Crispin : the cross of lead

"Asta's Son" is all he's ever been called. The lack of a name is appropriate, because he and his mother are but poor peasants in 14th century medieval England. But this thirteen-year-old boy who thought he had little to lose soon finds himself with even less - no home, no family, or possessions. Accused of a crime he did not commit, he may be killed on sight, by anyone. If he wishes to remain a…

The Game of Sunken Places

From bestselling and National Book Award-winning author M. T. Anderson comes the paperback reissue of a middle-grade adventure starring two of the most disarmingly deadpan boys you'll ever meet. When Brian and Gregory receive an invitation to stay at a distant relative's strange manse . . . well, they should know better than to go, but since this is a middle-grade adventure novel, they go an…

The little mermaid : retold for easy reading

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9780721406275

Collation

51 pages : illustration ; 17 cm

Series Title

Fiction

Call Number

A

The disappearing Granny

What can have happened to Granny Price? Ben and Danny are only trying to do the old lady a good turn when they take her to the doctor. Then she suddenly vanishes and a hilarious search begins.

Snarf attack, underfoodle, and the secret of life : the Riot Brothers tell all

Move over, Captain Underpants, a couple of new pranksters are in town. Narrated by fifth-grader Wilbur and featuring his third-grade brother, Orville, this hilarious story follows the antics of two boys with overactive imaginations and a comfortable sibling relationship. The action is divided into three “books,” with six chapters each. In the first, the brothers are determined to catch a cr…

Cam Jansen and the barking treasure mystery

When Cam and Eric go on a boat ride around the city, the last thing they expect to see is a robbery. But now a beloved poodle named Little Treasure is gone, and it looks like she was stolen. Can Cam Jansen use her amazing photographic memory to help return the missing dog to her heartbroken owner?

Cam Jansen and the mystery of the carnival prize

Cam's ready to try her luck at solving this mystery! If the Dime Toss is the hardest game to win at the school carnival, why are so many people walking away with prizes? Leave it to Cam to find out whether the winners have been relying on their good fortune, or on something else... 3rd grade early chapter book.

The good dog

McKinley, a malamute, is a good dog -- he's reliable and trustworthy. Whether it's watching over the other dogs of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, or taking care of his human pup, Jack, McKinley never even thinks of letting anyone down -- until he meets Lupin. Lupin is a she-wolf and she's urging the dogs of Steamboat Springs to leave their domesticated lives and join her wild pack. And though she…

Fever, 1793

An epidemic of fever sweeps through the streets of 1793 Philadelphia in this novel from Laurie Halse Anderson where "the plot rages like the epidemic itself" (The New York Times Book Review). During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business int…

Mysteries and marvels of science

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0439787203

Collation

96 pages : illustration ; 27 cm

Series Title

Usborne Internet - Linked

Call Number

500 CLA