Joanna Newsome's Library
Rossview Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780439531078 | Trouble at Betts Pets | Kelly Easton-Ruben | A number of changes are taking place in fifth-grader Aaron's life: business at the family pet shop is declining, forcing his parents to consider selling the store; luxury condominiums are going up on the land that houses a community garden, displacing the homeless woman who lives there; and Aaron gets to know his seemingly perfect classmate Sharon when she begins to tutor him in math. | |
| 9781416949305 | Troublemaker | Andrew Clements | Once a troublemaker, always a troublemaker? There’s a folder in Principal Kelling’s office that’s as thick as a phonebook and it’s growing daily. It’s filled with the incident reports of every time Clayton Hensley broke the rules. There’s the minor stuff like running in the hallways and not being where he was suppose to be when he was supposed to be there. But then there are also reports that show Clay’s own brand of troublemaking, like the most recent addition: the art teacher has said that the class should spend the period drawing anything they want and Clay decides to be extra “creative” and draw a spot-on portrait of Principal Kellings…as a donkey. It’s a pretty funny joke, but really, Clay is coming to realize that the biggest joke of all may be on him. When his big brother, Mitchell, gets in some serious trouble, Clay decides to change his own mischief making ways…but he can’t seem to shake his reputation as a troublemaker. From the master of the school story comes a book about the fine line between good-humored mischief and dangerous behavior and how everyday choices can close or open doors. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| 9781338116892 | Unschooled | Woodrow, Allan | This Year's Fifth Graders Are The Worst Principal Klein Has Ever Seen. But He's Hoping That Spirit Week Can Teach Them Teamwork, With A Top Secret Prize For The Winning Team As Incentive. Best Friends George And Lilly Have Been Looking Forward To Spirit Week All Year. They Might Be Complete Opposites, But They Can't Wait To Be On The Winning Team Together. When Their Classes End Up Rivals, With Lilly Leading Team Red And George Leading Team Blue, The Friends Swear They Can Compete And Remain Best Friends. But Suddenly There Are Slimed Lockers, Sabotaged Costumes, And Class Pets Held Hostage. As The Pranks Escalate, It Threatens Everything, Including The Prize. Because If Principal Klein Finds Out, Spirit Week Will Be Cancelled And The Students Will Spend The Rest Of The Year In Detention. Can George And Lilly Find A Way To Fix Their Friendship And Get The Entire Fifth Grade To Play Fair, Or Is The Most Awesome Week Of Fifth Grade About To Make This The Worst School Year Ever? | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780590688819 | We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente | Trudie Engel | Chronicles the life and accomplishments of baseball star Roberto Clemente, from his youth in Puerto Rico, through his record-breaking career in Pittsburgh, to his tragic death during a mission of mercy. Original. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780439711685 | White Star | Marty Crisp | Twelve-year-old Sam, a passenger on the Titanic's maiden sea voyage, volunteers to help care for the dogs in the ocean liner's kennel and becomes fast friends with the Irish setter of J. Bruce Ismay, the ship's owner. | Scholastic |
| 9780545734448 | Young Jackie Robinson | Edward Farrell | A biography of the first black player in modern American major league baseball, emphasizing the prejudice he had to overcome by sheer courage. |