a brave little rooster decides to sing anyway, despite the progressively severe punishments. Presented in English and Spanish.

DePaola, Tomie, 1934-. Pancakes for breakfast. San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1978.
A little old lady's attempts to have pancakes for breakfast are hindered by a scarcity of supplies and the participation of her pets.

John, Jory. The bad seed. 1st ed. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017].
A bad seed who cuts in line, never washes his hands or feet, and lies.

LaMarche, Jim. The raft. [New York] : HarperCollins, [2000].
Reluctant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks.

Luyken, Corinna. The book of mistakes. New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2017].
"As an artist creatively incorporates her slipups into a drawing, readers see the ways in which 'mistakes' can provide inspiration and opportunity, and reveal that both the art and artist are works-in-progress"-- Provided by publisher.

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Chef Roy Choi and the street food remix. 1st ed. Bellevue, Was. : Readers to eaters, [2017].
"[A biography of Chef Roy Choi.] Describes the popular street cook's life, including working in his family's restaurant as a child, figuring out what he wanted to do with his life, and his success with his food truck and restaurant"--OCLC.

Moss, Lloyd. Zin! zin! zin! a violin. 1st Aladdin Pbk.s ed. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2000.
Ten instruments take their parts one by one in a musical performance.

Phi, Bao, 1975-. A different pond. North Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Young Readers, a Capstone imprint, [2017].
"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--.

Richardson, Justin, 1963-. And Tango makes three. 10th anniversary ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2015].
At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches. Based on a true story.

Santat, Dan. After the fall : how Humpty Dumpty got back up again. 1st ed., 2017. New York, N.Y. : Roaring Brook Press, 2017.
After falling off the wall, Humpty Dumpty is very afraid of climbing up again, but is determined not to let fear stop him from being close to the birds.

Shulevitz, Uri, 1935-. The treasure. Sunburst ed. [New York] : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1986.
A retelling of the traditional English tale in which a poor man follows the advice of his dream and is eventually led to a treasure.

Steig, William, 1907-2003. The amazing bone. 1st Square Fish ed. New York : Square Fish, 2011.
On her way home from school, Pearl finds an unusual bone that has unexpected powers.

Steig, William, 1907-2003. Amos & Boris. 1st Square Fish ed. New York : Square Fish, 2009.
Befriended by a whale as he is drowning in the ocean, a mouse gets a chance to reciprocate years later in an equally unlikely situation.

Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-. Malala's magic pencil. 1st ed., October 2017. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2017.
"As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true"--OCLC.

Arnold, Tedd. Buzz Boy and Fly Guy. New York : Scholastic, c2010.
Buzz creates a comic book that features Buzz Boy and Fly Guy as the superheroes.

Arnold, Tedd. Fly Guy meets Fly Girl! New York : Cartwheel Books, [2010].
When Fly Guy meets Fly Girl, he is amazed and smitten.

Arnold, Tedd. Fly Guy vs. the flyswatter! 1st ed. New York : Scholastic, 2011.
Fly Guy accompanies Buzz and his classmates on a field trip to a flyswatter factory and causes a commotion in his efforts to escape a robotic flyswatter.

Arnold, Tedd. Ride, Fly Guy, ride! 1st ed. New York : Scholastic, 2012.
While riding in the car with Buzz and his father, Fly Guy gets blown out of the window and finds himself riding in a truck, then a boat, a train, an airplane, and maybe even a rocket.

Arnold, Tedd. There's a Fly Guy in my soup. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic, 2012.
When Fly Guy is not allowed in the restaurant with Buzz's family he follows his nose and ends up in the soup.

Averill, Esther Holden. The fire cat. New York : HarperCollins, [1988].
Pickles, a handsome young cat with yellow fur with black spots, goes to work at the fire department and becomes a famous fire cat.

Butler, Dori Hillestad. King & Kayla and the case of the lost tooth. 1st ed. Atlanta, Ga. : Peachtree, [2018].
Kayla places her tooth in a Tooth Fairy pillow, but it disappears before the Tooth Fairy has a chance to visit--can her dog King help Kayla find the missing tooth?.

Butler, Dori Hillestad. King & Kayla and the case of the missing dog treats. 1st ed. Atlanta, Ga. : Peachtree, [2017].
King's human, Kayla, has baked some treats for a friend's new puppy, Thor, but some go missing and it is up to King to find the culprit.

