Courtney Mcclain's Library
Liberty Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780064400206 | Sounder | William H. Armstrong | The Powerful Newbery Award-Winning Classic A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal, and the basis of an acclaimed film, Sounder traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South. The boy's father isa sharecropper, struggling to feed his family in hard times. Night after night, he and his great coon dog, Sounder, return to the cabin empty-handed. Then, one morning, almost like a miracle, a sweet-smelling ham is cooking in the family's kitchen. At last the family will have a good meal. But that night, an angry sheriff and his deputies come, and the boy's life will never be the same. A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal and the basis of an acclaimed film, Sounder traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South. | Harper Collins |
| 9781782099314 | Space | Sue Becklake | ||
| 9780439448062 | Stage Fright on a Summer Night | Mary Pope Osborne | Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to Elizabethan London, where they become actors in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and try to rescue a tame bear. | |
| 9780545839358 | Stallion by Starlight | Mary Pope Osborne | Jack and Annie are migically transported to Ancient Greece to find the meaning of greatness. There they meet the young Alexander the Great and take part in the famous story of how he tamed his horse, Bucephalus. | |
| Still Around | ||||
| 9780590416023 | Stone Soup | Ann McGovern | A clever young man gets a free meal. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780545382663 | Summer of the Sea Serpent (Magic Tree House #31) | Scholastic | ||
| 9780593177532 | Sunlight On The Snow Leopard (Magic Tree House (R)) | Mary Pope Osborne | The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series is ready to whisk you away through time with Jack and Annie--this time to the snowy mountains of Nepal!The magic tree house has whisked Jack and Annie to the Himalayas in Nepal. They’re searching for the mysterious Gray Ghost. Well, they’re supposed to be. Jack does not want to find a ghost. But he and Annie are excited about all the amazing animals they see. So excited, in fact, that Annie and Jack get lost in the mountains! Can they make their way to safety before the Gray Ghost finds them?Did you know that there's a Magic Tree House book for every kid?Magic Tree House: Perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter booksMerlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced readerFact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventuresIf you're looking for Merlin Mission #36: Blizzard of the Blue Moon, it was renumbered as part of the rebrand in 2017 as Merlin Mission #8. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780590988247 | Sunset of the Sabertooth | Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca | The magic tree house transports Jack and Annie on a mission to the Ice Age where they encounter Cro-Magnons, cave bears, sabertooth tigers, and woolly mammoths. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780590426893 | Surprise Island | Gertrude Chandler Warner | The children share a mysterious island for the summer with their grandfather. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780439540131 | Thanksgiving on Thursday | Mary Pope Osborne | Jack and Annie travel in their magic treehouse to the year 1621, where they celebrate the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians in the New Plymouth Colony. | |
| 9780679881681 | The Absent Author | Ron Roy | Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780395292051 | The Ant and the Elephant | Many creatures are helped when two animals refuse to conform to the laws of the jungle. Of all the animals the elephant rescues, only the tiny ant returns the favour. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | |
| 9780679884491 | The Bald Bandit | Ron Roy | Third-grader Dink and his detective friends hope to receive a big reward by finding the person whose video recorder picked up a picture of the local bank robber. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780698116962 | The Bee Tree | Polacco, Patricia | when Mary Ellen Gets Bored With Her Reading, Grandpa Knows A Hunt For A Bee Tree Is Just What She Needs. Half The Town Joins The Exciting Chase, But It S Not Until Everyone Returns Home That Mary Ellen Makes A Discovery Of Her Own: Sometimes, Even The Sweetest Of Things Must Be Worked For. Polacco Has Created Another Charming Picture Book Featuring A Child Learning From A Grandparent In An Idyllic Pastoral Setting Both The Writing And Artwork Are Fresh And Inviting. school Library Journal, Starred Review The Newest Gem From Polacco S Treasure Chest Of Family Stories Extols The Virtue Of Reading And Of Taking A Study Break. Like Mary Ellen, Readers Will Emerge Refreshed From This Respite, Ready To Seek Out New Adventures. publishers Weekly Young Readers Will Savor This. the Horn Book Patricia Polacco Lives In Union City, Mi.publishers Weeklythe Newest Gem From Polacco's Treasure Chest Of Family Stories Extolls The Virtues Of Reading--and Of Taking A Study Break. Young Mary Ellen Would Rather Be ``outdoors Running And Playing'' Than Indoors With A Book. Sympathetic To Her Feelings, Her Grandfather Suggests That They Find A Bee Tree. The Michigan Woods Literally Buzz With Activity As Mary Ellen And Grampa Chase A Pollen-laden Bee To Its Far-off Hive, Picking Up Curious Neighbors And Passers-by Along The Way. Before Long The Original Pair Becomes A ``thundering Stampede Of Goats, Buggies, People And Bikes'' In Search Of Honey. Polacco's Rollicking Text Provides A Bubbly, Adventurous Tone For Her Cumulative Romp. Boisterous Color Brings To Life The Characters' Old-fashioned Garb And The Unspoiled Lushness Of The Rural 19th-century Setting. Fine Pencil Detail Highlights Stray Pieces Of Hair Blown Back By The Breeze, And The Joy And Determination On The Faces Of The Honey Hunters. Like Mary Ellen, Readers Will Emerge Refreshed From This Respite, Ready To Seek Out New Adventures. Ages 4-8. (apr.) | Puffin Books |
| The Berenstain Bears' Knight To Remember | ||||
| 9780545206983 | The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 | Lauren Tarshis | Visiting his favorite Hawaiian beach when Japanese forces suddenly attack Pearl Harbor, 11-year-old Danny Crane struggles through the smoke, destruction and chaos to make his way back home. By the author of Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree. Simultaneous. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780590819206 | The Canary Caper | Ron Roy | Dink and his friends investigate why pets, like Mrs. Davis's canary, Mozart, are mysteriously disappearing all over town. | |
| The Case Of The 202 Clues | ||||
| The Case Of The Missing Mummy |