Jessica Holden's Library
Barksdale Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780448095035 | The Bungalow Mystery | Carolyn Keene | After capsizing her rowboat on Twin Lakes, Nancy Drew sets out to help the girl who saved her life investigate the mysterious events surrounding a deserted bungalow | Putnam Publishing Group |
| 9780618600090 | The Current In Your Home | Sun Kim | ||
| 9780316702713 | The Day Gogo Went to Vote | Elinor Batezat Sisulu | Illustrated in rich pastels, this child's-eye view of an important milestone in South African history allows young readers to experience every detail of this eventful day. | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| 9780064410168 | The End (a Series of Unfortunate Events #13) | Lemony Snicket | HarperCollins | |
| 9780064400312 | The First Four Years (Little House, 9) | Wilder, Laura Ingalls | Celebrate Little House, available once again with the classic Garth Williams artwork gracing the covers and black–and–white interiors.Children's LiteratureMany parents and teachers are well acquainted with Laura, the high-spirited pioneer girl who moved by covered wagon with her family from a Little House in the Big Woods of Wisconsin to Oklahoma, Kansas, Minnesota, and finally the Dakota Territory in the late 1800's. Laura Ingalls wrote the original eight Little House books, as they are often called, for children. After her death, a manuscript she had written was found and published under the title The First Four Years. Today, it appears to be just another in the yellow-covered, paperback series from Harper. But The First Four Years is different. It is a very adult book. Mrs. Wilder did not have the opportunity to balance the bad with the good in the recounting of her early married life. From her doubts about farming and her husband's handling of their finances to the overwhelming tragedies of death, fire, ruined crops, and lurking Indians, there is little relief. Her courage and positive outlook struggle to be heard in this final book, but many of the consolations she had in her earlier stories don't appear. Pa never plays the fiddle, her sisters never visit, she doesn't sing or flirt or get the best of a bully. The First Four Years is an excellent book and well worth the read, but parents should be mindful of its more serious nature when selecting literature for younger children. | HarperCollins |
| 9780881069860 | The Forest in the Clouds | Collard III, Sneed B. | Describes Some Of The Exotic Plants And Animals That Live In The Cloud Forest Of Costa Rica, And Discusses Some Environmental Threats Faced By This Region. | Charlesbridge |
| 9781846869310 | The Girl with a Brave Heart | Riṭah (Singer), Rita Jahanforuz | After showing kindness to a strange old woman, Shiraz receives the gift of beauty but her lazy and unkind stepsister, Nargues, suffers a less pleasant fate in this adaptation of the Grimm's fairy tale, OMother Hulda, O reset in Tehran, Iran. Illustrations. | |
| 9780618292400 | The Greatest Electrician in the World, Above Level Level 4.1.3 | Read | A biographical sketch of the African American inventor, Granville T. Woods, with descriptions of some of his inventions. | Holt McDougal |
| 9780064471046 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Rack) | C. S. Lewis | They open a door and enter a world Narnia ... a land frozen in eternal winter ... a country waiting to be set free. Four adventurers step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia -- a land enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change ... and a great sacrifice. | HarperCollins |
| 9780064400060 | The Long Winter | Laura Ingalls Wilder | The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory. Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all supplies from the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so young Almanzo Wilder and a friend make a dangerous trip across the prairie to find some wheat. Finally a joyous Christmas is celebrated in a very unusual way in this most exciting of all the Little House books. | HarperCollins |
| 9780448095042 | The Mystery at Lilac Inn | Carolyn Keene | More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA | Penguin |
| 9781481402996 | The Mystery in the Forbidden City | Harper Paris | Separated from their parents in Beijing, China's Forbidden City, second-grade twins Ethan and Ella luckily find an ancient map that helps them find their way. | Simon and Schuster |
| 9781481414678 | The Mystery of the Suspicious Spices | Harper Paris | In a Mumbai market, twin detectives Ethan and Ella investigate why a spice seller's spices have suddenly gone bad. | Simon and Schuster |
| 9780061992278 | The One and only Ivan | Katherine Applegate | Soon to be a major motion picture! Winner of the Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestseller This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes. In the tradition of timeless stories like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create an unforgettable story of friendship, art, and hope. The One and Only Ivan features first-person narrative; author's use of literary devices (personification, imagery); and story elements (plot, character development, perspective). Plus don't miss Katherine Applegate's Endling series! | HarperCollins |
| 9781934876626 | The Quiet Place | Stewart, Sarah | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) | |
| 9780545570916 | The Revolutionary War | Scholastic | ||
| 9780679847519 | The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett | The story of an unhappy little girl, her invalid cousin, and the healing power of friendship and love. Reading level: 4.8. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780448095066 | The Secret of Red Gate Farm | Carolyn Keene | Nancy Drew becomes involved in a mystery centering around a strange oriental perfume | Nancy Drew (Hardcover) |
| 9780448095059 | The Secret of Shadow Ranch | Carolyn Keene | On her vacation at Shadow Ranch, young detective Nancy Drew encounters a mystery involving a phantom horse, a haunted ghost-town and a perilous gang of cowboy thieves | Nancy Drew |
| 9780153335778 | The Star Spangled Banner (TIME for Kids Readers) | Laura deMauro | HARCOURT SCHOOL PUBLISHERS |