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| EAN | Author | Title | Publisher | Pub Date | Lexile | Annotation | Title Status |
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| 9780763697334 | Pastis, Stephan | Timmy Failure: The Cat Stole My Pants | Candlewick Press (MA) | 4/25/17 | 520 | Timmy finds himself in Key West; which is a hotbed of criminals. | Available |
| 9781101938270 | Buyea, Rob | Perfect Score | Delacorte Press | 10/3/17 | 710 | Told from different viewpoints; this is the story of five sixth-graders facing various challenges and under pressure to do well on statewide assessment tests who agree to a plan for acing those tests. | Available |
| 9780062019721 | Nye, Naomi Shihab | Turtle of Oman | Greenwillow Books | 8/26/14 | 700 | When Aref; a third-grader who lives in Muscat; Oman; refuses to pack his suitcase and prepare to move to Michigan; his mother asks for help from his grandfather; his Siddi; who takes Aref around the country; storing up memories he can carry with him to a new home. | Available |
| 9781419725654 | Barnett, Mac | Terrible Two's Last Laugh | Amulet Books | 1/15/19 | Everyone's favorite pranksters are back in the Terrible Two's series finale. It's Miles and Niles's last year at Yawnee Valley Science and Letters Academy; and Miles gets some worrisome news from his mom: After he graduates; they're moving back home; to their old apartment; in a little town by the sea. She thinks this is good news; but Miles knows it is Terrible. As the Terrible Two face the end of their time in Yawnee Valley; they're determined to pull a prank that changes the town forever.| Not Yet Received - Future Pub Dt |
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| 9781536202403 | Pastis, Stephan | Timmy Failure: It's the End When I Say It's the End | Candlewick Press (MA) | 9/25/18 | Stephan Pastis is the creator of the New York Times bestseller Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made and its six sequels; as well as the acclaimed comic strip Pearls Before Swine. He lives in northern California. | Not Yet Received - Future Pub Dt | |
| 9780689845154 | Clements, Andrew | Report Card (Repackage) | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 4/1/04 | 700 | With subtlety and authority; Clements (A Week in the Woods) explores the plight of extraordinarily intelligent Nora; who; determined to avoid being singled out; has from an early age strategically hidden her genius from her parents; peers and teachers. But this young narrator attracts ample attention when she purposefully earns D's on her fifth-grade report card; the inaugural step in her plan to protest the school's focus on grades and testing. The catalyst for Nora's scheme is the dramatic cha | Available |
| 9780060274719 | Fleischman, Paul | Seedfolks | Harper Teen | 4/11/97 | 710 | Paul Fleischman grew up in Santa Monica; California in a house with a printing press; a grand piano; a shortwave radio; and his father--children's author Sid Fleischman. Playing recorder in early music consorts led to his books of verbal duets--I Am Phoenix; Joyful Noise (winner of the 1989 Newbery Medal); and Big Talk. His novels built from monologues include Bull Run; a 16-character account of the Civil War's first battle; and Seedfolks--the chronic | Available |
| 9780763660505 | Pastis, Stephan | Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made | Candlewick Press (MA) | 2/26/13 | 520 | Timmy Failure is a winner! --Jeff Kinney; Diary of a Wimpy Kid ...readers should be simultaneously amused and touched by this quirky antihero. --Booklist Pastis has assembled an eccentric and funny cast (running gags revolve around Total's voracious appetite and a librarian who looks like one of the Hells Angels); yet there are also touching interactions to be found; particularly between Timmy and his mother. --Publishers Weekly Pastis crafts a great story starring | Available |
| 9781534426382 | Russell, Rachel Ren | Dork Diaries 13: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday | Aladdin Paperbacks | 6/5/18 | Rachel Renée Russell is an attorney who prefers writing tween books to legal briefs. (Mainly because books are a lot more fun and pajamas and bunny slippers aren't allowed in court.) Rachel lives in Chantilly; Virginia. | Not Yet Received - Future Pub Dt | |
| 9781419721854 | Barnett, Mac | Terrible Two Go Wild | Amulet Books | 1/9/18 | 660 | Everyone's favorite pranksters are at it again! School's out; and Miles and Niles are running wild in the woods outside town: climbing trees; exploring caves; and; yes; pranking. But these leafy; lazy days of mischief darken when bully Josh Barkin and his cadets from a nearby kids' boot camp discover the merrymakers--and vow to destroy them. Are our heroes' sharp minds any match for these hooligans' hard fists? The latest installment of the witty; on-target illustrated series is another "fast pa | Available |
