Joanna Newsome's Library
Rossview Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780439898454 | Air Raid--Pearl Harbor! | Theodore Taylor | Examines from both the American and Japanese points of view the political and military events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. | |
| 9781403795045 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Junior Classics for Young Readers | Lewis Carroll | Alice's adventures get "curiouser and curiouser" in Wonderland. From a Queen with no heart (who must win), to a Duchess with no point (but her chin), to a Cat with no parts (but its grin) - Alice is the only one who makes any sense in the wonderful tale of nonsense. | Dalmatian Publishing |
| 9781338608908 | Alpaca My Bags A Wish Novel | Jenny Goebel | When anxiety threatens to derail a homeschooled girl's attempt to make new friends, she finds support in an unlikely source . . . a herd of adorable alpacas!To some kids, Amelia's life sounds like the ultimate fantasy. She and her brothers are homeschooled by their adventurous parents, and the family travels around the country in an RV, scaling mountains, rappelling down canyons, and skiing down double black diamond slopes.There's just one problem -- Amelia didn't inherit the family's daredevil gene. She's terrified of heights and would give anything to be reading instead of careening down a mountain. She's also desperate for the chance to attend a regular school and make real friends. So when her parents decide to temporarily move to Colorado, Amelia's delighted by the chance to settle down.However, starting at a conventional school is much harder than Amelia imagined, and her anxiety makes meeting new friends extra challenging. Everything about her feels wrong, from her clothes to her hobbies to her complete lack of pop culture knowledge.So when Amelia's given the chance to volunteer at an alpaca ranch, she's delighted by the chance to do something she's good at -- take care of animals. And soon, the alpacas and their owners start to feel like real friends.But when a cruel classmate's prank puts the alpacas in mortal peril, Amelia will have to summon strength she never knew she possessed to save the only place that's ever felt like home. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9781419712760 | An Affordable Collection Of Wimpy Kid Books | Jeff Kinney | Boys don’t keep diaries—or do they?The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate toIt’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you’re ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley’s star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend’s newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion.Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, “Just don’t expect me to be all ‘Dear Diary’ this and ‘Dear Diary’ that.” Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he won’t do and what he actually does are two very different things.Since its launch in May 2004 on Funbrain.com, the Web version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been viewed by 20 million unique online readers. This year, it is averaging 70,000 readers a day.F&P level: T | Amulet Books |
| 9781338263619 | Bad Pets | Allan Zullo | "These laugh-out-loud stories of furry troublemakers, whiskered scoundrels, and four-legged nitwits are a great way to keep kids turning the page."-- | |
| 9780545147057 | Behind Enemy Lines | Bill H. Doyle | Eight stories of real-life heroes who took risks for their country and others behind enemy lines. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9781596437951 | Ben Draws Trouble | Matt Davies | Ben loves to draw and does so in all of his classes, but his drawings of people are so good he is afraid to let his classmates see them, until the day he loses his notebook and his talent is revealed. | Macmillan |
| 9780545723381 | Book of the Dead | Michael Northrop | When Alex Sennefer's mother uses the Lost Spells from the Egyptian Book of the Dead to bring her son from the brink of dying, she also brings back five Death Walkers, leaving Alex and his best friend to find his mother and save the world. | Scholastic |
| 9780590132008 | Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson | The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm. | Hippo Books |
| 9780590129022 | Cam Jansen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery | David A. Adler | When Cam Jansen and her friend Eric uncover a mystery while selling fudge door-to-door to raise money for the local library, Cam uses her photographic memory to foil a crime. | |
| 9780142412251 | Cam Jansen: Cam Jansen and the Sports Day Mysteries | David A. Adler | No mystery is too great for super-sleuth Cam Jansen and her amazing photographic memory! Mysteries follow super-sleuth Cam Jansen everywhere she goes...even to her school's Sports and Good Nutrition Day. Cam's class is going to Franklin Park to run races, play soccer and baseball, and have a picnic lunch. Cam is ready for lots of sporting fun, but she doesn't expect a mystery--much less three of them! It's going to be on exciting day! The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine whom readers have loved for over two decades. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780545294140 | Captain Nobody | Dean Pitchford | When Newt Newman's football star brother, Chris, is knocked into a coma during the biggest game of the season, Newt's two best friends keep his mind off of the accident by helping him create the ultimate Halloween costume: Captain Nobody. Newt feels strong & confident in his new getup, as he keeps wearing it after Halloween is over. Soon Newt assumes the role of a hero in a string of exploits that includes foiling a robbery & saving a planeload of passengers. But will Captain Nobody be able to save the one person he cares about most? | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780545586177 | Catching Fire |Hunger Games|2 | Collins, Suzanne | Suzanne Collins continues the amazing story of Katniss Everdeen in the phenomenal Hunger Games trilogy. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. As Recommended by Stephenie Meyer and Charlaine Harris. | Scholastic Press |
| 9780545001861 | Clarice Bean Spells Trouble | Lauren Child | Clarice Bean seems to be in nonstop trouble these days, almost as much as Karl Wrenbury, who is the naughtiest boy at school. If only she could be more like her favorite book character, Ruby Redfort, girl detective, who is very good at getting out of trouble. The problem is, Mrs. Wilberton is planning a spelling bee, and just thinking about it gives Clarice a stomachache. The good news is that there is also going to be a class performance of The Sound of Music, and Clarice is keen on landing a starring role, so she can get discovered by someone who spots child talents and escape spelling-bee humiliation. But when Karl Wrenbury has a family problem and gets into really big trouble, Clarice does something utterly unexpected, altruistically proving Ruby Redfort's maxim "Never let a good pal down." | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780545916936 | Coach Hyatt Is a Riot! | A new football coach arrives at school and with help from an unexpected new team member, the Moose win a game -- Publisher. | ||
| 9781419711763 | Diary of a Wimply Kid, Hard Luck | Kinney, Jeff | Amulet | |
| 9781419729850 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Jeff Kinney | Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venomous creatures all threaten their vacation. | |
| 9781419717772 | Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 08 Hard Luck | Jeff Kinney | Abrams | |
| 9781419740350 | Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid | Jeff Kinney | Amulet Books | |
| 9780545477079 | Divided We Fall | C. Alexander London | Compelled to serve the Confederate States of America but too young to enlist, Andrew joins the Home Guard with his dog Dash to track down deserters only to discover that hunting down humans is very different from hunting raccoons. | Scholastic Paperbacks |