David Capotosti's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9781338880342 | I Survived | Lauren Tarshis | The most terrifying events in history are brought vividly to life in this New York Times-bestselling series! Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever.Lauren Tarshis brings history's most exciting and terrifying events to life in this New York Times-bestselling series. Readers will be transported by stories of amazing kids and how they survived! | |
| 9780545207003 | I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 | Lauren Tarshis | When Lucas decides to skip school because he wants to discuss football with a firefighter friend of his father, he finds himself caught up in the terrorist attacks on New York City. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781338752533 | I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 (I Survived #21), 21 | Lauren Tarshis | More than a century later, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is still America's deadliest disaster. Lauren Tarshis's story of one child surviving the horrible event churns with page-turning action and bold hope. The city of Galveston, Texas, was booming. Perched on an island off the southern coast of Texas, Galveston had been founded in the 1830s. By 1900, it was Texas's richest and most important city. Boats loaded up with American cotton and wheat steamed from Galveston to countries around the world. Arriving ships were crowded with immigrants. The streets, paved with crushed oyster shells, sparkled like they'd been sprinkled with diamonds. True, this glittering city was prone to flooding. But just a few years before, a weather forecaster had said the idea of a hurricane striking Galveston was absurd. So when a storm started brewing on September 8, 1900, no one believed it would be any worse than previous storms. They gathered on the beach to cheer on the wild waves. But what started as entertainment soon turned into a nightmare as those wild waves crashed into the city. By morning, hundreds of homes were destroyed. Eight thousand people were dead. The city had all but disappeared, In this thrilling installment of Lauren Tarshis's New York Times bestselling I Survived series, one child finds safety only to head back into the treacherous waters to make sure his neighbors are safe. | I Survived |
| 9780531221693 | If You Were a Kid in the Thirteen Colonies | Wil Mara | It is winter of 1724 in the North American colonies. With her mother sick in bed and her father away on business, Charlotte Sheppard is left to watch over her younger siblings and the family farm as a dangerous storm blows in overnight. Meanwhile, Charlotte's friend Elijah Coth is concerned that his immigrant family will return home to Holland after so many setbacks on their own farm. Join Charlotte and Elijah as they work together to make repairs and feed their families in the aftermath of the storm. | C. Press/F. Watts Trade |
| 9780439414289 | If You Were a Pioneer on the Prairie | Anne Kamma, James Watling | Invites readers to revisit the past and see what it was like to grow up on the Great Plains more than one hundred years ago, with questions about schooling, home life, chores, and traveling. | Scholastic Nonfiction |
| 9780545162180 | Igo to Japan! | Aaron Rosenberg, Andrew Hill Newnan | When iCarly is nominated for a Web award, the team heads off to Japan for the awards ceremony. But will the competition succeed in sabotaging their chance to win? Based on the iCarly full-length TV movie, this chapter book is a must for every iCarly fan! | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9781424206889 | Importance of Being Gordo | Jasmine Jones | Gordo's suddenly addicted to a role-playing game called Dwarflord. Can Lizzie and Miranda bring him to his senses and rescue him before it's totally too late? Includes grey scale Lizzie illustrations and website addresses. | |
| 9781338756548 | Irrational Treasure (a Dumb & Dumber Original Story) | Steve Foxe | Go on an epic adventure with Harry and Lloyd - the stars of the hit Dumb & Dumber franchise - as middle school students, in this hilarious illustrated novel! Despite their exhausted history teacher's best efforts to get them excluded, middle-schoolers Harry Dunne and Lloyd Christmas join their classmates on a special weekend-long trip to America's capital, Washington, D.C. Shortly after arriving, the boys wander off the guided path at the Museum of American History, where they find a very suspicious-looking security guard seemingly breaking into one of the cases. This doesn't ring any mental alarm bells for Harry and Lloyd, who are instead excited and fascinated by the case's contents, even as the security guard tries to hush them up. Unfortunately, Harry and Lloyd end up setting off the actual alarm bells, and the "security guard" makes a break for it -- but not before dropping a coded map that has certain locations around