Sonya Elliott's Library
Oakland Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780439814072 | The School Story | Andrew Clements | After twelve-year-old Natalie writes a wonderful novel, her friend Zoe helps her devise a scheme to get it accepted at the publishing house where Natalie's mother works as an editor. | |
| 9781524715984 | The Season Of Styx Malone | Kekla Magoon | A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR BOOK AND THE WINNER OF THE BOSTON GLOBE HORN BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION!"Extraordinary friendships . . . extraordinary storytelling." --Rita Williams-Garcia, Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-Winning author of One Crazy SummerMeet Caleb and Bobby Gene, two brothers embarking on a madcap, heartwarming, one-thing-leads-to-another adventure in which friendships are forged, loyalties are tested . . . and miracles just might happen.Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene are excited to have adventures in the woods behind their house. But Caleb dreams of venturing beyond their ordinary small town.Then Caleb and Bobby Gene meet new neighbor Styx Malone. Styx is sixteen and oozes cool. Styx promises the brothers that together, the three of them can pull off the Great Escalator Trade--exchanging one small thing for something better until they achieve their wildest dream. But as the trades get bigger, the brothers soon find themselves in over their heads. Styx has secrets--secrets so big they could ruin everything.Five best of the year lists!NPR, HornBook, Kirkus Reviews, SLJ, Shelf AwarenessFive starred reviews! | Yearling |
| 9780786807772 | The Secret Seder | During the Nazi occupation of France, a boy and his father slip out of their village and into the mountains, where they join a group of fellow Jews at a humble seder table. | Hyperion | |
| 9780063045415 | The Sour Grape | Jory John | Don't miss the sixth picture book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Food Group series that's ripe with humor from Jory John and Pete Oswald! The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borrowed? Grudge! Orange never called back? Grudge! But when a friend holds a grudge against the Sour Grape without listening to an explanation, the Sour Grape realizes how unfair grudges can be. Could a bunch of forgiveness and compassion be enough to turn a sour grape sweet? Jory John and Pete Oswald serve up another heaping plate of laughs and lessons with this empowering, witty, and charming addition to their #1 New York Times bestselling series! Check Out Jory John and Pete Oswald's other funny bestselling books for kids 4-8 and anyone who wants a laugh: The Bad Seed The Good Egg The Cool Bean The Couch Potato The Smart Cookie The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, the Spooky! The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool As It Gets! That's What Dinosaurs Do | HarperCollins |
| 9781602611672 | The South Carolina Night Before Christmas | E.J. Sullivan | The classic Christmas tale gets a regional spin as Santa Claus takes on each states best-known characteristics. | |
| 0789154110 | The Spy Catchers | Dorothy Francis | Brady wants to do something to help the war effort after his brother is killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. | Perfection Learning |
| 9781404880368 | The Story of Jack and the Beanstalk as Told by the Giant | Eric Braun | Picture Window Books | |
| 9780439472265 | The Story of Ruby Bridges | Robert Coles | For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780439598446 | The Story of Ruby Bridges | Robert Coles, George Ford | For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780789492517 | The Story of the New York Yankees | David Fischer | This story is the tale of one of the winningest teams in Major League Baseball and the colorful figures in pinstripes who have helped make its legacy great. Full color. | DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) |
| 9780810996502 | The Strange Case of Origami Yoda | Tom Angleberger | Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Includes instructions for making Origami Yoda. | |
| 9780763625290 | The Tale of Despereaux Book Group Kit | The adventures of Despereaux 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. | ||
| 9781425972028 | The Three Graces | Tracye Stormer | There once was a princess who lived in a meadow. No one knew she was a princess because she didn't even know.yet. The princess was always helpful and giving to all the people in the town. Her house was surrounded by beautiful flowers in the most beautiful meadow you could ever imagine. The princess lived all alone until her life was filled with Grace and Mercy and Joy. Then her greatest dream revealed who her Father was! That's when she found out she was a princess. | |
| 9780618196760 | The Top of the World | Steve Jenkins | Describes the conditions and terrain of Mount Everest, attempts that have been made to scale this peak, and general information about the equipment and techniques of mountain climbing. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs! | ||||
| 9780590406192 | The Trumpet of the Swan | Elwyn Brooks White | Knowing how to read and write is not enough for Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter Swan; his determination to learn to play a stolen trumpet takes him far from his wilderness home. | |
| 9781402766725 | The Twelve Days of Christmas in South Carolina | Melinda Long | Laura writes a letter home each of the twelve days she spends exploring South Carolina at Christmastime, as her cousin Conner shows her everything from a wren in a palmetto tree to twelve kudzu vines. Includes facts about South Carolina. | Union Square Kids |
| 9781338148923 | The Underground Railroad (American Girl: Real Stories From My Time) (1) | Bonnie Bader, Connie Porter | Discover the stories of the real people and events that shaped American history in the Real Stories From My Time series. Perfect for book reports with full-page illustrations throughout, these nonfiction chapter books also include historical photos, maps, a timeline, a glossary, and a bibliography at the back. Plus, in each book, an American Girl historical character shares a bit of her own fictional story.The Underground Railroad includes miles of real stories of passengers, conductors, and abolitionists-well-known and unknown-that traveled on the slavery escape route known as the Underground Railroad. American Girl Addy Walker shares the story of her own journey to freedom. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9780545793957 | The Vietnam War | Peter Chrisp | The Vietnam War is one of America's highest profile conflicts. Packed with facts, photographs, illustrations, and maps. | |
| 9780374347017 | The Wall | Peter Sís | growing up behind the Iron Curtain | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |