Lisa Renard's Library
Barkers Mill Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780545663991 | Snowman Magic | Katherine Tegen | A boy builds a snowman and has fun playing all day. | |
| 9780448467375 | Snowy Wishes | Sue Bentley | Robyn is feeling horrible. It's Christmas and she's stuck on a family cruise with very bad seasickness. But when Storm, a fluffy white Labrador puppy, magically appears, Robyn decides to leave all her troubles at sea. She and Storm soon meet Krista, from Lapland, and a truly magical Christmas adventure begins... | Penguin |
| 9781617419287 | Solid or Liquid? | Amy Hansen | Explains the difference between solids and liquids and provides examples of each. | |
| 9781978243743 | Something Told the Wild Geese | Rachel Field | Paired with illustrations of animals and nature, this small book is centered on a poem by the late Rachel Field, which focuses on the cycles of wild geese. | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| 9780545146050 | Sophie the Hero | Lara Bergen | Reading level: 3, Ages: 7-10. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780516454580 | Sorting | Henry Arthur Pluckrose | Originally published: London: F. Watts, 1988. | Children's Press |
| 9780439217873 | Sounder | William Howard Armstrong | Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read and with the help of the devoted dog Sounder. | |
| 9780615473932 | Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun | Maria Dismondy | Even though she is teased by a boy at school for being different, Lucy has the courage to be herself and comes to the boy's aid when he is in need of help. | Maria Dismondy Incorporated |
| 9780061978555 | Splat the Cat: Good Night, Sleep Tight | Rob Scotton | Splat is really excited about going camping—until his mom tells him she has invited his rival, Spike. | HarperCollins |
| 9780062294180 | Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream | Rob Scotton | Splat and his class go on a field trip to an ice cream factory in this delectable I Can Read book from New York Times bestselling author-artist Rob Scotton. Splat can barely sit still during the bus ride. He's imagining the mountain of ice cream he thinks he'll get to eat! But when Splat gets there, that mountain becomes more of an avalanche. It's up to Splat and his classmates to save the day! Beginning readers will practice the –eam sound in this easy-to-read addition to the Splat series. Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. | HarperCollins |
| 9780545053822 | Stampede of the Edmontosaurus | Rex Stone | Something is wrong in Dino World. The air is quiet. The dinosaurs have abandoned their usual grazing areas. Even Wanna seems reluctant to come out and play. And things only get worse when a meteorite lands nearby, setting a forest on fire and a group of Edmontosauruses stampeding-- straight toward the meteorite crater. Jamie and Tom have to save the dinosaurs, but how? | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780448449951 | Star Wars, the Clone Wars | Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, along with his Padawan Ahsoka Tano go on a mission to rescue Jabba the Hut's son, Rotta the Hutlet, after Rotta is kidnapped by the evil Count Dooku. | ||
| 9780375822339 | Stargirl | Jerry Spinelli | ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A modern-day classic from Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli, this beloved celebration of individuality is now an original movie on Disney+! And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday! Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of “Stargirl, Stargirl.” She captures Leo Borlock’ s heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first. Then they turn on her. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal. In this celebration of nonconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first love. Don’t miss the sequel, Love, Stargirl, as well as The Warden’s Daughter, a novel about another girl who can't help but stand out. “Spinelli is a poet of the prepubescent. . . . No writer guides his young characters, and his readers, past these pitfalls and challenges and toward their futures with more compassion.” —The New York Times | Ember |
| 9780590425605 | Stealing Home | Barry Denenberg | Jackie Robinson was a great athlete, but his destiny went far beyond the baseball diamond. As the first black man to play in the all-white baseball leagues, he was a symbol of courage, hope, and unity for all black and white Americans, and for people throughout the world. A fresh new biography of an American hero. Illustrated. | Scholastic Biography |
| 9781250294104 | Stella Díaz Has Something to Say | Angela Dominguez | In her first middle-grade novel, award-winning picture book author and illustrator Angela Dominguez tells a heartwarming story based on her own experiences growing up Mexican-American. Stella Díaz loves marine animals, especially her betta fish, Pancho. But Stella Díaz is not a betta fish. Betta fish like to be alone, while Stella loves spending time with her mom and brother and her best friend Jenny. Trouble is, Jenny is in another class this year, and Stella feels very lonely. When a new boy arrives in Stella's class, she really wants to be his friend, but sometimes Stella accidentally speaks Spanish instead of English and pronounces words wrong, which makes her turn roja. Plus, she has to speak in front of her whole class for a big presentation at school! But she better get over her fears soon, because Stella Díaz has something to say! Stella Díaz Has Something to Say introduces an infectiously charming new character with relatable writing and adorable black-and-white art throughout. Simple Spanish vocabulary is also integrated within the text, providing a bilingual element. 2019 Sid Fleischman Award winner A 2019 Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Notable Children's Book A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids 2018 Top 10 Showstopper Favorite One of Chicago Public Library's "Best of the Best Books 2018" | Square Fish |
| 9780544874350 | Stellaluna 25th Anniversary Edition | Janell Cannon | HMH Books for Young Readers | |
| 9780439787550 | Stink | Megan McDonald | Every morning, Judy measures Stink, and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Even the class n ewt is growing faster than he is. Then one day, the ruler reads three feet seven and three quarters inches! Can it be? Is Stink shrinking? | |
| 9780763642341 | Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express | When Stinky Moody and his friends capture three escaped guinea pigs and return them to Mrs. Birdwistle's shop, they discover guinea pig pandemonium and embark on a zany mission to find good homes for 101 baby piggies. Reprint. | Candlewick Press (MA) | |
| 9780545116909 | Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers | Megan McDonald | A class visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum inspires Stink Moody to create a variety of terrible smells to put on the sneakers he plans to enter in the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker contest. | |
| 9781400772841 | Stinkers | Gary Underwood, Shelley Underwood |