Butler, Dori Hillestad. King & Kayla and the case of the mysterious mouse. 1st ed. Atlanta : Peachtree Publishers, [2017].
King and Kayla try to figure out where King's missing ball went.

Butler, Dori Hillestad. King & Kayla and the case of the secret code. 1st ed. Atlanta : Peachtree Publishers, [2017].
When a mysterious letter written in code arrives at King's house for his human, Kayla, he follows the trail of the person who left it.

Kügler, Tina. Snail & worm again. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017].
Snail and worm are back, showing readers what it means to come out of their own shall.

Lin, Grace. Ling & Ting share a birthday. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2013.
"Identical twins Ling and Ting celebrate their birthday by sharing gifts and making wishes"--Provided by publisher.

Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad together. New York : HarperCollins, c1972.
Five further adventures of two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery.

Lobel, Arnold. Owl at home. 1st ed. New York : Harper & Row, [1975].
Relates five adventures of Owl.

Meisel, Paul. I see a cat. 1st ed. New York : Holiday House, [2017].
"A dog enjoys barking at a cat, a bee, and especially squirrels ..."--From publisher.

Snyder, Laurel. Charlie & Mouse. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2017].
Charlie and Mouse, two young brothers, enjoy a day out together, attending an imaginary party and collecting rocks.

Yoon, Salina. Duck, Duck, Porcupine! New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.
"Big Duck likes to boss around her younger brother, Little Duck, and she fancies herself the leader of their trio when joined by their gentle friend Porcupine. Little Duck does not speak yet, but through his expressions and his actions, he shows that he has a better grasp on any situation than his older sister"--Provided by publisher.

Yoon, Salina. My kite is stuck! : and other stories. New York : Bloomsbury, 2017.
"Loud and in-charge Big Duck, quiet and clever Little Duck, and friendly and gentle Porcupine are back in another charming trio of stories"--Provided by publisher.

Yoon, Salina. That's my book! and other stories. New York : Bloomsbury, 2017.
Little Duck, Big Duck, and Porcupine discover new ways to use books, put together a talent show, and play doctor and patient.

Angleberger, Tom. Emperor Pickletine rides the bus : an origami yoda book. New York : Amulet Books, 2014.
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.

Angleberger, Tom. Princess Labelmaker to the rescue! New York : Amulet Books, 2014.
One month before the state standards test is to take place, the Origami Rebel Alliance has found powerful allies in unexpected places in their fight against the FunTime test preparation program, but Principal Rabbski has not yet declared her allegiance.

Angleberger, Tom. The secret of the Fortune Wookiee. New York : Amulet Books, 2012.
McQuarrie Middle School's students miss Origami Yoda when Dwight leaves for Tippett Academy, but he sends Sara a paper Fortune Wookiee that seems to give advice just as good as Yoda's--even if, in the hands of girls, it seems preoccupied with romance.

Angleberger, Tom. The surprise attack of Jabba the Puppett. New York : Amulet Books, 2013.
"Dark times have fallen on McQuarrie Middle School. Dwight is back--and not a moment too soon--as Kellen, Sara, and the gang face a new Menace: the FunTime Educational Program. FunTime is supposed to raise students' standardized test scores. Instead, it's driving everyone crazy. The students turn to Origami Yoda for help"--Provided by publisher.

Applegate, Katherine. Wishtree. 1st ed., 2017. New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2017.
An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk.

Barrows, Annie. Ivy + Bean one big happy family. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2018].
When classmate Vanessa insists that all single children are spoiled, Ivy wonders whether she can become "unspoiled" by giving away all her clothes at school (which does not go over well with her teacher or parents)--but ultimately decides that all she needs to accomplish her goal is a little sister.

Barrows, Annie. Ivy + Bean take the case. San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, 2013.
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.

Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks at last. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2018].
". . . it's summertime, and eleven-year-old Lydia is dancing at the bus stop, waiting for big sister Batty to get home from college. This is a very important dance and a very important wait because the two youngest sisters are about to arrive home to find out that the Penderwicks will all be returning to Arundel this summer, the place where it all began. And better still is the occasion: a good ol' fashion, homemade-by-Penderwicks wedding . . ."--Publisher provided.

Birney, Betty G. Adventure according to Humphrey. New York : Puffin Books, 2010, c2009.
Humphrey the classroom hamster has adventures going to the library, learning about the ocean, and sailing across a pond on a sailboat.

Birney, Betty G. Friendship according to Humphrey. New York : Puffin, 2006.
When Humphrey the hamster returns to Mrs. Brisbane's class after the winter break, a new class pet and some other surprises give him an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of friendship.

