Cynthia Hudgings' Library
Pisgah Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780439584432 | Jackie & Me : a Baseball Card Adventure | Dan Gutman | With his ability to travel through time by using baseball cards, Joe goes back to 1947 to meet Jackie Robinson, turning into a black boy in the process. | |
| 9780547073675 | Jake Drake, Know-It-All | Reading | Jake is determined to win the third grade science fair not only for the grand prize, but to beat the annoying class know-it-alls, as well. | Journeys |
| 9780590463805 | Jessica | Kevin Henkes | Ruthie does everything with her imaginary friend Jessica. Then on her first day at kindergarten, she meets a real new friend with the same name. | Scholastic |
| 9780698115774 | Jim and the Beanstalk | A look at what might have happened if there had been a second trip up the beanstalk. | Puffin Books | |
| 9780064402378 | Journey to Jo'burg | Beverley Naidoo | If only Mma was here, Naledi wished over and over. . . Mma lives and works in Johannesburg, far from the village thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother, Tiro, call home. When their baby sister suddenly becomes very sick, Naledi and Tiro know, deep down, that only one person can save her. Bravely, alone, they set off on a journey to find Mma and bring her back. It isn't until they reach the city that they come to understand the dangers of their country, and the painful struggle for freedom and dignity that is taking place all around them. | Harper Collins |
| 9780688143886 | Julius, the Baby of the World | Kevin Henkes | The riotously funny Lilly, last seen in Chester's Way (Greenwillow), thinks her new baby brother, Julius, is disgusting -- if he was a number, he would be zero. But when Cousin Garland dares to criticize Julius, Lilly bullies her into loudly admiring Julius as the baby of the world.Lilly knows her baby brother is nothing but dreadful -- until she claims him for her own. "Henkes displays a deep understanding of sibling rivalry and a child's fragile self-esteem....Lilly is a superb and timely heroine." -- Publishers Weekly. " | Harper Collins |
| 9780679866947 | Junie B. Jones #5: Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake | Barbara Park | “Hilarious. Barbara Park makes reading fun.” —Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man Barbara Park’s #1 New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for more than twenty-five years. Over 65 million copies sold! Meet the World’s Funniest Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones! It’s Carnival Night, and Lucille has already won a box of fluffy cupcakes with sprinkles on them. But when Junie B. wins the Cake Walk, she chooses the bestest cake of all—the one wrapped in sparkly aluminum foil. How was she to know it was a lethal weapon? USA Today: “Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set.” Publishers Weekly: “Park convinces beginning readers that Junie B.—and reading—are lots of fun.” Kirkus Reviews: “Junie’s swarms of young fans will continue to delight in her unique take on the world. . . . A hilarious, first-rate read-aloud.” Time: “Junie B. Jones is a feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty.” | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780375834042 | Junie b., First Grader | Barbara Park | Excitable Junie B. Jones manages to find trouble both before and during a trip to Hawaii and records each incident in a photo journal given to her by her teacher. | Random House of Canada |
| 9780375838095 | Junie b., First Grader | Barbara Park | First grader Junie B. Jones is determined to win the grand prize at wealthy classmate Lucille's Easter egg hunt--a playdate in Lucille's heated swimming pool. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439692496 | Junie b., First Grader | Barbara Park | When her father will not let her stay up late to do her homework, first grader Junie B. copies a classmate’s paper | Ingram |
| 9781684154166 | Just Beyond: the Scare School | R.L. Stine | Best-selling author R.L. Stine (Goosebumps, Fear Street) comes to BOOM! Studios in this Dogman era with a new four-volume middle-grade supernatural horror series; Just Beyond! In this first volume R.L. Stine partners with artists Kelly & Nichole Matthews (Pandora’s Legacy) to bring his signature horror to an all-new generation! WELCOME TO THE SCARE SCHOOL. Middle school feels like the worst place imaginable, but for Jess, Josh, and Marco, their school may actually be the worst place in this world...or any other! After a chance encounter with a deadly creature stalking the school halls, these three unsuspecting students are whisked away to a horrifying realm beyond the school boiler room where they must unravel a terrifying mystery. Can they save the kids they find there and escape themselves, or will they be forever trapped Just Beyond? | Boom! Studios |
| 9780440843054 | Knots on a Counting Rope | Bill Martin, John Archambault | An old Indian tells his grandson the story of the boy's birth, his struggle for life, and his determination to cope with blindness. | |
| 9780439802499 | Knuffle Bunny | Mo Willems | After Trixie and daddy leave the laundromat, something very important turns up missing. | |
| 9780021462209 | Kwanzaa | Deborah M. Newton Chocolate | Discusses the holiday in which Afro-Americans celebrate their roots and cultural heritage from Africa. | |
| 9780439662314 | Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse | Kevin Henkes | Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later. | Scholastic |
| 9780545093118 | Lone Wolf | Kathryn Lasky | Abandoned by his pack, a baby wolf with a mysterious mark on his deformed paw survives and embarks on a journey that will change the world of the wolves of the Beyond. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780545415897 | Lots and Lots of Coins | Margarette S. Reid | A coin-collecting father and son learn about the history of coins and about the money that is used around the world today as they build their collection. | |
| 9780887532795 | Macbeth for Kids | Lois Burdett | Text and children's art present the story of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. | Firefly Books |
| 9780689844423 | Marvelous Math | Lee Bennett Hopkins | Presents such poems as "Math Makes Me Feel Safe, " "Fractions, " "Pythagoras, " and "Time Passes, " by such writers as Janet S. Wong, Lee Bennett Hopkins, and Ilo Orleans. | Aladdin Picture Books |
| 9780805065725 | Measuring Penny | Lisa learns about the mathematics of measuring by measuring her dog Penny with all sorts of units, including pounds, inches, dog biscuits, and cotton swabs. | Macmillan |