Alyson Ranallo's Library
Carmel Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9781416914082 | Pet's Revenge (4) (Edgar & Ellen) | Ogden, Charles | Aladdin | |
| 9780545109994 | Prince Caspian | Clive Staples Lewis | Four children help Prince Caspian and his army of Talking Beasts to free Narnia from evil. | |
| Professor Utonium's Dating Game | ||||
| 9780380709564 | Ramona Quimby, Age 8 | Beverly Cleary | Ramona feels quite grown-up taking the bus by herself, helping big sister Beezus make dinner, and trying hard to be nice to pesky Willa Jean after school. Turning eight years old and entering the first grade can do that to a girl. So how can her teacher call her a nuisance? | HarperCollins |
| 9780545385077 | Scary Stories 3 | More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, haunts, superstitions, monsters, and horrible scary things. | ||
| 9780545214919 | Something Upstairs | Avi, Avi | After Moving To Providence, Rhode Island, Kenny Discovers That His New House Is Haunted By The Spirit Of A Black Slave Boy Who Asks Kenny To Return With Him To The Early Nineteenth Century And Prevent His Murder By Slave Traders. | Scholastic Press |
| The Horse And His Boy | ||||
| 9780312602123 | The 100-Year-Old Secret: The Sherlock Files Book One (Sherlock Files, 1) | Barrett, Tracy | Square Fish | |
| 9780545499088 | The Adventures of Captain Underpants | When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, he leads them to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper, where they must defeat his evil robot henchmen. | Scholastic | |
| The Arctic Patrol Mystery | ||||
| 9780312563585 | The Case That Time Forgot (Sherlock Files, 3) | Barrett, Tracy | Square Fish | |
| 9780140370096 | The Giraffe And The Pelly And Me | Dahl, Roald | When Billy joins the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company, he gets a lot more than a new job. First he makes three new friends, then it's time to get to work cleaning all 677 windows of the Duke of Hampshire's house. The Duke is not only the most wealthy man in the country, he's also the most generous. Can he make Billy's lifelong dream come true? "A captivating story and a wonderful read-aloud."-- The Horn Book A small boy with a desire to own a candy shop meets a window-washing team composed of a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey and together they go to work for the wealthy Duke of Hampshire, who makes all their dreams come true. | Puffin |
| 9780590972161 | The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary Of Sarah Nita, A Navajo Girl, New Mexico, 1864 (Dear America) | Turner, Ann | The Diary Of Sarah Nita, A Thirteen-year Old Navajo Girl, Which Describes The Navajos' Forced 400-mile Walk From Their Ancestral Homeland To Fort Sumner In 1864. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780547722375 | The Lemonade Crime (The Lemonade War Series) | Davies, Jacqueline | just As The Lemonade War, Which Sold More Than 260,000 Copies, Put Business Into The Hands Of Evan And His Younger Sister, Jessie, This Equally Exciting Follow-up Puts The Law Into Their Hands. Using The Rules Of Our Legal System As A Guide, They Turn The Playground Into A Courtroom And Put Scott Spencer, Alleged Thief, On Trial, With Fourthgraders Serving As Judge And Jury.turn To Page 56 To Read About The Next Book In The Lemonade War Series! | HMH Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439847971 | The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe | Clive Staples Lewis | Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist its ruler, the golden lion Aslan, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter. | |
| 9780064404990 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | C. S. Lewis | They open a door and enter a world. | HarperCollins |
| 9780064471107 | The Magician's Nephew | C. S. Lewis | HarperTrophy | |
| 9781423100843 | The Million Dollar Shot (Million Dollar Series, 1) | Gutman, Dan | when Eddie Ball Finds Out About The Finkles Contest-a Chance To Win A Million Dollars Just By Sinking A Foul Shot At The Nba Finals-he Realizes It Could Be The End Of His Family's Troubles But Someone Is Trying To Sabotage His Million Dollar Shot.children's Literatureeddie Ball Loves Basketball. He Hungers To Enter A Contest Sponsored By His Mother's Employer(sink A Free Throw And Win A Million Dollars. Eddie's Dreams Are Dashed When He Discovers That The Contest Is Closed To Employees And Their Families. However, He Receives A Bittersweet Opportunity When His Mother Is Laid Off. Eddie Is Then Picked For The Contest After His Poem, Written By His Friend Annie, Is Selected As The Winning Entry. Eddie's Relationship With Annie, An African-american Girl Who Lives In The Same Trailer Park With Her Father As The Balls Do, Is One Of The More Interesting Aspects Of This Book. Annie And Her Father, A Former College Basketball Player, Help Eddie Train For The Big Day. Eddie's Interactions With Annie Also Bring Their Single Parents Together In Perhaps A Rather Fanciful Relationship. The Book Bogs Down In The Middle As Eddie Seems To Spend An Inordinate Amount Of Time Practicing. The Event Itself Is Somewhat Unrealistic Since Eddie's Million Dollar Shot Comes From The Free Throw Line, A Relatively Easy Shot To Make. This Book Is A Good Read Even If Some Aspects Are Overly Wistful. Undoubtedly, Basketball Playing Children Will Be Able To Relate To Eddie's Situation. | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| 9780590254809 | The Silver Chair | Clive Staples Lewis | Two English children undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald Witch. | |
| 9780545017664 | The Snow Day From the Black Lagoon | Mike Thaler | After getting so bundled up that he can hardly move, Hubie tries to enjoy his snow day off from school. | Scholastic Paperbacks |