Diana Barnes' Library
Liberty Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545931960 | Otherwise Known as Possum | Maria D. Laso | Enrolled in school after her mother's death, Possum resolves to preserve her mother's homeschooling lessons by proving she already knows everything, an unsuccessful endeavor complicated by her teacher's attraction to Possum's father. | Scholastic Press |
| 9780439665063 | Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great | Judy Blume | A summer in Tarrytown, N.Y., is a lot of fun for ten-year-old Sheila even though her friends make her face up to some self-truths she doesn't want to admit. | |
| 9780064440349 | Owl at Home (I Can Read Level 2) | Arnold Lobel | Welcome to Owl's Cozy home in this classic Arnold Lobel I Can Read!Owl lives by himself in a warm little house. But whether Owl is inviting Winter in on a snowy night or welcoming a new friend he meets while on a stroll, Owl always has room for visitors!Arnold Lobel's beloved Level 2 I Can Read classic was created for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.The classic Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel have won numerous awards and honors, including a Newbery Honor, a Caldecott Honor, ALA Notable Children’s Book, Fanfare Honor List (Horn Book), School Library Journal Best Children’s Book, and Library of Congress Children’s Book. | HarperCollins |
| 7807300450 | Oxford Character--10 Lectures For The Youth Of Authoritative Oxford (Chinese Edition) | yang li jun | This book expresses the strength brought by the connotation of Oxford deeply in plain but profound way lively and vividly to guide the youth the way of success and glory by selecting the Oxfords education thoughts of hundreds of years, combining the experiences of Oxfords professors, students and noted figures, known classic mottos and stories for everybody in Oxford, and extracting ten unique ten corn qualities of Oxford. It will take you to swim in the ocean of the Oxford wisdom. You can explore the new knowledge, real knowledge at home. The main content: Genius Are always from People Who Are not Following Rules, Character Is the Footstone of Success, Strong Will Can Realize any Dreams and so on. | Academia Press |
| 978-1-40379-502-1 | Peter Pan (Junior Classics for Young Readers) | j-m-barrie | Junior Classics have been adapted and illustrated with care and thought to introduce you to a worlds of famous authors, characters, ideas, and great stories that have been loved for generations. With fairy dust and a rascal named Peter Pan, the three Darling children fly off through their open window to Neverland. What could be more grand than an adventure with pirates, Indians, mermaids, and no grown-ups? Fully illustrated and adapted. Ages 8 and up. Reading Level 3.6. | DALMATIAN PUBLISHING GROUP |
| 9780140309577 | Pippi Longstocking | Astrid Lindgren | Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village. | Puffin Books |
| 978-0-545-43624-3 | Play Dead (A Dog and His Girl Mysteries) | Jane B. Mason, Sarah Hines-Stephens | A dog and his girl show how six legs are better than two in this brand new mystery series!When Dodge, a German shepherd police dog, finds himself retired after an accident leaves him deaf in one ear, he's lucky to be adopted by the perfect family. Twelve-year-old Cassie Sullivan, his girl, smells almost as good as a dog, and gets her nose for sleuthing from her police chief mom and coroner dad. Cassie is smart and quick on her feet, and doesn't mind breaking a couple rules to get to the bottom of a mystery. Dodge has forty-two dog years of experience solving crime, as well as a great network of other four-legged colleagues when he needs more intel.When Verdel Ward, the richest man in town, goes missing, it seems like everyone from the mayor to the housekeeper wants his fortune, which he's left behind with no will. But Cassie and Dodge can smell a mystery from a mile away, and can't help wondering why a miser would go swimming in a dangerous cove, what's up with the suspicious fiancee, who's been sneaking around the mansion, and where a twin brother has come from. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| Predators Collection National Geographic Kids | ||||
| 0-439-14803-0 | Ramona Forever | Beverly Cleary | Ramona's Year In Third Grade Is Highlighted By The Arrival Of Howie's Rich Uncle, A Change In Her After-school Situation, A Surprise Wedding, A Death And A New Arrival In The Family, And Her Father's Getting A Job. | Scholastic |
| 9780380709601 | Ramona Forever | Beverly Cleary | Avon Books | |
| 9780545773171 | Return of the Padawan | Jeffrey Brown | After surviving his first year at Jedi Academy, Roan Novachez thought his second year would be a breeze. This year, Roan will have to face alien poetry tests, menacing robots, food fights, flight simulation class, online bullies, more lightsaber duels, and worst of all ... a girl who is mad at him. | |