Birney, Betty G. Summer according to Humphrey. New York : Puffin Books, 2011, c2010.
When summer arrives, Humphrey, the pet hamster of Longfellow School's Room twenty-six, is surprised and pleased to learn that he will be going to Camp Happy Hollow.

Birney, Betty G. Surprises according to Humphrey. New York : Puffin books, 2009.
While continuing to help his classmates solve their problems, Humphrey, pet hamster of Longfellow School's Room 26, faces many surprises, like rolling in a hamster ball, a substitute janitor who might be an alien, and the possibility of Mrs. Brisbane retiring.

Birney, Betty G. Trouble according to Humphrey. New York : Puffin Books, 2008.
Humphrey, the pet hamster of Longfellow School's Room 26, relates the ups and downs experienced by his human classmates as they begin a project to create a model town complete with houses and community services.

Birney, Betty G. The world according to Humphrey. New York : Puffin Books, 2005.
Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.

Bowling, Dusti. Insignificant events in the life of a cactus. New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2017].
"Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them. And when her parents take a job running Stagecoach Pass, a rundown western theme park in Arizona, Aven moves with them across the country knowing that she'll have to answer the question over and over again. Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also feels isolated because of his own disability, and they discover a room at Stagecoach Pass that holds bigger secrets than Aven ever could have imagined. It's hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. But Aven's about to discover she can do it all . . . even without arms."--Provided by publisher.

Brown, Peter, 1979-. The wild robot escapes. 1st ed.: March 2018. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2018.
After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.

Callender, Kheryn. Hurricane Child. 1st ed., April 2018. New York : Scholastic Press, 2018.
Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl--and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline's missing mother.

Cameron, Ann, 1943-. More stories Julian tells. New York : Random House, [2006], c1986.
More episodes in the life of Julian including a bet with his best friend Gloria, a secret project, and what happens when his brother Huey decides to be Superboy.

Cheng, Jack, 1983-. See you in the cosmos. New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2017].
"Eleven-year-old Alex Petroski, along with his dog, Carl Sagan, makes big discoveries about his family on a road trip and he records it all on a golden iPod he intends to launch into space"--Provided by publisher.

Cleary, Beverly. The mouse and the motorcycle. Reillustrated Harper Trophy ed. New York : HarperTrophy, 2006.
A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.

Cleary, Beverly. Ralph S. Mouse. Reillustrated Harper Trophy ed. New York : HarperTrophy, 2006.
Presents the further adventures of a motorcycle-riding mouse who goes to school and becomes the instigator of an investigation of rodents and the peacemaker for two lonely boys.

Cleary, Beverly. Runaway Ralph. Reillustrated Harper Trophy ed. New York : HarperTrophy, 2006.
Ralph the mouse is bored with his family, so he decides to hop on his motorcycle and head to Happy Acres Camp; however, life at camp makes him wish he were back home.

Coville, Bruce. Paula Danziger's Amber Brown horses around. New York, N.Y. : Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2015.
Amber is excited to be spending the summer after fourth grade with her friends at Camp Cushetunk, but things start getting complicated when she learns that her worst enemy, Hannah Burton, is one of her bunkmates.

Coville, Bruce. Paula Danziger's Amber Brown is on the move. New York, N.Y. : Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.
"Now that Amber's mom and Max are married, the family is moving to a new house, and Amber is worried about more than just packing. How can she leave the only home she's ever known?"--Provided by publisher.

Coville, Bruce. Paula Danziger's Amber Brown is tickled pink. New York, N.Y. : Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2013.
Nine-year-old Amber is nervous and excited about her mother's wedding to Max, but Amber's father makes things complicated.

Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the chocolate factory. New York, N.Y. : Puffin Books, 2016.
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.

Dahl, Roald. Fantastic Mr. Fox. Rev. ed. New York : Knopf :, [2002], c1970.
Three farmers, each one meaner than the other, try all-outwarfare to get rid of the fox and his family.

Dahl, Roald. The witches. New York, N.Y. : Puffin Books, 2015.
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witch's plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.

Danziger, Paula, 1944-2004. Amber Brown is green with envy. New York, N.Y. : Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.
Fourth-grader Amber Brown must make some important decisions when her mother and Max move their wedding date up and prepare to buy a house together, while her father makes some bad choices of his own.

Danziger, Paula, 1944-2004. Amber Brown sees red. New York : Puffin Books, 2009.
The year that she is in the fourth grade is a difficult one for Amber, as she tries to deal with escalating telephone fights between her divorced parents and her father's impending return to take joint custody of her.

