Anna Musick's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 9780590440981 | Tracker | Paulsen, Gary | Only Thirteen, John Must Track A Deer In The Minnesota Woods For His Family's Winter Meat, And In Doing So Finds Himself Drawn To The Doe Who Leads Him And Hating His Role As Hunter. | Scholastic |
| 9781442429802 | Trouble At Trident Academy (1) (Mermaid Tales) | Debbie Dadey | In this start to a new series starring Shelly the mermaid, a classroom conflict is no fun—even when school is 20,000 leagues under the sea.It’s MerGirl Shelly Siren’s first day at a new school, and she is nervous from the tip of her head to the end of her sparkling mermaid tail. How will she ever fit in at the prestigious Trident Academy? Everyone there is so smart and so pretty and so rich. At least she and her best friend, Echo, are in the same class, but so is Pearl, a spoiled know-it-all who only wants to make trouble for Shelly; Rocky, a MerBoy who loves to tease everyone; and Kiki, a shy MerGirl who’s new to Trident City.At first Shelly and Echo have lots of fun: eating lunch together, trying to make grumpy Mr. Fangtooth smile, and joining after-school clubs. But when Shelly and Echo have an argument about their very first school assignment, Pearl gets involved and makes matters worse. Will Shelly and Echo fix their friendship? | Aladdin |
| 9780448453682 | Trouble Magnet #2 (George Brown, Class Clown) | Nancy Krulik | The annual talent show at Shirley S. Sugarman Elementary School is in just a few weeks, and George signs up to be a stagehand. He is determined to do a good job because the new, improved George is responsible and helpful and glad to pitch in. So is comic mayhem coming? Oh yeah, absolutely! But leave it to Nancy Krulik to devise an unexpected way for disaster to strike and bring down the curtain. | Grosset & Dunlap |
| 9780545259040 | Troubletwisters Book 2: The Monster (2) | Garth Nix, Sean Williams | The second installment in the spectacular new middle-grade fantasy series from bestselling authors Garth Nix and Sean Williams.Since moving to the town of Portland, many bizarre things have happened to Jaide and Jack Shield. The twins have discovered their own magical powers--and have seen how they can go horribly wrong. They have met cats who talk and humans who keep silent about deep, dark secrets. And they have begun their fight against a deadly force known only as The Evil.Still, Jaide and Jack have yet to meet the strangest resident of Portland. It’s a creature that only comes out at night, a beast that defies human description. Jaide and Jack have never seen it . . . but they're about to. And when they do, destruction and disaster won’t be too far away. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780545259057 | Troubletwisters Book 3: The Mystery (3) | Garth Nix, Sean Williams | The third thrilling installment of the middle-grade fantasy series from bestselling authors Garth Nix and Sean Williams.When an old man in an even older house dies mysteriously, twins Jack and Jaide Shield find themselves drawn into a dangerous treasure hunt in some deep, dark places. Jack and Jaide are troubletwisters -- gifted with magic and cursed by The Evil, a force that will stop at nothing to destroy their world. The old house holds something very important to The Evil -- and Jack and Jaide must race to find it, even though they don't know what it looks like or where it is.Jack and Jaide aren't the only ones searching for the treasure. And as the mystery gets bigger and bigger, they're not sure who they can trust. Even friends are beginning to act suspicious. And their father, who should be their strongest ally, is leading them into treacherous territory.At the heart of all magic is mystery, and at the heart of this mystery is nothing less than the key to controlling magic. It's going to take the two troubletwisters to the edge of their Gifts in order to figure this one out. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780545259033 | Troubletwisters: Book 1 (1) | Garth Nix, Sean Williams | Are you a troubletwister?Jaide and Jack Shield's lives are changing in a very, very strange way. The weather is turning against them. Magical disasters occur when they're around. And a mysterious explosion has just destroyed their house...from the inside.Without knowing why, the twins are stolen away to live with Grandma X--a relative they've never, ever met. At Grandma X's house, things are even stranger. Weather vanes point in the opposite direction of the wind. Doors appear and disappear. Cats talk.Jaide and Jack don't know the reason behind all this strangeness. They don't know that they're troubletwisters, and that they must defend the world against a dark, evil force. The time has come for them to discover the truth--and the powers that come with the truth.Are they ready? | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780590988865 | Tuck Everlasting | Natalie Babbitt | Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? It's 1880, and the members of the Tuck family (Ma, Pa, and their two sons) haven't aged since the day 80 years ago when they unknowingly drank from a magical spring. | |
| 9780545443166 | Tuesdays at the Castle | Jessica Day George | Eleven-year-old Princess Celie lives with her parents, the king and queen, and her brothers and sister at Castle Glower, which adds rooms or stairways or secret passageways most every Tuesday, and when the king and queen are ambushed while travelling, it is up to Celie--the castle's favorite--with her secret knowledge of its never-ending twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom. | |
| 9781338836493 | Unplugged | Gordon Korman | Relates, in multiple voices, the adventures of a group of youngsters at an electronics-free wellness camp where wealthy, spoiled Jett, leads other campers in trying to stop a criminal. | |