| 9781250104854 | Griffiths, Andy | 78-Story Treehouse | Feiwel and Friends/MacMillan Publishing Group | 3/13/18 | Terry Denton is known for his humorous illustration style and has worked with Andy on the Treehouse series and the JUST! books among others. He lives by the sea in Australia with his wife; three kids; and a pop-up toaster that only toasts on one side. | Available | |
| 9780062377012 | Pennypacker, Sara | Pax | Balzer & Bray/Harperteen | 2/2/16 | 760 | Twelve-year-old Peter and his pet fox have been inseparable since Peter rescued Pax as a kit. Now Peter's father has enlisted; and there's no room at Grandfather's house (where the boy will be staying) for a fox; tame or otherwise; Peter's father forces his son to release Pax into the wild. Heartsick; Peter soon decides to run away to find Pax. He stumbles onto the land of a woman named Vola; a hermit who reluctantly helps the boy regain his strength after an injury and whose own tragic backstor | Available |
| 9781481415903 | Reynolds, Jason | As Brave as You | Atheneum Books | 5/3/16 | 750 | While their parents figure out the future of their marriage; Brooklynite brothers Genie and Ernie will be spending the summer with their paternal grandparents in Virginia. There's some bad blood between Dad and Grandpop; which has kept them apart for years; but Genie and Ernie don't see the problem-Grandpop seems pretty great. In fact; older bro Ernie; who wears sunglasses for cool affect; is pleased to see Grandpop sports the same gear; and younger bro Genie is surprised to find that Grandpop; | Available |
| 9780062300058 | Korman, Gordon | Masterminds: Payback | Balzer & Bray/Harperteen | 3/7/17 | 730 | Praise for UNGIFTED: Touching; without being overly sentimental; Ungifted is a gem for readers looking for a story where the underdog comes out on top. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)" | Available |
| 9781368020053 | De La Cruz, Melissa | Isle of the Lost #4: A Descendants Novel | Disney-Hyperion | 5/21/19 | Following the epic conclusion to the Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants 2; Isle of the Lost #4 will follow Mal; Evie; Carlos; Jay; and Uma on their next adventures in Auradon and the Isle of the Lost. Praise for The Isle of the Lost"Disney lovers and fairy-tale fans alike will need to get their hands on this book." -School Library Journal Praise for Return to the Isle of the Lost"Packed with plenty of humor and adventure; this sequel spinoff is des | Not Yet Received - Future Pub Dt | |
| 9781481460033 | Russell, Rachel Ren | Misadventures of Max Crumbly 2: Middle School Mayhem | Aladdin Paperbacks | 6/6/17 | 670 | Rachel Renée Russell is an attorney who prefers writing tween books to legal briefs. (Mainly because books are a lot more fun and pajamas and bunny slippers aren't allowed in court.) Rachel lives in Chantilly; Virginia. | Available |
| 9781250043238 | Applegate, Katherine | Crenshaw | Feiwel & Friends | 9/22/15 | 540 | Rising fifth-grader Jackson prefers fact to fancy; so he's alarmed when he sees an oversized talking cat; which is invisible to everyone else. Jackson recognizes the feline as the long-lost imaginary pal he once dubbed Crenshaw; who previously appeared when Jackson's family briefly became homeless and lived in their van. Along with Crenshaw's appearance there are other signs that the family is headed for trouble again: Jackson's multiple sclerosis-stricken father and his mother sell many of the | Available |
| 9780545665773 | Gemeinhart, Dan | Some Kind of Courage | Scholastic Press | 1/26/16 | 760 | Twelve-year-old Joseph Johnson searches the Northwest frontier for his missing horse and a new family. When first his mother and beloved little sister die of typhoid; and then his father dies in a wagon accident; Joseph is left in the care of a drunkard; his Indian pony; Sarah; his only remaining family. When the drunkard sells Sarah to a swindler; Joseph reclaims his father's pistol; takes the money given for the horse; and sets out in pursuit; on foot; through unforgiving wilderness. He wants | Available |
