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Barton, Chris
The Day-Glo Brothers : the True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-new Colors
Brothers Joe and Bob Switzer were quite different. Bob was a hard worker and planner who wanted to grow up to be a doctor. Joe dreamed of making his fortune in show business and loved magic tricks and problem-solving. When an accident left Bob recovering in the dark basement, the brothers began experimenting with ultraviolet light and flourescent paints. Togther they stumbled on a formula for colors that glows with an extra-special intensity-Day-Glo colors.
[41] p. 2009
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Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)
Sassy : Little Sister is Not My Name
Fashion-savvy Sassy does not like being the smallest student in her fourth-grade class, until a family emergency calls for a pint-sized hero.
102 p. 2009
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Goldberg, Whoopi
Toeshoe Trouble
Brenda needs the help of her Sugar Plum Sisters after telling her cousin that she has a pair of autographed toeshoes of a famous ballerina and her cousin wants to see them.
136 p. 2009
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Kerley, Barbara.
The Extraordinary Mark Twain (according to Susy)
Thirteen-year-old Susy Clemens wants the world to know that her papa, Mark Twain, is more than just a humorist and sets out to write a comprehensive biography of the American icon.
1 v. (unpaged) 2010
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Krulik, Nancy E.
Going Batty
Fourth-grader Katie learns about nocturnal animals firsthand when the magic wind turns her into a bat during a class trip to the zoo.
72 p. 2009
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Lin, Grace.
The Year of the Dog : a Novel
Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.
134 p. 2006
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Look, Lenore
Ruby Lu, Brave and True
Almost-eight-year-old Ruby Lu spends time with her baby brother, goes to Chinese school, performs magic tricks and learns to drive, and has adventures with both old and new friends.
105 p. 2004
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Look, Lenore.
Alvin Ho : Allergic to Camping Hiking and other Natural Disasters
When Alvin's father takes him camping to instill a love of nature, like that of their home-town hero Henry David Thoreau, Alvin makes a new friend and learns that he can be brave despite his fear of everything.
170 p. 2009
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Lowry, Lois
Gooney Bird is so Absurd
Mrs. Pidgeon's second grade class studies poetry and her students write haiku, couplets, free verse, and finally, a tribute to Mrs. Pidgeon's mother organized by the irrepressible Gooney Bird Greene.
105 p. 2009
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Marsden, Carolyn
The Gold-Threaded Dress
When Oy and her Thai-American family move to a new neighborhood, her third-grade classmates tease and exclude her because she is different.
73 p. 2002
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McDonald, Megan.
Judy Moody Goes to College
When her substitute teacher realizes she is struggling in math, Judy is sent to a math tutor at the local college and soon is completely into the spirit of college life.
129 p. 2008
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Paratore, Coleen
Sunny Holiday
Spunky third-grader Sunny Holiday tries to make the best out of every situation, and even though her father is in prison, she and her mother count their blessings and manage to find joy in every day.
160 p. 2009
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Pearce, Philippa
A Finder's Magic
After a mysterious stranger offers to help Till find his dog, they embark on a magical quest, interviewing various witnesses including a heron, a mole, a riddling cat, and Miss Mousey, whose sketch of a peaceful riverbank offers a vital clue.
119 p. 2009
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Pennypacker, Sara
Clementine
While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
136 p. 2006
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Pilkey, Dav
Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People
George and Harold hypnotize their principal who, believing he is the superhero Captain Underpants, leads them to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper. They must then defeat his evil robot henchmen.
172 p. 2006
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Preller, James.
Along Came Spider
Fifth-grader Spider Stevens--nicknamed for his climbing ability--wrestles with his loyalty to his best friend versus friendship with the popular crowd.
131 p. 2008
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Rau, Zachary
Time Warp Trio. Vol. 1 Nightmare On Joe's Street
During a sleepover, Joe and Sam come face to face with Frankenstein's monster. They take him back to the nineteenth century to drop him off with his creator, Mary Shelley, but their helpfulness may end up changing the history of horror fiction completely.
96 p. 2006
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Reiche, Dietlof
I, Freddy
Freddy, a remarkably intelligent golden hamster, learns how to read and how to write on a computer and escapes captivity to become an independent and civilized creature.
201 p. c2003
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Scieszka, Jon
Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci
In their latest time travel adventure, Fred, Joe, and Sam da Brooklyn meet Leonardo da Vinci and try to avoid becoming toilet scrubbers in a sixteenth-century Italian army.
72 p. 2004
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Shiga, Jason
Meanwhile
In this choose-your-own adventure graphic novel, a boy stumbles on the laboratory of a mad scientist who asks him to choose between testing a mind-reading device, a time machine, and a doomsday machine.
1 v. (unpaged) 2010
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