Alexis Peterson's Library
Kirkwood Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545112758 | Sharks! | Anne Schreiber | Describes the life cycle and behavior of sharks. | |
| 9781338796094 | Simon B. Rhymin' | Dwayne Reed, Ellien Holi | Chicago Fifth-grader Simon, An Aspiring Rapper Who Lacks Self-confidence, Uses His Rhymes To Help Bring His Community Together. | |
| 9780525515029 | Small Spaces | Katherine Arden | New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic. After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie who only finds solace in books discovers a chilling ghost story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who loved her, and a peculiar deal made with "the smiling man"—a sinister specter who grants your most tightly held wish, but only for the ultimate price.Captivated by the tale, Ollie begins to wonder if the smiling man might be real when she stumbles upon the graves of the very people she's been reading about on a school trip to a nearby farm. Then, later, when her school bus breaks down on the ride home, the strange bus driver tells Ollie and her classmates: "Best get moving. At nightfall they'll come for the rest of you." Nightfall is, indeed, fast descending when Ollie's previously broken digital wristwatch begins a startling countdown and delivers a terrifying message: RUN.Only Ollie and two of her classmates heed these warnings. As the trio head out into the woods—bordered by a field of scarecrows that seem to be watching them—the bus driver has just one final piece of advice for Ollie and her friends: "Avoid large places. Keep to small."And with that, a deliciously creepy and hair-raising adventure begins. | Penguin |
| 9780545069908 | Snow Monsters Do Drink Hot Chocolate | Marcia Thornton Jones, Debbie Dadey | "It's snowing ... and snowing ... and snowing! Will the snow ever stop? Or does that wild snowboarder have something to do with it?"--Page 2 of cover. | |
| 9780451470348 | Soar | Joan Bauer | Jeremiah is the world's biggest baseball fan. Hereallyloves baseball and he knows just about everything there is to know about his favorite sport. So when he's told he can't play baseball following an operation on his heart, Jeremiah decides he'll do the next best thing and become a coach. Hillcrest, where Jeremiah and his father Walt have just moved, is a town known for its championship baseball team. But Jeremiah finds the town caught up in a scandal and about ready to give up on baseball. It's up to Jeremiah and his can-do spirit to get the town - and the team - back in the game. Full of humor, heart, and baseball lore,Soaris Joan Bauer at her best. Praise forSoar- 'Jeremiah's voice is perfect- plucky, vulnerable, pragmatic, smart, and immensely endearing. Bauer masterfully manages the various plotlines . . . An outstanding, tender exploration of courage and the true nature of heroism and, for good measure, a fine homage to America's game, as well.'Kirkus,starred review 'Bauer's latest feel-good novel is distinguished by a largehearted warmth, its able characterizations, a page-turning plot, and winning humor.' Booklist,starred review 'Jeremiah's enthusiasm for baseball is infectious, and he plays a major role in rebuilding and coaching a team at the middle school while lifting the sagging spirits of community members . . . Readers will feel that Jeremiah's victories are well earned and deserved.'Publishers Weekly | Viking |
| 9780545913874 | Song of the Poison Dragon: a Branches Book (Dragon Masters #5) | Tracey West | Petra, the newest dragon master, is scared to death of the Hydra dragon she is supposed to bond with--but when the Hydra accidentally poisons the King, and then her fellow dragon master, Drake, she must find a way to connect with her dragon, because only the Hydra's song can cure them. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9781368115940 | Spider-Man Stories From The Spider-Verse | Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, David Betancourt, Preeti Chhibber, Steve Foxe, Frederick Joseph, Jessica Kim, Alex Segura, Ronald L. Smith, Tui Sutherland, Caroline M. Yoachim | There is a Spider-Verse filled with Spider-Heroes, each on their own world: Spider-Punk, as adept at the guitar as he is at fighting crime. Spider-UK, who's juggling Eid celebrations and a super-villain threat to her London neighborhood. And Web-Weaver, whose latest fashion event is threatened by a citywide storm of hallucinations. Some, like Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy, have already crossed from one universe to the next. Others are still discovering they're not alone. | Marvel Press |
