Lauryn Ashby's Library
Byrns L. Darden Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 9781534427204 | Dork Diaries 14: Tales From A Not-So-Best Friend Forever (14) | Russell, Rachel Renée | Nikki Maxwell’s Summer Is Packed With Drama In This Fourteenth Installment Of The #1 New York Times Bestselling Dork Diaries Series! Nikki And Her Bandmates Are Looking Forward To An Awesome Summer On Tour As The Opening Act For The World Famous Bad Boyz! Nikki Is A Little Worried When Her Frenemy, Mackenzie Hollister, Weasels Her Way Into A Social Media Intern Position With The Tour. But She Has A Total Meltdown When She Learns That Mackenzie Is Her New Roommate! Will Nikki Survive Her Dream Tour As It Quickly Goes From Awesome To Awful?! The Drama Continues In Dork Diaries 14: Tales From A Not-so-best Friend Forever! | Aladdin |
| 9781442411906 | Dork Diaries 3 | Rachel Renée Russell | When scholarship student Nikki Maxwell, whose father is the school exterminator, decides to enter the talent show at her expensive private school, her nemesis MacKenzie threatens to reveal Nikki's status to the rest of the school. | Simon and Schuster |
| 9781442411920 | Dork Diaries 4 | 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. | Simon and Schuster |
| 9781442449619 | Dork Diaries 5 | Rachel Renée Russell | When Miss Know-It-All's inbox overflows with pleas for guidance, Nikki Maxwell, the school newspaper advice columnist, turns to her best friends for help. | Simon and Schuster |
| 9781442487673 | Dork Diaries 7 | Rachel Renée Russell, Nikki Russell, Erin Russell | A latest entry in the popular series finds Nikki and her friends followed for a month by a reality television crew during the shooting of Nikki's latest hit song, an exercise that proves to be more troublesome than anticipated. | Simon and Schuster |
| 9781442487697 | Dork Diaries 9: Tales From A Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen (9) | Russell, Rachel Renée | Nikki's Diary Is Up To The Month Of April, And Springtime Is Sure To Bring More Wacky Adventures With Nikki And Her Friends Chloe, Zoey, And Brandon! | Aladdin |
| 9781442426788 | Dork Diaries, Tales From a Not so Fabulous Life | Rachel Renée Russell | Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes in her diary of her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, then of finding her place after she gives up on being part of the elite group. | |
| 9781416980087 | Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl | Russell, Rachel Renée | Recipe for disaster: 4 parties. Add 2 friends and 1 crush. Divide by 1 mean girl out to RUIN Nikki. Mix well, put fingers over eyes, and CRINGE! Settled in at her new school and flanked by awesome friends Chloe and Zoey, life is looking up for Nikki Maxwell, especially since her crush, Brandon, asked her to be his lab partner—a seriously awesome development. However, when Nikki overhears mean girl Mackenzie bragging that Brandon’s taking her to the Halloween dance, a bummed Nikki signs on to spend Halloween at a kids’ party with her little sister, Brianna, instead. After she finds out Mackenzie was lying and her dream of going to the party with Brandon could be a reality, Nikki has two events to juggle . . . plus plenty of other entertaining trials and tribulations along the way!www.dorkdiaries.comPublishers WeeklyIn this follow-up to her popular Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not So Fabulous Life, Russell offers a slight but amusing tale of a middle-school nerd who finds she is not so nerdy after all. The book is structured as the diary of Nikki Maxwell, with pages designed to look like handwritten, heavily illustrated entries. The story follows Nikki’s trials and tribulations in the face of harassment from the most popular girl in class, a possibly requited crush on her lab partner, kooky plans from her boy-crazy best friends, and complications from her pesky little sister. Things spin out of control when Nikki finds herself with three commitments the night of the big dance. The most affecting, original parts of the book are Nikki’s attempts to balance her excitement over her budding romance and her loyalty to her friends. The rest of the plot covers the well-trod territory of the lonely but lovable outsider. Filled with manga-inspired artwork, the story should amuse younger readers, but not challenge them. Ages 9-13. (June) | Aladdin |
| 9780545326995 | Drama | Raina Telgemeier | Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going. | Graphix |
| 9781338299687 | Dress-up Day | Mary Atkinson | "It's dress-up day! What will the pets be wearing today?" -- Back cover. | |
| 9780440238027 | Eleven | Patricia Reilly Giff | Sam must solve the mystery of who he really is.Sam is almost 11 when he discovers a locked box in the attic above his grandfather Mack’s room, and a piece of paper that says he was kidnapped. There are lots of other words, but Sam has always had trouble reading. He’s desperate to find out who he is, and if his beloved Mack is really his grandfather. At night he’s haunted by dreams of a big castle and a terrifying escape on a boat. Who can he trust to help him read the documents that could unravel the mystery? Then he and the new girl, Caroline, are paired up to work on a school project, building a castle in Mack’s woodworking shop. Caroline loves to read, and she can help. But she’s moving soon, and the two must hurry to discover the truth about Sam.★ “This psychological mystery explores a child’s deepest genetic need for belonging. An engrossing examination of a profound theme in the deft hands of a discerning author.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred★ “Exquisitely rendered story of self-discovery. . . . Given the author’s expertise at developing sympathetic characters and creating a suspenseful plot, readers will find the complexity of Sam’ vulnerabilities to be asintriguing as the unfolding enigma of his past.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred | Yearling |