Danziger, Paula, 1944-2004. Amber Brown wants extra credit. New York : Puffin Books, 2008.
Unhappy over her parents' divorce and her mother's boyfriend Max, nine-year-old Amber finds her schoolwork suffering.

Danziger, Paula, 1944-2004. I, Amber Brown. New York : Puffin Books, 2011.
Because her divorced parents share joint custody of her, nine-year-old Amber suffers from lack of self-esteem and feels that she is a piece of jointly-owned property.

DasGupta, Sayantani. The serpent's secret. 1st ed., March 2018. New York : Scholastic Press, 2018.
Up until her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala considered herself an ordinary sixth-grader in Parsippany, New Jersey, but then her parents disappear and a drooling rakkhosh demon shows up in her kitchen, and soon she is swept into another dimension, full of magic, winged horses, talking birds (very annoying), and cute princes--and somehow Kiranmala needs to sort it all out, find her parents, and basically save the world.

Dee, Barbara. Halfway normal. 1st Aladdin hardcover ed. September 2017. New York : Aladdin, 2017.
Twelve-year-old cancer survivor Norah struggles to fit in at middle school after two years of treatment, but she finds her voice with the help of new friend Griffin, who shares her love of mythology.

Flanagan, John (John Anthony). The lost stories. 1st American ed. New York : Philomel Books, 2011.
Collects the lost stories of the Rangers who risked their lives to defend the kingdom, including the tales of the young warrior Horace, the courageous princess Evanlyn, the diplomat Alyss, and Will and his mentor, Halt.

Flanagan, John (John Anthony). The Red Fox Clan. U.S. ed. New York, NY : Philomel Books, 2018.
"The mysterious Red Fox Clan, a group of anarchists all donning fox masks, have threatened Castle Araluen and question Princess Cassandra and Madelyn's succession to the throne. Will they succeed in unseating Cassandra and Madelyn and take the throne for themselves?"--Provided by publisher.

Flanagan, John (John Anthony). The royal ranger. 1st American ed. New York : Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2013.
"Will Treaty is a shell of his former self, and his first apprentice may be the only one who can save him"--Provided by publisher.

George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012. Julie of the wolves. New York : HarperCollins, [1972].
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.

Glaser, Karina Yan. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017].
"Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind"--Provided by publisher.

Grabenstein, Chris. Mr. Lemoncello's great library race. 1st ed. New York : Random House, [2017].
"Mr. Lemoncello holds a contest for his young friends where they must race to bring interesting facts back to his library"--Provided by publisher.

Grabenstein, Chris. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics. 1st ed. New York : Random House, [2016].
"Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS...but someone is trying to censor what the kids are reading"--Provided by publisher.

Gratz, Alan, 1972-. Ban this book. 1st ed.: August 2017. New York : A Tom Doherty Associates Book/ Starscape, 2017.
"... Alan Gratz, a fourth grader fights back when 'From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler' by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books ... as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons to ban every single book in the library to make a point, and take a stand against censorship"--Amazon.

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Redeemed. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2015].
Jonah was able to save all of time from collapsing but in doing so gained a twin brother, Jordan, who must learn what has happened and do his own part to save time--and his parents.

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Revealed. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2014].
After returning the missing children from history to their original time periods, thirteen-year-old Jonah must save time itself when aviator Charles Lindbergh mysteriously appears and kidnaps Jonah's sister.

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Risked. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2013].
Jonah, thirteen, and Katherine, eleven, travel through time to 1918 Russia just as Alexei, Anastasia, and the rest of Tsar Nicholas II's family is about to be executed. Author's note includes facts about the Romanovs and the mystery surrounding their deaths.

Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002. M.C. Higgins, the great. 25th anniversary ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [1999].
As a slag heap, the result of strip mining, creeps closer to his house in the Ohio hills, fifteen-year-old M.C. is torn between trying to get his family away and fighting for the home they love.

Harris, Neil Patrick, 1973-. The magic misfits. Large print ed., 1st ed.: November 2017. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2017.
"Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons"--Provided by publisher.

Holt, Kimberly Willis. Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel. 1st ed.--2017. New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2017.
After the sudden death of her parents, Stevie, thirteen, is sent to live at a rundown motel, where she charms everyone except her estranged grandfather.

Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-. Never say die. New York, NY : Philomel Books, [2017].
Fifteen-year-old MI6 agent Alex Rider travels around the world on a dangerous mission to destroy the deadly terrorist organization, Scorpia, once and for all.

Johnson, Terry Lynn. Falcon wild. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2017].
"Thirteen-year-old Karma lives with her family at their raptor conservation center in Montana. When she has to take her beloved bird, Stark, the gyrfalcon she rescued, back to its owner, she's sorely disappointed. But things get worse when a car accident leaves her father and brother trapped. It's up to Karma--and a runaway boy named Cooper who ends up by her side--to survive the wilderness and find a way to rescue them"--.

Keene, Carolyn. The triple hoax. New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2005, c1979.
Nancy and her friends travel to New York at her Aunt Eloise's request to investigate a group of Hoaxters who have swindled her aunt's friend out of a considerable sum of money, and soon find themselves hunting down the thieves in Mexico City and Los Angeles.

Kelly, Erin Entrada. Hello universe. 1st ed. New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017].
The lives of four misfits are intertwined when a bully's prank lands shy Virgil at the bottom of a well and Valencia, Kaori, and Gen band together in an epic quest to find and rescue him.

Korman, Gordon. Restart. 1st ed., June 2017. New York : Scholastic Press, 2017.
"Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids--trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life?"--Provided by publisher.

Lambert, Mary E., 1984-. Family game night and other catastrophes. 1st ed., March 2017. New York : Scholastic Press, 2017.
Seventh-grader Annabelle's mother is a hoarder, and their whole house is full of canned goods, broken toys, fabric, and old newspapers--but when a pile of newspapers (organized by weather reports) falls on Annabelle's younger sister Leslie and their mother is more concerned about the newspapers, it sets off a chain of events that brings their fix-it-all grandmother in and Annabelle realizes that if there is any hope for change she can not isolate herself and keep her family's problems secret.

Lowry, Lois. Gooney, the fabulous. 1st Yearling ed. New York : Yearling Book, [2009].
Gooney Bird Greene takes charge of a class project as she and her fellow students in Mrs. Pidgeon's second grade class learn about fables by each making up their own based on an animal that begins with the same letter as their first name.

Mcgovern, Cammie. Chester and Gus. New York, NY : HarperCollins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017].
Chester hopes to follow in his mother's paw prints and become a service dog, but when a family with an autistic son adopts him, it's not exactly what Chester imagined, but he'll do whatever he can to prove he's the right dog for the job.

Moore, David Barclay. The stars beneath our feet. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017].
"A boy tries to steer a safe path through the projects in Harlem in the wake of his brother's death ..."--Amazon.

O'Dell, Scott, 1898-1989. Island of the Blue Dolphins. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [1988].
Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast when her tribe emigrated and she was left behind.

Peirce, Lincoln. Big Nate blasts off. 1st ed. New York, NY : Balzar + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016].
"After his fight with Randy Betancourt makes headlines in the school paper, Big Nate has a problem worse than detention on his hands."--Provided by publisher.

Peirce, Lincoln. Big Nate lives it up. 1st ed. New York, NY : Balzar + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015].
"As his school's centennial is coming up, Big Nate is stuck showing the dorky new kid around"--Provided by publisher.

Pérez, Celia C., 1972-. The first rule of punk. New York, N.Y. : Viking, [2017].
Twelve-year-old María Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who really prefers to be called Malú) reluctantly moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago and starts seventh grade with a bang--violating the dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurning the middle school's most popular girl in favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded weirdos.

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-. Captain Underpants and the sensational saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot. New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2015].
George and Harold and their doubles, Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold, have been taking turns going to school, but when the doubles fall prey to their gym teacher, Mr. Meaner, and his method of mind control that turns students into attentive, obedient, perfect children, it is up to original George and Harold to strike back.

Pla, Sally J. The someday birds. 1st ed. New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [2017].
Charlie, twelve, who has autism and obsessive compulsive disorder, must endure a cross-country trip with his siblings and a strange babysitter to visit their father, who will undergo brain surgery.

Russell, Rachel Renée. Tales from a not-so-friendly frenemy. 1st Aladdin hardcover ed. November 2016. New York : Aladdin, 2016.
"Assigned to attend her archnemesis Mackenzie Hollister's new school for the student exchange week program, Nikki is surprised to learn that there are students at the school even meaner than Mackenzie"--OCLC.

Russell, Rachel Renée. Tales from a not-so-secret crush catastrophe. 1st Aladdin hardcover ed. October 2017. New York : Aladdin, 2017.
"As Nikki plans how she's going to spend her summer, things get more complicated after she starts hanging out with a visiting student"--OCLC.

