Melissa Capotosti's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545331203 | Saving Zasha | Randi G. Barrow | In 1945 Russia, those who own German shepherds are considered traitors, but thirteen-year-old Mikhail and his family are determined to keep the dog a dying man brought them, while his classmate Katia strives to learn his secret. | |
| 9781338175790 | Scyther, Heart of a Champion | Sheila Sweeny, Sheila Sweeny Higginson | When Tracey catches Scyther, the brave Bug-type Pokaemon's warrior pride is wounded. To regain its honor, Scyther challenges Charizard to a battle. | Pokemon |
| 9780545000819 | Season of the Sandstorms (Magic Treehouse, A Merlin Mission) | Mary Pope Osborne | Jack and Annie travel back in time to a desert in the Middle East at the behest of Merlin who has given them a rhyme to help on their mission. There they meet a Bedouin tribe and learn about the way that they live. From camel rides and oases to ancient writings and dangerous sandstorms, here’s another Magic Tree House filled with all the mystery, history, magic, and old-fashioned adventure that kids love to read about. | Scholastic |
| 9780439597661 | Second Grade Pig Pals | Kirby Larson | Second grader Quinn tries to earn a gold star on the bulletin board for National Pig Day and regain her friendship with a new student following a mix-up. | |
| Second-Grade Pig Pals | ||||
| 9780545533775 | Shark Attack! | Gail Tuchman | Introduces the habitat, diet, and characteristics of sharks. | Scholastic Reference |
| 9781581177978 | Sharks | Martin Kasso (writer), Matt Jeffirs (illus.) | Introduces sharks, including their physiology, how they eat and find food, and how to avoid a shark attack. | Intervisual Books Inc |
| 9781453064832 | Sharks (Reading Discovery - Nature) | Dalmatian Press | ||
| 9780545112758 | Sharks! | Anne Schreiber | Describes the life cycle and behavior of sharks. | |
| 9780439597524 | Shiloh | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs. | |
| Show Me History! | ||||
| 9781338666366 | Signs of Survival | Renée G. Hartman, Joshua Greene | "Meet Renee and Herta, two sisters who faced the unimaginable -- together. This is their true story. As Jews living in 1940s Czechoslovakia, Renee, Herta, and their parents were in immediate danger when the Holocaust came to their door. As the only hearing person in her family, Renee had to alert her parents and sister whenever the sound of Nazi boots approached their home so they could hide. But soon their parents were tragically taken away, and the two sisters went on the run, desperate to find a safe place to hide. Eventually they, too, would be captured and taken to the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. Communicating in sign language and relying on each other for strength in the midst of illness, death, and starvation, Renee and Herta would have to fight to survive the darkest of times. This gripping memoir, told in a vivid "oral history" format, is a testament to the power of sisterhood and love, and now more than ever a reminder of how important it is to honor the past, and keep telling our own stories"-- | |
| 9780545540605 | Sisters | Raina Telgemeier | In a semi-autobiographical graphic novel, Raina's disappointing bond with a cranky, independent younger sister is further challenged by the arrival of a baby brother and an estrangement in their parents' marriage. | Graphix |
| 9780316070164 | Sit-In | Andrea Davis Pinkney | ||
| 9780439439619 | Skeleton Man | Joseph Bruchac | After her parents disappear and she is turned over to the care of a strange "great-uncle," Molly must rely on her dreams about an old Mohawk story for her safety and maybe even for her life. | |
| 9780544873315 | Sled Dog School | Terry Lynn Johnson | When eleven-year-old Matt must set up a business to save his failing math grade, he overcomes his self-doubt and also gains two friends along the way. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| 9780062691798 | So Done | Paula Chase | When best friends Tai and Mila are reunited after a summer apart, their friendship threatens to combust from the pressure of secrets, middle school, and the looming dance auditions for a new talented-and-gifted program.Fans of Renée Watson’s Piecing Me Together will love this memorable story about a complex friendship between two very different African American girls—and the importance of speaking up.Jamila Phillips and Tai Johnson have been inseparable since they were toddlers, having grown up across the street from each other in Pirates Cove, a low-income housing project. As summer comes to an end, Tai can’t wait for Mila to return from spending a month with her aunt in the suburbs. But both girls are grappling with secrets, and when Mila returns she’s more focused on her upcoming dance auditions than hanging out with Tai.Paula Chase explores complex issues that affect many young teens, and So Done offers a powerful message about speaking up. Full of ballet, basketball, family, and daily life in Pirates Cove, this memorable novel is for fans of Ali Benjamin’s The Thing About Jellyfish and Jason Reynolds’s Ghost."Chase vividly conjures the triumphs, tensions, and worries percolating in the girls’ low-income neighborhood." (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List") | Greenwillow Books |
| 9780399234071 | So You Want to Be President? (CALDECOTT MEDAL BOOK) | St. George, Judith | Presents An Assortment Of Facts About The Qualifications And Characteristics Of U.s. Presidents, From George Washington To Bill Clinton. | Philomel |
| 9780380709267 | Socks | Beverly Cleary | Socks, the Bricker's cat, finds a new rival in the form of the Bricker's new baby, Charles William, until he and the baby become partners in mischief. | Harpercollins Childrens Books |
| 9781250028983 | Sophie Simon Solves Them All | Lisa Graff | For a third grader, Sophie Simon is one smart cookie. She enjoys teaching herself advanced calculus and has performed successful heart surgery on an earthworm. She’s also very clever when it comes to dealing with her clueless parents. But Sophie is no genius when it comes to calculating the high value of friendship—until, that is, she has to use her incredible IQ to help out some classmates with their own parental troubles. | Square Fish |