Katina Calhoun's Library
Liberty Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780439607278 | Frindle | Andrew Clements | Nick Allen has has plenty of ideas. Who can forget the time he turned the classroom into a tropical island? But now Nick is in Mrs Granger's class, it looks like his days as a troublemaker are over. | |
| 9781474857932 | Frozen Anna & Elsa Bk 1 All Hail Queen | Erica David | Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Olaf the snowman, and the rest of the stars from Disney Frozen are back in an all-new magical chapter book series that is perfect for girls ages 6 to 9. Now that the castle gates are open, Anna and Elsa are thrilled to be finally getting to know their kingdom. Anna bubbles with enthusiasm for all the things to do and the people to meet in Arendelle, and Elsa loves using her magic to help the town. But sometimes even a queen needs a day off. | Parragon |
| 9780547073873 | Gets Slimed! | Reading | When his new best friend, Ben, decides to run for class president, fourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire reluctantly agrees to be his campaign manager in exchange for help with his latest experiment--cultivating exhibits for a mold museum. | Journeys |
| 9780571297160 | Girl Who Walked On Air | Emma Carroll | Girl Who Walked On Air | Faber Children's Books |
| 9780545905725 | Gossip Files | Anna Staniszewski | Rachel Lee Has Looked Forward To Relaxing For Two Weeks At A Florida Resort With Her Father, But When His Girlfriend Asks Her To Help In A Cafe, Rachel Adopts A Cool New Persona, Ava, To Fit In With Her Older Co-workers, Until They Ask Her To Help With Their Gossip File. | SCHOLASTIC |
| 9780763665937 | Granddaddy's Turn | Michael S. Bandy, Eric Stein | A young boy witnesses his proud, hardworking grandfather dress in his best suit and go to town so that he can vote for the first time. | Candlewick Press (MA) |
| 9781904994763 | Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer's Edition (Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition) | Guinness World Records | The Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition is now in its fifth edition. The ultimate guide to videogames, Gamer's 2012 is completely updated with amazing new records and the very best images from this year's top titles. There are also exciting news stories and fascinating nuggets of trivia detailing recent and upcoming developments in the world of gaming, along with Top 10 charts ranking the most impressive scores and achievements. Discover a dazzling array of essential facts and figures about record-breaking videogames and the highest-scoring players, along with fascinating quotes from the leading figures in the industry. There's also an entertaining taglines quiz that will test just how much you know about the games' stories and characters. | Guinness World Records |
| 9781908843074 | Guinness World Records 2014 Gamer's Edition | Guinness World Records | The Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition is the ultimate guide to videogames. The all-new 2014 book is bursting with news and views from the gaming world, alongside the latest and very best records relating to the world's most popular games. Amazing trivia sits alongside hard facts and top tips on how to achieve greater feats on the games you love.This edition brings you:An At A Glance feature on every game spread for those who crave the essential lowdown on each game's genre, characters and strategy.A Best of the Rest wrap up all of the games we couldn't squeeze into the other pages, widening the already panoramic scope of the book.A Reader's poll that reports back on the most fundamental question you can ask any gamer - what is the greatest videogame of all?With a brand-new, visually dynamic design intended to reflect exciting developments in technology, Guinness World Records Gamer's Editioncontinues to be the world's greatest videogaming almanac! | Guinness World Records |
| 978-0-06-266237-8 | Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition | Margot Lee Shetterly | The uplifting, amazing true story—a New York Times bestseller!This edition of Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. It's the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program.Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country. | HarperCollins |
| 9780440414803 | 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. | Yearling |
| How I Survived Middle School, Bullies, Broccoli And Snake Hill | ||||
| 9780544707108 | I Am Drums | Mike Grosso | “This book is the song of my middle-school heart.”—Michelle Schusterman, author of the I Heart Band! seriesSam knows she wants to be a drummer. But she doesn’t know how to afford a drum kit, or why budget cuts end her school’s music program, or why her parents argue so much, or even how to explain her dream to other people.But drums sound all the time in Sam’s head, and she’d do just about anything to play them out loud—even lie to her family if she has to. Will the cost of chasing her dream be too high?An exciting new voice in contemporary middle grade, Mike Grosso creates a determined heroine readers will identify with and cheer for. | Clarion Books |
