Emily Ostrander's Library
West Creek Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.78068E+12 | Stupid Smelly Bus | Barbara Park | In her own words, a young girl describes her feelings about starting kindergarten and what she does when she decides not to ride the bus home. | |
| 9780545828604 | Supernova (Amulet #8) | Kibuishi, Kazu | When Emily Loses Control Of Her Amulet, She Is Imprisoned In The Void, Where She Must Escape The Influence Of The Voice, While Her Brother, Navin, Travels To A Space Station Where The Resistance Is Preparing To Battle The Approaching Shadow Forces. | Graphix |
| 9.78147E+12 | Super-Villains | Victoria Taylor | Describes Batman's most dangerous enemies, including Mr. Freeze, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy. | DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) |
| 9.78148E+12 | Tales From a Not-so-Graceful Ice Princess | Rachel Renée Russell | Nikki Maxwell is determined to help out Brandon save an animal shelter, but when she and her friends enter an ice skating competition to help raise money for the shelter, Mackenzie has to stick her nose in and cause trouble. | |
| 9781338138900 | The Bfg | Roald Dahl | Kidsnatched from her orphange by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants. | |
| 9.78149E+12 | The Cadence of War | Nicholas DeLibero, Benchmark Education Co. Staff | It's 1864, and 15-year-old Billy Guild wants nothing more than to fight with the Union army. When he signs up to become a drummer boy, he doesn't really understand what will be expected of him in this tragic war, and what he will soon face on the battlefield. | |
| 9780679885931 | The Canary Caper | Ron Roy | Dink and his friends investigate why pets, like Mrs. Davis's canary, Mozart, are mysteriously disappearing all over town. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439114288 | The Case of the Runaway Dog | James Preller | Jigsaw's dog Rags is missing! Super-sleuths, Jigsaw and Mila are on the case. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780689868832 | The Children's Homer: The Adventures Of Odysseus And The Tale Of Troy | Colum, Padraic | A Retelling Of The Events Of The Trojan War And The Wanderings Of Odysseus Based On Homer's Iliad And Odyssey. | Aladdin |
| 9780545326438 | The Chocolate Touch | Patrick Skene Catling | When John Midas acquires a magical gift, everything his lips touch turns into chocolate. | |
| 9780545203371 | The Clockwork Three | Matthew J. Kirby | three Ordinary Children Are Brought Together By Extraordinary Events. . .giuseppe Is An Orphaned Street Musician From Italy, Who Was Sold By His Uncle To Work As A Slave For An Evil Padrone In The U.s. But When A Mysterious Green Violin Enters His Life He Begins To Imagine A Life Of Freedom.hannah Is A Soft-hearted, Strong-willed Girl From The Tenements, Who Supports Her Family As A Hotel Maid When Tragedy Strikes And Her Father Can No Longer Work. She Learns About A Hidden Treasure, Which She Knows Will Save Her Family -- If She Can Find It.and Frederick, The Talented And Intense Clockmaker's Apprentice, Seeks To Learn The Truth About His Mother While Trying To Forget The Nightmares Of The Orphanage Where She Left Him. He Is Determined To Build An Automaton And Enter The Clockmakers' Guild -- If Only He Can Create A Working Head.together, The Three Discover They Have Phenomenal Power When They Team Up As Friends, And That They Can Overcome Even The Darkest Of Fears.publishers Weeklyin This Riveting Historical Fantasy, Which Plays Out In An Unnamed American City In The Mid-19th Century, Three Children's Lives Intersect As They Seek, Individually And Together, A Treasure That Could Make Their Fondest Dreams Come True. For Apprentice Clockmaker And Orphan Frederick, That Means A Promotion To Journeyman And The Identity Of His Mother. For Hannah, A Struggling Maid At An Elegant Hotel, It's A Cure For Her Dying Father And Enough Money To Take Care Of Her Family. And For Street Musician Giuseppe, It Means Freedom From His Oppressive Master And A Way Back To His Home In Italy. Toss Into The Mix An Exquisite Green Violin, A Headless Clockwork Man, A Woman Claiming To Speak To The Dead, A Long-hidden Secret Room, And An Assortment Of Unscrupulous Enemies, And Debut Novelist Kirby Has Assembled All The Ingredients For A Rousing Adventure, Which He Delivers With Rich, Transporting Prose. Mixing Fantasy And Steampunk Elements With Subtle Urban Mythology, Kirby's Immersive Story Can Be Read As A Modern Morality Play Or A Satisfying Stand-alone Tale. Ages 8-14. (oct.) | Scholastic Press |
| 9781556619120 | The Crabby Cat Caper (The Cul-De-Sac Kids, No. 12) | Lewis, Beverly | Dee Dee Winter's cat, Mister Whiskers, is one crabby kitty--sometimes worse than crabby. Sometimes he takes big risks, like running away!But when Mister Whiskers disappears just before the school carnival, it looks like he's gone for good. Dee Dee and the Cul-de-sac Kids search Blossom Hill Lane, hoping to find the crabby cat.Then Mister Whiskers is spotted at the carnival. Can Dee Dee's cul-de-sac friends help her catch her cranky kitty? Dee Dee looks forward to showing her cat Mister Whiskers in the pet parade at the school carnival, but then he disappears before she can get him to school. | Bethany House Publishers |
| 9.78188E+12 | The Dandelion Seed | Joseph Anthony, Cris Arbo | A dandelion seed has an adventure and when spring comes it begins to grow and become a new dandelion. | Dawn Publications (CA) |
| 9781400322640 | The Door Within (Door Within Trilogy) | Batson, Wayne Thomas | Thomas Nelson | |
| 9780545243926 | The Girl Who Could Fly | Victoria Lakeman Forester | When homeschooled farm girl Piper McCloud reveals her ability to fly, she is quickly taken to a secret government facility to be trained with other exceptional children, but she soon realizes that something is very wrong and begins working with brilliant and wealthy Conrad to escape. | |
| 9.7815E+12 | The Haunted House | Anita Yasuda | Capstone | |
| 9781423140566 | The Kane Chronicles, the, Book Two: Throne of Fire | Rick Riordan | Carter Kane and his sister must prevent the chaos snake Apophis from breaking free in a few days' time or the world will come to an end. To have any chance of battling these Forces of Chaos, the Kanes must revive the sun god Ra. | Hyperion |
| 9780545103817 | The Key To Rondo | Emily Rodda | Scholastic | |
| 9780679824121 | The Knight at Dawn | Mary Pope Osborne | The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! A castle with a secret passage! That's what Jack and Annie find when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the Middle Ages for another wild adventure. In the Great Hall of the castle, a feast is under way. But Jack and Annie aren't exactly welcome guests! Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780670016617 | The Last Kids on Earth | Max Brallier | "After a monster apocalypse hits town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan builds a team of friends to help slay the eerily intelligent monster known as Blarg"-- | Viking Books for Young Readers |