Rylant, Cynthia. The storm. 1st Aladdin Pbk.s ed. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2003.
Pandora the cat becomes a lighthouse keeper and saves the life of Seabold the dog, and together the two of them create a family with three young mice rescued from the sea.

Sachar, Louis, 1954-. Wayside School is falling down. Rev. rack ed. New York : HarperTrophy, 2005.
More humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded mushroom surprise, and study a hobo during show-and-tell.

Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, 1900-1944. The little prince. San Diego : Harcourt, [2000].
An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life.

Say, Allen. Silent days, silent dreams. 1st ed., November 2017. New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, An Imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2017.
A fictional biography of James Castle, a deaf, autistic artist whose drawings hang in major museums throughout the world.

Sloan, Holly Goldberg, 1958-. Short. New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2017].
"Very short for her age, Julia grows into her sense of self while playing a munchkin in a summer regional theater production of The Wizard of Oz"--Provided by publisher.

Snicket, Lemony. The end. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins, c2006.
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.

Sonnenblick, Jordan. The secret sheriff of sixth grade. 1st ed., September 2017. New York : Scholastic Press, 2017.
Maverick Falconer is just starting middle school and he wishes he were a hero like his father because maybe then he could deal with his mother's drinking and series of abusive boyfriends, not to mention the kids who bully him in middle school (pretty much the same ones who bullied him in elementary school)--but as the year passes he begins to realize that other kids have problems too, and maybe if they can all survive sixth-grade things will get better.

Tarshis, Lauren. The attacks of September 11, 2001. New York : Scholastic, [2012].
Lucas has to tell his dad's friend Benny, a firefighter and former football star, that his parents do not want him playing football anymore, and he takes the train into New York City to talk to Benny, but everything changes when the Twin Towers are attacked.

Tarshis, Lauren. The bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941. New York : Scholastic, c2011.
Eleven-year-old Danny Crane witnesses the bombing of Pearl Harbor and must find his way home in the midst of the terror, smoke, and chaos of the attack.

Tarshis, Lauren. The eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980. New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2016].
On May 18, 1980, eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe and her best friends, Eddie and Sam, are in a forest near Mount St. Helens when the months of wondering whether the volcano will erupt are finally answered--all three are badly burned, but it is up to Jessie to protect the boys as best she can and hope that somebody comes to rescue them.

Tarshis, Lauren. The Great Chicago Fire, 1871. New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2015].
Oscar Starling tries to survive during the Great Chicago Fire.

Tarshis, Lauren. I survived the Hindenburg disaster, 1937. New York : Scholastic Press, [2016].
"For eleven year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister Gertie, are making the thrilling four thousand mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titanic. But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, a blast rocks the Hindenburg and fire consumes the ship. The entire disaster lasts a mere thirty-two seconds, but in those few seconds, Hugo finds himself separated from his family and in a desperate race to escape the flames. The Hindenburg is doomed. And so, it seems, is Hugo. Will he survive this historic disaster?"--OCLC.

Vande Velde, Vivian. Dragon's bait. 1st Magic Carpet Bks. ed. Orlando : Magic Carpet Books/Harcourt, 2003.
Wrongly condemned of witchcraft, fifteen-year-old Alys is tempted to take revenge on her accusers when the dragon to which she has been sacrificed turns out to be an ally.

Warner, Sally, 1946-. EllRay Jakes rocks the holidays! New York, N.Y. : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.
Third-grader EllRay dreads the upcoming Winter Wonderland school assembly in which he must emcee and sing "Jingle Bell Rock.".

Warner, Sally, 1946-. EllRay Jakes the dragon slayer! New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2013.
A mischievous eight-year-old boy helps his sister with a bully problem, while facing a bully of his own at school.

Warner, Sally, 1946-. EllRay Jakes the recess king! New York, N.Y. : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2015].
Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes of Oak Glen Primary School is looking for a new best friend, and he decides that the best way to find one is to come up with a bunch of amazing things to do at recess--and see who shares in the fun.

Ripley, Amanda. The smartest kids in the world : and how they got that way. 1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2014.
The treasure map -- Leaving -- The pressure cooker -- A math problem -- An American in Utopia -- Drive -- The metamorphosis -- Difference -- The $4 million teacher -- Coming home. Examines effective education systems in other countries through the experiences of three youth from America that studied abroad.