| 9780448457505 | Rocking Out! | AJ Stern | When Frannie's local community center, The Ark, announces it is going out of business, Frannie and the community join together to create a fundraising concert. Frannie and her friends write letters to rock star Aimee Chapman asking her to perform at the concert and she says yes! Frannie and her friends learn all about the perks of being a rock star and, of course, Frannie decides rock star is perfect for a career. After all, a green room is actually an office for rock stars! | National Geographic Books |
| 9780545500210 | Rocks and Minerals | Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld | This book talks about the differnt types of rocks and minerals. | |
| 9780440419921 | Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception | Wendelin Van Draanen | Seventh-grade sleuth Sammy Keyes investigates mysterious happenings at a local art gallery. | Yearling Books |
| 9780590400251 | Scholastic's the Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie | Joanna Cole | It's Broadcast Day in Ms. Frizzle's class. Ralphie promised everyone he'd figure out what kind of show they should put on. But, Ralphie is sick and can't come to school. So, everyone climbs aboard the Magic School Bus, because if Ralphie can't come to class Ms. Frizzle's class will come to him! Join the class as they travel Ralphie's bloodstream to find out how germs make him sick and how his body can make him well again. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780439368056 | Sea Serpents Don't Juggle Water Balloons | Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones | After Melody becomes convinced that Eddie's new math tutor is really a sea serpent, Melody, Eddie, Liza, and Howie set out to discover the truth. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781338339291 | Shake It Off: A Wish Novel | Suzanne Nelson | Sweet treats and friendship mix-ups abound in this story about cousins, first crushes, and finding your place.Bria Muller is stuck on her aunt and uncle's dairy farm for the summer, and she is not happy about it. Milking cows alongside her cousins Wren and Luke? No thanks.The one thing she's good at is mixing up milk shakes in the creamery. Instead of their usual vanilla, she starts crafting towering, over-the-top shakes like the ones she loved sipping back home in Chicago. Wren, and most of the customers, aren't impressed. Everyone seems to think Bria is just a snobby city girl.There is one person who appreciates the sweet, cold treats: Gabe, her cousins' cute friend who helps out on the farm. But with the family business in danger of being sold, can Bria's shakes make a difference . . . and will she ever fit into country life? | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780590412018 | Shh! We're Writing the Constitution | Jean Fritz | Describes how the Constitution came to be written and ratified. Also includes the full text of the document produced by the Constitutional Convention of 1787. | |
| 9780380698714 | Sideways Stories From Wayside School | Louis Sachar | A Crazy Mixed-up School. There'd been a terrible mistake. Wayside School was supposed to be built with thirty classrooms one on top of the other...thirty stories tall! (The builder said he was very sorry.) That may be why all kinds of funny things happen at Wayside SChool...especially on the thirteenth floor. You'll meet Mrs. Gorf, the meanest teacher of all, terrible Todd, who always gets sent home early, and John who can read only upside down--along with all the other kids in the crazy mix-up school that came out sideways. But you'll never guess the truth about Sammy, the new kid...or what's in store for Wayside School on Halloween! There was a terrible mistake-Wayside School was built with one classroom on top of another, thirty stories high! (The builder said he was sorry.) Maybe that's why all kinds of funny things happened at Wayside-especially on the thirteenth floor. | Harper Collins |
| 9780440480686 | Snaggle Doodles (The Kids Of The Polk Street School) | Patricia Reilly Giff | April is invention month. "We're going to make our own inventions," says Ms. Rooney, "and work together in groups."Though Emily Arrow knows it's important for each group to think, listen, and share, she still wishes she were the leader of her invention group. Linda Lorca, the bossy leader, can't get anyone to cooperate. "Snaggle doodles," Emily says. If the group doesn't come up with an idea soon, they'll be the worst group in the class.Meanwhile, Emily is also busy thinking of a wedding present for Ms. Vincent, the student teacher. The wedding is only a few days away. Emily has a lot to do. Can she and her group learn to work together in time? | Yearling |