| Author | Title | Call Number |
|---|---|---|
| Ardagh, Philip | A House Called Awful End | JFIC |
| When eleven-year old Eddie’s parents catch a disease that makes them turn yellow, go a bit crinkly around the edges, and smell of old hot-water bottles, it’s agreed he should stay with relatives at their house, Awful End. Unfortunately for Eddie, those relatives are Mad Uncle Jack and Even Madder Aunt Maud. First book in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy. | ||
| Blake, Robert | Togo | JFIC |
| Beautifully illustrated, this is a dramatic true story about Togo, a feisty Siberian husky who leads his dog sled team in a race across the Arctic iceland's to deliver medicine to save Alaska from a life-threatening outbreak of diphtheria. Today the annual Iditarod Race commemorates this historic serum run of 1925. | ||
| Brinson, Cynthia L. | Seeing Sugar | JFIC |
| When she starts fourth grade, Kate loves school, until a new girl named Sugar Rose is given her front-row seat in class and Kate discovers that she needs glasses. Suddenly Kate’s sweet tooth has disappeared, and she is so sick of sugar she can barely stand it! | ||
| Creech, Sharon | Granny Torrelli Makes Soup | JFIC |
| It all begins with a fight. Now, eleven year old Rosie is with her Granny Torrelli cooking soup and pasta in the kitchen as they talk about Bailey, who has been Rosie’s next door neighbor and closest friend since birth. Granny Torrelli’s family stories from the old country add flavor just like the ingredients in her recipes. This is a wonderful story about the meaning of friendship. | ||
| Denslow, Sharon Phillips | Georgie Lee | JFIC |
| J.D. loves summer on his Grandmother’s farm, but he’s not so sure about Georgie Lee, an old black and white cow that J.D. doesn't’t think is nice at all. How much mischief can one boy, one grandmother and one cow get into? More than you might expect – especially with a haunted house, a big storm, and a giant catfish. | ||
| Haas, Jessie | Runaway Radish | JFIC |
| Radish is a round, red, bouncy pony with lots of horse personality. This is Radish’s story as he teaches first Judy, then Nina the lessons every young rider needs to learn. When the girls grow too big and too tall for this spirited little pony, what will become of him? | ||
| Hicks, Betty | Animal House and IZ | JFIC |
| Elizabeth, now called Iz by everyone except her prim and proper mother, is no longer an only child. Her father’s remarriage to Alice a laid back mom with three lively boys has brought noise, fun and lots of crazy pet animals into Iz’s formerly quiet life. How can Iz leave her new and nutty family to visit her boring mom, even for a day, without missing out? | ||
| Hornik, Laurie Miller | The Secrets of Ms. Snickle's Class | JFIC |
| There are no tests in Ms. Snickle’s class; instead there are pizza topping spelling contests. As for homework, the children are instructed to leave it home; if it was supposed to be brought back to school it would be called schoolwork. There is so much that the children need to learn, including the number one class rule: No Telling Secrets! And there are so many secrets in Ms. Snickle’s class. | ||
| Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie | Gifts From the Sea | JFIC |
| Inspired by a true story that happened in the mid 1850’s, Quila and her father, a lighthouse keeper on a remote island five miles off the coast of Maine, find their lives profoundly changed when a baby washes ashore and they decide to make her a part of their family. Similar in style to Sarah Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan. | ||
| Kline, Suzy | Herbie Jones Moves On | JFIC |
| The lovable kid introduced in Herbie Jones, twenty years ago, then serialized in seven novels, hasn't’t made a new appearance in ten years. Now, he and his best friend Raymond are back. They are in the fourth grade and Raymond is moving to Texas unless the two boys can sabotage the sale of the house. They were supposed to be best friends for life, will Herbie Jones be able to move on? | ||
| Kurtz, Jane | I'm Sorry, Almira Ann | JFIC |
| Sarah and Almira Ann are best friends. They were born on the same day and have celebrated each of their eight birthdays together. Now they share pioneer challenges and adventures as their families move west from Missouri to Oregon along the Oregon Trail. | ||
| Levinson, Marilyn | Rufus and Magic Run Amok | JFIC |
| Ten year old Rufus Breckenridge just wants to be a normal kid, but he’s unlucky enough to be the son and grandson of “empowered ones” as they call themselves. Before he realizes what is happening, he is casting spells, reading minds, and getting into all kinds of trouble. Could it be that he has inherited his mother’s magical powers? | ||
| MacLachlan, Patricia | Sarah, Plain and Tall | JFIC |
