Rebecca Robertson's Library
Byrns L. Darden Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780061992278 | The One and only Ivan | Katherine Applegate | Soon to be a major motion picture! Winner of the Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestseller This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes. In the tradition of timeless stories like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create an unforgettable story of friendship, art, and hope. The One and Only Ivan features first-person narrative; author's use of literary devices (personification, imagery); and story elements (plot, character development, perspective). Plus don't miss Katherine Applegate's Endling series! | HarperCollins |
| 9781479556977 | The Other Side of the Story | Eric Braun, Trisha Speed Shaskan, Nancy Loewen | "Introduces the concept of point of view through retellings of five classic fairy tales - 'Cinderella,' 'Jack and the Beanstalk,' 'The Little Mermaid,' 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears,' and 'Little Red Riding Hood' - by the stories' supporting characters"-- | Capstone Classroom |
| 9781338277197 | The Parker Inheritance | Varian Johnson | Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out to find the inheritance, exonerate her grandmother, and expose an injustice once committed against an African American family in Lambert. | Arthur A. Levine Books |
| 9780545130431 | The Perfect Present | Scholastic | ||
| 9781416994657 | The Pumpkin Patch Puzzle | Carolyn Keene | Nancy and friends must find out who stole the designs and destroyed the decorating supplies for the annual pumpkin-decorating contest. | Simon and Schuster |
| 9780142426432 | The Puzzler's Mansion | Eric Berlin | For fans of The Westing Game and The 39 Clues, a third exciting Winston Breen adventure! Winston Breen and his friends Mal and Jake accompany Mr. Penrose for a weekend of puzzles and games at the mansion of a famous musician. Over the course of the weekend, some guests’ prizes and belongings inexplicably disappear. As the group continues with the elaborate puzzles—which the reader is invited to solve too—some of the guests try to figure out who is stealing things, and others become suspects. But in the end it’s Winston who stumbles upon several clues, and eventually discovers the real culprit. A fast-paced whodunit, this latest Winston Beren installment will have readers hooked! | National Geographic Books |
| 9781602185579 | The Reef | Sopris West Educational Services Cambium Learning | Cambium Learning, Sopris West Educational Services | |
| 9780545373241 | The School Play From the Black Lagoon | Mike Thaler | Break a leg?!? Mrs. Green announces that the class will be putting on a school play. All the kids are excited to audition for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" except for Hubie. The only part that he wants is in the audience! But you can't be famous if you never even step on stage. | |
| 9780439557177 | The Science Fair From the Black Lagoon | Mike Thaler, Jared D. Lee | When their teacher insists that all her pupils invent something for the school science fair, the students have only a vague idea how to go about it and find that bringing their projects to life is a lot more complicated than they thought. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780439099394 | The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett | A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9781338354843 | The Secret Mountain | Tom Percival | Jack, Red, and Anansi rescue a lost troll child that was captured as a spy, but what they find out when they return it to Troll Mountain changes everything they have ever known. | |
| 9781442453531 | The Secret of the Scarecrow | Carolyn Keene | Excitedly participating when their class is chosen to design a scarecrow for the town's biggest department store window, Nancy, Bess and George are on the case when the scarecrow is stolen from Bess' porch and the list of suspects includes a troublemaking Deirdre Shannon. Original. | Simon and Schuster |
| 9780590430524 | The Secret Soldier | Ann McGovern | Deborah Sampson wanted to travel and have adventures, but since she had no money, the best way to do that was to join the army. This is the exciting true story of a woman who became a soldier during the American Revolutionary War, by dressing and acting like a man. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780545482547 | The Secret World of Geronimo Stilton | Samantha Tattletail, Simon Squealer | "New Mouse City journalists Samatha Tattletail and Simon Squealer are here to give you the scoop on Geronimo Stilton. They've discovered his biggest secrets through exclusive interviews with friends and family!"--Back cover. | |
| 9781338317046 | The Shackleton Sabotage | Dee Garretson, Joseph M. Lee | "The Aldens travel to Australia and Antarctica. But someone they count on is working for their rivals, the Argents! Can the children keep the artifacts out of the wrong hands?"--Back cover. | |
| 9781338194470 | The Sleepy Snowy Owl | Amelia Cobb (Children's author) | ||
| 9781338666229 | The Sloth Life | Joan Emerson | Sloth-tastic! Full of jokes and adorable (and sleepy!) illustrations, this full-color collection of inspirational sloth moments is perfect for sloth lovers everywhere. Meet Sloth! He believes that relaxing is an art form, that slippers are an underrated fashion accessory, and that there's nothing better than a nap except for two naps. Or five. Sloth's favorite things: Ice cream flavor: Cookies & Dream Book: Harry Pillow and the Half-Asleep Prince Holiday: Hanukkah (he can wear his pajamakkahs) Chock full of puns and the cuddliest art you've ever seen (from the creator of the popular Diary of a Pug series), this charming book will inspire you to live your best sloth life! | Scholastic Incorporated |
| 9780545017664 | The Snow Day From the Black Lagoon | Mike Thaler | After getting so bundled up that he can hardly move, Hubie tries to enjoy his snow day off from school. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9781338244625 | The Spring Break From the Black Lagoon | Mike Thaler | "Spring break is here! With no school or homework for a week, Hubie can finally read his pile of comic books. But instead, mom tells him to pack his suitcase. They're going to visit Grandma. Hubie has no choice, he has to go. Spring break must might break Hubie!"--page 4 of cover. | |
| 9780316498708 | The Spring Filly! | G. M. Berrow | "Spring is the season of change, and things are changing in Miradero--Lucky, Pru, and Abigail will soon be heading off to Palomino Bluffs Riding Academy! Before they go, the PALs want to become Frontier Fillies Trail Trainers. But to do that, the girls need to find and train a brand-new horse--something Lucky has never done! It seems as if everything is coming together when the PALs fall in love with a mini horse named Sandy and are given the chance to train her before the Miradero Founders' Day Parade. But training a horse turns out to be more difficult than Lucky could have imagined. Sandy likes kicking, doesn't like being ridden, and refuses to listen to any of the PALs! Can the PALs and their new friend Caroline find a way to reach Sandy and teach her how to be the best horse she can be before it's too late?"--Page [4] of cover. |