Jennie Maughan's Library
Ringgold Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780439244190 | Holes | Louis Sachar | As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself. | Scholastic |
| 9781338047363 | Humphrey's Creepy-Crawly Camping Adventure | Betty G. Birney | "Humphrey can't WAIT for his weekend at Heidi's house -- she and her friends are having a backyard camping adventure! There's going to be stargazing, s'mores, and an expedition to find creepy-crawlies. But the prank-loving boys next door are determined to prove that the girls are scaredy-cats. It's a good thin Humphrey has a few pranks of his own!"-- | |
| 9781338148695 | Humphrey's Mixed-up Magic Trick | Betty G. Birney | "Humphrey is happy to be Miranda's assistant when she shows the class some amazing magic tricks. But when it looks like one might go wrong, is Humphrey up to the job of fixing it?"--Back cover. | |
| 9780545820240 | Humphrey's Playful Puppy Problem | Betty G. Birney | Humphrey, the pet hamster of Classroom 26, is helping Richie with a science project, but Richie's feisty puppy gets in the way. | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| 9781338047387 | Humphrey's School Fair Surprise | Betty G. Birney | The Students Of Room 26 Are So Excited For Longfellow School's Big School Fair! Pet Hamster Humphrey Is Too--but Will He Be Allowed To March In The Parade With His Classmates?-- | Scholastic |
| 9780545919821 | I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (I Survived #17) | Lauren Tarshis | New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tackles the historic grizzly bear attacks in Glacier National Park in this latest installment of the groundbreaking I Survived series. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781338317442 | I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived #20), Volume 20 | Lauren Tarshis | California continues to be ravaged by devastating wildfires. Lauren Tarshis's heart pounding story tells of two children who battle the terrifying flames and -- despite the destruction -- find hope in the ashes. The people of Northern California were used to living with the threat of wildfires. But nothing could have prepared them for the devastating 2018 fire season, the deadliest in 100 years and the most destructive in history. In the 20th I Survived book, readers join eleven-year-old Josh as he leaves his New Jersey home for the rural northern California town where his cousins live. Still reeling from the life-changing challenges that propelled him and his mother across the country, Josh struggles to adapt to a more rustic, down-to-earth lifestyle that couldn't be more different from the one he is used to. Josh and his cousin bond over tacos and reptiles and jokes, but on a trip into the nearby forest, they suddenly find themselves in the path of a fast-moving firestorm, a super-heated monster that will soon lay waste to millions of acres of wilderness and -- possibly -- their town. Josh needs to confront the family issues burning him up inside, but first he'll have to survive the flames blazing all around him. | I Survived |
| 9780545919777 | I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888 (I Survived #16) | Tarshis, Lauren | When John Hale's Parents Moved From Chicago To A Farm In The Dakota Territory In The Late 1880s, He Was Not Happy (too Hot In Summer, Too Cold In Winter, And That Is Just The Beginning); But After A Year, And Now Eleven, He Has Settled In And Made Some Friends At School--but When A Sunny Day In January 1888 Turns Abruptly Into A Deadly Blizzard He Will Need All His Strength And Courage To Survive What Became Known To History As The Children's Blizzard. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781338883077 | I Survived The Destruction Of Pompeii, AD 79 (I Survived Graphic Novel #10) (I Survived Graphix) | Lauren Tarshis | A bold graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Dave Shephard.The beast beneath the mountain is restless...No one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when the ground trembles beneath their feet. The beast under the mountain Vesuvius, high above the city, wakes up angry sometimes -- and always goes back to sleep.But Marcus is afraid. He knows something is terribly wrong -- and his father, who trusts science more than mythical beasts, agrees. When Vesuvius explodes into a huge cloud of ash and rocks that fall from the sky like rain, will they have time to escape -- and survive the epic destruction of Pompeii?Lauren Tarshis's New York Times bestselling I Survived series comes to vivid life in graphic novel editions. Perfect for readers who prefer the graphic novel format, or for existing fans of the I Survived chapter book series, these graphic novels combine historical facts with high-action storytelling that's sure to keep any reader turning the pages. Includes a nonfiction section at the back with facts and photos about the real-life event. | Graphix |
