Kris Lebaron's Library
Kenwood Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780380709175 | Henry and Ribsy | Beverly Cleary | At last, Henry Huggins's father has promised to take him fishing, on one condition. Henry's dog, Ribsy, has been in all sorts of trouble lately, from running off with the neighbor's barbecue roast to stealing a policeman's lunch. To go on the fishing trip, Henry must keep Ribsy out of trouble -- no chasing cats, no digging up lawns...and no getting anywhere near little Ramona Quimby, the pest of Klickitat Street. | HarperCollins |
| 9780380709212 | Henry and the Paper Route | Beverly Cleary | Henry Huggins can't wait until he turns eleven years old, so he can have a paper route like his friend Scooter McCarthy. Henry wants to prove to the route manager that he is responsible enough to handle the job right now. First he thinks of giving away free kittens with newspaper subscriptions, and then his advertising scheme helps his class win the newspaper drive. But he still doesn't have a paper route. Will Ramona Quimby, making a real pest of herself, help Henry get the job he wants so much? | HarperCollins |
| 9780439239035 | Henry Huggins | Beverly Cleary | When Henry adopts Ribsy, a dog of no particular breed, humorous adventures follow. | |
| 978-0-06-266237-8 | Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition | Margot Lee Shetterly | The uplifting, amazing true story—a New York Times bestseller!This edition of Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. It's the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program.Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country. | HarperCollins |
| 9780439540148 | High Tide in Hawaii | Mary Pope Osborne | Jack and Annie travel in their Magic Tree House back to a Hawaiian island of long ago where they make friends, learn how to surf, and encounter a tsunami. | |
| 9780590706469 | Hour of the Olympics | Mary Pope Osborne | Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to retrieve a lost story in ancient Greece, where they witness the original Olympic games and are surprised to find what girls of the time were not allowed to do. | |
| 9780545919777 | I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888 (I Survived #16) | Tarshis, Lauren | When John Hale's Parents Moved From Chicago To A Farm In The Dakota Territory In The Late 1880s, He Was Not Happy (too Hot In Summer, Too Cold In Winter, And That Is Just The Beginning); But After A Year, And Now Eleven, He Has Settled In And Made Some Friends At School--but When A Sunny Day In January 1888 Turns Abruptly Into A Deadly Blizzard He Will Need All His Strength And Courage To Survive What Became Known To History As The Children's Blizzard. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780545447850 | Inside Out and Back Again | Thanhha Lai | Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama. | |
| 9781338263428 | Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus | Dusti Bowling | New friends and a mystery help Aven, thirteen, adjust to middle school and life at a dying western theme park in a new state, where her being born armless presents many challenges. | |
| 9780545251877 | Japanese Ninja Surprise | Brown, Jeff | scholastic | |
| 9780439431743 | Judy Moody Saves the World | Megan McDonald | The third installment in the popular and best-selling series starring Judy Moody. It all starts with the Crazy Strip contest - and the dream that she, Judy Moody, might one day see her very own adhesive-bandage design covering the scraped knees of thousands. But when her "Heal the World" motif merits only an honorable mention, Judy realizes it's time to set her sights on something bigger. Class 3T is studying the environment, and Judy is amazed to learn about the destruction of the rain forest, the endangered species (not) in her own backyard, and her own family's crummy recycling habits. Now she's in a mood to whip the planet into shape - or her name isn't Judy Monarch Moody! | Scholastic |
| 9780439326520 | Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day | Barbara Park | Scholastic | |
| 978-0-14-751491-2 | Last Man Out | Mike Lupica | From the #1 bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Fantasy League comes a story of heroes, family, the thrills of skateboarding, and football.When the Brighton Bears suit up on game day, 12-year-old Tommy Gallagher is the toughest kid on the football field. And the bravest. After all, his father Patrick is a Boston firefighter--one of Boston's bravest. Tommy's dad taught him everything he knows about football--and life. Yet even Tommy isn't strong enough for what happens when the sirens ring and, for the first time, they're racing away from the fire. "First man in; last man out" had always been his dad's motto . . . yet he never said anything about leaving in an ambulance. Now Tommy's biggest battle has nothing to do with football. And the kid who always had such respect for risk on the gridiron finds himself drawn to it off the field.Set in New England, home of the Patriots' football dynasty, Mike Lupica shows off his trademark knack for spinning a tale that's equal parts sports action and heart. Last Man Out is a thoughtful tribute to the bravery of firefighters and the need we all have to live up to the level of our heroes."As is characteristic of Lupica’s books, the sports segments, most particularly the football portions, are exceptionally well written." —VOYA"In the best traditions of sports writing, this will leave readers both breathless and thoughtful." —Booklist | Viking Books for Young Readers |
| 9781338230253 | Left Out | Tim Green | All Landon Dorch has ever wanted was to be like everyone else. But his deafness and the way he talks have been obstacles all his life. In Bronxville, football reigns supreme, and what could be better for a hopeful lineman desperate to gain friends? But the same problems continue to haunt him. At best, his teammates keep their distance, and football proves harder than he thought. Just when it looks like Landon will be left out for good, star player Brett Bell becomes an unlikely friend. But in the end, only Landon can fight his way off the bench. | |
| 9780545442558 | Leprechaun in Late Winter - Magic Tree House #43 | Mary Osborne | Scholastic | |
| Let's Dream Martin Luther King, Jr.! By Peter And Connie Roop | ||||
| 9780590706377 | Lions at Lunchtime | Mary Pope Osborne | Before Jack finds out where the lions are, Annie starts to help hundreds of wildebeests cross a rushing river. | |
| 9781405285414 | Marvel Ironman: The Gauntlet (Marvel Fiction) | Eoin Colfer | An exciting original Iron Man novel written by hugely popular Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer! Tony Stark is known as many things: billionaire, inventor, Avenger, but mainly for being the invincible Iron Man! People expect strength and pizzazz from him at all times and he's not about to let them down. But when he heads to an international eco summit, he detects an anomaly off the coast of Ireland. Stark decides to investigate and that's when the party really starts. Find out how he tackles both inner and outer demons in this all-action adventure from Eoin Colfer, the best-selling author of Artemis Fowl. "I'm a smart aleck, and the character is a smart aleck. Also, we're both in great physical shape." (Eoin Colfer on Tony Stark). The Gauntlet is sure to capture the imagination of young Marvel readers everywhere. It's a compelling adventure for ages 8 and up. | Egmont Books Ltd |
| 9780590988254 | Midnight on the Moon | Mary Pope Osborne | The Magic Tree House takes Jack and Annie to a moon base in the future where they continue to search for the fourth thing they need to free their friend Morgan from the magician's spell. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 978-0-14-241553-5 | Miracle's Boys | Jacqueline Woodson | From a four-time Newbery Honor author, a novel that was awarded the 2001 Coretta Scott King award and the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeFor Lafayette and his brothers, the challenges of growing up in New York City are compounded by the facts that they've lost their parents and it's up to eldest brother Ty'ree to support the boys, and middle brother Charlie has just returned home from a correctional facility.Lafayette loves his brothers and would do anything if they could face the world as a team. But even though Ty'ree cares, he's just so busy with work and responsibility. And Charlie's changed so much that his former affection for his little brother has turned to open hostility.Now, as Lafayette approaches 13, he needs the guidance and answers only his brothers can give him. The events of one dramatic weekend force the boys to make the choice to be there for each other--to really see each other--or to give in to the pain and problems of every day. | Nancy Paulsen Books |