| When their father writes for a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Sarah answers the ad and says she will come for a month. Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope she will stay. Newbery Winner. Sequels include: Skylark and Caleb’s Story. | ||
| McCloskey, Robert | Homer Price | JFIC |
| Six episodes in the life of Homer Price including one about a donut machine that won’t stop making donuts, and another in which Homer and his pet skunk capture four bandits. This book is “an oldie but goodie” that many of your parents enjoyed reading when they were in 3rd grade. Ask if they might enjoy reading it aloud to you! | ||
| Namioka, Lensey | Half and Half | JFIC |
| Fiona Cheng is half and half: Her father is Chinese and her mother is Scottish. Being biracial has never bothered her, but lately she has been thinking about it quite a bit. Fiona looks more like her father than her mother, and people sometimes expect her to be more interested in her Chinese half than her Scottish half. When her grandparents from both sides come to town for a folk festival, everyone expects different things from her and Fiona wonders if doing something totally unexpected is the only answer. | ||
| Scott, C. Anne | Lizard Meets Ivana the Terrible | JFIC |
| Poor third grader, Lizzie Gardener worries about making new friends when she has to move to Texas to stay with her grandmother while her father is overseas. Little does she guess it will be the strange-looking girl with wild black hair nicknamed "Ivana the Terrible." | ||
| Vande Veld, Vivian | Wizard at Work | JFIC |
| A young wizard, who runs a school to teach wizards, looks forward to a quiet summer off but is drawn into adventures with princesses, unicorns, and ghosts instead. | ||
| Weeks, Sarah | Guy Wire | JFIC |
| When his best friend Buzz is seriously injured in a bike accident, Guy Strang recounts their first meeting and how their friendship grew despite the weird antics of Guy's eccentric mother. The ups and downs of their special friendship are recounted in this entertaining fourth installment of the Guy series by Sara Weeks. | ||
| Huliska-Beth, Laura, | The Book of Bad Ideas | JE |
| Have you ever done something and then thought, "Uh-oh,
that was a bad idea"? We thought so. How about the time you asked
your best friend to give you a haircut? Or when you went skating with
your dog (who had just been kicked out of obedience school)? What
if you put all you bad ideas into one book? Then you would have. THE BOOK OF BAD IDEAS! P. S. Reading this book while crossing a busy street = bad idea |
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| Hurst, Carol Otis | Rocks In His Head | JE |
| Some people collect stamps. Other people collect coins. This is a story about a boy who collected rocks. People said “There’s no money in rocks.” Anyone who has ever felt a little out of step with the world will identify with this true story of a man who followed his passion to realize his dreams come true. | ||
| Ox lade, Chris | Science Magic (Series) | J 793.80 O |
| A selection of fun and entertaining magic tricks introduces basic science principles while showing kids how to give professional magic performances. | ||
| Prelutsky, Jack | A Pizza the Size of the Sun | J 811.54 P |
| A collection of humorous poems on a variety of topics, which can all be sung to the tune “One Hundred Bottles of Pop on the Wall.” | ||
| St. George, Judith | A So You Want to Be President | J 973.009 S |
| There are good things about being president (never having to take out the garbage or eating yucky vegetables), as well as bad things (having to dress up all the time and be polite to everyone). This delightful picture book compares and contrasts the backgrounds and characteristics of our presidents, including where they lived, how big their families were, and personalities, among other things. Winner of the 2001 Caldecott Award, David Small’s colorful caricatures add humor that will be appreciated by readers of all ages. | ||
| Delano, Marfe Ferguson | Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva edison | JBIO - Edison |
| Thomas Edison could be called the genius who invented the future. “Sticking to it is the genius,” he insisted. His entire way of work was based on working hard – not sudden strokes of brilliance. His achievements shine still- with every flick of a switch or flicker of a light bulb. Illustrated with many photographs of his life and inventions. | ||
| Lalicki, Tom | Spellbinder: The Life of Harry Houdini | JBIO - Houdini |
| A highly readable biography of the life of Elrich Weiss, better known as Harry Houdini. Laid out with many captioned photographs, theater posters, and advertisements and using a good-size typeface, the book is perfect for younger readers. | ||
| There is a nice sampling of books featuring magic for children in the J793.8 section at the West Bloomfield Township Public Library. | ||
Abracadabra!
the Magic of Books
