Rex Cummings' Library
Pisgah Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780380720132 | The Mystery of the Cupboard | Lynne Reid Banks | After discovering a journal written by his "wicked" great-great-aunt, Omri breaks his promise to himself and once again opens the magic cupboard. Reprint. | Harpercollins Childrens Books |
| 9780061131264 | The Pinhoe Egg | Diana Wynne Jones | Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something exciting—something truly precious, very strange, and valuable. An egg. An egg that has been hidden away in an attic for who-knows-how-many years. An egg protected by some strong “Don't Notice” spells. An egg that Marianne gives to Cat, even though he lives at nearby Chrestomanci Castle. Chrestomanci himself, the strongest enchanter in the world, is sure to be interested in the egg—and interference from the Big Man is the last thing Marianne's family of secret rogue witches wants. But how much longer can the Pinhoes keep their secrets? Gammer, the leaderof the clan, has gone mad, a powerfulbad luck spell is wreaking havoc, and there's an unexplained plague of frogs.Not to mention the mysterious barrierCat finds in the forest. Marianne and Cat may be the only two who can set things right. But first Marianne must accept her own powerful magic, and Cat must uncover the secrets behind the mystical Pinhoe Egg. In this new Chrestomanci book, Diana Wynne Jones is at her most magical. | Harper Collins |
| 9780545842075 | The Return | Varian Johnson | Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan race to stop an ancient enemy with the power to strip spirit animals from their partners, while one young hero faces the loss of a spirit companion. | Spirit Animals: Fall of the Be |
| 9780329034658 | The Return of the Indian | Lynne Reid Banks | A year after he sends his Indian friend, Little Bear, back into the magic cupboard, Omri decides to bring him back. | |
| 9780525517214 | The Ring Bearer | Floyd Cooper | "Jackson's mom is getting married, and Jackson is nervous about his role and his new family"-- | Philomel Books |
| 9780439107990 | The Search for the Missing Bones | Eva Moore | Ms. Frizzle and her class visit the Hugh Mann Costume Company to learn all about skeletons: why we need them, what different bones are for, how doctors fix them when they're broken, and lots more. Illustrations. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780020442509 | The Silver Chair | Clive Staples Lewis | Our hardcover and paperback digest editions of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA are now graced with new jacket and cover art by 2-time Caldecott medalist David Wiesner. | Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers |
| 9780425287446 | The Snowy Day : Un día De Nieve | Ezra Jack Keats | Las aventuras de un muchachito en la ciudad cuando hace mucha nieve. | |
| 9780439692687 | The Tale of Despereaux | Kate DiCamillo | The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin. | |
| 9780439872461 | The Trouble with Violet | Anne Mazer | Bestselling Amazing Days of Abby Hayes author Anne Mazer reaches out to younger readers with this magical take on sibling rivalry. 8-year-old Mabel likes her room to be neat, her day to be planned, and her life to be organized. If only she could organize her younger sister! 5-year-old Violet is messy and out of control. Just before Violet starts kindergarten, a surprise visit from mysterious Uncle Vartan exposes a big secret; there's magic in their family. Mable is sure she'll know just how to use her powers. After all, she's used to being mature and responsible. But her orderly world begins to fall apart when she learns she's not the one with magic -- it's adorable, annoying Violet. Life will never be the same! | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780439107983 | The Truth About Bats | Eva Moore | Grab a flashlight and join the fun! The Magic School Bus is heading across the country in search of all kinds of bats: the biggest, smallest, and most endangered. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780316464628 | The Unlucky Lottery Winners of Classroom 13 | Honest Lee, Matthew J. Gilbert | As heard by kids everywhere on the Echo Dot Kids Edition, the Classroom 13 books are a hilarious new chapter book series-perfect for reluctant readers and fans of Roald Dahl, Captain Underpants, and Sideways Stories from Wayside School. Nominated for the Texas Library Association's 2018 Texas Bluebonnet Award! The Unlucky Lottery Winners of Classroom 13 is the first title in a series about the students of a very unlucky classroom. The easy-to-read chapters are full of humor, action, secret codes, and fun-and will prompt hours of conversation among friends, families, and classmates. The final chapter encourages young readers to write their own chapter and send it in to the author, Honest Lee. When unlucky teacher Ms. Linda LaCrosse wins the lottery, she shares her winnings with her class-giving each student over a BILLION DOLLARS! You might think this was nice, but it was not. It was a nasty idea. With great money comes awful allergies, terrible taxes, violent volcanoes, and other pesky problems. As the students of Classroom 13 are about to learn, winning the lottery is not always lucky. © 2017 by Hachette Book Group, Inc. | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439888097 | The War of the Ember | Kathryn Lasky | Scholastic | |
| 9780439412810 | The Westing Game | Ellen Raskin | The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. | |
| 9780439745147 | The White Wolf | Ron Roy | Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are thrilled to visit Wallis Wallace at her new cabin in the Maine wilderness. On their very first day, they see a white wolf and her babies on a cliff. But soon after, the pups are wolf-napped. Can the kids sniff out the culprits? Illustrations. | Random House, Incorporated |
| 9780316382007 | The Wild Robot | Peter Brown | Wall-E meets Hatchet in this New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from Caldecott Honor winner Peter Brown Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home--until, one day, the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her. From bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed novel about what happens when nature and technology collide. | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439109901 | The Wild Whale Watch | Eva Moore | The Magic School Sub takes the kids deep into the ocean, where they learn allsorts of fascinating facts about whales. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780439720007 | The Worst Name in Third Grade | Debbie Dadey | Bridget Butt already gets teased about her name, but now things get even worse as her favorite teacher moves away, her best friend gets a new best friend, and her dog, Bobo, starts acting strange--all actions that prompt Bridget to make a move to get her life back to normal. Original. | Apple Paperbacks |
| 9780545642941 | The Year of the Book | Andrea Cheng | Follows a young Chinese American girl, as she navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend. | |
| 9780439785532 | The Zombie Zone | Ron Roy | Reports of zombies and grave-robbers alarm the people of a Louisiana swampland village, but Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink begin to suspect that the supernatural may not be the cause of the eerie occurrences. |