Hallie Ainsworth's Library
West Creek Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 9780439559683 | Paws Off, Cheddarface! (Geronimo Stilton, No. 6) | Stilton, Geronimo | Who Is Geronimo Stilton? That's me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing tales of adventure. Here on Mouse Island, my books are all best-sellers! They are whisker-licking good tales, and that's a promise!__PAWS OFF, CHEDDARFACE!It was the strangest thing... all across New Mouse City, rodents kept telling me I'd done things I had no memory of! I soon discovered why... there was a Geronimo look-alike out there, pretending to be me. He'd even fooled my sister Thea! And worst of all, he was trying to take over my newspaper. I had to find a way to strike back -- but how??School Library JournalGr 2-4-Geronimo Stilton, globe-trotting publisher of The Rodent's Gazette, returns. In Cheddarface, the respectable mouse's reputation is under attack. A double, hired by the editor of the local scandal sheet, is impersonating him-and causing havoc all over town. When the cheesy counterfeit even takes over the Gazette office, Geronimo has to find a way to reclaim his identity-and to get even with his tabloid rival at the same time. In Pizzas, Stilton responds to an SOS from his cousin, trapped in the Transratanian castle of Count Von Ratoff. The castle's weird inhabitants wear long capes and have sharp, pointed teeth and an eerie preference for red liquid diets. Can Geronimo get his cousin-and himself-out alive? The comic-book-inspired design features cartoon illustrations that often spill across the text, which also incorporates a wild hodgepodge of type fonts, graphics, and colors. The broad humor, frantic action, and pun-filled dialogue may appeal to transition readers, but better-written and funnier adventure series such as Jon Scieszka's "Time Warp Trio" (Viking) are available.-Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information. | Scholastic |
| 9780380709168 | Ramona and Her Father | Beverly Cleary | Ramona just wants everyone to be happy. If only her father would smile and joke again, her mother would look less worried, her sister would be cheerful, and Picky-picky would eat his cat-food. But Ramona's father has lost his job, and nobody in the Quimby household is in a very good mood. Ramona tries to cheer up the family as only Ramona can -- by rehearsing for life as a rich and famous star of television commercials, for instance -- but her best efforts only make things worse. Her sister, Beezus, calls her a, pest, her parents lose patience with her, and her teacher claims she's forgotten her- manners. But when her father admits he wouldn't trade her for a million dollars, Ramona knows everything is going to work out fine in the end. | HarperCollins |
| 9780380709595 | Ramona the Brave | Beverly Cleary | In this touching and funny story, the ebullient Ramona, feeling brave and grown-up, enters first grade. Quickly she finds that her new teacher, Mrs. Griggs, appears perplexed by pupils who like to be different. Since Ramona cannot help being different, clearly the two are incompatible. Nevertheless, Ramona can be counted on to keep things lively. Enraged when Susan copies her wise old owl prepared for Parents' Night and receives praise for it, Ramona rebels. Overcome by guilt and no longer brave, she tries mightily thereafter to please her teacher, but still Mrs. Griggs infuriatingly reports home that Ramona lacks self-control. Only because she is a girl with spunk, to use her father's word, does Ramona's courage return, earning her at last an uneasy truce with the teacher. Beverly Cleary draws here a portrait of a little girl discovering with astonishment that the way others see her is not always the way she sees herself. In the contrast lie moments of emerging self-knowledge for Ramona and of delicious hilarity for the reader. | HarperCollins |
| 9780380709540 | Ramona the Pest | Beverly Cleary | Ramona is off to kindergarten, and it's the greatest day of her life. So why is she sitting on the bench while the rest of the students play the game gray duck? Laughs and minor upsets abound in an enormously popular story starring the one and only Ramona Quimby! | HarperCollins |
| 9780439708197 | Red Pizzas for a Blue Count | Geronimo Stilton | Geronimo and his sister go to Transratania, home of vampire bats, to rescue their troublemaker cousin. | |
| 9781419749094 | Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure | Kinney, Jeff | From The Imagination Of Rowley Jefferson Comes An Adventure Of Epic Proportions. Join Roland And His Best Friend, Garg The Barbarian, As They Leave The Safety Of Their Village And Embark On A Quest To Save Roland's Mom From The White Warlock. Will Our Heroes Survive? Find Out In Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure! -- | Amulet Books |
| 9780545481939 | Rumble In The Jungle (Geronimo Stilton #53) | Stilton, Geronimo | Each Geronimo Stilton book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love. I, Geronimo Stilton, was off to the wildest part of Brazil -- the Amazon jungle! I ended up on a hunt for an rare crystal treasure, which was stolen from a native tribe in the heart of the forest. I'd encounter alligators, snakes, piranhas, and other dangers on my way. Holey cheese! What an adventure! | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781453089118 | Secret Garden, The | Burnett, Frances Hodgson | Bendon | |
| 9780553510843 | Shadow of the Shark | Mary Pope Osborne | Young adventurers can travel with Jack and Annie to the deep, dark ocean to encounter the stealthiest of underwater predators: the shark! Illustrations. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9781423236597 | Solar System: A Quickstudy Laminated Reference Guide | Roch PhD, John | Quickstudy Reference Guides | |
