Megan Smith's Library
Kirkwood Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780439688925 | ||||
| 9780439691475 | Thea Stilton | It was Valentine's Day in New Mouse City, and I couldn't wait to celebrate! I had sent valentine cards to all my friends and family members. But when I opened my mailbox on the morning of February 14th, it was empty! Had everyone forgotten about me? Was I destined to spend Valentine's Day alone in my mousehole, sobbing, with only my pet fish to console me? It was starting to look like a true Valentine's Day disaster! | Scholastic Paperbacks | |
| 9780439734004 | Mary Pope Osborne | Join Jack and Annie as they research the American Revolution and find out the facts behind the fiction. | ||
| 9780439779364 | Soyung Pak | Although Juno, a Korean American boy, cannot read the letter he receives from his grandmother in Seoul, he understands what it means from the photograph and dried flower that are enclosed and decides to send a similar letter back to her. | ||
| 9780439877558 | ||||
| 9780439888165 | Cynthia Rylant | When Henry and his dog Mudge go with Henry's parents to visit great-grandpa Bill in the home with lots of other grandpas, they lead them all on a wonderful adventure. | ||
| 9780439890915 | Martha Freeman | Alex and Yasmeen, the slueths of Chickadee Court are back in action looking for a serial catnapper. | ||
| 9780439897563 | Wendelin Van Draanen | Someone is spray-painting graffiti all over Cedar Valley and it is up to fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, also known as Shredderman, to expose the vandal. | ||
| 9780440410157 | Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Rosalind Weinman | Nate the Great investigates the disappearance of a homemade pillowcase belonging to Rosamond's cat Big Hex. | Yearling | |
| 9780440412892 | Patrick Skene Catling | A boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate. | Yearling | |
| 9780440414537 | Patricia Reilly Giff | This “brilliantly told” (New York Times) Newbery Honor Book gives readers a sense of what it was like to be on the American home front while our soldiers were away fighting in World War II. As in past years, Lily will spend the summer in Rockaway, in her family’s summer house by the Atlantic Ocean. But this summer of 1944, World War II has changed everyone’s life. Lily’s best friend, Margaret, has moved to a wartime factory town, and, much worse, Lily’s father is going overseas to the war. Theres no one Lily’s age in Rockaway until the arrival of Albert, a refugee from Hungary with a secret sewn into his coat. Albert has lost most of his family in the war; he’s been through things Lily can’t imagine. But soon they form a special friendship. Now Lily and Albert have secrets to share: They both have told lies, and Lily has told one that may cost Albert his life. | Yearling | |
| 9780440418542 | Diane Roberts | Twelve-year-old Jason's dream of being a contestant on a cool game show is jeopardized by his family's trip to California--a cross-country nightmare in an embarrassing camper with annoying siblings and a copycat nemesis. | Yearling Books | |
| 9780448446479 | Carolyn Keene | Featuring interactive elements on each spread, offers a glimpse into the world of Nancy Drew highlighting her favorite mysteries. | ||
| 9780448481227 | ||||
| 9780516226231 | Examines the life and times of the eighteenth president of the United States, discussing his personal life as well as his military and political careers. | Children's Press(CT) | ||
| 9780517580301 | Faith Ringgold | A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt painting of the same name. | Crown Books For Young Readers | |
| 9780517800157 | Carole Lexa Schaefer | When it snows in October, two friends build a snowman using a pumpkin as its head. Illustrations. | Crown Books For Young Readers | |
| 9780517885437 | Faith Ringgold | The main character of Coretta Scott King Award and Caldecott Honor winner Tar Beach takes flight once again, encountering Harriet Tubman and learning about the Underground Railroad. Cassie, who flew above New York in Tar Beach, soars into the sky once more. This time, she and her brother Be Be meet a train full of people, and Be Be joins them. But the train departs before Cassie can climb aboard. With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the real Underground Railroad and is finally reunited with her brother at the story's end. | Dragonfly Books | |
| 9780517885758 | ||||
| 9780531070246 | Nigel Gray | Parallel pictures reveal the essential similarities between the lives of two boys, one in a western country, one in a rural African village. | Scholastic Inc. |