Recommended Book List
Hoot
by Carl Hiassen
Roy Eberhardt is the new kid--again. This time around it's Trace Middle School in humid Coconut Grove, Florida. But it's still the same old routine: table by himself at lunch, no real friends, and thick-headed bullies like Dana Matherson pushing him around. But if it wasn't for Dana Matherson mashing his face against the school bus window that one day, he might never have seen the tow-headed running boy. And if he had never seen the running boy, he might never have met tall, tough, bully-beating Beatrice. And if he had never met Beatrice, he might never have discovered the burrowing owls living in the lot on the corner of East Oriole Avenue. And if he had never discovered the owls, he probably would have missed out on the adventure of a lifetime. Apparently, bullies do serve a greater purpose in the scope of the universe.
Everything on a Waffle
by Polly Horvath
Eleven-year-old Primrose tells of her parents' disappearance at sea and living with her Uncle Jack. Her only refuge is at a local restaurant, where the owner, Miss Bowzer, serves everything on waffles.
Midnight for Charlie Bone
by Jenny Nimmo
When Charlie Bone realizes that he can hear people in photographs talking, he wonders if he has magical powers.
Frindle
by Andrew Clemens
Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas. Who can forget the time he turned his third-grade classroom into a tropical island, or the times he fooled his teacher by chirping like a blackbird? But now Nick's in fifth grade, and it looks like his days as a troublemaker are over.
Everyone knows that Mrs. Granger, the language arts teacher, has X-ray vision, and nobody gets away with anything in her classroom. To make matters worse, she's also a fanatic about the dictionary, which is hopelessly boring to Nick. But when Nick learns an interesting tidbit about words and where they come from, it inspires his greatest plan yet: to invent a new word. From now on, a pen is no longer a pen -- it's a frindle.
It doesn't take long for frindle to take root, and soon the excitement spreads well beyond his school and town. His parents and Mrs. Granger would like Nick to put an end to all this nonsense. But frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. All he can do now is sit back and watch what happens.
Homework Machine
by Dan Gutman
What if you never had to do homework again? These four unlikely friends have a secret: a machine that does their homework! Will they get caught?
Who Stole Halloween
by Martha Freeman
Could a ghost be making all the neighborhood cats disappear? Alex and Yasmeen are on the case! Spooky mystery!
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E. L. Konigsburg
In this perennial favorite, Claudia and her younger brother run away from home and live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The School Story
by Andrew Clements
Twelve-year-old Natalie Nelson is a gifted writer who's just written a powerful novel. Her mom is a children's book editor, but Natalie doesn't want special favors. Zoe Reisman, Natalie's best friend, is determined to get her friend's book published. She's smart and aggressive — perfect agent material. With lots of secrecy, great daring, and much humor, the girls find a way for everyone to come out a winner.
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
In an effort to become a famous writer, Harriet follows a regular spy route and records everything she sees in her secret notebook — until it falls into the wrong hands.
by Carl Hiassen
Roy Eberhardt is the new kid--again. This time around it's Trace Middle School in humid Coconut Grove, Florida. But it's still the same old routine: table by himself at lunch, no real friends, and thick-headed bullies like Dana Matherson pushing him around. But if it wasn't for Dana Matherson mashing his face against the school bus window that one day, he might never have seen the tow-headed running boy. And if he had never seen the running boy, he might never have met tall, tough, bully-beating Beatrice. And if he had never met Beatrice, he might never have discovered the burrowing owls living in the lot on the corner of East Oriole Avenue. And if he had never discovered the owls, he probably would have missed out on the adventure of a lifetime. Apparently, bullies do serve a greater purpose in the scope of the universe.
Everything on a Waffle
by Polly Horvath
Eleven-year-old Primrose tells of her parents' disappearance at sea and living with her Uncle Jack. Her only refuge is at a local restaurant, where the owner, Miss Bowzer, serves everything on waffles.
Midnight for Charlie Bone
by Jenny Nimmo
When Charlie Bone realizes that he can hear people in photographs talking, he wonders if he has magical powers.
Frindle
by Andrew Clemens
Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas. Who can forget the time he turned his third-grade classroom into a tropical island, or the times he fooled his teacher by chirping like a blackbird? But now Nick's in fifth grade, and it looks like his days as a troublemaker are over.
Everyone knows that Mrs. Granger, the language arts teacher, has X-ray vision, and nobody gets away with anything in her classroom. To make matters worse, she's also a fanatic about the dictionary, which is hopelessly boring to Nick. But when Nick learns an interesting tidbit about words and where they come from, it inspires his greatest plan yet: to invent a new word. From now on, a pen is no longer a pen -- it's a frindle.
It doesn't take long for frindle to take root, and soon the excitement spreads well beyond his school and town. His parents and Mrs. Granger would like Nick to put an end to all this nonsense. But frindle doesn't belong to Nick anymore. All he can do now is sit back and watch what happens.
Homework Machine
by Dan Gutman
What if you never had to do homework again? These four unlikely friends have a secret: a machine that does their homework! Will they get caught?
Who Stole Halloween
by Martha Freeman
Could a ghost be making all the neighborhood cats disappear? Alex and Yasmeen are on the case! Spooky mystery!
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E. L. Konigsburg
In this perennial favorite, Claudia and her younger brother run away from home and live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The School Story
by Andrew Clements
Twelve-year-old Natalie Nelson is a gifted writer who's just written a powerful novel. Her mom is a children's book editor, but Natalie doesn't want special favors. Zoe Reisman, Natalie's best friend, is determined to get her friend's book published. She's smart and aggressive — perfect agent material. With lots of secrecy, great daring, and much humor, the girls find a way for everyone to come out a winner.
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
In an effort to become a famous writer, Harriet follows a regular spy route and records everything she sees in her secret notebook — until it falls into the wrong hands.