Washington, D.C. marked with strange symbols. The boys have just one thought: SCAVENGER HUNT! Soon, Harry and Lloyd (and their exasperated classmate Tini) embark on a romp through Washington DC to find everything on this "scavenger hunt," all while being trailed by the thief who is after the REAL treasure the map leads to. Part Nicholas Cage heist of the Declaration of Independence, part hilarious middle grade adventure, "Irrational Treasure" is sure to be a hit of fans of Dumb & Dumber and kids who are new to the franchise alike! | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9781338036879 | Jack | Liesl Shurtliff | Relates the tale of Jack who, after trading his mother's milk cow for magic beans, climbs a beanstalk to seek his missing father in the land of giants. | |
| 9780545230766 | January Joker | Ron Roy | Seven-year-olds Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy make observations and gather clues that convince them that their older siblings, cousin, and animals have been captured by hungry space aliens. | |
| 9780545375290 | June Jam | Ron Roy | As a Father's Day gift to the twins' Dad, Bradley, Brian, and their cousins Lucy and Nate try to identify and stop whatever creature is biting fruits and vegetables in the garden. | |
| 9780064400015 | Little House in the Big Woods | Laura Ingalls Wilder | Laura Ingalls's story begins in 1871 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Four-year-old Laura lives in the little house with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their trusty dog, Jack. Pioneer life is sometimes hard, since the family must grow or catch all their own food as they get ready for the cold winter. But it is also exciting as Laura and her folks celebrate Christmas with homemade toys and treats, do the spring planting, bring in the harvest, and make their first trip into town. And every night they are safe and warm in their little house, with the happy sound of Pa's fiddle sending Laura and her sisters off to sleep. And so begins Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved story of a pioneer girl and her family. The nine Little House books have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America's frontier past and a heartwarming, unforgettable story. | HarperCollins |
| 9780531210079 | Lizards | Gerard Cheshire, David Salariya | A basic look at how lizards live. | Franklin Watts |
| 9780670784875 | Llama Llama Home with Mama | Anna Dewdney | Llama Llama's mother takes good care of him when he has to stay home from school because he is sick, but when Mama Llama begins to feel sick, too, Llama Llama knows how to take care of her. | |
| 9780545079273 | Lost in the Storm | Holly Webb | Ella's kitten, Fluff loves to play outside especially when it's snowing. | |
| 9780545102421 | Loudest Beagle on the Block | Tui Sutherland | Ten-year-old Ella lives for music, and with the school talent show coming up, she doesn't have time for anything else. So when her great aunt's beagle comes to live at her house, Ella doesn't think she has time for a dog--especially when it turns out that every time the beagle hears music, she wants to sing along! How is Ella supposed to win the talent show when all she can hear every time she rehearses is AAOOOWWAAAOOOOOO? | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780142423325 | Madeline | Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis. | ||
| 9780064400794 | Maggie Marmelstein for President | Marjorie Weinman Sharmat | Maggie Marmelstein runs against Thad Smith for sixth-grade president in a campaign marked by spy tactics, double-crosses, unsigned letters, and a disconcerting debate. | Harper Trophy |
| 9780545253109 | March Mischief | Ron Roy | When three leprechaun statues disappear just before St. Patrick's Day, Bradley, Brian, Nate, Lucy, and other friends follow clues in order to prove that Lucky O'Leary is innocent of the crime. | |
| 9780399545689 | Maxi's Secrets | Lynn Plourde | When a BIG, lovable, does-it-her-way dog wiggles her way into the heart of a loudmouth pipsqueak of a boy, wonderful things happen that help him become a bigger, better person. Perfect for fans of Wonder and Because of Winn-Dixie. Timminy knows that moving to a new town just in time to start middle school when you are perfect bully bait is less than ideal. But he gets a great consolation prize in Maxi—a gentle giant of a dog who the family quickly discovers is deaf. Timminy is determined to do all he can to help Maxi—after all, his parents didn't return him because he was a runt. But when the going gets rough for Timminy, who spends a little too much time getting shoved into lockers at school, Maxi ends up being the one to help him—along with their neighbor, Abby, who doesn’t let her blindness define her and bristles at Timminy’s “poor-me” attitude. It turns out there’s more to everyone than what’s on the surface, whether it comes to Abby, Maxi, or even Timminy himself. | Penguin |