Jo Fambrough's Library
Barksdale Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780439680769 | The Field Day from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 6) | Mike Thaler | There's just one week until field day at the Black Lagoon and Hubie is going to be ready! But getting in shape in one week is harder than he thinks -- especially when the workout kit he has seems to be for chickens. Why else would he be developing his pecs and thighs? When the two teams finally meet on the big day, there's more than winning at stake. Will their friendships survive the cut-throat water balloon tosses and three-legged races that await them? BiographyKnown as the Riddle King of America, Mike Thaler is the author of the popular Black Lagoon books and the Heaven and Mirth series. He lives in Portland, Oregon, and travels nationally, speaking in schools, libraries, and churches.Jared Lee is an accomplished illustrator with experience working for the likes of L.L. Bean, Procter and Gamble, Hasbro, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, and the U.S. Postal Service. He received a BFA degree from the John Herron Art Institute. He currently resides in Lebanon, Ohio. | Scholastic |
| 9781629911816 | The First Samurai | Traveling to Tokugawa Dynasty-era Japan to stop the Pirate Cats' evil scheme, Geronimo Stilton unwittingly assumes the identity of a legendary swordsman while Thea Stilton accidentally invents Kabuki theater. | ||
| 9780547253091 | The Girl Who Helped the Wolf :. | Katrina Van Horn | ||
| 9780547253817 | The Great Bay | Rob Arego | ||
| 9780547890104 | The Green Team | Minnie Timenti | ||
| 9781338181883 | The Hall Monitors Are Fired!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #8) (8) | Chabert, Jack | Sam Graves And His Friends Lucy And Antonio Have Used Their Positions As Hall Monitors To Thwart Orson Eerie's Attacks On The Students Of Eerie Elementary--but Now Orson Is Determined To Get Them Fired Before His Next Attack, Planned For The Annual Kickball Showdown. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780448462424 | The Haunted Library #1 | Butler, Dori Hillestad | When Ghost Boy Kaz's Haunt Is Torn Down And He Is Separated From His Ghost Family, He Meets A Real Girl Named Claire, Who Lives Above The Town Library With Her Parents And Her Grandmother. Claire Has A Special Ability To See Ghosts When Other Humans Cannot And She And Kaz Quickly Form A Friendship.--amazon Website. | Grosset & Dunlap |
| 9780545825450 | The Haunter (Goosebumps Most Wanted Special Edition #4) (4) | Stine, R.L. | On Halloween, Sammy And His Friends Go To The Haunted Barlow House Where He Has A Strange, Frightening Experience, But What He Doesn't Realize Is That He Is Possessed By A Ghost That Wants To Turn Him Into A Ghost As Well. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780763664268 | The Incredible Shrinking Kid | Megan McDonald, Peter Reynolds | The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school. | Candlewick Press |
| 9780547017044 | The Kabuki Kid | Katrina Van Horn | ||
| 9780689828683 | The Landry News | Clements, Andrew | fifth-grader Cara Landry Is An Aspiring Journalist Who Has Created Her Own Newspaper, The Landry News. In Her First Edition, She Writes A Harsh Editorial That Accuses Mr. Larson, Her Burned-out Language Arts Teacher, Of Not Doing His Job. However, Her Criticism Has Positive Results: It Inspires Mr. Larson To Become A Real Teacher Again -- One Who Encourages His Class To Turn The Landry News Into A Classroom Newspaper. But When The School Principal Uses Something That's Been Printed In The Paper To Try To Get Mr. Larson Fired, The Whole Town Gets Involved, And Cara And Her Classmates Learn About The First Amendment -- And The Importance Of Tempering Truth With Mercy. Reading Level: Ages 8-12library Journalgr 4-6-a Fifth Grader's Scathing Editorial Criticizing Her Burned-out Teacher Spurs Him To Take His Duties Seriously. A Terrific Read About Free Speech, The Power Of The Pen, And The Need To Temper Truth With Mercy. (july) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| 9780545623957 | The Locker Ate Lucy! | Jack Chabert | When their friend Lucy disappears into her locker, Sam and Antonio follow a trail of clues that lead them through the locker, deep inside their living school. Simultaneous. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780547890012 | The Olympics | |||
| 9780439800754 | The School Carnival from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 7) | Mike Thaler | Scholastic | |
| 9780545623926 | The School Is Alive! | Jack Chabert | Sam Graves discovers that his elementary school is alive and plotting against the students, and,as hall monitor, it is his job to protect them--but he will need some help from his friends. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780545873680 | The Science Fair Is Freaky! | Jack Chabert | For the first time in years Eerie Elementary is planning a science fair, which may not be a good idea in a school which is alive and out to get the students--but when Sam and his friends find a book of experiments that contains all of Orson Eerie's notes, it may turn out to be the key they need to finally understand the mad scientist. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780547890081 | The Special Games of the Paralympics | Ellen Baldwin | ||
| 9780763618988 | The Tiger Rising | Kate DiCamillo | Eleven-year-old Rob Horton, who passes the time in his rural Florida community by wood carving, is drawn by his spunky but angry friend Sistine into a plan to free a caged tiger. Reprint. | Candlewick Press |
| 9780545568463 | The Truth (and Myths) About Thanksgiving | L. A. Peacock, Nick Wigsby | How much do you really know about the Pilgrims, Plymouth, and the first Thanksgiving? This fact-filled book reveals the truths -- and myths -- about this fascinating part of American history. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780545813891 | The Truth About Stacey | Ann M. Martin, Raina Telgemeier | The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels -- adapted by #1 New York Times bestseller Raina Telgemeier, are now available in full colour! Poor Stacey. She just moved to a new town, is still coming to terms with her diabetes, and is facing baby-sitting problems left and right. Fortunately, Stacey has three new friends -- Kristy, Claudia, and Mary Anne. Together they're the BSC -- and they will deal with whatever's thrown their way . . . even if it's a rival baby-sitting club! | Graphix |