| 9780763680923 | Pastis, Stephan | Timmy Failure: Sanitized for Your Protection | Candlewick Press (MA) | 10/6/15 | 500 | Grades 3-6 It's all change; all the time for Timmy Failure. He has fired Total the polar bear from the detective agency; his mother's boyfriend is moving to Chicago; and Timmy is traveling cross-country with Molly Muskins; who may or may not be a criminal mastermind. The trip has interrupted Timmy's latest investigation involving stolen money from a class fund-raiser. But Timmy never has trouble finding dots to connect; and he and Molly go on the run in Chicago in order to solve the case. The ob | Available |
| 9780544319592 | Sweet, Melissa | Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White | Houghton Mifflin | 10/4/16 | 1030 | Salutations! Sweet raises her collage skills to new heights while bringing her love and admiration for E. B. White to the page. Just as her astounding collages blend materials that might have been found in a barn in Maine; the text carefully blends her words with those of the beloved writer. A fast-moving; thorough; deeply researched; and accessible biography. Timeline. Bib.; ind. (Copyright 2017 by The Horn Book; Incorporated; Boston. All rights reserved.) | Available |
| 9780545052399 | Mass, Wendy | 11 Birthdays | Scholastic Press | 1/1/09 | 650 | Wendy Mass is the author of the award-winning books for readers A MANGO-SHAPED SPACE; LEAP DAY; JEREMY FINK AND THE MEANING OF LIFE; HEAVEN LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE MALL; EVERY SOUL A STAR; THE CANDYMAKERS; 11 BIRTHDAYS; FINALLY; and the Twice Upon a Time series. She tells people her hobbies are photography and hiking; but they're really collecting candy bar wrappers and searching for buried treasure with her metal detector. Wendy lives with her family in New Jersey. Visit her at www.wendymass.com. | Available |
| 9781442497092 | Mull, Brandon | Death Weavers | Aladdin Paperbacks | 3/15/16 | 580 | Trapped in a world where magic is powerful and dreams are real; Cole's epic adventure continues in book four of the New York Times bestselling "fanciful; action-packed adventure" series (Publishers Weekly; starred review); from the author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series. Cole is about to face his biggest peril yet. Since arriving in the Outskirts; Cole and his friends have fought monsters; challenged knights; and battled rampaging robots. But none of that has | Available |
| 9780763673758 | Pastis, Stephan | Timmy Failure: We Meet Again | Candlewick Press (MA) | 10/28/14 | 480 | This is a book about very nice people. None of them is Timmy Failure. The main character in a children's book is often the kindest; most heroic person in the story; but not here. Timmy spends his time in class drawing insulting baseball cards with pictures of his classmates. Molly Moskins has a crush on Timmy. Her baseball card says; "Characteristics: Mismatched pupils. Smells like tangerine." His best friend's card says; "Boring." In spite of that; his friends go out of their way to help him; a | Available |
| 9781616206659 | Baptiste, Tracey | Rise of the Jumbies | Algonquin Young Readers | 9/19/17 | 690 | This sequel to The Jumbies begins with an earthquake shaking Corinne La Mer's island home. Several children go missing; and suspicion quickly falls on the jumbies (mischievous and sometimes malevolent creatures that share the island with humans) and on Corinne who discovered she was half-jumbie in the previous book. Reaching out to the powerful and treacherous water jumbie Mama D'Leau; Corinne and her friends Dru; Malik; and Bouki set out across (and under) the ocean to retrieve Mama's purloine | Available |
| 9781442497061 | Mull, Brandon | Crystal Keepers | Aladdin Paperbacks | 3/17/15 | 630 | Trapped in a world where magic is powerful and dreams are real; Cole continues his quest in book three of a "fanciful; action-packed adventure" series (Publishers Weekly; starred review); from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series. Cole Randolph ventures to a new kingdom as he continues his search for his friends--and also pursues his quest to mend what has gone awry with the magic in The Outskirts. Can he overcome the challenges ahead; | Available |
| 9780545863469 | Watson, Jude | Sting: A Loot Novel | Scholastic Press | 8/30/16 | So why is March McQuin dangling upside-down twenty feet above a stone floor in the middle of the night; instead of tucked in bed like a regular kid? Along with his twin sister; Jules; he's set on stealing a set of stunning diamonds. It should have been an easy job; in and out. Except another thief got there first. March and Jules are lucky to escape with their lives; and one measly stone. Now the botched heist has created a world of trouble. The stone they grabbed was the Morning Star; one o | Available | |
| 9780756981600 | Weatherford, Carole Boston | Freedom on the Menu | Available |