| 9781419715242 | Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus An Origami Yoda Book | Tom Angleberger | The final Origami Yoda case file from the kids at McQuarrie Middle School! After successfully fighting to save their field trip in Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue!, Tommy and the gang prepare for a well-earned day of fun and adventure in Washington, DC . . . but of course it won't be that easy! This trip to the nation's capital will be full of shifting alliances and betrayals, carsickness and sugar rushes. Trouble starts even before the buses leave school, when Principal Rabbski decrees the field trip an "origami-free zone." Dwight secretly folds a Yoda from a Fruit Roll-Up, but will Fruitigami Yoda be a match for Harvey's sour, hate-filled pickle of darkness? Astronaut ice cream, a supersonic plane, a Johnny Appleseed sighting, and a near arrest-are just some of the clues in the sweetest, stookiest, biggest, craziest Origami Yoda case file yet. | Harry N Abrams Inc |
| 9780545279772 | Encyclopedia Brown, Super Sleuth | Donald J. Sobol | Idaville's secret weapon against lawbreakers, ten-year-old Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown, helps the police force solve ten new cases, the solutions to which are found in the back of the book. | |
| 9781947881112 | Escape From Monticello (The Virginia Mysteries) | Steven K. Smith | Who will find Thomas Jefferson’s missing collection?Letters in a mysterious journal between two sisters describe a lost collection and a missing treasure. As Sam, Derek, and Caitlin realize the letters were between Thomas Jefferson’s granddaughters, they set out to do what they do best—solve the mystery!When the journal is stolen, the kids are forced to hunt down clues by following Jefferson’s footsteps to The University of Virginia, his mountaintop home of Monticello, and a little-known retreat called Poplar Forest. But this isn’t a typical walk through history. Someone from the kids’ past is lurking in the shadows, bent on revenge and threatening to take much more than just the treasure.Escape from Monticello is the eighth book in The Virginia Mysteries series. The story is the perfect complement to social studies units, field trips, and family vacations related to Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, and Jack Jouett.If you enjoy mystery and adventure like the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Magic Tree House, or National Treasure, you’ll love author Steven K. Smith’s exciting middle-grade series. The stories are modern-day fictional mysteries with twists of real locations and events from Virginia history. These fast-paced books are popular with both boys and girls ages 7-12, appealing to even reluctant readers!Also by Steven K. Smith:The Virginia MysteriesBook 1 - Summer of the WoodsBook 2 - Mystery on Church HillBook 3 - Ghosts of Belle IsleBook 4 - Secret of the StaircaseBook 5 - Midnight at the MansionBook 6 - Shadows at JamestownBook 7 - Spies at Mount VernonBook 8 - Escape from MonticelloBook 9 - Pictures at the ProtestBook 10 - Pirates on the BayBrother Wars SeriesBrother WarsCabin ElevenThe Big AppleFinal Kingdom Trilogy (Ages 10+)The MissingThe RecruitThe Bridge | MyBoys3 Press |
| 9780307931474 | Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library | Chris Grabenstein | Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape. | Yearling |
| 9780439267076 | Everest | Joy Masoff | Introduces readers to Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first men to reach the peak of Mount Everest, while discussing climbing equipment, weather conditions, rough terrain, and more. Original. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780061236075 | Fancy Nancy at the Museum | Jane O'Connor | Nancy's class is going on a trip to the museum. Even after a bumpy bus ride, Nancy finds a way to make the day extra-fancy! | HarperCollins |
| 9780062084217 | Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy Sees the Future (Nancy Clancy, 3) | Jane O'Connor | For young readers who grew up with the bestselling picture books, Nancy Clancy is now starring in her own chapter books!Nancy thinks she may be able to read the future...and all signs point to her being a true clairvoyant (thats fancy for a fortune-teller).Nancy tries her hand at fortune-telling but quickly learns it’s a bit more complicated than she thought. Does Nancy really have special powers, or is it all just a coincidence?Perfect for growing fans of Fancy Nancy picture books, the chapter book series continues the fun. Other books in the chapter book series include Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth and Nancy Clancy, Secret Admirer. | HarperCollins |
| 9780545030168 | Field Trip Facts | Joanna Cole | The kids in Ms. Frizzle's class have traveled the globe learning cool science facts. Read their reports, and let them take you on a fun-filled field trip on the Magic School Bus. | |
| 9781585747146 | First Horse: The Complete Guide For The First-Time Horse Owner | Fran Devereux Smith | A veteran riding instructor offers authoritative advice on purchasing, handling, and caring for a horse, providing the foundation needed for a lifetime of happy horse ownership. | Western Horseman |