| 9781338568936 | Squished | Megan Wagner Lloyd | From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun graphic novel about finding your own space... especially when you're in a family of nine!Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. All Avery wants is her own room -- her own space to be alone and make art. So she's furious when Theo, her grumpy older brother, gets his own room instead, and her wild baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl! Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room, all while trying to get Max to sleep at night, navigating changes in her friendships, and working on an art entry for the fair. And when Avery finds out that her family might move across the country, things get even more complicated.Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter have once again teamed up to tell a funny, heartfelt, and charming story of family, friendship, and growing up. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9781338325393 | Stella Díaz Has Something To Say | Angela Dominguez | Stella Díaz wants to be friends with the new boy in class, but sometimes she accidentally speaks Spanish instead of English and pronounces words wrong, which makes her turn roja. In addition, she has to get over her fear of speaking in front of the class. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9781582463377 | Sylvia & Aki | Winifred Conkling | Sylvia never expected to be at the center of a landmark legal battle; all she wanted was to enroll in school. Aki never expected to be relocated to a Japanese internment camp in the Arizona desert; all she wanted was to stay on her family farm and finish the school year. The two girls certainly never expected to know each other, until their lives intersected in Southern California during a time when their country changed forever. Here is the remarkable story based on true events of Sylvia Mendez and Aki Munemitsu, two ordinary girls living in extraordinary times. When Sylvia and her brothers are not allowed to register at the same school Aki attended and are instead sent to a “Mexican” school, the stage is set for Sylvia’s father to challenge in court the separation of races in California’s schools. Ultimately, Mendez vs. Westminster School District led to the desegregation of California schools and helped build the case that would end school segregation nationally. Through extensive interviews with Sylvia and Aki—still good friends to this day—Winifred Conkling brings to life two stories of persistent courage in the face of tremendous odds. | Random House Children's Books |
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| 9781338189599 | The Bad Guys in Alien vs Bad Guys | Aaron Blabey | "First published by Scholastic Australia Pty Limited in 2017"--Colophon. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781338189575 | The Bad Guys in Intergalactic Gas | Aaron Blabey | In this hilarious illustrated chapter book series, bad guys are doing good deeds...whether you want them to or not! The bad news? The world is ending. The good news? The Bad Guys are back to save it! Sure, they might have to "borrow" a rocket. And there might be something nasty in one of the spacesuits. And Mr. Piranha miiiight have eaten too many bean burritos. Surviving this mission may only be one small step for man, but it's one giant leap for the Bad Guys. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780545912419 | The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable | Aaron Blabey | Still yearning to be seen as heroes, Wolf, Shark, Snake, and Piranha set out to rescue ten thousand chickens from a high-tech cage farm--but one unexpected problem is Mr. Snake himself, also known as "The Chicken Swallower." | Scholastic Press |
| 9781338813180 | The Bad Guys in Open Wide and Say Arrrgh! (the Bad Guys #15) | Aaron Blabey | SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious! -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog Man They may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not in this New York Times bestselling illustrated series. The adventure--and laughs--continue in the next installment of this sidesplitting chapter book series! | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781338189636 | The Bad Guys in Superbad (the Bad Guys #8) | Aaron Blabey | In this hilarious illustrated chapter book series, bad guys are doing good deeds... whether you want them to or not! | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781338305814 | The Bad Guys in the Big Bad Wolf | Aaron Blabey | When Mr. Wolf is blown up to Godzilla proportions, the Bad Guys find themselves in monster-sized trouble. In this latest installment of the New York Times best-selling series, readers will delve into Mr. Wolf's backstory and meet his infamous father, the Big Bad Wolf. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780064404921 | The Best School Year Ever | Barbara Robinson | Harper Trophy | |
| 9780545591881 | The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer | "When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes"-- | |
| 9780679883470 | The Dream Keeper And Other Poems | Langston Hughes | Illus. in black-and-white. This classic collection of poetry is available in a handsome new gift edition that includes seven additional poems written after The Dream Keeper was first published. In a larger format, featuring Brian Pinkney's scratchboard art on every spread, Hughes's inspirational message to young people is as relevant today as it was in 1932. | Knopf Books for Young Readers |