| 9781419736926 | Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion | Andrea Beaty | Iggy Peck is an architect at his very core: When he's not making houses out of food, his head is up in the clouds, dreaming of design. So he's totally blown away when Ada Twist's Aunt Bernice inherits an old house from ice-cream mogul Herbert Sherbert that is filled with countless rooms from all his favorite architectural periods. But something's not quite right . . . Everyone says the house is haunted, and it seems that a number of priceless antiques--which were supposed to help Aunt Bernice pay for the house's upkeep--have gone missing. If they can't find those antiques, Aunt Bernice might lose the house forever. It will take all of Iggy's knowledge of architecture and the help of the other Questioneers--Rosie Revere, Ada Twist, and Sofia Valdez--to solve the mystery and find the treasure | Harry N. Abrams |
| 9781629798172 | Inevitable And Only | Lisa Rosinsky | What if you suddenly found out you had a sister . . . and she took over your life? Cadie is close to her father. They are so much alike—same temperament, sense of humor, and love for the theater—and Dad always knows how to comfort her . . . until the day he announces that he has another daughter. Suddenly, Cadie has a sister, Elizabeth—a sister who is six months older than her, a sister who is about to move in with them, a sister whose very existence means that Cadie’s beloved father cheated on her mother when they were already married. What other secrets might he have? Can she still trust him? Does Cadie really know her father at all? And when Elizabeth arrives, Cadie’s worst fears come true. Elizabeth looks just like Dad; not only that, she seems all too perfect. Until she begins stealing Cadie’s place in the family and even Cadie’s one true love . . . But Elizabeth has secrets of her own. This deeply emotional coming-of-age story explores the choices you make when your family—and your life—changes overnight. Are these choices the inevitable and only ones? And will they ultimately bring your family back together or push you further apart? | Astra Young Readers |
| 9781484730485 | Jed And The Junkyard Rebellion (Jed And The Junkyard War, 2) | Steven Bohls | With a turn of a key, Jed discovers he's more (and less) than he could have ever imagined. But as more questions than answers surface, Jed digs deeper into his history-and goes further into himself.Who is his father? Where is his mother? What is this place? How did these dreadnaughts get here? And . . . why is this happening to him?Strange truths, unexpected twists, and powerful revelations unfold as Jed confronts his past and contemplates his future. | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| 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) |
| 9780679844075 | Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth | Barbara Park | When her kindergarten class has Job Day, Junie B. goes through much confusion and excitement before deciding on the "bestest" job of all. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9781481404716 | Katie Starting From Scratch (21) (Cupcake Diaries) | Coco Simon | When Katie brings her maybe-someday stepsister to Cupcake Club, she gets her first taste of sibling rivalry—and it’s not very sweet!Katie’s mom asks Katie for a huge favor: will she spend some time with Emily, her boyfriend’s daughter? Katie agrees and brings Emily to a Cupcake Club meeting. Things go well—almost too well. Everyone likes Emily so much, Katie wonders if her friends like Emily more than they like her! And if her mom marries Emily’s dad, will Emily become her favorite daughter? Katie is an only child, so all this sibling stuff is new to her. She’s starting from scratch! | Simon Spotlight |
| 9781629793245 | Last-But-Not-Least Lola And A Knot The Size Of Texas | Christine Pakkala | Perfect for fans of Beverly Cleary's "Ramona" and Ivy & Bean, here is a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming, and intensely satisfying story about family, the importance of friendship, and creative problem-solving.In her fourth hilarious adventure, good-hearted Lola Zuckerman can't help getting into trouble. Her friends are all traveling for the Thanksgiving holidays, so she offers to dog-sit — but fails to mention this to Mom, who is desperately trying to finish a batch of Lola dresses for a new client. Now Lola is juggling her dog-sitting responsibilities with her worries. Will her parents discover the growing knot in her hair and cause her excruciating pain brushing it out? Will her grandmothers discover that she's lied to them every year about who makes the best pumpkin pie? Will Jack get so involved in his new babysitting and yard-work jobs that, like Mom and Dad, he won't have time for her anymore? Lola's worries, like the knot in her hair, grow greater until she finally has to stop hiding them and start untangling them. | Astra Young Readers |
| 9781339008608 | Lava Chase (Diary Of A Roblox Pro #4: An AFK Book) | Ari Avatar | Ari Avatar is just your average Roblox kid living in a blocky world! Battle monsters and avoid disasters in a Roblox world -- all through the eyes of Ari and his friends. Diary of a Roblox Pro is a must-read for any kid who loves to game!Ari and his friends have to go on a boring geography field trip to a dormant volcano. Ugh! Ari and his friends sneak off... only to get lost. Then they realize their class went home without them! Much to their surprise, Ari, Zeke and Jez also discover that the volcano may not be quite as dormant as they thought. It's time to get out of here! It's the ultimate lava chase adventure in the next unauthorized Roblox Pro book! | AFK |