| 9780545658485 | I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 (I Survived #12) | Lauren Tarshis | The next book in the New York Times bestselling I Survived series will place readers right in the middle of the deadly Joplin Tornado of 2011. The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri in 2011. It was part of a larger tornado outbreak in the spring of that year and reached a maximum width of nearly 1 mile during its path through the southern part of the city, killing 158 people, injuring over 1,000 and caused damages amounting to a total of $2.8 billion, making it the costliest single tornado in U.S. history. Lauren will bring her signature intensity to this distinctly American natural disaster, placing a young boy in the middle of one of the deadliest tornado to strike the United States since 1947. | |
| 9780545802215 | Ice Island | Sherry Shahan | ||
| 9780760881392 | Imagine That! | Elizabeth Best | Under Pete's house is a dark, spooky tunnel. Pete leads his friend Joe deep into the dark tunnel. What happens that gives Joe the fright of his life? | Sundance Pub. |
| 9780545640152 | It Is Halloween, I Am Turning Green! | Dan Gutman | "For A. J. and the gang from Ella Mentry School, a night of regular trick-or-treating turns into the weirdest Halloween in the history of the universe"-- | |
| 9780545002073 | Ivy + Bean and the Ghost that Had to Go | Annie Barrows | Second-graders Ivy and Bean set out to expel the ghost who is living in the girls' bathroom at their school. | |
| 9780545203982 | Judy Moody Goes to College | Megan McDonald | When her substitute teacher realizes she is struggling in math, Judy is sent to a math tutor at the local college and soon is completely into the spirit of college life. | |
| 9780763648596 | Judy Moody Saves the World! | Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds | When Judy Moody gets serious about protecting the environment, her little brother Stink thinks she is overdoing it, but she manages to inspire her third grade class to undertake an award-winning, environment-saving project. | Candlewick Press (MA) |
| 9780545004909 | Keeker And The Sneaky Pony | Hadley Higginson | When eight-year-old Keeker gets a pony, she is faced with the challenge of winning the animal's trust and friendship, and they both come to understand the phrase "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." | Scholastic |
| 9781442433472 | King of the Mound | Wes Tooke | Baseball legend Satchel Paige changes a boy’s life in this coming-of-age tale from the author of Lucky. When Nick is released from the hospital after suffering from polio, he is sure that his father will never look at him in the same way again. Once the best pitcher in youth league, Nick now walks with a limp and is dependent on a heavy leg brace. He isn’t sure he will ever return to the mound, never mind be the star he once was. When Nick starts working for Mr. Churchill, the owner of the semiprofessional team Nick’s dad plays for, he meets Satchel Paige, arguably the best pitcher in the world. Not allowed in the major leagues because of his skin color, Satchel teaches Nick that some things can be overcome with hard work and dedication, and that just because you’re down, you are most certainly not out. As Satchel and his unique teammates barnstorm toward a national baseball tournament, Nick wonders if he can really overcome what seems like the impossible and pitch again. | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| 9780545001502 | Kiss Me Tomorrow | Susan Shreve | Confused by all of the males in her life, thirteen-year-old Alyssa "Blister" Reed wants to help when her best friend Jonah's quest for popularity lands him in deep trouble, but his desire to make her his girlfriend gets in the way | |
| 9780545789103 | Knightley & Son | Rohan Gavin | Meet Knightley and Son - two great detectives for the price of one ... Darkus Knightley is not your average thirteen-year-old: ferociously logical, super-smart and with a fondness for tweed, detective work is in his blood. His dad Alan Knightley was London's top private investigator and an expert in crimes too strange for Scotland Yard to handle, but four years ago the unexplained finally caught up with him - and he fell into a mysterious coma. Darkus is determined to follow in his father's footsteps and find out what really happened. But when Alan suddenly wakes up, his memory is wonky and he needs help. The game is afoot for Knightley & Son - with a mystery that gets weirder by the minute. | Bloomsbury |