| 9781338116892 | Unschooled | Woodrow, Allan | This Year's Fifth Graders Are The Worst Principal Klein Has Ever Seen. But He's Hoping That Spirit Week Can Teach Them Teamwork, With A Top Secret Prize For The Winning Team As Incentive. Best Friends George And Lilly Have Been Looking Forward To Spirit Week All Year. They Might Be Complete Opposites, But They Can't Wait To Be On The Winning Team Together. When Their Classes End Up Rivals, With Lilly Leading Team Red And George Leading Team Blue, The Friends Swear They Can Compete And Remain Best Friends. But Suddenly There Are Slimed Lockers, Sabotaged Costumes, And Class Pets Held Hostage. As The Pranks Escalate, It Threatens Everything, Including The Prize. Because If Principal Klein Finds Out, Spirit Week Will Be Cancelled And The Students Will Spend The Rest Of The Year In Detention. Can George And Lilly Find A Way To Fix Their Friendship And Get The Entire Fifth Grade To Play Fair, Or Is The Most Awesome Week Of Fifth Grade About To Make This The Worst School Year Ever? | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780545908221 | Upside-Down Magic | Sarah Mlynowski | From New York Times bestselling authors Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins comes a new, offbeat series about a group of misfits who set out to prove that life on the other side of ordinary has its charms. It’s never easy when your magic goes wonky. For Nory, this means that instead of being able to turn into a dragon or a kitten, she turns into both of them at the same time—a dritten. For Elliott, the simple act of conjuring fire from his fingertips turns into a fully frozen failure. For Andres, wonky magic means he’s always floating in the air, bouncing off the walls, or sitting on the ceiling. For Bax, a bad moment of magic will turn him into a . . . actually, he’d rather not talk about that. Nory, Elliott, Andres, and Bax are just four of the students in Dunwiddle Magic School’s Upside-Down Magic class. In their classroom, lessons are unconventional, students are unpredictable, and magic has a tendency to turn wonky at the worst possible moments. Because it’s always amazing, the trouble a little wonky magic can cause . . . | Scholastic Press |
| 9780545800464 | Upside-Down Magic (Upside-Down Magic #1) | Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, Emily Jenkins | It's never easy when your magic goes wonky.For Nory, this means that instead of being able to turn into a dragon or a kitten, she turns into both of them at the same time -- a dritten.For Elliott, the simple act of conjuring fire from his fingertips turns into a fully frozen failure.For Andres, wonky magic means he's always floating in the air, bouncing off the walls, or sitting on the ceiling.For Bax, a bad moment of magic will turn him into a . . . actually, he'd rather not talk about that.Nory, Elliott, Andres, and Bax are just four of the students in Dunwiddle Magic School's Upside-Down Magic class. In their classroom, lessons are unconventional, students are unpredictable, and magic has a tendency to turn wonky at the worst possible moments. Because it's always amazing, the trouble a little wonky magic can cause . . . | Scholastic Inc. |
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| 9780895871183 | We Lived In A Little Cabin In The Yard: Personal Accounts Of Slavery In Virginia | Belinda Hurmence | In the 1930s, the Federal Writers’ Project undertook a massive effort at gathering the oral testimony of former slaves. Those ex-slaves were in their declining years by the time of the Great Depression, but Elizabeth Sparks, Elige Davison, and others like them nonetheless provided a priceless record of life under the yoke: where slaves lived, how they were treated, what they ate, how they worked, how they adjusted to freedom. Here, Belinda Hurmence presents the interviews of 21 former Virginia slaves. This is a companion volume to Hurmence’s popular collections of North Carolina and South Carolina slave narratives, My Folks Don’t Want Me to Talk About Slavery and Before Freedom, When I Just Can Remember.Belinda Hurmence was born in Oklahoma, raised in Texas, and educated at the University of Texas and Columbia University. She has written several novels for young people, including Tough Tiffany (an ALA Notable Book), A Girl Called Boy (winner of the Parents' Choice Award), Tancy (winner of a Golden Kite Award), and The Nightwalker. She now lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. | Blair |
| 9781426331879 | Weird But True 10 | National Geographic Kids | Did you know that ears are self-cleaning, or that itching is contagious? It's all totally weird ... but true!The world can be a pretty wacky place! Kids will have a blast exploring just HOW wacky in the 10th book in the wildly popular Weird But True series, full of 350 surprising and amazing facts. Topics include science, space, weather, geography, food, pop culture, and just about everything else under the sun, presented with fascinating photos and illustrations. This quirky little reference is so much fun, kids forget they're learning. | National Geographic Kids |
| 9781426333712 | Weird But True! USA | National Geographic Kids | It's weird. It's true. And now, it's red, white, and blue! Explore the wonderfully wacky side of the United States of America Weird But True! style.Calling all patriots! Get ready to explore wacky wonders, facts, stats, tidbits, and trivia about America's 50 states and territories! Did you know that there is a floating post office in Michigan? Or that a library book checked out by George Washington was returned to a New York City library 221 years late? Maybe you'd be amazed to discover that the ink used to print U.S. paper money is magnetic? In this latest and greatest edition of Weird But True!, you'll encounter all kinds of bizarre people, places, events, and things that make our country great. | National Geographic Kids |
| 9780439650366 | Werewolves Don't Run for President | Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones | There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the presidential candidate visiting town really be . . . a werewolf? The Bailey School kids are going to find out! | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780439711685 | White Star | Marty Crisp | Twelve-year-old Sam, a passenger on the Titanic's maiden sea voyage, volunteers to help care for the dogs in the ocean liner's kennel and becomes fast friends with the Irish setter of J. Bruce Ismay, the ship's owner. | Scholastic |
| 9780448448862 | Who Was Abraham Lincoln? | Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ | Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age—literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. But Lincoln was tragically shot one night at Ford’s Theater—the first President to be assassinated. Over 100 black-and-white illustrations and maps are included. | Penguin |
| 9781338169850 | Who Was Anne Frank? | Ann Abramson | Looks closely at Anne Frank's life before the secret annex, what life was like in hiding from the Nazis, and the legacy of her diary. |