| 9780763632366 | Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker | Megan McDonald | Seven-year-old Stink Moody discovers that he can get free samples by writing letters to candy companies and plans a surprise for his best friend's birthday. Reprint. 65,000 first printing. | Candlewick Press |
| 9780375864919 | Summer of the Sea Serpent | Mary Pope Osborne | The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Jack and Annie are off on another mythical mission at the request of Merlin the magician. Luckily, they have a young sorcerer, Teddy, to help them. From underwater caves to a Spider Queen, from mystical selkies to a magical sword, this is a Magic Tree House adventure kids won’t want to miss! Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #31, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #3: Summer of the Sea Serpent. Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780679863731 | Sunset of the Sabertooth | Mary Pope Osborne | The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! The Ice Age is very cool…for two kids in bathing suits! Jack and Annie nearly freeze when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the time of cave people and woolly mammoths. But nothing can stop them from having another wild adventure—not even a saber-toothed tiger! Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780142408803 | Superfudge | Blume, Judy | Sometimes life in the Hatcher household is enough to make twelve-year-old Peter think about running away. His worst problem is still his younger brother, Fudge, who hasn't changed a bit since his crazy capers in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. If you ask Peter, Fudge is just an older and bigger pain. Then Peter learns that his mom is going to have a baby and the whole family is moving to Princeton for a year. It will be bad enough starting sixth grade in a strange place and going to the same school as Fudge. But Peter can imagine something even worse. How will he ever survive if the new baby is a carbon copy of Fudge?Stacey King - Children's LiteraturePerhaps Blume's most loveable children's novel, Superfudge picks up from where Tails of a Fourth Grade Nothing leaves 12-year-old Peter, his 4-year-old brother Fudge, and the rest of the Hatcher family. As if Fudge hasn't caused enough problems already, now Peter's parents are planning on moving to the country for a whole year and having another baby. Will Peter have another tiny version of Fudge on his hands? The story chronicles these and other familiar growing pains for adolescents, as well as some less-than-typical issues, like the Hatchers' friendly neighbor who may or may not eat worms. Parents will love reading the Fudge stories to a captive audience, and children will laugh out loud at the hysterical reenactment of typical family situations. 2003 (orig. 1980), Puffin/Penguin, Ages 5 to 12. | Puffin Books |
| 9781481431255 | Tales From a Not-so-Happy Heartbreaker | Rachel Renée Russell, Nikki Russell, Erin Russell | Middle-school drama queen Nikki Maxwell worries about asking a boy to her school's "sweetheart dance." | |
| 9780142408810 | Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing | Judy Blume | Celebrate 45 years of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing! The #1 New York Times bestselling author's first book in her classic Fudge series. Two is a crowd when Peter and his little brother, Fudge, are in the same room. Grown-ups think Fudge is absolutely adorable, but Peter and his pet turtle, Dribble, know the truth. From throwing temper tantrums to smearing mashed potatoes on the wall, Fudge causes mischief wherever he goes! “As a kid, Judy Blume was my favorite author, and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing was my favorite book.”—Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling Wimpy Kid series Love Fudge, Peter, and Sheila? Read all these books featuring your favorite characters: Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Superfudge Fudge-a-Mania Double Fudge | Penguin |
| 9780545103718 | The British Flag | Alfred Swinscoe | Bruce Hyena convinces Geronimo to join him in climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, a task for which the mouse journalist is completely unprepared. | |
| 9780439841184 | The Christmas Toy Factory (Geronimo Stilton, No. 27) | Stilton, Geronimo | Enter the world of Geronimo Stilton, where another funny adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is a fast-paced adventure with lively art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love. Ho, ho, ho! I love Christmas in New Mouse City. But this year, Grandfather William wanted me to research a new story. He asked me to dress up like Santa Claus and let lots of little mouselets sit on my lap. Cheese niblets! If only I had my own team of reindeer and could fly far, far away. . . . | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780593126929 | The Enchanted Forest (Disney Frozen 2) | Random House Books for Young Readers | ||
| 9780545556293 | The Golden Statue Plot (Geronimo Stilton #55) (55) | Stilton, Geronimo | Rancid Rat Hairs, The Cat Pirates Are Coming To Town! They're Planning On Stealing New Mouse City's Statue Of Liberty And Taking It Back To Cat Island. They Think It's Completely Made Of Gold! My Friends And I Are Determined To Protect Our City's Precious Symbol. But Can We Stop These Fearsome Felines?--page [4] Of Cover. | Scholastic Paperbacks |